Recaps

Luo Chen asked Neptune to arrange a place on Fish-Man Island for his duel with Phil, and Neptune chose the scenic Coral Hill near Queen Otohime’s grave. After the group paused to remember Otohime, they set out with Jinbe to watch the duel and arrived at Coral Hill.

• Neptune rebuked the Left Minister and assured Luo Chen and his companions they were welcome on Fish-Man Island, while Luo Chen explained they could not stay because they had enemies among the Four Emperors and Celestial Dragons.
• Luo Chen asked Neptune to find a place for him and Phil to duel, and Neptune ordered the Right Minister to arrange an arena.
• The Right Minister recommended Coral Hill, and Luo Chen worried that a duel near Otohime’s grave might disturb her.
• Neptune and his children remembered Otohime, then recovered and agreed to head to Coral Hill.
• Jinbe joined the group as a spectator, and they traveled by sea-beast carriage to Coral Hill.

Luo Chen and Phil fought a fierce duel, trading martial arts and sword attacks until they agreed to settle the match with one final strike. After the dust cleared, Phil acknowledged Luo Chen as the winner and collapsed.

• The group arrived at the prepared open ground, where Luo Chen and Phil agreed to fight.
• Phil opened with fast blue-lit attacks, and Luo Chen countered with powerful punches and sword techniques.
• Phil broke Luo Chen’s flying slashes and landed a Flame Burst Fist, sending Luo Chen backward before pursuing with a kick.
• Luo Chen and Phil agreed to decide the duel with one final strike and unleashed their strongest attacks against each other.
• Jinbe, Catherine, and Singh recognized Luo Chen as the winner, and Phil admitted defeat before falling forward.

The Luo Chen Pirates said farewell to Fish-Man Island and set sail aboard the Isel for the New World. Before they left, Shirahoshi stopped the ship to ask them to stay and secured a promise that they would take her to see the surface on their next visit.

• Fukaboshi, his brothers, Jinbe, and Fish-Man Island's residents thanked Luo Chen and his crew and wished them a safe voyage.
• Lulith told Phil what had happened while he was unconscious, and Phil reflected on how much stronger he still needed to become.
• Luo Chen encouraged Phil as the Isel sailed away from Fish-Man Island.
• Shirahoshi swam after the Isel and stopped it, pleading with Luo Chen and his companions to stay longer.
• Catherine and Lulith promised Shirahoshi they would take her to the surface on their next visit, and the group said goodbye as the Isel headed for the New World.

Shyarly worried that her vision showed Luo Chen bringing bloodshed and war, while Luo Chen’s crew chose a route into the New World. Big Mom learned he was approaching and ordered Katakuri and the other Four Sweet Commanders to invite him to her tea party, with a plan to kill his group if they refused.

• Shyarly learned Luo Chen had left Fish-Man Island and feared the grim future she had foreseen for him and the world.
• George asked Luo Chen which of three Log Pose routes to follow, and Luo Chen chose the middle route toward Laugh Tale.
• Perospero reported to Big Mom that Luo Chen and his group had departed Fish-Man Island and would soon enter the New World.
• Big Mom remembered Luo Chen had refused her earlier invitation and decided to give him another chance by inviting him to her tea party in ten days.
• Big Mom ordered Katakuri and the other Four Sweet Commanders to deliver the invitation and wipe out Luo Chen’s group if they refused.

The Isel emerged from the depths and reached Feilidun Island, where Luo Chen and his companions went ashore to explore. An agent secretly planted a Vivre Card on their ship, allowing Orange to locate Catherine and order her capture.

• The Isel surfaced, and Luo Chen and his companions continued their journey while training aboard the ship.
• After a day at sea, George spotted Feilidun Island, and the crew docked and split up to explore.
• Falcon reported seeing Shichibukai Luo Chen and his companions, then secretly hid a Vivre Card aboard the Isel.
• At Pangaea Castle, a CP0 agent told Saint Orange that Catherine was on Feilidun Island and that they had planted a Vivre Card.
• Orange ordered CP0 to capture Catherine and said he would ask the Five Elders to strip Luo Chen of his Shichibukai title.

