Chapter Summaries

Roy brought Ace and Luffy to Syrup Village to judge whether Usopp was worth something, then confronted the boy after hearing him boast about being a brave warrior of the sea. The chapter ended with Roy asking Usopp what it meant to be a real pirate.

• Roy anchored his warship off Syrup Village and explained to Ace that he had come to see whether a certain person was worth it.
• Usopp entertained Pepper Head, Carrot Head, and Onion Head with an exaggerated story about defeating Marines single-handedly.
• Roy, Ace, and Luffy watched Usopp, and Roy recognized him as Yasopp's son and reflected on his lonely childhood.
• Usopp panicked when he noticed Roy behind him and repeatedly pleaded that he was not a pirate.
• Roy reassured Usopp that he was a brave kid who had not learned to tell the truth, then asked him what being a real pirate meant.

Roy challenged Usopp’s ideal of becoming a pirate by confronting him with how Yasopp’s absence hurt his family, prompting Usopp to declare that he would protect those he cared about rather than abandon them. Roy urged him to consider joining the Marines, then left him questioning whether he could ever face his father as an enemy.

• Roy asked Usopp whether piracy meant murder, plunder, betrayal, and abandoning responsibility, and challenged him to consider what Yasopp’s choices had done to his family.
• Usopp broke down as he recalled his dying mother waiting for Yasopp and admitted that his lies had helped him feel less alone.
• Usopp declared that he would protect the people he cared about and would rather remain a lying boy than become someone who abandoned them.
• Roy told Usopp to join the Marines if he ever went to sea, then asked whether he would shoot Yasopp if they met on opposing sides.
• Kaya watched Usopp crying from her estate, while he wondered whether he would be able to shoot his father.

Sabo returned to the outskirts of the Goa Kingdom with Koala and rescued Rock and Airin from the Sapphire Pirates. He accepted their invitation to Dawn Village, but sensed a hidden observer and suspected the elderly couple had more to them than they showed.

• Sabo looked toward the Goa Kingdom’s walls and reflected on how little his hometown had changed, while Koala offered to leave if he wanted.
• Rock and Airin’s wagon, carrying meat for their grandsons Ace, Luffy, and Roy, was stopped by the Sapphire Pirates led by Bluejam.
• Sabo charged down the hillside and defeated Bluejam, Porchemy, and the rest of the pirates with his water pipe and Dragon Claw Fist.
• Rock and Airin thanked Sabo and invited him and Koala to share dinner in Dawn Village, and Koala accepted before Sabo did.
• As the wagon headed toward the village, Sabo sensed a brief killing intent from a nearby grove and wondered whether Rock and Airin were truly ordinary.

Roy returned to Rock and Airin’s home on Dawn Island with Ace and Luffy, where they met Sabo and Koala during a chaotic reunion and feast. As the family and guests shared dinner, Sabo recalled how Roy had once shaped his ideas and helped inspire the Revolutionary Army; the chapter ended with everyone laughing together over the food.

• Roy sensed guests at his family home and led Ace and Luffy there.
• Rock and Airin prepared a huge feast with help from Sabo and Koala while they waited for Roy’s grandsons.
• Ace and Luffy rushed into the courtyard, collided with Sabo, and met him before Roy greeted Sabo as an old acquaintance.
• Ace and Luffy devoured the feast, astonishing Sabo and Koala, while Roy thanked Sabo for his help that day.
• Sabo remembered meeting Roy at Revolutionary Army headquarters two years earlier, learning from his ideas, and losing to him in a brief challenge.
• Luffy tried to take the meat from Sabo’s plate, and Sabo protected it, making the courtyard erupt in laughter.

Roy reunited with Sabo, who discussed the Revolutionary Army and the state of the world with him before Ace challenged him to a spar. Ace and Sabo fought fiercely on a secluded island, then called their evenly matched battle a draw and clasped hands.

• Roy used his ability to clear the courtyard while he, Sabo, and Koala talked over tea.
• Sabo asked Roy for advice about the World Government, the New World, and the Revolutionary Army.
• Ace challenged Sabo to a spar, and Luffy eagerly asked to join before Roy transported them to an isolated island.
• Sabo and Ace exchanged powerful Dragon Claw and flame attacks while Roy held Luffy back and told him to watch and learn.
• After their final clash, Sabo admitted he had lost, but Ace called the match a draw, and the two clasped hands.

Luffy joined Sabo and Ace’s sparring and was battered by their brotherly “special training” before they returned to Rock’s home. During a happy evening with the family, Luffy learned that Dragon was his biological father, while future troubles loomed.

