Chapter Summaries

Klee Meow and the others discovered the mark on Boa Hancock’s back, and Hancock explained that it was a Celestial Dragon brand left from her enslavement. As the Boa sisters confronted their trauma, Klee condemned the Celestial Dragons but also told Hancock that her past did not justify mistreating others.

• Klee Meow, Ai Haibara Meow, and Jinx Meow were discovered by Boa Hancock, who fired her Mero Mero Mellow at them without effect.
• Sandersonia and Marigold rushed in, and Klee Meow apologized for sneaking into the bath and promised to keep Hancock’s secret.
• Boa Hancock told the cats that the mark was the Celestial Dragon Hoof, branded on people enslaved by the Celestial Dragons.
• Hancock said Fisher Tiger had rescued the Boa sisters and that the Sun Pirates’ tattoo had been created to cover the marks on rescued Fish-Men.
• Hancock explained that she hid her mark because she feared exposure and could not bear to revisit her past, while Sandersonia recalled her trauma and began wailing.
• Klee Meow condemned the Celestial Dragons and warned Hancock that her suffering did not excuse her bullying other people and cats.

After returning from Amazon Lily, Klee Meow and the other cats kept Boa Hancock’s secret while Xie Wen guessed it concerned her Celestial Dragon brand. Boa Hancock then asked Xie Wen how he had learned about it, worried that his mysterious information source might have told others.

• The Research Commission members returned to the ship, and Boa Hancock and her sisters joined them after spending the day with the cats.
• Klee Meow and Shirahoshi excitedly told Xie Wen about their day, while Klee Meow refused to reveal why she had become friendly with Boa Hancock.
• Klee Meow explained that Boa Hancock had promised not to bully cats or other small animals without reason and asked Xie Wen to stop disliking her.
• Xie Wen guessed that the secret was Boa Hancock’s Celestial Dragon brand, and Klee Meow’s surprised reaction confirmed it.
• Shirahoshi and the cats asked Xie Wen to explain, but he hesitated because Klee Meow had promised to keep the matter secret.
• Boa Hancock and her sisters approached Xie Wen and asked how he had learned about the brand, fearing his mysterious source might have shared it with others.

Xie Wen reassured Hancock that his information source was no threat, then warned the Boa Sisters that their Devil Fruit abilities could expose their identities and promised to help remove their brands. After the cats and Robin learned the sisters’ past, they reconciled over a banquet, where Xie Wen caught Ai Haibara Meow trying to slip him something in his drink.

• Xie Wen told Hancock he had lost contact with his information source and offered Klee Meow as a guarantee that he was telling the truth.
• Xie Wen warned the Boa Sisters that the people who gave them their Devil Fruits might recognize them, frightening the sisters; Ai Haibara Meow promised to make a potion to remove their brands.
• Hancock explained her past to everyone, and the Palicoes and Robin showed sympathy and made peace with the Boa Sisters.
• Sanji Meow and Link Meow joined the gathering, learned what had happened, and forgave the sisters before everyone began a banquet.
• Suika Meow offered Xie Wen a drink, but he realized Ai Haibara Meow had arranged a trick; she admitted he had caught her.

Xie Wen discovered that Ai Haibara Meow and Klee Meow had prepared a Tearshroom potion to make him cry, but their fight distracted him long enough for him to drink it. The two kittens celebrated their prank as Xie Wen burst into tears.

• Xie Wen restrained Ai Haibara Meow and demanded to know what was in the drink she had prepared.
• Ai Haibara Meow revealed that she had added Tearshroom extract to make Xie Wen cry, and blamed Klee Meow for wanting to see it.
• Klee Meow and Ai Haibara Meow argued over whose idea the prank had been, then began fighting on the deck as the others watched.
• A furry paw offered Xie Wen the wine bowl, and he drank from it while distracted by the kittens' fight.
• Xie Wen began crying uncontrollably and saw Ai Haibara Meow and Klee Meow high-five in celebration.

Xie Wen and Ai Haibara Meow investigated Amazon Lily’s emotion-altering mushrooms and the strange Celestial Dragon Hoof Marks on the Boa Sisters. Ai Haibara Meow and Meowrah eventually used a special mushroom to remove the marks, though Xie Wen did not understand their method.

• Xie Wen experienced the sadness-inducing effects of Tearshrooms, and Ai Haibara Meow compared them to Laughshrooms and noted that Angershrooms could strengthen Demon Drug.
• Ai Haibara Meow found that the Celestial Dragon Hoof Mark remained even after Marigold’s skin was removed and regrown, but she avoided testing the other Boa Sisters because she feared reviving their terror of the Celestial Dragons.
• Xie Wen praised Ai Haibara Meow for protecting the Boa Sisters, and she protested while happily accepting his affection.
• Ai Haibara Meow and Meowrah used the Mushroom That Grows on Your Body to transfer the Celestial Dragon Hoof Marks onto mushrooms and pull them off the Boa Sisters.

