Ch. 545Assassination

Robin defeated Baby 5 and tried to recruit her by exposing how the Donquixote Family treated her, then fought Lao G with Baby 5’s help. After Robin knocked Lao G down, a dark green figure attacked her from the side.

  • Robin captured Baby 5 and persuaded her that Xie Wen wanted her to join the Palico Research Commission.
  • Lao G ambushed Robin, but her cat Raid Suit shielded her from his attack.
  • Lao G demanded that Baby 5 attack Robin and called her a convenient woman who served anyone who needed her.
  • Robin urged Baby 5 to refuse a request for once, and Baby 5 shot Lao G instead of Robin.
  • Robin defeated Lao G with her Cat Claw Fist and prepared to leave with Baby 5.
  • A dark green figure suddenly lunged at Robin with a dagger aimed at her neck.

Ch. 546A third faction enters the fray

Robin and Baby 5 survived a CP0 assassination attempt, but Xie Wen intervened and confronted the agents over attacking his companion. Before their fight could begin, the ground cracked and collapsed beneath everyone, leaving them plunging into a sudden sinkhole.

  • An assassin posing as a Donquixote Family grunt attacked Robin, but her Raid Suit transformation stopped his dagger and Baby 5 struck him with her Foot Pistol.
  • Joseph revealed that the assassin was a CP agent, killed him for failing, and attacked Robin, but Xie Wen cut off his arm with a Flying Slash.
  • Guernica and Gismonda emerged from hiding and offered Xie Wen rewards in exchange for Robin, then threatened to try again if he refused.
  • Xie Wen refused to let the CP0 agents leave after they attacked Robin, and he and Klee Meow prepared to fight them.
  • The ground suddenly cracked and collapsed beneath Xie Wen, Robin, Baby 5, Klee Meow, and the CP0 agents, sending them plunging downward.

Ch. 547I'm not! I didn't! Don't make things up!

Xie Wen and the cats regrouped after the battle at Corrida Colosseum, discovering Jinx Meow had devastated part of the arena and likely killed Gladius. Robin then explained that she had recruited Baby 5 as both a maid and a weapon who could change forms, leaving Xie Wen stunned.

  • Xie Wen and Robin secured Klee Meow’s bomb as they landed, then found Jora unconscious in seastone chains and Lao G and a CP agent dead; the CP0 agents had escaped.
  • Xie Wen decided not to pursue the CP0 agents and focused on killing Doflamingo, while soothing Klee Meow and Sanji Meow.
  • Xie Wen spotted Jinx Meow hiding among the rubble and learned she had blown up nearly a quarter of Corrida Colosseum during her fight with Gladius.
  • Jinx Meow admitted she had forgotten to control herself and likely blasted Gladius to ashes, costing Xie Wen the Bomb-Bomb Fruit and its Summon Ticket.
  • Baby 5 offered to serve Xie Wen, and Robin explained she had recruited her to be both a maid and a weapon that could switch forms.

Ch. 548Game Over

Xie Wen’s group captured more of Doflamingo’s crew while Baby 5 joined them, and Xie Wen learned that Mansherry was still in Doflamingo’s custody. After Luo asked Xie Wen for help, Doflamingo claimed victory in their Davy Back Fight, but Xie Wen rejected the rules and prepared to settle their personal score.

  • Baby 5 explained that Doflamingo had captured the Tontatta princess Mansherry, while Shalmeow struck Pica with a powerful beam.
  • Meowrah brought three captured members of Doflamingo’s crew to Xie Wen, who praised and petted her.
  • Luo arrived badly injured after losing to Doflamingo and asked Xie Wen for help.
  • Doflamingo arrived and claimed he had won the third round, expecting Xie Wen to honor the Davy Back Fight’s rules.
  • Xie Wen pointed out that he was not a pirate and offered to hand Luo over, then drew White Calm and challenged Doflamingo over the bounty and false accusation.

Ch. 549Heavenly Yaksha, High Rank 4

Xie Wen fought Doflamingo while Robin and the others moved Luo and the prisoners to safety. After drinking Ai Haibara Meow’s prototype rage potion to focus his will and test his swordsmanship, Xie Wen unleashed his ultimate attack as Doflamingo countered with his own.

