Recaps

Xie Wen and his cats toured Dressrosa while discussing Meowrah’s early work on spatial teleportation, and Shalmy spotted a distant observer. Doflamingo learned that Xie Wen was heading toward Green Bit and prepared for the possibility that he would discover the Tontatta and Princess Mansherry.

• Xie Wen and his party wandered Dressrosa, where he admired the city’s lively streets and considered its prosperity under Doflamingo.
• Klee Meow wished for clever toys, and Meowrah explained that she had found ideas for spatial teleportation technology that complemented her own research.
• Shalmy alerted Xie Wen that a distant watcher, likely a Glint-Glint Fruit user, was following them, but he said it would not disrupt their plans.
• Viola continued reporting Xie Wen’s movements to Doflamingo, and Monet told him that Xie Wen had left the World Economy News Paper office for Green Bit.
• Doflamingo worried that Xie Wen might find the Tontatta and Princess Mansherry, whom he had imprisoned, and considered handing Mansherry over while keeping other contingency plans ready.

Xie Wen and his companions crossed the bridge to Green Bit, where the Tontatta demanded their weapons and threatened to strip them. When the group refused, Leo ordered an attack, and Jinx Meow charged out to fight.

• Hua Mei Meow used Conqueror's Haki to knock out the Fighting Fish, and Sanji Meow stored several for later.
• Xie Wen and his companions reached Green Bit, where Klee Meow sensed Tontatta hiding in the forest.
• The Tontatta asked whether the newcomers were good or bad, and Klee Meow, Bonney, and Jinx Meow declared themselves good.
• The Tontatta demanded the group's weapons and threatened to strip them if they refused.
• Leo ordered the Tontatta to seize everything, and Jinx Meow attacked with her weapons.

Jinx Meow subdued the Tontatta, and Xie Wen persuaded them that he had come to help defeat Doflamingo and rescue Princess Mansherry. Doflamingo then arrived and invited Xie Wen to a royal banquet, mentioning that CP0 was visiting as well.

• Jinx Meow knocked down the Tontatta with rubber bullets, tied them up, and argued with Leo about their rules.
• Xie Wen freed the Tontatta, while Klee befriended Wicca and Ai Haibara Meow tried to study another captive.
• Xie Wen told Leo that he and Trafalgar Law had come to deal with Doflamingo, and the Tontatta eagerly agreed to cooperate.
• Doflamingo arrived, greeted Xie Wen, and invited him to a banquet where CP0 was also visiting.

Xie Wen agreed to meet the CP0 agents Doflamingo had summoned while remaining wary of his plans for the Tontatta and their princess. Doflamingo led Xie Wen and the others toward a prepared feast, but his attempt to use toy carriages to spy on them failed when Klee Meow refused the toys.

• Xie Wen realized Doflamingo had summoned CP0 to protect himself and agreed to meet the agents before taking action.
• Doflamingo claimed he had only invited Princess Mansherry to help and promised to send her home, convincing the trusting Tontatta.
• Xie Wen led the cats away from the Tontatta and followed Doflamingo, who pretended not to know Luo while planning to deal with him later.
• Doflamingo had carriages pulled by toy horses and driven by toy people waiting for the group, hoping to plant spies among Xie Wen’s companions.
• Klee Meow rejected Doflamingo’s offer of toys and said they were less appealing than Purah’s robots, leaving Doflamingo to endure the group’s disdain.

Xie Wen met CP0 agents Guernica, Joseph, and Gismonda at Dressrosa's Royal Palace, but Guernica's promise not to interfere disrupted the confrontation Xie Wen had expected. Xie Wen redirected Doflamingo toward Trafalgar Law, whose accusations about Corazon and Vergo left Doflamingo under the CP0 agents' scrutiny.

