Recaps

Sabo tested his newly copied String-String Fruit abilities, while the Revolutionary Army expanded its ranks of Devil Fruit users through Ai Haibara Meow’s blood replacement procedure. Dragon returned with news that Saint Saturn had survived and that the World Government was gathering materials that might be used to repair Uranus, leaving Xie Wen confident Klee could destroy it again.

• Sabo reproduced several of Doflamingo’s string techniques, but his miniature Birdcage lacked the strength and signal-blocking properties of the original.
• The cats described how their own Devil Fruit abilities had awakened, and Ai Haibara Meow, Ivankov, and Lindbergh began transferring additional copied abilities to Revolutionary Army members.
• Dragon returned and reported that Saint Saturn had survived, though he appeared thinner and older, and Xie Wen said the circulating rumors still showed the World Government had lost some control.
• Dragon revealed that the World Government had been demanding special minerals from several Affiliated Nations, which he suspected were being collected to repair Uranus.
• Xie Wen and Klee Meow declared they could destroy Uranus again, and Xie Wen privately resolved to keep the Dudu farther away from Klee’s next nuclear bomb.

After learning that the World Government planned to execute Garp, Xie Wen agreed to help Dragon rescue him and urged him to coordinate with Whitebeard. Xie Wen then investigated why the World Government had left Egghead Island lightly guarded, but Vegapunk had no answers yet.

• Hua Mei Meow showed Xie Wen a newspaper announcing Garp’s public execution at Marineford in ten days.
• Dragon explained that he feared Uranus might be repaired before the execution, and Xie Wen agreed to help rescue Garp alongside the Palico Research Commission.
• Xie Wen reminded Dragon that Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates might join the rescue, and Dragon left to make arrangements and contact them.
• Ai Haibara Meow questioned why the World Government had left Egghead Island vulnerable, prompting Xie Wen to suspect that something had changed there.
• Xie Wen called Vegapunk, who reported increased surveillance but no new guards or other changes on Egghead Island, and promised to investigate further.

Xie Wen and the Revolutionary Army prepared to rescue Garp at his public execution, while Xie Wen followed the latest news about Luffy and the shifting balance of power. The chapter left the rescue and Uranus threat ahead, as ordinary people enjoyed an unexpectedly peaceful period amid the conflict.

• Dragon failed to locate Garp before the execution and planned to rescue him at the execution ground instead.
• Meowrah mass-produced drones to counter Uranus, while Klee Meow and the Little Girl Alliance upgraded Little Girl.
• Xie Wen read that Luffy had gathered his crew, entered the Grand Line, become a Supernova, and defeated Moria.
• Xie Wen noted that Brook had gone to Elegia with Uta, while the Straw Hats might have reached Sabaody without encountering a Celestial Dragon.
• Attacks on Celestial Dragons, the Navy's pirate crackdown, and the Revolutionary Army's growing influence coincided with a more peaceful life for ordinary people.

Xie Wen, the Whitebeard Pirates, and Dragon’s forces approached Marineford to rescue Garp, while Meowrah’s drones revealed an unexpectedly sparse Marine deployment. The chapter left Xie Wen uneasy about the World Government’s plans and whether Uranus would be used.

• Dragon’s forces joined the Whitebeard Pirates aboard the Moby Dick, while Xie Wen split his cats between the Dudu Paolumu and the rescue party.
• Xie Wen gave the allies Meowrah’s mass-produced teleportation devices, and Ace repeatedly used one until he became sick.
• Whitebeard and the other pirates praised the devices and discussed returning to Egghead Island to obtain more technology.
• As the group neared Marineford, Meowrah’s drones spotted few Marine warships and an open entrance to the bay.
• Xie Wen considered whether Imu planned to use Uranus, but the reconnaissance showed no Uranus or airships, leaving the Marines’ deployment unexplained.

