Recaps

Bartolomeo defeated Dorry, then recognized Luffy and Chopper and followed them around the island. News that the Straw Hat Pirates and Xia Chen were at the Pirate Expo spread through the crowd, while Zoro got lost and encountered someone with his sword drawn.

• Bartolomeo knocked Dorry unconscious and taunted the other pirates, who were too afraid to challenge him.
• Bartolomeo recognized Luffy and Chopper as his senpais, became overwhelmed with excitement, and chased after them.
• Pirates identified Luffy and feared Xia Chen was also on the island; some fled while others stayed to look for him.
• Zoro got lost, chose the path on the left, and suddenly drew Wado Ichimonji to slash at someone ahead.

Zoro encountered Cavendish, who challenged him over stolen fame, but Zoro walked away after deciding Cavendish was a fool. The next day, the Pirate Expo began on Delta Island, where Smoker and Tashigi identified their targets and learned Douglas Bullet was present.

• Cavendish introduced himself to Zoro and admitted he wanted revenge because Zoro's crew had taken the attention and fans he believed were rightfully his.
• Cavendish acted out imagined encounters with his fans and reporters, and Zoro sheathed his swords and left without fighting him.
• Cavendish realized Zoro had disappeared and convinced himself that Zoro had fled because he was afraid.
• At the Pirate Expo on Delta Island, the host announced that Roger had supposedly hidden a vast treasure there and left a challenge for the pirates.
• Smoker told Tashigi that they were targeting organizer Festa and handed her a bounty poster identifying Douglas Bullet as an escaped Level Six prisoner from Impel Down.

The Straw Hat Pirates sailed toward the circular pit as a sudden whirlpool and Knock Up Stream revealed an enormous bubble island believed to hold Roger’s treasure. Meanwhile, Kizaru and Fujitora watched the phenomenon from a Marine fleet and discussed the mission and Xia Chen’s power.

• Sanji served drinks to the crew, then argued with Zoro before asking whether Zoro’s rescuer was a friend.
• A massive whirlpool formed in the circular pit and pulled the Thousand Sunny toward it, but Luffy urged the ship onward instead of finding a way to escape.
• The current produced a Knock Up Stream, which burst into bubbles and revealed an enormous bubble island that the announcer identified as the location of Roger’s hidden treasure.
• Kizaru complained to Fujitora about being sent on the mission after learning the Straw Hat Pirates were present, while explaining the Marines wanted to capture the pirates gathered for the Expo.
• Fujitora asked whether Xia Chen was truly as powerful as people claimed, and Kizaru said Sengoku avoided confronting him because of that power.

Xia Chen summoned a meteor over the Pirate Expo, turning the treasure hunt into a desperate fight for survival. As the pirates’ attacks failed to break it, they scrambled to escape its path.

• Xia Chen watched the Pirate Expo from above with Hancock, sensed Bullet on the island, and decided to make the treasure hunt more exciting.
• Xia Chen summoned a massive meteor, and its shadow spread over the pirates climbing the Knock Up Stream.
• Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp flew up to attack the meteor, while Nami raised a lightning-charged hand and other pirates launched their strongest attacks.
• The pirates’ combined attacks failed to damage the meteor, only slowing its fall slightly.
• The pirates realized the meteor was still descending and shouted for everyone to run.

Nami unleashed her Heavenly Thunder Kirin at the meteor, but the attack left it unchanged. Usopp then began his own assault while Zoro and Sanji watched, as masked pursuers planned to abandon their treasure mission if it brought them into conflict with the Straw Hat Pirates.

• Nami formed a giant lightning kirin and warned pirates not to call her the Lightning Witch.
• Nami fired her 100 Million Volts: Heavenly Thunder Kirin at the meteor, but the meteor remained unharmed.
• Masked pursuers judged the Straw Hat Pirates too dangerous to oppose and agreed to abandon their mission if they crossed paths over Roger's treasure.
• Zoro and Usopp complained that Nami's lightning attack had endangered them, while Sanji praised her.
• Usopp transformed into a white tiger, gathered golden energy in his paw, and struck at the meteor with his Geng Metal Heaven-Shattering Strike.

