Chapter Summaries

After leaving Punk Hazard, Xie Wen and his companions reached Fordyce, where Shirahoshi experienced the islanders’ kindness toward the Fish-Man Race. They soon departed to avoid endangering the locals and chose a course toward the people pursuing Robin.

• Xie Wen and the two Research Cats finished exploring Punk Hazard’s laboratories, collected useful discoveries, and took the survivors aboard.
• Xie Wen’s group arrived at Fordyce, a Whitebeard-protected island, where the welcoming inhabitants helped settle Chape and the other survivors.
• Shirahoshi was delighted that the islanders treated her and the other Fish-Men kindly, and Robin watched her warmly.
• Xie Wen and Shirahoshi decided to leave once the Log Pose was ready so that pursuers would not bring danger to Fordyce.
• Xie Wen had Klee Meow choose a direction, and her tail pointed toward a steady Log Pose needle that matched the direction Vergo’s ship had come from.

Xie Wen kept the Sakura Dragon Fruit for a future companion despite Ai Haibara Meow’s demands, while Vergo worried over Doflamingo’s plans concerning Nico Robin. Vergo’s thoughts were cut short when the Big Mom Pirates and Beasts Pirates were reported heading for the G-5 Base.

• Xie Wen offered the Sakura Dragon Fruit to the Research Commission members, but Shirahoshi declined it because eating it would prevent her from swimming.
• Ai Haibara Meow tried to obtain the fruit for research, but Xie Wen refused and she went to the laboratory to work on her own artificial Devil Fruit.
• Vergo considered Doflamingo’s plans for Nico Robin and decided to seek more information from the Marines.
• Vergo chatted amiably with Sergeant Willy, hiding his irritation and maintaining his friendly Marine persona.
• A Marine reported that ships belonging to the Big Mom Pirates and Beasts Pirates were approaching the base, and Vergo reacted with alarm.

Xie Wen led Katakuri and Jack’s crews to the G-5 Branch, where Vergo tried to slow him down with Marine gunfire. The Toot Toot Forward transformed and submerged, leaving the shells to fly toward the pursuing pirates.

• Pirate crews surrounded the Toot Toot Forward, and Xie Wen kept them chasing his ship while his companions tested their weapons on them.
• Katakuri and Jack arrived with their crews, drove off or eliminated the other pirates, and joined forces to capture Nico Robin.
• Xie Wen continued toward the G-5 Branch, with the faster Toot Toot Forward staying ahead of the pursuing Emperor crews.
• Klee helped Xie Wen identify the G-5 Branch, while Vergo mobilized the Marines after realizing the ship was heading for his base.
• Vergo ordered the Marine warships to fire at Xie Wen’s ship, hoping to slow it and force it into the pirates’ path.
• The Toot Toot Forward transformed and submerged, leaving the Marine shells to sail toward Katakuri and Jack’s pursuing crews.

Xie Wen brought Robin to the G-5 island as the Marines and the Big Mom and Kaido crews clashed at sea. Vergo arranged for his Marines to hold back the pirates while letting their officers through to fight Xie Wen, and stayed near Robin, leaving his motives unclear to Xie Wen.

• Katakuri and Cracker shielded their ships from the Marine bombardment while Jack and the other pirates fought back, sinking several G-5 warships as their own ships took damage.
• Xie Wen's group passed beneath the Marine defensive line and went ashore, leaving Shirahoshi, Meowrah, Ai Haibara Meow, and Shalmeow aboard the Toot Toot Dire Miralis for safety and rescue support.
• Xie Wen brought Robin with him because he feared the pirates would target the ship if she stayed behind, then greeted Vergo when the Vice Admiral arrived with Marines.
• Xie Wen told Vergo that he had planned to lure the Emperor crews ashore, and mocked the Marines by suggesting they could withdraw if they were afraid.
• Vergo ordered his Marines to engage the pirates but let the Emperor crews' officers through to fight Xie Wen, then chose to stay near Robin; Xie Wen recognized that Vergo was also trying to win his men's loyalty.

Katakuri, Jack, and their pirate crews arrived to seize Nico Robin, and the battle began. Suika Meow fought Jack, setting him on fire and dodging his attacks before preparing another strike to knock him unconscious.

• Katakuri and Jack arrived with officers from the Big Mom and Beasts Pirates and demanded that Xie Wen hand over Nico Robin.
• Jack charged toward Robin in mammoth form, while Katakuri and the other pirates joined the fight.
• Suika Meow enlarged herself and clashed with Jack, stopping his charge with her sake gourd.
• Suika Meow escaped Jack's grip, spat a fireball that set him ablaze, and struck his head with her flaming gourd.
• Jack drew his blades and attacked in a rage, but Suika Meow dodged his swings and prepared to hit his head again.

