Recaps

Sephiroth welcomed Galette and Melise to Babylon, then convened the Babylon Grand Congress to set policy, create court titles, and reorganize the government. The assembly ended with Babylon’s leadership and appointments established, while the author’s notes announced that Uta would appear in the next volume.

• Sephiroth brought Galette and Melise to Babylon after marrying them in Totto Land, and Melise became Court Minister while Galette was set to become Minister of Commerce.
• Isabella and Lilith prepared for the Grand Congress, where Conis would become Minister of Finance and Baby 5 would remain Minister of Personal Attendants.
• Sephiroth spent the night with Melise and Galette after the welcoming banquet.
• Sephiroth opened the Babylon Grand Congress and outlined plans to stockpile food and guide Ace and Luffy toward rebellion against the World Government.
• Sephiroth established titles for his partners and announced appointments across Babylon’s legislative, regional, and executive offices.
• The Grand Congress concluded, and the author noted that Uta would appear in the next volume.

Babylon’s fleet arrived at the ruins of Elegia to resettle refugees, where Sephiroth met the isolated Uta and invited her and her adoptive father to join the rebuilding effort. Uta warmed to Sephiroth, while Shanks learned outsiders had reached Elegia and hurried to respond.

• Babylon’s gold currency gained influence, and its reputation led people around the world to call it Heaven.
• Sephiroth joined the Red Tears near Elegia, where Babylon’s ships landed refugees and began repairing the ruined kingdom.
• Gordon spotted the fleet and warned Shanks, who recognized the danger of the Great Angel’s arrival and asked whether Uta was with him.
• Uta saw the settlers rebuilding Elegia, then met Sephiroth when he approached her in the ruins.
• Sephiroth invited Uta and Gordon to join the settlers, and Uta laughed after hearing his playful exchange with Nami.

Gordon and Uta met Sephiroth and Babylon’s leaders, who offered to rebuild the Kingdom of Elegia with Gordon as an ally. At a refugee banquet, Uta was inspired by the Dream Concerto’s performance and agreed to join the band.

• Gordon told Nami that he and Uta were Elegia’s only survivors, and Nami reported the situation to Sephiroth.
• Sephiroth brought Uta to the refugee camp, where she saw Babylon’s aid efforts and met Gordon at the command center.
• Sephiroth recognized Gordon as Elegia’s former king and proposed rebuilding the country, asking him to become an ally.
• At the evening banquet, Nami, Carina, and Baby 5 performed as the Dream Concerto, and Uta was captivated by their song.
• Uta asked to join the band, and Sephiroth agreed and invited her to sing later.

Sephiroth watched Uta win over the refugees with her singing, then spoke with her about pirates and invited her to join his band and travel with him. After Uta agreed to leave Elegia aboard the Red Tears, Sephiroth arranged protection for the island and destroyed Gordon’s Demon Sheet Music, leaving Gordon to call Shanks with the news.

• Carina, Nami, and Baby 5 performed for the refugees, and Uta joined them onstage to sing with her extraordinary voice.
• Uta told Sephiroth that being in a band was wonderful, and he explained why he distrusted pirates while sharing Brook’s story as an exception.
• At breakfast, Sephiroth announced that he planned to invite Uta to join the band and take her to sea, and Uta agreed to go.
• Sephiroth told Gordon that Babylon’s forces would protect Elegia, then burned the Demon Sheet Music after Gordon agreed to give it up.
• The Red Tears departed with Uta aboard, and Gordon called Shanks to report the good and bad news.

Uta, Carina, Nami, and Baby 5 practiced as a band aboard the Red Tears while Sephiroth arranged plans for Elegia and spoke with the Five Elders as Shining. The chapter left Sephiroth assigned to investigate Red-Haired’s arrival in the first half of the Grand Line, while the Five Elders also turned their attention to Golden Lion.

• Uta guided Carina, Nami, and Baby 5 through a practice session, and the group performed “Haruhikage” together.
• Uta, Carina, and Nami discussed Sephiroth’s songs and the new musical style their band might bring to the world.
• Sephiroth and Isabella discussed Elegia’s future, the band’s online performances, and Yamato’s newly refitted ship, the Winter.
• Saint Saturn contacted Shining and asked him to investigate Red-Haired’s sudden journey and stop him if anything unusual happened.
• Sephiroth agreed to the assignment after negotiating compensation, while privately realizing Red-Haired was probably coming because of Uta.
• Saint Topman Warcury raised the Marines’ discovery of Golden Lion’s traces in the East Blue and called for a discussion of how to deal with him.

