Chapter Summaries

Luffy and Zoro got lost on the way to Weatheria, but Nami’s anger subsided when Luffy gave her Roy’s Cloud-Cloud Fruit. Meanwhile, Roy reached Rear Admiral rank after training and fighting alongside Garp, and the chapter ended with the Roger Pirates appearing before their ship.

• Luffy and Zoro realized they had flown the wrong way after Nami told them Weatheria had drifted to the West Blue.
• Enel brought Nami back to the courtyard, where she punched Luffy and Zoro for getting lost.
• Luffy gave Nami Roy’s Cloud-Cloud Fruit, and she ate it and discovered she could control clouds and weather.
• Roy earned the rank of Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral after sparring with Garp and helping him defeat pirate crews.
• A lookout spotted the Roger Pirates, and Roy recognized their ship, the Oro Jackson, as it approached.

Garp and Roy confronted the Roger Pirates at sea, where Garp and Roger fought while Roy faced Rayleigh and Gaban. Roger escaped with his crew, and Roy anticipated meeting them again at God Valley.

• Garp hurled a Haki-coated cannonball at the Oro Jackson, and Roger split it with a sword slash.
• Garp and Roger clashed with Haki-coated fists and swords as Roy joined the attack and faced Rayleigh and Gaban.
• Roy dodged Rayleigh's Cane Sword and Gaban's axes, then watched the Roger Pirates fight the Navy Elite led by Bogard.
• Roger called off the fight and ordered the Oro Jackson to sail away, frustrating Garp.
• Roy returned to Garp's warship and said their next meeting would be at God Valley.

Roy teased Garp about a Devil Fruit that could strengthen his fist, then recognized Garp’s steadfast refusal to rely on outside power. In 1519, Aramaki became the new Shichibukai Ryokugyu and befriended Ace and Luffy over their shared admiration for Sakazuki, while the story ended in 1484 with Garp receiving news that set the God Valley Incident in motion.

• Roy asked Garp whether he would eat a Devil Fruit that made his fist a hundred times stronger, and Garp punched Roy for provoking him before declaring his fists needed no help.
• More than half a year after Roy left, the World Government pardoned Aramaki and appointed him the new Shichibukai, Ryokugyu.
• Cavendish rose to fame in the New World with a 280-million-Beli bounty as the Gorgeous Supernova.
• Ace and Luffy sneaked aboard Aramaki’s ship intending to attack him, but they bonded with him over their shared admiration for Sakazuki and hatred of pirates.
• Sengoku learned that Ace and Luffy had left Marine Headquarters again, while Garp laughed and Zephyr worried about Sakazuki’s influence on them.
• In 1484, Garp received an urgent call at a New World mansion, and Roy recognized that the news concerned the God Valley Incident.

The Rocks Pirates, Roger Pirates, Marines, and Holy Knights converged on God Valley, turning the Island-Hunting Game into a massive battle. Roy arrived with Garp’s reinforcements, rescued Ivankov and Kuma from Linlin, and decided Kuma would receive the Azure Dragon Devil Fruit.

• The Rocks Pirates and Roger Pirates landed on God Valley, escalating the island’s chaos into a battle.
• Saint Garling ordered the Marines to protect the Celestial Dragons and sent the Holy Knights into the fighting.
• Roy teleported Garp and Marine elites to God Valley, then rushed ahead while Garp searched for Roger.
• Linlin broke into the treasure room and seized Ivankov as he and Kuma hesitated over two Devil Fruits.
• Roy kicked Linlin through several walls and rescued Ivankov and Kuma.
• After Ivankov praised him, Roy decided that Kuma would become the sea’s Azure Dragon.

Roy gave Ivankov and Kuma Devil Fruits and fought Charlotte Linlin, while the two used their new powers to save the slaves. Linlin and Kaido fled God Valley, and Roy joined the battle between Edward Newgate and Saint Garling.

• Roy gave Ivankov and Kuma Devil Fruits, then repelled Linlin’s attack and overpowered her in the treasure vault.
• Ivankov and Kuma reunited with Ginny and used their new abilities to transport the slaves to safety.
• Kaido found the wounded Linlin, and she persuaded him to flee the island with her because a powerful marine had appeared.
• Roy watched Kaido and Linlin retreat, then entered the fight between Edward Newgate and Saint Garling with both fists raised.

