Chapter Summaries

Roy defeated Golden Lion in a climactic battle after Golden Lion regained his strength, then ordered his crew to secure him and search his ship for Indian. The crew reflected on Golden Lion’s fall as Enel declared that their era was beginning.

• Golden Lion attacked Roy with powerful swordsmanship, and the two clashed in the sky as Golden Lion regained the agility and strength of his prime.
• Roy used his domain to briefly restrain Golden Lion, then shattered the island Golden Lion raised as a shield with Great Cataclysm.
• Golden Lion countered Roy’s attack with an enormous X-shaped Sword Qi, but Roy’s sword radiance overwhelmed him and sent him plummeting toward the sea.
• Roy ordered Xia to retrieve Golden Lion in Sea Stone Handcuffs and told the crew to find Indian, Golden Lion’s ship doctor, for Judge.
• Crocodile the Sand called Golden Lion’s defeat the end of an era, while Enel proclaimed that their era was about to begin.

Roy recovered from his battle with Akainu and Golden Lion, then offered the legendary pirate freedom in exchange for cooperation. Golden Lion accepted one order within their agreement, while insisting he would continue his revenge plan.

• Roy assessed his strength and his gains from fighting Akainu and Golden Lion in his dreams.
• Roy told Golden Lion that he wanted cooperation, not gratitude, and promised to let him leave whether he agreed or not.
• Roy removed Golden Lion's Sea Stone Handcuffs, and Golden Lion unleashed his Conqueror's Haki until Roy's aura forced him to rein it in.
• Golden Lion said he would remember Roy's favor and accepted one order within the scope of their cooperation.
• Golden Lion demanded his Den Den Mushi and warned Roy not to interfere with his revenge plan.

After defeating Golden Lion, Roy explained his plan to unite powerful factions against the old order and dismissed fears of the former legend’s retaliation. A newspaper branded him the future Pirate King, drawing attention to Kaido as a threat awaiting the crew in the New World.

• Roy reflected that defeating Akainu and Golden Lion had advanced his Conqueror's Haki to its fourth stage.
• Roy reassured Reiju and the others that Golden Lion was unlikely to trouble him and might instead target Marine Headquarters.
• Crocodile the Sand described the combined force of Gild Tesoro, Doflamingo, the Revolutionary Army, and Golden Lion, and Roy revealed his plan to connect factions seeking revenge against the era.
• Roy read a newspaper calling him the future Pirate King, while his officers joked about the title.
• Crocodile the Sand warned that Kaido would likely challenge Roy when the crew entered the New World, and Roy declared they would overthrow the rulers of the current era.

Roy returned to the devastated Sabaody Archipelago, where civilians panicked at the sight of the Doomsday Ark. In Marine Headquarters, Sengoku warned Momousagi to stay cautious around Roy as she took over Akainu’s admiral post.

• Golden Lion decided to head to East Blue and unleash monsters as part of his vengeance.
• Roy and his companions returned to Sabaody aboard the Ark Maxim after two days of travel.
• Sabaody’s civilians fled in fear when Roy arrived, remembering the battle that had destroyed much of the archipelago.
• Sengoku learned that Nightmare Roy had appeared in Sabaody again and reflected on the attacks against Marine bases following the battle.
• Momousagi, temporarily taking over Akainu’s admiral position, expressed interest in fighting Roy, but Sengoku urged her not to challenge him and warned her about his hidden abilities and secrets.

Roy encountered Momousagi in a Sabaody bar while his crew waited for the ship’s recoating, and she challenged him as Gion, a swordswoman pursuing the way of the sword rather than as a Marine. The chapter ended with Roy realizing she had come on her own, without Marine Headquarters knowing.

• A real estate dealer who had bought land in Sabaody panicked when Roy entered his bar and feared getting caught in a clash.
• Roy returned to Sabaody and was surprised to find Momousagi waiting in the bar dressed as a swordswoman.
• Roy recognized Momousagi as a Marine Admiral and invited her to drink, but she declined because she did not drink as a swordswoman.
• Roy warned that one Marine Admiral was not enough to defeat him, while Momousagi calmly said she was there as Gion, a sword master pursuing the way of the sword.
• Roy concluded that Momousagi had acted on a whim and that Marine Headquarters had not been informed of her visit.

