Chapter Summaries

Bright faced Apu, a Longarm Tribe genius whose Devil Fruit let him turn his body into instruments and attack with soundwaves, but none of Apu’s attacks harmed him. Tesoro stopped Bright from finishing Apu and offered him a place as the instrumentalist in his planned group, leaving Apu to choose between death and worldwide fame.

• Bright told King Rody that Apu would be fine and invited him to attack.
• Apu used drumbeats to strike Bright with a powerful explosion, but Bright emerged unharmed.
• Apu attacked with piano blades and other soundwaves, yet Bright remained unharmed while Tesoro recognized the value of his ability for the stage.
• Bright appeared before Apu and grabbed his head, leaving Apu terrified he would be crushed.
• Tesoro persuaded Bright to spare Apu and offered him a choice between being killed and becoming a world-famous superstar.

Bright and Tesoro continued their tour of minority races, building support for Bright’s alliance and advancing Tesoro’s talent show. The Five Elders learned of Bright’s plans and decided to confront him at the Reverie, while Bright and Tesoro set their sights on Zou.

• Tesoro chose Apu as the Longarm Tribe’s contestant, and Apu eagerly agreed to become a star after learning about the opportunity.
• Bright and Tesoro spent two days in the Longarm Tribe before sailing away, with Bright promising the king that he would bring more races into the alliance.
• The Five Elders learned that Bright was trying to unite minority races and decided to investigate the Dyna Stone incident and address Bright at the Reverie.
• Bright and Tesoro visited the Longleg Tribe and the Snakeneck Tribe, whose people agreed to join the alliance, while Tesoro planned auditions for their talent show.
• Bright and Tesoro left the Snakeneck Tribe and chose Zou as their next destination.

Bright and Tesoro reached Zunesha and flew their gold-covered ship up to the forest on his back. They encountered the Mink Tribe, who challenged them as intruders.

• Bright and Tesoro found Zunesha walking through the sea and approached the giant elephant by ship.
• Tesoro used his awakened power to make the gold-covered ship fly up beside Zunesha.
• Bright heard sorrow and guilt in Zunesha’s call but could not understand its words.
• Bright and Tesoro flew above the forest on Zunesha’s back and were spotted by the Mink Tribe.
• Nekomamushi leaped onto the ship and demanded that the outsiders state their purpose.

Bright and Tesoro met Nekomamushi on Zou and sought cooperation with the Mink Tribe. After Bright revealed he had visited Wano Country, Nekomamushi summoned Inuarashi, and the two kings prepared to discuss matters together.

• Nekomamushi confronted Bright and Tesoro when they arrived, but Bright earned his trust by recounting a story from the Roger Pirates that Rayleigh had told him.
• Nekomamushi welcomed Bright and Tesoro as friends and offered to host them at a banquet.
• Bright asked about Inuarashi and explained that he and Tesoro wanted to discuss cooperation with Zou.
• Nekomamushi agreed to let interested Minks join the talent show but said Zou already had an ally and initially refused an alliance.
• Bright mentioned that he had visited Wano Country the previous year, prompting Nekomamushi to summon Inuarashi.
• Inuarashi arrived at Nekomamushi’s residence, and the two kings agreed to hear Bright out.

Bright told Nekomamushi and Inuarashi about Wano Country’s suffering and the surviving resistance, then proposed an alliance against Kaido and Orochi. The two Mink rulers agreed to join Bright despite learning that he wanted something in Wano Country.

• Bright described how Kaido’s forces and Orochi’s shogunate had ruined Wano Country, prompting Nekomamushi to rush off and Inuarashi to argue with him.
• Bright stopped Nekomamushi and Inuarashi from fighting and told them that Kawamatsu had survived and that escaped prisoners were gathering to resist Kaido and Orochi.
• Bright told the two rulers that Kaido’s daughter had joined the resistance and wanted to carry on Oden Kozuki’s will.
• Inuarashi questioned Bright about his alliance with Kaido, and Bright explained that Kaido stood in the way of something he wanted in Wano Country.
• Nekomamushi and Inuarashi agreed to form an alliance with Bright against the Beasts Pirates.

