Chapter Summaries

Gil prepared to operate Artificial Heaven while Babbage arrived at Gran Tesoro in his Sky Thunder form and joined the battle against Golden Lion, Bondrewd, and Kizaru. The fight escalated as Bondrewd revealed his vision of humanity’s future, while invisible fluctuations gathered in the sky.

• Lilith reassured Gil as Isabella and Angela prepared to support his first real battle through Artificial Heaven.
• Babbage descended on Gran Tesoro, transformed into Xyz Mode-Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder, and attacked Golden Lion and Bondrewd.
• Golden Lion evaded Babbage’s attacks and countered with a Flying Slash as Kizaru and Shining joined the aerial battle.
• Bondrewd coordinated with Golden Lion to keep their escape possible while Kizaru tried to reach the Celestial Dragon being escorted away.
• Bondrewd declared that the battle represented humanity’s dream and future, and Babbage deployed more weapons as the five fighters clashed.
• Invisible fluctuations began gathering above the battlefield.

Bondrewd and the Golden Lion escaped the Marine encirclement while Babbage and the Clone Admirals helped unleash the Tower of Babel’s planetary electromagnetic array. Gil synchronized the orbital satellites and global stations, allowing Sephiroth to lift Gran Tesoro into the sky and overwhelm the battlefield with the Sky-Thunder’s power; the Red Lotus Archfiend Dragon vanished in its final burst of starlight.

• The Sky-Thunder and Bondrewd fought Kizaru, Shining, and Babbage while the Golden Lion used seawater and attacks to resist their encirclement.
• Bondrewd enacted Plan 4, and the Abyss brought the Clone Admirals Kizaru and Akainu to the battlefield before Bondrewd transformed into the Red Lotus Archfiend Dragon and struck the Ashen.
• Babbage challenged Bondrewd as Gil activated the orbital tether array and global Wardenclyffe stations through the Core Sanctum.
• The synchronized array created a vast magnetic field that caused weightlessness and lifted Gran Tesoro and its occupants into the sky.
• The Sky-Thunder released billions of points of starlight across the battlefield, and the Red Lotus Archfiend Dragon vanished like a snowflake.

After Bondrewd’s escape, Gran Tesoro recovered from the battle and Marines and rescuers tended to the injured. The Five Elders decided how to handle Tesoro and Bondrewd, ending the volume by offering Celestial Dragon status to anyone who captured Bondrewd alive.

• Aboard the Abyss, Golden Lion, Caesar, Indigo, and the others discussed Babbage’s overwhelming Magnet-Magnet Fruit power and the failed Devouring City ritual.
• Gran Tesoro returned to normal, leaving its Navigator Turtles frightened and the vessel stranded, while civilians celebrated Galdino and the Great Angel Alliance and Titans Alliance.
• Garp arrived, heard Gion’s account of the situation, and joined her in questioning Kizaru about Babbage’s battle and the Great Angel’s abilities.
• Shining visited Hina in her room, and they spent the night together.
• The Five Elders agreed to claim Tesoro had been deceived by Bondrewd, let Shining take Tesoro under his command, raise Golden Lion’s bounty to five billion, and offer Celestial Dragon status to anyone who captured Bondrewd alive.

Shining arrived at Egghead with Hina and met Vegapunk, Kizaru, and the research satellites, who wanted to learn how Bondrewd had replicated Devil Fruit abilities. Shining improvised a muddled explanation based on fragments of science fiction and popular science, leaving Vegapunk questioning his own genius.

• Shining landed the Thunderhawk at Egghead and arrived at the floating laboratory with Hina, while Lilith collected them in the Vegatank.
• Shining and Hina teased each other on the way to the garden, where Vegapunk, Kizaru, Shaka, and Edison were waiting.
• Vegapunk asked Shining how Bondrewd had reproduced Devil Fruit abilities, and Shining claimed he knew nothing about the technique.
• Shining offered to share guesses, then lectured the research satellites using a jumble of biology, genetic science fiction, and alchemy references.
• Vegapunk listened to Shining's explanation and wondered whether he was really a genius.

