Recaps

Sephiroth learned that Namur planned to take public blame for the Whitebeard Pirates' Eighth Division joining Babylon, then saw the announcement in the newspaper the next day. He planned to visit Sphinx Island in a couple of days, with Yamato accompanying him.

• Shyarly told Sephiroth that Namur had secured the Whitebeard Pirates' agreement and wanted Morgans to publish the Eighth Division's departure for Babylon as his own act of disloyalty.
• Sephiroth spent the evening with Shyarly and stayed at the Mermaid Cafe through dinner.
• The next afternoon, Sephiroth read that the Marines had recruited Aramaki as Admiral Ryokugyu, and he discussed the new admiral and Kuzan with Isabella and Robin.
• Sephiroth, Isabella, Robin, Nami, and Carina read that the Whitebeard Pirates' Eighth Division had joined Babylon and recognized that Namur had taken responsibility on himself.
• Sephiroth said Lilith had prepared Babylon's official response and announced that he would visit Sphinx Island with Yamato in a couple of days.

Sephiroth organized a voluntary expedition to Sphinx Island to fulfill his promise to Namur, gathering companions with personal reasons to join. Two days later, he arrived in Wano Country to collect Yamato, Ulti, and Page One before setting course for Whitebeard's hometown.

• Isabella wanted to join the expedition, but Sephiroth reminded her she had to handle start-of-year work and Princess Vivi's upcoming birthday visit; Baby 5, Nami, and Carina volunteered, while Robin declined.
• Sephiroth said Yamato would join and explained that they would stop in Wano Country to pick her up; Robin teased him about the formidable appearance of their group.
• Issho sparred with Tashigi, who used her Smooth-Smooth Fruit to launch fast, unpredictable low attacks but lost after exhausting herself.
• Tashigi heard that Sephiroth was going to Sphinx Island to fulfill his promise to Namur and asked to join the expedition; Sephiroth agreed.
• Two days later, the Silent Ship arrived at Amigasa Town, where Sephiroth, Baby 5, and Precious went to greet Yamato, Ulti, and Page One.
• Yamato, Ulti, and Page One boarded the Silent Ship, and Sephiroth told Yamato to call Whitebeard by his proper name on his home turf.

Sephiroth and his allies traveled to Sphinx Island to help the Whitebeard Pirates deal with Weevil, while a suspicious scheme involving an impostor on Food Valten came to light. After Ace explained the pirates’ losses and Cavendish’s sudden strength, the group considered whether Bondrewd was behind the campaign.

• Precious reported that someone impersonating Fossa had extorted Food Valten before Weevil drove the impostor away and claimed the island for the New Whitebeard Pirates.
• Sephiroth, Yamato, and the others arrived at Sphinx Island, where Ace, Marco, Namur, and Izo welcomed them.
• Ace asked Sephiroth to help defeat Weevil, explaining that the Whitebeard Pirates could not reclaim their lost territories and that Ace could not outlast Weevil.
• Marco revealed that former Shichibukai Cavendish had become much stronger and could fight him to a draw.
• Sephiroth told Ace and Marco about the Food Valten impersonation, and Marco suggested Bondrewd might be behind the scheme.

Sephiroth organized Babylon’s defense of the Whitebeard Pirates’ remaining islands while they waited for Weevil to appear. Three days later, Precious reported that Weevil had been spotted near Waterwheel Island, and Yamato prepared to respond.

• Sephiroth assigned six Shipboard Knights Order tactical units to garrison nearby islands, with Namur coordinating their deployment.
• Sephiroth ordered Reiju and Tashigi to defend Sphinx Island, while Yamato, Ulti, and Page One stood by to pursue Weevil; Nami and Baby 5 patrolled and charted nearby waters.
• Ace invited the group to a banquet and brought Reiju to visit Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates, while Marco arranged for Tashigi to meet Vista.
• The Whitebeard Pirates and Babylon held a lively banquet with the Straw Hat Pirates, then Nami and Baby 5 continued reconnaissance over the following days.
• Precious appeared aboard the Silent Ship and reported that Weevil had appeared near Waterwheel Island, prompting Yamato to leap up eagerly.

