Recaps

Bright recounted how Joy Boy and his allies fought the Lunarians, then joined forces with Imu and twenty nations before Imu betrayed them and took control of the Lunarians’ sky ship. The great kingdom was destroyed, and Akainu ended the account by challenging Bright’s credibility.

• Bright explained that Joy Boy’s allies used the Ancient Weapons to oppose the Lunarians, but Uranus died after roughly twenty years, leaving the great kingdom vulnerable.
• Bright said Imu and twenty nations joined forces with Joy Boy, and the alliance held the Lunarians back while they waited for a new Uranus to be born.
• Bright recounted that Uranus’s egg disappeared after the fool carrying it was deceived, and Imu later rebelled against the Lunarians.
• Imu led a Dragon into the Lunarians’ sky castle, where an insider opened the gate, allowing Imu to defeat the Lunarians and seize their sky ship.
• Bright said Imu’s victory ended the war, destroyed Joy Boy’s kingdom, and left Joy Boy to record its history for future generations.
• Aokiji expressed regret over the story, and Akainu asked how they knew Bright was not deceiving them.

Bright convinced Aokiji and Akainu to join Zephyr’s effort to change the world after revealing the truth about the World Government and the history preserved on Laugh Tale. With both admiral-level fighters committed, Zephyr planned to rebuild the NEO Marines at their remaining bases.

• Bright offered to take Aokiji and Akainu to see Joy Boy’s message on Laugh Tale, and Aokiji accepted Bright’s account of history.
• Bright told Aokiji that Robin helped them reach the Final Island and that a burned giant had saved Ohara’s books for Elbaf.
• Aokiji joined Zephyr, saying he could not keep serving the government after learning what the world could have been.
• Bright argued that hardship drove people to become pirates and that ending the Great Pirate Era required fixing the root causes; Akainu then agreed to join Zephyr’s cause.
• Zephyr said he would guide Bright to the NEO Marines’ remaining bases and rebuild their strength, and Bright promised his support.

Bright left Zephyr, Akainu, Aokiji, and Kuma at the secret NEO Marines base and returned toward Fish-Man Island. At Mary Geoise, Lord Im revealed that the operation had failed and ordered the Five Elders to prepare for an unprecedented war, with Akainu, Aokiji, and Kuma now aligned with Bright.

• Bright thanked Zephyr and Kuma, then flew away to check on Fish-Man Island.
• Zephyr told Akainu and Aokiji that Bright fought fiercely for his companions and only sought freedom for his compatriots.
• Zephyr urged the group to move quickly because the decisive battle was approaching.
• Lord Im told the Five Elders that the operation had failed and ordered them to prepare for war on the frontal battlefield.
• Lord Im revealed that Akainu, Aokiji, and Kuma had joined Bright's side, alarming the Five Elders.

Sengoku learned that Akainu and Aokiji had joined Bright and was ordered to issue wanted posters and prepare the Navy for an unprecedented war. Back on Fish-Man Island, Bright told Tesoro that he had barely survived the World Government’s weapon, then rested with Shyarly by his side.

• The Five Elders ordered Sengoku to declare Akainu and Aokiji wanted and launch a major recruitment drive for the coming war against Bright and his forces.
• Bright returned safely to Fish-Man Island and told Tesoro that he had barely escaped the World Government’s ship.
• Bright revealed that Akainu and Aokiji had become his companions, and Tesoro accepted that they were likely trustworthy.
• Bright tried to rest in his residence, where Shyarly joined him and comforted him until he fell asleep.

Bright woke beside Shyarly, shared a tender moment with her, and regained his resolve after worrying about the casualties of the coming conflict. At Ryugu Palace, he and Fish-Man Island’s leaders discussed how the news of two former Admirals defecting had shaken the world.

