Chapter Summaries

After Zephyr returned safely to Marineford, Sengoku welcomed him and Wright, then discussed the Lightforged Beacon’s potential with Wright. Wright revealed that Vinsmoke Judge had helped develop it and proposed expanding its capabilities.

• Ain reported that the trainee warship was nearing Headquarters, and Wright spotted his Lightforged Beacon aboard the ship in Marineford’s harbor.
• Sengoku welcomed Zephyr and Wright, and Zephyr embraced Sengoku and declared that being rescued by his former student left him without regrets.
• Zephyr assigned Ain to serve under Wright, and Sengoku promised to handle the fallen trainees while Zephyr rested and prepared for the graduation ceremony.
• Wright told Sengoku that the Lightforged Beacon could eventually let ordinary people travel with Lightforged Crystals and transport large objects.
• Wright revealed that Vinsmoke Judge had helped him develop the first-generation Beacon, startling Sengoku.

Wright persuaded Sengoku to let Vegapunk help develop the Lightforged Beacon into a powerful weapon, and Sengoku authorized Wright to visit the Marine Science Institute. Borsalino escorted Wright toward the laboratory, while asking whether the Beacon could eventually let him teleport home after work.

• Sengoku confronted Wright about beating up Judge and secretly working with Germa, then warned him to keep their collaboration hidden.
• Wright asked the Marines to fund Germa’s research, but Sengoku refused and instead authorized him to meet Vegapunk about the Lightforged Beacon.
• Sengoku gave Borsalino an authorization letter to escort Wright to the Science Laboratory and involve him in Vegapunk’s research.
• Borsalino warned Wright that scientists might subject him to experiments, and admitted Vegapunk had been interested in his Shockwave.
• Wright agreed to bring the Beacon blueprints, and Borsalino asked Sengoku to let him use a universal Beacon to teleport home after work.

Wright arrived at the Marine Science Institute’s hidden island to meet Dr. Vegapunk, accompanied by Sentomaru after Borsalino hurried back to Headquarters. Sentomaru revealed that Vegapunk was researching Devil Fruit Weapons, and Wright prepared himself for whatever awaited inside the laboratory.

• Borsalino brought Wright to the concealed island housing the Marine Science Institute and explained its security feature prevented it from being seen until ships drew close.
• Sentomaru checked Sengoku’s authorization letter, introduced himself as Vegapunk’s bodyguard, and accidentally revealed that Vegapunk was researching Devil Fruit Weapons.
• Borsalino left Wright in Sentomaru’s care, and Sentomaru remarked that Vegapunk had been missing him.
• Sentomaru led Wright into the laboratory and praised his healing ability and Lightforged Crystals, which Vegapunk had called a genius invention.
• Sentomaru warned Wright that Vegapunk could be difficult to deal with at times and told him to experience it for himself.

Vice Admiral Wright met Dr. Vegapunk and showed him the Lightforged Beacon plans, which reminded Vegapunk of his former research partner, Vinsmoke Judge. Vegapunk explained his opposition to human modification and his belief that passionate scientific research should benefit humanity, leaving Wright impressed by their shared outlook.

• Wright presented Vegapunk with the Lightforged Beacon blueprints and notes, and Vegapunk recognized techniques reminiscent of Judge's work.
• Wright explained that Judge had pursued human modification paired with Shape Memory Armor, but Wright had stopped him because it was the wrong path.
• Vegapunk admitted that the World Government might pressure him to resume human modification research once his higher-priority projects were finished.
• Vegapunk and Sentomaru traded teasing remarks about Sentomaru's role as his bodyguard and Borsalino's Glint-Glint Fruit.
• Vegapunk described scientific research as a passionate pursuit of truth meant to benefit humanity and preserve peace.
• Wright applauded Vegapunk and said they would have many topics in common.

Vegapunk began working with Light to develop Lightforged Beacons that could teleport ordinary people and objects. Meanwhile, Doflamingo prepared to seize Dressrosa by manipulating King Riku’s public image, despite Light having disrupted key parts of his original plan.

• Vegapunk agreed to investigate whether Lightforged Crystals could let ordinary people and objects use Lightforged Beacons, and he and Light built two beacons for testing.
• Vegapunk explained that he had made inanimate objects eat Zoan Devil Fruits, though the resulting weapons could not use their fruits’ potential effectively.
• Doflamingo told Monet and his remaining officers that the Marines could not make targeted preparations because they did not know his full plan for taking Dressrosa.
• Doflamingo’s officers criticized King Riku Dold III’s rule, while Doflamingo lamented that Light had ruined his plan to force the king to abdicate legally.
• Doflamingo revealed that he intended to control how the people saw King Riku so he could take Dressrosa from the shadows.

