Recaps

Roy and Neptune showed Garp the vast experimental super algae cultivation factories, whose workers and technology produced food on an immense scale. Meanwhile, Blackbeard and Doflamingo escaped Mary Geoise after laying hands on the National Treasure, and the Five Elders ordered their pursuit.

• Neptune led Roy and Garp through the energy production site and opened the gate to the super algae cultivation factories.
• Roy and Neptune showed Garp the factories, where fish-men, scientists, engineers, and Devil Fruit users cultivated and processed algae into food and other products.
• Garp questioned the workers about the factories while Roy trusted that he would eventually join the East Blue.
• Dark clouds and black lightning engulfed Mary Geoise as the Five Elders confronted the theft of the National Treasure.
• Blackbeard, the Blackbeard Pirates, and Doflamingo fled toward the edge of the Red Line Continent, and the Five Elders ordered that they be hunted down.

Blackbeard and Doflamingo’s group fled Mary Geoise after stealing information and reaching the Celestial Dragons’ National Treasure, pursued by Saint Saturn and the Five Elders. Pica pulled the group underground to escape, but a black tail pierced the earth and rock behind them.

• Doflamingo’s alliance with Blackbeard helped the Blackbeard Pirates infiltrate Mary Geoise using Doflamingo’s knowledge and Catarina Devon’s disguise as Saint Saturn.
• Blackbeard’s group reached the National Treasure, but Saint Saturn returned and Imu noticed the intrusion, forcing them to flee.
• Saint Saturn and the Five Elders pursued the pirates, while Blackbeard’s darkness swallowed their Devil Fruit attacks and Van Augur fired Haki-infused bullets to slow them down.
• Doflamingo called for Pica, who raised a wall and pulled the fleeing group underground.
• A black tail pierced through the earth and rock as Pica prepared to escape with the group.

Blackbeard’s group and Doflamingo struggled to escape Mary Geoise while a black tail attacked Pica and the space above them began collapsing. Imu ordered Uranus to fire, and Blackbeard’s group fled toward the edge of the Red Line as the weapon finished charging.

• A black tail pierced Pica’s chest, and Blackbeard’s group drove it away with their attacks.
• Blackbeard ordered Doc Q to check whether Pica could still use his Devil Fruit, while Doflamingo stayed silent rather than challenge the pirates.
• Doc Q stabilized Pica’s wound and confirmed he could still use his ability, then began treating him as attacks from above intensified.
• Imu ordered Uranus to erase the area, and the Five Elders raced toward Mary Geoise’s core to defend the Celestial Dragons.
• Doc Q controlled the recovering Pica and led Blackbeard’s group toward the edge of the Red Line as Uranus finished charging.

Lucci prepared the Floating Aircraft Carrier to cross the Red Line and enter the Grand Line, where it would serve as Roy’s aerial base for monitoring the coming war. As the World Government mobilized the Five Elders against the Blackbeard and Big Mom alliance, the alliance’s strange silence and the spreading rumors left the sea on the brink of upheaval.

• Bruno told Lucci that the carrier’s supplies and new energy source were ready, and Lucci ordered the fleet to return to its undersea base and prepare to cross the Red Line.
• The fleet submerged as the Floating Aircraft Carrier silently moved through the clouds toward the Red Line under the Calm-Calm Fruit’s power.
• Lucci reviewed reports about a powerful energy eruption near Mary Geoise, which scientists concluded came from the World Government activating Uranus again.
• The World Government declared war on the Blackbeard Pirates and Big Mom Pirates alliance, and the Five Elders took to the sea for the first time in the Pirate World’s recorded history.
• The Blackbeard Pirates’ leaders stayed silent while the Big Mom Pirates avoided the World Government and exposed some Blackbeard territories, fueling rumors that the alliance was breaking apart.
• Roy sent the Floating Aircraft Carrier toward the Grand Line to monitor the region and coordinate with his territories if the original plan needed to change.

