Chapter Summaries

Roy arrived at Fish-Man Island and urged King Neptune to reject Big Mom’s protection in favor of the Marines, promising legal independence and a chance for the Fish-Men and Merfolk to live on land. The chapter ended with Neptune moved by Roy’s offer but questioning his true motives.

• A soldier reported Roy’s arrival to Neptune and Jinbe, who feared the Marine Vice Admiral who had defeated Whitebeard and Golden Lion.
• Roy landed at Fish-Man Island, and Law began dealing with the pirates still there.
• Roy challenged Neptune and Jinbe over Big Mom’s offer, arguing it would turn Fish-Man Island into a vassal territory.
• Roy used his power to send Jinbe and the guards outside the council chamber, where Law blocked Jinbe from returning to Neptune.
• Roy offered to secure Fish-Man Island’s legal right of residence and independent self-governing status so its people could live under the sun.
• Neptune was moved by the possibility of fulfilling Otohime’s dream, but asked Roy what he truly wanted.

Roy assured Neptune that the World Government would not dare threaten Fish-Man Island while he was alive, and Neptune accepted the Navy’s protection. When Charlotte Oven arrived to demand an answer for Big Mom, Law stopped him and Roy forced the pirates back, leaving the Navy’s Justice flag flying before Ryugu Palace.

• Roy told Neptune he could not guarantee the World Government’s actions but would prevent it from harming Fish-Man Island while he lived.
• Charlotte Oven arrived at Fish-Man Island and led his pirates toward Ryugu Palace, threatening to burn the island if Neptune refused Big Mom’s proposal.
• Law blocked Oven’s path, wounded him with his sword, and identified himself as Roy’s adjutant.
• Roy emerged with Neptune, and Neptune officially rejected Charlotte Linlin’s proposal and declared that Fish-Man Island would stand beneath the sun.
• Roy struck Oven aside and planted a Navy Justice flag before Ryugu Palace, and Neptune accepted the Navy’s protection.

Roy and Law helped Neptune protect Shirahoshi by confronting the threat of Vander Decken IX. After Law captured Vander Decken, Shirahoshi learned she could finally leave the Hard-Shell Tower.

• Roy explained to Law why he let the Big Mom Pirates' ship escape, and Neptune asked Roy to come with him.
• Neptune brought Roy, Law, and Jinbe to the Hard-Shell Tower, where he revealed that Shirahoshi was hiding from Vander Decken IX.
• Vander Decken threw an axe at the tower, but Law cut it apart, and Neptune explained that Vander Decken had been stalking Shirahoshi.
• Roy reassured Shirahoshi that she would not have to hide anymore, while Law left to confront Vander Decken.
• Law defeated Vander Decken and brought him back to the tower, where Roy told Shirahoshi he would no longer bother her.
• Shirahoshi asked if she could go outside, then wept with joy.

Roy freed Shirahoshi and revealed that Hody Jones had assassinated Queen Otohime, forcing Jinbe to confront the threat within the Fish-Man District. As Fish-Man Island gained protection and the World Government approved a plan for coexistence on land, Jinbe defeated Hody and his officers and vowed to protect the island’s peace.

• Roy told Jinbe that Hody Jones had killed Queen Otohime and ordered him to end the unrest in the Fish-Man District.
• Jinbe agreed to deal with Hody and his followers, while Shirahoshi explored Fish-Man Island outside the Hard-Shell Tower.
• The Five Elders approved Roy’s coexistence proposal, and the island’s residents began to enjoy renewed safety and prosperity.
• Jinbe confronted Hody, who rejected the prospect of coexistence with humans and accused Jinbe of betraying the Fish-Man Race.
• Jinbe defeated Hody and the Four Chief Officers, then vowed to protect Fish-Man Island’s future and peace.

Roy left Fish-Man Island after urging Shirahoshi to lead its future in her own way, while Charlotte Lola and her crew remained trapped in the Florian Triangle, hunted by zombies carrying their stolen shadows. Aboard his warship, Roy examined the Mark-Mark Fruit ability and judged it lackluster because marking a target required touching it first.

