Chapter Summaries

Bright went to Wano Country to force Kaido to withdraw from the war against the NEO Marines. In the Flower Capital, he met Kyo Shiro and offered to help him strike while Kaido was away.

• Binz warned Zephyr that the Beasts Pirates and the Marines' fleet were too powerful to face head-on, but Bright arrived and told them to keep the Marines occupied.
• Bright said he would persuade one of the other forces to withdraw, then transformed into a dragon and flew to Wano Country.
• Bright reached the Flower Capital and entered Kyo Shiro's residence after the ronin returned home from drinking.
• Bright reassured Kyo Shiro that he had come to help and asked where his people were.
• Bright told Kyo Shiro that Kaido was away and that they could begin by dealing with someone in Wano Country.

Bright arrived in Ringo and reunited underground with Kawamatsu, Hyogoro, and Yamato, who had joined the resistance against Kaido and Orochi. He said he was not ready to reclaim Wano yet, but planned to target Orochi and help Yamato grow strong enough to protect the country.

• Bright followed Kawamatsu’s portrait-guided contact into a hidden underground chamber in Ringo.
• Bright warmly reunited with Kawamatsu and Hyogoro, then greeted Yamato, whom the retainers had helped after she was hunted by the Beasts Pirates.
• Yamato declared that she would follow Oden’s example and lead everyone to victory, while Kawamatsu and Hyogoro encouraged her.
• Kawamatsu asked whether Bright had come to begin the fight to reclaim Wano, and Bright said he still needed to make Kaido return and build the country’s strength.
• Bright identified Orochi as his immediate target, and Kawamatsu agreed before inviting everyone to celebrate with a feast.

Bright and the Kozuki allies launched their attack on Orochi during a banquet in the Flower Capital, and Kawamatsu repeatedly killed him despite his power to revive. Kawamatsu carried Orochi away to face the people of Wano Country he had harmed.

• Komurasaki played a fierce piece on her Shamisen as Bright entered Orochi's banquet and used his willpower to knock out everyone except her.
• Kawamatsu and Hyogoro attacked Orochi while Yamato struck Fukurokuju aside and declared it was the Kozuki family's time for revenge.
• Hyogoro pinned Orochi down as Kawamatsu stabbed his heart, but Orochi transformed into an eight-headed serpent and revived.
• Kawamatsu slashed all eight of Orochi's heads, and Hyogoro shattered his heart with a Ryuo strike when he revived again.
• Orochi begged for his life, but Kawamatsu stabbed his heart once more and carried him out of the Castle Keep.

Kawamatsu executed Kurozumi Orochi before the people of the Flower Capital, while Bright and Yamato prepared to pressure Kaido. After learning that Bright, Yamato, and the Kozuki remnants were heading for Onigashima, Kaido flew into a rage and transformed into a dragon.

• The people of the Flower Capital gathered at the Castle Keep as Kawamatsu repeatedly killed Orochi and denounced him before the crowd.
• Kawamatsu killed Orochi for the final time, and the people roared in approval.
• Bright told Yamato to wait before confronting Kaido, and Yamato vowed to master advanced Haki techniques.
• Bright said it was time to begin the next step of their plan to draw Kaido back.
• Queen reported that Bright, Yamato, and the Kozuki remnants had defeated Orochi and were heading for Onigashima, prompting Kaido to transform into a dragon.

Bright prepared to evacuate Onigashima before Kaido returned, but stayed behind to confront him. Bright revealed a dragon form and matched Kaido’s attacks, ending the chapter as thunder gathered overhead.

• Kawamatsu told Bright that everyone had been brought under control and that they needed to retreat from Onigashima.
• Bright warned Kawamatsu to hide because Kaido would intensify his search after Orochi’s death and the fall of the Beasts Pirates’ stronghold.
• Bright sensed Kaido’s return and told Kawamatsu and Yamato to retreat while he stayed behind.
• Kaido attacked Onigashima with Heat Breath, and Bright transformed into a crimson dragon and countered with his own Heat Breath.
• Kaido unleashed Demolition Gust, but Bright’s larger storm of wind blades overwhelmed it and struck Kaido without harming him.
• Bright challenged Kaido to prove whose ability was stronger as thunder rumbled and the sky darkened.

