Recaps

Marine representatives and members of the King's Blade entered the wedding banquet at Pangaea Castle, while CP0 arrived shortly afterward. Rob Lucci assessed the King's Blade members as formidable, admitting their leader might be stronger than Hawkeye.

• Tsuru led the Marine delegation, warning Mole and Onigumo to avoid provoking the Celestial Dragon hosts and cautioning Momousagi to stay on guard.
• Wrath Samael ordered Gluttony Beelzebub and Lust Asmodeus to behave, and stopped their argument over the failure involving Mammon.
• Samael reminded Beelzebub and Asmodeus of Pride Lucifer's punishment of Mammon before leading them into the venue.
• Stussy teased Kaku about the King's Blade and tried to stir distrust between him and Rob Lucci.
• Lucci shut down Stussy's scheme and said two of the King's Blade members matched his strength, while their leader might rival Hawkeye, stunning Stussy and Kaku.

Lucci told Kaku and Stussy that Luo Chen’s group was strong enough to rival Hawk-Eye, while Orange prepared to claim Catherine in marriage. Outside Pangaea Castle, Luo Chen sent three clones to cause chaos so he and his companions could enter and rescue her.

• Lucci explained that his awakened Zoan abilities and Observation Haki let him compare Luo Chen’s strength with Hawk-Eye’s, then said he would help only if needed.
• Orange told Saint Norris he was ready to bring Catherine back, and they set out with a ceremonial procession for the Glücksburg Family Clan’s grounds.
• Luo Chen rejected Phil’s suggestion to storm the guarded castle and decided to use his clones to create a disturbance.
• Luo Chen summoned three blood-red clones, sent them into Pangaea Castle, and told Phil and Singh to wait for chaos before going in after Catherine.
• One clone attacked the guards, then threw a cannonball that exploded among them as more guards surrounded him.

A clone of Luo Chen revealed himself at Pangaea Castle and drew the attention of the Marines, the Seven Deadly Sins, and CP0 while claiming he had come for Catherine. As Lucci’s team moved to stop him, the clone overwhelmed Kaku’s speed and pressed his attack even after Kaku transformed.

• Luo Chen dispersed the blood mist around his clone, revealed his identity, and provoked the guards as the gathered factions came to investigate.
• Tsuru and Momousagi noticed that Luo Chen’s aura seemed weaker, while Samael realized he was likely facing a clone rather than Luo Chen’s real body.
• Lucci, Kaku, and Stussy decided to intervene before Luo Chen further damaged the World Government’s reputation.
• Luo Chen taunted the guards and mocked Kaku and Stussy as they approached him.
• Kaku used Soru and Shigan: Madara, but Luo Chen caught him by the collar and struck at him with a fist infused with Blood Breath.
• Kaku transformed into Human-Beast Form and leaped backward, but Luo Chen continued his attack without slowing.

Luo Chen fought Rob Lucci while Tsuru and Momousagi noticed that Luo Chen was not using Haki, and Samael revealed that the fighter was a clone. Lucci pierced Luo Chen’s chest, but the clone remained unfazed and confirmed the truth, leaving Lucci shocked.

• Lucci intervened to save Kaku and clashed with Luo Chen, who sent him crashing into a city wall.
• Lucci and Luo Chen traded Rokushiki techniques and attacks as Lucci’s aura grew stronger and Luo Chen’s blood-red form weakened.
• Momousagi noticed Luo Chen was not using Haki, and Tsuru explained that Samael had also seen through the trick.
• Samael told Beelzebub that Luo Chen was a clone, while Asmodeus realized the truth.
• Lucci pierced Luo Chen’s chest with his Haki-coated leopard tail, but Luo Chen dismissed the wound and said the clone alone was hard-pressed to defeat him.

Luo Chen’s clone was destroyed by Lucci, while the guests at the Celestial Dragon wedding discussed Luo Chen’s attack on Mary Geoise. Luo Chen let Phil leave to cause trouble and continued controlling his other clones as Catherine prepared for her wedding.

• Lucci attacked Luo Chen’s clone with Rankyaku, and the clone vanished after revealing it was not Luo Chen’s real body.
• Stussy pointed out that Tsuru, Momousagi, Samael, and Asmodeus had realized the truth earlier than the others.
• Cobra and Vivi discussed Luo Chen’s rise, and Doflamingo told Cobra he welcomed the growing challenge to the Celestial Dragons.
• Luo Chen learned his first clone had been destroyed and agreed to let Phil go out and cause trouble.
• Singh stayed behind to guard Luo Chen while he controlled his other two clones, and Catherine began getting dressed for her wedding.