Roy fought Whitebeard and Saint Garling at God Valley, overpowering them until they launched a combined attack that he met with his Galaxy Impact. Their battle continued as Rocks, Garp, and Roger clashed nearby, leaving both battles erupting with devastating power.

• Roy challenged Whitebeard and Saint Garling to attack him together, then struck Whitebeard with a punch and sent Saint Garling crashing through a stone wall.
• Whitebeard and Saint Garling joined forces against Roy, but he evaded their attacks and repeatedly struck them with his fists.
• Whitebeard unleashed Heaven Toppling while Saint Garling used Final Blade, and Roy countered their combined assault with Galaxy Impact.
• Rocks noticed Roy fighting Whitebeard and Saint Garling, but Garp and Roger attacked him before he could act on the distraction.
• Rocks met Garp's Meteor and Roger's Divine Departure with his own Conqueror's Haki and blade, causing the two battles to erupt in immense explosions.

Roy defeated young Whitebeard and Saint Garling, then interrupted Rocks, Garp, and Roger’s battle and sent Roger racing west by telling him Shakky was in danger. After Garp pursued Roger, Roy and Rocks prepared to fight one-on-one, with Roy offering to explain how to deal with Imu if Rocks beat him.

• Roy’s shadow power swallowed Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor attack, and Roy punched him into a mountainside before slapping Saint Garling into the rubble.
• Roy vanished from Whitebeard and Garling, while Whitebeard considered retreat and Garling cursed Roy.
• Rocks fought Garp and Roger without being suppressed, and Roy suddenly arrived and attacked him.
• Roy told Roger that Shakky was about to die in the west, prompting Roger to rush off as Garp pursued him.
• Roy cast off his Marine coat and challenged Rocks, promising to tell him how to deal with Imu if Rocks won.
• Rocks and Roy charged at each other, beginning their battle.

Roy and Rocks fought an escalating battle across God Valley, unleashing attacks powerful enough to devastate the island and overwhelm the other combatants. After Roy’s Conqueror’s Haki broke through its limits, Rocks challenged him to prove his newly strengthened power.

• Roy and Rocks clashed with Conqueror’s Haki, clearing a vast area and shocking Whitebeard, Roger, Garp, and Shiki.
• Roy attacked Rocks with darkness, but Rocks used his spatial ability to swap places with a boulder and evade the vortex.
• Rocks trapped the battlefield beneath a huge dome and unleashed spatial slashes, while Roy countered with rapid strikes and Haki.
• Roy and Rocks met each other’s strongest attacks, shattering the dome and sending a shockwave across the sea that pinned down the distant fighters.
• Roy’s Conqueror’s Haki broke through its limits, and Rocks eagerly challenged him to stop his next attack.

Roy and Rocks fought to their limits as Saint Garling ordered a Super Buster Call that destroyed God Valley and seemingly killed them both. The World Government rewrote the battle’s history to credit Garp alone, while Garp later heard a whisper from the sea that made him laugh.

• Shiki fled the island, while Roger rescued the dying Shakky and escaped with his crew as Rayleigh held off Garp.
• Saint Garling ordered a Super Buster Call, and a fleet of more than a hundred warships set sail to bombard God Valley.
• Roy and Rocks exchanged their final attacks as the fleet’s bombardment struck the island, killing Rocks and making Roy disappear.
• The World Government erased Roy and Rocks from its account of the battle and hailed Garp as the sole hero who saved the Celestial Dragons.
• Garp returned to the sea above God Valley’s remains, heard a whisper, and laughed before leaving.

In 1520, Rock’s family awaited Roy’s return while Shanks learned that Marshall D. Teach had been handed to Vegapunk and set out for Punk Hazard. Roy, who had vanished for over a year, woke in a wasteland eight hundred years in the past, healed and ready to move on.

• On Dawn Island, Ace and Luffy chopped firewood while Nami and Nojiko helped Airin prepare a meal for the family.
• Rock and Airin spoke of Roy’s absence and agreed that their home would always wait for him.
• Benn Beckman told Shanks that Roy had disappeared after visiting the Holy Land and revealed that Marshall D. Teach had caused the Whitebeard Pirates’ downfall.
• Beckman said Roy had spared Teach and Marco before delivering Teach to Vegapunk, and Shanks ordered the Red Hair Pirates to head for Punk Hazard.
• Roy woke in a desert wasteland eight hundred years in the past, confirmed the time with the stupid Goddess, and found his injuries healed.

