Chapter Summaries

After completing the island map, Xie Wen discovered that exploration rewards came from a separate Palico Summoning Ticket pool and that charting more territory would take a long time. He and Klee Meow and Sanji Meow built and tested a raft, stocked it for a voyage, and finally set sail, letting Klee Meow’s luck choose their direction.

• Xie Wen finished illuminating the island map, received a differently colored Palico Summoning Ticket fragment, and realized the map had reset with only 0.1% progress.
• Klee Meow cheered at the prospect of going to sea, while Sanji Meow mourned the delay in summoning a companion before redirecting Klee’s attention to lunch.
• Xie Wen gathered trees and vines to build a reinforced raft with a Bullfango King hide sail, then tested it in the lake and stocked the group’s bags with voyage supplies.
• Sanji Meow reluctantly gave Klee Meow two catnip leaves, which she happily ate.
• Xie Wen, Klee Meow, and Sanji Meow pushed the tested raft into the sea and left their island behind.
• When Sanji Meow asked where to sail, Xie Wen let Klee Meow choose a direction based on her luck, and Sanji Meow steered the raft that way.

Xie Wen and the cats caught flying fish and traded dried fish with a News Coo for a newspaper. Its reports placed them in an early period of the One Piece timeline, and the News Coo pointed them toward the nearest land.

• Klee Meow stunned flying fish with her improved bombs, and Xie Wen and Sanji Meow collected and grilled them.
• Xie Wen spotted a News Coo but had no Beli, so he offered dried fish in exchange for a newspaper.
• Xie Wen learned the newspaper was dated 1515 and reported a clash between the Beasts Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Xie Wen concluded that Whitebeard was alive, the Summit War had not happened, and the Four Emperors title was not yet in use.
• Xie Wen asked the News Coo for directions, and it told him the nearest land lay in the direction Klee Meow had indicated.

Xie Wen and the Palicoes accepted a News Coo’s offer to guide them to a ship, then boarded a merchant vessel in the West Blue. After learning about the ship’s kind owner and their location, Xie Wen wondered whether Ohara’s Buster Call had already happened so he could estimate the current timeline.

• A News Coo offered to lead Xie Wen to a nearby ship in exchange for dried fish, and he agreed.
• The News Coo guided Xie Wen and the Palicoes to a large vessel, whose crew lowered a rope ladder and welcomed them aboard.
• Xie Wen told the wary sailors that he was a castaway and explained that the cats called themselves Palicoes.
• Bax, the ship’s butler and apparent bodyguard, brought Xie Wen and the cats food and explained that the vessel belonged to the merchant Cody.
• Xie Wen learned that Cody was a well-regarded merchant in the West Blue and wondered whether Ohara had already been destroyed by a Buster Call.

Xie Wen took Klee Meow and Sanji Meow onto the deck, where Mr. Cody warned him that the cats could be targeted by slave traders and gangs in Paper Lantern Town. Sanji Meow gathered news about the West Blue before Xie Wen fell asleep still uncertain how far the story had progressed.

• Klee Meow interrupted Xie Wen’s questions to Bax, and Sanji Meow later warned Xie Wen that he had nearly revealed his ignorance of their location and time.
• Xie Wen let Klee Meow play on deck while Sanji Meow questioned the sailors for information.
• Mr. Cody warned Xie Wen that Mink Tribe members were valuable to slave traders and that gangs in Paper Lantern Town included one with a bounty above ten million.
• Xie Wen reassured Cody that he could protect the cats, while Cody privately decided to have Bax keep an eye on them.
• Sanji Meow learned that Ohara had been destroyed more than ten years earlier and that the Devil Sheriff had been driven from the West Blue two years earlier, leading Xie Wen to realize Lafitte came from there.
• Xie Wen reflected that he still needed more information, stroked the cats, and drifted off to sleep.

Xie Wen and the two Palicoes arrived in Paper Lantern Town, where gangs began following them and tried to seize the cats. Bax revealed himself and said Xie Wen was Cody's guest, leaving the gang members facing his warning.

• Xie Wen learned that Cody's merchant ship had docked at Paper Lantern Town and disembarked with Klee Meow and Sanji Meow.
• Sanji Meow and Klee Meow detected Bax following them, and Xie Wen suspected Cody might have an ulterior motive.
• Xie Wen deliberately drew more pursuers by strolling through town, then headed toward a secluded area to confront them.
• Three gangs surrounded Xie Wen and argued over who would take the cats, while Klee Meow asked to use bombs.
• Bax stepped out of hiding and told the gangs that Xie Wen was Cody's guest and asked them to back off.

