Chapter Summaries

Xie Wen rejected Inuarashi’s plea to restore the Kozuki Clan and criticized Kozuki Oden’s leadership, provoking Inuarashi and Cat Viper into attacking. Jinx Meow, Ai Haibara Meow, and Suika Meow fought back, with Suika freezing Cat Viper inside the tree.

• Xie Wen dismissed the Kozuki Clan crest and told Inuarashi he had no interest in restoring the clan’s rule.
• Inuarashi invoked Kozuki Toki’s prophecy, but Xie Wen questioned why he and his companions should help the Kozuki Clan return.
• Inuarashi and Cat Viper drew their weapons after Xie Wen criticized Kozuki Oden, and Xie Wen let the cats attack them.
• Jinx Meow fired at Inuarashi while Ai Haibara Meow summoned Sherry and its clones to assist.
• Suika Meow blocked Cat Viper’s fork and used Freeze Sign: Empty Compression Bullet to cover him in frost.

Suika Meow and the others subdued Cat Viper and Inuarashi using new abilities, potions, and Meowrah’s upgraded Guardians. Xie Wen approached the pinned leaders to begin a conversation.

• Suika Meow used Freeze Sign: Empty Compression Bullet to chill Cat Viper, then fought him while both held back near the Whale Tree.
• Ai Haibara Meow weakened Inuarashi with buffs for Jinx Meow, debilitating effects, and Satan Potions, while Xie Wen watched and commented.
• Meowrah asked to test her Guardians and sent them to help Suika Meow against Cat Viper.
• Suika Meow enlarged the Guardians, and they helped her subdue Cat Viper; Inuarashi was defeated soon afterward.
• Xie Wen approached the pinned Cat Viper and Inuarashi and asked if they could now have a proper conversation.

Xie Wen criticized Kozuki Oden’s decisions in Wano Country, leaving Inuarashi and Cat Viper unable to defend him. The group then prepared to observe Shirahoshi trying to communicate with Zunesha, while Robin continued translating the Poneglyph.

• Xie Wen argued that Kozuki Oden’s misplaced trust and failure to seek help had given Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi the chance to take over Wano Country.
• Ai Haibara Meow, Meow Jūshirō, Hua Mei Meow, Jinx Meow, and Little Plushie criticized Oden and his retainers, while Robin and Shirahoshi reflected on the dangers of trusting their enemies.
• Inuarashi admitted that the Nine Red Scabbards had failed to recognize Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi’s ambitions, and he and Cat Viper fell silent.
• Ai Haibara Meow and Meowrah set up monitoring instruments inside the Whale Tree, then had Shirahoshi try to communicate with Zunesha without the Brainwave Amplifier.

Shirahoshi communicated with Zunesha and learned that an ancient war between Joy Boy’s forces and the twenty allied kingdoms had reshaped the world and ended in the World Government’s victory. Xie Wen warned that Fish-Man Island’s petition could fail and rejected Inuarashi’s suggestion that their ancient alliance obligated Shirahoshi or his group to help liberate Wano, leaving Cat Viper to insist Zou would face Kaido on its own.

• Shirahoshi contacted Zunesha and asked what had happened eight hundred years ago, why Joy Boy had apologized, and why Zunesha had been punished.
• Shirahoshi told Xie Wen, Robin, and the others that Joy Boy’s forces had lost a war against the allied kingdoms, and the fighting had raised sea levels and changed the world.
• Xie Wen speculated that the World Government might still hold records explaining its treatment of Fish-Man Island and warned Shirahoshi that her petition might fail.
• Inuarashi realized that Zou, Wano Country, and Fish-Man Island had once been allies, but Xie Wen rejected the idea that this history obligated Shirahoshi or his group to help Wano.
• Cat Viper declared that Zou would deal with Kaido once Momonosuke returned, and Xie Wen agreed that they should handle it themselves.

Xie Wen and the cats settled into a comfortable routine on Zou, though the minks’ growing calls for several of them to become king and Shirahoshi’s enormous appetite kept things lively. One evening, Inuarashi and Cat Viper confronted Xie Wen to demand an answer for his disrespect toward Oden, and he realized they might be planning to use Sulong.

• The Little Furball Cats enjoyed Zou in different ways: Jinx Meow fought the minks, Suika Meow won fights and drinking contests, and Sanji Meow pursued feline mink partners.
• Inuarashi and Cat Viper considered stepping down, prompting the minks to discuss successors and nominate several of Xie Wen’s cats, especially Hua Mei Meow and Shalmeow.
• Xie Wen and the others took the Toot Toot Forward out every few days to hunt food for Shirahoshi, and he learned that minks brought supplies and newspapers to Zou from the outside world.
• Inuarashi and Cat Viper visited Xie Wen and demanded an answer for his earlier disrespect toward Lord Oden, despite admitting that they might not defeat him.
• Xie Wen saw the full moon through the fog and guessed that Inuarashi and Cat Viper intended to transform using Sulong.

