Recaps

After awakening his replicated Mythical Zoan, Bright gained a major boost in strength but decided he still needed to master Observation Killer before facing Imu. He traveled to Sabaody to ask Rayleigh for training and urge Rayleigh and Shakky to relocate to Fish-Man Island ahead of the coming war.

• Bright completely crushed Kaido's lingering will in the Devil Fruit and awakened its powers, greatly increasing his physical abilities and elemental strength.
• Fujitora, Ryokugyu, and Kizaru marveled at Bright's power, but Bright said he still needed to improve his Haki and learn to counter Observation Killer.
• Bright bid Dr. Vegapunk farewell and traveled to Sabaody Archipelago to find Rayleigh.
• Bright asked Rayleigh and Shakky to come to Fish-Man Island because staying in Sabaody had become dangerous.
• Bright asked Rayleigh to teach him Observation Killer, which Roger had mastered.

Bright used his awakened powers to carry Shakky’s bar through the sea toward Fish-Man Island with Rayleigh. Their journey was interrupted when Shanks called to report that Imu was pursuing him and Uranus.

• Rayleigh said he had never mastered Observation Killer and could only pass on Roger’s advice to Bright.
• Bright revealed that he had awakened his Devil Fruit, then offered to move Shakky’s entire bar instead of having her pack it.
• Bright lifted the bar into the sea inside a bubble and guided it toward Fish-Man Island while monitoring their surroundings with Observation Haki.
• Shanks called Bright and said Imu was chasing him and Uranus, and that Uranus was not fast enough to escape.

Bright learned that Shanks was carrying Uranus toward Fish-Man Island and that Imu was pursuing him to seize the Ancient Weapon. Bright raced to intercept them and discovered Uranus was a colossal dragon, the King of the Heavens.

• Bright apologized to Rayleigh and Shakky, then left Fish-Man Island to respond to the danger facing Shanks.
• Bright recalled that Rocks had attacked God Valley to seize Uranus's egg, but Roger obtained it and entrusted it to Rayleigh, who later passed it to Shanks.
• Bright realized Imu had targeted Shanks and Uranus, so he raced through the sky to reach them before Imu could take the Ancient Weapon.
• Bright sensed Imu's flying ship behind a powerful presence and identified the being ahead as Uranus, a gigantic dragon soaring through the heavens.

Bright joined the Red Hair Pirates as Uranus pursued them and set out to hold off the Final Weapon while Shanks continued toward Dressrosa. Bright dodged its beam and entered the clouds, where he saw the weapon’s true form.

• Bright transformed into lightning and landed on the Red Hair Pirates’ ship as Uranus carried it through the sky.
• Shanks and Ben Beckman explained that Uranus was still immature and could not escape the Final Weapon pursuing them.
• Bright told Shanks to keep flying while he stayed behind to hold off the Final Weapon, revealing his newly awakened power.
• Shanks agreed to wait above Dressrosa, and Bright flashed away toward the pursuer.
• The Final Weapon fired a beam at Bright, but he evaded it and plunged into the clouds.
• Bright saw the Final Weapon’s shape for the first time and thought it looked like a Straw Hat.

Bright attacked Uranus but could not break its barrier, and Imu confronted him after Bright resisted the weapon’s barrage. Bright withdrew once Uranus had carried Shanks and his companions away, leaving Imu to acknowledge that he could no longer stop him.

• Bright dodged Uranus’s gunfire and struck its barrier, but his attacks failed to damage the flying saucer.
• Bright hindered Uranus’s advance with repeated attacks, prompting Imu to deploy floating cannons that Bright destroyed with lightning.
• Imu charged Bright and exchanged a powerful blow with him, but Bright’s speed let him retreat beyond Imu’s reach.
• Bright ended the fight because Uranus had already carried Shanks and his companions away, and he told Imu they would meet again on the final battlefield.
• Bright vanished into the sky, and Imu admitted that there was nothing he could do to stop him.

Bright caught up with Red-Hair and the Red Hair Pirates on Uranus after escaping Imu, then led them toward Fish-Man Island. He planned to gather allies and retrieve Pluto from Wano Country as the final war approached.

• Bright used his awakened speed to catch up with Uranus and the Red Hair Pirates, then told them they could change course to escape Imu.
• Red-Hair explained that Imu had pursued them to learn Uranus's location because the World Government knew his family's hereditary duty to care for Uranus.
• Bright invited Red-Hair and his crew to stay at Fish-Man Island until the final war, and Red-Hair accepted.
• Bright decided to retrieve Pluto from Wano Country and contact their allies after bringing the Red Hair Pirates to Fish-Man Island.
• Bright coated Uranus in a bubble, and the group traveled beneath the sea to Fish-Man Island, where Uranus's arrival caused a sensation.

