Chapter Summaries

After Bright’s identity and battle against the pirates appeared in the newspaper, he and Jinbe tried to fend off the Navy’s scrutiny by denying the reports. The news spread across the seas, drawing reactions from figures in the New World and Marineford, where Navy leaders investigated Bright’s past and questioned Jinbe’s explanation.

• Bright saw a newspaper photograph of himself fighting pirates and realized Morgans had exposed his identity.
• Jinbe warned Bright that the Navy would investigate, and Bright told him to deny the reports stubbornly.
• Whitebeard and Namiul discussed Bright’s actions and the possibility that Fish-Man Island could change.
• Jack and Queen read about Bright in Wano, while a mermaid in Totto Land wished she could visit Fish-Man Island.
• A girl on Foresight Island cried with relief when she saw that Bright was safe.
• Kong and Sengoku reviewed evidence linking Bright to the Sun Pirates and doubted Jinbe’s claim that Bright had returned to Fish-Man Island by accident.

Bright and Jinbe prepared Fish-Man Island for possible retaliation after Bright’s actions, while the Navy debated how to respond without starting a war. The chapter ended with Kong ordering a covert operation to capture Bright.

• Bright told Jinbe that Fish-Man Island needed to prepare for the World Government’s response, and Jinbe agreed to contact Whitebeard and speak with Neptune.
• At Navy Headquarters, Kong and the others discussed their lack of evidence and the risks of attacking Fish-Man Island.
• Sakazuki reported that the Whitebeard Pirates had begun moving toward the New World, further complicating the Navy’s plans.
• Sakazuki proposed sending a covert squad of non-Devil Fruit users who were not famous Marines to capture Bright.
• Kong ordered a decapitation operation to capture Bright.

The Five Elders approved the Navy’s plan to capture Bright, hoping to use him to pressure Jinbe, while Whitebeard’s protection gave Fish-Man Island temporary reassurance. As trade grew and Shyarly foresaw prosperity, a covert Navy team infiltrated the island and began planning to seize Bright.

• The Five Elders agreed to let the Navy target Bright and use his ties to Jinbe as leverage, while warning the Navy to keep the operation secret.
• Jinbe thanked Whitebeard for protecting Fish-Man Island, and Whitebeard told him to call if trouble arose.
• Bright remained uneasy about the Government’s silence, but Shyarly foresaw Fish-Man Island entering an age of prosperity and reassured him.
• More merchants and capital arrived on Fish-Man Island, bringing the island’s market back to life.
• A Navy team led by an old man and Bastille infiltrated Fish-Man Island disguised as merchants and gathered information about Bright.
• The team learned Bright often visited the Mermaid Cafe and planned to track his movements until a ship with a hidden compartment arrived.

Bright continued developing his Armament Haki while training with Alexander and visiting Shyarly’s café. On his way back to the Fish-Man District, he uncovered a Navy ambush and prepared to fight a powerful Haki user.

• Bright suspected the Navy and World Government were secretly plotting against him, but decided not to worry and went to spar with Alexander.
• Bright asked Alexander about his Haki progress, and Alexander said he had sensed the power within himself and wanted to fight Bright again once he drew it out.
• Bright ate at Shyarly’s café, where she said his coffee-making lessons would only be paid off when he made coffee that satisfied her.
• While swimming through the Sea Forest toward the Fish-Man District, Bright encountered Bastille and several men pretending to be injured merchants who needed help.
• Bright tricked Bastille and struck him with a Current Drive—Shark Tile Straight Punch, then exchanged a powerful punch with an old man whose Armament Haki overwhelmed him.
• Bright recognized the group’s ambush, warned them they would not leave after seeing him, and began transforming as the old man ordered him to surrender.

Bright transformed into a red Dragon Human and defeated Vice Admiral Barian and the Marines who had come to capture him. After overwhelming Barian with lightning, fire, and punches, Bright left the fight poised to finish him.

• Bright transformed into a red Dragon Human, and the disguised old man realized he could swim despite possessing a Devil Fruit-like ability.
• Bright attacked the Marines, evaded Barian's punch, and engulfed him in a pillar of lightning.
• Bright shrugged off two Marines' attacks, electrocuted them, and killed another with Heat Breath.
• Bright blasted the Marines with a tornado of lightning and fire, but Barian emerged and continued fighting.
• Bright read Barian's punches with Observation Haki, bound him with his tail, and struck him with lightning and fire.
• Bright dislocated Barian's wrist with Current Drive—Ogre Tile Straight Punch, then launched Current Drive—Giant Shark Hundred-Rending Fist.

