Recaps

Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru weighed the danger posed by Satellite Shining and the Great Angel as Sephiroth waited in Water 7. Satellite Shining accepted the World Government’s offer to become a Shichibukai and requested three Paramecia Devil Fruits, then met Kalifa.

• Sengoku worried that Satellite Shining could become a threat, while Tsuru advised against provoking him and considered the risks posed by the Great Angel.
• Sephiroth continued Kessoku Band’s activities in Water 7 and reflected on why the Navy and CP kept monitoring the Great Angel.
• A CP4 representative offered Satellite Shining the position of Shichibukai, and he agreed to sign the documents.
• Satellite Shining used his special request to ask for three Paramecia Devil Fruits, though CP4 could not choose or promise the fruits.
• After CP4 left, Kalifa appeared backstage and introduced herself as a fan of Satellite Shining.

The author addressed reader complaints about explanations, Isabella’s speech, and the protagonist’s strength, arguing that the protagonist’s Rumble-Rumble Fruit abilities followed the source material and scientific calculations. The author also clarified limits on Haki’s effects, including how Joy Boy’s Haki affected the Five Elders and Imu.

• The author explained that repeated reader questions and accusations had led to adding explanations to earlier chapters.
• The author defended Isabella’s verbal tic and speech by comparing them to speech patterns in the original series.
• The author argued that the protagonist’s Rumble-Rumble Fruit powers could make her exceptionally strong, citing Oda’s comments, electromagnetic calculations, and a future fight against Red-Haired Shanks’s crew.
• The author stated that Haki could not completely nullify or seal Devil Fruit abilities and outlined several limited ways Haki could affect them.
• The author rejected claims that Joy Boy’s Haki swept across half the world, arguing that it affected Imu through the Five Elders rather than reaching the Holy Land itself.

Sephiroth and his companions intervened when Porcupine Gra’s pirates attacked a seaside town, rescuing the civilians and defeating the raiders. The Marines watched the King of Babylon and his forces turn the battle around, while Isabella killed Gra herself.

• Porcupine Gra’s pirates attacked a seaside town, and the surviving Marines retreated through its streets while trying to protect the civilians.
• A blond sergeant pulled his black-haired brother out of the path of one of Gra’s quills, and the brothers continued fighting while waiting for reinforcements.
• Sephiroth descended in the Lucifer's Glory and attacked the pirates with beams of light, while flying knights spread out to hunt down the survivors.
• Isabella cut through the pirate lackeys and confronted Gra, who became distracted by her appearance.
• Isabella dodged most of Gra’s launched quills, then killed him with a strike from the Primordial Flame.

Sephiroth and Isabella led rescue efforts after the pirates devastated a town, with Sephiroth using his powers to clear rubble and treat the injured. As the search ended, Isabella reflected on Sephiroth’s unusual outlook and moved close to him, prompting his embarrassed protest.

• A boy trapped beneath the wreckage saw Sephiroth’s golden glow and mistook him for an angel as the Birka Knights rescued him.
• Sephiroth organized the knights and Marines, lifted wreckage, treated a critically injured man, and used Mantra to locate survivors and make firebreaks.
• A Marine corporal called Sephiroth a true hero, but Sephiroth said ordinary Marines were the real heroes; the corporal ran away in tears.
• Isabella told Sephiroth that the rescue had reached its limit, and he insisted that he would still want people to keep trying if he were in the survivors’ place.
• Isabella moved close to Sephiroth, who protested that she should not get so close in public.

After the pirates destroyed a port town, Sephiroth and Isabella organized relief while the Marines struggled to assist. Sephiroth used trade goods as interest-free loans to aid the survivors, then continued relief work alongside his concerts as the town’s recovery remained uncertain.

• The townspeople returned to their ruined homes after the pirates were defeated, and Sephiroth arrived with white-armored knights carrying supplies.
• Isabella organized shelters and medical areas while Sephiroth treated wounded Marines, knights, and civilians.
• A Marine ensign asked Sephiroth why he was helping, and a knight interrupted to warn that supplies might run short.
• Sephiroth ordered the knights to distribute trade goods as ten-year, interest-free loans and arrange replacements through their contacts in Titans.
• By dusk, survivors had tents and hot meals, and Sephiroth took Isabella back to Sky Island before continuing disaster relief and performing concerts over the following days.