Whitebeard, Dragon, and Xie Wen sailed openly into Marineford to rescue Garp, where the Marines had gathered familiar allies and dangerous criminals for the execution. After Sengoku began listing Garp’s alleged crimes, the rescue forces launched their attack.

• Whitebeard and Dragon agreed to sail directly into Marineford, and the Marines allowed the Moby Dick through the harbor entrance.
• Xie Wen recognized Hancock, Mihawk, Moria, Cavendish, Magellan, Shiryu, and other figures among the assembled Shichibukai and Marine forces.
• Marco identified Avalo Pizarro and Mad Treasure, while Ivankov explained Magellan and Shiryu’s roles at Impel Down.
• Xie Wen noticed CP9 agents among the government forces and realized the Five Elders, Imu, and the Holy Knights were absent from Marineford.
• Whitebeard, Ace, and Dragon called out to Garp as Sengoku began reading the charges against him.
• Ace and Dragon rushed toward the Execution Platform, Whitebeard struck the air with Seaquake, and Xie Wen attacked the Marines with Heaven-Splitting Ruin.

As the Marines clashed with Whitebeard’s forces and the Revolutionary Army during Garp’s attempted rescue, Mihawk challenged Xie Wen to a fight to the death. Xie Wen discovered that Mihawk had independently approximated Spirit Blade, then used Mirror Flower Structure to knock Mihawk off balance and provoke him into attacking more seriously.

• Morgans watched the execution footage and celebrated how the conflict would sell newspapers, while civilians around the world followed the events and many believed the World Government’s propaganda.
• Aokiji froze Whitebeard’s waves to create a battlefield, and the Marines joined the fight, though Xie Wen sensed that most were holding back while the CP Agents fought hard.
• Mihawk blocked Xie Wen and demanded a proper fight to the death, so Xie Wen activated his combat techniques and met Mihawk’s attack with his blackened Salted Fish Long Sword.
• Xie Wen realized Mihawk had developed a sword technique resembling Spirit Blade, but recovered from his shock and struck back with Mirror Flower Structure.
• Mihawk staggered and left himself open, but Xie Wen chose to taunt him instead of attacking, prompting Mihawk to renew his assault with greater killing intent.

The Shichibukai and other fighters chose opponents while the Palicoes joined the battle. Suika Meow fought Mad Treasure, and Meow Jūshirō faced Shiryu, whose apparent draw against the cat’s first strike left him exposed to a faster follow-up slash.

• Boa Hancock staged a friendly match with Baby 5, while Moria and Cavendish fought the Revolutionary Army and Avalo Pizarro targeted Yamato.
• Mad Treasure attacked the Palicoes with chains, but Suika Meow tangled them and yanked him toward her.
• Suika Meow traded chain attacks with Mad Treasure, slamming him into the ice before he emerged unharmed and attacked again.
• Meow Jūshirō confronted Shiryu and judged his bloodthirsty swordsmanship unworthy of respect.
• Meow Jūshirō’s Heavenly Soaring Cat Flash clashed with Shiryu’s sword, and the cat immediately followed with a faster second slash.

Meow Jūshirō, Yamato, and Suika Meow defeated Shiryu, the Corrupt King, and Mad Treasure while the cats aboard the Dudu watched the battle. The loss of two newly recruited Shichibukai left the Navy reflecting on how dangerous the title had become.

• Meow Jūshirō wounded Shiryu with a Flying Slash but dismissed him as he fled.
• The cats aboard the Dudu watched the fighting, while Little Plushie and the Dudu cheered for their allies.
• Yamato smashed the Corrupt King's gauntlets and froze him when he tried to escape.
• Suika Meow crushed Mad Treasure's chains and bones with her enlarged Ibuki Gourd.
• The deaths of two newly recruited Shichibukai exhausted the Navy officers and underscored the risks of the title.

Xie Wen and Mihawk fought to a fever pitch at Marineford, with Xie Wen holding his ground against Mihawk’s strongest slash before their duel was interrupted by Luffy’s arrival. The shattered ice gave way beneath them, and a pirate ship with a lion figurehead crashed into the sea.

