Chapter Summaries

Xie Wen agreed to Morgans’s exclusive interview, which would introduce the cats aboard the Dudu and bring Shirahoshi into the public eye. Morgans planned to meet them in person as they continued sailing.

• Morgans called Xie Wen and proposed an exclusive interview after the Kaido incident.
• Morgans explained that he wanted to report on Shirahoshi and Fish-Man Island while using the incident to raise Xie Wen’s public standing.
• Xie Wen revealed that he had already chosen nicknames for Klee Meow, Hua Mei Meow, and Shalmeow.
• Morgans said he wanted to meet Xie Wen in person and give the Research Commission members a proper introduction.
• Xie Wen agreed to the interview and worried that Morgans might be attracted to Shirahoshi.

Morgans visited Xie Wen’s crew, interviewed them, and promised to publicize the Fish-Man Race before giving Xie Wen an invitation and navigation tools connected to Big Mom. The World Economy News Paper then introduced the Palico Research Commission, while saving Shirahoshi’s story for a later report.

• Morgans arrived aboard the Toot Toot Forward with two reporters, greeted Xie Wen and the cats, and met Shirahoshi.
• Morgans interviewed the crew, focused on Shirahoshi’s account, and promised to help spread the word about the Fish-Man Race.
• Morgans gave Xie Wen his Vivre Card, an Eternal Pose to Totto Land, and an invitation to Big Mom’s tea party before leaving.
• The next day, the World Economy News Paper introduced the Research Commission’s members but held back Shirahoshi’s story for a future report.
• Little Plushie showed Xie Wen the newspaper, which listed the crew’s photographs and nicknames, including the newly chosen names for Meow Jūshirō, Ai Haibara Meow, and Meowrah.

Shirahoshi celebrated improving attitudes toward Fish-Man Island, and Xie Wen encouraged her to train while deciding to attend Big Mom’s tea party. With Whitebeard and Shanks intervening, the threat over Nico Robin had eased, leaving Xie Wen to prepare for a visit to Totto Land and consider what he might gain there.

• Shirahoshi told Xie Wen that humans had become friendlier toward Fish-Man Island and that King Neptune had accepted her proposal to strengthen its army.
• Xie Wen reassured Shirahoshi about King Neptune’s odd tone, and he and the cats led her into combat training.
• Hua Mei Meow asked whether they would attend Big Mom’s tea party, and Xie Wen agreed after learning that Shanks and Whitebeard had helped calm the conflict.
• Xie Wen reasoned that Big Mom’s invitation was a test and considered Totto Land’s creatures, food, Homies, and Poneglyphs as reasons to go.
• Xie Wen checked his Hunter’s Notes and obtained a weapon fragment after remembering that he had taken Katakuri’s Mogura.

Xie Wen and the cats enjoyed their fame while exploring the island, but Cavendish challenged him out of jealousy over the attention Xie Wen had taken from him. Xie Wen refused to let Cavendish leave and handed the fight to Seijūrō.

• Xie Wen and the cats drew a crowd, and people asked when he would update the New World Travel Guide.
• At the island’s largest restaurant, chefs presented Sanji Meow with signature dishes and shared their recipes in hopes of gaining publicity.
• After sampling the local specialties, Xie Wen and the cats set out to explore the island, and Cavendish challenged him.
• Cavendish’s crew apologized and tried to pull him away, but Xie Wen stopped them and focused on Cavendish’s famous sword, Durandal.
• Xie Wen told Seijūrō to handle Cavendish.

Meow Jūshirō battled Cavendish and forced his murderous second personality, White Horse, to emerge before it fell asleep. As Meow Jūshirō tried to kill the sleeping Cavendish, someone used ice to block his sword.

• Cavendish attacked Xie Wen, but Meow Jūshirō intercepted him and kept him from reaching Xie Wen.
• Shalmeow knocked out the Beautiful Pirates after they tried to launch a sneak attack.
• Meow Jūshirō gained the upper hand and used Thunder Breathing, prompting Cavendish’s murderous second personality, White Horse, to emerge.
• Meow Jūshirō exchanged attacks with White Horse until Cavendish abruptly fell asleep.
• Xie Wen ordered Meow Jūshirō to kill Cavendish, but a layer of ice appeared and stopped his sword.

Aokiji intervened to protect Cavendish because he was a prince of an Affiliated Nation, prompting Xie Wen and several cats to attack the Marine Admiral. Aokiji blocked their assault and prepared to fight after warning Xie Wen to stop.

