Recaps

Kuzan and more than a hundred fish-men ambushed a Marine convoy transporting Charlotte Cracker to Impel Down. Their modified giant beast, Samael, attacked the prison ship, leaving Major General Garog shocked that a Sea King could detect a ship lined with Seastone.

• Major General Garog ordered the Marines escorting Charlotte Cracker to stay alert as their prison ship and accompanying warship crossed the Vortex Triangle Sea Area.
• Kuzan watched the ships from beneath the sea and ordered the fish-men to carry out their plan.
• The fish-men released Samael’s scales and moved into position while Kuzan told the giant beast it was time to act.
• Samael struck the prison ship from below, flipping it over and tearing much of it apart.
• Major General Garog climbed onto the wreckage and exclaimed that a Sea King had attacked despite the ship’s Seastone lining.

Roy completed his mission by wiping out the Whitebeard Pirates’ remnants on the Land of Fire, while Kuzan’s group rescued Charlotte Cracker and took him to Sky City. With the Red-Hair Pirates allied with the Whitebeard Pirates and attacking Navy bases, Roy expected the growing chaos to help him claim the position of East Blue Governor.

• Roy rescued the drowning Charlotte Cracker from the wreckage of the prison ship after Samael’s attack on the Navy.
• Kuzan ordered his group to retreat beneath the sea once Samael and the fish-men had cleared away the battle’s traces.
• Roy learned that Charlotte Cracker had been transported to Sky City and continued gathering evidence to frame the Whitebeard Pirates’ remnants.
• Roy’s forces wiped out the remnants on the Land of Fire and collected the heads of three captains from Whitebeard’s subordinate crews.
• Roy learned that the Red-Hair Pirates had allied with the Whitebeard Pirates and attacked several Navy bases, then set sail believing he could claim the East Blue Governor position.

Roy attended a World Government press conference where he was appointed East Blue Governor as the government showcased its power to the world. Watching the broadcast, Lucci agreed to honor his bet and join Roy with his former CP9 companions, though he remained determined to uncover Roy’s secrets.

• The World Government held a lavish, globally broadcast press conference to appoint the Grand Governors of the Four Seas and restore its public image.
• Roy and the other governors followed the rehearsed ceremony as Marine and government leaders watched; Akainu criticized the spectacle while Kizaru defended it.
• Owl rushed to the villa in Saint Poplar and told the former CP9 agents that Roy had been appointed East Blue Governor.
• Roy’s appointment prompted the agents to look to Lucci, whose agreement would fulfill their pact to pledge loyalty to Roy once he gained sufficient authority.
• Lucci agreed to join Roy, prompting his companions to celebrate and Jabra to collect his five-million-Beli bet; Lucci privately resolved to discover Roy’s true nature.

Bon Clay began leading hundreds of thousands of fish-men on a dangerous migration through the Calm Belt to the East Blue, carrying out Roy’s plan to build a loyal force there. The migration set off under Bon Clay’s leadership, with Roy’s allies and Sea Kings providing limited protection.

• Fish-men loaded supplies onto ships as Bon Clay prepared the migration from the Cloud Bridge.
• Roy’s plan called for the fish-men to reach the East Blue, while the Calm Belt journey would serve as a deadly trial.
• Roy arranged for Sea Kings, Bon Clay’s allies, and Sky City to provide limited protection and transport some children.
• Bon Clay vowed to bring most of the fish-men safely to the East Blue as they gathered beneath the stars.
• Bon Clay sounded the conch horn, and Samael led the fish-men toward the Calm Belt.

Roy arrived in Loguetown to take up his post as East Blue Governor, where the World Government was building a fortified headquarters for him. He stepped ashore to a grand welcoming ceremony, accompanied by Spandam and Skoda, as his rule over the East Blue began.

• The World Government ordered Loguetown transformed into a war fortress to serve as Roy's residence and base for suppressing pirates and revolutionary forces.
• Roy and Spandam sailed across the East Blue, attending banquets hosted by kingdoms along the way.
• Roy learned that his ship had reached the waters near the Polaris Archipelago, half an hour from Loguetown.
• Roy saw Loguetown's busy harbor and cannon scars, which he attributed to pirate attacks.
• Roy dragged the hungover Spandam to the harbor, then stepped ashore to cheers alongside Spandam and Skoda.

