Recaps

King Riku tried to gather ten billion Beli to appease Doflamingo, but Doflamingo took control of him and his soldiers. Bright and his allies arrived to confront the Donquixote Family, and Pica raised a colossal stone giant as Bright moved to stop him.

• King Riku ordered the Riku Army to solicit donations from the citizens to raise ten billion Beli before dawn.
• Tanaka appeared and told King Riku that someone would deal with Doflamingo, but Doflamingo arrived and used Parasite Thread to control King Riku and the soldiers.
• Bright and his allies, including Tesoro and Jinbe, arrived and freed King Riku and the soldiers by severing Doflamingo's strings.
• Doflamingo confronted Bright's group, and Tesoro provoked him by mentioning his former Celestial Dragon status and the government's involvement.
• Doflamingo unleashed Birdcage over King's Highland, while Pica transformed the surrounding stone into a giant and raised a massive fist.
• Bright said he would handle Pica and shot into the air, estimating it would take thirty seconds.

Bright defeated Pica’s stone giant and joined Jinbe and Tesoro against Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family. Bright held off Doflamingo’s awakened thread attacks, but was swallowed by a massive wave of threads as Doflamingo prepared another assault.

• Bright sliced apart Pica’s stone giant, pierced its chest, and knocked Pica out of it with powerful shockwaves.
• Jinbe revealed that he had captured Doflamingo with a thread whip, and Bright reunited with his companions on King’s Highland.
• Doflamingo awakened his powers, turning the palace and ground into threads, while Jinbe and Tesoro charged at the Donquixote Family officers.
• Tesoro sent Tanaka and Baccarat to find the dangerous girl Bright had warned him about, while Bright engaged Doflamingo.
• Doflamingo trapped Bright in a thread cocoon and pierced it with Haki-coated spears, but Bright burst free and dodged his attacks.
• Doflamingo unleashed Sea Plain White Waves, engulfing Bright in a tidal wave of threads as he began another attack.

Bright, Jinbe, and Tesoro overwhelmed Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family, but Doflamingo escaped before they could capture him. As King Riku and Violet emerged, Kyros arrived and faced Bright, leaving their encounter unresolved.

• Bright broke free of Doflamingo’s thread attacks and used his speed and Haki to overwhelm him, while Jinbe and Tesoro defeated the Donquixote Family officers.
• Bright landed a powerful punch on Doflamingo, but Doflamingo recovered and escaped with his officers by using threads to launch them away.
• Bright decided not to pursue Doflamingo, explaining that revealing his ability would create problems with the government.
• King Riku and Violet emerged, and Bright asked whether the king had figured out how to calm the citizens.
• Kyros rushed up from the passage, confirmed King Riku was safe, and met Bright’s gaze with his hand on his sword.

After Doflamingo’s attack on Dressrosa, Bright and King Riku formed a political alliance, while Tesoro arranged to move his company headquarters there. Bright and Jinbe returned toward Fish-Man Island after learning that Otohime had come back with something incredible.

• Kyros apologized to King Riku for failing to protect him, and King Riku welcomed Kyros’s family back into the palace.
• Bright proposed cooperation between Fish-Man Island and Dressrosa, and King Riku accepted the alliance.
• Tesoro asked to move his company headquarters to Dressrosa, and King Riku welcomed the plan.
• King Riku told Bright that Pica had been captured and Bright advised him to use the incident to press the World Government for concessions.
• Bright and Jinbe left Dressrosa for Fish-Man Island while Tesoro headed to Umit Logistics.
• Neptune called Bright to say Otohime had returned to Fish-Man Island with something incredible.

Doflamingo accepted that he could not move against Dressrosa for now and planned to seek an alliance in Wano Country, while Bright warned Otohime that Fish-Man Island should not relocate to the surface until it could defend itself. The chapter left Otohime reconsidering her haste and trusting Bright to guide the island.

• Doflamingo told Trebol he would leave Dressrosa alone for now, negotiated with one of the Five Elders over Pica, and decided to visit Wano Country to seek allies.
• Otohime urged Fish-Man Island's people to relocate to the surface, while Neptune told Bright they resisted leaving their increasingly prosperous home.
• Neptune described Fish-Man Island's new technologies and school plans, and Bright said he would consult Rayleigh about teaching children Haki.
• Bright told Otohime that moving to the surface would risk the people's safety while the World Nobles remained a threat, and vowed to stop her if necessary.
• Neptune agreed with Bright, and Otohime tearfully admitted she might have been too impatient and asked Neptune what they should do.