• Luffy rushed into Sabo and Ace’s fight, and the two teamed up to beat him in a rough sparring session.
• Roy brought Luffy, Sabo, Ace, and Koala back to Rock’s home, where Airin comforted Luffy and everyone shared a meal.
• Roy invited Sabo and Koala to stay for a few days, but a call from Dragon about the Goa Kingdom intelligence interrupted their tea.
• Roy took Sabo’s Den Den Mushi and teased Dragon, who hung up before Luffy could speak with him.
• Koala told Luffy that Dragon was his biological father, leaving Luffy stunned as the others laughed.

Roy, Ace, and Luffy spent time with Sabo and Koala at Rock's home, where the boys trained and the visitors shared a warm family visit before leaving. Roy then returned to Marine Headquarters with Ace and Luffy, who was eager to begin missions at sea, while Roy secretly planned to assign him to G-3.

• Ace, Luffy, and Sabo play-fought and trained while Koala, Rock, and Airin watched them act like brothers.
• Roy teased Sabo and Koala about sharing a room, then revealed there were plenty of rooms.
• Sabo and Koala left after two days, and Koala told Roy she hoped the Revolutionary Army and he might one day stand on the same side.
• Roy, Ace, and Luffy said goodbye to Rock and Airin and used Roy's power to return to their Marine warship.
• Roy and Ace discussed their return to Marine Headquarters and Luffy's upcoming sea missions, while Roy privately planned to assign him to G-3.

Roy, Ace, and Luffy returned from the East Blue to Marineford, where Zephyr assigned Luffy a graduation assessment. The chapter ended with Luffy, Zoro, and Kuina setting out to defeat the Tyrannosaurus Pirates within a week.

• Roy, Ace, and Luffy met Smoker and Hina at Loguetown, where they learned that Gin had surrendered and received a five-year sentence at his preliminary hearing.
• Roy handed Smoker secret orders to pursue the remaining targets in the East Blue cleanup operation, then left with Ace and Luffy for Marineford.
• At Marineford, Roy told the hungry Luffy to report to Zephyr because his graduation assessment had not yet been decided.
• Zoro and Kuina sparred at the training ground while Zephyr watched, and Roy, Ace, and Luffy arrived.
• Zephyr ordered Luffy, Zoro, and Kuina to defeat the Tyrannosaurus Pirates, led by a 680-million-Beli pirate, within one week.

Zephyr took Luffy, Kuina, and Zoro to begin their graduation examination, while Roy and Ace learned that Enel was pursuing pirates in the Northern Seas. Meanwhile, Kaido sent King to confront the rising Tyrannosaurus Pirates, whose captain Dorak prepared to face Zephyr's approaching warship on a deserted island.

• Zephyr carried Luffy aboard an examination warship and ordered Kuina and Zoro to join the graduation examination.
• Roy and Ace reported the East Blue cleanup to Sengoku, and Ace asked him to have Enel check on Zephyr's examination mission.
• Queen told Kaido that the Tyrannosaurus Pirates were approaching the Thunder Rock Archipelago and that Caesar had increased Artificial Devil Fruit production.
• Kaido ordered King to make the Tyrannosaurus Pirates submit to the Beasts or disappear.
• Dorak's crew spotted Zephyr's warship pursuing them, changed course toward a deserted island, and prepared to fight when the Marines landed.

Luffy, Zoro, and Kuina attacked the Tyrant Dragon Pirates, with Luffy’s fury over being kept from eating driving him into a fierce battle with Dorak. As Zephyr watched from the warship, Dorak transformed into his tyrannosaurus human-beast form and fought Luffy, who kept demanding his meat back.

• Zephyr warned Zoro and Kuina that the Tyrant Dragon Pirates hunted swordmasters, while Luffy transformed into his dragon-human form and charged toward the island because he was hungry.
• Dorak ordered his pirates to fire on the approaching attackers, but Luffy used Bad Wind to deflect the cannonballs and crashed onto the pirate ship.
• Luffy overwhelmed first mate Garu and demanded to know whether Dorak had kept him from eating, while Zoro and Kuina cut through the pirates.
• Garu attacked Zoro and Serina targeted Kuina as Dorak charged Luffy, setting the three fighters against the pirates’ strongest fighters.
• Dorak transformed into his Tyrannosaurus human-beast form and traded blows with Luffy, who battered him while demanding his meat back.
• Zephyr declined to send support and laughed as Dorak protested that he did not know who Luffy was or why he was angry.

