Whole Cake Island Arc

The Whole Cake Island Arc is the twenty-ninth story arc in the series and the second in the Yonko Saga of One Piece, continuing from the Zou Arc.

Monkey D. Luffy, accompanied by Nami, Tony Tony Chopper, Brook, and the minks Pekoms, Pedro, and Carrot, heads to Whole Cake Island, where Big Mom of the Yonko resides. They seek to rescue their crewmate Sanji from his arranged marriage with Charlotte Purin, set up to finalize a political alliance between the Charlotte Family and the Vinsmoke Family. Whole Cake Island is the fourth island the Straw Hats encounter in the New World.

The World Abuzz: Kings and Emperors on the Move


Nefeltari Vivi and Cobra set out to sea with their guards and staff, and Vivi climbed all around the ship as she embraced the life she had left behind two years ago, which scared Igaram. Cobra was in ailing health and it was questioned whether he should even make the voyage, but he was intent on doing so, determined to ask the World Government about the poneglyphs when they reached their destination: Reverie.

Other rulers across the world prepared to head to Reverie as well. Stelly, the new king of Goa Kingdom, and his wife Sarie Nantokanette stayed in an inn in Loguetown on their way. The ruler of Kano Country lamented that the Chinjao Family was unavailable to accompany him to Reverie, and Wapol headed there simply to find ways to make it hard for Dalton. On Drum Island, Dalton prepared to go as well, with Kureha accompanying him as his doctor. The Riku Family and Mansherry prepared to head to Reverie, with Rebecca and Elizabello II accompanying them. On Fishman Island, Neptune and his sons begged a frightened Shirahoshi to accompany them, as they were prepared to present Queen Otohime's treaty to Reverie.



Somewhere at sea, the members of the Sanji retrieval team could barely do their sailing work as they were still recovering from the jump off Zou. Suddenly, Carrot appeared in front of them, amazed by the big world around her. The Sanji retrieval team was less than enthusiastic about her, but she begged them to let her stay, and they relented. Right then, Pedro received a newspaper revealing that the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army on Baltigo had been discovered in a state of ruin.

Luffy was shocked to hear the news, though had not previously realized that the revolutionary leader Monkey D. Dragon was his father until his crew told him. They read that the base had been destroyed by Blackbeard, who fled after briefly clashing with Cipher Pol. However, Pedro noted that if Dragon or Sabo were killed it would have certainly been reported, which calmed Luffy. Suddenly, the Thousand Sunny caught on fire due to Luffy leaving the stove on, and the crew struggled to navigate a fierce storm.



At Zou, Wanda talked to Bariete about Carrot's departure before telling Inuarashi that he should rest, but the ruler was preoccupied with wondering how Jack and his men got to Zou twice. Meanwhile, Jack sunk along with the wreckage of his ship, waiting for someone to rescue him. Meanwhile, Kaido received the report of Jack's defeat and became very emotional. Drinking heavily, Kaido lamented the loss of SMILEs preventing him from creating a crew of all Devil Fruit users. His subordinates stated that they should not take Luffy and Law's alliance lightly, but Kaido blew them away in anger, saying that they were nowhere near his level and that they were only playing little pirates' games, whilst indicating to the defeated Eustass Kid in a cell nearby.

Myths and Realities: Encountering Germa 66
At the Thousand Sunny, calm returned as the crew sailed through a snowstorm. Luffy presented them with his "random curry," although it was made very poorly, and the crew was outraged when they saw that he used their entire rations to make it.

A few days later, the Big Mom Pirates' ship sailed to the #28 Tarte in an area with cotton candy snow. On the ship, Sanji and Tamago argued over Sanji's unwillingness to fully cooperate with the Big Mom Pirates and Germa 66, and Vito brought out a picture of Charlotte Purin, which Sanji was immediately enamored with. Vito then talked about a comic strip called Sora, Warrior of the Sea in which the protagonist, Sora, fought against the evil Germa 66. The comic was meant to glorify Marine heroes, but Vito had taken an admiration to Germa 66 instead. Sanji entered his private room, which also contained Caesar Clown in a cage, and Sanji got mad at Vito for following him into the room. Sanji yelling at Vito caused the Firetank Pirates' killer Gotti to become enraged and nearly attack Sanji, but he was stopped by a woman intent on keeping Sanji out of danger for their own sakes.

A few days later, the Sanji retrieval team were all suffering from starvation and the intense heat. Suddenly, Luffy managed to catch a large fish, but as he dug into it Chopper revealed that the skin of this fish is poisonous. Luffy immediately collapsed due to the poison, which normally causes instant death, but due to his immunities he barely managed to hang onto life. They then entered Big Mom's territory, and Pekoms prepared to follow protocol to enter as they were approached by his ship. To his shock, however, the ship they encountered belonged to Germa 66. As this happens, a hooded man with eyebrows resembling Sanji's looks down on the crew as the Straw Hats are shocked at his appearance.

Story Impact

 * A few characters make their first appearances after the time skip. The characters (in the order they were reintroduced) are: Stelly, Hina, Jango, and Fullbody.
 * Hina has been promoted to a Rear Admiral.
 * The Reverie is starting soon as various rulers as well as their family or trusted aides are moving out to its location in Mariejois.
 * Nefeltari Vivi, Nefeltari Cobra, Carue, Pell, Chaka, and Igaram from Alabasta.
 * Sabo's adopted brother, Stelly, who is now the king of Goa Kingdom, and his wife, Sarie Nantokanette.
 * Wapol and his wife Miss Universe of Black Drum Kingdom.
 * Dalton of Sakura Kingdom with Kureha accompanying him as his doctor.
 * Riku Dold III, Viola, and Rebecca from Dressrosa.
 * Elizabello II from Prodence Kingdom.
 * Neptune, alongside his children Fukaboshi, Ryuboshi, Manboshi, and Shirahoshi from Ryugu Kingdom.
 * Otohime's petition for relocating Fishman Island to the surface has been completed.
 * The king of Kano Country.
 * Carrot sneaks aboard the Thousand Sunny wanting to help rescue Sanji.
 * Baltigo has been found by the world after it was destroyed.
 * The Sanji retrieval team learn about the destruction of Baltigo.
 * Luffy sees his father's face clearly for the first time in his life.
 * The Marines and Cipher Pol arrived at Baltigo after it was destroyed by the Blackbeard Pirates.
 * Since the paper didn't make any mention of them, the fate of the Revolutionary Army remains unknown.
 * Jack is shown to have survived Zunisha’s attack and seems to be able to survive underwater for extended periods of time through unknown means, though immobilized due to being a Devil Fruit user.
 * Kaido is devastated for lack of further increase in the Gifters group's numbers after Doflamingo's defeat.
 * Gifters are created through the use of SMILEs.
 * Eustass Kid is injured and imprisoned in a cell by Kaido.
 * Sanji is en route to Whole Cake Island on Big Mom's ship.
 * Vito shows Sanji a photo of Charlotte Purin and is immediately love struck by her appearance, which coincides with Zoro's prediction.
 * Whole Cake Island sends out warning signals over Den Den Mushi to alert others they are entering Big Mom's territory.
 * There are territorial sea slugs that send out warning waves to ships entering Big Mom's territory.
 * Germa 66 has joined the Big Mom Pirates.
 * Vito reveals a tale behind Germa 66.
 * The comic Sora, Warrior of the Sea, is about the fictional battle between Germa 66 and the Marines, possibly used as Marine propaganda.
 * Caesar Clown is locked in a cage in Sanji's room.
 * More members of the Firetank Pirates are introduced.
 * Gotti, a killer.
 * An unnamed woman with a strong resemblance to Lola.