After Bright killed a Marine team sent to capture him, he and Jinbe investigated the covert operation and chose to wait for Shyarly’s prophecy while preparing for trouble. Tesoro arrived with medicine-production information and shipping plans, then explained that the Government’s priorities differed from the Marines’, leaving Bright to consider whether cooperation could continue.

• Bright told Jinbe that Marines, including a possible Vice Admiral, had attacked him, and they agreed to investigate while avoiding open escalation.
• Bright and Jinbe’s forces tracked the surviving Marine to a suspicious ship, but the captured men denied being Marines and claimed they were pirates seeking revenge.
• Bright, Jinbe, and Neptune decided to stay calm and respond to events as they came, while Bright returned to work.
• Tesoro visited Bright with medicine information, equipment designs, marine-plant research, and a proposal to transport goods using Bright’s people.
• Bright warned Tesoro that conflict with the Marines might force him to flee, and Tesoro explained that the Government valued usefulness even when the Marines opposed someone.

Bright confronted the Five Elders over the Marines’ failed attempt to capture him and learned that the Government was willing to pardon him if he accepted future summons. He offered to make a deal by sharing access to Fish-Man Island’s enormous iron mine, leaving the Government’s response pending.

• Bright reconsidered the Government’s motives and went with Jinbe to ask Neptune to arrange a call with the Five Elders.
• Jinbe threatened to leave the Shichibukai, and Neptune threatened to withdraw the Ryugu Kingdom from the World Government unless the Five Elders explained the Marines’ attack.
• Bright challenged the Five Elders over the attempted capture, while they denied responsibility and warned that the Government could launch a campaign against him and Fish-Man Island.
• Bright let Bastille tell the Five Elders that Bright had defeated him and killed Vice Admiral Barian and the other Marines sent to ambush him.
• The Five Elders offered to pardon Bright if he accepted future summons to assist Jinbe, and Bright countered by offering a deal involving Fish-Man Island’s enormous iron mine.

The World Government set aside its dispute with Fish-Man Island after learning that its undersea mineral deposits could meet major demand, and Bright expanded mining and trade while developing the island. In Marineford Calendar 1512, Neptune announced the opening of Fish-Man Island’s first steel mill.

• The Five Elders learned from Vegapunk that undersea mineral deposits were vast and decided to build closer ties with Fish-Man Island while pursuing ways to give humans fish-man traits.
• Bastille returned to Navy Headquarters with the remains of his comrades after his failed operation, while Sakazuki and Sengoku protested the Government’s decision to shelve the deaths of Hag and Barian.
• Kong told Sengoku and Sakazuki that Fish-Man Island had become an important Government partner because of its mineral output, and he left the matter to Sengoku as he accepted a promotion.
• Bright expanded the Fish-Man Island Mining Company, welcomed merchants and technologies brought by Tesoro, and began planning industrial facilities.
• Neptune announced the establishment of Fish-Man Island’s first steel mill as Bright watched the island’s development reach a new milestone.

Bright saw how Fish-Man Island’s new industries, trade, and living conditions had transformed the island and improved relations between its residents and humans. Back in Fish-Man District, Mark told Bright he was getting married and asked him to be a witness.

• Bright toured the new steel mill and saw how bubble technology supported the island’s expanding industries.
• Bright returned to the Immigration Bureau, where he noted its growth, the crowded harbor, and increased contact between fish-men, merfolk, and humans.
• Bright visited Shyarly at the Mermaid Cafe, then took the Waterway back to the increasingly developed Fish-Man District.
• Bright met Mark on the street and learned that Mark was getting married.
• Mark asked Bright to serve as his witness, and Bright agreed.

Bright spent the day managing Fish-Man Island’s affairs and training before fighting Alexander, who had learned Armament Haki. After Alexander sensed trouble at sea, Bright went to confront Vander Decken as the pirate prepared to attack a merchant ship with Wadatsumi.