  • Doflamingo attacked Xie Wen with white threads, but Xie Wen countered with a blast and a barrage of slashes that broke through Doflamingo’s defenses.
  • Xie Wen told Robin and the others to take Luo and the prisoners away while he continued fighting Doflamingo.
  • Doflamingo traded thread attacks with Xie Wen, but Xie Wen used a concealed slash to wound him without being noticed.
  • Xie Wen explained that he hoped battle pressure would help him unlock Bushido Style, then drank Ai Haibara Meow’s Super Mega Demon Drug prototype to focus his thoughts through anger.
  • Xie Wen activated Flurry Rush and unleashed Crown of a Thousand Swords as Doflamingo launched Sixteen Holy Bullets: God Thread.

Ch. 551The Donquixote Family Tradition

Xie Wen defeated Doflamingo, captured the Donquixote Family, and began extracting Devil Fruits from the prisoners. He let Law take revenge on Doflamingo by shooting him, leaving the former Celestial Dragon’s fate in Law’s hands.

  • Xie Wen overwhelmed Doflamingo with sword attacks and knocked him unconscious with a hammer before Birdcage could shrink.
  • King Riku announced Birdcage’s disappearance as Morgans broadcast his speeches, while Xie Wen gathered the captured Donquixote Family and fled Dressrosa aboard the Dudu.
  • Xie Wen restrained the prisoners with Seastone chains and extracted Monet’s Snow-Snow Fruit, then opened several other prisoners’ mystery boxes without finding Devil Fruits.
  • Xie Wen told Law to kill Doflamingo and suggested that Law shoot him, matching the Donquixote family tradition of killing relatives with gunfire.
  • Law took a gun and shot Doflamingo after calling him a demon.

Ch. 552A change of operators?

After Doflamingo’s defeat, Xie Wen collected the Donquixote Family’s spoils and discovered that Jora and Monet had yielded incomplete Palico Summoning Ticket fragments. He worried the Hunter’s Notes had changed their system, but found comfort in Klee Meow and continued preparing to leave the ship.

  • Xie Wen noted that the Donquixote Family officers had been defeated, while Shalmeow admitted she had killed the sticky Trebol and Xie Wen reviewed the meager loot from the officers.
  • Xie Wen remembered Senor Pink’s wife and planned to ask King Riku to look after her, then sent Luo away and had Meow Jūshirō store the bodies.
  • Xie Wen used the Hunter’s Notes and received a Palico Summoning Ticket (2/3) from Jora’s Art-Art Fruit and a Palico Summoning Ticket (1/5) from Monet’s Snow-Snow Fruit.
  • Xie Wen worried that the Hunter’s Notes had changed operators and would only provide ticket fragments, but Klee Meow comforted him and he decided he could still give the Snow-Snow Fruit to another kitty.
  • Xie Wen had Hua Mei Meow lower the Dudu Paolumu, fended off Bonney’s requests for a new Travel Guide, and talked Baby 5 into leaving him alone for the moment.

Ch. 553Shirahoshi's little trial (forgot to schedule it)

Xie Wen left Dellinger's fate in Shirahoshi's hands, tasking her with persuading him to repent before they returned to Fish-Man Island. After reaching Dressrosa, Xie Wen handed Doflamingo's corpse to Vice Admiral Doll and advised King Riku to investigate the arms-dealing accounts in the palace treasury, while planning to remain in Dressrosa for a few days.

  • Xie Wen told Shirahoshi that Dellinger would live only if she could make him repent, and Shirahoshi went to speak with him.
  • Xie Wen sent Kaido Meow to protect Shirahoshi while letting her handle the persuasion herself.
  • King Riku, his family, and the Tontatta welcomed Xie Wen and thanked him after the Dudu landed in Dressrosa.
  • Xie Wen gave Doflamingo's corpse and the other bodies to Vice Admiral Doll, who promised to send Doflamingo's bounty later.
  • King Riku offered Xie Wen the contents of Doflamingo's treasury, but Xie Wen asked only for Devil Fruits, Famous Swords, and Seastone.
  • Xie Wen warned King Riku to find Doflamingo's transaction records and settle outstanding arms deals, noting that Kaido was among Doflamingo's partners.

