Recaps

Lott and his crew made a dramatic arrival at Big Mom’s Tea Party, where Lott clashed with Big Mom and forced her back. Big Mom then welcomed him as the guest of honor, while Katakuri worried that a war with Lott’s crew could end in defeat.

• Lott descended to the Tea Party aboard the Skybreaker with Ling’er, and the crowd recognized him as one of the Five Emperors.
• Kuro, Crocodile, and the rest of Lott’s crew arrived, drawing attention from the guests and prompting Big Mom to unleash her intimidating aura.
• Big Mom challenged Lott and attacked with Napoleon, but Lott met her blade with a Conqueror’s Haki-coated punch, splitting the sky with their clash.
• Lott added more Haki and used his fist-shaking technique to force Big Mom back several steps, stunning Perospero and the onlookers.
• Katakuri realized his Observation Haki could not foresee Lott’s moves and feared a war with Lott’s crew could end in defeat.
• Big Mom steadied herself, acknowledged Lott’s strength, and invited him to take the guest-of-honor seat.

Big Mom invited Lott to join her crew, then revealed that her Tea Party’s main purpose was to arrange a marriage between him and Galette. Lott refused, while his crew’s provocations and his companions’ reactions kept the gathering tense and chaotic.

• Lott and Big Mom took their seats as the guests feared a clash between Emperors, and Big Mom told Lott they could discuss gifts later.
• Big Mom asked Lott to join her pirate crew, but Crocodile and Enel rejected the idea, and Lott said his crew would not join.
• Big Mom told Lott that she wanted a marriage alliance, and Lott initially misunderstood her as proposing to marry him herself.
• Big Mom introduced Galette in a wedding dress and said that she and Lott were the stars of the Tea Party.
• Lott admired Galette briefly, then declared that he refused the marriage.

Big Mom tried to recruit Robin to the Big Mom Pirates, but Robin refused and resisted Big Mom’s soul power. Lott and his crew confronted Big Mom, and the venue descended into chaos as a fight between the crews became imminent.

• Lott refused Big Mom’s offer to marry Galette, and Big Mom sent her away.
• Big Mom asked Robin to leave the Lott Pirates and join her crew, promising that together they could reach Laugh Tale.
• Robin refused to betray Lott, and Big Mom’s “Stay or life” attack failed to frighten her or extract her soul.
• Robin told Big Mom that Lott’s crew planned to slay God and would not fear an Emperor.
• Lott and his crew unleashed their auras after Big Mom tried to grab Robin, and the crowd fled as the two crews prepared to fight.

Lott and his crew fought Big Mom and the Big Mom Pirates after Big Mom attacked them with Prometheus. Lott kicked Big Mom aside, but Franky’s laser only scratched her, and the battle continued with her crew confident in her defenses.

• Big Mom attacked Lott and his crew with Prometheus, but Lott protected them with an Electromagnetic Barrier.
• Katakuri challenged Lott, and Kuro stepped in to block Katakuri’s path.
• Big Mom used Heavenly Fire against Lott, but he dodged with Electromagnetic Instantaneous Movement and kicked her away.
• Luo moved Zoro and the others out of the flames, while Franky survived the blast and fired a laser at Big Mom.
• Franky’s laser left only a slight scrape between Big Mom’s eyebrows, and the Big Mom Pirates celebrated her resilience.

Lott fought Big Mom and injured her with a Ryuo-coated punch, while the Lott Pirates clashed with Big Mom's children. Big Mom's side reeled from seeing her bleed as the battles continued, with Crocodile facing Perospero.

• Franky blocked Big Mom's Ikoku Sovereignty, and Lott intercepted her attack and challenged her.
• Lott stopped Big Mom's flaming Hakai with his arm and punched her in the abdomen, sending her crashing into Whole Cake Chateau and drawing blood.
• Charlotte Cracker attacked Lott, but Enel appeared and kicked Cracker away.
• Charlotte Oven charged at Lott, and Ling'er engulfed him in flames while Crocodile chose Perospero as his opponent.
• Crocodile confronted Perospero, and Perospero threatened him after Crocodile insulted his tongue.

