Recaps

Xie Wen secured three Dyna Stones from Cody in exchange for completing the World Government’s mission to ambush Big Mom, but he planned to avoid fighting seriously. He left the cats out of the operation, and Klee Meow agreed to wait nearby and help him escape if needed.

• Xie Wen regretted asking Cody for three Dyna Stones, then decided Jinx Meow could eat the extra one.
• Xie Wen told Klee Meow and Jinx Meow that they would have to wait for the Dyna Stones until he finished his mission.
• Klee Meow agreed to fight Big Mom to get the Dyna Stones, but Xie Wen said he would go alone and planned to coast through the ambush.
• Xie Wen doubted the World Government could capture Big Mom, especially if she chose to flee, and resolved not to risk himself for the plan.
• Klee Meow agreed to stay outside with the Dudu and help Xie Wen escape, and Jinx Meow and Suika Meow accepted her decision.

Xie Wen arrived at Obstein for the World Government’s operation against the Four Emperors and met Jinbe and Cavendish, but the Marines’ relaxed preparations made him doubt that the island was meant to be the final battlefield. He joined Jinbe at the mayor’s house, still unsure what the Marines were planning.

• The other Shichibukai received the summons; Boa Hancock resisted until Kizaru blasted her with lasers, then agreed to join them.
• Xie Wen arrived at Obstein and noticed that the island’s civilians had been evacuated, though the Marines seemed unconcerned and had set up no defenses.
• Cavendish demanded that Xie Wen return his sword, but Xie Wen ignored him and greeted Jinbe instead.
• Xie Wen used Observation Haki and noticed that Cavendish had controlled his surging second personality without losing consciousness.
• Jinbe told Xie Wen that the Marines were hosting the Shichibukai at the mayor’s house and led him there, while Xie Wen wondered whether Obstein was really the intended battlefield.

Xie Wen met the Shichibukai and Marines at the gathering, where Akainu confronted him over protecting Nico Robin and their opposing views of justice. Kizaru’s arrival stopped the confrontation, and Akainu left after warning Xie Wen.

• Xie Wen entered the hall, greeted Mihawk, and traded barbs with Doflamingo while Jinbe joined him.
• Jinbe and Mihawk warned Xie Wen that Doflamingo was dangerous, and Xie Wen said he planned to make trouble for him with someone else’s help.
• Akainu praised Xie Wen but urged him to hand Nico Robin over to the Marines or kill her.
• Xie Wen rejected Akainu’s justice and provoked him, prompting Akainu to threaten him and begin turning his fists to magma.
• Aokiji tried to restrain Akainu, and Kizaru arrived with Boa Hancock and stepped between Akainu and Xie Wen.
• Akainu regained his composure, warned Xie Wen to hope he never fell into his hands, and left.

After Akainu confronted Xie Wen, Kizaru tried to smooth things over, while Aokiji abandoned his attempt to discuss Robin with him. Xie Wen explored Obstein Island, concluded it was a decoy site for the ambush on Big Mom, and used Meowrah’s antenna to contact Klee Meow despite the signal jamming.

• Kizaru reassured Xie Wen after Akainu left and departed with Aokiji, who gave up on speaking with Xie Wen about Robin.
• Doflamingo tried to provoke distrust between Xie Wen and the other Shichibukai, while Hancock ignored the men and sat apart.
• Xie Wen left the mayor’s residence to explore Obstein Island after Hawk-Eye and Jinbe declined to join him.
• Xie Wen noticed that the Marines on the island were too weak for it to be the site of Big Mom’s ambush and suspected the island was a decoy and reinforcement point.
• Xie Wen found that the Den Den Mushi signal was jammed, then attached Meowrah’s antenna and reached Klee Meow.

Xie Wen kept in touch with the cats while the Marines confined the Shichibukai on Obstein Island, then trained with Jinbe and Hawk-Eye as they waited for the operation to begin. Kizaru finally led them to the coast, where a submarine surfaced and transformed into a machine resembling Dudu Valstrax.

