Chapter Summaries

Sephiroth and his companions discovered Moonlight City Birka and revived thousands of its dormant robots, with Marigold posing as their Divine One. After two days of gathering ancient technology and relics, they left with two thousand robots and an ark full of salvaged items.

• Marigold revived Number 156002 with lightning, and Sephiroth persuaded her to pose as its Divine One and command it.
• Number 156002 guided Sephiroth and the others to the ruins of Birka and led them to an underground city sealed behind a circular metal door.
• Sephiroth opened the door, and Marigold restored power, awakening thousands of white-robed robots who hailed her as the Divine One.
• Sephiroth ordered the robots to collect Birka's books, storage furnishings, and mechanical samples for the Interstellar Ark.
• Sephiroth took two thousand robots aboard the loaded ark, left nearly three thousand in dormancy to guard Birka, and returned to Pirate King Planet.

Sephiroth visited Scarlett in Dressrosa and learned that the World Government had taken control of Jewel Island after a pirate attack, blocking his plan to obtain Dyna Stone. He decided to seek another route, including recruiting Isaac, while keeping his options open for stealing the Marines’ supply.

• Sephiroth greeted King Riku, who ignored him because he resented Sephiroth’s relationships with his daughters.
• Sephiroth found Scarlett planning a decade-long expansion and redesign of Dressrosa.
• Sephiroth asked Scarlett to negotiate for Dyna Stone from Jewel Island, but she explained that the World Government and Marines had taken control of the island after its leader was killed in a pirate attack.
• Sephiroth concluded that the World Government had staged the attack and considered stealing the Marines’ Dyna Stone, though he did not know where it was stored.
• Sephiroth planned to have Tesoro tell Isaac the truth about the attack and recruit him, leaving Isaac’s desire for revenge to determine whether the plan succeeded.

Sephiroth asked Kozaburo to forge an imitation of the Butcher Blade so he could satisfy Steel Bone Kong’s demand without surrendering his sword, but Kozaburo refused. At Isshin Dojo, Kuina defeated Zoro again and reunited with Sephiroth, whose affectionate gesture drew Koshiro’s hostile attention.

• Sephiroth asked Kozaburo to forge a Supreme Grade imitation of the Butcher Blade, explaining that Steel Bone Kong would not let him leave the Marines without the original.
• Kozaburo refused to reproduce the Butcher Blade’s power and told Sephiroth to work harder if he wanted to forge top-tier swords.
• Kuina used Paper Arts to evade Zoro’s attack and struck him across the face, defeating him once again.
• Kuina took Sephiroth’s hand and showed off her Paper Arts, while Sephiroth warned her that it would be ineffective against Observation Haki.
• Koshiro glared at Sephiroth, who quickly left and told Kuina to spend more time with her father and grandfather.

Sephiroth moved into a villa in Koz Port Town with Uta, Isca, and Perona before reporting for duty at Marine 16th Branch. At a restaurant, they witnessed Marines extorting the owner, and Sephiroth learned that Major Mouse had taken over the corrupt security-fee scheme.

• Sephiroth brought Uta, Isca, and Perona through a Spatial Gate to their new villa in Koz Port Town.
• Sephiroth took the girls to Child of the Sea Restaurant, where three Marines demanded an increased security fee from the owner.
• Uta complained about the Marines, and Isca questioned whether they were truly Marines; Sephiroth called them trash.
• Perona hit the bearded Marine with a Negative Hollow, and the other two fled with him.
• The restaurant owner explained that Major Mouse had raised the monthly security fees after Colonel Cartman died, while Sephiroth stayed to order food.

Sephiroth confronted Major Mouse after the Marine officer surrounded the restaurant and threatened him at gunpoint. Once Major Mouse realized Sephiroth was his superior, he and the bearded soldier knelt in fear while Sephiroth calmly continued his meal.

• Perona enjoyed a rainbow ice cream cake while Sephiroth read the newspaper at the Child of the Sea Restaurant.
• Major Mouse arrived with over a hundred armed Marines and accused Sephiroth and the girls of insulting and attacking Marines.
• Major Mouse pressed a pistol to Sephiroth’s head, then fell to his knees when he recognized the Rear Admiral and commander of Marine 16th Branch.
• The bearded soldier also knelt and apologized after learning Sephiroth’s identity.
• Sephiroth told the restaurant guests they could eat or leave, and Major Mouse agreed before Sephiroth ordered him back onto his knees.
• Sephiroth and the three girls ate their feast while Major Mouse and the bearded soldier remained kneeling, and townspeople gathered to watch.