Big Mom ordered the Big Mom Pirates to wage all-out war against Lott's Crew on Whole Cake Island, and the two crews' fighters began battling. Lott injured Big Mom and knocked her down, while Streusen realized the Big Mom Pirates were in serious danger.

• Smoothie approached Zoro and clashed swords with him, while Snack engaged Nami and Daifuku attacked Franky with his Lamp Genie.
• Lott fought Big Mom with his Electromagnetic Knife and overpowered her, then dodged her Maser Saber and broke both her ankles with Conqueror's Haki-coated kicks.
• Streusen rushed to Big Mom's side, but Luo blocked him with Kikoku.
• Streusen saw that the Big Mom Pirates' main fighters were all locked in difficult fights and feared the battle would end badly, with its outcome hinging on Lott and Big Mom.

Lott fought Big Mom through her powerful attacks, then exploited her Hunger Pangs when they left her disoriented. He defeated her after she transformed into a slimmer form and charged at him.

• Big Mom healed her ankles with Soul Power and attacked Lott with Mother's Visit Cannon: Three Thousand Leagues, but his Electromagnetic: Thunder Dragon Descends countered it.
• Big Mom revived Prometheus, Zeus, and Napoleon, then struck Lott with her lightning-charged blade and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Big Mom’s Hunger Pangs flared up, and she began rampaging indiscriminately while Katakuri warned that she had lost control.
• Lott attacked Big Mom during her rampage, while Robin and Kuro subdued the Big Mom Pirates who tried to intervene.
• Big Mom emerged from the rubble in a slimmer form and charged Lott, who struck her between the brows and knocked her unconscious.

Lott and his crew defeated Big Mom and the fighters of the Big Mom Pirates, leaving the island in chaos. As the crew gathered to celebrate, Katakuri called out to Lott.

• Big Mom’s Soul Power vanished, and Katakuri realized she had been defeated; Kuro then knocked Katakuri unconscious but spared his life out of respect.
• Big News Morgans photographed the aftermath while Perospero refused to accept Big Mom’s defeat, and the island’s pirates fled toward the shore.
• Lott rested without using a Senzu Bean, reflecting on how his arrival had changed the world and how he had become part of its larger struggle.
• Enel, Crocodile, Robin, Nami, Ling'er, Zoro, Franky, and Luo gathered near Lott, trading jokes as they showed their injuries.
• Katakuri called out to Lott, beginning to ask him for something.

After defeating Big Mom, Lott agreed to spare Katakuri’s siblings in exchange for the Big Mom Pirates staying out of his way, then left Whole Cake Island with his crew. News of Big Mom’s defeat reached the Five Elders and Marineford, where Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru discussed Lott’s growing threat.

• Katakuri begged Lott to spare his younger brothers and sisters, admitting that the Big Mom Pirates had brought the defeat upon themselves.
• Lott agreed to spare them and asked only that they not interfere with his crew in the future; Katakuri thanked him and passed out.
• Lott gave Katakuri a Senzu Bean, then led his crew aboard the Skybreaker and flew away from Whole Cake Island toward the New Territory.
• Old Man Saturn angrily questioned why the Five Elders had not received news sooner that Lott had defeated Big Mom.
• At Marineford, Sengoku wondered about Lott’s motives while Garp mourned Charlotte Linlin; Tsuru reminded them of their duties and said Lott’s Crew now had the strength of the Four Emperors.

News of Lott killing Big Mom spread throughout the world, prompting reactions from Kaido, Whitebeard, Shanks, and the people of the Xia Kingdom. The chapter ended with the Xia Kingdom preparing to move to the New World and its queen eagerly claiming the newspaper about Lott.

• Ling'er agreed with Lott that the Xia Kingdom should move once the weather stabilized, while Lott hoped the move would help him unleash his strength.
• Newspapers reported Big Mom's death, shaking the pirate world.
• Kaido mourned Big Mom, recalled their history as Rocks Pirates, and rose to deal with the mess she had left behind.
• Whitebeard read that Lott had killed Big Mom and chose not to seek revenge, while a freckled young man on the Moby Dick admired Lott's strength.
• Shanks wondered what Lott wanted, and he and Benn Beckman shared a shocked realization.
• Wyper brought news of Lott to the Xia Kingdom's hall, where Gan Fall recognized the king in the newspaper and the queen ordered that future news about Lott be brought to her first.

