Chapter Summaries

Golden Lion attacked Ochoku inside the skull building while Kuzan and the NEO Marines rescued hostages at Rocky Port. Red Count blocked the hostages’ escape, but Zephyr arrived and confronted him as the rescue operation remained unresolved.

• Golden Lion confronted Ochoku in the treasury, rejected his offer to join Road Island, and chased him through the skull building in a running battle.
• Kuzan froze the harbor pirates and Clone troops while leaving the hostages unharmed, and Ain and Hibari freed Grus, the Knights, and Blade Unit soldiers.
• Ain told Grus that Isabella was on her way and had been contacted, while the hostages prepared to escape aboard the Rocky Port.
• Red Count attacked the Rocky Port with Hellfire fireballs, and Kuzan raised an ice wall that blocked the hostages’ route back to the ship.
• Zephyr arrived from a Marine airship, struck the rooftop where Red Count stood, and announced that he would protect his students.

Zephyr fought the Red Count over their opposing views of the Alliance Leader’s plan, while Kuzan overwhelmed the Road Island officers. As the hostages finally boarded the Rocky Port, a clash of Conqueror’s Haki knocked many unconscious, and Grus stayed behind to hold off the approaching pirates.

• Zephyr and the Red Count exchanged attacks and argued over whether the Alliance Leader’s plan could eradicate humanity’s tragedies.
• The Red Count tried to persuade Zephyr to join them, but Zephyr rejected him and the two unleashed Conqueror’s Haki in a devastating clash.
• Kuzan froze and battered Shiryu, the Crescent Moon Hunter, and the Corrupt King, then paused when he sensed the Conqueror’s Haki clash.
• Ain and six Knights attacked the pirates and clones at the docks while Grus, Hibari, and the Blade Unit escorted the hostages aboard the Rocky Port.
• The Conqueror’s Haki surge knocked out many hostages and some soldiers, so Grus ordered Hibari to continue boarding while he stayed behind.
• Grus created clay puppets to fight pirates who broke through Ain’s line and bought time for the hostages to escape.

Bullet attacked Kuzan and drew him into a fierce fight, allowing Shiryu, the Crescent Moon Hunter, and the Corrupt King to break free and threaten the Marines at the docks. Isabella arrived aboard the Rose and confronted the Corrupt King, driving him back with her flames.

• Bullet challenged Kuzan, and the two exchanged powerful blows until Bullet transformed into his demon form and renewed the fight.
• Shiryu escaped Kuzan's ice and attacked Ain at the dock entrance, while the Crescent Moon Hunter and the Corrupt King charged toward the Rocky Port.
• The Crescent Moon Hunter transformed into the Great Sake Barrel and used flames against Grus's clay, as the Corrupt King blasted through the defenses and advanced on Hibari.
• Zephyr and Kuzan disrupted the Corrupt King's attacks, but he continued toward the Marines guarding the port.
• Isabella arrived aboard the Rose, shielded Hibari and the Blade Unit with a ring of fire, and attacked the Corrupt King with Red Lotus.

Isabella arrived at Hachinosu and used her firepower to drive back the Corrupt King and help the Navy regain control of the docks. As the fighting continued elsewhere, Sephiroth rescued Ain from Shiryu and joined her on the battlefield.

• Isabella attacked the Corrupt King with fiery slashes and explosions, forcing him to burrow underground and escape.
• Isabella recognized Hibari, sent the Knights to help evacuate hostages, and flew to aid the fighting in the harbor district.
• Isabella attacked the Corrupt King and the Crescent Moon Hunter, while Grus withdrew toward the bay to assist with the rescue.
• Ain struggled to defend herself against Shiryu until Sephiroth arrived, protected her, and blasted Shiryu through several buildings.

Golden Lion confronted Sephiroth on Hachinosu and fought to keep the Great Angel occupied while Bondrewd prepared to activate the ritual. As Golden Lion struggled against Sephiroth’s powers, Babbage began an emergency announcement across the island.

