Recaps

Xie Wen recovered from his duel with Mihawk and watched as Meow Jūshirō and Link Meow sparred with the World's Greatest Swordsman, who showed them unusual patience and offered guidance. After the sparring ended, Xie Wen and the cats said goodbye to Garp and Tsuru and left Marine Headquarters to return to their ship.

• Klee Meow and Ai Haibara Meow checked on Xie Wen, and Meow Jūshirō and Link Meow challenged Mihawk to a sparring match.
• Meow Jūshirō and Link Meow attacked Mihawk together, and he defended against them while giving them pointers.
• Xie Wen watched Mihawk treat the cats gently and reflected that their swordsmanship talent exceeded his, though they were weaker overall.
• Mihawk ended the sparring match, thanked the cats for the exchange, and left Marineford.
• Xie Wen and the cats said goodbye to Garp and Tsuru and set off for their ship to examine the Devil Fruits and inherited memories.

After returning to the Toot Toot Forward, Xie Wen checked the three Devil Fruits and discovered a fragment linked to the Bubble-Bubble Fruit. Jinx Meow insisted on eating the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, and the chapter ended with her learning that she only needed one bite to gain its power.

• Meowrah regretted that her rapid escape device had gone unused, while Jinx Meow said she wanted to fight the Slave Traders at Sabaody Archipelago again.
• Xie Wen checked the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia and found a white fragment patterned with overlapping circles, identifying it as the Bubble-Bubble Fruit.
• The cats rejected the Bubble-Bubble Fruit, but Jinx Meow demanded the Bomb-Bomb Fruit that Xie Wen had kept hidden.
• Hua Mei Meow approved Jinx Meow eating the fruit, and Xie Wen handed it over after Jinx Meow and Klee Meow pestered him.
• Jinx Meow ate the entire Bomb-Bomb Fruit despite its awful taste, then learned from Klee Meow and Shalmeow that one bite would have been enough.

After Jinx Meow accidentally triggered her Bomb-Bomb Fruit, Xie Wen examined the Devil Fruits he had received and realized the World Government had granted him a useful flying katydid fruit. Ai Haibara Meow suggested adapting a tool to make it function like a Wirebug, and Xie Wen turned his attention to the new combat techniques in his Inherited Memories.

• Jinx Meow accidentally caused an explosion with her new ability, then ran off with Klee Meow to practice their bomb powers.
• Xie Wen found that the remaining fruits were the Bug-Bug Fruit, Katydid Form, and the Hook-Hook Fruit, and wondered why the World Government had provided the katydid fruit.
• Robin suggested the World Government might have chosen the Bug-Bug Fruit because Xie Wen's request seemed unusual, while Xie Wen noted that katydids could fly.
• Ai Haibara Meow suggested equipping the fruit user with a rope launcher to make up for its inability to spin silk, and Xie Wen praised her idea before she took the fruit to her laboratory with Meowrah.
• Xie Wen put away the Devil Fruits and focused on the Monster Hunter XX Inherited Memories he had unlocked while sparring with Hawk-Eye.

Xie Wen reviewed the styles and Hunter Arts in his Inherited Memories, learning which he could use and how they compared to abilities in the One Piece world. He taught the techniques to Robin and the available cats, leaving them to practice and develop their skills.

• Xie Wen sorted through his Inherited Memories and learned that the styles depended on entering particular states of mind, then identified Guild Style and Valor Style as the two he could currently activate.
• Xie Wen found that Alchemy Style required unavailable materials and knowledge, while he still could not grasp Bushido Style; he thought Aerial Style might come with more Insect Glaive practice.
• Xie Wen reviewed the Hunter Arts, noting that several required Monster Hunter materials and that the general-purpose arts resembled abilities such as Iron Body and Life Return.
• Xie Wen concluded that his hunter techniques amounted to a second set of Six Powers and called over Robin and the available cats to teach them the styles and Hunter Arts.
• Xie Wen noticed that the summoned Palicoes differed from the cats represented in his Inherited Memories, but he did not consider the discrepancy important.