• Xie Wen arrived at Dressrosa's Royal Palace and recognized Guernica as the CP0 agent who had interfered in Kaido and Luffy's fight.
• Guernica told Xie Wen that CP0 would only ensure Doflamingo was not killed and would otherwise stay out of the Shichibukai's dispute.
• Xie Wen claimed he had come to help Trafalgar Law and invited Law and Doflamingo to settle their conflict.
• Doflamingo greeted Law as a missing subordinate and offered him the Donquixote Family's third Corazon position.
• Law challenged Doflamingo over killing his brother Corazon and asked whether he had also killed Vergo, while Xie Wen and Ai Haibara Meow pointed out Vergo's G-5 connection.

Law confronted Doflamingo over Corazon’s death and Vergo’s betrayal, while Xie Wen complicated the standoff by provoking the Heavenly Yaksha and pushing for a Davy Back Fight. Law accepted Doflamingo’s duel wager, and the chapter ended with Xie Wen realizing Doflamingo had a specific interest in including Kuma.

• Law revealed that Vergo’s position in the Navy had helped lead to Corazon’s death, but Doflamingo argued that his status as a former Celestial Dragon would protect him from losing his Shichibukai title.
• Xie Wen suggested Vergo had sabotaged the Navy’s last operation, and Doflamingo deflected suspicion by claiming his pirate ambitions gave him no reason to help the Four Emperors.
• Doflamingo proposed a duel wager with Law, offering to grant the winner a demand, and Law accepted after Doflamingo challenged his desire to avenge Corazon.
• Xie Wen objected to the uneven wager and proposed a Davy Back Fight involving himself, Law, and Kuma.
• Doflamingo eagerly confirmed the Davy Back Fight, prompting Xie Wen to suspect he had a particular reason for wanting Kuma involved.

Doflamingo accepted Xie Wen’s Davy Back Fight proposal, expecting to trade subordinates for two cats, but CP0 ordered him to take Nico Robin as well. Doflamingo reluctantly complied and began planning how to make Xie Wen compete first.

• Xie Wen proposed a Davy Back Fight, and Doflamingo agreed because he expected to win two of Xie Wen’s cats in exchange for subordinates.
• Guernica ordered Doflamingo to take Nico Robin after defeating Trafalgar Law, revealing CP0’s plan to remove her from Xie Wen’s side.
• Doflamingo considered attacking Guernica but backed down, knowing he needed CP0’s protection to make Xie Wen participate.
• Doflamingo accepted that Robin would be one of the stakes and planned to have Xie Wen compete in the first round so he could win a cat in the second.

Xie Wen prepared a decoy for Shalmeow while she carried out their plan, then entered the Bullfighting Colosseum to begin a Davy Back Fight against Doflamingo. The chapter ended as Xie Wen faced five of Doflamingo’s officers with the Kitty Darling Bow.

• Xie Wen and his party arrived at the Bullfighting Colosseum, where Monet arranged VIP seats for them.
• Shalmeow left to carry out Xie Wen’s plan, while Meowrah used a Guardian to create a decoy that could impersonate her and maintain contact.
• Doflamingo arrived with his subordinates and three CP0 agents, and the announcer revealed the Davy Back Fight to the cheering crowd.
• Xie Wen asked to fight several opponents at once, and Doflamingo chose Dellinger, Señor Pink, Lao G, Machvise, and Diamante.
• Xie Wen entered the ring, chose the Kitty Darling Bow over his sword, and prepared to face the five officers.

Xie Wen fought Dellinger, Lao G, Machvise, Diamante, and Senor Pink in the Colosseum, quickly defeating Machvise and Senor Pink while the others attacked. The remaining Donquixote officers continued the battle, and Xie Wen realized he had become too caught up in fighting to stall for time.

