Chapter Summaries

Bright stepped in after Charlotte Linlin asked for his help, and he fought King in the sky while Kaido and Linlin continued their battle. Bright proved able to match King and kept attacking as the clash continued.

• Charlotte Linlin asked Bright for help while she fought Kaido, and Tesoro urged Bright to act so they could pursue their other goal on Whole Cake Island.
• King attacked from the sky, but Charlotte Oven and Charlotte Daifuku failed to stop him, leaving Smoothie unable to intervene.
• Stussy reminded Bright that Linlin had asked for help, and Bright launched into the sky to confront King.
• Bright endured King's fire bullets and met his attack with a lightning-charged punch, drawing Kaido's astonished attention.
• King's defense withstood Bright's flowing Haki, but Bright dodged King's sword strike and blasted him away with Warrior's Pierce.
• King reignited the flames behind his head and returned to his defensive state as Bright closed in and continued their fierce battle.

Bright fought King while the battle around Doflamingo escalated, and a CP0 agent stabbed Doflamingo with a seastone dagger. Kaido rescued the wounded Doflamingo, but after Doflamingo urged him to kill Bright, Kaido turned to attack Bright.

• Bright endured King's flames, evaded his laser-like attack, and struck him with a powerful punch.
• Cracker blocked the Donquixote Family with Biscuit Soldiers while Doflamingo fought Smoothie amid the chaos.
• A woman emerged through a door in the air and stabbed Doflamingo with a seastone dagger before Smoothie forced her to retreat.
• Kaido drove back Charlotte Linlin, lifted the injured Doflamingo away in clouds, and called King back.
• Doflamingo urged Kaido to kill Bright, and Kaido flew toward Bright to attack him.

Bright confronted Kaido in the sky and unleashed King's Punch, sending both of them flying before Kaido chose to retreat with King and Doflamingo. Bright landed safely as the Charlotte Family thanked him and moved to deal with the remaining Donquixote Family officers and Cipher Pol agents.

• Kaido failed to catch Bright and turned to attack the white-faced man, who tried to seize Doflamingo while King defended him.
• At Stussy's urging, Bright challenged Kaido with Current Drive: Secret Art—King's Punch, and their clash sent both fighters flying.
• Kaido recognized Bright's strength, then withdrew with King and Doflamingo as Charlotte Linlin pursued him.
• Kaido and Linlin's Haki forced the white-faced man and two Cipher Pol agents out of his air door, while a horned agent fell unconscious.
• Bright returned to the cake platform, where Tesoro and Perospero praised him, and Perospero went to deal with the remaining enemies.

After Kaido and King escaped with Doflamingo, Bright and the Charlotte Family dealt with the remaining Donquixote Family and began the delayed wedding banquet. Charlotte Linlin returned without her groom, but she thanked Bright and reaffirmed their friendship, leaving her Fish-Man Island plans unspoken.

• The surviving CP0 agents killed themselves after Katakuri’s forces defeated them, and Katakuri ordered the Donquixote Family officers captured.
• Trebol rejoiced that Doflamingo had escaped, while Bright and Tesoro discussed how the failed assassination might end the World Government’s protection of him.
• Bright refused Morgans’s request for an interview, and Perospero started a banquet among the ruins of the wedding venue.
• Charlotte Linlin returned alone after failing to catch Kaido and King, then thanked Bright and declared that they were friends.
• Charlotte Linlin let the banquet continue and did not press Bright to seize Fish-Man Island.

After Kaido stole Doflamingo, Charlotte Linlin decided to lead the Charlotte Family to Wano Country and punish him. Bright joined the expedition to seek Wano’s Seastone processing methods and learn more about Pluto, while Tesoro stayed behind, and the fleet set sail.

• Bright and Charlotte Linlin made peace at the banquet, and Linlin said she would go to Wano Country to get Doflamingo back and teach Kaido a lesson.
• Morgans asked to accompany Linlin, and Bright asked for a place on the voyage because he wanted to explore Wano Country.
• Bright explained to Tesoro that he wanted to find the Seastone craftsmen and see Pluto, and Tesoro agreed to go with him before Bright persuaded him to stay behind.
• The Charlotte Family organized its expedition, and its fleet sailed for Wano Country that afternoon with Bright aboard.

