Chapter Summaries

As war in North Blue drove people and powerful forces into other seas, Roy used the World Government’s preoccupation with the conflict to consolidate his control of East Blue. He left East Blue increasingly prepared for a possible break with the Government, with factories, recruitment, and military training expanding across his territory.

• War in North Blue displaced people and stirred hidden forces, spreading disorder across the seas and into the Grand Line.
• Roy moved contingencies he had hidden in East Blue into other seas while building popular support through appearances across East Blue.
• Roy resisted the World Government’s demands and pressure with help from Memory-Memory Fruit users, while secretly targeting forces that refused to obey him.
• Roy used taxes, engineered conflicts, and investigations into corruption to force nations and factions into submission, blaming their hardships on the World Government.
• With the World Government distracted by wider conflicts, Roy became East Blue’s uncrowned king as military factories opened and recruitment and training expanded.

As rebellions and defections weakened the World Government, Blackbeard and the Big Mom Pirates announced an alliance and declared war on Elbaf. In Fish-Man Island, Kuzan became king of the Ryugu Kingdom after a bloodless rebellion.

• Uprisings and pirate attacks destroyed nearly thirty World Government allied nations, while more kingdoms began breaking away from its rule.
• Blackbeard announced plans to drive the Navy and World Government from the New World and establish a pirate nation.
• The Big Mom Pirates allied with the Blackbeard Pirates and jointly declared war on Elbaf.
• Kuzan united Ryugu Kingdom's able-bodied forces and peacefully resolved the royal family in a bloodless rebellion.
• Kuzan became king of the undersea Ryugu Kingdom.

As Fish-Man Island faced escalating slave raids and the threat of war between the Marines and the Yonko, Kuzan took control of the Ryugu Kingdom to defend the island. Neptune asked whether Kuzan regretted becoming king, and Kuzan remained on the throne as the island’s future grew more perilous.

• Neptune warned Kuzan that Fish-Man Island would become dangerous and asked whether he truly intended to stay and protect it.
• Slave-catching groups and passing ships began secretly abducting merfolk and fish-men, causing devastating losses despite the Ryugu Kingdom’s efforts.
• Fish-Man Island’s residents called to seal the island, but the World Government rejected the move because it needed the island’s shipping route and resources.
• Neptune feared that war would destroy Fish-Man Island after news spread that Blackbeard planned to drive the World Government from the New World and allied with Big Mom.
• After consulting Roy, Kuzan surrounded the Ryugu Kingdom and defeated its palace guards, then entered the hall with the royal family and ministers.
• Kuzan emerged from the hall as the new king of the Ryugu Kingdom.

Kuzan persuaded Neptune to lead Fish-Man Island’s civilians in a mass migration to the East Blue, while he stayed behind. After a purge of corrupt royals, the Fish-Men set out under Sea King escort and emerged into the sunlight at their destination.

• Kuzan told Neptune to organize the migration and carry the Fish-Men’s affairs forward in the East Blue, while Kuzan remained on Fish-Man Island.
• Golden Lion and Enel arrived, and the Ryugu Kingdom purged corrupt officials after Kuzan revealed evidence of their crimes.
• Neptune left the palace and joined the migration effort as Fish-Men and merfolk were sorted into groups at Central Plaza.
• Samael led a Sea King escort that guided the departing Fish-Men through the dark seabed toward a designated island.
• The Fish-Men reached the surface, where they saw the sea and its inhabitants rising into the sky beneath the sunlight.

Roy and his allies evacuated all of Fish-Man Island’s civilians to the sky islands, where Shirahoshi helped calm and organize them. After the final fish-man arrived, the cloud sea carrying them began moving toward the Calm Belt in the East Blue.

• Golden Lion lifted groups of fish-men in seawater toward the sky while Enel destroyed approaching ships to keep the evacuation secret.
• Shark Star reassured the frightened fish-men, and Shirahoshi, Ryugu Kingdom’s ministers, and its soldiers helped organize them on the cloud islands.
• Roy watched Shirahoshi coordinate the people and planned to have Caesar Clown and Vegapunk study her ability to control Sea Kings.
• Neptune and Kuzan urged the evacuation forward, and all Fish-Man Island civilians reached Roy’s sky islands in seven or eight days.
• Roy toasted Shirahoshi as the cloud sea began moving toward the Calm Belt in the East Blue.