Xie Wen told Morgans about becoming a Shichibukai, and the World Economy News Paper publicized his appointment and past exploits. As the crew traveled toward Fish-Man Island aboard the Toot Toot Forward’s diving form, Shalmeow used her lightning to fend off approaching sea creatures.

• Hua Mei Meow reminded Xie Wen to notify Morgans about his Shichibukai appointment, and he called the newspaper editor.
• Xie Wen shared details of his Marineford trip, including Doflamingo’s beating and the three Devil Fruits he received, while Morgans weighed the risks of reporting on Doflamingo.
• The World Economy News Paper reported that the World Government had offered Xie Wen three Devil Fruits to accept the position and linked him to Gecko Moria’s defeat and the Shadow’s Return incident.
• Xie Wen and his companions continued toward Fish-Man Island without stopping at Sabaody, using the Toot Toot Forward’s Dire Miralis diving form.
• Klee Meow wanted to catch deep-sea fish, but Xie Wen told her to wait until they reached Fish-Man Island and could eat the king’s feast.
• Shalmeow discharged lightning through the ship’s glass sphere, electrocuting nearby sea creatures as the Toot Toot Forward swam deeper.

Xie Wen and the Palicoes reached Fish-Man Island aboard the Toot Toot Forward and were welcomed by Jinbe, who said King Neptune was waiting for them at Ryugu Palace. Their arrival left Xie Wen wondering whether Robin was far less recognizable to ordinary people than he had assumed.

• Xie Wen and his companions followed the Log Pose to Fish-Man Island, where Klee Meow and the others marveled at the enormous bubbles and glowing trees.
• The Palicoes grew unusually excited inside the island’s bubble, and Ai Haibara Meow concluded that the local seafood scent had stirred their hunting instincts.
• Jinbe and two Fish-Men Xie Wen’s group had rescued greeted them at the harbor and invited them to Ryugu Palace to meet King Neptune.
• Jinbe asked who Robin was and whether the larger Cat Mink Tribe member was with them, prompting Xie Wen to realize Jinbe had not recognized her.

Xie Wen and his companions traveled with Jinbe to Ryugu Palace, where King Neptune and the three princes welcomed them and thanked them for helping Fish-Man Island. Xie Wen reflected on the Fish-Man Race’s hopes of winning the World Government’s acceptance, but left their leaders’ beliefs unchallenged.

• Xie Wen introduced Nico Robin to Jinbe, who recognized her before accepting Xie Wen’s explanation that sheltering her was part of his agreement with the World Government.
• Jinbe summoned a giant flying oarfish and gave the cats Bubble Coral, while Xie Wen stopped Jinx Meow from trying to shoot the fish down.
• Jinbe took Xie Wen and the cats to Ryugu Palace, where they met King Neptune and his sons Fukaboshi, Ryuboshi, and Manboshi.
• King Neptune thanked Xie Wen for helping his people and apologized for the Arlong Pirates’ actions in the East Blue, while Jinbe also accepted responsibility.
• Xie Wen told Neptune there was no need to apologize and privately considered the Fish-Man leaders too trusting of the World Government to change their people’s circumstances.

Xie Wen and Robin discussed Fish-Man Island’s Poneglyph with King Neptune, who revealed its connection to Joy Boy and Poseidon. After Xie Wen exposed the danger Vander Decken IX posed to Shirahoshi, he offered to help find him, but a cry for help from outside interrupted the conversation.

• Klee Meow and the other cats got permission from King Neptune to explore Ryugu Palace, while Robin stayed with Xie Wen to visit the Poneglyph.
• King Neptune told Robin that the Sea Forest Poneglyph was believed to be Joy Boy’s apology for breaking a promise to Fish-Man Island.
• Xie Wen revealed that he and Robin knew about the Ancient Weapons, prompting King Neptune to admit that Poseidon had once been a mermaid on Fish-Man Island.
• Xie Wen told King Neptune and the princes that Vander Decken IX was seeking Shirahoshi for her Poseidon powers, and Jinbe explained that his crew had failed to find him.
• Xie Wen offered to help catch Vander Decken in exchange for a reward from Ryugu Palace’s treasury, but Shirahoshi suddenly cried out that the cats were going to eat her.

