Chapter Summaries

After Xiu defeated Golden Lion, the Five Elders approved his promotion to vice admiral, and Marine leaders recognized him as one of their strongest fighters. Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru planned to send him to the East Blue ahead of Roger’s public execution, while Big Mom’s invitation to her Tea Party raised a new concern.

• Xiu resumed training, and Gion took his hand as Sengoku and Garp watched in surprise.
• The Five Elders learned that Xiu had dealt with Golden Lion and approved his promotion to vice admiral.
• Sengoku learned that Big Mom had invited Xiu to her Tea Party, but Vice Admiral Tsuru advised waiting because Xiu’s strength ranked at the very top.
• Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru decided to send Xiu to the East Blue to clear out pirates before Roger’s public execution in one month.

Era Xiu arrived in Loguetown on a mission to purge the East Blue and quickly confronted the Azure Ocean Pirates. He killed Kazu and the other pirates with his Fire Huan technique, then prepared to continue his mission.

• Xiu traveled toward Loguetown with his adjutant Hina and lamented being separated from Gion after their recent relationship began.
• Hina reported that the Azure Ocean Pirates, the strongest pirates in the East Blue, were in Loguetown.
• Xiu ordered the warship not to dock and went directly to the tavern where Captain Kazu was drinking.
• Kazu learned that Era Xiu had arrived and tried to flee, but Xiu entered the tavern and confronted him.
• Xiu snapped his fingers and used Fire Huan to burn Kazu and the other pirates to death.

After leaving Foosha Village, Xiu sailed to Shimotsuki Village to seek insight into swordsmanship. On the way to the dojo, he met the young Dracule Mihawk, who recognized him as the swordsman who fought Whitebeard to a draw and challenged him to a spar.

• Xiu spent time drinking with Dadan and the villagers before departing Foosha Village with barrels of liquor.
• Slap encouraged Makino to be bolder when Xiu next visited, and Makino watched the sea while thinking of him.
• Xiu ordered the warship to sail to Shimotsuki Village, hoping to learn from Shimotsuki Koshiro.
• Xiu and Hina asked local children for directions to the dojo, and Xiu gave them his candy.
• Xiu declared that swordsmanship had no strongest, only stronger, and Dracule Mihawk emerged and asked to challenge him.
• Xiu introduced himself as a swordsman and accepted Mihawk's challenge.

Vice Admiral Xiu tested Mihawk’s swordsmanship with a branch, then defeated him with a powerful slash. After Mihawk passed out, Xiu met Koshiro, who treated Mihawk and invited Xiu and Hina to the dojo.

• Xiu put away Ryūjin Jakka and challenged Mihawk with a tree branch, blocking Mihawk’s attack by coating it in Reiatsu.
• Mihawk apologized for his earlier attitude and launched his strongest move, Night Flash-Cross Slash, at Xiu.
• Xiu countered with Support Slash, cut Mihawk across the chest, and recognized his determination to become the world’s greatest swordsman before Mihawk passed out.
• Hina worried over Mihawk, and Xiu assured her he would recover because Koshiro was nearby.
• Koshiro emerged from behind a tree, bandaged Mihawk, and invited Xiu and Hina to his dojo.

Xiu defeated Koshiro in a swordsmanship match and gained new insight from their exchange. Dragon then appeared in Shimotsuki Village, revealed that he had formed an army to reform the world, and invited Xiu to join him against the World Government.

• Xiu countered Koshiro’s secret technique with a powerful slash that cut off part of a nearby mountain, decisively defeating him.
• Xiu thanked Koshiro for the guidance and reflected on what he had learned from their sword fight.
• Xiu sensed someone approaching, and Dragon appeared before him and the others.
• Dragon told Xiu and Hina that he had formed an army and intended to leave the Marines and sever ties with the World Government.
• Dragon explained that he wanted to reform the world and invited Xiu to join him in overthrowing the World Government.