Roy and Momousagi fought a fierce duel between two Great Sword Masters on Sabaody Archipelago. As Marine forces arrived, they unleashed their strongest techniques, and Sengoku could only watch as their swords collided in a blinding flash.

• Roy and Momousagi’s clashing Sword Intents shook Sabaody Archipelago, while Rayleigh and Shakky recognized how much Roy had grown.
• Momousagi launched her One Sword Style, Death Waltz, and Roy countered with the Seven Star Sword, destroying the bar in their clash.
• Roy and Momousagi exchanged blows at extraordinary speed as Kenkon, Harvey, Crocodile the Sand, and Enel witnessed the battle.
• Roy and Momousagi agreed to settle the fight with their strongest moves, despite Roy warning that Momousagi could die.
• Sengoku arrived and shouted for them to stop, but Roy’s Great Cataclysm and Momousagi’s Death Waltz: Triple Concerto collided in a dazzling burst of sword light.

Roy fought Momousagi and Sengoku on Sabaody, then waited as his crew completed the Ark Maxim’s coating. The crew set off for Fish-Man Island, Whitebeard’s territory.

• Roy clashed with Momousagi and was injured before Sengoku attacked him with Buddha Shockwave.
• Sengoku took the badly wounded Momousagi away, while Roy chose not to fight him further.
• Rayleigh and Shakky surveyed the damage to Sabaody and lamented the destruction and its effect on the island’s population.
• Three days later, the Ark Maxim’s coating was complete, and Marine Headquarters had kept the battle secret.
• Roy’s crew prepared to descend from Sky Island to Fish-Man Island, where Crocodile the Sand warned Enel that Whitebeard was the world’s strongest man.

Roy and his crew entered Fish-Man Island illegally aboard the Ark Maxim, alarming mermaids and the Ryugu Kingdom. The Right Minister urged the king to summon Jinbe to defend the island.

• Roy and his crew descended through the dark ocean, keeping Sea Kings away with his Conqueror's Haki.
• Roy bypassed Fish-Man Island's main gate and flew through its protective membrane aboard the Ark Maxim.
• Mermaids in Mermaid Bay saw the golden ship, and Manelfis warned them that it carried the dangerous Shichibukai Nightmare Roy.
• The mermaids questioned why the Sea King Army had not responded, while Manelfis trusted Jinbe to protect Fish-Man Island.
• The Right Minister reported Roy's illegal entry to the king, who ordered Jinbe summoned.

Jinbe warned Neptune that Roy could destroy Fish-Man Island and urged him to keep Hody Jones’s faction away from the pirate. Hody mistook Roy’s flying ship for a Celestial Dragon’s and planned an attack, confident that his new power could overcome Jinbe.

• Jinbe told Neptune that Roy had defeated Admiral Akainu and destroyed nearly half of Sabaody, making Fish-Man Island’s safety uncertain.
• Neptune hoped Whitebeard’s flag would deter Roy, while Jinbe advised avoiding any provocation and warned that Hody Jones’s faction must not encounter him.
• Neptune ordered the Sea King Army to seal off the Fish-Man District until Roy left the island.
• Hody Jones concluded that the owner of the Ark Maxim was a Celestial Dragon and saw an assassination as a chance to strike back at humans and the World Government.
• Ikaros warned that Jinbe’s crew would be difficult to face, but Hody Jones declared that his newly obtained power would make him invincible.

Roy visited the Mermaid Cafe on Fish-Man Island to have Madame Shyarly tell his fortune. When the cafe’s final appointment had already been claimed, he took the slot from an 80 million-Beli pirate, who became meek as soon as he recognized Roy.

• Roy let his companions explore Fish-Man Island and asked nearby mermaids for directions to the Mermaid Cafe.
• The mermaids guided Roy to the cafe, then gushed over him and teased Manelfis for having called him a terrifying monster.
• Roy asked the cafe staff for a fortune-telling appointment and learned that all three of Madame Shyarly’s daily slots had been taken.
• Roy approached the pirate who held the last slot and asked him to transfer it.
• The 80 million-Beli pirate recognized Roy, handed him the appointment token, and stood with his crew behind Roy as his apparent bodyguards.