After ten exhausting days helping Vegapunk test the Lightforged Beacon, Wright returned to Marine Headquarters and learned that Doflamingo had secretly seized Dressrosa before vanishing. Wright realized that the King Riku who publicly dismissed the incident was likely Doflamingo’s puppet, leaving Sengoku to see how Doflamingo could usurp the kingdom.

• Wright left Vegapunk’s laboratory after ten days of testing and teleported back to headquarters, where Ain told him Drake was training to awaken Armament Haki.
• Wright reported that Vegapunk was confident the Lightforged Beacon had no theoretical problems and expected preliminary tests in about half a year.
• Sengoku told Wright that Donquixote Doflamingo had seized Dressrosa’s royal palace, after which King Riku Dold III publicly called the incident a misunderstanding and the Donquixote Family disappeared.
• Wright suspected that the king had avoided contact with citizens and identified him as a puppet created with Doflamingo’s Shadow Rider String technique.
• Wright and Sengoku concluded that Doflamingo could use the Shichibukai position to gain the conditions to become Dressrosa’s legitimate king.

Wright investigated reports of a dangerous armed force on Kuraigana Island and discovered that the attackers were baboons imitating human fighters. After fighting his way to the island’s castle, he met Dracule Mihawk, the World’s Greatest Swordsman, who recognized Wright and his blade.

• Sengoku and Wright discussed Doflamingo’s suspected replacement of King Riku and agreed to keep Dressrosa under surveillance while Wright investigated Kuraigana Island.
• Wright traveled alone to Kuraigana Island after sending Drake, Ain, Smoker, and Rosinante to meet at the G-3 Branch.
• Wright was attacked by weapon-wielding baboons and identified them as the island’s Human Imitators.
• Wright used Super · Holy Storm to scatter the baboons, then fought through more of them as he headed toward the island’s castle.
• Mihawk noticed Wright’s arrival, and the two met outside the castle, where Mihawk said he had heard about Wright and his sword from Shanks.

Wright visited Mihawk and challenged the World's Greatest Swordsman to a duel using only swordsmanship. Mihawk wounded him severely, but Wright healed and continued fighting, and the pressure began transforming his swordsmanship.

• Wright met Mihawk at his castle, discussed Ashes, and asked him to accept a challenge.
• Wright and Mihawk began their duel, and their first Flying Slashes collided with enough force to crater the battlefield.
• Mihawk's powerful vertical slash struck Wright and carved a massive wound across his chest.
• Wright healed with his golden ability and charged back into the duel, gaining insight from each exchange.
• Mihawk noticed Wright's solid foundations and realized the pressure of fighting him was starting to transform Wright's swordsmanship.

After fighting Mihawk for three days and nights, Wright reached a bottleneck in his swordsmanship and sensed the threshold of becoming a Great Swordsman. He returned to Marine Headquarters and asked Sengoku for time to train in seclusion.

• Wright and Mihawk ended their three-day swordsmanship duel, with Mihawk saying Wright’s foundation and progress could soon lead him to become a Great Swordsman.
• Wright thanked Mihawk for his guidance, and the two headed to Mihawk’s castle for a meal.
• Wright teleported back to Marine Headquarters, then realized he had forgotten to catch baboons on Kuraigana Island.
• Wright told Sengoku that his intelligence report had omitted Mihawk, whom he had fought for three days and nights on the island.
• Wright told Sengoku he had touched the threshold of the Great Swordsman realm and requested undisturbed time to train.

Wright studied how a swordsman could unite with a blade, then used his Haki and Holy Light Power to reforge Ashes into a golden blade. The transformation brought him closer to the realm of a Great Swordsman, though he still believed Mihawk’s swordsmanship was far beyond his own.

• Wright practiced with Ashes on an uninhabited island and reflected on the stages of swordsmanship, from Iron Cutting to Man and Sword as One.
• Wright realized that Armament Haki could flow through a weapon like an extension of the body and produce slashes stronger than his previous Flying Slashes.
• Wright concluded that fusing Haki and Holy Light Power with Ashes could create his own version of a black blade, and began meditating with the sword across his knees.
• After a week of meditation, Wright infused Ashes with his Haki, will, and Holy Light Power, transforming it into a golden blade.
• Wright tested the new Ashes and found that its power flowed naturally through the sword, while he could sense its will and had grown stronger as a swordsman.

