Recaps

Rayleigh arrived at the auction house, recognized Hachi, and used his Haki to knock out the crowd and remove Camie's collar. As Rayleigh carried Hachi away, Kid, Law, Luffy, and Phil argued over who would confront the Marines surrounding the building.

• Two soldiers recognized Rayleigh and the giant, panicked, and fled the auction hall.
• Rayleigh recognized Hachi, realized the others had saved him, and used his Conqueror's Haki to knock out the remaining minor fighters.
• Rayleigh removed Camie's collar, then picked up the badly injured Hachi and prepared to take him to Shakky's.
• Rayleigh asked Kid, Law, and Phil to handle the Marines outside, while Kid said he would deal with them and leave before an Admiral arrived.
• The Marines surrounded the auction house and prepared to rescue Saint Rosward as Kid, Law, Luffy, and Phil argued over who would fight them.

Phil, Law, Kid, and Luffy defeated the Marines blocking their way out of the venue, then parted from Rayleigh and his group. Luffy learned that Phil was part of Luo Chen’s crew and that Luo Chen had become a Shichibukai, while Rayleigh wondered if Luo Chen had been the source of the powerful Observation Haki he sensed.

• The Marine officer ordered his soldiers to attack Phil, Law, Kid, and Luffy, but the four turned the cannon fire back on the Marines.
• The Marines charged again, and Luffy and Kid swept through them with their signature attacks while Law and Phil dodged the blows.
• Rayleigh and the others came out of the venue, and Kid said goodbye before leaving with Law and their crew.
• Phil called for George and left, while Luffy asked Rayleigh who the two men were and learned they served Luo Chen, a Shichibukai.
• Nami and Usopp explained Luo Chen’s status and Phil’s 250 million bounty, and Rayleigh wondered whether Luo Chen had used the Observation Haki he sensed.

Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro fought the artificial weapon PX-5 while Phil and George met with their captain, Luo Chen. Luo Chen flew off to hunt the Supernovas, and PX-5 was destroyed by the Straw Hats’ group.

• Luffy and his companions thanked Sanji’s former kidnappers for picking them up, dealt with the kidnapping ring, and headed to Shakky’s bar.
• Phil sensed Luo Chen approaching, and Luo Chen questioned him about joining the Straw Hats against the Marines at the auction.
• Luo Chen explained that he had agreed to help the Marines deal with the Supernovas in exchange for payment and rewards, then flew off after sensing Luffy’s group.
• Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro attacked the Kuma-like PX-5 together and dodged its laser beam.
• Chopper transformed after eating a Rumble Ball, damaged PX-5, and helped the group defeat it with a combined finishing move that caused it to explode.

After defeating PX-5, Luffy and his companions faced Sentomaru and another artificial weapon, but Sentomaru sensed Luo Chen watching nearby. Luo Chen revealed himself as a Shichibukai and reunited with Luffy, with both accepting that they would now fight as rivals.

• Luffy and his companions celebrated after defeating PX-5, but Sentomaru arrived with another artificial weapon and declared he would capture them.
• Sentomaru deflected Usopp’s attack and revealed that he sensed someone hiding behind the group.
• Luo Chen came down from a tree after Sentomaru called him out, and explained how he had identified Sentomaru.
• Sentomaru recognized Luo Chen as a Shichibukai and returned his attention to capturing the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Luo Chen and Luffy greeted each other and agreed to fight despite their past relationship.

Luo Chen tested Luffy’s strength in a fierce fight, using his Rokushiki techniques and Armament Haki to overwhelm him. Luffy was left bloodied and unable to move after Luo Chen’s final knee strike.

• Luo Chen attacked Luffy with a Haki-coated Shigan, but Luffy dodged with his reflexes and escaped with a cut on his cheek.
• Luo Chen struck Luffy’s crossed-arm guard with Tekkai, sending him crashing into a tree, but Luffy ordered Zoro, Sanji, and the others not to interfere.
• Luo Chen dodged Luffy’s Gatling and Battle Axe attacks, then launched a massive Rankyaku slash that gouged a deep fissure in the ground as Zoro and the others got clear.
• Luffy hit Luo Chen with a Gum-Gum Bazooka, but Luo Chen blocked it with hardened arms and grabbed one of Luffy’s arms.
• Luo Chen swung Luffy into the ground repeatedly, then struck his abdomen with an Armament-coated knee, leaving Luffy unable to move.

