Recaps

As more than a thousand Marine warships headed for the East Blue, Shanks returned to Windmill Village and met Luffy's teacher, Mu Le, at Masno's tavern. After learning the Holy Church was prepared to resist the Buster Call, Shanks and Mu Le left to test each other's strength, while Luffy hoped they would still share a meal afterward.

• Garp asked Kuzan to prioritize killing cultists and spare civilians as the Marines advanced toward the East Blue.
• Shanks arrived at Windmill Village and learned from Masno that Luffy was studying at a school in the Goa Royal Capital.
• Shanks warned Mu Le that the World Government had issued a Buster Call and urged the Holy Church to leave the East Blue.
• Mu Le revealed she was a level 60 Radiant Priest and challenged Shanks after their powers clashed.
• Luffy asked Mu Le not to hurt his friend, and Shanks and Mu Le went outside to find a place to fight.

Mu Le defeated Shanks in a clash of Haki, swordsmanship, and holy magic, then warned him of the Holy Church’s strength. Dragon secretly watched the fight and left determined not to underestimate the organization.

• Shanks challenged Mu Le at the shore, but his Conqueror’s Haki and sword attacks failed to overwhelm her.
• Mu Le wounded Shanks with feather blades and regenerated her severed arm, revealing her Radiant Priest healing abilities.
• Shanks discovered that the feathers embedded in him pierced his soul, and he surrendered rather than risk further injury.
• Mu Le told Shanks that at least six people in the Goa Royal Capital were a whole major rank above her, then left with him to rejoin her student.
• Dragon watched from the woods, concluded that the Holy Church could not be underestimated, and vanished into the shadows.

The Holy Church mobilized its forces to intercept the Navy, while Mu Le led Shanks and the children away from the approaching combat zone. Shanks and Dragon headed toward the battlefield to witness the clash for themselves.

• Axel ordered the Holy Church’s forces to advance toward the coast, deploying fighters, vehicles, cannons, and Holy Mechas.
• Mu Le took the children and Shanks’s crew out of the tavern after Holy Sound Fighters thundered overhead.
• Shanks watched the Holy Church’s forces pass through Windmill Village and questioned Mu Le about their legacy and Malice Perception.
• Kumata warned Mu Le to evacuate the children and villagers, then scrutinized Shanks and his crew.
• Shanks decided to go see the battle, while Dragon hurried toward the battlefield and anxiously hoped his father would survive.

The Navy fleet encountered the Holy Armored Ones’ aircraft, which devastated its ships before withdrawing after dropping bombs. Garp ordered the East Blue fleets to assemble as the Navy counted its losses and prepared for a larger fight.

• Garp ordered the Navy fleet to ignore reports of flying Sea Kings, then discovered the approaching aircraft were made of iron.
• The Holy Armored Ones attacked the Navy ships with rapid gunfire, while Garp fought back with cannonballs and Aokiji launched Ice Spears.
• The aircraft dropped Holy Light Bombs and withdrew, leaving hundreds of Navy ships wrecked and thousands of sailors dead or wounded.
• Garp learned the Navy had lost four hundred ships, with another hundred and fifty unable to sail, and ordered every East Blue fleet to assemble.

The Navy’s East Blue fleet was overwhelmed by the Holy Church’s A7 Holy Armored Mecha Squad, leaving Garp and Kuzan struggling against the advance force. As the Navy’s defeat became inevitable, Dragon and Shanks discussed forcing a surrender to stop the bloodshed.

• Sengoku learned that the Navy had lost half its ships and ordered Kizaru, Akainu, and East Blue forces to reinforce the Goa Kingdom.
• More than a dozen Holy Mechas attacked the Navy fleet, shrugging off Kuzan’s ice and destroying warships with lasers and Lightsabers.
• Garp fought a Holy Mecha while Kuzan struggled against two others, and most Navy soldiers surrendered as the fleet was routed.
• Dragon and Shanks watched the Navy’s defeat and recognized that the Holy Church’s ground forces had not yet arrived.
• Dragon asked Shanks to help stop the war, and they agreed that the Navy should surrender.

The Holy Church forces defeated the Navy in the East Blue, and Garp surrendered to save his soldiers after Dragon urged him to put their lives first. Holy Light priests healed and revived the casualties, leaving Garp and Kuzan stunned as the Navy prepared to return home.

