Chapter Summaries

Bright settled into a security job at Shyarly’s cafe, then went to Arlong’s residence to stop him from setting sail. After overpowering Arlong and his officers, Bright carried Arlong upstairs to talk.

• Bright changed into clothes Shyarly had prepared, ate breakfast, and accepted a security job at her cafe.
• Bright returned to the Fish-Man District and forced open the door to Arlong’s residence.
• Bright threw a fish-man through the wall after he insulted him and demanded to know where Arlong was.
• Arlong confronted Bright, who said he wanted to stop him from sailing and reminded him of Fisher Tiger’s final wish.
• Bright caught Arlong’s punch, lifted him, and carried him upstairs to talk after brushing aside Kuroobi and Chuu.

Bright confronted Arlong over his plan to dominate humans, arguing that it endangered Fish-Man Island and betrayed Fisher Tiger’s wishes. He urged Arlong to pursue strength instead, then secured Jinbe’s help in preventing Arlong from going to sea and ended by accepting Jinbe’s challenge to fight.

• Bright restrained Arlong and challenged his ambition to build a Fishman Empire by pointing out that Fishmen were outnumbered and could not defeat the strongest humans.
• Bright reminded Arlong that Fisher Tiger had opposed spreading hatred and urged him to become stronger rather than prey on ordinary humans.
• Bright declared that he would become powerful enough to protect Fish-Man Island, leaving Arlong to wonder whether that future might be possible.
• Bright told Jinbe about his encounters with Arlong, and Jinbe agreed to keep Arlong and his followers from sailing out to sea.
• Jinbe told Bright that the Marines did not know about his return and asked him to fight before their training began; Bright was taken aback.

At Marineford, Sengoku and Kong investigated the disappearance of Rear Admiral Hag while Bright and Jinbe tested Bright’s abilities in the deep sea. Jinbe saw Bright transform into a dragon and realized how close the seventeen-year-old was to his own strength.

• Sengoku told Kong that Jinbe had demanded to know why the last Fish-Man Pirate had not returned, and Kong ordered him to seek help from Cipher Pol and the Science Unit in finding Hag.
• Bright and Jinbe began their underwater sparring match, and Jinbe easily dodged Bright’s early attacks while praising his raw power and criticizing his technique.
• Bright used his heightened reactions to evade Jinbe’s attempt to seize him, then transformed into a red dragon with a replicated version of Kaido’s ability.
• Bright attacked with lightning and wind, but Jinbe endured the current and countered his whirlpools with Ocean Current Shoulder Throw.
• Bright changed into his Dragon Human form and clashed fists with Jinbe, who marveled that Bright’s strength was already close to his own.

Bright accepted Jinbe’s guidance after losing decisively to him, and he began training to awaken Haki. Along the way, Bright and Shyarly saw Otohime urging Fish-Man Island to pursue peaceful coexistence with humans, while Bright doubted her approach.

• Bright told Shyarly that Jinbe had defeated him with Fish-Man Karate, but he was satisfied with what the fight had taught him about his strength.
• Bright told Shyarly that Jinbe would train him, and she offered him meals and basic living expenses if he helped at her shop between sessions.
• Bright and Shyarly watched Otohime urge the crowd to support relocating Fish-Man Island to the surface, while residents rejected her appeal and remembered Fisher Tiger’s death.
• Bright explained that Arlong had concealed Fisher Tiger’s cause of death, and Bright left with Shyarly without joining Otohime’s gathering.
• The next morning, Bright met Jinbe at the Sea Forest, where Jinbe explained how to sense and draw out Haki before beginning their training.

Bright trained with Jinbe in Observation Haki and Fish-Man Karate, then visited Shyarly’s Mermaid Cafe for dinner. He ended the day sharing his meal with a little girl who eagerly watched him eat.

• Jinbe beat Bright to draw out his Haki, and Bright brought lunch prepared by the chef at Shyarly’s Mermaid Cafe.
• Bright told Jinbe that Shyarly had supported his handling of Arlong, and Jinbe said Arlong had stayed quiet while his followers spread rumors about Bright.
• Jinbe trained Bright to dodge attacks blindfolded, then taught him how to use water more effectively in Fish-Man Karate.
• Bright visited the busy Mermaid Cafe, where Shyarly’s employees teased him and Shyarly arranged a special dinner for him.
• A little girl watched Bright eat, and he asked if she wanted some food.

