Chapter Summaries

Xie Wen met Judge in Germa’s castle and asked him to make Raid Suit-like outfits for the cats and develop an Insect Glaive. Judge balked at doing the work for free, so Xie Wen offered information about Vegapunk, leaving Judge stunned.

• Judge welcomed Xie Wen and his companions to the palace and tried to recruit Xie Wen into Germa, even hinting at marriage.
• Judge showed off a painting depicting his victory over four North Blue kings while Xie Wen wondered why Germa hid its identity from most people.
• Xie Wen asked Judge to make the cats outfits with transformation and jet-powered flight functions, then described an Insect Glaive for Germa to build.
• Judge said the requests were easy for Germa’s technology but asked why he should fulfill them for Xie Wen.
• Xie Wen offered Judge a piece of news about Vegapunk, and Judge was visibly shocked.

Xie Wen sold Judge information about Vegapunk’s lab relocation and negotiated a deal for Raid Suits and an Insect Glaive. Judge left Reiju to entertain the guests, giving her a chance to ask Xie Wen about Sanji.

• Xie Wen told Judge that Vegapunk had moved his research base after Caesar’s poison gas disaster on Punk Hazard.
• Judge criticized Caesar and offered to make the requested gear, but demanded more payment or for Xie Wen to join Germa.
• Xie Wen refused to join Germa, and he and Judge agreed on an additional payment of thirty million Beli.
• Judge left Reiju to entertain Xie Wen and his companions, and Reiju prepared to ask him about Sanji.

Xie Wen and the cats learned more about Sanji’s place in the Vinsmoke family from Reiju, who asked about her brother after hearing he was safe and working as a cook. When Ai Haibara Meow unexpectedly asked to explore Germa’s castle, Xie Wen became suspicious and tried to keep Sanji Meow from joining the group.

• Xie Wen told Reiju how he and the cats had met Sanji, and she thanked him for the news.
• Reiju explained that Sanji had been rejected by Judge and his brothers because he was an ordinary human, while Sanji Meow spoke up for Sanji’s strength.
• Reiju shared her family’s circumstances with Xie Wen and the cats, prompting them to condemn Judge’s treatment of Sanji.
• Ai Haibara Meow asked Reiju to show her around Germa’s castle and invited Klee Meow along.
• Hua Mei Meow joined the outing, while Xie Wen stopped Sanji Meow from following and distracted him by kneading his face.

Klee Meow’s tour of the Germa castle turned into a confrontation when Niji attacked her, prompting Hua Mei Meow to step in. As Niji threatened Hua Mei Meow and Klee Meow, a powerful pressure erupted from Hua Mei Meow, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Hua Mei Meow warned Ai Haibara Meow not to cause trouble for the Admiral, while Ai hinted that she and Klee Meow might stir things up indirectly.
• Niji encountered the maid escorting Klee Meow and tried to attack her after learning she was accompanying the cats.
• Klee Meow stopped Niji with a paw, dodged his attacks, and taunted him as he chased her through the castle and damaged its walls and decorations.
• Hua Mei Meow arrived, blocked Niji’s Lightning Sword, and defended Klee Meow while Klee insisted she had only dodged his attacks.
• Niji threatened to kill Hua Mei Meow and Klee Meow, and a suffocating pressure burst from Hua Mei Meow.

Ai Haibara Meow used the chaos at Germa to search for genetic-modification technology while Hua Mei Meow awakened Conqueror’s Haki and fought Niji. After the Vinsmoke brothers withdrew, Hua Mei Meow led the cats away without confronting Ai Haibara Meow about her covert search.

• Ai Haibara Meow examined stolen test results and planned to find Germa’s core technology while Klee Meow caused a distraction.
• Hua Mei Meow’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked out the laboratory staff, and Ai Haibara Meow recognized the power before searching a device for Lineage Factor research and photographing it.
• Hua Mei Meow used Conqueror’s Haki and Demon Mode to wound Niji, targeting his joints while he struggled under the pressure.
• Ichiji and Yonji arrived, and Klee Meow and Ai Haibara Meow blamed Niji for starting the trouble.
• Ichiji took his brothers away, and Hua Mei Meow scolded Klee Meow and Ai Haibara Meow before leading them back.

Xie Wen and the cats returned from exploring Germa’s castle, where Hua Mei Meow revealed that she had awakened Conqueror’s Haki. After Judge dismissed them and they left Germa, Ai Haibara Meow revealed she had secretly stolen Germa’s technology so they could make Raid Suits and Insect Glaives themselves.