Bright battled Kaido and King above Onigashima while Yamato escaped across the sea with the others. After overpowering King and matching Kaido in repeated clashes, Bright charged into a final attack as Kaido launched Thunder Bagua.

• Garb and Kawamatsu saw Bright and Kaido facing each other as the ship left Onigashima, while Yamato watched the dragons from the island.
• Bright summoned a storm of lightning that struck Kaido and King, giving Yamato time to leap away and run across the frozen sea.
• Kaido broke through Bright's dark clouds and sent King after Yamato, but Bright intercepted King and punched him into Onigashima.
• Bright and Kaido exchanged powerful attacks, and their clash swept the clouds from the sky as Yamato continued to flee.
• Bright sensed that Yamato and the others had escaped, then charged Kaido with King's Punch as Kaido met him with Great Majesty—Thunder Bagua.

Bright used all his stored energy to strike Kaido with a devastating King's Punch, then left Wano Country to join Teacher Zephyr before the Marines found them. The Marine fleet remained unable to locate Zephyr, but learned that Bright had gone to Wano Country.

• Bright converted all his stored energy into a King's Punch that shattered Onigashima's skull and sent Kaido flying.
• Kaido survived by using Flame Clouds to keep himself from falling into the sea, but Bright's punch left him gravely injured and afraid.
• Bright flew away from Wano Country and headed toward the first half of the New World to meet Teacher Zephyr and confront the Marine fleet.
• Kizaru complained that the Marines still had no reliable trace of Zephyr, while Akainu and the other Admirals waited for a chance to trap him.
• A Den Den Mushi rang and informed the Marine fleet that Bright had gone to Wano Country.

Bright returned from Wano after forcing the Beasts Pirates to withdraw, and he joined Zephyr’s NEO Marines to plan how to overcome the Navy’s three-Admiral pincer. The chapter ended with Zephyr agreeing to use a despicable tactic and Bright saying they first needed to locate the Navy.

• Akainu learned that Bright had appeared in Wano and that Kaido had turned back, while Kizaru and Akainu discussed the danger Bright posed.
• The Five Elders ordered Cipher Pol to find Zephyr quickly, hoping Bright would appear when the Navy fought him.
• Bright returned to the NEO Marines’ island after settling matters in Wano and told Zephyr that the Beasts Pirates had withdrawn.
• Zephyr explained that Sakazuki and Borsalino led the main fleet while Kuzan commanded a nearby supporting fleet, creating a pincer formation.
• Bright and Zephyr agreed they needed to lure the Navy apart by presenting it with two targets, and Zephyr hinted that the plan involved his former disciples.
• Bright said the NEO Marines first had to determine the Navy’s location.

Aokiji diverted his fleet to answer a distress call from the unprotected Kingdom of Nicosia, leaving Akainu and Kizaru to pursue the NEO Marines. At the port, Zephyr and Bright used Blood Axe Joseph’s attack to lure Aokiji toward them, and the Marine warships appeared on the horizon.

• A messenger told Aokiji that Cipher Pol had spotted the NEO Marines near Ackley Island, and Aokiji agreed to head there.
• A second message reported that Blood Axe Joseph had attacked the Kingdom of Nicosia, so Aokiji diverted his fleet to help.
• Akainu and Kizaru continued toward their target while Aokiji’s fleet sailed for Nicosia.
• Zephyr and Bright forced Blood Axe Joseph to occupy the port town and wait for them.
• Zephyr predicted Aokiji would come, and the Marine warships appeared in the distance.

Bright and Zephyr confronted Aokiji's fleet after Bright detected Aokiji and two powerful Shichibukai aboard. Bright's Conqueror's Haki incapacitated most of the pirates and Marines, and the story left Bright facing Ochoku and the other Shichibukai while Zephyr prepared to fight Aokiji.