• Bright visited Jinbe’s training session, learned that the steelworks had smelted its first batch of steel, and returned to handle Immigration Bureau work.
• Bright fought Alexander, whose new Armament Haki made him a stronger opponent, and used a speed-focused style to help him train for Observation Haki.
• Alexander sensed a battle nearby, and Bright went ahead to investigate while telling him to hide.
• Vander Decken threatened a merchant ship guarded by Fish-Men and ordered Wadatsumi to smash it.
• Bright appeared just as Wadatsumi raised his fist, and the Fish-Man warriors recognized the Immigration Bureau director.

Bright defeated Vander Decken and his pirates, then brought Wadatsumi to Jinbe for guidance. The next day, Tesoro arrived with a warning that the Sea Transport King was dissatisfied with Bright.

• Bright used an ocean-current technique to overwhelm Vander Decken's pirates and threw Wadatsumi onto the seabed.
• Vander Decken tried to mark Bright as a target, but Bright crushed his wrist and killed him with a punch.
• Bright had the surviving pirates taken into custody and brought the unconscious Wadatsumi to Jinbe, who agreed to guide him.
• Tesoro arrived the next day and warned Bright that the Sea Transport King was dissatisfied with him.

Bright learned that Tesoro’s fish-man shipping operation had angered Umit, the Sea Transport King, but he and Jinbe chose to wait and see rather than attack first. After two quiet days, Bright heard that a mermaid had gone missing.

• Bright realized Tesoro’s use of fish-men and deep-sea currents had drawn Umit’s hostility.
• Tesoro proposed killing Umit to obtain his shipping data, but Bright declined to commit before consulting Neptune and Jinbe.
• Bright watched Jinbe train Wadatsumi and promised to protect him if he fought for Fish-Man Island.
• Jinbe agreed with Bright that Fish-Man Island should wait to see whether Umit would make a move.
• After two peaceful days, Bright learned that a mermaid had gone missing.

Bright learned that four young mermaids had been kidnapped and taken to a human auction house, so he set out alone to rescue them at the Sabaody Archipelago. He left Jinbe behind to protect Fish-Man Island and contact the World Government, while resolving to make humans fear buying mermaid slaves.

• Bright questioned the missing mermaids' parents and learned the girls had wanted to visit the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Donald told Bright that a human auction house was selling four mermaids that day, confirming they had been kidnapped.
• Bright asked Donald to delay the auction, identify who had sold the girls, and find out who bought them if the sale went ahead.
• Bright told the parents he would bring their children back, then refused Jinbe's offer to accompany him and asked him to keep Fish-Man Island safe and warn the World Government about the Celestial Dragons.
• Bright traveled alone through the sea and arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, determined to stop humans from buying mermaid slaves.

Bright went to Sabaody Archipelago to rescue the captured mermaids and unleashed a powerful burst of Conqueror's Haki at the auction house. After finding the children behind the stage, he was approached by Pluto Rayleigh as he tried to figure out how to remove their explosive collars.

• The Five Elders decided to keep the Navy from interfering with Bright's actions against the human trafficking house.
• Bright reached Sabaody Archipelago, killed a man who approached him, and forced another to lead him to the auction house.
• Bright told Donald to leave the auction house, then crashed through its roof and killed the auction host.
• Overwhelmed by the suffering he sensed, Bright released Conqueror's Haki and knocked out the people in the auction venue.
• Bright covered an unconscious woman with his clothes, found four captive mermaids backstage, and realized their collars could explode.
• Pluto Rayleigh appeared behind Bright and offered to help.

Bright freed four young mermaids and the other captives at the human auction house, then destroyed the building before heading to confront the slave traders. He found the criminals in a tavern, while Rayleigh and Donald stayed behind with the children.

• Rayleigh recognized Bright, freed the four mermaids by removing their explosive collars, and agreed to talk with him after they left.
• Bright unlocked the other slaves’ restraints and sent the freed captives away.
• Bright and Rayleigh left the auction house in disguise, and Donald arrived with news about the slave traders.
• Bright demolished the human auction house with a lightning-and-water technique, then asked Rayleigh and Donald to watch the mermaids while he went after the criminals.
• Bright reached the tavern in Area 21 where the slave traders were celebrating, and entered through the doorway they had ripped off.