Bright brought Uranus to Vegapunk’s laboratory in the Sea Forest, where Vegapunk examined the ancient creature and Shanks reunited with Rayleigh and Shakky. Marines and pirates gathered together, and Bright said they could win the coming war if they stayed united.

• Bright brought Uranus to the Sea Forest, where Vegapunk excitedly examined the creature and its connection to Bikan technology.
• Shanks reunited with Rayleigh and Shakky, who recalled caring for Uranus when he was young.
• Ryokugyu joined the reunion, followed by Garp, Tsuru, Kizaru, Fujitora, Momousagi, and Chaton.
• Tsuru acknowledged that Roger, Rayleigh, and Shanks had helped prevent Uranus from becoming another enemy at God Valley.
• Fujitora said the gathered forces might win, and Bright declared that unity would secure victory in the coming war.

Bright gathered with Shanks, Uta, Rayleigh, Garp, and Tesoro, then left to open Wano Country and uncover Pluto. He planned to find Zunesha first because they had agreed to work together.

• Uta reunited with Shanks, and the Red-Hair Pirates rescued her from his unsteady one-handed spinning.
• Bright showed Tesoro Uranus, explaining that Shanks had taught him Haki.
• Shanks introduced Uta to Rayleigh and Garp, and the group discussed Luffy and the end of the Great Pirate Era.
• Bright told Shanks and Rayleigh he was leaving to prepare for his battle with Imu, while Rayleigh agreed to study Roger's training information.
• Bright headed for Wano Country to open it and reveal Pluto, intending to find Zunesha and honor their agreement.

Bright and Zunesha began opening Wano Country to the world by destroying the walls that had isolated it for eight hundred years. Zunesha’s assault sent the inland sea rushing away and revealed land as Wano Country prepared for a new era.

• Bright found Zunesha and told him it was time to open Wano Country and reveal Pluto.
• Bright called Yamato, who welcomed the plan and said Wano Country had been waiting for this day.
• Zunesha carried Bright to Wano Country, where Yamato, Denjiro, and the retainers confirmed that the people were prepared.
• Bright lifted the group into the sky as Zunesha struck and began breaking through Wano Country’s high walls.
• Zunesha pushed through the walls, causing the inland sea to drain and submerged land to emerge.

Bright revealed that Pluto, one of the Ancient Weapons, was hidden beneath Wano Country and said its power was needed to defeat their final enemy. After Zunesha drained the sea and destroyed the surrounding walls, Bright located Pluto under the Flower Capital and pulled the enormous ship from a lava lake.

• Bright told Yamato and the samurai that Wano Country had been sealed to hide Pluto, a weapon left by Joy Boy.
• Zunesha destroyed Wano Country’s walls and washed mud from the exposed land, revealing its ancient plains and coastline.
• Bright said he would retrieve Pluto and flew toward the Flower Capital after sensing the weapon underground.
• Bright transformed into his Dragon Human form and melted a passage through the land to reach a lava-filled cavern.
• Bright used Flame Cloud to pull a huge black metal ship from the lava, revealing Pluto.

Bright brought Pluto out of its underground chamber and carried it across Wano to Yamato and the others, where Yamato eagerly explored the warship. Inside Pluto, a gentle voice welcomed Den Black as its successor.

• Bright found a pre-dug passage and smashed through its sealed walls to bring Pluto out from beneath Wano.
• Bright carried Pluto to the ruins where Yamato and the others were exploring, and Yamato leaped up to see the ship.
• Bright set Pluto down and warned Yamato that it needed maintenance after centuries in magma.
• Bright opened Pluto's entrance and took Yamato inside to explore the ship.
• When Den Black stepped through the doorway, Pluto lit up and a gentle voice welcomed him as its successor.

Bright entered Pluto and met the ancient weapon’s artificial intelligence and ship spirit, who pledged to help him in the final war. With Yamato and Wano Country also offering support, Bright prepared to take Pluto back and urged Yamato to gather forces.

• Bright and Yamato entered Pluto and heard its calm voice explain that it was the ship itself, not a living creature.
• Pluto recognized Zunesha’s arrival as the promised moment and identified Bright as the successor Joy Boy had awaited.
• Bright met Pluto’s projected form in the central control room and learned that it combined Birka’s artificial intelligence with a ship spirit.
• Bright told Pluto that another Pluto was being completed and Uranus had been reclaimed, and Pluto pledged its power for the final war.
• Yamato offered the help of herself and Wano Country, and Bright agreed before urging her to gather forces and preparing to take Pluto back.

Bright brought Pluto to Fish-Man Island, where the ancient battleship reunited with Vegapunk and the others. With all three Ancient Weapons gathered, Bright began preparing for the coming conflict by arranging Observation Killer training with Shanks.

