Chapter Summaries

Roy arrived in Loguetown to investigate the rampaging beasts devastating the East Blue, while Sanji and Usopp decided to join the Marines. Roy ended the chapter by announcing that their training would begin immediately.

• Roy teleported his warship into Loguetown's harbor, reassuring the residents, then told Smoker he had come to deal with the mysterious beasts attacking the East Blue.
• Tashigi asked Kuina to spar with her, and Kuina agreed to fight without holding back.
• Sanji and Zoro immediately began arguing, while Roy asked Sanji and Usopp whether they had made up their minds about joining the Marines.
• Sanji chose to join the Marines to pursue the All Blue and continue competing with Zoro, while Usopp joined to become strong, face his father, and make Kaya proud.
• Roy announced that Sanji and Usopp's training would officially begin.

Kuina defeated Tashigi in a sword match at the Marine Branch training ground, then praised her fundamentals and accepted her promise to challenge her again. Roy called on Usopp and Sanji to demonstrate their abilities, prompting Zoro to step forward as their opponent.

• Sanji and Zoro brawled at the edge of the training ground until Roy stopped them and ordered them to watch Kuina and Tashigi's match.
• Tashigi attacked Kuina with swift, forceful sword strikes, while Kuina calmly parried each one.
• Kuina disarmed Tashigi and stopped Wado Ichimonji inches from her throat, winning the match.
• Kuina helped Tashigi up and praised her swordsmanship, and Tashigi vowed to beat her in a future match.
• Roy told Usopp and Sanji to show their abilities, and Zoro drew his swords and volunteered to face them.

Zoro defeated Sanji and Usopp during the Marine Branch Training Ground test, then explained Haki to them. Roy revealed that Luffy was interning at G-3 and Ace was hunting pirates in the New World with Enel and Law, leaving Smoker alarmed by the squad’s potential.

• Zoro blocked Sanji’s kicks with Armament Haki and knocked him down, while Usopp used smoke and chili shots to help Sanji attack.
• Zoro cut Usopp’s slingshot in two and declared the fight over; Roy said Sanji and Usopp had passed because they faced a stronger opponent.
• Zoro explained the three types of Haki to Sanji and Usopp, who asked how they could learn to use it.
• Smoker asked Roy where Luffy and Ace were, and Roy said he had sent Luffy to intern at the G-3 Branch.
• Roy said Ace had chosen to serve under Sakazuki and was hunting notorious pirates in the New World with Enel and Law, prompting Smoker to worry about their targets.

Sakazuki’s squad destroyed the Redbeard Pirates’ fleet while Ace, Law, and Enel complained about losing their chance to fight. In Loguetown, Sanji and Usopp showed progress under Roy’s training before Smoker reported new attacks by the Rampaging Behemoth and asked to help investigate.

• Sakazuki sank the five Redbeard Pirate ships with Meteor Volcano before Ace and Law could fight, while Enel teased them about Sakazuki stealing their targets.
• A week into Roy’s training, Sanji bent an iron post with a kick as his strength began to awaken.
• Usopp hit a moving target from five hundred meters with his modified rifle, and Roy noted that his Observation Haki was taking shape.
• Smoker arrived at the training grounds and told Roy that three fishing boats had vanished and wreckage had been found near evacuated villages.
• Roy acknowledged that he had been waiting for the Rampaging Behemoth to reveal itself, and agreed to let Smoker help investigate.

Roy revealed that Golden Lion Shiki was behind the altered Rampaging Behemoths and planned to confront him in the East Blue with Smoker and the others. Meanwhile, Shiki considered taking control of Whitebeard’s territories in exchange for helping Whitebeard’s crew rescue Marco.

• Roy identified Shiki as the force behind the artificially altered Rampaging Behemoths and said he was preparing a Grand Plan.
• Tashigi explained Shiki’s power, history, and escape from Impel Down, while the group agreed to join Roy and Smoker in confronting him.
• In the East Blue’s High-Altitude Archipelago, Indigo reported that the IQ Rampaging Beasts project was progressing but Marine interference was disrupting its tests.
• Blamenco, Rakuyo, Blenheim, and Namur asked Shiki to partner with them and help rescue Marco, offering Whitebeard’s territory in return.
• Shiki rejected their claim to the territory and decided he would take it for himself.