Inuarashi and Cat Viper challenged Xie Wen to a spar and transformed into their Sulong forms, revealing the strength of the minks’ ultimate technique. Xie Wen met them head-on, and their evenly matched fight continued as all three unleashed powerful attacks.

• Inuarashi and Cat Viper prepared to fight Xie Wen under the full moon, prompting the watching minks to realize the spar would involve Sulong.
• Inuarashi and Cat Viper transformed into their larger, white-furred Sulong forms while Carrot explained the transformation to the Palicoes.
• Inuarashi and Cat Viper attacked Xie Wen with Red Cat Dance and Dog: Great Gate Wind, but Xie Wen countered with Valor Style, Demon Mode: Beast, and Iai-All Blades Severed, forcing them back.
• Xie Wen judged their Sulong strength to be a close match for his own and attacked again with Windfang Tornado as Inuarashi and Cat Viper answered with their Oden One Sword Style techniques.

Xie Wen fought Inuarashi and Cat Viper in their Sulong forms, improving his close-quarters skills and learning how Kozuki-style Ryuo combined sharpness, armor penetration, and will. The fight ended when the two minks collapsed from exhaustion, and Xie Wen left surrounded by admiring Mink Tribe members and his Palicoes.

• Xie Wen fought Inuarashi and Cat Viper without potions or surprise attacks, holding his own against their combined Sulong forms.
• Xie Wen realized Kozuki-style Ryuo added armor penetration to sharpness by combining Ryuo, internal destruction, and will.
• Xie Wen knocked Inuarashi and Cat Viper back and began drawing Fresh Knife: White Calm, but both reverted to their normal forms and passed out.
• The watching Mink Tribe members praised Xie Wen and suggested he could become king of Zou.
• Klee Meow and the other Palicoes gathered around Xie Wen, cheering him up after the fight.

After Inuarashi and Cat Viper changed their stance toward Xie Wen, the minks elected Wanda as Zou’s new king while the Research Commission studied Sulong and developed a useful pill. Xie Wen and his companions left Zou with a supply of pills, and Sanji Meow immediately perked up at the prospect of summoning another Palico big sister.

• Inuarashi greeted Xie Wen cordially, and his changed attitude helped the previously aloof minks warm to Xie Wen and his companions.
• The minks rejected Xie Wen’s nomination of Carrot as too young and voted Wanda to become Zou’s new king.
• Ai Haibara Meow and Meowrah learned that Palicoes could not transform into Sulong, then developed the Sulong Pill with Xie Wen’s hint.
• Xie Wen and his companions left Zou after giving the minks a supply of Sulong Pills and the formula.
• Sanji Meow cried at the thought of leaving Zou, then eagerly asked Xie Wen whether the Research Commission would summon another Palico big sister.

Xie Wen summoned a new companion using the Sakura Dragon Fruit fragment, and the paper dragon’s arrival brought a huge Palico crashing down onto the island. The chapter ended with the newcomer revealed by his massive build and spiked club.

• Xie Wen took the crew to an uninhabited island so he could safely summon a companion.
• Xie Wen combined two Devil Fruit fragments and selected the Sakura Dragon Fruit for the Summon Ticket.
• The ticket unfolded into a sakura-red paper dragon, which cried out and dissolved into motes of light.
• Shalmeow sensed the new companion falling from the sky, and everyone looked up as he rapidly approached.
• The newcomer crashed into the ground, forming a cat-shaped crater, with a large spiked club on his back.

Xie Wen summoned Kaido Meow from Kamura Village and introduced him to the crew, who noticed his resemblance to the Kaido they had fought. The chapter ended as Klee Meow realized that Sanji also had a lookalike in the East Blue.

• Kaido Meow emerged from the pit, and Xie Wen explained that he had summoned him to a different world.
• Xie Wen introduced Kaido Meow to the crew and the local natives, and Klee Meow excitedly climbed over him.
• Kaido Meow said his size made it difficult to find equipment and caused monsters to target him, while Klee Meow promised the crew would protect him.
• Hua Mei Meow, Meow Jūshirō, Link Meow, and Klee Meow recognized Kaido Meow's familiar outfit and laugh.
• Kaido Meow gave his name and showed them his spiked club, prompting Sanji Meow to react angrily to the name.
• Klee Meow realized that Kaido Meow resembled their enemy Kaido and that another Sanji lookalike lived in the East Blue.

Xie Wen introduced Kaido Meow to the dangers posed by the original Kaido and taught him about Haki and Devil Fruits. Kaido Meow quickly learned Armament Haki and ate the Sakura Dragon Fruit, while Ai Haibara Meow investigated its taste.