As outside forces increased pressure on the East Blue, Roy strengthened its defenses, stockpiled supplies, and relocated civilians displaced by rising seas. After following his daily regimen, he assigned Brulee, Violet, and Shirahoshi new responsibilities for the coming challenges.

• Roy sent Fish-Man Units, Sea Beast Legions, and clone ability-user legions into the Calm Belt as the East Blue’s defenses faced mounting attacks.
• Roy’s administration reinforced defensive lines, stockpiled essentials, excavated soon-to-be-flooded mineral regions, and relocated displaced civilians to factories and Techira Wolf.
• Roy completed his nutrient-chamber treatment and ate vitality dishes to maintain and improve his strength.
• Roy told Brulee to prioritize resources for Vegapunk and the Central Research Institute, and told Violet to guide public opinion and tighten control at Techira Wolf with Bon Clay.
• Roy told Shirahoshi to command the East Blue’s fish-men and Sea Kings, strengthen control of the Calm Belt, and train her abilities; he then took her and Brulee by the hand as Violet left the office.

As the apocalypse drove nations to seek refuge in the East Blue, the Flower Country’s hawks took control and prepared an expedition across the Calm Belt. Ichiji, Niji, Reiju, Crocodile, and Tesoro advanced through the frozen wilderness toward the Happo Navy, aiming to eliminate the Flower Country’s leaders.

• Evidence of the world’s past submergence convinced major powers that their highlands might not survive the coming flood, turning their attention toward the Red Line and East Blue.
• The World Government and other forces encouraged the idea that the East Blue was the world’s last hope, while the Flower Country’s hawks overcame the moderates and formed an alliance with more than ten West Blue nations and forces.
• The Flower Country began building oceangoing warships and preparing to cross the Calm Belt to conquer the East Blue.
• Ichiji, Niji, Reiju, Crocodile, and Tesoro led an elite force across the ice fields toward the Happo Navy’s garrison, where they planned to wipe out the Flower Country’s upper ranks.
• Niji complained about the cold, and Ichiji warned him that they faced the legendary pirate Chinjao and could not afford mistakes.
• Reiju looked forward to personally conquering the Flower Country, confident in her side’s overwhelming strength.

Crocodile, Tesoro, and Germa forces attacked the Eight Treasure Navy base, overwhelming Chinjao and his men. As reinforcements arrived, Chinjao realized the assault was a trap, while Crocodile and Tesoro wondered whether the Clown was safe.

• Crocodile, Tesoro, and Germa soldiers attacked the Eight Treasure Navy base, where Lao Cai tried to help Chinjao defend against them.
• Reiju and Ichiji led Germa soldiers in slaughtering the Eight Treasure Navy’s fighters while Crocodile and Tesoro battled Chinjao and his officers.
• Crocodile struck Chinjao across the chest when the old pirate was distracted, knocking him down onto the ice.
• The Second, Seventh, Third, and First Treasure Navies arrived, and Chinjao realized the invaders had drawn the Flower Country’s forces into a trap.
• Crocodile and Tesoro stayed to face the reinforcements and said the Clown should be fine because he was one of the Emperors of the Sea.

Buggy prepared to invade the Flower Country while dense Cloud Dial fog concealed his fleet, confident that the Eight Treasure Navy had been drawn away and that Dracule Mihawk had joined his forces. After Mihawk agreed to begin the operation, Buggy sounded the attack horn.

• Cloud Dial mist covered a vast stretch of sea near the Flower Country, whose officials investigated the fog without treating it as a serious threat.
• Buggy told the prince of the Germa Kingdom that he had brought most of his West Blue forces and an unexpected ally for the planned invasion.
• Buggy's subordinates admired his imposing performance, while Galdino and the original Buggy Pirates crew privately grumbled about it.
• Dracule Mihawk emerged and told Buggy he had heard the call to attack.
• Buggy agreed to start the operation with Mihawk and sounded the attack horn for a head-on assault.