Shining explained to Kizaru why the Glint-Glint Fruit could not produce gamma rays through ordinary light-generation methods, while suggesting that belief or a Devil Fruit’s powers might overcome the scientific barrier. Kizaru asked about the Great Angel’s defeat of Kaido, and Shining ended by hinting that Shaka had misunderstood his question about the absent Vegapunk satellites.

• Shining’s fragmented account of Bondrewd’s research left the Vegapunks overwhelmed, though they began organizing the information and kept Shining nearby for questions.
• Kizaru asked Shining to explain his Gamma-Ray Burst, and Shining said the Glint-Glint Fruit produced photons through electron transitions, which could not reach gamma-ray energies.
• Shining explained that gamma rays could come from electron acceleration or nuclear reactions, and suggested that Kizaru might produce them only by overcoming a mental barrier through Devil Fruit belief.
• Shining speculated that the Great Angel’s Heartless Angel was a proton cannon, but told Kizaru he did not know how a Mythical Zoan had used it to defeat Kaido.
• Shaka asked why the other Vegapunk satellites had not joined the discussion, and Lilith explained their different roles and memory synchronization through Punk Records.
• Shining said Shaka had misunderstood what he meant, then smiled mischievously.

Shining prompted Vegapunk to consider involving all the satellites in the research, and his teasing remarks about York made Vegapunk suspicious of the satellite’s behavior. After the meeting, Shining and Hina headed off to spend time together, where Hina asked what he liked about her.

• Shining suggested that Atlas and York could contribute ideas to the research alongside the other satellites, and Lilith agreed that their different thought processes might help.
• Shining joked that York seemed increasingly foolish after visiting the Holy Land, prompting Vegapunk to wonder whether York had done something that could endanger him.
• Vegapunk ended the meeting and left with Shaka, while Lilith and the others departed; Kizaru remained watchful of Shining.
• Shining and Hina took the elevator down to visit Atlas, and Hina invited him to browse the shopping street with her.
• Hina asked Shining what he liked about her, and he reassured her that he genuinely liked her before she elbowed him for getting carried away.

Shining took Hina on a date around Egghead Island before leaving for Heaven's Gate to meet Zephyr about Bondrewd. The chapter ended with Ain greeting Sephiroth while Zephyr reacted to her enthusiasm.

• Shining and Hina found Atlas venting her stress at a holographic park, and Shining fought her until she calmed down.
• Shining and Hina toured Egghead Island, spent the night at his residence, and departed aboard the Thunderhawk the next day.
• Angela informed Shining that Zephyr had arrived at Heaven's Gate and wanted to discuss Bondrewd, so Shining teleported there while Hina stayed aboard the Thunderhawk.
• Sephiroth watched Ain spar with Brook and learned that Brook could use Haki only inconsistently because he could not store it.
• Sephiroth met Zephyr, discussed Bondrewd and the recent battle, and cautioned Zephyr against rushing into a confrontation.
• Ain finished sparring with Brook, spotted Sephiroth, and greeted him enthusiastically while Zephyr reacted.

Sephiroth, Zephyr, and Ain toured Heaven's Gate Town, where Ain admired the diverse community and its free schools. They encountered Issho and Gerd near an elementary school, then headed off to lunch together.

• Ain defeated Brook in a sparring match, then went to greet Sephiroth and Zephyr when they arrived.
• Sephiroth invited Ain and Zephyr to tour town, and they admired the lively streets and residents of different races.
• Ain asked Sephiroth about Babylon's compulsory education, and he explained that dedicated schools had become necessary as the population grew.
• Zephyr and Sephiroth spotted Issho watching children play, and Sephiroth encouraged him to spend more time with them.
• Gerd appeared near the school, greeted the group excitedly, and praised Ain's casual outfit before Sephiroth suggested they go to lunch.