Bright trained under Jinbe while sharing stories of the surface with the mermaids at Shyarly’s shop. Arlong chose to wait and see whether Bright could earn Fish-Man Island the respect it wanted, rejecting Hody’s plan to kill Bright and Jinbe and overthrow Neptune.

• Bright ate at Shyarly’s shop and told the mermaid ladies about life on the surface.
• Arlong asked Jinbe whether Bright could become powerful enough to change how humans treated Fish-Man Island, and Jinbe assured him Bright had that potential.
• Jinbe told Bright that Arlong seemed moved by their conversation, and Bright welcomed the news.
• Bright continued training for more than a week, growing stronger, tougher, and quicker to recover despite failing to awaken Haki.
• Hody urged Arlong to kill Bright and Jinbe and overthrow Neptune, but Arlong said he would wait to see whether Bright could earn the world’s respect.

Hody rejected Arlong’s changed outlook and resolved to pursue his Fish-Man Empire dream himself, while Bright continued training under Jinbe. After struggling with water control, Bright proposed using his electricity ability to amplify Fish-Man Karate, and Jinbe agreed to test the idea.

• Hody told his companions that Arlong wanted to wait and see whether Bright could change things, then declared he would make their dream come true himself.
• Hody said he had roughly located the Tamate Box and called for more companions to join his plans against Bright and Jinbe.
• Bright asked Jinbe to have military contacts watch Hody, and Jinbe agreed to enlist his old friends.
• Bright spent more than a month training, improving in Fish-Man Karate while making little progress with Haki.
• Jinbe told Bright that his water control remained crude, and Bright suggested using electricity instead; Jinbe agreed to try the idea.

Bright trained with Jinbe to develop Current Drive, a Fish-Man Karate technique that used electric current, while his body gradually adapted to the electrical damage. When several mermaids disappeared from Mermaid Bay, Bright learned that a new danger had reached Fish-Man Island.

• Bright told Shyarly and the mermaid workers that he was training a new move, and Nana said she wanted to become strong enough to protect them.
• Bright practiced Current Drive with Jinbe and managed to control electricity, but his punch still caused the current to burst outward and hurt him.
• Bright's Giant Water Bear adaptability helped his body become increasingly resistant to electrical bursts, and Jinbe predicted the new martial art would soon be complete.
• Bright returned to Mermaid Cafe and found it closed, where Shyarly told him that several mermaids had disappeared from Mermaid Bay.

After mermaids vanished from Mermaid Bay, Bright joined Jinbe to respond as more kidnappings sparked panic and Fish-Man District unrest. While Neptune rushed to contain a riot at the port, a hidden intruder exploited the palace’s distraction to reach a concealed area.

• Shyarly divined that the missing mermaids were trapped in a dark room and warned Bright that more people had been taken than the four reported missing.
• Bright left Mermaid Cafe to find Jinbe, who told him that two more mermaids had disappeared.
• A Hody underling inflamed fish-men by blaming humans and Ryugu Palace soldiers for the kidnappings, leading thousands toward the port.
• Jinbe called for Ryugu Palace to intervene, and Neptune hurried out with soldiers to restore order.
• After Ryugu Palace fell quiet, a hidden figure slipped toward a concealed part of the palace.

Bright followed a suspected accomplice to the Fish-Man District and found Hody attacking Arlong and the Sun Pirates. Bright interrupted Hody just as he was about to kill Arlong, and the two prepared to fight.

• Neptune and Jinbe calmed the angry fish-men at the port while Bright followed a blue fish-man he suspected was connected to Hody.
• Hody told an accomplice that they would kill the captured mermaids and frame humans, then planned to lure Bright back to the Fish-Man District.
• Hody attacked Arlong and the Sun Pirates at Arlong's residence, overpowering them and declaring his plan to rule the world.
• Hody raised Arlong's sword to kill him, but Bright struck Hody with lightning and entered the residence.
• Hody welcomed Bright, and Bright said he had come to take him down.

Bright confronted Hody over the mermaid kidnappings and defeated him and his drug-enhanced subordinates. As Bright called Aladdin to report that the mermaids were in danger, Aladdin told him they had already been found.

