Chapter Summaries

Roy forced Caesar Clown to submit and then told him the World Government had placed a 700-million-Beli bounty on him for allegedly being able to translate Poneglyphs. Roy had fabricated the rumor to make Caesar a target of the World Government and leave him with nowhere to turn but Sky City.

• Roy terrified Caesar Clown by cutting an apple from his head with a Flying Slash, and Caesar agreed to become his subordinate.
• Roy removed Caesar's Seastone handcuffs and warned him not to betray him.
• Roy showed Caesar a new 700-million-Beli bounty poster accusing him of being able to translate Poneglyphs.
• Caesar denied knowing anything about the Poneglyphs and panicked over the World Government's attention.
• Roy revealed that he had spread the rumor to make Caesar a target and ensure he would stay in Sky City.

Roy secured Caesar Clown’s loyalty with a Vivre Card and showed him a large research institute in Sky City. Caesar discovered a Seraphim test subject there, and Roy tasked him with studying the clone of Jinbe and helping it awaken safely.

• Roy had Caesar Clown’s hair and nails taken to make a Vivre Card, leaving Caesar convinced he could not escape or betray his new master.
• Roy showed Caesar the research institute built for him in Sky City, and Caesar became more respectful as he recognized equipment from Punk Hazard.
• Roy brought Caesar into an iron-cloud laboratory, where Caesar was shocked to find a Seraphim test subject in a cultivation chamber.
• Roy told Caesar to study the clone of Jinbe and help it awaken slowly and safely.
• Caesar eagerly began examining the test subject, while Roy expected to possess a Shichibukai clone soon.

Roy and Spandam visited Crocodile’s casino in Rain Country to skim money, and Roy used his abilities to win nearly two hundred million Beli. As they cashed out, a casino watcher noticed Roy’s unusual control over his wins and losses.

• Roy reassured Spandam that taking a few hundred million Beli from Crocodile’s casino would be safe and worthwhile.
• Roy and Spandam disguised themselves as wealthy tycoons and entered Rain Country’s largest casino, splitting up according to their plan.
• Roy used the Echo Map and Observation Haki to win repeated bets, drawing attention from the gamblers around him.
• Roy deliberately lost money to shake off gamblers who were copying his bets, then continued playing until he and Spandam had nearly two hundred million Beli in winnings.
• As Roy and Spandam exchanged their chips for cash, a heavily made-up man in a ballet skirt watched them through a surveillance Den Den Mushi and remarked on Roy’s ability to control his results.

Roy and Spandam escaped Rain Casino with the money they had won, but Bon Clay pursued Roy to uncover how he had cheated. Roy ambushed Bon Clay and decided to recruit him for his abilities and loyalty.

• Roy sensed someone following the carriage and used mist to incapacitate the driver before changing course.
• Spandam took his carriage driver hostage, and the two carriages split up.
• Bon Clay ignored casino rules and followed Roy, curious about his apparent cheating and awareness of the pursuit.
• Roy stopped his carriage in an alley, slipped behind Bon Clay, and subdued him with the threat of his abilities.
• Roy recognized Bon Clay's value as a loyal intelligence agent and decided to take him into his command.

Roy escaped Rain Country with Spandam and recruited Bon Clay, while Crocodile reviewed surveillance footage and grew suspicious of CP9’s presence. Crocodile sent Mr. 3 to retrieve Nico Robin and ordered the plan accelerated as he sought to learn what the World Government agents wanted.

• Roy intimidated Bon Clay into following him and offered support for Bon Clay’s dream of reaching the Okama Kingdom.
• Roy returned to Spandam, introduced Bon Clay as a recruit, and led them toward the port city of Nanohana.
• Crocodile watched surveillance footage of Roy and Spandam leaving Rain Country and recognized Spandam as a CP9 official.
• Crocodile ordered Mr. 3 to bring Nico Robin back and tell her to speed up their plan.
• Crocodile left to investigate why the CP9 agents had come to Rain Country.

Roy, Spandam, and Bon Clay crossed Alabasta’s desert and reached Nanohana, where Roy recognized that Crocodile’s men were watching Spandam. Seeing a chance to demand more than his casino winnings, Roy began putting a plan to extort Crocodile into motion, while an anonymous letter emerged from Bon Clay’s printing Den Den Mushi.