• Xie Wen called Hua Mei Meow, who explained that the cats were already tracking Big Mom and that Shalmy had sensed other pursuers nearby.
• Xie Wen chatted with Klee Meow about the Research Commission’s daily life before ending the call and returning to the mayor’s residence.
• The Marines granted the Shichibukai’s requests while keeping them from leaving the island or contacting the outside world, and Xie Wen trained with Hawk-Eye and Jinbe.
• Xie Wen asked Jinbe to teach him Fish-Man Karate and Fish-Man Jujutsu so he could pass the techniques on to Shirahoshi.
• Kizaru announced that the operation had begun and led the Shichibukai to the coast, where a submarine emerged and transformed into a Dudu Valstrax-like machine.

Xie Wen confronted Kizaru about the World Government’s Valstrax-like warship, then assessed its copied technology as it carried the Shichibukai into the sky. The ship proved slower and less stable than the Dudu, and Gecko Moria’s clumsy reaction made Doflamingo reconsider partnering with him.

• Xie Wen recognized that the Marine warship’s design drew heavily on the Dudu’s technology, challenged Kizaru, and boarded the ship to inspect it.
• Doflamingo expressed interest in the ship, but Xie Wen pointed out that he lacked both a suitable power source and a scientist like Vegapunk.
• Xie Wen considered why the other Shichibukai had little need for the ship and wondered whether future Pacifistas might have Cavendish’s face.
• Kizaru launched the warship into the sky, and Xie Wen judged its flight less stable and its speed inferior to the Dudu’s.
• Gecko Moria fell into disarray when the ship took off, prompting Doflamingo to downgrade him as a potential partner.

The World Government lured the Big Mom Pirates to a hidden island with intelligence about Mother Carmel, hoping to provoke them and weaken their crew while the Marines gathered forces. Charlotte Linlin read the documents and laughed, leaving her children unsure how she would react.

• Charlotte Linlin arrived at the island with her children and warned Perospero she would attack nearby Marine forces if the latest intelligence proved useless.
• The Big Mom Pirates searched the abandoned Cipher Pol buildings while CP Agents offered no resistance.
• Smoothie found Mother Carmel’s criminal record, and Perospero realized Carmel had intended to sell Charlotte Linlin to the World Government.
• The World Government’s plan aimed to delay the Big Mom Pirates, weaken their officers, and create chances for conflict and infiltration.
• Charlotte Linlin took the intelligence from Charlotte High-Fat and laughed after reading it, while Katakuri and the others watched for signs of a Hunger Pangs attack.

The Marines provoked Charlotte Linlin by showing her fabricated footage of Mother Carmel, then attacked the Big Mom Pirates while Linlin was disoriented. Linlin recovered and struck back, and Garp confronted her flaming slash as the battle began.

• Vice Admiral Tsuru ordered Gion to show Charlotte Linlin footage depicting Mother Carmel offering her to a CP Agent.
• Charlotte Linlin recognized Mother Carmel, suffered a mental shock, and unleashed a roar and Conqueror's Haki that devastated the area.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru ordered the Marines to attack, and Akainu launched Meteor Volcano at the Big Mom Pirates.
• Katakuri warned his siblings and tried to protect them and Big Mom, but magma struck Linlin and brought her out of her daze.
• Perospero convinced Linlin that the Marines had deceived her, and she attacked them with Emperor Sword: Mother Flame.
• Garp charged in and met Linlin's flaming slash with Fist Bone Impact.

The Navy ambushed the Big Mom Pirates, with Garp and Akainu holding off Charlotte Linlin while Aokiji countered Cracker’s biscuit army. The Marines turned the battle around, but Katakuri spotted reinforcements arriving as a warship crashed into the battlefield.

• Garp shattered Charlotte Linlin’s flaming slash, then joined Akainu and the Marines surrounding the Big Mom Pirates.
• Charlotte Linlin attacked the Marines while Katakuri and the others joined the fight, and Cracker’s Biscuit Soldiers helped the pirates gain the upper hand.
• Aokiji froze the Queen Mama Chanter and its Homie soldiers, then worked with Akainu to soak Cracker’s Biscuit Soldiers and blunt his ability.
• Katakuri and Perospero tried to break through the Marines’ delaying tactics, but Aokiji kept them occupied while Garp and Akainu held Charlotte Linlin in place.
• Katakuri warned that Marine reinforcements were coming, and a flying Marine warship crashed into the middle of the battlefield.