• Roy encouraged Shirahoshi to pursue Queen Otohime’s dream in her own way, and she vowed to grow strong and change Fish-Man Island’s fate.
• King Neptune and Fukaboshi, Ryuboshi, and Manboshi watched Roy depart and recognized Shirahoshi’s growth.
• Charlotte Lola told her crew they needed to find Moria and reclaim their shadows, then led them away from a giant boar zombie carrying her shadow.
• Gecko Moria, Hogback, and Absalom reacted angrily to a newspaper report about Roy and tried to hide their past defeat from Perona.
• Roy examined the extracted Mark-Mark Fruit ability aboard his warship and complained that its requirement to touch a target made it lackluster.

Roy and Law arrived at Drum Kingdom, where Wapol’s rule had left ordinary people without access to doctors. Law treated a sick girl, and Roy rescued Chopper from soldiers hunting him, leaving the reindeer hidden with them.

• Law told Roy about Wapol’s doctor hunt and the suffering it caused, and Roy agreed they would change the kingdom.
• Chopper searched for medicinal herbs to help sick villagers, but soldiers pursued him as a monster.
• Wapol boasted about his medical monopoly and ordered anyone practicing medicine without permission killed on sight.
• Roy and Law landed at Drum Kingdom, where Law treated a feverish girl whose father had begged for help.
• Roy used his power to bring the fleeing Chopper into the house, and they hid him until the soldiers’ searchers moved on.

Roy and Law rescued Chopper from Wapol’s soldiers and invited him to join their effort to change the Drum Kingdom. At Dr. Kureha’s home, they agreed that confronting Wapol directly was the simplest way to stop his abuses.

• After the soldiers left, Chopper hid from Roy and Law, fearing they would eat him, until they reassured him.
• Chopper told Law that he had secretly treated sick villagers and was pursued because Wapol forbade ordinary people from practicing medicine; Law told him he had done nothing wrong.
• Roy invited Chopper to join them in changing the country, and Chopper returned with them to Dr. Kureha’s residence.
• Kureha explained that Wapol had confined twenty doctors in the palace and driven out or suppressed the rest, leaving her and Chopper to treat people in secret.
• Roy proposed dealing directly with Wapol, and Law and Kureha agreed; Roy explained to Chopper that they would stop the king from hurting people again.

Wapol stormed Dr. Kureha’s illegal medical camp, but Roy intervened and overwhelmed him and his soldiers. Roy left Wapol alive for now, holding him by the throat and warning that his life still had value.

• Wapol learned Dr. Kureha was treating patients in the central square and led more than a hundred soldiers there to stop her.
• Dr. Kureha continued treating patients with Chopper and Law while Roy watched nearby.
• Roy struck Wapol through a wall, then used Conqueror’s Haki to knock out the soldiers who raised their weapons.
• Wapol fired a cannonball from his Munch-Munch Cannon Form, but Roy slapped it aside and grabbed Wapol by the throat.

Roy exposed Wapol’s crimes to the people of Drum Kingdom and appeared to execute him, then helped Dalton become provisional governor. As doctors returned and the country rebuilt, it was renamed the White Healing Kingdom.

• Roy accused Wapol of driving out doctors, stealing the kingdom’s wealth, and abusing his power, then snapped his neck before the crowd.
• Roy secretly transported Wapol’s apparent corpse away, and the people called for Dalton to lead their future.
• The people freed Dalton from prison, and Roy appointed him provisional governor of the Drum Kingdom Reconstruction Committee.
• The Five Elders reviewed the successful transition and increased tribute prospects, then decided to accept the outcome despite Wapol’s death.
• Dalton abolished Wapol’s old laws, restored medical care and education, and oversaw the return of doctors.
• Chopper suggested renaming the country the White Healing Kingdom, and the name and its medicinal-herb emblem were approved.

Roy and Law invited Chopper to join the Navy, and Chopper chose to leave White Healing Kingdom to become a doctor who could help everyone. As the warship sailed toward an island, Roy told Chopper he would meet the smartest person in the world.

• Dalton vowed to make the newly named White Healing Kingdom a country no one could trample on as doctors rebuilt its medical institutions.
• Roy and Law thanked Dr. Kureha and asked Chopper to join the Navy as a doctor.
• Dr. Kureha encouraged Chopper to choose his own path, and Chopper decided to join the Navy and pursue a cure for every disease.
• Chopper said goodbye to Dr. Kureha, Dalton, and the doctors as the warship departed from White Healing Kingdom.
• Chopper explored the ship and asked Roy where they were going, and Roy said he would take him to meet the smartest person in the world.

