Chapter Summaries

Bright defeated Hawk Eyes, announced that he was heading to Final Island, and visited Whole Cake Island to coordinate with Katakuri. He received the final set of papers needed to locate the island, leaving only the task of deciphering them.

• Bright unleashed a powerful punch that missed Hawk Eyes but carved a vast chasm through the sea, and Hawk Eyes acknowledged Bright's victory.
• Hawk Eyes and Red-Hair recognized Bright as stronger than Roger and the other legendary fighters, while Hawk Eyes resolved to keep climbing toward his level.
• Bright said he planned to go to Final Island and invited Red-Hair to join him, then departed into the sky.
• Katakuri became King of Totto Land and captain of the BIG Pirates, and the residents celebrated the end of lifespan taxes.
• Katakuri told Bright that the Government had asked him to join forces against Bright and that he had hidden his mother in the Mirror World with Brulee guarding her.
• Katakuri gave Bright a stack of papers containing the final stones, leaving Bright with only the need to find someone who could decipher them.

After returning to Fish-Man Island, Bright told Jinbe and Tesoro that Katakuri had become an Emperor and that he had gathered all four Road Poneglyphs. He planned to find Nico Robin in Alabasta so she could decipher them and help him reach Final Island.

• News spread worldwide that Red-Hair had won the battle after Katakuri rebelled against Charlotte Linlin and inherited her position as an Emperor.
• Bright told Jinbe and Tesoro that Katakuri was his friend and the Charlotte Family would be their ally.
• Bright revealed that he had gathered all four Road Poneglyphs and intended to visit Final Island to learn the erased history.
• Tesoro identified Nico Robin as the likely person who could decipher the Poneglyphs, while Bright noted she might have joined Baroque Works.
• Bright announced that he was going to Alabasta, surprising Jinbe and Tesoro.

Bright traveled to Alabasta and went to Rain Dinners to find Crocodile at his casino, avoiding a visit to Cobra and Princess Vivi so the government would not target them. He entered the casino and headed toward the strongest presence inside, which he believed belonged to Crocodile.

• Bright landed in the desert near Nanohana and bought a map of Alabasta.
• Bright decided not to visit Cobra and Princess Vivi, fearing that contact with him would bring trouble from the government.
• Bright flew to Rain Dinners, where Crocodile ran his casino and Baroque Works operated.
• Bright entered the casino, used Observation Haki to locate the strongest presence, and approached a guarded door.
• Bright knocked out the guards and walked through the door without drawing the gamblers' attention.

Bright confronted Crocodile at his headquarters and accused him of plotting to seize Alabasta and obtain Pluto. After Bright easily struck Crocodile down, Crocodile unleashed a destructive sand attack, and Nico Robin arrived.

• Crocodile fed his crocodiles and looked forward to beginning Operation Utopia and obtaining Pluto.
• Bright entered Crocodile's headquarters and demanded to know whether Nico Robin was there.
• Crocodile mistook Bright for a government agent and attacked him with Crescent Dune.
• Bright used Shave and a Haki-coated punch to send Crocodile crashing into a wall.
• Crocodile retaliated with Desert Spada, turning the room to sand as Nico Robin rushed in and asked what had happened.

Bright rescued Nico Robin from the collapsing casino and revealed that he had come to recruit her to translate Poneglyphs. Robin recognized Bright as the Emperor of the Deep Sea and eagerly agreed to help after learning he had four Poneglyphs.

• Robin appeared in Crocodile's collapsing casino and tried to restrain Bright with her Flower-Flower Fruit powers, but she could not move him.
• Bright carried Robin out through the pyramid as Crocodile retreated beneath the transformed desert.
• Bright flew away with Robin, who realized Crocodile had fled because he could not defeat Bright.
• Bright revealed his identity as the Emperor of the Deep Sea, and Robin recognized him as Bright the Fish-Man.
• Bright asked Robin to translate ancient writing on four Poneglyphs, and Robin agreed to help.