Roy encountered Nefertari Lily in the desert, while Smoker learned that the Effort Pirates had escaped East Blue and set out to pursue them. The Red Force then appeared off the coast of Punk Hazard.

• Roy sensed someone ahead and met a blue-haired woman who introduced herself as Nefertari Lily.
• Ace, Luffy, Nami, and Nojiko stopped at Loguetown and found Smoker furious that the Effort Pirates had escaped East Blue.
• Smoker read a report saying the Effort Pirates had injured guards in the White Healing Kingdom and were suspected of contacting Crocodile.
• Smoker commandeered the warship to pursue the pirates, while Tsuru told Nojiko that Headquarters would send someone to Loguetown soon.
• The Red Force appeared through the fog near Punk Hazard.

Red-Hair Shanks raided Punk Hazard and fought Sentomaru and Kizaru while demanding to see Vegapunk. As Beckman joined Shanks against Kizaru, Yasopp led officers toward the research institute to extract Vegapunk.

• Vegapunk spotted the Red Force approaching and ordered Sentomaru to intercept Shanks with the Pacifistas while he called Kizaru.
• Shanks destroyed the Pacifistas with one Divine Departure, then defeated Sentomaru’s Giant Stone Soldier and demanded to see Vegapunk.
• Kizaru arrived and fought Shanks at the port, trading blows as the Red Force reached the island.
• Beckman joined Shanks and attacked Kizaru with his rifle, then the two fought together to keep Kizaru occupied.
• Yasopp led several core officers toward the research institute to get Vegapunk out.

Shanks and the Red Hair Pirates stormed the Punk Hazard institute and rescued Marshall D. Teach, while Kizaru tried to stop them. The crew escaped to a deserted island, where Shanks asked Teach if he still wanted revenge, as news of the raid spread across the world.

• Shanks held off Kizaru while Yasopp and the Red Hair Pirates forced their way into the institute.
• Issho and Law arrived to find Vegapunk, Kizaru, and Sentomaru alive; Vegapunk revealed that the pirates had taken Marshall D. Teach, whom Roy had delivered to him as a research subject.
• Vegapunk told Kizaru that he had neutralized Teach’s threat and intended to use him to monitor and influence the Red Hair Pirates.
• On a deserted island, the wounded Red Hair Pirates watched over a silent Teach, and Shanks asked him whether he still wanted revenge.
• Newspapers reported that the Red Hair Pirates had stormed Punk Hazard and plundered the World Government’s highest secrets, causing a worldwide shock.

Roy learned that nineteen kingdoms had joined forces and invited Lily to discuss a campaign against Joy Boy. Meanwhile, Ace, Luffy, Nami, and Nojiko visited Alabasta, where Smoker pursued the Effort Pirates, and the chapter ended as Crocodile's power stirred up a sandstorm.

• A messenger told Lily that the other nineteen kingdoms had sent out their armies and invited her to discuss a campaign against Joy Boy.
• Smoker arrived in Nanohana searching for the Effort Pirates, then learned they had caused trouble in Rainbase and raced there.
• Ace, Luffy, Nami, and Nojiko explored Nanohana, and Ace recalled that Roy had once beaten Crocodile.
• As the group ate at an outdoor restaurant, a crash shook the city and a sandstorm rose beside white smoke.
• Ace recognized the sandstorm as Crocodile's power.

Nico Robin, Sabo, and Koala arrived in Alabasta and hurried toward Rainbase after spotting Crocodile fighting Smoker. Meanwhile, Ace, Luffy, Nami, and Nojiko subdued Baroque Works agents, as Nojiko watched the battle and realized its destructive scale.

• Nico Robin arrived in Alabasta with Sabo and Koala, and the three headed toward the city center.
• Sabo, Robin, and Koala spotted a sandstorm and smoke raging over Rainbase and flew there to investigate.
• Smoker demanded that Crocodile hand over the Effort Pirates, and the two clashed with powerful smoke and sand attacks.
• Ace's group defeated Baroque Works agents, while Nami slapped Bentham for impersonating her and using seduction.
• Nojiko watched Crocodile and Smoker's battle shake Rainbase and wondered at the power of Devil Fruit users.

Crocodile explained that the Effort Pirates had repeatedly challenged him before leaving Alabasta, while Smoker questioned him about their whereabouts. Nojiko raised the possibility that someone had helped them escape prison, and Smoker left after warning Crocodile not to shelter them.