• Axel ordered Legion Commander Kumata to hasten the battle as Navy forces and two New World fleets moved toward the Goa Kingdom.
• A Holy Light Cleric challenged Garp over the plight of refugees outside the Goa Royal Capital, while Kuzan agreed to surrender.
• Dragon arrived and urged Garp to protect his soldiers, prompting Garp to surrender and ask that they be spared.
• Sasori accepted the Navy's surrender and swore that none of its soldiers would die.
• Kumata ordered priests to heal the wounded, and Holy Light clerics revived the dead Navy soldiers.
• Sasori said the Navy would be allowed to return home, while Garp reflected that the World Government had finally met its match.

After Garp surrendered to Kumata’s forces, he persuaded Sengoku to halt the Marines’ advance, though Sengoku relieved him of his post. News of the World Government’s crushing defeat spread worldwide, and Marine leaders shifted their attention to containing pirates in the New World, especially around Wano Country.

• Kumata told Garp that another major battle was approaching and allowed him to contact Marine Headquarters.
• Garp told Sengoku that the Marines had been decisively defeated and urged him to end the war; Sengoku agreed to withdraw the forces and told Garp not to return.
• The Holy Church publicized photographs and reports of the defeat, provoking unrest among pirates across the seas.
• Sengoku’s officers argued over Garp’s surrender before Tsuru redirected the meeting toward the threat posed by restless pirates.
• Momousagi warned that Kaido’s activity near Wano Country endangered the Marines’ seastone supply, and Sengoku ordered the Marines to deploy all their forces against the New World pirates.

After the Navy’s disastrous defeat in the East Blue, Sengoku clashed with the Five Elders over their response and rallied his officers despite being demoted. The Navy launched a fierce campaign against pirates, prompting Kaido to head for Navy Headquarters after his forces were attacked.

• Sengoku rejected Ethanbaron’s demands to commit the Navy to an all-out war against the Evil Cult and was temporarily stripped of his Marshal position.
• The Five Elders demoted returning Navy officers and discussed preparing Akainu to succeed Sengoku, while deciding to leave the cultists alone for the time being.
• Sengoku urged the Navy officers to resume their duties, and they answered his call to fight pirates across the seas.
• The Navy’s attacks battered the Beast Pirates, leaving Queen and King bandaged and prompting Jie Duo to protest to Kaido.
• Kaido ordered Jie Duo to care for Queen and King and announced that he would go to Navy Headquarters.

Garp watched Ace and Luffy embrace their schooling under the Holy Church, while Kuzan decided to return to Marine Headquarters amid the New World's instability. Kuzan left Windmill Village wary of the Church's power and its secretive preparations.

• Garp confronted Ace and Luffy on their way to school, but they explained that the Church's lessons, teachers, and food made them eager to attend.
• Garp realized Ace and Luffy had grown more thoughtful and were pursuing their dreams without intending to hurt others.
• Kuzan told Garp that he planned to return to Marine Headquarters to help the Marines respond to the turmoil in the New World.
• Kuzan explained that the Holy Church seemed to prioritize ordinary people and that its guarded Trash Heap suggested it was preparing for something.
• Garp watched Kuzan leave and reflected that he was no longer a Marine hero but a disgrace.

Dragon observed how the Holy Light Clerics had earned the Goa Royal Capital’s trust by protecting and helping its people, then sought a meeting with Legion Commander Kumata to discuss cooperation with the Revolutionary Army. As the clerics escorted him to their command center in the Trash Heap, he was overwhelmed by the scale and power of their forces and grew uncertain about approaching them as an equal.

• Dragon watched the Holy Light Clerics warmly greet residents and return a child’s salute, helping him understand the bond they had built with the people.
• Dragon approached a Holy Light Cleric patrol, identified himself as the Revolutionary Army’s leader in the New World, and requested a meeting to discuss cooperation.
• The patrol captain contacted Legion Commander Kumata, who ordered the clerics to bring Dragon to the command center.
• Dragon learned the command center stood in the Trash Heap rather than the royal palace and followed the clerics outside the city.
• Dragon saw the transformed training grounds, powerful clerics, and more than a hundred enormous white mechs, leaving him uneasy about whether he could negotiate with the organization as an equal.

Dragon visited the Holy Church’s command center, where Axel explained the Church’s ideals and its opposition to the World Government. Dragon and Axel agreed to cooperate, with the Holy Church offering combat support to help the Revolutionary Army grow.

