Recaps

Luffy joined Sabo and Ace’s sparring and was battered by their brotherly “special training” before they returned to Rock’s home. During a happy evening with the family, Luffy learned that Dragon was his biological father, while future troubles loomed.

• Luffy rushed into Sabo and Ace’s fight, and the two teamed up to beat him in a rough sparring session.
• Roy brought Luffy, Sabo, Ace, and Koala back to Rock’s home, where Airin comforted Luffy and everyone shared a meal.
• Roy invited Sabo and Koala to stay for a few days, but a call from Dragon about the Goa Kingdom intelligence interrupted their tea.
• Roy took Sabo’s Den Den Mushi and teased Dragon, who hung up before Luffy could speak with him.
• Koala told Luffy that Dragon was his biological father, leaving Luffy stunned as the others laughed.

Roy, Ace, and Luffy spent time with Sabo and Koala at Rock's home, where the boys trained and the visitors shared a warm family visit before leaving. Roy then returned to Marine Headquarters with Ace and Luffy, who was eager to begin missions at sea, while Roy secretly planned to assign him to G-3.

• Ace, Luffy, and Sabo play-fought and trained while Koala, Rock, and Airin watched them act like brothers.
• Roy teased Sabo and Koala about sharing a room, then revealed there were plenty of rooms.
• Sabo and Koala left after two days, and Koala told Roy she hoped the Revolutionary Army and he might one day stand on the same side.
• Roy, Ace, and Luffy said goodbye to Rock and Airin and used Roy's power to return to their Marine warship.
• Roy and Ace discussed their return to Marine Headquarters and Luffy's upcoming sea missions, while Roy privately planned to assign him to G-3.

Roy, Ace, and Luffy returned from the East Blue to Marineford, where Zephyr assigned Luffy a graduation assessment. The chapter ended with Luffy, Zoro, and Kuina setting out to defeat the Tyrannosaurus Pirates within a week.

• Roy, Ace, and Luffy met Smoker and Hina at Loguetown, where they learned that Gin had surrendered and received a five-year sentence at his preliminary hearing.
• Roy handed Smoker secret orders to pursue the remaining targets in the East Blue cleanup operation, then left with Ace and Luffy for Marineford.
• At Marineford, Roy told the hungry Luffy to report to Zephyr because his graduation assessment had not yet been decided.
• Zoro and Kuina sparred at the training ground while Zephyr watched, and Roy, Ace, and Luffy arrived.
• Zephyr ordered Luffy, Zoro, and Kuina to defeat the Tyrannosaurus Pirates, led by a 680-million-Beli pirate, within one week.

Zephyr took Luffy, Kuina, and Zoro to begin their graduation examination, while Roy and Ace learned that Enel was pursuing pirates in the Northern Seas. Meanwhile, Kaido sent King to confront the rising Tyrannosaurus Pirates, whose captain Dorak prepared to face Zephyr's approaching warship on a deserted island.

• Zephyr carried Luffy aboard an examination warship and ordered Kuina and Zoro to join the graduation examination.
• Roy and Ace reported the East Blue cleanup to Sengoku, and Ace asked him to have Enel check on Zephyr's examination mission.
• Queen told Kaido that the Tyrannosaurus Pirates were approaching the Thunder Rock Archipelago and that Caesar had increased Artificial Devil Fruit production.
• Kaido ordered King to make the Tyrannosaurus Pirates submit to the Beasts or disappear.
• Dorak's crew spotted Zephyr's warship pursuing them, changed course toward a deserted island, and prepared to fight when the Marines landed.

Luffy, Zoro, and Kuina attacked the Tyrant Dragon Pirates, with Luffy’s fury over being kept from eating driving him into a fierce battle with Dorak. As Zephyr watched from the warship, Dorak transformed into his tyrannosaurus human-beast form and fought Luffy, who kept demanding his meat back.

• Zephyr warned Zoro and Kuina that the Tyrant Dragon Pirates hunted swordmasters, while Luffy transformed into his dragon-human form and charged toward the island because he was hungry.
• Dorak ordered his pirates to fire on the approaching attackers, but Luffy used Bad Wind to deflect the cannonballs and crashed onto the pirate ship.
• Luffy overwhelmed first mate Garu and demanded to know whether Dorak had kept him from eating, while Zoro and Kuina cut through the pirates.
• Garu attacked Zoro and Serina targeted Kuina as Dorak charged Luffy, setting the three fighters against the pirates’ strongest fighters.
• Dorak transformed into his Tyrannosaurus human-beast form and traded blows with Luffy, who battered him while demanding his meat back.
• Zephyr declined to send support and laughed as Dorak protested that he did not know who Luffy was or why he was angry.

