Recaps

Sephiroth confronted York about his hidden identity as one of Vegapunk’s satellites after recognizing him from an online game. York broke down when Sephiroth read his thoughts, and the chapter ended with Sephiroth asking whether York could manufacture Pacifistas and Seraphim.

• Sephiroth visited York’s laboratory on Birka Island and asked whether he had heard about the Paramount War.
• Sephiroth told York about an online game with Shining, Lilith, and another player named York, then revealed he had met Lieutenant Lilith on Carnival Island.
• Sephiroth pointed out that Lieutenant York looked exactly like York, prompting York to claim the online player had been his clone.
• Sephiroth pressed a hand to York’s forehead and read his thoughts, causing York to panic, confess his fear of exposure, and beg him not to tell Shining or the Navy.
• Sephiroth asked York whether he knew how to manufacture Pacifistas and Seraphim, and York admitted that he did.

Sephiroth brought York to Bilca, the underground lunar city, and showed him the city and its research institute, where York would work for at least two years. They arrived at the institute, where York met Sugar and Olga before Sephiroth led him toward the laboratory.

• Sephiroth brought York into Bilca and explained that the ancient lunar city was the origin of Sky Island civilization.
• Monet welcomed Sephiroth and York, then showed them Bilca’s residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural districts during a maglev ride.
• Sephiroth told York that he would live and work on the moon for at least two years, then took him through the Grand Church to the research institute.
• York saw Sugar and Olga playing chess in the institute lobby, and Olga asked Sephiroth for permission to enter her father’s laboratory.
• Sephiroth left Sugar and Olga with Monet and led York toward the lab.

Sephiroth introduced York to his new laboratory on Bilca and assigned him to turn Blackbeard into a Pacifista. York sensed Sephiroth’s otherworldly presence and learned that he planned to overthrow the World Government, while Sephiroth hinted that he might be the Sun God.

• Sephiroth showed York his laboratory, granted him control over its Artificial Angels and Mechanical Servants, and offered access to ancient Lunar technology.
• Sephiroth revealed imprisoned Devil Fruit users and existing ability research, then led York to Blackbeard’s hidden cultivation chamber.
• York recognized Blackbeard and feared Sephiroth was secretly allied with Bondrewd, but Sephiroth said Blackbeard was a spoil of war and ordered York to make him a Pacifista.
• York sensed Sephiroth’s unsettling presence, and Sephiroth used Mantra and Emotion Absorption to discover and suppress what was frightening him.
• York asked if Sephiroth meant to overthrow the World Government, and Sephiroth confirmed it before suggesting he might be the Sun God and making his palm glow.

Sephiroth demonstrated to York that he could create a controlled fusion orb with an energy signature comparable to the Mother Flame, then revealed his intention to reshape the world. He brought York to the Inner Court and introduced Mikita as his guide, before staying behind with Hiyori.

• Sephiroth created a small, cold fusion orb, and York's goggles identified its energy signature as comparable to the Mother Flame.
• York asked whether Sephiroth planned to become the new King of the World, and Sephiroth said he intended to reshape the world.
• Sephiroth showed York the Inner Court and introduced Mikita as the person to handle his day-to-day needs.
• Mikita greeted York and agreed to take him to his room.
• Sephiroth confronted Hiyori about her clothing and sent Mikita away with York, leaving himself alone with Hiyori.

Sephiroth continued his coercive games with Hiyori while York settled into his new residence in Bilca and decided to offer Sephiroth his loyalty. The chapter ended with York formally pledging allegiance to Sephiroth.

• Sephiroth confronted Hiyori in her residence, and she insisted she was cooperating to protect Wano Country and uphold the Kozuki Family's prophecy.
• Mikita showed York his luxurious room in the Grand Church, where he ate a late-night meal and reflected on his new independence.
• Sephiroth left Hiyori after arranging for her to receive a komon, and Hiyori maintained her dignity while changing clothes.
• Sephiroth noticed York waiting outside Hiyori's residence and brought him into the reception house.
• York told Sephiroth he intended to offer him everything, then pledged his loyalty.