Xie Wen joined the Navy’s battle against the Big Mom Pirates but deliberately staged a fight with Cracker while most of the Shichibukai avoided serious combat. He realized the Big Mom Pirates were also stalling, suggesting reinforcements were on their way.

• Xie Wen escaped the wreckage of the Navy ship and greeted the other fighters, while Kizaru blamed the crash on a malfunction.
• Charlotte Linlin attacked Xie Wen after he refused to leave the Shichibukai, and Kizaru, Aokiji, and Garp engaged her as Xie Wen withdrew.
• Xie Wen and Cracker staged a fight to keep both of them out of the battle, while Hawk-Eye and Boa Hancock also avoided fighting seriously.
• Jinbe fought Fish-Man pirates and rescued Marines, while Cavendish and Moria attacked the Big Mom Pirates and Doflamingo made Marines and pirates fight each other.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru forced Doflamingo to stop controlling the fighters and helped the freed Marines and pirates withdraw.
• Xie Wen noticed that the Big Mom Pirates were conserving their strength and concluded that they were waiting for reinforcements.

After Sengoku reported that the Marines’ plan had failed, Vice Admiral Tsuru ordered the Shichibukai to help cover the Marines’ retreat from Big Mom. Xie Wen suspected Doflamingo had tipped Kaido off, and the chapter ended with the Shichibukai refusing to board the waiting subspecies ships as Xie Wen wondered whether Doflamingo had sabotaged their earlier vessel.

• Akainu tried to force Hawk-Eye and Boa Hancock into the fighting, but Hawk-Eye’s warning slash made him abandon the maneuver.
• Sengoku told Vice Admiral Tsuru that the Marines’ plan had failed and ordered her to withdraw, while Big Mom attacked Kizaru to prevent the Marines from leaving.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru threatened the Shichibukai, prompting Xie Wen, Boa Hancock, Hawk-Eye, and Doflamingo to help hold back the Big Mom Pirates.
• Xie Wen suspected Doflamingo was the mole who had warned Kaido about the Marines’ deployment, while Doflamingo used his awakening to separate the two sides.
• The Marines and Shichibukai escaped to the coast, where Doflamingo and the other Shichibukai refused to board the waiting subspecies ships; Xie Wen wondered if Doflamingo had sabotaged their earlier ship.

After the Marines departed, Xie Wen gathered the stranded Shichibukai and prepared to leave aboard the Dudu. Jinbe reunited with Shirahoshi, who stunned him by demonstrating her Fish-Man Karate training.

• The Marines boarded the Valstrax Subspecies and hurried away, leaving Cavendish behind; Moria offered him a ride on his ship.
• Hawk-Eye and Jinbe asked Xie Wen for passage, and Xie Wen summoned the Dudu with the cats aboard.
• Klee leaped into Xie Wen's arms when the Dudu arrived, and Xie Wen let Hawk-Eye and Jinbe board first.
• Boa Hancock followed them aboard after Xie Wen realized she had no Den Den Mushi to call for a pickup.
• Hawk-Eye eagerly joined Meow Jūshirō and Link Meow, while Shirahoshi greeted Jinbe and showed him her Fish-Man Karate routine.

Jinbe began teaching Shirahoshi Fish-Man Karate, while Xie Wen and Ai Haibara Meow plotted to make her surprise for King Neptune more startling. Xie Wen discovered the Dudu was near Amazon Lily and considered their next destination, then gave up trying to understand the Marines’ past ambush plan.

• Jinbe adjusted to Shirahoshi’s lively behavior and began instructing her in Fish-Man Karate.
• Xie Wen and Ai Haibara Meow schemed to improve Shirahoshi’s surprise, while Klee Meow proposed teaching her to make bombs before Xie Wen used Kato Cat’s Paw to make her forget the idea.
• Xie Wen asked Boa Hancock when her people would collect her, and Robin said Hancock had invited her to visit Amazon Lily.
• Boa Hancock said men could not enter Amazon Lily, though she would let Xie Wen stay at the island’s edge, and Xie Wen checked their location on his Hunter’s Notes.
• Xie Wen found that the Dudu was near Amazon Lily, wondered why the Marines had lured the Big Mom Pirates so far away, and stopped thinking about it.

