Chapter Summaries

Vice Admiral Wright prepared the Dawn and its crew to face Vista and Marco Guy’s Whitebeard pirates, using powerful golden buffs and defenses to gain the advantage. As the pirates boarded, Wright challenged Vista while Smoker engaged Marco Guy.

• Whitey Bay spotted Wright’s conspicuous golden warship as Vista’s division approached.
• Wright activated three golden halos and King’s Blessing, boosting the abilities of the 509 combat personnel aboard the Dawn.
• The Dawn’s enhanced main cannon fired rapid shells that struck Vista’s ship, while a golden barrier blocked the pirates’ return fire.
• Vista and Marco Guy led their pirates aboard the Dawn, whose hull Wright reinforced with a golden protective coating.
• The Marines clashed with the boarders as Wright went to fight Vista and Smoker launched an attack on Marco Guy.

Wright fought Vista in a fierce swordsmanship duel while Smoker used his smoke weapons and aerial mobility to hold Marco Guy at bay. The Marines struggled against Whitebeard's Fifth Division, but Hina and Ain's support abilities and the five hundred-man Combined Assault Formation gave them a powerful advantage.

• Vista recognized Wright as a former opponent of Hawkeye Mihawk and eagerly challenged him to a sword fight.
• Wright and Vista traded sword techniques until Wright's Holy Judgment clashed with Vista's Rose Rondo.
• Smoker and Marco Guy began fighting, with Smoker using his transforming White Jitte and smoke attacks to counter Marco Guy's lightning-enhanced swordsmanship.
• Smoker trapped Marco Guy's feet and detonated the smoke shackles, but Marco Guy endured the blast and broke free.
• Smoker took to the air and remotely controlled two jitte to keep Marco Guy occupied in a stalemate.
• The Marines faced Whitebeard's stronger, more numerous fighters, while Hina, Ain, and the five hundred-man Combined Assault Formation bolstered their battlefield effectiveness.

Hina and Ain led the Marines against Whitebeard’s Fifth Division and Marco Guy’s pirates aboard the Dawn, using their abilities and Wright’s buffs to blunt the larger force. Despite injuries, the Marines healed and counterattacked, leaving them in control of the battle’s momentum.

• Hina used her modified Jacket Cage to knock boarding pirates into the sea, while Ain guarded her and the Marines prepared to fight.
• Hina attacked with iron bars and cages as Ain fought elite pirates, aged their bodies and weapons, and destroyed incoming bullets with her Revert ability.
• The Combined Assault Formation units met the pirates’ charge and discovered Wright’s empowerment had made them far stronger than before.
• Pirates wounded several Marines, but the Merciful Halo and the Dawn’s healing power rapidly closed their wounds.
• The healed Marines rallied under Wright’s protection and counter-suppressed the pirates despite being outnumbered.

Wright and the Marines overwhelmed Vista, Marco Guy, and Whitey Bay’s pirates with powerful attacks and rapid healing, forcing the Whitebeard Pirates to retreat. As the battered pirates withdrew across Whitey Bay’s ice bridges, Wright stopped Vista and challenged the idea that he would let them leave freely.

• Wright mocked Vista while restoring Smoker’s stamina, and Vista realized the Marines’ healing and strength had turned the battle against the pirates.
• Whitey Bay created an ice bridge to the Dawn, sending her pirates forward as reinforcements while Wright took to the sky and ordered Smoker to hold Vista.
• Wright broke through Marco Guy’s defenses and struck him down, prompting Vista to rush to his aid and demand an end to the fight.
• Vista ordered the Whitebeard Pirates to withdraw, and Whitey Bay linked the Dawn to the pirate ships with ice bridges as the battered crews retreated.
• Wright let the fighting stop but warned Vista that a Marine vice admiral would not simply allow pirates to come and go as they pleased, even with Whitebeard behind them.

Wright defeated Vista in a clash aboard the Dawn and drove the Whitebeard Pirates to retreat. The Marines sailed back toward G-5, with Wright and Smoker discussing their fighting abilities and tactics.

