Recaps

Xie Wen and the Palicoes helped the Boa Sisters remove their brands, trained Shirahoshi, and visited Drum Kingdom and Fish-Man Island. After recruiting allies and learning how Doflamingo had seized Dressrosa, Xie Wen arrived there with Law, while Viola secretly prepared to take advantage of his arrival.

• Boa Hancock revealed the story behind the Celestial Dragon Hoof marks, and Ai Haibara Meow later removed the marks from the Boa Sisters with a mushroom.
• Shirahoshi defeated the Babulin Pirates, and Xie Wen’s crew set out for Drum Kingdom to explore its medicine and aid its people.
• Xie Wen met Wapol, arranged for Ai Haibara Meow to study with the kingdom’s doctors, and found Dr. Kureha, who asked him to take Chopper along on an adventure.
• Xie Wen offered free medical care in Drum Kingdom, then contacted Kuma, Law, and Morgans to coordinate action against Doflamingo.
• At Sabaody, Xie Wen learned the slave traders had fled, then took Shirahoshi to Fish-Man Island, where she reunited with her family and impressed King Neptune with her Fish-Man Karate.
• Bonney, Kuma, and Law joined Xie Wen, who explained how Sugar’s power had helped Doflamingo take control of Dressrosa and erase King Riku’s reputation.
• Xie Wen and Law arrived at Dressrosa and refused Monet’s banquet invitation, while Doflamingo ordered Viola to watch them and she hurried off, determined to seize her chance.

Xie Wen and his companions challenged Doflamingo in a Davy Back Fight, freed Dressrosa from his control, and defeated his family. After the battle, Xie Wen settled the fate of the prisoners and left Dellinger in Shirahoshi’s care.

• Xie Wen met the Tontatta on Green Bit, then followed Doflamingo to the palace, where Law confronted him over Corazon and Xie Wen arranged a Davy Back Fight.
• Xie Wen defeated Doflamingo’s officers in the colosseum, while Kuma crushed Pica and the group freed Dressrosa’s transformed citizens by exposing Sugar.
• Xie Wen’s companions fought Doflamingo’s remaining officers as CP0 tried to seize Robin, but Xie Wen stopped the agents before the colosseum floor collapsed beneath them.
• Law lost to Doflamingo, but Xie Wen defeated Doflamingo before Birdcage could close and let Law shoot him after the group escaped Dressrosa.
• Xie Wen handed Doflamingo’s body to Vice Admiral Doll, arranged for King Riku to address the fallen pirate’s dealings, and chose Devil Fruits, Famous Swords, and Seastone from the treasury.
• Meowrah ate the Snow-Snow Fruit, while Shirahoshi befriended Dellinger and persuaded Xie Wen to let him return with her to Fish-Man Island.

Xie Wen brought Shirahoshi and the Felines to the Reverie, where Saint Charlos’s attack on Shirahoshi sparked a battle that left Saint Mary Geoise devastated. With the World Government’s version of events spreading and Xie Wen’s group receiving new bounties, Shanks set out to meet him.

• Xie Wen met Issho at Doll’s station, discussed the Shichibukai and Wano Country with him, and then continued his voyage with the Felines.
• Xie Wen returned to Fish-Man Island, where Garp and Sengoku joined his group and guided them to the Reverie at Saint Mary Geoise.
• At the Reverie, Shirahoshi rejected suitors, then struck Saint Charlos’s giant slave when he tried to capture her, and Saint Mjosgard intervened and stopped the first confrontation.
• King Cobra told Xie Wen that Queen Lily had returned to Alabasta as Nefertari D. Lily, and Xie Wen warned him not to reveal the family’s D. name to the World Government.
• Saint Charlos and the other Celestial Dragons again targeted Shirahoshi and the cats, so Xie Wen transformed Baby 5 into a sword and attacked them, then fought CP0 and Akainu as the Felines and Fish-Men joined the battle.
• Xie Wen cut off Sakazuki’s left leg while the Felines fought the Marines and CP0, as Garp and Sengoku arrived, Shalmeow summoned a giant lightning beast against the forces attacking the Dudu.
• Xie Wen read reports that blamed him for the destruction at Saint Mary Geoise, then examined the new Wanted Posters for himself and the Felines before opening the Hunter’s Notes to investigate a moving island.
• The World Government’s accusations unsettled some kings, while pirates reacted to the attack, and Teach coveted Shalmeow’s and Klee’s Logia fruits, and Shanks set out to meet Xie Wen.

Xie Wen rejected Shiki’s alliance, killed him, and helped secure Merveille’s people and research before taking his crew to Baldimore. There, he met Shanks, fought him, and arranged for Shanks to teach Hua Mei Meow advanced Haki techniques.

• Xie Wen found Shiki’s sky base, inspected IQ and SIQ, and explored Merveille before refusing Shiki’s offer and killing him, while Kaido Meow stopped the island from falling.
• Xie Wen recovered Shiki’s swords and research, helped arrange new homes for the Winged People, and summoned Touma Meow, who joined the crew despite his terrible luck.
• Xie Wen took his crew to Baldimore, where they copied Vegapunk’s combat research and discovered a hidden institute beneath the Geothermal System.
• Morgans revealed that he had told Shanks where Xie Wen was, and Shanks arrived on Karakuri Island to seek him out.
• Xie Wen and Shanks discussed Yasopp, Usopp, Shanks’s origins, and the Holy Knights before fighting, with Xie Wen conceding after cutting Shanks during their duel.
• Xie Wen revealed that Roger’s son Ace was alive, and Shanks joined the Felines and his crew for a party on the deserted island.
• The Red Hair Pirates and Felines competed in cooking, shooting, swordsmanship, and drinking, while Xie Wen and Shanks agreed on payment for Haki lessons.
• Shanks began teaching Hua Mei Meow Observation Haki Killer and Divine Departure, and she demonstrated her ability by attacking him with rapid strikes.