Recaps

Roy trained with Whitebeard and reviewed preparations for independence in the East Blue as the World Government moved to station Celestial Dragons there. He ordered Project Zero and research on Shirahoshi accelerated, and planned to use Den Den Mushi cultivation to recruit labor for reclaiming land on the Red Line.

• Roy cleaved through the clouds with a Flying Slash, and Whitebeard praised how quickly Roy’s Conqueror’s Haki infusion had improved.
• Albert reported that the sea-of-clouds device was complete, the World Government was sending more forces to the East Blue and planning to station Celestial Dragons there, and Roy’s forces were nearly ready to declare independence.
• Roy explained how Albert and other advisers handled daily affairs while a supervisory department and Roy’s personal guard kept his forces in check.
• Whitebeard worried that the Celestial Dragons might use the Ancient Weapon to destroy the world, while Roy resolved to save only the people under his command.
• Roy told Albert to have Wano Country accelerate Project Zero and to speed up research on Shirahoshi.
• Roy ordered Albert to ask Vinsmoke Judge to release Den Den Mushi cultivation techniques so ambitious people could reclaim land on the Red Line.

Owl and Kalifa searched the Boin Archipelago for a thriving Stomach Baron that Roy's faction could use as a food-producing resource. After Golden Lion touched their chosen island, it rose into the air, revealing enormous roots beneath it.

• Owl and Kalifa arrived at the Boin Archipelago with Golden Lion and began searching for a suitable Stomach Baron.
• Owl saw a Sea King lured by the island's food and swallowed by the carnivorous plant, realizing the archipelago's value.
• Owl chose a healthy island rich in food, while Kalifa arrived covered in chocolate and sauce after entering the Forest of Temptation.
• Owl and Kalifa confirmed their choice and signaled Golden Lion to touch the island.
• The island rose into the air, revealing enormous roots coiled beneath it.

Lucci and Bruno defeated the Rolling Pirates and forced Giolla to sail their ship to a destination on Lucci’s sea chart. Elsewhere, Whitebeard and Enel captured Gild Tesoro for their Boss, while Kaido seized the sky island of Weatheria.

• Lucci and Bruno crushed the Rolling Pirates, and Giolla surrendered to save her crew.
• Lucci gave Giolla a sea chart and ordered her crew to sail their ship to the marked location.
• Whitebeard and Enel defeated Gild Tesoro, who learned they had come for him because their Boss was interested in him.
• Kaido surrounded Weatheria with black flames and took the sky island without resistance.

Crocodile defeated Ratchet’s forces on Mechanical Island and gave him three days to regain control of the Island Turtle. Elsewhere, King and Baccarat captured Thousand Year Dragons, then prepared to travel to Dressrosa to relocate its little people to the East Blue.

• Crocodile infiltrated the Mechanical Giant Soldier and fought through its guards and robots as Ratchet ordered Serious General to stop him.
• Crocodile killed Serious General and dismantled the Slaughter Robot, forcing Ratchet to beg for his life.
• Crocodile spared Ratchet because he needed his research, ordering him to restore control of the Island Turtle within three days.
• Kaku and Jabra investigated a battle in the jungle after Kaku found sophisticated mechanisms in the locals’ weapons.
• King and Baccarat captured more than ten Thousand Year Dragons with tranquilizer rounds and sent them toward Sky Island.
• King told Baccarat that their next mission was to travel to Dressrosa and relocate all the little people to the East Blue.

Roy learned that the World Government planned to investigate him and send forces to the East Blue, where he was preparing to declare independence. To delay their response until his forces elsewhere were ready, he ordered Bon Clay to expose Spandine, leaving Spandine’s survival to chance.

• Roy learned that the World Government’s leaders planned to send Knights of God members to investigate him and station more forces in the East Blue.
• Roy decided to expose Spandine’s ties to the Underground Kings Alliance and the Impel Down break-in to divert the World Government’s attention.
• Roy resolved not to bring forward the East Blue Independence declaration, since his forces in other seas were not yet ready.
• Roy called Bon Clay and ordered him to travel from Loguetown to the Sabaody Archipelago to report Spandine to the World Government.
• Bon Clay agreed to carry out the mission, and Roy said Spandine’s survival would depend on his luck.