• Wright challenged Vista to withstand his attack, and Vista accepted while praising Wright as a worthy Marine vice admiral.
• Wright unleashed Secret Art: Conviction, shattered Vista’s Flower Dance Storm, and sent Vista flying into the sea.
• Whitey Bay’s crew rescued the exhausted, drenched Vista, while Wright ordered the Marines to retreat after breaking their ice bridge.
• The Dawn sailed away with little damage, and Smoker and the others recognized Wright’s victory and the warship’s strength.
• Wright praised Smoker for holding back Marco Guy and suggested he consider more ruthless ways to use his abilities; Smoker said he would resort to them in a critical moment.

Wright learned that Sengoku had arranged a convincing pirate identity and bounty for Drake, while Sengoku and Garp worried that Wright would discover the World Government’s plan to recruit Weevil as a Shichibukai. Ain then told Wright that Weevil had been invited, provoking his anger over the attack on Zephyr and the fallen trainees.

• Wright reported to Sengoku that the Whitebeard Pirates had not retaliated, and Sengoku told him Drake had received a bounty of 123 million as captain of the Drake Pirates.
• Sengoku explained Drake’s fabricated history, while Wright agreed to watch over Rosinante and keep an eye on the situation around Wano Country.
• After Wright ended the call, Sengoku and Garp discussed the World Government’s plan to recruit Weevil as a Shichibukai and worried Wright would clash with CP when he found out.
• Ain told Wright that Binz had overheard Sengoku visiting Zephyr and learned CP1 had been sent to offer Weevil the remaining Shichibukai position.
• Wright broke his pen in anger and condemned the World Government for inviting Weevil, who had attacked Zephyr and their trainee warship.

Wright learned that the World Government planned to recruit Weevil as a Shichibukai and secretly resolved to kill him for injuring Zephyr. After Morgans located Weevil, Wright prepared to conceal his identity and borrowed Zoro’s Second Generation Kitetsu.

• Ain told Wright that Zephyr and Sengoku had agreed to keep the World Government’s plan to recruit Weevil from him, but Wright ordered her to keep his response secret and claimed he would train in his office.
• Wright contacted Morgans, gave him Weevil’s identifying details, and asked him to find the pirate’s location.
• Morgans found Weevil and Miss Bakkin in just over three hours and sent Wright the details while promising the news would leave no trace.
• Wright decided not to use Ashes and went to One Heart Dojo to borrow Zoro’s Second Generation Kitetsu for the secret mission.

Wright disguised himself as the freelance swordsman Blazer and traveled to Gran Tesoro to find Weevil, who regularly returned there after plundering ships. He boarded a merchant vessel carrying supplies and approached the Golden City, whose hidden defenses he knew about.

• Wright disguised his face, appearance, and height, took the name Blazer, and set out for Gran Tesoro with Second Generation Kitetsu.
• Wright reviewed how Miss Bakkin had brought Weevil to Gran Tesoro, spent their plundered wealth, and then urged him to raid more targets so they could return.
• The World Government prepared to secretly invite Weevil to become a Shichibukai, hoping to fill the vacant ranks without provoking the Marines.
• Wright reached the Golden City and boarded a merchant ship delivering alcohol so he could enter Gran Tesoro without arriving as a tourist.
• Wright noted that the Golden Splash and Tesoro's awakened Gold-Gold Fruit made the Golden City dangerous, a secret known to few people.

Weevil and Miss Bakkin celebrated a pirate haul, while Wright infiltrated the Golden City and found the Cipher Pol agent sent to invite Weevil to become a Shichibukai. Wright incapacitated the agent and hid him in his room, leaving himself free to prevent the invitation from reaching Weevil.

• Weevil brought Miss Bakkin treasure from a pirate ship, and she eagerly planned to gamble in the Golden City.
• Wright searched the Golden City and sensed a calm Cipher Pol agent carrying Gold Dust.
• Wright recognized the agent as the World Government's representative sent to invite Weevil to become a Shichibukai.
• Wright followed the agent to the casino and knocked him unconscious with a precise burst of Conqueror's Haki.
• Wright carried the agent to his room, kept him unconscious, and tested a paralysis technique he named Confession.

Wright disguised himself as CP1 agent Blazer and approached Miss Bakkin and Weevil in the Golden City, presenting a genuine invitation for Weevil to become a Shichibukai. He arranged a combat test to assess Weevil’s strength, leaving the fight set to take place on a nearby island.