Sephiroth accepted an invitation from the Ryugu Kingdom and traveled with Reiju, Robin, Galette, and Gerd to Fish-Man Island for diplomatic talks. King Neptune and his officials welcomed them at Coral Hill, where the discussions were set to begin.

• Sephiroth returned to Sky Island, discussed York and the Blackbeard Pacifista plan with Lilith, and accepted an invitation from Ryugu Palace.
• Three days later, Sephiroth and his companions traveled aboard the Red Tears toward Fish-Man Island while Gerd waited in the ship’s reception room.
• Sephiroth, Reiju, Robin, Galette, and Gerd discussed rising pirate activity, Fish-Man Island’s need for protection, and plans to formalize cooperation with the Ryugu Kingdom and Elbaf.
• The Red Tears passed through Fish-Man Island’s barrier and flew to Coral Hill, where Neptune, Jinbe, Fukaboshi, and the Right Minister welcomed Sephiroth’s party.

Sephiroth arrived at Fish-Man Island for Neptune’s banquet, where the kingdom welcomed him and Gerd warmly reunited with Shirahoshi. Neptune hoped to secure formal protection from Titans and Babylon by asking Sephiroth to plant his flag, while Namur struggled with guilt over the Whitebeard Pirates withdrawing theirs.

• Neptune welcomed Sephiroth and apologized for inviting him on short notice, and Sephiroth reminded him that the kingdoms had helped each other before.
• Sephiroth greeted Jinbe and teased him with a message from Shining, while Gerd emerged from the Red Tears and greeted Neptune and Fukaboshi.
• Neptune led the guests through the High-Speed Waterway to Ryugu Palace, where Shirahoshi welcomed them and Gerd swept her into a hug.
• Sephiroth recognized Namur, who apologized and asked to explain later; Neptune reassured him that he would always have a home in the Ryugu Kingdom.
• Neptune privately comforted Namur and hurried after the others as Sephiroth entered the palace, where Shirahoshi welcomed the guests in the banquet hall and Robin took pictures.

At a banquet on Fish-Man Island, Neptune asked Sephiroth to protect the Ryugu Kingdom as Whitebeard II’s attacks weakened the Whitebeard Pirates and Fish-Man Island could no longer safeguard Whitebeard’s flag. Sephiroth agreed without demanding vassal status, but required a Babylon concession and ownership of Noah; afterward, Namur prostrated himself before Sephiroth to make a request.

• Gerd gave Shirahoshi a Giant Sun Stone while the guests shared a warm banquet and discussed diplomatic and trade matters.
• Neptune asked Sephiroth about Kuzan joining the NEO Marines, and Sephiroth confirmed that Kuzan had joined Zephyr.
• Jinbe explained that Whitebeard II, Edward Weevil, was attacking Ace’s Whitebeard Pirates, which had been reduced to holding Sphinx Island and nearby islands.
• Neptune told Sephiroth that Fish-Man Island had taken down Whitebeard’s flag and asked Babylon to raise its flag there, offering to make the Ryugu Kingdom a vassal state.
• Sephiroth refused to require vassal status and instead demanded a Babylon concession in the Fish-Man District and ownership of Noah; Neptune accepted.
• Namur rose, prostrated himself before Sephiroth, and began asking him to hear a presumptuous request.

Namur asked Sephiroth to help Ace and the others, offering the Eighth Division’s loyalty and Murakumogiri in return. At Ryugu Palace, Shyarly revealed her marriage prophecies and accepted Sephiroth’s unexpected proposal to marry her as the Ryugu Kingdom’s representative.