Luo Chen visited an underground bar on Feilidun Island, where bounty hunters attacked him for his fame and reward. He effortlessly stopped their assault, but Gol Jozu revealed himself as a skilled swordsman and sent a sword-qi slash through the bar’s wall.

• Luo Chen entered the underground bar, and its owner recognized him as the newly appointed Shichibukai with a 500-million bounty and warned that patrons had marked him as prey.
• Several bounty hunters attacked Luo Chen, but he caught their blades between his fingers and used two attackers to block the others’ strikes.
• Luo Chen told the bar owner to get back when Gol Jozu gathered sword qi along his blade.
• Gol Jozu’s slash missed Luo Chen, split a table, and cut a long gash through the wall.

Luo Chen defeated Gol Jozu and the other Pirate Hunters at a bar on Feilidun Island, then left for the harbor with two bottles of rum. After he departed, Christine reported his presence to Whole Cake Island, where Perospero learned that Luo Chen and his companions had been spotted.

• Gol Jozu attacked Luo Chen with his cleaver, but Luo Chen broke his techniques and sent him crashing through three buildings.
• Luo Chen knocked out the Pirate Hunters who charged him for the government bounty, then paid the bar owner for his drinks and the damage.
• Christine called Whole Cake Island and reported that Shichibukai Luo Chen had been at the bar on Feilidun Island.
• A contact reported Luo Chen and his companions' presence on Feilidun Island to Perospero, who said he would inform Mama.

Luo Chen’s crew sailed toward Dressrosa, where he warned them to avoid attracting Doflamingo’s attention while prioritizing their plans for the changing balance among the Four Emperors. After sparring with George and Lulith during the voyage, Luo Chen led the group ashore, still intent on staying out of trouble.

• After the Log Pose recorded the island’s magnetic field, Luo Chen’s crew set sail for Dressrosa, Doflamingo’s territory.
• Luo Chen explained Doflamingo’s role as the Underworld broker Joker and warned the crew not to draw his attention.
• Luo Chen took over George and Lulith’s training, sparring with them while Catherine steered the ship.
• On the third morning, the crew sighted Dressrosa, and Luo Chen defeated George and Lulith in their final training match.
• Luo Chen’s crew anchored beside the island instead of at its harbor and went ashore after he warned them to avoid trouble.

Luo Chen’s group explored Dressrosa, where Phil and George entered the Hero Coliseum tournament after Luo Chen allowed it. Doflamingo learned they had arrived and welcomed the return of Buffalo and Baby 5, who had delivered the tournament flyer as instructed.

• Lulith and the others were astonished by Dressrosa’s living toys, but Luo Chen stopped them from investigating further.
• Catherine took Lulith shopping, while Monbuma and Singh went to buy supplies for the ship.
• A flyer for the Hero Coliseum landed on George, and Phil decided to enter its tournament for the ten million Beli prize.
• Luo Chen sensed Buffalo and Baby 5 nearby and agreed to let Phil and George compete; Phil and George registered while Luo Chen went to watch.
• Buffalo and Baby 5 reported to Doflamingo that they had delivered the flyer, and he told them to rest.

Doflamingo prepared a Devil Fruit as the prize for a tournament at the Corrida Colosseum and looked forward to Luo Chen’s arrival in Dressrosa. Violet approached Luo Chen in the stands under false pretenses, but he recognized her and pretended to accept her advances.

• Doflamingo laughed alone in the palace and declared that he had prepared a gift for Luo Chen and wanted to see if he could leave Dressrosa.
• A beautiful woman overheard Doflamingo and hurried toward the Corrida Colosseum.
• The Toy Soldier drove children away from the colosseum as the announcer revealed a Devil Fruit prize and introduced Donquixote Family fighters, including Diamante.
• Luo Chen regretted not entering the tournament after seeing the Devil Fruit prize, then recognized Violet when she sat beside him.
• Violet professed her love and grabbed Luo Chen’s arm, while Luo Chen played along, kissed her forehead, and asked her to be his girlfriend.