• Crocodile mobilized Alabasta’s intelligence forces to search for Spandam, but their findings connected the matter to the Revolutionary Army.
• After three days in the desert, Roy, Spandam, and Bon Clay reached Nanohana, where Spandam and Bon Clay embraced in relief.
• Roy used Bon Clay’s closeness to Spandam to learn more about him and keep a safeguard against Spandam’s possible betrayal.
• Roy sensed hostile watchers in Nanohana and realized they were focused on Spandam, but he let Spandam remain unaware.
• Roy decided to use his knowledge of Crocodile’s weakness and scheme to extort more from him, then met the Turkey Pirates at the harbor.
• Baroque Works received news of Spandam’s appearance as Bon Clay’s printing Den Den Mushi produced an anonymous letter.

Roy confronted Crocodile in the desert and demanded a port city in exchange for keeping Crocodile’s secret scheme in Alabasta from the World Government. After their clash, Crocodile stopped attacking but remained suspicious as Roy insisted he had no right to refuse.

• Crocodile read Roy’s extortion demand, recognized the reference to Dance Powder, and flew from his office to confront him.
• Roy prepared for Crocodile’s probing attacks, confident that his control over rain could counter Crocodile’s Sand-Sand Fruit.
• Crocodile attacked Roy with Sandstorm and Desert Sword, while Roy dodged and launched Flying Slashes at him.
• Roy and Crocodile exchanged attacks at close range, but Crocodile’s hook pierced Roy’s neck and Roy’s blade failed to cut Crocodile through his Armament Haki.
• Roy threatened to reveal Crocodile’s actions to the World Government and demanded one port city in exchange for letting his plan continue.

Roy forced Crocodile to choose between abandoning his Alabasta plans and surrendering Nanohana to CP9, and Crocodile agreed. When Crocodile demanded Bon Clay as well, Roy refused and prepared to fight, using rain to exploit Crocodile’s weakness.

• Roy explained that Crocodile could not risk the World Government learning about his search for Pluton and offered him a choice: give up Nanohana or face exposure and pursuit.
• Crocodile threatened to kill the CP9 members, but Roy warned that survivors could reveal his actions and Crocodile doubted he could stop Roy from escaping.
• Crocodile agreed to clear the way for CP9 to take Nanohana, but demanded that Roy hand over Bon Clay.
• Roy refused to surrender Bon Clay, summoned rain, and told Crocodile that no additional conditions would be accepted.
• Crocodile recognized that Roy had caused the rain and understood that Roy knew his weakness.

Roy traded a secret about Alabasta’s royal family to Crocodile for Bon Clay’s freedom and Crocodile’s help securing Nanohana for Roy. After leaving Alabasta, Roy assigned Edwards to establish the Turkey Merchant Association’s headquarters in Nanohana and sent Bon Clay toward Drum Kingdom to infiltrate its king’s court.

• Roy and Crocodile fought, then agreed that Roy would keep Crocodile’s activities secret in exchange for Bon Clay’s release and Crocodile clearing Nanohana for Roy’s takeover.
• Crocodile learned that Alabasta’s royal family descended from one of the twenty kings and hurried toward the royal capital to pursue his interests in Pluton and the royal family’s history.
• Roy, Spandam, and Bon Clay boarded the Turkey Merchant Association’s ship as Edwards joined them and they sailed from Nanohana.
• Roy ordered Edwards to make Nanohana the association’s headquarters and monitor events in Alabasta.
• Roy told Bon Clay to travel to Drum Kingdom, study its king’s routine, and replace him.

Roy assigned Bon Clay to infiltrate and take over the Drum Kingdom, hoping to secure its medical resources, Wapol, and Wapol Metal for the future. After Bon Clay left to carry out the plan, Roy received news that the Seraphim test subject had been modified and was about to wake up.