• Golden Lion defeated Ochoku but left him alive, then learned from Bondrewd that Zephyr and Kuzan had arrived and the Great Angel might be nearby.
• Golden Lion spotted Shiryu fleeing after Sephiroth’s attack and agreed to hold Sephiroth off for ten minutes while Bondrewd prepared the ritual.
• Sephiroth healed Ain and sent her to join Bella and the others before rising to fight Golden Lion.
• Golden Lion and Sephiroth traded powerful sword attacks, and Sephiroth used his Ambiguous Electron Sword to halt Golden Lion’s strike.
• Golden Lion attacked Sephiroth with waves of floating rubble, while Sephiroth answered with a barrage of Light Spears.
• Babbage’s emergency announcement sounded across Hachinosu as Golden Lion continued fighting Sephiroth.

Zephyr, Kuzan, and Sephiroth fought Bondrewd’s allies as Bondrewd’s transmutation ritual began behind an apparently impenetrable barrier. Sephiroth stayed to hold back the Golden Lion, Bullet, and the Red Count while Zephyr and Kuzan rushed to reduce the number of living sacrifices.

• Babbage broadcast that Bondrewd planned to sacrifice everyone on Hachinosu and warned the islanders to evacuate.
• Kuzan found a glowing Transmutation Circle protected by a force field and confronted Bondrewd’s phantom, who explained that the ritual occupied a gap in reality.
• Bondrewd sent Bullet to help the Golden Lion and the Red Count hold back Sephiroth, while Zephyr pursued the Red Count and Kuzan chased Bullet.
• The six fighters converged, and Sephiroth used Telepathy to tell Zephyr and Kuzan to leave him with the three enemies while they reduced the number of sacrifices.
• Zephyr and Kuzan withdrew toward the ritual as Sephiroth launched Light Spears at the Golden Lion, Bullet, and the Red Count.

Sephiroth battled Golden Lion, Bullet, and Red Count while pushing toward his destination, then used a powerful technique to erase their attacks and leave the three fighters overwhelmed. Zephyr, Kuzan, and Isabella regrouped after defeating the Praying Hands, but a brief sun appeared behind them as they headed for the docks.

• Ain learned from Binz that Titans' Ashen would arrive in one hour and ten minutes to destroy Hachinosu, while Zephyr, Kuzan, and their opponents converged on Sephiroth.
• Sephiroth pierced Golden Lion's Slash Wave with a Conqueror's Haki-coated Holy Light javelin and drove Bullet and Red Count back with his attacks.
• Sephiroth erased the combined attacks from Golden Lion, Bullet, and Red Count, leaving Bullet barely conscious and the others stunned as he continued toward his destination.
• Zephyr and Kuzan joined Isabella, and the three defeated the Praying Hands surrounding her after learning their weapons used varied ammunition, including seastone chips.
• Isabella explained that Shiryu and the Corrupt King had escaped; as the group headed toward the docks, they saw a brief sun appear behind them.

Zephyr led a rescue of Hachinosu’s imprisoned slaves while Sephiroth fought Golden Lion, Bullet, and Red Count as Bondrewd’s island-wide Transmutation Circle activated. Red Count blocked the escape, and Zephyr stayed behind to fight him so Ain could evacuate the civilians.

• Kuzan froze the sea around Hachinosu, and Zephyr ordered Grus to evacuate with their hostages while he led Ain and NEO Marines to rescue the prisoners.
• Sephiroth’s battle with Golden Lion, Bullet, and Red Count ended when Bondrewd’s Transmutation Circle spread across the island, prompting the three pirates to retreat.
• Zephyr and Ain reached the underground prison, where Babylon Knights had already freed 107 captives, and helped bring them outside.
• Zephyr recognized the glowing patterns as a Transmutation Circle and ordered the group to flee, but Red Count and his pirates blocked the route.
• Zephyr ordered Ain to evacuate the civilians while he confronted Red Count, then attacked him with Shatter Blaster.

Ain led the rescued slaves toward the port while Bullet attacked the retreat, but Sephiroth intervened and took command of the crisis. Sephiroth then reached Zephyr and the Red Count, helped Zephyr resist the ritual, and faced Bondrewd as Zephyr withdrew.