Suika Meow kept Jack enraged and under control while Robin and Scarlet Tiger-sama stopped the Beasts Pirates from joining the fight. Link Meow battled Who's-Who, who transformed into his saber-toothed tiger Human-Beast Form, and their clash left Link Meow pushed back but still fighting.

• Suika Meow baited Jack into another charge and struck him with Sake Fire Kill, sending him back into a frenzy.
• Robin restrained the Beasts Pirates with Cien Fleur: Venus Flytrap, and Scarlet Tiger-sama cut down many before blocking the survivors.
• Who's-Who broke free, attacked Robin's group, and faced Link Meow after the leopard cat intercepted him.
• Link Meow reflected Who's-Who's ranged and close-range attacks with his Hylian Shield, confusing the pirate.
• Who's-Who transformed into his saber-toothed tiger Human-Beast Form and attacked Link Meow with Shave, Finger Pistol: Spotted, and Tooth Gun.
• Link Meow struck Who's-Who with Metsu Shoryugeki, but their clash sent Link Meow sliding backward while Who's-Who remained standing.

Link Meow broke Who's-Who's fangs while Suika Meow, Hua Mei Meow, and Link Meow held back the Beasts Pirates. Jinx Meow attacked the Big Mom Pirates with explosives and gunfire, and Meow Jūshirō helped her escape Katakuri's counterattack as another fighter confronted him.

• Link Meow countered Who's-Who's techniques, battered him with a flurry of sword strikes, and broke his fangs with a perfect shield parry.
• Katakuri foresaw an explosion and shielded the Charlotte Family behind a mochi wall, but Jinx Meow blasted through it and attacked with Fishbones and Pow-Pow.
• Katakuri and Cracker defended the Big Mom Pirates from Jinx Meow's barrage with mochi and biscuit walls until her missiles ran out.
• Katakuri tried to trap Jinx Meow with awakened mochi, but Meow Jūshirō cut the mochi apart and let her escape with Rocket Jump.
• Jinx Meow flew away while continuing to fire at the Big Mom Pirates, and a figure with a Salted Fish Long Sword challenged Katakuri.

Xie Wen fought Katakuri to test his Observation Haki Killer and tried to overcome Katakuri’s future sight with increasingly fast attacks. The fight remained unresolved as Xie Wen began changing his presence unpredictably.

• Cracker charged at Xie Wen, while Meow Jūshirō intercepted him and Klee Meow summoned a Flame Dudu Bear to protect Robin from Daifuku and Oven.
• Xie Wen challenged Katakuri, who attacked with Mogura after his Conqueror’s Haki had no effect on Xie Wen.
• Xie Wen deflected Katakuri’s Mochi Thrust with Mirror Flower Structure and counterattacked with Sakura Spirit Blade, but Katakuri dodged using Pseudo-Elemental Transformation.
• Xie Wen used All Blades Severed and then Starry Sky, Moonlit Earth, but Katakuri avoided the attacks or withstood them using Armament Haki.
• Xie Wen lowered his eyelids and let his presence fluctuate unpredictably as he continued facing Katakuri.

Xie Wen used his newly developed Undying Seal Art to disrupt Katakuri’s future sight, then resumed their fight with a shield and sword to improve his Observation Haki. The battle reached a crisis when Katakuri attacked the cats as well as Xie Wen, prompting Xie Wen to counter with Scarlet Sky’s End.

• Xie Wen explained how hunters’ concealment techniques and Empty Soul Possession helped him create the Undying Seal Art, which muddled Katakuri’s future visions.
• Xie Wen deactivated the art to focus on improving his Observation Haki, then equipped a shield and Sandai Kitetsu to begin the next round.
• Katakuri attacked with Drizzling Mochi, while Xie Wen used his shield, Guild Style, Demon Mode, and Flurry Rush to withstand the assault.
• As the other Big Mom Pirates struggled, Katakuri created dozens of Peerless Donuts and unleashed Mochi Ginchaku against Xie Wen and the cats.
• Xie Wen dodged the mochi arms with Flurry Rush, rushed Katakuri, and launched Secret Art: Scarlet Sky’s End.

Meow Jūshirō overwhelmed Cracker with water-based sword attacks, but Katakuri intervened before he could finish him. Katakuri transformed the ground into mochi and carried the injured Cracker away.

• Cracker relied on defense while Meow Jūshirō criticized his fear of pain and pressed him with rapid slashes.
• Meow Jūshirō switched to the water-element Black Blade Shusui, cut through Cracker’s biscuit sword, and wounded him severely.
• Cracker summoned biscuit soldiers to escape and grabbed a nearby scimitar, but Meow Jūshirō soon knocked it away and opened him to a finishing strike.
• Meow Jūshirō’s Waterfall Basin broke through Cracker’s biscuit defenses and cut into his raised arms before Katakuri arrived and forced him to retreat.
• Katakuri turned the ground into mochi, engulfed the injured Cracker, and carried him away.

