Recaps

After Doflamingo's defeat, Sephiroth prepared to face Kaido while Isabella and Lilith coordinated Babylon's defenses against the approaching Beasts Pirates. Kaido reached Dressrosa and attacked Sephiroth with a devastating Bolo Breath, leaving the battle underway.

• After Doflamingo lost consciousness, the Babylon Knights tended to civilians and wounded people while the Titans Automated Control Legion hunted the Donquixote Family's remaining forces.
• Sephiroth contacted Isabella, who reported that the Beasts Pirates were about two hours from Babylon and that the kingdom's defenses were ready.
• Lilith warned Sephiroth that Kaido was nearing Dressrosa, and Sephiroth told Isabella and Lilith to use Babylon's decisive-battle facilities if needed.
• The Beasts Pirates sailed through the White Sea toward Babylon as Isabella, Lilith, and Aisa monitored their approach and prepared for battle.
• Kaido accelerated toward Dressrosa in dragon form, and Sephiroth flew out to meet him.
• Kaido fired a Bolo Breath at Sephiroth, who dodged as the blast melted a mountain and set the surrounding forest ablaze.

Sephiroth fought Kaido in the sky, frustrating him with fast, long-range attacks while secretly charging a powerful weapon. Kaido brought the battle to Dressrosa, where his attack killed and injured civilians; Sephiroth revived the wounded as a reporter emerged from the ruins to photograph the fight.

• Sephiroth dodged Kaido’s Bolo Breath and Bad Wind attacks while striking him with electron beams that damaged his scales and drained his Haki.
• Kaido unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, and Sephiroth opposed him; the clash tore apart the clouds and briefly disrupted Sephiroth’s elemental transformation.
• Sephiroth continued firing electron beams to charge the proton accelerator in his halo, while Kaido flew toward Dressrosa.
• Kaido landed on Dressrosa’s outskirts and struck Sephiroth with Vajra Arrow, which pierced Sephiroth’s electromagnetic shield and killed or injured civilians.
• Sephiroth used a wide-area electromagnetic pulse disguised as holy light to restore movement to the surviving wounded civilians, while a World Economy News Paper reporter emerged from the ruins with his camera.

Sephiroth used a field of psychic and electromagnetic interference to fight Kaido while limiting damage to Dressrosa, then pursued him as Kaido flew toward Sky Island. Meanwhile, the Beasts Pirates' expeditionary fleet neared Babylon, with King, Ulti, and Page One aboard.

• Sephiroth disrupted Kaido's Observation Haki and fought him with a long electron-beam lightsaber while keeping his distance.
• Kaido threatened to attack Sephiroth's homeland, then flew toward Sky Island to destroy it himself.
• Sephiroth launched into the air after Kaido, propelled by the planet's magnetism.
• The Beasts Pirates' fleet crossed the White-White Sea toward its target, with King leading the expedition and Ulti scolding Page One for fishing.

Lilith and Isabella coordinated Babylon’s defenses as the Beasts Pirates launched an attack across the White-White Sea. Babylon’s automated Zaku legion slowed the invaders but could not stop King’s advance, while Page One noticed that a few of the robots seemed unusually intelligent.

• Lilith ordered Babylon’s first defensive line activated and asked Isabella to coordinate the front while she managed the Automated Control Legion.
• Kaido carried the Beasts Pirates’ fleet directly to the White-White Sea, where Page One caught a large Sky Fish and Ulti teased him.
• Babylon’s Zaku Type IIs emerged from concealed silos and attacked the fleet with machine guns and other weapons.
• King led the Beasts Pirates toward Babylon’s main island as the pirates fought through the seemingly endless Zakus.
• Page One noticed that a small number of Zakus showed signs of intelligence while mechanical dragonflies gathered wreckage out of sight.

Lilith directed Babylon’s unmanned defenses as the Beasts Pirates breached the outer line and attacked the Second Defense Line. The battle intensified, while Kaido raced toward Babylon with Sephiroth pursuing him, and Lilith ordered the Mechanicus to prepare the Wide-Area Silent Ship.