Catherine Palace and Orange set out for their wedding as chaos spread through Pangaea Castle, where Luo Chen’s clones freed slaves and fought the guards. The clones moved on to another location, while Saint Sylphid killed a guard who urged him to seek shelter.

• Catherine Palace emerged in formal dress and left with Saint Orange for the reception garden at Pangaea Castle.
• Phil threw cannonballs at the guards, helping the slaves freed by Luo Chen’s clone escape amid the turmoil.
• Phil dodged gunfire and blasted groups of soldiers with Blue Shadow Flying Cannon attacks.
• Luo Chen’s second clone arrived and told Phil to move on because the third clone could not hold out much longer.
• Phil and Luo Chen’s second clone left for the next location after Phil launched a crate’s worth of cannonballs at the soldiers.
• Saint Sylphid shot and killed a guard who urged him to leave for a shelter.

Luo Chen fought three Celestial Dragon guards in Mary Geoise while the wedding banquet continued amid disturbances elsewhere in Pangaea Castle. Samael dispatched Beelzebub and Asmodeus to escort Orange and Catherine, and the Five Elders discussed the wedding’s potential consequences for the Holy Land and the world.

• Luo Chen mocked the three guards and struck them with his Crimson Breath Dragon Fist, forcing them to evade and leaving the ground devastated.
• The guards transformed into Zoan human-beast forms and attacked Luo Chen with their signature techniques, but he countered with Demolition Fist.
• At the wedding banquet, Doflamingo and Samael reacted to the disturbance elsewhere, while Samael ordered Beelzebub and Asmodeus to escort Orange and Catherine.
• Lucci led Stussy and Kaku toward the disturbance as CP0 members began to respond.
• The Five Elders discussed the guards’ failure to stop the intruder, the organization’s deployment of Wrath, and the possible effects of the Gustav and Glücksburg families’ wedding.

Luo Chen’s clones freed slaves and fought guards across the Holy Land, but one clone was defeated and another was cornered by Lucci, Stussy, and Kaku. The remaining clone escaped their attacks for the moment, while Lucci pursued Phil.

• Luo Chen’s third clone was overwhelmed by three guards and dispersed into Blood Breath before they could capture him.
• Luo Chen’s second clone learned of the third clone’s defeat and prepared to leave with Phil, but Lucci, Stussy, and Kaku arrived to stop them.
• Luo Chen and Phil split up to escape, and Lucci chose to pursue Phil while Stussy and Kaku chased Luo Chen’s clone.
• Luo Chen’s clone used Blood Breath Instant Flash to attack Stussy, dodged Kaku’s Amane Dachi with Blood Shadow, and left the fight unresolved.

Luo Chen arrived at Catherine’s wedding and sent a clone to disrupt the banquet while Tsuru and Momousagi were forced to stop Orange’s devastating attack on the fleeing kings. As Luo Chen prepared to use the distraction to reach Catherine, Samael and two companions confronted him.

• Luo Chen’s clone remained behind as Kaku and Stussy tried to keep it from escaping, while Orange’s carriage continued toward the wedding estate with Catherine and the Seven Deadly Sins guarding them.
• George and Monbuma followed the carriage, then met Luo Chen at the wedding venue; Luo Chen explained that Phil was fighting Rob Lucci and Singh had gone to support him.
• Luo Chen sent a clone to charge the gathered kings, drawing the navy’s attention and creating chaos at the banquet.
• Orange unleashed Oracle... God King's Judgment against the fleeing kings, forcing Tsuru and Momousagi to block the halberd while Doflamingo and Samael watched.
• Luo Chen tried to exploit the distraction to reach Catherine, but Samael and two companions appeared and challenged him.

Luo Chen sent a clone to rescue Catherine, but Beelzebub destroyed it, and Samael sensed Luo Chen’s hidden true body. Luo Chen stepped out to face Samael and draw his attention while George and the others prepared to contact Catherine and help her escape.