• Ain’s NEO forces fought off Road Island’s pirates with the Artificial Angels’ weapons and armor while escorting the slaves through Hachinosu.
• Bullet attacked Ain’s group, but Sephiroth immobilized him with holy light, forcing Bullet to flee.
• Sephiroth assigned Ain more Artificial Angel knights and told her to take the slaves to the port before flying to Zephyr.
• Zephyr and the Red Count fought to a standstill until Sephiroth arrived and used Heaven’s harmony to block the ritual’s effects on Zephyr.
• Bondrewd appeared and persuaded the Red Count to leave; Sephiroth told Zephyr to withdraw, then faced Bondrewd as a cross of light rose between them.

Kizaru and Kuzan entered Hachinosu to help Sephiroth stop Bondrewd’s ritual, despite the island’s barrier and mental pressure. As they confronted Bondrewd, the Great Angel flew toward the skull-shaped building while Bondrewd attacked Kuzan with magma.

• Kizaru arrived aboard the Justice and joined Zephyr, Kuzan, Grus, Hibari, and Isabella aboard the Rocky Port.
• Isabella explained that Hachinosu’s otherworldification distorted physical laws, caused mental damage, and steadily depleted Armament Haki; Kizaru’s laser vanished against the island’s barrier.
• Zephyr wanted to re-enter Hachinosu, but Kuzan convinced him to stay outside while Kuzan and Kizaru went in.
• Kuzan and Kizaru entered the island and discovered that using their elemental forms worsened the strange contamination.
• Sephiroth disguised himself as Bondrewd while an Artificial Angel impersonated the Great Angel, and he staged their battle as part of his plan to hijack Den Den Mushi signals.
• Kuzan and Kizaru confronted Bondrewd; the Great Angel flew toward the skull-shaped building, and Bondrewd summoned four pillars of magma at Kuzan.

Bondrewd fought Kizaru and Kuzan while preparing a worldwide broadcast to explain his Human Instrumentality Project. As Zephyr arrived and attacked him, Bondrewd's plan to turn humanity into immortal souls inside the Sage's Stone remained underway.

• Bondrewd used simulated abilities to battle Kizaru and Kuzan, redirecting attacks and evading their blows.
• Lilith prepared the Abyss's signal hijacking above Hachinosu and waited for the broadcast time arranged with Sephiroth.
• Zephyr's Marines watched footage of the fights on Hachinosu after artillery shells disintegrated at the island's perimeter.
• Bondrewd began a worldwide broadcast, claiming his project would end suffering by transferring humanity's souls into the Sage's Stone's inner universe.
• Kuzan challenged Bondrewd's plan, but Bondrewd argued that people could choose to return to the real world through materialization.
• Zephyr burst onto the scene with Conqueror's Haki and attacked Bondrewd, denouncing his plan.

Bondrewd activated National Transmutation on Hachinosu, turning the island and its inhabitants into material for a vast ritual. As the Navy's forces withdrew and Titans began bombarding the barrier, Babbage and Kizaru prepared a coordinated assault while Sephiroth remained inside.

• Zephyr, Kuzan, and Kizaru attacked Bondrewd, but he activated National Transmutation and sealed Hachinosu beneath a red barrier.
• Zephyr, Kuzan, and Kizaru escaped the circle as Hachinosu's gold and the pirates' remains gathered into a growing red crystal.
• Ain and the others watched the ritual from the Rocky Port as the Ashen arrived and Titans's electromagnetic guns began striking the barrier.
• Babbage flew to Zephyr, Kuzan, and Kizaru, ordered Zephyr and Kuzan to recover aboard the Ashen, and outlined a coordinated attack with Sephiroth.
• Kizaru and Babbage descended toward Hachinosu to begin the operation.

Bondrewd fought Babbage and Kizaru while the ritual at Hachinosu advanced, ultimately escaping through a rift with the Red Triangular Crystal Pillar. Hachinosu was destroyed, leaving Kizaru alive above the ruins and Bondrewd's plans unresolved.