Roy brought Chopper, Law, and the unconscious Wapol to Vegapunk’s laboratory, where they reunited with Kuma and Bonney. After sending everyone else away, Roy revealed a Dark-Dark Fruit power, shocking Vegapunk.

• Roy used a Spatial Ripple to take Law, Chopper, and the unconscious Wapol directly to the laboratory.
• Kuma thanked Vegapunk for treating Bonney, and Roy checked that Bonney had recovered.
• Vegapunk excitedly examined Chopper and asked for a blood sample, while Chopper hid behind Law.
• Roy dropped Wapol onto the laboratory floor for Vegapunk to study.
• Kuma and Bonney left, and Law took Chopper outside, leaving Roy alone with Vegapunk.
• Roy revealed a Dark Vortex in his palm, and Vegapunk identified it as the Dark-Dark Fruit power.

Roy revealed that the Dark-Dark Fruit could steal Devil Fruit abilities and asked Vegapunk to help develop weapons using those powers. After Roy extracted the Munch-Munch Fruit from Wapol, Vegapunk saw proof of the technology and considered what they might achieve together.

• Roy showed Vegapunk his Dark-Dark Fruit power and explained that it could steal other Devil Fruit abilities.
• Vegapunk recognized the power's military, scientific, and political potential, and Roy asked for his help.
• Roy pointed out Wapol's Munch-Munch Fruit and asked whether Vegapunk could make objects eat Paramecia fruits; Vegapunk said the technology remained unstable but could be developed with a sample.
• Vegapunk demonstrated Elephant Sword Funkfreed, an inanimate object that had eaten a Zoan Devil Fruit.
• Roy used the Dark-Dark Fruit to extract the Munch-Munch Fruit from Wapol and gave it to Vegapunk as a sample.
• Vegapunk marveled at the proof of ability extraction as Roy asked whether they now had a chance.

Roy asked Vegapunk to develop a powerful Mark-Mark Fruit sniper rifle, then gave Kuma a secret task involving Chopper and Bonney. Meanwhile, Luffy returned to Marineford from training and immediately caused chaos as he searched for meat.

• Roy gave Vegapunk the Mark-Mark Fruit and asked him to build a devastating long-range rifle capable of piercing a warship's armor.
• Roy whispered a task to Kuma, who worried it would put Chopper and Bonney at risk, but Roy and Law assured him they were stronger than he expected.
• Chopper and Bonney proudly showed their snowman to Kuma and Law while the group enjoyed a brief peaceful moment.
• Luffy returned to Marineford from G-3 and shouted for meat, drawing reactions from Ace, Enel, Zephyr, Sanji, Usopp, Zoro, and Kuina.
• Luffy raced through Marine Headquarters demanding food and knocked down the cafeteria door as the chef prepared to serve braised pork ribs.

Luffy returned from more than a year of special training at G-3 and reunited with his companions at the training ground. Zephyr prepared to test Luffy’s progress in a fight as the gathered Marines watched.

• Luffy ate his fill, reunited with Nami and Nojiko, and joked with Sanji and Usopp while Ace watched the group.
• A messenger reported that Admiral Sakazuki had ordered Enel to support the fight against Steel Fang Liton in the New World, and Enel sped off as lightning.
• Zephyr announced that he would personally test Luffy’s training, and Luffy eagerly accepted his challenge.
• Luffy declared that he had grown over a hundred times stronger and revealed his taller, more muscular physique as Zephyr readied his Haki-coated fists.
• Nami watched Luffy confidently face Zephyr and blushed at how much he had grown.

Luffy fought Zephyr in a prolonged Iron Fist match at the Training Ground and lost their final clash, earning Zephyr’s praise for his strength. As Nami and the others gathered around him, Roy arrived to congratulate Luffy.

• Luffy and Zephyr exchanged powerful Armament Haki punches while Ace, Nami, Zoro, Usopp, and Sanji watched.
• Zephyr struck Luffy with Black Arm: Mountain Breaker, and Luffy transformed into his dragon form and counterattacked with Dragon Bone: Meteor.
• After fighting for dozens of minutes, Luffy and Zephyr launched their finishing attacks, and Luffy was knocked into a crater by Zephyr’s Black Arm: Heaven Breaker.
• Zephyr praised Luffy’s skill and strength, and Luffy promised to keep training until he could win next time.
• Nami checked Luffy’s injuries while Sanji, Usopp, and Ace reacted to the fight.
• Roy arrived at the Training Ground, and everyone recognized him as Big Brother Roy.