• Bright carried Pluto from Wano Country to Fish-Man Island and placed him in the coral forest.
• Vegapunk arrived, recognized Pluto as an extraordinary ancient ship, and eagerly questioned him about the past.
• Rayleigh, Shanks, and the Marines arrived, and Bright confirmed that all three Ancient Weapons had been gathered.
• Bright told Rayleigh it was time to begin training, and Rayleigh revealed that Shanks could teach Bright Observation Killer.
• Bright accepted Shanks's offer to train him so he could face Imu without being outmatched in Observation Killer.

Bright learned how Observation Killer worked from Shanks as the World Government gathered allies and considered recruiting prisoners from Impel Down. Bright then confirmed that Katakuri would attack the government from within when the war began, and promised he would not be alone.

• Shanks explained that Observation Killer restrained and disrupted its user's aura to interfere with other people's Observation Haki, then described how it felt to use the technique.
• The Five Elders discussed their shortage of powerful fighters and decided to summon several Shichibukai and Katakuri.
• The Five Elders proposed recruiting some of Impel Down's prisoners to bolster the World Government's forces.
• Bright learned that the government had contacted Katakuri and told him to strike from within when the war began.
• Katakuri agreed to Bright's plan, and Bright hinted that others would join him.

Bright secured support from Elbaf and other minority tribes while training to master Observation Killer. He then escorted Vice Admiral Garp, Vice Admiral Tsuru, and their allies to meet hidden New World Marine forces and help establish a new Marine force.

• Bright contacted the Minority Tribe Alliance, whose members joined his side, and Elbaf's Giant Tribe pledged its support.
• Bright continued training Observation Killer under Teacher Shanks and made rapid progress.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru told Bright that many Marine soldiers and several hidden branch Vice Admirals were ready to follow them and form a new Marine force.
• Bright offered to escort the Marines and provide material support from Fish-Man Island, and Vice Admiral Garp thanked him.
• Bright led the Marines toward the New World, where the hidden Vice Admirals and their troops awaited them.

Bright brought Garp, Tsuru, and the Marines who had broken with the World Government to a hidden island, where they committed to fighting Imu and creating a new order. After leaving them to prepare, Bright returned to Fish-Man Island to train and build strength for the approaching war.

• Bright brought Garp and the other Marine leaders to a deserted island where thousands of Marines were gathered.
• The Marines declared that the World Government had become their enemy and vowed to pursue true justice in the coming war.
• Bright left after promising that logistics teams would bring supplies, and Tsuru and Garp assured the Marines that he could be trusted.
• The Marines reflected on their past conflict with Bright and Fisher Tiger, then agreed to prepare for war.
• Bright returned to Fish-Man Island, continued training as his forces grew, and quickly succeeded in his training.

Bright mastered Observation Killer and began considering how to detect someone using it, while the World Government prepared to attack Fish-Man Island. Im ordered the destruction of Eve and the relocation of Mary Geoise.

• Bright tested Observation Killer on Queen Otohime and successfully stopped her from hearing his inner voice.
• Bright planned to train with Red-Hair and try to trace an opponent's Observation Haki through the disrupted presence.
• The Five Elders told Im that the undersea troops were nearly ready and proposed sending them against Fish-Man Island.
• Im rejected their plan and ordered them to destroy Eve and prepare to relocate Mary Geoise.

Lord Im used the Final Weapon to bombard the Red Line, destroying Mary Geoise and opening a breach directly above Fish-Man Island. As falling rock threatened to crush the island, Bright rushed upward to stop the disaster.

• Bright and the people of Fish-Man Island prepared for war while the island remained peaceful.
• World Government officials and Celestial Dragons evacuated Mary Geoise into temporary settlements deeper in the Red Line.
• Lord Im fired the colossal Straw Hat-shaped ship’s beams into the Red Line, vaporizing Mary Geoise and blasting open the wall.
• While training with Red-Hair in the Sea Forest, Bright sensed the attack and heard the deep sea rumble.
• Bright transformed and shot upward as chunks of the collapsing Red Line began falling toward Fish-Man Island.

Bright realized Imu was destroying the Red Line to bury Fish-Man Island and raced to protect it. He enlisted Shirahoshi and used his awakened Flame Clouds to catch the collapsing rock, but the avalanche continued to overwhelm him.

• Bright concluded that Imu had chosen to abandon Mary Geoise and collapse the Red Line onto Fish-Man Island.
• Bright reached Ryugu Palace, told Neptune that Imu was attacking, and hurried to find Shirahoshi.
• Bright asked Shirahoshi to command the Sea Kings to stop the falling rocks, and she sent out the call.
• Bright transformed into his awakened dragon form and spread a vast sea of Flame Clouds above Fish-Man Island.
• Bright caught falling boulders and tried to block the surrounding rock avalanche, but the growing collapse began to strain him.
• Reinforcements arrived as Bright struggled to keep the rocks from burying Fish-Man Island.