After helping the town’s survivors rebuild, Sephiroth departed without accepting thanks, and stories of the Great Angel spread. Back aboard Lucifer's Glory, his explanation of benevolence inspired a young knight to start recording the Holy Scripture.

• Sephiroth and his knights provided food, clothes, medical care, and shelter until the town’s survivors were settled, then departed without accepting gifts or repayment.
• The townspeople wondered whether people as kind as the Great Angel could survive, while stories of his help spread through the region.
• On Lucifer's Glory, Ohm oversaw the final supply inventory while a young knight asked why Sephiroth helped the Blue Sea People.
• Sephiroth explained benevolence as compassion and urged the knights to keep up their good work.
• The young knight began writing Sephiroth’s words in a notebook as the Holy Scripture, leaving Ohm exasperated.

Kalifa continued her covert work as Kessoku Band’s manager in Water 7 while trying to blend in as a devoted fan. When Brook stayed away for Christmas, Sephiroth asked her to fill in at the band’s concert, leaving both her and him pleased with their respective plans.

• Kalifa sorted Christmas performance invitations and lamented that Kessoku Band would hold only one concert before the holiday break.
• Perona chatted with Kalifa, who casually asked about Brook and learned he had gone home to visit a friend.
• Kalifa discussed Paulie with Perona and recalled her former job at Galley-La Company.
• Sephiroth arrived and asked Kalifa to replace Brook at the next day’s event, handing her a women’s Christmas outfit.
• Kalifa agreed, hoping the performance would help her become an official band member, while Sephiroth welcomed her undercover roleplay.

On Christmas Eve in Babylon, Isabella performed her tone-deaf Christmas carols at a party hosted by Sephiroth. The guests enjoyed the celebration, exchanged gifts, and left the story ready to jump ahead to January 1517, when Ace would set out to sea.

• Sephiroth hosted a Christmas Eve party in the Babylon Temple and invited friends and family, including Isabella, Nami, Nojiko, Rebecca, Kuma, and Perona.
• Isabella sang Christmas carols, prompting affectionate laughter from the guests and dismay from Lilith, Elaina, and Gilgamesh.
• Carina sang beautifully after Isabella, and Sephiroth coaxed Kuma into performing, revealing Kuma's excellent bass voice.
• The guests gathered by the fireplace, shared hot chocolate and conversation, and exchanged Christmas gifts.
• The chapter ended by foreshadowing a jump to January 1517, when Ace would set out to sea.

Kalifa met with Lucci, Kaku, and Blueno to report on her undercover mission with Kessoku Band and discuss Satellite Shining’s mysterious background. After learning that Ace had set sail on his birthday, Sephiroth ordered him tracked so he could intercept the Flame-Flame Fruit and give Ace a Haki Memory Crystal.

• Kalifa entered Blueno’s tavern through its back door and met with Lucci, Kaku, and Blueno.
• Kalifa told the CP9 agents that Satellite Shining was difficult to understand and seemed unlike anyone from the world they knew.
• Lucci asked about the Devil Fruits Shining had received, and Kalifa said he had apparently sold them to Titans.
• Satori spotted Portgas D. Ace’s departure from the surveillance network and sent a Level One emergency notification to Sephiroth.
• Sephiroth ordered Satori to monitor Ace around the clock and report whenever he reached an island.
• Sephiroth decided to intercept the Flame-Flame Fruit and give Ace a Memory Crystal containing the Three Types of Haki.

Nojiko asked Sephiroth for help developing the Bubble-Bubble Fruit, but her visit became a personal appeal for closeness and security. Sephiroth carried her to the bathroom to explore the fruit’s powers in a bubble bath.