• After the First Defense Line fell, Lilith ordered the Second Defense Line activated and Knights to remotely control the Commander Units.
• Aisa reported that the Third Defense Line had assembled, and Lilith learned that Kaido was approaching Babylon with Sephiroth in pursuit.
• The Beasts Pirates charged into the Second Defense Line, where Babylon’s artillery and Mechanical Servants attacked their fleet and forces.
• King defended himself against the cannons and destroyed robots and an artillery position with his flames.
• Ulti burst into the battle, smashed a Mechanical Servant, then transformed into her Pachycephalosaurus form and rampaged through the defenders.

Lilith ordered Babylon to activate the Cyclops System against the Beasts Pirates as Kaido approached, and the weapon devastated their forces. The chapter ended as Kaido arrived amid dark clouds and immense killing intent.

• Ancient Gear forces and Zaku units stalled the Beasts Pirates, while Ulti, Page One, and King fought through the defensive lines.
• Lilith ordered the Cyclops System prepared for activation, and Isabella insisted that she take responsibility as regent.
• The Temple rose from the mountain and exposed the Cyclops weapon as Babylon's forces withdrew and warned the pirates to leave the beam path.
• Page One recognized the danger and led Ulti away, while King fled upward after his Observation Haki warned him.
• The Cyclops beam destroyed warships and fortifications, killed or injured most of the forces in its path, and left surviving pirates horrified.
• Black clouds gathered on the horizon as Kaido's immense killing intent approached.

Sephiroth faced Kaido above the White-White Sea as Babylon’s defenses held off the Beasts Pirates’ attack. He declared that the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, rather than Nika, offered a way to break the world’s repeating cycle, then transformed and unleashed a near-light-speed proton beam.

• Kaido and Sephiroth traded attacks as they raced toward Babylon, while Kaido angrily rejected Sephiroth’s remarks about Joy Boy.
• Lilith fired the Cyclops System, and Sephiroth killed the survivors left barely alive by the blast; King and Kaido’s siblings remained unharmed.
• Kaido attacked Babylon with a charged Bolo Breath, but the Artemis Umbrella’s force field blocked it.
• Sephiroth told Kaido that Nika and Joy Boy represented recurring, temporary salvation, while he believed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit could help humanity break the cycle and reach the stars.
• Sephiroth transformed with white hair and white flame clouds, formed a proton javelin, and fired it at 99 percent of the speed of light with Heartless Angel.

Sephiroth awakened the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and used Heartless Angel to badly wound Kaido, who fled the battlefield. In Babylon’s prison, Sephiroth visited Ulti and Page One, but abruptly released Ulti after an unexplained reaction.

• Aisa sensed the thoughts of Dressrosa’s residents gathering around Sephiroth, suffered a severe headache, and fainted as he approached Babylon.
• Isabella and the command center staff watched Sephiroth transform into a white Great Angel while Babylon’s systems struggled with their depleted energy reserves.
• Sephiroth fired Heartless Angel at Kaido’s Great Vajra: Thunder Bagua, piercing Kaido and Hassaikai and blasting a vast channel through the battlefield.
• Kaido refused to accept Sephiroth as the person he feared, transformed into a dragon, and fled, abandoning the surviving Beasts Pirates.
• Sephiroth visited the imprisoned Ulti and Page One; when he entered Ulti’s cell and embraced her, he suddenly let her go and shook his head.

After defeating Kaido, Sephiroth discovered that his Devil Fruit had awakened into a mysterious Mythical Zoan form, granting him stronger control over nuclear forces and amplifying his emotions. He left Sky Island to inspect the captured Beasts Pirates, but his visit to Ulti's cell ended abruptly when he realized he was acting inappropriately.

• Sephiroth saw a surveillance photo of himself surrounded by flame clouds and confirmed that he could now extinguish a flame by manipulating the weak nuclear force.
• Sephiroth told Lilith that his Devil Fruit had awakened, learned that Aisa was sleeping deeply, and planned to approach her cautiously after returning from Dressrosa.
• Sephiroth discussed detaining the Beasts Pirates with Lilith, then greeted Isabella before leaving to inspect the underground prison.
• Sephiroth tested his new abilities, visited King's cell, and arranged to keep the silent Lunarian under close guard while taking blood samples.
• Sephiroth found Ulti and Page One in separate cells, entered Ulti's cell, then abruptly left and shut the door when he realized how far his emotions had carried him.

