Chapter Summaries

After returning to Fish-Man Island, Bright agreed with King Neptune and Jinbe to attend the upcoming Reverie and discussed strengthening the Seven-Corner Alliance. The chapter ended as Otohime prepared to compete in the talent selection, with preliminary auditions beginning the next day.

• Bright returned to Fish-Man Island after parting from Tesoro in Dressrosa and met with King Neptune and Jinbe.
• Neptune celebrated Bright's success in securing an alliance with the Giant Tribe, and Bright stressed the importance of maintaining their friendship.
• Bright and Neptune agreed to build factories in Dressrosa and nearby countries to produce goods for the giants.
• Neptune revealed that Fish-Man Island had received an invitation to the Reverie, and Bright agreed to accompany him; they decided Fish-Man Island would attend.
• Bright and Neptune discussed economic support for the Seven-Corner Alliance, then learned Otohime had entered the talent selection to become a star and change the world's view of Fish-Man Island.

Fish-Man Island’s auditions for Tesoro’s World's Number One Selection began, drawing widespread attention through a live broadcast. Queen Otohime joined as a contestant and immediately won the support of the island’s audience.

• Tesoro scheduled Fish-Man Island’s auditions first, and thousands of applicants registered for the selection.
• Bright and Shyarly watched the live broadcast begin outside Mermaid Cafe.
• The host introduced World's Number One Selection and explained that auditions would narrow contestants to around a hundred before choosing one winner.
• The host recognized Queen Otohime among the contestants, and she asked Fish-Man Island to support her as a future star.
• The audience and contestants cheered for Queen Otohime, making her the clear favorite on Fish-Man Island.

Queen Otohime and contestants from several races competed in the worldwide talent show, whose popularity surged as the auditions were livestreamed. When a girl named Uta stunned viewers with her singing during the Dressrosa auditions, Tesoro reconsidered his planned lineup, while someone on a New World island recognized her.

• Queen Otohime sang at the Fish-Man Island auditions, advanced to the next round, and gained recognition across the world.
• Tesoro told Bright that the auditions were thriving and that Morgans had urged him to expand the livestream venues.
• Apu impressed viewers at the Longarm Tribe auditions by playing music with his body, while the Longleg and Snakeneck Tribe broadcasts also drew strong audiences.
• Uta sang during the Dressrosa auditions, captivating Bright, Shyarly, and Tesoro with her voice.
• A fat man ran to a ship in the New World and called out that the singer was Uta.

Uta’s singing made her famous worldwide, and Tesoro decided to make her the world’s number one singer despite his plans for Princess Violet. Luffy and the Red-Hair Pirates learned that Uta was pursuing her dream, and Shanks set out to visit Tesoro before deciding whether to see her.

• Uta’s performance captivated audiences worldwide, and a newspaper interview spread her dream of creating a peaceful New Genesis.
• Shyarly asked Bright whether Tesoro would protect Uta, while Bright wondered why she seemed familiar to him.
• Tesoro told Bright that Uta had ruined his plan to help Violet debut, but he ultimately vowed to make Uta the world’s number one singer.
• Luffy showed Ace the news about Uta and decided to train harder so he could impress her when they met again.
• Shanks read about Uta, and after discussing whether to visit her with Beckman, he decided the Red-Hair Pirates should first visit Tesoro.

The Mink Tribe, Giant Tribe, and Tontatta auditions brought new excitement to the World's Number One Selection as the contest grew in popularity. In Dressrosa, Tesoro's plans were interrupted when Red-Hair Shanks arrived unannounced to meet him.

• Pedro hosted the Mink Tribe auditions, where Minks performed a mix of unusual tricks and conventional talents.
• The Giant Tribe and Tontatta appeared in the broadcasts, astonishing audiences with their contrasting size and appearance.
• Fish-Man Island became the next audition destination as excitement over the selection contest spread.
• Tesoro celebrated the growing crowds in Dressrosa and imagined ushering in a Great Age of Entertainment.
• Tanaka warned Tesoro that a special visitor wanted to see him, and Tesoro found Red-Hair Shanks waiting in his office.

