Recaps

After Xie Wen told Morgans that Stussy was a Cipher Pol agent, Morgans agreed to omit the cats from his report on the pirate crews’ defeat. Xie Wen and the cats arrived in Water 7, collected the pirates’ bounties, and then Xie Wen decided to split up with them.

• Morgans called Xie Wen to ask how he had defeated more than a dozen pirate crews so quickly, and Klee Meow credited her bombs.
• Xie Wen asked Morgans to suppress the story or leave the Mink Tribe members out of it, then revealed that he suspected Stussy was a Cipher Pol agent.
• Morgans refused to suppress the news entirely but promised not to mention the cats, and Xie Wen insisted that his epithet should be Sapphire Star rather than Cat Swordsman.
• Xie Wen and the cats traveled to Water 7, marveled at the city, and rented two small BULLs to get around.
• Xie Wen collected the pirates’ bounties at Water 7’s bounty office and decided to split up with the cats.

Xie Wen brought Klee Meow and Ai Haibara Meow to Water 7’s Galley-La Company to arrange a new ship built from Treasure Tree Adam, while Sanji Meow and Hua Mei Meow went shopping. At the shipyard, Xie Wen met Iceburg’s foremen and watched Rob Lucci and Kaku closely as Klee Meow eyed Lucci’s pigeon.

• Xie Wen assigned Sanji Meow to shop for ingredients with Seijūrō and Hua Mei Meow, then took Klee Meow and Ai Haibara Meow to help plan the ship’s infirmary, laboratory, and other facilities.
• Klee Meow asked for a laboratory, and Hua Mei Meow warned that it would become a solitary confinement room if Klee Meow blew it up.
• Xie Wen and the two cats traveled through Water 7 to the Galley-La Company’s Dock One and presented Peepley Lulu with the documents for his Treasure Tree Adam timber.
• Peepley Lulu went to summon Iceburg, while Ai Haibara Meow sensed that Rob Lucci and Kaku resembled a suspicious woman she had encountered before.
• Pauly greeted Xie Wen and complained that the shipwrights had been unable to touch the Treasure Tree Adam, while Klee Meow admired the pigeon on Lucci’s shoulder and called it delicious-looking.

Xie Wen asked Galley-La Company to upgrade the Explosion Black Cat Maria with Treasure Tree Adam wood and worked with the cats to choose a ship design and list their requirements. The chapter ended with the shipwrights preparing to finalize the new design.

• Klee Meow frightened Rob Lucci’s talking pigeon, and Xie Wen stopped her from trying to eat it.
• Peepley Lulu revealed his fondness for cats when he let Klee Meow play with his hair.
• Xie Wen asked Iceburg to upgrade the Explosion Black Cat Maria, and Kaku inspected the ship and confirmed it could be modified.
• Kalifa gave Xie Wen ship designs, and he and the cats chose a model and described their desired rooms, equipment, gardens, and cat figurehead.

Xie Wen agreed to have a new ship built in Water 7, then clashed with Franky after Franky tried to recruit his cats. Hoping to draw out Franky’s King Bulls, Xie Wen headed for Franky House and ran into the assembled Franky Family.

• Iceburg quickly drew up plans for Xie Wen’s ship, and Hua Mei Meow approved them.
• Xie Wen and the cats spotted Franky posing above a crowd, and Franky called down to recruit the cats into his Franky Family.
• Xie Wen struck Franky with Monster Hunter Style: True Crimson Horn, sending him flying, then left with the cats.
• Xie Wen learned that Franky had only recently returned to Water 7 and wondered whether he had already rescued his King Bulls, Sodom and Gomorrah.
• Xie Wen borrowed Klee Meow’s luck, rented a small BULL, and headed for Franky House, where he encountered the gathered Franky Family.

Xie Wen and the cats traveled from Water 7 to Puki and San Faldo, then returned to find the Explosion Black Cat Maria’s refit complete. They approved the ship’s cat-themed redesign but could not agree on a new name.

