Recaps

Sephiroth claimed the Seven Star Sword, sheltered York, and married Uta as Bondrewd turned to the Flower of Resurrection on Carnival Island. The Navy and several pirate crews converged on the island, where Aokiji’s undercover team uncovered Bondrewd’s experiments and Ace and Marco arrived amid a murder accusation.

• Sephiroth defeated Golden Lion for the Seven Star Sword, used the prayers of Asuka’s descendants to free the spirits within it, and destroyed Bondrewd’s dragon form.
• York escaped the battlefield, erased memories to disconnect from Vegapunk, then sought Sephiroth’s protection and joined Babylon.
• Sephiroth and Uta married, celebrated with their guests, and later traveled with Yamato and others to Whole Cake Island, where Sephiroth discussed Bondrewd and the Flower of Resurrection with Big Mom.
• Bondrewd recruited the Baron of the Festival by promising to resurrect his companions, then investigated Lily Carnation and began experiments involving memory and the Seven Star Cursed Sword.
• Big Mom, Kaido, Whitebeard’s allies, and the Navy moved toward Carnival Island, while Aokiji, Chaton, and Lilith infiltrated the island as pirates.
• Bondrewd’s operation drew more arrivals, and the undercover Marines uncovered altered memories, clones, and the disappearance of locals as Katakuri’s group investigated the island.
• Lilith and Aokiji captured the counterfeit Sicily and Bobbin, learned more about the island’s operation, and received permission to attack Bondrewd.
• Ace and Marco arrived on Carnival Island, found DJ’s desiccated body, and faced the Baron’s accusation that they had killed him.

Ace and Marco joined the fight against Bondrewd, whose experiments and Flower of Resurrection drew Marines, pirates, and Sephiroth into a battle that ended with the island’s residents dead and a Buster Call ordered. The story then shifted to Ruluka Island, where the Rainbow Mist trapped multiple groups across time and Bondrewd pursued the children aboard the Tariye Star.

• Ace and Marco escaped the Baron’s attack, while Yamato fought them and then let them flee with Ulti and Page One.
• Bondrewd demonstrated his memory-fusion experiments, revealed that he needed the Soul-Soul Fruit and Memo-Memo Fruit, and forced Ace, Marco, and Katakuri into temporary cooperation as the Marines attacked.
• Aokiji, Chaton, Gunko, and Sommers confronted Bondrewd, while Yamato, Ulti, Page One, Ace, Marco, and Urouge battled him and his allies around the Flower of Resurrection.
• Bondrewd destroyed the Flower of Resurrection’s main body and released vengeful spirits, but Sephiroth purified them and shattered Bondrewd’s cursed sword before Bondrewd escaped.
• Chaton ordered Carnival Island evacuated and targeted for a Buster Call, while Atlas and the Marines investigated the Rainbow Mist on Ruluka Island as Golden Lion began his next move.
• The Rainbow Mist trapped several teams in distinct spaces and times, as Bird-Beak’s group found the Tariye Star and Babbage learned that Rabani and his companions had been lost in the mist for nearly a year.
• Bondrewd offered to take the children aboard the Tariye Star out of the mist, but Babbage warned them against trusting him, and Bondrewd escaped with Iso and Babbage through the Tesseract.
• Young Rabani met his future self, Hanzo reunited with his friends, Shining confronted Sommers, and a missing CP4 agent awoke in a peaceful village inside the underwater city.

Shining and Atlas’s recovery of the Rainbow Mist survivors revealed genuine memories of a parallel world, while Sephiroth followed Luffy’s early voyage and crossed paths with the Straw Hats at several ports. The stretch left the crew exploring Titans as Sephiroth considered how to reach Zou and Carina drew him into a game.

• Shining confronted Bondrewd in the Rainbow Mist, and Atlas later confirmed that Iso’s memories of a parallel world had not been altered.
• Reg destroyed Bondrewd’s Hyper Cube, the mist began to dissipate, and Atlas evacuated the survivors while Hanzo and his companions joined the Marine Science Unit.
• Sephiroth watched Luffy set sail, took the Smooth-Smooth Fruit from Alvida, and later gave it to Tashigi, who began exploring how its powers could aid her swordsmanship.
• Luffy and Zoro defeated Buggy in Orange Town, then escaped Loguetown after Dragon’s intervention, where Sephiroth clashed with Dragon and Tashigi fought Zoro.
• Sephiroth and his companions celebrated Nami’s eighteenth birthday in Gran Tesoro, where he gave her a new Clima-Tact and staged a festive celebration.
• In Alabasta, Sephiroth warned Cobra about Blackbeard, then met Ace and cautioned him that Bondrewd was also searching for Blackbeard.
• The Straw Hat Pirates explored Titans, where Zoro defeated T Bone and Chopper discovered that Medical Lady had saved forty-eight million Beli in his bank account.
• Sephiroth and Robin discussed ways to reach Zou peacefully, while Melise reported the Straw Hats’ arrival and Carina invited Sephiroth to play an infiltration game.

The Straw Hat Pirates rescued Chopper after completing Babylon’s trials, then traveled to Water 7 and were framed for an attack on Iceburg. Their pursuit of Franky led to Enies Lobby, where Bondrewd seized the Pluton Blueprints and began a strange experiment as Shining arrived to investigate.

• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates reached Babylon, where Uta arranged for Chopper’s capture and challenged them to pass trials to win his release.
• The Straw Hat Pirates split up across the trials, defeated their opponents, and earned the badges needed to reach the tower.
• Sephiroth tested Luffy’s resolve, returned Chopper, and let the crew use Babylon’s Haki awakening device before they departed for Water 7.
• Shining and Hina learned that the Straw Hat Pirates had been framed for Iceburg’s attack, while Shining realized that Blueno, Lucci, and Kaku had staged it over the Pluton Blueprints.
• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates joined the Franky Family at Enies Lobby to rescue Franky, while Bondrewd seized the blueprints and fought CP9.
• Garp and Kizaru confronted Bondrewd at Enies Lobby, but he evaded and fought them until he activated Domain Expansion-Simulated Genesis Chart-Imaginary Manifestation.
• A blood moon appeared and strange buildings rose across Enies Lobby, while Shining arrived aboard Stainless’s warship and turned into lightning to investigate.