Xie Wen and his companions sailed through the Calm Belt toward Amazon Lily, stopping at Rusukaina Island after Boa Hancock recognized it. Boa Hancock began improving relations with Robin and the cats, while Xie Wen agreed to accept her overtures cautiously.

• Jinbe and Hawk-Eye asked Xie Wen about Kaido Meow, who explained that he was unlike Kaido of the Beasts and would gladly teach him a lesson.
• Klee Meow guided the Dudu to Rusukaina Island, where Boa Hancock explained that it lay near Amazon Lily and had forty-eight seasons and dangerous beasts.
• Boa Hancock offered to accompany and protect Robin during an exploration of the island, and Robin explained Suika Meow's drink-inducing ability after Hancock finished a bowl of liquor.
• Klee Meow warmed to Boa Hancock, but Ai Haibara Meow remained suspicious until Xie Wen mentioned the island's useful mushrooms and possible potion ingredients.
• Ai Haibara Meow agreed to consider forgiving Boa Hancock but threatened to use Vermouth's Satan Potions if Hancock bullied cats again.

Xie Wen and the cats explored Rusukaina Island, where they subdued its enormous animal overlords and recruited them as sparring partners for Shirahoshi. The group spread out across the island to train and search for beasts, while Xie Wen discovered that even its largest animals were ordinary species.

• Klee Meow spotted animals nearby, and a giant tiger emerged before Boa Hancock, then promptly cowered because she had beaten it before.
• After Boa Hancock and Robin headed toward ruins, the giant tiger challenged Jean, who grew larger with metal powder and pinned it down.
• Jinx Meow stopped Jean from killing the tiger and proposed it as a sparring partner for Shirahoshi, who overcame her fear and agreed.
• The cats took turns subduing the tiger, which then offered to lead them to other animal overlords; the group divided up to explore, train, and search for ingredients.
• Xie Wen and the younger cats found a giant lion and crocodile, subdued them with Jean, and rode the crocodile as they searched the island for more fierce beasts.
• Xie Wen confirmed that the island's oversized animals were ordinary species and did not create new entries in his Hunter's Notes.

On Rusukaina Island, Shirahoshi trained in Fish-Man Karate and Jujutsu while Xie Wen learned how the Marines had been outmaneuvered by Big Mom and Kaido. The group continued training, and Shirahoshi’s newfound confidence ended when Jinx Meow beat her in a playful spar.

• Shirahoshi threw and punched giant beasts during training, while Jinbe and the cats helped her build confidence by having her fight without Observation Haki.
• Jinx Meow and Hua Mei Meow warned the crocodile and lion to cooperate with Shirahoshi, and Jinbe gave her pointers on her technique.
• Xie Wen learned from Morgans that Kaido had attacked the Marines’ underdefended G-Series Branches while they were focused on Big Mom, likely with Doflamingo’s help.
• Hawk-Eye left Rusukaina Island on the third day, rowing with Black Blade Yoru, while Xie Wen and the others stayed to train.
• Jinbe taught Fish-Man Karate and Jujutsu to Shirahoshi, Xie Wen, and interested cats; Shirahoshi learned faster than the cats and celebrated surpassing them.
• Shirahoshi showed off to Jinx Meow, who answered with a series of kitty punches and taught her a lesson.

Xie Wen and his companions reached Amazon Lily with Boa Hancock, whose arrival prevented a clash with the Kuja fleet. While Robin and several cats explored the island, Xie Wen and the others stayed by the shore and took the Dudu into the sky to map the island; Hancock allowed them to continue as long as they did not enter the city.