• Sephiroth learned that Nami and the others were exploring the Shandia Ruins with Kuma, Kyros, and Genzo.
• Nojiko told Sephiroth she wanted to eat the Bubble-Bubble Fruit and asked about developing its powers.
• As they talked, Nojiko drew closer to Sephiroth and admitted she wanted to feel secure by his side.
• Sephiroth recognized Nojiko’s feelings, carried her to the bathroom, and agreed to explore her fruit powers in a bubble bath.

Sephiroth explained why he wanted political representation for Cocoyasi and proposed elections for Babylon’s ordinary representative seats. He left the details of how the seats would be allocated unresolved.

• Sephiroth brought lunch to Lilith and Aisa at the Happiness and Peace of Mind Committee headquarters.
• Aisa asked Sephiroth what he really was, and he told her she could take her time learning about the world.
• Sephiroth explained that Nojiko’s arrival had moved his plans forward and that he wanted Cocoyasi’s people to gain political standing in Babylon.
• Aisa questioned why Cocoyasi needed a seat if Sephiroth could keep everyone peaceful, and he said power could not change people’s hearts.
• Lilith asked how Sephiroth would allocate the representative seats, and he proposed elections for ordinary representatives.

Sephiroth explained his plans for integrating the Blue Sea People into Babylon’s leadership before leaving to find Ace on Sixis Island. He watched Ace meet the stranded Deuce, intending to help Ace develop his Haki and draw the World Government’s attention.

• Lilith, Aisa, and Sephiroth discussed Kuma’s possible place among the Three Pillars and the future of the Happiness and Peace of Mind Committee.
• Sephiroth told Aisa that he would not raise Blue Sea islands into the sky on a large scale and explained his plans for preparing Babylon’s leaders to govern a diverse society.
• A monitoring report alerted Sephiroth that Ace had landed on Sixis Island, so he left Lilith and Aisa and traveled there by satellite.
• Ace arrived on the beach with his boat and introduced himself to Deuce, who had been stranded on the island for days.
• Sephiroth watched from above and planned to help Ace learn Haki early so that Ace could occupy the World Government’s attention.

Ace, Deuce, and Naruto worked together to build a boat and escape Sixis Island, but a storm wrecked their nearly finished vessel. When Deuce accused Ace of secretly eating the island’s food and struck him, Naruto stayed behind to comfort Ace and say he believed him.

• Ace invited Deuce to escape Sixis Island with him, and Deuce agreed to help build a boat from the wreckage.
• Ace and Deuce shared stories by a campfire before Naruto arrived and offered them his biscuits.
• Naruto joined Ace and Deuce in salvaging materials and building their boat, while Deuce grew increasingly exhausted and hungry.
• A storm destroyed the nearly finished boat, and Deuce accused Ace of eating the hidden food before hitting him with a plank and running off.
• Naruto assured Ace that he believed him, and Ace thanked him.

Deuce regretted accusing Ace after a Giant Bird chased him, but Ace and Naruto drove it away and reunited with him. Meanwhile, Sephiroth recovered the Flame-Flame Fruit from the bird and tasked Naruto with staying beside Ace and helping him.

• Deuce fled the Giant Bird to the wrecked ship and realized he had wrongly suspected Ace of stealing food.
• Ace struck the Giant Bird with a greatsword, and Naruto used a calculated blow to frighten it until Ace's Conqueror's Haki made it retreat.
• Ace reassured Deuce that his suspicion had not been wrong, then collapsed from hunger, and Naruto set off to catch the bird for food.
• Sephiroth knocked out the Giant Bird on Sixis Island's outer reef and retrieved the Flame-Flame Fruit from its crop.
• Sephiroth explained Naruto's artificial nature, gave him a learning device and Haki memories for Ace, and ordered him to remain Ace's companion.

Sephiroth returned to Babylon with the Flame-Flame Fruit and gave it to Isabella, hoping to make her a fire goddess. After she ate the whole fruit, the pair tested her new powers in the bathroom with their Lightning! Fire! Sword! combo.