Bright rescued four little mermaids from human traffickers on Sabaody Archipelago and publicly executed their leader to warn others. After bringing the children to Donald's company, he told Rayleigh that Fish-Man Island could not be safe until the world's oppression of fish-men and merfolk was changed, and Rayleigh agreed to teach him Conqueror's Haki.

• Bright broke the limbs of the last trafficker and hanged him from a pole, warning the people of Sabaody not to target mermaids or Fish-Men.
• Bright returned to Donald's company, where he found four crying little mermaids, and promised to take them home.
• Bright comforted the children until they fell asleep, then discussed humanity and the future of Fish-Man Island with Rayleigh.
• Bright said Fish-Man Island would never be truly safe unless the world's treatment of fish-men and merfolk changed and the World Government was destroyed.
• Bright asked Rayleigh to teach him Conqueror's Haki, and Rayleigh agreed to give him guidance when he brought good wine.

Bright returned the rescued children to Fish-Man Island, proposed building schools, and confronted Tesoro about his fear of challenging the World Government. Tesoro accepted Bright’s hand and committed to destroying the Celestial Dragons, though their plan was still vague.

• Bright returned the four little mermaids to Fish-Man Island, where their families and Jinbe welcomed them home.
• Bright proposed building schools for Fish-Man Island’s children, then discussed the project’s costs and practical challenges with Neptune.
• Bright told Tesoro he had destroyed the slave auction house and explained that he could sense Tesoro’s emotions.
• Bright confronted Tesoro with his fear and doubts about seeking revenge for Stella and overthrowing the Celestial Dragons.
• Tesoro accepted Bright’s offer to fight alongside him, then mocked Bright’s vague plan to grow stronger, recruit allies, and wait for an opportunity.

Bright realized Fish-Man Tom might be in danger in Water 7 and asked Tesoro to investigate, then used Shyarly’s divination to check on him. He also told Jinbe about awakening Conqueror’s Haki and planned to seek lessons from Rayleigh.

• Bright remembered that Tom might be killed by Spandam that year and asked Tesoro to investigate the shipwright in Water 7.
• Bright told Jinbe that he had awakened Conqueror’s Haki and met Rayleigh, while Jinbe reported that the World Government expected Fish-Man Island to handle an unspecified task later.
• At the Mermaid Cafe, Bright encouraged Nana to study and asked Shyarly to divine Tom’s whereabouts.
• Shyarly saw Tom talking somewhere, and Bright left relieved and hopeful that he could reach him in time.
• Bright finished his official duties and decided to seek a lesson from Rayleigh instead of sparring with Alexander.

Bright met Rayleigh at Shakky’s bar and began training to control his newly awakened Conqueror’s Haki. After two days of lessons, Bright felt close to summoning it himself, but Tesoro called with information about the person Bright had asked him to investigate.

• Bright disguised himself and traveled from Fish-Man Island to Grove 13, bringing Rayleigh specialty wine.
• Rayleigh happily accepted Bright’s wine, and Shakky learned that Rayleigh was giving Bright pointers.
• Rayleigh took Bright to a quiet clearing and provoked his Conqueror’s Haki so Bright could feel its presence.
• Bright’s Haki burst out and clashed with Rayleigh’s before leaving Bright mentally exhausted; Rayleigh advised him to focus on triggering it first.
• Bright trained with Rayleigh through the next two days and felt close to releasing his Haki at will.
• Tesoro called Bright on the third morning and said he had found the person Bright wanted investigated.

Bright learned that Tom’s sea train would be finished in about a month and trained with Rayleigh to control his Conqueror’s Haki before heading to find Tom. As Bright traveled toward Fish-Man Island to prepare for a secret trip to Water 7, Doflamingo called and asked to meet him in the Sabaody Archipelago.

• Tesoro told Bright that Tom’s sea train would be completed in about a month, giving Bright a chance to go find him.
• Bright trained with Rayleigh and learned to release and gradually control his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Rayleigh explained that coating attacks with Conqueror’s Haki was possible but required far greater strength and skill.
• Bright ended his training and prepared to return to Fish-Man Island before secretly going to Water 7.
• Doflamingo called Bright, acknowledged that the human trafficking house in Sabaody had been his business, and asked Bright to meet him.