Bright recruited Master Tom to lead Fish-Man Island’s military industry and brought Kokoro and her family back from Sabaody. He then met Rayleigh at Shakky’s Rip-Off Bar, intending to ask about Haki training.

• Bright told Arlong to keep training and said they would wait to go to the Blue Sea until their strength had grown further.
• Bright asked Master Tom to build weapons to protect Fish-Man Island, and Tom agreed to take charge of its military industry.
• Master Tom told Bright that Kokoro and her family had arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, so Bright collected them and sent them to the Sea Forest.
• Bright visited Rayleigh with liquor and said he was ready to rely on him, but first had something to ask.

Bright sought a gentler way to teach Haki to Fish-Man Island’s children and decided to visit Amazon Lily to ask Hancock about its meditation methods and discuss an alliance. He and Rayleigh set off across the Calm Belt aboard Alexander, a giant Sea King, bound for Amazon Lily.

• Bright asked Rayleigh and Shakky about gentler ways to teach children Haki, and they mentioned Amazon Lily’s meditation and the Six Powers.
• Rayleigh suggested Bright ask Hancock directly, and Bright decided to visit Amazon Lily to discuss training methods and cooperation.
• Bright persuaded Rayleigh to guide him by offering a year’s supply of alcohol and said they would not need a ship.
• Bright summoned Alexander, a giant Sea King, and told Rayleigh that Alexander would carry them across the Calm Belt.
• Rayleigh recognized Bright’s ability to communicate with Sea Kings as the Voice of All Things, and they departed for Amazon Lily.

Bright and Rayleigh reached Amazon Lily, where Rayleigh announced their arrival with Conqueror’s Haki. Boa Hancock agreed to give Bright five minutes to explain his request for cooperation between Amazon Lily and Fish-Man Island.

• Bright asked Rayleigh how strong Roger had been, and Rayleigh said Roger’s spirit could make even Bright struggle to stand firm.
• Bright and Rayleigh arrived near Amazon Lily aboard Alexander, then swam toward the island while leaving Alexander offshore.
• Rayleigh unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki to announce their presence, and Amazon Lily’s warriors confronted the two men with bows.
• Boa Hancock arrived and ordered the men to leave, but Rayleigh introduced Bright and explained that he sought cooperation between Amazon Lily and Fish-Man Island.
• Rayleigh asked Hancock to consider Bright a favor to him, and Hancock agreed to hear Bright out for five minutes.

Bright tried to win the Empress's cooperation by offering to bring supplies to Amazon Lily, but she rejected him. When he revealed that his Sun Pirates companions had been enslaved by the Celestial Dragons and said he wanted to overthrow the World Government, the Empress attacked, and Bright transformed into a crimson Dragon Human to continue their discussion.

• Rayleigh reunited with Sandersonia, Marigold, and Elder Nyon while the Empress spoke with Bright on the shore.
• Bright offered to transport supplies through the Calm Belt, but the Empress refused and ordered him to leave.
• Bright mentioned his companions' enslavement by the Celestial Dragons, triggering the Empress's Conqueror's Haki and attacks.
• Bright blocked the Empress's strikes, revealed his aim to overthrow the World Government, and challenged her fear of the Celestial Dragons.
• The Empress fired a Slave Arrow barrage, and Bright countered with Heat Breath before stepping forward in his crimson Dragon Human form.

Bright fought Boa Hancock after revealing that he knew her secret, then offered to cooperate with her to overthrow the World Government and end the persecution of Fish-Man Island. The chapter ended with Hancock asking what the cooperation would entail.

• Bright revealed his seawater-defying ability to Boa Hancock and asked her to keep it secret, prompting her to attack him with Grand Perfume Femur.
• Bright and Boa Hancock clashed along the coast while Rayleigh watched and told Sandersonia and Elder Nyon to let Hancock face the fight herself.
• Bright flew above Boa Hancock, stopped fighting, and sat with his back turned to prove he trusted her and wanted cooperation.
• Bright explained that he wanted to overthrow the World Government and end the slave trade and discrimination that had harmed Fish-Man Island.
• Boa Hancock asked Bright what the proposed cooperation would entail.

Bright and the Empress agreed to an alliance between Fish-Man Island and Amazon Lily, including trade, investment, and sharing Amazon Lily’s Haki Meditation Method. The chapter ended with Rayleigh proposing a celebratory banquet on the shore where Bright and Rayleigh had landed.