Roy traveled from Loguetown to the remote Monig Kingdom, intending to turn its rich fishing waters into a secret military base for his fish-men and other forces. After inspecting the area from Sky City, he expected Lucci and Owl to have cleared the way for his plans.

• Roy left Loguetown while Bon Clay impersonated him, and Sky City followed him toward the Monig Kingdom.
• Roy chose Monig as a future base because it was remote, poor, and surrounded by exceptionally abundant marine life.
• The fish-men migration force advanced underwater toward Monig under Roy’s orders, despite having lost nearly twenty thousand fish-men during its earlier crossing of the Calm Belt.
• Roy used the Echo Map to inspect Monig’s waters and concluded that they could support one or two hundred thousand fish-men.
• Sky City descended over the kingdom, and Roy wondered whether Lucci and Owl had dealt with every obstacle.

Lucci and the former CP9 completed Roy’s orders by killing the Monig Kingdom’s ruling class, allowing Sky City’s forces to seize the country and rename it Wings of Freedom. Roy then welcomed hundreds of thousands of fish-men to their new home, while Lucci’s admiration for Roy’s ambitions deepened.

• Lucci killed the king and confirmed that he and the former CP9 had slaughtered the palace’s occupants according to Roy’s orders.
• Owl, Kalifa, and the others finished their tasks and prepared to visit Pearl Chain Island, while Lucci stayed behind, reflecting on Roy’s plans to overthrow the World Government and Celestial Dragons.
• Roy’s Sky City soldiers took control of the leaderless Monig Kingdom, and he crushed resistance from those who opposed the occupation.
• Roy renamed the kingdom Wings of Freedom and sent supplies, engineers, and scientists there to begin constructing a future base.
• Hundreds of thousands of fish-men followed the Sea Fire forces to Wings of Freedom, where Roy announced that they could live there.

Roy oversaw the rapid construction of Wings of Freedom, using shared labor to bring the island’s many races together while eliminating those he considered threats. When the project exhausted Sky City’s supplies, he planned to exploit his appointment as East Blue Governor and the World Government’s orders to secure more resources for his own forces.

• Hundreds of thousands of Fish-Men helped build Wings of Freedom, which Roy had promised would become their home.
• Roy used the grueling construction work to make the island’s different races work together and weed out people he viewed as unstable threats.
• Factories and buildings rapidly transformed Wings of Freedom into a military base and livable city, but the project caused pollution and daily accidents.
• Roy received a report showing that Sky City lacked the materials needed to finish Wings of Freedom’s planned floating core.
• Roy explained that the core would survive a future rise in sea levels and become the center of his control over the East Blue.
• Roy decided to use the World Government’s secret order to plunder resources and build forces loyal to himself.

Roy arrived at Tachibana Kingdom and inspected the vast bridge construction site, where the World Government worked slaves under brutal conditions. He considered how to profit from the planned destruction of three East Blue nations and looked forward to taking control of the kingdom.

• Roy learned that the World Government planned to destroy the Black Mountain Kingdom, Nonia Federation, and Pikney Islands and enslave their inhabitants.
• Roy considered how to coordinate member nations’ troops and secretly embezzle supplies during the campaign.
• Spandam and the others arrived at the bridge dock, where slaves and prisoners gathered amid cheers and cries.
• Roy used the Echo Map to observe the construction site and criticized its wasteful labor practices.
• Roy transformed into mist, surveyed the colossal bridge, and declared that Tachibana Kingdom would become his territory.

Roy left Spandam in charge of embezzling half the resources assigned to the Kingdom on the Bridge, while five East Blue member kingdoms mobilized for Roy’s campaign against three Third World nations. The chapter ended with the coming conflict poised to spread into widespread plunder, while the World Government continued to call East Blue peaceful.

• Roy told Spandam to manage the Kingdom on the Bridge project and assured him he would intervene if the corruption was exposed.
• Spandam and Skoda set aside their earlier plans and prepared to embezzle half the bridge project’s resources.
• The kings of five East Blue World Government member states armed themselves and gathered their soldiers for Roy’s operation.
• The five kingdoms’ warships departed their harbors as other member states watched, hoping to profit from the campaign.
• Third World forces panicked as the World Government’s rules enabled member states to attack and plunder them.