Luo Chen shrugged off Zoro and Sanji’s attacks while Sentomaru overwhelmed the Straw Hat crew. As Luffy tried to defend his friends, Kizaru arrived to take charge of the confrontation.

• Zoro and Sanji attacked Luo Chen with their ultimate techniques, but his Tekkai left him unharmed.
• Sentomaru struck Chopper, sent Brook flying, and knocked Usopp unconscious as the crew struggled to stop him.
• Luffy tried to protect his crewmates, but Robin’s attack failed and Luffy charged Sentomaru in Gear Second.
• Kizaru arrived and Sentomaru asked whether they should capture the Straw Hat Pirates or kill them.

Admiral Kizaru arrived as Usopp regained consciousness and learned that his bones were cracked and the Admiral was there. Kizaru refused to take over Luo Chen’s mission, leaving Luo Chen to face the Straw Hat Pirates while he watched.

• Kizaru appeared and demanded that the Straw Hat Pirates surrender.
• Brook and Chopper helped Usopp, who woke badly injured, and Chopper confirmed that an Admiral had arrived.
• Kizaru approached Luo Chen and said he knew of him as the newly appointed Shichibukai and knew about his mission.
• Luo Chen asked whether Kizaru would handle the Straw Hat Pirates, but Kizaru declined to accept the mission as complete.
• Kizaru told Luo Chen to follow the original plan and deal with the Straw Hat Pirates while he observed Luo Chen’s abilities.

Luo Chen revealed his full Asura Form and challenged the Straw Hat Pirates while Kizaru ordered Sentomaru not to interfere. The battle began with Zoro, Sanji, and Luffy working together against Luo Chen, who was left crashing into a redwood.

• Luo Chen unleashed his killing aura, and Kizaru told Sentomaru to stop attacking and let Luo Chen fight the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Luo Chen released his Asura Form, and Robin recognized it as the Human-Human Fruit’s legendary ability described in an Ohara book.
• Luo Chen created a demonic shadow clone, while Zoro rebuked Usopp for panicking and told him to watch quietly.
• Luo Chen attacked Zoro with Blood Tempest Blade and Scarlet Flame Gun, and Zoro blocked and countered with his three swords.
• Sanji kicked aside Luo Chen’s attack on Zoro, and Luffy struck Luo Chen with Gear Second’s Gum-Gum JEK Bazooka, sending him into a redwood.

Luo Chen overpowered Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji during their decisive battle, using his techniques and blood aura to turn their attacks against them. He ended the chapter by piercing Luffy and Zoro through the abdomen with blood-red halberds.

• Luo Chen knocked Luffy through several buildings and sent Zoro flying after overpowering his sword defense.
• Sanji broke Luo Chen’s shield with Diable Jambe, but Luo Chen seized his foot and threw him into Luffy’s Giant Pistol, leaving him buried in a crater.
• Luffy attacked Luo Chen with Spiral Gigant Pistol while Zoro joined him with A-Shura Oni Giri.
• Luo Chen blocked their combined assault with giant blood-aura arms and formed two blood-red war halberds.
• Luo Chen’s halberds pierced Luffy and Zoro through the abdomen and knocked them out of the air.

Luo Chen defeated Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates, but Rayleigh appeared to protect them and confronted Kizaru. When Kizaru ordered Luo Chen to kill the captured crew, Luo Chen refused, and Sentomaru was stopped just before striking Luffy.

• Luo Chen defeated Luffy and Zoro, while his clone subdued Nami's group, and Luffy asked him to spare the crew.
• Luo Chen prepared to kill the captured Straw Hat Pirates, but Rayleigh cut through his energy blade and appeared to protect them.
• Rayleigh asked Kizaru to release the Straw Hat Pirates, but Kizaru refused and prepared to fight him.
• Kizaru ordered Luo Chen to kill Luffy and his crew, but Luo Chen rejected the order and left them to the Marines.
• Kizaru ordered Sentomaru to kill the Straw Hat Pirates, but an unknown gentle voice stopped Sentomaru as he raised his axe over Luffy.

The real Kuma arrived at Sabaody and began sending the exhausted Straw Hat Pirates flying, while Sentomaru accused him of helping them escape. Kuma calmly defied the Marines, and Sentomaru attacked Franky as the chapter ended with smoke hiding the result of Franky’s cannon blast.

