Chapter Summaries

Roa and the officers searched the moon for the lost Birka ruins, using Judge’s seismic detectors to locate a buried city. They uncovered an intact settlement, restored its power, and met the small robots living there, who led them toward the factories.

• Abel explained that the Birka people had abandoned their resource-depleted homeland for the Blue Star, and Roa argued that the planet would outlast its civilizations.
• Judge deployed seismic detectors across the moon, and Roa triggered a massive earthquake so they could map the underground terrain.
• Judge identified a huge underground cavity about seven hundred kilometers from Calamity City, and the group traveled there.
• Roa melted and displaced the ground above the cavity, revealing the buried Birka city without damaging it.
• Roa powered the city with lightning, and the officers watched its lights come on.
• Small metal robots emerged, bowed to the group, and led them toward the city’s factories.

Roa returned from the Moon with machinery and robots from the Birka ruins, then proposed building a secure lunar production base and ordered Judge to develop more efficient aircraft. Meanwhile, Olvia taught Robin, Hancock, and the other children on Amazon Lily, where she wondered whether Robin would choose to inherit her father’s will.

• Judge confirmed that the Birka robots could think and learn, and identified the abandoned factories’ machinery as useful for improving Calamity Company’s manufacturing and Pluton’s control system.
• Roa ordered the usable machines dismantled and taken aboard Calamity City, and Abel persuaded the robots to leave the ruins and obey their new masters.
• After viewing murals about the Birka people, Roa proposed a lunar production base, and Judge agreed to research more efficient aircraft for transporting resources.
• Calamity City returned to the Blue Star, and Roa declined Dylan’s suggestion to visit Amazon Lily before calling Ochoku to begin their next game.
• On Amazon Lily, Olvia taught Robin, Hancock, and the other girls, and reflected that Robin could choose whether to inherit her father’s will or live quietly.

Roa and Ochoku arranged for the World Government to lure Roa’s allies into a trap, and the Five Elders decided to recreate the Celestial Dragons’ hunting tournament at God Valley. After Imu ordered the Five Elders to act personally, Roa told his allies about the plan and proposed striking Mary Geoise instead of attending the tournament.

• Roa persuaded Ochoku to pretend to cooperate with the World Government and help create a convincing lure for their allies.
• Ochoku, Silver Axe, and John agreed to follow Roa’s instructions and contacted the Five Elders about setting a trap.
• Peter proposed holding another Celestial Dragons’ hunting tournament, and the Five Elders approved the plan before Imu ordered them to ensure Roa’s death and said he would go personally.
• Ochoku told Roa that the World Government planned to recreate the God Valley incident, and Roa laughed at the idea.
• Roa gathered his allies, explained Ochoku’s arrangement and the tournament plan, and proposed causing destruction in Mary Geoise rather than attending the event.

Captain John was killed and resurrected by a masked woman serving Imu, then forced to reveal what he knew about Roa’s plans. Meanwhile, Roa assembled his allies for a strike on Mary Geoise and set off with Harald, Kaido, Red, Silver Axe, and Linlin, with only Uncle John left to collect.

• A masked woman killed Captain John, revived him through a Devil Contract, and compelled him to kneel and answer her questions about his plans.
• Roa told his officers he would attack Mary Geoise to damage the World Government, and chose Kozuki Toki to accompany him for safety.
• Roa and Kozuki Toki met Golden Lion and Ochoku at Egghead Island, then recruited Harald from a nearby island.
• Kaido, Red, Silver Axe, and Linlin joined the group, and Linlin awkwardly approached Harald, who angrily rejected her.
• Roa announced that they would set out to pick up Uncle John.

Roa’s crew gathered on a floating island to head for Mary Geoise, but Captain John betrayed them and brought Imu, the Five Elders, the Knights of God, and Marine forces to confront them. Imu transformed Harald into a giant demon under her control, while Ochoku and Silver Axe defected, leaving Roa’s side badly outnumbered.

• Roa’s allies met Captain John at the floating island, and Roa revealed that they planned to attack Mary Geoise.
• Captain John summoned Imu through a magic circle, and the Five Elders, the Knights of God, Garp, Zephyr, Isaac, and Marine forces joined her.
• Imu threatened Harald with Elbaf’s destruction and used a contract to transform him into a gigantic demon who obeyed her commands.
• Imu offered Ochoku, Silver Axe, and Charlotte Linlin a chance to surrender, and Ochoku and Silver Axe immediately switched sides.

Kozuki Toki sent Golden Lion and the others into the future, but Roa stayed behind and was forced to battle Imu and the World Government until Toki activated the Time-Time Fruit to save him. Roa arrived in a future filled with dense black energy, where absorbing it triggered his evolution.