The Palicoes followed a tempting scent into the Hard-Shell Tower and discovered Princess Shirahoshi, whom they mistook for delicious food. Xie Wen and the others arrived to find the cats surrounding the sobbing princess and the Fish-Man guards unconscious.

• Klee Meow and Jinx Meow demanded entry to the Hard-Shell Tower, and the Palicoes followed Sanji Meow's scent toward it.
• The Palicoes broke into Shirahoshi's room, frightening her and Megalo as they sniffed her fish tail.
• Jinx Meow suggested tasting Shirahoshi, and the princess began crying for her family to rescue her.
• The Right Minister and Fish-Man guards rushed in, but Hua Mei Meow knocked them unconscious with Conqueror's Haki.
• Hua Mei Meow suggested the Palicoes flee, but several cats kept hugging, licking, or gently gnawing Shirahoshi's tail.
• Xie Wen and the others arrived to find the guards unconscious and the Palicoes gathered around the sobbing Shirahoshi.

Xie Wen and the Palicoes apologized after their hunting instincts frightened Shirahoshi, and Klee Meow helped calm her down. When King Neptune revealed Xie Wen would help capture Vander Decken, one of the pirate’s flying swords attacked Shirahoshi, but Shalmeow intercepted it.

• Xie Wen pulled Jinx Meow off Shirahoshi’s tail and made the cats apologize for frightening the princess.
• Klee Meow sensed Shirahoshi’s fear, comforted her, and helped her calm down.
• King Neptune told Shirahoshi that Xie Wen had agreed to help capture Vander Decken.
• King Neptune ordered Fukaboshi, Ryuboshi, and Manboshi to close the Hard-Shell Tower as Vander Decken’s sword flew toward Shirahoshi.
• Shalmeow struck the sword with Chidori Meow before it could reach Shirahoshi.
• Klee Meow promised Shirahoshi she would help find and defeat Vander Decken.

Xie Wen and the cats used Klee Meow’s luck to find the Flying Pirates and swiftly destroy their ship. Vander Decken IX was killed, leaving the group unable to retrieve his Devil Fruit, while Jinbe and the princes were left in awe of their rescuers.

• Xie Wen assured Jinbe and Neptune’s sons that Klee Meow’s luck could lead them to Vander Decken, and they followed her tail’s direction out of Fish-Man Island.
• As they searched, Klee Meow entertained Jinbe and the princes with stories about Sky Island and Naruto the Cat.
• Hua Mei Meow spotted the Flying Pirates, and Shalmeow’s electricity knocked out Wadatsumi and the giant anglerfish pulling and lighting the ship.
• Jinx Meow fired a barrage of torpedoes that destroyed the Flying Dutchman before Vander Decken and his crew could respond.
• Jinbe and the princes checked the wreckage and found that Wadatsumi was the sole survivor, while Vander Decken had been blown apart.

Xie Wen learned that Hody Jones had stolen the Energy Steroids from Ryugu Palace and revealed that Hody had also murdered Queen Otohime. Princess Shirahoshi confirmed the truth, leaving King Neptune and Jinbe shocked as Ai Haibara Meow looked forward to confronting the thief.

• King Neptune offered Xie Wen and his companions anything they wanted from the Ryugu Palace Treasury, where Xie Wen noticed the door had only a simple lock and no guards.
• King Neptune admitted that the Energy Steroids had been stolen from the Tamatebako six or seven years earlier, and Ai Haibara Meow asked for the pills.
• Xie Wen told King Neptune that Hody Jones had stolen the Energy Steroids and murdered Queen Otohime under Arlong's influence.
• Jinbe reacted in disbelief, and Shirahoshi slowly confirmed that Hody Jones had killed her mother.

Xie Wen challenged Shirahoshi’s decision to honor her mother’s promise by hiding Hody Jones’s crime and urged her to seek justice without abandoning her compassion. Shirahoshi chose to join Xie Wen and the cats in pursuing Hody, despite King Neptune’s objections.