Uta and the others enjoyed Carnival City while Uta’s new music reached the Red Hair Pirates, prompting Shanks to set out to find her. Sephiroth intercepted Shanks at sea, teleported away, and struck the Red Force with a long-range lightning bolt, leaving their confrontation underway.

• Yamato smashed a punching machine at Carnival City, and Nami and Carina kept her in check as the group spent the day enjoying the island.
• Uta released three singles and performed in BanG Dream’s first video album, while Shanks’s crew watched her “Don’t Give Up” video and Shanks worried about her future.
• CP7 told Sephiroth that Shanks was heading to Carnival City, and the World Government offered him five billion to intervene.
• Sephiroth appeared aboard the Red Force, but he teleported away when Shanks used Conqueror’s Haki and then fired a superbolt of lightning at the ship from eight hundred kilometers away.

Sephiroth attacked the Red Hair Pirates from far beyond their Observation Haki range, forcing Shanks and his crew into a desperate defense as lightning battered the Red Force. After Shanks survived Sephiroth’s devastating warning shot, the storm ended, but the ship was badly damaged and the crew was exhausted.

• Shanks, Benn Beckman, and Yasopp used Future Sight and Haki-coated attacks to intercept most of Sephiroth’s first lightning volley, though the Red Force was damaged.
• Sephiroth shifted positions and unleashed a denser lightning barrage from hundreds of kilometers away, while Yasopp failed to locate him and Beckman organized the crew’s defense.
• Shanks used Divine Departure to break apart incoming lightning as Beckman and Lucky Roux protected the ship and crew from the continuing storm.
• Beckman ordered an evacuation into the sea, and Shanks stayed aboard to hold Sephiroth’s attention while his crew prepared to abandon ship.
• Sephiroth fired a Gamma-Ray Burst warning shot through the thunderclouds, but Shanks intercepted it with Divine Departure and nearly exhausted his Haki.
• The storm dispersed, leaving the Red Force battered and unable to sail at full speed as Shanks returned to the deck exhausted.

Sephiroth brought Uta and the others to Long Ring Long Land, where they closed an exhausted mine and exposed its corrupt manager. Afterward, Uta condemned the manager and praised Sephiroth, leaving him to question her judgment.

• Sephiroth returned from Sky Island, greeted Baby 5, and asked how she liked being in Uta's band.
• The Red Tears arrived at Long Ring Long Land, where Uta and the others discussed the island's unusually long animals.
• Sephiroth met factory manager Sandy and told him the mine was closing and the island would return to its previous way of life.
• Sandy begged Sephiroth for another managerial position, but Sephiroth refused, and the locals seized Sandy over his hidden stash of money.
• Sephiroth and the others left for Sky Island, and Uta complained about Sandy before declaring that everyone would be good if they were like Sephiroth.

Uta asked Sephiroth for his opinion of Red-Haired, and their conversation prompted him to have Baby 5 monitor her state of mind. After the Babylon Intelligence Center reported the Barrier-Barrier Fruit in Loguetown, Sephiroth left to investigate.

• Uta asked Sephiroth what he thought of the Four Emperors, and he described Red-Haired as an unpredictable adventurer driven by fate.
• After Uta left, Sephiroth tasked Baby 5 with keeping an eye on Uta's mental state.
• The Babylon Intelligence Center reported Situation No. 7 in Loguetown, where undercover Artificial Angels had infiltrated Bartolomeo's gang.
• Sephiroth told Baby 5 to send everyone back to Babylon and show Uta around Sky Island, then transformed into electricity and left.

Sephiroth arranged for the Marines to seize the Devil Fruit Bartolomeo’s gang had found while he visited Ipponmatsu’s weapon shop in Loguetown. There, he met Tashigi and offered her Yubashiri if she joined his band as its keyboardist.

• Bartolomeo led the Barto Club to Granny’s shop, where the gang celebrated their growing territory with Dazaya and Granny.
• Bartolomeo found a patterned Devil Fruit, but the three Artificial Angels warned him about its uncertain powers and urged him to sell it.
• Sephiroth decided to alert the authorities, and Smoker mobilized the Marines after receiving a tip that the Barto Club had a Devil Fruit.
• Sephiroth visited Ipponmatsu’s weapon shop and examined Yubashiri, which Ipponmatsu showed him.
• Tashigi arrived and asked to handle Yubashiri, and Sephiroth offered her the sword if she became his band’s keyboardist.

Sephiroth recruited Tashigi to Babylon after convincing her that she could pursue her dream of reclaiming famous swords there, and he gave her Yubashiri as a welcome gift. After buying Sandai Kitetsu from Ipponmatsu, he learned that the Marines had arrived and left Tashigi behind as an explosion marked the start of his plan.

