Recaps

Lofan faced the Five Elders in Mary Geoise after being summoned over accusations of corruption, collecting protection money, and building a private army. He admitted to every charge, then challenged the Elders to explain what he should do when powerful people overturn the rules.

• World Government personnel escorted Lofan from Marineford to Mary Geoise to answer accusations tied to the Branch 199 case.
• Lofan entered the Hall of Power, where the Five Elders heard charges that he had embezzled funds, collected protection payments, and planned a rebellion from Punk Hazard.
• Lofan admitted to all the accusations, including the claim that he intended to rebel against the World Government, and his blunt response stunned the Five Elders.
• A Five Elder urged Lofan to reconsider his words, and Lofan asked what he should do when someone overturned the rules of every institution and position.

Lofan defended his handling of the Search Bureau’s funds before the Five Elders, then used his hypnosis to let three furious Celestial Dragons believe they had attacked him. The dispute was set aside, but Lofan left Mary Geoise humiliated and resolved to confront Imu the next time he went to the Red Line.

• Lofan presented records showing the Search Bureau’s funds had been allocated legally and explained that the merchant associations’ fees were meant to draw out corrupt Navy personnel.
• Lofan baited the Celestial Dragons by blaming himself for letting their supposed enemies escape, prompting Saint Charlos, Saint Gemrova, and another Celestial Dragon to confront him.
• Lofan activated Illusion, causing the three Celestial Dragons to fire at an empty area and leave satisfied while the Five Elders let the farce end.
• Lofan explained the Search Bureau’s benefits to the Five Elders, and the case was treated as an incident instead.
• Lofan left Mary Geoise, was escorted back to Marineford, and resolved to confront Imu on his next visit to the Red Line.

Lofan returned to the Search Bureau and joked with Robin, but a conversation about needing her strength plunged him into a crisis over how much of Aizen had become part of him. He recovered after seeing his other self in the world of the soul and asked Robin to call him back if he ever lost himself again.

• Sengoku brought Lofan back to the Fleet Admiral's Office, and Lofan reassured him that the Search Bureau incident had strengthened his commitment to justice.
• Lofan returned to the Search Bureau, where Robin teased him about taking responsibility for her and the staff left the building to give them privacy.
• Lofan told Robin he needed her strength and asked whether she was willing to give her body, prompting her to accuse him of sexual harassment.
• Lofan realized that Aizen's outlook had blurred the distinction between his own identity and Aizen's, then sank into a deep crisis of self-doubt.
• Robin called Lofan back to awareness, and he saw his indifferent other self before returning to the living world.
• Lofan explained that his soul was beginning to clash with an Aizen-like self and asked Robin to call out to him if he ever failed to return.

After the pirate purge, Big Mom pushed her exhausted forces to pursue the next stage of her ambitions and ordered Katakuri to demand Zou's Road Poneglyph from Lofan in exchange for Homies. Lofan returned to Punk Hazard to advance Caesar's Hollowfication research, confirming that strengthening the soul could strengthen Conqueror's Haki.

• Big Mom's forces benefited from the pirate purge, but Katakuri told her their territories were secure and asked for time to regroup.
• Big Mom crushed Katakuri with her pressure and ordered him to contact Lofan for Zou's Road Poneglyph, offering Homies in return.
• Katakuri left the room troubled, unsure of Lofan's intentions and aware that Big Mom's greed was growing.
• Lofan returned to Punk Hazard and asked Monet to bring Caesar to him so he could discuss his research.
• Caesar explained his theories on Hollowfication and soul enhancement, and Lofan told him to proceed on the assumption that stronger souls increased Conqueror's Haki because he had confirmed it himself.

Lofan reviewed Caesar’s research, considered the limits of Punk Hazard’s shipbuilding work, and decided to target Big Mom for the valuable Poneglyphs and other resources she held. When Ain confronted him about rumors spreading at headquarters, she ended their exchange by declaring she would handle all his branch liaison matters.

• Caesar told Lofan that his lineage factor contained nothing useful for creating an artificial soul-type Devil Fruit, while research on the three fruits Doflamingo had sent continued.
• Lofan left the laboratory exhausted and considered finding a skilled shipwright in Water 7 to help with Punk Hazard’s ship research.
• Lofan weighed the known locations of the Road Poneglyphs and decided to move against Big Mom to obtain the things she possessed.
• Ain confronted Lofan about rumors that he had used and abandoned someone, and he tried to change the subject by suggesting they speak with Instructor Zephyr.
• Ain offered to take charge of all Lofan’s branch liaison matters, leaving him surprised.

Lofan was summoned to the Development Agency, where Dr. Smith had decided to fire Anlek after repeated episodes disrupted the researchers’ work. Anlek begged for another chance, but Dr. Smith dismissed him, leaving him alone in the dark cafeteria.

