Chapter Summaries

Bright learned that a Fish-Man had been spotted near Alexander’s deep-sea nest and decided to move the hidden Dyna Stone to Fish-Man Island, leaving Kaido behind as bait. Ace woke in a Navy prison and learned the Government planned to use him against Bright, while Bright discovered in a newspaper that Ace was set for public execution.

• Bright asked Alexander about the Fish-Man spotted nearby, then decided to move the Dyna Stone to Fish-Man Island and leave Kaido in the nest to lure their enemies.
• Ace woke in a prison cell in Seastone shackles, wounded and separated from Deuce and the others.
• Vice Admiral Garp visited Ace and warned that the Government intended to use him against Bright because it saw Bright as an unprecedented threat.
• Bright read a newspaper announcing Ace’s public execution and wondered how Ace had been captured.

Bright and Tesoro suspected the Government was using Ace’s public execution to lure Bright away from Fish-Man Island while infiltrators targeted the island. Bright decided to leave deliberately and turn the trap against its planners; a week later, Ace’s execution was set to begin at Navy G-1 Base.

• Tesoro and Bright discussed Ace’s impending public execution and concluded that the Government’s motives seemed suspicious.
• Bright told Tesoro about mysterious fish-men spying on Fish-Man Island, and Tesoro guessed the execution was meant to draw Bright away so they could act.
• Bright agreed to leave Fish-Man Island to investigate the fish-men, confident the Government could not easily seize the island in his absence.
• The Five Elders discussed whether the execution would lure Bright away and confirmed they had instructed Sengoku to keep Garp under control.
• A week later, the time for Ace’s execution arrived at Navy G-1 Base.

At Navy G-1 Base, Ace and the Spade Pirates faced a public execution while Kizaru waited for Bright to appear. Bright arrived as a dragon, unleashing a powerful wave of Conqueror’s Haki just as the Marines prepared to strike, and the Navy began its operation.

• Ace blamed himself for the Spade Pirates’ public execution because of his identity and his connection to Bright.
• Kizaru ordered the shackled Spade Pirates onto the execution platform and waited for the scheduled execution.
• At noon, Kizaru ordered the executioners to kill the pirates, and Ace prepared to die.
• The sea boiled and rose as Bright appeared in dragon form, and his Conqueror’s Haki knocked out the Marines around the platform.
• Kizaru faced Bright from atop the platform as someone inside G-1 Base ordered the operation to begin and shadows spread beneath the sea.

The Five Elders sent Gion and other forces to attack Fish-Man Island while Bright was away, hoping to destroy Pluto, seize the Dyna Stone, and eliminate him. At G-1 Base, Bright confronted the Navy’s top officers and asked Sengoku whether the strange fish-men on Fish-Man Island were connected to them.

• The Five Elders rejoiced that Bright had appeared at G-1 Base and ordered forces to attack Fish-Man Island and target him.
• Gion divided her forces to attack the Sea Forest and Ryugu Palace, capture Kaido, and search for the Dyna Stone and Mermaid Princess.
• Bright arrived at G-1 Base to face the Navy, brushing off Ace’s protests that he should leave.
• Bright attacked the headquarters with Heat Breath, but an unseen power reflected the fire before Kizaru, Fujitora, Ryokugyu, and Sengoku emerged.
• Bright faced Sengoku and asked whether the strange fish-men found on Fish-Man Island were connected to the Navy.

Bright learned that Navy Admiral candidate Gion and others had been turned into Fish-Men and were behind the trouble on Fish-Man Island, while Ace warned him that the Navy had captured them and that a traitor was involved. Sengoku and three Admirals confronted Bright, and the chapter ended as they launched a combined attack against his Flame Dragon.

• Bright read Sengoku's thoughts and realized that Vegapunk had transformed Gion and others into Fish-Men.
• Ace shouted that the Navy had captured him and his companions and warned Bright that Fish-Man Island had a traitor.
• Sengoku accused Bright of facing opposition from his own people, while Aramaki urged him to surrender to the Government.
• Sengoku transformed into a golden Buddha, and Aramaki, Fujitora, and Kizaru prepared to fight alongside him.
• Fujitora summoned a meteor as Bright became a gigantic Flame Dragon and charged the Admirals, melting the meteor on contact.
• Sengoku, Kizaru, Fujitora, and Aramaki began attacking Bright together.

