Chapter Summaries

Bright brought the new leaders of both sides to account after the war resumed, and Shirahoshi learned that powerful interests had blocked peace. The leaders revealed their fear of losing power and facing punishment, while Shirahoshi’s ability made them voice their thoughts.

• Bright summoned the leaders of both sides after Nana and Shirahoshi saw that the war was still raging.
• The new leaders claimed that the king and rebel leader had attacked each other, but Shirahoshi recognized their lies.
• Bright threatened the leaders with lightning and demanded that they explain why they had stopped the peace effort.
• The leaders admitted they wanted to keep fighting to protect their power or avoid a purge.
• Shirahoshi’s ability stirred their thoughts, and the king’s side leader revealed that the nobles’ interests prevented them from accepting peace.

Bright explained to Shirahoshi that people often defend their shared interests rather than seek understanding, and that Fish-Man Island must resist those who threaten it. He forced the two factions’ leaders to agree to end their war, then sensed a familiar presence approaching in a cloud as he prepared to leave.

• Bright explained that people often formed groups around shared interests and resisted anyone who threatened them.
• Bright told Shirahoshi that protecting Fish-Man Island was in their interest and that they had to strike back against those who harmed innocents.
• Bright threatened to wipe out both factions’ ruling classes if they continued the war, and their leaders immediately agreed to stop.
• Bright took Shirahoshi and Nana into the sky to return to the sea, but noticed a rapidly approaching cloud with a familiar presence.

Bright tried to escape Kaido with Shirahoshi and Nana, but Kizaru and Big Mom arrived and joined forces with Kaido against him. He faced the combined threat of the Emperors, a Marine admiral, and their allies as they prepared to attack.

• Shirahoshi sensed a frightening presence inside approaching clouds, and Kaido appeared in his azure dragon form to challenge Bright.
• Bright put Shirahoshi and Nana on his back and tried to flee toward the sea, but Kizaru intercepted them with a beam of light.
• Big Mom arrived aboard a ship powered by propeller Homies and called on Kaido and Kizaru to join her against Bright.
• Kaido's group revealed King, Queen, and Doflamingo, who threatened Bright as the gathered enemies prepared to attack.

Bright struggled to protect Nana and Little Princess while facing Charlotte Linlin, Kaido, and Kizaru, who each unleashed powerful attacks. As Bright prepared to break through and get the children to the sea, he sensed an unprecedented terror approaching from above the clouds.

• Nana worried that Bright was outmatched by Charlotte Linlin, Kaido, and Kizaru, while Bright explained that their conflicting interests made a fight unavoidable.
• Charlotte Linlin attacked Bright with Zeus’s lightning, Kaido struck with Heat Breath, and Kizaru unleashed Yasakani no Magatama.
• Bright countered their attacks and endured Kizaru’s barrage, rapidly recovering from his injuries.
• Kaido transformed into a Flame Dragon, Charlotte Linlin enlarged herself with stored souls, and Kizaru awakened the Glint-Glint Fruit.
• Bright decided to break through the three enemies’ encirclement so the children could reach the sea, but he sensed a terrifying presence descending from the clouds.

Bright battled Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and their allies while rushing toward the sea with Nana and another girl. After striking both emperors and escaping Kizaru’s interception, Bright plunged into the ocean as the approaching threat drew closer.

• Bright used his Observation Haki to sense a terrifying presence and rushed past Charlotte Linlin with the two girls.
• Bright evaded Charlotte Linlin’s sword strike and punched her hard enough to send her flying and make her vomit blood.
• Bright knocked Kaido back with his tail while Doflamingo, King, and Queen failed to damage him.
• Bright dove toward the sea, evaded Kizaru’s kick, and blasted him with lightning, fire, and wind.
• Bright struck Kizaru and plunged into the sea, while Kizaru realized he had been used to help Bright escape.

Bright escaped Kizaru, Charlotte Linlin, and Kaido by diving into the sea with Nana and the Little Princess, while Doflamingo noticed something ominous above the clouds. The chapter ended with an enormous object silently hovering over the sea and a voice in Pangu City saying, “What a pity.”