• Namur offered Sephiroth the Eighth Division’s allegiance if he helped Ace and the others, and Sephiroth agreed on the condition that Namur give him Murakumogiri after consulting Ace and the others.
• Robin, Gerd, Reiju, and Shirahoshi left for a girls’ gathering while Sephiroth and Neptune went to speak privately.
• Neptune introduced Sephiroth to Shyarly, who said she had repeatedly foreseen Sephiroth entering marriage alliances with different princesses, including an engagement to Shirahoshi.
• Sephiroth proposed that Shyarly marry him as a representative of the Ryugu Kingdom, and Shyarly accepted.

Drake was assigned to infiltrate Kaido’s crew under the cover of defecting from Road Island, carrying a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit as proof of his betrayal. After Drake left, Bondrewd revealed that the mission also served to keep the Navy trusting Drake as a spy and to prepare a plan in Wano Country.

• Drake worried that the Red Count might expose his identity before Bondrewd summoned him to a meeting with the Golden Lion and Caesar.
• Bondrewd asked Drake to go undercover with Kaido, and Drake accepted the assignment.
• Bondrewd ordered Drake to stage a defection and gave him a metal case containing a Mythical Zoan, Harpy Devil Fruit.
• Caesar accompanied Drake to arrange a convincing defection while the Red Count emerged from a concealed door after they left.
• Bondrewd explained that Drake would serve as a useful mouthpiece to the Navy and help establish preparations in Wano Country two years in advance.

Drake reported his assignment to infiltrate Kaido’s forces to Tsuru and Akainu, who ordered him to continue and arranged to steal the Mythical Zoan Harpy fruit from him. Seven days later, Sephiroth and Shyarly held a second wedding ceremony at Angel Beach and ended the night together at their seaside villa.

• Drake told Staff Officer Tsuru that Bondrewd had assigned him to pose as a defector and infiltrate Kaido’s forces, possibly to influence Kaido’s stance toward the Great Angel.
• Akainu ordered Drake to continue the assignment and arranged for Marines near Sabaody Archipelago to steal the Mythical Zoan Harpy fruit from him.
• Bondrewd told the gathered Road Island members that Drake had defected, then offered them rewards to pursue him without defeating him.
• At the MERE Dessert Shop, Nojiko discussed the news about Drake with Nami, Uta, Carina, and Tashigi, and the girls decided to attend Sephiroth and Shyarly’s wedding ceremony.
• At Angel Beach, Ishiri officiated as Sephiroth and Shyarly exchanged rings and completed their wedding ceremony.
• Sephiroth and Shyarly entered their seaside villa that night and embraced in the bedroom.

Shining arrived at Sabaody with Perona, Hina, Kalifa, and Brook for a group outing, while three Marine vice admirals prepared to intercept Drake over a stolen Mythical Zoan Fruit. The chapter ended with Momousagi, Smoker, and Onigumo weighing whether to proceed with their plan to expose Drake’s route without revealing the Navy’s interest in the fruit.

• Shining and his companions arrived at Marine Base No. 6 No. 6, where Rear Admiral Kada Kongbo greeted them and learned they had come for fun.
• The group split up for the morning, with Hina and Kalifa heading shopping, Brook going to island No. 17, and Shining taking Perona to the amusement park.
• Kada Kongbo met Vice Admiral Momousagi, Smoker, and Onigumo, who questioned him about Shining’s reason for visiting Sabaody.
• Smoker explained that Drake and Road Island had kept the stolen Mythical Zoan Fruit secret, while Onigumo insisted the Navy had to secure it before Shining could.
• Momousagi, Smoker, and Onigumo considered using Sabaody to leak Drake’s route without exposing the Navy’s motive, and Momousagi asked whether they should follow the original plan.

Shining and Perona encountered Saint Charlos in Sabaody's amusement district, where Charlos tried to claim Perona and shot a CP Agent who warned him against provoking Shining. Shining killed Buffalo in retaliation and left with Perona, while Rosward and Shalria watched without stopping him.

