Chapter Summaries

Roy, a bounty hunter known as the Phantom Sword, confronted the Giant Axe Pirates and slaughtered their crew aboard their ship. He introduced himself to their captain, Hoxius, as the chapter ended with the two facing each other.

• The Giant Axe Pirates mocked Roy when he appeared on a tiny boat and warned him about their captain’s twelve-million-Beli bounty.
• A former Hundred Ghosts Pirates sailor recognized Roy as the bounty hunter who had defeated Captain Torres the Fierce Ghost, and the crew panicked.
• One pirate shot at Roy, but Roy evaded the bullets and killed him before dodging the crew’s gunfire and cutting down the remaining pirates.
• Hoxius emerged from his cabin, saw the slaughtered crew, and heard Roy identify himself as a bounty hunter.

Roy killed Hoxius and searched his cabin for a Devil Fruit, reflecting on his stalled growth and his plan to gain power through a fruit. As another ship came alongside, Roy prepared to find out whether its crew were reckless rookies or formidable opponents.

• Hoxius recognized Roy and tried to recruit him, but Roy refused and killed him with a single sword strike.
• Roy searched Hoxius's cabin for a Devil Fruit and, finding none, grew angry at his lack of progress.
• Roy considered how his self-taught swordsmanship and limited strength held him back in the North Blue, and decided a Devil Fruit could help him advance.
• Roy recalled passing up several ordinary Zoan fruits and resolved to wait one more year for the Devil Fruit he wanted before choosing one he had already found.
• A ship pulled alongside, and Roy watched for the newcomers, wondering whether they were arrogant rookies or powerful fighters.

Roy fought Tyrant Wolf Monroe and was pushed toward defeat by the Zoan user’s strength and recovery. Under pressure, Roy broke through to the realm of Iron Cutting and sliced Monroe apart, leaving Roy resolved to grow strong enough to cut through anything.

• Roy emerged from the Giant Axe Pirates’ ship and confronted the Violent Wolf Pirates, whose captain Monroe invited him to join the crew.
• Roy refused Monroe’s offer, and their first clash shattered the ship and left Monroe gravely injured.
• Monroe recovered quickly and fought Roy across scattered wreckage while the Violent Wolf Pirates moved another ship into position.
• Roy realized Monroe’s injuries were healing and that he had to kill him before he reached the new ship.
• Roy recalled his years of hardship and training, then unleashed a faster sword strike that awakened Iron Cutting and sliced Monroe apart.

Roy defeated Monroe and scattered the pirate fleet, then searched Monroe's quarters and found a Devil Fruit. He ate it and discovered that it was the Dream-Dream Fruit, which gave him the power of Dream Control.

• Roy killed Monroe by cutting off his head and fought his way through the pirates' gunfire to board their main ship.
• Roy slaughtered more than half the pirates on deck, causing the survivors and crews of the other ships to flee.
• Roy retrieved Monroe's corpse for the bounty and found Monroe's valuables in the captain's quarters.
• Roy ate the purple-black Devil Fruit and learned that it was the Dream-Dream Fruit, granting him Dream Control.

Roy explored the Dream-Dream Fruit’s ability to sense and alter dreams after finding prisoners aboard the ship. He killed a disrespectful captive and tested his power on Andrew, leaving him with a devoted new follower.

• Roy sensed fragile dreams nearby and went to find living people aboard the ship who could help sail it.
• The prisoners mistook Roy for a pirate, then recognized him as the Pirate Hunter Phantom Sword Roy and celebrated their rescue without thanking him.
• A middle-aged captive insulted Roy, so Roy lifted him by the throat and snapped his neck after the man begged for his life.
• Roy implanted a thread of consciousness into Andrew’s dream, making the young heir revere Roy and reveal his background.
• Roy realized he could use dream alteration to build a loyal team, though he knew strong-willed or prepared people might resist it.