Wright visited Fish-Man Island ahead of the World Meeting and warned Neptune, Queen Otohime, and Jinbe that the Revolutionary Army would become a major topic. Fish-Man Island had made progress toward migration, but its leaders still needed to prepare for scrutiny over their stance on the Revolutionary Army.

• Wright tested Ashes after it became a Great Grade Sword, then traveled to Fish-Man Island to speak with Neptune before the World Meeting.
• Wright met Neptune, Queen Otohime, and Jinbe, who reported that more than eighty percent of residents had signed documents agreeing to migrate to the surface.
• Jinbe and Neptune described efforts to reform the Fish-Man District and help former wrongdoers through Otohime's Oration Class.
• Wright told the leaders that the Revolutionary Army would be an important topic at the World Meeting and explained that its ideology threatened the World Government despite its limited strength.
• Wright warned that Fish-Man Island needed to prepare to answer questions about its attitude toward the Revolutionary Army while presenting its own demands.

Wright helped Queen Otohime plan a cautious proposal for Fish-Man Island’s move to the surface, and Jinbe pledged to serve under him if that day came. After visiting Mihawk and installing a Lightforged Beacon at his home, Wright received an important mission call from Sengoku.

• Wright advised Queen Otohime to declare Fish-Man Island’s intention to move at the World Meeting, while postponing plans for a temporary settlement until a later meeting.
• Queen Otohime, Neptune, and Jinbe agreed to proceed carefully, and Jinbe promised to serve under Wright if Fish-Man Island reached the surface and lived in harmony with humans.
• Wright left Fish-Man Island with palace wine and sweets, then visited Mihawk and brought a Lightforged Beacon to install at his home.
• Mihawk confirmed that Wright had reached the level of a Great Swordsman after their daylong fight, and Wright discussed challenging Mihawk and Shanks to improve.
• Sengoku called Wright, scolded him for skipping work, then announced an important mission.

Wright returned to Marine Headquarters and learned he would escort the Ryugu Kingdom and Alabasta delegations to the World Meeting. Sengoku warned him to watch Crocodile in Alabasta, and Wright decided to scout the kingdom before the escort began.

• Wright found Sengoku and Garp fighting over his Fish-Man Island wine and promised to bring them more.
• Sengoku assigned Garp to escort the Ryugu Kingdom delegation, which was attending the World Meeting for the first time in two centuries.
• Sengoku told Wright that Alabasta had requested him as escort because Princess Nefertari Vivi admired him and wanted his guidance.
• Sengoku warned Wright that Crocodile was based in Alabasta and might be pursuing improper plans despite his public pirate-hunting.
• Wright agreed to travel to Alabasta early to scout the kingdom while the Holy Light followed the original schedule.

Wright learned that Doflamingo had gained influence over Wano Country’s Sea Stone trade through Kaido, disrupting Marine supplies and delaying his new warship. Sengoku agreed to Wright’s plan to target Kaido by sending a subordinate with an Ancient Zoan Dragon-Dragon Fruit and Rosinante back to the front lines.

• Garp and Sengoku argued over whether Sengoku had once been beaten by Kung Fu Sea Cows, and Garp left with his rice crackers.
• Sengoku told Wright that Doflamingo’s influence over Wano Country’s Sea Stone trade had disrupted Marine supplies and delayed construction of the new Holy Light.
• Wright and Sengoku concluded that Doflamingo was using the Sea Stone trade to pressure the Marines into withdrawing agents from Dressrosa.
• Wright asked Sengoku for authorization to make arrangements targeting Kaido, who collected Ancient Zoan Dragon-Dragon Fruit users.
• Wright revealed that Rosinante’s Observation Haki had awakened and proposed sending him to the front lines alongside another subordinate.
• Sengoku approved Wright’s plan, trusting his judgment.

At the G-3 Branch, Wright reviewed his subordinates’ progress and assigned missions ahead of the World Meeting. He prepared to visit Alabasta, sent Smoker and Hina to escort King Cobra and Princess Vivi, and planned for Ain to train Kuina while revealing he had become a Great Swordsman.

• Garp credited the subordinates’ promotions and progress to his delegation of authority before leaving to arrange warship coating and visit Fish-Man Island.
• Wright said he would go to Alabasta and told Rosinante and Drake they had separate missions instead of joining the escort.
• Wright ordered Smoker to lead the Holy Light to Alabasta and assigned Hina to improve Smoker’s appearance for Princess Vivi; Hina dragged the protesting Smoker away.
• Wright told Ain that Kuina would accompany her and Hina on missions after the World Meeting so she could gain combat experience.
• Wright revealed that he had trained with Dracule Mihawk and become a Great Swordsman, then offered to guide Ain and take her to Mihawk if needed.