Buggy Express launched an invasion of the Flower Country, with Hawk Eyes Mihawk’s immense slash destroying the Navy Headquarters and clearing the fleet’s path. After reaching the royal capital in just over an hour, the force left the Flower Country on the brink of defeat as Photo King prepared to publicize the invasion.

• Abo spotted something in the fog, and a Flower Country scout watched Mihawk’s slash split the fog and cleave the Navy Headquarters in half.
• The scout saw the Buggy Express fleet emerge from the fog and realized the Flower Country was in danger.
• Buggy rallied his troops to invade, and Buggy Express members charged behind Mihawk toward the Flower Country’s forces.
• Mihawk cut down the defenders as Buggy Express advanced through the country, reaching the royal capital in just over an hour.
• Photo King photographed the invasion and decided to make the Two-Hour Nation Destruction Incident the next day’s headline.

The World Economic Journal reported that Buggy, Crocodile, and Hawk Eyes Mihawk had destroyed the Flower Country in two hours, shocking the world. As major powers and Shanks and Rayleigh considered Buggy’s ambitions, the next day’s headline announced his intention to become the King of the West Blue.

• A man and his wife were horrified by a newspaper photograph showing Buggy standing over the heads of the Flower Country’s king, Chinjao, and the Eight Treasure Navy commanders.
• People around the world took the report seriously after recognizing Crocodile and Hawk Eyes Mihawk beside Buggy.
• Leaders of major powers speculated about Buggy’s ambitions after the destruction of the Flower Country.
• Shanks read the news and wondered why Buggy had destroyed the Flower Country, then looked toward the West Blue.
• Shakky suggested that she and Rayleigh join Buggy, while Rayleigh wondered whether Buggy could surpass them.
• The next day, the World Economic Journal published the headline “I Want to Become the King of the West Blue.”

Buggy used his promise to build a highland kingdom and save West Blue’s people from the apocalypse to rally civilians behind the Salvation Army and expand its control. The World Government sent major reinforcements to suppress the movement, while the North Blue Freedom Revolutionary Alliance called for a worldwide army to seize Mary Geoise.

• Buggy announced in the World Economic Journal and a broadcast that he would unite West Blue and build a highland kingdom where its people could survive the apocalypse.
• Roy, Gild Tesoro, Morgans, and Belo Betty helped spread Buggy’s message as civilians flocked to the Flower Country and Buggy Express became known as the Salvation Army.
• The Salvation Army joined uprisings that overthrew several Third World kingdoms, while many civilians in government-held territories resisted their rulers and supported Buggy.
• West Blue’s powerful World Government member nations organized against the Salvation Army, and Ryokugyu, three Seraphim, Chaton, and Saint Saturn arrived as reinforcements.
• The North Blue Freedom Revolutionary Alliance issued a Declaration to the Whole World, calling for volunteers to form a World Alliance Army and seize Mary Geoise.

After Roy backed the North Blue Freedom Revolutionary Alliance’s call to seize Mary Geoise, powers across the seas joined the growing World Alliance Army. The World Government and Celestial Dragons protested, but the coalition continued to form as the story evoked the alliance of kingdoms that had once opposed Joy Boy.

• The North Blue Freedom Revolutionary Alliance’s declaration prompted ambitious powers to set their sights on Mary Geoise, which many viewed as the safest place in the world.
• Roy, King of East Blue, welcomed the plan and ordered Buggy Express to declare West Blue independent while supporting the Alliance.
• Buggy led Buggy Express in answering the Alliance’s call, and the Golden Lion Pirates publicly announced their interest in Mary Geoise.
• The Whitebeard Pirates, Roy’s Grand Line territories, and nations in regions such as the South Blue also joined the call.
• The Celestial Dragons grew furious and the World Government issued a forceful rebuttal, but the World Alliance Army continued to form.