• Jinbe asked Shirahoshi why she had kept Hody Jones’s guilt secret, and she explained that she had promised her mother never to hate the culprit.
• Jinx Meow rebuked Shirahoshi for promising not to hate Hody, while Xie Wen argued that forgiveness did not mean letting a murderer escape accountability.
• Xie Wen pointed out that Hody had also framed humans and threatened King Neptune’s efforts, then asked Shirahoshi whether she wanted revenge for her mother.
• Shirahoshi admitted that she sometimes resented Hody, and Xie Wen invited her to join the pursuit of him.
• King Neptune objected that Shirahoshi would be in danger, but Shirahoshi chose to go with Xie Wen and make Hody receive his punishment.

King Neptune agreed to let Shirahoshi travel with Xie Wen and encouraged her to practice her power, while Xie Wen criticized Neptune’s neglect of the Fish-Man District. Xie Wen, Robin, and the cats equipped themselves to enter the district and followed Fukaboshi toward it.

• King Neptune sent his three sons with Xie Wen to protect Shirahoshi and represent Ryugu Palace in judging Hody Jones, then asked Xie Wen to keep Shirahoshi safe.
• Xie Wen and the cats criticized King Neptune for never helping Shirahoshi master her power, and Neptune admitted he had been wrong to avoid the problem.
• Shirahoshi agreed to try practicing her power, and King Neptune entrusted her care to Xie Wen.
• Xie Wen reflected on the Fish-Man District’s poor conditions and King Neptune’s failure to address them, including leaving Noah beside the district.
• Fukaboshi offered Xie Wen Bubble Coral, but Xie Wen and Robin used the cats’ waterproof Raid Suits while Ai Haibara Meow and Meowrah chose Bubble Coral coatings.
• Xie Wen and his companions left the Oarfish’s bubble and followed Fukaboshi and his brothers toward the Fish-Man District.

Fukaboshi confronted Hody Jones in the Fish-Man District, where Hody admitted to murdering Queen Otohime and stirred the residents into turning against the royal party. As the crowd closed in, Shirahoshi resolved to let go of her hatred while still ensuring Hody was punished, and Xie Wen unleashed Conqueror’s Haki.

• Fukaboshi demanded that the Fish-Men reveal Hody Jones’s whereabouts, but they ignored him until Hody appeared with his followers.
• Hody recognized Shirahoshi and Xie Wen’s cats and secretly considered killing them to draw Xie Wen out.
• Fukaboshi accused Hody of murdering Queen Otohime and stealing Ryugu Palace’s treasures, and Hody admitted to the murder and framing a human.
• Hody urged the Fish-Man District residents to seek revenge on humans, and his followers and the crowd surrounded Xie Wen and his companions.
• Shirahoshi said she would stop hating Hody but insisted that he be punished for spreading hatred among Fish-Men.
• Xie Wen called on Huamei and unleashed powerful Conqueror’s Haki throughout the Fish-Man District.

Xie Wen and the cats toured Fish-Man Island after he left Hody Jones for the Ryugu Kingdom to handle, but their visit to Madame Shyarly’s cafe ended in an awkward rejection. Fukaboshi then summoned Xie Wen back to Ryugu Palace, leaving him wondering what had happened.

• Xie Wen and the cats found the apology Poneglyph in the Sea Forest, but his Hunter’s Notes gave him no reward for collecting it.
• Xie Wen declined Fukaboshi’s invitation to Ryugu Palace and took the cats sightseeing around Fish-Man Island instead.
• Klee Meow asked to visit the fortune-telling Mermaid Cafe, where Madame Shyarly recognized Xie Wen as the man who had defeated her half brother Arlong and told him he was unwelcome.
• Ai Haibara Meow teased Xie Wen about being jinxed at cafes owned by women, and Xie Wen tickled her until the group moved on.
• Fukaboshi and the other princes arrived on an Oarfish and asked Xie Wen to return to Ryugu Palace, leaving him puzzled about what had gone wrong.

Xie Wen and the cats returned to Ryugu Palace, where Madame Shyarly’s prediction that he would take Shirahoshi away caused suspicion and confusion. Shirahoshi revealed she had planned to secretly follow Xie Wen out to sea, then insisted she wanted to experience the world above and fulfill her mother’s wish.