• Kuma appeared before the Straw Hat Pirates, recognized Zoro, and sent him flying with his Paw-Paw Fruit ability.
• Kuma sent Usopp and two other crewmates flying, then did the same to Sanji despite Luffy and Sanji trying to fight back.
• Sentomaru accused Kuma of letting the Straw Hat Pirates escape, and Kuma replied that the Marines had no authority over him.
• Sentomaru attacked Franky, who fired his Beans Machine Gun and Franky Cannon at him.
• Sentomaru blocked Franky’s cannonball with an invisible shockwave, and an explosion engulfed him in smoke.

Kuma sent the Straw Hat Pirates flying one by one, leaving Luffy devastated before sending him away as well. He then interrupted Rayleigh and Kizaru’s battle and told Rayleigh to verify what he had said, leaving its truth uncertain.

• Kuma struck Franky and Sentomaru explained that Kuma’s power sent people flying for days toward unknown destinations rather than killing them.
• Sentomaru attacked Nami and Robin, but Kuma struck Nami away before Luffy’s attack could hit him.
• Kuma sent Robin flying despite Luffy’s attempt to reach her, and Luffy collapsed in grief and blamed himself for failing to protect his crew.
• Kuma sent Luffy flying, completing the Straw Hat Pirates’ separation, while Sentomaru remarked that Kuma had defied the Navy and government’s orders.
• Kuma leaped into Rayleigh and Kizaru’s fight, told Kizaru that his actions were none of the Navy’s business, and urged Rayleigh to investigate what he had told him.

Kizaru ended his fight with Rayleigh after confirming that Rayleigh would stay out of the coming war, then left with Sentomaru to report to the Celestial Dragons. Luo Chen completed his mission and headed to the Marine base, while Rayleigh departed after Luo Chen urged him to investigate Ace’s background.

• Rayleigh told Kizaru he would not take part in the war between the Marines and Whitebeard, and Kizaru agreed to end their fight.
• Sentomaru questioned leaving Rayleigh behind, but Kizaru explained that fighting him could draw other powerful figures into the Marines’ conflict with Whitebeard.
• Kizaru told Kuma to proceed with his next mission and directed Luo Chen to report to the Marines before heading to Marineford.
• Kuma vanished without answering Luo Chen, while Rayleigh said he would stay out of the coming war and left.
• Luo Chen urged Rayleigh to have the proprietress investigate Ace’s background, then flew to the Marine garrison base to report to Romas.

Luo Chen returned to the Marine base, completed his transaction with Vice Admiral Romas, and secured permission from Fleet Admiral Sengoku to visit Impel Down. He set sail with the Marines and the captured Supernovas, as the story moved toward the Paramount War.

• Luo Chen returned to the base, where Romas's soldiers confirmed that Hawkins and the other Supernovas were detained in Seastone cuffs.
• Romas paid Luo Chen for completing their deal, and Luo Chen asked to discuss the Shichibukai summons and visit Impel Down.
• Romas told Luo Chen that they would wait for Kuma to return before departing for the summons.
• Luo Chen asked Romas to let him accompany the Supernovas to Impel Down and see Fire Fist Ace, and Romas obtained Sengoku's approval.
• Luo Chen boarded a warship with Romas and the captured Supernovas, and they set sail for Impel Down.

After Luo Chen left, Rayleigh investigated Ace’s background and realized Ace was Roger’s son. He decided to act to protect him and set off to retrieve Luffy from Kuja before the war.

• Rayleigh returned to Shakky’s bar and asked her to investigate Ace after Luo Chen suggested they might be connected.
• Shakky’s records revealed that Garp had adopted Ace in the South Blue and that Ace was Portgas D. Ace.
• Rayleigh recalled Roger telling him that he had a child with a woman from the South Blue and had chosen the name Ace for a son.
• Rayleigh concluded that Ace was Roger’s child and decided he could not stand by while Ace was in danger.
• Shakky suggested that Rayleigh pick up Luffy from Kuja so Luffy could help keep Garp occupied during the war.
• Rayleigh agreed and left for the docks to set out.

