Chapter Summaries

Sephiroth handled Babylon’s Fish-Man Island celebration while Yamato and her companions traveled toward Little Garden to find the legendary giants. After teleporting to the Winter, he joined them just as their ship landed on the island and a volcano erupted.

• Sephiroth and Reiju discussed the alliance with Germa and the risks of building ties with giants before she skipped the concert to work with Germa.
• Uta and BanG Dream performed at Angel Beach for Fish-Man Island’s immigrants, and their new song moved the mermaids to tears.
• Sephiroth visited Perona during the concert, learned that Brook was chatting with mermaids and Kalifa was meeting Jinbe, and spent time alone with Perona.
• Sephiroth teleported to the Winter above Little Garden, where Yamato was eager to meet the giants and Panz waited with his daughter, Lily.
• Sephiroth carried Ulti away from her game with Page One, and the Winter landed on Primordial Island as a volcano erupted.

Sephiroth and his companions reunited Dorry and Brogy with Panz and Lily on Little Garden, then revealed the crisis in Elbaf and helped the legendary captains reunite with their old crewmates. The group set out for Elbaf while Sephiroth promised Yamato she could visit once the Giants had time to respond to the news.

• Yamato, Sephiroth, Ulti, Page One, Panz, and Lily met Dorry and Brogy on Little Garden after the Giants finished their duel.
• Panz reunited with Dorry and Brogy, and the group celebrated with a banquet featuring Panz's Volcanic Cuisine.
• Panz told Dorry and Brogy that Harald had died, and Sephiroth revealed that Loki was imprisoned and the Holy Knights might have been involved in Harald's death.
• Dorry and Brogy decided to return to Elbaf, while Yamato fought Dorry and Sephiroth sparred with Brogy.
• Sephiroth arranged for the World Economy News Paper to announce Dorry and Brogy's return, prompting Kashii and Oimo to escape Enies Lobby and join them.
• The Winter carried Dorry, Brogy, Panz, and Lily toward Water 7, and Sephiroth told Yamato he would take her to Elbaf after the Giants had dealt with the news.

After Dorry and Brogy’s return disrupted the sea’s brief peace, Cavendish resented losing the headlines while Issho attended BanG Dream’s West Blue concert on Twin Snake Island. Uta’s songs moved Issho and Zephyr deeply, and the concert continued with an encore as Sephiroth watched from nearby.

• Cavendish read a newspaper headline about his clash with Ace and angrily complained that Dorry and Brogy had stolen the attention.
• Issho learned that Uta would perform on Twin Snake Island and chose to join the ticket line.
• Nami told the band that Zephyr, Ain, and Binz had arrived, and Uta led BanG Dream onto the stage in school-idol outfits.
• Uta sang songs written by Sephiroth, and Issho heard their visions of war and peace while Zephyr struggled with their emotional impact.
• Sephiroth warned Yamato not to challenge Issho, then surprised her with an affectionate kiss before she hurried away.
• Uta announced an unplanned encore of “Butter-Fly,” prompting Zephyr to sit back down despite having been ready to leave.

After the concert, Sephiroth invited Issho and Zephyr to a banquet and openly explained his ambitions for Babylon. Issho, moved by Sephiroth’s sincere vision and his own desire for justice, pledged himself to serve him.

• Zephyr met Issho in the corridor, and they bonded while arguing about the concert’s best songs.
• Sephiroth welcomed Issho, Zephyr, and Ain to the banquet, then told Issho he wanted to recruit him.
• Issho declined at first, explaining that he wanted to abolish the Shichibukai system because of the suffering caused by its members.
• Sephiroth admitted his ambitions, said he would not start a war, and described his goal of restoring the world to a better path.
• Issho revealed that he had blinded himself because he could not bear to witness the world’s cruelty, and Sephiroth urged him to face life directly.
• Issho knelt before Sephiroth and pledged himself to serve him, but Sephiroth asked him to stand because Babylon did not use that custom.

The Red Hair Pirates watched Uta’s concert and reacted emotionally to her performance, while the Red Tears continued toward Kuraigana Island with Yamato, Issho, and the NEO Marines aboard. Zephyr privately read Sephiroth’s draft declaration of human rights and, moved to tears, wondered why it had taken so long to reach him.

• The Red Hair Pirates watched Uta sing “Butter-Fly,” and Shanks learned that her spring tour would take her to Kuraigana Island next.
• Yamato and Issho sparred aboard the Red Tears without using their abilities, and Issho ended the match after assessing Yamato’s strength.
• Ain gave Sephiroth the NEO Marines’ expenditure report, asked about his private conversation with Zephyr, and then went with Nami to visit Uta and Carina.
• Uta asked Ain about the dangers of Kuraigana Island, and Ain explained that it was a shared hub between Marine and Emperor territories where major pirates were uncommon.
• Ain found Zephyr studying his calligraphy, and Zephyr privately held Sephiroth’s draft declaration of human rights as he cried and wondered why it had come so late.