• Robin recognized Aokiji and warned Seijūrō that he was a Marine Admiral.
• Aokiji explained that Cavendish was the prince of Bourgeois and that the Marines had driven him out to sea rather than imprison him, since the king could demand his release.
• Xie Wen mocked the Marines’ justice and ordered the cats to attack, aiming to kill Cavendish while testing the World Government’s promise not to hold him accountable for harming royals.
• Jinx Meow fired Haki-coated bullets, Shalmeow charged Cavendish, and Meow Jūshirō and Xie Wen and Klee Meow attacked Aokiji.
• Aokiji used Ice Ball to block the attacks and protect Cavendish, then warned Xie Wen that the Marines would fight back if he continued.
• Aokiji drew an Ice Saber as Xie Wen challenged his claim that eliminating pirates was running wild.

After Aokiji stopped Xie Wen from killing Cavendish, Xie Wen took Cavendish’s sword and revealed that his crew had recorded their confrontation. Shirahoshi worried about Fish-Man Island seeking the World Government’s recognition, but Xie Wen and the others reassured her, and the chapter ended with Xie Wen finding no new fragment in the Hunter’s Notes.

• Xie Wen abandoned his attempt to kill Cavendish after Aokiji intervened, then demanded Cavendish’s sword, Durandal, which Aokiji tossed to him.
• Ai Haibara Meow showed Xie Wen that Sherry had hidden a miniature Visual Den Den Mushi that recorded his confrontation and conversation with Aokiji.
• Shirahoshi asked whether Fish-Man Island should seek the World Government’s recognition, and Xie Wen, Robin, and the cats comforted her by pointing to the benefits and their ability to resist later.
• After Shirahoshi regained her spirits and began playing with the cats, Xie Wen checked the Hunter’s Notes and found that no new fragment had appeared.

Xie Wen and his companions reached Totto Land five days before Big Mom's Tea Party and were greeted by Cracker and Pekoms. After Sanji Meow mistakenly kicked Pekoms for trying to greet Shalmeow with the Mink Tribe custom, the group cleared up the misunderstanding and began talking about Bepo and Zou.

• Xie Wen and his companions sailed through Totto Land Waters, where the younger cats eagerly caught falling cotton candy snow while Ai Haibara Meow pretended not to care.
• Klee Meow answered the Den Den Mushi's warning call, and Robin explained that Territory Sea Slugs alerted the Big Mom Pirates to intruders.
• Cracker and Pekoms arrived aboard a Tarte warship and told Xie Wen to follow them to meet Big Mom.
• Pekoms tried to greet Shalmeow with karuchu, so Sanji Meow kicked him until Xie Wen explained the Mink Tribe custom.
• Pekoms asked about Bepo after Klee Meow mentioned meeting him, and Sanji Meow excitedly asked Xie Wen to make Zou their next stop.

Xie Wen and the cats arrived at Whole Cake Island, where the cats eagerly explored the edible surroundings and Suika Meow discovered that Totto Land had an island devoted to alcohol. Cracker tried to hurry them to Big Mom, but Xie Wen refused, and Suika Meow somehow got Cracker to drink with them.

• Xie Wen let Klee Meow and the other cats eat the pastries on Whole Cake Island instead of nibbling on Shirahoshi.
• Pekoms told Suika Meow about Liqueur Island, and Xie Wen agreed to visit it during their stay.
• Suika Meow gave Xie Wen extremely strong liquor, then offered him another bowl before he stopped her by threatening her with a bath.
• Cracker urged Xie Wen to hurry to Big Mom, but Xie Wen told him to let her wait.
• Suika Meow offered Cracker a basin of liquor; Cracker refused, then inexplicably drank it anyway.

Xie Wen and the cats entered Sweet Town, where Suika Meow drunkenly coaxed Cracker and Katakuri into drinking and exposed Katakuri’s mouth. Klee Meow and the others reassured Katakuri before he led Xie Wen’s group toward Big Mom’s castle.

• Klee Meow discovered a talking flower Homie, and Pekoms explained that Homies were beings created by Big Mom’s power.
• Xie Wen gathered the cats and followed Pekoms and Cracker toward Sweet Town, while Suika Meow got Cracker drunk.
• Katakuri met the group and was coaxed by Suika Meow into drinking and removing his scarf, revealing his mouth.
• Xie Wen teased Katakuri, but Klee Meow and Shirahoshi reassured him that his teeth were nothing to be ashamed of.
• Katakuri told Pekoms to take Cracker to rest and led Xie Wen and the cats toward Big Mom’s castle.

Xie Wen and his companions visited Sweet Town and met Charlotte Linlin, who tried to recruit Xie Wen before challenging Sanji Meow to cook for her. Sanji Meow stepped forward to accept, leaving the group facing Big Mom’s culinary test.

