Chapter Summaries

Roy faced Kaido and Charlotte Linlin together above Whole Cake Island while Ace, Enel, and Law searched the island’s treasure room. He gained the upper hand against the two Emperors as the battle continued.

• Kaido arrived in Azure Dragon form, and Roy declared that he feared neither him nor Charlotte Linlin.
• Kaido and Linlin attacked Roy together, but Roy teleported Sanji, Usopp, Pudding, and the Vinsmoke Family to safety and sent Ace, Enel, and Law to retrieve something from the treasure room.
• Roy deflected Kaido’s Thunder Bagua and met Linlin’s Ikoku Sovereignty head-on, blasting both Emperors backward.
• Enel killed Cracker, wounded Smoothie, and pinned the gravely injured Katakuri while Ace and Law located the treasure room.
• Roy unleashed a storm of punches that drove Kaido and Linlin back, despite their counterattacks.

Roy and the Marines fought Kaido and Big Mom on Whole Cake Island while Law seized the Road Poneglyph and prepared to take it to Marine Headquarters. After Ace and Enel unleashed devastating attacks on the island, Roy evacuated his allies, leaving the Two Emperors amid the ruins.

• Roy blocked Big Mom from reaching the treasure room and fought her and Kaido while Ace and Enel held back the Charlotte Family.
• Law used K: Swap to remove the Road Poneglyph from the treasure room and declared that he would take it to Marine Headquarters.
• Ace, Enel, and Law fought through the enemy forces and reported to Roy that they had secured the stone.
• Roy stopped Big Mom from attacking the group and told Ace and Enel to give the Two Emperors a parting gift.
• Enel unleashed Raigo and Ace unleashed Flame Emperor, devastating the heart of Whole Cake Island.
• Roy used his spatial power to evacuate the Marines and their allies, leaving Kaido and Big Mom on the collapsing island.

Roy returned to Marineford with the Road Poneglyph after defeating Kaido and Big Mom, and announced that the Marines would reveal the truth about Laugh Tale to end the Great Pirate Era. The news spread worldwide, and Shanks erupted in fury when he saw Roy’s declaration.

• Roy explained that exposing the Marines’ possession of the Road Poneglyph and disproving the Pirate King’s legend could strip pirates of their reason to go to sea.
• Roy arrived at Marineford with Ace, Enel, Law, Sanji, Usopp, and the Vinsmoke Family, where the Marines celebrated his victory and recovery of the Poneglyph.
• Roy announced that the Marines would reveal the end of the Great Pirate Era the next day.
• Newspapers reported Roy’s clash with Kaido and Big Mom, the destruction of Totto Land, and the Marines’ seizure of the Road Poneglyph, spreading panic among pirates.
• Shanks read the news, crushed his wineglass, unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, and roared Roy’s name in fury.

Roy’s return and defeat of two Emperors prompted the Marines to declare a ruthless campaign against pirates, plunging the world into panic and drawing reactions from Shanks, the Five Elders, and Dragon. At Marine Headquarters, Pudding was taken for screening and protection while Sanji was left devastated after learning she was underage.

• Benn Beckman told Shanks that Roy had returned and the Marines planned to cut off pirates at their roots, while Yasopp noticed a Marine photograph of someone who resembled his son.
• The Five Elders debated Roy’s threat to the World Government and agreed to wait for Lord Imu’s decision, with “Reset” raised as a possible measure.
• News of Roy’s defeat of the Two Emperors and seizure of the Poneglyphs spread worldwide as people abandoned pirate dreams and the Marines announced a policy of extermination.
• Sakazuki took Enel to the New World, where their combined magma and lightning attacks destroyed pirate ships; Dragon questioned Roy’s aims, and Shanks gathered allies to oppose the Marines.
• Gion escorted Pudding from Marine Headquarters for screening and protection, while Sanji mistakenly celebrated her declaration that she would marry him until Nami and Nojiko revealed she was fourteen.

Roy told Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, and Tsuru that he had agreed with the one on the Empty Throne to find and deal with a forbidden existence, whose vessel had already set sail with a Gum-Gum Fruit user. He then visited Vegapunk’s laboratory, where Vegapunk unveiled Death Omen Star, a weapon that relentlessly tracked any target Roy marked.