Luffy, Zoro, and Kuina fought Dorak, Garu, and Serina as the battle wrecked the ship and island, with Luffy unleashing a devastating Dragon Breath that burned dozens of pirates and struck Garu. Zephyr sensed an unknown presence approaching through the clouds as Luffy and Dorak resumed their clash.

• Garu transformed into his Sabertooth Dragon Human-Beast Form and fought Zoro, who wounded him with sword attacks while Garu’s speed and recovery kept the battle going.
• Serina ambushed Kuina with shadow-based attacks, but Kuina saw through her illusions and wounded her with precise sword strikes.
• Luffy and Dorak clashed in their dragon forms, trading powerful blows that shattered the battlefield and damaged the ship.
• Kuina killed a pirate lackey who tried to shoot Zoro from behind, then continued fighting Serina as their sword-and-claw battle intensified.
• Luffy unleashed Dragon Breath: Frenzied Flame Vortex, engulfing dozens of charging lackeys and burning Garu, while Zoro narrowly avoided the flames.
• Dorak interrupted Luffy as he prepared another blast, and the two resumed close combat amid the wreckage as Zephyr sensed an unknown presence approaching.

Luffy, Zoro, and Kuina defeated the Tyrannosaurus Pirates’ forces on a deserted island, but Kaido and King arrived and attacked. Kaido declared that he wanted to fight Zephyr, leaving the two sides facing off as the battle threatened to begin.

• Luffy battered Dorak while Zoro and Kuina brought Garu and Serina close to defeat.
• Kaido and King flew through the New World as Kaido looked forward to recruiting Ancient Zoan users and sensed an interesting day ahead.
• Zephyr warned Luffy, Zoro, and Kuina of the incoming attack, then intercepted Kaido’s Dragon Breath with his Haki-covered fists.
• King struck Zoro with Flame Emperor and hurled him into a mountainside, while Kuina protected Luffy from rushing into danger.
• Kaido appeared above the battlefield with King and told Zephyr he had come to recruit fighters but now wanted to fight him.

Luffy fought Kaido in his Pink Dragon form while Zephyr joined the battle, and Zoro and Kuina faced King after defeating Serina. The island-wide clash continued as the wounded Dorak and Garu realized the Marines’ new generation had overwhelmed them.

• Dorak begged Kaido to let the Tyrannosaurus Pirates join the Beasts Pirates, but Kaido mocked him.
• Luffy attacked King with Bolo Breath, and Kaido blocked it with his tail, leaving it charred before challenging Luffy to join his crew.
• Kaido fought Luffy in the sky as Zephyr charged in and struck Kaido with his Black Arm: Smash.
• Kuina pulled Zoro from the rubble, and the pair killed Serina before King descended to face them.
• Zoro and Kuina fought King together while Kaido, Luffy, and Zephyr continued battling overhead.
• Dorak and Garu collapsed among the flames and bodies, stunned by the Marines’ new generation.

Zephyr and Luffy forced Kaido’s battle down to the island, where the three traded powerful blows without either side gaining the upper hand. Elsewhere, King exploited Zoro’s chest injury to blast him into a mountainside, leaving Kuina to help him face King as he prepared another attack.

• Zephyr taunted Kaido into taking his Human-Beast Form, then knocked him down from the sky and brought their fight to the island’s center.
• Zephyr and Kaido exchanged blows on the ground, and Luffy joined them, striking Kaido with a Dragon Bone: Meteor Fall before the three continued battling.
• Zoro and Kuina fought King together and forced him back with coordinated sword attacks.
• Zoro’s old chest wound made him falter, allowing King to hit him with Fire Dragon Emperor and send him crashing into a mountainside.
• Kuina blocked the remaining flames and supported the injured Zoro as King prepared to attack them again.

Roy rushed toward the battlefield after learning that Zephyr’s warship had engaged Kaido and that Whitebeard’s crew was approaching. As King nearly killed Zoro, Kuina awakened her Mythical Zoan Vampire Form and fought back, leaving Zoro determined to catch up with her.

• Tsuru told Roy that Zephyr, Luffy, Zoro, and Kuina were in danger, and Roy left for the New World as Tsuru ordered support mobilized.
• Sengoku sent Kizaru to reinforce Zephyr and protect the new-generation special training group.
• King wounded Zoro and Kuina, but Zoro managed to slash King before King struck him down and seized him.
• Kuina awakened her Vampire Form, rescued Zoro from King, and attacked him with renewed strength.
• King and Kuina clashed in the air as Zoro watched and resolved to become strong enough to catch up with her.