On September 1, Babbage asked Shining to become his successor as a precaution against Bondrewd, while Lucian tentatively showed Senior a small sign of forgiveness. The next day, Sephiroth’s companions arrived near Amazon Lily for Hancock’s birthday, where Uta’s friends discussed her upcoming eighteenth birthday and teased her.

• Lucian gave Senior a packed lunch after deciding to forgive him a little more, and Senior watched her hurry back upstairs.
• Babbage asked Shining to become his successor, explaining that Bondrewd had evolved again and that only he and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit could control Titans.
• Shining told Babbage that Sephiroth was traveling to Amazon Lily for Hancock’s birthday, and Babbage questioned why Shining called him the Honor Student.
• The Wide-Area Silent Ship descended near Amazon Lily on September 2, while Nami, Carina, and Uta chatted about the tour and Uta’s upcoming eighteenth birthday.
• Nami and Carina pinned Uta down and tickled her after she tried to slip away from their teasing.

Sephiroth discovered that Precious, the Silent Ship’s AI, was actually its ship spirit and discussed her identity and attachment to him. The Silent Ship landed at Amazon Lily, where Sephiroth greeted Hancock on her birthday before Gerd arrived with Uta, Nami, Carina, Tashigi, and Baby 5 riding on her.

• Sephiroth confronted Precious about her unusual intelligence, and she revealed that she was the Silent Ship’s ship spirit and called him her father.
• Precious explained that her AI was part of her and asked Sephiroth to use the Silent Ship more often; he agreed to keep calling her Precious.
• The Silent Ship landed at the Kuja base on Amazon Lily, where Hancock eagerly waited for Sephiroth despite Granny Nyon reminding her that she had seen him three days earlier.
• Sephiroth greeted Hancock with roses for her birthday, and she embraced him in front of the assembled Kuja.
• Gerd arrived at Amazon Lily with Uta, Nami, Carina, Tashigi, and Baby 5 riding on her, prompting Hancock and the Kuja to stare at Sephiroth.

Sephiroth and his companions enjoyed breakfast with Hancock and Gerd on Amazon Lily before traveling to Dressrosa for BanG Dream’s Autumn Tour. At the concert, Whitebeard’s commanders arrived to meet Sephiroth, and Marco abruptly stepped in front of Izo.

• Sephiroth woke beside Hancock, then joined her and the others for breakfast in the Kuja Royal Palace.
• Gerd happily described her first day on Amazon Lily, and Sephiroth said they would stay with the Kuja for a few days.
• Several days later, BanG Dream performed at the Corrida Colosseum in Dressrosa while Sephiroth and King Riku watched from the VIP stand.
• Gerd met Rebecca during a break in the concert, while King Riku thanked Sephiroth for supporting Dressrosa.
• Issho and Viola reported that three of Whitebeard’s division commanders had arrived, and Sephiroth guessed they had come to see him.
• Marco, Namur, and Izo entered the arena, but Marco stepped in front of Izo when Sephiroth looked toward him.

Marco, Izo, and Namur of the Whitebeard Pirates visited Sephiroth during Uta’s concert to ask about Bondrewd’s Sage’s Stone and discuss an alliance. Marco agreed to let Sephiroth establish a permanent base on Food Valten in exchange for information, while Namur’s sudden prostration left Sephiroth bewildered.

• Uta and her band performed Fairy Tail for the audience in Corrida Arena as Marco, Izo, and Namur watched from the stands.
• Marco, Izo, and Namur went to meet Sephiroth during the intermission, and Sephiroth invited them to speak privately.
• Marco asked about Bondrewd’s Sage’s Stone and offered an offensive and defensive alliance against Bondrewd.
• Sephiroth warned Marco not to trust the Sage’s Stone and traded information about it for permission to establish a permanent base on Food Valten.
• After Marco finished their business, Namur prostrated himself before Sephiroth, who could not understand why.