• Catherine recognized Luo Chen at the wedding platform and felt both worry for his safety and joy that he had come for her.
• Samael revealed that Luo Chen’s apparent body was a clone, and Beelzebub attacked it with powerful techniques until it vanished.
• Beelzebub and Asmodeus argued, but Samael ordered them to guard Catherine Palace while he confronted the mastermind behind the intrusion.
• Luo Chen told George to leave and find a way to contact Catherine, then emerged to face Samael.
• Samael said that only Pride might also sense Luo Chen so easily, drew his sword, and challenged him to stay in the Holy Land.

Luo Chen and Samael fought while Samael explained that Shattering and Rain Burial were rival Black Blades, but Rain Burial lacked the materials to advance further. Samael unleashed his Breath of Tyranny and overwhelmed Luo Chen, leaving Rain Burial cracked after their latest clash.

• Samael told Luo Chen that Shattering was a Great Grade Black Blade and that its past wielders had clashed with those of Rain Burial.
• Samael explained that swords could be nurtured with Armament Haki into Black Blades, but Rain Burial had no potential to advance because of its inferior materials.
• Samael invoked Wrath's Breath of Tyranny, causing both Shattering and Rain Burial to tremble in response.
• Samael used Soru to outpace Luo Chen's Observation Haki and struck him with Extreme Rage: Shattering Slash, splitting the skin on Luo Chen's hand as he blocked.
• Samael followed with Extreme Rage: Breaking, and Rain Burial cracked under the force of their clash.

Luo Chen's Rain Burial shattered in his duel with Samael, but he transformed and continued fighting to bring Catherine back. As Orange moved to intervene, Catherine's companions emerged and declared they had come to take her home, prompting Orange to confront them.

• Samael broke Rain Burial after a fierce sword duel, and Luo Chen reflected on how he had treated his sword before transforming into a blood-red Shura.
• Luo Chen attacked Samael with Shadowless Violent Stomp, but Samael used Observation Haki and wounded his fist with Shatter Break.
• Orange threatened to join the fight, but Catherine drew her inherited sword and blocked him, while Samael recognized its powerful sword intent.
• Orange dismissed Catherine's promise and called out hidden intruders; George and Monbuma emerged, saying Phil, Singh, and the others had come to take Catherine back.
• George declared that their captain would defeat Samael and that they would take Catherine from Orange, who advanced to fight them.

Orange used his Oracle abilities to overpower George and Monbuma as they tried to rescue Catherine. Catherine chose to protect them and challenged Orange, but he turned her attack against her and resumed burying Monbuma.

• Monbuma asked Orange how he had found them, and Orange revealed that his ability let him detect anyone within its range.
• George and Monbuma attacked Orange, but he blinded Monbuma, struck George with an earth dragon, and wounded them both with air and water attacks.
• As Orange prepared to kill Monbuma, Catherine intervened and offered to marry him if he let her companions leave safely.
• Orange rejected Catherine's offer and trapped Monbuma in an earthen coffin, so Catherine attacked him with her sword.
• Orange erased Catherine's sword attacks and reversed one of her strikes back at her before starting to bury Monbuma again.

During the battle at the wedding banquet, Catherine was overwhelmed while defending George and Monbuma, and Orange captured her to use as leverage. When Catherine cut her own throat to help her companions escape, the Sword in the Stone awakened, healed her, and revealed the Knight King's power; she then matched Orange's lightning sword strike.

• Orange restrained George, trapped Monbuma, and sent a giant dragon of compressed air at them, while Catherine used Sacrifice to intercept the attack and was knocked into a crater.
• Orange approached the injured George and Monbuma to execute them, but Phil and Singh arrived, struck back, and rescued the two men.
• Orange seized Catherine, and she cut her throat with the Sword in the Stone rather than let him use her to threaten her companions.
• The Sword in the Stone awakened, healed Catherine's wound, and filled the battlefield with powerful sword intent as Orange and Samael recognized the Knight King's legendary blade.
• Orange tested Catherine with a lightning sword, and she calmly met it with a golden flying slash that matched its force.

Catherine used the awakened sword inheritance to overwhelm Orange and prepare to leave with her companions. Butler Fubote and the Glücksburg clan’s followers freed the slaves, destroyed the City of Glücksburg, and escaped the Holy Land, while Luo Chen and Samael’s fight also paused.

