Recaps

Roy returned to Dawn Island after two years away and reunited with his parents, sharing a warm meal and reassuring them that he was safe. He left the night surrounded by their affection and concern, with the New World’s troubles still weighing on him.

• Roy left the unconscious Daifuku in a mountain cave and went to his childhood home, where Airin and Rock welcomed him back tearfully.
• Roy shared Baratie dishes with his parents and said his two years without contact had been spent on secret missions.
• Roy heard that Ace and Luffy had brought Nami and Nojiko home, then joked with his parents about the two girls’ admirers.
• Rock and Airin urged Roy to find a partner, but Roy said he would wait until the New World settled down.
• Airin asked Roy to stay safe and find someone to care for him, and Roy embraced her and agreed.

Sanji returned to Germa and learned that Judge was seeking Big Mom’s protection in exchange for Germa’s technology, with Big Mom demanding proof of whether Vice Admiral Roy was alive. Sanji refused to abandon the North Blue, while Enel, Ace, Law, and Usopp approached Germa aboard a Marine warship.

• Sanji arrived in Germa, where Reiju welcomed him and explained that Judge had expanded Germa’s power across the North Blue after Doflamingo fell.
• Reiju told Sanji that Judge was negotiating with Big Mom, who wanted Germa to confirm whether Vice Admiral Roy was alive or dead.
• Sanji realized Big Mom was using Germa to investigate Roy’s disappearance and rejected Reiju’s offer to leave, declaring that he would defend the North Blue as a Marine.
• Reiju led Sanji toward Judge’s hall as a Marine warship carrying Enel, Ace, Law, and Usopp approached Germa.

Sanji confronted Judge over Germa’s values and its plan to marry him to the Big Mom Pirates, then fought his father across the flagship. As Judge pressed his attack, a pillar of golden lightning struck him, and an unseen arrival spoke from the smoke.

• Sanji argued with Judge that cooking was nobler than making war and demanded to know why he had been forced to return.
• Judge revealed that Germa planned to use Sanji as a marriage link with the Big Mom Pirates, and Sanji accused him of wanting to exploit his Marine position.
• Judge attacked Sanji, and the two fought from the throne hall into the square as Sanji overpowered Judge’s technology with his attacks.
• Judge used Clone Soldiers to block Sanji and launched an explosive jet kick, but a pillar of golden lightning struck him away.
• A voice from the smoke greeted them, saying its speaker had arrived at just the right time.

Enel, Ace, Law, and Usopp helped Sanji defeat Judge and destroy Germa’s army. Sanji accepted the invitation to Big Mom’s tea party on Whole Cake Island, where he and his allies planned to turn the event against her.

• Enel introduced himself as a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral sent to arrest the Germa royal family and subdued the Clone Soldiers while Sanji fought Judge.
• Judge unleashed thousands of modified soldiers, but Enel and Ace wiped out Germa’s legion with lightning and fire.
• Judge begged Sanji to save him from Big Mom, while Law reminded Sanji that he still had to attend her tea party.
• Ace said his brother had arranged for them to go because there would be a good show at the tea party, and Sanji agreed.
• Reiju gave Sanji Big Mom’s invitation for the tea party on Whole Cake Island in three days, and Sanji vowed to turn it into her nightmare.

Sanji arrived at Whole Cake Island with Germa and declared that he had come because he believed in the Navy and in him. At the Tea Party, Pudding pretended to be distressed about the arranged marriage while secretly plotting to ensnare Sanji.

• Sanji told Reiju that he had come because he believed in the Navy and in him, giving her comfort and leaving Judge watching him in silence.
• Charlotte Perospero welcomed Germa at the harbor and led them through Totto Land toward the Tea Party.
• Usopp watched the island from a distance as Ace and Law revealed that they had already infiltrated it, while Enel sounded eager to explore.
• Charlotte Perospero presented Germa to Big Mom at the Tea Party, where Katakuri and Smoothie watched from among the Charlotte Family.
• Charlotte Pudding offered Sanji homemade cookies and pretended she did not want to marry a stranger.
• Sanji promised Pudding that no one would force her to do anything against her will, while Pudding secretly considered him fooled and trapped.

At Whole Cake Island, Pudding pretended to be moved by Sanji’s kindness while planning to kill the Vinsmoke Family at the wedding, and Sanji overheard her scheme. When the wedding turned into a confrontation and both Sanji and Pudding rejected their vows, a powerful unknown presence descended and spoke of a lost Marine.

