Recaps

Ace and Enel gambled in Gold City, where Enel attacked the people who insulted him and Ace drove off the casino guards. In Baltigo, Lin MuMu escaped Koala’s training session, but Koala struck Shusuke during an attempted spar and then took him to get medical care.

• Enel won seven consecutive dice rounds, then stopped playing when the gamblers waited for him to bet again.
• Enel electrocuted the gamblers who had insulted him, while Ace drove back the casino guards; afterward, Enel headed with Ace and Herald to find their captain.
• Koala dragged Lin MuMu to the training grounds, but Lin MuMu escaped after Sabo told Koala not to force her to stay.
• Koala challenged Shusuke to spar, hit him twice when he did not fight back, and then took him to see a doctor.

Lin MuMu tried to change back into a man, but Ivankov’s injection triggered a system malfunction and she lost consciousness. In Gold City, Gild Tesoro learned that Lin Mo’s group was avoiding his traps and sent Baccarat to welcome the arriving Buggy Pirates.

• Koala took Shusuke to the infirmary, where a doctor treated his fractured nose, and later Lin MuMu laughed at his bandages in the dining hall.
• Little White devoured the Revolutionary Army’s lunch, then returned from a nearby island with large beasts for the cooks to prepare.
• Lin MuMu asked Ivankov to change her back, but she argued with Sabo over her plan to erase his memories before Ivankov injected her with Male Hormones.
• Lin MuMu suffered a severe reaction as her system repeatedly failed to repair itself, then lost consciousness, and Sabo stopped Ivankov from giving her another injection.
• Enel used his Observation Haki to lead Lin Mo’s group to a hotel near Lin Mo and Perona, while Gild Tesoro ordered Tanaka to keep watching them.
• After learning the Buggy Pirates had arrived at the docks, Gild Tesoro sent his subordinates to have Baccarat welcome them.

Buggy's group arrived at Gran Tesoro and entered the Golden King Hotel after Buggy rejected the flower-selling children. Meanwhile, Kaku brought Lin Mo a bottle of milk at breakfast, then killed a hotel security officer who threatened him.

• Akainu questioned Kizaru about Enel's group and learned that Kizaru and Garp were heading to Gold City without having seen Lin Mo.
• Baccarat led Buggy's group to Gran Tesoro and arranged a loan of five hundred million Beli in casino chips.
• Buggy kicked away a child selling flowers, and his subordinates argued with the children before entering the Golden King Hotel.
• Lin Mo went alone to breakfast while Enel and the others slept, and Kaku broke through a window to deliver his daily bottle of milk.
• Kaku killed a security officer who confronted him for smashing the window and disturbing Lin Mo.

Lin Mo’s crew rejected Gild Tesoro’s invitation to visit Gran Tesoro, then Enel chased down Blackbeard’s crew after Van Augur fired at them. Enel defeated Jesus Burgess, leaving the two groups poised for further conflict.

• Lin Mo refused to pay for the hotel window, and Kaku killed the manager who continued to pester him.
• Lin Mo woke his crew and spent the day enjoying Gran Tesoro before Mr. Tanaka invited them to the Golden King Hotel on Gild Tesoro’s behalf.
• Van Augur fired a bullet at Lin Mo’s group, and Kaku recognized him as the sniper who had shot him at Marineford.
• Lin Mo pursued Enel after Enel went after the shooter, while Blackbeard’s crew retreated from the attack.
• Enel confronted Blackbeard’s crew and defeated Jesus Burgess with a lightning strike.

Lin Mo killed Van Augur after learning he had wounded Kaku, while Enel retaliated against the retreating Blackbeard Pirates and later treated the group to a meal. Gild Tesoro then set the Buggy Pirates against Lin Mo, and Buggy's crew confronted Lin Mo outside a hotel, unsure how to proceed.

• Lin Mo struck Van Augur with Lightning Blade, killing him, and ordered Blackbeard's crew to leave with Burgess.
• Enel destroyed Van Augur's body and used Kaku's Cloud Pipe to send lightning down on Blackbeard's retreating group.
• Ace flew toward the storm to rescue people as Lin Mo returned to the others, and Enel proposed coating Lin Mo in gold.
• The system awarded Lin Mo Mastery-Level Devouring and reported that two more progress missions remained in Gold City.
• Lin Mo persuaded Enel to pay for a meal, while Gild Tesoro learned of their actions, turned a subordinate into a gold statue, and sent someone to take him to the Buggy Pirates.
• Buggy and his crew surrounded Lin Mo's group outside a hotel, and Buggy recognized Lin Mo as they speculated about his apparent resurrection.