Luo Chen and Violet pretended to be a couple while watching Senor Pica defeat the Block A gladiators. After Violet revealed that she knew Luo Chen was a famous pirate and Shichibukai, Luo Chen dropped his act and questioned whether she had approached him on Doflamingo’s orders.

• Luo Chen and Violet acted like newly formed lovers as they watched the arena match.
• Senor Pica defeated the remaining Block A gladiators by diving through and reshaping the stone floor.
• Luo Chen asked Violet what she thought of Doflamingo, and she praised his rule while hiding her resentment.
• Violet revealed that she knew Luo Chen was a four-hundred-million-Beli pirate and a Shichibukai.
• Luo Chen released Violet and asked whether she had approached him because of Doflamingo or worked for him.

Luo Chen exposed Violet as Princess Viola and captured her after her attempt to read his mind failed. In a deserted corner, he asked why she had revealed her identity at the colosseum, while Kyros secretly followed them.

• Violet admitted that she was a member of the Donquixote Family, sent by Doflamingo to learn why Luo Chen had come to Dressrosa.
• Violet used her Glint-Glint Fruit ability on Luo Chen but saw only a sea of blood and could not read his thoughts.
• Luo Chen bound Violet with Blood Breath and carried her out of the colosseum, claiming to onlookers that she was his wife.
• Kyros saw Luo Chen carrying Violet away and followed them quietly.
• Luo Chen took Violet to a deserted corner and revealed that he knew she was Princess Viola, daughter of the former king.
• Luo Chen asked Violet why she had openly revealed her identity at the colosseum.

Luo Chen questioned Violet about why she had approached him, then refused to start a war with Doflamingo on her family’s behalf. When Violet pleaded for him to kill her, an unseen attacker rushed in and clashed with Luo Chen.

• Luo Chen confronted Violet with what he knew about her identity and asked why she had sought him out.
• Violet admitted she had acted on her own after learning Doflamingo had trapped Luo Chen, hoping he might help her family.
• Luo Chen refused to declare war on Doflamingo and started to leave, but Violet feared Doflamingo would execute her for betraying him.
• Violet begged Luo Chen to kill her so her family would be spared, and he formed a longsword and thrust it toward her.
• A dark figure charged Luo Chen with a toy gun, and Luo Chen turned to block the attack with his sword.

Luo Chen revealed that he had drawn Kyros out but refused Violet’s request to kill her, leaving her to face the Donquixote Family’s suspicions. When Dellinger confronted Violet and threatened to report her, she attacked him with her tear-made steel whales.

• Kyros attacked Luo Chen, who recognized him as the undefeated gladiator, while Violet found Kyros’s name familiar but could not remember him.
• Kyros refused to let Luo Chen kill Violet, but Violet insisted she wanted to die to protect Rebecca and King Riku.
• Luo Chen admitted he had only wanted to draw Kyros out and refused to kill Violet before heading back to the coliseum.
• Dellinger confronted Violet, accusing her of betraying the family and threatening to report her to the young master.
• Violet attacked Dellinger with Hot Iron Tears: Whale, sending three scorching steel whales toward him.

Luo Chen rescued Violet from Dellinger and fought back against the Donquixote Family officer. He seized Dellinger by the horns and prepared to unleash Blood Breath, leaving Dellinger trapped and pleading.

• Dellinger destroyed Violet’s Tear Whales and attacked her, but Luo Chen blocked his kick with a blood-red shield.
• Luo Chen revealed he had stayed nearby to draw out Doflamingo’s spies and challenged Dellinger with Rain Burial.
• Dellinger used afterimages to attack Violet, but Luo Chen’s sword energy cut him and sent him crashing through several houses.
• Dellinger charged Luo Chen with Horn Strike, and Luo Chen caught his horns with both hands despite being driven backward.
• Luo Chen held Dellinger in place and gathered Blood Breath in his palm as Dellinger begged him to stop.

Luo Chen defeated Dellinger and left Kyros to decide what to do with him, while Violet chased after Luo Chen. Back at the colosseum, Luo Chen joined Phil and George as they fled with a treasure chest, but Diamante and the Donquixote officers surrounded them and attacked.