• Golden Eagle showed Dragon the Holy Church’s satellite-monitoring command center and introduced him to Kumata and Axel.
• Dragon told Axel he had come seeking cooperation after witnessing the Holy Church’s strength and policies.
• Axel said the Holy Church intended to overthrow the oppressive World Government and explained that the Holy Light represented its ideals rather than demanding unquestioning faith.
• Dragon questioned whether worshipping a deity contradicted the Church’s ideals, and Axel welcomed his questions and explained the Church’s approach.
• Axel offered to send a powerful combat unit to help the revolutionaries grow, and Dragon and Axel agreed to a partnership.

Dragon met Night Raid, the Holy Church’s volunteer support squad, and accepted them into the Revolutionary Army’s expedition to the New World. As they sailed from the Goa Royal Capital, Akame swiftly killed a Sea King, while Dragon became absorbed in a book about the faith of Holy Light.

• Dragon gave Axel his address, visited Luffy and his father, and felt relieved to see them doing well.
• Tatsumi led Night Raid to Dragon’s temporary lodgings, where Dragon confirmed his identity as the Revolutionary Army’s leader.
• Najenda introduced Night Raid, and Dragon welcomed them after recognizing their revolutionary experience and resolve.
• Dragon arranged passage on a merchant ship, and Night Raid followed him from the Goa Royal Capital toward the New World.
• Akame sliced an attacking octopus Sea King into pieces, impressing Dragon with her speed.
• Dragon returned to reading On the Faith of Holy Light and felt its teachings bring him a moment of understanding.

After the World Government ordered a Buster Call against Ohara, Axel publicly vowed that the Holy Church would stop the slaughter and punish those responsible. As the fleet sailed toward Ohara, Axel ordered an attack on Mary Geoise to force the World Government to withdraw and free its slaves.

• The Five Elders ordered a Buster Call against Ohara, and Sengoku assigned Kuzan and Kizaru to carry it out.
• Axel told reporters that the Holy Church would oppose any slaughter of civilians and punish the World Government if it attacked Ohara.
• The Five Elders dismissed the Holy Church’s threat and ordered the Marines to continue the Buster Call.
• Axel learned the fleet would reach Ohara within three to five days and ordered an auxiliary squad to strike Mary Geoise, bring reporters, and free the slaves.

During the Buster Call on Ohara, young Robin reunited with her mother Olvia but was separated from her again when Saul tried to carry her to safety and Kuzan froze him. Li Ming heard Robin’s desperate plea and intervened, waking her in an undamaged Tree of Knowledge with her memories of the attack intact.

• The government leader shot Dr. Clover and activated the Buster Call, and the navy began bombarding Ohara and setting the Tree of Knowledge ablaze.
• Robin recognized Olvia as her mother, and Olvia finally embraced her before asking Saul to take Robin to the evacuation ship.
• Olvia headed back into the shellfire while Saul carried Robin toward safety, but Robin pleaded to return to her mother.
• Kuzan confronted Saul and froze him, leaving Robin terrified and begging for help for her mother and the people of Ohara.
• Li Ming heard Robin’s plea and used the pull of time and causality to intervene; Robin awoke beside the unharmed Tree of Knowledge and hurried out to see what had happened.

Robin discovered that she had returned to 1511, eleven years later, and reunited with her mother Olvia, who had stayed home with her. Meanwhile, Minato, Madara, Hashirama, and Princess Kaguya arrived in Mary Geoise to confront its rulers and rescue slaves as the Holy Armored Ones prepared to broadcast the mission.

• Robin warned Professor Clover that the Dragon-Slaying Order was coming, and he showed her a newspaper reporting the Holy Church's opposition to the World Government's plan.
• Robin realized the date was 1511 and learned from Professor Clover that Olvia had returned and was living at home.
• Robin hurried home, recognized that she had grown older, and embraced Olvia, who promised she would never leave her again.
• Robin ate lunch with Olvia and silently thanked the god she believed had given her this second chance.
• Minato, Madara, Hashirama, and Princess Kaguya arrived in Mary Geoise to begin their mission to rescue slaves and confront the city's rulers.
• A member of the Holy Armored Ones activated a long-range camera to broadcast the operation as the four descended into Mary Geoise.