Luffy, Zoro, and Kuina fought Dorak, Garu, and Serina as the battle wrecked the ship and island, with Luffy unleashing a devastating Dragon Breath that burned dozens of pirates and struck Garu. Zephyr sensed an unknown presence approaching through the clouds as Luffy and Dorak resumed their clash.

• Garu transformed into his Sabertooth Dragon Human-Beast Form and fought Zoro, who wounded him with sword attacks while Garu’s speed and recovery kept the battle going.
• Serina ambushed Kuina with shadow-based attacks, but Kuina saw through her illusions and wounded her with precise sword strikes.
• Luffy and Dorak clashed in their dragon forms, trading powerful blows that shattered the battlefield and damaged the ship.
• Kuina killed a pirate lackey who tried to shoot Zoro from behind, then continued fighting Serina as their sword-and-claw battle intensified.
• Luffy unleashed Dragon Breath: Frenzied Flame Vortex, engulfing dozens of charging lackeys and burning Garu, while Zoro narrowly avoided the flames.
• Dorak interrupted Luffy as he prepared another blast, and the two resumed close combat amid the wreckage as Zephyr sensed an unknown presence approaching.

Luffy, Zoro, and Kuina defeated the Tyrannosaurus Pirates’ forces on a deserted island, but Kaido and King arrived and attacked. Kaido declared that he wanted to fight Zephyr, leaving the two sides facing off as the battle threatened to begin.

• Luffy battered Dorak while Zoro and Kuina brought Garu and Serina close to defeat.
• Kaido and King flew through the New World as Kaido looked forward to recruiting Ancient Zoan users and sensed an interesting day ahead.
• Zephyr warned Luffy, Zoro, and Kuina of the incoming attack, then intercepted Kaido’s Dragon Breath with his Haki-covered fists.
• King struck Zoro with Flame Emperor and hurled him into a mountainside, while Kuina protected Luffy from rushing into danger.
• Kaido appeared above the battlefield with King and told Zephyr he had come to recruit fighters but now wanted to fight him.

Luffy fought Kaido in his Pink Dragon form while Zephyr joined the battle, and Zoro and Kuina faced King after defeating Serina. The island-wide clash continued as the wounded Dorak and Garu realized the Marines’ new generation had overwhelmed them.

• Dorak begged Kaido to let the Tyrannosaurus Pirates join the Beasts Pirates, but Kaido mocked him.
• Luffy attacked King with Bolo Breath, and Kaido blocked it with his tail, leaving it charred before challenging Luffy to join his crew.
• Kaido fought Luffy in the sky as Zephyr charged in and struck Kaido with his Black Arm: Smash.
• Kuina pulled Zoro from the rubble, and the pair killed Serina before King descended to face them.
• Zoro and Kuina fought King together while Kaido, Luffy, and Zephyr continued battling overhead.
• Dorak and Garu collapsed among the flames and bodies, stunned by the Marines’ new generation.

Zephyr and Luffy forced Kaido’s battle down to the island, where the three traded powerful blows without either side gaining the upper hand. Elsewhere, King exploited Zoro’s chest injury to blast him into a mountainside, leaving Kuina to help him face King as he prepared another attack.

• Zephyr taunted Kaido into taking his Human-Beast Form, then knocked him down from the sky and brought their fight to the island’s center.
• Zephyr and Kaido exchanged blows on the ground, and Luffy joined them, striking Kaido with a Dragon Bone: Meteor Fall before the three continued battling.
• Zoro and Kuina fought King together and forced him back with coordinated sword attacks.
• Zoro’s old chest wound made him falter, allowing King to hit him with Fire Dragon Emperor and send him crashing into a mountainside.
• Kuina blocked the remaining flames and supported the injured Zoro as King prepared to attack them again.

Roy rushed toward the battlefield after learning that Zephyr’s warship had engaged Kaido and that Whitebeard’s crew was approaching. As King nearly killed Zoro, Kuina awakened her Mythical Zoan Vampire Form and fought back, leaving Zoro determined to catch up with her.

• Tsuru told Roy that Zephyr, Luffy, Zoro, and Kuina were in danger, and Roy left for the New World as Tsuru ordered support mobilized.
• Sengoku sent Kizaru to reinforce Zephyr and protect the new-generation special training group.
• King wounded Zoro and Kuina, but Zoro managed to slash King before King struck him down and seized him.
• Kuina awakened her Vampire Form, rescued Zoro from King, and attacked him with renewed strength.
• King and Kuina clashed in the air as Zoro watched and resolved to become strong enough to catch up with her.