• Lofan watched the Search Bureau train, then received a call asking him to visit the Development Agency.
• Lofan arrived and found Anlek tied up while Dr. Smith confronted him about repeatedly making a mess of shared spaces.
• Dr. Smith explained that Anlek’s behavior had disrupted the team’s work and announced that he would be dismissed.
• Anlek begged Dr. Smith to let him keep his job because his elderly parents depended on his wages.
• Dr. Smith fired Anlek, and the researchers left him kneeling alone in the dark cafeteria.

Lofan handled Anlieke’s dismissal at the Punk Hazard Development Agency and offered him another chance by taking him to work for Caesar. Just as Lofan finally tried to rest, Charlotte Pudding arrived with a question from Big Mom about the stone on Zou.

• Dr. Smith asked Lofan to request a new Research Director and discussed improving warship propulsion with him.
• Lofan untied Anlieke, who begged him to reverse his dismissal, but learned that the agency had already removed Anlieke’s records.
• Lofan offered Anlieke another choice and took him to Caesar, who needed staff.
• Lofan returned to the lounge, but Charlotte Pudding emerged from a mirror and was overwhelmed by his Reiatsu.
• Pudding asked whether there was news about the stone on Zou, speaking cautiously on Big Mom’s behalf.

Lofan and Issho traveled to Wano Country to seek Kozuki Sukiyaki and information about the Poneglyphs while quietly preparing to disrupt Big Mom's plans. After seeing how Big Mom had transformed the Flower Capital, Lofan was about to leave when a glamorous woman arrived on a huge palanquin.

• Lofan arranged for Issho to join him, then set off from Punk Hazard and revealed that they were heading to Wano Country to find Poneglyphs and trouble Big Mom.
• Lofan and Issho flew over Wano Country's cliffs and reached the Flower Capital, where they saw that Big Mom had remade the city into a pudding-themed nation.
• Lofan saw Big Mom's black soul avatars collecting residents' lifespans in exchange for protection, while Issho lamented their situation.
• Lofan asked a passerby where Kuri was and learned that it lay to the west, a day's walk away.
• Lofan prepared to leave the Flower Capital with Issho, but music and orderly footsteps drew his attention to a glamorous woman riding an enormous palanquin.

Lofan found the former shogun Kozuki Sukiyaki in Kuri and forced him to cooperate by promising to reunite him with his grandchildren, restore Wano Country, and destroy Orochi. Sukiyaki led Lofan to a secret chamber in Shogun City, agreeing to share Zou’s Vivre Card and Wano Country’s Poneglyph knowledge in exchange for Lofan’s help.

• Lofan spotted Kozuki Hiyori during her parade, then traveled with Issho to Kuri to search for Kozuki Sukiyaki.
• Lofan identified Sukiyaki as Tenguyama Hitetsu and subdued him with overwhelming pressure when Sukiyaki tried to resist.
• Lofan offered to fulfill Sukiyaki’s wishes in exchange for Zou’s Vivre Card and Wano Country’s information about the Poneglyphs, and Sukiyaki agreed.
• Sukiyaki led Lofan to Shogun City, where he encountered Kurozumi Orochi and renewed his desire for revenge.
• Sukiyaki promised to reveal Wano Country’s secrets and explain how to decipher the Poneglyphs if Lofan kept his promise.

Lofan questioned Sukiyaki about Pluton and concluded he knew where the Ancient Weapon was hidden, then sent Issho to make a rubbing of Zou’s Poneglyph and dispose of the stone. While Lofan searched Wano for Pluton, Issho reached Zou and began searching for the Poneglyph without disturbing the Mink Tribe.

• Lofan questioned Sukiyaki about Pluton’s location, and Sukiyaki said it was hidden somewhere unexpected in Wano Country.
• Lofan told Sukiyaki he had figured out where Pluton was and promised that changes would come within a day or two, then left with Issho.
• Lofan gave Issho Zou’s Vivre Card and ordered him to copy Zou’s Poneglyph and throw the stone into the sea so no one could find Laugh Tale.
• Issho agreed that the World Government would be responsible for the world’s evils if removing the pirates’ ultimate goal did not end them, then departed for Zou.
• Lofan searched for a complete map in the Flower Capital and decided to investigate Wano’s volcano after ruling out Onigashima.
• After seven days, Issho found Zou, reached the elephant’s back, and used Observation Haki to search for the Poneglyph while avoiding the Mink Tribe.

Lofan returned to Marineford with copied Poneglyph text and demanded Robin translate it, while privately weighing whether he could trust her. Robin finished interpreting the texts, and Big Mom continued waiting for Lofan’s promised Road Poneglyph as Katakuri prepared for danger.

• Lofan learned that Sukiyaki had slit his own throat after Lofan fulfilled their agreement, then returned to Marineford and went to Robin’s office.
• Lofan gave Robin the copied Poneglyph text and worn books, suspecting she had concealed information about Pluton and warning himself not to tolerate another betrayal.
• Big Mom eagerly awaited Lofan’s promised Road Poneglyph, while Katakuri worried that the crew’s growing attention could bring disaster and told Brûlée to prioritize survival.
• Robin worked through the night and handed Lofan interpretations of all the Poneglyphs he had brought back; she kept the originals in her office for possible future use.