As the North Blue Freedom Revolutionary Alliance launched a campaign against Mary Geoise, Roy weighed the risks of the coming war and the world’s impending catastrophe. He decided the East Blue could no longer stay on the sidelines and began contacting his allies to prepare an outward strike.

• The World Government and the North Blue Freedom Revolutionary Alliance mobilized for war, with the alliance attacking supply islands and advancing toward the Red Line.
• Roy considered what would happen if the alliance captured Mary Geoise, if the hidden king used Uranus, or if the World Government defeated the alliance.
• Roy concluded that the East Blue’s strategy needed to change and that it must stop relying on Buggy and others for secret offensives.
• Roy took out the Den Den Mushi to contact Caesar Clown and picked up the receiver for Bon Clay, Edwards, Albert, and the others.

Roy’s forces rapidly assembled and armed an East Blue expeditionary army with advanced weapons and experimental technology. More than fifty thousand troops set sail toward North Blue and other seas, tasked with supporting the Freedom Revolutionary Alliance and finding the final red Poneglyph.

• Roy’s scientists prepared the expedition by developing enhanced soldiers, mechanized bodies, giant beasts, and powerful weapons.
• East Blue’s factories equipped the army with upgraded firearms, super cannons, and emerging Devil Fruit-based weapons.
• After news spread of the World Government’s massacres in North Blue and other regions, East Blue continued its rapid mobilization.
• Within half a month, an expeditionary army of more than fifty thousand men was armed and ready to sail.
• At Roy’s signal, thirty thousand troops headed for North Blue while the rest dispersed toward the Grand Line, West Blue, and South Blue.
• Roy sent the army to infiltrate the Freedom Revolutionary Alliance’s World Alliance Army, support its confrontation with the World Government, and search for the final red Poneglyph.

Roy's East Blue expedition joined the fight against the World Government, encouraging wavering forces as wars spread across the seas. After Luffy's Nika Fruit awakened and enraged Imu, the World Alliance Army from the Four Seas attacked the G-8 Marine Fortress as it entered the Grand Line.

• Roy's expedition announced its support for the Freedom Revolutionary Alliance in North Blue, prompting wavering forces to reconsider their position.
• The World Government struggled to contain rebellions in West Blue and North Blue while the Blackbeard Pirates and Big Mom Pirates counterattacked in the Grand Line.
• The Blackbeard Pirates' upper ranks remained out of public view as they searched for and prepared something.
• Luffy's Nika Fruit fully awakened, unleashing a black lightning storm above Mary Geoise and affecting World Nobles.
• Imu blamed Joy Boy and Lily, then left the ravaged Room of Flowers as a maid ordered it renovated despite supply shortages.
• The World Alliance Army from the Four Seas attacked the G-8 Marine Fortress in the Heavy Rain Sea and entered the Grand Line.

Kuzan led the World Alliance Army’s assault on G-8 Fortress, freezing the sea and overwhelming its defenders. The fortress fell, and the World Government discovered Kizaru had been diverted to renovate the ruler’s Flower Room.

• World Alliance Army propagandists urged G-8 Fortress soldiers to defect, but Doberman shot a wavering Marine and threatened the rest into holding the line.
• Kuzan arrived and used Ice Age to freeze the sea around G-8 Fortress, disabling its underwater heating systems.
• The World Alliance Army charged across the ice, and Marines deserted as Kuzan’s power overwhelmed the fortress’s defenders.
• Kuzan froze Doberman and the World Alliance Army captured G-8 Fortress.
• The World Government investigated Kizaru’s absence and learned Mary Geoise had sent him to the New World to obtain materials for renovating the ruler’s Flower Room.

Spandam was forced aboard a ship to Shadow Island to recruit Gecko Moria and the Dark King Alliance, then learned Roy had appointed him Grand Line Chief Diplomat and promised him the Grand Line’s rule as a reward. Roy’s real aim was for Spandam to work with his father, Spandine, to bring the underground Dark King Alliance under Roy’s control.