Zephyr and Luffy continued fighting Kaido while King overwhelmed Kuina with aerial attacks and flames. Just as King prepared to kill her, Thunder God Enel arrived and blocked his sword.

• Zephyr sensed Kuina's strange, violent aura, but Kaido attacked him with Thunder Bagua, and Luffy took the blow while protecting Zephyr.
• Zephyr charged Kaido with a series of powerful punches as their battle shook the island.
• King used his Pteranodon Form and relentless flaming attacks to keep Kuina from approaching him or recovering with blood.
• Kuina drew strength from Zoro's gaze and tried to counter King's dive with Blood Moon: Shadowless Slash, but King's Guardian Fire Dragon Emperor shattered her attack and ended her Vampire Form.
• King raised his flaming greatsword to kill the badly injured Kuina, but Enel arrived in a bolt of lightning and blocked the strike with his golden staff.

Enel overwhelmed King with lightning while Kaido and Zephyr continued their fierce battle, and Luffy carried the gravely wounded Zoro toward the warship. As Enel prepared to unleash his full power, Whitebeard and the Moby Dick arrived, and Whitebeard ordered his crew to join the fight.

• Enel struck King repeatedly with powerful lightning attacks, leaving him badly wounded.
• Kaido distracted by the distant lightning was driven back by Zephyr, who vowed to defeat him.
• Luffy rescued the barely breathing Zoro and flew toward the warship while Kuina stayed behind.
• Kuina drained Dorak’s blood to heal herself, then finished him and Garu.
• Enel sensed the battlefield’s worsening situation and released his Thunder God Mode at full power.
• Whitebeard arrived aboard the Moby Dick and ordered the Whitebeard Pirates to enter the battle.

Enel recovered from Kaido’s devastating attack and charged back into battle, while their clash threatened to destroy the island. Zephyr evacuated Kuina to the warship, where she stayed beside the critically wounded Zoro, as the Moby Dick appeared and Zephyr waited for Roy.

• Enel struck King with 200 Million Volts: Thunder God's Wrath, but Kaido ambushed him with Roaring Thunder Bagua and sent him crashing into the ground.
• Kaido declared that no one would escape, but Enel rose from the crater, excited by Kaido’s strength, and attacked him again.
• Enel and Kaido collided in the sky, unleashing a destructive storm that began breaking apart the island.
• Zephyr carried Kuina away from the battlefield and took her to the warship, where medics were struggling to save Zoro and Luffy kept watch beside him.
• Kuina knelt by Zoro and urged him to hold on as the Moby Dick appeared offshore; Zephyr recognized Whitebeard and wondered whether Roy had arrived.

Enel fought Kaido in the sky above Deserted Island while King watched from the shattered mountaintop, until Whitebeard arrived and struck Kaido down. With Marco approaching the warship and Enel telling Zephyr to evacuate the wounded youngsters, Whitebeard and Kaido began a clash that shook the island.

• Enel clashed with Kaido, whose repeated Thunder Bagua strikes shattered part of Enel’s golden ring and sent him crashing into the island.
• King watched the battle and recognized the danger posed by Enel, Kuina, and Zoro, then decided his forces had to retreat.
• Whitebeard arrived at the coast, knocked Kaido out of the sky with a shock wave, and challenged him over Kozuki Oden’s score.
• Marco approached Zephyr’s warship, where Zoro was critically injured, Luffy was nearly unconscious, and Kuina refused to leave them.
• Enel returned to the warship and told Zephyr to take the wounded youngsters away as Whitebeard and Kaido resumed fighting.

Whitebeard battered Kaido in their clash while Marco attacked the warship and overwhelmed the exhausted Enel. Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Roy arrived just as Marco struck Enel, freezing the battlefield with his ROOM.

• Whitebeard blocked Kaido's Thunder Bagua and struck him with Air Quake: Collapse, sending him crashing into a mountainside.
• Marco launched Blue Flame: Meteor Rain at the warship, and Enel intercepted the attack despite his injuries.
• Marco pressed Enel back through the air while Zephyr guarded the wounded Zoro, Kuina, and Luffy on the warship.
• Enel rallied and attacked Marco, but Marco dodged and closed in on him.
• Roy emerged from a distortion in space and punched Marco, sending him crashing at Whitebeard's feet.
• Roy activated ROOM, freezing the sea, island, and battlefield around him.