Minato infiltrated the slave prison beneath Mary Geoise and found Hancock, Marigold, and Sandersonia. After killing Saint Roswald and freeing the sisters from their immediate danger, he led them onward to rescue more slaves.

• Madara, Hashirama, and Kaguya descended on Mary Geoise while Minato searched the prison for the enslaved people.
• Minato found Hancock, Marigold, and Sandersonia in a cell and tried to convince them he had come to rescue them.
• Saint Roswald arrived and ordered his attendants to seize Minato and bring him to Roswald.
• Minato killed Roswald's attendants, struck Roswald, and then cut his throat when Roswald begged for his life.
• Hancock and her sisters trusted Minato and followed him deeper into the prison to join the rescue.

Minato freed the slaves from Mary Geoise’s underground prison while Madara and Hashirama attacked the Holy Land above. The Five Elders learned that Saint Rosward had been killed and the slaves had escaped, then ordered Sengoku to recall the Dragon-Slaying Order and send the Three Admirals to reinforce Mary Geoise.

• Minato used a malice detector to free the imprisoned slaves and killed pirates it marked as steeped in malice.
• Explosions drew the guards toward Madara and Hashirama’s attack, allowing Minato to lead the freed slaves out into the sunlight.
• Minato directed the slaves toward ships at the shore, told Hancock his name, and left to help his companions.
• Madara and Hashirama cut through the guards with Susanoo and Wood Release as the Five Elders watched the battle.
• A messenger reported Saint Rosward’s death and the slaves’ escape, and the Five Elders ordered Sengoku to recall the Dragon-Slaying Order and dispatch the Three Admirals.

Sengoku recalled the Dragon-Slaying Order and sent the admirals to defend Mary Geoise after learning a Celestial Dragon had been killed. As Kong and a CP0 agent confronted Madara and Hashirama, Madara summoned meteors, leaving the defenders scrambling to stop them.

• Sengoku ordered Tsuru to recall the Dragon-Slaying Order fleet and summon Kuzan and Kizaru to reinforce Mary Geoise.
• Reilly watched Madara and Hashirama's attack and doubted they could withstand the World Government's response.
• Kong and the CP0 agent confronted Madara and Hashirama, and Kong struck Madara's Susanoo without breaking through it.
• Minato arrived and told Hashirama they could begin, while the CP0 agent recognized his Space-Space Fruit.
• Madara summoned a meteor with Tengai Shinsei, and Kong shattered it with repeated punches.
• Madara summoned ten more meteors, prompting Kong and the transformed CP0 agent to attack them in the sky.

Madara and Hashirama devastated Mary Geoise, then faced the Five Elders after Madara defeated the CP0 agent. Hashirama summoned an enormous armored wooden Buddha, leaving the Five Elders, Kong, and the Sabaody spectators horrified as its countless arms began to move.

• Madara’s meteors destroyed much of Mary Geoise, and Kong and the CP0 agent confronted him over the Holy Church’s actions.
• Madara trapped the CP0 agent in a Genjutsu, then repelled him with the Rinnegan when he attacked.
• The Five Elders appeared and offered Madara a place in the World Government, but he rejected and insulted them.
• A sword-bearing elder attacked Madara with a Sword Aura, and Madara called Hashirama to fight.
• Hashirama created True Several Thousand Hands, which Madara covered with Susanoo armor, stunning Kong, the Five Elders, and the Sabaody spectators.

Madara and Hashirama defeated the Five Elders and Kong, then Madara used Six Paths: Shinra Tensei to destroy Mary Geoise as Kizaru, Kuzan, and Akainu failed to stop him. As the resulting ruins and waves threatened the ships carrying the freed slaves, Tatsumi reassured them and Night Raid prepared to act.

• Madara and Hashirama overwhelmed the Five Elders and Kong with the giant Buddha’s relentless attacks, leaving them gravely injured.
• Madara entered his Six Paths Form as Kizaru arrived and helped the wounded leaders; Kaguya fled with Hashirama and Minato.
• Madara unleashed Six Paths: Shinra Tensei, sweeping Mary Geoise and the nearby fighters away in a vast blast.
• The destruction sent enormous waves toward the ships carrying the freed slaves, while the navy fleet abandoned its attempt to arrest them and tried to escape.
• Tatsumi promised the slaves they would be safe, and Najenda and Night Raid prepared to help as Dragon watched in awe.