Yamato and Ulti raced to Waterwheel Island while Sephiroth responded to Cavendish’s approach at Apricot Island. Yamato and Ulti joined the fighting, and the chapter ended with Yamato facing Weevil and Ulti helping Whitey Bay.

• Yamato took the Iron Cavalry to Waterwheel Island, while Sephiroth arranged for Ulti to join her and Tashigi to prepare backup.
• Sephiroth met Ace and Marco, then learned that Cavendish’s ships were approaching Apricot Island and teleported there to assist Haruta.
• Sephiroth found Haruta preparing the island’s defenses and said he would handle the possible Bondrewd plot personally.
• Yamato descended from the Iron Cavalry and struck Weevil with Thunder-Bagua, then told Blenheim and Doma to leave the fight to her.
• Ulti landed among the enemy pirates and joined Whitey Bay and the Babylon Knights in battle.

Yamato fought Weevil at Waterwheel Island while the Babylon Knights and Whitebeard's allies battled the pirates around them. Buckin empowered Weevil with her Devil Fruit ability, and the chapter ended with Yamato and Weevil clashing again at full strength.

• The Babylon Knights used Sky Island equipment and an Iron Cavalry Fighter to support Whitebeard's forces against the pirates.
• Yamato and Weevil exchanged powerful blows until Yamato questioned whether he was really like Whitebeard.
• Miss Buckin arrived, declared Weevil Whitebeard's son, and used her Lipstick Mark ability to increase his confidence and strength.
• Empowered Weevil overwhelmed Yamato with a rapid assault, but Yamato used her hybrid form, Freezing Gas, and combat skill to counter him.
• Yamato froze Weevil, struck him with Himorogiri, and then met his next attack with Thunder-Bagua.

Sephiroth destroyed Cavendish’s attacking fleet at Apricot Island and captured him, learning that a masked man named Carmel had impersonated Cavendish using the Copy-Copy Fruit. Sephiroth identified Carmel as the mastermind, while the real Carmel flew toward Sphinx Island unaware that his identity had been exposed and that he might be in the wrong place.

• Sephiroth warned Haruta to prepare to capture the approaching pirates, then fired five beams from the lighthouse and sank all five ships.
• The stranded pirates surrendered, and Sephiroth intercepted Cavendish as he tried to flee; Cavendish quickly surrendered too.
• Cavendish told Sephiroth and Haruta that a masked man who called himself Chameleon had copied his appearance, Devil Fruit ability, and swordsmanship, then recruited him to target the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Sephiroth identified the impostor as Carmel, a former Whitebeard Pirate with the Copy-Copy Fruit, and explained that Carmel’s ability could not copy subjective qualities such as Haki or mastery.
• The real Carmel, transformed into Cavendish, flew toward Sphinx Island to create a diversion and wondered why he saw an enormous lump of iron near the docks.

Carmel infiltrated Sphinx Island disguised as a Whitebeard pirate, but Page One recognized that he was impersonating Bont and confronted him. Reiju and Tashigi hurried toward the fight, while Sephiroth contacted Reiju telepathically from above.

• Carmel disguised himself as an ordinary Whitebeard pirate and entered Sphinx Island to investigate the Silent Ship.
• Precious warned Reiju and Tashigi that Carmel, who could copy appearances and Devil Fruit abilities, might have infiltrated the island.
• Page One recognized that the man posing as Bont was an impostor and chased him into an alley, where Carmel transformed into Cavendish and attacked.
• Reiju and Tashigi rushed toward the sounds of fighting, and Precious told the residents that the supposed Bont was an impostor.
• Sephiroth telepathically told Reiju to carry on normally and revealed that he was directly above her.

