Chapter Summaries

After Kaido and Linlin fell, Roy freed Yamato and recognized her wish to protect Wano, then brought her, Ace, Tama, Zoro, and Kuina to the Flower Capital to show them the country’s true condition. The people remained fearful and uncertain despite Kaido’s defeat, and Roy led the group toward the Shogun’s Residence.

• Roy ordered the battlefield cleaned up and the wounded treated, then praised Tama for her bravery.
• Enel brought in Yamato, and Roy freed her from her explosive handcuffs and confirmed she had protected civilians rather than joined the Beasts Pirates’ atrocities.
• Yamato accepted Kaido’s death as the end of her cage and vowed to protect Wano Country and true freedom.
• Roy told Yamato that she might become Wano Country’s ruler if she remained true to herself after seeing the country’s reality.
• Roy transported Yamato and the others above the Flower Capital, where they found the people silent, numb, and afraid that another tyrant would take Kaido’s place.
• Roy identified the Shogun’s Residence as the likely Origin Point and led the group toward it.

Roy brought Momonosuke and the Red Scabbards into Wano after the Marines defeated Kaido, and Hiyori reunited with her brother. As Orochi begged Roy to keep him in power, Roy said the Marines would not interfere in Wano's internal affairs.

• Kurozumi Orochi welcomed the Marines and pleaded for their support, while Yamato and the people of Wano reacted with fear and numbness.
• Roy opened a spatial rift in the square, bringing Momonosuke, Kin'emon, Raizo, Kikunojo, and the others into the present.
• Hiyori recognized Momonosuke and rushed to embrace him, but he behaved lecherously before she identified herself as his sister and told him Kaido was dead.
• Hiyori declared that the Kozuki Family could restore Wano, but Momonosuke panicked under Roy's gaze and wet himself, drawing scornful whispers from the crowd.
• Kurozumi Orochi begged Roy to reject the Kozuki remnants and let him continue ruling Wano, while the people remained silent.
• Roy ignored Orochi's flattery and said the Marines would not interfere in Wano's internal affairs.

Kurozumi Orochi transformed and killed Momonosuke and Kozuki Sukiyaki after Roy refused Sukiyaki’s demand that the Marines restore the Kozuki rule. Roy then cut off Orochi’s eight heads, leaving Wano’s people and the Akazaya stunned.

• Kozuki Sukiyaki emerged and ordered Roy and the Marines to execute Kurozumi Orochi and restore the Kozuki Family to power.
• Roy refused to interfere in Wano’s internal affairs, and Sukiyaki challenged his refusal.
• Kurozumi Orochi transformed into an eight-headed serpent and bit Momonosuke in half.
• Orochi struck Kozuki Sukiyaki, who crashed into a wall and died.
• Roy used a spatial slash to sever all eight of Orochi’s heads.

After the Kozuki Family died, Yamato rejected the Kozuki legacy and chose to protect Wano as herself, while Roy and his allies left for Marineford. Yamato then faced the retainers as they tried to put Hiyori on the throne.

• Hiyori grieved over Momonosuke and Sukiyaki as Kin'emon, Raizo, and Kikunojo blamed Roy for their deaths.
• Ace and Zoro attacked the Red Scabbards after they slandered Roy, leaving Kin'emon, Raizo, and Kikunojo gravely wounded.
• Yamato abandoned her fantasy of ruling as Kozuki Oden and declared that she would stay in Wano as Yamato, protect its people, and become Nio.
• Kuina told Roy that the Five Elders had entered the battle at Marineford, and Roy left with Zoro, Ace, Kuina, and Tama after telling Yamato to pursue her path.
• Kin'emon and the other retainers demanded that Hiyori become general, but Yamato released her Conqueror's Haki and charged at them with Thunder Bagua.

Roy left Wano Country’s future in Yamato’s hands and headed for Marineford after the Five Elders intervened. At Marineford, Sengoku unleashed a devastating attack that left Saint Saturn unable to regenerate, before Roy arrived.

• Roy ordered the Marines to prepare to leave Wano Country and trusted Yamato to keep order there.
• Roy sent Enel to retrieve Nidai Kitetsu and Ame no Habakiri, then left Issho in charge and went ahead to Marineford.
• Sengoku battered Saint Saturn’s Gyuki form while Nami, Sanji, and Usopp watched in disbelief.
• Sengoku used his Overlord Might Shaking Heaven Palm to destroy Saint Saturn’s demonic body and leave him gravely injured.
• Saint Saturn could no longer regenerate, and the battlefield fell silent as Sengoku stood over him before Roy arrived.