Bright and the Minks agreed to join forces against Kaido, though they planned to wait until they were fully prepared. During a tour of Zou, Bright and Tesoro discovered a massive red stone inside a great tree.

• Nekomamushi and Inuarashi agreed to fight alongside Bright against Kaido and the Beasts Pirates when the time was right.
• Tesoro suggested a banquet, and the Minks celebrated with Bright and his companions in Whale Forest.
• Bright spoke with Carrot, who declared that she would grow strong and search the seas for a paradise full of carrots.
• The next day, Nekomamushi and Inuarashi took Bright and Tesoro on a tour of Zou.
• Bright and Tesoro found a massive red stone inside a great tree, and Bright recognized it as the second one.

Bright and Tesoro left Zou after securing an alliance with the Mink Tribe and obtaining a Road Poneglyph rubbing. As they headed for Elbaf, Charlotte Linlin called Bright and asked him to visit Whole Cake Island for a task.

• Tesoro reacted with shock when Bright revealed the Road Poneglyph, and Inuarashi and Nekomamushi trusted Bright with its secrets.
• Inuarashi said the group would infiltrate Wano Country, contact Kawamatsu and the others, and wait for a chance to defeat the Beasts Pirates.
• Bright and Tesoro left Zou after Tesoro arranged for the Mink Tribe to organize his talent show and the Mink leaders exchanged promises of help with them.
• Zunesha sprayed water over Zou, and Bright used Armament Haki to shield the departing ship from the rain.
• Bright and Tesoro sailed toward Elbaf, where they hoped to win the giants' support for uniting the world's minority races.
• Charlotte Linlin called Bright and invited him to Whole Cake Island to ask him to do something for her.

Bright and Tesoro visited Whole Cake Island, where Charlotte Linlin asked Bright to take Katakuri to Elbaf and try to ease her conflict with the Giant Tribe. After the banquet, Charlotte Linlin suffered a food-addiction relapse and began rampaging through the castle.

• Bright and Tesoro arrived at Whole Cake Island and met Charlotte Linlin, who showed them her newborn children with Doflamingo.
• Charlotte Linlin told Bright that Doflamingo was bound with Seastone and abandoned in the forest, and Tesoro went to mock and film him.
• Charlotte Linlin asked Bright to bring Katakuri to Elbaf and help ease her conflict with the Giant Tribe, and Bright agreed.
• Bright and Tesoro stayed for a banquet before returning to their rooms for the night.
• Bright woke to explosions and fire, and Tesoro warned him that Charlotte Linlin had gone mad as she rampaged while demanding sweets.

Bright and Tesoro watched Charlotte Linlin rampage through the castle during a hunger fit, while Katakuri tried to restrain her and buy time for the cake to be prepared. When Charlotte Linlin used Soul Spell against the fearful Katakuri, Bright intervened, leaving him alive but the confrontation unresolved.

• Bright and Tesoro watched Charlotte Linlin destroy the castle as she demanded chocolate cake, while Bright listened to the panicked voices with Observation Haki.
• Katakuri tried to stop Charlotte Linlin with mochi after she struck down a family member who pleaded with her to stop.
• Bright told Tesoro that Katakuri had no chance of defeating his berserk mother, though he could try to hold her back.
• Charlotte Linlin used Soul Spell on Katakuri, whose fear let his soul begin to rise from his body.
• Bright descended, grabbed Charlotte Linlin by the head, and slammed her into the ground, interrupting Soul Spell as Katakuri called his name.

Bright stopped Charlotte Linlin’s rampage by overpowering her and keeping her contained until the Charlotte Family brought her a cake. The next day, he left with Tesoro and Katakuri, setting sail for the Giant Kingdom.