• Kaido Meow soothed Klee Meow's tantrum, and Xie Wen and Hua Mei Meow were relieved to have a gentle cat who could help care for the growing crew.
• Xie Wen explained that the original Kaido and his forces were formidable, and Klee Meow, Meow Jūshirō, and Link Meow described their failed attacks against him.
• Kaido Meow eagerly welcomed the prospect of fighting his counterpart, and Xie Wen explained Haki and demonstrated Armament and Conqueror's Haki.
• Kaido Meow mastered Armament Haki quickly, then accepted the Sakura Dragon Fruit that had summoned him and ate a bite.
• Ai Haibara Meow suspected the artificial fruit tasted different, but after Xie Wen tasted it and she tried another piece, she accused him of tricking her.

Xie Wen and Ai Haibara Meow tested Kaido Meow’s Artificial Devil Fruit, which gave him a Sakura Dragon form and a powerful cat-beast hybrid form. After demonstrating his new abilities, Kaido Meow revealed that he believed he could now face Gaismagorm alone.

• Xie Wen distracted Ai Haibara Meow from their scuffle by suggesting she investigate Kaido Meow’s new ability.
• Kaido Meow transformed into a cherry-pink Sakura Dragon, tested his elemental powers, and flew above the island.
• Xie Wen and the others examined Kaido Meow’s dragon features as the cats and Shirahoshi climbed onto him for a ride.
• Kaido Meow shifted into a towering cat-beast form, tested his strength and Kanabō, then returned to his original appearance.
• Kaido Meow said the Devil Fruit had greatly increased his strength and that he would dare to face Gaismagorm alone.

Xie Wen and the cats tested Kaido Meow’s new abilities, then discovered that Suika Meow’s liquor left him weeping and clinging to Xie Wen. The cats wondered whether they could return to the Monster Hunter world, and Xie Wen considered whether Meowrah’s teleportation device might offer a lead.

• Xie Wen and the combat-oriented cats sparred with Kaido Meow to assess his strength and help him practice Haki and his Devil Fruit Ability, but his defenses held against them.
• Ai Haibara Meow directed Sherry to attack Kaido Meow with Satan Potions, making her the first cat in the Research Commission to defeat him outright.
• Sanji Meow called everyone to eat, and Kaido Meow said he preferred drinking before Suika Meow offered him sake.
• Kaido Meow drank Suika Meow’s high-proof liquor, became drunk, and clung to Xie Wen while crying about Flame’s horrible death.
• Ai Haibara Meow worried about her friends in the Monster Hunter world, and Klee Meow assured her that Xie Wen would find a way to return.
• Xie Wen considered whether Meowrah’s teleportation device could help the cats return to the Monster Hunter world.

Xie Wen cared for Kaido Meow after Suika Meow accidentally got him drunk, then learned that Kaido Meow had answered the summons while dying from a Qurio infestation. Kaido Meow explained that he had been Kamura Village’s strongest hunter, leaving Xie Wen to realize he had taken on a tragic version of the protagonist’s role.

• Kaido Meow fell asleep clinging to Xie Wen after drinking more than a dozen bowls of Suika Meow’s liquor, and Xie Wen scolded Suika Meow for getting him drunk.
• Little Plushie asked when Kaido Meow would wake, and after about half an hour he stirred, woke warily, and apologized for his drunken behavior.
• Xie Wen reassured Kaido Meow and asked why he had answered the summons.
• Kaido Meow explained that Qurio had infected him while he fought Gaismagorm, and he answered the summons while attempting to end his life by jumping off a cliff.
• Kaido Meow said that Flame was a title for Kamura Village’s strongest hunter that he had declined because he was a Palico, and Xie Wen concluded that Kaido Meow had taken the protagonist’s role in the Monster Hunter world.

After learning that Kaido Meow had defeated numerous calamity-class monsters and forged their materials into his Eight Calamity Ring, Xie Wen and the cats set sail with several possible goals left to chance. Their voyage brought Kaido Meow closer to the crew, and they spotted an island whose nearby Territory Sea Slugs suggested they had entered a Yonko’s waters.

• Xie Wen learned that Kaido Meow had experienced stories from several Monster Hunter games, defeated many calamity-class monsters, and built the Eight Calamity Ring from their materials.
• Xie Wen and the crew weighed possible targets, ruled out Kaido and Ochoku for now, and let Klee Meow’s navigation method choose their destination.
• Kaido Meow bonded with the cats and became especially close to Shirahoshi, while he encouraged her to include Jinx Meow when they spent time together.
• Jinx Meow took Shirahoshi to train, and Kaido Meow’s grooming helped the two Palicoes and Shirahoshi get along.
• Dudu Naruto detected nearby Territory Sea Slugs, prompting Klee Meow to think they had returned to Totto Land as Xie Wen wondered whose territory they had reached.