Charlotte Linlin’s fleet sailed toward Wano Country while Bright trained and spoke with Katakuri about becoming stronger. After the ship reached Wano, Bright flew ahead alone to explore, leaving Charlotte Linlin to lead her forces toward Kaido.

• Charlotte Linlin set sail for Wano Country aboard the Queen Mama Chanter with nearly all her elite officers, while Bright trained during the voyage.
• Katakuri confronted Bright and warned him not to harm the family, but Bright urged him to break free from Charlotte Linlin’s influence and grow stronger.
• The Queen Mama Chanter reached Wano Country, and Bright left the Charlotte Family to go ahead alone.
• Charlotte Linlin summoned a gigantic wave creature to help carry her ship onward toward the battle with Kaido.
• Bright arrived above Wano Country, saw its ruined landscape, and decided to find someone to ask for directions.

Bright entered Wano Country and headed for the Flower Capital to find the Road Poneglyph beneath Orochi's Castle Keep. He confronted Kurozumi Orochi, who called for help as Orochi's ninjas blocked Bright's path.

• Bright flew over Wano Country and saw its polluted wastelands and weapon factories.
• Beasts Pirates riders confronted Bright, and he knocked most of them unconscious with Conqueror's Haki before asking a surviving rider for directions to the Flower Capital.
• Bright reached the Flower Capital and flew toward Orochi's Castle Keep, intending to find the underground passage to the submerged old towns and the Road Poneglyph.
• Bright crashed through the ceiling into the Castle Keep and found Kurozumi Orochi pacing anxiously over news of Kaido's enemy.
• Kurozumi Orochi panicked and called for Fukurokuju as his ninjas moved to block Bright.

Bright fought his way through Kurozumi Orochi’s guards and descended beneath the Castle Keep in search of Pluto. He found and photographed a Road Poneglyph, then continued digging deeper toward the weapon’s hidden location.

• Bright ignored Kurozumi Orochi’s questions and blasted him and the Guardians of the Inner Court away with a shockwave.
• Bright used his Haki to locate a hidden passage, kicked through its sealed entrance, and entered the basement beneath the Castle Keep.
• Bright followed the long passage past submerged buildings from ancient Wano Country and found a Road Poneglyph.
• Bright photographed the Poneglyph’s writing with a Den Den Mushi and continued downward, believing Pluto was hidden deeper underground.
• Bright transformed by growing scales, claws, a tail, and horns, and began digging toward Pluto.

Bright searched beneath Wano for Pluton and found the ancient warship buried beneath a vast magma sea, though he could not bring it out. He concealed the route by collapsing and flooding the passages, then set off for Udon to find a stonemason.

• Bright dug deep beneath Wano and discovered a vast magma sea below the surface.
• As Kaido and Charlotte Linlin began an all-out battle near Onigashima, Bright searched above the magma and heard the sound of weapons below.
• Bright plunged into the magma and confirmed that Pluton was hidden beneath it, but realized he could not move the warship until Wano’s walls were torn down.
• Bright collapsed the passages, destroyed the room holding the Poneglyph, and flooded the route to make Pluton harder to reach.
• Bright left the Castle Keep and asked a katana-wielding man for directions to Udon.

Bright encountered Denjiro, disguised as Kyo Shiro, while asking for directions to Udon, and easily defeated him when he attacked. Komurasaki pointed Bright toward Udon, and he left after warning her and Denjiro that Orochi had gone to seek Kaido.

• Bright recognized Denjiro as the samurai leader Kyo Shiro and asked him for directions to Udon.
• Denjiro attacked Bright with a Haki-coated sword, but Bright caught the blade and overpowered him.
• Komurasaki arrived and asked Bright not to punish Denjiro, then pointed him toward Udon.
• Bright warned Komurasaki and Denjiro that Orochi had likely fled to find Kaido, then flew away.

