Recaps

Roy brought Luffy and Nami to Shimotsuki Dojo to meet Zoro and propose training him and Kuina. He revealed his knowledge of Kuina’s future death to Koshiro, who asked for time to consider the deal.

• Roy took Luffy and Nami from the warship to Shimotsuki Village, where they headed for the Shimotsuki Dojo.
• Luffy woke Zoro, and the two boys immediately began arguing while Nami challenged Zoro’s worth as Luffy’s future right-hand man.
• Kuina met Roy and led him to her father, Koshiro, while the children continued quarrelling outside.
• Roy praised Kuina’s swordsmanship, then described her future fatal fall and asked Koshiro whether he would let fate take her life.
• Roy offered to train Zoro and Kuina so they could become master swordsmen and Kuina could avoid her destined death; Koshiro said he needed time to think.

Kuina asked Roy to help her prove that a woman could become the World's Strongest, then completed his punishing bamboo-cutting test before dawn. Koshiro agreed to let Zoro travel with Roy and accepted that Kuina’s sword path should extend beyond the dojo, while Roy learned Koshiro had only one month left and vowed to rewrite fate.

• Kuina told Roy she wanted to prove a female swordsman could become the World's Strongest, and Koshiro overheard her declaration.
• Roy challenged Kuina to cut down ten thick bamboo stalks with her Bokken before sunrise, and she accepted despite Koshiro's objections.
• Kuina completed the test with bloodied hands and a broken Bokken, and Koshiro recalled his wife's wish that Kuina choose her own path.
• Koshiro agreed that Zoro could go with Roy and said Kuina's sword path should not end at the dojo.
• Kuina vowed to become a Female Swordmaster who could cut through fate, and Roy learned Koshiro had one month left.
• Roy told the children to watch over Kuina and Zoro, then vowed to rewrite their rotten fate.

Roy anticipated a conflict with Shanks in the East Blue, and Sengoku authorized him to use any necessary force against the Red Hair Pirates. In Foosha Village, Shanks and Uta both sensed that someone important was missing, while Luffy was absent.

• Above the East Blue, Roy reflected on Kuina's sacrifice and the consequences of taking Luffy away from his destined path.
• Roy told Sengoku that he had found two promising swordsmen and might fight Shanks; Sengoku and Garp discussed the Red Hair Pirates' strength and Shanks's danger.
• Sengoku ordered that Roy could take any necessary measures against the Red Hair Pirates and need not hold back.
• At Makino's tavern, Shanks told Beckman he felt someone who belonged there was missing.
• On the shore, Uta felt an inexplicable emptiness and remembered the boy in the straw hat before Yasopp called her back to eat.

Roy confronted Shanks on Foosha Village’s beach and demanded a private conversation, overpowering Yasopp and matching Shanks’s Conqueror’s Haki. The story then revealed how Roy received his abilities from Aqua and first awakened his Haki, leaving the reason for his meeting with Shanks unexplained.

• Roy appeared before the Red Hair Pirates and asked Shanks to speak with him privately.
• Roy sent Yasopp flying into the sea, prompting Shanks to unleash his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Roy met Shanks’s Haki with his own, forcing weaker crewmates to their knees before asking to talk again.
• Aqua confessed she had deleted Roy’s system installation and compensated him with Conqueror’s Haki and a body capable of consuming two Devil Fruits.
• Roy awakened his Conqueror’s Haki at Marine Headquarters when Garp attacked him, shocking Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr.

Roy lured Shanks away from Foosha Village and fought him on an uninhabited island after warning him to choose different targets from the two Little Swordsmen at Shimotsuki Dojo. The battle left both men wounded, and Roy vanished after telling Shanks to stay away from Shimotsuki Village.

• Roy told Shanks he would not fight in Foosha Village and led him to a nearby uninhabited island.
• Shanks attacked Roy, and Roy revealed he knew about the Flame plan and claimed the two Little Swordsmen at Shimotsuki Dojo as his own targets.
• Roy and Shanks exchanged powerful Haki attacks; Shanks wounded Roy, while Roy’s strikes bloodied Shanks and tore the island apart.
• Benn Beckman, Uta, Lucky Roux, and Yasopp watched or returned to the beach as the duel’s effects disrupted Observation Haki and battered the sea.
• Roy left after delivering his warning, and Shanks wondered whether Roy could stop Flame before laughing about the coming new era.

