Recaps

Kael left Marineford to infiltrate the underworld, built the Dusk Pirates around his ship Tiga, and recruited Tashigi and Coby. After defeating Alvida and earning money in Ville Town, Kael gained a devastating new skill and continued developing his crew.

• Kael accepted Sengoku’s mission to investigate East Blue cannonballs, surrendered his Marineford status, and sailed away with Kizaru’s hidden Storm-Storm Fruit.
• Kael founded the Dusk Pirates, bound his ship as Tiga, and discovered that his system let him upgrade the ship, draw skills, and obtain character cards.
• Kael kidnapped Tashigi in Loguetown, escaped Smoker, and then persuaded Sengoku to authorize an investigation into corruption among East Blue Marines.
• Kael recruited Tashigi, gave her Rukia Kuchiki’s character template and a Zanpakutō, and set her to train in Haki, the Six Powers, and Soul Reaper abilities.
• Kael and Tashigi defeated Alvida’s crew in Ville Town, sold Alvida and her supplies to the mayor, and recruited Coby as the Dusk Pirates’ deckhand.
• Kael drew the S-rank Serious Punch skill, tested it by shattering a rocky islet, and then obtained Yakumo Omori’s character card from a premium gacha pull.

Kael expanded the Dusk Pirates by taking Morgan and Nami into his crew, defeating Krieg and the Arlong Pirates, and building a faith-based cult around Nami. After raiding the corrupt Marine 16th Branch, the crew encountered Zoro, whom Kael recognized as a figure from his story.

• Kael attacked the Marine G-153 Branch, exposed Morgan’s false victory over Kuro, and recruited Morgan after restoring his memories.
• Kael upgraded the Tiga, while Marine officers covered up Morgan’s crimes and Smoker was falsely credited with exposing him.
• The Dusk Pirates armed villages and evaded their pursuers until they rescued Nami, who joined as their navigator after Kael promised to destroy Arlong.
• Kael disabled Krieg’s fleet, spared Krieg after Gin offered to cooperate, and later used Tsukuyomi to turn Krieg into a believer in Nami and a leader of her cult in Impel Down.
• Nami destroyed the Arlong Empire, killed Arlong, and helped Kael recruit Nojiko to spread the Storm Witch Cult among the villages.
• Kael led the crew to the G-16 Branch, where Tashigi defeated Colonel Nezumi and seized the base’s valuables.
• Zoro arrived at the base with two heads, mistook Tashigi for someone else, and asked to collect a bounty before Kael recognized him.