After the Boa Sisters were freed from their Celestial Dragon Hoof Marks, they invited Xie Wen and the cats to a banquet on Amazon Lily. Xie Wen reached Kuja Castle after being mobbed by curious Kuja women, while Hancock failed to get the cats to leave his side.

• The Boa Sisters thanked Xie Wen and the cats for removing their Celestial Dragon Hoof Marks, and Hancock invited them to a banquet.
• Klee Meow asked Hancock to let Xie Wen enter Amazon Lily, and Hancock agreed because they were benefactors of the Kuja.
• Kuja women crowded around Xie Wen and tried to examine and undress him, but Klee Meow guarded him until Sandersonia and Marigold led the group toward Kuja Castle.
• Ai Haibara Meow teased Xie Wen about the crowd, while Sanji Meow complained that he had missed the chance to be surrounded by Palicoes.
• At the Royal Palace, Hancock tried to embrace Klee Meow and the other cats, but they refused to leave Xie Wen, who cuddled Klee Meow instead.

After leaving Amazon Lily, Xie Wen and the cats sailed into the Grand Line and were attacked by the inexperienced Babulin Pirates. Jinx Meow stopped Xie Wen from dealing with them so Shirahoshi could use the weak pirates for practice.

• Xie Wen and the cats left Amazon Lily with food and treasure Boa Hancock had provided.
• Xie Wen chose to follow the Log Pose and explore an unfamiliar route, while Robin and Shirahoshi agreed to go wherever he led.
• The Babulin Pirates fired two cannonballs at the Dudu, missing both times.
• Hua Mei Meow identified the attackers as a new pirate crew led by Babulin Deya, whose bounty was twenty-seven million Beli.
• Xie Wen prepared to attack the pirates, but Jinx Meow suggested they would make suitable practice for Shirahoshi.

Shirahoshi fought the Babulin Pirates alone, using Fish-Man Karate to overwhelm the crew after they tried to capture her for money. She leaped back into the fray to attack Captain Babulin and the few pirates still standing.

• Shirahoshi volunteered to fight the Babulin Pirates, and Xie Wen warned her that a real battle would be different from arena matches.
• Shirahoshi swam to the pirate ship and knocked down more than a dozen pirates with Fish-Man Karate: Water Shot.
• Captain Babulin and his crew tried to capture Shirahoshi and sell her, but her Thousand-Tile Tail Swing and Arabesque Brick Fist sent the attackers flying.
• Shirahoshi returned to the sea and used Ocean Current Shoulder Throw to scatter most of the pirates.
• Shirahoshi leaped onto the ship again and attacked Captain Babulin and the remaining fighters with Fish-Man Karate: Spear Wave: Cluster Rain.

Shirahoshi captured the Babulin Pirates alive, and Xie Wen’s crew brought them aboard before setting course toward the Drum Kingdom. Ai Haibara Meow eagerly agreed to the detour after learning the island was known for its medicine.

• Shirahoshi returned with the Babulin Pirates and their treasure, and Jinx Meow scolded her for sparing the pirates before accepting her fish-tail offering.
• Xie Wen, Kaido Meow, Suika Meow, Robin, and Metal Tiger Jean transferred the pirates and treasure to the Dudu, where Ai Haibara Meow planned to test her drugs on the captives.
• Xie Wen’s crew reached an island without a Marine Base, so he could not turn in the pirates for bounties.
• Xie Wen explained that the crew would cross the Grand Line using their Eternal Poses and planned to visit the Drum Kingdom.
• Ai Haibara Meow checked with Robin that Drum Kingdom was known for advanced medicine, then excitedly hugged Xie Wen and agreed to go.

Xie Wen’s crew bought Eternal Poses for a route to Drum Island and learned that its new king, Wapol, had driven doctors out of reach. As Klee and Jinx demanded the Dyna Stones they were owed, the Toot Toot Naruto rang before Xie Wen could call Cody.

• Xie Wen and his companions bought a full set of Eternal Poses from a merchant who described the safest route to Drum Island.
• The merchant told Xie Wen and Klee that Wapol had taken control of the doctors and that many visitors to Drum Island had not returned.
• Ai Haibara Meow worried that Wapol might refuse Xie Wen’s request to exchange medical knowledge, but Xie Wen reassured her that he could handle any trouble.
• Klee Meow and Jinx Meow remembered their promised Dyna Stones and pressed Xie Wen to collect them from Cody.
• Xie Wen agreed to call Cody, but the Toot Toot Naruto rang before he could pick up the receiver.