Luffy landed on Kuja, ate a wild boar, and caused an uproar after being mistaken for a girl and pursued across the island. As the Kuja ship returned, Vice Admiral Mole confronted the crew with headquarters’ final warning for Boa Hancock, and Snake Princess’s footsteps sounded from her chamber.

• Luffy woke on an unknown island, followed Shakky’s Vivre Card, and ate the wild boar that had chased him.
• Luffy ate an unfamiliar mushroom and passed out; Kuja warriors mistook him for a girl and took him for treatment.
• Granny Nyon recognized Luffy’s gender, and he was locked up before misunderstandings led warriors to hunt him across the island.
• Vice Admiral Mole’s marines spotted the returning Kuja Pirate Ship, and Mole killed a Sea King that attacked their warship.
• Mole ordered the Kuja crew to stop and warned Boa Hancock that headquarters would revoke her Shichibukai title if she refused its summons again.
• A female Kuja warrior praised Mole, but Snake Princess’s footsteps sounded from behind her closed chamber door.

Boa Hancock refused the Marines’ summons to help fight at Marineford, turned Mole’s crew to stone, and sailed back to Kuja territory with their cargo. On Amazon Lily, Luffy learned that Hancock was the only one with a ship and set out to find her while the Kuja warriors continued to pursue him.

• Hancock told Mole she would keep her Shichibukai title but would not answer the Marines’ summons, and she demanded the cargo aboard his ship.
• Hancock’s beauty enthralled Mole’s men, and she turned them to stone with Mero Mero Mellow; Mole resisted by stabbing his palm with a dagger.
• Hancock ordered her subordinates to take the cargo and sailed away, while Mole vowed to wait for her decision.
• Luffy was hunted across Amazon Lily, captured Marguerite, and gained some of her trust by explaining his origins and purpose.
• Marguerite told Luffy that Hancock was the island’s only person with a ship, and Luffy headed off to find her before the warriors spotted him again.

Granny Nyon learned that Hancock was summoned to Marineford and warned her that Kuja depended on her Shichibukai title, but Hancock refused to listen. Luffy accidentally interrupted Hancock’s bath, then Granny Nyon recognized him from the newspaper and helped the warriors capture him for judgment.

• Ran gave Granny Nyon a newspaper, and Granny Nyon rushed to Hancock’s palace after reading about Ace’s execution and the Shichibukai summons.
• Granny Nyon urged Hancock to answer the summons and protect Kuja, but Hancock threw her out of the palace.
• Luffy escaped the warriors pursuing him, jumped into Hancock’s bath, and asked her for a ride; Hancock ordered the island to hunt him down.
• Granny Nyon read the newspaper and learned about Luo Chen, the Straw Hat crew, and their confrontation with the Celestial Dragons.
• Luffy stole meat from Granny Nyon’s plate, and she recognized him from the newspaper, kicked him into a wall, and watched as the warriors bound him and took him to the Execution Platform.

Luffy was captured on Amazon Lily and brought before Hancock, who sentenced him to death despite his claim that he had arrived by accident. As Bacura lunged to kill him, Luffy asked whether he could save the three women turned to stone and earn a ship ride by winning.

• Ran and the other warriors restrained Luffy with snakes and carried him to the arena, while Granny Nyon followed after recognizing him from the newspaper.
• Hancock questioned Luffy, but the audience mocked his explanation and called for his execution.
• Marguerite and two other warriors pleaded for Luffy, and Hancock turned all three to stone before condemning them.
• Hancock ordered the man-eating panther Bacura to attack Luffy, who asked if he could restore the women and get a ship by defeating his captors.
• Bacura roared and leaped at Luffy as the spectators cheered.

Luffy defeated Bacura and protected the three petrified women, but Hancock ordered Sonia and Marigold to kill him after he rejected her beauty. The sisters overwhelmed Luffy with their attacks, leaving him collapsed on the arena floor as Marigold’s snake-headed hair lunged to finish him.

• Luffy struck Bacura with his stretched arm, defeating her and sending her flying into the stands.
• Luffy condemned Hancock and the crowd for turning Marguerite and her two sisters to stone, and Hancock ordered Sonia and Marigold to kill him.
• Luffy moved the three statues away from the arena before agreeing to fight the Gorgon Sisters.
• Sonia and Marigold attacked Luffy with their blades, snake tail, and venom, while he struggled to understand their abilities and could not land a blow.
• Sonia knocked Luffy to the ground, and Marigold sent her snake-headed hair to bite him as he lay unable to rise.