• Meow Jūshirō defeated Franky and the Franky Family with his Melynx Flash technique, and they stopped bothering Xie Wen.
• Xie Wen and the cats boarded the Sea Train, where Klee Meow explored the carriages with Hua Mei Meow and Sanji Meow while Xie Wen relaxed with Ai Haibara Meow and Meow Jūshirō.
• The cats enjoyed visiting Puki and San Faldo, and Xie Wen learned that Puki was an Affiliated Nation rather than a territory flying the Big Mom Pirates’ flag.
• Xie Wen brought the cats back to Water 7, where Iceburg presented their newly refitted ship, the Explosion Black Cat Maria.
• Xie Wen and the cats praised the ship’s smaller, brighter, cat-themed design, then offered several conflicting suggestions for its new name.

Xie Wen and the cats named their new ship the Toot Toot Forward and sailed from Water 7 toward the Calm Belt. After crossing into its still waters, they spotted a ship ahead that Hua Mei Meow suspected was carrying pirates.

• Xie Wen chose Klee Meow's proposed name, Toot Toot Forward, for the new ship after the cats agreed.
• Xie Wen paid Iceburg the remaining balance and sailed the Toot Toot Forward away from Water 7.
• Xie Wen and the cats traveled past several islands, cooked Sea Beasts and Sea Kings, and collected pirate bounties while building the Sapphire Star's reputation.
• Xie Wen and the cats crossed into the Calm Belt, taking turns rowing whenever Klee Meow went on strike.
• Hua Mei Meow spotted a ship ahead and told Xie Wen it looked like they had encountered pirates.

Xie Wen’s crew encountered the Kuja Pirates in the Calm Belt and clashed with Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold after refusing to surrender their treasure. Boa Hancock appeared after Xie Wen wounded Marigold, leaving the standoff poised for a confrontation.

• Xie Wen spotted the Kuja Pirates’ ship and warned his cats to avoid a fight, then approached the Perfume Yuda to negotiate passage.
• Boa Sandersonia demanded the Toot Toot Forward’s treasure, and Xie Wen refused to hand it over.
• The Kuja Pirates fired arrows at Xie Wen, who used a Haki-enhanced slash to deflect them and strike at the crew.
• Boa Marigold blocked Xie Wen’s attack in her Human-Beast Form but suffered a severe shoulder wound.
• Boa Hancock emerged from the cabin and ordered the Kuja warriors to stand down, while Xie Wen shook off her charm after she kicked a kitten aside.

Xie Wen fought Boa Hancock after she attacked his cats and discovered that the Love-Love Fruit had no effect on them. He injured Hancock but decided against killing her, then turned his sword on the Kuja Pirates who rushed to her defense.

• Hancock demanded the valuables aboard Xie Wen’s ship and attacked him with Mero Mero Mellow, but the cats were unaffected.
• Hancock tried to target the cats with Pistol Kiss, and Xie Wen interrupted her, sparking a fight between them.
• Xie Wen and Hancock traded blows until he overwhelmed her with a Demon Mode and Spirit Blade combination, leaving her with superficial wounds.
• Xie Wen considered killing Hancock to obtain a Love-Love Fruit fragment but backed down because of the political risks and his lingering attraction to her.
• The Kuja Pirates attacked Xie Wen in defense of Hancock, and he countered with Frenzied Round Dance.

Xie Wen and the cats defeated Boa Hancock’s forces and escaped, then sailed away to summon a new companion. As Xie Wen prepared the Summon Ticket, Sanji Meow urged him to wish for a beautiful big-sister Palico.

• Xie Wen’s spinning attack overwhelmed the Kuja warriors, and he split Boa Hancock’s Slave Arrow with Long Moon.
• Meow Jūshirō intercepted Boa Sandersonia’s attack on the cats and wounded her with an electrified thrust.
• Boa Hancock conceded defeat, and Xie Wen left without taking the Kuja Pirates for bounties.
• Boa Hancock ordered her subordinates to gather information on Xie Wen as the Toot Toot Forward sped away.
• Xie Wen used the Hunter’s Notes to complete his third white fragment and chose a secluded spot in the Calm Belt to summon a new companion.
• Sanji Meow reenacted the group’s earlier summoning ritual, and Xie Wen wished for a beautiful big-sister Palico.