Xie Wen spoke with Cody about the Dyna Stones and the suspicion that Doflamingo had tampered with their skyship. After deciding to accept only two stones as payment, he remained on Chain Island to wait for their delivery.

• Cody called Xie Wen on Chain Island and said the Dyna Stones would arrive within a week.
• Cody explained that the higher-ups had considered deducting part of Xie Wen’s reward because he had not fully committed to his mission.
• Xie Wen told Cody that Doflamingo had blamed him for tampering with the Valstrax, while Cody said Doflamingo had made a similar accusation against Xie Wen.
• Cody said the Marines aboard the ship had seen Doflamingo walking around, making him more suspicious, but the World Government would not pursue a former Celestial Dragon over it.
• Xie Wen agreed to take two Dyna Stones instead of three, and Cody abruptly hung up.

Xie Wen received the Dyna Stone from Blueno and arranged for Klee Meow to study it safely on an uninhabited island. The workshop stayed strangely quiet, leaving Xie Wen and the others worried that Klee Meow was preparing something dangerous.

• Blueno arrived through an Air Door and delivered two jars of Dyna Stone to Xie Wen, while Klee Meow exposed his identity.
• Xie Wen asked about the Dyna Stone, and Blueno explained that it could explode if shaken, struck, or exposed to air.
• Xie Wen took the Dyna Stone to an uninhabited island, where Ai Haibara Meow and Jinx Meow built a temporary workshop for Klee Meow.
• Xie Wen and the others sailed away from the workshop, while Jinx Meow left her own piece of Dyna Stone as a spare for Klee Meow.
• When Klee Meow's workshop remained quiet for a long time, Shirahoshi worried about her, and Xie Wen suspected she was preparing something big.

Xie Wen brought the cats to Drum Island so Ai Haibara Meow could meet its doctors, while Klee Meow stayed aboard to continue her secret weapons research. After finding the villages nearly empty, the group discovered a banner welcoming Lord Sapphire Star, leaving Xie Wen stunned by the unexpected reception.

• Klee Meow excitedly spotted Drum Island, and Xie Wen stopped worrying about her secret explosive project and trusted her luck instead.
• The cats played in the snow after the Dudu docked, then Xie Wen chose Ai Haibara Meow, Robin, Shalmeow, and Meowrah to accompany him inland.
• Klee Meow volunteered to stay aboard and research the Dyna Stone and the Big Guy, while Shirahoshi stayed behind to warm herself with Kaido Meow.
• Xie Wen and the others found a decorated but deserted village, and Shalmeow used Observation Haki to locate a crowd gathered by the shore.
• Robin spotted a banner welcoming Lord Sapphire Star to the Drum Kingdom, and Xie Wen was shocked.

Xie Wen arrived on Drum Island to a welcome arranged by Wapol, then learned the king had been warned of his coming. Though he refused to overthrow Wapol himself to avoid provoking the World Government before confronting Doflamingo, he hinted that someone else might soon act against the king.

• Xie Wen asked an elderly Drum Kingdom resident why the kingdom had prepared a welcoming ceremony, and the man said Advisor Chess had ordered it four days earlier.
• The old man begged Xie Wen to drive Wapol from the country and described the king's abuses, including monopolizing doctors, imposing heavy taxes, and killing people.
• Xie Wen refused to attack Wapol because he was a Shichibukai and wanted to avoid provoking the World Government before going after Doflamingo.
• Xie Wen suspected Uncle Cody had alerted Wapol, then hinted that a vice-captain of the Bonney Pirates might take an interest in Drum Island and that Wapol could die in an unrelated incident.

Xie Wen and the cats arrived at the Drum Kingdom, where he arranged a medical exchange and promised free treatment for the islanders while planning to contact Kuma about Wapol. After Ai Haibara Meow and Meowrah began meeting the kingdom’s doctors, Xie Wen took Robin and Shalmeow back down the mountain to explore.

• Xie Wen reassured Darren that he would report the situation to Kuma and offered free medical care to Drum Island’s people.
• Xie Wen stopped Jace’s lavish welcome and asked him to arrange a quiet meeting between Ai Haibara Meow and the kingdom’s doctors.
• Xie Wen and the cats rode a Fur Hippo to a cable car, then traveled to Drum Castle and met Wapol, Jace, Kuromarimo, and Dalton.
• Jace took Ai Haibara Meow and Meowrah to meet Doctor 20, while Robin learned that Wapol had discarded the kingdom’s documents.
• Xie Wen stopped Robin from confronting Wapol and took her and Shalmeow back down the mountain to explore.