Bright brought Nico Robin to Ryugu Palace, where she translated all four Road Poneglyph rubbings and found the location of Final Island. The chapter left Robin about to reveal the location, while the Five Elders investigated Crocodile’s attack on a Marine base and wondered what Bright was doing.

• Bright brought Nico Robin through the deep sea to Ryugu Palace, where Neptune, Jinbe, and Tesoro awaited them.
• Robin examined the rubbings of all four Road Poneglyphs and began deciphering their ancient writing.
• Robin told Bright and the others that she had translated the rubbings and learned the location of Final Island, then paused before saying where it was.
• At Mary Geoise, the Five Elders discussed Crocodile’s attack on the Marine base at Lodestar Island and ordered a bounty placed on him.
• The Five Elders speculated that Crocodile’s betrayal followed a fight at Rain Dinners and wondered what Bright had been doing.

Bright told Rayleigh that he planned to travel to Laugh Tale, where Roger had left the world’s secrets. After Rayleigh accepted that Bright would change the world, Bright left to uncover its greatest secret.

• Bright learned the location of the Final Island from Nico Robin’s translations and told Tesoro he would visit someone before going there.
• Bright traveled from Fish-Man Island to Shakky’s Rip-off Bar on the Sabaody Archipelago to see Rayleigh and Shakky.
• Bright told Rayleigh he had gathered all four Road Poneglyphs and would go to Laugh Tale, with Nico Robin translating them.
• Bright explained that he intended to reveal the erased history and said there might be no new Pirate King afterward.
• Rayleigh accepted Bright’s decision, and Bright left to head for the Final Island.

Bright told Shyarly he felt anticipation as he prepared to uncover the world’s ultimate secret and begin preparations for the final war. He set out for Laugh Tale with Nico Robin and Tesoro, then picked up Red-Hair and Mihawk on the way.

• Bright visited Shyarly at the Mermaid Cafe and told her he was nervous with anticipation about reaching the Final Island and discovering the world’s secret.
• Bright said he would devote himself to the final battle after returning from the Final Island, and Shyarly encouraged him.
• The next day, Bright left Fish-Man Island with Tesoro and Nico Robin and traveled into the New World.
• Bright and his companions reached an island where Red-Hair and Mihawk had been fencing.
• Bright lifted Red-Hair, Mihawk, and their ship onto his cloud and announced they were heading to Laugh Tale.

Bright brought Tesoro, Nico Robin, Hawk Eyes, Red-Hair, and the Red Hair Pirates to Laugh Tale, which was hidden inside Reverse Mountain. After finding the entrance described by the Poneglyphs, they entered the mountain and emerged into a vast, shadowy space before an enormous silhouette.

• Bright, Tesoro, Nico Robin, Hawk Eyes, and the Red Hair Pirates traveled toward the Final Island while sharing a lively banquet aboard the Red Force.
• The group discovered that Laugh Tale was hidden beneath Reverse Mountain, the familiar entrance to the Grand Line.
• Bright coated the Red Force in a bubble and used Flame Clouds to guide it toward a hollow at the mountain's base.
• Bright led the ship through the upward-slanting cave until it burst into a vast, shadowy space.
• Bright saw an enormous black silhouette and recognized it as Laugh Tale.

Bright and his companions reached Final Island, learned the truth of the Void Century, and celebrated while considering their future fight against Lord Im. Bright delayed revealing the secret or attacking the World Government until they obtained Pluto, then offered Robin a place to go and said someone wanted to meet her.

• Bright had gathered all four Road Poneglyphs and reached Final Island with Red-Hair and Hawk Eyes, but chose not to claim the title of Pirate King or reveal their discovery.
• Nico Robin thanked Bright for fulfilling Ohara's wish, and Bright thanked her for helping them reach the island.
• Red-Hair proposed a banquet, and Bright and the Red Hair Pirates celebrated their achievement.
• Tesoro warned Bright about Lord Im's power, and Hawk Eyes offered to join the coming war because he wanted to fight powerful opponents.
• Bright said they would wait for Tom to finish building Pluto and for them to excavate the original Pluto before going to war or revealing the Void Century's secrets.
• Bright asked Robin what she planned to do next and recommended a place where someone wanted to meet her.