Bright arrived at Udon Prison to obtain Wano Country’s Seastone processing method and offered to free the prisoners in exchange. The prisoners accepted, and Bright freed them while learning the formula for the powder that softened Seastone.

• Bright descended into Udon Prison and knocked out the Beasts Pirates guards with his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Bright asked Wano Country’s craftsmen to teach him how to process Seastone, offering to free the prisoners in return.
• Garb warned Bright that freeing them would make him an enemy of Kaido, but Bright said he was willing to fight Kaido.
• A prisoner spoke for the stonemasons, and they accepted Bright’s proposal to help their country’s future.
• Bright removed the prisoners’ explosive collars and learned the formula for the powder used to soften Seastone.

Bright freed Kawamatsu and the prisoners at Udon, then headed to Onigashima to watch Kaido battle Charlotte Linlin. There, he met Yamato, who declared that he would become Oden Kozuki.

• Bright freed the prisoners at Udon and met Kawamatsu, who thanked him for the rescue.
• Bright invited Kawamatsu to visit Fish-Man Island and told him to find Komurasaki in the Flower Capital; Kawamatsu chose to remain in Wano Country.
• Bright left the prisoners to hide and flew toward Onigashima, reflecting that Kawamatsu and Jack would not return to Fish-Man Island.
• Bright reached Onigashima at night and saw Kaido and Charlotte Linlin still fighting, while Katakuri battled nearby.
• Bright landed on Onigashima and met Yamato, who said he would become Oden Kozuki and asked whether Bright was an enemy.

Bright met Yamato on Onigashima, defeated her attack, and talked with her about inheriting Oden Kozuki's will. He reframed her dream as freeing Wano Country and becoming its shogun before setting sail, then offered to help with the cuffs keeping her trapped.

• Yamato attacked Bright with Thunder Bagua, but he stopped her spiked club with one finger.
• Bright discussed Oden Kozuki with Yamato, and she revealed her dream of living like him and opening Wano Country's borders.
• Yamato told Bright that Kaido had killed anyone who tried to help her, leaving her isolated on Onigashima.
• Bright urged Yamato to drive out the Beasts Pirates, restore Wano Country, and become its shogun before going on adventures at sea.
• Yamato said her cuffs prevented her from doing anything, and Bright offered to help her.

Bright freed Yamato by destroying her explosive cuffs and urged her to gather the released samurai in Wano Country, lead them as Oden Kozuki, and build strength against Kaido. As Yamato fled across the sea, Kaido sent King after her, and Bright intercepted King to protect her escape.

• Bright destroyed Yamato's explosive cuffs, freeing her from Kaido's restraints.
• Bright told Yamato to find the samurai prisoners he had released, lead them as Oden Kozuki, and stay hidden while she grew stronger; Yamato gave him part of her Vivre Card.
• Yamato transformed into a white wolf and raced across the sea toward Wano Country.
• Kaido noticed Yamato's escape and ordered King to stop her while Charlotte Linlin kept him occupied.
• Bright blocked King's pursuit, then used Current Drive to catch up with him and struck with Ogre Tile Straight Punch.

Bright defeated King and joined Charlotte Linlin and Kaido as they ended their battle and claimed Doflamingo. Doflamingo began revealing the Celestial Dragons’ national treasure, challenging them to overthrow the World Government.

• Bright struck King with an Internal Destruction punch, sending him into the sea, while Beasts Pirates members rushed to rescue him.
• Bright assessed his growing strength and resolved to learn Advanced Haki before long.
• Charlotte Linlin offered to share Doflamingo’s secret with Kaido, and the two former Rocks Pirates agreed to end their battle and hold a feast.
• Bright brought Doflamingo to Charlotte Linlin, who seized him and greeted him with a kiss.
• Bright asked to hear about the Celestial Dragons’ national treasure, and Doflamingo laughed and urged them to try overthrowing the World Government.

Bright learned from Doflamingo that the World Government had powerful hidden forces and a national treasure feared even by Kaido and Charlotte Linlin. After declining their banquet, Bright left for Fish-Man Island, while news reached Onigashima that made Kaido furious.