Golden Lion accepted the chance to take Whitebeard’s territory and vowed to defend his legacy from the pirates and bounty hunters targeting it. Roy brought Smoker and a small Marine crew to Golden Lion’s floating-island base, where he vanished from the ship to attack as Golden Lion prepared to meet him.

• Golden Lion told Indigo that he would claim Whitebeard’s territory and protect the legacy from anyone he considered scum.
• Roy explained to Smoker that ordinary soldiers would be useless in an aerial battle and assured him that Golden Lion had already lost by choosing the East Blue.
• Roy used a spatial force to lift the Marine warship into the sky and reveal Golden Lion’s vast group of floating islands.
• Smoker spotted Rampaging Behemoths among the islands as Sanji, Usopp, Zoro, and Kuina took in the sight.
• Roy vanished from the bow and appeared in the air with his fist ready to strike, while Golden Lion raised his eyes from his throne.

Roy confronted Golden Lion Shiki above the Floating Island Group, and their clash began after Shiki learned Roy had defeated Whitebeard. Their battle shook the islands and warship as the Flying Pirates and Whitebeard Remnants watched.

• Roy blasted the floating island palace with his Fist Bone Sky Cannon, and Shiki countered with Lion's Might: Sky Vortex.
• Roy and Shiki faced each other in the sky, and Roy identified himself as a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral.
• Shiki recognized Roy as the man who defeated Newgate, while the Whitebeard Remnants blamed Roy for killing Pops.
• Roy taunted Shiki and warned him to leave the East Blue, then effortlessly shattered Blenheim's Sky Splitter.
• Shiki attacked Roy with his leg-mounted swords, and the two began a battle that sent shockwaves across the islands and warship.

Roy teleported the navy warship to the main island battlefield, where Smoker, Kuina, and Zoro engaged the Flying Pirates and Whitebeard Remnants. Sanji and Usopp defended the ship from repeated attacks, with Usopp overcoming his fear after his first kill and continuing to provide sniper cover.

• Roy teleported the navy warship to the edge of the floating islands' main island, and Smoker ordered Sanji to stay behind and defend it with Usopp.
• Smoker fought Indigo and Scarlet, while Kuina faced Blamenco and Rakuyo and Zoro fought Blenheim and Namur.
• Flying Pirates crewmen attacked the warship, and Usopp shot a pirate before struggling with the fact that he had killed someone.
• Usopp steeled himself to become a brave warrior of the sea and resumed firing as Sanji and the marines held the deck against the attackers.
• Usopp shot a pirate who threatened Sanji from behind, and the two worked together to repel repeated attacks and protect the warship.

Roy battled Golden Lion Shiki in the sky while Smoker, Sanji, Usopp, and Zoro fought the old-era pirates on the ground. Roy and Zoro overwhelmed their opponents, and Smoker revealed how much his fighting had improved as he took control of his battle.

• Roy struck Shiki with powerful punches, then countered Shiki's Lion: Thousand-Cut Valley with a barrage of fists.
• Roy told Shiki he had been taking the fight seriously and punched him hard enough to send him plunging into the clouds again.
• Smoker cut through Indigo's poisonous fog and Scarlet's attack with a high-pressure smoke blade, then knocked Indigo down and slashed Scarlet away.
• Smoker explained that Roy's advice had led him to retrain his Haki, martial arts, and control of smoke, while Sanji and Usopp watched in astonishment.
• Zoro defeated the combined attack of Blenheim and Namur with his Three-Sword Style, breaking Blenheim's sword and wounding both men.

Kuina killed Blamenco and Rakuyo while Roy overwhelmed Golden Lion in the sky. As the Flying Pirates faced defeat, Indigo released more than a hundred giant beasts, leaving Roy and his allies to confront the new threat.

• Kuina used Shimotsuki Style: Flash to kill Blamenco and Rakuyo.
• Roy smashed through Golden Lion's water shield and sent him flying, while Golden Lion sensed his forces losing across the island.
• Golden Lion ordered Indigo to release every giant beast, and Indigo decided to unleash them all rather than let his side be defeated.
• Indigo struck a scarlet controller, freeing more than a hundred giant beasts from their cages across the floating island.
• Smoker, Sanji, Usopp, Zoro, and Kuina reacted to the beasts as Roy faced Golden Lion, who warned that the creatures had been enhanced with the IQ drug.