• Sephiroth praised Tashigi's swordsmanship, predicted she would become accomplished within four years, and persuaded Ipponmatsu to trust his judgment.
• Tashigi explained her dream of recovering famous swords from villains and hesitated over joining Babylon, but Sephiroth offered her a place in the Royal Guard Knights and gave her Yubashiri.
• Tashigi agreed to withdraw from the Marine training camp and join Sephiroth, while Ipponmatsu watched him recruit another girl.
• Sephiroth examined Sandai Kitetsu, identified its curse, and bought it from Ipponmatsu with two Holy Gold Coins.
• After receiving a warning that Marines had arrived, Sephiroth left Tashigi at the shop and went to respond as an explosion sounded outside.

Smoker confronted Bartolomeo and his crew over a Devil Fruit, but Sephiroth exposed that they were not wanted criminals and bought the fruit instead. Afterward, Sephiroth recruited Tashigi to leave Loguetown and train as a great swordsman.

• Smoker surrounded the Barto Club after mistaking Granny for a hostage, and Bartolomeo led his crew in a retreat with the Devil Fruit.
• Sephiroth stopped Smoker’s pursuit and established that Bartolomeo’s crew were neither wanted criminals nor holding stolen property.
• Sephiroth offered 200 million for the fruit, and Bartolomeo agreed to sell it to him rather than let the Navy take it.
• At the weapons shop, Ipponmatsu explained the value of Babylon’s Holy Gold Coins to Tashigi.
• Sephiroth returned with the Barrier-Barrier Fruit and invited Tashigi to leave Loguetown and become a great swordsman, and she accepted.

After returning to Babylon, Sephiroth showed Tashigi the temple’s collection of famous swords and offered her several blades to use. Tashigi chose to keep carrying Shigure, and Sephiroth prepared for an official visit to Wano Country.

• Nami, Carina, and Uta browsed Sky Island shops, and Carina complained about the awful-tasting Devil Fruit she had eaten.
• Sephiroth showed Tashigi the sword collection and gave her permission to use most of the displayed blades.
• Tashigi examined Harusame and sensed that, unlike swords with spirits, it felt like an inanimate object.
• Sephiroth let Tashigi inspect his own swords, but she chose to keep Shigure at her waist because it put her at ease.
• Sephiroth switched to Shusui and prepared to visit Wano Country after learning that the first phase of construction there was complete.

On Artificial Sky Island X, Caesar completed seven Artificial Zoan Devil Fruits, and Sephiroth ordered him to extract the original fruits from their test subjects. Sephiroth prepared for a trip to Wano Country with Yamato and his family, while Lilith warned him not to trust Kaido.

• Caesar finished cultivating seven Artificial Zoan Devil Fruits from the Lineage Factors of seven captured Devil Fruit Users.
• Sephiroth asked whether Caesar could make inanimate objects eat Artificial Devil Fruits, then encouraged Caesar to test his SAD mass-production method.
• Sephiroth ordered Caesar to kill the seven test subjects and transfer their Devil Fruits into prepared fruits.
• Sephiroth planned to give Kaido the Oviraptor, Porcupine, Bulldog, Lynx, and Salamander fruits, while reserving the Anaconda and Rattlesnake fruits for Hancock.
• Lilith told Sephiroth that Yamato was eager to return to Wano Country and beat up Kaido, but questioned whether he trusted Kaido.
• Sephiroth said they would depart the next day aboard the Winter to inspect the Wano Country Concession with Yamato, Hanafuda, Ulti, and Page One.

Yamato, Sephiroth, and the siblings returned to Wano Country aboard the Winter, where Yamato challenged Kaido and fought him before leaving for Amigasa Village. Hanafuda stayed behind to reconcile with Kaido, though their old brotherhood had changed.

• Yamato and her companions approached Wano Country aboard the Winter, and Sephiroth ordered the ship to head for the Concession after they disembarked.
• The group met Kaido at a banquet, where Yamato challenged him and Sephiroth asked about establishing a trading port; Kaido directed him to speak with Orochi.
• Yamato fought Kaido in the plaza, showing how much she had improved, but Kaido's Roaring Thunder Bagua sent her flying before Sephiroth caught her.
• Sephiroth took Yamato, Ulti, and Page One to Amigasa Village while Hanafuda remained behind to speak privately with Kaido.
• Hanafuda apologized to Kaido for leaving his children in his care, and the two acknowledged that they would likely only be brothers on the surface from then on.

Sephiroth returned to Amigasa Town, where Babylon’s port and industry had transformed the area, and learned that his agents had found Wano’s Poneglyphs and captured Kozuki Sukiyaki. He left Yamato and the others with Youmu, then confronted Sukiyaki, whose fate was left unresolved.