• Roy told the four Marine leaders that suppressing piracy threatened the World Government’s rule, but an agreement with the one on the Empty Throne would give the Marines unprecedented autonomy.
• Roy revealed that the forbidden existence was connected to a Gum-Gum Fruit user whose vessel had already set sail, prompting Tsuru to investigate the fruit.
• Roy teleported to Vegapunk’s laboratory with Ace, Zoro, and Kuina, then concealed their presence from the Surveillance Den Den Mushi.
• Vegapunk showed Roy Death Omen Star, a sniper rifle infused with the Mark-Mark Fruit that made every attack track a target after its first hit or touch.
• Roy lifted Death Omen Star and considered marking a target with a touch before asking who should be its first test subject.

Roy stripped Charlotte Oven of the Heat-Heat Fruit and arranged for Vegapunk to turn it into a ring for Ace, then sent Ace, Zoro, and Kuina to Wano Country. As Shanks tried to persuade Hancock to join an alliance against the Marines, Roy abruptly appeared in the Kuja council chamber.

• Roy extracted the Heat-Heat Fruit from Charlotte Oven, recreated it, and gave it to Vegapunk to fuse into a ring for Ace.
• Roy told Ace, Zoro, and Kuina to go to Wano Country, where Zoro would seek the sword Enma and Ace would bring Tama back to Marine Headquarters.
• Ace, Zoro, and Kuina stepped through Roy's Spatial Gate, and Roy prepared to seek out the Red-Hair Pirates as a test subject.
• Shanks urged Hancock to join an alliance against the Marines, but Hancock questioned whether the alliance could withstand them.
• Roy appeared in the council chamber, startling Shanks, his crew, Hancock, Rayleigh, and Shakky, then invited them to continue their discussion with him.

Roy confronted Shanks and his crew in Amazon Lily, declared that he would end the Great Pirate Era, and began overpowering them at the harbor. The chapter ended with Roy unharmed after Beckman, Lucky Roux, and Rayleigh attacked him together.

• Shanks unleashed his Conqueror's Haki in the palace conference room, but Beckman restrained him and warned that they could not keep Roy from teleporting away.
• Boa Hancock denied planning to cooperate with pirates, and Flame Flower revealed that Hancock had Lovesickness for Roy.
• Roy forgave Hancock for hiding Rayleigh but declared that he would give Shanks, Beckman, Lucky Roux, and Rayleigh no more chances.
• Shanks drew Griffon and attacked Roy, but Roy teleported in front of him and struck him through the palace and forest into the harbor.
• Roy crushed Shanks's Conqueror's Haki and knocked him into the harbor rocks with Fist Bone: Sky-Shattering.
• Beckman, Lucky Roux, and Rayleigh attacked Roy together, but their bullet, fist, and sword passed through him as he rose into the air and vowed that none of them would escape.

Roy destroyed the Red Force and used his spatial powers and Death Omen Star to kill Lucky Roux and Ben Beckman. Shanks and Rayleigh were left watching their crew fall as Roy continued his attack.

• Roy destroyed the Red Force, killing its crew, and Shanks, Ben Beckman, Lucky Roux, and Rayleigh attacked him in rage.
• Roy crushed their combined assault with Kong: Myriad Forms Annihilation and summoned Death Omen Star from a tear in space.
• Roy shot Lucky Roux with a teleporting, automatically targeting bullet, killing him despite his attempt to dodge.
• Roy wounded Ben Beckman with three bullets that curved around his defenses, then appeared above him and shot him dead.
• Shanks rushed to Beckman too late and cried out that he could not save even one person.

Roy killed Benn Beckman and crippled Shanks before Imu’s intervention teleported Shanks and Saint Garling away. Rayleigh was captured and the Red Hair Pirates were reported wiped out, while Kaido and Linlin read the news amid the Big Mom Pirates’ devastation.

• Shakky arrived at the harbor and saw Benn Beckman dead as Roy held Shanks at gunpoint.
• Saint Figarland Garling appeared and demanded that Roy spare Shanks; Roy revealed that Shanks was his son and shot Rayleigh in both knees.
• Garling attacked Roy and tried to pull Shanks away, but Roy shot Shanks’s right arm before Imu’s magic circle teleported Shanks and Garling away.
• Roy captured Rayleigh, and the next day the World Economy News Paper reported that Roy had destroyed the Red Hair Pirates and that Rayleigh would face public execution.
• Kaido and Linlin read the news on Jam Island after the Big Mom Pirates suffered heavy losses and Linlin’s binge-eating crisis nearly devastated Totto Land.

Kaido and Linlin formed an alliance against the Navy and World Government as Yasopp gave up on the pirate life. At the Baratie, Sanji reunited with his friends and family over a meal, leaving the Vinsmokes experiencing the warmth of family for the first time.