• Bright recalled his earlier conversation with Katakuri and stepped in to protect him from Charlotte Linlin.
• Bright blocked Charlotte Linlin’s punch and threw her into the ground, stunning the Charlotte Family officers.
• Bright held Charlotte Linlin down while Katakuri’s family prepared a chocolate cake, which she devoured before falling asleep.
• Perospero thanked Bright for preventing further destruction, and Charlotte Linlin later laughed off the incident and said she would remember his favor.
• Bright and Tesoro boarded their ship with Katakuri and departed for the Giant Kingdom as Charlotte Linlin waved goodbye.

Bright tried to persuade Katakuri to stop fearing Charlotte Linlin and become a stronger, gentler protector for the Charlotte Family. He suggested that Fish-Man Island needed a partner like Katakuri, leaving him shaken by the possibility.

• Tesoro worried that Charlotte Linlin might secure an alliance with the Giant Kingdom before Bright and Tesoro could.
• Bright told Tesoro he planned to speak with Katakuri about his doubts.
• Katakuri dwelled on his helplessness during the night Charlotte Linlin killed one of his younger siblings.
• Bright confronted Katakuri about how his fear of Charlotte Linlin held him back and warned that she threatened the family as well as protecting it.
• Bright urged Katakuri to become a more benevolent protector of the Charlotte Family and suggested Fish-Man Island needed an ally like him.

Bright and Katakuri talked aboard the ship and began building an alliance, while Bright encouraged Katakuri to overcome his fear and remove his scarf. The ship reached the coast of the Giant Kingdom, where another ship appeared and called out to them.

• Tesoro wondered why Bright wanted to speak with Katakuri, then saw them emerge from the cabin chatting happily.
• Bright called Katakuri their friend, but Katakuri said they were not that close, so Bright regarded them as allies instead.
• Bright urged Katakuri to stop holding on to his fear, and Katakuri removed the scarf he had worn to hide his face.
• Bright, Tesoro, and Katakuri spotted the island ahead, and Tesoro confirmed with the Eternal Pose that they had reached their destination.
• As they approached the Giant Kingdom's coast, another ship appeared and someone aboard called out to them.

Bright, Tesoro, and Katakuri arrived in Elbaf and met a group of giants who recognized Bright as the Emperor of the Deep Sea. After Bright defeated the giants who challenged him, they brought him to their village, where the locals eagerly gathered to see his strength.

• Bright, Tesoro, and Katakuri spotted giants fishing near Elbaf and approached them to request an audience with the king.
• Giant Uncle recognized Bright from the newspapers and agreed to take the visitors to a village so an elder could contact the royal capital.
• Bright and his companions landed on Elbaf and followed Giant Uncle and the other giants inland.
• Giant Uncle challenged Bright to a fight, and Bright defeated him and the young giants in seconds.
• Giant Uncle led Bright to his village, where the giants gathered around Bright, excited by his strength.

Bright and his companions traveled through the Giant Kingdom after Bright defeated the warriors of a village and joined their feast. At the palace, the Giant King challenged Bright to prove his purpose through battle.

• Bright defeated the village's adult giant warriors, and the elder welcomed him with a feast.
• Bright, Tesoro, and Katakuri celebrated with the giants until Prince Loki arrived to escort them to the capital.
• Loki apologized for interrupting the feast and promised them a grander one, while warning Bright not to take offense at his father's presumptuousness.
• At dawn, Loki brought Bright and his companions to the palace, where the Giant King demanded that Bright convince him through battle.

Bright fought the Giant King in the palace training ground after the king eagerly challenged him. Their opening attacks matched, and Bright prepared to use his full strength as the duel escalated.

• The Giant King welcomed Bright with a challenge, while Prince Loki apologized to Bright's companions for his father's enthusiasm for fighting.
• The Giant King struck first with the Giant Tribe's Hagoku, and Bright answered with Current Drive—Secret Art—Warrior's Pierce.
• Bright and the Giant King collided in a burst of force that shook the training ground and lit the night sky.
• Bright kicked the Giant King's axe with Current Drive—30,000 Volt Whirlwind Kick, and both fighters staggered from the impact.
• The Giant King praised Bright and called for him to reveal his true strength, and Bright gathered lightning and black thunderbolts to end the fight quickly.

