Recaps

Sephiroth visited the containment area and confronted Ulti, who was frustrated by her imprisonment and his earlier restraint. He embraced her and began a relationship with her, while the chapter ended with an author’s note explaining the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s awakened abilities.

• Sephiroth took Baby 5 to the research institute’s new containment area, where King, Ulti, and Page One were held.
• Ulti demanded to know when Sephiroth would release her and accused him of acting as though nothing had happened between them.
• Sephiroth used Emotion Absorption to understand Ulti’s feelings, then carried her from her room after sending Baby 5 away to handle the remaining arrangements.
• Ulti panicked but stayed with Sephiroth, and he removed her mask, explained that his actions reflected his personal preference, and embraced her.
• The author explained that the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s Awakening enabled weak-force manipulation, radiation effects, neutrino beams, and accelerated decay of heavy nuclei.

Sephiroth investigated Trans Town, also known as Sleepy Valley Town, and found the mythical zoan Vampire Fruit in its ancient ruins. He returned to Babylon Temple and gave it to Lilith, who ate it and gained vampire-like features.

• Sephiroth arrived in Trans Town under the alias Ross and spoke with the innkeeper Adoa about the settlement and its ruins.
• Adoa explained that the town had been founded by shipwreck survivors and survived by salvaging wrecks, but its residents had abandoned the dangerous ruins.
• Sephiroth used Mantra to locate a devil fruit deep inside the ruins and turned into lightning to reach it.
• The next day, Sephiroth returned to Babylon Temple and gave the purple fruit to Lilith as a present.
• Lilith ate the fruit and transformed, gaining bat wings, fangs, pale skin, and crimson slit pupils.

Marine Vice Admiral Momonga commanded a fortress defending against Big Mom’s Sweet Commanders, while Admiral Akainu battled Big Mom elsewhere. Jinbe and Sephiroth had answered the Shichibukai summons and awaited the coming fight.

• Momonga, Doberman, and Yamakaji discussed Akainu’s battle with Big Mom and the plan to persuade Katakuri and Cracker to withdraw.
• The three Vice Admirals prepared their forces to defend the harbor after Katakuri and Cracker bypassed Akainu’s fleet.
• Yamakaji noted that two Shichibukai had answered the summons, while Doberman reacted with disgust.
• Jinbe approached Sephiroth in his Satellite Shining form and admitted he felt nervous about facing an Emperor’s crew.
• Sephiroth reflected that the World Government’s attitude toward Shining had changed and that his earlier performance had mostly been fabricated.

Sephiroth warned the Marines that Katakuri’s fleet would arrive, and the Marines prepared a defensive line to repel the Big Mom Pirates. The chapter ended as both sides began probing bombardments; an author’s note afterward clarified the disputed number of Uta’s fans.

• Jinbe asked Sephiroth why he answered Marine summonses, and Sephiroth said he benefited from them and disliked pirates, though not Jinbe.
• Sephiroth warned Jinbe that the enemy would arrive in four hours, then vanished in a bolt of lightning.
• Katakuri’s fleet reached the harbor, where Katakuri learned that Marine ships had blocked its approach and ordered his forces to prepare for battle.
• Momonga and a CP8 agent credited Sephiroth’s accurate advance warning, while the Marines positioned their ships and defenders to hold the harbor.
• Momonga moved toward the defensive line as the Marines and Big Mom Pirates began probing bombardments.

The Big Mom Pirates broke through the Navy’s harbor defenses as Katakuri advanced despite resistance from Yamakaji and Doberman. Katakuri then used Future Sight on Satellite Shining and saw something so shocking that he froze when the Shichibukai asked what he had seen.

• Katakuri used mochi to block the Navy’s bombardment while Yamakaji fought Cracker, who was aided by Jinbe and Daifuku.
• Katakuri knocked Doberman aside, and Oven boarded the Navy ship to hold him off.
• Katakuri’s living warship walked through the harbor defenses until Satellite Shining destroyed it with a massive lightning strike.
• Katakuri used Future Sight repeatedly to examine Satellite Shining, saw different and horrifying outcomes, and froze as Satellite Shining asked what he had seen.

Sephiroth, fighting Katakuri as Satellite Shining, used extreme speed, mind-reading, and a relentless lightning barrage to keep the Sweet Commander from landing a hit. After the two clashed with Conqueror’s Haki, Katakuri charged into the barrage, determined to attack.