After his battle with Shanks made headlines, Roy returned to Shimotsuki Village and asked Koshiro to let Kuina and Zoro join Marine Elite Training Camp after completing their basic training. Koshiro agreed, while Shanks prepared to return to the New World and reconsidered his plans for Shimotsuki Village.

• The World News Bulletin reported that 19-year-old Marine rear admiral Roy had fought Shanks to a draw, and Marine leaders discussed the battle while Garp and Zephyr bickered over who had trained Roy.
• In Foosha Village, Shanks praised Roy's strength and teleportation after Benn Beckman assessed the ability's range; Yasopp then reported that the Whitebeard Pirates had appeared near their territory.
• Shanks ordered the Red Hair Pirates to return to the New World and reflected that Roy's interest in Shimotsuki Village meant he would need to change his plan.
• At Shimotsuki Dojo, Roy reassured Nami and Luffy that his injuries were minor, then demonstrated his teleportation by appearing in a fresh Marine uniform.
• Roy formally asked Koshiro to allow Kuina and Zoro to join Marine Elite Training Camp after their basic training, and he demonstrated his strength by sending the cherry tree's petals cascading down.
• Koshiro accepted Roy's request, and Roy told the students that their world would soon extend beyond the East Blue.

Roy returned from Shimotsuki Village to Marineford with Luffy and Nami after promising Zoro and Kuina they could join the Marines when they were ready. Sengoku questioned Roy about Shanks and his plans to train the two children, leaving Roy warned to act carefully amid the complicated situation at sea.

• Roy told Koshiro that Zoro and Kuina could focus on their training and seek him out when they were ready to join the Marines, while Kuina and Zoro renewed their rival ambitions.
• Roy departed Shimotsuki Village with Luffy and Nami, and Zoro vowed to surpass everyone as he watched their warship leave.
• Roy returned to Marineford and reunited with Garp and Zephyr, who argued over which of them deserved credit for his training.
• Sengoku asked Roy about Shanks, and Roy said the pirate seemed unwilling to make enemies of the Marines and likely had another purpose.
• Sengoku questioned Roy's decision to train Zoro and Kuina despite possible World Government objections, and Roy insisted the Marines needed promising recruits.
• Sengoku warned Roy to act carefully because the seas were in a complicated state, and Roy agreed.

Roy trained Ace at Marine Headquarters before learning that the Op-Op Fruit was being traded through the Donquixote Family. Suspecting Doflamingo’s involvement, Roy rushed toward the North Blue to protect Rosinante.

• Roy sparred with nine-year-old Ace, who used Armament Haki and Six Powers techniques but could not land a clean hit on him.
• Zephyr reprimanded Roy for making the lesson harder, while Ace asked to learn Geppo Propulsion Form.
• Luffy burst into the training ground with a crocodile he had beaten, prompting Nami and Zephyr to scold him.
• Months later, Roy helped Ace practice Haki until Gion arrived with news of a deal involving the Op-Op Fruit.
• Roy read the classified intelligence with Vice Admiral Tsuru and warned that Doflamingo would not easily surrender the opportunity.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru sent Roy to the trading site, and he hurried toward the North Blue, determined to reach Rosinante in time.

Rosinante stole the Op-Op Fruit from Diez Barrels’ warehouse and gave it to Law, who ate it to gain its power and escape Amber Lead Syndrome. After Vergo exposed Rosinante as a Marine spy and attacked him, Law used ROOM to rescue him, and they fled into the blizzard with the Donquixote Family’s betrayal still unresolved.

• Doflamingo prepared to seize the Op-Op Fruit while Marines and Diez Barrels’ crew converged on Minion Island.
• Rosinante set fire to Diez Barrels’ warehouse, stole the Op-Op Fruit, and escaped with a sword wound.
• Rosinante gave the fruit to Law, who ate it, then entrusted him with an intelligence document and told him to find Sengoku.
• Law handed the document to Vergo, who recognized Rosinante as the Marine spy Little Rice Cracker and attacked him.
• Law used ROOM and Shambles to move Vergo outside the lighthouse, then carried the wounded Rosinante into the blizzard.