Roy developed his Dream-Dream Fruit and created a simple self-made status system to organize the memories and abilities he gained. After planning to build a crew and seek stronger techniques and opponents, he set sail for Angolo following the death of a Lord of the Coast.

• Roy used the Dream-Dream Fruit to project a status screen and tracked his Devil Fruit and swordsmanship levels.
• Roy explained how hypnosis, dream stealing, and dream control helped him recruit loyal followers, gain combat experience, and train his techniques.
• Roy planned to form a pirate crew, find talented members, challenge powerful swordmasters, and search for methods to learn the Six Powers and Haki.
• A Lord of the Coast attacked the ship, but Roy drew and sheathed his sword, killing it without turning around.
• Roy ordered the ship to set sail for Angolo.

Roy arrived at Angolo with the Violent Wolf Pirates’ fleet and went to the Marines 371st Branch to claim a bounty. The Marines mistook him for Tyrant Wolf Monroe until he presented Monroe’s head, and Colonel Morris agreed to pay him.

• A large fleet led by Roy’s ship docked at Angolo, frightening the townspeople and prompting the Marines 371st Branch to prepare for battle.
• Colonel Morris ordered Captain Wade to evacuate civilians while the remaining Marines prepared to fight the Violent Wolf Pirates.
• Roy entered the Marine branch, where one Marine mistook him for Tyrant Wolf Monroe and the others raised their guns.
• Colonel Morris recognized that Roy was not Monroe and asked what business had brought him to the branch.
• Roy tossed a box to Morris, who found Tyrant Wolf Monroe’s head inside and promised to bring the bounty money.

Roy fought Marine Colonel Morris at the branch’s training grounds and easily defeated him, revealing the power of his Phantom Sword technique. After leaving the Marines to treat Morris, Roy asked when his money would arrive and requested a room to rest in.

• Morris recognized Roy as the Phantom Sword and challenged him to a sword fight, which Roy agreed to hold at the Marine training grounds.
• Roy and Morris exchanged attacks, and Roy’s first strike sent Morris crashing through a wall despite Roy holding back.
• Morris grew angry when Roy continued limiting his strength and unleashed his Reverse Wave Style.
• Roy used Dreamlike Illusion to evade Morris’s attack, disarmed him, and knocked him into a crater to win the fight.
• The Marines carried Morris away for treatment as Roy left, asked when his money would arrive, and requested a room to rest in.

Roy replayed his battle with Colonel Morris in a dream, collected Violent Wolf’s bounty, and left town aboard his pirate ship. Morris judged Roy a serious future threat, but Marine Headquarters dismissed his request to issue a bounty and send a force after him.

• Roy realized he could use dreams to replay battles and study Marine training while building combat experience.
• Roy collected Violent Wolf’s 35 million Beli bounty and refused Morris’s invitation to join the Marines.
• Roy ate at the town’s famous restaurant, searched its weapon shop, and returned to his ship to set sail.
• Morris learned Roy had returned to a pirate ship and decided not to confront him, instead contacting Marine Headquarters.
• Morris urged Headquarters to issue Roy a bounty and send a large force, but they hung up after learning Roy had committed no serious crimes.
• Morris punched a hole in the wall and cursed Headquarters for ignoring Roy’s potential threat.

Roy arrived at Flavie Arena, hoping to recruit a powerful fighter for his crew. He watched Patch claim his eight-hundredth consecutive victory and saw him continue battling giant beasts and challengers.

• Roy trained aboard his fleet and planned to find promising fighters at Flavie Arena to serve as the public face of his crew.
• Roy's fleet reached Flavie Arena, and he headed alone toward the crowded city center after hearing the arena's cheers.
• A young man collided with Roy, then fell silent when Roy's intimidating gaze stopped his complaints.
• Roy learned that Patch was nearing eight hundred consecutive victories and forced a path through the crowd to watch the fight.
• Patch defeated the captain of the Murder Demon Pirates, whose bounty was 17 million Beli, and reached eight hundred consecutive victories.
• Patch fought giant beasts and other challengers, killing those who tried to take advantage of his long winning streak.