Bright brought Nico Robin to meet Dragon, where she joined the Revolutionary Army and told him the history of the Void Century. Bright warned that revealing the truth or confronting the World Government was premature, while Vegapunk announced that a machine for conquering the deep sea had succeeded.

• Bright met Dragon on a deserted island and introduced him to Nico Robin, who agreed to join the Revolutionary Army.
• Nico Robin told Dragon about the Void Century, and Bright cautioned that openly revealing its history could provoke Lord Im before they were ready.
• Bright said their next target was Wano Country, where they would drive out Kaido and take control of Pluto while awaiting the construction of a new Pluto.
• Bright returned to Fish-Man Island with Tesoro as Dragon took Nico Robin to the Revolutionary Army's headquarters.
• At Punk Hazard, Vegapunk announced that his machine had succeeded and said humanity could now conquer the deep sea.

The Five Elders tested Vegapunk’s Fish-Man potion, which transformed a CP0 agent into a Fish-Man and let him swim underwater. Convinced it worked, they planned to revive the mass-production Shichibukai project while Bright remained unaware.

• The Five Elders received Vegapunk’s potion and had a CP0 agent inject it so they could observe its effects.
• The agent reported painful changes and new organs developing, and the Five Elders ordered him to submit daily reports for a month.
• After a month, the Five Elders watched the agent swim underwater at high speed without surfacing.
• The agent emerged with blue skin, a dorsal fin, gills, and webbed fingers and toes, and the Five Elders celebrated the potion’s success.
• The Five Elders discussed restarting the mass-production Shichibukai plan, while Bright returned to Fish-Man Island unaware of their preparations.

Bright learned that the World Government had formed a secret Navy unit of non-Devil Fruit users, which he suspected was aimed at Fish-Man Island. After Yamato declared herself ready to protect Wano Country, Bright prepared to join Nekomamushi and their allies in an attack on the Beasts Pirates.

• Ryokugyu and Kaki watched Navy Headquarters select a powerful unit of non-Devil Fruit users, and Kaki spotted Gion among the chosen soldiers.
• Tesoro told Bright about the secret unit, and Bright suspected it was meant to operate underwater and target Fish-Man Island.
• Nekomamushi informed Bright that Yamato was ready to become shogun and that Kawamatsu and their allies were gathering forces in Wano Country.
• Bright told Jinbe to stay behind and protect Fish-Man Island while he went to Zou to join Nekomamushi and attack Wano Country.
• Bright brought Tesoro along, and Tesoro eagerly anticipated dealing with Doflamingo.

Bright brought Tesoro and the Mink warriors from Zou to Wano Country to join Nekomamushi, Inuarashi, and Yamato in preparing to fight the Beasts Pirates. The chapter ended with Yamato showing Bright that she had mastered Conqueror’s Haki Infusion.

• Bright arrived at Zou and agreed to postpone the feast with Nekomamushi and Inuarashi until after they had liberated Wano Country.
• Bright carried Nekomamushi, Inuarashi, Tesoro, and around five hundred volunteer Mink warriors to Wano Country aboard his Flame Cloud.
• Inuarashi looked down on Kuri and resolved to repay his debt to Lord Oden by helping defeat the Beasts Pirates.
• Bright followed Nekomamushi’s howl to a hidden meeting place in Ringo, where Yamato emerged from the snow-covered forest.
• Yamato demonstrated her mastery of Conqueror’s Haki Infusion by clashing her spiked club with Bright’s lightning-wreathed fist.

Yamato led Bright and the gathered Wano rebels out to begin their campaign against the Beasts Pirates. As the forces moved toward their meeting point, Kyo Shiro also departed the Flower Capital with another force, leaving the rebellion poised to unite.

• Yamato told Bright that he had mastered advanced Armament Haki and Conqueror’s Haki Infusion, and Inuarashi affirmed that he would become Wano’s shogun.
• Yamato brought Bright and the others to the rebels’ cavern base, where Kawamatsu reported that their preparations were complete and roughly two thousand fighters had gathered.
• Yamato ordered the rebels to set out, while Kawamatsu said Denjiro would meet them at Habu Port with another group of ronin samurai.
• Kyo Shiro bowed before a hidden figure in the Flower Capital, then left as shamisen music sounded behind the paper door.
• The two concealed forces traveled by night toward their meeting place, though their numbers inevitably drew attention.