• Sephiroth flew back from the East Blue, dealt with pirate crews along the way, and killed Kuro of a Hundred Plans before he could target Kaya.
• Sephiroth returned to the High God's residence, where Conis was making dinner and Lilith was watching cartoons with the children.
• Lilith told Sephiroth that Laki, Perona, Nami, and the others had gone out to train and visit a pastry shop.
• Isabella returned from work and greeted Sephiroth, who told her the Flame-Flame Fruit could turn her into a fire goddess.
• Sephiroth coaxed Isabella into eating the entire Flame-Flame Fruit, and they tried out their new Lightning! Fire! Sword! combo in the bathroom.

In February 1517, Sephiroth traveled aboard Lucifer's Glory to meet the Heart Pirates as the Great Angel and build his cover before confronting Doflamingo. He redirected the ship to attack a private slave ship, descending on its crew in his angelic armor.

• Sephiroth explained to Laki that he considered Dragon a coward for refusing to target Germa Kingdom to obtain its lineage factor technology.
• Sephiroth ordered Lucifer's Glory to approach a privately operated slave ship after Ohm reported spotting it.
• The slave ship's leader dreamed of becoming a noble before Sephiroth killed him with a beam.
• Sephiroth and his angels descended onto the slave ship, terrifying the slave traders.

Sephiroth and his knights stormed a slave ship, killing the traders and freeing Marguerite, a Kuja warrior. After learning she was connected to the Kuja, Sephiroth promised to send her home, and she followed him as he left.

• Sephiroth used his Mantra and laser weapons to lead his knights through the slave ship, overwhelming the slave traders hiding below deck.
• A slave trader tried to use Marguerite as a hostage, but Sephiroth’s Telekinetic Intimidation Wave made him drop his dagger.
• The slave trader claimed he served the Celestial Dragons, and Sephiroth killed him and burned his body to ash.
• Sephiroth freed Marguerite from her shackles and promised to find a way to send her home.
• Marguerite stomped on the trader’s ashes and followed Sephiroth.

Sephiroth freed the slaves aboard a slave ship, killed a young trainee involved in abusing them, and sent the captured pirates to the moon. The next day, he arrived at Amazon Lily, where Boa Hancock confronted him and found her beauty had no effect on him.

• Sephiroth found abused women dead and a young trainee begging for mercy, then killed the trainee and ordered the bodies buried.
• Sephiroth freed the ordinary slaves but kept the pirates shackled and had his Conqueror’s Haki knock them unconscious.
• Sephiroth’s ship, Lucifer’s Glory, approached Amazon Lily and landed at sea outside the island.
• Boa Hancock sailed out to confront Sephiroth and warned him that men were not welcome in her country.
• Sephiroth blocked his optic nerves and used bioelectricity and Mantra to perceive Hancock, remaining unmoved by her gaze.

Sephiroth brought the stranded Marguerite back to Amazon Lily, where Hancock petrified her and demanded the treasure from his ship. Sephiroth and Hancock clashed with their Haki, and he prepared to fight her.

• Sephiroth explained that he had found Marguerite stranded and brought her back to Amazon Lily.
• Hancock used Mero Mero Mellow on Marguerite, turning her to stone, while Sephiroth blocked his vision to avoid being petrified.
• Hancock demanded that Sephiroth leave his ship’s treasure behind, but he insisted he had come only to return Marguerite.
• Sephiroth and Hancock exchanged intimidation waves and Conqueror’s Haki, which met with equal force.
• Hancock charged at Sephiroth, and he decided they would have to fight before they could talk.

Sephiroth fought Hancock using his superior Observation Haki and mobility, then revealed a powerful electron-based attack that injured her. After he realized her back was exposed, he covered her with his cloak and removed her scar, leaving Hancock convinced he might be in love with her.

• Sephiroth used his speed and Observation Haki to evade Hancock's attacks while the two fought aboard the island.
• Hancock fired Haki-coated Slave Arrows, but Sephiroth countered with electron beams that broke through her Armament Haki and dislocated her shoulder.
• Sephiroth noticed Hancock's distress after part of her qipao was damaged, stopped the fight, and gave her his cloak.
• Sephiroth removed the scar on Hancock's back with lasers and cell regeneration.
• Hancock discovered the scar was gone and asked Sephiroth if he was in love with her.