Xie Wen learned how Ai Haibara Meow had been caught in a Rampage and flood before he summoned her, and comforted her with the other Palicoes. A new Summon Ticket brought down a heavily equipped Link Meow, but Xie Wen realized the newcomer appeared to lack both the Sheikah Slate and Purah Pad.

• Ai Haibara Meow told Xie Wen that a Rampage, an Almudron-controlled flood, and a Zinogre had separated her from her village before she was summoned.
• Xie Wen and the other Palicoes comforted Ai Haibara Meow, and she soon relaxed in his arms.
• Hua Mei Meow asked where the newly summoned companion was, and the group spotted a figure descending slowly with a paraglider.
• Xie Wen recognized the newcomer as Link Meow and grew excited at the thought of his abilities and equipment.
• Sanji Meow turned pale when he realized the newcomer was another boy, while Xie Wen noticed Link Meow carried no visible Sheikah Slate or Purah Pad.

Xie Wen welcomed Link Meow, a well-equipped leopard cat from Hyrule, and introduced him to the Palico Research Commission. Link Meow quickly learned both types of Haki, leaving Xie Wen impressed and eager to learn his advanced combat techniques.

• Link Meow landed on the deck, greeted Xie Wen silently, and warmed to him after Xie Wen understood his gestures and petted him.
• Xie Wen introduced Link Meow to Klee Meow and the other cats, then explained their world and circumstances.
• Link Meow showed curiosity about Haki and asked Xie Wen to demonstrate it.
• After just over an hour of practice, Link Meow mastered Armament Haki and Observation Haki.
• Xie Wen recognized Link Meow's combat talent and considered learning his techniques, including Flurry Rush, Charged Spinning Sword, and Perfect Shield Parry.

Meow Jūshirō awakened Observation Haki, while Ai Haibara Meow resisted learning Mink Tribe Mode because she was afraid of static electricity. After Hua Mei Meow made her practice, the cats crossed the Calm Belt and reached the South Blue.

• Meow Jūshirō awakened Observation Haki, and the other cats made progress in their training, though Ai Haibara Meow refused to learn Mink Tribe Mode.
• Xie Wen, Hua Mei Meow, and Klee Meow discussed why Ai avoided the technique, and Klee Meow sensed that Ai was embarrassed rather than traumatized.
• Xie Wen guessed Ai was afraid of static electricity, prompting Hua Mei Meow to leave and confront her.
• Hua Mei Meow made Ai practice Mink Tribe Mode, and Ai mastered it after only a few attempts.
• The Toot Toot Forward crossed the Calm Belt and reached the South Blue.

Xie Wen and Hua Mei Meow planned a South Blue route that would bring them near Reverse Mountain, then Xie Wen contacted Morgans for information about Famous Swords and devil fruits. Morgans revealed that the Kuja Pirates had been asking about Xie Wen, but agreed not to turn their recent clash into a news story; he promised to share any new leads and valued Xie Wen as an ally.

• Klee Meow asked about finding an island like Explosion Island, but Xie Wen explained that the map lacked that level of detail.
• Xie Wen and Hua Mei Meow planned a route through the South Blue toward Reverse Mountain, aiming to uncover about 75% of the map.
• Xie Wen called Morgans to ask for South Blue information about Famous Swords and devil fruits.
• Morgans asked whether Xie Wen had offended the Kuja Pirates, and Xie Wen admitted that they had fought during a Calm Belt crossing before both sides withdrew.
• Morgans declined to report the clash without evidence and promised to pass along new information, valuing Xie Wen as a powerful, well-informed ally.