Doflamingo discovered that Rosinante was a Marine spy and hunted him and Law across Minion Island, but Roy rescued them before confronting Doflamingo. Roy overwhelmed Doflamingo’s attacks and wounded him with a rapid Haki assault, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Vergo told Doflamingo that Rosinante was a Marine spy and that Law had eaten the Op-Op Fruit, prompting Doflamingo to order their capture.
• Rosinante hid Law inside a treasure chest with his Calm-Calm Fruit power and faced Doflamingo, refusing to reveal Law’s location.
• Roy appeared and caught Doflamingo’s bullet, then teleported Rosinante and Law to safety before returning to fight Doflamingo.
• Doflamingo attacked Roy with Bullet String and Athlete, but Roy dodged the strings and punched through the attacks.
• Doflamingo awakened his Devil Fruit and turned the island into strings, but Roy struck him with Rokushiki Ogi: Instant Prison Collapse and sent him staggering with blood in his mouth.

Roy defeated Doflamingo and Vergo, then spared Doflamingo in exchange for the Donquixote Family’s Devil Fruits and intelligence. With the mission complete, Roy prepared to return to the warship with Kizaru.

• Doflamingo unleashed his awakened String-String Fruit and Conqueror’s Haki, but Roy overpowered him and shattered his thread attacks.
• Vergo ambushed Roy, but Roy broke through his Armament Haki and struck him down.
• Roy redirected Doflamingo’s Eight Holy Bullets at Vergo, killing him, then pinned Doflamingo to the ground.
• Trebol and Diamante offered the family’s Devil Fruits and intelligence, including a Logia Devil Fruit, in exchange for Doflamingo’s life.
• Roy accepted the deal, released Doflamingo, and ordered the family to deliver everything within a week.
• Kizaru appeared and told Roy the mission was complete, and Roy headed back toward the warship.

Roy decided to bring Law, who had eaten the Op-Op Fruit, back to Marineford for protection and training, while Rosinante recovered aboard the Marine warship. After waking and reuniting with Law, Rosinante agreed to the plan, and Law vowed to grow strong enough to protect those important to him.

• Roy told Kizaru that Law had eaten the Op-Op Fruit and needed to return to the Marines with them.
• Sengoku thanked Roy for saving Rosinante and ordered him to bring Law to Marineford for protection.
• Rosinante woke to find Law asleep beside his bed, and Law tearfully embraced him when he awoke.
• Roy brought Rosinante and Law lunch and explained that Doflamingo had been allowed to leave in exchange for his family's resources and intelligence.
• Roy told Rosinante and Law that Sengoku had arranged for Law to receive training at Marineford, and Law vowed to become strong enough to protect his loved ones.
• The warship continued toward Marineford as Rosinante and Law looked out at the ocean.

Drake told Roy about his abusive father, Barrels, and chose to join the Marines; Roy accepted him and recommended him for recruit training. Roy then left the warship in Kizaru’s care and arrived on a remote North Blue island to confront Doflamingo over an unpaid ransom.

• Drake recalled how Barrels had become a violent pirate and went to Roy to ask to join the Marines.
• Drake explained that he wanted to uphold justice and avoid repeating his father’s mistakes, and Roy welcomed him and gave him a recruit training application.
• Drake asked why Roy had trusted him, and Roy said he saw resolve in him; Drake vowed to prove Roy had made the right choice.
• The next day, Roy asked Kizaru to take the warship back to Marineford while he handled personal business in North Blue.
• Kizaru let Roy leave and remarked that Doflamingo was about to have trouble.
• Roy appeared on a remote North Blue island and declared that Doflamingo needed to pay his overdue ransom.

Roy confronted the Bellamy Pirates on a deserted island and took the metal box Doflamingo had sent them to deliver. He let Bellamy escape with a warning for Doflamingo before leaving the island.

• Bellamy and his crew celebrated the chance to join the Donquixote Family, then mistook Roy for their contact when he approached.
• Bellamy attacked Roy with Spring Snipe, but Roy stopped his punch and sent him crashing into a rock wall with a flick.
• Roy took the box and killed Sarquiss, Hewitt, and Rives when they resisted or tried to flee.
• Roy told Bellamy to warn Doflamingo that he had accepted the price for his life and that their next meeting would have worse consequences.
• Bellamy fled in terror, and Roy left the island with the box.

Roy examined four Devil Fruits stolen from Bellamy, considering the Flame-Flame Fruit’s potential and recognizing the Gold-Gold Fruit. After a system malfunction unlocked the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, he learned the other two were weak animal Zoans.