• Bright proposed an offensive and defensive alliance with the Empress and asked for Amazon Lily’s Haki Meditation Method.
• The Empress agreed to share the Meditation Method and cooperate, while warning Bright that she would kill him if he broke his promise.
• Bright proposed investing in Amazon Lily and building a Calm Belt transportation fleet using sea beasts supplied by Fish-Man Island.
• The Empress and Bright discussed the plan’s details, and Sandersonia, Marigold, Elder Nyon, and Rayleigh joined them.
• Rayleigh proposed a banquet to celebrate the alliance, and the group chose the shore where Bright and Rayleigh had landed.

After Bright revealed his goal of overthrowing the World Government, Hancock resolved to confront the Celestial Dragons and began cooperation talks with him. Elder Nyon came to trust Bright, and he and Rayleigh left Amazon Lily the next day with a copy of the Meditation Method.

• Hancock reassured Sandersonia and Marigold that they would wipe out the Celestial Dragons, while Elder Nyon learned Bright wanted to overthrow the World Government.
• Bright asked Rayleigh to teach him advanced Haki, and Rayleigh told him to master hardening first.
• Hancock announced at the banquet that Amazon Lily would cooperate with the Ryugu Kingdom, and Bright described Fish-Man Island to the Kuja Pirates.
• Bright told Elder Nyon he would challenge the World Government to secure a better future for Fish-Man Island, and she declared him trustworthy to Hancock.
• The next day, Sandersonia and Marigold gave Bright a copied Meditation Method, and Bright and Rayleigh departed Amazon Lily.

Bright secured Amazon Lily as an ally and brought its Haki meditation method back to Fish-Man Island, where Neptune prepared to open schools and train selected soldiers. A week later, the first school opened, and little Nana led the shy Shirahoshi inside to begin making friends.

• Bright told Rayleigh and Alexander about his battle with Snake Princess and studied Amazon Lily's meditation method before continuing his Conqueror's Haki training with Rayleigh.
• Bright reported his trip to Neptune and Jinbe, and they agreed to teach the meditation method discreetly at the new schools and to trusted soldiers.
• Bright arranged support for Amazon Lily and agreed that little Nana could enroll after Shyarly told him Mirian was worried about her admission.
• A week later, Bright visited the first school on Coral Hill as Mirian brought Nana and Neptune brought Shirahoshi.
• Nana introduced herself to Shirahoshi and led the shy princess into the school, while Neptune and Mirian watched them go.

Bright arranged weapons development and supplies for Amazon Lily, then led a convoy through the Deep Sea Current to deliver them. He and the convoy surfaced near Amazon Lily, ready to complete the delivery.

• Neptune told Bright that Master Tom had begun designing weapons and an underwater vessel, and Bright urged him to fund the work and explore weapons for sea beasts.
• Bright confirmed that supplies and ten sea beasts were ready for Amazon Lily and decided to deliver them himself.
• Bright met Nana practicing martial arts, heard her ask to take only martial arts classes, and declined to promise she could skip her other studies.
• Bright told Shyarly he would leave for Amazon Lily the next day, and she insisted she would not worry because she had foreseen the future.
• Bright led the sea beasts, supply ships, and Fish-Man warriors through the Deep Sea Current, and the convoy surfaced near Amazon Lily.

Bright delivered sea beasts, supplies, and technology to Amazon Lily, strengthening his alliance with the Kuja Pirates as the island began developing a Calm Belt shipping route. Later, he received an invitation to Big Mom’s Tea Party and hesitated over whether to attend while Tesoro arranged to meet him.

• Bright met Sandersonia and Marigold outside Amazon Lily and handed over ten sea beasts, supplies, and technology under their agreement.
• Bright returned to Fish-Man Island, where the Kuja Pirates began guiding merchant ships through the Calm Belt and Fish-Man Island continued developing its industries and schools.
• Bright received an invitation from Charlotte Linlin to attend a Tea Party on Whole Cake Island one week later.
• Tesoro called Bright after receiving an invitation too and said he was coming to Fish-Man Island to discuss whether they should attend.

Bright, Tesoro, and Jinbe prepared to attend Charlotte Linlin’s Tea Party in Totto Land, arranging support in case the Charlotte Family turned against them. Bright and Tesoro departed for Totto Land with Tesoro’s subordinates while Jinbe and the Sun Pirates followed underwater.