• Charlotte Linlin refused Imu's offer to submit, and the World Government attacked the pirates.
• Kozuki Toki sent Golden Lion, Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and Redfield into the future, while Roa stopped her from sending him with them.
• Roa fought Imu and the pursuing World Government forces while protecting Kozuki Toki, who resisted his control and tried to die with him.
• As Imu's trident pierced Roa's chest, Toki activated the Time-Time Fruit and sent Roa into the future; the four pirates reappeared two days later, while Dylan waited anxiously in Calamity City.
• Roa found himself over a future sea filled with dense black energy, absorbed it, and felt his evolution begin.

Roa arrived twenty-five years in the future and discovered that the world had forgotten him and the Calamity Company. After learning about the current Pirate Emperors from Saladin, Roa was stunned by a world where Shanks still had both hands and Charlotte Katakuri ruled Totto Land as a man.

• Roa emerged from the time jump with Kozuki Toki and found the world's black aura had grown denser, then flew off to search for an inhabited island and a Den Den Mushi.
• Roa landed on Saladin's pirate ship, knocked Saladin and his crew down with Conqueror's Haki, and demanded to know the year.
• Saladin told Roa it was 1518, twenty-five years after Roa had left, and said he had never heard of the Calamity Company or Calamity Roa.
• Saladin listed the Pirate Emperors, including Whitebeard, Golden Lion Shiki, Kaido, and Straw Hat Shanks, who still had both hands.
• Saladin named Charlotte Katakuri as the ruler of Totto Land and the final Pirate Emperor, leaving Roa astonished that Katakuri was a man.

Roa learned how the seas had changed during his twenty-five-year absence and sailed toward Totto Land to find Katakuri. His power evolved on the way, and Charlotte Bonney was sent to intercept his ship as it entered Charlotte territory.

• Saladin told Roa that Katakuri had become a Pirate Emperor, described the Shichibukai and other powerful pirates, and explained that the old contacts Roa tried calling could not be reached.
• Roa ordered Saladin to take the ship to Totto Land, learned more about the current state of the seas, and sailed toward Cake Island.
• Roa's heart began pounding as his evolution completed, and his newfound presence terrified the pirates aboard the ship.
• Roa used his evolved ability on Kozuki Toki, restoring her pupils and bringing her back to her affectionate self.
• Perospero learned that Roa's ship had entered Charlotte waters and sent Charlotte Bonney to deal with the intruders.

Roa sailed into Whole Cake Island waters with Saladin and Kozuki Toki, then confronted Charlotte Bonney when her ship attacked them. After effortlessly stopping her strikes and capturing her, Roa identified himself, leaving Bonney stunned as she realized who he was.

• Roa strengthened Kozuki Toki as a wraith, then adjusted her emotions and personality until she more closely resembled herself.
• Saladin spotted the Cream Princess Bill, and Roa learned that Charlotte Bonney was aboard it.
• Bonney attacked Roa's ship with an Ikoku Sovereignty, but Roa blocked the shockwave with a black Haki barrier.
• Bonney leaped onto Roa's ship and attacked him, but Roa caught her sword and threw her back across the deck.
• Bonney used Conqueror's Haki coating in another attack, but Roa seized her with a giant black Haki hand.
• Roa told Bonney he had come to find Katakuri and revealed his name; Bonney recognized him as that Roa, while her crew realized she had been captured.

Roa captured Bonney and revealed himself as the legendary Calamity Roa, who had returned after disappearing twenty-five years earlier. Perospero and Bear brought him to Cake Island, where Katakuri joyfully welcomed his old friend.

• Bonney's crew reported her capture to Perospero, who set out with Bear to rescue her.
• Roa told Bonney that he had known Bear and Aunt Linlin, while she doubted that he was the Roa her brother Katakuri had described.
• Bear failed to break Roa's Haki grip on Bonney, and Perospero recognized Roa when he revealed himself.
• Bear identified Roa as the vanished Calamity Roa, and Roa released Bonney before Perospero took him to see Katakuri.
• Katakuri met Roa at Cake Island, leaped toward him, and welcomed his friend back with tears in his eyes.

Roa reunited with Katakuri and learned how the world had changed during the twenty-five years he missed. After revealing his immense Conqueror’s Haki, Roa planned to challenge Silver Axe and Ochoku, and Katakuri prepared to join him.