Roy entered the arena and defeated Patch after an intense battle, then healed him and welcomed him as a crew member. Patch survived Roy’s full-strength sword strike and joined his crew.

• Patch’s winning streak reached 850, and the arena supervisor planned to recruit him or have a master deal with him if he refused.
• Roy challenged Patch without registering, then stopped Patch’s punch with his sheathed sword and matched his rapid attacks.
• Patch activated his Devil Fruit Ability and grew stronger, but Roy continued to suppress him and offered one full-strength strike as a test.
• Roy’s Drawing Sword Strike nearly killed Patch, who transformed into a seven-meter giant and barely survived the blow.
• Roy healed Patch with his dream powers, and Patch accepted his place as Roy’s crew member.

Roy defeated Patch and then hundreds of challengers without killing them, completing a thousand consecutive victories and earning the arena’s Devil Fruit reward. The arena supervisor decided to intervene personally as Roy was escorted to meet him, with Patch following along.

• Roy concealed the Dream Power he had spent, while spectators gaped at the canyon his attack had carved through the arena and saw Patch unharmed and deferential.
• Roy asked to continue fighting and challenged a hundred people at once, promising not to kill anyone; the host accepted after most of the crowd volunteered.
• Roy defeated each wave of challengers with carefully measured attacks, and the arena supervisor grew alarmed as Roy passed the halfway point toward a thousand victories.
• Roy completed a Thousand-Person Slayer in under twenty minutes, prompting the host to announce his victory and the end of the day’s battles.
• The arena attendant escorted Roy to meet the supervisor, and Roy allowed Patch to follow him.

Roy refused the Vinsmoke Family’s offer to join them and insisted on receiving the Devil Fruit from Flavie Arena. He left with the fruit, while the manager vowed to retaliate on behalf of the Vinsmoke Family.

• The Flavie Arena manager offered Roy a place with the Vinsmoke Family, but Roy rejected the offer without being impressed by their power.
• When the manager insulted Roy and seemed to withhold the Devil Fruit, Patch stood ready for a fight, and the manager quickly promised to deliver it.
• A servant brought Roy a treasure chest containing a banana-shaped Zoan Devil Fruit, which Roy intended to save for someone he would train.
• After Roy and Patch left, the manager vowed to punish Roy for humiliating him and provoking the Vinsmoke Family.

Roy’s life-or-death crisis awakened his Observation Haki, allowing him to survive a sniper’s assassination attempt and track down the shooter. The assassin, Tolstoy King, surrendered and offered to join Roy’s crew, but Roy remained suspicious of him.

• Roy and his group headed to the docks, where Roy said they would sail to Fallen Leaf Town to find a personal chef.
• An unseen sniper fired at Roy, and the danger awakened Roy’s Observation Haki to its second stage.
• Roy sensed the incoming bullet and split it with his blade, then used his new Haki to locate the fleeing sniper.
• Roy confronted the young sniper, Tolstoy King, who admitted that the manager of Flavie Arena had hired him to kill Roy.
• King offered his services as a sniper to save his life, but Roy warned that he might betray the crew and shoot him in the back.

Roy implanted Dream Origin in Jin to secure his loyalty, then killed the manager who had tried to assassinate him and ordered the arena burned. Vinsmoke Judge learned of the destruction and Jin’s failure, then sent Yonji with 3,000 Germa 66 soldiers to punish the Phantom Sword Pirates.

• Roy warned Jin that he would kill him if he resisted the implantation, and Jin agreed to accept the Dream Origin seed.
• Roy implanted the seed in Jin and believed it would gradually make him absolutely loyal.
• The manager pleaded for his life and invoked the Vinsmoke Family, but Roy shot him and ordered the arena burned.
• Vinsmoke Judge received a report about the arena’s destruction and Jin’s defeat, then vowed to punish the Phantom Sword Pirates.
• Yonji volunteered to lead 3,000 Elite Germa 66 Soldiers against Roy’s crew, and Judge approved the mission.