• Tesoro arrived at Bright’s office and worried that refusing Charlotte Linlin’s invitation would put him in danger.
• Bright agreed to attend the Tea Party with Tesoro, and Jinbe planned to hide with the Sun Pirates in the deep sea near Whole Cake Island.
• Bright contacted the Five Elders, who promised that Cipher Pol would cooperate if trouble arose at the Tea Party.
• Bright asked Jinbe to inform the Whitebeard Pirates before the group set out, then said goodbye to Shyarly.
• Bright and Tesoro traveled to Dressrosa to meet Tanaka and Baccarat before boarding a ship for Totto Land, while Jinbe and the Sun Pirates followed beneath the sea.

Bright and Tesoro arrived in Totto Land and were escorted to Whole Cake Island to meet Charlotte Linlin. The chapter ended as Linlin welcomed them and her overwhelming aura shook the group.

• Bright and Tesoro sailed into Totto Land while discussing the Charlotte Family’s surveillance and Jinbe’s safety.
• Charlotte Oven intercepted their ship, welcomed Bright and Tesoro, and led them toward Whole Cake Island.
• The group reached Whole Cake Island and traveled through its bustling, dessert-themed town to Charlotte Linlin’s castle.
• Owen brought Bright, Tesoro, Baccarat, and Tanaka before Charlotte Linlin, whose terrifying presence left them shaken.

Bright and Tesoro agreed to handle Umit’s former business with Charlotte Linlin, but she demanded a marriage alliance that would bring Fish-Man Island under her protection. Bright delayed his answer until the Tea Party, while Linlin prepared to monitor her guests and exploit Fish-Man Island’s shipping routes and wealth.

• Bright accepted Charlotte Linlin’s Tea Party invitation and stood between her and Tesoro, Tanaka, and their companion as her presence overwhelmed them.
• Tesoro offered the Charlotte Family better shipping services and lower prices through Bright’s fish-man fleet, and Linlin agreed to cooperate.
• Charlotte Linlin proposed a marriage alliance between Totto Land and Fish-Man Island, claiming it would protect the island from Whitebeard.
• Bright said he needed to consult King Neptune and Jinbe, and Linlin demanded his answer at the Tea Party in two days.
• After Bright and Tesoro left, Charlotte Linlin told Katakuri to monitor their Den Den Mushi and have Brulee watch them so she could use Fish-Man Island’s routes and underwater wealth.

Bright and his allies tried to manage Charlotte Linlin’s proposed marriage alliance while avoiding detection, and Bright secretly warned Jinbe and Neptune about the danger. After news of the alliance spread across the seas, the Tea Party began with Fish-Man Island’s relationship with Whitebeard at risk.

• Bright noticed the mirrors could be used for surveillance, turned most of them around, and secretly wrote plans with Tesoro.
• Bright and Tanaka slipped underground and reached Jinbe, where Bright told him the situation had become troublesome.
• Bright staged a call with Neptune about Charlotte Linlin’s marriage proposal, while Tesoro helped make the exchange sound genuine to Charlotte Brûlée.
• Perospero visited Bright to discuss cooperation and suggested Jinbe or a Ryugu Kingdom prince could serve as the marriage partner.
• Perospero brought Bright a newspaper reporting the proposed alliance, saying the news had spread and Charlotte Linlin would protect him if Whitebeard became angry.
• The day passed, and the Tea Party began.

Bright and Tesoro attended Charlotte Linlin’s Tea Party while preparing a backup escape plan and trying to make her trust them as partners. When Linlin demanded Fish-Man Island’s answer, Bright said the island still needed to discuss it, and Linlin accused it of abandoning him.

• Bright and Tesoro agreed to make Linlin’s scheme fail while appearing trustworthy, with Baccarat and Tanaka ready to help them escape if necessary.
• Cracker confronted Bright, but Katakuri stopped him and warned Bright to prepare for his answer to Linlin.
• Tesoro and Baccarat mingled with the guests to use Baccarat’s luck ability, while Bright met Morgans, Kibosen, and Du Feld.
• Linlin arrived at the Tea Party, and Bright left after receiving a call, drawing Katakuri’s attention.
• Bright returned and told Linlin that Fish-Man Island still needed to discuss its answer; Linlin accused him of being abandoned, and the party fell silent.

Bright used Charlotte Linlin’s anger and desire to recruit him to avoid a fight, persuading her to protect him and keep the Whitebeard Pirates occupied. He left the Tea Party planning to return to Fish-Man Island and take power from Neptune himself.