• Sephiroth arrived at Amigasa Port with Yamato, Ulti, and Page One, and the group saw how Babylon’s development had changed the town.
• Youmu Konpaku welcomed Sephiroth, while Tama hid because she had not finished the woven hat she was making for him.
• Youmu reported that her agents had found the Poneglyphs and obtained Ame no Habakiri, Nidai Kitetsu, and the Tengu Sword, and that Kozuki Sukiyaki was in custody.
• Sephiroth sent Yamato and the others with Youmu, then flew to the Flower Capital to discuss the port with Orochi.
• Sephiroth entered Sukiyaki’s cell and placed a hand on his head as Sukiyaki began to plead.

The author explained his anger over readers who acted entitled to his choices and the platform flagging several earlier chapters for revision. He revised the flagged chapters and submitted them for review, leaving the book’s distribution status uncertain.

• The author said he did not depend on the site’s income or owe readers compliance with their conflicting demands.
• The author reported that several earlier chapters had been flagged and distribution halted, with the platform warning that more chapters might be problematic.
• The author suspected he might be targeted and threatened to report other books with clear violations if the platform continued to cause trouble.
• The author revised all the flagged chapters and submitted them to have the restriction lifted.
• The author said he would gloss over similar material in the future and warned that further targeting would have consequences.

Youmu showed Yamato and the others how Amigasa Town had prospered, while Sephiroth secured Wano Country’s agreement to open a Babylon embassy and trading port and obtained photographs of three Poneglyphs. The chapter ended with Kozuki Hiyori visiting Sephiroth at his hot spring inn.

• Youmu guided Yamato, Tama, Ulti, and Page One through Amigasa Town and explained how its welcoming policies had drawn refugees and transformed the town.
• Sephiroth ordered Youmu to arrange care for the incapacitated Kozuki Sukiyaki after extracting his memories and learning the locations of Wano Country’s Poneglyphs and how to make and read them.
• Sephiroth met Kurozumi Orochi in the Flower Capital and secured his agreement to establish a Babylon embassy district and open Blade Martial Port to trade.
• Imperial Guards photographed the Poneglyphs beneath the Flower Capital and on Onigashima, recording information about Pluton and Joy Boy.
• Kozuki Hiyori visited Sephiroth at his hot spring inn and introduced herself as Komurasaki, offering to serve him.

Sephiroth spent the morning with Kozuki Hiyori, learned she hoped to use him to help restore the Kozuki Family, and prepared to leave Wano Country. Lilith then reported unusual preparations at the Holy Land, prompting Sephiroth to mobilize the dormant Praying Hands as he recognized the signs of a Celestial Dragon excursion.

• Sephiroth learned through Hiyori’s surface thoughts that she planned to cultivate a relationship with him so he might support her brother’s return and the Kozuki Family’s restoration.
• Sephiroth ordered Youmu to increase shipments of sake iron ore and seastone to Babylon after learning that Poneglyph production was too slow to be useful.
• Sephiroth told Youmu to prepare Yamato and the others to leave Wano Country after lunch, while Hiyori served him breakfast and questioned him about his plans and ties to Yamato.
• Lilith reported increased ship traffic and supplies around the Holy Land, and Sephiroth identified the activity as preparations for a Celestial Dragon excursion.
• Sephiroth ordered Lilith to stop investigating and relocate everyone who knew about the activity to the moon, then awakened the dormant Praying Hands around the world.

Sephiroth upgraded Youmu with mithril in his laboratory, then joined her, Yamato, Ulti, and Tama for lunch before preparing to sail. The chapter left Ulti rushing off to find Page One, while Youmu tried to correct Tama’s impression of sibling relationships.

• Sephiroth returned to the Babylon Church in Amigasa Town and took Youmu to his precision engineering laboratory for a mithril upgrade.
• Sephiroth joined Youmu, Yamato, Ulti, and Tama for lunch, where Youmu helped Tama eat and the others boasted about their strength.
• Sephiroth explained that Youmu’s upgrade had raised her abilities, though she still could not use Haki or match Yamato in an all-out fight.
• Sephiroth asked where Hanafuda and Page One were, and Ulti rushed out after worrying that Page One had found someone else.
• Sephiroth sensed Page One fishing at the dock, while Youmu prepared to teach Tama about childhood and sibling relationships.

Sephiroth learned that the World Government was preparing for another Celestial Dragons’ hunting event and planned to investigate, pursue the Devil Fruit prizes, and strike back under his Bondrewd identity. Back aboard the Winter, he told Yamato he would sit out adventures for a month, and the two spent the night together.