• The Marines withdrew as Sephiroth and Katakuri faced off, and Katakuri’s future visions left him shaken by what he saw.
• Sephiroth took to the air and unleashed a musical lightning barrage, while Katakuri defended with mochi and fired back with Haki-infused attacks.
• Katakuri’s predictions showed that neither close combat nor ranged attacks could overcome Sephiroth’s speed and mind-reading, so he struggled to find a way through.
• Sephiroth explained that preset responses triggered by his Mantra let him evade attacks at extreme speed without reacting consciously.
• Sephiroth invited Katakuri to attack, and the two unleashed Conqueror’s Haki that felled nearby Marines and pirates.
• Katakuri charged straight into Sephiroth’s lightning barrage with Armament Haki covering his body.

Sephiroth fought Katakuri while a CP8 observer tried to understand his speed and a Marine force battled the Big Mom Pirates. After surviving Katakuri’s strongest attack without a scratch, Sephiroth left Katakuri trembling and the battlefield stunned.

• A CP8 observer watched Sephiroth battle Katakuri and struggled to figure out how Sephiroth achieved his close-range speed.
• Momonga led the Marines and considered the battle’s prospects as Sephiroth appeared to face Katakuri’s attack without dodging.
• Katakuri pushed through Sephiroth’s lightning barrage with awakened mochi and struck him with Cutting Mochi.
• Sephiroth emerged from the crater unharmed after the BGM changed to "God's Anger!" and told Katakuri he had kept his promise not to dodge.
• Katakuri trembled as the battlefield reacted to Sephiroth’s apparent absolute defense.

Sephiroth used his newly mastered defenses to withstand Katakuri’s strongest attack, then learned Kaido was heading to the island and drove the pirates away with Raigo. Kaido arrived two hours later to find the harbor deserted.

• Katakuri’s strongest attack left Sephiroth unharmed, revealing that Sephiroth could stop kinetic force with his awakened Rumble-Rumble Fruit powers.
• Katakuri refused to surrender, but Sephiroth learned that Kaido was approaching and warned Momonga, Jinbe, and the other Marines.
• Sephiroth withdrew from Katakuri, who rushed to warn the Big Mom Pirates to evacuate as the Marines left the island.
• Sephiroth unleashed Raigo on the bay, devastating the harbor and causing heavy losses among the pirates who had not escaped.
• Kaido arrived in Azure Dragon Form two hours later and found the harbor empty.

Momonga struggled to explain Satellite Shining’s abilities in his report while Sephiroth relaxed aboard the Marine ship and spoke with Jinbe. After directing Jinbe to meet the Great Angel in Titans, Sephiroth departed, already worrying about how to tell Kaido that Ulti and Page One had joined Babylon.

• Momonga reviewed Kizaru’s report and wondered how Satellite Shining’s strength, speed, and long-range attack could be reconciled with his apparent lack of Armament Haki.
• Sephiroth and Jinbe discussed the Great Angel, and Sephiroth told Jinbe he would be in Titans on February 4.
• Jinbe offered to teach Satellite Shining Armament Haki, but Sephiroth thanked him and kept his reasons for avoiding close combat private.
• Sephiroth sensed that Kaido was angry but unharmed, then considered how to explain that Ulti and Page One had joined Babylon.
• Sephiroth said goodbye to Jinbe and vanished as lightning.

Sephiroth arrived at Onigashima aboard the Red Tears for peace talks with Kaido, while the Beasts Pirates nervously prepared to receive him. Queen escorted him and his honor guard toward the banquet as Sephiroth assessed Wano Country’s condition.

• Queen hurried the Beasts Pirates through preparations for Sephiroth’s visit, while rumors of Kaido’s recovery and the Great Angel’s power fueled their anxiety.
• Sephiroth surveyed Wano Country from the Red Tears and told Lilith he had arrived, reassuring her that he could escape if the talks went wrong.
• Sephiroth donned his golden Sanguinius Armor and descended from the Red Tears with his Royal Guard Knights.
• Queen welcomed Sephiroth and offered to lead him to the banquet prepared by Kaido.
• Sephiroth called Queen “Kun,” and Queen escorted him and his guards toward Onigashima’s center.

Sephiroth met Kaido on Onigashima, where the two quietly assessed each other while discussing Wano and the possibility of peace. Their conversation was interrupted when Yamato burst in looking for the Great Angel, leaving Sephiroth face-to-face with Kaido’s self-proclaimed son.