• Babbage and Kizaru attacked Bondrewd, but his force fields, traps, and counterattacks damaged their forces and destroyed many Zaku soldiers.
• Bondrewd and Babbage argued over whether Babbage was still human as Babbage transformed into Xyz Mode-Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder and Bondrewd assumed his Red Lotus Archfiend Dragon Tyrant form.
• The Great Angel broke through the ritual's barriers, while Bondrewd drew the Red Triangular Crystal Pillar to himself and Babbage pursued him.
• The Ashen and Sky-Thunder combined their fire to shatter the island barrier, triggering explosions that destroyed and sank Hachinosu.
• Bondrewd protected himself with the crystal and eight golden obelisks, evaded Kizaru's final attack, and escaped through a rift with the Red Triangular Crystal Pillar.

After the Hachinosu incident, the Marines and Five Elders assessed Bondrewd’s worldwide broadcast and human instrumentality plan while Sephiroth handled the aftermath and explained his own goals to Ain. The chapter ended with Sephiroth embracing Ain and drawing her onto a sofa as she closed her eyes.

• Akainu questioned Kizaru, Chaton, and Ryokugyu about Hachinosu’s destruction and ordered Kizaru to consult Vegapunk and investigate human instrumentality.
• Saint Mars and the Five Elders discussed Bondrewd’s growing threat, decided to guide public opinion, and agreed to offer assistance concerning the Titans.
• Lilith and Isabella briefed Sephiroth on the Poneglyph, captured Devil Fruit users, the rescued Great Hammer Regiment, and the NEO Marines; Sephiroth decided to visit the NEO Marines.
• Ain asked Sephiroth whether human instrumentality would differ under his control, and he described Bondrewd’s personal zones as cages while explaining that he wanted people to have choices.
• Sephiroth embraced Ain, guided her into the adjoining room, and leaned over her on the sofa as she closed her eyes.

Sephiroth sought Zephyr’s approval after beginning a relationship with Ain, and Zephyr accepted their match after warning him not to let her down. Meanwhile, Shining arrived at Egghead, where Vegapunk questioned him about Bondrewd’s transmutation at Hachinosu.

• Sephiroth and Ain woke together, and Sephiroth promised to explain their relationship to Zephyr.
• Ain met Kujaku and Hina for tea, where Kujaku guessed that Ain had given herself to Sephiroth and joked about marrying him too.
• Sephiroth asked Zephyr for approval to marry Ain, and Zephyr agreed while telling him not to let her down.
• Sephiroth arrived at Egghead disguised as Shining and met Lilith, Vegapunk, and Kizaru at the laboratory.
• Vegapunk asked Shining for his thoughts on Bondrewd’s National Transmutation, and Shining replied that he had watched it sitting down.

Sephiroth inspected the completed Blackbeard PX-0 modifications and tested the weapon’s Dark-Dark Fruit powers, including its ability to extract and transfer another Devil Fruit. He ordered Bellamy monitored after the extraction and rewarded York with the promise of two slaves, subject to restrictions.

• Sephiroth learned that Blackbeard PX-0 had lost his independent consciousness and Haki but retained the Dark-Dark Fruit and obeyed Sephiroth’s highest-level control authority.
• Sephiroth ordered PX-0 to fight Bellamy, and PX-0 defeated him with Black Vortex before demonstrating Black Hole and Liberation in the arena.
• Sephiroth ordered PX-0 to extract Bellamy’s Spring-Spring Fruit, and PX-0 transferred the ability into a fruit while Bellamy remained alive.
• Sephiroth ordered the Artificial Angels to keep Bellamy alive under intensive observation and sent PX-0 back to its containment room.
• York asked for two slaves as a reward, and Sephiroth promised him Orlib and, if Bellamy remained healthy, Honey Queen.
• Sephiroth pushed York onto his desk and began giving him another reward.

Sephiroth oversaw Blackbeard PX-0 extracting Devil Fruits from the captured ability users, then told Monet and Sugar they could choose whether to have their own fruits removed. They both agreed and asked him to release Jora, while Sephiroth arranged for her to work at the Art Museum and stayed with Monet.