Sephiroth exposed Major Mouse and Lieutenant Buck’s protection racket and corruption, then punished Major Mouse and took the case to the Marine 16th Branch. After hypnotizing the branch’s officers into confessing their crimes, he decided the corrupt branch had to be destroyed.

• Sephiroth recorded Major Mouse’s interrogation, and Major Mouse shot his own right palm to appease him.
• Sephiroth hypnotized Major Mouse and Lieutenant Buck, who revealed that the Marine 16th Branch’s officers took protection money and engaged in corruption.
• Sephiroth severed Major Mouse’s right arm and ordered Lieutenant Buck to take him back to the Marine base for trial.
• Sephiroth showed his appointment documents to the branch officers, hypnotized them into writing confessions, and reviewed their records of abuse and corruption.
• Sephiroth concluded that the Marine 16th Branch was rotten to the core and resolved to destroy it.

Sephiroth visited Cocoyashi Village, where he bought Bell-mère’s oranges and gave Nami navigation books after hearing about her dream. He left planning to ignite a world-spanning war so he could seize control of the Pirate King world.

• Sephiroth arrived at Bell-mère’s orange grove and found her scolding Nami for stealing a navigation book while Nojiko watched.
• Bell-mère praised the map Nami had drawn, and Sephiroth agreed to buy a large quantity of oranges for the Marine base.
• Nami told Sephiroth she wanted to master navigation and sail the seas to make her own charts.
• Sephiroth gave Nami five navigation books from his Personal Space and arranged for Marines to collect the oranges in three days.
• Sephiroth left Cocoyashi Village aboard his warship, intending to reshape the world through a massive war and become King of the World.

Kuro and the Black Cat Pirates tried to seize a Marine warship by pretending to need help, but Commodore Sephiroth saw through their ruse and instantly defeated Kuro. Kuro gave his name after Sephiroth asked who had attacked him.

• Kuro told Buchi, Sham, and Jango to disguise their boat as an ordinary fishing vessel and planned to capture a Marine warship.
• Sephiroth ordered his Marines to rescue the fishing boat’s apparently unconscious passenger.
• Kuro and the cat brothers brought Jango aboard the warship, but Sephiroth recognized that Jango was healthy and ready to fight.
• Kuro attacked Sephiroth, who struck him down before the Marines could fire.
• Sephiroth asked Kuro for his name, and Kuro identified himself.

Sephiroth forced Kuro and his companions to play Russian roulette, then recruited Kuro as his subordinate after winning. He had rigged the final shot with future sight and saw Kuro as a capable replacement for his promoted former adjutant, Frank.

• Sephiroth checked the bounty posters and learned that Kuro, Jango, and the Catman Brothers had no bounties.
• Sephiroth challenged Kuro to Russian roulette, offering to free all four pirates if Kuro won and kill them if he lost.
• After four blank shots, Sephiroth offered Kuro a chance to live as his subordinate, and Kuro accepted.
• Sephiroth fired the fifth blank shot, then shot a seagull to prove the revolver had been loaded; Kuro acknowledged him as his boss.
• Sephiroth revealed that he had used future sight to ensure the sixth shot held the bullet and explained that he wanted Kuro to take over the paperwork Frank had left behind after being promoted and transferred to Staff Headquarters.

Sephiroth caught up with his old classmate Smoker in Loguetown and explained that he planned to leave the Marines. Sengoku confronted him over imprisoning the officers at Marine 16th Branch, while Zephyr argued that Sephiroth’s purge helped the Marines and reflected his idea of “Flexible Justice.”

• Sephiroth visited Smoker in Loguetown, teased him about neglecting his training, and said he wanted to leave the Marines and become a big boss.
• Smoker recalled that their former classmate Daddy Masterson had also quit the Marines, and suspected Sephiroth was hiding his real plans.
• Sengoku called Sephiroth to demand an explanation for imprisoning every officer at Marine 16th Branch, and Sephiroth defended the arrests as a purge of corruption before hanging up.
• Sengoku told Zephyr about Sephiroth’s actions and wondered whether he truly believed in justice.
• Zephyr said Sephiroth’s actions benefited the Marines and compared his flexible methods to Sengoku’s Justice That Rules the World.