• Roy opened Bellamy’s metal box and identified the Flame-Flame Fruit, reflecting that Ace’s weakness had been his use of it rather than the fruit itself.
• Roy recognized the Gold-Gold Fruit and recalled that Tesoro would later steal it from an auction.
• Roy inspected two unfamiliar fruits and wondered whether they were rare Mythical Zoans or experimental products.
• The system announced that an operational error had partially restored its functions and unlocked the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia.
• Roy used the encyclopedia to identify the fruits as the Dog-Dog Fruit, Dachshund Form, and the Turtle-Turtle Fruit, Red-Eared Slider Form, and found both had limited combat value.

Roy considered which Devil Fruit to pursue for himself and decided to save the Flame-Flame Fruit for Ace. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku asked Roy to take Trafalgar Law as his disciple, and Roy agreed to have Law train alongside Ace and Luffy.

• Roy remembered that his special body let him safely eat a second Devil Fruit and decided to reserve the Flame-Flame Fruit for Ace.
• Roy considered seeking the Rumble-Rumble Fruit but concluded that the search would distract him from training the children.
• Two days later, Roy went to Sengoku's office and found Trafalgar Law waiting to see him.
• Law told Roy that the Op-Op Fruit had cured his Amber Lead Syndrome and said he wanted to become strong enough to protect those he cared about.
• Sengoku revealed that he had adopted Law as his grandson and asked Roy to take him as a disciple.
• Roy accepted Law, and Sengoku arranged for him to train alongside Ace and Luffy.

Roy brought Trafalgar Law to live and train with his household, where Ace and Luffy greeted him with a failed sneak attack and immediate bickering. Over a lively meal, Law began to feel welcomed by the family, while Roy thought about taking the children to visit his parents.

• Ace and Luffy ambushed Roy at the door, but he stopped them with a knock on each of their heads.
• Roy introduced Trafalgar Law as Admiral Sengoku's grandson and said he would live and train with them.
• Bellemere served a feast, and Law watched in shock as Roy, Ace, and Luffy devoured the food.
• Nami, Nojiko, and Bellemere welcomed Law at the table, and he admitted quietly that the meal and company were not bad.
• Roy thought it had been a long time since he visited his parents and considered taking the children to see them.

Roy asks Tsuru to find Gild Tesoro, whom he believes will become powerful and useful to the Marines against certain beings. At the training grounds, Ace and Law spar, and their fight ends with mutual respect and Ace eager for a rematch.

• Roy asks Tsuru to prioritize finding Gild Tesoro, explaining that Tesoro may one day shake the world economy and help the Marines deal with certain beings.
• Roy brings Law to the training grounds and arranges a spar with Ace, while Zephyr and the recruits watch.
• Law uses ROOM and Shambles to evade Ace and disrupt his footing, then cuts Ace's coat with Scalpel without injuring him.
• Ace uses Soru to land a Haki-coated punch on Law, but Zephyr stops the match after noting Ace's Haki needs work and Law is near his stamina limit.
• Ace vows to win next time, Law responds coolly, and Drake resolves to get stronger.

Roy gave Ace the Flame-Flame Fruit, and Ace gained the power to control fire after enduring its awful taste. Meanwhile, Doflamingo killed Bellamy for returning alive and turned his anger toward Roy.

• Roy reassured Ace that he could become strong through his own efforts, then offered him the Flame-Flame Fruit.
• Ace accepted the fruit, grimaced at its terrible taste, and swallowed it while Roy recorded his reaction.
• Ace awakened the fruit's power and produced a flame in his palm as Roy welcomed him to the world of fire.
• Bellamy returned to Doflamingo's territory and realized he had been used as a scapegoat.
• Doflamingo killed Bellamy with his strings and vowed revenge against Roy.

Ace accidentally blew up Roy's kitchen while trying to toast bread, prompting Roy to intensify his training. After Zephyr exposed the weaknesses in Ace's flame control, Roy and Zephyr began teaching him precision and arranged specialized thermodynamic training, which Ace eagerly accepted.

• Ace accidentally caused an explosion in Roy's kitchen while trying to toast bread, and Roy took him to the training ground.
• Zephyr shattered Ace's Fire Fist and Flame Whip, then criticized his flames for lacking heat, density, and control.
• Roy told Ace to practice igniting a flame precisely and charring a twig without burning it in two.
• Roy explained how precise, concentrated heat could make Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit more destructive than simply using broad attacks.
• Zephyr arranged for Lieutenant Fireworker to teach Ace Thermodynamic Model Training at the Science Unit each afternoon, and Ace eagerly agreed to begin.