• A Birdman celebrated Zephyr’s recruitment of two former Admirals and anticipated a world-spanning war as NEO Marines, Fish-Man Island, and the Revolutionary Army challenged the World Government.
• Newspapers rushed to publish Navy Headquarters’ wanted posters and articles, while publishers panicked over the defections and their effect on the balance of power.
• Bright woke hungry beside Shyarly, reflected on their long relationship, and asked whether she wanted to learn Observation Haki so she could read minds.
• Shyarly told Bright she already understood him, returned his declaration of love, and went to prepare food with ingredients she had brought.
• Bright worried about possible casualties but resolved to keep moving forward and improve their chances of victory.
• Bright met with Tesoro, Jinbe, Neptune, and Fish-Man Island’s other important figures at Ryugu Palace to discuss how the world had been shaken by the news.

Newspapers spread opposing accounts of Akainu and Aokiji joining Zephyr, while Bright’s allies prepared for a final battle and the Navy began recruiting again. At the Marine Science Unit, Caesar restrained Vice Admiral Doberman and revealed his plan to awaken Fish-Man lineage factors and create deep-sea warriors.

• The World Government and the World Economic News published opposing accounts of Akainu and Aokiji’s betrayal, including conflicting reports about Ohara.
• Dragon asked Nico Robin whether she could accept Akainu and Aokiji as allies, and Robin said their service to the cause might count as atonement.
• At Fish-Man Island, Bright told Tesoro and Jinbe that strength would decide the conflict and that they should wait for Pluto’s completion and the final battle.
• Caesar restrained Vice Admiral Doberman and explained that he intended to awaken Fish-Man lineage factors and combine them with Artificial Devil Fruit research.
• Caesar told Doberman that his subordinates’ contributions had helped correct the parts of the experiment where problems might arise.

Bright watched Vegapunk complete an experiment that created five artificial human clones to serve as new Vegapunks. The clones received their own consciousnesses and opened their eyes, leaving the experiment a success.

• Bright judged the World Government's renewed Marine recruitment drive a waste of effort and continued observing its movements from Fish-Man Island.
• A month later, Bright and Tesoro visited Vegapunk's experimental base in the Sea Forest to see his research results.
• Vegapunk revealed five artificial bodies numbered 02 through 06, while Franky introduced the clones' names and roles: Lilith, Edison, Pythagoras, Atlas, and York.
• Franky activated the bodies, and Vegapunk instructed Shaka to inject consciousnesses into them.
• Vegapunk's brain sent consciousnesses into the five clones, which shook and then opened their eyes.

Bright observed Vegapunk’s clones as they worked to complete Pluto and the Seraphim Project ahead of the coming war. Vegapunk revealed eight newly cultivated Lunarian Seraphim based on Kaido, which he hoped to prepare for battle before Pluto was finished.

• Shaka ordered the clones to focus on completing Pluto and the Seraphim Project as quickly as possible.
• Lilith and Atlas agreed to work, with Atlas demanding that she be allowed to destroy things afterward.
• Shaka explained that York’s role was to eat and rest on behalf of the other clones.
• Vegapunk showed Bright eight cultivation tanks containing baby Seraphim with Lunarian traits and Kaido’s lineage.
• Vegapunk said the Seraphim needed time to absorb knowledge and nutrients, and he hoped they would be ready for battle before Pluto was completed.

The Five Elders watched Caesar demonstrate a powerful fish-man experiment, but learned that the subject had lost much of his intelligence. Caesar asked for another test subject to help him solve the problem, and the Five Elders agreed to provide one.

• The Five Elders discussed their failed recruitment efforts and the NEO Marines’ growing strength under Zephyr, Sakazuki, and Kuzan.
• A CP0 agent delivered Caesar’s video call, and Caesar showed the Five Elders a transformed Doberman.
• Doberman used Haki-coated tentacles to pierce an iron ingot, demonstrating the strength Caesar had given him.
• Caesar explained that Doberman’s intelligence had been eroded and that he could only follow direct orders.
• Caesar asked for another test subject to identify the cause, and the Five Elders agreed to provide one.

Momousagi Gion reunited with Chaton and Ryokugyu at G-1 Base, where she described how Uta had defeated her. Sengoku then ordered Gion to report to the Science Unit for an experiment to enhance her Fish-Man lineage, and she agreed before leaving for Headquarters.