Roy confronted Golden Lion with the certainty that the beast tide could not threaten them, forcing the aging pirate to recognize his decline as the Flying Pirates fell. At the warship, Smoker, Zoro, and Kuina destroyed the giant beasts together, while Kuina turned her attention back to the battle in the sky.

• Roy told Golden Lion that the rampaging beasts posed no real threat, and Golden Lion realized the tide had only worsened his defeat.
• Golden Lion recalled his former battles against Roger, Garp, and Sengoku as he confronted his old age and the Flying Pirates' losses.
• Kuina asked Smoker to gather the beasts, and Smoker trapped them inside a massive smoke vortex.
• Zoro and Kuina attacked the trapped beasts with sword techniques while Smoker compressed and detonated the smoke cage, wiping out the herd.
• The Marines cheered Smoker, Zoro, and Kuina, and Kuina looked back toward Roy and Golden Lion in the sky.

Roy removed the ship's wheel and swords from Golden Lion, restoring his fighting spirit so the two could face each other at full strength. Their Conqueror's Haki clashed, Roy moved the Marines to safety, and he and Golden Lion prepared to begin their battle.

• Roy offered to remove the ship's wheel if Golden Lion fought him at full strength, and Golden Lion accepted.
• Roy used his spatial power to remove the wheel from Golden Lion's skull and teleport the swords out of his legs, sealing his wounds.
• Golden Lion regained his fighting spirit and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki against Roy's, shaking the floating island and overwhelming the Marines below.
• Smoker shielded the Marines with smoke, and Roy teleported the warship and its crew to safe waters.
• Golden Lion drew Oto and Kogarashi and challenged Roy, who took up a fighting stance and called for him to attack.

Roy and Golden Lion Shiki fought a devastating battle in the sky, trading powerful Haki-coated attacks as the East Blue watched the impact. The chapter left their clash unresolved while Smoker informed Sengoku, and Rock and Airin sensed their son was fighting nearby.

• Shiki unleashed a torrent of Conqueror's Haki sword slashes and a barrage of lion-shaped meteors, but Roy blocked the attacks with his punches.
• Shiki and Roy exchanged rapid blows before Shiki used Heaven-Splitting Slash and Roy answered with Galaxy Impact, shaking the floating island and tearing through the sky.
• On the warship, Usopp, Sanji, Zoro, and Kuina witnessed the battle's shockwaves, while Zoro and Kuina vowed to reach and surpass that level.
• Smoker contacted Sengoku and reported that Roy was fighting Golden Lion Shiki; Sengoku said no one should interfere and that they could only trust Roy.
• On Dawn Island, Airin noticed the torn, lightning-filled sky, and Rock said he felt their son was there and reassured her that Roy was strong.

Roy battled Golden Lion Shiki in the sky, breaking apart his island-based assault before Shiki unleashed a devastating seawater attack. As Roy fought through the storm and sensed his Haki changing, Shiki’s exhaustion left him vulnerable to Roy’s sudden strike.

• Golden Lion Shiki used the Float-Float Fruit to send islands, lion-shaped debris, and sword energy at Roy, but Roy shattered the assault with his Instant Hell: Hundred Gods' Barrage.
• Shiki summoned vast amounts of seawater from the East Blue and formed three giant sea lions, alarming Usopp, Zoro, and Kuina aboard the warship.
• Shiki launched Shishi Odoshi: World-Destroying Tide, forcing Roy to dodge the seawater attacks while clashing with Shiki’s sword strikes.
• Roy sensed a qualitative change in his Haki as he fought under the pressure of Shiki’s attack.
• Shiki’s exhausted body failed to react to his Observation Haki warning, and Roy appeared before him with a spiraling black-vortex palm, saying, “Shiki... you let your guard down.”

Roy defeated Golden Lion Shiki, extracted the Float-Float Fruit from his corpse, and buried him in a massive rock sphere in the deepest ocean. Shiki’s story ended as Roy gave the fallen conqueror a solemn final resting place.

• Roy used his power to suppress Shiki’s abilities and kill him.
• Shiki remembered Roger, Whitebeard Newgate, and his former glory before dying.
• Roy drew the remaining fruit together and extracted the Float-Float Fruit’s power from Shiki’s corpse.
• Roy created a new Float-Float Fruit and put it away.
• Roy enclosed Shiki’s remains in a giant sphere of rock and sent it to the Abyss of No Light.