Law saved Luffy and performed emergency surgery that brought Zoro back from the brink of death. After Roy moved the warship out of Whitebeard’s cannon barrage, he confronted Whitebeard and Kaido and knocked Kaido back with a Conqueror’s Haki-coated punch.

• Law used his Op-Op Fruit powers to restore Luffy and operate on Zoro, whose heartbeat and breathing returned.
• Kuina clung to the recovering Zoro and cried with relief, while Roy took comfort in knowing they were alive.
• Jozu, Vista, and Thatch ordered the Moby Dick to fire on the Marine warship, but Roy used spatial power to move the ship and Enel out of the barrage.
• Whitebeard protected the gravely wounded Marco as Kaido emerged from the ruins and both confronted Roy.
• Kaido attacked Roy with Thunder Bagua, but Roy met the blow with a Haki-coated punch that sent Kaido crashing into the ground.

Roy overpowered Kaido, then faced Whitebeard when the Emperor intervened to protect Kaido. As Kaido and Whitebeard joined forces against Roy, Whitebeard recognized Garp’s fist technique and questioned Roy about his relationship with him.

• Roy struck Kaido with a powerful punch and followed with Galaxy Impact, driving him deep into the ground and leaving him near death.
• Whitebeard interrupted Roy’s finishing attack with Air Quake: Collapse, and their Conqueror’s Haki clashed across the sky.
• Kaido got back up and joined Whitebeard in attacking Roy from both sides.
• Roy used his speed and teleportation to batter Kaido, then struck Whitebeard with Fist Bone: Meteor.
• Whitebeard blocked Roy’s attack with Murakumogiri, recognized Garp’s familiar fist intent, and asked Roy what his relationship with Garp was.

Roy continued overwhelming Kaido while keeping Whitebeard from attacking, then prepared to destroy the island with Galactic Starburst. Red-Haired Shanks arrived and forced Roy to stop, leaving the battle poised for a new confrontation.

• Marco blocked Jozu and Vista from joining the fight, warning that they would only die and make things harder for Whitebeard.
• Blackbeard watched Roy suppress Whitebeard and Kaido, then became consumed by a desire to obtain Roy's power.
• Roy battered Kaido and redirected Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit slash into Kaido's back, making Whitebeard hesitate to attack again.
• Roy struck Kaido into the island and prepared Galactic Starburst, intending to destroy the island beneath them.
• Shanks sent a distant slash toward Roy, interrupting his attack, then arrived at the battlefield aboard a ship flying a red pirate flag.

Roy fought to stop King from escaping with the battered Kaido, but Shanks and Whitebeard forced him to break off the pursuit and realized his stamina was nearly spent. As Shanks and Whitebeard prepared to attack Roy together, Admiral Kizaru arrived to intervene.

• On the Red Force, Shanks arrived while Whitebeard recognized him as the former apprentice from Roger's ship, and Roy taunted Shanks as a self-proclaimed guardian of balance.
• King found the severely wounded Kaido underground and carried him through the fissures, while Roy sensed them and moved to pursue.
• Whitebeard's quake attack and Shanks's Divine Departure disrupted Roy's pursuit, giving King time to escape with Kaido.
• Roy stopped chasing King and Kaido, and Whitebeard and Shanks noticed that Roy's stamina was nearly exhausted.
• Shanks drew Griffon and prepared to kill Roy, while Whitebeard joined him and the three gathered their Haki for another clash.
• Borsalino, the Navy Admiral known as Kizaru, descended in golden light and challenged Shanks and Whitebeard for threatening Roy.

Roy, Kizaru, Whitebeard, and Shanks ended their confrontation without another clash, and Whitebeard ordered his crew to retreat. Roy returned to Zephyr’s warship, where he confirmed Zoro and Luffy were recovering, as the Marines headed for Marineford and the battle’s consequences began to reshape the world.

• Kizaru arrived beside Roy, and Shanks urged him to stop before the fight endangered the next generation.
• Roy threatened Whitebeard’s crew, but Whitebeard acknowledged his age and ordered the Moby Dick to retreat.
• Shanks returned to the Red Force, and Roy and Kizaru left as the deserted island collapsed beneath the sea.
• Roy and Kizaru appeared aboard Zephyr’s warship, where Zephyr praised Roy and Law confirmed Zoro and Luffy would recover after resting.
• Roy thanked Kuina, Enel, and Law, then the warship turned toward Marineford as the battle’s impact on the world became clear.