Roy orchestrated a war between five World Government member nations and an alliance of three Third World nations, ensuring the smaller countries knew they faced enslavement at the Great Kingdom on the Bridge. He intended to exploit the member nations’ losses to infiltrate them and build a power base across the East Blue.

• The three Third World nations formed an alliance and prepared their people to resist the invading forces rather than face enslavement.
• Roy asked Bruno whether the intelligence and weapons had been delivered to the three kingdoms.
• Bruno confirmed the delivery and reported that Roy’s people were infiltrating the five member nations, including Sachis's.
• Roy told Bruno to check the plan for loopholes and explained that he intended to use the war to weaken the five nations before replacing their leaders.

Bon Clay and Jabra assassinated the Minister of Finance and prepared to infiltrate the royal capital as the Wings of Freedom arrived. Meanwhile, Roy watched the naval battle between the World Government’s affiliated nations and the three-nation alliance until he learned that Whitebeard had awakened.

• Bon Clay, disguised as Chris, stabbed the Minister of Finance, while Jabra revealed his hatred of the World Government and crushed the Minister’s head.
• Bon Clay transformed into the dead Minister of Finance and told Jabra to meet the Wings of Freedom as he prepared to impersonate the Minister.
• The advance forces of the World Government’s affiliated nations clashed at sea with the three-nation alliance before the Great Kingdom on the Bridge.
• Roy watched the naval battle from his flagship and received news that Whitebeard had awakened.

Whitebeard began waking in Sky City's research institute, triggering the city's highest alert as Roy's forces prepared for the dangerous legend to regain consciousness. Whitebeard opened his eyes and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, while Roy was still on his way back.

• Sky City raised its alert to the highest level and aimed its weapons at the research institute as Whitebeard's vital signs surged.
• Caesar Clown, Trafalgar Law, Enel, Rob Lucci, Albert, Belo Betty, and the scientists prepared to restrain Whitebeard, while Law warned against adding more sedative gas.
• Law called for Roy as Whitebeard tore off his monitoring equipment and began opening his eyes.
• Whitebeard woke, asked where he was, and unleashed dark-red Conqueror's Haki across the laboratory.

Roy confronted Whitebeard after Sky City rescued him and offered to restore his body in exchange for serving the city for a year and a half. Whitebeard learned that most of his sons were safe with Red-Hair, then faced Roy’s deal as the chapter ended.

• Whitebeard woke in Sky City's nutrient chamber and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki before Roy stopped him with Reaper's Sound.
• Roy arrived, identified himself as the Black Emperor, and told Whitebeard that Shiki was absent and he led the city.
• Roy had Albert destroy the collar around Whitebeard's neck, and Whitebeard asked how long he had been unconscious.
• Roy told Whitebeard that nearly two months had passed and that most of his sons were safe with Red-Hair.
• Roy offered to restore Whitebeard's body and protect his core crew if Whitebeard served Sky City for a year and a half.

Roy secured Whitebeard’s agreement to work for him for a year and a half in exchange for restoring his body and helping protect his sons. Whitebeard reunited with Ace and the others by Den Den Mushi as Caesar Clown and Trafalgar Law began planning his treatment, while news of Bullet heading to the North Blue spread across the world.

• Whitebeard recognized that Roy and the others had him cornered and considered the deal Roy had offered.
• Whitebeard erupted with Conqueror’s Haki, but Roy told everyone he meant no harm and was only stretching his bones.
• Whitebeard agreed to work for Roy for a year and a half, and he and Roy sealed the alliance with a high-five.
• Sky City lifted its highest-level alert, and Roy connected Whitebeard to Ace and the other Whitebeard Pirates by Den Den Mushi.
• Roy, Caesar Clown, and Trafalgar Law left Whitebeard alone to speak with his sons, then Caesar Clown and Trafalgar Law began planning his treatment.
• Roy returned to his palace as news of Bullet heading to the North Blue shook the world.

