Chapter Summaries

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.

Sephiroth and Hancock held their wedding at Babylon's embassy in Amazon Lily, surrounded by Kuja friends and visiting legends. After the ceremony, Hancock told Sephiroth she wanted a child, leaving their future as a married couple beginning that night.

• Hancock worried over her wedding gown while Goldflower and her sisters helped her prepare.
• Sephiroth welcomed Rayleigh, Shakky, and Gaban at the embassy, while Reiju watched the legendary guests from a distance.
• Shakky officiated the Western-style wedding, and Sephiroth placed a ring on Hancock's finger.
• Hancock told Sephiroth how happy she was to marry him, and he recalled asking her to accompany him to Big Mom's birthday party.
• That night, Hancock told Sephiroth she wanted a child, and he understood her wish.

Sephiroth traveled toward Whole Cake Island with Reiju and the knights to attend Big Mom’s birthday invitation, while the Ashen and the Mechanical King joined their convoy. As Totto Land came into view, Sephiroth prepared to maintain friendly relations but remain ready to retaliate if anything went wrong.

• Reiju asked why Sephiroth had left Hancock at home, and he explained that his new wife was pregnant.
• Sephiroth told Reiju that he wanted a basically friendly relationship with Big Mom but was ready to retaliate without limits if necessary.
• The Red Tears entered Totto Land’s waters, where sugar fell from the sky, and Sephiroth ordered mechanical spiders to clear it from the ship.
• Sephiroth reflected that the knights had volunteered eagerly for the dangerous voyage after he reconsidered his decision to keep them out of harm’s way.
• Reiju asked about the Mechanical King, and Sephiroth explained that they were business partners and had both been invited by Big Mom.
• Whole Cake Island appeared on the horizon as the Red Tears and the Ashen approached.

Custard and Mozart welcomed Sephiroth and Babbage to Whole Cake Island and escorted them toward Whole Cake Chateau. During the journey, Mozart asked Sephiroth about his country, and he compared Babylon’s welfare system with Totto Land’s abundant comforts.

• Custard and Mozart waited at the harbor as the Red Tears and the Ashen approached Whole Cake Island.
• The ships’ maglev boards formed illuminated gangways, startling the Homies who had expected to connect the ships to the docks.
• Sephiroth, Reiju, and four silver-armored knights emerged from the Red Tears, while Babbage and four Mechanical Soldiers left the Ashen.
• Custard and Mozart welcomed the guests on Big Mom’s orders and led them through the city in Homies carriages.
• Mozart asked Sephiroth about Totto Land, and he described its plentiful food and comforts before explaining Babylon’s basic welfare provisions.
• The procession continued toward Whole Cake Chateau.

Sephiroth and Reiju arrived at Whole Cake Chateau as honored guests, where they discussed Big Mom’s likely motives and the possibility of a marriage alliance. Stussy, the Queen of the Pleasure District and a member of Cipher Pol Aigis Zero, came to meet Sephiroth and introduced herself as his fan.

• Sephiroth and Reiju rode to Whole Cake Chateau while Babbage traveled separately with Custard, who tried to gauge his interest in cooperation.
• Mozart escorted Sephiroth’s party to a VIP lounge, where Sephiroth and Reiju used telepathy to discuss the Homies, the Big Mom Pirates, and the possibility of a marriage alliance.
• Sephiroth warned Reiju that the Big Mom Pirates might make a serious proposal and told her to leave aristocratic matters to him and prepare to take shelter if trouble arose.
• A maid announced that Stussy wished to visit Sephiroth, and he agreed to receive her after telling Reiju that Stussy belonged to Cipher Pol Aigis Zero.
• Stussy entered the lounge, introduced herself as the Queen of the Pleasure District, and told Sephiroth she had come because she was his fan.

Sephiroth and Reiju arrived at Big Mom’s birthday celebration with the Underworld Emperors and the Mechanical King, Babbage. After a fairy-tale welcome and a security check, Sephiroth entered the venue while Babbage waited for an inspection by an Observation Haki expert.

• Sephiroth and Reiju rode a pig-drawn carriage to Whole Cake Island’s Inner City as Sephiroth used satellite surveillance to track the gathered forces.
• The Underworld Emperors and Babbage arrived, and Umit showed resentment toward Babbage over Titans’ shipping routes.
• Sephiroth joined the guests, where Morgans eagerly asked him for an exclusive interview and Stussy greeted him.
• Perospero welcomed the guests with a song-and-dance performance and created a candy suspension bridge to the Inner City.
• Haifaite collected the guests’ visible weapons, let Sephiroth and Reiju pass without a search, and Babbage requested an Observation Haki expert to inspect his mech.

Katakuri used Future Sight to discover that Babbage was only a brain inside his armor and let him enter Big Mom’s party, then hurried off to warn Mama. Inside the venue, Sephiroth and the other guests met Smoothie, sampled her unusual drinks, and received Babbage’s message that his task had gone smoothly.

• Haiffat hesitated to admit Babbage until Katakuri arrived and used Future Sight to verify his reason for keeping his armor on.
• Katakuri sensed that Babbage had no human body inside his armor, allowed him into the venue, and left to tell Big Mom what he had discovered.
• Sephiroth entered the party with Reiju, Stussy, Morgans, and the four other Underworld Emperors, where Skypieans greeted him with reverence.
• Smoothie welcomed the guests and offered drinks made from an Express Shrimp, Iron Cloud, and a woman who had swindled a hundred men.
• Sephiroth and Reiju chose Iron Cloud juice, while Morgans and the other Underworld Emperors ordered different drinks.
• Sephiroth received Babbage’s message that everything had gone smoothly.

At Big Mom’s sixty-fourth birthday tea party, Sephiroth observed the guests and the Charlotte Family while Babbage’s armor attracted attention. Big Mom opened the celebration, and the guests began feasting, leaving Sephiroth watchful of her daughters and intentions.

• Smoothie welcomed Babbage and served him Express Shrimp, which his armor analyzed aloud as a cocktail-like flavor match.
• Sephiroth received Babbage’s composition report and kept the armor’s brain-in-a-vat isolated from its systems.
• Morgans approached Babbage for an interview and took notes during the armor’s rigid chatbot conversation.
• Stussy tried to build familiarity with Sephiroth, while Reiju stayed beside him and watched the exchange.
• Sephiroth surveyed the Charlotte daughters, including six-year-old Tontatta Charlotte Normande, and noted their varied appearances.
• Big Mom emerged from the strawberry-cake-shaped house, welcomed the guests, and invited them to eat and drink.