Roy entered Madame Shyarly’s room and took control of her Crystal Ball, a Devil Fruit item capable of divination. He used it to locate Zou as a place where his Armament Haki could grow, and planned to find Minks whose Vivre Cards could guide him there.

• Roy entered Madame Shyarly’s room while the pirates outside recognized him as the feared Nightmare Roy.
• Roy identified Shyarly’s Crystal Ball as a Devil Fruit item with divination abilities, and Shyarly tried to smash it before he could take it.
• Roy stopped Shyarly and the Crystal Ball willingly switched allegiance to him.
• Roy asked the Crystal Ball where he could rapidly improve his Armament Haki, and it showed him Zou.
• Roy realized he would need to find Minks and borrow their Vivre Cards to reach the moving island.

As Hody’s rebellion plunged Fish-Man Island into chaos, Roy kept Shyarly immobilized and revealed his plan to exploit the crisis to claim the island. Meanwhile, Vander Decken IX arrived at the Mermaid Cafe to seize Shyarly and gain her divination power.

• A Little Maid warned Shyarly that fish-men from the Fish-Man District had begun a rebellion and urged her to hide.
• Shyarly tried to leave and stop the rebellion, but Roy kept her body under his control and refused to let her go.
• Roy told Shyarly he hoped to appear as Fish-Man Island’s savior and bring it under his command.
• Shyarly recognized Roy as the Shichibukai called Nightmare, but Roy dismissed Jinbe and the Fish-Man Pirates as unlikely to stop the rebellion.
• Vander Decken IX arrived at the Mermaid Cafe with his followers, having captured fleeing human pirates and learned Shyarly was inside.
• Vander Decken IX led his fish-men into the cafe to bring Shyarly out and obtain her divination power.

Roy confronted Vander Decken IX when he and his fish-man underlings stormed Shyarly’s cafe, then overwhelmed him with sword energy and dark flames. As Vander Decken IX screamed in agony, Shyarly recognized why Roy was feared as Nightmare.

• Vander Decken IX and his fish-man underlings burst into the cafe, where they found Roy with Shyarly and the imprisoned human pirates.
• Vander Decken IX insulted Roy and ordered him to submit, but Roy pierced his chest with sword energy from a flick of his finger.
• Vander Decken IX broke free and hurled Flying Knives and other weapons at Roy, but the attacks passed through him.
• Roy ignited Vander Decken IX with dark Karma Fire, which grew fiercer when his underlings poured seawater over him.
• Vander Decken IX begged to be killed as Shyarly realized Roy was the demon known as Nightmare.

Roy killed Vander Decken IX and the Flying Pirates who had followed him, then attacked Shyarly when she challenged him. Meanwhile, Hordy’s New Fish-Man Pirates began their coup and mistook Xun for a Celestial Dragon, leaving her to insist she was a strong pirate of the Phantom Sword Pirates.

• Roy burned Vander Decken IX to ashes, and the fleeing Flying Pirates collapsed under his invisible force.
• Shyarly accused Roy of killing Vander Decken IX’s followers, and Roy struck her into a wall.
• Hordy’s lackey identified Xun as someone who had arrived on the Ark Maxim, and Hordy decided to capture her as a bargaining chip.
• Hordy announced that the New Fish-Man Pirates would overthrow Ryugu Castle and the Fish-Man Pirates, silencing the street with threats.
• Hordy mistook Xun for a Celestial Dragon, but Xun declared that she was a pirate of the Phantom Sword Pirates and warned him that she was strong.

Xun confronted Hordy’s fish-men and effortlessly killed them with her strange abilities after they attacked her. The mermaids were left stunned by her strength, while Xun simply asked to eat after the fight.

• Hordy sent Chess to attack Xun, but Xun dodged his Meteor Hammer and killed him with Death Finger.
• Hordy urged the fish-men to charge Xun, and her invisible waves knocked them all down before they could reach her.
• Hordy fired a pistol at Xun, but the bullet fell harmlessly short, and Xun said that bullets had life too.
• Hordy recognized the name Roy and tried to call the attack a misunderstanding, but Xun killed him and the remaining fish-men.
• Xun asked the mermaid to serve her two dishes, while the mermaids wondered about the Phantom Sword Pirates and their strength.

