Recaps

After negotiating the release of captured Marines for warships and gold, Zephyr prepared to expand the NEO Marines while Bright returned to Fish-Man Island. Unable to rescue Sakazuki and Kuzan or wage another major war, the Five Elders ordered a worldwide Marine conscription, even allowing strong recruits to rise to the rank of Admiral.

• Zephyr agreed to release the Rear Admiral, other officers, and captured Marines in exchange for fifty Buster Call-grade warships and fifteen billion Beli.
• Bright and Zephyr discussed recruiting soldiers from allied countries, and Bright warned Zephyr that the World Government and Kaido remained threats.
• Bright left to return to Fish-Man Island, while the Five Elders concluded that negotiations could not recover Sakazuki and Kuzan.
• The Five Elders decided to recruit Marines worldwide and considered appointing two new Admirals.
• The World Government published its recruitment notice, causing an uproar across the seas.

Bright discussed the World Government’s recruitment of Marine Admirals and suspected that powerful outsiders might answer the call. As the news stirred debate across the seas, Fujitora and Aramaki showed interest in becoming Admirals.

• Bright and Shyarly discussed the government’s plan to recruit Marine Admirals, and Bright considered whether Fujitora and Ryokugyu might join.
• The recruitment notice shocked people across the seas, who worried that unknown candidates could be appointed to the Marines’ highest ranks.
• Tesoro asked Bright whether the government could recruit Admiral-level fighters, and Bright told him to wait for the results while they delayed the movie’s release.
• A scarred man in a purple coat, later addressed as Fujitora, decided that becoming an Admiral would let him see the world more clearly.
• Aramaki said he would apply to become an Admiral, while his companion joked that he might throw the government into chaos.

After the Marines recruited Issho and Aramaki, Sengoku put the two candidates through a final assessment of their character before appointing them Admirals Fujitora and Ryokugyu. Bright remained unconcerned about the Marines rebuilding their strength and told Neptune and Jinbe that they would not risk another war until they could deal with him.

• Sengoku met Issho and Aramaki and prepared to assess their moral character before approving them as Admirals.
• Tesoro informed Bright that two candidates had reached the Marines' final assessment, but Bright told him not to panic.
• Newspapers announced that Issho and Aramaki had become Admirals Fujitora and Ryokugyu.
• Bright told Neptune and Jinbe that the Marines would not start another war until they were confident they could defeat him.

Issho and Aramaki joined Navy Headquarters as the new Admirals Fujitora and Ryokugyu, bolstering the World Government’s standing without prompting a war against the NEO Marines. As Tesoro’s new film stirred excitement across the world, Shyarly told Bright she had made a prophecy about Uta.

• Fujitora and Ryokugyu met on their way to Navy Headquarters’ conference room and were welcomed as new Admirals by Sengoku.
• Zephyr told the imprisoned Aokiji and Akainu about the new Admirals, but Akainu insisted the Navy and the World Government remained strong and would ultimately win.
• The new Admirals’ arrival restored some public confidence in the World Government, though the Navy made no move to attack the NEO Marines.
• Tesoro’s upcoming movie was announced in the World Economic News, sparking excitement among people eager for entertainment after the recent war.
• Bright and Shyarly discussed how the film could raise Fish-Man Island’s residents’ awareness of espionage, and Shyarly said she had made a prophecy about Uta.

After the premiere of Secret War, Bright and Shyarly discussed the film’s success in raising Fish-Man Island’s awareness of government agents and the looming threat Shyarly had foreseen. Tesoro then told Bright he was leaving Fish-Man Island briefly because his apprentice wanted to visit her hometown.

• Bright watched Secret War with Shyarly while thinking about her prophecy that he would fight a powerful monster connected to Uta.
• Bright and Shyarly saw that the film had made Fish-Man Island’s people more alert to spies, and Bright called for further counterespionage promotion.
• Shyarly asked Bright about Zephyr and the NEO Marines, and Bright said the government knew he was the main target.
• Tesoro told Bright he planned to leave Fish-Man Island temporarily because his apprentice wanted to return to her hometown.