Xie Wen and the cats watched Bax fight off rival gangs until reinforcements arrived, then Klee Meow defeated the attackers with a barrage of bombs. Xie Wen began searching the fallen gang members for money to help cover the damage, while Bax stared in shock.

• Bax drew his rapier and fought off the gangs, deflecting their bullets while Xie Wen watched his swordsmanship.
• Sanji Meow sensed more men approaching, and another crowd of gang members filled both ends of the alley.
• Xie Wen told Klee Meow to handle the attackers, and she hurled dozens of bombs into the crowd before he could warn her to limit their power.
• Klee Meow's explosions razed the alley and left the gang members sprawled on the ground, while Bax dropped his sword in shock.
• Xie Wen led Klee Meow and Sanji Meow to search the gang members' pockets for money to offset the damage.

After Klee Meow’s excessive bombing wrecked a gang of thugs, Xie Wen arranged an escort job with Cody in exchange for the town’s compensation being covered. He spent most of his money on supplies for himself and the cats, then opened a West Blue map and was shocked by what he saw.

• Xie Wen found little money among the gangsters, reassured Klee Meow, and learned from Bax that the gangsters had no bounties and the Marines rarely interfered with West Blue gangs.
• Xie Wen planned to compensate the townspeople, but Cody offered to cover the costs in exchange for Xie Wen protecting his fleet on its way to a trade fair, and Xie Wen accepted.
• Xie Wen spent most of his seventy thousand Beli on the cats’ snacks, toys, seasonings, and clothes, then bought a West Blue map and several old newspapers at the tavern.
• Xie Wen unfolded the West Blue map alongside the Hunter's Notes and was dumbfounded by the map.

Xie Wen learned more about the West Blue and Bax’s past before challenging him to a sword fight. As the sailors gathered to watch, Xie Wen activated Demon Mode and prepared to fight with two cutlasses.

• Xie Wen examined an inaccurate West Blue map, read old newspapers, and learned that the Flower Country was in the West Blue.
• At dinner, Bax explained why most people did not use detailed nautical charts and told Xie Wen that famous sword grades did not encompass every fine blade.
• Xie Wen learned that Bax came from the same country as Brook and had studied swordsmanship in its Guard Corps.
• Xie Wen asked Bax for a fight, and the two went to an open area outside town as sailors gathered to watch and bet.
• Bax underestimated Xie Wen and beckoned him to attack, so Xie Wen drew two cutlasses and activated Demon Mode.

Xie Wen sparred with Bax using dual blades, improving his technique as Bax quietly helped him identify openings. After Klee Meow won money betting on Xie Wen, the sailors explained that Cody had recruited them to attend a Gang-organized trade fair and hoped to use Klee Meow’s bombs to escape if its organizers plotted against them; with Xie Wen’s strength, they now felt safer.

• Xie Wen surprised Bax by vanishing and placing a blade at his neck, then agreed to another round after the sailors urged Bax to fight seriously.
• Bax attacked Xie Wen with his rapier, then shifted to defense and used their sparring to help Xie Wen improve his offensive technique.
• After nearly an hour, Bax ended the fight, and Klee Meow showed Xie Wen the Beli she had won betting on him.
• Xie Wen praised Klee Meow and let her keep her winnings, while Sanji Meow guarded his money for ingredients.
• The sailors told Xie Wen that Cody had been pressured into attending a trade fair organized by Gangs and had planned to use Klee Meow’s bombs to escape if necessary.
• The sailors said Xie Wen’s strength gave them a better chance of escaping the trade fair safely.

Xie Wen learned that studying accurate nautical charts expanded the Hunter’s Notes map and its scouting range, easing his worries about mapping the world. As Cody’s ship left Paper Lantern Town, Xie Wen realized he had forgotten to unlock the map there, then began considering an idea involving Devil Fruit powers.

• Cody raised Xie Wen’s guard pay and gave him half the fee up front, while Xie Wen worried about the cost of weapons and future Palicoes.
• Xie Wen told Klee Meow more of his Palico version of Naruto, and Klee showed him her drawing of Sasuke Meow.
• After Cody’s ship left Paper Lantern Town, Xie Wen realized he had forgotten to unlock its map, and Sanji Meow pointed out the mistake.
• Bax lent Xie Wen the crew’s nautical charts, which Xie Wen studied before returning them.
• Xie Wen found that the Hunter’s Notes map had gained a pre-rendered region and a much wider scouting range, then formed an idea about stealing Devil Fruit powers.