• Dark Rose guards dragged Spandam aboard a ship bound for Shadow Island despite his protests that Roy would never send him on such a dangerous mission.
• Spandam feared Roy was pushing him away and preferred to remain in Roy’s service rather than return to the underground Dark King Alliance.
• The guards gave Spandam Roy’s letter appointing him Grand Line Chief Diplomat and told him he could become Ruler of the Grand Line if he persuaded Gecko Moria and the Dark King Alliance to join the East Blue Fate Community Alliance.
• Spandam became eager to prove himself after learning of Roy’s promise.
• Roy planned to use Spandam’s ties to Spandine to infiltrate the Dark King Alliance and bring its power and industries under his control.

Roy met Sengoku and Tsuru at a café on Sabaody Archipelago, where the World Government’s declining authority and the island’s worsening fortunes framed their tense encounter. Sengoku demanded to know why Garp had arranged the meeting with Roy, the King of East Blue, while Garp kept eating.

• The World Government struggled with defections, dwindling funds, and widespread resistance as the world learned of the coming catastrophe.
• Sabaody Archipelago declined as Celestial Dragon spending, supply traffic, and tourism dried up.
• Roy met Sengoku and Tsuru at a café on Grove 7 while Garp ate at their table.
• Sengoku seized Garp’s senbei and demanded to know why he had called them together with Roy.

Garp and Roy invited Sengoku and Tsuru to join the East Blue Fate Community Alliance and help oppose the World Government before a world-ending flood arrived. Sengoku and Tsuru were left weighing the proposal and its consequences for the people connected to them.

• Garp told Sengoku and Tsuru that the World Government no longer deserved their loyalty and urged them to help establish a new order with Roy.
• Sengoku and Tsuru silently acknowledged the gap between the Marines' ideals of justice and their actions under the World Government.
• Roy invited Sengoku and Tsuru to join the East Blue Fate Community Alliance, which aimed to save people from the approaching flood.
• Garp and Roy left the café and said they would remain on Sabaody Archipelago for the next few days while Sengoku and Tsuru considered the offer.
• After Roy and Garp departed, Sengoku and Tsuru considered the risks of leaving the World Government, including the consequences for their families and friends.

A devastating beam shattered Wano Country’s surrounding waterfall and sent shockwaves across the New World, while surviving researchers spotted a giant ship emerging from the wreckage. Ace stopped a fleeing researcher to keep Pluton’s secret, and the explosion’s distant tremors alarmed the world’s major powers.

• A destructive beam blasted through the sea and collapsed half of the waterfall surrounding Wano Country, destroying most of the research ships nearby.
• After the explosion’s aftermath cleared, surviving researchers saw a huge ship emerge from the dust and mist, while their Den Den Mushi calls failed.
• A Swallow-Swallow Fruit user tried to flee, but Ace struck him down with Fire Fist and told the survivors they could not leave because Pluton was still a secret.
• Blackbeard and Big Mom reacted to the tremors, and powerful figures across Elbaf, Shanks’s ship, Sabaody, Marine Headquarters, and Mary Geoise felt the aftershock.

Kaido fought alongside Loki on Elbaf as Pluton emerged from Wano Country, while Roy revealed the weapon’s existence to pressure Sengoku and Tsuru into joining his World Alliance Army. Sengoku ordered an investigation of Wano and warned that this was their last chance to choose.

• Kaido defeated the Terror Bird Beast leader on Elbaf, and Loki followed him after agreeing to their deal.
• Kuzan and Cobra signed an offensive and defensive alliance treaty between the World Alliance Army and Alabasta.
• Roy admitted to Garp that Pluton had emerged from Wano Country and that he had deliberately let Sengoku and Tsuru hear about it.
• Sengoku ordered people to gather news from Wano Country and told Tsuru that Roy and Garp had given them their last chance to choose.