News spread that Lott had become a new Emperor of the Sea, prompting reactions from people across the world who knew him. The chapter ended with the Marines and World Government viewing the rise of Lott’s Pirates as a major threat.

• Koshiro read Zoro’s new wanted poster and remembered the boy who had challenged Isshin Dojo, resolving to support him as long as he stayed true to himself.
• People in Foosha Village celebrated Lott’s rise, while the mayor quietly joined them for a drink.
• Nojiko read the news about Lott and told Genzo that he was her little sister’s husband.
• Vivi read about Lott before turning down Koza, telling him that she saw him only as an older brother.
• Shirahoshi followed Megalo to the palace, where she told Jinbe that Lott was her fiancé and left him astonished.
• The world recognized Lott as a new Emperor of the Sea, and the Marines and World Government regarded his crew’s rise as a serious threat.

After Big Mom’s death left the Big Mom Pirates weakened, rival pirates attacked their territories and gathered outside Whole Cake Island. Katakuri revealed he had recovered his strength, crushed the invaders, and killed their leaders.

• Katakuri received reports of attacks across Totto Land and ordered the Big Mom Pirates to retreat to Whole Cake Island.
• Umit, Giberson, Piekro, and Du Feld arrived with their forces to seize Big Mom’s territory, believing Katakuri was badly injured.
• Camilla urged Katakuri to retreat, but he refused and warned the four leaders to leave.
• Katakuri used Conqueror’s Haki to knock out the enemy underlings, revealing that he was still at full strength.
• Katakuri beheaded Piekro, then killed Umit, Giberson, Du Feld, and their capable subordinates.

Katakuri ordered the Big Mom Pirates to retreat to Whole Cake Island, then considered Kaido’s offer to protect them in exchange for joining the Beasts Pirates and helping him become Pirate King. Meanwhile, Lott’s crew discussed consolidating their new territory and decided to move Sky Island to the New World after resting.

• Katakuri, fully recovered, ordered the Big Mom Pirates to withdraw to Whole Cake Island despite their desire to fight back.
• Kaido arrived at Whole Cake Island and offered to avenge Big Mom and help defend Totto Land if the Big Mom Pirates became subordinate to the Beasts Pirates.
• Kaido said Katakuri and his crew would have to help him claim the throne of the Pirate King, and Katakuri asked for time to consult his family.
• Crocodile and Enel questioned why Lott had let smaller pirates occupy the islands his crew had won, and Kuro explained that the crew needed to establish a foothold before expanding.
• Lott told his crew they would rest for a few days, then go to Paradise and move Sky Island to the New World.

Nami and the crew read their new bounty posters and a report revealing Sky Island, prompting concern that the World Government might attack it. Lott reassured them, but the crew urged him to move Sky Island, while Hancock’s increased bounty reflected her joining the Lott Pirates; elsewhere, a massive tomb on Vanilla Island began to glow purple.

• Nami showed the crew their new bounty posters, and Enel angrily challenged Crocodile over his higher bounty.
• The crew read that Sky Island had been discovered and worried the World Government might attack it while they were away.
• Lott said the World Government was unlikely to risk an attack, but Ling’er and the others urged him to move Sky Island for safety.
• Nami found Boa Hancock’s bounty poster, showing her bounty had risen to 550 million after she joined the Lott Pirates.
• On Vanilla Island, birds fled as a huge tomb began glowing purple.

Lott returned to Sky Island and saw how the Xia Kingdom had grown around its newly restored capital, Shandora. He decided to move the kingdom to the New World, then returned to the king’s villa with Boa Hancock.

• Lott returned to Sky Island, where the guards welcomed him and Boa Hancock greeted him with a kiss.
• Lott saw the kingdom’s schools, shops, restaurants, patrols, and dial-powered vehicles as he traveled toward the island’s center.
• Lott and his companions reached the restored golden city of Shandora, where Wyper welcomed them.
• Lott told Gan Fall and the others that the Xia Kingdom would move to the New World, and they agreed to inform the kingdom’s residents.
• Boa Hancock took Lott to the king’s villa and embraced him.