• Dellinger charged Xie Wen, but Xie Wen knocked him and Lao G away with Kitty Darling and Fish-Man Karate.
• A companion pulled Dellinger to safety as Machvise crashed into the arena with a thousand-ton attack and missed Xie Wen.
• Xie Wen paralyzed and set Machvise ablaze with lightning and fire arrows, and Diamante used his ability to push him into the seawater.
• Diamante, Lao G, and Dellinger joined forces against Xie Wen while Senor Pink imitated cat ears.
• Xie Wen fired a volley of elemental arrows at Senor Pink, setting him ablaze and leaving him too weak to continue fighting.
• Xie Wen realized he had forgotten to stall for time while defeating Senor Pink.

Xie Wen fought Diamante, Lao G, and Dellinger in the arena, hoping to stall for time but quickly defeating most of them. After Diamante proved difficult to hit with arrows, Xie Wen switched to his sword and charged at him.

• Xie Wen used his Dial bow to block the three Donquixote officers' attacks, then knocked Dellinger unconscious with an impact arrow.
• Lao G transformed with Combat Preservation Fist, but Xie Wen avoided his attacks and sent him into the sea with a fire arrow after Lao G hurt his back.
• Xie Wen shattered Diamante's Half Moon Funeral slash with an Armament Haki punch.
• Xie Wen fired elemental arrows at Diamante, but Diamante dodged them with his Flutter-Flutter Fruit ability or blocked them with his steel cape.
• Xie Wen put away his bow, drew Fresh Knife: White Calm, and charged at Diamante with All Blades Severed.

Xie Wen chose Viola to join his group, then watched Kuma face Doflamingo’s officer Pica in the arena. Kuma annihilated Pica and the arena with Ursus Shock, leaving Doflamingo stunned.

• Xie Wen dismissed Doflamingo’s defeated subordinates and chose Viola to join his group.
• Doflamingo threatened Viola by claiming he had sent people to find her father, and Viola reluctantly joined Xie Wen.
• Xie Wen quietly told Kuma to stall, but changed the instruction after Shalmeow interrupted him.
• Kuma teleported into the arena, shocking Doflamingo, who sent Pica to fight him.
• Pica transformed into a stone giant as Kuma unleashed Ursus Shock, destroying Pica and the arena and knocking Pica unconscious.

Kuma defeated Pica, and Xie Wen exposed Sugar’s role in Dressrosa’s forgotten history, restoring the transformed toys to their human forms. As King Riku revealed Doflamingo’s crimes to the kingdom, Law began the third round by attacking Doflamingo.

• Kuma defeated Pica with a powerful blow and returned to the VIP seats, where Bonney hugged him.
• Xie Wen told Doflamingo he knew about Sugar and had sent someone to retrieve her; lightning struck the Royal Palace, and Dressrosa’s toys turned back into humans.
• Guernica recalled Cipher Pol’s forgotten investigations into Dressrosa and left with the other CP0 agents.
• Doflamingo raised the Birdcage over Dressrosa as King Riku broadcast an account of what had happened and urged the citizens to remain calm.
• Shalmeow returned to Xie Wen, who sent Law to face Doflamingo in the third round; Law drew Kikoku and charged at him.

Xie Wen’s cats battled Doflamingo’s officers while the evacuation of the Corrida Colosseum continued. The cats defeated or subdued their assigned opponents, and Meowrah tested the Mechanical Bird’s weapons on Buffalo.

• Viola thanked Xie Wen for helping her family and chose to stay with him to watch the fight.
• Little Plushie and Klee Meow sent Dudu Bear to attack Monet, whose snow powers could not harm it.
• Jinx Meow drove Gladius from the VIP Box with explosive kitty punches, while Sanji Meow kicked Jora downstairs to fight her.
• Robin restrained Baby 5 and tried to warn her about Doflamingo, but Baby 5 attacked, prompting Robin to summon a Venus flytrap made of arms.
• Meowrah tested the Mechanical Bird’s defenses and weapons against Buffalo, then blasted him unconscious and recorded the results.

Monet exhausted herself defeating Klee Meow’s Dudu Bear, but a newly summoned Kuma-inspired bear knocked her unconscious and Xie Wen captured her. Meanwhile, Jinx Meow shrugged off Gladius’s explosions and challenged him to explain what he had supposedly hit.