Xie Wen considered whether his Carving Knife could extract Devil Fruits from the corpses of their users, then arrived with Cody's fleet at Cody's hometown. He accepted Cody's cutlasses and asked him to find a Nodachi, leaving Bax newly determined to train harder.

• Xie Wen dismissed the Dark-Dark Fruit as too dangerous to pursue and reasoned that his Carving Knife might be able to carve a Devil Fruit from its user's corpse.
• Cody's fleet reached a harbor beside his hometown, where Bax confirmed that Cody had once been a Marine.
• Cody offered Xie Wen two cutlasses, but Xie Wen asked for a Nodachi because it was the weapon he used best.
• Bax learned that Xie Wen had not used his preferred weapon during their spar and resolved to train harder.
• Cody agreed to find a Nodachi for Xie Wen, who accepted the cutlasses as well.

Xie Wen took Klee Meow and Sanji Meow into the Marine Base to uncover the last dark patch on his map, despite having no official reason to enter. The Marines let them tour the entire base, and a talkative guide even revealed its personnel, weapons, and strongest fighters’ specialties.

• After circling Paper Lantern Town, Xie Wen saw the map reveal the surrounding area except for a small patch around the Marine Base.
• Xie Wen decided against asking Cody for help and walked into the unguarded Marine Base with Klee Meow and Sanji Meow.
• A talkative Marine mistook Xie Wen for a recruit, then was shocked when Sanji Meow spoke and drew a crowd around the cats.
• Colonel Hilnans sent the crowd away and invited Xie Wen to join the Marines, but Xie Wen declined, saying he had to help the cats find their kin and visit the Mink Tribe's homeland.
• Hilnans allowed Xie Wen and the cats to tour the base, where their guide divulged details about its personnel, weapons, and strongest fighters.

Xie Wen trained with Bax, learned the basics of his swordsmanship, and received the nodachi Cody had promised him before the fleet departed. He celebrated Klee Meow’s apparent good behavior, but Sanji Meow revealed she had been experimenting with explosive tags and had started a few small fires.

• Xie Wen trained at Bax’s place and defeated him with a Foresight Slash during their spar.
• Bax offered to teach Xie Wen his swordsmanship, and Xie Wen accepted after learning the style was not secret.
• Cody’s promised nodachi arrived before the fleet’s departure, and Xie Wen had learned the basics of Bax’s swordsmanship.
• Xie Wen found that Klee Meow had become popular with the island’s villagers and had avoided causing major explosions.
• Sanji Meow told Xie Wen that Klee Meow had been researching explosive tags and had started a few small fires.

Xie Wen let Klee Meow test her bombs from a skiff towed behind the fleet, and her experiments caused several blasts without sinking the ships. The voyage remained peaceful, though one explosion sent Xie Wen into the sea and struck a Sea King, while Klee Meow stayed unharmed.

• Klee Meow begged Xie Wen to let her experiment with bombs, so he arranged for them to work from a small skiff far behind the fleet.
• Bax understood the danger after Xie Wen explained that Klee Meow's bombs had flattened an alley in Paper Lantern Town, and he made their tow rope longer.
• Klee Meow's first bomb exploded in the sea, splashing Xie Wen, Klee Meow, and Bax, while Klee Meow insisted she did not need to hold back its power away from the big ship.
• Xie Wen and Klee Meow continued setting off bombs as Sanji Meow cooked with the fleet's cooks, and they encountered no pirates on the voyage.
• One bomb exploded just after Xie Wen threw it, blasting him into the sea and knocking Klee Meow across the skiff, while an attacking Sea King was hit and left dazed.
• Klee Meow got to experiment, Sanji Meow gained ingredients, Xie Wen added an entry to his catalog, and the sailors enjoyed a feast.

Xie Wen and the cats arrived at Gures, where Cody allowed Xie Wen to take Klee Meow and Sanji Meow into the city to test the Gangs’ intentions. The trio left the inn after Bax warned them to avoid provoking the island’s powerful families and reminded Klee not to use bombs.