• Kaido warned Linlin that the World Government might be backing Roy and the Navy, and they agreed to join forces before eventually fighting each other.
• Yasopp saw that Usopp had become a Marine, abandoned his pirate dreams, and sailed toward his hometown.
• At the Baratie, Sanji cooked for Luffy, Usopp, Nami, and the Vinsmokes, whose members savored his food.
• Luffy, Nami, and Usopp left for Syrup Village, while Sanji and the Vinsmokes stayed at the Baratie.
• Zeff presented Sanji with Roy's enormous unpaid bill, and the restaurant laughed as Sanji protested.

Usopp returned to Syrup Village with Luffy and Nami, where the villagers celebrated his success as a Marine and his reunion with Kaya. He arrived at the White Manor and exchanged a heartfelt greeting with Kaya.

• Luffy, Nami, and Usopp reached the Jekuo Islands, and Usopp recalled his childhood home.
• The villagers recognized Usopp and welcomed him back as a Marine, and he shared treats from his travels with them.
• Carrot Top, Chinjao Head, and Onion Head greeted Usopp and told him about the Usopp Self-Defense Group protecting the village.
• The villagers encouraged Usopp to visit Kaya, so he walked to the White Manor carrying wildflowers.
• Kaya prepared to care for Usopp's wounds, then saw him standing in the doorway and greeted him; Usopp told her he was back.

Usopp returned to Syrup Village, reunited with Kaya, and shared his Marine achievements and adventures with her and Luffy. At his old house, he came face to face with his father, Yasopp, after more than a decade apart.

• Usopp showed Kaya his military medals, and she welcomed him back while Luffy and Nami gave her time alone with him.
• Usopp introduced Kaya to Luffy and Nami, and they joined her family for a celebratory lunch.
• Yasopp arrived in Syrup Village and headed to Usopp's old house, keeping his return to himself.
• Usopp invited Kaya to visit his old house, and she, Luffy, and Nami walked there with him.
• Usopp and Luffy sensed someone inside the house, and Yasopp emerged and called Usopp's name.

Usopp confronted Yasopp in front of his childhood home, accusing him of abandoning Banchina and leaving Usopp alone. He offered Yasopp the choice to leave Syrup Village or turn himself in, then disarmed him with a precise shot when he reached for his gun.

• Usopp denounced Yasopp for abandoning Banchina and failing to contact him for over ten years.
• Yasopp admitted he had no excuse for leaving Usopp and Banchina.
• Usopp offered Yasopp two choices: leave Syrup Village forever or stay and face a Marine trial, which Usopp would defend him at.
• Yasopp reached for his flintlock, and Usopp shot its hammer to disable it.
• Usopp warned Yasopp not to touch his gun.

Usopp and Yasopp faced each other as snipers and settled their conflict through a final shooting contest. Usopp won, and Yasopp chose to remain in Syrup Village to atone on his own terms as Usopp left with a clearer sense of justice.

• Yasopp praised Usopp's shot and asked for a chance to talk, but proposed one final showdown between them as snipers.
• Yasopp challenged Usopp to hit a tiny piece of driftwood and promised to stay in Syrup Village if Usopp won.
• Usopp drew strength from memories of his mother and companions, then hit the center of the driftwood with his shot.
• Yasopp's bullet grazed the driftwood, and he admitted defeat, choosing to protect the village and his wife's resting place as his own final adventure.
• Usopp left to rejoin Kaya and his companions, carrying a deeper understanding of justice and human nature.

Usopp left Syrup Village after watching Yasopp begin to atone, and the crew reunited with Luffy’s grandparents on Dawn Island. The next morning, Nami received orders to return to Marineford for the public execution of Rayleigh, with Ace, Zoro, and Kuina already at Onigashima.

• Usopp watched Yasopp repair his old home and tend Banchina’s grave, while Nami and Kaya said that staying in Syrup Village was his way of atoning.
• Usopp gave Kaya a Den Den Mushi and departed Syrup Village with Luffy and Nami; Yasopp watched them go and vowed to protect the village.
• Luffy transformed into a dragon and carried the boat to Dawn Island, where Usopp and Nami met Rock and Airin and shared a warm meal with them.
• Nami received an urgent call saying Rayleigh would be publicly executed at Marineford the next day and that the crew had to return; she also learned that Ace, Zoro, and Kuina were at Onigashima.
• Luffy took Nami and Usopp back toward Marineford as a dragon while Rock and Airin watched them leave.

As the Navy prepared to execute Rayleigh, Shanks struggled with the truth about his origins while Rayleigh learned that the Roger Pirates’ apparent freedom had been allowed by the World Government. In Wano, Ace found Jack terrorizing Amigasa Village and Tama standing up to him, only to be struck down.