Xie Wen traveled through the impoverished, mechanically inventive South Blue, reflecting on how oppression drove many people to piracy. After Link Meow brought him the Skillful Grade lance Astalon from a pirate stronghold, Lindbergh of the Revolutionary Army’s South Army flew in and aimed a pistol at him.

• Xie Wen observed the South Blue’s scrap-built machinery and poverty, and considered how the Heavenly Tribute and mistreatment pushed people toward piracy.
• Link Meow and Meow Jūshirō helped Xie Wen raid a pirate stronghold while Hua Mei Meow stayed behind with Klee Meow and Ai Haibara Meow.
• Link Meow gave Xie Wen the lance Astalon, a Skillful Grade Sword that had belonged to the royal collection of the Kingdom of Ziado.
• Link Meow and Meow Jūshirō noticed someone approaching through the sky, and Xie Wen saw a top-hatted man flying with a jetpack.
• The newcomer, Lindbergh of the Revolutionary Army’s South Army, aimed an oddly shaped pistol at Xie Wen, who told Link Meow to shoot him down.

Xie Wen and the Palicoes encountered Lindbergh after Xie Wen had killed the pirates threatening the Kingdom of Ziado. After a misunderstanding and a brief clash, Lindbergh gave Xie Wen a Vivre Card for Zou.

• Lindbergh mistook Link Meow and Meow Jūshirō for children and fired a Multicolored Paint Bullet at Xie Wen.
• Link Meow’s Light Arrow burst the paint bullet over Lindbergh and pierced his Jetpack, but Lindbergh escaped injury with an Inflatable Cushion.
• Xie Wen explained that Link and Seijūrō were adults, and Lindbergh admitted he had attacked them because he thought Xie Wen had brought children into danger.
• Lindbergh introduced himself as an inventor named Lind, while Xie Wen asked him how to find Zou.
• Lindbergh explained that Zou moved on Zunesha and gave Xie Wen a piece of a Vivre Card labeled Zou after the Palicoes refused an offer to return without Xie Wen.

Xie Wen and the cats encountered Eustass Kid and Killer fighting the Tiger Pirates near the Toot Toot Forward. After Kid introduced himself and declared his goal of finding the One Piece, Xie Wen’s unimpressed response left him baffled.

• Xie Wen heard that a revolution in the Kingdom of Ziado had overthrown its king and installed a well-regarded noble as the new ruler.
• A group of thugs blocked Xie Wen and the cats, and Link Meow quickly defeated them.
• At the harbor, Xie Wen found Kid and Killer fighting Simmons, captain of the Tiger Pirates, while the cats watched from the ship.
• Kid used his metal-controlling power to knock Simmons unconscious with a massive mechanical arm.
• Kid pointed his mechanical arm at Xie Wen, introduced himself as Eustass Kid, and declared that he would find the One Piece, but Xie Wen merely asked, “So?”

Kid challenged Xie Wen to provoke a fight and earn a reputation, but Xie Wen let Link Meow face him instead. Link Meow overcame Kid’s magnetism with Haki and his shield, knocking him unconscious while the crew watched.

• Kid demanded that Xie Wen fight him, but Xie Wen asked whether Kid even had a bounty and caught his wrench when he attacked.
• Xie Wen invited Meow Jūshirō and Link Meow to try fighting Kid, and Link Meow accepted the challenge.
• Link Meow adapted to Kid’s magnetic pull with Armament Haki and pierced Kid’s mechanical arm with a powerful sword beam.
• Link Meow used the Hylian Shield to parry Kid’s metal attacks, then concealed himself behind a reflected metal cone and bashed Kid in the forehead.
• Link Meow followed with a Flurry Rush barrage of shield blows and knocked Kid unconscious.

After Link Meow defeated Kid, Xie Wen claimed Simmons and extracted a Tiger-type Cat-Cat Fruit, then explained why he wanted the String-String Fruit or a similar power. The cats offered to help him pursue his plans, and Ai Haibara Meow volunteered to research a Wirebug Launcher.