• Klee Meow, Ai Haibara Meow, and Shirahoshi excitedly explored Sweet Town, while Xie Wen explained the dangers and costs faced by its residents.
• Shirahoshi concluded that the Fish-Man Race had to control its own fate, and Katakuri overheard without objecting.
• Charlotte Linlin welcomed the cats and offered Xie Wen a marriage alliance to recruit him, but he refused and mentioned that Kaido had also tried to recruit him.
• Charlotte Linlin unleashed her Conqueror’s Haki to intimidate the group, but Xie Wen’s companions resisted while several nearby Charlotte children fainted.
• Sanji Meow volunteered to cook for Charlotte Linlin and asked where the kitchen was.

Xie Wen proposed that Nico Robin translate the Poneglyphs Big Mom had collected instead of being handed over, and Big Mom accepted after Perospero urged her to agree. The chapter ended with Big Mom’s craving for almond petit fours spiraling toward another Hunger Pangs outburst.

• Big Mom dismissed the threat to her children when Sanji Meow offered to make almond petit fours, and Katakuri secretly had the unconscious Charlotte Family members carried away.
• Xie Wen sent Sanji Meow to the kitchen with Streusen and had Link Meow accompany him as a precaution.
• Xie Wen refused to hand Nico Robin over to Big Mom and offered to have Robin translate her Poneglyphs instead.
• Perospero whispered advice to Big Mom, who accepted Xie Wen’s proposal and promised to bring out her Poneglyph rubbings.
• When Perospero suggested serving other sweets while the petit fours baked, Big Mom became furious, and Katakuri warned him to get out of the way.

Xie Wen decided to use Big Mom’s sudden Hunger Pangs as a chance to test his combat strategy, while the cats engaged her Homies and supported him. The chapter ended with Xie Wen intercepting Big Mom and beginning a prolonged fight using his Monster Hunter Style: Hunter’s Dance.

• Ai Haibara Meow urged Xie Wen to fight Big Mom while she was disoriented, and he agreed after considering the opportunity to test his abilities.
• Xie Wen sent Seijūrō, Huamei, and Suika to escort Shirahoshi and the others away, while Klee Meow and Shalmeow took control of Prometheus and Zeus.
• Jinx Meow harassed Big Mom with explosive bullets, and Ai Haibara Meow used Sherry’s clones to buff and heal Xie Wen.
• Xie Wen intercepted Big Mom as she charged at Jinx Meow, blocked her punch with a Seastone shield, and struck at her with Astalon without penetrating her defenses.
• Xie Wen kept Big Mom occupied with his prolonged-engagement fighting style, which he named Monster Hunter Style: Hunter’s Dance.

Xie Wen tested his fighting styles against Big Mom, eventually wounding her after stacking several attack buffs. Big Mom’s Hunger Pangs continued to drive her rampage, and the chapter ended with Xie Wen unaffected by her Soul Pocus and choosing “or.”

• Xie Wen maneuvered around Big Mom with Guild Style and used a shield charge and Spiral Thrust to knock her down, but he could not pierce her defenses.
• The Charlotte Family members watched in shock as Xie Wen held his own against Big Mom, while Katakuri and Perospero tried to restrain her during her Hunger Pangs.
• Katakuri asked Xie Wen to help stop Big Mom from destroying the town, and Xie Wen agreed so he could continue testing his attacks.
• Xie Wen stacked attack buffs and switched to Valor Style, finally cutting Big Mom’s arm with a True Crimson Horn-Lance strike.
• Big Mom tried her Soul Pocus on Xie Wen, but it had no effect, and he chose “or.”

Xie Wen and the cats ended Big Mom’s Hunger Pangs with almond cookies, then negotiated access to her creature collection and chefs in exchange for more meals. Robin identified a fake Poneglyph rubbing and translated a genuine one before Xie Wen asked Big Mom why she did not turn her Poneglyphs into Homies.

• Xie Wen tripped Big Mom, and Perospero and Katakuri tried to restrain her, but she broke free while craving almond cookies.
• Sanji Meow and Link Meow brought the cookies, and Big Mom ate them and recovered from her Hunger Pangs.
• Big Mom offered Xie Wen a reward, and he asked to see her unusual creatures and let Sanji learn from her chefs.
• Perospero brought Poneglyph rubbings to test Robin, who identified the first as fake and corrected the scrambled lines on another.
• Xie Wen heard a passage about the ancient Great Kingdom, then asked Big Mom why she did not turn her Poneglyphs into Homies.

Xie Wen and Shalmeow tried to find a way to learn what Big Mom’s Poneglyphs contained. Shalmeow secretly planted a clone in Zeus to recover his memories, and the next morning Xie Wen returned to Big Mom’s Castle to arrange for the Homies to meet his cats.