Roy’s secret factories across East Blue rapidly produced weapons, supplies, and equipment to prepare for independence, while his kingdoms recruited troops and built support for rebellion. As the World Government began receiving reports of the escalating situation, East Blue waited for Roy to raise the banner of resistance.

• Workers at the underground factory in the Carlos Kingdom processed ore with Wapol’s Munch-Munch Fruit ability and manufactured steel parts and weapons for Roy’s forces.
• Roy’s loyal workers labored for doubled wages and promised future benefits, believing their families’ prospects were tied to East Blue’s independence.
• Roy operated five more giant factories across controlled kingdoms, producing clothing, food, medicine, and daily necessities while keeping them hidden under strict security.
• Roy’s kingdoms shipped supplies to military bases and recruited troops as his forces armed themselves and propaganda eroded the World Government’s standing.
• Reports of East Blue’s increasingly abnormal situation began reaching Mary Geoise while Roy’s supporters prepared for war.

After betraying the World Government, Spandine raided its hidden resource sites and broadcast its crimes to the world, fueling renewed fury against the Celestial Dragons. Unable to silence him under the protection of powerful allies, the ruler upon the Empty Throne ordered Uranus sent to Hachinosu.

• The World Government exposed Spandine's crimes, but he escaped its planned investigation and joined the Underground Kings Alliance, stealing supplies and wealth.
• Spandine led raids on the World Government's hidden resource sites and barely escaped CP0's encirclement.
• With protection from the Underground Kings Alliance, the Blackbeard Pirates, and the Big Mom Pirates, Spandine began a worldwide livestream exposing the World Government's crimes.
• Spandine's revelations enraged victims around the world and renewed uprisings against the World Government, whose officials struggled to refute him.
• The ruler upon the Empty Throne ordered Uranus sent to Hachinosu to deal with Spandine.

Spandine’s revelations and Roy’s global livestream campaign pushed the World Government into a public-opinion crisis as rebellions spread across the seas. The World Government’s rule began to falter, while ambitious forces prepared to fight over the coming new era.

• The World Government marked Roy as a suspect but postponed investigating him while it dealt with Spandine and the Freedom Revolutionary Alliance’s counteroffensive.
• Rebellions spread among member nations and oppressed races, while Joy Boy’s remnants and the Clan of D began to reemerge.
• Roy distributed live-broadcast Den Den Mushi and evidence of government crimes, then paid reporters and others to spread the revelations.
• Buggy Express issued bounties on the World Government, and public support for the Navy and government began to collapse.
• Member nations increasingly defied the World Government, leaving its ruling structure dependent on powerful individuals and violence.

Roy welcomed the Weatheria scientists into his organization and created a school to train meteorologists, then spent the evening eating and working in his office. He left the chapter reviewing important documents and preparing to confirm his subordinates’ assignments the next morning.

• Roy established a Weather School for the Weatheria scientists and took possession of their research results.
• Roy rang for dinner, and Shirahoshi, Brulee, and Viola brought food and drinks to his office.
• Roy thanked Brulee for arranging his meal and asked Viola to notify everyone on a list about an eight o’clock meeting the next morning.
• Viola left with the meeting notice while Shirahoshi and Brulee served Roy dinner.
• After the women cleared the table, Roy returned to his desk and continued reviewing important documents.

Roy held a strategy meeting with his commanders to discuss their plans for East Blue’s independence and the coming struggle against the World Government. He warned them that Uranus could strike during the declaration, while maintaining that the government could not focus all its forces on East Blue.

• Roy opened the meeting by asking his allies to propose their next steps, and Kaido urged them to attack Mary Geoise while Bon Clay and Caesar Clown argued for caution.
• Whitebeard reminded the commanders that the World Government’s strength exceeded what they could see, and the gathered leaders debated their strategies as Kalifa recorded their ideas.
• Roy explained that Uranus was likely in the Celestial Dragons’ hands and might have energy for one more attack, making East Blue’s independence a dangerous gamble.
• Bon Clay asked whether Roy should further conceal Sky City and Wings of Freedom, and Roy said the existing concealment was sufficient because the World Government also had to contend with North Blue and Blackbeard’s group.
• Roy said that if the World Government’s position deteriorated, he was willing to lead his forces back to Mary Geoise.