Xie Wen and the cats reached a restricted Marine island that he recognized as the Dyna Stone storage site. When Klee Meow insisted on going ashore, Xie Wen negotiated with Captain Kaios, who sought approval from his superior.

• Xie Wen guessed the island stored Dyna Stones but decided against stealing them, noting that Klee Meow’s bombs were already dangerously powerful.
• Klee Meow denied Xie Wen’s request to reveal details about the big bomb the cats were secretly making.
• Captain Kaios of the Marines’ special unit SHIELD greeted Xie Wen and explained that the island was sealed off by the World Government.
• Klee Meow said she wanted to explore the island, and Xie Wen asked Kaios to let the group visit its outskirts under Marine supervision.
• Kaios contacted the Vice Admiral stationed on the island to ask whether Xie Wen and the cats could land.

Xie Wen and the cats met Vice Admiral Hilnans, an old cat-loving acquaintance who let them tour his Marine base. The chapter ended with Xie Wen revealing that the restricted area held Dyna Stone, an ore with explosive power comparable to Lunastra.

• Hilnans rushed to meet Xie Wen after hearing his name, and Xie Wen recognized him as the former Marine Branch colonel from West Blue.
• Klee Meow and Sanji Meow greeted Hilnans, who welcomed Xie Wen's group and agreed to guide them around the base.
• Hilnans led the group through most of the base but warned them not to enter its restricted inner section.
• Klee Meow admitted she had sensed something interesting on the island and asked Hilnans what was hidden in the restricted area.
• Xie Wen revealed that the Marines were guarding Dyna Stone, prompting Klee Meow and the other Bomb Cat to eagerly react to its destructive power.

Xie Wen revealed that he knew about the Dyna Stones and reassured Hilnans that he would seek them through the World Government rather than take them by force. He then called Uncle Cody to ask for help obtaining some, prompting Cody to suspect that Hilnans had leaked the classified information.

• Ai Haibara Meow accused Xie Wen of hiding his knowledge of the Dyna Stones from Klee Meow, who bit him in anger before forgiving him when he said he had considered getting some for her and Jinx Meow.
• Xie Wen told Hilnans he would ask the World Government or Fleet Admiral Sengoku for Dyna Stones instead of forcing Hilnans to hand them over.
• Xie Wen asked whether Hilnans knew Uncle Cody was a CP Agent, and Hilnans admitted he had long known and credited Cody’s influence for his promotion.
• Xie Wen called Uncle Cody and asked him to pass along a request for Dyna Stones.
• Cody realized Xie Wen was with Hilnans and accused him of revealing classified information, while Hilnans insisted Xie Wen had learned about the stones elsewhere.

Xie Wen asked Cody to obtain Dyna Stone from the World Government, arguing that he could trade for it and that Klee Meow’s bombs were already powerful enough to destroy an island. Cody reconsidered his refusal and agreed to report the request to his superiors, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• After explaining how Xie Wen learned about the matter, Hilnans returned the Den Den Mushi and left to keep watch from a distance.
• Xie Wen asked Cody for Dyna Stone and offered money or other goods in exchange, but Cody initially refused.
• Xie Wen compared Dyna Stone’s destructive power to Klee Meow’s bombs, prompting Cody to consider whether the World Government might seek her bomb formula instead.
• Cody decided he did not want to help the World Government acquire more weapons, but he could not think of another trade to propose.
• Cody told Xie Wen he would report the Dyna Stone request to the higher-ups, though he could not promise they would approve it.
• Xie Wen ended the call, puzzled by Cody’s change of heart, and wondered if Klee Meow’s luck had helped.

After leaving the Marine base, Xie Wen decided to take Shirahoshi to visit Whitebeard and asked Morgans where to find him. Morgans revealed the Whitebeard Pirates were near Aldris Waters, then shouted at Xie Wen for also asking for Red-Hair’s location.

• Xie Wen and his companions shared a lively meal with the Marines, sparred with several officers, and left the island after saying goodbye.
• Once the Toot Toot Forward sailed out of the Marines’ sight, its Klabautermann climbed onto Xie Wen and asked where they were going next.
• Xie Wen chose to visit Whitebeard with Shirahoshi, who was eager to meet the friend her father said had held her as a baby.
• Xie Wen called Morgans, who mistook the planned visit for a challenge to another Emperor before learning Xie Wen wanted to thank Whitebeard for helping King Neptune.
• Morgans said the Whitebeard Pirates were near Aldris Waters and should remain there for three to five days.
• Before ending the call, Xie Wen asked Morgans for Red-Hair’s location, prompting Morgans to accuse him of seeking trouble.