• Crocodile confronted Smoker, Ace, and Luffy, demanding to know why they had come to fight him.
• Smoker asked Crocodile where the Effort Pirates had gone, and Crocodile admitted they had visited Alabasta three times and challenged him each time.
• Crocodile said he had imprisoned the Effort Pirates on their second visit, but they later escaped and challenged him again before leaving Alabasta.
• Nojiko asked whether someone had deliberately helped the Effort Pirates escape, and Crocodile denied that anyone from his crew had done so.
• Smoker said he would let the matter go but warned Crocodile not to shelter the pirates, and Crocodile drove him and the others away with a sandstorm.

Smoker left Crocodile behind and took Ace, Luffy, Nami, and Nojiko away, while Crocodile kept the red figure he had seen in mind. Luffy and Ace reunited with Sabo, who had arrived with Robin and Koala, and the group set off to find somewhere to talk and eat.

• Nami threatened Bentham for impersonating her, and Smoker led Ace, Luffy, Nami, and Nojiko away from Crocodile.
• Crocodile recalled seeing a red shadow during the Effort Pirates’ escape and chose not to tell the Navy about his suspicions.
• Smoker left to explain the incident to Nefertari Cobra and told the others not to cause trouble.
• Three figures descended near Luffy and Ace, and Luffy clashed with one before recognizing Sabo.
• Luffy embraced Sabo, and Ace greeted him with a fist bump as the three brothers reunited.
• Sabo, Robin, Koala, Ace, Luffy, Nami, and Nojiko headed into the city to catch up over food.

Roy joined the Twenty Countries’ council to take part in their campaign against Joy Boy, but his sudden display of speed left Imu wary. Meanwhile, Ace, Luffy, Sabo, and their companions discussed Roy’s year-long disappearance and learned that the Red Hair Pirates had taken something from Vegapunk.

• Lily introduced Roy to the council as a powerful ally who wanted to help hunt down Joy Boy.
• Imu suspected Roy of being Joy Boy’s spy, so Roy appeared in front of him before Imu could react and revealed Imu’s transformed wings and tail.
• Lily stepped between Roy and Imu, defended Roy’s intentions, and urged the council to accept his help.
• At a restaurant in Alabasta, Sabo, Ace, and Luffy caught up, while Robin told Nami and Nojiko that Roy had saved her and helped reunite her with Jaguar D. Saul.
• Sabo asked whether Roy had been missing for over a year, and Ace and Luffy confirmed that he had disappeared.
• Nojiko shared intelligence that the Red Hair Pirates had taken an unknown item from Vegapunk, alarming Sabo, Robin, and Koala.

After reuniting in Alabasta, Ace, Luffy, and their companions learned that pirate supernovas were gathering at the Sabaody Archipelago and set out with Smoker and Tashigi to guard it. Meanwhile, in the Florian Triangle, Brook faced an odd crew trying to recruit him.

• Sabo and Robin discussed the attack on Vegapunk's laboratory, Crocodile's suspected schemes, and the Revolutionary Army's wish to meet King Nefertari Cobra.
• Ace, Luffy, Nami, and Nojiko said goodbye to Sabo, Robin, and Koala at Alabasta's port.
• Smoker and Tashigi briefed Ace and the others on their assignment to guard Sabaody, where several supernovas had gathered.
• The group sailed toward Sabaody as Smoker warned that the supernovas could make the route to the New World more chaotic.
• In the Florian Triangle, Brook listened as the Effort Pirates asked him to join their crew.

Brook turned down the Effort Pirates, but they mistook his story for a plea to rescue him and headed for Ghost Island to challenge Gecko Moria. Meanwhile, Moria prepared to capture the intruders, while Smoker and his crew arrived at Sabaody Archipelago to hunt the supernova pirates.

• Brook told the Effort Pirates that Gecko Moria had stolen his shadow and refused to join them, though he knew his shadow had already returned.
• The Effort Pirates vowed to defeat Moria and sailed toward Ghost Island, leaving Brook alone with his memories of his former crewmates.
• On Ghost Island, Moria and his allies discussed finding a shadow for Oars when Gero, Nin, and Bao warned that pirates were attacking the zombies.
• Moria ordered his forces to capture the invading pirates, and Absalom went to confront them.
• Smoker arrived at Sabaody Archipelago with Ace, Luffy, Nami, and Nojiko and announced their mission to round up the supernova pirates before they entered the New World.