• Bright used Kizaru’s sword swing to escape into the sea, then carried Nana and the Little Princess into the depths.
• Kizaru told Charlotte Linlin that the operation had failed, and Linlin worried about Bright’s strength and his powerful allies.
• Doflamingo urged Kaido to leave after noticing that Bright had grown anxious and the clouds had split during their clash.
• Doflamingo told Kaido he had glimpsed something above the clouds, though he could not identify it.
• Bright suspected the object above the clouds was something as dangerous as Pluto, and an enormous object silently watched the sea.
• In the Flower Chamber of Pangu City, a voice said, “What a pity.”

After Kizaru’s failed attempt to stop Bright, the Navy and the Five Elders recognized him as an unprecedented threat and discussed preparing for war. Bright returned safely to Fish-Man Island, warned Zephyr and Dragon about the World Government’s Final Weapon, and the year changed to Marineford Era 1516.

• Kizaru told Sengoku that he could not stop Bright, even with Kaido and Charlotte Linlin fighting alongside him.
• Sengoku warned Fujitora and Ryokugyu never to face Bright alone and said no one might be able to defeat him head-on.
• The Five Elders lamented their failed attack and considered preparing for a war like the one eight hundred years earlier, invoking Joy Boy and Lord Im.
• Bright returned to Fish-Man Island with Shirahoshi and Nana, where Neptune welcomed them and Nana described her trip to the human world.
• Bright contacted Zephyr and Dragon, warned them about the World Government’s Final Weapon, and Marineford Era 1515 ended as 1516 began.

Bright and Tesoro discussed Shanks’s rise as a new Emperor of the Sea after his war with Kaido, while Bright chose to wait before intervening. Bright then visited the steel ship under construction in the Sea Forest and reflected on the need to reach Final Island before going to war with the government.

• Tesoro brought Bright news that Shanks had earned recognition as a new Emperor after holding his ground against Kaido and the Beasts Pirates.
• Bright and Tesoro discussed the crowded New World and the possibility that Charlotte Linlin would join Kaido’s war against Shanks.
• Bright told Tesoro to warn Shanks but wait to offer further help unless Charlotte Linlin formally entered the conflict.
• Tesoro focused on All Stars’ online concerts and Den Den Mushi broadcasts, which continued to build the group’s influence despite the government’s hostility.
• Bright visited the Sea Forest arsenal and saw Master Tom’s enormous steel ship taking shape.
• Bright and Master Tom agreed there was no need to rush the ship’s completion as Bright’s group still needed to reach Final Island and learn the government’s secrets.

Bright considered how to obtain the final Road Poneglyph and decided to intervene when Kaido sought Charlotte Linlin’s help against Shanks. Katakuri revealed that he planned to overthrow his mother’s rule, and Bright agreed to cooperate.

• Bright reviewed his three Road Poneglyph rubbings and considered using Kozuki Sukiyaki or Nico Robin to decipher them.
• Bright called Katakuri to ask about the war between Kaido and Red-Hair, and Katakuri explained that Kaido had asked Charlotte Linlin to join the fight.
• Bright said he would help Shanks because he was his friend.
• Katakuri told Bright that he was ready to overthrow Charlotte Linlin and planned to contact his siblings before choosing an opportunity during the war.
• Bright agreed to cooperate, and Katakuri ended the call, believing that the Charlotte Family would face disaster if they continued fighting Bright.

Bright planned to support Katakuri’s move against Charlotte Linlin while keeping his involvement hidden, and he warned Shanks that Kaido had asked the Charlotte Family to join the war. The chapter ended with Bright hinting that Shanks could seek help from a close friend.

• Tesoro questioned why Bright was starting the operation early, and Bright explained that Charlotte Linlin was preparing to join Kaido’s war.
• Bright said the plan depended on how much support Katakuri could gather within the Charlotte Family, and he decided to warn Shanks.
• Shanks and the Red Hair Pirates rested after fighting Kaido’s forces, believing they had held their own despite their injuries.
• Bright told Shanks that Kaido had requested Charlotte Linlin’s support, meaning the Red Hair Pirates might face both crews together.
• Shanks asked whether Bright would help him, but Bright declined to intervene directly and asked if Shanks had a very good friend.

Kaido and Charlotte Linlin prepared to join forces against Red-Hair, hoping to capture him and learn the location of the Final Island. As the Big Mom Pirates sailed toward the operation, Katakuri revealed his resolve to his siblings, leaving his next move unstated.

