Recaps

Tsugikuni Yoriichi destroyed Mary Geoise, confronted Imu, and took a leading role as the Marines began reforms to collect Heavenly Gold and investigate corrupt rulers. Ace and Sabo stopped the rebellion in Pai Pai Kingdom, while Dragon’s forces split and the story left Yoriichi unaware of their division.

• Yoriichi defeated Joy Boy’s puppet and confronted Imu, who revealed her account of the Void Century before regenerating after his attack.
• Yoriichi’s Clear Sky slash erased the Holy Land, and he later returned to Marine Headquarters as Chief of Staff while the New Marines merged with Headquarters.
• Yoriichi and Sengoku reorganized Marine leadership, and Yoriichi assigned officers to collect Heavenly Gold and support allied nations.
• The Straw Hat Pirates learned about the Road Poneglyphs and set sail for Whole Cake Island after hearing of Yoriichi’s appointment as Fleet Admiral.
• Momonga forced King Sterry to accept Marine reforms, while Jonathan and Onigumo confronted resistance and exploitation during Heavenly Gold collections.
• Yoriichi formed an investigative team led by T-Bone and assigned Ace and Sabo to investigate Pai Pai Kingdom’s widespread starvation.
• When Crow’s Revolutionary Army rebelled in Pai Pai Kingdom, Ace and Sabo fought Crow and Mori, captured the commanders, and secured the city.
• Sabo ordered the Marines to detain Revolutionary Army members and free ordinary citizens, while Ivankov headed to Pai Pai Kingdom and Dragon sailed toward the New World without Yoriichi realizing the Revolutionary Army had split.

The Straw Hat Pirates infiltrated Whole Cake Island to seize its Road Poneglyph while Dragon drew the New Marines into battle. Luffy reached the vault but was left fighting S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi as exhaustion and an unknown power shaped the clash.

• The Straw Hat Pirates reached Whole Cake Island disguised, but Baccarat and Issho identified Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper and captured them.
• Sanji, Koby, and Carrot tried to rescue Luffy aboard a warship, but Smoker defeated Koby and Carrot before Dragon arrived and freed them.
• Dragon rescued Luffy and helped hide the Thousand Sunny on Hazel Island, then agreed to draw away the New Marines while the crew searched for the Road Poneglyph.
• Dragon attacked Cake Island’s naval port with a hurricane and tsunami, drawing Mihawk into a fierce battle as Luffy’s group infiltrated headquarters.
• Kuma intercepted the Straw Hats underground, but Sanji held him off while Luffy led the others toward the treasury, where Abel and two Seraphim guarded the vault.
• Luffy’s transformation and the Drum of Liberation helped the Straw Hats defeat Abel and S-Mihawk, but S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi remained to defend the vault.
• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi wounded and exhausted Luffy, whose body then fought back with white flames and pierced the Seraphim before Luffy regained consciousness.
• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi transformed his wings into extra arms, and Abel brought him swords from the vault.