Roy sent Enel to secretly recruit scientists and recover Vegapunk’s research from the future nation of Baldimore. He then tasked Caesar Clown and Golden Lion with retrieving Dyna Stone from a Marine base in the Grand Line.

• After reading that Bullet had entered the North Blue, Roy summoned Enel.
• Roy ordered Enel to go to the South Blue and secretly bring back Baldimore’s scientists and Vegapunk’s research, with Albert’s help.
• Enel accepted Roy’s mission and left the palace.
• Roy told Caesar Clown that Bullet’s arrival could draw the World Government’s attention across the Four Blues and create an opening in the Grand Line.
• Roy ordered Caesar Clown to join Golden Lion in retrieving Dyna Stone, a weapon kept at a Marine base that could rival Ancient Weapons.

After the World Government-backed alliance destroyed three Third World nations, Roy watched the victorious kings quarrel over the spoils while his scheme weakened their countries. He told Bon Clay to accelerate the plan to replace their leaders before Roy drowned the returning kings and armies in a tsunami.

• The Five Nations Alliance defeated the three Third World nations, and their survivors were shipped to the Tachibana Kingdom to become slaves.
• The World Government member states’ heavy losses stirred other East Blue powers to covet their resources.
• Roy secretly watched the five kings argue over dividing the conquered territory and let their rivalry keep their forces occupied.
• Roy called Bon Clay, who reported that his agents were close to replacing the upper echelons in the nations.
• Roy ordered Bon Clay to speed up the takeover, explaining that he planned to drown the returning kings and armies with a massive tsunami.

The Navy learned that Zephyr had defected with his remaining students, while Golden Lion and Caesar Clown had overrun Fush Island and stolen its Dyna Stone. Sengoku ordered the Navy to pursue the Golden Lion Pirates, leaving Zephyr’s alleged collusion with pirates unconfirmed.

• A Marine colonel reported that Golden Lion and Caesar Clown had breached the Fush Island base and taken its Dyna Stone.
• The colonel confirmed that Zephyr and Binz had been sighted near Fush Island, prompting Sengoku to demand an investigation into Zephyr’s possible defection.
• Tsuru urged Sengoku to stay calm, and Sengoku ordered Aokiji to investigate Zephyr while the Navy withheld public comment until the evidence was clear.
• Sengoku put plans to pursue the Whitebeard remnants and target the Red-Hair Pirates on hold, then assigned Akainu to pursue the Golden Lion Pirates.

Roy completed an aerial supply route across the Calm Belt to connect the East Blue with the Grand Line and sent a team to clear its Sea Kings. He then visited Whitebeard and asked when he could create a massive tsunami.

• Roy finished building the final aerial base along his planned route across the Calm Belt.
• Roy assigned Samael, the Fish-Man Unit, and Lucci's group to clear Sea Kings, equipping them with a flying cloud island and Dyna Stone.
• Roy learned that the Five Nations Alliance had concluded its meeting and told his subordinate to follow the plan and stop tracking the member nations for now.
• Roy returned to the Wings of Freedom and found Whitebeard relaxing after adapting to his reattached arms and legs.
• Roy asked Whitebeard when he could make a massive tsunami.

Roy tested Whitebeard’s promise to help him, while keeping hidden measures in place to restrain or kill him if he broke his word. Whitebeard agreed to lend Roy his strength, and Roy left planning how to use the Whitebeard Pirates against the World Government as the armies of five member nations gathered at the harbor.

• Roy prepared to use capsules implanted in Whitebeard’s heart to restrain or kill him if Whitebeard became uncontrollable.
• Roy told Whitebeard that Shiki wanted his help wiping out the armies of several countries.
• Whitebeard said his word was his bond and agreed to help Roy when given a time.
• Roy felt relieved and considered how the Whitebeard Pirates could help him oppose the World Government.
• Roy left the research institute, while Whitebeard secretly let out a breath of relief.
• Most of the armies from five World Government member nations assembled at the harbor to return home and be celebrated.

Roy and Whitebeard shared a meal above the East Blue, where Whitebeard praised Roy’s potential and asked about his target. After Roy revealed the fleet below belonged to World Government member states, Whitebeard attacked it with a devastating quake that made the seabed boil.