• Shining and Perona headed toward the Haunted Castle, but Shining stopped when he sensed a familiar presence approaching.
• Charlos arrived riding Buffalo and demanded that Shining trade Perona to him as his thirteenth wife.
• After a CP Agent urged Charlos to consult Rosward, Charlos shot the agent for questioning him.
• Shining killed Buffalo with a beam, saying that Charlos had killed one of his men and he would kill one of Charlos's.
• Rosward and Shalria arrived, but Shining refused to explain further and left with Perona, telling the Celestial Dragons to complain to the Five Elders.

Shiryu, Mad Monk, and other Road Island members arrived in Sabaody to pursue Drake, while Shining warned Hina, Kalifa, and Perona about their presence. The chapter ended when a drunken informant claimed Drake had stolen Bondrewd's Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, setting off an uproar in a bar.

• Shiryu, Great Sake Barrel, and Mad Monk arrived at Sabaody and split up to carry out the Alliance Leader's commission.
• Shiryu called Catarina, who reported that her group had reached No. 21 and would pursue Drake while holding back.
• Hina and Kalifa went shopping with Perona and the Bunbu robots until Shining arrived and warned them that Road Island officers were nearby.
• Shining told Hina, Kalifa, and Perona to stay away from No. 66 and contact him if they ran into trouble.
• At a bar in No. 21, Apoo questioned a drunken informant, who claimed Drake had stolen Bondrewd's Mythical Zoan Fruit.

Shiryu searched for Drake at Grove 55, while Drake hid with his crew in Grove 5 and was confronted by Urouge instead of the expected Smoker. Smoker fought Apoo, and Onigumo learned that the Marine operation had changed as Momousagi ordered him to Grove 5.

• Shiryu attacked the pirates guarding the Free Deer at Grove 55, learned that Drake was absent, and found that the ship held none of Drake's core crew.
• Drake and his disguised subordinates moved through Grove 5 to wait for their real ship's coating to finish, expecting Smoker to attack them.
• Urouge confronted Drake in the Lawless Zone, and they began fighting as their crews clashed around them.
• Smoker encountered Apoo in Grove 3, and their fight kept Smoker from reaching Drake.
• Onigumo waited aboard a patrol boat in Grove 6 for the planned operation, then received Momousagi's order to go to No. 5 immediately.

Shining joined the fighting in Sabaody, quickly defeating Drake and Urouge while searching for an object taken from Bondrewd. Brook faced Great Sake Barrel, and Onigumo began a fierce duel with Shiryu at the No. 6 wharf.

• Shining warned Brook that Road Island officers had arrived and told him to meet Hina and the others, but Brook encountered Great Sake Barrel and fought him alone.
• Shining arrived between Drake and Urouge in No. 5 and demanded the object Drake had taken from Bondrewd.
• Shining struck down Urouge and Drake, then noticed a Medicine Box on one of Drake's subordinates and suspected it held the object.
• Shiryu confronted Onigumo at the No. 6 wharf, and the two exchanged rapid sword attacks.
• Shiryu broke through Onigumo's pressure with a powerful Armament Haki slash and forced him back.

Diamante was driven into a frenzy at the Grove No. 1 auction and died when his explosive collar detonated, after which pirates kidnapped Rosward and his family. Momousagi was ordered to abandon her pursuit of the Devil Fruit and go support the Celestial Dragons.

• Diamante's anger was amplified by a Brainwave Interferer, and he tore at his explosive collar while Rosward shot him.
• Diamante's collar exploded, and Shalria fired several more shots into his motionless body.
• An elderly pirate seized Shalria while Road Island employees surrounded the Celestial Dragons and captured Rosward's family.
• The pirate told Rosward that he knew him as an Elixir of Immortality.
• Momousagi received Tsuru's order to go to Grove No. 1 after Rosward and his family were kidnapped.

Drake escaped toward Dock No. 58 while Shining reunited with his companions and gave Kalifa the genuine Mythical Zoan Harpy fruit. After Hina received word that Saint Rosward and his family had been kidnapped, Shining went to the auction house, where Marines and Vice Admiral Smoker were waiting outside.