Ch. 554Weapon Girl

After Doflamingo’s death, Xie Wen remained in Dressrosa, where Kyros dealt with opportunists and Xie Wen tested Baby 5’s weapon transformations while the Research Commission pursued its own projects. The group stayed to support Shirahoshi’s efforts with Dellinger, and Meowrah ultimately ate the Snow-Snow Fruit.

  • Kaido mourned Doflamingo but stayed on Onigashima, wary of provoking Whitebeard and Red-Hair, while Kyros and the gladiators defeated pirates who came to seize the Donquixote Family’s businesses.
  • Xie Wen wrote a Dressrosa travel guide and tested Baby 5’s weapon forms, learning that she could combine weapons, coat them with Armament Haki, and fire without reloading.
  • Ai Haibara Meow obtained plant-based medicines from the Tontatta, Robin explored Dressrosa’s history, and Meow Jūshirō and Link Meow sparred with Kyros and the gladiators.
  • Shirahoshi continued visiting Dellinger, believing he was beginning to waver and asking Xie Wen to remain in Dressrosa longer.
  • Ai Haibara Meow declined the Snow-Snow Fruit because Klee’s Flame-Flame Fruit countered it, and Meowrah ate it after Meow Jūshirō and Hua Mei Meow gave up their claims.

Ch. 555You've already given me a reason to kill you!

After Kuma and Bonney left Dressrosa, Xie Wen questioned Shirahoshi’s claim that Dellinger had changed and agreed to let her take him back to Fish-Man Island for the royal family to teach. The chapter ended with Xie Wen deciding not to kill Dellinger and an author’s note explaining why two powerful weapons would not suit the story.

  • Kuma and Bonney left Dressrosa, while Law returned home after avenging Rosinante and showed no interest in fame.
  • Shirahoshi told Xie Wen that she and Dellinger had become friends and that Dellinger wanted to live properly on Fish-Man Island.
  • Klee Meow sensed that Dellinger resented Xie Wen but liked Shirahoshi, prompting Dellinger to deny having feelings for her.
  • Xie Wen became furious at the thought of Dellinger pursuing Shirahoshi, but Shirahoshi and Baby 5 pleaded for him to spare the boy.
  • Xie Wen let Shirahoshi take Dellinger back to Fish-Man Island, where Neptune and the princes could teach him.

Ch. 556A chance encounter

After leaving Dressrosa, Xie Wen abandoned his idea of challenging Kaido and took the Dudu on a route through unfamiliar islands. On the first stop, he met Issho, whose Supreme Grade Sword caught his attention, but Issho warned him that he would never give it up.

  • Xie Wen suggested sailing to Wano Country to fight Kaido, but the others objected because they lacked a route and needed to reach the Reverie safely.
  • Xie Wen agreed to skip Wano Country and planned a roundabout voyage through unfamiliar islands.
  • The Dudu stopped at Vice Admiral Doll’s temporary station, where Xie Wen briefly visited her before exploring the island with Baby 5 and the Felines.
  • Xie Wen reflected that Doll seemed to uphold justice, and Klee Meow and Ai Haibara Meow comforted him as Baby 5 tried to join them.
  • Issho approached Xie Wen and asked to speak with him, but Xie Wen recognized his Cane Sword as the Supreme Grade Sword Gambler's Fireline.
  • Issho stepped back and told Xie Wen that the sword was a gift from a dear friend and that he would not part with it.

Ch. 557No chance encounter

Xie Wen spoke with Issho, who had sought him out to discuss the Shichibukai and whether the system should exist. Xie Wen criticized the World Government while arguing that pirate rulers could provide better conditions than many affiliated countries, leaving Issho to consider his claims.

  • Issho reassured Xie Wen that he did not want to fight him, and Klee Meow suggested a Tontatta might heal Issho's eyes, but Issho explained that he had closed them himself.
  • Issho invited Xie Wen to talk, and they settled down with Sky Island drinks and snacks while Xie Wen scolded Baby 5 about her tea-making.
  • Issho asked Xie Wen's opinion of the Shichibukai and whether the system should exist, prompting Xie Wen to suspect that Issho was considering joining the Navy.
  • Xie Wen called the Shichibukai system a failure at checking the Four Emperors but argued that Doflamingo had governed Dressrosa better than many countries burdened by the World Government.
  • Xie Wen claimed that the Four Emperors' territories often offered better conditions than affiliated nations, citing Big Mom's Totto Land and Whitebeard's Fish-Man Island, while noting Kaido's Wano Country was miserable.