• At the Tea Party, Pudding told Sanji she feared he would think her third eye made her a monster, and Sanji called her the most beautiful woman in the world.
• On the eve of the wedding, Pudding revealed to her sisters that the ceremony was a trap to kill the Germa Royal Family, while Sanji overheard them from outside her room.
• At the wedding, Sanji promised to protect Pudding despite knowing she had deceived him, as the Vinsmoke Family sat unaware of the gunmen targeting them.
• When the Cake Priest asked Sanji and Pudding to exchange vows, they both shouted that they would not marry.
• Pudding drew a pistol on Sanji, but an overwhelming Haki and a darkened sky interrupted the ceremony as an unknown voice asked if anyone had seen a lost Marine.

Roy descended on Big Mom’s wedding and confronted Charlotte Linlin after rescuing Sanji from her scheme. As their forces clashed, Sanji saved Pudding from a falling cake, leaving her bewildered by his kindness.

• Roy appeared above the wedding and dropped the unconscious, charred Charlotte Daifuku at Linlin’s feet.
• Roy challenged Linlin for targeting his subordinate Sanji, while Pudding dropped her pistol and Sanji stepped away from her.
• Enel, Ace, Law, and Usopp joined Roy, and Roy declared that the Marines had come for an exercise in suppression.
• Linlin transformed Napoleon, Zeus, and Prometheus and attacked Roy, triggering a devastating clash that threw the wedding hall into chaos.
• A shockwave toppled a giant cake toward Pudding, and Sanji swept her out of its path before telling her he could forgive a woman’s lies.

Sanji refused to manipulate or harm Pudding and joined Usopp and the Vinsmoke Family to fight the Homies, while Ace helped defend them. Elsewhere, Enel engaged Katakuri, and Law trapped Cracker and Smoothie in his ROOM to face them himself.

• Perospero ordered Pudding to control Sanji, but Ace’s flames forced him to defend himself behind candy walls.
• Sanji released Pudding and went to protect the Vinsmoke Family, explaining that he would never strike a woman.
• Sanji burned away the Syrup Puppet Horde while Ace attacked the candy soldiers with a net of fire.
• Pudding watched Sanji protect her and wondered whether his kindness showed her what a true soul was.
• Enel challenged Katakuri, and the two clashed as Cracker and Smoothie prepared to intervene.
• Law trapped Cracker and Smoothie inside his ROOM and declared that they were his opponents.

Enel and Katakuri fought a fierce battle, with Enel overpowering Katakuri’s mochi attacks and awakening. Enel’s Thunder God: Spear of the End pierced Katakuri and left him collapsed on the scorched battlefield.

• Katakuri attacked Enel with haki-coated mochi whips and a spiraling trident thrust, but Enel countered with lightning and his Golden Staff.
• Enel used Armament Haki and Thunder Axe to overpower Katakuri’s Horn Mochi, then clashed with Katakuri’s mochi meteor hammers using Thunder God: Roaring Rage Dragon.
• Katakuri unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, awakened his Mochi-Mochi Fruit, and transformed the plaza into a mochi domain filled with attacks against Enel.
• Enel summoned a hundred-meter Thunder God and shattered Katakuri’s combined awakened attacks with Divine Domain: Furious Thunder Prison.
• Enel struck Katakuri with Thunder God: Spear of the End, destroying the mochi domain and leaving Katakuri on his knees among the ruins.

Law defeated Cracker and Smoothie as the battle turned against the Big Mom Pirates, while Roy pressed Big Mom and Sanji rescued Pudding. The fighting was interrupted by Kaido’s arrival at Totto Land.

• Law dismantled Cracker’s Biscuit Soldiers and overcame Cracker and Smoothie in battle, leaving them wounded and trapped in his ROOM.
• Katakuri’s charred body fell into the cake ruins, and Smoothie and Cracker realized he had lost to the navy.
• The Vinsmoke Family, Sanji, Usopp, and Ace helped the navy overwhelm the Big Mom Pirates while Roy forced Big Mom onto the defensive.
• Sanji rescued Pudding from falling debris, and she broke down in tears after he saved her despite her betrayal.
• Kaido arrived, roaring at Big Mom and demanding to know how a wedding had turned into a fight.

Roy faced Kaido and Charlotte Linlin together above Whole Cake Island while Ace, Enel, and Law searched the island’s treasure room. He gained the upper hand against the two Emperors as the battle continued.