• York reported that the Seraphim could be deployed within a year and that the Lunarian lineage-factor fusion experiment was complete but still needed time to stabilize.
• Doctors confirmed that Bellamy was physically and mentally stable but had lost memories of using the Spring-Spring Fruit, and Sephiroth returned him to containment.
• Blackbeard PX-0 extracted the Slow-Slow Fruit and several other captured users’ fruits, then extracted Honey Queen’s ability before Sephiroth assigned her to York as a personal slave and observation subject.
• Sephiroth told Monet and Sugar that they could choose whether to have their Devil Fruits removed after the prisoners’ six-month observation period; both chose removal but hesitated over Jora.
• Sephiroth agreed to downgrade Jora to B-Rank personnel in a week and assign her to the Art Museum, then sent Sugar to her room and stayed alone with Monet.

Sephiroth returned to Babylon with PX-0 and nine extracted Devil Fruits, then arranged their allocation among his allies. After Laki received the Clear-Clear Fruit, Sephiroth visited her that evening and asked her to turn invisible while leaving her clothes visible.

• Sephiroth returned to Babylon with PX-0 and nine Devil Fruits, then sent PX-0 to a secure containment room.
• Sephiroth, Lilith, and Isabella discussed fruit candidates, deciding that Zephyr could receive the Pegasus Fruit and that the Art-Art and Steel-Steel Fruits would remain sealed for now.
• Shyarly declined to eat the Art-Art Fruit, and she predicted Sephiroth would meet a suitable owner for it in the future.
• Laki accepted the Clear-Clear Fruit, tested her invisibility, and became undetectable by Sephiroth's ordinary Mantra.
• Sephiroth gave Wyper the Tone-Tone Fruit, Ohm the Scythe-Scythe Fruit, Shura the Slow-Slow Fruit, Gedatsu the Paste-Paste Fruit, and Satori the Spring-Spring Fruit.
• That evening, Sephiroth visited Laki and asked her to turn invisible while leaving her nightgown visible.

Sephiroth extracted Doc Q’s Sick-Sick Fruit and used it to persuade Kureha to join Babylon, then discussed a visit to Elbaf with Robin to meet the Great Hammer Regiment. He gave Zephyr the Pegasus Fruit and revealed to Hina that he was also Shining, leaving Hina to pull him aside.

• Sephiroth ordered Blackbeard PX-0 to extract Doc Q’s Sick-Sick Fruit, then had Doc Q disposed of with Black Hole.
• Reiju offered Kureha the Sick-Sick Fruit and visits to Chopper as reasons to join Babylon, and Kureha agreed.
• Sephiroth told Robin that Elbaf had rescued the Great Hammer Regiment and invited her to meet them once their cover was ready.
• At a family meal, Sephiroth said the preparations to move Amazon Lily to Babylon were complete and confirmed Zephyr would arrive that afternoon.
• Sephiroth gave Zephyr the Pegasus Fruit, then revealed to Hina that he and Shining were the same person.
• Hina accepted the revelation and pulled Sephiroth from the reception room to speak privately.

Kalifa learned that Cipher Pol Aigis Zero planned to lure Shining away from Titans while Alpha delivered stolen system data and a Control Key to the World Government. Sephiroth revealed that he had anticipated the plot and arranged for Alpha’s stolen data to be falsified, then had Kalifa tell her superior that Shining would accept a concert invitation.

• Kalifa received orders from Cipher Pol Aigis Zero to persuade Shining to accept an invitation and stay away from Titans for at least a day.
• At Uta’s concert on Angel Island, Kalifa secretly warned Shining that Cipher Pol Aigis Zero might be planning an operation against Titans and Alpha.
• Alpha met Guernica, a Cipher Pol Aigis Zero agent posing as a merchant, and accepted a gift box containing a black mechanical device before locking it in her office safe.
• Sephiroth showed Kalifa surveillance footage of Alpha handling the device and explained that the World Government intended to use a Control Key to seize control of Babbage.
• Sephiroth revealed that he had secretly monitored Alpha and arranged for the data she stole to be falsified, then told Kalifa to report that Shining had accepted an invitation.