Kaido was imprisoned beneath the sea near Fish-Man Island until Fish-Men arrived to free him, only for a hidden monster to attack. Meanwhile, Momousagi infiltrated the forbidden depths of Sea Forest to investigate Fish-Man Island’s Ancient Weapons scheme, but Tesoro intercepted her and summoned his disciple.

• Kaido lay shackled in a bubble on the seabed until a group of Fish-Men led by Stussy arrived to save him.
• Kaido warned the Fish-Men that they had entered a predator’s hunting ground, and a massive dark creature attacked and tore through them.
• Momousagi used Observation Haki to evade patrols as she sneaked deeper into Sea Forest, intent on stopping Fish-Man Island’s scheme involving the Ancient Weapons.
• Tesoro confronted Momousagi, revealed that surveillance Den Den Mushi had exposed her, and surrounded her with sea beasts.
• Tesoro called his disciple forward as Momousagi prepared to fight.

Uta confronted Vice Admiral Momousagi and her Marines at the Sea Forest, and the battle ended as soon as Uta acted. In the deep sea, Alexander defeated Stussy while Kaido realized Bright had taught Haki to Sea Kings; elsewhere, Gion found herself stranded in a wasteland, and a waiting man wondered why the promised chaos had not begun.

• Tesoro introduced Uta as the one who would handle Momousagi and her Marines, while Uta questioned why the enemies were Fish-Men.
• Uta drew a breath, and the battle at the Sea Forest ended immediately.
• Stussy attacked Alexander with his sword, but the Sea King blocked his blows with powerful Armament Haki.
• Alexander killed Stussy with a strike from his pincers, while Kaido realized Bright had taught Haki to Sea Kings.
• A man waiting in the deep sea wondered why Gion had not started the promised chaos.
• Gion found herself in a deserted wasteland after having been in the Sea Forest moments earlier.

At Marine G-1 Base, Bright endured attacks from Sengoku, Ryokugyu, Kizaru, and Fujitora before transforming and striking at Sengoku with overwhelming speed and power. Bright’s fist pierced Sengoku’s palm, leaving the Fleet Admiral screaming in agony.

• Sengoku’s shockwaves failed to harm Bright, and Bright’s Haki-coated black Flame Dragon burned through Ryokugyu’s trees and vines.
• Kizaru’s lasers and Fujitora’s Gravity Blade—Fierce Tiger battered Bright, but Bright countered with Heat Breath and remained standing.
• Bright transformed into a Dragon Human and decided to defeat the four Marines one by one.
• Bright used Current Drive to reach Sengoku before Kizaru could intervene and attacked him with King—Flowing Water Pierce.
• Sengoku’s Haki shattered under Bright’s punch, which pierced his palm and made him scream in agony.

Bright fought Sengoku and the Admirals at Marineford, overpowering Sengoku and evading coordinated attacks from Kizaru, Ryokugyu, and Fujitora. He unleashed a massive spherical shockwave that engulfed Kizaru and Fujitora, leaving the battle's outcome unresolved.

• Bright shattered Sengoku's Haki and blasted a hole through his palm, sending him crashing into the base building.
• Bright evaded Ryokugyu's Haki-coated blows, but Fujitora pinned him with gravity while Ryokugyu's vines restrained him and Kizaru attacked.
• Bright erupted in flames and lightning, engulfing the Admirals and burning the vines before Ryokugyu escaped by regrowing himself.
• Ryokugyu transformed the plaza into a forest, but Bright burned through the plants and rushed toward him while dodging Kizaru's light beams.
• Bright evaded Fujitora's gravity slash and, as Kizaru attacked from behind, unleashed a spherical shockwave that swallowed Kizaru and Fujitora.

Bright defeated Kizaru with a devastating punch that shattered the G-1 base, while Ryokugyu surrendered and Fujitora stayed behind to help the Navy soldiers. Bright rescued Ace and the others, leaving them free to continue their adventure as Ace wondered whether Bright was stronger than his father.

• Bright struck Kizaru with his King Ogre Tile Straight Punch, splitting the G-1 base and sending Kizaru into the sea.
• Ryokugyu surrendered, and he stopped Fujitora from pursuing Bright so they could rescue the Navy soldiers and save Kizaru from drowning.
• Bright carried Ace and the others away from the base on the execution platform using Flame Cloud.
• After landing, Bright told the Spade Pirates they could continue adventuring, and Ace wondered whether Bright was stronger than his father.