Bright accompanied Tesoro and Uta on a trip to Uta’s ruined homeland, Elegia, and warned that their visit could be dangerous. As the warship reached the island, Uta reacted strongly when someone suggested asking Bright for help against the Red Hair Pirates.

• Tesoro questioned why Bright had joined the voyage, and Bright said he was concerned about trouble at sea.
• Bright and Tesoro discussed how Red-Hair Shanks had been blamed for Elegia’s destruction and suspected that Uta’s power was connected to the disaster.
• Bright warned Tesoro to prepare for danger during the visit, though he did not explain what might happen.
• In the cabin, Uta said Elegia was now ruins where only she and one other person remained, and she shouted that she did not want Bright’s help against the Red Hair Pirates.
• The warship surfaced in the waters off Elegia.

Bright, Uta, Tesoro, Queen Otohime, and the All Stars visited the ruined island of Elegia, where Uta reunited with her teacher, Gorden. They decided to hold a concert in Elegia’s abandoned hall, while Bright suspected the island’s prophesied monster was connected to music.

• Bright and the others sailed to Elegia, where Tesoro recalled his childhood dream of performing in its famous concert hall.
• Queen Otohime told Uta to find the person she wanted to see, and Uta ran into the island’s interior calling for Gorden.
• Uta reunited with Gorden, who had watched her performances and praised her success as a world-famous Diva.
• Tesoro recognized Gorden as Elegia’s last king and finest musician, while Bright identified him as Uta’s true teacher.
• Gorden welcomed the visitors and hosted them for a modest family meal.
• Bright and Tesoro proposed a concert in the ruined Elegia hall, and Gorden happily agreed.

Bright, Tesoro, and the All Stars held a concert in Elegia’s ruined grand theater, where Otohime and Uta performed “New Genesis” for King Gorden. As Tesoro and Gorden prepared to play together, Apu found mysterious sheet music titled “Tot Musica.”

• Bright used wind and seawater to clean the theater, and the musicians prepared for the concert.
• Tesoro invited King Gorden to perform with him, and Gorden agreed.
• Otohime and Uta performed “New Genesis,” moving Tesoro and Gorden with their music.
• Tesoro created a golden piano and called Gorden onstage to accompany him.
• Apu found yellowed sheet music titled “Tot Musica,” and Otohime and Uta came to look at it.

Uta sang the forbidden song Tot Musica, releasing the Demon King sealed within the sheet music. As the monster took shape and swallowed Uta, Bright prepared to fight it.

• Gorden and Tesoro were about to perform Für Elise when ominous music and purple mist erupted backstage.
• Bright found Uta floating unconscious in the mist, and Queen Otohime and the others hurried away from the danger.
• A flashback revealed that Uta had found the score for Tot Musica and begun singing it with the band.
• Gorden explained that Tot Musica was a Demon King released when a Singing-Singing Fruit user sang its song, and confirmed that Uta had summoned it before.
• Gorden admitted that Tot Musica had destroyed the country five years earlier and that Shanks had asked him to hide the truth from Uta.
• Bright charged at the Demon King, declaring that he would subdue it.

Bright fought the Demon King, but his attacks could not harm it because it existed in both the real and spiritual worlds. After learning that ordinary ways to make Uta lose consciousness would not work, Bright ordered Tesoro to call for reinforcements.

• Otohime, Apu, Tesoro, and Gorden escaped to the shore as the Demon King unleashed red lightning across the island.
• Bright attacked the Demon King with a powerful punch and Heat Breath, but neither caused damage, while the monster's blows devastated the island.
• Gorden explained that the Demon King would vanish if Uta lost consciousness, but the monster had taken over her mind and resisted Bright's Conqueror's Haki.
• Gorden revealed that the Demon King existed in both the real and spiritual worlds and could only be harmed by attacks in both at once.
• Bright realized the monster had its own will and told Tesoro to call for reinforcements; Tesoro recognized who to contact.