Lott led the Xia Kingdom’s move from the sky to the New World, with Nami safely guiding the island across the Red Line and lowering it among the Five Continents. After confirming there were no casualties, Lott said he would visit the Moby Dick once the kingdom had settled.

• Lott gave the supportive citizens a week to prepare for the move, while his daily battles with Boa Hancock, Ling'er, and Robin continued.
• Lott and Nami began moving Sky Island, using Nami’s control of the Island Cloud and Lott’s Electromagnetic Barrier to keep it stable.
• Gan Fall, the Shandia Chief, and the others watched as the island crossed the Red Line, while Enel marveled at the vast continent.
• Lott wondered whether the Red Line might become humanity’s refuge if the world were submerged, but set the thought aside.
• Nami lowered Sky Island into the center of the Five Continents, and Lott confirmed that no one had been injured.
• Kuro asked about Lott’s next plans, and Lott said he would visit the Moby Dick after things settled, shocking the others.

Lott organized the Xia Kingdom’s outlying islands into specialized bases, then sailed to meet the Whitebeard Pirates. Crocodile revealed he intended to take Whitebeard’s head, while both the Marines and Whitebeard’s crew reacted to Lott’s arrival.

• Lott assigned the five perimeter islands to security, research, education, health, and public services, and established new government departments.
• Lott told Kuro that he was visiting Ace, but Crocodile announced that he planned to take Whitebeard’s head.
• Lott and his companions followed Ace’s Vivre Card to the Whitebeard Pirates’ ship, the Moby Dick.
• Sengoku feared Lott’s meeting with Whitebeard might lead to another war between Emperors, while Garp doubted Lott would strike first.
• Ace told Whitebeard that the approaching Skybreaker belonged to Lott, and Whitebeard welcomed the visit while Marco worried about trouble.

Lott and his companions boarded the Moby Dick for a friendly visit, but Lott and Whitebeard greeted each other with a brief clash that split the clouds. They put away their weapons and laughed together, and Whitebeard asked Lott why he had come.

• Lott invited Crocodile, Enel, and Kuro to accompany him aboard the Moby Dick to meet Whitebeard.
• Lott released powerful Conqueror's Haki as he approached Whitebeard, causing many Whitebeard Pirates to collapse.
• Kuro blocked Marco when Marco moved to confront Lott, but Whitebeard told Marco to stand down.
• Crocodile emerged from yellow sand and challenged Whitebeard, who knocked him aside with a punch.
• Whitebeard accused Lott of ordering Crocodile's attack, and Lott rebuked Whitebeard for acting childishly.
• Lott and Whitebeard clashed weapons with Conqueror's Haki, splitting the clouds, then withdrew and praised each other's strength before Whitebeard asked Lott's purpose.

Lott reunited with Ace and revealed to the Whitebeard Pirates that he was Ace’s teacher. Ace challenged Lott, lost after a fierce exchange, and Whitebeard ended the gathering by calling for a banquet.

• Lott shared wine with Whitebeard, while Marco insisted that Whitebeard could not drink because of his poor health.
• Lott told Whitebeard that he had come to see his student, and Ace greeted him as his teacher.
• Lott confirmed that Ace was his student, shocking the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Ace challenged Lott, and the two exchanged dozens of blows as the crew watched.
• Lott defeated Ace, who realized how large the gap between them remained, and Whitebeard called for a banquet.

At a Whitebeard Pirates banquet, Ace’s past training with Lott came up as the crew discussed Ace’s habit of falling asleep while eating. Lott then watched Marshall D. Teach serve the commanders and recognized the danger hidden beneath his helpful facade.

• George teased Ace about keeping his apprenticeship to Lott secret, and Ace recalled the brutal training he and Luffy had endured.
• Ace fell asleep face-first in the roast meat, and Whitebeard said Roger had shared the same habit.
• Lott wondered whether Ace’s habit was connected to Roger’s terminal illness, but Whitebeard said Marco had found nothing wrong with Ace.
• Teach poured drinks and served the commanders, while Vista and Thatch praised his considerate nature.
• Lott recognized Teach’s friendly behavior as a carefully maintained act, and Whitebeard described him as the most helpful and beloved of his sons.