• Katakuri embraced Roa at the harbor, then invited him to the castle to catch up and ask about the past.
• Roa explained that Kozuki Toki’s Time-Time Fruit had sent him far into the future, while Katakuri recounted the collapse of the pirate alliance, the rise of the demon giants, and the Calamity Company’s disappearance.
• Katakuri told Roa that Loki, Teach, and Moria had become powerful figures, and described Loki’s attacks on Elbaf and Teach’s clashes with Ochoku.
• Roa announced that he would make his return known and demonstrated powerful Conqueror’s Haki before choosing Silver Axe’s territory as his first target.
• Bonney asked to join Roa and Katakuri, who planned to bring back Linlin from Wano; Roa and Katakuri then agreed to test Roa’s new strength.

Roa and Katakuri fought on an uninhabited island in Totto Land, where Roa revealed his evolved Qiongqi form and defeated Katakuri. After the feast, Roa called Morgans and announced his return, leaving Morgans eager to help him shock the world again.

• Katakuri brought Roa to an uninhabited island, where the Charlotte Family officers gathered to watch them fight.
• Roa and Katakuri exchanged powerful attacks, but Roa’s strange ability disrupted Katakuri’s future sight and sent him flying.
• Roa transformed into his evolved Qiongqi form, overwhelmed Katakuri with his full power, and broke Katakuri’s trident before ending the fight with his blade at Katakuri’s neck.
• Roa and the Charlotte Family celebrated with a feast, and Katakuri announced that they would retrieve Mother and help Roa deal with Ochoku on Beehive Island.
• Roa called Morgans and asked whether he was ready to shock the world; Morgans recognized him as his boss and eagerly welcomed his return.

Roa reunited with Morgans and learned how the Revolutionary Army and West Blue had developed during his absence, then set out with Katakuri and the Charlotte Family to confront Silver Axe. At Anthera Island, Roa transformed into his enormous beast form and began raining sulfurous golden fire on the Silver Axe Pirates' stronghold.

• Roa told Morgans to announce his return to the world and learned that the Revolutionary Army had grown after rescuing Flevance and that Bege's father had built influence among West Blue's nobles.
• Roa ordered Morgans to ignite the unrest in West Blue, then asked Katakuri to join him in a war against the World Government.
• Katakuri recounted how he had led a rebellion that overthrew Charlotte Linlin, and he sailed with Roa, Bonney, and Charlotte Family officers toward Beehive Island.
• Roa, Kozuki Toki, Katakuri, and Bonney arrived above Anthera Island, the Silver Axe Pirates' headquarters, on a giant Haki hand.
• Roa transformed into a colossal black tiger and unleashed golden sulfurous flames over the island.

Roa unleashed mythic golden heavenly fire on Anthera Island and confronted Silver Axe, who had survived by gaining an immortal body. After repeatedly dismembering Silver Axe to make him suffer, Roa pierced his heart and shattered the power granting his immortality.

• Golden flames rained down on Anthera Island, burning the island and killing most of its inhabitants.
• Roa found Silver Axe amid the inferno and revealed that he had returned after twenty-five years.
• Silver Axe ordered his subordinates to attack while he prepared to summon help, but Roa killed the attackers and crushed Silver Axe with one blow.
• Silver Axe regenerated with his immortal body, so Roa repeatedly dismembered and burned him with flaming swords.
• After Silver Axe begged to die, Roa stabbed him through the heart and shattered the power behind his immortality.

Roa killed Silver Axe, prompting Imu and the World Government to investigate, then visited Stussy on Velvet Island to learn what had happened during his absence. After discovering that Vegapunk had replicated Kaido’s Azure Dragon Fruit, Roa ordered Stussy to obtain it for him.

• Roa confirmed that his Conqueror’s Haki had killed Silver Axe, and told Katakuri and Bonney that he had sailed with the Roger Pirates to the final island, where he learned the truth of the world.
• Imu learned that Silver Axe had died and ordered an investigation, while Marines arrived at Anthera Island and found that it had vanished.
• Roa and Kozuki Toki went to Velvet Island, where Roa surprised Stussy in her office and asked her about the World Government, the Marines, the Shichibukai, and Vegapunk.
• Stussy told Roa that the government had failed to find the Calamity Company and Revolutionary Army, and described the navy’s internal divisions and Moria’s Shichibukai application.
• Roa asked whether Vegapunk had replicated Kaido’s Azure Dragon Fruit, and Stussy confirmed that the doctor had made one he considered a failure.
• Roa ordered Stussy to find a way to bring him the replicated Azure Dragon Fruit, and she agreed.