Bright kept the Demon King occupied as Elegia was destroyed, while Tesoro and the others waited for reinforcements and worried about Uta’s failing strength. Shanks and his crew arrived, ready to bring Uta home.

• Bright dodged the Demon King's attacks and kept him focused on the battle, while Tesoro explained that they needed to enter Uta's mental world to defeat him.
• Queen Otohime offered to wake Uta, but Tesoro refused because approaching her was too dangerous and said someone more suitable was coming.
• Bright continued fighting for a day as most of Elegia sank, and Tesoro brought him food while the onlookers watched.
• Tesoro and Bright sensed a ship approaching, and Shanks arrived with his crew, determined to bring Uta home.

Red-Hair Shanks arrived to help Bright confront the Demon King and reach Uta. Shanks awakened Uta, but her song immediately pulled him into her world, leaving Bright to protect him.

• The Red Hair Pirates arrived, and Tesoro revealed that Uta was Shanks' daughter.
• Shanks leaped into battle while Bright distracted the Demon King and helped him reach its head.
• Shanks called to Uta, who heard his voice and woke up inside the monster.
• Uta began to sing, causing Shanks to fall from the Demon King's head, and Bright saved him from the monster's attack.

Bright and Shanks attacked the Demon King in sync across reality and the spiritual world, destroying it and freeing Uta. Uta reunited with Shanks, learned why he lost his arm, and prepared to go home with him.

• Uta realized she had caused the island's destruction and angrily confronted Shanks for leaving her without explaining the truth.
• Bright and Shanks coordinated their attacks across the two worlds, breaking the Demon King's defenses as their crews cheered them on.
• Bright's King's Roaring Fist and Shanks's sword strike hit the Demon King's head simultaneously and pulverized it.
• Uta flew to Shanks and embraced him as he apologized for keeping the truth from her.
• Uta learned Shanks had lost his arm saving Luffy and heard that Shanks had come to take her home.

After Uta defeated Tot Musica, Bright returned her to the Red Hair Pirates, where she reunited with Shanks and the crew. As everyone celebrated, Uta faced a choice about whether to leave with her family or remain with Tesoro’s All Stars, and Gorden asked what she planned to do next.

• Bright caught Uta as she fell, and she apologized for causing trouble before he flew her to the Red Hair Pirates.
• Uta reunited with Shanks and the crew, who welcomed her warmly and asked about her life over the past few years.
• Tesoro worried that Uta would leave All Stars to join the Red Hair Pirates, while Otohime said being with family was what mattered most.
• Bright invited Shanks to a feast, where Shanks thanked Bright and Tesoro for looking after Uta.
• Uta apologized to Gorden for the destruction of the country, but he reassured her that Tot Musica had manipulated her.
• Gorden asked Uta where she planned to go next, drawing the attention of Tesoro and the Red Hair Pirates.

Uta chose to remain with Tesoro and pursue her dream of becoming the world's greatest Diva instead of rejoining the Red Hair Pirates. After the banquet, Bright proposed testing whether they could control the Demon King summoned by Uta's song.

• The Red Hair Pirates urged Uta to return, but she refused because she wanted to pursue her dream of becoming the world's greatest Diva.
• Red-Hair accepted Uta's choice, and they promised he would come pick her up once she achieved her dream.
• Red-Hair asked Tesoro to look after Uta, and Tesoro agreed as the banquet continued.
• Apu raised the question of whether Uta's song would summon the Demon King again, and Tesoro suggested trying to control him.
• Bright proposed another experiment, Shanks agreed, and Uta prepared to try summoning the Demon King.

Uta summoned Tot Musica again, but it appeared as a harmless little doll that she adopted as her personal accompanist. After Gorden suggested it might grow stronger by absorbing positive emotions, Red-Hair asked Bright to talk again about their changed circumstances.