Tatsumi and Sayo saved the escaping slaves and the Marines from the waves after Madara destroyed Mary Geoise. At a hidden refuge, Imu warned the surviving Celestial Dragons and World Government leaders not to provoke their powerful enemies, leaving them terrified.

• Tatsumi asked Sayo to use Holy Light Protection to shield the slave ships, and she raised a barrier that held back the waves.
• Tatsumi asked Sayo to expand the barrier to calm the sea around the Marines, saving the soldiers and making many question their justice.
• The survivors saw that Mary Geoise had vanished, while Madara sensed a powerful spatial escape and flew after Hashirama.
• At a secret island refuge, the shock wave had killed more than half the Celestial Dragons and severely injured Akainu, Kizaru, Kuzan, and the surviving Five Elders.
• Imu appeared as the Celestial Dragons and Elders knelt before her, then warned them that even she could not protect them if they provoked the enemy again.

After the Holy Church razed Mary Geoise and devastated the World Government, Whitebeard and Shiki considered what its silence meant for the seas. Shiki decided to return to the sea as powers around the world began acting on their ambitions.

• Whitebeard read the news of the World Government’s losses and told Marco and Diamond Jozu that they should wait and see what happened next.
• Whitebeard noted that the World Government had not retaliated and celebrated the Celestial Dragons’ downfall with his family.
• A pirate told Shiki that the Holy Church had attacked Mary Geoise, killed two of the Five Elders, and freed the slaves.
• Shiki learned that the World Government had relocated to the Sabaody Archipelago but had not sent out any Marine fleets.
• Shiki declared that he would return to the seas, and his crew grew excited at the prospect of fighting and conquering.

The Holy Church unveiled its East Blue First Fleet, a force of ironclad warships, submarines, and aircraft that stunned reporters and alarmed the Marines. Sengoku recognized that the new fleet posed an unprecedented threat, leaving the Marines facing a grave challenge.

• Vivian and Nako joined reporters at the Goa Royal Capital harbor to investigate reports of iron ships, while World Government agents watched as well.
• The East Blue First Fleet emerged from the mist, revealing massive ironclad warships and an aircraft carrier.
• Submarines surfaced beneath golden flags, and aircraft landed in formation on the carrier's deck.
• The fleet reported that routine training was complete and departed after receiving permission to return.
• Newspapers spread accounts of the fleet across the seas, and Sengoku warned Marine officers that the Marines faced an unprecedented challenge.

After the Marines refused to carry out the World Government’s plan to cooperate with pirates, the Holy Church began its campaign to take control of the East Blue. The World Government ordered the East Blue Marine branches to withdraw, leaving the region open to the Church’s advance.

• Sengoku announced the World Government’s plan to work with the Seven Warlords, but Marine officers—including the Three Admirals—rejected the assignment, so Tsuru passed it to the CP intelligence agency.
• The Five Elders ordered CP to send invitations to the people on their list rather than risk alienating the Marines.
• Axel told the Holy Church’s Legion Commanders to take control of the East Blue, recruit just Marines, and expel or dismiss the others, while requiring evidence before arrests.
• The World Government recognized the Seven Warlords, and the Holy Church launched a full-scale offensive across the East Blue as the World Government told local kings to handle the crisis themselves.
• The Five Elders ordered Sengoku to withdraw the East Blue Marine branches, and the Marines assembled their fleets and evacuated the region overnight.

After the Marines withdrew from the East Blue, the Holy Church attacked pirates who had seized a merchant ship carrying Princess Vivi. The Church’s aircraft and destroyers overwhelmed Krieg’s fleet, leaving Krieg and Gin surrounded.

• Krieg’s pirates defeated Cro’s Black Cat Pirates in a battle over a merchant ship carrying Princess Vivi, and Cro retreated.
• Krieg sent Gin to break into the captain’s cabin, where guards protected Vivi and Shalkes while awaiting help from the Holy Church.
• The Holy Church’s East Blue First Fleet located the pirates and ordered its aircraft to attack while preserving the merchant ship.
• Holy Church aircraft destroyed dozens of Krieg’s ships, and Krieg’s attempt to shoot them down failed.
• Two Holy Church destroyers rammed through the remaining pirate ships and surrounded the merchant vessel.
• Holy Church warriors in white armor disembarked and surrounded Krieg and Gin.