Usopp, Zoro, Sanji, and Luffy worked together to knock a falling meteor away from the island atop the Knock Up Stream. The island’s inhabitants survived the resulting tsunami and praised the Straw Hat Pirates.

• Usopp’s attack shifted the meteor but left it covering part of the island, terrifying the fleeing pirates beneath it.
• Zoro and Sanji struck the meteor together, moving it farther aside and leaving a long sword mark and a dent.
• Luffy hit the meteor with King Kong Gun and sent it into the sea beside the island.
• A tsunami washed over the island, but its people survived with far less damage than if the meteor had struck directly.
• The island’s pirates chanted in gratitude to the Straw Hat Pirates, though many might later forget their debt or turn against them for profit.

Xia Chen’s staged meteorite strike brought Bullet and the treasure chest onto the island, where the assembled pirates and Supernovas converged on him. Bullet revealed his immense Conqueror’s Haki, while the Supernovas argued as the confrontation began.

• Xia Chen watched Luffy and the others deflect his first meteorite and then sent a smaller, golden meteorite toward the island above the Knock Up Stream.
• The smaller meteorite destroyed the little island and sent its fragments raining down, while Luffy and the others descended toward the treasure.
• Luffy spotted Bullet holding the ancient treasure chest, and pirates from across the island began closing in on him.
• Bullet, slightly injured by the blast, unleashed Conqueror’s Haki and knocked out countless approaching pirates.
• X Drake, Scratchmen Apoo, Urouge, Jewelry Bonney, Capone Bege, and Basil Hawkins gathered near Bullet, while Bonney and Bege began fighting.

Bullet attacked the Worst Generation and overwhelmed them, while Xia Chen watched from above. As Luffy, Zoro, and the other Straw Hat Pirates approached, Xia Chen expected the main fight to begin.

• Hawkins divined that the Straw Hat Pirates had a one hundred percent chance of defeating Bullet, whether or not the Worst Generation joined the fight.
• Bullet charged the Worst Generation, punched Drake away, and ignored Apoo’s explosive attack before striking him down.
• Bullet beat the other pirates in turn, and Bonney’s Devil Fruit power failed to affect him because his Haki was strong enough to resist it.
• Bullet overpowered Urouge and left the Worst Generation unconscious, then mocked them as weak.
• Xia Chen watched from above as Luffy, Zoro, and the other Straw Hat Pirates walked toward Bullet.

Smoker and Tashigi headed toward the fighting as Bullet confronted Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates. Luffy and Zoro matched Bullet’s Conqueror’s Haki before charging into battle, and Sanji and Usopp joined them after Bullet proved overwhelmingly strong.

• Tashigi asked Smoker what they should do if Xia Chen fought Bullet, and Smoker said they still had to stop Bullet if Xia Chen did not act.
• Bullet demanded that Luffy call Xia Chen out, but Luffy insulted him and countered Bullet’s Conqueror’s Haki with his own.
• Zoro released Conqueror’s Haki alongside Luffy’s, surprising Luffy and prompting Zoro to say it was normal for the future Pirate King’s crewmate to have it.
• Luffy and Zoro attacked Bullet together, but Bullet powered through their strikes and sent them flying.
• Sanji charged at Bullet after Zoro mocked him for lacking Conqueror’s Haki, while Usopp transformed into a white tiger and joined the fight.
• Luffy and Zoro set off after Sanji and Usopp to continue the battle against Bullet.

Xia Chen reassured Kizaru that the Straw Hat Pirates were strong enough to face Bullet, while Kizaru vowed he would never attack Xia Chen's crew. On Delta Island, Luffy and the others continued fighting Bullet as their crewmates watched from the Thousand Sunny.

• Xia Chen asked Kizaru whether he and Fujitora had come to deal with Bullet, and Kizaru insisted the Navy would not attack Xia Chen or his crew.
• Xia Chen asked whether Kizaru would target the Straw Hat Pirates if he disappeared, and Kizaru promised he would not.
• Xia Chen told Kizaru that Luffy's group had grown stronger since the Paramount War and might challenge even an Admiral together.
• Xia Chen recalled that Zoro had awakened and could control his Conqueror's Haki, then watched the battle on Delta Island.
• Chopper worried that Luffy and the others were being pushed back by Bullet, but Nami and Robin said the rest of the crew would only get in the way.
• Brook reminded the crew that Xia Chen could help if Luffy and the others lost, and Chopper stopped worrying.