Red-Hair visited Tesoro and asked him to look after Uta, revealing that she was his daughter. Bright arrived expecting a confrontation, but joined the gathering after learning the truth, and Red-Hair asked whether Bright was Rayleigh’s disciple.

• Tesoro nervously stalled Red-Hair while waiting for Bright to arrive.
• Red-Hair told Tesoro that Uta was his daughter and asked him to help take care of her.
• Bright rushed to Dressrosa and arrived to find Tesoro chatting with Red-Hair and the Red Hair Pirates.
• Tesoro explained that Red-Hair wanted him to nurture Uta into a world-famous superstar, and Tesoro agreed.
• Tesoro proposed a banquet, and Red-Hair asked Bright whether he was Rayleigh’s disciple.

Bright and Tesoro hosted Red-Hair and the Red Hair Pirates, building a friendly connection through their shared ties to Rayleigh and Uta. After the pirates departed, Bright warned Tesoro that something might be wrong with Uta, as the worldwide talent competition reached its final stage.

• Bright told Red-Hair that Rayleigh had guided him in Haki, and Red-Hair said Rayleigh had taught him too.
• Tesoro hosted a banquet where Bright and Red-Hair reminisced about Rayleigh and Red-Hair entrusted Uta to Bright and Tesoro's care.
• Red-Hair promised to help Bright and Tesoro if they encountered trouble, then departed with the Red Hair Pirates.
• Tesoro lamented that they had not strengthened their relationship with Red-Hair further, and Bright warned him to be careful around Uta.
• The talent competition's contestants entered the main event, and the competitions for every race reached their final stage.

Fish-Man Island hosted the final round of its idol selection, drawing crowds from across the world as Otohime and two other contestants prepared to compete. While Bright and Tesoro dealt with the event’s popularity and security strain, a group plotting against the island launched an operation as the showdown began.

• Tesoro praised the selection’s success as Bright warned that the influx of visitors had strained Fish-Man Island’s security.
• A covert group decided to use the event and the island’s shortage of manpower to investigate its secrets.
• Fish-Man Island residents and visiting fans argued over Otohime’s advancement while waiting to enter Gid Colon Plaza.
• Tesoro opened the final showdown, and the three remaining contestants appeared before the crowd and a worldwide broadcast audience.
• Bright watched from the plaza wall as the covert group began its operation.

Queen Otohime won Fish-Man Island’s competition final with overwhelming popular support, and Uta won the human division. The story left the contestants ready to form the group in Dressrosa.

• The three mermaid finalists performed, and Otohime’s festival song moved the audience and earned her first place in the opening round.
• Otohime won the remaining rounds and claimed the Fish-Man Island championship, while Bright ordered his subordinates to strengthen security amid the crowd’s excitement.
• The Five Elders watched the broadcast and discussed their efforts to investigate Fish-Man Island.
• Bright and Shyarly watched Uta perform, and viewers’ cheers made her the final group member.
• The group’s formation was set to take place in Dressrosa.

Queen Otohime traveled from Fish-Man Island to Dressrosa to join the first idol group, leaving Shirahoshi behind and meeting her future colleagues. She arrived safely and enthusiastically greeted Uta, who privately dismissed her as an unworthy rival.

• Tesoro warned Bright that the idol group's first performance would draw a dangerous crowd in Dressrosa, and Bright said Jinbe would escort Queen Otohime.
• Queen Otohime departed Fish-Man Island after tearfully saying goodbye to Shirahoshi and promising to share Fish-Man Island's songs with the world.
• Jinbe escorted Queen Otohime to Dressrosa, where Tesoro welcomed her as the sixth group member to arrive.
• Tesoro brought Queen Otohime to meet five colleagues, including Uta and the Tontatta champion.
• Queen Otohime praised Uta's singing and declared her own determination to perform, while Uta inwardly dismissed her and claimed the group's spotlight for herself.

