Recaps

Xie Wen introduced Kaido Meow to the dangers posed by the original Kaido and taught him about Haki and Devil Fruits. Kaido Meow quickly learned Armament Haki and ate the Sakura Dragon Fruit, while Ai Haibara Meow investigated its taste.

• Kaido Meow soothed Klee Meow's tantrum, and Xie Wen and Hua Mei Meow were relieved to have a gentle cat who could help care for the growing crew.
• Xie Wen explained that the original Kaido and his forces were formidable, and Klee Meow, Meow Jūshirō, and Link Meow described their failed attacks against him.
• Kaido Meow eagerly welcomed the prospect of fighting his counterpart, and Xie Wen explained Haki and demonstrated Armament and Conqueror's Haki.
• Kaido Meow mastered Armament Haki quickly, then accepted the Sakura Dragon Fruit that had summoned him and ate a bite.
• Ai Haibara Meow suspected the artificial fruit tasted different, but after Xie Wen tasted it and she tried another piece, she accused him of tricking her.

Xie Wen and Ai Haibara Meow tested Kaido Meow’s Artificial Devil Fruit, which gave him a Sakura Dragon form and a powerful cat-beast hybrid form. After demonstrating his new abilities, Kaido Meow revealed that he believed he could now face Gaismagorm alone.

• Xie Wen distracted Ai Haibara Meow from their scuffle by suggesting she investigate Kaido Meow’s new ability.
• Kaido Meow transformed into a cherry-pink Sakura Dragon, tested his elemental powers, and flew above the island.
• Xie Wen and the others examined Kaido Meow’s dragon features as the cats and Shirahoshi climbed onto him for a ride.
• Kaido Meow shifted into a towering cat-beast form, tested his strength and Kanabō, then returned to his original appearance.
• Kaido Meow said the Devil Fruit had greatly increased his strength and that he would dare to face Gaismagorm alone.

Xie Wen and the cats tested Kaido Meow’s new abilities, then discovered that Suika Meow’s liquor left him weeping and clinging to Xie Wen. The cats wondered whether they could return to the Monster Hunter world, and Xie Wen considered whether Meowrah’s teleportation device might offer a lead.

• Xie Wen and the combat-oriented cats sparred with Kaido Meow to assess his strength and help him practice Haki and his Devil Fruit Ability, but his defenses held against them.
• Ai Haibara Meow directed Sherry to attack Kaido Meow with Satan Potions, making her the first cat in the Research Commission to defeat him outright.
• Sanji Meow called everyone to eat, and Kaido Meow said he preferred drinking before Suika Meow offered him sake.
• Kaido Meow drank Suika Meow’s high-proof liquor, became drunk, and clung to Xie Wen while crying about Flame’s horrible death.
• Ai Haibara Meow worried about her friends in the Monster Hunter world, and Klee Meow assured her that Xie Wen would find a way to return.
• Xie Wen considered whether Meowrah’s teleportation device could help the cats return to the Monster Hunter world.

Xie Wen cared for Kaido Meow after Suika Meow accidentally got him drunk, then learned that Kaido Meow had answered the summons while dying from a Qurio infestation. Kaido Meow explained that he had been Kamura Village’s strongest hunter, leaving Xie Wen to realize he had taken on a tragic version of the protagonist’s role.

• Kaido Meow fell asleep clinging to Xie Wen after drinking more than a dozen bowls of Suika Meow’s liquor, and Xie Wen scolded Suika Meow for getting him drunk.
• Little Plushie asked when Kaido Meow would wake, and after about half an hour he stirred, woke warily, and apologized for his drunken behavior.
• Xie Wen reassured Kaido Meow and asked why he had answered the summons.
• Kaido Meow explained that Qurio had infected him while he fought Gaismagorm, and he answered the summons while attempting to end his life by jumping off a cliff.
• Kaido Meow said that Flame was a title for Kamura Village’s strongest hunter that he had declined because he was a Palico, and Xie Wen concluded that Kaido Meow had taken the protagonist’s role in the Monster Hunter world.