• Klee Meow told Xie Wen about her discoveries around the castle, and Hua Mei Meow explained that she had fought Niji and awakened Conqueror’s Haki.
• Reiju apologized for her brothers’ behavior, and Klee Meow comforted her before arranging for Sanji Meow to be petted.
• At dinner, Judge coldly told Xie Wen that the requested goods were ready and that Germa would not keep them any longer.
• Xie Wen exchanged payment for the goods and left Germa with the cats, while Reiju watched them go.
• On the Toot Toot Forward, Xie Wen asked why Ai Haibara Meow had been quiet, and she revealed she had stolen Germa’s technology with Klee Meow’s help.

Ai Haibara Meow revealed how she and Klee Meow secretly stole Germa's technology while trying to find a way to free Reiju from her father's control. The stolen research included the lineage factor, and the chapter ended with Xie Wen and the cats playfully wrestling aboard the ship.

• Xie Wen questioned Ai Haibara Meow and Hua Mei Meow about how the kittens had carried out their plan, and Ai described plotting with Klee Meow after hearing about Germa's modification technology.
• Ai Haibara Meow said she had photographed Germa's research but did not yet know whether it could solve Reiju's problem, then revealed that the files included the lineage factor.
• Xie Wen realized how valuable the lineage-factor research was and praised Ai Haibara Meow and Klee Meow by rubbing their heads.
• Ai Haibara Meow explained that she had invented a Palico Morse code of facial and body movements so she and Klee Meow could communicate secretly.
• Klee Meow revealed that Ai had devised the code after Klee had pestered her, and the kittens' tussle grew into a playful fight with Xie Wen, Sanji Meow, and Link Meow.

Xie Wen reviewed his Summon Ticket fragments and decided to promote his weapons to collect more sword-pool entries. He then coaxed Ai Haibara Meow out of her laboratory to play with Klee Meow, and ended by beginning a story about Ichigo Kurosaki.

• Xie Wen sorted his fragments among several different pools and considered how he could gather more, especially by making his own weapons famous.
• Xie Wen decided to ask Morgans to promote Fresh Knife: White Calm and to test whether the Notes would record the cats’ weapons.
• Klee Meow asked Xie Wen to play, so he went to Ai Haibara Meow’s laboratory and persuaded her to take a break.
• Ai Haibara Meow joined Klee Meow in playing, and the two cats used Xie Wen as a cat tree until he gathered them for a story.
• Xie Wen began telling the cats a story about an orange cat named Ichigo Kurosaki.

Ai Haibara Meow tested a prototype Raid Suit on Klee Meow and discovered its power limitations while planning upgrades for the cats. She also revealed she had ideas for freeing Reiju and her brothers from Judge’s control, and accused Xie Wen of leading Klee astray.

• Klee Meow tested a prototype Raid Suit made from dismantled Germa suits, flying with jet-powered greaves while Ai Haibara Meow collected data.
• Klee Meow recharged the suit with Mink Tribe Mode electricity, but it ran out of power in less than thirty seconds; Ai Haibara Meow planned to improve the conversion system and use flame energy for Klee’s suit.
• Ai Haibara Meow explained that original Raid Suits drew power from their wearers’ modified bodies, while Judge’s suits lacked charging systems and replaceable energy sources.
• Xie Wen and Ai Haibara Meow discussed freeing Reiju and her brothers from Judge’s control, and Ai Haibara Meow said she had ideas for freeing Reiju.
• Ai Haibara Meow accused Xie Wen of leading Klee astray, and Xie Wen protested that she had no evidence.

Ai Haibara Meow finished the cats’ Raid Suits and made Xie Wen an Insect Glaive and a special Cat Raid Suit. Xie Wen activated it and transformed into a brown-furred cat, leaving the others delighted and him mortified.

• Ai Haibara Meow completed the Raid Suits, though Link Meow felt reluctant to set aside his Paraglider and Meow Jūshirō insisted he would keep his suit as a collectible.
• Ai Haibara Meow explained the suits’ abilities, including Klee Meow’s flame-amplifying, waterproof suit and the others’ enhanced speed, electric shocks, and defenses.
• Xie Wen persuaded Ai Haibara Meow to finish his Insect Glaive, and she also gave him a brown can containing a Raid Suit.
• Xie Wen activated the suit and transformed into a brown-furred cat, discovering that his new paws made holding a weapon difficult.
• Meow Jūshirō, Hua Mei Meow, Sanji Meow, Link Meow, and Klee Meow teased or celebrated Xie Wen as he resigned himself to the transformation.