• Monet transformed into a snow demon and destroyed the Dudu Bear after a fierce struggle, then tried to reach Doflamingo.
• Klee Meow summoned Dudu Bear No. 2, which used a fiery blast to send Monet flying.
• Xie Wen pulled the unconscious Monet back with Dudusi, bound her in Seastone chains, and set her aside.
• Jinx Meow paused her pursuit of Gladius when her Observation Haki warned her of danger.
• Gladius fired explosive pellets at Jinx Meow, but she emerged unharmed and asked what he had hit.

Jinx Meow overwhelmed Gladius with explosive attacks, while Sanji Meow broke free of Jora’s Art-Art Fruit ability and defeated her. Both victories ended with the sound of a crack, leaving the cats facing an unexplained disturbance.

• Gladius was shocked that Jinx Meow was unharmed by his explosions and suspected her Bomb-Bomb Fruit was superior to his.
• Jinx Meow shot Gladius with explosive bullets, destroyed his traps, and avoided his counterattacks with Observation Haki and her defensive move.
• Jinx Meow fired Fishbones at Gladius, engulfing him and the surrounding area in a powerful blast.
• Sanji Meow endured Jora’s altered appearance and built up Armament Haki while she spread her abstract art across the area.
• Sanji Meow criticized Jora’s art, broke free of her Devil Fruit ability, and knocked her unconscious with Ifrit Jambe: Daytime Tiger.
• Jinx Meow and Sanji Meow each heard a distinct cracking sound and turned toward it in confusion.

Robin defeated Baby 5 and tried to recruit her by exposing how the Donquixote Family treated her, then fought Lao G with Baby 5’s help. After Robin knocked Lao G down, a dark green figure attacked her from the side.

• Robin captured Baby 5 and persuaded her that Xie Wen wanted her to join the Palico Research Commission.
• Lao G ambushed Robin, but her cat Raid Suit shielded her from his attack.
• Lao G demanded that Baby 5 attack Robin and called her a convenient woman who served anyone who needed her.
• Robin urged Baby 5 to refuse a request for once, and Baby 5 shot Lao G instead of Robin.
• Robin defeated Lao G with her Cat Claw Fist and prepared to leave with Baby 5.
• A dark green figure suddenly lunged at Robin with a dagger aimed at her neck.

Robin and Baby 5 survived a CP0 assassination attempt, but Xie Wen intervened and confronted the agents over attacking his companion. Before their fight could begin, the ground cracked and collapsed beneath everyone, leaving them plunging into a sudden sinkhole.

• An assassin posing as a Donquixote Family grunt attacked Robin, but her Raid Suit transformation stopped his dagger and Baby 5 struck him with her Foot Pistol.
• Joseph revealed that the assassin was a CP agent, killed him for failing, and attacked Robin, but Xie Wen cut off his arm with a Flying Slash.
• Guernica and Gismonda emerged from hiding and offered Xie Wen rewards in exchange for Robin, then threatened to try again if he refused.
• Xie Wen refused to let the CP0 agents leave after they attacked Robin, and he and Klee Meow prepared to fight them.
• The ground suddenly cracked and collapsed beneath Xie Wen, Robin, Baby 5, Klee Meow, and the CP0 agents, sending them plunging downward.

Xie Wen and the cats regrouped after the battle at Corrida Colosseum, discovering Jinx Meow had devastated part of the arena and likely killed Gladius. Robin then explained that she had recruited Baby 5 as both a maid and a weapon who could change forms, leaving Xie Wen stunned.