Xiu refused Dragon’s invitation to join the Revolutionary Army and let him leave, then set sail with Hina for Loguetown ahead of Roger’s execution. Three days into the voyage, Hina spotted the Big Mom Pirates in the East Blue, leaving Xiu wondering why Charlotte Linlin’s crew was there.

• Dragon invited Xiu to join the Revolutionary Army, but Xiu refused and said he would let Dragon go for Garp’s sake.
• Dragon returned to his ship and sailed away after collecting food supplies from Koshiro.
• Koshiro invited Xiu to lunch, and Xiu agreed before leaving the dojo with Hina and Mihawk.
• Mihawk asked Xiu not to refuse his next challenge, and Xiu told him to improve his swordsmanship first.
• Xiu ordered the warship to head for Loguetown, where Roger was due to be publicly executed in about ten days.
• Hina reported that the Big Mom Pirates had appeared ahead, and Xiu wondered why Charlotte Linlin’s crew was in the East Blue.

Era Xiu killed Oven and his pirate crew, prompting Big Mom to order Katakuri and Daifuku to avenge him. Three days later, Xiu reached Loguetown and prepared for unrest ahead of Roger’s execution, then learned that a Big Mom Pirate Crew ship had appeared.

• Xiu killed Oven and destroyed his pirate ship, then returned to his warship as the Marines praised his strength and Hina worried about how to keep up with him.
• Katakuri and Daifuku told Big Mom that Oven had been killed by Era Xiu, and Big Mom erupted in fury and ordered Katakuri to kill Xiu.
• Katakuri deduced that Xiu was near Loguetown and set out with Daifuku to avenge Oven.
• Three days later, Xiu arrived in Loguetown, ordered the Marines to maintain order and kill pirates who caused violence, and was told that a Big Mom Pirate Crew ship had appeared.

Era Xiu confronted Daifuku and Katakuri, who had come to avenge Oven, and agreed to fight Katakuri in a fair duel on a deserted island near Loguetown. Word of the duel spread among the island’s pirates, who gathered nearby to watch.

• Xiu used Shunpo to confront the Big Mom pirates outside Loguetown, and Daifuku accused him of killing Oven.
• Daifuku summoned the Lamp Genie, but Xiu blocked every sword strike with one finger.
• Katakuri stopped Daifuku and challenged Xiu to a fair duel on a deserted island.
• Xiu returned to Loguetown to tell Hina to maintain order, then headed to the island to meet Katakuri.
• Pirates spread the news and gathered near the deserted island, but none dared go ashore.

After returning to Loguetown, Xiu forced Morgans into his service by giving him a new power tied to a threat against his life. Morgans left under orders to keep their relationship secret, while the document he brought revealed the time of Big Mom’s Tea Party and its confirmed guests.

• Three pirates found Katakuri grievously wounded, carried him aboard their ship, and headed out to sea, hoping to join Big Mom’s pirate crew.
• In Loguetown, Morgans visited Xiu and gave him a document listing the date of Big Mom’s upcoming Tea Party and its confirmed attendees.
• Xiu used his Reiatsu to give Morgans the power to create flames, then warned that Morgans’s life belonged to him and that disobedience would make him explode.
• Morgans knelt and pledged obedience, and Xiu ordered him to continue his work without revealing their relationship.

After Xiu forced Morgans to become his subordinate in Loguetown, Morgans flew to Mary Geoise to complain to the Five Elders and demand Xiu’s true identity. The Five Elders stopped him from insulting Xiu, and after Imu allowed them to reveal a little, they warned Morgans he might regret learning the truth.

• Morgans left Loguetown furious and afraid, then flew to Mary Geoise to seek an audience with the Five Elders.
• Kong escorted Morgans to the meeting room and listened as Morgans complained that Xiu had set him up.
• Morgans burst into the meeting room and recounted what Xiu had done, but the Five Elders grew nervous as they listened.
• The Fifth Elder covered Morgans’ mouth when he started to curse Xiu, and Morgans realized the Five Elders feared the Marine.
• Morgans invoked his agreement with the Five Elders and demanded to know Xiu’s relationship with the World Government.
• Imu told the Five Elders they could reveal a little, and the First Elder warned Morgans not to regret hearing the truth.