After learning that Kaido Meow had defeated numerous calamity-class monsters and forged their materials into his Eight Calamity Ring, Xie Wen and the cats set sail with several possible goals left to chance. Their voyage brought Kaido Meow closer to the crew, and they spotted an island whose nearby Territory Sea Slugs suggested they had entered a Yonko’s waters.

• Xie Wen learned that Kaido Meow had experienced stories from several Monster Hunter games, defeated many calamity-class monsters, and built the Eight Calamity Ring from their materials.
• Xie Wen and the crew weighed possible targets, ruled out Kaido and Ochoku for now, and let Klee Meow’s navigation method choose their destination.
• Kaido Meow bonded with the cats and became especially close to Shirahoshi, while he encouraged her to include Jinx Meow when they spent time together.
• Jinx Meow took Shirahoshi to train, and Kaido Meow’s grooming helped the two Palicoes and Shirahoshi get along.
• Dudu Naruto detected nearby Territory Sea Slugs, prompting Klee Meow to think they had returned to Totto Land as Xie Wen wondered whose territory they had reached.

Xie Wen and the cats reached a restricted Marine island that he recognized as the Dyna Stone storage site. When Klee Meow insisted on going ashore, Xie Wen negotiated with Captain Kaios, who sought approval from his superior.

• Xie Wen guessed the island stored Dyna Stones but decided against stealing them, noting that Klee Meow’s bombs were already dangerously powerful.
• Klee Meow denied Xie Wen’s request to reveal details about the big bomb the cats were secretly making.
• Captain Kaios of the Marines’ special unit SHIELD greeted Xie Wen and explained that the island was sealed off by the World Government.
• Klee Meow said she wanted to explore the island, and Xie Wen asked Kaios to let the group visit its outskirts under Marine supervision.
• Kaios contacted the Vice Admiral stationed on the island to ask whether Xie Wen and the cats could land.

Xie Wen and the cats met Vice Admiral Hilnans, an old cat-loving acquaintance who let them tour his Marine base. The chapter ended with Xie Wen revealing that the restricted area held Dyna Stone, an ore with explosive power comparable to Lunastra.

• Hilnans rushed to meet Xie Wen after hearing his name, and Xie Wen recognized him as the former Marine Branch colonel from West Blue.
• Klee Meow and Sanji Meow greeted Hilnans, who welcomed Xie Wen's group and agreed to guide them around the base.
• Hilnans led the group through most of the base but warned them not to enter its restricted inner section.
• Klee Meow admitted she had sensed something interesting on the island and asked Hilnans what was hidden in the restricted area.
• Xie Wen revealed that the Marines were guarding Dyna Stone, prompting Klee Meow and the other Bomb Cat to eagerly react to its destructive power.

Xie Wen revealed that he knew about the Dyna Stones and reassured Hilnans that he would seek them through the World Government rather than take them by force. He then called Uncle Cody to ask for help obtaining some, prompting Cody to suspect that Hilnans had leaked the classified information.

• Ai Haibara Meow accused Xie Wen of hiding his knowledge of the Dyna Stones from Klee Meow, who bit him in anger before forgiving him when he said he had considered getting some for her and Jinx Meow.
• Xie Wen told Hilnans he would ask the World Government or Fleet Admiral Sengoku for Dyna Stones instead of forcing Hilnans to hand them over.
• Xie Wen asked whether Hilnans knew Uncle Cody was a CP Agent, and Hilnans admitted he had long known and credited Cody’s influence for his promotion.
• Xie Wen called Uncle Cody and asked him to pass along a request for Dyna Stones.
• Cody realized Xie Wen was with Hilnans and accused him of revealing classified information, while Hilnans insisted Xie Wen had learned about the stones elsewhere.