• Drake led his Blade Unit subordinates through Sabaody, reasoning that Shining taking the fruit had spared them from one of Bondrewd’s suspicious gifts, and hurried toward the coated ship at Dock No. 58.
• Shining returned to the café balcony on a Mechanical Flying Sword with Brook, explained that he had taken the Harpy fruit from Drake, and revealed the real fruit from the aircraft’s storage compartment.
• Shining gave the Mythical Zoan Harpy fruit to Kalifa, who ate it and transformed her arms into wings.
• Hina received Kada Kongbo’s call reporting that Saint Rosward and his family had been kidnapped at the auction house, and Shining left to investigate.
• Outside the auction hall, Momousagi and the Marines maintained a blockade as Smoker arrived and reported that he had driven off Sea Roar; Momousagi said Onigumo had been badly injured after fighting Shiryu.

The Marines and Shining converged on the auction hall after pirates captured the Celestial Dragons, while Bondrewd appeared to honor the pirates’ deal. When Charloss begged Shining for help, Bondrewd transmuted him into a red gemstone, leaving the hall in shock.

• The Crescent Moon Hunter called Sea Roar to demand the promised elixir, and learned Bondrewd would make a house call as the pirates’ first customer.
• Bondrewd appeared onstage through a staged teleportation, terrifying the hostages and Celestial Dragons.
• Kizaru arrived at Sabaody, bombarded the Great Battleship, and knocked down its 180-meter form with a kick.
• Shining arrived outside the auction hall, criticized Kada Kongbo’s inaction, and disabled the armed pirates as he entered.
• Shining confronted Bondrewd in the hall, but Bondrewd transmuted Charloss into a red gemstone after Charloss pleaded for rescue.

Bondrewd demonstrated apparent rejuvenation at the auction, then escaped with Rosward and Crescent Moon Hunter after Kizaru and Shining tried to stop him. Shalria survived but demanded the guests and Marines be executed, while Kizaru took control of the aftermath and Shining left.

• Kizaru arrived at the auction hall and found Bondrewd protected by an invisible barrier, with Rosward and Shalria still alive after Charloss's death.
• Bondrewd transformed Crescent Moon Hunter, disguised as an old pirate captain, to make it appear that he had restored the captain's youth.
• Kizaru offered a hostage exchange for Great Sake Barrel and Great Battleship, but Bondrewd refused to trade away the fruits of Crescent Moon Hunter's labor.
• Kizaru and Shining attacked as Bondrewd tried to leave; Shining severed Bondrewd's dragon tail and freed Shalria, but Bondrewd escaped with Rosward and Crescent Moon Hunter.
• Shalria demanded that the guests and Marine soldiers be killed, but Kizaru ordered everyone arrested pending instructions from the Five Elders, and Shining left the scene.

After the Sabaody Incident, the Marines struggled to contain the fallout while the Whitebeard Pirates debated seeking Babylon’s help against Weevil. Bondrewd rejuvenated the Red Count with a Sage’s Stone and gathered his allies, leaving the Red Count young again and Caterina promised the reward she had earned.

• Akainu, Kizaru, and Staff Officer Tsuru discussed the deaths and abduction at Sabaody, the effort to silence witnesses, Drake’s mission to infiltrate Kaido, and the coming worldwide Marine draft.
• Marco told the Whitebeard Pirates’ commanders that Weevil was still attacking their territory, while the Straw Hat Pirates continued training on Sphinx Island.
• Namur returned the Whitebeard flag from Fish-Man Island and revealed that the Ryugu Kingdom had accepted Babylon’s protection in exchange for his Eighth Division’s allegiance and Murakumogiri.
• Ace agreed to let the Whitebeard Pirates vote on whether to give up Murakumogiri, saying Whitebeard would have chosen to do so.
• Bondrewd used the Sage’s Stone to restore the Red Count’s youthful appearance, then brought him to meet Urouge, Apoo, Shiryu, and Caterina.
• Bondrewd told Caterina she could request the Sage’s Stone as her reward, and she thanked him while privately wondering about its possible side effects.