The Holy Knights arrived at Marineford after Sengoku defeated Saint Saturn and the navy seized control of the battle. As Saint Garling prepared to fight Sengoku and the Admirals, Roy appeared before him and stopped the battlefield cold.

• Saint Garling and Saint Shamrock entered the Room of Authority and received permission from Saint Nusjuro to lead the Holy Knights to Marineford.
• Sengoku crushed Saint Saturn, while Kizaru defeated Bullet and Aokiji trapped the surviving pirates, leaving the navy in control of the battlefield.
• Sakazuki attacked the wounded Shanks, but Saint Garling and Saint Shamrock arrived in a black pentagram formation and blasted Sakazuki away.
• Saint Garling challenged Sengoku for attacking Saint Saturn, and Sengoku defended the navy's justice as the Holy Knights and Admirals prepared to clash.
• Roy appeared in front of Saint Garling and froze the air, light, Haki, and the Holy Knights with his presence.

Roy confronted the Holy Knights on Marineford as Saint Garling accused Sengoku of threatening world peace and demanded that Roy hand him over. Roy answered by revealing the battered Saint Shepherd Sommers at Garling’s feet, leaving the knights shocked and fearful.

• Roy arrived and joined Sakazuki, Kizaru, Aokiji, and Sengoku in overwhelming the Holy Knights with their combined presence and Haki.
• Saint Garling accused Sengoku of attacking a Celestial Dragon and warned Roy that the Marines’ actions could unleash war and chaos.
• Roy defended Sengoku by citing Marine law and arguing that Saint Saturn had sheltered a condemned pirate and obstructed an execution.
• Saint Saturn claimed that Sengoku had attacked a Celestial Dragon, stirring doubt among the Marines and renewed confidence among the Holy Knights and surviving pirates.
• Saint Garling demanded that Roy surrender Sengoku, but Roy tore open the air and dropped the battered Saint Shepherd Sommers at his feet.

Roy confronted the Holy Knights after discovering that Saint Shepherd Sommers had appeared on Dawn Island, and demanded to know who had sent him. As Sommers claimed sole responsibility and Roy prepared to kill him, Princess Gunko arrived through a magic circle.

• Roy revealed that Saint Shepherd Sommers had shown up on Dawn Island, and the Marines erupted in anger at the threat to Roy's family.
• Roy aimed the Death Omen Star at Saint Garling and demanded an explanation, while Sakazuki, Kizaru, and Aokiji turned against the Holy Knights.
• Saint Garling blamed Sommers alone, and Roy shot off Sommers's left arm before demanding to know who had sent him.
• Saint Shepherd Sommers claimed that he had acted alone and taken full responsibility, and Roy aimed his weapon at Sommers's head.
• A Five-Pointed Star Magic Circle appeared above the plaza, and Princess Gunko stepped through it with ringed eyes.

Roy confronted Imu, who possessed Princess Gunko, and overwhelmed her with his Conqueror’s Haki, prompting Imu to sense a connection between Roy and Joy Boy. Imu killed Saint Saturn and Saint Shepherd Sommers, then asked Roy if that was enough.

• Princess Gunko’s Rinnegan-like eyes revealed that Imu had awakened and was speaking through her, while Roy told Luffy, Law, and the others to watch from behind the barrier.
• Imu attacked Roy with Conqueror’s Haki, but Roy resisted and unleashed a stronger force that shattered the barrier and shook Marineford and the skies over Mary Geoise.
• Kuzan used Ice Age to freeze and support the fractured island as Roy’s Haki overwhelmed the Holy Knights and knocked out the surviving pirates.
• In the Flower Room, Imu’s true body fell to its knees and wondered why Roy carried the presence of Joy Boy or another ancient being.
• Imu’s presence through Princess Gunko killed Saint Saturn and Saint Shepherd Sommers by turning their bodies to ash, then asked Roy, “Is that enough?”

The Paramount War ended with Rayleigh’s execution, Shanks’s capture, and the Navy’s victory, while Roy revealed the danger of Imu’s Devil Contract. As Marineford was restored, Roy visited the shattered Shanks in prison.