Xie Wen asked Cody to obtain Dyna Stone from the World Government, arguing that he could trade for it and that Klee Meow’s bombs were already powerful enough to destroy an island. Cody reconsidered his refusal and agreed to report the request to his superiors, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• After explaining how Xie Wen learned about the matter, Hilnans returned the Den Den Mushi and left to keep watch from a distance.
• Xie Wen asked Cody for Dyna Stone and offered money or other goods in exchange, but Cody initially refused.
• Xie Wen compared Dyna Stone’s destructive power to Klee Meow’s bombs, prompting Cody to consider whether the World Government might seek her bomb formula instead.
• Cody decided he did not want to help the World Government acquire more weapons, but he could not think of another trade to propose.
• Cody told Xie Wen he would report the Dyna Stone request to the higher-ups, though he could not promise they would approve it.
• Xie Wen ended the call, puzzled by Cody’s change of heart, and wondered if Klee Meow’s luck had helped.

After leaving the Marine base, Xie Wen decided to take Shirahoshi to visit Whitebeard and asked Morgans where to find him. Morgans revealed the Whitebeard Pirates were near Aldris Waters, then shouted at Xie Wen for also asking for Red-Hair’s location.

• Xie Wen and his companions shared a lively meal with the Marines, sparred with several officers, and left the island after saying goodbye.
• Once the Toot Toot Forward sailed out of the Marines’ sight, its Klabautermann climbed onto Xie Wen and asked where they were going next.
• Xie Wen chose to visit Whitebeard with Shirahoshi, who was eager to meet the friend her father said had held her as a baby.
• Xie Wen called Morgans, who mistook the planned visit for a challenge to another Emperor before learning Xie Wen wanted to thank Whitebeard for helping King Neptune.
• Morgans said the Whitebeard Pirates were near Aldris Waters and should remain there for three to five days.
• Before ending the call, Xie Wen asked Morgans for Red-Hair’s location, prompting Morgans to accuse him of seeking trouble.

After learning Whitebeard's location was their main target, Xie Wen decided to fly toward the Aldris Waters rather than spend at least twelve days sailing there. Dudu carried the Toot Toot Forward into the air, and Ai Haibara Meow overcame her nerves before retreating to do experiments.

• Xie Wen got Shanks's location from Morgans, then asked Hua Mei Meow to find the Aldris Waters on the Hunter's Notes map.
• Hua Mei Meow estimated that sailing there would take at least twelve days, so Xie Wen decided they would fly.
• Dudu transformed the Toot Toot Forward into her Valstrax form, while Xie Wen and the other kittens comforted the nervous Ai Haibara Meow.
• Dudu took off smoothly, and Ai Haibara Meow relaxed enough to leave Xie Wen's arms and brag that she was not scared.
• Xie Wen teased Ai Haibara Meow about her excitement, and she hurried off to do experiments.

Xie Wen and the cats spotted a moving island on the map and continued toward the Aldris Waters. After a fleeing pirate ship appeared, Xie Wen let Hua Mei Meow take the helm and pursue it.

• Dudu noticed a tiny island fragment moving on the Hunter’s Notes map, and Hua Mei Meow confirmed it was in motion.
• Xie Wen marked the possible destination for a later visit and continued toward the Aldris Waters.
• The Toot Toot Forward reached the waters and descended to sea level while Dudu returned to her Klabautermann form for pets.
• A pirate ship fled before Xie Wen’s crew could ask for directions.
• Xie Wen let Hua Mei Meow steer after the ship, and she ordered the cats to pursue it at full sail.

Xie Wen forced Demalo Black and his crew to lead him to the Whitebeard Pirates, then approached the Moby Dick after they abandoned ship. He had Klee burn their vessel and prepared to meet Whitebeard as the crew noticed him.