Bullet fought Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp, then revealed that his Combine-Combine Fruit let him merge with inorganic matter and turn it into a weaponized robot. After the robot overwhelmed Luffy and Usopp and withstood attacks from Zoro and Sanji, Bullet aimed a dark opening at Sanji.

• Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp told Bullet that Xia Chen was far stronger than he was, even though Bullet had managed to injure them.
• Bullet praised the four and used the Combine-Combine Fruit to fuse himself with a robot, explaining that he could combine inorganic matter and create weapons.
• Bullet's robot punched Luffy through a mountain and sent Usopp flying when the two tried to fight back.
• Zoro struck the robot's Haki-coated arm and pushed it back, while Sanji's Diable Jambe: Concassé drove it into the ground.
• Bullet praised Sanji's attack, then pointed a pitch-black opening at him.

Smoker joined Luffy and the others against Bullet but was quickly defeated, while Bullet transformed into a gigantic figure and overwhelmed the Straw Hats. Xia Chen arrived as the injured group collapsed, leaving him to face Bullet.

• Smoker attacked Bullet with White Fist, but Bullet broke through his smoke attack and sent him flying toward Tashigi.
• Bullet released purple cubes that absorbed buildings and rubble, then formed an enormous demon-like body as pirates fled.
• Luffy entered Gear Fourth and attacked with King Kong Gun, but Bullet knocked him away and blasted the others into a mountain.
• Bullet demanded that Xia Chen appear, and Xia Chen arrived as the Straw Hats collapsed and fell asleep.
• Xia Chen kicked the injured group toward the Thousand Sunny, then greeted Bullet.

Xia Chen confronted Bullet over the Eternal Log Pose, then proved his strength by stopping Bullet’s attacks and fighting him with a giant made of patterned rocks. The battle left Bullet injured and facing a relentless barrage of punches.

• Xia Chen told Bullet he knew the treasure was an Eternal Log Pose pointing to Laugh Tale, then invited him to attack first.
• Bullet struck Xia Chen repeatedly, but Xia Chen’s golden, rune-covered barrier blocked every punch without budging.
• Xia Chen dispelled the barrier and praised Bullet’s strength before creating a giant from golden-patterned rocks.
• Xia Chen’s rock giant hit Bullet’s giant and overpowered it in a clash, sending force through Bullet’s body and making him spit blood.
• Xia Chen’s giant appeared before Bullet and unleashed a storm of punches.

Xia Chen defeated Bullet in a clash of Haki-coated giants, then returned to the Thousand Sunny and told the crew that the treasure was an Eternal Pose to Laugh Tale. The chapter ended when someone called out Xia Chen and challenged him.

• Bullet covered his giant in Armament Haki and launched a final attack coated in both Armament and Conqueror's Haki.
• Xia Chen countered with his golden rock giant, shattered Bullet's giant, and punched Bullet beyond the horizon.
• Pirates near Delta Island declared Xia Chen the winner, while Kizaru flew after Bullet and Fujitora stayed behind eating ramen.
• Xia Chen returned to the Thousand Sunny, scolded the crew for sleeping and eating, and beat Luffy after Luffy mocked him.
• Xia Chen told the crew the treasure was an Eternal Pose pointing to Laugh Tale, and Luffy said they did not need it.
• A voice called for Xia Chen to come down and accept a challenge.

Gar used the Time-Time Fruit to send Xia Chen into an unknown point in the past, and Xia Chen willingly let the ability take effect. The Straw Hat crew learned that Gar had been paid to target Xia Chen, then continued toward their next island, expecting Xia Chen to return.