Xiu agreed to fight Bullet on a deserted island and decided he would pursue the rank of Marine Admiral to gain some peace. At Marineford, Zephyr resigned as an Admiral, prompting Sengoku to reconsider his candidates and summon Kuzan.

• Xiu accepted Bullet's challenge to fight on a nearby deserted island instead of in Loguetown.
• Xiu decided to become a Marine Admiral as soon as possible.
• Sengoku reviewed Kizaru, Akainu, Kuzan, and Xiu as Admiral candidates, weighing Xiu's strength against his lack of completed missions.
• Zephyr submitted his resignation as an Admiral, explaining that he would remain the Elite Class's chief instructor.
• Sengoku accepted Zephyr's resignation and called Kuzan, who was still a day or two from Marineford, to his office.
• Kuzan wondered why Sengoku's call gave him a bad feeling and pedaled faster toward Marineford.

Xiu fought Douglas Bullet on Crimson War Island, overwhelming him with close combat and a fully chanted Sōkatsui. Bullet survived with a devastating abdominal wound and, with only minutes left before he might die, challenged Xiu to keep fighting.

• Xiu beckoned Bullet to attack, then caught both of Bullet’s Armament Haki-coated fists with ease.
• Xiu kicked Bullet in the chin and launched him into a distant mountain.
• Xiu appeared before the embedded Bullet and blasted him with a fully chanted Sōkatsui.
• Bullet used Demon Form to resist the attack, but the flames tore through his defenses and destroyed much of his abdomen.
• Bullet plugged his wound with rock, estimated he had five minutes to live, and challenged Xiu to keep fighting to the death.

Xiu defeated Bullet and granted his wish to die, then left the deserted island. With five days until Roger’s execution, Kaido arrived at Whole Cake Island, where Big Mom discussed Xiu’s attacks on her family before Cracker announced a woman’s arrival.

• Bullet absorbed the pirate ships into his monster and fired two cannons at Xiu, but Xiu split the cannonballs and cut the monster in two.
• Xiu recognized that Bullet wanted to die because he had lost his goal of surpassing Roger, then killed him with azure flames.
• Xiu watched Bullet turn to ashes, reflected on Roger’s charm, and left the island.
• Kaido arrived at Whole Cake Island and asked Big Mom why she had summoned him.
• Big Mom told Kaido that Xiu had killed Daifuku and Oven and crippled Katakuri.
• Cracker entered and told Big Mom that a woman had arrived.

Stussy attended Big Mom’s Tea Party and learned why Big Mom was angry with the Marine Xiu. Curious about the World Government’s former orders to protect him, she offered to invite him to a special Tea Party herself.

• Big Mom and Kaido discussed Stussy’s repeated visits and Big Mom’s failed attempts to recruit her before Stussy arrived.
• Stussy asked Big Mom about the Marine who had angered her, and Big Mom recounted what Xiu had done.
• Stussy recalled that the Five Elders had ordered her to protect Xiu in secret, then withdrawn the orders after he killed Golden Lion.
• Stussy suggested that Big Mom’s invitation had failed because a Marine would naturally attack a pirate sent to fetch him.
• Stussy offered to hold a special Tea Party for Xiu and invite him personally, leaving Big Mom and Kaido astonished.

After Stussy asked Morgans to introduce her to Xiu, Morgans flew to Loguetown and mistook Xiu’s presence for a reason to pledge his loyalty. He then told Xiu that Stussy wanted to meet him, leaving Xiu puzzled about her motives.