Carmel, disguised as Cavendish, fought Page One, Tashigi, and Reiju while trying to escape without seriously harming them. Sephiroth and the others captured Carmel after he revealed his Phoenix form, and Sephiroth praised Tashigi as he carried her down.

• Carmel, disguised as Cavendish, wounded Page One in an alley and tried to leave before Tashigi arrived to help.
• Tashigi and Reiju attacked Carmel from the air, while Page One stayed ready to assist and Sephiroth watched over the fight.
• Tashigi wounded Carmel with May Rain, but Sephiroth shielded her from Carmel's wind blade and descended to the alley.
• Carmel transformed into Marco's Phoenix form to escape, but Ace and Marco struck him out of the air.
• Sephiroth pinned Carmel with white lightsabers, and Marco and Ace confronted him over betraying the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Sephiroth carried Tashigi down and praised her, while Reiju landed nearby.

Sephiroth captured Carmel after Carmel revealed his plan to claim Whitebeard’s legacy, while Yamato defeated and captured Weevil and Buckin. After arranging their security and discussing Weevil’s fate, Sephiroth and the Whitebeard Pirates celebrated their victory with the Straw Hat Pirates.

• Sephiroth’s forces took Carmel into custody, and he ordered him held in a Seastone cell under heavy guard.
• Tashigi apologized to Sephiroth for losing her fight, and he praised her efforts before arranging cleanup and temporary shelter.
• Precious reported that Yamato had defeated Weevil and captured both him and Buckin, and Sephiroth instructed her to secure them.
• Sephiroth told Ace that he planned to hand Weevil and Buckin over to an old acquaintance, and Ace accepted the decision.
• The Babylon group, the Whitebeard Pirates, and the Straw Hat Pirates celebrated at a victory feast on Sphinx Island, where Luffy stole Ace’s food.

After the victory banquet, Sephiroth’s crew prepared to leave the Whitebeard Pirates and return home, while Yamato ambushed him for another “real man’s showdown.” Back at Babylon Temple, Sephiroth incapacitated Carmel and ordered Baby 5 to arrange his confinement at Birka’s Devil Fruit User Research Institute.

• Yamato, Ulti, Nami, Reiju, and Tashigi gathered in the Silent Ship’s lounge after the banquet, where Yamato and Ulti waited for Sephiroth and Page One.
• Baby 5 and Page One returned, and Ulti pestered her brother while Nami and Baby 5 nudged Tashigi toward the band’s shared room.
• Yamato ambushed Sephiroth in the lounge and took him to his quarters; the next morning, the crew departed and dropped Yamato, Ulti, and Page One off in Amigasa Town.
• Sephiroth’s crew returned safely to Babylon Temple, where he visited the imprisoned Carmel and used his ability to make him lose consciousness.
• Sephiroth told Baby 5 to arrange Carmel’s confinement at the Devil Fruit User Research Institute on Birka and warned her to follow precautions.

Sephiroth asked Lilith to oversee the containment of Chameleon Carmel and his dangerous transformation ability, while Nami and Tashigi recounted their Sphinx Island adventure to Uta and Carina. Later, Sephiroth gave Tashigi custody of Murakumogiri and began an intimate relationship with her.

• Lilith discussed Carmel’s abilities with Sephiroth and agreed to handle his containment carefully.
• Nami and Tashigi returned to the Temple’s Inner Court and told Uta and Carina about their trip to Sphinx Island and Zephyr’s enemy.
• Uta, Carina, and Nami teased Tashigi about her lack of progress with Sephiroth, leaving her embarrassed.
• Tashigi went to the Weapon Display Room, where Sephiroth presented Murakumogiri and placed the Supreme Grade Sword in her care.
• Sephiroth embraced Tashigi, and they became intimate in the sword vault.

Sephiroth let Zephyr take Weevil and Buckin to answer for the deaths of his students, then discussed preparations for a Wish Magic ritual to find the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. The ritual was scheduled to begin after Vivi's birthday party, once Sephiroth returned.