• Jinbe finished teaching Shirahoshi the core Fish-Man Karate and Fish-Man Jujutsu techniques, then swam away without joining the trip.
• Xie Wen and his companions sailed the Toot Toot Forward from Rusukaina Island toward Amazon Lily, where Kuja warships approached them.
• Hancock's younger sisters boarded the Toot Toot Forward, recognized Hancock, and the Kuja fleet escorted the group to the island.
• Hancock restricted Xie Wen to the shore but allowed the cats to explore, so Robin, Hua Mei Meow, and Klee Meow went inland while several others stayed aboard.
• The Dudu revealed herself to Xie Wen, transformed into Paolumu form, and carried him and the others into the sky to map Amazon Lily.
• A Kuja warrior alerted Hancock to the airborne ship, but Hancock ordered her subordinate to leave Xie Wen's group alone unless they entered the city.

Klee Meow and the other cats explored Amazon Lily while Ai Haibara Meow questioned Boa Hancock about the island’s women and children. Jinx Meow and Suika Meow headed to the arena to find opponents, while Klee Meow stayed behind under Hua Mei Meow’s watch.

• Klee Meow marveled that Amazon Lily had no men, while Jinx Meow, Sanji Meow, and Suika Meow focused on its warriors, food, and drink.
• Ai Haibara Meow asked Boa Hancock how Kuja children were born and why they were all girls, but Hancock could not explain it.
• Ai Haibara Meow and Sanji Meow asked about local mushrooms and ingredients, and Boa Sandersonia offered to take them with a gathering team into the Primeval Forest.
• Jinx Meow heard fighting nearby and led Suika Meow and Shirahoshi toward the arena, while Kaido Meow followed them and Hua Mei Meow kept Klee Meow behind.
• Boa Marigold explained that arena matches were popular on Amazon Lily, offered to fight Jinx Meow, and Jinx Meow asked whether weapons were allowed.

Jinx Meow entered the Kuja arena to fight Marigold and showed the spectators how powerful she was. After the audience booed her for using a grenade, she put away her weapons and attacked with her own explosive power.

• Jinx Meow and the others watched a Kuja arena match, and Kaido Meow and the Little Blue Cat assessed Shirahoshi's chances against the fighters.
• Marigold rushed into the ring and challenged Jinx Meow, who drew her Pow-Pow after learning weapons were allowed.
• Jinx Meow fired rubber bullets, but Marigold dodged them and charged in to strike.
• Jinx Meow dodged Marigold's punch and knocked her tumbling with a Chomper Grenade, prompting the spectators to boo her.
• Jinx Meow put away her gun and grenade, then launched Palico Karate: Air Burst at Marigold.

Jinx Meow fought Marigold in the arena and used the pressure of Marigold’s attacks to awaken her Observation Haki. She countered Marigold’s snake-hair and followed up with an explosive attack, but the chapter ended with an author’s note about a broken computer.

• Jinx Meow’s explosive punches failed to hit Marigold, who used her Devil Fruit form and Observation Haki to dodge and endure the attacks.
• Shirahoshi and the cats discussed the Kuja Tribe’s belief that Marigold’s Devil Fruit transformation was Gorgon’s Curse.
• Marigold transformed into her Flame Snake God form and used flaming snake-hair and venom to put Jinx Meow on the defensive.
• Jinx Meow awakened her Observation Haki under Marigold’s pressure and blasted apart the attacking snake-hair.
• Jinx Meow used Empty Soul Possession and Fish-Man-Jujutsu to launch explosive fur at Marigold.

Xie Wen and the cats watched Jinx and Shirahoshi compete in Amazon Lily’s ring using Den Den Mushi. Shirahoshi overcame her fear and defeated her opponent, leaving the crew cheering over her victory.

• Dudu reported that the cats had finished mapping Amazon Lily, and Xie Wen decided they should return to their assigned coast.
• Shalmeow told Xie Wen that Jinx had won her ring match and awakened Observation Haki, then reported that Shirahoshi was fighting next.
• Xie Wen sent Dudu Zetsu to the ring so the crew could watch Shirahoshi’s match aboard the ship.
• Shirahoshi panicked and fled from her opponent until Jinx urged her to fight back and Meow Jūshirō trusted that she would recover.
• Shirahoshi struck her opponent with Fish-Man Karate, followed up with more techniques, and knocked the Kuja warrior unconscious.
• Shirahoshi checked on her defeated opponent, then realized she had won and celebrated.