Newspapers reported that Roy had fought the Two Emperors and left Kaido gravely injured, sending shockwaves through the world. As the Beasts Pirates scrambled to recover and rival powers considered their next moves, the Five Elders abandoned their plan to control Roy for now.

• King carried the gravely injured Kaido back to Onigashima, where he ordered the Beasts Pirates to seal off the island and withdraw their defenses before collapsing unconscious.
• Charlotte Linlin read the news of Kaido's defeat, rejected Perospero's suggestion to seize his territory, and sent Katakuri to secure the Western Front in Wano Country.
• Sabo celebrated Roy's strength at Revolutionary Army headquarters, while Koala reminded him of his duties and Dragon silently studied Roy's photograph.
• The Five Elders acknowledged Roy's strength and stamina after his clashes with Kaido, Whitebeard, and Shanks, then agreed to stop trying to control him for the time being.

Sengoku and the Marine leadership reviewed Roy’s battle against Kaido and learned that the Five Elders had withdrawn restrictions on him, warning that he was not to be provoked. Sengoku released his Conqueror’s Haki and declared that the Marines must support Roy and the new generation rather than serve as puppets of the Celestial Dragons.

• Sengoku reported that Roy had held off two Emperors and beaten Kaido nearly to death during the battle in the New World.
• Garp celebrated Roy’s strength but warned that he would attack Onigashima if Luffy had been harmed; Tsuru said the young Marines were exhausted but not seriously injured.
• Sengoku revealed that the Five Elders had withdrawn orders to monitor and restrict Roy, instructing their agents not to provoke him.
• Tsuru and Kuzan cautioned that the World Government might treat Roy as a dangerous, uncontrollable variable and intervene more covertly.
• Sengoku unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki and declared that the Marines served justice, not the Celestial Dragons, and that Roy and the new generation were not their puppets.

Roy and his allies returned to Marineford after surviving a major battle, and Sengoku pledged the Marines’ full support to Roy and the new generation. As Luffy and Zoro recovered, Luffy reunited noisily with Ace, Nami, and Nojiko while Zoro and Kuina renewed their resolve to grow stronger.

• Roy’s warship returned to Marineford, where Ace rushed aboard to find Luffy and Zoro alive but badly injured; Law said they needed several days of rest.
• Marines gathered to welcome Roy and his companions as heroes who had driven back two emperors.
• Sengoku promised Roy and the new generation the Marines’ full support, and Roy, Zephyr, Kizaru, and Enel backed the Marines’ resolve to stand on their own.
• Luffy woke hungry and reunited with Ace, Nami, and Nojiko, filling the hospital room with bickering and laughter.
• Zoro woke to find Kuina beside him and vowed to defeat Wildfire himself next time; Kuina challenged him not to hold her back.

Roy watched the young Marines and their companions share a peaceful meal, realizing that their smiles and future were what he wanted to protect. The gathering ended with everyone taking a group photograph, which they hung in the living room as a memory of their newfound home and family.

• Roy watched Nojiko, Nami, and Kuina prepare dinner while the wounded Luffy and Zoro ate, and Law and Rosinante helped Baby 5 set the table.
• Garp and Zephyr arrived, and Garp thanked Roy for bringing him back from the East Blue before calling out to Luffy and making him choke in surprise.
• Kuzan, Enel, and Sengoku joined the gathering, and everyone shared a lively meal in the courtyard.
• Nojiko brought out a camera snail, and the group gathered to take a photograph beneath the courtyard lights.
• The group hung the photograph in the living room with the inscription, "This moment is worth remembering forever."

After recovering, Zoro, Luffy, Enel, Zephyr, Kuina, and Ace fought and trained at the Training Ground, with Roy recognizing how the battle against Kaido had accelerated their growth. On Onigashima, Kaido awakened and realized Roy had used him as a whetstone, leaving him wary of Roy’s future strength.

• Zoro rushed to challenge Kuina after Roy lifted the ban on sword training, while Luffy followed to watch.
• Enel and Zephyr traded powerful blows, and Roy noted that Enel’s Armament Haki had improved after Kaido’s attacks and that Zephyr seemed to have broken through a long-standing bottleneck.
• Zoro and Kuina clashed with their swords as the trainees watched, while Luffy struck a training post, fired up by the fighters around him.
• Roy told Ace to spar with Luffy, and Luffy met Ace’s Fire Fist with Armament Haki before the brothers began a serious fight.
• Kaido awoke in Onigashima, remembered Roy defeating him, and grew furious as he concluded Roy had used him to grow stronger.