Namur offered to serve Sephiroth to repay his debt, while Izo asked about Sephiroth’s intentions toward Wano Country and the Kozuki Family. After Uta’s successful performance and a celebration at the Royal Palace, Rebecca asked to join the tour, and King Riku agreed.

• Namur prostrated himself before Sephiroth, offered three acts of service that would not betray Whitebeard, and gave him his Vivre Card; Sephiroth accepted.
• Izo asked about Sephiroth’s intentions toward Wano Country, and Sephiroth said he would guarantee the Kozuki Family’s safety if they lived as ordinary people and did not disrupt the current order.
• Sephiroth ended his meeting with Namur, Izo, and Marco, and Uta’s afternoon performance closed with “MASAYUME CHASING” and “Be As One.”
• At the Royal Palace celebration, Rebecca talked with Nami and Carina about Elbaf and Fish-Man Island before praising Uta’s singing.
• Rebecca asked to join the tour after Gerd invited her to visit Elbaf, and Sephiroth offered her a place if King Riku agreed or a later meeting in Elbaf.
• King Riku agreed to let Rebecca join the rest of the itinerary, and Rebecca threw herself onto Sephiroth.

Sephiroth’s party arrived in Wano Country, where Yamato’s people mistakenly credited her with Sephiroth’s achievements and welcomed the group with tears and cheers. Uta and the band performed at Yamato Castle, and their opening song unexpectedly matched the crowd’s emotional devotion.

• Sephiroth’s party traveled to Wano Country aboard the Silent Ship after Precious persuaded him to take it instead of the Red Tears.
• Yamato led a procession through the Flower Capital with Youmu Konpaku and Issho as citizens cheered and wept, while Gerd’s appearance as a Giant astonished the crowd.
• At Yamato Castle, Yamato explained how the people credited her with Sephiroth’s accomplishments, and Sephiroth, Uta, Nami, and Issho discussed how to respond.
• Yamato showed Uta and the others around the residence, then hosted a public performance at the Third Bailey training grounds.
• Uta and the band began their concert with a song whose lyrics moved the Wano Country crowd to tears, and Sephiroth recognized why it suited the occasion.

The Five Elders discussed Bondrewd, the Great Angel, and Saint Reg as Elegia prepared for Uta’s coming-of-age celebration. After Uta’s ceremony and concert, Sephiroth surprised her with a birthday song performed by their friends beside the sea.

• The Five Elders reviewed the aftermath of the God Hunt Incident and discussed Bondrewd, the Great Angel’s growing influence, and whether Saint Reg could be controlled.
• Uta, Reve, and Vivi explored Elegia’s growing city, where Uta reflected on how Sephiroth and the others had helped restore it.
• Sephiroth and Tashigi oversaw preparations for Uta’s birthday, while Gerd, Nami, and Carina accidentally exposed Uta’s identity to her fans.
• Uta celebrated her coming-of-age ceremony, received a Princess Crown from Gordon, danced with Sephiroth, and performed with BanG Dream at the palace square.
• Sephiroth led Uta to a seaside observation deck, where Carina, Nami, Tashigi, and Baby 5 accompanied him as he sang her a birthday song amid the fireworks.

After the Autumn Tour, Sephiroth spent time with his family while Vegapunk and his satellites advanced the Seraphim Project at Egghead. The laboratory had begun cultivating S-Firebird and S-Crocodile, but the remaining subjects still depended on acquiring better lineage factor samples.

• Sephiroth reassured Melise that Elaina was safe playing with Gerd, Uta, Nami, and Carina at Lovely Street.
• Gerd and the others watched Nora offer bungee jumping and slides, while Uta was teased about waiting until her wedding to be with Sephiroth.
• Vegapunk, Shaka, and Lilith inspected the Biological Laboratory and reported that the base bodies for S-Firebird and S-Crocodile had taken shape.
• Lilith and Vegapunk discussed how difficult it was to obtain stable lineage factor samples from the other Shichibukai, including Kuma and Moria.
• Vegapunk wondered how Shining's unusual existence and Bondrewd's technology worked, while Shaka dismissed using the Kamaitachi as a Seraphim subject.