Shirahoshi lost her second ring match, and Xie Wen received a call from Morgans about the consequences of his request. Morgans revealed that Kuzan had become Fleet Admiral without interference or a fight with Akainu, leaving Xie Wen to learn how his planted story had affected the Navy.

• Shirahoshi fought an experienced Kuja Pirates warrior and lost despite using her Observation Haki and Meowrah's jet belt to stay in the match.
• Dudu complained about Shirahoshi's defeat, then returned to the beach and played with the Sapphire Star's ears.
• Xie Wen answered Dudu Naruto's call, and Morgans excitedly told him that his story had influenced the Navy.
• Morgans explained that the Big Mom Pirates had stopped fighting the Navy after a secret agreement, while Sengoku resigned and chose Kuzan as his successor.
• Morgans revealed that the World Government had not interfered in the Fleet Admiral appointment and Akainu had not fought Kuzan, after Xie Wen had asked him to report that Akainu offended the Shichibukai on Obstein Island.

Xie Wen learned that Sengoku had taken responsibility for the Marines’ defeat and decided not to hurry Cody about the Dyna Stone. Meanwhile, Klee Meow and Ai Haibara Meow plotted to trick him with a Tearshroom, leaving Xie Wen with a sudden sense of foreboding.

• Morgans told Xie Wen that Sengoku had taken the blame for the Fleet Admiral transition, protecting Sakazuki and ensuring the World Government would not pursue him.
• Xie Wen considered calling Cody about the Dyna Stone but decided to wait, partly because he dreaded what Klee Meow and Jinx Meow might do with it.
• Klee Meow sensed Ai Haibara Meow was plotting mischief and discovered that Ai planned to use a Tearshroom to make Xie Wen cry.
• Klee Meow joined Ai Haibara Meow’s plan, while Sanji Meow chose to stay out of it.
• Xie Wen suddenly felt a chill and told the Dudu and Shalmeow that he had a sense of foreboding.

The cats learned that Boa Hancock’s bath ritual was tied to the Kuja Tribe’s Gorgon’s Curse and grew curious about what she hid on her back. After Robin safely left the palace, Ai Haibara Meow persuaded Hua Mei Meow to let the cats investigate, leaving them poised to sneak into the city.

• Shirahoshi told the cats about the Kuja Tribe’s name for Devil Fruit powers, and Klee Meow shared a story that made Ai Haibara Meow suspect the Gorgon’s Curse was an excuse to conceal Boa Hancock’s back.
• Jinx Meow proposed photographing Boa Hancock’s back, and she, Ai Haibara Meow, and Klee Meow began plotting while Shirahoshi objected.
• Palace chimes announced that the Snake Princess was taking her bath, and the Kuja warriors evacuated the city and barred entry for two hours.
• The cats worried about Robin, who had gone to the Royal Palace, but she emerged safely with the others before the city was sealed off.
• Ai Haibara Meow asked Hua Mei Meow for permission to investigate, and Hua Mei Meow agreed on the condition that the cats behave.

Ai Haibara Meow, Jinx Meow, and Klee Meow sneaked into Kuja Castle to investigate the supposed Gorgon Curse and found that Boa Hancock was bathing with only her sisters and two animals guarding the room. Klee Meow slipped inside and saw the mark on Boa Hancock’s back, which resembled an animal paw print.

• Ai Haibara Meow stopped Jinx Meow and Klee Meow from rushing into the Royal Palace and sent Vermouth’s double ahead to scout.
• Vermouth’s double returned and reported two guards and two animals inside, leading the cats to suspect the curse was fake.
• The three cats used deodorizer and Empty Soul Possession to sneak past Boa Sandersonia, Boa Marigold, a black panther, and an eagle.
• Klee Meow burned a quiet hole through a window and entered Boa Hancock’s bathing room.
• Klee Meow saw a mark on Boa Hancock’s back made of one large circle and four small triangles.