Buggy invited Lin Mo and his crew to drink, secretly planning to get them drunk and capture them for Gild Tesoro. When his men tried to pressure Lin Mo into drinking, Kaku attacked them.

• Buggy refused to retreat and decided to invite Lin Mo and his crew to a tavern, hoping to get Lin Mo drunk and capture him.
• Ace revealed that he had joined Lin Mo's crew, while Buggy's men misread the meeting as proof of Buggy's influence.
• Buggy privately told Galdino that Gild Tesoro would cover the cost of the drinks and that their goal was to capture Lin Mo's crew.
• At the tavern, Buggy and his men tried to get Lin Mo drunk, but Lin Mo barely drank and Buggy soon became intoxicated.
• When Buggy's men kept pressuring Lin Mo after he told them to go away, Kaku appeared and left bloody lines across the nearest men's necks.

Lin Mo and Ace argued over the crew’s willingness to kill, but Ace chose to stay aboard and try to change Lin Mo’s ways. As Lin Mo’s group prepared to leave, Buggy blocked their path under pressure from his men, and Baccarat offered to escort them to Gran Tesoro.

• Ace challenged Lin Mo over Kaku’s killing of Buggy’s men and Enel’s past injuries, while Lin Mo questioned how anyone could define innocence or evil.
• Lin Mo explained that Whitebeard had entrusted Ace to him because Ace would not join Luffy or Sabo, and reminded Ace that he could leave but could not return.
• Perona urged Ace to consider the crew’s painful pasts, and Ace decided to stay so he could try to save lives and change Lin Mo’s ways.
• Buggy’s men pressured him to avenge their fallen comrades, but Buggy let Lin Mo’s group pass before being forced to block their way again.
• Baccarat offered to cover the group’s expenses at Gran Tesoro and reached for Lin Mo, but he avoided her touch.

In Baltigo, Lin MuMu learned that Ivankov’s power could not restore her body and considered what to do next. Sabo offered her a place with the Revolutionary Army, but Koala confronted her after regaining her memories.

• Lin MuMu woke in her guest room after being unconscious for a day.
• Sabo explained that Ivankov’s ability worked on himself and Inazuma, but Lin MuMu might not be able to change back.
• Sabo invited Lin MuMu to travel with the Revolutionary Army and offered to help her if she ever got into trouble.
• Lin MuMu said she did not want to join their wars, while Sabo admitted that he wanted her to stay.
• Koala burst in and accused Lin MuMu of treating her and the others as guinea pigs, saying she remembered everything again.

Lin Mo used the Preta Path to take control of Gild Tesoro and free Kaku, Perona, and Ace from their golden restraints. Gild Tesoro fled in a gold-dust tornado, and the system awarded Lin Mo a Lucky-Lucky Fruit as his check-in progress reached 100 percent.

• Gild Tesoro turned Kaku, Perona, and Ace partly to gold and demanded that Lin Mo's group complete nine tasks to free them.
• Lin Mo used the Preta Path to possess Gild Tesoro after he looked directly into Lin Mo's eyes.
• Lin Mo, controlling Gild Tesoro, restored Kaku, Perona, and Ace to normal.
• Gild Tesoro created a gold-dust tornado, wrapped himself in it, and launched himself away.
• The system credited Lin Mo for freeing the people controlled by Gild Tesoro and awarded him a Lucky-Lucky Fruit.

Lin Mo completed the Gold City mission, left the liberated city, and set course for Baterilla Island before deciding to visit Whitebeard first. With Ace guiding the Inkman, the crew crossed the Calm Belt into the New World to find Whitebeard’s hometown.

• Lin Mo tested Seastone Handcuffs on Baccarat and Enel, concluding that the system had removed Baccarat’s Lucky-Lucky Fruit power.
• Buggy’s crew took credit for the victory as Gold City’s residents celebrated their freedom and scrambled for the scattered gold.
• Lin Mo checked his stats and set the Inkman’s course for Baterilla Island, the place where Ace had been born.
• Lin Mo asked Ace about Whitebeard’s recovery and learned that Marco was caring for him.
• Lin Mo decided to visit Whitebeard first, and Ace guided the Inkman as Enel steered it through the Calm Belt into the New World.