Bright and the Sea Kings stopped the falling rocks and surging stone from destroying Fish-Man Island, but Imu’s bombardment had made the island unsafe. Bright and Queen Otohime began evacuating everyone aboard Noah so Shirahoshi could lead them to a new home on the surface.

• Alexander and the Sea Kings arrived to help Bright block falling rocks and stop the torrents of stone surrounding Fish-Man Island.
• Bright called Neptune and ordered him to have Queen Otohime address the island and send everyone to Noah in the Sea Forest.
• Queen Otohime told the people that the shattered Red Line left Fish-Man Island vulnerable and urged them to abandon their homeland for the surface.
• The people accepted the evacuation, gathered their belongings, and began the great migration toward Noah.

Fish-Man Island’s residents evacuated onto Noah while Bright and the Sea Kings shielded them from falling rocks. When Imu’s bombardment stirred violent whirlpools that threatened the island, Bright called on Pluto for help.

• Jinbe directed the residents into Noah and told Bright that the evacuation would take a little over an hour.
• Bright asked Jinbe to maintain order while he and the Sea Kings continued blocking falling rocks.
• Explosions from Imu’s bombardment created powerful whirlpools that shook Fish-Man Island’s protective bubble and endangered the evacuation.
• Bright told Alexander to keep commanding the Sea Kings, then left the defense of Fish-Man Island to summon Pluto.
• Pluto appeared before Bright and said it was ready to sortie.

Bright brought Pluto into the sea battle against Imu’s Final Weapon, setting up a direct clash between the ancient warships. The chapter ended with both sides firing their main guns at once.

• Bright and Pluto rose from the deep sea, and Pluto assured Bright that its firepower could match Imu’s Final Weapon.
• Imu surveyed the destruction of the Red Line and wondered what Bright would do next as his bombardment continued near Fish-Man Island.
• Pluto fired from beneath the sea and struck Imu’s floating ship, which survived behind a protective barrier.
• Pluto declared that it would destroy Imu to inherit Joy Boy’s will, while Bright and Imu promised to defeat each other.
• Bright and Pluto faced Imu’s Final Weapon, and both ships fired their main guns simultaneously.

The Sabaody Archipelago was destroyed by the Red Line’s collapse and a vast tsunami as Bright and Imu fought above the sea. After learning that the enemy warship’s shield was its greatest strength, Bright and Pluto exchanged fire with it until Vegapunk reported that everyone had boarded Noah and the Sea Kings were towing it away.

• The Red Line was blasted open, causing the Sabaody Archipelago to break apart and its survivors to cling to floating mangrove trees.
• A clash of beams between the distant warships created a huge explosion and tsunami that swept away the remaining survivors.
• Pluto told Bright that the enemy warship had an exceptionally powerful shield and that Pluto could break it only by repeatedly striking the same spot.
• Imu challenged Bright to die in their final battle, and the two warships began exchanging cannon fire.
• Bright used clouds to maneuver Pluto and evade attacks while Pluto maintained its shield, bringing their battle to a stalemate.
• Pluto received Vegapunk’s message that everyone had boarded Noah and the Sea Kings were towing it from Fish-Man Island, so Bright prepared to leave the battlefield.

Bright and Pluto fought their way past Im’s floating warship and escaped into the New World. Bright then headed back to Fish-Man Island to retrieve Vegapunk’s laboratory and the unfinished Pluto Unit 2 before the coming final battle.

• Bright ordered Pluto to fire all its cannons while he raced through the shattered Red Line toward the New World.
• Im pursued Bright, but Bright and Pluto used their speed and return fire to widen the distance between them.
• Im and Pluto fired enormous light cannons at the same time, and the collision’s shockwave pushed both ships apart.
• Bright wrapped Pluto in clouds and escaped Im once again, leaving Im to consider how to counter Pluto’s speed and the future threat of another Ancient Weapon.
• After confirming Im was no longer pursuing them, Bright took Pluto underwater toward Fish-Man Island to retrieve Vegapunk’s laboratory and the unfinished Pluto Unit 2.

Bright led five million Fish-Man Island residents aboard Noah toward the New World after the Red Line was breached, while arranging supplies and carrying Vegapunk’s base and the unfinished Pluto with them. The island was left behind in darkness as the evacuation began.

• Jinbe told Bright and Neptune that Noah and the residents were ready to depart, and Bright reassured Neptune that the logistics company could supply them.
• Bright ordered Shirahoshi to have the Sea Kings take Noah toward the New World.
• Bright told Tesoro and the others that the Red Line had been breached and confirmed he would take Vegapunk’s base, the Seraphim project, and Pluto along.
• Bright wrapped the Sea Forest base in clouds and moved it beside Noah as Shirahoshi’s Sea Kings began towing the ship.
• Bright watched Fish-Man Island disappear into darkness as its artificial sun illuminated Noah’s departure.