As the World Government fortified Sabaody and gathered forces for a decisive war, Roy and his allies reviewed a plan to use Pluton to destroy the Red Line and unite the world’s oceans. The chapter revealed that Roy also possessed Poseidon, while the Navy’s dissenting officers met in secret amid rising tensions.

• The World Government imposed martial law on Sabaody, seized resources, conscripted civilians, and built up its defenses with Pacifistas, pirates, and allied forces.
• Rear Admirals Yukimura and Akhend argued over the Navy’s treatment of civilians and its cooperation with pirates until Koby tried to intervene.
• Sengoku, Tsuru, Momonga, Gion, and other Navy figures held a tense secret meeting as both sides prepared for the coming war.
• Roy, Garp, and their allies listened as Vegapunk and Caesar Clown explained their plan to use Pluton to blast apart the Red Line and bombard Mary Geoise.
• Roy revealed that his wider plan would connect the oceans, transform the Calm Belt, and use island-cloud bridges and Tom’s Sea Train to unite the world.
• Garp and the others learned that Roy possessed Poseidon as well as Pluton.

Roy kept Wano Country hidden while preparing a wider campaign, confident in the military power he had gained from Pluton and Poseidon. He set plans in motion to develop the Red Line and speculated that the rising seas and the legendary great treasure were tied to the Ancient Kingdom’s lost technology.

• Roy and Vegapunk blocked Den Den Mushi signals around Wano Country, while Shirahoshi’s subdued Sea Kings guarded its waters and kept investigators from learning its secrets.
• Roy welcomed Shirahoshi and prepared to begin work with children from the East Blue and the Calm Belt.
• Roy ordered Sea Kings, fish-man warriors, and Sky City’s Floating Aircraft Carriers to mobilize and mark the Red Line’s rock walls for future development.
• Roy prepared for a decisive battle that he expected to draw Elbaf into the conflict through Loki and the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Roy theorized that the rising sea level came from a damaged underground cavity and that the great treasure might be an Ancient Kingdom device capable of lowering the seas.
• Roy reasoned that Imu and the kings had formed the World Government after the Void Century war to control the remaining land and conceal the past, while Roy’s technology and Shirahoshi could make underwater exploration possible.

At Research Base 001, scientists and workers neared completion of Black Sun, a colossal weapon designed to surpass the Ancient Weapons. After its power engines were calibrated and Float-Float Fruit Green Blood was installed, Caesar Clown urged everyone to finish the core power furnaces.

• Scientists at Research Base 001 worked around the clock on Black Sun’s final calculations and pre-installation tests, supported by medical care, food, and stimulants.
• Caesar Clown returned from seeing Pluton, determined to build a weapon that surpassed it and establish himself as history’s greatest scientist.
• An assistant reported that Black Sun’s power engines were calibrated and that the Central Research Institute had produced Float-Float Fruit Green Blood.
• Caesar learned that the Green Blood supply was limited but sufficient to help activate Black Sun, and the base celebrated the progress.
• Caesar urged the workers to finish calibrating the core power furnaces so Black Sun could be completed and take to the sky.

Roy imposed military rule across the East Blue and organized its people and resources to prepare for the coming apocalypse. The chapter left the East Blue transformed into a militarized society loyal to Roy and readying for war.

• Roy sealed the East Blue off from outside news while showing its people the devastation elsewhere, strengthening their belief that he would protect them.
• Roy divided the East Blue into ten military districts, each responsible for training soldiers and developing production suited to its region.
• The East Blue began training citizens of all ages and issuing weapons, including newly produced firearms, as officials reported that ten million troops could be mobilized.
• Roy ordered sea farms and Super Chlorella factories replicated across the East Blue to supply food for military training and future hardship.
• The military districts began their final, harsh training as the East Blue prepared to conquer the world for Roy.