• Xie Wen and Mihawk traded increasingly powerful sword strikes as their battle shattered the ice around them.
• Xie Wen and Mihawk praised each other’s swordsmanship and renewed their resolve to settle the fight as swordsmen.
• Xie Wen used Iai: Sunbreak Eclipse to meet Mihawk’s strongest slash head-on and held firm in their blade lock.
• Luffy shouted that he had come to save his grandfather, distracting Xie Wen and Mihawk as they eased off their clash.
• The remaining ice floe broke apart, and Xie Wen, Mihawk, and a pirate ship with a cartoon lion figurehead fell into the sea.

Xie Wen reunited with the Straw Hat Pirates at the battlefield and told Luffy that Ace, Sabo, and Dragon were there to help save Garp. Luffy launched himself toward the execution platform, leaving the others to fight while Xie Wen confronted Buggy and his crew.

• Luffy landed the Thousand Sunny at the battlefield, and the Straw Hat Pirates beat him for nearly getting them killed.
• Nami and Chopper warmly greeted Xie Wen, while Zoro challenged him and Mihawk; Mihawk left, and the others held Zoro back.
• Xie Wen pointed out Ace, Sabo, and Dragon, and Luffy learned that Dragon was his father before setting off to save Garp.
• Lucci intercepted Luffy in midair, and the two began fighting as the battlefield erupted into battle again.
• Xie Wen asked Buggy and his crew to join the fight, then drew Fresh Knife: White Calm when Buggy complained that they had been dragged there.

Xie Wen tested Buggy’s Chop-Chop Fruit by slashing and striking him while the Buggy Pirates joined the fight as a cheer squad. Ai Haibara Meow arrived and eagerly prepared to collect Buggy’s blood for research, leaving him terrified.

• Mohji, Cabaji, and the Buggy Pirates abandoned Buggy and charged toward the Marines to support Straw Hat.
• Xie Wen decided not to kill Buggy and tested whether the Chop-Chop Fruit made him immune to different sword attacks.
• Xie Wen repeatedly slashed and struck Buggy, discovering that the fruit automatically split him apart against some attacks but not others.
• Ai Haibara Meow landed on Xie Wen’s shoulder, worried about him after his fight with Mihawk.
• Ai Haibara Meow pulled out a syringe and told Xie Wen she would draw Buggy’s blood before his tests killed him, sending Buggy into a panic.

Luffy fought his way toward the Execution Platform while Dragon, Sengoku, and Zephyr let the rescue attempt proceed under the guise of battle. With the Straw Hat Pirates holding off the Marines, Luffy and Ace reached Garp, and the executioners pretended to faint before Luffy could hit them.

• Luffy fought Rob Lucci, defeated him with Gear Third, and shrank into his small form before slipping through the Marines toward the platform.
• Luffy's arrival encouraged Ace and Sabo as they fought Zephyr, while Dragon and Sengoku continued their halfhearted duel.
• Sengoku noticed Dragon's plan to let Ace and Sabo gain experience but chose not to interfere, and Zephyr gave the boys guidance until Sengoku warned him to stop.
• Zephyr began fighting more seriously, but the Straw Hat Pirates arrived and intercepted him and the nearby Marines so Luffy could reach Garp.
• Luffy and Ace reached Garp, while the two executioners threw themselves down and pretended to faint before Luffy could strike them.

Catarina Devon impersonated Garp and stabbed Ace, triggering a chaotic retreat as Magellan attacked with deadly poison. Xie Wen suspected the Five Elders had a larger plan, and a violent quake began shaking the ships and Marineford.