Klee Meow and the other cats fought the Big Mom Pirates as Katakuri rescued his younger brothers and retreated. Xie Wen wounded Katakuri and suspected Vergo was about to act, so he called the cats back to protect Robin.

• Klee Meow used explosive Dudu Bears to turn the fight against Daifuku and Oven, but Katakuri wrapped the brothers in mochi and carried them away.
• Jinx Meow fired her Bleach Missiles at Katakuri and the fleeing pirates, worsening Katakuri’s injuries.
• Xie Wen struck Katakuri with Scarlet Sky's End, and Katakuri escaped with his rescued brothers without stopping to recover his weapon.
• Xie Wen called Jinx Meow, Seijūrō, and Huamei back, suspecting Vergo was the danger Katakuri had foreseen.

Vergo abandoned his plan to capture Nico Robin after seeing Xie Wen's strength, but Kaido's sudden arrival turned the battle into a new crisis. Kaido attacked the Marines and then charged Xie Wen, who prepared and met him head-on.

• Vergo realized Xie Wen had overwhelmed the pirate officers and gave up trying to capture Nico Robin.
• Xie Wen and Vergo wondered why Katakuri was retreating until Kaido landed on the island.
• Kaido saw his injured subordinates, blamed the Marines, blasted the G-5 base, and sent Vergo flying with Thunder Bagua.
• Who's-Who explained the fight to Kaido, who decided to kill Xie Wen and charged him with Thunder Bagua.
• Xie Wen contacted Shalmeow through Hua Mei Meow, powered up, and countered Kaido with a series of hunting techniques.

Xie Wen and the cats fought Kaido long enough to create an opening, then escaped aboard the airborne Dudu. As they relaxed, an unknown person appeared on deck, touched Robin, and vanished with her.

• Xie Wen wounded Kaido and fought him alongside Meow Jūshirō and Suika Meow, while Kaido tried to recruit him.
• Hua Mei Meow and the other cats attacked Kaido and his subordinates, giving Xie Wen a chance to continue their planned escape.
• Link Meow deflected Kaido’s Thunder Bagua, and Suika Meow shrank Hassaikai as Xie Wen and the cats struck Kaido again.
• Dudu Golden Lion knocked Kaido out of the air, and the crew boarded the Dudu as it launched skyward in Valstrax form.
• An unknown person appeared on the Dudu’s deck, placed a hand on Robin’s shoulder, and disappeared with her.

Triff captured Robin aboard a G-5 Branch Marine warship during the battle with Kaido and tried to take her away, but Xie Wen and the cats returned to rescue her. The chapter ended with a lightning strike hitting Triff as Robin prepared to fight back.

• Triff revealed that he had taken control of the G-5 Branch Marine warship and used the Warp-Warp Fruit to evade Robin's attacks.
• Robin escaped the storeroom and reached the deck, where she saw incapacitated Marines and the battle against the Beasts Pirates at sea.
• Robin returned to the cabin and pretended to cooperate with Triff while planning to escape using her battle suit.
• An explosion rocked the ship, and Robin realized that Xie Wen and the others had returned.
• Robin began activating Mil Fleur: Gigantesco Tree: Slapping Palm, but lightning struck Triff before she could attack, and a voice announced that she had come to save Robin.

Xie Wen and the cats returned to rescue Robin from a Warp-Warp Fruit user while Kaido continued attacking the G-5 Branch. After Robin escaped aboard the Dudu, Kaido attacked Xie Wen, who found that Seastone did not restrain him and called for Plan C.

• Xie Wen ordered Klee Meow and Shalmeow to turn the Dudu around and find Robin, who had been abducted by a Warp-Warp Fruit user.
• Shalmeow located Robin, and the Dudu returned to the G-5 Branch while Kaido was still destroying the island.
• Shalmeow fired a railgun at Kaido and went to rescue Robin as Klee Meow summoned C2 Lunastra and blasted Kaido back into the ruins.
• Shalmeow found the Warp-Warp Fruit user charred aboard a Marine warship, and Robin used giant arms to throw herself and her captor onto the Dudu.
• Kaido attacked Xie Wen with Roaring Thunder Bagua, but Xie Wen blocked the strike with a Seastone shield that cracked while Kaido showed no sign of being restrained.
• Xie Wen switched to Sandai Kitetsu and Moonview Slash, then called to Huamei to begin Plan C.