• Roy explained his plan for Bon Clay to infiltrate the Drum Kingdom and remove its brutal king, Wapol.
• Bon Clay accepted the dangerous mission after Roy promised increased compensation and a chance to visit the Okama Kingdom and learn about his idol.
• Roy reassured himself that Bon Clay was capable of carrying out the plan and watched him depart.
• A Den Den Mushi called Roy and reported that the Seraphim test subject had been successfully modified and was about to wake up.

Roy welcomed the awakened Seraphim test subject, a powerful young fish-man clone based on Jinbe, and named him Kuzan. He planned to use Kuzan to build a fish-man kingdom loyal to him and exploit the undersea world’s resources.

• Roy hurried to Sky City after learning that the Seraphim test subject had awakened.
• Caesar Clown and the scientists examined the chubby blue boy and marveled at his strength and replicated fish-man abilities.
• The clone recognized Roy as his highest authority, appeared before him, and knelt, calling him Master.
• Roy used Weakness Sonar and found that the young clone could easily defeat pirates with bounties over one hundred million Berries.
• Roy named the clone Kuzan and declared that he would become the king of the seas.
• Roy resolved to use Kuzan to build a fish-man kingdom under his control and develop the riches beneath the sea.

Roy trained the growing Seraphim test subject Kuzan while Owl and Who's Who completed a raid to gather Fish-Man slaves for transport to Sabaody Archipelago. They finished their mission with eighty Fish-Men, but found no mermaids.

• Roy ended Kuzan's training session and praised the young Fish-Man's strength and potential.
• Owl reported that he and Who's Who had gathered eighty Fish-Men and were preparing to transport them to Sabaody Archipelago.
• A surviving islander attacked Owl and Who's Who with a rocket launcher, but Who's Who killed him with an iron spear.
• Owl and Who's Who continued searching the slave traders' stronghold, sparing the Fish-Men and useful slaves while killing everyone else.
• Owl and Who's Who left the burning island aboard their transport ship, and Who's Who regretted that they had found no mermaids.

Roy sold the slaves he had captured at auction, then organized the rescued fish-men into a force called Sea Fire under Kuzan and began preparing them for future work underwater. After learning that Ace had joined the Whitebeard Pirates, Roy received an order to help CP9 escort Saint Gareth on a visit to the East Blue.

• Roy sold the slaves at the human auction house and left with the proceeds.
• Roy returned to Sky City and formed Sea Fire from the rescued fish-men, placing them under Kuzan and ordering their training.
• Roy read in the newspaper that Ace had joined the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Spandam told Roy that CP9 would temporarily escort Saint Gareth during his visit to the East Blue.

Roy and Spandam arrived at Mary Geoise to protect Saint Gareth on his journey to the East Blue, where Roy learned how cruelly the Celestial Dragon treated his captives. As the voyage continued, Carlos sought Roy out for help with an undisclosed problem.

• Spandam viewed the mission to protect Saint Gareth as a chance to advance into CP0, and he traveled with Roy to Pangaea Castle.
• Roy and Spandam joined Owl and Who's Who to escort Saint Gareth, whose procession included Patches imprisoned in a cage.
• Saint Gareth's party began its voyage to the East Blue aboard a World Government ship.
• Roy kept his distance from Saint Gareth and heard screams from the Celestial Dragon's luxurious room, reflecting on his abuse of captive men.
• Carlos approached Roy and asked for his help, looking troubled as another cry came from Saint Gareth's room.

Carlos urged Roy to arrange Patches's death before the favored concubine could gain power and seek revenge. Roy agreed while secretly planning to frame Golden Lion, and he set an enormous falling object on course for the World Government's ship near the Calm Belt.

• Carlos told Roy that Patches had become Saint Gareth's favored concubine and posed a threat to them both.
• Roy agreed that Patches had to die, while considering how to avoid being linked to the killing and keep Carlos on their side.
• After Carlos left, Roy revealed that Spandam had been listening and discussed turning the crisis into an opportunity.
• Roy and Spandam spotted a huge object falling from the sky, and Roy revealed that he intended to blame Golden Lion for the apparent accident.
• Roy aimed the falling object at the World Government's ship sailing near the Calm Belt.

Roy and CP9 rescued Saint Gareth from a falling island while Roy used sea clouds containing Seastone to disable Patches. The island’s shockwave destroyed the ship, and Patches realized Roy had targeted him.