After Bright left with Ace and his companions, Sengoku confronted Ryokugyu over surrendering at G-1 Base, while the Five Elders accepted that only one person could defeat Bright. At Fish-Man Island, Gion and her team remained imprisoned, and Tesoro warned that Bright would uncover their secrets when he returned.

• Bright sped toward a nearby island with Ace and his companions, agreeing to drop them off so they could find another ship.
• At the ruined G-1 Base, Sengoku rebuked Ryokugyu for offering to surrender to Bright, though he admitted that ending the fight had saved lives.
• The Five Elders concluded that the Navy could not defeat Bright and that only one person had the power to do so.
• Gion struggled against Seastone restraints after Uta's ability had trapped her team in an illusion and left them imprisoned.
• Tesoro told Gion that Bright would reveal their secrets when he returned, leaving her hoping Sengoku and the others had defeated him.

Bright freed Ace and his crew, then returned to Fish-Man Island and began questioning Vice Admiral Momousagi, a Navy officer transformed into a fish-man. Momousagi concealed that Doberman and other ambushers were still waiting in the surrounding deep sea.

• Bright used solidified flames to unlock Ace and his crew's Seastone shackles, then left them on an island in the New World.
• Ace thanked Bright for saving them and vowed to become strong enough to surpass him before beginning the Spade Pirates' new adventure.
• Bright returned to Fish-Man Island and told Tesoro that the Fleet Admiral and three Admirals had surrendered.
• Bright recognized the captured female fish-man as Vice Admiral Momousagi and asked whether Navy ambushers remained near Fish-Man Island.
• Momousagi kept Doberman and the other hidden ambushers' location secret as Bright began guessing where they were concealed.

After the Government’s attempt to capture Bright’s group and obtain fish-man soldiers failed, Bright and Tesoro discussed how the threat endangered Fish-Man Island. Bright decided to target Vegapunk on Punk Hazard, while they planned to expose the captured Momousagi and her people through Morgans.

• The octopus fish-man learned that both operations had failed and ordered his forces to retreat into the deep sea.
• Jinbe arrived after the attackers had escaped, then returned to discuss with Bright how humans’ ability to move underwater threatened Fish-Man Island.
• Bright and Tesoro concluded that Vegapunk’s technology, rather than the Government itself, was the main obstacle to preventing an underwater army.
• Bright revealed that he knew Vegapunk was on Punk Hazard and decided to go after him as soon as possible.
• Bright and Tesoro agreed to notify Morgans about the captured Momousagi and her people to prevent the Government from using them to frame Bright’s side.

Bright set out for Punk Hazard to retrieve Vegapunk before the World Government could use his dangerous scientific talent. He broke into the hidden research base and reached Vegapunk and Caesar as an alarm announced the intrusion.

• Tesoro left to meet Morgans and plan a surprise for the World Government, while Bright decided to keep Vice Admiral Momousagi and her subordinates imprisoned.
• Jinbe returned and warned Bright that the government might make Fish-Men vulnerable even in the deep sea, then promised to protect Fish-Man Island.
• Bright traveled to Punk Hazard, where he remembered how the island had changed his life.
• Bright used his Observation Haki to locate Vegapunk, then crashed through the mountain and the base's metal walls.
• Caesar berated Vegapunk over a rejected research proposal when the alarm sounded, and Bright greeted Vegapunk from above.

Bright confronted Vegapunk about creating Marines who had become fish-men and came to take him away from the World Government. After subduing the experimental base, Bright exposed Vegapunk’s disguise and found the real Vegapunk in another room.

• Caesar recognized Bright and feared the powerful man who had appeared before him.
• Bright greeted Vegapunk, then asked whether he had created the fish-men Marines.
• Bright said he would end the World Government’s use of the transformed Marines and swept the experimental base unconscious with his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Bright told Vegapunk he had come to repay his debt and take him away, and Vegapunk admitted he could not resist.
• Bright grabbed Vegapunk and smashed through the laboratory to reach another room, where he found the real Vegapunk.