Wright assigned Rosinante and Drake a covert mission to investigate Kaido, the Beasts Pirates, Wano Country, and Doflamingo’s takeover of Dressrosa. The chapter ended with Wright planning to lay groundwork in Wano and weaken Kaido before the expected decisive battle.

• Wright assigned Ain to accompany Garp to the Ryugu Kingdom during the World Meeting and help protect Queen Otohime.
• Wright revealed Sengoku’s secret authorization promoting Rosinante to rear admiral and Drake to lieutenant commander for a top-secret mission.
• Wright told Rosinante that Doflamingo had likely taken control of Dressrosa using puppet doubles and was working with Kaido.
• Wright ordered Drake to infiltrate the Beasts Pirates and monitor Kaido, Wano, and the alliance with Doflamingo.
• Wright tasked Rosinante with gathering intelligence on Wano during the World Meeting, then entering the country to investigate its people, isolation, and Sea Stone craft.
• After arranging the mission, Wright reflected that Wano remained largely unknown to him and resolved to prepare there and weaken Kaido.

Disguised as a traveler, Wright visited Alabasta to plan how to protect drought-stricken cities from Crocodile’s future scheme. He headed for Rain Dinners, intending to warn King Cobra and explain that the Shichibukai were not allies the kingdom could trust.

• Wright entered Alabasta and traveled from Eruma City through Yuba to Rainbase, Crocodile’s base of operations.
• Wright considered how Crocodile’s planned rain theft would devastate Erumalu, threaten Yuba, and harm other cities.
• Wright ruled out linking the cities’ water sources and decided he needed to warn Cobra and encourage residents to store water.
• Wright wondered whether Cobra had noticed Crocodile’s conspiracy and considered how to explain the Shichibukai’s true nature.
• Wright headed toward Crocodile’s Rain Dinners casino.

Wright found the blind gambler Issho at Rain Dinners and invited him to discuss Crocodile and the Marines over a meal. Issho expressed growing faith in Marine justice and interest in judging the Shichibukai system, and Wright invited him to experience the world from a Marine Vice Admiral’s position.

• Wright entered Rain Dinners, used Observation Haki to detect the casino cheating Issho, and recognized him as the source of his strange feeling.
• Wright invited Issho to leave the casino, and they went to a noodle shop to eat and talk.
• Issho explained that Tokikake had introduced him to casinos in hopes of curbing his gambling, but he kept playing and had lost his money.
• Wright told Issho that he was investigating suspicious activity ahead of the World Meeting and suspected Crocodile’s heroic reputation concealed bad intentions.
• Issho said he trusted the direction of Sengoku’s Marines and wanted to personally experience how the Shichibukai affected ordinary people.
• Wright invited Issho to experience the world known to a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral.

Wright recruited Issho, a powerful civilian with exceptional Observation Haki, as the Holy Light’s Chief Instructor and obtained Sengoku’s approval. With the ship due to arrive in Alabasta the next day, Wright asked Issho to teach him how to improve his Observation Haki.

• Issho asked how Wright had judged his strength, and Wright explained that he had sensed the nature of Issho’s presence through Observation Haki.
• Wright offered Issho a private position as Chief Instructor aboard the Holy Light while he sought Fleet Admiral Sengoku’s approval for his eventual Marine status.
• Wright called Sengoku, who approved the instructor position but ordered him to keep Issho’s strength secret and continue investigating Crocodile and Baroque Works.
• Wright told Issho that the arrangement was settled and asked him to teach his first lesson on improving Observation Haki.

Princess Vivi looked forward to meeting Vice Admiral Wright, hoping to learn how he earned the people’s praise and help Alabasta. Wright brought the blind swordsman Issho aboard the Holy Light as its chief instructor, and the story ended with Wright teasing Issho about his gambling habit.

• Vivi told King Cobra she wanted to meet Wright because people praised his care for civilians and she hoped his guidance could help Alabasta.
• Cobra, Igaram, and Bell were moved by Vivi’s earnest wish to improve her country.
• Wright returned to the Holy Light, and Smoker reported that the ship would enter Alabasta’s waters that night and reach Alubarna the next morning.
• Wright told Smoker and Hina he had recruited a powerful old man to train the Marines and ordered the ship to stop near Rainbase.
• Issho sensed the Holy Light with his powerful Observation Haki, flew aboard, and was introduced as the ship’s chief instructor.
• Wright warned the Marines that Issho might seek gambling partners, then pointed out that Issho had no gambling money before receiving his salary.