Sengoku convened the Marine leadership to discuss the Great Angel’s actions in Dressrosa, the collapse of the Donquixote Family, and the danger posed by the emerging alliance. The meeting ended with the Marines considering a purchase of Babbage’s Type IV Artificial Angels and Sengoku assigning Kizaru to investigate Satellite Shining.

• Sengoku asked the Marine leaders to assess the Great Angel, who had defeated Doflamingo and reportedly forced Kaido to retreat.
• Tsuru reported that the Great Angel Alliance could become a serious threat, while Akainu objected that the Great Angel had attacked a government-affiliated nation without authorization.
• Tsuru confirmed that Sugar had died and most of the Donquixote Family had been arrested, with Babylon cooperating and Baby 5 taken in by the Great Angel.
• Sengoku said the World Government planned to invite Kuma to become a Shichibukai to replace Doflamingo.
• Tsuru introduced information about Babbage’s Type IV Artificial Angels, which Babbage was willing to sell to the Marines.
• Sengoku turned to Kizaru to address Satellite Shining, leaving Kizaru regretting that he had spoken up.

After Dressrosa’s fighting ended, Sephiroth returned and learned that the Marines had taken the Donquixote Family away. Kuma expelled a bubble of accumulated thoughts from Sephiroth, and Baby 5 volunteered to share it with him before they spent the night together.

• Kuma told Sephiroth that the Marines had left Dressrosa with the Donquixote Family after negotiating with Laki, Babbage, and King Riku.
• Sephiroth asked Kuma to repel the abnormality affecting him, and Kuma expelled a huge bubble made from the thoughts of hundreds of thousands of people.
• Sephiroth realized the thoughts had accumulated through his large-scale Emotion Absorption and fueled his angel transformation.
• Kuma explained that the thoughts amplified Sephiroth’s existing desires but did not alter them, and that they would eventually dissipate or could be consumed by transforming.
• Baby 5 asked Kuma to split the thought bubble so she could share it with Sephiroth, and the two spent the night together aboard the Red Tears.

Kaido recovered from his battle with the Great Angel while struggling to understand how the man had pierced his weapon and wounded him. After Yamato read a newspaper report about the Great Angel, she found new hope in the man who had defeated Kaido.

• Kaido examined his pierced Hassaikai and tended to the severe wounds the Great Angel had inflicted on him.
• Queen brought Kaido a newspaper reporting Doflamingo’s arrest, Kuma’s agreement to become a Shichibukai, and Dressrosa’s alliance and planned marriage with the Great Angel.
• Yamato attacked Kaido, and he defeated her with newly learned techniques before leaving with Queen to discuss the Great Angel and King.
• Kaido told Queen that he planned to retrieve King after recovering and suspected the Great Angel wanted to work with them.
• Yamato read the newspaper and recognized the Great Angel as the man who had beaten Kaido, renewing her interest in the outside world.

As news of Sephiroth’s victories spread, the women of Amazon Lily discussed their admiration for him while Marguerite recalled that he had once helped her. An urgent message drew Sephiroth away from Dressrosa before he could finish overseeing its recovery, leaving him to fly toward Kuja.

• Women in Amazon Lily praised Sephiroth’s strength and looks, and Marguerite confirmed that he had brought her back when she was lost.
• Sephiroth and King Riku settled the preliminary terms of their cooperation as Dressrosa began rebuilding under the restored royal family.
• Sephiroth received an urgent message from the Amazon Lily Base and told Ohm to handle the remaining work in Dressrosa.
• The chapter recounted how Kuma had taken Bonney’s treatment team to Babylon and how Mansherry had become close to Black Enchantress.
• Sephiroth left the Royal Palace, flew above the clouds, transformed into lightning, and headed toward Kuja.

Sephiroth visited Hancock in her private chambers and learned that she was in love with him. After they kissed and acknowledged their feelings, Hancock accepted that he already had other women, leaving Elder Nyon to consider the political consequences of the Pirate Empress’s relationship with him.

• Hancock’s lovesickness worsened after she read a newspaper, and Sandersonia and Marigold tried to comfort her.
• Goldflower led Sephiroth to Hancock’s chambers, where he asked whether she was in love with him.
• Hancock fainted from excitement, and Elder Nyon asked Sephiroth whether he loved her.
• Sephiroth admitted that he did, removed his visual block and hormone suppression, and kissed Hancock.
• Hancock woke and accepted Sephiroth’s other relationships, while Elder Nyon wondered whether he would become the Pirate Prince.