York ate and relaxed with Atlas and Lilith on Egghead, then joined their discussion about cloning a new Seraphim model from the Great Angel's lineage factor. The research had stalled, and Shaka caught Lilith suggesting they obtain more original material from him.

• York ate a huge amount of food, then used the restroom and returned to his usual figure.
• York and Atlas took a break at a café and complained about Shining's recent activities.
• Lilith joined them, and Atlas suggested Tesoro as a possible model for the Seraphim Project.
• The three discussed their failed attempts to clone the Great Angel and the unusual properties of his lineage factor.
• Lilith proposed obtaining more original material, and Shaka overheard her and struck her with a knife-hand chop.

Bondrewd assigned the Road Island captains to investigate three targets in simultaneous operations, prompting the World Government to prepare a cautious response. Vegapunk’s satellites were chosen to join the operation under fabricated identities, and the chapter ended as Lilith, Atlas, and York prepared to leave Egghead.

• Bondrewd gave the captains documents about the Seven Star Sword, Rainbow Mist, and Lily Carnation, then said they would strike on three fronts with the Praying Hands assisting.
• The Five Elders discussed Bondrewd’s coming moves with Sengoku and Tsuru, deciding to disrupt the operations while arranging close-range observations by Vegapunk’s satellites and keeping Drake out of danger.
• Sengoku agreed to make the interceptions appear coincidental, while Vegapunk briefed his satellites and gave three of them Consciousness Upload Devices as a contingency.
• Lilith volunteered to join the operation as a Navy Intelligence captain, and Atlas accepted a fabricated record as a Marine headquarters Rear Admiral.
• York reluctantly prepared to go under the cover identity of a Marine Science Unit lieutenant, despite desperately wanting to avoid the mission.

Sengoku coordinated the Marines’ response to Bondrewd’s planned operation, deciding to exploit the Seven Star Sword situation first while keeping Drake’s identity secret. On Egghead, Vegapunk assigned the Satellites to their teams, but his growing concern about York left the mission’s risks unresolved.

• Tsuru told Akainu and Kuzan to remain on alert while Kizaru prepared to deploy, and Sengoku explained that Gion, Tokikake, Cipher Pol Aigis Zero, and the God's Knights would protect the Vegapunks.
• Sengoku proposed triggering the Seven Star Sword situation before the other fronts, and he planned to guide the Great Angel there while withholding the plan from Shining until support was needed.
• Sengoku decided that the Great Angel could reinforce either of the other fronts if the situation became extreme, while Kizaru accepted the plan.
• On Egghead, Lilith volunteered for the Seven Star Sword team, and York asked to join the Great Angel's team because he feared dying.
• Vegapunk assigned Lilith to accompany Vice Admiral Chaton and warned the Satellites not to attract Bondrewd's attention.
• Vegapunk worried that Bondrewd might capture a Satellite and learn about his Void Century research, while York wondered if the mission would expose his ambitions.

Sephiroth learned that Zephyr had sent Shuzo to investigate the legendary Seven Star Sword, but Shuzo had gone missing, and he decided to go to Asuka Island himself. Tashigi eagerly asked to join the investigation.

• Lilith visited Sephiroth and Tashigi during their sword training and learned that Zephyr had lost contact with Shuzo after sending him to investigate the Seven Star Sword.
• Lilith explained that Zephyr was pursuing Gasparde and had asked for help while Ain waited for instructions.
• Tashigi explained that the Seven Star Sword was said to be a beautiful legendary blade hidden on Asuka Island.
• Sephiroth decided to investigate the Seven Star Sword in person because Golden Lion was also searching for it.
• Tashigi excitedly asked Sephiroth to let her join the investigation.