• The Navy’s announcement of Rayleigh’s public execution boosted its prestige, while Kaido and Big Mom formed an alliance but restrained their forces to avoid provoking an all-out Navy assault.
• Shanks demanded answers from Saint Garling about God Valley and his mother, but Garling refused to reveal the truth and warned him to remain in the Holy Land.
• Shanks remembered Teach, whom he had personally arranged, and reacted with a dangerous glint in his eyes.
• Rayleigh and Shakky spoke with Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr in Marineford prison, where Garp revealed that the World Government had tolerated the Roger Pirates’ freedom and Zephyr said they had waited for someone who could overturn the board.
• Jack and the Beasts Pirates attacked Amigasa Village, demanding its supplies and destroying the well; when Tama tried to stop them, an underling struck her down and Jack threatened her.

Ace arrived at Amigasa Village in time to save Tama and fought Jack and the Beasts Pirates with his flames. After Jack fired a flare for help, King flew toward the village while Zoro and Kuina continued their mission to find Kozuki Hiyori.

• Ace blasted Jack away just as he was about to crush Tama, and Tama joyfully reunited with him.
• Jack fired a flare and threatened that King and Queen would arrive, while Ace set the Beasts Pirates ablaze and trapped Jack inside a cage of fire.
• Tama urged Ace to win, and the villagers began to believe they might have hope as Ace and Jack continued fighting.
• In the Flower Capital, Zoro and Kuina saw the flare and decided to keep searching for Kozuki Hiyori.
• On Onigashima, King suspected something was wrong, left Queen to organize the newly recruited pirates, and flew toward the flare.

Zoro and Kuina followed Kozuki Hiyori to Kurozumi Orochi’s mansion, where Orochi revealed the Kozuki Clan had survived and threatened Toko. After Hiyori intervened and Orochi transformed, Zoro and Kuina rescued her and escaped with Toko amid the chaos.

• Zoro and Kuina watched Kozuki Hiyori enter Kurozumi Orochi’s mansion and waited for a chance to approach her.
• Orochi announced that the Kozuki Clan had not been wiped out, then threatened Toko when she laughed uncontrollably.
• Hiyori slapped Orochi and shielded Toko, prompting him to transform into Yamata no Orochi and seize Hiyori in one of his jaws.
• Kuina cut Hiyori free while Zoro severed seven of Orochi’s serpent heads with Three-Sword Style · Tiger Hunt.
• Kyoshiro created a smoke screen and distracted Orochi’s men as Kuina carried the unconscious Hiyori and Zoro took Toko away.
• Orochi ordered his guards to catch them, but Zoro and Kuina had vanished by the time the smoke cleared.

Kozuki Hiyori learned that the Marines could help Wano Country overthrow Kaido and Orochi, and offered Zoro her father’s sword, Enma. Zoro mastered the sword’s attempt to drain his Haki, then condemned Wano’s people for relying on outsiders instead of fighting for their freedom.

• Kozuki Hiyori woke in the secret courtyard, and Kuina told her that she and Zoro had rescued her on Vice Admiral Roy’s orders.
• Kyoshiro arrived and told Hiyori that Vice Admiral Roy had defeated powerful pirates, including Kaido and the Red Hair Pirates, making this Wano Country’s chance to take revenge.
• Hiyori asked Zoro and Kuina to slay Kaido and save Wano Country, offering them her father Kozuki Oden’s sword, Enma.
• Zoro drew Enma, resisted its attempt to drain his Haki, and forced the sword to submit.
• Zoro accepted Enma and told the people of Wano Country they lacked the backbone to wield it themselves.

Zoro and Kuina left the Flower Capital after King learned that marine swordsmen had entered Wano, while Ace overwhelmed Jack at Amigasa Village. King arrived just as Ace’s flames were about to consume Jack, and the battle continued.

• Zoro told Kyoshiro and Hiyori that Wano’s people lacked the courage to resist, leaving them unable to answer his accusation.
• King found Orochi’s mansion in chaos and learned that a green-haired three-sword swordsman and a woman swordsman had taken Komurasaki.
• King ordered Queen to put Onigashima on emergency alert and warned him that two young marine swordsmen had landed in Wano.
• Zoro recognized King flying overhead, then he and Kuina headed toward the battlefield after saying they had orders to attack Onigashima.
• Ace struck Jack with powerful flame attacks, burning and driving back the mammoth before launching Flame Emperor: Sun Wheel.
• King plunged down from the sky and tore through Ace’s flames just as Jack was about to be consumed.