Xie Wen and the cats helped the Toot Toot Forward escape Kaido, while Xie Wen and Sanji Meow drew Kaido away by diving into the sea. Kaido followed them underwater, and Xie Wen continued swimming with another backup plan still in reserve.

• Xie Wen used Guild Style and the cats’ attacks to divert Kaido’s blow, allowing the Toot Toot Forward to accelerate away.
• Shalmeow struck Kaido with a lightning double, and Sanji Meow briefly stopped his dragon claw before Kaido swatted him into the sea.
• Xie Wen used Flurry Rush and Crown of a Thousand Swords to keep Kaido occupied until the ship escaped, then let Kaido’s attack send him into the water behind Sanji Meow.
• Xie Wen and Sanji Meow put on diving armor and swam deeper as Kaido followed them underwater in Azure Dragon Form.
• Xie Wen’s Flurry Rush side effects began to hurt, but he and Sanji Meow slowly widened the gap while Xie Wen relied on his remaining Plan D.

After escaping Kaido underwater, Xie Wen and Sanji Meow confirmed that the other cats were safe and reunited by Den Den Mushi. Xie Wen used the Hunter’s Notes to locate the Palicoes and set off toward them.

• Kaido chased Xie Wen and Sanji Meow through the sea for a day and night before giving up, unable to catch them.
• Xie Wen surfaced, drank a Potion, and called Klee Meow, who confirmed that Hua Mei Meow had taken the Dudu Valstrax underwater to evade Kaido.
• Hua Mei Meow told Xie Wen that she had reported the Marineford events truthfully to Mr. Morgans, and Xie Wen spoke with the other cats, Shirahoshi, Robin, Dudusi, and Sherry.
• Sanji Meow apologized for causing trouble, and Xie Wen reassured him before they planned to find land.
• Xie Wen noticed the Palicoes’ location icons on the Hunter’s Notes map and decided to swim toward them.

After news spread that Xie Wen and the Palico Research Commission had escaped Kaido twice, the crew reached a tiny drift island and reunited with their ship. Xie Wen and Sanji Meow shared a meal and resumed their usual bickering just as Scarlet Tiger-sama arrived.

• The World Economy News Paper reported that Xie Wen and his crew had fought Kaido, escaped twice, and beaten back officers from the Beasts and Big Mom crews, prompting Doflamingo to withdraw his bounty on Nico Robin.
• Jinbe read the report, concluded Shirahoshi was safe with Xie Wen, and led the Sun Pirates home.
• Xie Wen and Sanji Meow swam for hours before spotting an island, then flew there using the Raid Suit and contacted their companions aboard the Dudu.
• Sanji Meow prepared a feast, and Xie Wen helped him cook, recalling their early days together on a deserted island.
• Xie Wen teased Sanji Meow for putting more care into meals for ladies, and the two wrestled until Scarlet Tiger-sama arrived with Klee Meow and Shalmeow.

After escaping danger, Xie Wen reunited with his worried companions and received their affection and support. Robin finally approached him with a quiet embrace, while the cats’ mysterious new plan remained unrevealed.

• Klee Meow, Shirahoshi, and the other companions rushed to welcome Xie Wen back, while Hua Mei Meow and Shalmeow punished Sanji Meow for his earlier mistake.
• Shirahoshi drenched Xie Wen in tears before Ai Haibara Meow warned her to stop, and Klee Meow dried him with her flames.
• Jinx Meow, Klee Meow, and Meowrah told Xie Wen they had devised a new plan to help fight the “big loach,” leaving him uneasy about their idea.
• Meow Jūshirō and Link Meow asked Xie Wen to bring them along next time he needed help covering a retreat, and he agreed after praising their training.
• Shalmeow, Hua Mei Meow, and Scarlet Tiger-sama showed Xie Wen their relief and affection before Nico Robin approached and hugged him in her maid outfit.

Xie Wen questioned Triff, the Warp-Warp Fruit user who had attacked them, but learned nothing before killing him and trying to carve out his Devil Fruit. He instead found a photograph identifying Triff’s employer as Ochoku, and decided to postpone confronting him until the crew sailed near Hachinosu.

• Xie Wen learned from Hua Mei Meow that Triff had once been a Blood Thorn Pirates combatant and had resisted Ai Haibara Meow’s potions.
• Hua Mei Meow asked whether she could eat the Warp-Warp Fruit, but Xie Wen persuaded her to wait and promised to find her a Logia Devil Fruit.
• Xie Wen questioned Triff, who refused to reveal who had sent him, so Xie Wen killed him and stabbed his corpse with the Hunter’s Knife.
• Xie Wen failed to carve out the Warp-Warp Fruit and instead obtained a photograph of an old man.
• Hua Mei Meow identified the man in the photograph as Ochoku, the master of Hachinosu, and Xie Wen decided to deal with him later.