Bright discovered that the Vegapunk he had met was a clone and found the real Vegapunk hidden on the island. Vegapunk agreed to leave with Bright and urged him to take them to Egghead Island, a place where the past and future intertwined.

• Bright used Observation Haki to discover that the Vegapunk before him was a clone and locate the real Vegapunk nearby.
• Bright met the real Vegapunk, whose enormous head made it difficult for him to move.
• Vegapunk explained that his Brain-Brain Fruit let him store unlimited information and revealed his plan to create a network for sharing knowledge.
• Vegapunk agreed to leave with Bright because the World Government would not permit his plan and the final battle seemed near.
• Bright carried both Vegapunks away with Flame Clouds, and Vegapunk told him to take them to Egghead Island.

After Bright took both Vegapunks and their laboratory from the Marine research base on Punk Hazard, he brought them to the frozen, uninhabited Egghead Island to retrieve what remained of its ancient civilization. In the underground ruins, Bright claimed he knew the Great Kingdom’s erased name because he had visited the Final Island, leaving both Vegapunks stunned.

• Bright’s attack left the Punk Hazard base commander reporting to Sengoku that Bright had taken both Vegapunks, their laboratory, and their storage room.
• Sengoku worried about how to report the loss to the Five Elders as Bright left Punk Hazard and headed deeper into the New World.
• Bright arrived at Egghead Island with the Vegapunks and asked whether they would take the whole island, but the clone said they only needed certain essentials.
• Bright brought the Vegapunks and their laboratory and storage room underground, where they found ancient ruins and a giant mechanical figure.
• Bright said he knew the name of the Great Kingdom that left the ruins, then claimed he knew it because he had visited the Final Island, astonishing both Vegapunks.

Bright recounted the history of Laugh Tale to the Vegapunks, then set off with them for Fish-Man Island to use its Pluto blueprints. The World Government prepared for a full-scale war, while Tesoro enlisted Morgans to expose its actions.

• Bright told the Vegapunks what he had learned at Laugh Tale, and they condemned the World Government for suppressing civilization and science.
• The Vegapunks asked Bright about the ancient robot’s energy source, and he explained that Joy Boy had mentioned powerful energy technology used to build Pluto.
• Bright told the Vegapunks that Pluto’s blueprints were on Fish-Man Island, and they eagerly urged him to take them there.
• Bright and the two Vegapunks gathered useful supplies on Egghead and began sailing toward Fish-Man Island.
• After learning that Vegapunk had been taken, the Five Elders decided to report to Lord Im and prepare for a direct war against Bright and his allies.
• Tesoro arranged for Morgans to expose the World Government’s actions as a violation of human rights.

Bright and Fish-Man Island exposed the World Government’s experiments that transformed humans into fish-men, prompting outrage across the world. As the Vegapunks prepared to join Bright’s group, an angry man confronted the bedridden Sengoku in Mary Geoise.

• Tesoro and Fish-Man Island’s officials welcomed the two Vegapunks at Ryugu Palace, and Bright agreed to take them to meet Master Tom and his apprentices.
• Bright and Tesoro discussed how the Government would react to the Vegapunks’ arrival, and Bright planned to warn their friends about possible Marine attacks.
• Morgans’ newspaper reported Fish-Man Island’s protest and showed that the Government had transformed former Marine officers, including Vice Admiral Momousagi, into fish-men.
• Readers around the world reacted with shock and anger as they suspected the Government was targeting Fish-Man Island.
• An angry man entered Sengoku’s hospital room, while the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise reacted eagerly to the prospect of owning transformed fish-men as slaves.

Bright brought the two Vegapunks to Sea Forest to inspect Pluto’s blueprints, and Vegapunk discovered the Ancient Weapon’s energy technology. The clone agreed to help Master Tom’s team finish Pluto quickly and proposed improving its design.

• Bright transported the two Vegapunks through the sea to the shipyard in Sea Forest.
• Franky mistook Vegapunk’s enormous head for a sea beast, and Iceburg and Master Tom learned that one Vegapunk was a clone.
• Master Tom showed the Vegapunks Pluto’s blueprints, and they identified its energy technology as a way to change the world.
• Bright asked Vegapunk to help Master Tom and his team complete Pluto as soon as possible.
• Vegapunk agreed and offered to improve Pluto’s outdated design, provided the changes did not delay its completion.