Roy prepared for a prolonged war against the World Government and secured Whitebeard’s agreement to bring the Whitebeard Pirates under his command after the fiercest fighting. Vegapunk then reported finding the knot inside the giant robot, which Roy planned to have Kaido retrieve.

• Roy considered the World Government’s remaining strength and the need to reinforce his forces for a long war.
• Roy told Whitebeard he could return to his sons after the most intense stage of the East Blue Independence war.
• Whitebeard agreed to have Ace and the others join Roy’s command after the fiercest fighting passed.
• Roy contacted Vegapunk, who said he had found a knot inside the giant robot.
• Roy told Vegapunk he would send Kaido to collect the knot that night.

Roy prepared Loguetown for his declaration of East Blue Independence, arranging for the region’s kings and Marine Base Commanders to gather as its endorsers. The chapter leaves these leaders assembling in Loguetown ahead of Roy’s planned announcement.

• Roy returned to Loguetown and secretly chose Roger’s execution platform as the site of his declaration of East Blue Independence.
• Roy ordered workers to expand and repair the execution platform while placing Loguetown’s public port under strict military control.
• More than twenty kings of East Blue’s World Government-affiliated nations arrived at the reserved harbor and greeted Bon Clay.
• East Blue Marine Base Commanders arrived aboard warships, joining the kings and other influential figures Roy had gathered to support his declaration.
• Roy eliminated those who refused to submit and prepared to unite East Blue’s leaders behind independence.

Kuzan and Sabo oversaw the North Blue Freedom Revolutionary Alliance’s secret withdrawal from the Knox Defense Line, trusting Dragon and Zephyr’s plan despite their fears. Meanwhile, Blackbeard joined Roy’s proposed operation and sent a fleet toward Fish-Man Island, where it descended beneath the sea with Big Mom Pirates forces.

• Sabo worried that pulling troops from the Knox Defense Line would leave the North Blue Freedom Revolutionary Alliance exposed if Dragon and Zephyr’s expected upheaval did not occur.
• Kuzan urged Sabo to trust Dragon and Zephyr and accept the gamble because the Alliance’s situation was growing more dangerous.
• Kuzan and Sabo separated to carry out their tasks as the Alliance withdrew troops from the Knox Defense Line under cover of darkness.
• Roy revealed his identity to Blackbeard, who was shocked to learn the Black Emperor was the East Blue Governor and then agreed to cooperate.
• Blackbeard gathered forces for an opportunity to grow stronger, while his fleet and Big Mom Pirates forces headed toward Fish-Man Island.
• Burgess and Katakuri stood aboard the flagship as the coated fleet descended into the sea, guided by Fish-Man forces and Fish-Man Island’s regular army.

Four days before Roy’s planned announcement, the World Government sent Saint Carlos and Gernica to Loguetown to investigate Roy, while Roy tried to recruit Morgans away from the government. Morgans was stunned to see Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Kaido standing with Roy as he considered the offer.

• The Five Elders sent Saint Carlos and Gernica to Loguetown to discover what Roy was planning.
• Saint Carlos complained about the mission, abused his slaves, and threatened to make Roy pay when they arrived.
• Gernica treated Saint Carlos’s wound and felt uneasy as their ship continued toward Loguetown.
• Roy urged Morgans to abandon the World Government and join him.
• Morgans hesitated after seeing Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Kaido standing with Roy.

Morgans joined Roy’s ranks after discovering that Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Kaido followed Roy, then prepared to rush to Loguetown to report Roy’s planned East Blue Declaration of Independence. He left his headquarters after taking a potion to unleash his strength and flew toward the East Blue.