Sephiroth worked from Amazon Lily’s base while Hancock’s affectionate attention repeatedly distracted him. After he finished his documents, Hancock rushed into his arms, leaving him struggling to resist her charms.

• Sephiroth worked remotely from the Amazon base while Hancock cuddled close and stroked his chin.
• Sephiroth asked Hancock to let him finish his work, and she obediently moved to a guest sofa.
• Hancock drew their names inside a heart on the office wall while Sephiroth remembered their first night together.
• Sephiroth told Hancock he had finished working, and she flew into his arms and sat on his knees.
• Sephiroth resolved to give up alcohol as Hancock’s closeness overwhelmed him.

Sephiroth sparred with Hancock at the Amazon Base Training Ground to test his close-combat skills without using Devil Fruit abilities. Despite his refined swordsmanship and powerful techniques, he could not gain a clear advantage over her.

• Sephiroth asked Hancock to spar and persuaded her to fight seriously without using their Devil Fruit abilities.
• Sephiroth drew Masamune and attacked with sword techniques, while Hancock blocked and countered with Armament Haki.
• Their clashes shattered the Training Ground, and Hancock praised Sephiroth's control over high-frequency Haki vibrations.
• Hancock evaded Sephiroth's attacks with precise martial arts, Geppo, and Haki, then counterattacked with kicks, strikes, and a wooden spear.
• The fight moved from the cliff into the woods, where Sephiroth's area attacks carved up the terrain but still failed to produce a clear result.

After sparring with Hancock, Sephiroth discussed their fighting skills and Armament Haki before the two spent time together at the base. Elder Nyon arrived for a scheduled meeting and found Hancock doting on an exhausted Sephiroth.

• Sephiroth and Hancock finished their sparring match, and he explained how he had adapted sword techniques for real combat.
• Sephiroth praised Hancock's Armament Haki and agreed to discuss his own Haki shortcomings with her that afternoon.
• Sephiroth and Hancock returned to the base, washed up, and later relaxed together in the lounge.
• Elder Nyon arrived for the meeting Sephiroth had arranged and found Hancock feeding grapes to a drained Sephiroth.

Sephiroth explained to Elder Nyon why making his marriage to Hancock public could alarm the World Government, then revealed the secret behind the alliance. He left Hancock stunned after showing her that he was also Satellite Shining.

• Elder Nyon warned Sephiroth that his marriage to Hancock could make the Great Angel Alliance look like a dangerous power bloc.
• Hancock offered to marry Sephiroth in secret if going public would cause him trouble.
• Sephiroth told Elder Nyon that Satellite Shining would defect to the World Government and Babbage would sell information about Babylon the following year.
• Elder Nyon asked about Kuma, and Sephiroth said their connection had to remain confidential.
• After Elder Nyon left, Sephiroth transformed into Satellite Shining and told Hancock the Iron Triangle was a trinity.

Sephiroth explained to Hancock how their relationship could push the World Government to court Satellite Shining and accelerate its plans for the Imperial Guard. He and Hancock settled on announcing their engagement next February and marrying on Valentine’s Day, then he invited her to celebrate Christmas on Sky Island.

• Sephiroth told Hancock that the World Government would likely try to win Satellite Shining over because of the Imperial Guard and its strategic value.
• Hancock welcomed the chance to help Sephiroth and agreed that news of their relationship could pressure the World Government.
• Sephiroth proposed announcing their engagement next February and holding their wedding on February fourteenth.
• Sephiroth invited Hancock to Babylon for Christmas, and she agreed to follow him.

Sephiroth brought Hancock to Babylon for Christmas and showed her the Sky Island kingdom from the air. After the Wide-Area Silent Ship docked, Hancock met Laki, Baby 5, and Conis, and Baby 5 immediately threw herself into Sephiroth’s arms.