• Melise told Sephiroth that Uta and the Red Tears had arrived in Alabasta, and they discussed Uta's handmade birthday gift idea for Vivi.
• Lilith informed Sephiroth that Zephyr, Ain, and Binz had arrived, so Sephiroth went to the containment room to meet them.
• Zephyr saw Weevil and Buckin imprisoned and told Sephiroth he would take them to the marine cemetery to sacrifice them in honor of his students.
• Sephiroth agreed to hand Weevil and Buckin over to Zephyr, and Ain thanked Sephiroth before he left.
• Sephiroth asked Lilith about the Wish Magic ritual, and she said the choir, believers, and cathedral on Birka Island were nearly ready.
• Sephiroth decided to begin the ritual after Vivi's birthday party, when he returned.

Vivi celebrated her seventeenth birthday at a tea party and banquet in Alabasta, where Sephiroth and their friends discussed recent news and teased her about her relationship with him. The celebration ended peacefully, while Sephiroth was left facing Isabella’s promise of a confrontation the following night.

• Gerd watched Vivi and her friends gather for morning tea in the Royal Palace garden.
• Sephiroth arrived, wished Vivi a happy birthday, and told the group that Namur and his crew had joined Babylon and were stationed in Heaven’s Gate Town.
• Sephiroth revealed that the real Cavendish had ended up with the Straw Hat Pirates after being handed over to the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Vivi hinted that she felt different from the others because of her political marriage, and Nami and Carina’s gossip about Tashigi’s relationship with Sephiroth embarrassed Vivi and Tashigi.
• Sephiroth told Vivi she would have to wait until next year, while Isabella warned him to wait until the following night.
• King Cobra opened Vivi’s birthday banquet, which proceeded without incident.

Sephiroth used a faith ceremony to locate and retrieve the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, then secured it and planned to give it to Gerd during a visit to Elbaf. He also arranged to discuss the Great Hammer Regiment with the Giants and agreed to hold a large birthday party for Robin, who dragged him into a study.

• Sephiroth gathered faith power during a ceremony on Birka and used Wish Art to learn the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s location.
• Sephiroth found the fruit on an uninhabited island marked by signs of an old battle, sealed it inside a metal sphere, and returned it to Babylon.
• Sephiroth hid the fruit in a secure underground space and instructed Angela to move it and notify him if anyone approached it.
• Sephiroth told Lilith he planned to give the fruit to Gerd on her birthday and visit Elbaf to discuss the Great Hammer Regiment with the Giants.
• Sephiroth offered to throw Robin a grand birthday party, and Robin used Sixteen Fleur to push him into a study and shut the door.

Sephiroth spent the night with Hancock at Kuja Castle, while their three-year-old daughter Lycoris trained with Marguerite and waited for her parents at breakfast. The family reunited in the dining room, where Lycoris proudly told her parents about her progress.

• Sephiroth woke beside Hancock in the Royal Palace and persuaded her to get up for breakfast with Lycoris.
• Lycoris sparred with Marguerite, using her Willow-Leaf Blade and Armament Haki before Marguerite avoided her final surprise kick.
• Lycoris asked Marguerite why Sephiroth had arranged for her to spend the previous night with Marguerite, flustering her.
• Lycoris joined Sandersonia, Marigold, and Goldflower for breakfast and asked where her parents were.
• Sephiroth and Hancock arrived, and Lycoris ran to them before proudly telling Sephiroth about her training.

Sephiroth and Hancock celebrated their wedding anniversary with Lycoris and Marguerite at Angel Town, where the family enjoyed a day at the amusement park. Sephiroth and Hancock also discussed preparing Amazon Lily to become a Sky Island if the World Government abolished the Shichibukai system.