The eight winners of Tesoro’s talent show gathered to form a group, and Uta challenged Queen Otohime for the lead vocalist position. After Uta’s powerful performance, Otohime embraced her and asked whether singing hurt her, leaving Uta bewildered.

• Queen Otohime greeted the group’s members, including Princess Mansherry, while Tesoro explained that the Tontatta had joined because the alliance could protect them.
• Uta asked who would be the group’s central member and lead vocalist, and Otohime proposed a singing contest to decide.
• The final two members, a female giant and a fox Mink girl, arrived, but only Uta and Otohime chose to compete.
• Uta sang first, moving the listeners and leaving the Snakeneck Tribe singer impressed by her talent.
• Otohime hugged Uta while sobbing and asked whether singing hurt her, and Uta stared at her in confusion.

Queen Otohime used her heartfelt singing and compassion to reach Uta, whose pain and longing for maternal affection overwhelmed her. Days later, Tesoro’s All Stars debuted to great success, while Bright prepared for King Neptune to attend the Reverie.

• Queen Otohime embraced Uta and recognized her pain, prompting Uta to angrily reject her concern.
• Queen Otohime sang Uta’s song with raw emotion, stirring Uta’s memories and bringing her close to tears.
• Queen Otohime comforted Uta and promised to help her be happy, while Uta became too overwhelmed to face her afterward.
• Tesoro told Bright what had happened and hoped Otohime’s bond with Uta would improve their relationship with the Red Hair Pirates.
• Tesoro’s All Stars held a hugely successful first performance in Dressrosa.
• Bright received the Government’s invitation for King Neptune to attend the Reverie in Mary Geoise the following week.

Bright and King Neptune prepared to attend the Reverie, wary that the World Government would try to tighten its control over Fish-Man Island. As they departed, the Five Elders arranged a disguised pirate attack to investigate two forbidden locations on the island, and a Marine warship appeared ahead of Bright and Neptune's vessel.

• Jinbe, King Neptune, and Bright agreed that Fish-Man Island should attend the Reverie while avoiding an outright break with the World Government.
• Jinbe entrusted Neptune's safety to Bright, who promised to bring a secret weapon to Mary Geoise.
• The Five Elders planned to disguise several New World pirate crews and send them after Fish-Man Island's sealed mine area and the forbidden depths of the Sea Forest.
• Jinbe promised to guard Fish-Man Island as Bright and Neptune departed aboard a warship.
• Bright and Neptune reached the surface waters of Paradise, where a Marine warship approached and a lounging man remarked on the Emperor of the Deep Sea's presence.

Bright and King Neptune traveled to Mary Geoise under Admiral Aokiji’s escort and met King Cobra and Princess Vivi of Alabasta along the way. After the kings greeted each other, they reached the summit of the Red Line and arrived at Mary Geoise.

• Aokiji escorted Bright and Neptune from Fish-Man Island, while Bright’s guards followed in their own ship.
• At the Government base beneath the Red Line, Bright and Neptune boarded a bubble ship to ascend to Mary Geoise.
• Vice Admiral Aokiji greeted King Cobra, Princess Vivi, and their guards, Pell and Chaka.
• Vivi recognized Bright from his movie, and Bright promised to get her an autographed photo from Tesoro.
• Bright, Neptune, Cobra, and their companions boarded the ascending bubble ship and arrived at Mary Geoise.

Bright, King Neptune, and King Cobra arrived at Mary Geoise for the Reverie, where Bright saw through the World Government’s claims of equality and heard the suffering beneath its moving road. As the kings gathered in Pangu City, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu discussed Bright’s strength, while the Five Elders considered whether to act or meet him first.

• Bright and the kings arrived at Mary Geoise, where Bright used Observation Haki to hear the anguished people pushing the road beneath them.
• The officials brought Bright and the kings through Pangu City, where Bright dismissed the Empty Throne’s claim to symbolize equality as a lie.
• Neptune reunited with King Riku, Elizabello II, and other allied kings, while King Cobra greeted Riku as an old acquaintance.
• Aokiji met with Kizaru and Akainu, and they discussed Bright’s strength and the possibility of conflict with the government.
• In the Room of Authority, the Five Elders discussed whether to begin acting or meet Bright first.