Marguerite recounted how slave traders had tricked and captured her before Sephiroth rescued her. Hancock grew increasingly jealous as she listened, and Marguerite was left unsure whether to continue.

• Sandersonia led Marguerite to Hancock's bedchamber and said a happy announcement would soon be made to the country.
• Hancock asked Marguerite how she had come to be rescued by Sephiroth, blushing as she spoke of him.
• Marguerite explained that a slave trader disguised as a woman had lured her away during a cargo exchange and captured her.
• Marguerite described seeing Sephiroth rescue her from a dark prison, while Hancock bit through her handkerchief in jealousy.
• Hancock ordered Marguerite to continue, leaving her uncertain as the three sisters reacted to her story.

Marguerite returned to Amazon Lily after seeing how Sephiroth helped rescued slaves resettle, and her account stirred Hancock’s memories of her enslavement and escape. As Hancock listened, she was suddenly struck by a sharp pain in her chest.

• Laki settled Marguerite in a guest cabin aboard Lucifer's Glory, which carried her home to Amazon Lily.
• Marguerite saw Sephiroth’s settlement welcome the freed slaves and learned they could return home or receive jobs and interest-free loans through Titans.
• Marguerite told Hancock how Lord Great Angel had brought her home after dropping off the rescued slaves.
• Hancock recalled being captured by the Celestial Dragons, hiding her beauty, receiving the Love-Love Fruit, and escaping with her sisters after Fisher Tiger attacked the Holy Land.
• Hancock became the Pirate Empress and joined the Shichibukai, then suddenly clutched her chest in pain as Marguerite and the others cried out in alarm.

After the Great Angel Sephiroth lifted the curse on the Gorgon sisters, Amazon Lily announced its friendship with him and established diplomatic relations with Babylon. At Shakky’s bar, Rayleigh learned that the sisters had been restored and wondered whether Sephiroth’s healing came from an angelic mythical Zoan.

• Amazon Lily announced that Sephiroth had lifted the Gorgon sisters’ curse and established diplomatic relations with Babylon.
• Shakuyaku threw out a group of pirates who complained about her bar’s prices, then greeted Rayleigh.
• Rayleigh asked Shakuyaku what had happened between the Boa sisters and Sephiroth, but she said that information was not for sale.
• Shakuyaku told Rayleigh that Sephiroth had restored the sisters completely, and Rayleigh wondered whether his power came from an angel mythical Zoan.

Monet received Doflamingo’s order to learn the truth about Sephiroth’s curse-lifting ability, then accompanied Sephiroth during his diplomatic visit to Titans. After the meeting and banquet, Monet followed him into his room with a strange, blushing expression.

• On her day off, Monet answered Doflamingo’s call and promised to get close to the Great Angel and investigate his ability.
• Sephiroth arrived at Titans’ Clock Tower with six Grand Knights, where Alpha welcomed him and escorted him to meet Babbage.
• Sephiroth and Babbage discussed Babylon’s diplomatic relations with Amazon Lily, technical support, and plans for a small base while Monet and Alpha took notes.
• After the meeting, Alpha arranged guest rooms and a banquet for Sephiroth and his entourage.
• After dinner, Monet accompanied Sephiroth to his room, followed him inside, and blushed when he asked what was wrong.

Sephiroth hosted Alpha and Monet at a private dinner at Titans, then learned Monet had entered his room to seduce him as part of a plan to get close to the Great Angel. After reading her surface thoughts, he realized she was acting for her young master's dream and wondered if he had become the villain.

• Sephiroth had Babbage arrange a meal and lodging for him as an honored guest at Titans, where Alpha and Monet joined him for dinner.
• Alpha and Monet praised Sephiroth's supposed curse-lifting achievement, and Alpha looked for another way to approach him while Monet escorted him to his room.
• Monet confessed that she had long admired Sephiroth and said she wanted to stay with him that night.
• Sephiroth sensed Monet's resolve with emotion absorption, asked whether Babbage had sent her, and accepted her offer to keep him company.
• Monet embraced Sephiroth, and he used physical contact to read her surface thoughts and discovered she was doing it for her young master's dream.