• The Holy Knights retrieved Saturn and Sommers, then left with Gunko as Garling and Shamrock looked back at the broken Shanks.
• Rayleigh was executed, Shakky took her own life, and Roy claimed Catarina Devon’s Mythical Zoan fruit after the remaining Impel Down prisoners were killed.
• The world celebrated the Navy’s victory as Luffy, Sanji, Usopp, Nami, Law, and Chopper helped clear the battlefield and treat survivors.
• Roy transferred wounded Navy soldiers to medical stations and told Sengoku and the Three Admirals about Imu’s Devil Contract.
• Sengoku promised support for fallen soldiers’ families while the Navy restored Marineford and honored the dead.
• Roy visited the imprisoned Shanks, who sat hollow-eyed in the darkness.

Roy confronted the defeated Shanks in prison, challenged his role in the Great Pirate Era, and demanded that he do something for him. Roy threatened Uta by invoking the truth behind Elegia, while Uta approached Sabaody Archipelago worried about her father.

• Roy told Shanks that the pirate frenzy had brought suffering to civilians and suggested that Roger's allies were pieces following fate.
• Shanks asked about the pink-haired boy, and Roy said the boy had collapsed in fear when he released a little of his Haki.
• Roy told Shanks he would not die yet and demanded that he do something for him.
• Roy mentioned Uta's planned concert near Marineford, and Shanks lunged at the bars, begging him not to harm her.
• Roy said he knew the truth behind the tragedy of Elegia and gave Shanks one night to think before leaving him in darkness.
• Uta sailed toward Sabaody Archipelago aboard her performance ship and murmured, "Father..."

Roy visited Sengoku in Marineford after the Marines rebuilt their fortress and secured support despite the World Government's financial sanctions. He left Sengoku the More-More Fruit for Garp and dodged a decision about becoming the Fourth Admiral, while Nami and her team arrived to secure Uta's concert, where Uta noticed Luffy.

• Roy relaxed in Sengoku's office while Sengoku complained about the workload and learned that Garp and Zephyr were fishing in the East Blue.
• Sengoku said Nami, Luffy, Usopp, Sanji, and an elite squad had been assigned to protect Uta's concert in Sabaody.
• Roy gave Sengoku the More-More Fruit, and Sengoku realized it could suit Garp's fighting style.
• Sengoku asked Roy whether he would accept the Fourth Admiral position, but Roy left without deciding because he had not chosen a code name.
• Nami arrived backstage at the concert with Luffy, Sanji, and Usopp, and Uta quietly watched Luffy through the curtain.

At Sabaody, Nami rescued Uta from a crowd, where Uta recognized Luffy but he did not know her. Meanwhile, Roy and Ace visited Vegapunk on Punk Hazard to collect a ring Vegapunk had finished.

• Nami warned Luffy to stay on patrol by threatening to send him back to Garp for training, and Luffy rushed off to patrol.
• Nami used the Cloud-Cloud Fruit to clear a passage through the crowd and escort Uta to a rest room with Luffy.
• Uta watched Luffy closely, but when he said he did not know her, she claimed she had recognized him from the newspaper.
• Roy and Ace met Vegapunk at the research institute, where Roy briefly noticed York before asking about the ring.
• Vegapunk revealed the completed ring, and Ace looked at it with excitement.

Roy gave Ace a ring combining Charlotte Oven's Scorch-Scorch Fruit with the true Heat-Heat Fruit, allowing him to raise his temperature to ten thousand degrees. After Ace nearly lost control while testing its power, Roy stopped him, and Ace vowed to master the flames without endangering others.

• Vegapunk revealed that the ring combined two heat-based Devil Fruit powers, and Roy explained their abilities to Ace.
• Roy gave Ace the ring and encouraged him to become the true Flame Emperor; Ace's flames erupted through the laboratory ceiling.
• Vegapunk brought Ace to a volcanic training ground, where Ace used the ring to unleash increasingly powerful flames.
• Ace reached five thousand degrees and formed a small sun with his Great Flame Commandment, but Roy intervened and swallowed the flames with spatial ripples.
• Roy warned Ace that the sun could burn everything to ashes, and Ace acknowledged he had nearly destroyed the training ground before promising to control his power.

Roy extracted the Gum-Gum Fruit from Koby and set course for Twin Cape to meet someone he believed could awaken it. At Twin Cape, Crocus encountered an unexpected visitor, while Laboon heard a familiar voice ordering him to stop charging the Red Line.