• Wright incapacitated a CP1 agent, took his identity, and found Miss Bakkin and Weevil at the casino.
• Wright introduced himself to Miss Bakkin as Blazer, a CP1 agent, and asked to speak with her and Weevil privately.
• Wright showed Miss Bakkin the World Government’s genuine invitation for Weevil to become a Shichibukai and questioned whether Weevil’s strength had declined.
• Wright proposed testing Weevil’s combat ability, and Miss Bakkin accepted after Wright offered to cover their Golden City expenses for a week.
• Wright suggested holding the test on an island the Golden City passed, and Weevil eagerly agreed to fight.

Wright took Miss Bakkin and Weevil to an unnamed island under the pretense of testing Weevil’s strength, then revealed his plan to kill Miss Bakkin. He defeated her defenses and left her calling for Weevil as he remained dazed.

• Wright arranged for Miss Bakkin and Weevil to travel with him to an unnamed island, then returned to make the Cipher Pol agent sleep and erase traces of his actions.
• Wright attacked Miss Bakkin, but she blocked his opening strike and revealed that she had been hiding her strength.
• Miss Bakkin ordered Weevil to kill Wright, and Weevil charged at him with his naginata.
• Wright clashed with Weevil, then used Confession to leave him intensely dizzy for several seconds.
• Wright struck Miss Bakkin with Super Holy Judgment, cutting through her Haki-coated cane and leaving her crying out to Weevil.

Wright killed Miss Bakkin and fought Weevil, whose failed artificial Red Dragon Devil Fruit drove him into a monstrous beast form. The battle continued as Wright assessed the Red Dragon’s abilities and prepared to face Weevil’s increased power.

• Wright used Confession to stun Miss Bakkin, then beheaded her with his sword.
• Weevil woke, saw Miss Bakkin’s body, and charged Wright in grief and rage.
• Wright fought Weevil with close-range techniques while limiting the abilities he revealed.
• Weevil’s Devil Fruit side effects overwhelmed his remaining humanity, transforming him into a massive Red Dragon.
• Wright recognized the transformation as Vegapunk’s failed artificial Mythical Zoan and considered the beast’s strength and weaknesses.

Wright fought the transformed Weevil, using speed, Haki, and swordsmanship to cripple the Red Dragon form despite its powerful defenses and rapid healing. Weevil shifted into a dragon-man form and attacked Wright with a flaming naginata, leaving Wright determined to kill him.

• Wright ambushed Weevil’s Red Dragon form, slashing its left wing and tearing its wing membranes to hinder its flight.
• Wright pierced the Red Dragon’s upper jaw, then severed its left forelimb with Super Holy Judgment as it charged him.
• The Red Dragon’s wounds rapidly healed, but Wright’s strongest Confession struck its head and knocked it down.
• Weevil shrank into a dragon-man form, grabbed his naginata, and charged Wright with flames burning along the blade.
• Wright met Weevil’s attacks in a fierce clash and declared that he would kill him.

Wright fought Weevil for hours, exploiting the limits of his artificial Zoan transformation before restraining him with Sea Stone and killing him. Weevil was beheaded, ending the existence of Whitebeard Jr.

• Wright and Weevil battled amid a sandstorm, with Wright using their fight to wear down Weevil's human-beast form.
• After hours of fighting, Weevil's transformation faded and his stamina ran low, while his missing left arm left him vulnerable.
• Wright used a kick to expose Weevil's wrist, then locked Sea Stone Handcuffs around it.
• Wright struck Weevil with Sky Severance, beheading him in one stroke.

After defeating Weevil, Wright encountered Gild Tesoro, who tried to recruit him into a partnership built on wealth. Wright challenged Tesoro’s devotion to money, provoking him into a furious outburst over what wealth could never restore.

• Wright removed the Sea Stone Handcuffs from Weevil’s corpse and finished dealing with the bodies.
• Wright detected Gild Tesoro and Mr. Tanaka spying on him from behind a rock formation.
• Tesoro revealed that he had come to prospect for gold and invited Wright to join forces with him.
• Wright refused Tesoro’s offer and told him that money should be a means, not a goal.
• Tesoro became enraged as Wright’s words reminded him that money could not bring back what he had lost.