• Aokiji sensed that the island was strangely quiet as Ochoku and Miss Bakkin urged him to finish the pirates and move on to fight Zephyr.
• Bright told Zephyr that Aokiji and two other powerful figures were approaching, including an old acquaintance, and they set out to meet the fleet.
• Bright unleashed overwhelming Conqueror's Haki that destroyed the harbor's pirate ships and knocked out most of the pirates and Marines.
• Bright arrived above the fleet with Zephyr, and Aokiji recognized his former teacher while Ochoku identified Bright as the source of the Haki.
• Bright assigned Aokiji to Zephyr and said he would deal with the other Shichibukai.

Bright and Zephyr began fighting Aokiji, Ochoku, and Weevil after Aokiji froze the sea to protect the Marine ships. Bright quickly crippled Ochoku and seized Miss Bakkin while Weevil was distracted, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Bright assigned Zephyr to hold off Aokiji while he faced Ochoku, Weevil, and the others.
• Aokiji used Ice Age to freeze the sea before the battle began.
• Zephyr attacked Aokiji, and the two crashed through the Marine warship's deck into its interior.
• Bright struck Ochoku with King's Warrior Pierce, leaving him badly wounded and unable to fight.
• Bright distracted Weevil by claiming Whitebeard had arrived, then appeared beside Miss Bakkin and grabbed her by the head.

Bright defeated Weevil, Miss Bakkin, and the Marine Vice Admirals, then joined Zephyr in capturing Aokiji. The chapter ended with Zephyr holding Aokiji after using seastone to overcome his freezing power.

• Bright used Miss Bakkin as a hostage to make Weevil surrender, then knocked both of them unconscious.
• Bright quickly defeated the Marine Vice Admirals on the deck.
• Zephyr emerged from below deck, where Aokiji had frozen him, and reacted with disbelief at Bright's victories.
• Aokiji attacked Bright with Ice Ball, but Bright smashed through the ice and continued fighting.
• Zephyr struck at Aokiji, grabbed his wrist with his seastone hand, and defeated him.

Bright and Zephyr defeated Aokiji’s fleet and captured the Admiral, then set off to attack Akainu and Kizaru’s fleet. Their next assault began when a monster burst from the sea and tore through Akainu’s ship.

• Bright restrained Aokiji with Seastone handcuffs after defeating his fleet.
• Zephyr told Aokiji that they planned to defeat Akainu and Kizaru next.
• Ain arrived with the NEO Marines, and Zephyr handed the captured Navy soldiers and stranded pirates over to her.
• Bright carried Zephyr through the sky toward Akainu and Kizaru’s fleet.
• Akainu questioned why Aokiji had not reported in, and Kizaru tried to contact him.
• A monster erupted from beneath Akainu’s warship, split it in two, and sprang into the air.

Bright ambushed Akainu and Kizaru’s fleet, then fought Akainu in the sky using his Great Fire Dragon Torch. Akainu survived Bright’s devastating attack but landed badly burned on a warship as Bright pursued him.

• Bright rose from beneath the sea, split a Navy warship in half, and used his Conqueror’s Haki to overwhelm the fleet’s Marines.
• Kizaru attacked Bright, but Teacher Zephyr intercepted him and began fighting him in the sky.
• Akainu launched Great Eruption at Bright, who countered with Great Fire Dragon Torch and shattered the magma fist.
• Bright struck Akainu with his blazing, Haki-coated body and drove him toward the sea.
• Akainu escaped falling into the water by erupting magma beneath himself, then landed on a warship with severe burns.
• Bright approached Akainu and claimed his ability was superior, while Akainu refused to give up.

Bright fought Akainu and Kizaru in the sky above the sea, overcoming their awakened Logia powers with his strength and elemental attacks. He trapped Akainu in a massive waterspout, while Zephyr warned Kizaru that he was about to suffer the same fate as Akainu and Kuzan.

• Akainu and the Vice Admirals attacked Bright, but his flaming armor and tail easily withstood their assaults and shattered Akainu’s magma.
• Kizaru awakened his Logia powers and bombarded Bright with beams of light, but Bright destroyed them as Zephyr attacked Kizaru.
• Akainu unleashed an awakened Meigo punch, but Bright dodged it and blasted him away with a breath of lightning and fire.
• Bright created fire tornadoes and a huge waterspout that trapped Akainu, whose magma attacks could not break free.
• Kizaru watched Akainu struggle in the waterspout until Zephyr warned him that he would soon join Akainu and Kuzan.