• Xie Wen and Robin failed to recognize the fleeing pirates’ flag, so Hua Mei Meow and Kaido Meow maneuvered the Toot Toot Forward to intercept them.
• Demalo Black falsely claimed his crew served Whitebeard, then admitted they were small-time pirates who had only seen Whitebeard’s fleet from afar.
• Xie Wen ordered Black to take him to Whitebeard, and Black’s crew rowed until they spotted an island and the Moby Dick with three auxiliary ships.
• Black and his crew jumped overboard to escape, but Xie Wen let them go and had Klee burn their abandoned ship.
• The Whitebeard Pirates noticed the flames, and Xie Wen announced that he would go meet Whitebeard.

Xie Wen and Shirahoshi visited Whitebeard aboard the Moby Dick with seven cats, while the rest stayed to guard the Dudu. After meeting Ace and Marco, Xie Wen stood before Whitebeard, who challenged him with Haki.

• Xie Wen and the cats chose who would visit the Moby Dick and who would remain aboard the Dudu, with Shirahoshi joining the visiting party.
• Xie Wen boarded the Moby Dick with Shirahoshi and seven cats, where Marco greeted them warily until Ace recognized Xie Wen.
• Xie Wen joked that he had come to capture Ace, and Ace believed him and prepared to fight.
• Xie Wen explained that Shirahoshi wanted to meet a friend of her father's, so Marco led the group to Whitebeard.
• Xie Wen sensed Whitebeard's declining condition as he studied him, and Whitebeard released Haki toward Xie Wen while calling him the Sapphire Star brat.

Xie Wen brought Shirahoshi to meet Whitebeard, and her gratitude helped ease Whitebeard’s hostility toward him. Whitebeard welcomed Xie Wen aboard the Moby Dick and called for a feast, while Suika Meow approached him to trade liquor.

• Xie Wen and Hua Mei Meow clashed their Conqueror’s Haki with Whitebeard’s, and Whitebeard accused Xie Wen of being a Navy lapdog.
• Shirahoshi thanked Whitebeard for protecting Fish-Man Island, and Whitebeard warmly welcomed her and offered to help her.
• Shirahoshi and Ace tried to improve Whitebeard’s opinion of Xie Wen, but Whitebeard insisted pirates need not care whether Xie Wen’s targets were villains.
• Whitebeard stopped holding a grudge against Xie Wen, welcomed him aboard the Moby Dick, and called for a feast.
• Jinx Meow fired a signal to summon Robin and Meow Jūshirō, while Klee Meow, Meowrah, and Kaido Meow stayed aboard their ship.
• Suika Meow asked Whitebeard to share his liquor and offered to trade him some from her collection.

Xie Wen and his companions visited the Whitebeard Pirates, where Suika Meow challenged Whitebeard to drink her concentrated liquor. Xie Wen met Blackbeard and, wary of his strength and Ai Haibara Meow’s sense of malice, decided not to confront him yet.

• Suika Meow offered Whitebeard her potent homemade liquor, and he demanded another bowl after she mocked his drinking capacity.
• Xie Wen joined Ace to meet the Whitebeard Pirates while Shirahoshi spoke with Fish-Men and the other cats kept watch or went off to drink.
• Teach asked about Klee Meow and tried to talk with Robin, who rejected him and moved behind Xie Wen.
• Xie Wen sensed Teach’s formidable presence and considered him a dangerous future enemy, while Ai Haibara Meow warned that he gave her a bad feeling.
• Xie Wen decided to avoid provoking Teach for now and considered pursuing the Dark-Dark Fruit or waiting until Teach defected.

Xie Wen and his companions challenged the Whitebeard Pirates’ praise of Kozuki Oden, arguing that he had failed Wano Country as a ruler. Ace still wanted to free Wano from Kaido, but Xie Wen declined to help, while Whitebeard ended up drunk after Suika Meow outdrank him.