Lin MuMu tried to understand Sabo’s cryptic remark on Baltigo, then asked Ivankov to inject her with Male Hormones again. The injection still had no effect, while Little White insisted they leave the next morning.

• Little White demanded to know when Lin MuMu would leave to find Master, and she asked him to wait while she investigated what was wrong.
• Lin MuMu ate the food Sabo had brought and went to find Ivankov at the Revolutionary Army Base.
• Ivankov said Lin MuMu’s problem was not his fault, and she challenged him to try again.
• Ivankov took Lin MuMu to an empty conference room and injected her with Male Hormones, but the injection had no effect.

Lin Mo visited Whitebeard on Lawless Island, where Whitebeard urged Marco to return to sea while Marco insisted on staying to cure him. Lin Mo arranged a spar between Enel and Marco, leaving Enel caught off guard as the match began.

• Whitebeard asked Lin Mo to bring him wine, but Lin Mo refused and agreed with Marco that Whitebeard should avoid drinking while he recovered.
• Whitebeard urged Marco to pursue his own life at sea, but Marco said he had chosen to stay and make curing Whitebeard his dream.
• Lin Mo suggested a fight to bring some excitement to the island and chose Enel to spar with Marco.
• Enel and Perona searched the ruined town for valuable treasures, and Lin Mo declared Perona the winner after she found a book containing a detailed account of a Poneglyph.
• Lin Mo told Enel to prepare to spar with Marco, leaving Enel speechless.

Enel and Marco began their wagered spar, with Enel unveiling his lightning techniques and Thunder God Form. Marco then struck back with Phoenix Brand, punching a hole through Enel’s arm and escalating the fight.

• Enel and Marco agreed to spar, wagering that the loser would answer the winner’s call for help once without conditions.
• Lin Mo stopped Ace from joining the fight, and the group settled in to watch while Ace stole Perona’s apples.
• Marco and Enel began fighting away from the village, and Enel attacked with a lightning dragon and an enormous Ruyi Jingu Bang.
• Enel transformed into Thunder God Form and narrowly missed Marco with a 200-million-volt strike.
• Marco attacked with Phoenix Brand, punching a hole through Enel’s arm, then launched another blow at his other arm.

Lin MuMu questioned Sabo about his calmness after recovering his memories, and Sabo reassured her that he did not blame her for what she had done. Their conversation ended with Sabo revealing that Lin MuMu had told him she was Lin Mo’s clone before his memories were erased.

• Sabo gave Lin MuMu a Den Den Mushi and promised he would answer whenever he could.
• Lin MuMu asked Sabo whether he was angry about her repeatedly cutting away his memories, and he said he did not blame her.
• Lin MuMu offered to repay Sabo, but he asked only for the pipe he had once given her, which had been lost at sea.
• Sabo said he could tell when Lin MuMu was lying and revealed that he had long known she was Lin Mo’s clone.
• Lin MuMu protested that she had confessed only after Sabo’s memories had been erased twice, and Sabo replied that he meant an earlier time.

Marco and Enel continued their fierce fight in the crater, with Marco recovering from his injuries while Enel grew dangerously weak. Lin Mo jumped down to intervene, but Enel insisted the fight was not over and ordered him to stay back.

• Marco explained that his Phoenix abilities let him recover from injuries and warned Enel that he would lose if he kept fighting recklessly.
• Enel used the Ruyi Jingu Bang to attack Marco, who was surprised when the weapon discharged electricity and knocked him down.
• Ace suggested calling the fight a draw, but Marco and Enel both refused.
• Perona complained that Lin Mo was not treating her equally, so Lin Mo told her to yell at Enel because Enel had yelled at her.
• Marco recovered enough to stand and tried to reach Enel, but the Ruyi Jingu Bang kept blocking him as Enel's wounds worsened.
• Lin Mo jumped into the crater to intervene, and Enel told him to stay back because the fight was not over.

After Lin Mo left Lawless Island, Kuina arrived with Sendou and found Blackbeard confronting Marco and Whitebeard. As Whitebeard fought to protect Kuina, Sendou tested his strength, and Kizaru and Garp arrived after Lin Mo had already departed.