Bright and Zephyr defeated the Marine forces, capturing Akainu, Aokiji, and most of their troops while Kizaru escaped. Bright took the prisoners away and told Morgans about the victory, setting up a report that would shake the world.

• Bright kept Akainu trapped in a waterspout while Kizaru realized Zephyr had also captured Kuzan and other Marine forces.
• Kizaru admitted defeat and fled, leaving his comrades behind.
• Zephyr decided to seek the captured Marines' surrender and release those who refused, while keeping the officers.
• Bright lifted the Marine ships and prisoners with Flame Clouds, and Zephyr shackled Akainu with Seastone.
• Bright called Morgans and told him that everyone except Kizaru had been captured, prompting Morgans to celebrate the coming news.

The Navy and World Government reeled after Bright and Zephyr’s forces inflicted a crushing defeat, capturing Akainu, Aokiji, and many officers. As the Five Elders debated how to limit the fallout and rescue the captives, news of the Navy’s loss spread across the seas.

• At G-5 Base, Kizaru reported the Navy’s unprecedented defeat to Sengoku, who struggled to accept Bright and Zephyr’s victory.
• Tsuru urged Sengoku to consider the damage to the Navy’s and Government’s authority, and Sengoku decided to report the defeat to the Government before planning a rescue.
• At Mary Geoise, the Five Elders argued over how to contain the defeat and retrieve Sakazuki, Kuzan, and the captured officers.
• The Five Elders rejected exposing Bright’s role or confronting him directly, and considered negotiating because they had no reliable way to defeat him.
• The World Economic News Agency distributed reports of the defeat, and people across the world learned that Akainu and Aokiji had been captured.

The Navy’s crushing defeat by Bright and Zephyr sent the world into panic and made the NEO Marines a source of hope for nations outside the World Government. As the New World’s powers reacted, Zephyr visited his captured former disciples to talk about the state of the world.

• News spread that the Navy’s two fleets had been defeated, with Kizaru the only expedition participant to escape and the rest captured.
• Allied kings feared the Navy could no longer protect them, while non-member nations celebrated the NEO Marines’ victory.
• Charlotte Linlin praised Bright and Zephyr’s achievement and decided to contact Bright again.
• Kaido vowed revenge on Bright and ordered King to continue searching Wano for Yamato and the other enemies.
• Zephyr visited the imprisoned red and blue men, his former disciples, and proposed talking about the world.

Zephyr explained his plan to establish the NEO Marines as an independent protector of nations outside the World Government, but Akainu rejected his argument and Aokiji remained silent. After Zephyr failed to sway the two captive admirals, Bright told him the World Government wanted to negotiate, and Zephyr agreed to hear them out.

• Zephyr spoke with his imprisoned disciples Akainu and Aokiji about his plans after the NEO Marines' victory.
• Zephyr said he would form a new Navy and an alliance with non-member nations, offering them protection in exchange for financial support.
• Akainu condemned Zephyr's plan and warned that opposing the World Government would benefit Bright, while Zephyr argued that the Government chiefly protected the Celestial Dragons' authority.
• Zephyr left the cell and told Bright that words alone would not change Akainu and Aokiji's convictions.
• Bright informed Zephyr that the World Government wanted to negotiate, and Zephyr agreed.

Bright and Zephyr negotiated with the World Government over the captured Marines, refusing to release senior officers and demanding a large ransom. The talks ended with Tsuru considering Zephyr’s terms and countering with a demand for the release of Vice Admirals.

• Bright and Zephyr agreed to negotiate with the World Government, while the Five Elders failed to locate them and ordered the Marines to prepare.
• Sengoku contacted Zephyr by Den Den Mushi and asked him to release all the prisoners, but Zephyr refused to free Sakazuki and the other senior officers.
• Zephyr offered to release officers below Rear Admiral rank and ordinary Marines, then threatened to end the negotiations when Sengoku objected.
• Tsuru took over the negotiations and asked Zephyr to state his terms.
• Zephyr demanded fifty Buster Call-level warships with equipment and ten billion berries, and Tsuru countered that Vice Admirals must also be released.