Sephiroth gathered Kuma, Luo, and Mansherry to cure Zephyr’s asthma while preparing for Uta’s concert, knowing Shanks was on Karai Bari Island. After Zephyr recovered, Uta performed as Shanks and his cloaked crewmates watched from the back of the audience, leaving Shanks overwhelmed by conflicting emotions.

• Sephiroth detected Shanks and several Red Hair Pirates on Karai Bari Island, told Baby 5 to warn the others, and arranged to keep Uta unaware.
• Kuma, Luo, Bonney, and Mansherry arrived aboard the Red Tears to help treat Zephyr, while Sephiroth and Kuma discussed freedom and the possibility that anyone could be Joy Boy.
• Luo and Mansherry cured Zephyr’s asthma, but Mansherry could not restore Issho’s sight, and Issho declined the possibility of receiving replacement eyes.
• Uta and her band performed at the open-air theater, captivating the audience with “We Have Already Taken the Stage.”
• Benn Beckman, Lucky Roux, Yasopp, and Shanks watched Uta from the back of the crowd, and Shanks felt relief, pride, guilt, pain, and sorrow.

Uta recognized Shanks at her concert, and their reunion triggered a clash between the Red Hair Pirates and Sephiroth’s group. As Uta’s buried memories resurfaced, Tot Musica seized control of her and began turning her song into a destructive force.

• Uta spotted Shanks in the crowd and accused him of abandoning her, while Shanks revealed himself and told her he was glad she had grown up well.
• Yamato attacked Shanks with Thunder Bagua, and their Conqueror’s Haki clash knocked out most of the audience before Shanks questioned Sephiroth’s growing power.
• Zephyr revealed that he could use Conqueror’s Haki, and Sephiroth unleashed his own overwhelming Haki against Shanks and the Red Hair Pirates.
• Uta remembered fragments of what had happened in the past, screamed for Shanks to stay away, and began to lose control.
• Sephiroth told Uta to sing her heart out, and Tot Musica took control as her eerie melody surged into the sky.

Uta recovered memories of summoning Tot Musica and destroying Elegia, then sang the forbidden score again after Sephiroth encouraged her. Sephiroth and the others fought to hold the Demon King back, and the chapter ended with Sephiroth striking it down onto the beach.

• Uta's repressed memories returned, revealing that she had summoned Tot Musica and destroyed Elegia, and guilt caused her mental defenses to collapse.
• Uta began singing Tot Musica after Sephiroth urged her to sing, and the Demon King of Songs appeared around her.
• Issho, Zephyr, Sephiroth, and the Red Hair Pirates held off Tot Musica and its Note Soldiers while the Knights evacuated everyone else.
• Sephiroth transformed into his fallen angel form and used Full-Domain Emotion Absorption as he played One-Winged Angel.
• Tot Musica attacked Sephiroth, who met its strikes with his Lightsaber before drawing Masamune and knocking the demon down onto the beach with Prison Gate Extreme.

Sephiroth entered the Sing-Sing World and helped Uta face the guilt and despair that had trapped her, while the others held off the Demon King of Songs. Uta and Sephiroth defeated it from within and without, and Uta reunited with her friends, leaving Shanks watching her embrace Sephiroth.

• Shanks, Sephiroth, Issho, Zephyr, and the Red Hair Pirates fought the Demon King of Songs as it transformed and unleashed a fiercer barrage.
• Nami and the others sang "Angel of Encounter" while Sephiroth entered the Sing-Sing World and searched the castle for Uta.
• Sephiroth found Uta hiding in her old room, reassured her that she was not to blame for the tragedy, and encouraged her to return to the real world.
• Uta joined Sephiroth in song, transformed into an armored knight queen, and flew out to confront the Demon King of Songs.
• Sephiroth struck the Demon King with Heartless Angel as Uta attacked from within, causing it to dissolve into mist.
• Uta ran to Sephiroth and declared they would be in a band together forever, then Yamato, Nami, and the others lifted her into the air.

Germa hosted Babylon’s concert tour stop, and Sephiroth later met Dragon in Sorbet Kingdom, where the Revolutionary Army asked whether he intended to start a war. Sephiroth said he would not start one himself, but warned that any war he entered would be a war to end all wars.

• Judge ordered the Vinsmoke Family to make a good impression at the concert, then reacted with alarm to a newspaper report of Sephiroth’s clash with Shanks.
• Uta performed with BanG Dream! at Germa’s plaza on March 15, and the concert ended smoothly with Judge’s cooperation.
• Sephiroth gave Ain and Zephyr Storm-class airships, then joined the Germa banquet as the tour continued through several islands.
• Dragon visited Sephiroth in Sorbet Kingdom with Sabo, Koala, and Dubo, offering him a Sika Deer Zoan and intelligence about Bondrewd.
• Dragon asked if Sephiroth planned to start a war, and Sephiroth warned that any war he entered would be a war to end all wars.