• Gion rejected Chaton's latest confession while visiting G-1 Base with Ryokugyu.
• Gion told Chaton and Ryokugyu that Uta had captured her and the others with a powerful ability that transported them to another world.
• Gion said she planned to return to Headquarters to see Tsuru, but Sengoku called and asked her to cooperate with the Science Unit's experiment.
• Sengoku explained that the Science Unit's technique could further advance Fish-Man lineage, and Gion agreed to undergo the enhancement.
• Gion prepared to leave for the Science Unit while Chaton promised to wait for her at Headquarters.

At the Marine Science Unit base, Caesar prepared to experiment on Momousagi and claimed his work could awaken power from Fish-Man bloodlines. Doberman regained his awareness and broke out of confinement, but a white-robed figure blocked his path.

• Caesar celebrated his research while a brief spark of awareness appeared in the transformed Doberman's eyes.
• Momousagi arrived at the hidden base and agreed to undergo Caesar's experiment.
• Caesar told Momousagi that Doberman and the others had already evolved, describing the process as awakening power in Fish-Man bloodlines.
• Doberman recognized Gion's presence, smashed through the wall, and fled through the base as alarms sounded.
• A white-robed man stopped Doberman, who roared and pounced at him.

Momousagi discovered that Caesar had transformed Doberman and his comrades into experimental subjects, and she attacked Caesar in rage. CP0 blocked her and warned that she had chosen to become an enemy of the world.

• An alarm sounded across the base, and Caesar feared that Bright had arrived before Gion sensed a battle and rushed toward it.
• Gion and Caesar found a CP0 agent fighting a tentacled monster that Caesar claimed was a berserk test subject.
• The monster revealed that he was Doberman and said he had pretended to be insane so he could wait for Gion.
• Caesar admitted that the experiment had succeeded and that the other men had already been sacrificed to his research.
• Gion recalled that 268 men had accompanied Doberman and charged at Caesar in fury, but CP0 stepped in to defend him.

Ace left Wano Country to seek out Whitebeard, while Gion escaped after destroying the Marine Science Unit’s new base. The Five Elders blamed Zephyr for her escape and ordered the Marines to issue a wanted notice.

• Bright spoke with Yamato, who said Ace planned to find Whitebeard, but Bright told her to let him go.
• Ace said goodbye to Yamato and left Wano Country to learn what Whitebeard was like.
• Gion escaped the Science Unit’s island after defeating and injuring a CP0 agent, while Doberman helped her get away.
• The Five Elders claimed Gion had escaped to infiltrate their ranks for Zephyr and ordered the Marines to issue a wanted notice.

Sengoku showed Chaton evidence that Gion had attacked the Science Unit alongside Zephyr, while Gion drifted toward death in the deep sea after escaping the raid. A group from Fish-Man Island Logistics Company rescued her, and she asked to use their Den Den Mushi to contact her family.

• Chaton confronted Sengoku over the claim that Gion had betrayed the Navy, and Sengoku showed him photographs of the ruined Science Unit and an injured CP0 agent wounded by Gion’s sword.
• Tsuru told Sengoku to keep an eye on Kaki, while both wondered what Zephyr had done to turn so many Navy officers against them.
• Gion, gravely wounded after fighting the CP0 agent, escaped with Doberman’s help but began to lose consciousness as she sank into the abyss.
• Gion heard a voice calling out before she blacked out, then awoke on a sea beast among armed fish-men from Fish-Man Island Logistics Company.
• Gion thanked the fish-men for saving her and asked to borrow a Den Den Mushi to contact her family.

Momousagi called Vice Admiral Tsuru to report that the Science Unit had turned Doberman and his men into experimental monsters, but Tsuru believed the government’s account and rejected her warning. The Five Elders learned that Tsuru had dismissed Momousagi’s claims and ordered surveillance to continue.

• Momousagi borrowed a Den Den Mushi from the fish-men and called Vice Admiral Tsuru to report what had happened at the Science Unit.
• Tsuru told Momousagi that Dr. Caesar had survived and accused her of trying to sow discord on Zephyr’s behalf.
• Momousagi insisted that Doberman and his men had been used as test subjects and that Doberman had helped her escape, but Tsuru ended the call without believing her.
• Momousagi sat in despair among the fish-men, realizing that the Navy now considered her a traitor and that she had nowhere to belong.
• At Navy Headquarters, Tsuru wondered what was happening and whom she could trust.
• In Pangu City, a CP0 agent told the Five Elders that Tsuru had dismissed Momousagi’s claims, and they ordered surveillance to continue.