• Link Meow knocked Kid unconscious, and Killer surrendered before Xie Wen called Link back to the ship.
• Xie Wen let Kid go with a warning and claimed the unconscious Simmons, while Killer accepted his decision.
• Xie Wen killed Simmons and used Klee Meow's luck to produce a Tiger-type Cat-Cat Fruit, though it yielded no shard.
• Xie Wen explained that he wanted the String-String Fruit to improve his Wirebug abilities, while considering Spider or Silkworm Zoans as alternatives.
• Klee Meow promised to help find the fruits, and Ai Haibara Meow offered to research a Wirebug Launcher before protesting Xie Wen's kisses.

Xie Wen and his cats arrived in Sorbet Kingdom, where he recognized that Kuma might be King Bulldog’s successor. After Ai Haibara Meow asked to help with free medical consultations, Xie Wen arranged for the rest of the crew to join them, suggesting they would stay for a while.

• Hua Mei Meow told Xie Wen about Sorbet Kingdom’s divided regions and how the Revolutionary Army had overthrown Bekori and restored Bulldog to the throne.
• Xie Wen arrived at Sorbet Kingdom and explored Northern City with Ai Haibara Meow and Meow Jūshirō while the other cats stayed aboard the Toot Toot Forward.
• Seeing the city’s residents, Xie Wen recalled that Kuma had been king of Sorbet Kingdom and wondered whether Bulldog had chosen him as his successor.
• Ai Haibara Meow spotted free medical consultations and said she wanted to help put her medical knowledge to use.
• Xie Wen promised to ask the practitioners to let Ai Haibara Meow join them, then sent Meow Jūshirō to fetch the others so they could stay longer.

Ai Haibara Meow impressed the Sorbet Kingdom with her medical skills, and Xie Wen and the other cats helped her feel valued. After the doctors tested her knowledge, they asked for her help with a child suffering from the rare Azure Jade Scale Disease, and the group went to see the patient.

• Ai Haibara Meow treated patients at the free clinic, while Klee Meow, Hua Mei Meow, and the others praised her.
• Xie Wen noticed the doctors were assessing Ai Haibara Meow, and Hua Mei Meow also sensed something unusual about them.
• After the patients had been treated, the doctors discussed medicine with Ai Haibara Meow to test her abilities.
• The elderly doctor explained that a child had Azure Jade Scale Disease, an incurable illness that caused deadly scales to grow even without sunlight or moonlight.
• Ai Haibara Meow agreed to examine the child after Xie Wen encouraged her.

Xie Wen and the cats met Kuma in a church in the Sorbet Kingdom, where he asked Ai Haibara Meow to examine Bonney, his young daughter afflicted with Azure Jade Scale Disease. After examining Bonney, Ai Haibara Meow found no other abnormalities and said she needed the ship’s infirmary equipment for a closer check.

• Xie Wen noticed that Kuma was far more expressive and gentle than the version he knew, while Klee Meow sensed Kuma’s hidden sadness.
• Kuma knelt before Ai Haibara Meow and asked whether she could cure Bonney, and she said she needed to examine the patient first.
• Kuma led Xie Wen and the cats into a church whose windows were boarded up to keep natural light away from Bonney.
• Bonney greeted Xie Wen and admired his cats, while Ai Haibara Meow examined the azure scales on her face and checked her for other symptoms.
• Ai Haibara Meow told Xie Wen and Kuma that she needed the infirmary equipment on the ship for a detailed examination, and Xie Wen asked where her glasses had come from.

Xie Wen and the cats helped Kuma bring medical equipment into the church so Ai Haibara Meow could examine Bonney. Kuma revealed that his Paw-Paw Fruit could not repel Bonney’s illness, and Klee Meow offered him her luck while they waited for Ai’s diagnosis.