• Whitebeard praised Roy’s power and predicted that his future achievements would surpass Shiki’s, but Roy refused to join his crew.
• Whitebeard asked Roy who they were targeting, and Roy revealed a fleet of allied World Government member states that had slaughtered three Third World nations.
• Whitebeard assumed Shiki was still seeking revenge for Roger’s death and decided that attacking the East Blue could divert the World Government’s attention from his sons.
• Whitebeard used Observation Haki to perceive the fleet’s soldiers, prisoners, and hoarded supplies, then launched a powerful shockwave that shattered much of the cloud island and disturbed the seabed.

Whitebeard used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to create a massive tsunami that bore down on the fleets of five World Government member nations. Roy watched the fleets try to meet the wave head-on and marveled at Whitebeard’s power as the disaster closed in.

• The sea and sky changed suddenly, and navigator Fried warned that the signs pointed to a tsunami.
• A colossal wall of water rose in the distance, terrifying the Yurick Kingdom’s king and the other leaders.
• The Yurick Kingdom’s Military Minister and the leaders of the other four nations ordered their fleets to charge toward the tsunami rather than flee.
• Roy praised the fleets’ response but recognized that Whitebeard had created the tsunami with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Roy watched Whitebeard’s power shake the sea and realized why Sengoku said Whitebeard could destroy the world.

After the tsunami destroyed the forces of five World Government member nations, Roy received orders to investigate its cause and maintain stability in the East Blue. He used the crisis as cover to mobilize his forces and prepare to weaken the World Government and Navy's control, then contacted The Clown Buggy about investing.

• News spread that the tsunami had wiped out the kings, ministers, and elite forces of five World Government member nations, throwing the East Blue into turmoil.
• Roy received a World Government order to investigate the tsunami and stabilize the East Blue, and he recognized an opportunity to expand his influence.
• Roy ordered Caesar's Fish-Man Unit to disrupt the seas around the five nations and told him to summon Enel so he and Whitebeard could go to the West Blue.
• Roy mobilized his forces across the East Blue and planned to weaken the member nations and Navy bases while replacing their personnel with his own loyalists.
• Roy selected Den Den Mushi to contact Blackbeard, Crocodile, and The Clown Buggy, then called Buggy and asked if he wanted to invest.

Roy secured alliances with Buggy, Blackbeard, and Crocodile to strengthen his forces and create distractions for the World Government. The chapter ended with Buggy funded, Blackbeard preparing to move on Zou and the North Blue, and Crocodile agreeing to pursue Pluton in Wano Country and capture Baccarat.

• Roy invested three billion Berries in Buggy Express in exchange for access to its intelligence channels and future cooperation, and Buggy readily agreed.
• Roy offered Blackbeard a clue to one of the four Road Poneglyphs in return for a secret alliance and an operation in the North Blue, and Blackbeard accepted.
• Roy revealed the Poneglyph information to Blackbeard, who began gathering his forces to target Zou.
• Roy told Crocodile about Pluton’s hidden location in Wano Country and gave him a Poneglyph translated by Caesar Clown.
• Roy asked Crocodile to ally with him and capture Baccarat at Gran Tesoro, and Crocodile agreed.

Blackbeard’s crew massacred the Minks on Zunisha while Crocodile’s clash with Tesoro brought Roy’s plan to target Tesoro into motion. Roy arranged for the Lucky-Lucky Fruit user to be sent to the East Blue and watched the region’s upheaval reshape it to his design.

• Blackbeard ordered his pirates to slaughter the Minks and search the whale-like tree for the Road Poneglyph, and his officers joined the assault on Zunisha.
• The Blackbeard Pirates overwhelmed the Minks, with Blackbeard laughing as another kingdom was destroyed.
• News spread that Crocodile had attacked the Gran Tesoro, taken someone important to Tesoro, and provoked Tesoro to issue a bounty exceeding two billion Beli.
• Roy reflected on his plan to acquire Tesoro’s powers and connections after using the Lucky-Lucky Fruit user to stabilize the East Blue.
• Roy ordered his people to send the Lucky-Lucky Fruit user to the East Blue and monitored Loguetown and the surrounding region as its growing chaos advanced his plans.