Roa reunited with Stussy, warned her to tell Vegapunk that the World Government's energy research could revive a world-destroying weapon, and set out to confront Ochoku. After arriving at Beehive Island with Katakuri and Bonney, Roa announced his return by crashing into the plaza and Bonney shouted that she had come back for revenge.

• Roa visited Stussy, who passed along information about Silver Axe's death and Ochoku's growing forces, and asked her to warn Vegapunk about the weapon the World Government was researching.
• Roa returned to the Cream Donut and said he would deal with Ochoku; Katakuri set their course for Beehive Island while Mother and Kaido were to meet them there later.
• Ochoku and Captain John discussed Silver Axe's death, considered who might have killed him, and prepared to gather forces and use the teleportation array if danger arose.
• Roa and Katakuri discussed how Whitebeard, Teach, Loki, and the Straw Hat Pirates had changed the balance of power in the sea around Beehive Island.
• Roa, Katakuri, and Bonney arrived at the locked-down Beehive Island and dropped into the plaza before its central skull building.
• Bonney called out to Ochoku that she had returned for revenge.

Roa returned to Beehive Island and confronted Ochoku, whose attempt to summon reinforcements was interrupted when Roa blasted apart the skull building. Roa turned the island into a chaotic battlefield with his power, then summoned the calamity beast Typhon to face Ochoku.

• Pirates recognized Katakuri and Bonney, while old-timers identified Roa as the vanished Calamity Roa with a six-billion-Beli bounty.
• Ochoku learned Roa had returned and rushed to summon help, but Roa’s black lightning destroyed the skull building before he could escape.
• Ochoku emerged from the rubble and ordered his forces to attack Roa, Katakuri, and Bonney as Roa welcomed the pirates’ fear.
• Roa transformed half the pirates and officers into wraiths who attacked their former comrades, plunging Beehive Island into a chaotic slaughter.
• Roa advanced on Ochoku, opened a chasm, and summoned the gigantic calamity beast Typhon.

Roa summoned the Hundred-Headed Evil Dragon Typhon and used it to overwhelm Ochoku and then Newgate, while Katakuri kept Beehive Island from breaking apart. The chapter ended with Typhon dropping Newgate’s mangled body in front of Roa.

• A Marine vice admiral learned that Byron had likely been killed after reporting Calamity Roa’s return from Beehive Island.
• Roa summoned Typhon, a colossal hundred-headed monster, and sent it charging at Ochoku.
• Ochoku’s Haki punches failed to stop Typhon, which battered him with its strength, flames, lightning, and wind.
• Typhon’s clash with Ochoku devastated Beehive Island, so Katakuri awakened his Mochi-Mochi Fruit and pulled the island back together as mochi.
• Newgate fought Typhon, but his attack healed immediately; Typhon seized him, crushed him, and dropped his mangled body in front of Roa.

Roa defeated Ochoku on Beehive Island, turned him into a phantom, and discovered that Imu could communicate through him and destroy him from afar. After Roa declared war on Imu, the Marines and World Government learned of his return, and newspapers began carrying the news worldwide.

• Roa kept Ochoku alive after crushing him and used acid rain to torment him while he recovered.
• Roa revealed that Morgans worked for him and ordered him to announce his return to the world.
• Roa offered Ochoku a chance to live as his hunting dog, and Ochoku agreed before Roa turned him into a phantom.
• Roa's consciousness connected with Imu through Ochoku, and Roa declared war before Imu killed Ochoku remotely.
• Sengoku alerted the Five Elders, who reported Roa's return to Imu and began mobilizing the World Government.
• News birds spread newspapers worldwide under the headline announcing the Calamity's return.

After the World Economic News Paper announced Roa’s return and his six-billion-berry bounty, people across the world reacted with fear, anger, and excitement as old memories of his rule resurfaced. Roa welcomed the attention on Beehive Island while former allies and enemies began moving toward the New World, and Enel contacted Abel to report that their Boss had returned.

• Morgans’s newspaper revealed Roa’s return, his six-billion-berry bounty, and accounts of his past crimes, prompting terror among people who remembered his rule over Water 7 and the New World.
• Roa praised Morgans’s article on Beehive Island, while Katakuri, Bonney, and Morgans discussed the powerful figures who might come to meet him.
• The Five Elders and Zephyr prepared the World Government and Marines for Roa’s return, while Dragon, Whitebeard, Shanks, Gloriosa, and others considered how it would affect them.
• Kaido, Loki, Teach, Doflamingo, Moria, and other figures reacted to the news, with Moria ordering his crew to change course for the New World.
• Enel learned from Urouge that Roa had returned to Beehive Island, then contacted Abel, who told him to go meet their Boss and promised that the others would follow.