Ch. 558Wano Country had normal people after all!

Xie Wen learned that Issho had left Wano Country as a teenager and had been unable to return, then told him about Kaido’s occupation and the Kozuki Family. Issho left troubled by Wano Country’s plight, while Xie Wen and the cats resumed exploring the island.

  • Xie Wen questioned Issho about Wano Country, and Issho explained that he had sailed away with the Fugetsu Family as a teenager before a storm separated him from the fleet.
  • Xie Wen told Issho about the events in Wano Country over the past twenty years, including Kaido’s occupation and the Nine Red Scabbards’ hopes of restoring the Kozuki Family.
  • Issho judged Kozuki Oden bold and generous but naive and immature, and Ai Haibara Meow praised Issho for not treating the Kozuki Family as saviors.
  • Issho defended the Nine Red Scabbards’ loyalty to the Kozuki Family, then thanked Xie Wen and left preoccupied with Wano Country’s situation.
  • Xie Wen and the cats packed their snacks and drinks and continued exploring the island.

Ch. 559Joker fell, Xie Wen feasted

Xie Wen and the Research Commission continued their smooth voyage while the Little Furball Cats caused mischief and the crew made progress in their work and abilities. The chapter ended with Meowrah developing snow-powered Guardians and enhancing her Mechanical Sphere’s Wind Divine Beast mode.

  • The Little Furball Cats drew on Xie Wen’s face, and Baby 5 tried to shield Klee from him until Li Huamei stopped the troublemakers.
  • Sanji Meow dismissed the mushrooms growing on Xie Wen as inedible, while Ai Haibara Meow became absorbed in experimenting with potions after Xie Wen wondered about poisonous mushrooms.
  • Dellinger grew more comfortable speaking with several cats, and Baby 5 showed improved judgment and secrecy when Xie Wen and Jinx Meow tested her.
  • Sanji Meow’s Armament Haki breakthrough made him more confident about fighting Ace, while Meowrah began developing her Snow-Snow Fruit ability.
  • Meowrah devised snowflake-powered Guardian constructs and strengthened her Mechanical Sphere’s Wind Divine Beast mode with her new ability.

Ch. 560A third visit to Fish-Man Island

Xie Wen and the cats returned to Fish-Man Island, where Shirahoshi introduced Dellinger to her family and the princes took him away for training. As the Reverie approached, Marines arrived to escort them, led by Garp and Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

  • Xie Wen returned to Fish-Man Island with Shirahoshi, and King Neptune and his sons welcomed them alongside Jinbe.
  • Shirahoshi introduced Dellinger to her family, and Xie Wen's remark about Dellinger's interest in her made the princes, Jinbe, and the ministers wary.
  • Fukaboshi and his brothers took Dellinger away for Fish-Man combat training, while Jinbe followed and Shirahoshi wondered why everyone was upset.
  • Xie Wen and the cats spent time on Fish-Man Island and Sabaody, where slave traders fled his visits and Rayleigh remained absent.
  • Jinbe showed Robin an informational Poneglyph he had found among a town of Sea Beasts.
  • As the Reverie neared, Garp and Fleet Admiral Sengoku arrived at Fish-Man Island to guide Xie Wen and his companions.

Ch. 561Thanks from Sengoku

Sengoku thanked Xie Wen for avenging Rosinante, then joined the preparations for the Ryugu Kingdom’s trip to Saint Mary Geoise. Xie Wen assembled a team of cats and decided to bring Baby 5, expecting trouble despite hoping to keep any clash small.