• Ace introduced Xie Wen and his companions to the Whitebeard Pirates’ division commanders, including Izo, who came from Wano Country.
• Ai Haibara Meow complained about Oden, and Izo demanded that she explain her insult.
• Xie Wen argued that Oden might have been a good companion but had been an incompetent ruler, and Shirahoshi said he bore responsibility for Wano Country’s downfall.
• Ace insisted that Wano’s people still deserved to be freed from Kaido, but Xie Wen refused to join the fight.
• Izo withdrew to sulk, and Xie Wen discovered that Suika Meow had gotten Whitebeard drunk.

Suika Meow served the Whitebeard Pirates liquor so potent that she knocked out Whitebeard, Jozu, and more than half the crew. Xie Wen spared the unconscious Teach, and the chapter ended with the cooks arriving and Thatch being introduced.

• Suika Meow revealed that Whitebeard had passed out after only three bowls of liquor, and Marco treated him.
• Jozu tried Suika Meow's liquor, collapsed after one bowl, and prompted the other pirates to line up for drinks.
• Suika Meow used her gourd to serve the crew super-concentrated liquor, leaving more than half the Whitebeard Pirates passed out on the deck.
• Xie Wen considered killing the unconscious Teach but decided against it because of his ties to Ace and Shirahoshi and his confidence in handling Teach later.
• Marco directed Ace and the few sober crewmates to clear the deck, and the cooks arrived with Sanji Meow and a large pile of food.
• Ace introduced the head chef, Thatch, as the Fourth Division commander, and Xie Wen recognized him as Teach's future victim.

After Whitebeard and the other pirates recovered from Suika Meow’s powerful liquor, they traded rare drinks for more of it and repeatedly drank themselves unconscious. Xie Wen joined them with a weaker brew but collapsed with a stiff neck, blaming his recent extra updates.

• Marco confirmed Whitebeard and the other passed-out pirates were all right, and Xie Wen left Whitebeard’s care to him.
• Whitebeard woke up, praised Suika Meow’s liquor, and asked for more; the pirates offered valuables, but she wanted unfamiliar booze instead.
• Whitebeard sent his crew to fetch their liquor, and Xie Wen encouraged Suika Meow to trade for the bottles she liked.
• Suika Meow served the selected drinks, and the pirates repeatedly drank until they collapsed and woke again while Whitebeard sipped cautiously with Marco and Ace watching him.
• Xie Wen drank a cup of weaker liquor and immediately collapsed, clutching his throat as his neck stiffened.

Xie Wen and the Whitebeard Pirates recovered from Ai Haibara Meow’s potion prank and their drunken banquet, then prepared to leave the island. Before departing with Shirahoshi and the cats, Xie Wen received a Devil Fruit from Whitebeard and gave him barrels of sake in return.

• Ai Haibara Meow’s prank made Xie Wen writhe after he drank the liquor, and Ace suffered the same fate when he tasted it.
• The banquet ended after the pirates repeatedly got drunk and sobered up, and Xie Wen returned to the Toot Toot Forward with the cats.
• Klee Meow and the other cats kept Xie Wen busy until dawn, after which he explored the island to finish uncovering its map.
• Xie Wen took Shirahoshi to say goodbye to Whitebeard, who gave him a package containing a Devil Fruit.
• Xie Wen gave Whitebeard several barrels of non-concentrated Ibuki Sake and left the island with Shirahoshi and the cats.

Xie Wen examined Whitebeard’s gift and discovered that the Devil Fruit was a Zoan Bat-Bat Fruit that could give Ai Haibara Meow the flight ability she wanted. During a peaceful voyage toward a moving island, Ai Haibara Meow completed a Medicine Aggregate that could switch among three potion effects, though the chapter left its Angel Potion as little more than a tasty counterpart to Satan Potions.