Sephiroth continued forging a blade under Kozaburo’s guidance and learned about the risks of blood-sacrifice forging. After returning to Marine 16th Branch, he met Garp, who had brought prisoners and a list of incoming officers, and asked to spar with him, but Garp fell asleep.

• Kozaburo taught Sephiroth a secret forging method that used blood and Ryou to temper a blade’s will, warning that it could produce cursed blades and harm the smith.
• Sephiroth received word that the warship escorting Major Mouse and the other prisoners had entered the naval harbor.
• Kuro struggled to process the Marine 16th Branch’s paperwork while waiting for headquarters to send officers to fill vacant posts.
• Garp arrived at the branch with a list of officers for Sephiroth and explained that he had come to visit his grandson, Luffy.
• Sephiroth asked Garp to spar, but Garp fell asleep before they could fight.

Sephiroth accompanied Garp to Windmill Village, where Garp visited his grandson Luffy at Makino’s bar. After meeting Luffy and flirting with Makino, Sephiroth left but continued visiting the village to see her.

• Garp and Sephiroth arrived at Windmill Village, and Mayor Woop directed Garp to Party's Bar, where Luffy was eating.
• Garp greeted Luffy, scolded him for his attitude, and repeatedly punched him while urging him to become a Marine.
• Sephiroth introduced himself to Makino, asked whether she had a boyfriend, and flirted with her.
• Luffy said he wanted to live freely and would rather become a pirate than a Marine, prompting another blow from Garp.
• Sephiroth left Windmill Village and returned every few days to drink and court Makino, while only briefly greeting Luffy.

Sephiroth visited Makino’s bar in Windmill Village, where he spoke with Shanks and drove off Higuma’s bandits. While the bar reacted to the incident, Luffy ate the Gum-Gum Fruit, gaining a rubber body and losing the ability to swim; Sephiroth left after paying for his drink.

• Sephiroth entered the bar, reassured the Red Hair Pirates that he was off duty, and told Shanks that Uta was doing well.
• Higuma and his bandits barged in demanding liquor, and Shanks offered Higuma an unopened bottle to defuse the confrontation.
• Higuma smashed the bottle over Shanks, but Sephiroth’s killing intent frightened the bandits into leaving.
• Luffy rebuked Shanks and the others for laughing instead of fighting Higuma, while Shanks calmly wiped his treasured straw hat.
• Luffy ate the Gum-Gum Fruit from the wooden box, and Shanks explained its powers and the loss of Luffy’s ability to swim.
• Sephiroth paid for his Sherry and left the bar.

Sephiroth told Isaac that Umbrella Corporation would oppose the World Government because it stood in the way of his plans to explore the stars. Isaac committed himself to Sephiroth, and the chapter ended with him eating a Beetle Fruit to gain more power.

• Isaac explained that he had joined Umbrella Corporation after learning the World Government arranged his mother's murder, and he asked Sephiroth about the company's ultimate goal.
• Sephiroth described his changing ambitions, from gaining power to protect himself to building an empire and preparing for interstellar exploration, and said the World Government was in his way.
• Isaac pledged to give his life for Sephiroth as long as he was willing to oppose the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.
• A caller told Sephiroth that his left arm was broken, and Sephiroth hinted that a gambler had wagered the arm he used to hold a blade.
• Sephiroth offered Isaac a Beetle Fruit, and Isaac ate it to gain strength for his revenge.

Sephiroth arrived at Marine Headquarters with Kuro, Jango, and the Nyaban Brothers, and offered Kuro a place at the military academy. In Oris Plaza, Hina used Sephiroth to repel Rear Admiral Kadaru’s unwanted advances, leaving Kadaru intimidated by Sephiroth’s Killing Intent Illusion.

• Sephiroth offered to recommend Kuro for the Marineford Military Academy, but Kuro chose to remain at Sephiroth’s side.
• Sephiroth and his companions came across Hina rejecting Rear Admiral Kadaru’s proposal in Oris Plaza.
• Hina linked arms with Sephiroth and claimed she did not want Kadaru to misunderstand their relationship.
• Sephiroth told Kadaru to stop pursuing Hina and used Killing Intent Illusion to frighten him into silence.