• Kaido received Sephiroth in Black Maria’s Pleasure Quarter and hosted him among courtesans, music, and dancing.
• Sephiroth kept calm, surveyed the skull’s entrances with his Mantra, and considered Kaido’s interest in peace and recruitment.
• Kaido studied Sephiroth, recognized that he had real strength and no living subordinates with him, and weighed recruiting him despite lingering reservations.
• Sephiroth sensed Kaido’s conflicted feelings and relaxed as he considered the value of having more allies against the World Government.
• Yamato smashed through the door, declared herself Kozuki Oden, and asked whether Sephiroth was the legendary Great Angel.

Kaido arranged for Sephiroth to meet Yamato and learn more about her, but Yamato’s intense devotion to Oden left Sephiroth and Kaido stunned. After hearing her praise Oden, Yamato was devastated when Sephiroth said he would not judge Oden’s deeds.

• Yamato barged into Kaido’s meeting with Sephiroth, challenged his armor, and removed her mask after Sephiroth explained that armor was his mask.
• Kaido invited Yamato to speak first, and she delivered a lengthy account of her admiration for Oden.
• Sephiroth realized that Yamato’s worldview had been shaped by her isolation, harsh upbringing, and reliance on Oden’s Logbook.
• Yamato protested when Sephiroth declined to comment on Oden’s deeds, believing he was unmoved by Oden’s story.

Sephiroth challenged Yamato to examine Oden’s choices rather than accept her idealized view of him, distinguishing Oden’s romantic spirit from his failures as a leader. Yamato began reconsidering her beliefs, then declared Sephiroth her “Whitey” and knocked him over with an embrace, while Kaido and Komurasaki broke down in tears.

• Yamato recalled how Oden’s journal and the three imprisoned daimyo had shaped her admiration for Oden and samurai.
• Sephiroth asked Yamato to consider how Oden might have acted and questioned his decisions involving Orochi, Whitebeard, and Wano’s problems.
• Sephiroth described Oden as a romantic Kabukimono with charm but no leadership ability, prompting cracks in Yamato’s certainty.
• Sephiroth asked whether Yamato shared Oden’s ideals or had borrowed them because she lacked an identity of her own.
• Yamato called Sephiroth her Whitey and tackled him, while Kaido sobbed and Komurasaki cried backstage.

Yamato tackled Sephiroth, then asked him to become her sworn brother and take her out to sea; he agreed to make it a condition of peace talks with Kaido. As the entertainment resumed, Komurasaki entered, and Sephiroth sensed that she had overheard their conversation.

• Yamato surprised Sephiroth with a forceful hug, triggering his Superconducting Capacitor defense, while Kaido watched without intervening.
• Sephiroth freed himself, and Yamato called him “Heavenward” before asking him to become her sworn brother and take her out to sea.
• Sephiroth agreed to Yamato’s request and proposed adding it to the peace talks with Kaido, who did not object.
• Black Maria congratulated Yamato, then called for the entertainment to continue as courtesans began their performance.
• Komurasaki entered and danced; Sephiroth used Emotion Absorption and sensed her confusion, regret, forced calm, and hope, concluding she had likely overheard Yamato’s request.

Sephiroth laid out his terms for negotiating with Kaido, including trade with Wano, a Babylonian concession, Devil Fruits, and taking Yamato to sea. The talks broke down when Sephiroth refused to return Ulti and Page One and revealed that Ulti was now his woman, prompting Kaido to rise with his kanabo.

• Komurasaki danced for Sephiroth, then left the reception room with the other courtesans at Black Maria’s signal.
• Sephiroth proposed open trade, a Babylonian concession, the return of King and Kaido’s other subordinates, Zoan Devil Fruits, and taking Yamato out to sea.
• Kaido considered Sephiroth’s terms and asked whether he had anything else to add.
• Sephiroth said he would not return Ulti and Page One because they were now his subordinates.
• Sephiroth told Kaido that Ulti was his woman, and Kaido stood up and grabbed his kanabo as tension rose between them.

Sephiroth fought Kaido on Onigashima, using his ambiguous-electron lightsaber and newly awakened abilities to withstand the Emperor’s attacks. The battle drew spies and onlookers, then moved toward the island’s port as Kaido pressed his assault.