• Kaido told Charlotte Linlin to hurry to help him fight Red-Hair, and she agreed because capturing him could reveal the Final Island's location.
• Doflamingo predicted that Kaido and Linlin together could defeat Red-Hair, while Kaido declared his plan to reach the Final Island and challenge the World Government.
• Perospero questioned whether Kaido would truly share the Final Island's information, but Linlin said he needed allies against the coming threat from Bright.
• Linlin asked where Katakuri was and suggested she would test his strength, unsettling Perospero.
• Katakuri gathered Cracker, Smoothie, Owen, and Daifuku and clenched his fist as black lightning crackled over it; he asked whether they believed in him.

The Red Hair Pirates fought Kaido’s Beasts Pirates on a deserted island as Kaido revealed that Charlotte Linlin was joining the battle. Red-Hair hinted that he had prepared a surprise too, and Dracule Mihawk arrived by boat just as Linlin faced a powerful slash.

• Kaido led the Beasts Pirates in another attack on the Red Hair Pirates, and Red-Hair split Kaido’s Heat Breath with a slash from Griffin.
• Beckman, Yasopp, and Gab helped the Red Hair Pirates repel the fleet’s cannon fire as Kaido and his officers joined the battle.
• Red-Hair and Kaido clashed at the island’s center while their crews fought along the shore, and Red-Hair sensed Charlotte Linlin approaching.
• Linlin demanded information about Final Island, and Red-Hair told Kaido that he had prepared a surprise of his own.
• A green slash tore through the island as Linlin prepared to use Elbaf Spear, and Dracule Mihawk arrived by boat.

Dracule Mihawk arrived on the island to help Shanks and challenged Charlotte Linlin, while Shanks resumed his fight with Kaido. The battle remained uncertain as Kaido wondered why Linlin’s officers had not joined the fight.

• Dracule Mihawk arrived on the island, and Ben Beckman and Doflamingo recognized that another powerful fighter had entered the battle.
• Charlotte Linlin accused Mihawk of becoming Red-Hair’s ally, but Mihawk said he had come for the chance to fight the Emperors of the Sea.
• Mihawk challenged Charlotte Linlin, who summoned Zeus and Prometheus and charged at him.
• Mihawk and Linlin clashed their swords, tearing deep chasms through the island.
• Red-Hair charged at Kaido while Kaido wondered why Linlin’s officers had not yet joined the battle.

As the battle raged across the island, Charlotte Linlin wondered why the Charlotte Family had not joined the fight. Katakuri had captured Perospero and gathered his siblings to seize control of the family, then chose to wait.

• Queen complained that the Charlotte Family had not joined the fight while Lucky Roo dodged his attacks and Ben Beckman kept King at bay.
• Hawk Eyes cut Charlotte Linlin during their sword clash, while Red-Hair and Kaido continued battling amid the destruction.
• Katakuri restrained Perospero and the Charlotte Family members who had been preparing to follow Charlotte Linlin’s orders.
• Katakuri told Perospero that he would lead the family so their siblings would no longer fear being harmed by their own mother.
• Daifuku and the other elite siblings backed Katakuri, and Katakuri said they would wait.

After a prolonged battle left Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, Red-Hair, and Hawk Eyes exhausted, Katakuri arrived with his siblings and openly refused to obey his mother. Red-Hair and Hawk Eyes waited to see what the Charlotte siblings intended to do.

• Perospero realized Katakuri might be waiting for both sides to weaken before taking control of the battlefield, and worried that his mother was in danger.
• The Five Elders discussed the war and considered whether they should help Red-Hair if Kaido and Charlotte Linlin captured him.
• The four monsters fought through another day and night, until their Haki dwindled and Kaido's stamina and recovery gave him an advantage over Red-Hair.
• The Beasts Pirates and Red Hair Pirates stopped fighting as their leaders continued battling, while Charlotte Linlin blamed Katakuri for her children's absence.
• Katakuri arrived with his brothers and sisters, and when Charlotte Linlin ordered him to attack her enemies, he refused to obey her.