Xie Wen and Robin explored a Drum Kingdom village, learned where Dr. Kureha lived, and returned to Drum Castle, where Ai Haibara Meow and Meowrah became absorbed in medical research. He left them at the castle overnight and planned to bring Scarlet Tiger-sama the next day to supervise them.

• Xie Wen and Robin explored a village and asked the villagers where Dr. Kureha lived, learning that she was skilled but known for imposing treatment and high fees.
• Robin chose to return to the ship rather than see Wapol, while Xie Wen brought Shalmeow back to Drum Castle by cable car.
• Xie Wen found Ai Haibara Meow and Meowrah engrossed in the medical research laboratory and took them to dinner, but they soon returned to their studies.
• Meowrah told Xie Wen that Doctor 20's research included technology related to mechanical augmentation, and she and Ai Haibara Meow stayed at the castle overnight.
• Xie Wen returned to his own cats and told Dalton and Jace he would bring Scarlet Tiger-sama to Drum Castle the next day to supervise the researchers.

Xie Wen visited Dr. Kureha to arrange a medical exchange for the Palico Research Commission and asked about her remarkable health. The visit ended with someone overhearing his comment about Whitebeard and crying out in alarm.

• Xie Wen explored Drum Island with Klee Meow, Shalmeow, Robin, Shirahoshi, and Jinx Meow while mapping its towns.
• Shirahoshi tried to share Fish-Man Island's message of coexistence, but the oppressed townspeople showed little interest, so she stopped giving speeches.
• Xie Wen found Dr. Kureha's treehouse in Kestia and asked her to share her medical expertise with the Palico Research Commission.
• Dr. Kureha agreed to teach Ai Haibara Meow and refused Xie Wen's offer of compensation.
• Xie Wen asked how Dr. Kureha stayed so healthy despite drinking, then someone behind him screamed after hearing that Whitebeard was nearly dead.

Xie Wen and his companions visited Dr. Kureha on Drum Island, where they discussed Whitebeard’s health and Robin asked about history. They finally met Chopper, whose transformations confused Klee Meow, and Chopper was left baffled by her questions about Sulong.

• Shirahoshi worried about Whitebeard, and Xie Wen reassured her that he could live another seven or eight years if he avoided major wars.
• Dr. Kureha invited Xie Wen and the others to share food and tea outside her home, while Robin questioned her about history.
• Shalmeow spotted Chopper hiding behind a tree after he returned from gathering herbs.
• Klee Meow greeted Chopper, mistook his transformations for Sulong, and excitedly called the others over to see him.
• Chopper insisted that he was a reindeer and asked Klee Meow what Sulong was.

Xie Wen met Chopper and promised to introduce him to more cats, while Kureha later asked him to take Chopper to sea. Xie Wen refused, convinced Chopper would not sail with a bounty hunter, and left Kureha’s request unresolved.

• Xie Wen and his companions met Chopper, and Klee Meow explained that he was a reindeer who had eaten the Human-Human Fruit rather than a member of the Mink Tribe.
• Xie Wen charmed Chopper by petting him, promised to return with more cats, and left with his companions after Robin asked Kureha a few questions.
• Xie Wen checked the Hunter’s Notes and found Chopper recorded as an ordinary reindeer, not among the entries that might yield a Fragment.
• A few days later, Xie Wen brought Ai Haibara Meow and Purah to visit Kureha, who pulled him aside and asked him to take Chopper along.
• Kureha explained that Chopper’s heartache over Hiriluk had begun to heal and that he now longed to go on an adventure, but Xie Wen refused because he believed Chopper would only want to sail as a pirate.

After helping Ai Haibara Meow treat patients in the Drum Kingdom, Xie Wen left the island and made plans with Kuma and Trafalgar Law to confront Doflamingo. He then told Morgans about Dressrosa’s secrets, and the chapter ended with Xie Wen continuing his journey before the planned attack.

• Xie Wen and his companions helped Ai Haibara Meow provide free medical consultations in the Drum Kingdom, where Wapol’s rule made treating people dangerous.
• After leaving Drum Island, Xie Wen called Kuma and arranged for him to help fight Doflamingo while the Revolutionary Army dealt with the Drum Kingdom later.
• Xie Wen told Kuma that Dalton was decent and could be won over, and Kuma said the Revolutionary Army would investigate before acting.
• Xie Wen called Trafalgar Law to invite him to the fight against Doflamingo, and Law insisted that Doflamingo was his target.
• Xie Wen informed Morgans about Doflamingo and Dressrosa’s secrets, and Morgans offered to send an Eternal Pose and coordinate coverage.
• Xie Wen told Morgans he would not reach Dressrosa soon because he planned to take Shirahoshi to Fish-Man Island along the way.