• Sephiroth and Hancock dressed for their anniversary, shared breakfast with Lycoris, Sandersonia, Marigold, Marguerite, and Goldflower, and agreed to take Lycoris to Angel Town with Marguerite.
• Sephiroth, Hancock, Lycoris, and Marguerite traveled by Maglev Hover Car to Angel Town, where Kuja and Artificial Angel maids welcomed them.
• Lycoris tried the shooting game, hit a bull's-eye, and later played archery and go-karted with her family and Marguerite.
• Sephiroth warned Hancock that the World Government might abolish the Shichibukai system next year, and Hancock said Amazon Lily could be raised into the sky when the Kuja found the right opportunity.
• Lycoris won the go-kart race, and Sephiroth and Hancock stood to cheer for her.

Sephiroth arrived in Elbaf with Robin and Gerd, then met with Jarul, Loki, Dorry, Brogy, and Hajrudin. He explained why Loki had been freed and began discussing the important matters behind his visit, revealing that he had found the Great Hammer Regiment.

• The Red Tears approached Elbaf, where Dorry, Brogy, and Hajrudin welcomed Sephiroth and Gerd at West Village Port.
• Saul arrived to reunite with Robin, and he and Gerd took her toward the Owl Library while Sephiroth went to meet Jarul.
• Sephiroth found Loki sitting with Jarul and said he understood why Elbaf had freed him, since keeping Loki imprisoned would leave Elbaf vulnerable to the Celestial Dragons.
• Hajrudin and Loki exchanged barbed remarks before Jarul stopped them and asked Sephiroth about his visit.
• Sephiroth said he had come to discuss two matters and revealed that he had found the Great Hammer Regiment.

Sephiroth revealed that the missing Great Hammer Regiment was frozen beneath Punk Hazard and helped Elbaf plan their rescue. He then celebrated Gerd’s birthday and gave her the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, which she ate.

• Sephiroth told Jarul and the others that the Great Hammer Regiment was frozen beneath Punk Hazard, where his ally Shining had traced them during an investigation.
• Loki introduced Iron Thunder’s true form, Ratatoskr, who could freeze targets in ice that only he could undo.
• Sephiroth proposed using Fish-Man Island’s Noah Ark to transport the rescued Giants underwater, and Jarul agreed to the plan.
• Sephiroth revealed that his second reason for visiting Elbaf was to celebrate Gerd’s birthday, then showed the Giants the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• At Gerd’s birthday gathering, Sephiroth gave her the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and Gerd ate it before the guests raised a toast.

Sephiroth discussed Babylon’s trade and Elbaf’s projects with Reiju, then met with Marine Rear Admiral Kujaku, who sought a share of Adam wood. After Lilith summoned him over news from Hachinosu, he went to hear what had happened.

• Reiju told Sephiroth that Elbaf had tripled its promised Adam wood supply after he gave Gerd the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and reported that Giant craftsmen had gone to Fish-Man Island to help repair Noah.
• Laki arranged a meeting between Kujaku and Sephiroth after Kujaku clarified that she wanted to discuss trade rather than recruit Issho.
• Kujaku told Sephiroth that Chaton had been chosen as the Marines’ new Admiral and negotiated for the Marines to receive Adam wood.
• Lilith interrupted Kujaku’s meeting with a call about Elbaf trade, then showed Sephiroth a document containing news from Hachinosu.

Sephiroth and Lilith planned an operation targeting Hachinosu after Revenants uncovered rumors of a Poneglyph and a likely Rocky Port Incident. After arranging preparations, Sephiroth visited Kujaku, where their business discussion turned intimate.

• Lilith reported that Revenants on Hachinosu had heard credible rumors of a Poneglyph, and Sephiroth decided to act as Bondrewd.
• Sephiroth asked Lilith to monitor the Rocky Port and alert him if the king of Deirena boarded it, planning to intervene for publicity and the Poneglyph.
• Sephiroth revealed that Blackbeard's real identity was Rocks D. Teach, also known as David D. Teach, and Lilith teased him about Kujaku.
• Sephiroth and Lilith finalized the operation's broad arrangements and went to handle their tasks.
• At dusk, Sephiroth entered Kujaku's villa under Optical Stealth, sat beside her, and leaned close as he claimed he had come to discuss business worth hundreds of millions.