Perona confronted Dosun and the New Fish-Man Pirates in Waterwheel Town, using her ghostly powers to drive Dosun to despair and reveal that Hody had killed Otohime. The residents learned of Hody’s guilt, while the remaining pirates succumbed to despair and died by poison.

• Dosun and the New Fish-Man Pirates attacked Waterwheel Town, and Perona descended from a roof to face them.
• Dosun’s War Hammer passed through Perona, and she explained that it could not harm her soul.
• Perona used Negative Hollow on Dosun, causing him to condemn Hody for killing Otohime and confess that Hody had also targeted Neptune.
• The residents of Waterwheel Town attacked Dosun, who shoved them aside and killed himself with his War Hammer.
• The fish-man pirates believed Perona had made them despair too and swallowed poison, leaving Perona confused by their deaths.

Crocodile destroyed Jeo’s fish-man pirate force with his awakened Sand-Sand Fruit after they surrounded him at the Fish-Man Culture Hall. The residents learned that Nightmare Roy was also on Fish-Man Island and feared his arrival could bring disaster to the island.

• Crocodile heard Jeo and Chess mock him as a cripple and dismiss his threat.
• Crocodile used Erosion Reincarnation to turn the Culture Hall and its surroundings into a desert, killing most of the fish-man pirates.
• Jeo evaded the desert briefly, but Crocodile swallowed him after refusing to hear his plea for a misunderstanding.
• Residents of southern Fish-Man Island learned Crocodile was a former Shichibukai who served under Nightmare Roy.
• A human pirate warned the mermaids that Roy was also on Fish-Man Island and might bring destruction to the island.

Hody Jones confronted Jinbe and the Neptune Brothers at Gyoncorde Plaza, holding King Neptune captive and commanding an overwhelming force. He announced that he would execute a Celestial Dragon publicly, leaving Jinbe stunned as the prisoner was brought before Hody.

• Hody Jones held King Neptune captive in Gyoncorde Plaza while Jinbe and the Neptune Brothers faced his vastly larger army.
• Hody denounced Jinbe for cooperating with humans and condemned Neptune's efforts to seek peace.
• Fukaboshi defended Neptune and Otohime's vision, and Jinbe urged Hody to stop his rebellion.
• Hody declared that he would execute a Celestial Dragon publicly to avenge the fish-men.
• A Celestial Dragon was escorted before Hody, and Jinbe fell silent at the sight.

Enel accompanied Hody Jones's men as a supposed Celestial Dragon, but Jinbe revealed his identity and warned that his presence could endanger Fish-Man Island. Enel then exposed himself as the Phantom Sword Pirates' Vice Captain and struck Hody with lightning, leaving the island's people in terror.

• Hody Jones mistook Enel for a Celestial Dragon, while Jinbe recognized the danger of involving the Phantom Sword Pirates.
• Jinbe warned Hody that Enel was a powerful fighter and that his captain, Nightmare Roy, could destroy Fish-Man Island, but Hody dismissed him.
• Jinbe confirmed Enel's strength to Fukaboshi and feared Fish-Man Island could be destroyed.
• Hody fired a water droplet at Enel, but it passed harmlessly through his body.
• Enel identified himself as Thunder God Enel and unleashed lightning that killed Hody and nearby fish-man pirates.

Enel devastated Hody Jones’s rebel army, but Hody refused to surrender and revealed that he had planted explosives across Fish-Man Island. The chapter ended with Hody and his core followers preparing to destroy the island rather than let their revenge die.

• Enel’s lightning strike wiped out nearly a tenth of the rebel army and left Hody badly injured, terrifying the fish-men and turning many against Hody’s plans.
• Hody taunted Enel about Jinbe’s strength, while Enel dismissed Jinbe as weaker than himself.
• Jinbe urged Hody to give up and pointed out that his army had abandoned him, but Hody crushed his Energy Steroids and refused to surrender.
• Hody revealed a remote control and claimed he had planted enough explosives to destroy Fish-Man Island.
• Hody’s remaining core followers declared their willingness to die for revenge as Jinbe confronted his plan to destroy the island.