• Ai Haibara Meow admitted she had bought glasses through Heave-Ho Panda, and Xie Wen discovered Hua Mei Meow had used her membership card to buy gifts for the other cats but had also put new clothes in his wardrobe.
• Kuma hurried to fetch the medical equipment, using his Paw-Paw Fruit to send the Toot Toot Forward flying intact to the church.
• Kuma explained to Klee Meow that he had eaten the Paw-Paw Fruit and could repel anything his hands touched.
• The group set up a temporary medical room in the church, and Ai Haibara Meow sent everyone else outside to examine Bonney.
• Xie Wen asked Kuma whether he could repel Bonney’s illness, and Kuma said his ability could remove fatigue, injuries, and pain but had failed to affect her disease.
• Klee Meow sat on Kuma’s shoulder, offered him her luck, and said Ai would definitely cure Bonney.

Ai Haibara Meow determined that Bonney’s azure jade scales came from a harmful substance embedded in her cells and outlined two possible treatments, both requiring scarce equipment. Xie Wen rallied Kuma and the doctors to seek supplies, then considered how Trafalgar Law’s Op-Op Fruit might help; Bonney’s treatment remained unresolved.

• Ai Haibara Meow explained that Bonney’s azure jade scales were caused by an inert, likely inherited or deliberately implanted substance that competed with her body for nutrients.
• Ai Haibara Meow said she could treat Bonney but lacked the specialized equipment, prompting Kuma to seek help from the Revolutionary Army and the doctors to contact colleagues.
• Ai Haibara Meow presented two treatment plans: replace Bonney’s affected cells with transplanted stem cells, or remove the harmful substance directly from her cells.
• The doctors warned that the equipment would be prohibitively expensive, while Ai Haibara Meow expressed confidence in her skills but uncertainty about Bonney’s ability to withstand the riskier plan.
• Xie Wen judged the second plan more practical and considered asking Trafalgar Law to use the Op-Op Fruit to assist with Bonney’s treatment.

Xie Wen and Ai Haibara Meow helped Kuma and Bonney choose a risky surgery to treat Bonney’s Azure Jade Scales, then arranged Potions and medical equipment to improve her chances. While Kuma searched for supplies and Ai studied the Potion, Bonney heard about Luffy’s rubber body and wondered if he was Nika.

• Ai Haibara Meow recommended trying the Op-Op Fruit surgery first, and Bonney interrupted Kuma to insist on the second plan so she could go to sea with him sooner.
• Sanji Meow reminded Xie Wen that he had two bottles of Potion, and Ai Haibara Meow said they would guarantee Bonney’s safety.
• Kuma thanked Xie Wen and the cats, then left to find medical equipment while Xie Wen promised to contact Morgans for help.
• Ai Haibara Meow took a Potion to study, and Xie Wen traded information about Lucci and the others to secure Morgans’s help finding equipment.
• Kuma traveled the world gathering equipment and money, while Ai Haibara Meow studied the Potion and Xie Wen and the other cats trained, played with Bonney, and cooked for her.
• Sanji Meow told Bonney about Luffy’s rubber body, and Bonney wondered if Luffy was Nika.

Bonney trained with the cats at Xie Wen’s church and unexpectedly transformed into an older version of herself, revealing that she had an unknown Age-Age Fruit ability. Xie Wen suspected the ability’s origin was connected to Vegapunk and resolved to discuss it with Kuma, while Bonney looked forward to surprising her father.

• Xie Wen reassured Bonney that she did not need Nika to bring her happiness, and Bonney said she loved Xie Wen and the cats.
• Bonney learned that Xie Wen wrote the Travel Guide and said she hoped to write her own travel journal someday.
• Hua Mei Meow led Bonney, Klee Meow, and Ai Haibara Meow through training, but stopped Bonney from exercising until exhaustion because she was young and ill.
• Bonney wished she could grow up faster, then unconsciously aged herself into a teenager in front of Hua Mei Meow, Klee Meow, and Ai Haibara Meow.
• Xie Wen recognized Bonney’s transformation as an Age-Age Fruit ability, learned she did not remember eating a Devil Fruit, and suspected the ability had an unusual origin.
• Xie Wen told Bonney to develop her powers and suggested she use them to surprise Kuma when he returned.