• Luffy and Ace freed Garp, but Catarina Devon disguised as Garp stabbed Ace and retreated to Shiryu.
• Sengoku questioned Catarina about Garp, while Sabo stopped Luffy from pursuing her and urged him to carry Ace to the Moby Dick for treatment.
• Magellan unleashed Venom Demon: Hell's Judgment to stop the retreat, and Whitebeard shattered the poison giant with Air Quake as the poison kept spreading.
• Ai Haibara Meow sent Sherry to absorb Magellan's poison and Vermouth to treat the wounded, including Ace.
• Xie Wen questioned the Five Elders' motives as the Thousand Sunny, the surrounding ships, and Marineford began shaking violently.

Xie Wen and his allies escaped Marineford while he suspected Uranus had destroyed Egghead Island and worried that Vegapunk was dead. He shared his theory that one of Vegapunk’s satellites had betrayed him, though he could not understand why Vegapunk had failed to protect himself.

• Xie Wen deduced that Uranus had likely struck Egghead Island and feared Kaido and Charlotte Linlin might have been caught in the attack.
• Xie Wen called Klee Meow and the other cats to help the retreat, and their ships left Marineford with little resistance.
• Luffy raged over failing to rescue Garp and nearly returned to attack Catarina, while Dragon joined Whitebeard aboard the Toot Toot Forward.
• Xie Wen told Dragon and Whitebeard that contact with Egghead Island had been lost and that he had asked Shanks to search for Vegapunk.
• Xie Wen suggested that a traitorous Vegapunk satellite might have helped the World Government repair Uranus, then wondered why Vegapunk had taken no precautions against his own creations.

After Uranus destroyed Egghead Island, Xie Wen learned that York had betrayed Vegapunk and that Punk Records, along with the other satellites, had been destroyed. He headed to Elegia to retrieve Edison and find out what had happened to Kaido and Big Mom.

• Xie Wen and Dragon worried that the World Government had Vegapunk’s support, while Meowrah explained that rebuilding his research would take time without Punk Records.
• Shanks told Xie Wen that Uranus had annihilated Egghead Island, and Edison revealed that York had killed Vegapunk and Shaka before the Five Elders killed the other satellites.
• Edison explained that Lilith and Pythagoras had launched his head to safety, but Punk Records and its backups had been destroyed.
• Xie Wen learned that Edison did not know whether Kaido and Big Mom had survived, then set out with the cats for Elegia to retrieve him.

Xie Wen and the cats arrived at Elegia and reunited with Brook, who thanked Xie Wen for news about Laboon before his usual antics and the cats’ research interests got him into trouble. Brook agreed to cooperate with Ai Haibara Meow and Purah’s research after Vodka attacked him, leaving him feeling that meeting Xie Wen and the cats never brought him anything but trouble.

• Xie Wen arrived at Elegia with his companions and reunited with Brook, Uta, Gordon, and the Red Hair Pirates who had stayed behind.
• Brook thanked Xie Wen for bringing news of Laboon, then asked Robin and Yamato to show him their panties, prompting Baby 5 to attack him.
• Xie Wen and the cats discussed using Brook’s soul powers to research giving Guardians souls, and Brook tried to retreat from them.
• Vodka bit Brook’s shin, and Brook failed to possess the Elemental Beast with his soul powers.
• Ai Haibara Meow pressured Brook into promising to cooperate with her and Purah’s research before Vodka finally let him go.

Xie Wen and his allies met with Dragon and Whitebeard at Baltigo to assess the World Government’s gains after Egghead Island and plan an alliance against it. They decided they needed Kaido and Big Mom, while Xie Wen considered bringing Gild Tesoro in to help fund their research.

• Edison left the laboratory in a temporary Guardian body, and Xie Wen took Shanks, Benn Beckman, and Brook aboard the Dudu for Baltigo.
• Xie Wen, Dragon, Whitebeard, and Edison met to discuss Egghead Island, where Edison explained that the Five Elders had seized the Lineage Factor library and taken the Seraphim and Mother Carmel Flame.
• Xie Wen explained that King’s Lunarian Lineage Factor could help them develop fighters like the Seraphim, though King’s survival and cooperation were uncertain.
• Xie Wen urged Dragon to ally with Kaido and Big Mom, noting that their crews could provide valuable Lineage Factors and that Perospero’s candy-based laboratory might help overcome equipment shortages.
• Xie Wen considered openly recruiting Gild Tesoro to provide research funding as they prepared to build a united front against the World Government.