• Sephiroth examined the three Great Grade Swords he had acquired and ordered the Praying Hands to identify the Celestial Dragons’ target without acting rashly.
• Sephiroth concluded that a hunting event was likely imminent, estimated 300–500 participants, and set his sights on the Devil Fruit prizes and humiliating the World Government as Bondrewd.
• Sephiroth recharged the Winter and told Yamato he would not join outings the following month while he digested their gains and made preparations.
• Yamato declined to adventure without Sephiroth and chose to train on Sky Island, trusting his judgment when he kept his plans private.
• Sephiroth and Yamato spent the night together, and the next morning Yamato told Ulti that he was skipping breakfast.

Sephiroth entrusted Tashigi with two famous swords, shared Wano’s Poneglyph texts with Robin, and learned that Shinobu had surfaced in Amigasa Town. The next day, disguised as Bondrewd, he told Caesar to prepare supplies for a second God Valley event, terrifying him.

• Sephiroth gave Tashigi responsibility for Ame no Habakiri and another famous sword, and she vowed to become a Great Swordsman and serve as his sword.
• Sephiroth asked Melise to prepare a banquet celebrating trade with Wano Country, then showed Robin the Poneglyph texts and proposed making fake Poneglyphs to mislead the World Government.
• Lilith told Sephiroth that Shinobu had gone to Amigasa Town for odd jobs, and he ordered her kept under surveillance without being alerted.
• Sephiroth spent the night with Bella and Lily and avoided provoking Yamato.
• Disguised as Bondrewd, Sephiroth told Caesar that he wanted supplies for a second God Valley event, and Caesar panicked.

Sephiroth, disguised as Bondrewd, tracked the Marine fleet carrying the Celestial Dragons to Jade Island, where the World Government began a three-week hunting game against the island’s people and released slaves as targets. As the hunt was about to begin, Shamrock’s unexplained sense of being watched continued to linger.

• Shamrock, Gunko, Sommers, and Kiringham discussed the competition, Sephiroth’s angel ability, and Shamrock’s persistent unease aboard the flagship.
• Sephiroth followed the fleet from the air with Caesar and submarine units, while Caesar panicked about joining the raid and Sephiroth considered Gunko’s connection to Imu.
• The Marine fleet surrounded Jade Island, landed, and killed any natives who resisted.
• The Marines gathered the surviving natives and broadcast the hunting game’s rules: they would be hunted for three weeks, and survivors would earn freedom.
• The World Government released thousands of slaves as Escapees with different point values, while the natives reacted in despair before the Celestial Dragons’ pursuit began.

Sephiroth prepared to expose the Celestial Dragons’ island hunt to the world, while Caesar reluctantly remained aboard the submarine. As the hunt began and the Holy Knights grew uneasy, a brilliant object struck the island and blasted Gunko into the sky.

• Sephiroth directed the submarine units toward the island and explained to Caesar that he intended to announce their existence to the world, while pretending they might rescue people.
• Sephiroth connected his Bondrewd armor to cables in a hidden chamber as the Celestial Dragons began their three-week hunt for the island’s inhabitants and slaves.
• Shamrock warned the other Holy Knights that something felt wrong, then rode ahead to pursue the Cerberus Fruit while Gunko and Saint Shepherd Sommers set off to hunt.
• Gunko killed a young man who mistook her for a hunted girl, then sensed an unexplained unease despite finding nothing with her Observation Haki.
• A brilliant light plunged from the sky and sent a shock wave across the island, launching Gunko into the air.

Bondrewd attacked the Celestial Dragons’ hunting island, killing dozens in an explosion before confronting Saint Pulminge and turning his guards into a horrific chimera. With the Marines’ ships under attack and more than thirty Celestial Dragons dead, the command center struggled to summon an Admiral.

• Bondrewd launched an explosive attack into an area where Celestial Dragons were hunting, killing an estimated twenty or thirty of them.
• A Rear Admiral reported the attack to Marine Headquarters, while the Marines’ surveillance recordings showed Bondrewd entering a village littered with murdered civilians.
• Bondrewd found a dying girl clutching her dead dog, then encountered Saint Pulminge and the guards, Cipher Pol agents, and Marines protecting him.
• Bondrewd fused Pulminge, his Chocobo, and the surrounding guards into a monstrous chimera as the island’s surveillance Den Den Mushi broadcast the scene.
• Unknown attackers struck the Marines’ ships underwater, communications from panicking Celestial Dragons overwhelmed the command center, and the Rear Admiral reported more than thirty Celestial Dragon deaths while demanding an Admiral’s arrival.