Luffy fought Marigold and Sonia, using a burst of wind to clear their poisonous fumes before unleashing Conqueror's Haki when they threatened Marguerite and the other statues. He then entered Gear Second and struck Marigold with a rapid Gum-Gum JEK Bazooka.

• Luffy dodged Marigold's Haki-enhanced attacks and Sonia's venom, then used Gum-Gum Balloon to blow the poisonous fumes out of the arena.
• Marigold and Sonia used the stone statues of Marguerite and the others to provoke Luffy, while Sonia trapped him in her coils.
• When Marigold threatened to smash Marguerite's statue, Luffy unknowingly unleashed Conqueror's Haki and knocked most of the arena's spectators unconscious.
• Luffy rescued the statues, returned to the fight, and activated Gear Second.
• Luffy rushed past Marigold and slammed both palms into her with Gum-Gum JEK Bazooka.

Luffy defeated Marigold and Sonia in the arena, but Marigold’s burning clothes threatened to expose the sisters’ secret until Rayleigh arrived and covered her. Rayleigh cleared the spectators with his Conqueror’s Haki, reunited with Luffy and the sisters, and faced Hancock’s demand for an explanation.

• Luffy used Gear Second to overpower Marigold and Sonia, then tied their snake tails together and caused Sonia’s flames to burn Marigold.
• Hancock worried that the fire would expose the secret tattoo on Marigold’s back as Rayleigh appeared beside Granny Nyon.
• Rayleigh released his Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out the remaining spectators, then leaped into the arena and greeted Luffy.
• Rayleigh extinguished the flames on Marigold and covered her back with his coat, while Sonia apologized and Rayleigh reassured her.
• Hancock confronted Rayleigh and demanded to know why he had come to Amazon Lily.

Rayleigh gathered Hancock, Luffy, and Gloriosa to explain that Ace would be executed in two weeks and that he had come to seek their help. He revealed Luo Chen had prompted him to investigate Ace and that Kuma had sent Luffy to Amazon Lily, while Hancock learned Luffy had struck a Celestial Dragon and reacted with unexpected forgiveness.

• Hancock confronted Rayleigh about why he had come, then led him and the others to her bedchamber to talk privately.
• Rayleigh told Hancock and Luffy that the Marines planned to execute Ace in two weeks, and Luffy was shocked to learn the news.
• Rayleigh explained that Luo Chen had told him to investigate Ace's background and that Kuma had revealed Luffy's location after sending him to Amazon Lily.
• Rayleigh said Kuma had helped Luffy and his crew escape Sabaody after Luffy struck a Celestial Dragon, and Luffy blamed his own weakness for putting his crew in danger.
• Hancock asked Rayleigh to confirm that Luffy had struck a Celestial Dragon, then said she would forgive his offense.

Rayleigh proposed that Hancock use her Shichibukai summons to get them to Impel Down, where they could rescue Ace. Hancock agreed and called Vice Admiral Mole to make her decision known.

• Rayleigh suggested freeing Ace at Impel Down, but Granny Nyon pointed out that reaching it without Marine permission would be difficult.
• Hancock asked about Luo Chen, and Rayleigh explained that he would attend the mandatory Shichibukai summons and that it could be her chance to meet him.
• Hancock agreed to answer the Marines' summons and offered to make a trip to Impel Down a condition.
• Hancock took the Den Den Mushi from Marigold and called Vice Admiral Mole.

Hancock agreed to answer Marine headquarters' summons on the condition that she visit Impel Down, and she set sail with Luffy aboard Mole's warship. At Marineford, Sengoku learned that Jinbe still refused to cooperate and relied on the newly appointed Shichibukai Luo Chen to complete the forces for the coming war.

• Hancock asked to visit Fire Fist Ace in Impel Down, and Mole referred her request to Sengoku, who approved it.
• Hancock departed Amazon Lily as Luffy promised Marguerite and her sisters that he would save Ace.
• Hancock boarded Mole's warship, freed the petrified Marines, and the ship set course for Impel Down.
• Sengoku learned that Hancock had agreed to fight and that Jinbe still refused to change his stance.
• Sengoku accepted Jinbe's refusal, counted on Luo Chen to fill out the Shichibukai forces, and reviewed the war preparations.