• Luo Chen struck Dellinger with an energy cannon and left him unconscious, then told Violet and Kyros he would not get involved further.
• Violet chased after Luo Chen, while Kyros decided to secretly imprison Dellinger with the Tontatta Tribe.
• Luo Chen found Phil and George fleeing the colosseum with a treasure chest and ran with them, praising their actions as proper pirate behavior.
• Diamante pursued the trio, used Army Bandera to turn the road into unstable cloth, and blocked their escape with Pica, Lao G, and the gladiators.
• Diamante declared that Doffy had ordered them to trap Luo Chen and attacked him with Snake Sword.

Luo Chen, George, and Phil fought Diamante and escaped with the item Doflamingo had entrusted to him. Diamante reported their escape to Doflamingo, who reacted with alarm.

• Luo Chen cut through Diamante’s sword, and George taunted him despite the angry gladiators.
• Diamante attacked with his Bullfighting Cape and Bullfighting Glaive, but George blocked his blows in ape form.
• George shielded Luo Chen and Phil from Diamante’s iron-ball rain, then stopped his sword slashes and shattered his weapon.
• Luo Chen, George, and Phil escaped on George’s shoulder after Phil enhanced George’s speed.
• Diamante called Doflamingo and reported that Luo Chen and the others had escaped with the entrusted item, shocking Doflamingo.

Doflamingo learned that Luo Chen’s group had taken the Devil Fruit and went to confront them at the Isel. While Luo Chen, George, and Phil hurried back, Catherine’s group fought Doflamingo’s forces aboard the ship, where Monbuma’s powerful staff blow pinned Baby 5 beneath him.

• Doflamingo sent Pica, Gladius, Baby 5, and Buffalo to stop Luo Chen’s group, then headed for the Isel himself.
• George told Luo Chen and Phil that he and Phil had taken the Devil Fruit from the colosseum before the tournament finals.
• Luo Chen, George, and Phil hurried toward the ship, fearing Doflamingo would attack Catherine’s group.
• Joy attacked Lulith, while Buffalo and Baby 5 joined forces against Monbuma aboard the Isel.
• Monbuma blocked Buffalo and Baby 5’s spinning scythe attack with his Wind-Cleaving Staff Technique, then struck Baby 5 and pinned her against the deck.

Catherine and Singh fought Pica on the shore while Lulith and Monbuma battled Joy and Baby 5 aboard the Isel. Pica remained at large as the fight continued, while Joy and Baby 5 were defeated.

• Catherine and Singh destroyed Pica’s stone tentacles, but Pica escaped underground and rose as a giant stone figure.
• Singh shattered the giant’s descending hands, and Catherine’s slashes split Pica’s stone body and destroyed his stone-cone attack.
• Lulith struck Joy with hallucinogenic dust and cut her abdomen with Butterfly Wingbeat Slash, knocking her unconscious.
• Monbuma struck Baby 5 with his staff and sent her flying off the ship into the sea.

Lulith and Monbuma defeated Buffalo and Baby 5, then rescued and bound them. On shore, Catherine and Singh continued fighting Pica, whose Armament Haki protected him from Catherine’s sword strike, as Singh struck him from behind.

• Lulith struck Buffalo from the sky, and he sank into the sea alongside Baby 5.
• Monbuma swam down and rescued Baby 5 and Buffalo, then Lulith tied them up on the ship.
• Pica ignored Doflamingo’s order to capture Catherine and Singh alive and prepared to kill them.
• Pica coated himself in Armament Haki and attacked Catherine and Singh with his greatsword, but they dodged.
• Catherine’s Flying Current Severance failed to injure Pica, and Singh slammed his fist into Pica’s back.

Catherine defeated Pica and her crew captured the four Donquixote Family officers, then prepared to leave. Violet arrived at the Isel and claimed to be Luo Chen’s future wife so the crew would let her aboard.