• Uta sang to summon Tot Musica while Bright and Red-Hair watched, and the others waited anxiously at a distance.
• A tiny, childlike Little Demon King appeared, and Otohime sensed no malice in it.
• Uta declared the Little Demon King her personal accompanist as it happily played music for the group.
• Gorden proposed that positive emotions might let the Little Demon King grow as negative emotions had empowered the original, and Tesoro suggested holding more concerts.
• Red-Hair asked Bright to have another proper talk, and Bright agreed.

Bright and Red-Hair discussed their hopes for the world, the World Government, and Uta before parting on friendly terms. After the Red Force departed, Tesoro invited Gorden to join them and continue teaching Uta.

• Bright and Red-Hair spoke privately, and Bright described his wish for his people to live freely without discrimination.
• Red-Hair declined to join Bright for now but advised him to visit Final Island before confronting the World Government.
• Bright gathered that Red-Hair might help when the time was right, and Red-Hair said he would respect Uta's choice.
• Uta said goodbye to Red-Hair and the Red Hair Pirates as the Red Force sailed away.
• Tesoro invited Gorden to join them and keep teaching Uta, and Gorden accepted.

After returning to Fish-Man Island, Bright discussed Uta’s powerful Singing-Singing Fruit with Shyarly, then agreed to escort Charlotte Linlin’s daughter Lola to the Giant Kingdom for a blind date with Prince Loki. Charlotte Linlin eagerly joined the trip, hoping the match would secure her the Giant Tribe’s power.

• Bright returned to Fish-Man Island and told Shyarly that her prediction had come true, then described how Uta’s ability could trap anyone who heard her sing in a mental world.
• The King of the Giant Kingdom called Bright and said Prince Loki had taken a liking to one of Charlotte Linlin’s daughters, so Bright agreed to arrange their meeting.
• Bright contacted Charlotte Linlin, who was delighted by the news and urged him to come to Whole Cake Island.
• Bright arrived at Whole Cake Island and met Lola, the daughter Prince Loki wanted to meet, while Katakuri accompanied them.
• Bright, Charlotte Linlin, Lola, and Katakuri sailed toward the Giant Kingdom as Charlotte Linlin looked forward to gaining the Giant Tribe’s power.

Katakuri asked Bright to help protect Lola from being forced into a marriage, and Bright proposed letting her meet Prince Loki first. The group reached the Giant Kingdom, where Loki nervously offered Lola flowers, leaving her facing the prospect of marrying someone she found far too large.

• Katakuri secretly visited Bright and said Lola resisted the marriage alliance with Prince Loki.
• Bright urged Katakuri to let Lola and Loki get to know each other and promised they could intervene if she refused.
• Charlotte Linlin's ship reached the Giant Kingdom, where the Giant King welcomed Bright but remained hostile toward Charlotte Linlin.
• The Giant King brought Bright's group to the palace and called for Loki to meet Lola.
• Loki shyly offered Lola a bouquet, and Lola thought he was too big.

Lola reluctantly accepted Prince Loki’s flowers and went on a date with him, while Bright fought the Giant King and defeated him again. The date left Loki discouraged by Lola’s indifference, and the chapter ended with Charlotte Linlin displeased by how things had gone.

• Charlotte Linlin scolded Lola for hesitating, and Lola accepted Prince Loki’s bouquet and agreed to walk around the city with him.
• The Giant King invited Bright to fight, and Bright transformed into a fiery red dragon and attacked with Heat Breath.
• Prince Loki took Lola around the royal city, but her distant responses made him realize she did not share his enthusiasm.
• Prince Loki and Lola returned to the palace, where the bruised Giant King praised Bright’s strength after losing their fight.
• Bright asked Prince Loki about the tour, and Loki answered dejectedly as Charlotte Linlin’s expression turned gloomy.

Black told the Giant King that Fish-Man Island had broken with the World Government and aimed to forge a new era, while the Giant King welcomed the idea. Meanwhile, Charlotte Linlin forced Lola to pursue Loki as a means of securing the Giant Tribe as an ally, and Katakuri later approached Lola after she returned to her room.