Roy reunited with the young Marines at the Training Ground, introduced Chopper as their new military doctor, and announced a real trial mission. The group eagerly prepared for the challenge, with Luffy declaring he would become the strongest Marine.

• Roy arrived at the Training Ground, where Luffy, Ace, Zoro, Kuina, Nami, and Nojiko welcomed him, and Zephyr told Sanji and Usopp that Roy had raised most of the young Marines.
• Law used ROOM to heal Luffy’s injuries.
• Nami, Nojiko, and Kuina crowded around Chopper until Roy introduced him as a new military doctor in the Marines.
• Roy announced a real trial mission, and Ace, Zoro, Kuina, Nami, Nojiko, Usopp, Sanji, and Luffy reacted with excitement or resolve.
• Luffy raised his fist and declared that he would become the strongest Marine.

Roy’s recruits sailed to Sabaody to escort Marco and confront the Whitebeard remnants, while Roy feared an old man might sacrifice himself to clear a path for the New Era. In hiding, Jozu, Vista, Whitey Bay, and Aipoita decided to use the chaos of their planned rescue to draw the fight toward someone the Navy feared.

• Luffy, Ace, Nami, Sanji, and Usopp discussed their mission to escort Marco and defeat Jozu, Vista, and any other Whitebeard remnant commanders who appeared.
• Roy told the recruits that he had joined them in case an old man tried to give his life for the New Era, and Ace promised they would handle the mission themselves.
• Whitey Bay confirmed that the World Government planned to parade Marco through Sabaody before executing him, with only a Commodore leading the escort.
• Jozu called the operation a trap, but Vista argued that rescuing Marco was their only chance.
• Vista proposed drawing the fighting toward someone the Navy feared so they could rescue Marco while the Navy was distracted, and Jozu agreed.

Rayleigh told Shakky he would not interfere in the coming fight on Sabaody, accepting that Roy and the new generation would shape events. The Marines paraded Marco through Island 13 as Jozu and Vista prepared to attack, while Bartholomew Kuma watched from the canopy.

• Rayleigh warned Shakky that Roy could appear anywhere with his Teleportation ability and said he would watch the coming conflict without interfering.
• Ace, Luffy, Sanji, Usopp, and Nami arrived at Sabaody with Marco bound in Seastone chains and began escorting him toward Island 13.
• Nami told Ace that Roy expected the Whitebeard Remnants to attack, and Ace said their mission was meant to draw them out.
• Jozu and Vista watched the Marines from the mangrove canopy and resolved to stake everything on saving Marco by bringing the fight to the Dark King.
• Bartholomew Kuma silently watched the group and Marco's prisoner cart from a more distant canopy.

The Straw Hats and Marines fought Whitebeard’s crew as they tried to protect Marco and the prison wagon. Nami used her modified Clima-Tact to overwhelm Whitey Bay with a swift-shaped weapon and lightning, leaving the Ice Witch caught beneath a storm of lightning.

• Ace blocked the enemy’s opening slash while Luffy met Jozu’s charge, and Usopp and Sanji guarded the prison wagon.
• Ace stopped Vista from reaching the wagon, while Sanji kicked Aipoita away from its underside.
• Whitey Bay attacked Nami, but Nami blocked her sword with the Clima-Tact and transformed it into a giant swift.
• Nami’s swift and electric bubbles forced Whitey Bay back, while Sanji defeated Aipoita with another kick.
• Nami hurled a weather egg at Whitey Bay and unleashed a storm of lightning as Whitey Bay looked up in alarm.

Whitey Bay and the Whitebeard Remnants fought Luffy and Ace while trying to reach the imprisoned Marco. Rayleigh briefly intervened when the battle reached Shakky's bar, then withdrew, revealing that a silent figure in a Justice Coat was watching.

• Andre shielded Whitey Bay from lightning, and Usopp shot her shoulder before Nami attacked with her Beast Staff.
• Whitey Bay, Jozu, Vista, and Andre continued fighting despite their injuries as Marco begged them to stop sacrificing themselves for him.
• Vista signaled Jozu, and the two drew Luffy and Ace toward Shakky's bar according to their plan.
• Rayleigh emerged from the bar, unleashed sword energy and Conqueror's Haki, then told the fighters not to battle at the entrance and went back inside.
• Rayleigh told Shakky that someone was watching, and she saw a tall figure in a Justice Coat standing atop a mangrove canopy.