Xie Wen’s restaurant was interrupted by Charlotte Cracker, who came on Big Mom’s orders to bring him back. Xie Wen chose to fight Cracker, opening with a powerful sword attack.

• Xie Wen and the Palico crew opened their restaurant on a newly reached island while Ai Haibara Meow continued researching the Lineage Factor.
• A ship belonging to the Big Mom Pirates approached, so Xie Wen sent the restaurant’s customers ashore.
• Charlotte Cracker landed on the Toot Toot Forward and demanded that Xie Wen come with him to meet Big Mom.
• Xie Wen learned that Snack had been removed from the Sweet Commanders and provoked Cracker before agreeing to fight.
• Xie Wen drew Fresh Knife: White Calm and attacked Cracker with Red Radiant Meteor.

Xie Wen fought Charlotte Cracker and discovered that Fresh Knife: White Calm’s water element easily cut through Cracker’s biscuit soldiers. After Cracker’s biscuits failed to protect him, Xie Wen overwhelmed him and sent him flying toward a building.

• Cracker used an Armament Haki-coated Biscuit Soldier to defend against Xie Wen, but White Calm cut through its shield, arm, and belly.
• Cracker summoned more Biscuit Soldiers, and Xie Wen destroyed them with White Calm, realizing the sword’s water element weakened the biscuits.
• Cracker dismissed his soldiers and attacked Xie Wen with Pretzel, but Xie Wen won their clash and pierced Cracker’s shoulder.
• Cracker tried to evade Xie Wen’s attacks with more biscuits, but Xie Wen used Scarlet Sky’s End to break through his defense and send him flying toward a nearby building.

Xie Wen defeated and captured Cracker after Cracker attacked the Toot Toot Forward, then asked Morgans to negotiate with Big Mom so she would stop sending people after them. Morgans agreed to mediate, while Xie Wen kept Cracker's sword, Pretzel, as his spoils.

• Xie Wen defeated Cracker and found him unconscious beneath rubble at the construction site.
• Xie Wen bound Cracker with Seastone and called Morgans, explaining that Big Mom had sent Cracker after his restaurant crew.
• Xie Wen told Morgans that Fresh Knife: White Calm had countered Cracker's biscuit soldiers, giving Morgans material for a news story.
• Morgans urged Xie Wen not to provoke Big Mom by harming Cracker and offered to negotiate with her himself.
• Xie Wen accepted Morgans's offer to seek Big Mom's restraint and kept Pretzel rather than returning it.

After defeating Cracker, Xie Wen spoke with Big Mom and refused to join her crew, then learned that the battle had raised his profile and Cracker’s bounty. New bounty posters revealed that Ace had begun his pirate career, while calls from worried friends reminded Xie Wen how widely the clash had attracted attention.

• Xie Wen released the unconscious Cracker to the Homies after Ai Haibara Meow collected his blood and tissue samples for lineage-factor research.
• Xie Wen checked the Hunter’s Notes, found that Cracker’s Pretzel unlocked an entry but granted no Summon Ticket Fragments, and answered Big Mom’s call.
• Xie Wen declined Big Mom’s offer to recruit him and told her the Palico Restaurant would charge her for its food.
• Morgans’s newspaper reported Cracker’s defeat and credited Fresh Knife: White Calm with countering his Devil Fruit; the Navy raised Cracker’s bounty to 800 million.
• Xie Wen reviewed new Wanted Posters, saw that Ace had a 13 million bounty, and received concerned calls from Kuma, Bonney, and Luo.

Xie Wen and his crew sailed through Reverse Mountain to Twin Cape, where they met Crocus and Ai Haibara Meow discussed medicine with him. Their visit was interrupted when Laboon surfaced and roared.

• Xie Wen uploaded the crew’s latest map progress, received a sea-blue Summon Ticket Fragment, and chose to follow Luffy’s route through the Grand Line rather than focus on mapping.
• Xie Wen and his crew sailed the Toot Toot Forward up Reverse Mountain and continued toward the Grand Line.
• Klee Meow greeted Crocus at Twin Cape, and Xie Wen asked to stay with him for a few days.
• Ai Haibara Meow discussed Amber Lead Syndrome with Crocus, then found his medical books and knowledge outdated.
• A huge, scar-covered Laboon surfaced beside the lighthouse and roared toward Reverse Mountain.