After defeating and killing Golden Lion Shiki, Roy returned home briefly before bringing the Float-Float Fruit to Sengoku at Marine Headquarters. Sengoku explained the fruit’s immense power and asked Roy who he intended to give it to.

• Roy returned to Loguetown with the warship, while Zoro, Kuina, Sanji, and Usopp reflected on how much stronger they needed to become.
• Roy visited his parents on Dawn Island, gave them Vegapunk’s health supplies, and left to handle the turmoil in the world.
• News of Shiki’s death reached the seas; Jozu and Vista vowed to hold Whitebeard’s remaining territory and rescue Marco, while Kaido and Charlotte Linlin reacted to Roy’s power.
• Roy brought Sanji and Usopp to Zephyr to train, then went to Sengoku’s office at Marine Headquarters.
• Roy presented Sengoku with the Float-Float Fruit, and Sengoku described its abilities before asking who Roy planned to give it to.

Luffy sparred with Garp and showed how much he had grown, while events across the New World revealed shifting powers and new dangers. Ace and Enel set their sights on Kaido’s troubled Wano Country.

• Luffy fought Garp at the G-3 Branch, endured his Iron Fist, and vowed to defeat him someday.
• Ochoku defeated the Whitebeard Remnants, forcing Jozu and Vista to retreat to Sphinx.
• Tesoro advanced his plans by arranging the purchase of Treasure Tree Adam, while Vegapunk completed PX-0’s combat tests and prepared for mass production.
• Charlotte Linlin killed Zepo and took fifty years of Pedro’s lifespan after he gave up his eye to secure his escape.
• Ace and Enel abandoned their campaign against wanted criminals and decided to attack Kaido in Wano Country.

Ace and Enel investigated Wano, aided the starving villagers of Amigasa Village, and promised Tama that Ace would take her to sea when she grew up. They then infiltrated Onigashima to rescue abducted children, where Enel found Caesar experimenting on civilians and cornered him.

• Ace reached Amigasa Village, where frightened villagers tied him up until he shared his food with them.
• Ace met Tama, learned her parents had gone to Kaido's factory and never returned, and Enel brought clear spring water to the village.
• Ace and Enel spent two days helping the villagers, and Ace promised to take Tama to sea when she became a kunoichi.
• Ace and Enel infiltrated Onigashima while Kaido and the All-Stars were away, fighting their way toward the abducted children.
• Enel burst into an underground laboratory, found Caesar experimenting on unconscious civilians, and wounded him with lightning as he tried to flee.

Ace fought Yamato in Onigashima’s prison after rescuing kidnapped children, and their clash intensified when he condemned Kozuki Oden and learned Yamato hated Kaido. Their final attacks devastated the prison, while Enel protected the children and kept the unconscious Caesar in custody.

• Ace broke into Onigashima’s prison, freed the kidnapped children, and was attacked by Yamato with Thunder Bagua.
• Yamato introduced herself as Oden’s follower, and Ace insulted Oden, provoking her fury.
• Ace criticized Oden’s choices and the suffering of Wano, prompting Yamato to admit she hated her father, Kaido.
• Ace recognized that Yamato also had a terrible father and challenged her to choose between being Kaido’s daughter and Oden’s follower.
• Yamato and Ace unleashed Thunder Bagua and Flame Dragon, creating a massive blast that shattered the prison as Enel shielded the children and watched over the unconscious Caesar.

Ace defeated Yamato, then encouraged her to choose her own path and dream of going to sea; she resolved to leave Onigashima someday. After Ace and Enel departed with Caesar, Kaido returned to find Onigashima devastated and learned Yamato wanted to become a man like Roy.

• Ace asked Yamato whether she hated Kaido, then smashed Kaido’s dragon statue, helping her break through her doubts.
• Ace told Yamato she could choose her own path and described Roy, Luffy, and the wonders of the outside world; Yamato vowed to set out to sea someday.
• Ace and Enel left Onigashima with Caesar, and Enel revealed that Yamato’s handcuffs were bombs but not Seastone.
• Kaido returned with the All-Stars and found the armory burned, Caesar missing, and his statue destroyed.
• Yamato told Kaido she had stopped trying to be like Kozuki Oden and had decided to become a man like Roy, leaving Kaido stunned.