Zephyr and Luffy continued fighting Kaido while King overwhelmed Kuina with aerial attacks and flames. Just as King prepared to kill her, Thunder God Enel arrived and blocked his sword.

• Zephyr sensed Kuina's strange, violent aura, but Kaido attacked him with Thunder Bagua, and Luffy took the blow while protecting Zephyr.
• Zephyr charged Kaido with a series of powerful punches as their battle shook the island.
• King used his Pteranodon Form and relentless flaming attacks to keep Kuina from approaching him or recovering with blood.
• Kuina drew strength from Zoro's gaze and tried to counter King's dive with Blood Moon: Shadowless Slash, but King's Guardian Fire Dragon Emperor shattered her attack and ended her Vampire Form.
• King raised his flaming greatsword to kill the badly injured Kuina, but Enel arrived in a bolt of lightning and blocked the strike with his golden staff.

Enel overwhelmed King with lightning while Kaido and Zephyr continued their fierce battle, and Luffy carried the gravely wounded Zoro toward the warship. As Enel prepared to unleash his full power, Whitebeard and the Moby Dick arrived, and Whitebeard ordered his crew to join the fight.

• Enel struck King repeatedly with powerful lightning attacks, leaving him badly wounded.
• Kaido distracted by the distant lightning was driven back by Zephyr, who vowed to defeat him.
• Luffy rescued the barely breathing Zoro and flew toward the warship while Kuina stayed behind.
• Kuina drained Dorak’s blood to heal herself, then finished him and Garu.
• Enel sensed the battlefield’s worsening situation and released his Thunder God Mode at full power.
• Whitebeard arrived aboard the Moby Dick and ordered the Whitebeard Pirates to enter the battle.

Enel recovered from Kaido’s devastating attack and charged back into battle, while their clash threatened to destroy the island. Zephyr evacuated Kuina to the warship, where she stayed beside the critically wounded Zoro, as the Moby Dick appeared and Zephyr waited for Roy.

• Enel struck King with 200 Million Volts: Thunder God's Wrath, but Kaido ambushed him with Roaring Thunder Bagua and sent him crashing into the ground.
• Kaido declared that no one would escape, but Enel rose from the crater, excited by Kaido’s strength, and attacked him again.
• Enel and Kaido collided in the sky, unleashing a destructive storm that began breaking apart the island.
• Zephyr carried Kuina away from the battlefield and took her to the warship, where medics were struggling to save Zoro and Luffy kept watch beside him.
• Kuina knelt by Zoro and urged him to hold on as the Moby Dick appeared offshore; Zephyr recognized Whitebeard and wondered whether Roy had arrived.

Enel fought Kaido in the sky above Deserted Island while King watched from the shattered mountaintop, until Whitebeard arrived and struck Kaido down. With Marco approaching the warship and Enel telling Zephyr to evacuate the wounded youngsters, Whitebeard and Kaido began a clash that shook the island.

• Enel clashed with Kaido, whose repeated Thunder Bagua strikes shattered part of Enel’s golden ring and sent him crashing into the island.
• King watched the battle and recognized the danger posed by Enel, Kuina, and Zoro, then decided his forces had to retreat.
• Whitebeard arrived at the coast, knocked Kaido out of the sky with a shock wave, and challenged him over Kozuki Oden’s score.
• Marco approached Zephyr’s warship, where Zoro was critically injured, Luffy was nearly unconscious, and Kuina refused to leave them.
• Enel returned to the warship and told Zephyr to take the wounded youngsters away as Whitebeard and Kaido resumed fighting.

Whitebeard battered Kaido in their clash while Marco attacked the warship and overwhelmed the exhausted Enel. Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Roy arrived just as Marco struck Enel, freezing the battlefield with his ROOM.

• Whitebeard blocked Kaido's Thunder Bagua and struck him with Air Quake: Collapse, sending him crashing into a mountainside.
• Marco launched Blue Flame: Meteor Rain at the warship, and Enel intercepted the attack despite his injuries.
• Marco pressed Enel back through the air while Zephyr guarded the wounded Zoro, Kuina, and Luffy on the warship.
• Enel rallied and attacked Marco, but Marco dodged and closed in on him.
• Roy emerged from a distortion in space and punched Marco, sending him crashing at Whitebeard's feet.
• Roy activated ROOM, freezing the sea, island, and battlefield around him.