Xie Wen and the cats helped Crocus calm Laboon, then Xie Wen told the whale that Brook had survived as a skeleton and arranged a way to connect him with Crocus. After learning how to choose a Grand Line route and exchanging Log Poses, Xie Wen prepared a meal for Crocus, but a pirate ship arrived before it could be served.

• Hua Mei Meow used Conqueror's Haki to quiet Laboon while Crocus administered a sedative.
• Crocus explained that Laboon had stayed at Twin Cape for decades, hoping the Rumbar Pirates would return, and Xie Wen told him Brook had survived thanks to the Revive-Revive Fruit.
• Crocus gave Xie Wen his Vivre Card and explained how Log Poses selected among the seven Grand Line routes.
• Xie Wen exchanged a Log Pose already set to Cactus Island for Crocus's Log Pose, and Crocus asked him to cook a meal.
• As Sanji Meow brought out the food, a small pirate ship rushed down Reverse Mountain and a man called out to Deuce that he smelled food.

Xie Wen and his companions met Ace and the Spade Pirates at Twin Cape, where the crews shared a meal before Ace challenged Sanji Meow to a rematch. Ace’s Haki had grown enough to fight Sanji Meow evenly, and the chapter ended with Sanji Meow reaching for a mysterious can as his stamina waned.

• Crocus noticed Ace’s ship arriving and suggested Xie Wen leave the new pirates alone, but Xie Wen said he knew Ace.
• Ace rushed toward Xie Wen’s food, got kicked by Sanji Meow, then recognized Xie Wen and introduced his crewmates.
• Xie Wen and Klee Meow prepared more dishes, and both crews joined a feast at Twin Cape.
• After eating, Ace challenged Sanji Meow, and their clash with Armament Haki astonished Crocus and the Spade Pirates.
• Sanji Meow struggled to beat the stronger Ace despite using Demon Mode and Mink Tribe Mode, then pulled out a small yellow can.

Sanji Meow fought Ace using his new Raid Suit, and both fighters improved as their battle shifted from Ace being overwhelmed to an even match. They stopped for dinner after the fight dragged on, with Sanji Meow vowing to defeat Ace next time.

• Sanji Meow used his Raid Suit’s thrusters to overwhelm Ace with fast attacks.
• Ace awakened Observation Haki during the fight and began intercepting Sanji Meow’s strikes, bringing the battle back to even.
• Xie Wen and the others cheered for Sanji Meow and Ace as their fierce battle continued into the night.
• Xie Wen suggested stopping for dinner, and Ace and Sanji Meow agreed to end their drawn-out fight.
• Sanji Meow challenged Ace to a rematch and resolved to train harder.

Xie Wen and the cats reached Whiskey Peak, where Baroque Works members disguised as locals welcomed them and offered a feast. Xie Wen played along, and Hua Mei Meow concluded that the town could earn more by operating legitimately than by preying on passing travelers.

• The Toot Toot Forward sailed through rapidly shifting weather toward Cactus Island, while Klee Meow repeatedly built snowmen that melted.
• Xie Wen and the cats spotted Baroque Works members disguised as residents welcoming them to Whiskey Peak and recognized their hostile intentions.
• Jurode introduced himself as the mayor and offered a banquet, but Xie Wen pointed out that the group mostly consisted of children and could not drink.
• Xie Wen accepted the meal, and Hua Mei Meow praised the food and music while suggesting that Whiskey Peak could prosper as a legitimate business.
• Xie Wen recalled that Whiskey Peak had supplied the Straw Hat Pirates with a large feast despite its supposed food shortage.

Xie Wen and the Palicoes arrived in Whiskey Peak, where Baroque Works agents abandoned their plans to attack after recognizing him. Crocodile learned of Xie Wen’s arrival and chose to avoid provoking him, while Robin planned to warn Xie Wen’s group as well.

• Xie Wen let the Palicoes climb the nearby hills and spar while Baroque Works agents watched from nearby houses.
• Klee Meow sensed the agents’ hostility fading, and Hua Mei Meow realized they had recognized Xie Wen from news of his victory over Cracker.
• Xie Wen decided not to pursue the agents and returned to the ship with the cats after Meow Jūshirō and Link Meow finished sparring.
• Miss Monday and the other Baroque Works agents were relieved they had not attacked Xie Wen and resolved to send him away the next morning.
• Nico Robin showed Crocodile information about Xie Wen, and Crocodile ordered his organization not to provoke or monitor him.
• Robin left Crocodile’s office relieved and decided to find a chance to warn Xie Wen and the cats.