Recaps

Ivan protected civilians, confronted corrupt Marines, and strengthened his ties with Dragon, Big Mom, Smoker, and the giants while building his power as Fox. The arc left Ivan and his crew sailing through the Knock Up Stream toward Sky Island.

• Ivan rescued Comil from an earth dragon, escaped Garp’s attack, and defended his choice to prioritize his comrades when Onigumo accused him of failure.
• Sengoku raised the bounties on Fox, Tanuki, and Azure Dragon, then ordered a wider search for Shadow Garden, and Ivan gained Sage Mode, Super Physique, and Mental Sand Control, reaching Admiral-level strength.
• Ivan went to Loguetown to target Onigumo and the three kings, but Onigumo’s bombardment threatened civilians until Fox raised a rock wall to shield the town and killed the kings.
• Ivan revealed himself as White Dove to Onigumo and killed him in the Calm Belt, then met Dragon and secured intelligence and Devil Fruits in exchange for no Shadow Garden technology.
• Ivan stopped Akainu from attacking Smoker, gained Smoker’s loyalty, and later visited Big Mom’s tea party as Fox, declining her crew invitation while agreeing to a nonaggression friendship.
• Fox defeated Katakuri and fought Big Mom, whose apparent victory was undone when Ivan healed himself, leaving her unwilling to continue the battle.
• Ivan learned Hakoku Sovereignty from Dorry and Brogy, survived the technique’s recoil through regeneration, and told Luffy he would not arrest the Straw Hat Pirates because they had not harmed innocents.
• Ivan sailed with the Straw Hat Pirates and Smoker toward Jaya, and the Orange rode a Knock Up Stream into the cloud sea as Tashigi attacked a giant octopus.