• Sephiroth and Hancock admired the Sky Island archipelago from the Wide-Area Silent Ship as they approached Babylon.
• Sephiroth told Hancock that the air route between Babylon and Amazon Lily would open the following year and that he had prepared the airship Soaring Serpent for her.
• Hancock said she wanted Sephiroth to take her home after the holiday because she could not abandon Amazon Lily and its affairs.
• The Wide-Area Silent Ship docked at the Hanging Gardens, where Laki, Baby 5, and Conis came to greet Sephiroth and Hancock.
• Baby 5 rushed into Sephiroth’s arms, making Hancock bristle during her first face-to-face meeting with the others.

Sephiroth walked through the Temple with Hancock, Baby 5, and Conis while the two women competed to declare their devotion to him. He brought Hancock to meet Babylon’s Regent, Isabella, who greeted her with a theatrical entrance in her Bride Nero outfit.

• Hancock and Baby 5 argued over who was more devoted to Sephiroth, but stopped when he asked them to.
• Sephiroth asked Conis about the Christmas party preparations, and she reported that everything was in order.
• Conis led the group through the Temple, where Royal Guard Knights served as the defensive force.
• Sephiroth told Hancock that he would introduce her to Isabella, Babylon’s Regent and another of his wives.
• Isabella welcomed Hancock with falling rose petals and a dazzling entrance in her old Bride Nero outfit, surprising Sephiroth.

Sephiroth took Hancock on a quick tour of Babylon's islands, showing her their communities, military forces, and places tied to his past. They ended at Angel Island, where he introduced her to the well-fed, obedient Sky Lord.

• Hancock fawned over Isabella after receiving a complete set of childhood photos of Sephiroth, while Sephiroth wondered what the photos showed.
• Sephiroth took Hancock by Hover Car around Upper Yard, explaining Babylon's districts, the Shandia and Skypieans, and the island's military forces.
• Sephiroth brought Hancock to Birka Island, where she learned it was his birthplace and became eager to return for a closer look at places from his childhood photos.
• Sephiroth took Hancock to Angel Island and told her about the Sky Lord, who had become a well-fed mascot after being subdued and reunited with his descendants.

Sephiroth took Hancock on a Christmas outing along Angel Island’s Lovely Street and showed her the people and attractions of Babylon. They visited Nora at the amusement park and later saw Carina, Nami, and Perona leading children in Christmas carols.

• Sephiroth took Hancock sightseeing on Lovely Street, where she admired the island’s fairy-tale buildings and decorations.
• Sephiroth explained why Babylon’s citizens showed different reactions to him and described his rules against excessive displays of reverence.
• Sephiroth and Hancock visited Babylon Amusement Park, where Nora entertained children with a giant rubber-band ride.
• Mont Blanc Kulikate greeted Sephiroth and said he was content working as Nora’s keeper.
• Sephiroth took Hancock to the Babylon Grand Theater, where Carina, Nami, and Perona led children in singing Christmas carols.

Sephiroth visited Nojiko at the Orange Grove with Hancock and invited her to the Christmas Party. He also invited Hancock, who enthusiastically accepted, leaving her warmed by how kindly he treated Nojiko.

• Cocoyasi Island’s residents had gradually mixed with the Skypieans, while Genzo was the only volunteer to reach knight level after two and a half years of training.
• Sephiroth arrived at the Orange Grove with Hancock to see Nojiko, who welcomed them into her home and served homemade treats and orange juice.
• Hancock praised Nojiko’s treats and began to appreciate the ordinary woman after seeing Sephiroth treat her with affection.
• Sephiroth invited Nojiko to the Christmas Party, and she accepted.
• Sephiroth invited Hancock to spend Christmas with him, and Hancock eagerly accepted.

On Christmas Eve, Sephiroth and Lilith visited the imprisoned King, Page One, and Ulti, using holiday food and teasing to draw out their reactions. Ulti reunited with Page One after Sephiroth opened a passage between their cells, while King was left pondering Lilith’s Lunarian resemblance.

• Sephiroth told King he had arranged a Wano-style Christmas dinner, and King was stunned when he saw Lilith’s black wings.
• Sephiroth explained that Skypieans and Lunarians were closely related but belonged to different subspecies, then left King to think.
• Lilith teased Sephiroth about Ulti and warned him to prepare for the consequences of pursuing her.
• Ulti confronted Sephiroth over his earlier teasing, and he told the siblings about the holiday dinner.
• Sephiroth opened a door between Page One and Ulti’s cells, and Ulti rushed through to embrace her brother, making him cough up blood.