• As an island fell toward the ship, the crew panicked and rushed to save Saint Gareth from his room.
• Owl carried the naked Saint Gareth out, and the Celestial Dragon screamed when he saw the falling island.
• Patches searched for Saint Gareth instead of escaping, then tried to fly away with his companion using his Devil Fruit power.
• Roy’s sea cloud covered the ship and drained Patches’s strength, making him realize Roy had attacked him.
• Patches cursed Roy as the island’s shockwave destroyed everything around the ship.

After the island’s impact scattered the survivors at sea, Carlos found the badly injured Patches and killed him to protect his standing with Saint Gareth. Roy recorded the murder as leverage, then led the survivors to Carlos, who immediately rushed to serve Saint Gareth.

• Carlos survived the wreck and clung to a plank, believing Roy and Saint Gareth might still be alive.
• Carlos found the injured Patches and, after receiving a brief call on his Den Den Mushi watch, decided to kill him.
• Carlos stabbed Patches and destroyed evidence of the murder while Roy secretly recorded him from a low cloud.
• Roy signaled his main body, and Who's Who pushed a plank carrying Roy, Saint Gareth, and Spandam toward Carlos.
• Carlos shoved Spandam aside and attended to Saint Gareth by holding his injured toe in his mouth.

After a Celestial Dragon ship was attacked, the World Government mobilized Marines and sent Kizaru to the East Blue. Roy and Spandam extorted Captain Mouse at Marine Branch 16, while Kizaru confronted an opponent near the Calm Belt.

• The World Government recognized the falling island in the ship’s final images as a sign of Golden Lion’s attack, deployed agents, and sent Kizaru to the East Blue.
• Saint Gareth and Carlos took refuge at Marine Branch 16, where Gareth ate and demanded that Roy, Spandam, and the others return to protect him.
• Roy and Spandam had Owl torture Captain Mouse until he revealed his wealth, which included several hundred million in assets.
• Roy and Spandam discussed extorting wealthy East Blue officials and involving Carlos in their scheme.
• Kizaru faced an opponent near the Calm Belt in the East Blue.

Roy and Spandam escorted Saint Gareth back toward Mary Geoise while using CP9’s authority to extort wealthy people along the way. Golden Lion, badly wounded after fighting Kizaru, spotted their World Government ship and prepared to attack, while Roy sensed the approaching Floating Island.

• After Navy intelligence reported that Kizaru was fighting Golden Lion, Saint Gareth abandoned his planned visits and boarded a luxurious cruise ship headed back toward Mary Geoise.
• Roy, Spandam, and Carlos supported the return route and extorted wealthy tycoons and corrupt officials at stops along the way, killing those who resisted or threatened the World Government.
• Golden Lion escaped Kizaru’s attack severely wounded after severing his tail, and he lamented the loss of his plans and much of his crew.
• A subordinate reported that a World Government ship was beneath Golden Lion’s ruined Floating Island, and Golden Lion ordered his remaining pirates to attack it for revenge.
• Roy used Echo Map to detect the Floating Island near Sky City and realized that Golden Lion was coming after them.

Roy prepared Sky City for a battle after discovering Golden Lion’s battered Floating Island approaching the cruise ship carrying a Celestial Dragon. Roy flew out to confront Golden Lion, who recognized him as a powerful Logia user and decided to kill the Celestial Dragon in revenge for his ruined plans.

• Roy used the Echo Map and Observation Haki to spot Golden Lion’s approaching Floating Island and judged that the Flying Pirate Group had been weakened by its battle with Kizaru.
• Roy ordered Albert to put Sky City on highest alert, release stored sea clouds, and have Torres and Caesar Clown prepare poison clouds.
• Sky City rose above ten thousand meters while Caesar Clown prepared KORO and KX Poison Gas, and the city’s forces readied for battle.
• Roy told Caesar Clown to bring poison gas and Kuzan, then transformed into clouds and flew toward Golden Lion.
• Golden Lion sensed Roy approaching, recognized him as a powerful Logia user, and resolved to kill the Celestial Dragon aboard the cruise ship.