• Singh attacked Pica, but Catherine warned him and struck Pica with a flying slash that sent him crashing to the ground.
• Catherine used Sever Steel to pierce Pica’s Haki-coated armor and knock him unconscious.
• Catherine ordered Lulith, Monbuma, and the others to restrain the four captured ability users with seawater.
• Violet watched the crew defeat Pica, decided to seek Luo Chen’s help, and approached the Isel before it departed.
• Catherine and Lulith doubted Violet’s claim that she was Luo Chen’s future wife, but Violet insisted it was true and asked to come aboard.

Luo Chen returned to the Isel and agreed to let Violet stay aboard after she explained that she had joined him to protect her father, Rebecca, and the others from Doflamingo. The crew sailed away before Doflamingo arrived, and he later found the unconscious Pica and his companions in a boat.

• Catherine let Violet board the Isel while Luo Chen was away, and the crew carried Pica and Buffalo inside.
• Luo Chen returned with his companions and learned from Violet that Doflamingo was already pursuing them.
• Violet reminded Luo Chen that he had promised to take her in and explained that following him was her way to protect her family and friends.
• Luo Chen agreed to let Violet stay aboard, and his crew sailed the Isel toward the open sea.
• Doflamingo arrived at the shore too late, pursued the Isel with his threads, and found Pica and three other subordinates unconscious in a boat.
• Pica apologized to Doflamingo for failing their mission and said they deserved to die.

Doflamingo forgave Pica and three other subordinates for failing to capture Luo Chen, then spoke with Luo Chen over a Den Den Mushi about threats from Big Mom and the Celestial Dragons. Luo Chen refused to return Violet, and Doflamingo vowed to have his forces pursue the crew as well.

• Doflamingo forgave Pica and the other three for their failed mission, and they pledged renewed loyalty to him.
• Luo Chen contacted Doflamingo, who warned him that Big Mom had sent a Sweet Commander to deliver a tea-party invitation after noticing him at the Paramount War.
• Luo Chen said he would fight Big Mom’s forces if they came after him.
• Doflamingo revealed that Saint Orange had gained the Word Spirit Fruit and sent the Celestial Dragons’ trump card after Luo Chen and Catherine; Luo Chen said he would kill Orange if he appeared.
• Doflamingo demanded that Luo Chen return Violet, but Luo Chen refused and challenged him to come retrieve her himself.
• Doflamingo threatened Luo Chen with pursuit by the Donquixote Family alongside the Celestial Dragons and Four Emperors, then laughed about the crew’s coming troubles.

After Luo Chen’s crew continued their voyage, Katakuri’s forces and the Seven Deadly Sins moved to intercept them, while Doflamingo placed a new bounty on the crew. The chapter left Mammon and Asmodeus preparing to pursue Luo Chen, with hunters across the underworld alerted to the reward.

• Luo Chen reassured his crew after his call, and Monbuma prepared a meal that helped them put their worries aside.
• Katakuri and his allies used their intelligence network to learn Luo Chen’s destination and set out ahead of the crew.
• Mammon volunteered to pursue the Luo Chen Pirates, and Pride assigned Asmodeus to support him while Samael stayed in reserve.
• Pride explained that he wanted to align the Seven Deadly Sins with Saint Orange by capturing Luo Chen and returning Catherine unharmed.
• Doflamingo ordered the Underworld to raise the crew’s bounties and offer an additional Devil Fruit to anyone who brought them to him.

B World and his crew attacked the Marines guarding a luxury cruise ship carrying Celestial Dragons, destroying the warships and the cruise ship. After completing the assault in forty-seven seconds, World demanded that his crew match his time or pay with their lives.

• B World criticized his crew for taking too long to defeat the warships and ordered Nightin, Gairam, and Sebastian to finish the fight in one minute.
• Nightin swept charging Marines away with her Kampo Kenpo, while Gairam used Cube Destruction to slice apart a warship.
• Sebastian smashed another warship in two, and B World launched himself toward the luxury cruise ship carrying the Celestial Dragons.
• B World used the More-More Fruit to enlarge bullets and destroy two warships, then enlarged a sickle blade and cut the cruise ship in half.
• Byojack timed B World's attack at forty-seven seconds, and B World threatened his crew with death if they failed to match his speed.