• Whitebeard advised Ace to stand by Lin Mo’s crew, and Enel and Marco agreed to end their match in a draw, with Marco set to join the Inkman temporarily after three months.
• Lin Mo, Ace, Perona, and Enel left Lawless Island, and Blackbeard led his crew ashore to confront Whitebeard and Marco.
• Kuina and Sendou dropped onto the island, where Kuina searched for Lin Mo and Sendou challenged Shiryu of the Rain to a sword fight.
• Blackbeard tried to stop Kuina from leaving, but Whitebeard intervened and told her to go while he faced Blackbeard’s crew.
• Sendou blocked Whitebeard’s strike to test his strength, but Whitebeard overpowered and sent him flying.
• Kizaru and Garp arrived and realized Lin Mo had already left.

Kaku’s unexplained aggression nearly led him to kill Ace and Enel, but Ace discovered that giving Kaku what he wanted could calm him. The Inkman reached Kuraigana Island, where Lin Mo visited Hawk-Eye’s castle for a drink.

• Kaku attacked a seasoning shopkeeper after their bargaining turned sour, and Ace intervened while Enel refused to help.
• Kaku attacked Ace and then Enel, but Enel stopped him from killing Ace and warned him about the captain’s reaction.
• Kaku’s murderous intent subsided after the shopkeeper offered a steep discount and gave him a knife, and Ace realized that satisfying Kaku’s demands could prevent further violence.
• After nearly three days at sea, the Inkman passed Kuraigana Island, and Lin Mo chose to stop there for half a day because Hawk-Eye had red wine.
• Lin Mo, Perona, Enel, and the others went to Hawk-Eye’s castle, where Hawk-Eye invited Lin Mo for a drink and let Perona explore.

Zoro found the Inkman on Kuraigana Island and challenged Kaku, but Kaku fought without restraint and nearly killed him before suddenly leaving to check on Lin Mo’s chicken soup. Ace rushed to Zoro after Kaku cut his left eye.

• Zoro recognized Lin Mo’s ship and boarded the Inkman, where Ace and Kaku greeted him.
• Kaku told Zoro that Lin Mo had called him directionless, and Zoro challenged Kaku to a fight.
• Kaku and Zoro moved to the forest, where Kaku’s ruthless attacks badly injured Zoro and forced Ace to intervene.
• Kaku attacked Ace with a Seastone net, then continued fighting Zoro despite Zoro trying to end the match.
• Kaku cut Zoro’s left eye, then suddenly ran back to the Inkman to check on Lin Mo’s chicken soup.
• Ace went to examine Zoro’s bleeding eye and asked if he was all right.

Lin Mo visited Hawk-Eye, discussed why he was delaying their promised fight, and left with Perona and ten bottles of wine. On the way to the Inkman, he reunited with Zoro, who challenged him, lost instantly, and then set off toward Hawk-Eye’s Castle in the direction Perona indicated.

• Zoro wandered around Kuraigana Island, repeatedly returning to the shore before losing his way deeper into the island.
• Lin Mo and Hawk-Eye drank together, and Hawk-Eye questioned Lin Mo about his secrets, connections, and delayed promise to fight.
• Lin Mo took ten bottles of wine from Hawk-Eye’s cellar and left the Castle with Perona.
• Zoro found Lin Mo and asked about Kuina before challenging him to a fight; Lin Mo blocked Zoro’s attack and sent him flying with one blow.
• Perona pointed Zoro toward Hawk-Eye’s Castle, and Zoro initially walked the wrong way before turning around.

Lin Mo and his crew reached Baterilla Island, where Ace hoped to visit the place of his birth. Lin Mo received Ryūjin Jakka as his check-in reward, while Ace set off after him on the island.

• Lin Mo and his crew sailed toward Baterilla Island, and Ace asked Rakuyo aboard the Inkman for a brief visit.
• Rakuyo checked on Ace and thanked Lin Mo for looking after him before leaving when Kaku’s five-minute limit expired.
• Three days later, the Inkman reached Baterilla Island, and Lin Mo left the ship while Ace revealed he had always wanted to visit a place in the South Blue.
• Herald and Enel stayed aboard to guard the Inkman while Lin Mo landed on Baterilla Island.
• The system awarded Lin Mo the new weapon Ryūjin Jakka and informed him about its Shikai and Bankai releases.
• Ace transformed into fire and followed Lin Mo onto the island.

Lin Mo brought Ace to Baterilla Island, where Ace found his mother Rouge’s grave and faced Xiaoyan’s anger over her death. As Ayako learned that Ace had arrived and worried Xiaoyan might challenge him, Lin Mo suddenly saw a spinning vision upon entering town.