• King Neptune told Xie Wen that Madame Shyarly had predicted he would abduct Shirahoshi, and Xie Wen argued he had no reason to take her by force.
• Jinx Meow, Klee Meow, and the other cats chewed on Xie Wen while Hua Mei Meow questioned Madame Shyarly about the details of her vision.
• Madame Shyarly admitted Shirahoshi had appeared to leave willingly, and she apologized for possibly misinterpreting the prediction.
• Shirahoshi revealed she had wanted to secretly follow Xie Wen out to sea, and Klee Meow welcomed her to the Research Commission.
• King Neptune worried that leaving Fish-Man Island would endanger Shirahoshi, but she said she wanted to meet humans, learn about the world above, and fulfill her mother’s wish.

Shirahoshi joined Xie Wen’s Research Commission after King Neptune trusted her choice and asked Xie Wen to protect her. The group visited the Ryugu Palace treasury, where Klee Meow and Jinx Meow found a bomb hidden in the Tamatebako.

• Shirahoshi left King Neptune and her brothers to join Xie Wen’s Research Commission, while the Palicoes welcomed her.
• Xie Wen questioned whether Shirahoshi should go to sea so young, but Jinbe and King Neptune supported her joining the Research Commission.
• Xie Wen accepted King Neptune’s request to protect Shirahoshi and agreed to take a gift from the Ryugu Palace treasury.
• Xie Wen and the cats explored the treasury, and several chose jewelry, gems, ornaments, or pieces of metal.
• Klee Meow and Jinx Meow picked up the Tamatebako, and Klee Meow said she could smell a bomb inside.

Xie Wen and the others discovered that the Tamatebako in Ryugu Palace contained a powerful bomb, which the Guardian Minister had planted to catch thieves. Klee Meow and Jinx Meow wanted to eat it, but Xie Wen returned the box to King Neptune and suggested they ask the minister for another bomb.

• King Neptune learned from the Right Minister that the Tamatebako contained a bomb planted to catch thieves, and Hua Mei Meow scolded the minister for never reporting it.
• Klee Meow and Jinx Meow insisted they wanted the bomb, but the Right Minister warned that opening the box would make it explode.
• Xie Wen recalled how Jinx Meow’s Bomb-Bomb Fruit let her withstand explosions and grow stronger by eating explosives, while noting that fragments could still injure her.
• Klee Meow and Jinx Meow discussed ways to get the bomb out and eat it, so Xie Wen took the Tamatebako away and returned it to King Neptune.
• Xie Wen suggested the two kittens ask the Right Minister for a bomb instead, and they realized they could do that.

Xie Wen and his companions left Fish-Man Island with Shirahoshi after expanding the Toot Toot Forward. On the voyage, Shirahoshi tried communicating with Sea Kings, while the cats began studying her ability and planning ways to help her.

• Xie Wen and his companions found Dan, expanded the Toot Toot Forward, and departed Fish-Man Island with Shirahoshi.
• Xie Wen suggested Shirahoshi practice her ability in the deep sea, and Shalmeow guided the ship toward nearby Sea Kings.
• Jinx Meow and Klee Meow encouraged Shirahoshi by biting her tail while Meowrah and Ai Haibara Meow attached instruments to monitor her.
• Shirahoshi communicated briefly with the Sea Kings, who repeatedly said that it was not time yet, before they swam away.
• Ai Haibara Meow and Meowrah proposed developing an ability amplifier and a Sea King translator, but Xie Wen stopped the tests when Shirahoshi grew tired.
• Shirahoshi asked Meowrah and Ai Haibara Meow to make her an outfit that would turn her into a kitty.

The Toot Toot Forward continued through the New World as Shirahoshi struggled with the weather and grew excited about reaching land. The crew arrived at lightning-shrouded Raijin Island, where Shalmeow sensed a chance to awaken her Devil Fruit.

• Shirahoshi recovered from seasickness with Sanji Meow’s mint and Sky Coconut tea while Hua Mei Meow navigated the changing weather.
• Hua Mei Meow predicted that the Toot Toot Forward was nearing an island, and Shirahoshi eagerly asked the cats about forests and people on land.
• The crew reached Raijin Island, and Shirahoshi cried when she saw its lightning and scorched landscape.
• Xie Wen explained that the crew could wait for the Log Pose to store magnetism before choosing another island, while Ai Haibara Meow complained about the static electricity.
• Shalmeow leaped onto Xie Wen’s shoulder and urged him to explore Raijin Island because she sensed an opportunity to awaken her Devil Fruit.