• Vegapunk told Roy that Koby was an ordinary Gum-Gum Fruit user and said he had found Brook’s past identity suspicious.
• Roy extracted the Gum-Gum Fruit from Koby, then threw him into the sea, where a sea beast swallowed him.
• Roy told Ace they were heading to meet an ambitious man who might awaken the fruit.
• Crocus read that Rayleigh had been executed and sensed an unfamiliar presence approaching the lighthouse.
• Laboon charged the Red Line again, but a commanding voice called his name and stopped him.

Brook reunited with Laboon at Twin Cape after fifty-two years and played the Rumbar Pirates’ final song for him. Brook decided to stay with Crocus, protect Twin Cape, and renew his promise to Laboon by remaining at his side.

• Brook ran across the sea to Laboon, revealed his identity, and apologized for keeping him waiting after dying once.
• Brook played the Rumbar Pirates’ final song from a Tone Dial, and Laboon recognized him and wept with joy.
• Crocus learned that Brook had met Roy and heard how Roy’s power had left Brook unable to resist.
• Brook told Crocus he would stay at Twin Cape, protect it, and keep Laboon company.
• Brook renewed his promise to Laboon, vowing to stay and protect him for the rest of his life.

Teach declared his ambition to become King of the World, but Roy confronted him and revealed he wielded the Dark-Dark Fruit. Under Roy’s pressure, Teach admitted to his thefts and reaffirmed that he would pursue his dream regardless.

• Burgess asked Teach whether they would still go to sea, and Teach declared that he wanted to become King of the World.
• Roy appeared behind Teach and addressed him as Marshall D. Teach, also naming him David D. Teach.
• Teach ordered his crew to lower their weapons when he recognized Roy, while Roy trapped the crew outside a barrier and Ace attacked Van Augur.
• Teach realized Roy possessed the Dark-Dark Fruit, and Roy challenged him over his ambition and past methods.
• Teach resisted Roy’s Conqueror’s Haki, confessed to stealing power and history, and proclaimed that a person’s dream would never end.

Roy forced Teach to accept two Devil Fruits and warned him not to harm civilians, while Ace subdued Teach’s crew. Teach survived the ordeal and vowed to plunge the ocean into darkness.

• Roy revealed that he knew Teach was Xebec’s son and gave him the Swamp-Swamp Fruit and the Gum-Gum Fruit.
• Teach suspected the Gum-Gum Fruit was meant to restrain him, but decided to make its power serve his ambition and ate both fruits.
• Teach suffered intense pain as the fruits’ powers clashed inside him, while Roy watched and judged his ruthless nature.
• Roy removed the barrier after Ace reported that he had defeated Lafitte, Van Augur, Jesus Burgess, and Doc Q.
• Teach watched Roy and Ace leave and vowed to plunge the entire ocean into darkness.

Teach survived and gained the powers of both the Gum-Gum Fruit and the Swamp-Swamp Fruit, then declared he would lead his crew on a path beyond piracy and the Marines. On a warship bound for Sabaody Archipelago, Ace questioned Roy’s decision to give Teach such power, while Roy said Teach was being watched and still had a use.

• Teach tested the Gum-Gum Fruit by stretching his arm and smashing a distant rock wall.
• Teach used the Swamp-Swamp Fruit to spread mud that swallowed the ground, then combined both abilities into a devouring whip.
• Lafitte, Van Augur, Jesus Burgess, and Doc Q reacted with fear and awe as Teach demonstrated that he could wield two Devil Fruit powers.
• Teach told his crew they would set sail and insisted that the sea offered paths beyond being Marines or pirates.
• Ace confronted Roy about giving Teach the Swamp-Swamp Fruit and admitted he felt an intense urge to attack him.
• Roy calmed Ace, explaining that Teach was under surveillance and would not risk crossing their limits as the warship sailed toward Sabaody Archipelago.

On the eve of her concert, Uta revealed to Gordon her plan to use the Sing-Sing Fruit and a broadcast to trap humanity in Uta World, then knocked him unconscious when he tried to stop her. The concert began the next day as Nami, Luffy, Law, and Bepo gathered among the crowd, while Uta’s plan remained poised to unfold.

• Uta told Gordon she believed the real world was irredeemably cruel and planned to create a permanent utopia inside Uta World.
• Gordon warned that Uta’s plan would destroy the world, but Uta used her song to make him lose consciousness.
• Uta declared that her concert would end old humanity and usher in a new era under her control.
• The next day, Nami maintained order at the concert venue and greeted Luffy and Law, who had come to attend.
• Bepo led Uta’s fan club in cheering as the stage lights went dark and the concert was about to begin.