• Catherine broke Orange’s attack and cut apart his armored stone Giants with a single slash, leaving him unable to stop her.
• Orange threatened Catherine with the lives of her clan’s servants, but she said she had already seen their resolve.
• Butler Fubote and the Glücksburg clan’s followers freed the slaves and attendants, blew up the City of Glücksburg, and escaped aboard prepared ships.
• The Five Elders chose not to interfere with the clan’s actions and ordered CP0 to stop fighting and minimize losses.
• Orange cursed the escaping clan members as Catherine prepared to leave, and Luo Chen and Samael separated after the palace exploded.

Luo Chen and his companions escaped the Holy Land with Catherine after Samael chose not to pursue them, while Orange remained furious. They reunited with their crew aboard the Isel and set sail for Fish-Man Island.

• Luo Chen taunted Samael, who ended the fight and let him and his companions leave with Catherine.
• Samael told Beelzebub and Asmodeus that pursuing the group would risk heavy casualties, while Orange remained enraged.
• The kings watched the events through Visual Den Den Mushi, and Doflamingo praised Luo Chen’s defiance before warning of the consequences.
• Vivi and her father left Pangaea Castle, followed by the other kings.
• Violet told Nayako that Luo Chen and the others had rescued Catherine and were returning to the ship.
• Luo Chen reunited with Nayako aboard the Isel, then ordered the crew to depart for Fish-Man Island.

The World Economy News Paper publicized Luo Chen’s rescue of Catherine from the Holy Land, bringing the Luo Chen Pirates to the attention of the world’s great powers. After reuniting his crew, Luo Chen sailed for Casting Island to reforge Rain Burial, while the Marines appointed Fujitora and Momousagi to pursue them.

• Morgans told the newspaper staff that Luo Chen and his crew had rescued Catherine from Saint Orange at the Holy Land, then ordered them to publish the story widely.
• Luo Chen welcomed Catherine back to the crew, introduced her to Nayako, and declared the Luo Chen Pirates officially assembled before they celebrated with a banquet.
• Blackbeard, Big Mom, and other sea emperors reacted to the news, while Big Mom grew furious that Luo Chen had survived and succeeded in rescuing Catherine.
• Aboard the Isel, Luo Chen mourned the broken Rain Burial, promised to respect it as a sword, and set course for Casting Island with Catherine.
• Sakazuki ordered a pursuit of the Luo Chen Pirates, and the Marines agreed that Fujitora and Momousagi would lead separate routes.

Luo Chen and his crew arrived at Casting Island so he could have Rain Burial reforged. While Ibis prepared a trap for the pirates, Luo Chen and Catherine began searching for a swordsmith, and a smith recognized Rain Burial as a Famous Sword.

• George spotted Casting Island, and Luo Chen's crew prepared to land and enjoy a break.
• Ibis received orders to monitor the Luo Chen Pirates and devised a trap based on Luo Chen's need to reforge his broken sword.
• The Isel docked at Casting Island, and the crew split up to handle their plans.
• Luo Chen and Catherine explored the island's smith-lined streets and asked a swordsmith about reforging Rain Burial.
• The swordsmith recognized the sword's scabbard design, learned it was a Famous Sword, and began drawing it to inspect the blade.

Luo Chen learned that Rain Burial had been forged on the island and was sent to meet the swordsmith’s descendant, who could decide what to do about the broken blade. At a secluded hut, the old man fought off men trying to force him to meet their lord and reassured his young grandson afterward.

• The swordsmith recognized Luo Chen’s broken Rain Burial as a Great Grade Sword and revealed that it had been forged on the island by the ancestor of a local clan.
• Luo Chen apologized for breaking the sword, and the swordsmith directed him and Catherine to the back of the mountain to find the ancestor’s descendant.
• Several men in black tried to make the old blacksmith leave his hut and meet their lord.
• The old man knocked down the men with his hammer and drove them away.
• The old man’s young grandson came out of the hut, and the old man comforted him about the intruders.

Luo Chen asked Wieland to reforge Rain Burial, but the swordsmith refused because he blamed Luo Chen for breaking it. As Luo Chen and Catherine waited in town to try again the next day, a government agent abducted Wieland’s grandson Kamera to force Wieland to submit.

• Luo Chen and Catherine reached Wieland’s forge, where Wieland recognized the broken Rain Burial and demanded an explanation.
• Luo Chen explained that Shatter Destruction had broken Rain Burial and pleaded with Wieland to reforge it, but Wieland refused and told them to give up.
• Luo Chen told Catherine he was certain Wieland would change his mind, and they found an inn to stay in until morning.
• A government subordinate reported seeing Luo Chen and Catherine, and his superior ordered a black-robed agent to force Wieland to submit.
• The black-robed agent entered Kamera’s room, identified him as a way to threaten Wieland, and carried him away into the shadows.