• Doflamingo warned Bright, Charlotte Linlin, and Kaido about the Knights of God, Celestial Dragon armies, and the Government's national treasure, and urged them to find the Op-Op Fruit.
• Charlotte Linlin claimed Doflamingo for herself and offered Bright a place in her plans to divide up the Celestial Dragons.
• Bright declined Charlotte Linlin's banquet and said he needed to return to Fish-Man Island before events in Wano were exposed.
• Bright transformed into his Dragon Human form and used Flame Clouds to race toward Fish-Man Island.
• News reached Onigashima after Bright departed, and Kaido shouted that he would kill him.

Bright read Morgans’s report about the events in Wano, which portrayed him as a new Emperor and claimed he had formed an alliance with Kaido and Charlotte Linlin. The Five Elders called to question him about the report, and Bright gave them a misleading account of Kaido’s arrangement with Charlotte Linlin.

• Bright traveled home from Wano, catching birds and resting on sea creatures to survive the journey.
• Bright bought a newspaper from a News Bird and saw a front-page photograph of himself with Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and Doflamingo.
• Bright read Morgans’s report, which called him the Emperor of the Deep Sea and claimed the three Emperors had formed an alliance.
• Bright realized the report would make him famous and cause trouble with the World Government.
• The Five Elders called Bright to ask what had happened in Wano, and Bright told them Kaido had agreed to return Doflamingo to Charlotte Linlin until her child was born.

The Five Elders feared that Bright’s allies might expose the World Government’s secrets, while news of his Emperor of the Deep Sea title spread worldwide. As Bright neared Fish-Man Island, Tesoro told him the film was ready and planned to hold its premiere there.

• The Five Elders decided to investigate the ties between Bright, Charlotte Linlin, and Kaido before taking action, fearing their combined strength and a possible leak of the Government’s secret.
• Whitebeard praised Bright’s rise, while Shanks, Hancock, Dragon, and others reacted to the news of his new title and possible alliance with Kaido.
• Bright continued flying home as newspapers spread the title Emperor of the Deep Sea around the world.
• Tesoro called Bright to announce that the film was finished and that he planned to hold its premiere on Fish-Man Island.
• Bright agreed to Tesoro’s plan and told him to meet him when he passed through Dressrosa.

Bright visited Tesoro in Dressrosa and met Leo, a Tontatta whom Tesoro wanted to feature in a movie. Bright warned Tesoro about exposing the Tontatta to danger, while Tesoro planned to recruit Princess Violet and use his entertainment company to change how the world viewed Fish-Man Island.

• Bright arrived in Dressrosa and found Tesoro in the Golden Tower speaking with Leo, a Tontatta.
• Tesoro introduced Leo to Bright, and Leo happily accepted Bright as a new friend.
• Tesoro said he planned to feature the Tontatta in a movie, but Bright warned that outsiders might exploit them.
• Tesoro told Bright that Leo had the Stitch-Stitch Fruit and Princess Mansherry had the Heal-Heal Fruit.
• Tesoro revealed his plan to establish an entertainment company and recruit Princess Violet, starting with a movie to change the world's view of Fish-Man Island.

Bright returned to Fish-Man Island with Tesoro, who planned to premiere his film there and use the World Economic Society and government channels to promote it. King Neptune approved the premiere, while Jinbe waited to discuss Bright’s recent travels.

• Tesoro told Bright he wanted to hold the film’s world premiere on Fish-Man Island and have Morgans promote it through the World Economic Society.
• Tesoro asked Bright to arrange for the government and its member nations to publicize the film, and Bright agreed.
• Bright and Tesoro sailed from Dressrosa toward Fish-Man Island with Baccarat and Tanaka aboard their coated ship.
• Fish-Man Island’s Immigration Bureau inspected the ship, and Bright and Tesoro then headed to Ryugu Palace, where they encountered Jinbe.
• King Neptune welcomed Bright and agreed to let Tesoro hold the film premiere on Fish-Man Island.