• Xie Wen and Robin secured Klee Meow’s bomb as they landed, then found Jora unconscious in seastone chains and Lao G and a CP agent dead; the CP0 agents had escaped.
• Xie Wen decided not to pursue the CP0 agents and focused on killing Doflamingo, while soothing Klee Meow and Sanji Meow.
• Xie Wen spotted Jinx Meow hiding among the rubble and learned she had blown up nearly a quarter of Corrida Colosseum during her fight with Gladius.
• Jinx Meow admitted she had forgotten to control herself and likely blasted Gladius to ashes, costing Xie Wen the Bomb-Bomb Fruit and its Summon Ticket.
• Baby 5 offered to serve Xie Wen, and Robin explained she had recruited her to be both a maid and a weapon that could switch forms.

Xie Wen’s group captured more of Doflamingo’s crew while Baby 5 joined them, and Xie Wen learned that Mansherry was still in Doflamingo’s custody. After Luo asked Xie Wen for help, Doflamingo claimed victory in their Davy Back Fight, but Xie Wen rejected the rules and prepared to settle their personal score.

• Baby 5 explained that Doflamingo had captured the Tontatta princess Mansherry, while Shalmeow struck Pica with a powerful beam.
• Meowrah brought three captured members of Doflamingo’s crew to Xie Wen, who praised and petted her.
• Luo arrived badly injured after losing to Doflamingo and asked Xie Wen for help.
• Doflamingo arrived and claimed he had won the third round, expecting Xie Wen to honor the Davy Back Fight’s rules.
• Xie Wen pointed out that he was not a pirate and offered to hand Luo over, then drew White Calm and challenged Doflamingo over the bounty and false accusation.

Xie Wen fought Doflamingo while Robin and the others moved Luo and the prisoners to safety. After drinking Ai Haibara Meow’s prototype rage potion to focus his will and test his swordsmanship, Xie Wen unleashed his ultimate attack as Doflamingo countered with his own.

• Doflamingo attacked Xie Wen with white threads, but Xie Wen countered with a blast and a barrage of slashes that broke through Doflamingo’s defenses.
• Xie Wen told Robin and the others to take Luo and the prisoners away while he continued fighting Doflamingo.
• Doflamingo traded thread attacks with Xie Wen, but Xie Wen used a concealed slash to wound him without being noticed.
• Xie Wen explained that he hoped battle pressure would help him unlock Bushido Style, then drank Ai Haibara Meow’s Super Mega Demon Drug prototype to focus his thoughts through anger.
• Xie Wen activated Flurry Rush and unleashed Crown of a Thousand Swords as Doflamingo launched Sixteen Holy Bullets: God Thread.

Xie Wen defeated Doflamingo, captured the Donquixote Family, and began extracting Devil Fruits from the prisoners. He let Law take revenge on Doflamingo by shooting him, leaving the former Celestial Dragon’s fate in Law’s hands.

• Xie Wen overwhelmed Doflamingo with sword attacks and knocked him unconscious with a hammer before Birdcage could shrink.
• King Riku announced Birdcage’s disappearance as Morgans broadcast his speeches, while Xie Wen gathered the captured Donquixote Family and fled Dressrosa aboard the Dudu.
• Xie Wen restrained the prisoners with Seastone chains and extracted Monet’s Snow-Snow Fruit, then opened several other prisoners’ mystery boxes without finding Devil Fruits.
• Xie Wen told Law to kill Doflamingo and suggested that Law shoot him, matching the Donquixote family tradition of killing relatives with gunfire.
• Law took a gun and shot Doflamingo after calling him a demon.

After Doflamingo’s defeat, Xie Wen collected the Donquixote Family’s spoils and discovered that Jora and Monet had yielded incomplete Palico Summoning Ticket fragments. He worried the Hunter’s Notes had changed their system, but found comfort in Klee Meow and continued preparing to leave the ship.