• Bright questioned Hody about the missing mermaids, and Hody accused him of killing Arlong and vowed revenge.
• Hody and his three subordinates took Rage Drug ES, but Bright transformed and swiftly slammed Hody into the ground.
• Bright struck the three subordinates with lightning and fought Hody, whose drug-fueled strength and recovery could not withstand Bright's attacks.
• Bright incapacitated Hody and called Aladdin to urge Jinbe and Neptune to search for the mermaids.
• Aladdin told Bright that the mermaids had already been found, leaving Bright and Jeo stunned.

Bright rescued the kidnapped mermaids, defeated Hody and recovered the energy steroids. King Neptune invited Bright to lead Fish-Man Island's army, but Bright first asked what Neptune planned to do about the island's ongoing dangers.

• Shyarly’s divination helped the fish-men escort the mermaid ladies to the apartments, where they found humans fighting Hody’s men over the imprisoned mermaids.
• Jinbe told Bright that the humans had refused to kill the mermaids, and Bright learned that the captives had been rescued and Hody’s human collaborators arrested.
• Arlong praised Bright’s strength and proposed uniting Fish-Man District, overthrowing Ryugu Palace, and building a fish-man nation on the surface.
• Jinbe arrived with Neptune, and Bright showed them the bag of energy steroids he had found on Hody and his subordinates.
• Neptune invited Bright to join the army and lead it, but Bright asked what Neptune planned to do to prevent future kidnappings of mermaids.

Bright discussed tighter controls on human ships with Neptune, who agreed that trafficking had to be stopped but worried that inspections would damage Fish-Man Island’s fragile trade. Bright returned to Mermaid Cafe with a new idea about the island’s resources, while Arlong declared that the lightning had announced the birth of Fish-Man Island’s Star of Hope.

• Bright urged Neptune to tighten immigration controls to prevent human traffickers from abducting mermaids, but Neptune explained that Fish-Man Island depended on passing ships for essential trade.
• Neptune invited Bright to join the kingdom’s leadership, but Bright said he wanted to focus on training, and Neptune asked him to contact Jinbe if he changed his mind.
• On the way back to Mermaid Cafe, Bright realized that Fish-Man Island’s supposedly resource-poor seabed might offer a solution to the island’s economic troubles.
• Bright returned to find Nana being praised by the rescued mermaids, and Shyarly told him to pursue what he wanted while she supported him.
• In the Fish-Man District, Arlong told the fish-men who gathered near his ruined house that the lightning had announced the birth of Fish-Man Island’s Star of Hope.

Bright discussed mining seafloor minerals with Jinbe while training, then learned that Arlong had been calling him Fish-Man Island’s Star of Hope. Encouraged by Jinbe and the fish-men who cheered for him, Bright decided to try changing the island, but a drunken challenger interrupted before he could speak.

• Bright proposed mining seafloor minerals to attract human merchants and help Fish-Man Island develop trade and industry, and Jinbe agreed to discuss it with Neptune.
• Bright sparred with Jinbe and showed greater control of Current Drive, though Jinbe said he still had not grasped its essence.
• Bright and Jinbe encountered Mark, who told Bright that people were calling him the Star of Hope of Fish-Man Island.
• At a tavern, Bright overheard Arlong proclaiming him a future leader, and Jinbe publicly supported Arlong’s praise.
• Remembering Fisher Tiger and the people of Fish-Man Island, Bright entered the tavern and decided to try changing the island.
• A drunken fish-man challenged Bright’s new reputation, saying he would not acknowledge Bright until Bright defeated him.

Bright defeated Hyouzou and won recognition as the new boss of the Fish-Man District. He planned to unite its gangs and begin changing the district, while Shyarly encouraged him to keep moving toward the future she had foreseen.

• Bright accepted Hyouzou's challenge to prove his strength and claim leadership of the Fish-Man District.
• Bright evaded Hyouzou's eight-sword attack with lightning-fast movement and slammed him into the ground until he could no longer fight.
• Hyouzou acknowledged Bright, and the Fishmen cheered for Bright as their new boss.
• Bright declared that he would lead the Fish-Man District forward, while Arlong and Jinbe supported him.
• Bright told Shyarly that unifying the district would be difficult because of its many gangs, and Shyarly urged him to pursue the future she had seen.
• Bright soon faced another challenge from Fishmen who demanded to know whether he had asked them before trying to become boss.