Tesoro attacked Wright after rejecting his criticism of money, and the two fought as Wright countered Tesoro’s Gold-Gold Fruit abilities. Tesoro awakened his power and launched a massive Haki-coated golden attack at Wright.

• Tesoro blamed Wright for insulting his philosophy and tried to control him with the Gold-Gold Fruit, but Wright had avoided the Gold Dust.
• Wright incapacitated Mr. Tanaka with a flash of golden light and fought Tesoro, dodging and blocking his attacks.
• Tesoro used his strength and special gold to withstand Wright’s sword techniques, while Wright suppressed him with a rapid barrage.
• Tesoro transformed the ground into gold, revealing his awakened power and trapping Wright amid a vast golden tide.
• Tesoro formed a huge Haki-coated golden weapon and launched Golden Divine Punishment at Wright.

Wright clashed with Tesoro, who revealed his admiration for the Marine and explained how Wright’s actions had honored the memory of Fisher Tiger and Stella. After Wright exposed his identity and powered up, the two prepared to fight again.

• Tesoro unleashed golden warheads at Wright, who cut them apart with his sword techniques.
• Tesoro recognized Wright as a Marine and praised his commitment to justice, explaining that Wright had helped fulfill Fisher Tiger’s dream and honored Stella’s memory.
• Wright deduced Tesoro’s connection to Fisher Tiger and Stella, then revealed his true appearance and summoned his golden wings, Holy Fire, and halos.
• Wright said he sympathized with Tesoro’s suffering but could not tolerate his claims of being a god, and challenged him to fight at full strength.
• Tesoro regained his composure and accepted Wright’s challenge.

Vice Admiral Wright defeated Tesoro’s awakened Gold-Gold Fruit giant, leaving the Golden Emperor unconscious. Tesoro woke from a nightmare still determined to bring down the Celestial Dragons and decided to see whether Wright could accomplish what he could not.

• Tesoro recognized Wright and attacked him to keep his secrets from reaching the Marines.
• Tesoro transformed rock and sand into a golden giant and struck Wright with Golden Karma Fire and Golden God Fire.
• Wright broke Tesoro’s golden shackles with the Holy Shield and split the giant apart with Secret Art: Conviction.
• Tesoro was thrown from the destroyed giant and lost consciousness as Wright considered what to do with him.
• Tesoro relived his memories of Stella, Fisher Tiger, and his hatred of the Celestial Dragons before waking and renewing his resolve to slay the gods.

After Wright erased the mark of Tesoro’s enslavement, Tesoro’s hatred and madness gave way to resolve. He offered his Gold Power as an ally in Wright’s fight against the World Government and Celestial Dragons, and Wright sealed their partnership by suggesting business with Germa.

• Tesoro awoke behind a rock formation, learned that Wright had left for the Golden City, and discovered that his star-shaped scar had vanished.
• Wright returned to the Golden City, and Baccarat invited him to meet Tesoro in the S-Class VIP Reception Room.
• Tesoro thanked Wright for erasing the Hoof of the Soaring Dragon and said the change had freed him from the nightmare of his past.
• Tesoro proposed using his Gold Power to help Wright, saying their goals aligned and swearing his commitment in Stella’s name.
• Wright accepted Tesoro as a partner and suggested that they do business with Germa.

Wright secured Tesoro’s cooperation on Germa’s medical technology, gambling, and gathering evidence against Doflamingo before returning to Marine G-5. He reassured Ain that the danger she feared had passed and called for Issho to join a new mission.

• Wright told Tesoro that Germa was developing medical technology and proposed that Tesoro help market its products; Tesoro agreed to the partnership.
• Wright arranged for a powerful gambling-loving uncle to visit Tesoro’s Golden City and suggested Tesoro learn from him.
• Wright revealed that Doflamingo was a former Celestial Dragon who secretly controlled Dressrosa, and Tesoro agreed to gather evidence against him.
• Wright asked Tesoro to use Baccarat’s ability to get a sleeping CP1 agent to leave the Golden City, and Tesoro agreed.
• Wright returned to Marine G-5, reassured Ain that the danger she feared would not happen, and asked her to summon Issho for a new mission.