The Five Elders ordered Caesar to build an undersea army and discussed a coming war against Bright, who already controlled two Ancient Weapons. Deep underwater, Gion recovered from despair after a fish-man encouraged her to fight back against the Government, and she headed toward Fish-Man Island with new questions about Bright.

• The Five Elders told Caesar to establish an undersea army, then discussed using the Navy as a front-line force in a coming war and feared Bright’s possession of two Ancient Weapons.
• Gion sat in a daze underwater after the Government branded her a traitor and Vice Admiral Tsuru doubted her.
• A fish-man urged Gion to focus on the future, restoring her resolve to prove her innocence and free the Navy from the Government’s control.
• The fish-man told Gion how Bright had improved life on Fish-Man Island, prompting her to wonder what kind of man he was.
• Gion asked where they were going, and the fish-man said they were returning to Fish-Man Island.

Bright read reports about Momousagi’s alleged betrayal and Ace’s meeting with Whitebeard while working in Vegapunk’s laboratory. Ace impressed Whitebeard and asked about Roger, while Bright was summoned to Fish-Man Island after a woman with a 1.6 billion bounty appeared there.

• Bright read that Momousagi had allegedly betrayed the Marines and that Ace had encountered Whitebeard.
• Ace fought Whitebeard, awakened Conqueror’s Haki Infusion, and managed to wound him.
• Ace told Whitebeard he wanted to learn what Roger had been like, and Whitebeard invited everyone to a banquet.
• Arlong rushed to Bright and reported that a woman with a 1.6 billion bounty had appeared on Fish-Man Island.

Gion explored Fish-Man Island, reconsidered her views of its people and Bright, and agreed to meet him. At the Sea Forest, Bright told her that the Government's secret weapon had killed nearly everyone in the attack and offered to let Zephyr decide what happened next.

• Gion traveled around Fish-Man Island, working odd jobs and asking residents about humans, the island, and Bright.
• Hyouzou arrived with armed fishmen and brought Gion to meet Bright at the Sea Forest.
• Bright showed Gion a Poneglyph and explained that it recorded Joy Boy's apology to the Mermaid Princess.
• Gion said she was unsure whether to trust Bright and wanted to contact Teacher Zephyr.
• Bright told Gion that the Government's secret weapon had left fewer than a hundred survivors out of tens of thousands, then took out a Den Den Mushi.

Bright had Gion speak with Teacher Zephyr and learned how the Government’s experiments had led to Doberman’s death and her defection. Zephyr asked what she intended to do, and Gion said she would expose the truth and free the Navy from the Government’s control.

• Bright contacted Teacher Zephyr and handed the Den Den Mushi to Gion.
• Gion told Zephyr that Doberman had died after Caesar Clown’s experiments turned him into an octopus monster, and that he had died helping her escape.
• Gion explained that the Government branded her a traitor after she learned the truth about the experiments.
• Bright assured Zephyr that Gion was telling the truth and demonstrated that he could read her thoughts.
• Zephyr said his side did not welcome Gion, and Gion said she did not intend to join him but wanted to expose the truth and free the Navy from the Government.

Bright agreed to help Gion expose the World Government and persuade the Marines to break away, while stopping the government’s deep-sea army project. The group began considering how to find evidence inside the government, and Bright suggested that Chaton might help because of his feelings for Gion.

• Gion told Teacher Zephyr that she wanted to reveal the government’s true face to the Marines, and Bright offered to shelter and assist her on Fish-Man Island.
• Teacher Zephyr agreed that Bright should help Gion, and Gion accepted despite still distrusting him.
• Bright gathered Gion, Tesoro, and Jinbe to discuss stopping Caesar’s experiment and exposing the government’s crimes.
• Gion said they did not know where the experimental base was and had no one inside the government to help them find it.
• Bright suggested asking Chaton for help, pointing out that he was deeply infatuated with Gion.