• Cody checked into an inn on Gures with Xie Wen, Bax, and several fighters while his subordinates sold goods.
• Xie Wen asked Cody for permission to take Klee Meow and Sanji Meow sightseeing, but Bax objected because Xie Wen was on bodyguard duty.
• Cody approved the outing and explained that he wanted Xie Wen and the cats to gauge the Gangs’ attitudes before the trade fair.
• Cody paid Xie Wen the rest of his fee, and Bax warned the group that the Buono, Capone, and Shimento Families controlled Gures.
• Xie Wen reminded Klee Meow not to blow up a street, and Klee Meow and Sanji Meow blamed him for their earlier bombing in Paper Lantern Town.

Xie Wen used himself and the two Palicoes as bait to draw out the Gang on Gless Island, hoping to encounter Capone’s people. When Capone Family members finally blocked his way and demanded the cats, Xie Wen vanished and struck from behind.

• Xie Wen carried Klee Meow and Sanji Meow through the city while refusing merchants’ offers to buy them.
• Xie Wen explored secluded streets to lure the Gang, and Sanji Meow noticed the pursuers dwindling to two groups that joined together.
• Xie Wen grew impatient when the Gang kept following without attacking, and he began heading back with the cats.
• Gang members blocked their way and demanded that Xie Wen hand over the cats for a few Beli.
• A gang member identified them as the Capone Family, and Xie Wen let the cats down before disappearing from view.
• Xie Wen sheathed his blade behind the gang members and remarked that he had cut something worthless.

Xie Wen fought off Capone Family gangsters who tried to buy Klee Meow and Sanji Meow, then returned to the inn as Cody judged the incident unlikely to escalate. When the trade fair arrived, Cody took Xie Wen and the two cats to attend, leaving the other guards with the caravan.

• Xie Wen cut down the Capone Family gangsters who confronted him and returned to the inn with Klee Meow and Sanji Meow.
• Xie Wen told Cody about the encounter, and Cody explained that the Buono Family could mediate if the Capone Family caused further trouble.
• Xie Wen and the cats spent the next few days exploring the city, while the Capone Family left them alone.
• Cody warned Xie Wen and the others to stay alert at the trade fair, then took Bax, Xie Wen, Klee Meow, and Sanji Meow to the venue.

Xie Wen attended Gures’s trade fair and learned that the three mafia families wanted to bind merchants to their territories and build lasting businesses on the island. Capone Bege confronted him over the Mink Tribe companions, then warned that Gures would become dangerous after the fair.

• Xie Wen learned that the three families were competing to claim merchants and establish long-term industries in Gures.
• Buono John addressed the merchants, and a Shimento Family staff officer failed to win over one of them.
• Xie Wen spotted Vito the Weird Gun and Gotti, who brought Capone Bege over to meet him.
• Bege asked whether Xie Wen would sell Klee Meow and Sanji Meow, and Xie Wen refused, comparing them to Bege’s own subordinates.
• Bege warned Xie Wen to protect his companions because Gures would not remain peaceful after the trade fair.

At the trade fair, Buono John approached Cody with a deal that hinted at Cody’s hidden influence, while Xie Wen kept watch for Capone Bege. As the fair ended, Bege remained nowhere to be seen, and someone shot John dead during his speech.

• Xie Wen observed the three families’ negotiations and noticed that the Buono Family had the upper hand while merchants avoided Cody.
• Buono John offered Cody a tax-free deal in exchange for putting in a good word for Gures’s application to become an affiliated nation, and Cody agreed.
• Cody told Bax that he had only promised to put in a good word, while Xie Wen suspected Cody had more influence than he admitted.
• After the trade fair ended, Xie Wen searched the crowd for Capone Bege but could not find him or his conspicuous subordinates.
• A gunshot struck Buono John in the head as he gave his closing speech, and he fell to the floor.

Capone Bege betrayed the Buono Family and then turned on the Shimento Family, revealing the hidden strength of his Devil Fruit and concealed troops. He challenged Xie Wen to fight Vito the Weird Gun, but Klee Meow eagerly claimed the chance to fight instead.

• Simment Lane explained that the Buono Family had secretly planned to make Gures its own royal domain, so the Shimento Family and Capone Family had joined forces against it.
• Capone Bege revealed that he had no interest in becoming royalty, while Xie Wen suspected the Shimento Family would soon be betrayed as well.
• Vito the Weird Gun killed a messenger from the Shimento Family, and Capone Bege ignored Lane's furious demands for an explanation.
• Lane and the Shimento Family attacked Capone Bege, but Bege transformed into a brick-and-stone structure and sent hidden Capone Family troops pouring out of his body.
• Capone Bege challenged Xie Wen to defeat Vito, but Klee Meow turned Xie Wen's face aside and declared that she wanted to fight the bad guys too.