• Ace asked Lin Mo to visit Baterilla Island so he could see his mother, and Lin Mo revealed that they had already arrived there.
• Ace asked to stay for at least three days, then searched the town for Rouge and met an elderly woman who recognized him and led him toward her grave.
• The old woman introduced her grandson Xiaoyan, who accused Ace of causing Rouge’s death but eventually took him to her grave.
• Ace thanked Xiaoyan and his grandmother for tending Rouge’s grave, then stayed behind to speak with his mother.
• Lin Mo met the blind girl Ayako, who identified him as a newcomer by his smell and footsteps, and continued into town without answering her.
• Erbai told Ayako that Ace had arrived and feared Xiaoyan would challenge him; as Lin Mo entered town, the scene before him began to spin.

Lin Mo and the others were trapped in a strange game world that drew in people from across the South Blue, including Buggy and Galdino. After the voice controlling the world announced its trials, Ace and Red-Hair tried attacking the darkness, only for their attacks to be reflected back at them.

• Lin Mo, Ace, Garp, Kizaru, Red-Hair, and Lucky Roux appeared in the strange space, where boxes on glowing pedestals produced an axe and a wooden stick.
• Buggy and Galdino were pulled from a nearby island into the space, and Buggy mistook everyone there for illusions until Lucky Roux's bullet cut his cheek.
• An ethereal voice announced that the group were chosen lucky ones who could leave only by passing its trials.
• Lin Mo told Ace to destroy the world, but the darkness swallowed Ace's Fire Fist and sent it back at him.
• Red-Hair slashed at the sky with Griffon, and the reflected sword aura swept down, making Garp shield Ace and sending Buggy and Galdino flying.

Lin Mo and the others were trapped in a game world and completed a blade-breaking contest, where Galdino came last and Buggy chose Lin Mo as his teammate for the next round. When Ace and Garp refused to play together with their assigned partners, the unseen host threatened them using images of Luffy, Alvida, Beckman, and Kaku bound to crosses.

• The host explained that the eight players had to clear three games, with the seven highest individual scores allowed to leave and the last-place player trapped forever.
• Everyone chose a mystery-box tool and used it to break falling blades; Kizaru scored first, while Galdino finished last with 11 points.
• The players rolled a die to determine teammate choices, and Buggy chose Lin Mo while the remaining teams became Lucky Roux and Garp, Borsalino and Ace, and Shanks and Galdino.
• Ace and Garp protested their assigned teams, but the host warned that harm could come to people close to them if they refused to cooperate.
• The host showed images of Luffy, Alvida, Beckman, and Kaku bound to crosses, prompting Ace and Garp to demand their release and making the others question who had captured them.

Ayako admitted that she had trapped the group in her Game-Game Fruit world to punish Ace on behalf of her friend Xiaoyan, though she had no way to release everyone safely. Garp urged her to find a way to develop her ability, while the group remained stuck facing the game’s deadly rules.

• Lin Mo dragged Ayako out of hiding, and she confessed that the pictures of captured companions and the promised billion Beli prizes were fake.
• Ayako explained that her Game-Game Fruit had pulled the group into her world, and the others realized Ace was her intended target while Lin Mo had been brought along by chance.
• Ayako said she had used her ability to stand up for Xiaoyan, who hated Ace, and admitted that she had only wanted to teach him a lesson.
• Ayako revealed that one of the eight participants would remain trapped until death unless they completed the games, and that killing her could trap them all forever.
• Garp encouraged Ayako to develop her ability and search for another way out, but Ayako insisted she would accept the consequences of her choice.

Ayako and the others debated how to escape the game world, where one person had to stay behind or die for everyone else to leave. Red-Hair won a rock-paper-scissors match against Garp to decide the outcome, but Buggy protested, and Kizaru proposed killing someone at random.

• Ayako panicked after realizing the others’ deaths could endanger Baterilla Island, and Garp reassured her that they would find another way out.
• Garp told Lin Mo that Kuina had been on Whitebeard’s island and had likely gone looking for him; he also said Whitebeard was safe after Teach fled from a confrontation.
• Kizaru suggested drawing lots to choose who would stay behind, but Buggy, Galdino, Ace, and Garp objected, leading Red-Hair to propose a single match between representatives.
• Lin Mo refused to fight Garp and persuaded Red-Hair to take his place; Red-Hair and Garp settled the match with rock-paper-scissors, which Red-Hair won.
• Buggy protested the result and asked to draw lots instead, but Lucky Roux rejected restarting the decision, and Kizaru suggested killing someone at random.