Katakuri led his siblings in openly rebelling against Charlotte Linlin, declaring that he would protect the family and bring it a new dawn. After they used earplugs to counter her Soul-Soul Fruit, Katakuri and Charlotte Linlin began fighting, ending with him disarming her with Doughnut Stab.

• Katakuri declared that he and his siblings would no longer obey Charlotte Linlin and that he would protect them.
• Katakuri and Charlotte Linlin clashed with Conqueror's Haki, and their strength appeared evenly matched.
• Charlotte Linlin tried to take her children's souls, but they blocked her Soul Spell with earplugs.
• Katakuri asked Kaido, Red-Hair, and Hawk Eyes not to interfere in the family dispute, and Red-Hair agreed.
• Charlotte Linlin charged Katakuri with her great blade, but Katakuri countered with Doughnut Stab and sent the blade spinning away.

Katakuri used his newly mastered Conqueror's Haki Infusion and awakened mochi powers to overpower Charlotte Linlin, then restrained her with a Seastone bracelet. With Linlin captured and Kaido blocked by Red-Hair, Katakuri faced the start of a new future.

• Katakuri revealed that he had mastered Conqueror's Haki Infusion and engulfed Charlotte Linlin in awakened mochi.
• Cracker trapped Zeus and Prometheus in biscuit cages while Linlin gave life to the mochi restraints and broke free.
• Katakuri struck Linlin with a Haki-infused Square Mochi Fist and used his mochi body to avoid her counterattack.
• Katakuri placed a high-purity Seastone bracelet on Linlin, leaving her unable to move.
• Red-Hair blocked Kaido from reaching Linlin as Katakuri declared that her era was over.

After Katakuri defeated the exhausted Charlotte Linlin, Kaido fled with his crew, leaving the Red Hair Pirates victorious. Katakuri returned to Totto Land to secure his position, while Red-Hair and Hawk Eyes prepared to celebrate and were joined by Bright.

• Kaido abandoned Charlotte Linlin and flew away after Katakuri's victory turned the battle against him.
• Kaido gathered King, Doflamingo, and the Beasts Pirates, then explained that Katakuri had betrayed Linlin and changed the battlefield.
• The Red Hair Pirates celebrated surviving the war, while Beckman said their victory over Kaido and Charlotte Linlin would secure their standing as Emperors of the Sea.
• Katakuri thanked Red-Hair for his help, restrained Charlotte Linlin, and left for Totto Land with his siblings to stabilize the situation.
• Red-Hair invited Hawk Eyes to a feast, and Bright descended from the sky and asked to join them.

Bright joined Red-Hair and Hawk Eyes after the battle, which had ended with Red-Hair victorious and Katakuri taking control of the Charlotte Family. As the Five Elders reacted to the New World’s upheaval and the victors began celebrating, Hawk Eyes challenged Bright to show his strength.

• Bright met Red-Hair and Hawk Eyes at the devastated battlefield, and Red-Hair thanked him for warning him to seek help.
• Bright confirmed that Katakuri was his friend and had long wanted to seize control of the Charlotte Family, though Bright denied arranging the war between Shanks and Kaido.
• Red-Hair declared a victory banquet, while news of Kaido’s defeat and Katakuri’s rebellion reached the Five Elders, who considered contacting Katakuri and rescuing Charlotte Linlin.
• At the banquet, Red-Hair reminded Hawk Eyes of his promised duel, but Hawk Eyes dismissed a match with the one-armed Red-Hair and challenged Bright instead.

Bright and Hawk Eyes fought a sparring match on the coast, with Bright overwhelming the world's greatest swordsman through his strength and Haki. Bright unleashed King's Warrior Pierce, sending a lightning pillar across the sea, and the chapter left the battle's outcome unclear.

• Hawk Eyes challenged Bright to a spar after losing interest in fighting Red-Hair, and Bright accepted the duel.
• Hawk Eyes opened with a powerful slash, but Bright's punch sent shockwaves through the coast and drove Hawk Eyes backward.
• Bright continued to suppress Hawk Eyes, prompting Red-Hair to realize Bright had grown much stronger since the previous year.
• Hawk Eyes called for Bright to reveal greater power, and Bright activated Current Drive to its limit.
• Bright unleashed King's Warrior Pierce, firing a pillar of lightning across the sea toward the horizon.