• Kaido arrived in Azure Dragon form, and Roy declared that he feared neither him nor Charlotte Linlin.
• Kaido and Linlin attacked Roy together, but Roy teleported Sanji, Usopp, Pudding, and the Vinsmoke Family to safety and sent Ace, Enel, and Law to retrieve something from the treasure room.
• Roy deflected Kaido’s Thunder Bagua and met Linlin’s Ikoku Sovereignty head-on, blasting both Emperors backward.
• Enel killed Cracker, wounded Smoothie, and pinned the gravely injured Katakuri while Ace and Law located the treasure room.
• Roy unleashed a storm of punches that drove Kaido and Linlin back, despite their counterattacks.

Roy and the Marines fought Kaido and Big Mom on Whole Cake Island while Law seized the Road Poneglyph and prepared to take it to Marine Headquarters. After Ace and Enel unleashed devastating attacks on the island, Roy evacuated his allies, leaving the Two Emperors amid the ruins.

• Roy blocked Big Mom from reaching the treasure room and fought her and Kaido while Ace and Enel held back the Charlotte Family.
• Law used K: Swap to remove the Road Poneglyph from the treasure room and declared that he would take it to Marine Headquarters.
• Ace, Enel, and Law fought through the enemy forces and reported to Roy that they had secured the stone.
• Roy stopped Big Mom from attacking the group and told Ace and Enel to give the Two Emperors a parting gift.
• Enel unleashed Raigo and Ace unleashed Flame Emperor, devastating the heart of Whole Cake Island.
• Roy used his spatial power to evacuate the Marines and their allies, leaving Kaido and Big Mom on the collapsing island.

Roy returned to Marineford with the Road Poneglyph after defeating Kaido and Big Mom, and announced that the Marines would reveal the truth about Laugh Tale to end the Great Pirate Era. The news spread worldwide, and Shanks erupted in fury when he saw Roy’s declaration.

• Roy explained that exposing the Marines’ possession of the Road Poneglyph and disproving the Pirate King’s legend could strip pirates of their reason to go to sea.
• Roy arrived at Marineford with Ace, Enel, Law, Sanji, Usopp, and the Vinsmoke Family, where the Marines celebrated his victory and recovery of the Poneglyph.
• Roy announced that the Marines would reveal the end of the Great Pirate Era the next day.
• Newspapers reported Roy’s clash with Kaido and Big Mom, the destruction of Totto Land, and the Marines’ seizure of the Road Poneglyph, spreading panic among pirates.
• Shanks read the news, crushed his wineglass, unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, and roared Roy’s name in fury.

Roy’s return and defeat of two Emperors prompted the Marines to declare a ruthless campaign against pirates, plunging the world into panic and drawing reactions from Shanks, the Five Elders, and Dragon. At Marine Headquarters, Pudding was taken for screening and protection while Sanji was left devastated after learning she was underage.

• Benn Beckman told Shanks that Roy had returned and the Marines planned to cut off pirates at their roots, while Yasopp noticed a Marine photograph of someone who resembled his son.
• The Five Elders debated Roy’s threat to the World Government and agreed to wait for Lord Imu’s decision, with “Reset” raised as a possible measure.
• News of Roy’s defeat of the Two Emperors and seizure of the Poneglyphs spread worldwide as people abandoned pirate dreams and the Marines announced a policy of extermination.
• Sakazuki took Enel to the New World, where their combined magma and lightning attacks destroyed pirate ships; Dragon questioned Roy’s aims, and Shanks gathered allies to oppose the Marines.
• Gion escorted Pudding from Marine Headquarters for screening and protection, while Sanji mistakenly celebrated her declaration that she would marry him until Nami and Nojiko revealed she was fourteen.

Roy told Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, and Tsuru that he had agreed with the one on the Empty Throne to find and deal with a forbidden existence, whose vessel had already set sail with a Gum-Gum Fruit user. He then visited Vegapunk’s laboratory, where Vegapunk unveiled Death Omen Star, a weapon that relentlessly tracked any target Roy marked.

• Roy told the four Marine leaders that suppressing piracy threatened the World Government’s rule, but an agreement with the one on the Empty Throne would give the Marines unprecedented autonomy.
• Roy revealed that the forbidden existence was connected to a Gum-Gum Fruit user whose vessel had already set sail, prompting Tsuru to investigate the fruit.
• Roy teleported to Vegapunk’s laboratory with Ace, Zoro, and Kuina, then concealed their presence from the Surveillance Den Den Mushi.
• Vegapunk showed Roy Death Omen Star, a sniper rifle infused with the Mark-Mark Fruit that made every attack track a target after its first hit or touch.
• Roy lifted Death Omen Star and considered marking a target with a touch before asking who should be its first test subject.