Vice Admiral Doll agreed to lend Knights to Grus and Hibari for a covert mission to rescue Deirena’s king from Ochoku. Meanwhile, Kuzan and Ain investigated the abduction and learned Hachinosu wanted to replace Deirena as the World Government’s secret intermediary.

• Doll reviewed reports of New World power shifts, including Big Mom and the Beasts Pirates nearing each other, Ochoku expanding, and the NEO Marines returning.
• Grus and Hibari told Doll that Ochoku had lured away Deirena’s king to pressure the World Government into making Hachinosu an affiliated nation.
• Grus explained that Deirena secretly served as an intermediary for the World Government’s dealings with Hachinosu, and Doll agreed to lend Knights while remaining at G-14.
• Crescent Moon Hunter reported from Ochoku’s cruise ship, where Deirena’s king and nobles were being held under watch.
• Ain and Kuzan, disguised as a young girl and her steward, reported Ochoku’s plan to Zephyr, who decided they would handle it without asking Sephiroth for help.

Zephyr led the NEO Marines toward Hachinosu to investigate the World Government’s covert activities, while Sephiroth adjusted his larger operation in response. The Flying Admiral’s crew prepared for the coming raid, and Grus’s unit positioned itself to ambush the Rocky Port.

• Zephyr told Binz that he intended to expose the World Government’s secrets and win over Marines such as Garp, then Binz secretly contacted Babylon to warn Sephiroth.
• Sephiroth surfaced near Sabaody, learned from Lilith about Zephyr’s involvement, and decided to revise the Hachinosu plan before teleporting back to Babylon.
• Golden Lion, Red Count, Bullet, Shiryu, and the Corrupt King discussed the Hachinosu mission and the supernatural incidents they believed were weakening the world’s reality veil.
• Grus and Hibari returned with six Sky Island Knights to a disguised pirate ship and began preparing to ambush and kidnap the Rocky Port.

Kuzan and Ain watched the Razor unit board the Rocky Port while keeping their identities concealed. The operation turned into an ambush when the Crescent Moon Hunter exposed herself and captured several soldiers, and Ain shrank Hibari as Kuzan restrained her companions.

• Kuzan and Ain watched Grus lead Razor soldiers in a staged pirate raid on the Rocky Port, while the ship's guards were subdued.
• Grus led his men through the lobby to search for the hostages, but the Crescent Moon Hunter grabbed him, copied his appearance, and trapped Razor soldiers and two Knights in clay.
• The Crescent Moon Hunter summoned disguised clone soldiers, and the remaining Knights tried to pass themselves off as Germa mercenaries.
• Hibari received the coded signal that the mission had failed and continued through the corridor with two Knights, planning to call for backup.
• Ain offered Hibari candy, touched her fingers, and shrank her, while Kuzan froze the two Knights who tried to intervene.

After Ain de-aged Hibari and the two Knights, Hibari asked Kuzan and Ain to help rescue Grus and the captured Marines from Road Island’s takeover of the ship. Meanwhile, Sephiroth secretly planted devices around Hachinosu before Lilith told him the Blade Unit would join the operation.

• Ain de-aged Hibari and the two Knights, while Kuzan freed them from the ice and hid their Germa equipment beneath the ship.
• Ain found clothes and any-size shoes for little Hibari, and Kuzan gave the two Knights inconspicuous weapons.
• Hibari asked Kuzan and Ain to save Grus, and Kuzan explained that Road Island’s Crescent Moon Hunter had defeated him and that the captured Marines were being held below deck.
• The Knights failed to contact His Majesty Sephiroth because communications were jammed, while Ain and Kuzan reassured Hibari that Zephyr was expected to intercept the enemy near Hachinosu.
• Sephiroth secretly planted devices around Hachinosu, and Lilith informed him that the Blade Unit would join his operation.