• Xie Wen found a Vivre Card and a Zoan Bat-Bat Fruit in Whitebeard’s package, then gave the fruit to eager Ai Haibara Meow.
• Xie Wen and his companions sailed leisurely toward the moving island, using a Log Pose Marco had provided.
• Ai Haibara Meow emerged from her laboratory with a silvery-white bat Medicine Aggregate she had created with Sherry’s help.
• Ai Haibara Meow explained that the aggregate could switch among Potion, Satan Potions, and Angel Potions by adjusting its components.
• Ai Haibara Meow said Angel Potions tasted good, while Xie Wen reacted warily to the mention of Satan Potions.

Xie Wen and Ai Haibara Meow named the White Bat Vermouth and discussed how to develop their potion-carrying creatures. Ai Haibara Meow outlined plans for a Tiger-Tiger Fruit base and asked Xie Wen to find her Mythical or Ancient Zoan fruits.

• Xie Wen suggested naming the White Bat Vermouth, and Ai Haibara Meow agreed.
• Ai Haibara Meow explained that Sherry's base form could not be changed further, but its ability to switch between potions made it valuable.
• Ai Haibara Meow described how her modified Demon Drug could draw on the properties of Demondrug, deadly poison, and aging medicine.
• Ai Haibara Meow said she planned to make the Tiger-Tiger Fruit's base form from solid powder, using alloy shavings strengthened by Suika.
• Xie Wen offered to find the Devil Fruits Ai Haibara Meow wanted, and she asked for Mythical Zoans or Ancient Zoans to study.

Ai Haibara Meow and Meowrah advanced their research, while Xie Wen considered how to support a teleportation device project. As the crew sailed on, Hua Mei Meow brought news that the last vacant Shichibukai seat had been filled.

• Ai Haibara Meow used Suika Meow's alloy and the Tiger Fruit to create Jean, a metal tiger who served as a mount for the cats.
• Meowrah built a Mechanical Sphere and told Xie Wen that her teleportation research needed a material capable of affecting space.
• Xie Wen decided to ask Morgans and Shakky to search for Space-Type Devil Fruits that could provide a Spatial Core.
• Kaido Meow continued developing his Haki and Sakura Dragon Fruit abilities, though he showed no signs of awakening Conqueror's Haki.
• Hua Mei Meow brought Xie Wen the latest newspaper and reported that someone had filled the final vacant Shichibukai seat.

Xie Wen learned that Cavendish had become the final Shichibukai and suspected the Navy had kept him hidden, perhaps to treat his split personality. He set the matter aside, only for an unexpected reunion with Cavendish to loom soon.

• Xie Wen considered possible candidates for the last Shichibukai and learned from the newspaper that it was Cavendish.
• Xie Wen reasoned that the World Government had made Cavendish a Shichibukai to protect him and contain his grudge against Xie Wen.
• Xie Wen and Hua Mei Meow contacted their intelligence networks and learned Cavendish had vanished from public view after Aokiji took him away.
• Xie Wen suspected Aokiji had brought Cavendish to Vegapunk for help with his split personality, then decided to stop investigating.
• Xie Wen unexpectedly faced the prospect of meeting Cavendish again sooner than he had anticipated.

Xie Wen learned that the World Government would trade Dyna Stone for his participation in an ambush on Big Mom, alongside the Marines and other Shichibukai. He bargained for a higher reward and left Cody protesting after treating three pieces of Dyna Stone as agreed.

• Xie Wen received a call from Uncle Cody, who confirmed the World Government would trade Dyna Stone for help ambushing Big Mom.
• Xie Wen realized the World Government had used his Tea Party revelations to plan an attack and had made Cavendish a Shichibukai as part of the arrangement.
• Cody argued that Xie Wen needed to join the battle because Big Mom would keep targeting him, and said Marines and other Shichibukai would take part.
• Xie Wen demanded three pieces of Dyna Stone and either a Mythical Zoan or a spatial transportation Devil Fruit as additional compensation.
• Cody rejected the Devil Fruit requests, and Xie Wen claimed Cody had agreed to give him three pieces of Dyna Stone, leaving Cody objecting.