• Gar challenged Xia Chen to let him land a hit, then sent a white energy ball at him with the Time-Time Fruit.
• Xia Chen recognized the energy as time-related, told Luffy and the others not to worry, and vanished into the past.
• Zoro held Shusui to Gar's neck and demanded to know what had happened to Xia Chen.
• Gar explained that he did not know how far into the past Xia Chen had gone and that someone had paid him five hundred million Beli to send Xia Chen away.
• Nami kicked Gar for calling her a big sister, and Zoro and Luffy concluded that Xia Chen could return on his own.
• Luffy led the Straw Hats back to the Thousand Sunny and ordered the crew to set sail for the next island.

Xia Chen discovered that he had traveled back to Sea Circle Calendar year 1484 and questioned pirates to learn whether the God Valley Incident had happened. The pirates revealed that they belonged to the Rocks Pirates, which had not disbanded, leaving Xia Chen eager to learn more about this era.

• Xia Chen used Observation Haki to find pirates fighting on a beach, then froze them and asked what year it was.
• After one pirate threatened him, Xia Chen killed him and demanded an answer from another pirate.
• A pirate told Xia Chen it was Sea Circle Calendar year 1484, and Xia Chen realized he had traveled into the past.
• Xia Chen saw a time-related aura around himself and guessed that breaking it might let him return, but chose to stay and explore the era.
• Xia Chen asked whether the Rocks Pirates had disbanded, and a pirate said he was a member and the crew was still together.

Xia Chen killed the Cat Hunter Pirates after Wells fled with their Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit, then asked the surviving Rocks Pirates to take him to Hachinosu. The Rocks Pirates agreed, leaving Xia Chen on his way to meet Rocks.

• A Cat Hunter Pirates member told Xia Chen that the crews had fought over a Saber Tiger Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit.
• Xia Chen ordered the pirate to bring him the fruit, but Wells escaped aboard the ship with it.
• Xia Chen destroyed Wells and the pirate ship with a blast of golden light, then killed the Cat Hunter Pirates with purple ice spikes.
• Xia Chen asked the frightened Rocks Pirates whether they knew where Hachinosu was.
• A Rocks Pirates member confirmed that he knew, and Xia Chen told them to take him there.

Xia Chen reached Hachinosu and unleashed his full Conqueror's Haki across the island to test the pirates there. In the castle, Rocks announced that he would personally seize the next Heavenly Tribute, just as Xia Chen's attack struck the island.

• Xia Chen arrived over Hachinosu on the Flying Nimbus and decided to challenge the island's pirates.
• Xia Chen unleashed his full Conqueror's Haki, damaging buildings and knocking pirates unconscious across Hachinosu.
• Charlotte Linlin mocked Shiki for retreating from a Heavenly Tribute operation guarded by a CP0 agent and a Marine Admiral, and the two nearly fought.
• Rocks stopped Charlotte Linlin and Shiki's argument and said the failed operation could be tried again.
• Rocks declared that he would personally handle the next Heavenly Tribute seizure, surprising Edward Newgate and the others.
• Xia Chen's Conqueror's Haki struck the castle as the Rocks Pirates discussed their next move.

Xia Chen unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki in Rocks’s territory, drawing Rocks and his officers to confront him. He demanded a place in the Rocks Pirates equal to Rocks’s, and Shiki attacked him as Xia Chen raised a finger wreathed in crimson flame.

• Xia Chen’s Conqueror’s Haki overwhelmed nearby Rocks Pirates, and Rocks led Newgate, Shiki, Linlin, and the officers to investigate.
• Xia Chen recognized Rocks, Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Big Mom, Captain John, Ochoku, and Silver Axe when they arrived.
• Xia Chen and Rocks clashed with Conqueror’s Haki, and their shock waves shattered nearby buildings.
• Xia Chen said he wanted to join the Rocks Pirates but would accept no one’s restrictions and demanded standing at least equal to Rocks’s.
• Shiki challenged Xia Chen and charged, while Xia Chen raised his hand and summoned a wisp of crimson flame.

Xia Chen joined the Rocks Pirates as a second captain after overwhelming Shiki and impressing Rocks. The story then shifted to Marine Headquarters, where Kong summoned senior officers for an unexplained meeting.