• Morgans was stunned to see Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Kaido standing behind Roy, and suspected Roy had orchestrated major events since the Summit War.
• Roy invited Morgans to join his ranks, and Morgans eagerly accepted, believing Roy’s power could overturn the sea.
• Roy explained his East Blue independence plan and told Morgans to attend the announcement in Loguetown or use a global broadcast Den Den Mushi.
• Morgans vowed to report the historic announcement himself and hung up to prepare for the journey from Paradise.
• Morgans drank a strength-enhancing potion, handed Photo King responsibility for headquarters, transformed, and flew toward Loguetown.

Roy strengthened his plans by securing Morgans’s cooperation and using Buggy Express to expand into the West Blue and South Blue. Buggy’s forces captured another kingdom and celebrated, while Galdino briefly worried about the company’s finances before joining the party.

• Roy discussed Morgans’s ability to reach Loguetown with Whitebeard, who praised Roy for gaining control of the world’s public opinion.
• Roy credited Whitebeard’s reputation for helping him secure Morgans’s submission, then the group parted to continue their preparations.
• Buggy Express’s mercenaries began conquering Third World nations in the West Blue and South Blue, while Buggy secretly moved his main base to the South Blue.
• Roy learned of Buggy’s actions and chose not to interfere, trusting Buggy’s luck and his own ability to stop him if necessary.
• Buggy announced that his forces had captured another kingdom and threw a fireworks party with his pirates.
• Galdino worried that Buggy’s spending would leave Buggy Express unable to pay its bounties, but Cabaji persuaded him to drink and celebrate.

With Loguetown packed with tourists and reporters ahead of East Blue’s planned independence declaration, Roy’s core team replenished their strength with Kamabakka Kingdom cuisine made from the 99 Life Recipes. Six hours remained until the announcement, and Roy prepared to feed Morgans if he arrived.

• Reporters and tourists gathered in Loguetown as Roy left the town open while strengthening its defenses and imposing martial law.
• Roy’s head chef and kitchen staff rushed to prepare a banquet for the Governor’s Mansion’s guests.
• Kaido, Whitebeard, Bon Clay, Enel, Lucci, Caesar Clown, Vinsmoke Judge, and Roy ate dishes that restored and improved their condition.
• Roy judged that his team could hold off even a Marine Admiral after the meal, then ordered another full set of dishes for Morgans in case he came.

Roy and his allies made final preparations to declare East Blue independent and crown him its king. As the people gathered at Loguetown’s execution square, they waited for Roy to reveal the event.

• After a banquet, Roy and the East Blue leadership discussed the coming independence broadcast and expected the World Government to react with fury.
• Roy surveyed Loguetown and confirmed through the Echo Map that the soldiers and execution square were ready.
• Roy entered the dressing room to prepare for his appearance, while guards took his crown to the East Blue kings and the sword of authority went to the Base Commanders.
• More than twenty kings prepared to crown Roy at the execution platform, and the crowd gathered there in silence, waiting for him to appear.

Loguetown gathered a massive crowd for Roy’s upcoming announcement as a live broadcast hijacked Den Den Mushi screens around the world. The broadcast showed the execution plaza, while a huge shadow appeared over the Blackbeard Pirates’ headquarters at Hachinosu.

• Roy’s reputation drew at least 120,000 people to Loguetown’s Pirate King Execution Plaza, where Whitebeard and Kuzan watched the crowd gather.
• Fireworks and candy filled the sky as the Marines prepared for Roy’s appearance and the broadcast Den Den Mushi began transmitting.
• The broadcast intercepted ordinary Den Den Mushi signals worldwide, prompting viewers to record the familiar image and recognize Loguetown.
• At Hachinosu, the Blackbeard Pirates prepared to celebrate repelling the Marines when a massive shadow appeared in the clouds above them.

After driving off the Marines, Blackbeard celebrated the Blackbeard Pirates’ growth and plotted to exploit the Dark King Alliance and Big Mom Pirates. When his Observation Haki sensed a colossal threat above Hachinosu, he fled and ordered everyone to run as beams began raining down.

• The Blackbeard Pirates celebrated their victory over the Marines and fought over the spoils on Hachinosu.
• Blackbeard praised Shiryu’s plan to use war to train the pirates, and Shiryu advised him to ask Spandine for more supplies through the Dark King Alliance.
• Blackbeard secretly regarded Spandine and the Big Mom Pirates as targets he would eventually exploit or devour.
• Blackbeard sensed a colossal shadow above Hachinosu and, terrified, fled while shouting for everyone to escape.
• Shiryu and other top Blackbeard Pirates fled as dozens of bright beams erupted from beneath the shadow and descended on Hachinosu.