Roy stripped Charlotte Oven of the Heat-Heat Fruit and arranged for Vegapunk to turn it into a ring for Ace, then sent Ace, Zoro, and Kuina to Wano Country. As Shanks tried to persuade Hancock to join an alliance against the Marines, Roy abruptly appeared in the Kuja council chamber.

• Roy extracted the Heat-Heat Fruit from Charlotte Oven, recreated it, and gave it to Vegapunk to fuse into a ring for Ace.
• Roy told Ace, Zoro, and Kuina to go to Wano Country, where Zoro would seek the sword Enma and Ace would bring Tama back to Marine Headquarters.
• Ace, Zoro, and Kuina stepped through Roy's Spatial Gate, and Roy prepared to seek out the Red-Hair Pirates as a test subject.
• Shanks urged Hancock to join an alliance against the Marines, but Hancock questioned whether the alliance could withstand them.
• Roy appeared in the council chamber, startling Shanks, his crew, Hancock, Rayleigh, and Shakky, then invited them to continue their discussion with him.

Roy confronted Shanks and his crew in Amazon Lily, declared that he would end the Great Pirate Era, and began overpowering them at the harbor. The chapter ended with Roy unharmed after Beckman, Lucky Roux, and Rayleigh attacked him together.

• Shanks unleashed his Conqueror's Haki in the palace conference room, but Beckman restrained him and warned that they could not keep Roy from teleporting away.
• Boa Hancock denied planning to cooperate with pirates, and Flame Flower revealed that Hancock had Lovesickness for Roy.
• Roy forgave Hancock for hiding Rayleigh but declared that he would give Shanks, Beckman, Lucky Roux, and Rayleigh no more chances.
• Shanks drew Griffon and attacked Roy, but Roy teleported in front of him and struck him through the palace and forest into the harbor.
• Roy crushed Shanks's Conqueror's Haki and knocked him into the harbor rocks with Fist Bone: Sky-Shattering.
• Beckman, Lucky Roux, and Rayleigh attacked Roy together, but their bullet, fist, and sword passed through him as he rose into the air and vowed that none of them would escape.

Roy destroyed the Red Force and used his spatial powers and Death Omen Star to kill Lucky Roux and Ben Beckman. Shanks and Rayleigh were left watching their crew fall as Roy continued his attack.

• Roy destroyed the Red Force, killing its crew, and Shanks, Ben Beckman, Lucky Roux, and Rayleigh attacked him in rage.
• Roy crushed their combined assault with Kong: Myriad Forms Annihilation and summoned Death Omen Star from a tear in space.
• Roy shot Lucky Roux with a teleporting, automatically targeting bullet, killing him despite his attempt to dodge.
• Roy wounded Ben Beckman with three bullets that curved around his defenses, then appeared above him and shot him dead.
• Shanks rushed to Beckman too late and cried out that he could not save even one person.

Roy killed Benn Beckman and crippled Shanks before Imu’s intervention teleported Shanks and Saint Garling away. Rayleigh was captured and the Red Hair Pirates were reported wiped out, while Kaido and Linlin read the news amid the Big Mom Pirates’ devastation.

• Shakky arrived at the harbor and saw Benn Beckman dead as Roy held Shanks at gunpoint.
• Saint Figarland Garling appeared and demanded that Roy spare Shanks; Roy revealed that Shanks was his son and shot Rayleigh in both knees.
• Garling attacked Roy and tried to pull Shanks away, but Roy shot Shanks’s right arm before Imu’s magic circle teleported Shanks and Garling away.
• Roy captured Rayleigh, and the next day the World Economy News Paper reported that Roy had destroyed the Red Hair Pirates and that Rayleigh would face public execution.
• Kaido and Linlin read the news on Jam Island after the Big Mom Pirates suffered heavy losses and Linlin’s binge-eating crisis nearly devastated Totto Land.

Kaido and Linlin formed an alliance against the Navy and World Government as Yasopp gave up on the pirate life. At the Baratie, Sanji reunited with his friends and family over a meal, leaving the Vinsmokes experiencing the warmth of family for the first time.