  • Sengoku revealed that he knew Xie Wen had avenged Rosinante and bowed to thank him, while Garp tried to lighten the mood.
  • Xie Wen told King Neptune that Otohime’s connection to the Donquixote family might be useful during their visit to Saint Mary Geoise.
  • Bogard explained the precautions for the trip, and Xie Wen chose which cats would accompany him and which would stay aboard the Dudu.
  • After Sengoku warned that the Navy and World Government knew about Xie Wen’s space bags, Xie Wen decided to bring Baby 5 because weapons could not be carried onto the Red Line.
  • Xie Wen accepted that Shirahoshi and the trouble-prone cats might spark a confrontation, but refused to leave them behind or discourage Neptune from attending the Reverie.

Ch. 562Two old men's squabble

Xie Wen and his companions reached the New World Red Port with Garp and Sengoku, where reporters gathered to cover the Reverie arrivals. After Chinjao reunited with Klee Meow and argued with Garp, Xie Wen's group boarded the Bubble Elevator with the Flower Country delegation and met its king and Chinjao's grandsons.

  • Garp and Sengoku abandoned their Marine warships and boarded Xie Wen's Toot Toot Forward, where Meowrah explained why the Navy might not build ships with multiple forms.
  • Xie Wen's group surfaced at the New World Red Port and passed reporters, including Morgans, before following Garp and Sengoku toward the Bubble Elevator.
  • Klee Meow greeted Chinjao and told him that she, Xie Wen, and Seijūrō had tried to avenge him by fighting Garp, prompting Chinjao and Garp to quarrel until Sengoku intervened.
  • Xie Wen's group joined the Flower Country delegation aboard the Bubble Elevator, where Chinjao introduced King Ramen and his grandsons, Sai and Boo.

Ch. 563On the Elevator

Xie Wen and his companions rode the bubble elevator to the Reverie, where Koala reunited with Jinbe and the Sun Pirates and confronted her guilt over Fisher Tiger’s death. After reaching the immaculate city above Sabaody, they prepared to enter the gathering.

  • Koala rushed over to Jinbe and Aladdin, and the Sun Pirates recognized her as the girl Fisher Tiger had rescued.
  • Koala apologized for Fisher Tiger’s death, but Jinbe reassured her that Fisher Tiger had never blamed her.
  • Xie Wen met Koala, then left her to introduce her accompanying king to King Neptune while he went to pet the cats.
  • Xie Wen politely turned down royal families who tried to recruit him and obtained Reinforced Bubbles for his companions.
  • The elevator reached its destination, and Xie Wen and the others climbed the staircase and entered a vast, immaculate city.

Ch. 564The "Holy Land," Mary Geoise

Xie Wen and his companions arrived in Saint Mary Geoise, where the slaves powering the Automatic Road angered the cats and unsettled the group. At Pangaea Castle, the cats went for the food while Shirahoshi politely handled royals seeking to arrange her marriage.

  • Klee Meow and Shalmeow told Xie Wen that the Automatic Road carried sounds of despair and that people were moving beneath it.
  • Xie Wen left the road and explained to Chinjao and the others that slaves were dragging it, while the Ramen King urged them to endure what they saw in Saint Mary Geoise.
  • Koala questioned whether the Heavenly Tribute funded the Celestial Dragons' abuses, and Xie Wen considered the Revolutionary Army's plans to oppose the tribute and gather information.
  • Xie Wen and the cats headed for the feast at Pangaea Castle, while Jinbe and his followers stayed to guard King Neptune and Shirahoshi.
  • Royals surrounded Shirahoshi with potential suitors, but she politely declined marriage proposals, moving King Neptune to tears.

Ch. 565The Sapphire Star who spread kindness

Xie Wen reunited with Vivi, Rebecca, and several rulers whose countries he had helped, drawing a growing crowd of grateful royal families around him. As the gathering expanded, he sensed a resentful gaze behind him.

  • Vivi thanked Xie Wen for saving Alabasta, and Klee remembered Pell as the guard Big Sister Ai had knocked out with a Sleeping Gas Bomb.
  • Vivi praised Klee, and Rebecca arrived with Leo, King Riku, Kyros, and Viola to greet Xie Wen.
  • King Cobra and Chaka joined the group, and Xie Wen exchanged greetings with the visitors.
  • Dr. Kureha arrived with Dalton, while King Bulldog and Queen Dowager Conney also greeted Xie Wen and Klee.
  • More royal families gathered around Xie Wen because he had helped their countries, and he noticed a resentful gaze behind him.
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