After Kamera was kidnapped, Wieland agreed to repair Rain Burial if Luo Chen and Catherine rescued his grandson. The pair found Kamera in Ailas Castle, but Lester’s Shadow Space closed around them as they tried to leave.

• Wieland searched through the night for Kamera, then accused Luo Chen and Catherine of kidnapping him when they arrived to ask for Rain Burial to be repaired.
• Luo Chen and Catherine found a letter in Kamera’s room that pointed them to Ailas Castle, and Wieland agreed to repair the sword if they brought Kamera back.
• Lester and another government agent prepared a trap at Ailas Castle and planned to alert their headquarters for reinforcements.
• Luo Chen and Catherine entered the castle, found their Observation Haki had been blocked outside but worked inside, and sensed Kamera and Lester in the basement.
• Catherine freed Kamera from his cell, but Lester activated Shadow Space and trapped the three as they prepared to leave.

Luo Chen defeated Lester after escaping his shadow domain, and he and Catherine returned Kamera safely to Wieland. Wieland then welcomed them into his swordsmith workshop to discuss reforging Rain Burial.

• Catherine fled with Kamera while Luo Chen fought Lester, whose shadow attacks failed to stop him.
• Lester trapped Luo Chen inside a shadow coffin, but Luo Chen shattered it with his Red Dragon Roar Howl and left Lester defeated.
• Luo Chen reunited with Catherine and Kamera outside the castle, and the three headed to Wieland's home.
• Hups rebuked Lester, refused to pay him, and said Admiral Fujitora would soon arrive from headquarters.
• Kamera reunited with Wieland, who invited Luo Chen and Catherine into his workshop to reforge Rain Burial.

Wieland reforged Luo Chen’s broken Rain Burial into a new sword, Rising Sun Wind, which accepted Luo Chen as its wielder. After learning about Black Blades and the strength required to challenge their owners, Luo Chen left Casting with Catherine aboard the Isel, while Fujitora pursued them by warship.

• Wieland began reforging Rain Burial and told Luo Chen and Catherine to return the next day; Luo Chen trusted him and led Catherine out of the smithy.
• Fujitora learned that Luo Chen was heading to Casting and ordered his warship to speed up in pursuit.
• Wieland revealed that Rain Burial was gone and that he had forged its remains with his ancestors’ secret iron into a new sword named Rising Sun Wind.
• Luo Chen drew Rising Sun Wind, and its sword intent harmonized with his, showing that the sword had accepted him.
• Wieland warned Luo Chen about Black Blades and cautioned him against challenging their owners before forging one himself.
• Luo Chen and Catherine returned to the Isel, and the ship set sail from Casting.

Luo Chen showed off Rising Sun Wind when he sensed Fujitora’s powerful presence approaching the Isel. Fujitora attacked the ship with meteorites, and Luo Chen answered with Flying Slashes as the Marines closed in and demanded the pirates surrender.

• Luo Chen introduced Rising Sun Wind to Phil and said he would keep the sword for life.
• Luo Chen and Phil sensed a powerful presence behind them and guessed that a Marine Admiral was approaching.
• Fujitora struck at the Isel, summoning a meteorite that Luo Chen split with a Flying Slash.
• Fujitora’s warship approached, and a Marine officer called on Luo Chen’s crew to surrender.
• Fujitora summoned another meteorite, and both he and Luo Chen slashed it apart above the sea.

Luo Chen fought Admiral Fujitora to protect the Isel’s escape, ultimately cutting apart a massive meteorite with his newly acquired Rising Sun Wind Sword. Fujitora abandoned the pursuit, and Luo Chen’s crew sailed toward Totto Land to confront Big Mom.

• Luo Chen exchanged powerful sword attacks with Fujitora while Phil and Catherine prepared the Isel to escape.
• Fujitora summoned meteorites to block the Isel, and Luo Chen’s Ten Thousand Blade Slash destroyed them.
• Fujitora dropped an enormous meteorite toward the Isel, but Luo Chen split it in two with Star Slash using Rising Sun Wind.
• Fujitora called off the pursuit and ordered his marines to return to Casting.
• Luo Chen told his crew he could now face Samael without losing, then ordered them to sail for Totto Land.