• The Giant King asked Black about Fish-Man Island's relationship with the World Government, and Black admitted they had broken with it and wanted to create a new era.
• The Giant King enthusiastically supported Black's ambition and asked him to explain the future he envisioned.
• Charlotte Linlin threatened Lola for rejecting Loki, but Katakuri intervened before Linlin released her and ordered her to win Loki as her husband.
• At the banquet, Lola sat beside Loki and tried to please him, while Black wondered what Katakuri would choose in her situation.
• After touring the capital with Loki, Lola returned to her room and sighed until Katakuri spoke to her from the darkness.

Bright joined the Giant King and Charlotte Linlin for breakfast, where Loki revealed that Lola had fled after rejecting him. Charlotte Linlin's hopes for an alliance with the giants collapsed, and her anger rose as the Giant King refused to force a marriage, until Bright stepped in to calm her.

• Bright completed a morning workout with the Giant King, then met Charlotte Linlin on the way to breakfast.
• Charlotte Linlin discussed Loki and Lola's wedding with the Giant King, who said the children could marry whenever they agreed.
• Loki arrived and revealed that Lola had left a note rejecting him and sailed off to find her true love.
• Charlotte Linlin ordered Katakuri to bring Lola back, but Loki refused to marry Lola's twin or any other daughter.
• The Giant King ended the marriage alliance and rebuked Charlotte Linlin, who became enraged and reached for her hat.
• Bright told Charlotte Linlin to calm down and not make things difficult for him.

After the Giant King rejected Charlotte Linlin’s marriage proposal, she prepared to fight him, but Bright intervened and the confrontation ended without a battle. Charlotte Linlin left with Katakuri after warning Bright to reconsider his friendship with the Giant King.

• Angry that the marriage alliance had failed, Charlotte Linlin challenged the Giant King and drew her blade.
• Bright stepped between them and offered to fight Charlotte Linlin himself if they would not stop.
• The Giant King agreed to end the confrontation, but Charlotte Linlin hesitated before Bright’s display of power.
• Katakuri urged Charlotte Linlin to stop because Bright was their ally, and she agreed to leave.
• Charlotte Linlin threatened the Giant King and warned Bright to reconsider his friends before departing with Katakuri.

After Charlotte Linlin’s marriage alliance with the Giant Tribe failed, she turned against Bright and sought a partnership with Kaido. The Five Elders also decided to use the NEO Marines to lure Bright into a confrontation, leaving several forces preparing to move against him.

• Bright told the Giant King that Charlotte Linlin’s hostility was a natural result of the failed political marriage and said he had made preparations.
• While traveling back to her ship, Charlotte Linlin declared Bright an enemy and told Katakuri she would gather allies against him.
• Charlotte Linlin called Kaido and proposed cooperation, which he accepted.
• The Five Elders learned that Charlotte Linlin had joined the alliance against Bright and ordered Cipher Pol to find the NEO Marines so they could use Zephyr to draw Bright out.

Bright returned to Fish-Man Island after learning that Charlotte Linlin had allied with Kaido and the World Government against him. He discussed the threat with Jinbe and Tesoro, then discovered that Nana had awakened Haki, suggesting Fish-Man Island’s children were beginning to benefit from their training.

• Bright stayed in the Giant Kingdom for two more days, fought the Giant King again, and left after Katakuri warned him that Charlotte Linlin had joined forces with Kaido and the World Government.
• Bright returned to Fish-Man Island and told Jinbe and Tesoro that the Charlotte Family had become an enemy and that Mr. Zephyr’s NEO Marines were in danger.
• Bright told Tesoro he would wait before moving against the Charlotte Family because Katakuri was growing stronger after breaking free from Charlotte Linlin’s shadow.
• Nana showed Bright the Haki she had awakened, and he praised her as a possible genius after learning she was the first student at school to master it.
• Bright realized the children’s Haki training was beginning to produce results and decided to pay closer attention to them.