Roy brought the people of Fish-Man Island back to East Blue and began preparing for the territory’s independence as the World Government increased its pressure. He told Bon Clay to accelerate preparations for announcing East Blue Independence at the end of the month.

• Roy, Golden Lion, and Enel flew the cloud sea across the Calm Belt, and Neptune, Shirahoshi, and Roy announced their arrival in East Blue.
• Roy turned the cloud island into a staircase, bringing the Fish-Man Island residents down to Wings of Freedom, where they reunited with their relatives.
• Roy returned to his office and reviewed the preparations Bon Clay had made to build his reputation across East Blue.
• Roy contacted Bon Clay and ordered him to speed up preparations for declaring East Blue Independence on the last day of the month.

Aokiji and Fujitora repelled Kizaru and Ryokugyu while protecting supplies for the Freedom Revolutionary Alliance, with Dragon arriving after the battle. Dragon revealed that their secret ally would act before the end of the month as rising sea levels threatened the world, leaving the three determined to bring down the World Government and prepare for disaster.

• Aokiji fought Kizaru while Fujitora's meteorite and gravity attacks disrupted Kizaru and Ryokugyu's assault on the island.
• Fujitora slowed the meteorite, Aokiji shattered it with an ice spear, and Dragon's gale swept the fragments away from the island.
• Aokiji told Dragon that the supplies were safe despite Kizaru and Ryokugyu trying to destroy them.
• Dragon said their secret ally planned an action by the end of the month, comparable in significance to Whitebeard's attack on Mary Geoise.
• Dragon warned Aokiji and Fujitora that rising sea levels left little time, and the three resolved to dismantle the World Government and prepare for a world-threatening disaster.

As the Vinsmoke Family profited from selling snail ships amid the global scramble for high ground, Vinsmoke Judge and his sons considered defying the weakened World Government. A mysterious figure arrived in a lightning strike and ordered Judge to come along.

• Nations and major powers sought refuge on the Red Line Continent, driving up demand for the Vinsmoke Family’s climbing snail ships and enriching the family.
• The World Government demanded two-thirds of the Vinsmoke Family’s wealth, and Vinsmoke Judge angrily tore up its letter.
• Vinsmoke Niji and Ichiji urged Vinsmoke Judge to rebel against the World Government, while Reiju worried that Germa 66 was not strong enough to openly defy it.
• Dark clouds and thunder gathered over Germa Kingdom, and Reiju sensed danger through Observation Haki.
• A figure emerged from a pillar of lightning in the dining hall and told Vinsmoke Judge to come with them.

Enel confronted Vinsmoke Judge and demanded that he come along, but the Vinsmoke brothers attacked and Enel overwhelmed them with lightning. Enel emerged from the ruined palace carrying the unconscious Judge and flew away, leaving the Germa Kingdom in chaos.

• Enel demanded that Vinsmoke Judge come with him and threatened the Vinsmoke Family with lightning.
• Ichiji, Niji, and Sanji charged at Enel while Reiju urged them to stop, and Judge let the fight proceed.
• Enel blocked the brothers' Haki-coated knives and forks with a lightning barrier, then unleashed 100 Million Volts · God's Judgment across the palace.
• Germa 66 clone soldiers tried to enter the lightning, while Enel defeated the Vinsmoke Family and sent the unconscious Niji crashing into the ruins.
• Enel emerged unharmed, dragged the unconscious Judge outside, and flew into the sky with him.

Caesar Clown persuaded Vinsmoke Judge to join his organization by showing him the Whitebeard clones and promising power and resources. Judge accepted and agreed to bring the Germa Kingdom under Roy’s rule, while Roy focused on preparing for the coming battle.

• Caesar Clown showed Judge the Whitebeard clones and boasted that Vegapunk now served as his assistant.
• Caesar Clown offered Judge a place in his organization, seeking his cloning technology, research team, raid suits, and other assets.
• Judge recognized that he had little choice and agreed to join Caesar Clown’s organization.
• After learning the scale of Roy’s forces, Judge asked to return personally to the Germa Kingdom and speed its integration.
• Roy left the arrangements to Caesar Clown and continued training his Conqueror’s Haki with Kaido and Whitebeard.

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.