• Xie Wen noted that the Donquixote Family officers had been defeated, while Shalmeow admitted she had killed the sticky Trebol and Xie Wen reviewed the meager loot from the officers.
• Xie Wen remembered Senor Pink’s wife and planned to ask King Riku to look after her, then sent Luo away and had Meow Jūshirō store the bodies.
• Xie Wen used the Hunter’s Notes and received a Palico Summoning Ticket (2/3) from Jora’s Art-Art Fruit and a Palico Summoning Ticket (1/5) from Monet’s Snow-Snow Fruit.
• Xie Wen worried that the Hunter’s Notes had changed operators and would only provide ticket fragments, but Klee Meow comforted him and he decided he could still give the Snow-Snow Fruit to another kitty.
• Xie Wen had Hua Mei Meow lower the Dudu Paolumu, fended off Bonney’s requests for a new Travel Guide, and talked Baby 5 into leaving him alone for the moment.

Xie Wen left Dellinger's fate in Shirahoshi's hands, tasking her with persuading him to repent before they returned to Fish-Man Island. After reaching Dressrosa, Xie Wen handed Doflamingo's corpse to Vice Admiral Doll and advised King Riku to investigate the arms-dealing accounts in the palace treasury, while planning to remain in Dressrosa for a few days.

• Xie Wen told Shirahoshi that Dellinger would live only if she could make him repent, and Shirahoshi went to speak with him.
• Xie Wen sent Kaido Meow to protect Shirahoshi while letting her handle the persuasion herself.
• King Riku, his family, and the Tontatta welcomed Xie Wen and thanked him after the Dudu landed in Dressrosa.
• Xie Wen gave Doflamingo's corpse and the other bodies to Vice Admiral Doll, who promised to send Doflamingo's bounty later.
• King Riku offered Xie Wen the contents of Doflamingo's treasury, but Xie Wen asked only for Devil Fruits, Famous Swords, and Seastone.
• Xie Wen warned King Riku to find Doflamingo's transaction records and settle outstanding arms deals, noting that Kaido was among Doflamingo's partners.

After Doflamingo’s death, Xie Wen remained in Dressrosa, where Kyros dealt with opportunists and Xie Wen tested Baby 5’s weapon transformations while the Research Commission pursued its own projects. The group stayed to support Shirahoshi’s efforts with Dellinger, and Meowrah ultimately ate the Snow-Snow Fruit.

• Kaido mourned Doflamingo but stayed on Onigashima, wary of provoking Whitebeard and Red-Hair, while Kyros and the gladiators defeated pirates who came to seize the Donquixote Family’s businesses.
• Xie Wen wrote a Dressrosa travel guide and tested Baby 5’s weapon forms, learning that she could combine weapons, coat them with Armament Haki, and fire without reloading.
• Ai Haibara Meow obtained plant-based medicines from the Tontatta, Robin explored Dressrosa’s history, and Meow Jūshirō and Link Meow sparred with Kyros and the gladiators.
• Shirahoshi continued visiting Dellinger, believing he was beginning to waver and asking Xie Wen to remain in Dressrosa longer.
• Ai Haibara Meow declined the Snow-Snow Fruit because Klee’s Flame-Flame Fruit countered it, and Meowrah ate it after Meow Jūshirō and Hua Mei Meow gave up their claims.

After Kuma and Bonney left Dressrosa, Xie Wen questioned Shirahoshi’s claim that Dellinger had changed and agreed to let her take him back to Fish-Man Island for the royal family to teach. The chapter ended with Xie Wen deciding not to kill Dellinger and an author’s note explaining why two powerful weapons would not suit the story.

• Kuma and Bonney left Dressrosa, while Law returned home after avenging Rosinante and showed no interest in fame.
• Shirahoshi told Xie Wen that she and Dellinger had become friends and that Dellinger wanted to live properly on Fish-Man Island.
• Klee Meow sensed that Dellinger resented Xie Wen but liked Shirahoshi, prompting Dellinger to deny having feelings for her.
• Xie Wen became furious at the thought of Dellinger pursuing Shirahoshi, but Shirahoshi and Baby 5 pleaded for him to spare the boy.
• Xie Wen let Shirahoshi take Dellinger back to Fish-Man Island, where Neptune and the princes could teach him.