• Xia Chen sent Shiki flying with a flick of flame, leaving him badly burned and bleeding.
• Xia Chen asked Rocks for equal standing, and Rocks accepted him as the other captain of the Rocks Pirates.
• The crew made no objections to Xia Chen's appointment, though their celebration stalled because the men were still down from his arrival.
• At Marine Headquarters, Garp, Tsuru, and Sengoku discussed why Kong had summoned the senior Marines, noting that all three Admirals were present.
• Kong entered the conference room as the Marines fell silent.

Kong briefed Marine leaders on an unknown powerhouse who had defeated Golden Lion and joined the Rocks Pirates as a captain equal to Rocks, despite being under twenty. On Hachinosu, Whitebeard challenged Xia Chen to a fight, and Xia Chen accepted.

• Kong arrived at the meeting and told the Marines that an intruder had overwhelmed most of the Rocks Pirates with Conqueror's Haki stronger than Rocks's.
• Kong revealed that the intruder had defeated Golden Lion in one move and joined the Rocks Pirates as a captain equal to Rocks, though he was not yet twenty.
• Xia Chen, Whitebeard, and bandaged Golden Lion drank together at the central castle on Hachinosu, where Golden Lion treated Xia Chen with fear and awe.
• Whitebeard asked Xia Chen to fight him, and Xia Chen agreed.

Xia Chen fought Whitebeard in the western plaza to demonstrate his strength to the Rocks Pirates. After effortlessly crushing Whitebeard’s first attack and knocking him back in their clash, Xia Chen challenged him to use a stronger move.

• Pirates and Rocks’s officers gathered at the western plaza to watch Xia Chen duel Whitebeard.
• Whitebeard attacked with a white sphere, but Xia Chen caught and crushed it with one hand.
• Rocks watched Xia Chen’s powerful Armament Haki and wondered whether his Observation Haki was just as formidable.
• Whitebeard charged with Murakumogiri coated in Armament and Conqueror’s Haki, and Xia Chen drew his Jingu Bang to meet the slash.
• Their weapons stopped short of touching as their clash sent a shock wave through the plaza, cracking the ground and scattering pirates.
• Xia Chen called Whitebeard’s slash unimpressive, then increased his force and blasted Whitebeard away.

Xia Chen overwhelmed Whitebeard in battle and explained Observation Haki Killer to Rocks and the other officers. He agreed to teach them the Conqueror’s Haki technique, setting the stage for a change to the coming God Valley Incident.

• Xia Chen repeatedly struck Whitebeard, who could neither match his strength nor land a hit.
• Whitebeard asked why his Observation Haki could not sense Xia Chen’s movements, and Xia Chen explained Observation Haki Killer.
• Rocks asked how to learn the ability, and Xia Chen said it required advanced Conqueror’s Haki.
• Rocks and the other officers asked Xia Chen to teach them, and he agreed.

Kong called another urgent Marine meeting to report Xia Chen’s overwhelming victory over Newgate and introduce Observation Haki Killer as a concern. On Hachinosu, Xia Chen shared its training method, then agreed to meet Kaido, whom he intended to cure of his “king” addiction.

• Kong summoned the Marines back to discuss new intelligence from their undercover agent in the Rocks Pirates.
• Kong reported that Newgate had been completely outclassed by Xia Chen and revealed that the Marines needed to discuss Observation Haki Killer.
• Whitebeard asked why Xia Chen had shared the training method, and Xia Chen said it would not close the gap between them.
• Kerr arrived and explained that Kaido wanted to meet Xia Chen, so Xia Chen told him to bring Kaido over.
• After Kerr left, Xia Chen looked forward to meeting the young Kaido and helping him break his addiction to being “king.”

Xia Chen confronted the arrogant Kaido and effortlessly knocked him unconscious, then invited him to seek training after he recovered. At Mary Geoise, Fleet Admiral Kong arrived to ask the Five Elders for instructions about an important development.

• Kerr brought Kaido before Xia Chen, who challenged him over refusing to serve under officers.
• Kaido boasted that he would surpass Xia Chen, but Whitebeard doubted he could match Xia Chen's strength.
• Xia Chen revealed he was seventeen, then struck Kaido down and left him unconscious.
• Xia Chen told Kerr to arrange Kaido's treatment and invite him to seek strength through training.
• Kong entered a meeting with the Five Elders and asked for their guidance on an important event.