• Stussy asked Morgans to introduce her to the Marine, and Morgans agreed despite privately worrying about how Xiu might react.
• After the Tea Party, Morgans flew through the night to the Marine Branch in Loguetown.
• Morgans entered Xiu’s office, panicked at the sight of him, and dropped to his knees to declare his loyalty.
• Xiu accepted Morgans’s pledge and asked what had happened.
• Morgans told Xiu that Stussy, the Queen of the Pleasure District, wanted to get to know him, and Xiu wondered why she had not simply asked the Five Elders.

Morgans relayed Xiu’s terms to Stussy, who set out for Loguetown to meet him. Big Mom believed Stussy was trying to persuade Xiu to attend her Tea Party, while Stussy looked forward to meeting the man the Five Elders had ordered protected.

• Xiu told Morgans that Stussy could meet him only that day, and Morgans agreed to pass on the message.
• Morgans contacted Stussy and told her Xiu had accepted her invitation to meet in Loguetown that day.
• Stussy thanked Morgans and went to Big Mom’s palace to tell her she was leaving for Loguetown.
• Big Mom wished Stussy success in persuading Xiu to attend the Tea Party, while Stussy concealed her true reason for wanting to meet him.

Stussy visited Xiu with an invitation to Big Mom’s tea party and a personal question about his connection to the World Government. Xiu recognized her as a CP intelligence agent and exposed that he knew her role, leaving Stussy stunned.

• Stussy deduced that Morgans was Xiu’s subordinate, and Xiu told Morgans to step aside.
• Stussy gave Xiu an invitation to Big Mom’s private tea party, which Xiu suspected she had arranged to get a private meeting with him.
• Stussy felt inexplicable fear when she met Xiu’s gaze, then asked whether he had any connection to the World Government.
• Xiu questioned why Stussy did not investigate the matter herself and revealed that he knew she was a CP intelligence agent.
• Stussy was left shocked by Xiu’s accusation.

Vice Admiral Xiu revealed that he knew Stussy’s identity, then overwhelmed her after she tried to kill him. Morgans persuaded Xiu to spare Stussy because she could be useful, and Xiu punished her with Byakurai.

• Xiu told Stussy he knew her identity and directed her to the World Government for information about him.
• Stussy threatened to stop Xiu from leaving and attacked him with Flying Finger Pistol.
• Xiu dispersed Stussy’s attack with Reiatsu and pinned her to the floor with his overwhelming power.
• Morgans urged Xiu to spare Stussy because her public position as queen of the Pleasure District could help him.
• Xiu agreed to spare Stussy’s life but struck her with Hadō #4-Byakurai as punishment.

Stussy joined Morgans in serving Xiu and told him that Big Mom was watching her. Xiu agreed to Stussy’s plan to accept Big Mom’s Tea Party invitation but delay it until after Roger’s execution in Loguetown.

• Morgans told Stussy that Big Mom had her eye on her and shared intelligence he had gathered from the seagulls.
• Stussy went to Xiu’s office at the Marine Branch and reported Big Mom’s interest, along with her own suspicions.
• Xiu said he could not deal with Big Mom immediately because he had to help prepare for Roger’s execution in Loguetown.
• Stussy proposed accepting Big Mom’s Tea Party invitation and scheduling the gathering after Roger’s execution.
• Xiu approved Stussy’s plan and told her to proceed.

Kuzan returned to Marineford and agreed to support Xiu’s appointment as Admiral, asking to serve as Xiu’s adjutant in exchange. Sengoku ordered them to depart for Impel Down that afternoon, while Kuzan wondered about a possible connection between Xiu and the Five Elders.

• Kuzan arrived at Marineford and met Sengoku in his office.
• Sengoku showed Kuzan the Admiral candidate list, which named Kizaru, Akainu, Kuzan, and Xiu.
• Kuzan said Xiu surpassed him and should become an Admiral.
• Kuzan asked to serve as Xiu’s adjutant, and Sengoku agreed.
• Sengoku told Kuzan they would leave for Impel Down that afternoon.
• Outside the office, Kuzan recalled Sengoku’s mention of the Five Elders and Xiu, then dismissed his suspicions.