Sephiroth gave Melise the Plum Blossom Deer Zoan Devil Fruit, which increased her physical strength and transformed her into a furry hybrid. He then visited Achiu on the moon, where Achiu showed him a finished Pure Gold light-blocking crystal and an experimental alloy called Moon God Titanium.

• Sephiroth returned to the Inner Court, reunited with Melise, and explained that he wanted her opinion on the Plum Blossom Deer Fruit.
• Melise agreed the Zoan was a suitable choice, ate it, and gained greater strength as her body changed into a deer-like hybrid.
• Sephiroth visited Achiu at the Materials Science Laboratory on Moon City and examined Achiu's Pure Gold light-blocking crystal, which concealed the light without affecting the Pure Gold.
• Achiu showed Sephiroth Moon God Titanium, an experimental alloy that could provide physical immunity when supplied with enough electricity, though it could not yet be mass-produced.
• Achiu told Sephiroth that Olga had stopped using Pure Gold because she wanted to grow taller than Sugar before wearing it again.

Sephiroth gave Monet and Mikita Pure Gold rings that would preserve their youth, then teleported from the moon to Amazon Lily and visited Hancock. After explaining Pure Gold and gifting Hancock a ring, he spent the night with her before returning to Babylon.

• Sephiroth returned to the lunar Temple, gave Monet and Mikita Pure Gold rings, and spent the night with them.
• Sephiroth used Teleportation to travel from the moon to Amazon Lily and reviewed the local base's report from Moda.
• Sephiroth arrived at the Kuja Royal Palace, reunited with Hancock, and played with their daughter Lycoris.
• Sephiroth told Hancock about Pure Gold and gave her a ring, then stayed another night with the Kuja.
• Sephiroth returned to Babylon.

Sephiroth told Robin that Jaguar D. Saul had survived Ohara and preserved the scholars’ books in Elbaf, prompting her to ask to go there. Several days later, the Red Tears arrived near Elbaf, where Robin prepared to reunite with Saul.

• Sephiroth gave Robin a Pure Gold ring and explained its powers, then told her that Jaguar D. Saul had survived the Ohara Incident and brought the Tree of Knowledge’s books to Elbaf.
• Robin broke down in tears at the news and asked Sephiroth to take her to Elbaf; he agreed and said the ship was ready to leave.
• Sephiroth and Robin spent the night together in the study, and several days later the Red Tears headed for Elbaf with Yamato, Hancock, and Ulti aboard.
• Yamato excitedly spotted Elbaf’s enormous Treasure Tree Adam, while Robin watched the approaching land with anticipation and unease.

Sephiroth and his companions arrived in Elbaf, where Dorry and Brogy welcomed them and showed them the country’s rainbow bridge and cloud-sea port. Before the planned feast, Sephiroth chose to take Robin to meet Saul at the Warriors’ Spring.

• Sephiroth’s crew saw Elbaf’s giant tree, enormous sword, and layered landscapes as the Red Tears approached.
• Sephiroth arranged for the ship to enter through Elbaf’s rainbow bridge, and he explained the country’s Heavenly Realm, Sun Realm, and Underworld to his companions.
• Dorry, Brogy, Kashii, Oimo, and other Giants welcomed the Red Tears at West Village and invited the visitors to a feast.
• Dorry recognized Robin as Saul’s old friend, and Sephiroth postponed the feast so they could visit Saul first.
• Dorry arranged a mist ship to take Sephiroth, Robin, and the others to the Warriors’ Spring, and Robin accepted Sephiroth as her captain.

Sephiroth's group reached Elbaf and brought Robin to reunite with Saul, who had survived Ohara's destruction. Robin and Saul embraced and wept together, and Robin finally told him how badly she had wanted to see him.

• Sephiroth's group met Gerd, who introduced herself as a member of the New Giant Warrior Pirates and guided them toward Saul.
• Gerd led the group across Elbaf to the Warriors' Spring, where a Giant reported that Saul had collapsed.
• Robin recognized Saul lying on the beach and approached him alone while the others waited.
• Saul startled Robin with a clumsy prank, then apologized and told her how he had survived the fire at Ohara.
• Robin asked Saul to tell her she had done well, and Saul embraced her as they cried over their long-awaited reunion.

Robin reunited with Saul on Elbaf, where he showed her the books rescued from Ohara and she thanked him for preserving them. While the group explored the Walrus Academy, they learned about Elbaf’s peaceful reforms and prepared to attend a banquet.