• Xie Wen suggested Big Mom turn the Poneglyphs into Homies, but her attempt failed when the new Homie’s voice quickly disappeared.
• Shalmeow revealed she had hidden a clone in Zeus and hoped to read his memories after retrieving it.
• Xie Wen spent the rest of the day in Sweet Town with Robin, Shirahoshi, and the cats, then returned to the Castle the next morning.
• Perospero greeted Xie Wen and led him toward the library, while thinking about how the cats’ abilities countered the Big Mom Pirates.
• Xie Wen asked Perospero to bring Prometheus and Zeus so Klee Meow and Shalmeow could play with them, and Perospero went to fetch them.

Xie Wen visited Whole Cake Chateau with the cats, where Perospero tried to arrange a matchmaking session before taking them to Big Mom’s library. Xie Wen began browsing the collection but found that many of its creatures were already known to his Hunter’s Notes or could not be recorded, leaving his hope of finding a Summon Ticket Fragment uncertain.

• Prometheus and Zeus returned with Perospero, and Klee Meow shaped Prometheus into Sherry while Shalmeow rode Zeus and secretly retrieved her clone.
• Perospero brought several Charlotte Family women as potential matches for Xie Wen, including Charlotte Pudding and Charlotte Praline, but they showed little interest in pursuing him.
• Xie Wen redirected Perospero by asking to visit the library and the other islands of Totto Land, and Perospero agreed.
• Xie Wen explored Whole Cake Chateau’s library, where books documented its imprisoned animals and unusual humans in detail.
• Xie Wen discovered that many of the library’s rare creatures were already in his Hunter’s Notes or were artificial monsters that could not be recorded, weakening his plan to collect a Summon Ticket Fragment.

Xie Wen agreed to take Suika Meow to Liqueur Island and brought Pudding and other Charlotte daughters along, while leaving Prometheus behind with Big Mom. As the Toot Toot Forward sailed away, Pudding probed him about the ship, and Xie Wen prepared to let Klee Meow demonstrate its capabilities.

• Xie Wen decided Zou might be his best route to another monster summon pool fragment, but agreed to visit Liqueur Island when Suika Meow asked.
• Xie Wen took Perospero’s map and accepted the company of Pudding and other prospective matches, while Klee Meow reluctantly left Prometheus behind after giving him a flame.
• Xie Wen sailed from Whole Cake Island aboard the Toot Toot Forward with the Research Commission and the Charlotte daughters.
• Pudding questioned Xie Wen about how the ship had helped him escape Kaido, and Xie Wen recognized her probing as an intelligence-gathering effort.
• Xie Wen handed the sea chart to Hua Mei Meow and told Klee Meow to demonstrate the ship’s capabilities.

Xie Wen and the cats toured Totto Land’s islands while Charlotte Pudding stayed with them and Shalmeow recovered a Road Poneglyph’s text from Zeus’s memories. They left with the Poneglyph’s history clarified and continued their travels around the island chain.

• Xie Wen and the cats arrived at Liqueur Island, where Charlotte Zikett welcomed them and Suika Meow quickly drank more than a hundred residents under the table.
• Xie Wen told Pudding that he had intended to defeat the pirates pursuing him and Robin, but Kaido’s sudden arrival had disrupted his plan.
• Xie Wen took Suika Meow away from Liqueur Island after promising to bring her back for more drinking contests.
• Over the following days, Xie Wen toured Totto Land’s islands with the cats, while Sanji Meow studied cooking and Pudding continued traveling with them.
• Shalmeow recovered the Road Poneglyph text from Zeus’s memories, and the cats learned that Big Mom had failed to turn the Poneglyphs into Homies.

Xie Wen and the cats met the underworld powers arriving for Big Mom’s Tea Party, including Morgans and several influential criminals. Caesar recognized Sherry as his lost pet, but Sherry denied knowing him and stayed loyal to Ai Haibara Meow.

• Klee Meow greeted Morgans warmly, and Shirahoshi and the other cats joined Xie Wen in welcoming him.
• Stussy tried to flatter Xie Wen, while Klee Meow called her an auntie and Drug Peclo mocked her before she punched him.
• Piekro told Xie Wen that Joker had once hired his killers to target him and Robin, but said the bounties had been withdrawn and he would refuse future jobs against them.
• Morgans introduced Xie Wen to Giberson, Umit, and Du Feld, and Xie Wen explained that Klee Meow’s Devil Fruit powered the Toot Toot Forward’s propulsion system.
• Caesar recognized Sherry as the pet he had lost on Punk Hazard, but Sherry denied knowing him and licked Ai Haibara Meow to show its loyalty.