Lott warned Whitebeard that Teach might be hiding ulterior motives, but Whitebeard refused to doubt his son. Lott then negotiated with Whitebeard over his precious liquor and asked him to do something a year later, without revealing what it was.

• Lott suggested that Teach's kindness might conceal a purpose, and Whitebeard angrily defended him as an acknowledged son.
• Lott sensed Teach's strength and realized he was already nearly as strong as Marco, but he stopped pressing Whitebeard about his suspicions.
• Whitebeard asked Lott for more liquor and offered to introduce him to his personal nurses in exchange.
• Lott denied the rumors that he loved beautiful women and little girls, then emphasized that the liquor was precious tribute for the Celestial Dragons.
• Whitebeard agreed to grant Lott a favor, and Lott asked him to do one thing if he was still alive a year later, leaving the request unspecified.

Lott told Whitebeard a dream that foretold Ace’s execution, Whitebeard’s death at Marineford, and Teach becoming a new Emperor, then agreed to help Whitebeard with an undisclosed plan. As Lott departed, he noticed Teach’s ambitions, and Nami called to report that Kaido had arrived in the Xia Kingdom.

• Lott described how Teach would steal the Dark-Dark Fruit, kill a commander, defeat Ace, and trigger a war at Marineford that ended with Whitebeard and Ace dead.
• Whitebeard rejected the prediction but agreed to help Lott, insisting he would not hurt his sons or betray his principles.
• Enel taunted Crocodile and challenged him to see who would take Whitebeard’s head first.
• Lott left the ship after Whitebeard accepted Crocodile’s threat with a laugh, and Lott gave Teach a long, suspicious look.
• Teach concealed his ambition to claim the Dark-Dark Fruit and make Whitebeard and Lott his stepping stones.
• Nami called Lott and told him that Kaido had come to the Xia Kingdom.

Kaido descended on the Xia Kingdom and attacked Lott’s companions while waiting for Lott to arrive. The group survived his opening blows and prepared to face him again as Lott rushed toward the island.

• Nami told Lott that Kaido had arrived in the Xia Kingdom, and Lott set off after instructing his companions to lure Kaido to an uninhabited island.
• Kuro realized Kaido might have brought his crew, so Enel raised the Skybreaker and headed for the Xia Kingdom with him and Crocodile.
• Kaido threatened Boa Hancock and struck Franky with Thunder Bagua, sending Franky, Zoro, and Luo flying despite their attempt to block the attack.
• Ling’er hit Kaido with Fire Fist and knocked him through a rocky mountain, but Kaido emerged uninjured.
• Zoro, Franky, Luo, and the others gathered their fighting spirit as Kaido challenged them to entertain him.

Lott's Crew fought Kaido, using attacks that damaged him internally but could not keep him down. When Kaido launched a powerful attack at Hancock, Lott arrived and blocked it.

• Zoro warned that Kaido's defenses could only be overcome by damaging him from within, and Franky struck Kaido with Electromagnetic Vibration.
• Luo used Gamma Knife to injure Kaido internally, but Kaido struck Luo away; Zoro followed with his strongest sword attack and wounded him.
• Ling'er and Nami combined their attacks to knock Kaido down, but he quickly rose and sent them flying with Roaring Thunder Bagua.
• Hancock attacked Kaido with Great Perfume Femur and forced him back, but Kaido countered with Three Worlds: Ragnarok.
• Lott appeared in time to block Kaido's attack on Hancock, and Kaido welcomed his arrival.

Lott arrived on the deserted island and fought Kaido after rescuing his injured companions. He wounded Kaido and drove him to his knees, but Big Mom appeared and challenged Lott.

• Lott used Super Mantra to locate his scattered companions, then joined Luo, who gathered everyone together with his Op-Op Fruit ability.
• Lott confirmed that his companions were badly injured but alive, thanked them, and left them to face Kaido alone.
• Kaido charged Lott with Thunder Bagua, and their Haki clash split the sky and sent Kaido farther backward than Lott.
• Lott struck Kaido with a knife-hand, a kick, and a sword-drawing slash, while Kaido answered with Great Vajra: Thunder Bagua and shattered the island.
• Lott evaded Kaido's next attack and faced him as he knelt, bloodied and sensing the threat of death.
• Big Mom called out to Lott from the horizon and challenged him to come and die.