Bondrewd briefed Road Island’s allies on the captured crew members, the Red Count’s rejuvenation, and a fabricated feed of Shining’s movements. Sephiroth returned to Heaven’s Gate Town, where Kalifa showed him her new Harpy form.

• Apoo asked about the captured Great Battleship and Great Sake Barrel, and Bondrewd advised rescuing them when feasible while insisting death was not a final outcome.
• Bondrewd described the Paper-Paper Fruit’s flight and pseudo-elementalization abilities, then showed the allies a fabricated first-person feed supposedly following Shining in Babylon.
• Bullet arrived to greet the rejuvenated Red Count, and Bondrewd directed him to spar at Shiki’s place before ending the meeting.
• Sephiroth left Road Island and returned to Heaven’s Gate Town, where Kalifa told him Perona, Brook, and Hina had gone out for the evening.
• Kalifa transformed into her Harpy form and drew Sephiroth onto the sofa, where they kissed.

On Babylon’s first workday of the New Year, Uta visited Sephiroth and discussed the Navy’s search for new admirals and Issho’s decision to refuse their offer. Yamato then came to say goodbye before returning to Wano, asked to join Sephiroth if he acted against the Whitebeard Pirates, and stayed for lunch.

• Uta arrived at Sephiroth’s office, where he and Baby 5 teased her before she brought up her band’s new-year album plans.
• Uta learned that Issho had turned down the Navy’s invitation to join its World Military Draft, and she and Sephiroth discussed the Navy’s recruitment of new admirals.
• Yamato and Ulti visited Sephiroth, and Yamato asked whether he was getting involved in the matter with the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Yamato asked to help if Sephiroth acted against the Whitebeard Pirates, and he agreed to contact her when the time came.
• Sephiroth invited Yamato and Ulti to stay for lunch before returning to Wano.

Sephiroth discussed the Beasts Pirates’ changes with Yamato before meeting Kuzan to explain his ideas for a new political order. He outlined two imperfect systems and began introducing a third option, the “Sea of Stars.”

• Yamato told Sephiroth that Drake had displaced Sheepshead as a Headliner and asked whether she should act; Sephiroth told her to stay put and contact him if anything seemed wrong.
• Sephiroth saw Yamato and Ulti off, then Zephyr, Ain, and Kuzan came to meet him at the Babylon Temple.
• Kuzan asked Sephiroth how his plans differed from the Revolutionary Army’s, and Sephiroth argued that both their efforts and the World Government’s system had strengths and serious shortcomings.
• Sephiroth described a Philosopher King monarchy and a system of checks among powerful fighters, explaining why each could fail.
• Sephiroth asked Kuzan whether he had heard of the “Sea of Stars” and conjured a sun in his hand.

Sephiroth presented his far-sightedism proposal, arguing that abundant energy and expanding civilization could help the world move beyond resource conflicts and overthrow the World Government without an apocalyptic war. After imagining humanity’s future in space, he took a break and visited Shyarly at her new Mermaid Cafe, where he hinted at an interesting plan.

• Sephiroth demonstrated a palm-sized sun and claimed he commanded energy on a planetary scale, alarming Kuzan and Zephyr.
• Sephiroth explained that increasing productive capacity could transcend resource conflicts, and Zephyr revealed how many Navy members had joined the Babylon Faction.
• Sephiroth said Babylon had enough military reserves to overthrow the World Government without triggering an apocalyptic war.
• Sephiroth proposed expanding human civilization into space, inspiring Kuzan and exciting Uta and Ain.
• Sephiroth left the Temple and visited Shyarly’s Mermaid Cafe at Angel Beach, where he joined her in a private room and hinted at an interesting plan.