At the gathering of kings in Pangu City, Bright described Fish-Man Island to Princess Vivi before a government official summoned him to meet the Five Elders. Bright entered the World Government’s highest center, where he sensed others were present as well.

• Kings gathered around Neptune and Bright to build ties with Fish-Man Island.
• Princess Vivi asked Bright to tell her about Fish-Man Island, and he patiently described its location, customs, and culture.
• Wapol arrived at the hall, and a government official told Bright that the Five Elders wanted to see him.
• Bright followed the official through Pangu City and sensed additional people inside the room beyond the Five Elders.
• Bright opened the door, entered, and announced himself to the Five Elders.

Bright met with the Five Elders, who questioned his alliance-building and demanded that he bring his allies closer to the World Government. He placated them and left, while they secretly prepared to investigate Fish-Man Island ahead of the Reverie's opening ceremony.

• Bright met the Five Elders and accepted tea from the blond Elder before they questioned his ties to the Giant Tribe and other minority races.
• Bright argued that his alliance benefited the World Government and promised to show sincerity by trying to bring his allies closer to it.
• Bright sensed the Elders' suspicion and concealed his real intentions while agreeing to their demands.
• After Bright left, the Five Elders decided to put a collar on him and ordered Zero to prepare an operation for the next day.
• The Reverie's official opening was scheduled for the next day.

Bright attended the Reverie with Neptune and witnessed the kings present proposals and argue over them. After Wapol tried to slap the Little Princess, Bright stopped him and knocked him unconscious, while Jinbe received news that pirates had invaded Fish-Man Island.

• Bright and Neptune attended the opening of the week-long Reverie, where the Five Elders explained how the kings would present and vote on proposals.
• Wapol asked the World Government to send troops to suppress his people, but Cobra opposed his request and blamed Wapol's brutal rule.
• During the break, Wapol pretended to slip and tried to slap the Little Princess, but Bright caught him and threw him to the floor.
• Bright struck Wapol with an invisible burst of spirit, leaving him unconscious, then warned the Little Princess to be careful.
• Jinbe received a report that pirates had invaded Fish-Man Island.

Bright let Wapol be taken away while the Reverie continued, and Jinbe faced a sudden surge of pirate attacks across Fish-Man Island. After learning that pirates had also targeted the mine and other sensitive locations, Jinbe realized the raids might be coordinated and rushed to respond.

• Bright watched Dalton's guards carry Wapol away and considered how the Munch-Munch Fruit could make him useful as a producer.
• Jinbe noticed several pirate fleets attacking Fish-Man Island and decided to capture survivors to question them.
• A fish-man reported that pirates had attacked the deep-sea mine, so Jinbe hurried there to protect its secret Seastone deposits.
• Mark and several fish-men moved a sealed boat of ore through the mine, but a panicked group knocked it over and one of them slipped a hand into Mark's pocket.
• Jinbe defeated the pirates outside the mine, then learned that more pirates had appeared in the industrial district and at the Sea Forest.

Jinbe responded to coordinated pirate attacks on Fish-Man Island, where attackers also tried to infiltrate the Sea Forest arsenal. Bright learned what happened while attending a meeting in Mary Geoise and was left to decide how to protect the island without exposing its secrets.

• Jinbe suspected the attacks were a diversion and sent forces to protect Sea Forest.
• Franky, Iceburg, and Tom stayed inside the arsenal while human intruders, guided by fish-men, attacked its defenders.
• Tom and his apprentices joined the fight with their weapons, and Fish-Man Island's warriors captured the attackers.
• Jinbe questioned the captured leader and worried that Tom and his apprentices' information had been exposed to the World Government.
• Bright received Jinbe's account during the meeting in Mary Geoise and sighed over the threat to his efforts to preserve peace.