• Saul welcomed Sephiroth and thanked him for protecting Robin, who said she had found precious companions to help fulfill her dream.
• Saul introduced his assistant Ange and explained that he had founded the Walrus Academy, where Yamato and Ulti met the Giant children and Ripley described King Harald’s reforms.
• Saul led Robin, Sephiroth, and Hancock through the Owl Library and showed Robin the documents rescued from Ohara, moving her to tears.
• Yamato played with the Giant children, then broke Colon’s sword and knocked him back when he attacked her.
• Ripley collected food Madow had sent and led Yamato, Ulti, Issho, and Gerd toward the library so they could join the others before the banquet.

Sephiroth and his companions visited Elbaf’s library, where they met Ripley and Colon and learned more about the boy’s family. After dressing in Elbaf-style clothes, the group headed to a feast while Robin stayed behind with Saul, and Gaban watched them leave while wondering what Sephiroth intended for Elbaf.

• Colon peppered Yamato and Ulti with questions on the way to the library, then told them his father was human and refused to marry Ripley because he would grow old.
• Sephiroth greeted Ripley’s group at the library, where Colon asked about his strength and wings, and Sephiroth explained that he was a Skypiean with an unusual ancestral throwback.
• Ripley invited everyone to the feast, while Robin stayed in the library with Saul and Issho went ahead with Sephiroth and the others.
• Gerd gave the visitors human-sized Elbaf outfits, and Yamato, Ulti, Robin, Hancock, Issho, and Sephiroth changed into them.
• Robin and Saul remained in the library, while Sephiroth and the others returned to West Village by mist ship.
• Gaban watched the mist ship depart and wondered what Sephiroth would do after seeing Elbaf, suspecting Gerd might be one of his targets.

At a West Village feast, Sephiroth’s companions met Elbaf’s Giants and discussed the Sun God Nika and the sacred text Harley. When Hajrudin asked Sephiroth to show him world-class strength, Sephiroth released a Conqueror’s Haki that left Gaban wondering whether it came from beyond the world.

• Lily served Sephiroth and his companions at the feast, while Gerd knocked down Road after he lurked near Sephiroth and Hancock.
• Yamato and Ulti ate with Hajrudin, Goldberg, Dorry, and Brogy before Jarul and Gaban arrived.
• Ripley asked Sephiroth whether he could turn white, prompting Road and the other Giants to argue over whether Nika was a god of liberation, destruction, or laughter.
• Jarul explained that Elbaf’s Harley described the world being destroyed twice and Nika appearing both times, though its meaning remained disputed.
• Hajrudin asked Sephiroth to show him world-class strength, and Sephiroth released a Conqueror’s Haki that overwhelmed the Giants.
• Gaban sensed something unusual in Sephiroth’s Haki and wondered whether it came from beyond the world.

Sephiroth demonstrated his Conqueror’s Haki to Hajrudin, then asked to meet Loki, the prisoner in Elbaf’s Underworld. Jarul agreed to let Sephiroth visit under escort, with Hajrudin, Dorry, and Brogy accompanying him.

• Sephiroth concentrated his Conqueror’s Haki on Hajrudin, who endured the pressure and took a step forward before Sephiroth withdrew it.
• Gaban questioned where Sephiroth came from, while the gathered Giants discussed mixed-blood races and Jarul’s preferences.
• After several hours of feasting, Sephiroth asked Jarul to take him to the person imprisoned deep in the Underworld.
• The Giants warned Sephiroth that Loki was a cursed criminal who had caused disasters and murdered his father, Harald.
• Sephiroth said he would not release Loki and invited the Giants to accompany him; Jarul assigned Hajrudin, Dorry, and Brogy to escort him.

Sephiroth led the Giants into the Underworld to meet Loki, using his overwhelming Haki to subdue the Mountain Lords and then challenging Loki’s beliefs about strength, peace, and the Sun God. He revealed that the Celestial Dragons had been involved in Harald’s death and warned that the God's Knights would come for Loki within three years, ending by naming dialectics as his second Dragon-Slaying Sword.

• Hajrudin led Sephiroth’s group down into the Underworld, where Sephiroth sensed Mountain Lords gathering to attack them.
• Sephiroth unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, frightening the Mountain Lords into retreat and astonishing Hajrudin and the others.
• The group reached Loki’s chains, and Loki mocked Hajrudin before Sephiroth began questioning Loki’s beliefs and his admiration for Rocks.
• Sephiroth argued that strength and peace were not contradictory, and urged Loki to form his own ideals rather than follow someone else’s path.
• Sephiroth told Loki that the Celestial Dragons had been involved in Harald’s death and that the God's Knights would come for him within three years.
• Sephiroth named dialectics as his second Dragon-Slaying Sword.