Xie Wen proposed building a united front against the World Government by recruiting powerful allies, protecting likely targets, and weakening the Government through public opinion and defections. The group began planning how to bring allies together and prepare for retaliation.

• Xie Wen urged the group to form a united front and named the World Economy News Paper, the Ark Maxim, Fish-Man Island, the Kuja, and Hawk-Eye as potential allies.
• Shanks volunteered to recruit Mihawk, and Xie Wen explained that Gild Tesoro opposed the World Government because Celestial Dragons had killed his lover.
• Xie Wen told Whitebeard that Imu might know Shirahoshi was Poseidon and argued that Fish-Man Island would be targeted whether or not it joined the war.
• Xie Wen warned Shanks that Elegia could face retaliation and suggested arranging Paw-Paw Fruit abilities for Uta's protection; he also planned to warn Issho and Hiyori about Wano Country's connection to Pluton.
• Xie Wen argued that allied nations could delay heavenly tribute and that the Revolutionary Army could attract Navy members who opposed the Celestial Dragons.

Xie Wen reunited with Nami and learned how she had joined Luffy’s crew, then watched the Straw Hat Pirates challenge the cats at the Revolutionary Army’s training grounds. Luffy and Sanji were knocked out and Zoro was humbled, while Luffy immediately revived at the mention of food.

• Xie Wen asked Nami why she had joined the Straw Hat Pirates, and she explained that Luffy’s crew had met her after the Cocoyasi Village militia beat them up.
• Xie Wen and Nami reached the training grounds, where Jinx Meow had defeated Luffy, Meow Jūshirō had defeated Zoro, and Sanji Meow had defeated Sanji.
• Jinx Meow asked to blow Luffy apart, but Xie Wen told her to give him a bottle of Satan Potions instead, and Luffy passed out after drinking it.
• Meow Jūshirō told Zoro that his progress was slow and advised him to spend more time on Sword Meditation, which Zoro realized Koshiro had already recommended.
• Sanji challenged Sanji Meow to a cooking contest, and Luffy immediately sat up when he heard there would be food.
• Ai Haibara Meow concluded that the Straw Hat Pirates were extraordinarily stupid.

Dragon reported that Kaido and Big Mom had agreed to discuss an alliance and invited the group to Big Mom’s Tea Party. Xie Wen’s public-opinion campaign had weakened the World Government and Marines’ reputations, and the group prepared to split up for the Tea Party and Fish-Man Island.

• Dragon told Xie Wen that Kaido and Big Mom had agreed to join forces and that Big Mom had invited them to her Tea Party.
• Dragon said the Revolutionary Army’s public-opinion campaign had spurred opposition to the World Government and defections from the Marines.
• Xie Wen and the World Economy News Paper spread accounts of Celestial Dragon persecution and footage of Kuzan protecting Cavendish, damaging the Government’s and Marines’ reputations.
• Dragon planned to bring Sabo, Kuma, and Bonney to the Tea Party, and Xie Wen agreed that Luffy and his friends could come too.
• Shirahoshi chose to return to Fish-Man Island, and Jinx Meow decided to accompany her to help protect it.

Xie Wen and his companions arrived at Whole Cake Island for Big Mom’s Tea Party, where he reunited with Perospero and met Big Mom and Kaido. Big Mom asked Xie Wen and Dragon to explain Imu and the weapon that destroyed Egghead Island as their alliance began.