Bright defeated the Giant King in a fierce battle, then began negotiating an alliance with the Giant Kingdom. The Giant King acknowledged Bright as an equal but doubted the alliance would benefit his already powerful nation.

• Bright and the Giant King clashed with Conqueror's Haki Infusion, and Bright's speed and strength overwhelmed the king.
• Bright struck the Giant King with Ogre Tile Straight Punch, sending him crashing onto the training field.
• The Giant King got back up, praised Bright's strength, and ended the fight.
• The Giant King said Morgans had told him about the proposed alliance and invited Bright to explain it.
• The Giant King questioned the alliance's usefulness, saying the Giant Kingdom was the strongest country in the world.

Bright, Tesoro, and Black secured the Giant Kingdom’s agreement to join the Minority Tribe Alliance despite World Government opposition. After leaders finalized their cooperation by Den Den Mushi, Bright declared the alliance officially established, and the Giant King called for a banquet.

• The Giant King said the World Government had sent agents to oppose the alliance, while Loki explained that they had urged his father to reject Bright’s invitation.
• Bright promised the alliance would become a world-changing power and provide goods designed for Giants, and the Giant King agreed to join.
• The Giant King asked Bright to visit and fight him, approved Tesoro’s plan to bring a Giant star into his company, and refused to negotiate with Charlotte Linlin.
• Bright convened the alliance members by Den Den Mushi, and the leaders finalized their mutual support and cooperation.
• Bright announced the Minority Tribe Alliance’s establishment, and the Giant King proposed a celebratory banquet.

Bright, the Giant King, and their allies publicly announced the Seven-Corner Alliance, uniting several minority races. Morgans spread the news worldwide, leaving the seas stunned by the alliance’s potential to shift the balance of power.

• Bright, Tesoro, the Giant King, and Prince Loki shared a banquet while discussing life at sea with Katakuri.
• Morgans arrived and asked Bright and the Giant King whether he should announce the alliance to the world, and they agreed.
• Tesoro told Morgans that preparations for the talent show were complete, and Morgans began promoting it alongside the alliance.
• Morgans sent the alliance announcement to the World Economic News Agency, whose News Birds delivered newspapers across the seas.
• People around the world reacted with shock to news that the Giant Kingdom, Fish-Man Island, and five other races had formed the Seven-Corner Alliance.

Bright established the Seven-Corner Alliance, a coalition of seven races that sent shockwaves across the world and alarmed rival powers and the World Government. As the Five Elders considered how to deal with Bright, Tesoro’s long-awaited talent show was about to begin.

• Bright founded the Seven-Corner Alliance and became its leader, with the Giant King and the other races accepting the alliance.
• News of the alliance spread worldwide, frightening people who believed its combined strength surpassed that of the Emperors and the Rocks Pirates.
• Charlotte Linlin raged over Katakuri’s failure and worried about Bright’s growing power, then ordered Doflamingo brought to her.
• Kaido complained that Bright had gained the Giant Tribe, renewed his anger over the Poneglyph, and told King to keep searching for Yamato.
• The Five Elders discussed Bright’s growing influence, considered investigating his possible ties to Tom’s disappearance and the Dyna Stone theft, and weighed speaking with him at the Reverie.
• Bright remained unaware of the Five Elders’ decision as Tesoro prepared to begin his talent show.

Tesoro’s talent competition became a worldwide sensation as registrations opened, while the Giant King explained that the Giant Tribe had waited eight hundred years for a chance to help usher in a new age. By the end, a distinctive young applicant named Uta registered for the competition.

• The Giant King saw Bright and his companions off, then told Prince Loki that the Giant Tribe had waited eight hundred years for the moment to become the sword that opened the way to a New Genesis.
• Tesoro selected registration sites across several seas for human applicants while the minority races began their own selection process.
• After Bright and his companions passed through Totto Land and returned Katakuri to Whole Cake Island, registrations officially opened across the selected countries and minority races.
• Tesoro told Bright that the human registration sites were overwhelmed, with crowds traveling long distances and several stampedes occurring.
• A registration worker asked a red-and-white-haired girl her name, and she answered that she was Uta.