• Kaido warned Linlin that the World Government might be backing Roy and the Navy, and they agreed to join forces before eventually fighting each other.
• Yasopp saw that Usopp had become a Marine, abandoned his pirate dreams, and sailed toward his hometown.
• At the Baratie, Sanji cooked for Luffy, Usopp, Nami, and the Vinsmokes, whose members savored his food.
• Luffy, Nami, and Usopp left for Syrup Village, while Sanji and the Vinsmokes stayed at the Baratie.
• Zeff presented Sanji with Roy's enormous unpaid bill, and the restaurant laughed as Sanji protested.

Usopp returned to Syrup Village with Luffy and Nami, where the villagers celebrated his success as a Marine and his reunion with Kaya. He arrived at the White Manor and exchanged a heartfelt greeting with Kaya.

• Luffy, Nami, and Usopp reached the Jekuo Islands, and Usopp recalled his childhood home.
• The villagers recognized Usopp and welcomed him back as a Marine, and he shared treats from his travels with them.
• Carrot Top, Chinjao Head, and Onion Head greeted Usopp and told him about the Usopp Self-Defense Group protecting the village.
• The villagers encouraged Usopp to visit Kaya, so he walked to the White Manor carrying wildflowers.
• Kaya prepared to care for Usopp's wounds, then saw him standing in the doorway and greeted him; Usopp told her he was back.

Usopp returned to Syrup Village, reunited with Kaya, and shared his Marine achievements and adventures with her and Luffy. At his old house, he came face to face with his father, Yasopp, after more than a decade apart.

• Usopp showed Kaya his military medals, and she welcomed him back while Luffy and Nami gave her time alone with him.
• Usopp introduced Kaya to Luffy and Nami, and they joined her family for a celebratory lunch.
• Yasopp arrived in Syrup Village and headed to Usopp's old house, keeping his return to himself.
• Usopp invited Kaya to visit his old house, and she, Luffy, and Nami walked there with him.
• Usopp and Luffy sensed someone inside the house, and Yasopp emerged and called Usopp's name.

Usopp confronted Yasopp in front of his childhood home, accusing him of abandoning Banchina and leaving Usopp alone. He offered Yasopp the choice to leave Syrup Village or turn himself in, then disarmed him with a precise shot when he reached for his gun.

• Usopp denounced Yasopp for abandoning Banchina and failing to contact him for over ten years.
• Yasopp admitted he had no excuse for leaving Usopp and Banchina.
• Usopp offered Yasopp two choices: leave Syrup Village forever or stay and face a Marine trial, which Usopp would defend him at.
• Yasopp reached for his flintlock, and Usopp shot its hammer to disable it.
• Usopp warned Yasopp not to touch his gun.

Usopp and Yasopp faced each other as snipers and settled their conflict through a final shooting contest. Usopp won, and Yasopp chose to remain in Syrup Village to atone on his own terms as Usopp left with a clearer sense of justice.

• Yasopp praised Usopp's shot and asked for a chance to talk, but proposed one final showdown between them as snipers.
• Yasopp challenged Usopp to hit a tiny piece of driftwood and promised to stay in Syrup Village if Usopp won.
• Usopp drew strength from memories of his mother and companions, then hit the center of the driftwood with his shot.
• Yasopp's bullet grazed the driftwood, and he admitted defeat, choosing to protect the village and his wife's resting place as his own final adventure.
• Usopp left to rejoin Kaya and his companions, carrying a deeper understanding of justice and human nature.

Usopp left Syrup Village after watching Yasopp begin to atone, and the crew reunited with Luffy’s grandparents on Dawn Island. The next morning, Nami received orders to return to Marineford for the public execution of Rayleigh, with Ace, Zoro, and Kuina already at Onigashima.

• Usopp watched Yasopp repair his old home and tend Banchina’s grave, while Nami and Kaya said that staying in Syrup Village was his way of atoning.
• Usopp gave Kaya a Den Den Mushi and departed Syrup Village with Luffy and Nami; Yasopp watched them go and vowed to protect the village.
• Luffy transformed into a dragon and carried the boat to Dawn Island, where Usopp and Nami met Rock and Airin and shared a warm meal with them.
• Nami received an urgent call saying Rayleigh would be publicly executed at Marineford the next day and that the crew had to return; she also learned that Ace, Zoro, and Kuina were at Onigashima.
• Luffy took Nami and Usopp back toward Marineford as a dragon while Rock and Airin watched them leave.