• Bright clashed his Conqueror’s Haki against Charlotte Linlin’s and learned to concentrate it into a small barrier, impressing Katakuri and Stussy.
• Katakuri glimpsed a future in which Bright dodged his attacks, and Charlotte Linlin offered Bright a place in her family.
• Neptune called Bright, and Whitebeard demanded that Charlotte Linlin hand him over; Charlotte Linlin refused and declared Bright under her protection.
• Bright asked to return to Fish-Man Island and claimed he could seize it from Neptune, while Charlotte Linlin agreed to keep the Whitebeard Pirates occupied.
• Charlotte Linlin ended the conflict and continued the Tea Party, while Tesoro marveled at Bright’s acting.

Bright secured Charlotte Linlin’s support by convincing her that helping him take control of Fish-Man Island could benefit her, then left Totto Land safely with his companions. After reuniting with Jinbe and the Sun Pirates, he learned that Whitebeard had come to nearby waters and wanted to meet him.

• Bright persuaded Charlotte Linlin to keep their arrangement secret and support his plan to seize Fish-Man Island, while promising cooperation with the Charlotte Family.
• At the Tea Party, the officers discussed Bright’s trustworthiness, and Stussy decided to leave Fish-Man Island’s new ties to her superiors.
• Bright and his companions said farewell to Charlotte Linlin and left Totto Land aboard their small boat, escorted to the harbor by Perospero.
• After reaching safer waters, Tesoro thanked Bright for protecting him, and the group agreed to meet Jinbe.
• Jinbe and the Sun Pirates emerged from the sea and told Bright that Whitebeard was nearby and wanted to see him; Tesoro asked to join the meeting.

Bright and the Sun Pirates reached Whitebeard’s island after the World Government discussed how to use Bright and investigate Fish-Man Island. Whitebeard welcomed them and began a banquet, leaving Bright and his companions celebrating their escape from Charlotte Linlin’s trap.

• The Five Elders learned from Stussy that Bright had misled Charlotte Linlin, then decided to preserve the lie as leverage and ordered Cipher Pol to investigate Fish-Man Island for clues about Tom and Pluto’s blueprints.
• On Onigashima, Doflamingo read that Fish-Man Island would rely on the Charlotte Family, while Kaido called for him.
• Bright, Jinbe, and their companions reached the Whitebeard Pirates’ island, where Marco greeted them and led them ashore.
• The Whitebeard Pirates cheered Bright for outsmarting Charlotte Linlin, and Jinbe thanked Whitebeard for protecting Fish-Man Island.
• Bright apologized and thanked Whitebeard, who dismissed the apology and praised Bright for fooling Linlin before starting a banquet.

Bright celebrated with the Whitebeard Pirates, received Whitebeard’s warning and combat guidance, then returned to Fish-Man Island amid rumors that it would submit to Big Mom. He set out to stage a move against Ryugu Palace, leaving Arlong excited and confused when Bright said it was only an act.

• Bright joined the Whitebeard Pirates’ banquet, where Whitebeard recalled Roger’s strength and Bright privately considered how to prevent Blackbeard from betraying the crew.
• Whitebeard rebuked Bright for handling Fish-Man Island’s danger alone, reminding him that the island and its people were family; Bright agreed and asked to learn Conqueror’s Haki infusion.
• Whitebeard demonstrated the technique and gave Bright some practical guidance before Bright, Jinbe, and Tesoro departed the Moby Dick.
• Bright parted ways with Tesoro, returned to Fish-Man Island with the Sun Pirates, and found the island stirred up by news that it might submit to the Charlotte Family.
• Arlong urged Bright to reject Big Mom’s protection, but Bright told him to gather men for a staged move against Ryugu Palace.

Bright staged a confrontation at Ryugu Palace to convince Charlotte Linlin that he was trying to take Fish-Man Island, while secretly coordinating with Neptune and Jinbe to prevent panic. After Queen Otohime calmed the residents, Bright fed Perospero a false account of Jinbe’s neutrality and peaceful-vote plan, leaving Charlotte Linlin to await his next move.

• Bright led a battalion toward Ryugu Palace, alarming Fish-Man Island’s residents, while Shyarly reassured the mermaids that he would not disappoint them.
• Shark Star confronted Bright outside the palace, but Neptune let Bright enter alone with him and Jinbe.
• Bright and Jinbe staged a fierce fight inside Ryugu Palace, damaging part of it, while Neptune objected to how far they took the drill.
• Bright and Neptune announced that the confrontation had been a drill, and Queen Otohime calmed the residents with a speech at Gid Colon Plaza.
• Bright told Perospero that Jinbe had proposed a peaceful contest for public support and a vote, and Perospero relayed the news to Charlotte Linlin.
• Charlotte Linlin cursed Jinbe and told Perospero to offer Bright whatever help he needed.