Chaton met Gion at his villa after she returned to Marineford with Bright and told him the government had deceived the Navy about the Science Unit base. Gion left him shaken and hoping he would investigate, while Bright believed Chaton would try to find a reason to believe her.

• Chaton drank with Ryokugyu and vowed to bring Gion back to the Navy, but realized he did not know where she was.
• Gion appeared on Chaton's terrace and explained that she had come to tell him what really happened at the Science Unit base.
• Chaton listened as Gion said the government had deceived everyone and urged him to investigate rather than asking him to believe her outright.
• Gion left Chaton in turmoil and jumped into the sea, where Bright praised her performance.
• Gion questioned whether Chaton would help, and Bright said Chaton was shaken enough to look for a reason to believe her.

Bright and Gion returned to Fish-Man Island and planned to investigate the World Government’s effort to build a deep-sea force. Meanwhile, Chaton decided to help clear Gion’s name, and Caesar showed the Five Elders the first batch of deep-sea monsters.

• Gion left Marineford with Bright, while Chaton weighed her claims and decided to investigate the Government’s experiment.
• Chaton planned to seek Borsalino’s help by looking into the Science Unit and resolved to build rapport with him over drinks.
• Bright arranged for Gion to stay near his residence and proposed using Tesoro, Morgans, and Katakuri to track the Government’s recruitment and find the Science Unit’s base.
• Bright and Gion agreed that the deep-sea force would need tens of thousands of recruits, and Bright continued monitoring the investigation, Pluto’s construction, and the Seraphims.
• Caesar presented the Five Elders with the first batch of human-fish monsters, and they ordered him to transform more recruits into a deep-sea army quickly.

Bright and his allies investigated the World Government’s secret troop recruitment and suspected its gathering point was on the Red Line, while Chaton failed to learn anything useful about the Science Unit. The chapter left Bright planning to meet Kaki in person to continue the investigation.

• Morgans told Bright that the recruited troops’ ships sailed toward Mary Geoise, and he suspected the force might be stationed on the Red Line rather than in the New World.
• Bright, Jinbe, Tesoro, and Gion agreed that they could not investigate Mary Geoise directly, so Gion would meet Kaki in person to avoid government surveillance.
• At Navy Headquarters, Kizaru told Chaton that the Five Elders had given the Science Unit to Dr. Caesar, leaving Chaton unable to investigate it.
• Gion appeared before Chaton, who was excited to see her but had no discoveries to report.

Bright and Gion discussed Kaki’s plan to investigate the new Science Unit base during the upcoming Reverie, while the Five Elders prepared to gather every allied king and declare war on Bright. The chapter ended with the world unaware that the unprecedented Reverie would likely lead into the final battle.

• Gion joined Bright at sea, and they agreed that Kaki could use the upcoming Reverie to investigate Mary Geoise and the suspected Science Unit base.
• Bright considered attending the Reverie himself as the meeting approached.
• The Five Elders decided to invite the kings of every allied nation and use the gathering to declare war on Bright and compel the nations to join.
• Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru discussed the Government’s order and anticipated the final battle, while Tsuru wondered what role the Marines would play.
• News of the Reverie spread, but people across the seas did not know it would likely be a prelude to war.

Bright, Dragon, and Mr. Zephyr discussed the World Government’s preparations for a final battle and planned to use the Reverie to expose buried history and rally support. As kings gathered at Mary Geoise, Bright decided to attend, while King Cobra kept Vivi in Alabasta and King Riku traveled with Violet, worried about what the Reverie would bring.

• Bright told Dragon and Mr. Zephyr that the World Government had invited every affiliated nation to an unprecedented Reverie and was preparing for the final battle.
• Dragon proposed activating the Revolutionary Army’s plans while the kings were away and revealing buried history to rally people against the World Government.
• Bright decided to attend the Reverie himself, and Dragon and Mr. Zephyr trusted him to handle the danger.
• King Cobra told Vivi to stay in Alabasta and lead the country if anything happened at the Reverie.
• King Riku traveled from Dressrosa with Violet and warned her to stay close to him at Mary Geoise.