Xie Wen and Robin explored Raijin Island with the cats, using lightning-resistant umbrellas to survive its dangerous weather. Shalmeow absorbed the island’s thunderclouds, leaving the sky clear but still struggling to control the lightning around her.

• Xie Wen took Robin and several cats ashore after buying umbrellas that could withstand Raijin Island’s lightning and electrically charged rain.
• Shalmeow happily flew into the thunderclouds, while Klee Meow and Jinx Meow dodged lightning, Hua Mei Meow studied the rain, and Meowrah searched for materials.
• Xie Wen mapped part of the island, and he and Robin found no signs of a Poneglyph.
• Klee Meow and Hua Mei Meow noticed the lightning gathering into a huge sphere as Shalmeow drew the thunderclouds together.
• Xie Wen, Robin, and the cats cheered Shalmeow on as she absorbed the lightning ball and cleared the sky.
• Shalmeow returned to Xie Wen, who rubbed her head despite the uncontrolled lightning making his hair stand on end.

After Shalmeow mastered a way to absorb Raijin Island’s storm clouds, the cats’ explosive training left the island cratered as Xie Wen’s crew finished exploring it. The crew debated their next destination, while Shirahoshi offered her fish tail as a chew stick to the cats.

• Shalmeow explained that she used a Cloud Dial to absorb Raijin Island’s dark clouds alongside its lightning, then took Klee Meow and Jinx Meow to practice her newly mastered power.
• Xie Wen and Robin hurried around the island to finish mapping it while Hua Mei Meow, Sanji Meow, and Meowrah gathered materials.
• The crew left Raijin Island with its storms dispersed and a crater-filled depression that seawater turned into a lake.
• Xie Wen asked the crew whether to head toward Bilischirid Island or Misteria Island, and Hua Mei Meow reassured Shirahoshi that both were inhabited and relatively safe.
• Shirahoshi offered her fish tail to the cats as a chew stick, and the cats began biting it while Xie Wen wondered what it tasted like.

Xie Wen and his companions reached Bilischirid Island, where pirates attacked them, and the chapter ended with Xie Wen trying to stop Jinx Meow from sinking ships whose treasure and crews he wanted to claim.

• Hua Mei Meow identified Bilischirid Island and warned that its pirates made it dangerous.
• Pirates fired on the Toot Toot Forward, and Jinx Meow returned fire with a cannon made from Lassoo.
• Ai Haibara Meow explained that she had extracted the Dachshund Devil Fruit from Lassoo, causing it to reincarnate elsewhere, then went to discuss a new research idea with Purah.
• Jinx Meow's barrage sank more than half the attacking ships while the other cats intercepted pirates who reached the Toot Toot Forward.
• Xie Wen realized the ships' treasure and the pirates could be lost if Jinx Meow kept firing, and rushed to stop her.

After Jinx Meow destroyed the pirate ships leaving Bilischirid Island, Shirahoshi salvaged what she could from the wreckage. The group prepared to go ashore, and Xie Wen warned Shirahoshi that the island’s pirates might be dangerous as she pursued Queen Otohime’s wish.

• Jinx Meow destroyed the pirate ships charging out of Bilischirid Island’s harbor, and Shirahoshi offered to salvage their sunken treasures.
• A dozen more pirate ships fled around the island, prompting Xie Wen and the cats to tussle until Shirahoshi finished salvaging the wreckage.
• Shirahoshi recovered treasure and weapons, but Xie Wen found no famous swords and judged most of the haul useless.
• Hua Mei Meow called the group ashore, and Shirahoshi eagerly asked whether people in the human town would like her.
• Xie Wen warned Shirahoshi that Bilischirid Island was a pirate gathering place where slave traders might be found, and told her to stop using Observation Haki if it became distressing.
• Shirahoshi resolved to continue pursuing Queen Otohime’s wish despite Xie Wen’s warning.