• Luffy tried to visit Wheat Island for its food, but Nami stopped him and Sabo promised that Whole Cake Island had plenty to eat.
• Xie Wen noticed that several Totto Land islands had been damaged or abandoned after the Navy’s earlier base-trading tactic.
• Perospero welcomed Xie Wen and Dragon at Whole Cake Island’s harbor and led them to Whole Cake Chateau.
• Perospero sent Sabo, Luffy, and the others to a side hall, while Xie Wen and Dragon went on to meet Big Mom and Kaido.
• Kaido briefly directed his Conqueror’s Haki and killing intent at Xie Wen’s group, then withdrew them when Big Mom reminded him to focus on their alliance.
• Big Mom asked Xie Wen and Dragon to explain Imu and the mysterious weapon that had destroyed Egghead Island.

Xie Wen and Dragon told Kaido and Charlotte Linlin what they knew about Imu and Uranus, then refused to let the pirates join the operation to destroy the Ancient Weapon. Kaido proposed settling control of the alliance and Uranus’s fate through one-on-one fights, and Dragon accepted.

• Xie Wen and Dragon explained what they knew about Imu and Uranus to Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, while withholding how Imu had lived so long.
• Kaido and Charlotte Linlin bargained with Dragon for a greater share of the spoils, but Dragon said their group would destroy Uranus without using any of their people.
• Charlotte Linlin objected, and Dragon argued that destroying Uranus was the fairest option for everyone.
• Kaido proposed that each faction send one representative to fight, with the winner commanding the alliance and deciding Uranus’s fate.
• Dragon accepted Kaido’s one-on-one challenge because he and the others had anticipated it.

Xie Wen and the others attended Big Mom’s Tea Party after discussing a provisional alliance, while the gathering also tested how many factions would defy the World Government’s pressure. The chapter left Sanji stunned when Judge dismissed him as unimportant while courting Big Mom.

• Xie Wen left Dragon to continue alliance talks with Big Mom and took the cats to the side hall, where Luffy and Bonney were eating with Sabo and Kuma.
• Yasopp reunited with Usopp, then greeted Luffy as Lucky Roux joined the other guests in an eating contest.
• Xie Wen warned Luffy and Bonney that Big Mom had saved the best food for the official banquet, but they soon digested their full bellies.
• Perospero led the guests to the Tea Party, where Xie Wen spotted Reiju and the other Vinsmokes among the new attendees.
• Judge identified Sanji as his former third son, then dismissed him as unimportant while addressing Big Mom affectionately, shocking Sanji and Xie Wen.

Xie Wen realized Pudding had made Judge fall in love with Big Mom, while Ai Haibara Meow gave Reiju a potion that could free her from Judge’s control. Reiju chose to remain with her family and the Charlotte Family, and Xie Wen decided not to tell her about Pudding’s scheme.

• Xie Wen concluded that Pudding had used her Memo-Memo Fruit to make Judge fall in love with Big Mom.
• Big Mom sent Reiju to become better acquainted with Xie Wen and the cats, and Reiju reunited warmly with Sanji and Sanji Meow.
• Ai Haibara Meow gave Reiju a Liberation Potion designed to free her from Judge’s Factor Chain.
• Reiju injected the potion but said she would not abandon Judge or leave the Big Mom Pirates because she valued both families.
• Xie Wen decided not to tell Reiju about Pudding’s plan, reasoning that Judge seemed content with the marriage.

At Big Mom’s Tea Party, Xie Wen revealed to Stussy that he knew her identity and told her what happened on Egghead Island, then invited her to meet Edison. The party ended without serious trouble, and Kaido immediately challenged Xie Wen to fight him himself.

• Stussy approached Xie Wen and Klee Meow, while Whitebeard froze at the sight of her and Sanji struggled to get past Reiju.
• Xie Wen told Stussy that York had betrayed Vegapunk and that Edison had survived, prompting Stussy to ask to meet him.
• Stussy agreed to meet Edison later, then mingled with the guests to gather intelligence as Morgans photographed Dragon with Umit and Giberson.
• Big Mom’s Tea Party began, and Whitebeard and Red-Hair subdued Kaido when he went on a drunken rampage.
• After the other guests departed, Kaido challenged Xie Wen to fight him without sending out his cats.