Recaps

Nanamo and her allies exposed Doflamingo’s attempt to seize Dressrosa and defeated his family, while Rosinante’s Marine ties and Vergo’s betrayal drew the Marines and World Government into the aftermath. Dressrosa was secured, Doflamingo’s fate remained uncertain, and Nanamo’s operation ended with a large profit.

• Ginny and Kuma stole the Op-Op Fruit from Minion Island, and Ginny discovered that Rosinante was an undercover agent.
• Nanamo warned King Riku that Doflamingo planned to seize Dressrosa, then organized defenses with Chloe, Yamato, Alber, and Viola.
• Doflamingo demanded ten billion Beli from King Riku, but Alber confronted him as Rosinante revealed his identity and warned the king.
• Nanamo, Yamato, Chloe, and Hermes defeated the Donquixote Family’s officers while Alber battled Doflamingo.
• Vergo arrived intending to help Doflamingo escape, but Viola exposed him and Nanamo knocked him and the Marines unconscious.
• Sengoku authorized Rosinante to negotiate compensation, while the Five Elders sent CP0 to Dressrosa to confirm Doflamingo’s death and keep him from being captured alive.
• CP0 accepted that it could not take Doflamingo’s corpse, and Tsuru retrieved the G-5 Marines after Headquarters cleared Rosinante and verified Vergo’s betrayal.
• Nanamo calculated the operation’s costs and compensation and concluded that it had made a huge profit.

Nereus and his allies expanded their influence while Chopper, Ace, and the Straw Hat Crew each set out on new paths. The stretch ended with Vivi seeking help against Crocodile as Jinbe and Yamato considered intervening, while Ace pursued Blackbeard.

• Nanamo secured the cavern project in Dressrosa, and Sengoku promoted Rosinante while agreeing to place Baby-5 and Sioniel in his care.
• Zephyr protested Weevil’s appointment as a Shichibukai, while Spandam investigated Tom and Nereus taught Yamato about Awakening and Kaido’s fighting style.
• Arlong developed the Dinosaur Zone and, with Nami’s suspicions, exposed and defeated Kuro before Ace and Deuce arrived in Cocoyasi Village.
• Luna’s party met Chopper on Drum Island, where Chopper’s Moonlight Drug rampage killed Wapol, and Chopper stayed with Hiluluk and Kureha to learn medicine.
• Nanamo agreed to let Lola seek freedom, learned Shanks had defeated Loki, and appointed Rosinante as liaison to the new SWORD unit as the Four Emperors’ rise reshaped the seas.
• Ace and Deuce visited Ryugu Park, then Ace challenged Whitebeard after training with Roger on Fish-Man Island and eventually joined Whitebeard’s crew as Second Division commander.
• Luffy’s crew reached Cocoyasi Village and later Loguetown, where Carina joined as navigator and Smoker’s pursuit ended with a mysterious Dragon helping them escape.
• On Drum Island, Chopper joined Luffy’s crew, and Vivi revealed Crocodile’s plot against Alabasta, and Jinbe and Yamato considered whether to help while Ace continued searching for Blackbeard.

Nereus’s conflict with the World Government widened into the Summit War, where Luffy and the Whitebeard Pirates fought to save Ace. After the war, Zephyr sought Nereus’s help pursuing escaped prisoners while the Straw Hat Crew recovered on Fish-Man Island and considered entering the New World.

• Yamato helped Luffy defeat Crocodile, and the Straw Hat Crew continued its journey with Franky and Bon Clay before Ace confronted Blackbeard on Banaro Island and was captured.
• At Sabaody, Zoro attacked Charloss after finding Camie captured, and Jack killed Charloss as Nereus’s forces confronted the Marines and Bullet fought Kizaru.
• Imu ordered the Rosward Family punished, and Nereus killed Somaz and Gunko before Imu possessed Gunko and halted the fighting temporarily.
• After learning Ace faced execution, Luffy joined Whitebeard’s voyage to Marineford, where Nereus restored Whitebeard’s vitality and the pirates began the war.
• Luffy and the pirates reached Ace, Mr. 3 unlocked his chains, and Whitebeard split Marineford as Blackbeard’s group and Shanks entered the battle.
• Akainu provoked Ace into turning back, Whitebeard was killed, and Nereus stopped Blackbeard from taking Whitebeard’s power before Shanks ended the war.
• Zephyr persuaded Sengoku to seek Nereus’s help with escaped prisoners, and Nereus agreed to provide information and payment while preparing the Neptune Army for the operation.
• As the Straw Hat Crew recovered on Fish-Man Island, Nami met Shyarly, who recognized her as an outstanding navigator and said she had predicted her arrival.

Nereus pursued threats to Fish-Man Island while building alliances and preparing Pluto, as the Straw Hats trained and Uta held a concert on Gran Tesoro. The story left Ace, Marco, Nanamo, Yamato, Blackbeard, Buckin, Weevil, and Ochoku converging in a fight over the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and Whitebeard’s missing body.

• Rayleigh offered to train the Straw Hat Crew, while Nami accepted Arlong’s job making sea charts and Zoro carried her shopping bags.
• Weevil, Buckin, and Marco agreed to investigate Whitebeard’s stolen body and pursue Blackbeard, while Nereus learned that Golden Lion and Byrnndi World were joining forces.
• Tesoro recruited Issho after hearing about the destruction of the Azure Kingdom, and Nereus learned that the Hammer Corps had been frozen on Punk Hazard.
• Nereus brought Loki to Punk Hazard, where the revived Hammer Corps agreed to help build Pluto after Loki defeated them in a duel.
• Golden Lion and Byrnndi World’s assault on Loguetown failed when Issho stopped their falling islands, and Nereus confronted Golden Lion and pressed him to negotiate.
• Uta performed on Gran Tesoro, where Shanks defeated Kid’s crew and stopped their plan to use concertgoers as leverage.
• Jack tested the Straw Hat Crew and judged them unprepared for the New World, while Ace and Marco arrived at Beehive Island seeking Blackbeard and Whitebeard’s body.
• Blackbeard fought Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates at the harbor, while Yamato seized the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and Nanamo kept it from Blackbeard, and Buckin sent Weevil to ask about Whitebeard’s burial treasures, and Ochoku decided to kill Blackbeard.