• Kaido struck Sephiroth from Black Maria’s pavilion, and Sephiroth’s lightsaber briefly canceled the force of their weapon collision before Kaido threw him onto the slope.
• Yamato leapt in to help, but Sephiroth told her to watch while he faced Kaido alone.
• Kaido transformed into his dragon-human form, and the two fought in an awkward, quiet exchange as pirates, Hiyori, and spies watched.
• Sephiroth used True Eightfold Flash and Zanshin: Break, while Kaido countered with Thunder Bagua and Vajra Arrow, which Sephiroth blocked with a repulsion field.
• Kaido’s Roaring Thunder Bagua overwhelmed Sephiroth’s Prison Gate Extreme, but Sephiroth resisted the Conqueror’s Haki and kept parrying Kaido’s attacks.
• Sephiroth unleashed Heaven-Shaker, and he and Kaido fell to an open space near Onigashima’s port, where residents and pirates watched in shock.

After Kaido struck him, Sephiroth used wide-area Emotion Absorption to draw on the thoughts of Wano and awakened a new form with a black wing and telepathy. He armed himself with Shusui and declared himself fate as he rose to face Kaido.

• Kaido used a drunken, Conqueror's Coating attack to hit Sephiroth, who survived by combining precise Armament Haki with his Superconducting Capacitor Armor.
• Sephiroth regretted wasting stamina on Haki and resolved to rely on his armor and mental interference instead of showing off.
• Sephiroth spread Emotion Absorption across Wano and discovered his awakened form could use thoughts to heal and restore stamina, while amplifying his emotions and desires.
• Sephiroth's wing turned black, and he emerged from the rubble in a new form that broadcast telepathy throughout Onigashima.
• Sephiroth summoned Shusui, reconstructed nearby materials into a black coat, and rose into the sky as the song "One-winged Angel" played in everyone's minds.

Sephiroth fought Kaido above Onigashima, using Shusui, deceptive tactics, and a newly developed combat prediction system to withstand Kaido’s attacks. The battle intensified as spectators across Onigashima watched the two clash.

• Sephiroth transformed into his Great Angel form and faced Kaido, who answered with lightning and Conqueror’s Haki.
• Sephiroth used false information to mislead Kaido’s Emotion Absorption, then wounded him with True Eightfold Flash before evading Kaido’s counterattack.
• Kaido praised Sephiroth’s Armament Haki and pressed him to continue fighting, while Sephiroth weighed whether to use a Proton Beam.
• Kaido charged through Sephiroth’s particle-wave barrage in a drunken killing state, but Sephiroth evaded his Thunder Bagua.
• Sephiroth activated the Zero-Type System, a battlefield prediction system inspired by his experience with Katakuri’s future sight.
• Sephiroth and Kaido resumed their high-speed clash above Onigashima as pirates, Wano residents, spies, and Hiyori watched in awe.

Sephiroth fought Kaido through a prolonged aerial battle, then awakened Conqueror's Coating during their final clash and left a lasting scar on him. Kaido accepted Sephiroth's proposed cooperation, and Yamato celebrated by lifting Sephiroth overhead.

• Sephiroth used the Zero-Type System's pseudo-foresight to keep pace with Kaido's attacks and avoid his Flame Dragon Torch and Rising Dragon: Flame Bagua.
• Sephiroth decided to end the fight with one conventional attack, gathered his Armament Haki into Shusui, and unleashed his full Conqueror's Haki.
• Sephiroth unexpectedly learned to coat Shusui with Conqueror's Haki and collided with Kaido's Great Vajra: Thunder Bagua using True Prison Gate.
• Sephiroth exhausted his Haki and reverted to his white-winged form, while his slash left Kaido a lasting scar across Oden's old wound.
• Kaido agreed to Sephiroth's proposed cooperation in exchange for ten Zoan Devil Fruits, including at least one ancient Zoan, then returned to Onigashima.
• Yamato lifted Sephiroth overhead and joyfully praised him.

Sephiroth and Kaido finalized a treaty that gave Babylon a concession around Amigasa Village, and Sephiroth arrived there with Yamato aboard the Red Tears. The Beasts Pirates fled at the sight of the ship, while five hidden samurai watched its approach.