The World Government’s weapon obliterated Hachinosu and left a vast abyss in its place, while Blackbeard and his crew escaped. Blackbeard decided the weapon had limits and ordered Shiryu to summon Chiffon so they could use what she copied during the Summit War.

• The World Government’s weapon struck Hachinosu with pillars of white light, erasing the island and carving a huge abyss into the sea.
• Blackbeard and the surviving members of his crew watched the destruction and feared the World Government’s hidden power.
• Blackbeard concluded the weapon had strict activation conditions because it had not been used during earlier major conflicts.
• Blackbeard told Shiryu to contact Chiffon and bring her back from the battlefield near Elbaf so what she copied during the Summit War could serve its purpose.

Roy prepared to address the world from Loguetown as the Five Elders debated how to handle him and ordered Saint Carlos and Gernica to investigate. After Uranus devastated Hachinosu, Roy and several others in Loguetown sensed a disturbance in the New World just as he was about to take the stage.

• Roy dressed for his appearance in Loguetown and watched the worldwide broadcast draw a huge crowd.
• Saint Warcury, Saint Peter, Saint Nusjuro, and Saint Maz discussed Roy's actions and agreed to send Saint Carlos and Gernica to investigate and reclaim East Blue authority.
• Saint Saturn used Uranus to devastate Hachinosu, and the Five Elders sensed the strike through their shared connection.
• Roy detected underground tremors through the Echo Map as he prepared to take the stage.
• Whitebeard, Kuzan, Kaido, Enel, Crocodile, and Jinbe also sensed the disturbance and turned toward the New World.

Whitebeard and Roy realized the tremors were likely caused by the World Government using Uranus, while Vegapunk and Iceburg detected the same attack in Wano. The chapter ended with Iceburg agreeing to accelerate Pluton’s repairs as the World Government’s threat grew.

• Whitebeard sensed tremors from far away and suspected the World Government had used Uranus again.
• Whitebeard hurried to Roy, who confirmed he had sensed the tremor and said they could be bolder with their plans.
• Vegapunk and Iceburg analyzed a deep-underground signal and identified it as matching the fluctuations from the World Government’s earlier attack on Whitebeard.
• Vegapunk urged Iceburg to accelerate Pluton’s repairs and asked him to push the shipwrights harder.
• Iceburg agreed and told Vegapunk to speed up the development of Pluton’s energy source.

More than twenty kings of World Government member nations and over fifty East Blue Marine Branch Base Commanders gathered on Roy’s expanded execution platform in Loguetown. Their arrival left the crowd wondering what Roy was planning as reporters rushed to document the unprecedented gathering.

• The first king arrived on Roy’s expanded execution platform, and more than twenty kings from World Government member nations followed.
• The people recognized kings including Runas III, Sterry, King Mari, Big VI, Queen Pear, and King Rafali, and the crowd grew tense.
• More than fifty East Blue Branch Base Commanders arrived and formed four rows alongside the kings.
• The citizens questioned what Roy was planning while reporters photographed the gathering and prepared to send the news to headquarters.

Morgans arrived in Loguetown and saw the kings and Marine commanders gathered for Roy’s declaration of East Blue’s independence. After Lucci escorted him to a banquet, Morgans realized Roy’s meal had restored his strength as a simple gesture of concern.

• Morgans flew over Loguetown and was shocked to see East Blue’s kings, Marine branch commanders, and a huge crowd gathered at the execution plaza.
• Morgans viewed Roy’s planned declaration as a turning point that would end the Great Pirate Era and challenge the World Government’s rule.
• Lucci greeted Morgans and escorted him from the plaza to a banquet prepared by Roy.
• Lucci told Morgans that someone would take him to the live broadcast control center after he ate and rested.
• Morgans ate the Sea King steak and other food, which rapidly restored his strength and showed him Roy’s concern.