Sephiroth drove away Rear Admiral Kadaru after Hina used him to reject Kadaru, then teased Hina about her concealed feelings for him. He left Hina at Marine Headquarters, where she decided to visit Vice Admiral Tsuru.

• Sephiroth pressured Rear Admiral Kadaru into promising not to pursue Hina, and Kadaru left with his rose.
• Hina tried to pull away, but Sephiroth held her by the waist and teased her about liking him; she denied it despite her feelings.
• Hina warned Sephiroth that Gion might react badly, and he gave a vague explanation of their complicated relationship.
• Sephiroth walked through Marine Headquarters with Hina holding his waist, then released her at the entrance and asked her to treat him to a drink.
• Hina watched Sephiroth leave, lit a cigarette, and headed to Vice Admiral Tsuru's office.

Sephiroth returned to Marine Headquarters after his punishment ended, where Sengoku promoted him to Vice Admiral and appointed him commander of the G-4 Branch. Sephiroth accepted, hoping the position would help him find confidential information about the Marines’ hidden Dyna Stones.

• Sephiroth crossed the Calm Belt from the East Blue and entered Sengoku’s office at Marine Headquarters.
• Sengoku offered to promote Sephiroth from Rear Admiral to Vice Admiral and appoint him commander of the G-4 Branch.
• Sephiroth questioned whether his achievements justified such a powerful appointment, and Sengoku explained that Commander-in-Chief Kong had proposed it.
• Sengoku urged Sephiroth to leave corrupt Marine connections behind and suggested he might someday become Fleet Admiral.
• Sephiroth welcomed the appointment because his new authority could grant him access to information about the Marines’ Dyna Stone storage locations.
• Sengoku handed Sephiroth the prepared appointment document and told him to report to the G-4 Branch once the announcement was issued.

Sephiroth used a massive black thundercloud and a spatially charged slash to breach the storm barrier protecting Vaford Island. He reached the island’s beach, exhausted but determined to continue.

• Sephiroth detected Vaford’s defensive lightning, raced there by speedboat, and raised a vast black thundercloud to test the island’s defenses.
• Breath of the Gods drove the clouds away and formed a storm barrier, so Sephiroth kept sending in more clouds through a spatial doorway.
• A CP Organization ship approached, and Sephiroth destroyed it with a crimson lightning strike before its crew could report his presence.
• Sephiroth compressed the clouds into a massive black blade and slashed open a spatial rift that carried the attack toward Vaford.
• Breath of the Gods fought back with wind, lightning, and freezing power, but some of Sephiroth’s blood rain reached the island and formed Black Bats.
• Sephiroth emerged onto Vaford’s beach through a spatial doorway, having breached the barrier but spent his Conqueror’s Haki and mentally drained.

Sephiroth surveyed Vaford and tested a fire-controlling stone guardian, then hurried to the Tower of Celestial Gaze after his Black Bats encountered lightning. There, he met a girl who asked about Breath of the Gods, and he beheaded her when she tried to touch him.

• Sephiroth sent Black Bats to survey Vaford and fought a stone guardian that absorbed his fire attacks and retaliated with flames.
• Sephiroth noticed his Black Bats being destroyed by lightning near a stone tower and left the guardian to investigate.
• Sephiroth used a Spatial Gate to reach the Tower of Celestial Gaze, where Breath of the Gods was hidden.
• A girl in white questioned Sephiroth about his intentions and whether he served the World Government.
• Sephiroth said he wanted Breath of the Gods but denied working for the World Government, then dodged the girl's touch and cut off her head.

Sephiroth explored the Tower of Celestial Gaze to reach Breath of the Gods, uncovering a human woman controlling the weapon from within. After his Bat Clone was destroyed by its lightning, he opened a Spatial Gate and slipped inside.

• Sephiroth killed the white-clad guardian and collected the Soul Crystal left behind.
• Sephiroth entered the tower’s alternate space and sent a Bat Clone through its labyrinth of Soul Crystals.
• Sephiroth used a Tone Dial playing “Light of Redemption” to open the dome at the top of the tower.
• Sephiroth saw Breath of the Gods attack and destroy his Bat Clone with lightning.
• Sephiroth sensed a woman inside Breath of the Gods and opened a Spatial Gate to enter it.