Bright fought to unify Fish-Man District and faced a coalition of more than a thousand fish-men in a final battle. He defeated them, won their recognition as leader, and awakened Haki as the district cheered him on.

• Bright defeated another gang leader, who pledged to follow him, bringing him close to unifying Fish-Man District.
• Arlong told Bright that the remaining holdouts were joining forces against him, and Bright agreed to face them that night.
• Jinbe told Bright that his Armament and Observation Haki training was nearly complete and suggested the battle might help him awaken Haki.
• Bright confronted the opposing leaders and declared he would fight their force of more than a thousand fish-men alone.
• Bright overwhelmed the coalition with his speed and strength until they surrendered and recognized him as their leader.
• Bright awakened Haki around his fist, raised it to the cheering crowd, and promised to lead Fish-Man District forward.

Bright continued strengthening his Haki and persuaded Jinbe and Arlong to prepare Fish-Man District fighters for the future. He met King Neptune at Ryugu Palace and proposed that Bright’s forces establish an Immigration Bureau to inspect humans entering and leaving Fish-Man Island.

• Bright sparred with Jinbe and reflected on how much training his newly awakened Armament Haki still needed.
• Arlong urged Bright to overthrow Neptune, but Bright and Jinbe redirected him toward training, and Bright proposed organized training for talented young fishmen.
• Jinbe arranged a meeting with Neptune, who welcomed Bright and praised his efforts to unite the Fish-Man District.
• Bright discussed seabed mineral mining with Neptune, then proposed an Immigration Bureau to protect Fish-Man Island by inspecting humans entering and leaving.
• Neptune objected that Bright should show the king more respect, while Bright insisted his group would establish the bureau even without royal approval.

Bright persuaded King Neptune to approve a new ship-inspection organization and a seabed-mining venture, while arguing with Queen Otohime over how Fish-Man Island should engage with humans. The chapter ended as Princess Shirahoshi accidentally knocked Otohime down during their reunion.

• Bright argued that Fish-Man Island needed to become strong before pursuing greater contact with humans, and Neptune agreed to let him establish an organization to inspect incoming and outgoing ships.
• Bright explained how seabed minerals could attract human traders, and Neptune agreed that Ryugu Palace would oversee surveying and mining.
• Bright asked that mining workers be recruited from Fish-Man District, and Neptune agreed to establish the Fish-Man Island Mining Company for the island's citizens.
• At a banquet, Shirahoshi ran to greet Otohime and knocked her to the floor.

Bright secured Neptune’s support for a Fish-Man Island mining company and an Immigration Bureau, then rallied the Fish-Man District to prepare for the new initiatives. He left the district’s leaders with plans to hire local miners and recruit a ten-thousand-person force to control outsiders.

• Otohime injured herself while embracing Shirahoshi, then introduced Bright to her children at the banquet.
• Neptune announced Bright’s appointment to establish the Immigration Bureau and the creation of the Fish-Man Island Mining Company, despite the ministers’ objections.
• Bright returned to the Fish-Man District with Jinbe and told Arlong that the talks had gone smoothly and that he would announce two pieces of good news the next day.
• Bright gathered the district’s leaders and announced that the mining company would prioritize hiring local workers at generous pay.
• Bright called for about ten thousand obedient fighters to form an organization that would manage people entering and leaving Fish-Man Island.

Bright organized the Immigration Bureau to protect Fish-Man Island, recruiting ten thousand fish-men and merfolk before beginning their training. Jinbe took charge of turning the unruly recruits into disciplined warriors.

• Fish-Man District residents reacted enthusiastically to Bright’s plans for undersea mining and an armed force, while mermaid girls at the café celebrated his decision to protect the island.
• Bright comforted Nana and shared a hopeful look with Shyarly as recruitment drew far more applicants than the ten thousand places available.
• After three days of screening, Bright and Jinbe observed the recruits assembled at Sea Forest and agreed that they needed strict training and discipline.
• Bright addressed the recruits, demanding obedience, proper conduct, and loyalty to Fish-Man Island; Hyouzou joined the force and agreed to follow the rules for good pay.
• Jinbe divided the recruits into battalions, companies, and squads, then began training them in obedience and teamwork.