• Tama tried to find a ride to town so she could sell the hats she had woven, and explained that she wanted to ease Tenguyama Hitetsu’s burden.
• Holdem announced that Amigasa Village and the surrounding area would become Babylon’s concession, but his Beasts Pirates fled when they saw the Church approaching.
• Five hidden samurai watched the pirates retreat and wondered whether the approaching figure was the Sixth Demon King; they were former Kozuki retainers summoned by Kozuki Sukiyaki, disguised as Tenguyama Hitetsu.
• Sephiroth and Kaido finalized terms for Babylon’s concession, Devil Fruit deliveries, free trade, the return of King and other subordinates, and Yamato’s role as a political hostage.
• Sephiroth removed Yamato’s explosive cuffs and showed her that they detonated over the sea, then offered to let her explore Wano Country before the Red Tears arrived above Amigasa Village.

The Marines and Cipher Pol debated how to respond to Sephiroth’s peace talks with Kaido, while Wano’s rulers reacted to the news of his new concession in Kuri. Sephiroth settled in Boro Town with Yamato and Tama as Babylon began building infrastructure in Amigasa Village, but Yamato suddenly charged at him.

• Sengoku and Tsuru agreed to deploy SWORD to contact Sephiroth, while Tsuru worried about sending Kujaku near him.
• A Cipher Pol Aigis Zero officer ordered Stussy to assess Sephiroth’s attitude toward the World Government, as the Five Elders considered inviting him to become a Celestial Dragon.
• Hanzo told Kurozumi Orochi that Sephiroth had injured Kaido and received a ninety-nine-year lease to land in Kuri.
• Sephiroth brought Yamato and Tama to Boro Town and left Artificial Angels to begin infrastructure work in the Babylon Concession at Amigasa Village.
• Yamato suddenly charged toward Sephiroth at the hot spring inn.

Sephiroth brought Tama to a hot spring inn, where she ate her first full meal in a long time and met Youmu Konpaku, the Artificial Angel assigned to manage Wano Country’s Ba Concession. Yamato joined Sephiroth in a private bath, and after he challenged her claim to being a man, she defeated him and agreed not to enter men’s baths in public.

• Tama ate a lavish meal at the inn and asked whether she could bring food back to Grandpa and the villagers.
• Youmu told Tama that Sephiroth would provide enough food for Amigasa Village and explained that Tama only needed to follow his instructions.
• Sephiroth soaked in a private hot spring while Yamato charged into the pool and asked to drink sake with him as sworn brothers.
• Sephiroth told Yamato she was not a man, and she lifted him up and insisted that she was.
• Yamato challenged Sephiroth to prove how to use a man’s weapon, overpowered him, and agreed not to enter men’s baths or similar places when out in public.

Sephiroth brought Yamato to the Babylon Embassy in Titans, where Reiju had recently joined as a diplomat. He met Jinbe there, leaving Yamato poised to meet Reiju as well.

• On the way to the embassy, Yamato marveled at the robots in Titans, and Sephiroth promised to show her around after handling his business.
• Sephiroth and Yamato entered the Babylon Embassy after its knights recognized him and opened the doors.
• A nun escorted them to the reception room, where Sephiroth explained that Reiju was Germa's eldest princess and had joined the embassy as a diplomat.
• Sephiroth entered the reception room and greeted Jinbe, who had been waiting with Reiju.

Reiju settled into Babylon’s embassy in Titans and was assigned to receive Jinbe, a Shichibukai seeking a meeting with the Great Angel. Sephiroth arrived with Yamato, and Reiju and Jinbe finally met him in person.

• Reiju adjusted to life at Babylon’s embassy and accepted a diplomatic assignment from the director to receive Jinbe.
• The director told Reiju that the Great Angel would also be visiting Titans that day.
• Reiju and Jinbe chatted in the reception room, and she learned that Shining had told Jinbe when the Great Angel would be in Titans.
• Sephiroth entered with Yamato, and Jinbe greeted him with gratitude for helping residents of Fish-Man Island.

Sephiroth offered Jinbe a trade partnership with Babylon and appointed Reiju as Blue Sea Affairs Advisor and Babylon’s Chief Diplomat. He left Reiju to announce his wedding to Hancock and prepare for Big Mom’s birthday party, while Reiju settled into her new role.

• Jinbe thanked Sephiroth for helping Fish-Man Island, offered him gifts, and accepted a proposal to establish trade with Babylon.
• After lunch, Sephiroth offered Reiju the roles of Blue Sea Affairs Advisor and Chief Diplomat, and she accepted.
• Sephiroth assigned Reiju to announce his February 14 wedding to Hancock through Babylon’s and Titans’ channels.
• Sephiroth told Reiju he would attend Big Mom’s birthday party on February 15 and gave her command of twelve Artificial Angels and two Imperial Guard units.