Roy stopped his fight with Patch before they could damage the ship further, then questioned Patch and King about their abilities and training. After learning that King's Observation Haki came from a Sky Islander, Roy ordered Patch to begin training and considered how the three types of Haki might be developed together.

• Roy stopped his fight with Patch and ordered the crew to repair the damaged deck.
• Roy learned that Patch's Rampage Fruit increased his strength and speed when he was hurt or angry.
• King explained that a winged man from Sky Island had taught him to train Observation Haki, which he called Mantra.
• Roy told Patch to begin Mantra training, and Patch reluctantly agreed to reach the beginner level.
• Roy reflected on his own theories about Haki and the possibility of advancing all three types together.

Roy and the Phantom Sword Pirates arrived in Fallen Leaf Town, where Roy learned that a Gourmet Competition would begin the next day. While the Marines planned to target the crew and a Vinsmoke Family force prepared to confront them, the chapter left their intentions unknown.

• Roy decided to challenge renowned swordsmen in the North Blue before beginning his conquest of the Grand Line.
• Roy, Patch, and King arrived in Fallen Leaf Town and went to its most famous restaurant.
• Roy used his hypnotic gaze to learn that the Gourmet Competition would begin the next day at Gourmet Plaza.
• Colonel Kakarot learned the Phantom Sword Pirates had no bounties, then arranged to gather intelligence and attack them while secretly contacting an accomplice.
• A Vinsmoke Family commander learned Roy's crew had arrived and decided to confront them personally.

Roy attended the Gourmet Competition and became interested in Kayou, a feared cook whose ordinary ingredients supposedly produced food that drove people mad. Before Roy could taste Kayou’s cooking, a local gangster tried to extort him, and Roy sent Patch to deal with the threat without spilling blood in the plaza.

• Roy sent his underlings to line up for the chefs’ food and noticed Kayou cooking alone in a secluded corner.
• Passersby called Kayou the Demon Chef and claimed his cooking drove people insane, while King praised his skill and confidence.
• Roy took a place in Kayou’s line and watched him debone a fish with remarkable knife work.
• Big Backhead approached Roy, claimed the Marines planned to attack him, and demanded one hundred million Beli for protection.
• Roy ordered Patch to handle Big Backhead and his gang without making a mess in the plaza.

Roy tasted Kayou’s Strange Sashimi, recognized his exceptional cooking, and recruited him into the Phantom Sword Pirates. As the Gourmet Competition neared its end, Marines arrived at Gourmet Plaza, and Roy’s group calmly watched the panic unfold.

• Roy tasted Kayou’s Strange Sashimi and praised it as the finest food he had ever eaten, while recognizing its hallucinogenic effect on ordinary people.
• Kayou accepted Roy’s invitation to join the Phantom Sword Pirates, explaining that only a true strong man deserved to enjoy his cooking.
• Kayou dismissed the Gourmet Competition and said he had lost interest in judging its champion after meeting Roy.
• Marines arrived at Gourmet Plaza, sending the pirates into a panic, while Roy, King, Patch, and Kayou remained untroubled.

Roy defeated Marine Colonel Kakarot and searched his memories for useful Marine training methods before a missile attack revealed an assailant from the Vinsmoke Family. Roy faced Yonji, who challenged him to a fight.

• Roy mocked Kakarot's name and swiftly stomped him into the ground.
• Kakarot begged Roy for mercy, and Roy searched his Dream Memory, finding little of value beyond swordsmanship training memories.
• Roy warned Patch and the others to retreat just before a missile destroyed the area and killed Kakarot.
• Yonji introduced himself as a Vinsmoke and boasted after Roy's group dodged his rocket launcher.
• Roy said he wanted to test the Vinsmoke Family's Lineage Factor, and Yonji prepared to fight him.