Ace defeated Law in a fierce training-ground duel, while Roy learned that Gild Tesoro had been spotted in the North Blue and decided to investigate. The chapter ended with Ace being subjected to Science Unit tests and Law quietly amused by his predicament.

• Ace and Law fought with their enhanced abilities, and Ace won after Law's stamina began to fail.
• Zephyr and Roy praised the boys' potential, and Roy was summoned to the Intelligence Division for an urgent update.
• Tsuru told Roy that Gild Tesoro, a former Celestial Dragon slave, had last been seen at Kremia Transit Port in the North Blue.
• Roy decided to investigate Tesoro himself despite Tsuru's warning about Doflamingo's influence in the North Blue.
• Roy noticed Ace's Vivre Card reacting and vanished, then Ace protested as Science Unit researchers tested his blue-white flames while Law watched with a faint smile.

Roy arrived at Kremia Transit Port seeking Gild Tesoro and learned that Tesoro had gone to the Abandoned Mining District. He found Tesoro there and suddenly teleported away with him, leaving the miners behind.

• Roy entered a tavern at Kremia Transit Port and demanded information about Gild Tesoro.
• The tavern owner said Tesoro had gone from the Golden Sand Casino to the Abandoned Mining District that morning.
• Roy traveled to the mine and saw Tesoro directing laborers to gather Star Iron Ore so they could buy a ship.
• Roy appeared behind Tesoro, recognized the Star Iron Ore, and placed a hand on his shoulder.
• Roy and Tesoro vanished from the mine, leaving the laborers and their abandoned pickaxes behind.

Marine Rear Admiral Roy approached Tesoro in an abandoned smelter and offered to invest in his ambition to become the world’s richest man and challenge the Celestial Dragons. Tesoro accepted Roy’s Gold-Gold Fruit and ate it, beginning their partnership.

• Roy introduced himself to Tesoro as a Marine Rear Admiral and proposed a partnership rather than an arrest.
• Tesoro challenged Roy over the Marines’ protection of the Celestial Dragons, but Roy said he saw him as a future power capable of breaking their world.
• Roy overwhelmed Tesoro with Conqueror’s Haki and promised him the means to confront the people behind his nightmares.
• Roy presented Tesoro with the Gold-Gold Fruit and explained its power to control gold.
• Tesoro accepted the fruit and ate it, vowing that money would serve him.

Tesoro tested the Gold-Gold Fruit and asked Roy for startup capital and a ship. Roy seized a Donquixote Family merchant vessel and its money for him, leaving Tesoro to begin his rise as Gild Tesoro.

• Tesoro awakened and controlled gold traces within metal, then asked Roy for startup capital and a ship.
• Roy suggested taking assets from Doflamingo’s North Blue businesses, and Tesoro agreed to the risky plan.
• Roy boarded the Donquixote Family’s merchant ship, defeated its pirates, and forced Diamante to surrender the vessel, cargo, and money.
• Roy warned Diamante to tell Doflamingo to give up on Dressrosa, and Diamante fled by boat.
• Tesoro counted three hundred million Beli and claimed the ship, then questioned Roy about his Marine identity.
• Roy called Tesoro his chosen partner, and Tesoro sailed away aboard the Flamingo Merchant Ship.

Doflamingo learned that Roy had warned him away from Dressrosa, then received an unexpected visit from Queen of the Beasts Pirates. At Marine Headquarters, Roy reunited with Nami, Nojiko, Gion, and Kujaku before deciding to check on Ace and Law’s training.

• Doflamingo erupted in anger after Diamante reported Roy’s warning to stop targeting Dressrosa, and suspected Rosinante had betrayed his plans.
• Trebol told Doflamingo that Queen had arrived outside the castle, and Doflamingo ordered him to be let in.
• Roy reflected on his efforts to change Luffy and Sabo’s fates as he walked through Marine Headquarters.
• Nami and Nojiko greeted Roy and said they were heading to lessons with Gion, who introduced him to Kujaku.
• Roy watched Gion lead the girls to the intelligence division, then decided to check on Ace and Law’s training.