Kaido learned that Bright’s forces were advancing and gathered the Beasts Pirates to face them. Bright’s alliance sailed to Onigashima, where Kaido appeared to challenge him as the battle began.

• A scout reported the approaching force to Kaido, and King gathered the Beasts Pirates for battle despite worrying that Bright might be with the attackers.
• Bright, Yamato, and the samurai met Denjiro and his thousand Ronin near Habu Port, then took the empty ships and sailed for Onigashima.
• Bright told the hesitant Yamato to ask Kaido for answers after the battle, and she nodded before the ships continued onward.
• The alliance reached Onigashima and saw the Beasts Pirates assembled onshore with cannons aimed at them.
• Kaido flew out from the skull-shaped island and called for Bright to come out.

Bright confronted Kaido in the sky while Yamato challenged her father over his rule of Wano Country. Bright intercepted Kaido’s attack so Yamato could descend, and the forces below launched their assault.

• Bright transformed into a dragon and flew toward Kaido after Kaido challenged him.
• Yamato asked Bright to take her to Kaido so she could speak with her father, and he carried her into the sky.
• Yamato told Kaido to leave Wano Country and explained that she would stand up for its suffering people.
• Kaido fired Heat Breath at Yamato, but Bright countered it with his own Heat Breath while Yamato fell toward the sea.
• Kawamatsu ordered the warriors to attack, and the battle began.

Yamato froze the sea so the samurai could charge Onigashima, then stopped Queen’s Plague Rounds with her Ice Fang. As King and Doflamingo took to the air to face Yamato and Tesoro, Queen and the Beasts Pirates prepared to meet the advancing samurai.

• Yamato froze the nearby sea and led the samurai in a charge toward Onigashima.
• King warned the Beasts Pirates that Bright was their greatest threat as Bright and Kaido continued fighting in the sky.
• Queen fired Plague Rounds at the samurai, but Yamato froze the shells before they could infect anyone.
• King launched himself toward Yamato, while Doflamingo rose to face Tesoro.
• Tesoro flew up to confront Doflamingo, and Queen transformed into a Brachiosaurus as the Beasts Pirates prepared to fight the samurai.

Bright and Kaido clashed with matching fire-dragon techniques, while Yamato and Tesoro fought their own opponents. Bright overpowered Kaido and drove him into Onigashima, which vaporized on impact.

• Bright overwhelmed Kaido's wind blades, then matched his flames with the golden Rising Dragon Eight Trigrams.
• Yamato struck King with Conqueror's Haki Infusion and Internal Destruction, breaking his arm and sending him crashing onto the ice.
• King flew into the sky and used Fire Dragon Emperor to keep Yamato away from Kaido's battle.
• Tesoro cut through Doflamingo's thread spears with a golden, Haki-coated sword and dismissed him as no threat.
• Bright's golden fire dragon broke through Kaido's dark-red dragon and slammed him into Onigashima, vaporizing the island as Queen screamed.

Bright overwhelmed Kaido in their aerial battle, matching and surpassing Kaido’s signature club techniques with his own flame-forged weapon. Kaido began using drunken fighting and future sight to evade Bright’s attacks.

• Bright taunted Kaido as the Beasts Pirates fought the opposing forces below, and Kawamatsu confronted Jack.
• Kaido rose from the ruins with severe burns and a broken horn, then challenged Bright to hand-to-hand combat.
• Bright formed a flaming spiked club and met Kaido’s Thunder Bagua, overpowering him in their clash.
• Bright struck Kaido with Three Worlds—Naraku and Dragon Swarm Army, breaking his scales and bones and sending him toward the frozen sea.
• Kaido’s Flame Clouds carried him back into the air, where he drank liquor, evaded Bright’s attacks, and launched a Thunder Bagua of his own.