Vol. 1Roy’s Escape and Ascent

Roy awakened the Ryomen Sukuna system, led a mass escape from Impel Down, and hunted Devil Fruit powers while the Marines and World Government pursued him. Roy joined forces with Bullet at Sabaody, where his attacks drew Shanks to Grove 41 while his Shikigami ambushed the Red Hair Pirates in Area 55.

  • Roy awakened the Ryomen Sukuna system, led a prison riot, defeated Shiryu and Magellan, and escaped Kuzan into Newkama Paradise.
  • Roy negotiated Revolutionary Army support, absorbed two Sukuna’s Fingers, and ordered Ivankov and the Newkamas to begin the Level 6 breakout.
  • Roy freed the prisoners, wounded Garp, and escaped Impel Down with Sanjuan Wolf before Sengoku forced his group to retreat at sea.
  • Roy and Red drove off Chaton’s forces at Water 7 after the attackers killed fifty criminals.
  • Roy defeated CP9 and the attacking Marines at Water 7, then killed Moria and fused the Shadow-Shadow Fruit with the Ten Shadows Technique.
  • Roy killed Lola and nearly a thousand others rather than return their stolen shadows, while Bullet reached Sabaody.
  • Roy exposed Shanks’s Celestial Dragon identity through Morgans and joined forces with Bullet at Sabaody as the World Government prepared to suppress him.
  • Roy defeated Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates at Grove 41, then sent his Shikigami against the Red Hair Pirates in Area 55 as Shanks and Benn Beckman arrived.
Chapters 1–100 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1Impel Down Breakout

Roy seized control of a prison riot, defeated Shiryu and Magellan, and escaped Kuzan by hiding in Newkama Paradise. After negotiating with the Revolutionary Army and strengthening himself, Roy prepared to lead a second prison break from Level 5.5.

  • Roy awakened the Ryomen Sukuna system after Brother Sangbiao nearly killed him, healed himself, and took over the first level by killing Sangbiao and cutting through the prison cells.
  • Roy led the prisoners’ riot through Impel Down, defeated Shiryu after using their fight to master Observation Haki, and killed him before confronting Hannyabal and Magellan.
  • Roy overcame Magellan, but Kuzan intervened and fought him, and Roy escaped by using Rabbit Escape to distract Kuzan and reached the hidden route to Newkama Paradise.
  • Roy met Emporio Ivankov on Level 5.5, warned him that the Marines might discover their refuge, and negotiated Revolutionary Army support while recovering and training.
  • Roy pressured Dragon into arranging an attack on the Kingdom of Phil, and Sabo led the Revolutionary Army assault as the Marines debated Roy’s escape and the prison’s hidden spaces.
  • Roy absorbed two Sukuna’s Fingers, raised his strength to 95% of an Admiral’s, and ordered Ivankov and the Newkamas to begin the Level 6 breakout that night.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2Impel Down Breakout

Roy led a mass escape from Impel Down, defeated Magellan and fought through Garp, Kuzan, Sengoku, and the Marines to get the prisoners out. After surviving pursuit and a battle at Water 7, Roy’s group drove off Chaton’s forces, though they remained surrounded by the dead.

  • Roy released the Level 5 and Level 6 prisoners, then led them through Impel Down as Magellan and the Marines tried to stop the revolt.
  • Roy’s prisoners overwhelmed the Marines on Level 1, where Roy defeated Magellan and his Shikigami tore through the remaining forces.
  • Roy fought Garp while Red held off Kuzan, then used Malevolent Shrine to wound Garp and force Kuzan to intervene.
  • Roy took Garp and the surviving Marines hostage, escaped through the Gate of Justice with Sanjuan Wolf, and faced Sengoku’s waiting fleet.
  • Roy’s group fought Zephyr and the Marines at sea, but Sengoku shattered Roy’s fingers and Roy ordered a retreat as Sanjuan Wolf carried the escapees away.
  • Sengoku’s forces captured or killed many of the remaining criminals, while reports spread that Roy, Bullet, Red, and several others had escaped Impel Down.
  • At Water 7, Chaton and Spandam’s forces bombarded Roy’s exhausted group, killing fifty criminals before launching another assault.
  • Roy weakened Chaton with Black Flash and broke his arm, while Red fought at full strength, and the Marines, Enies Lobby soldiers, and CP Agents retreated after suffering heavy losses.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read

Arc 3Roy’s Shadow Hunt

Roy recovered, traveled through Water 7 and Thriller Bark, and defeated the Marines, CP9, and Moria while pursuing Devil Fruit powers. He took Moria’s Shadow-Shadow Fruit and refused to return the stolen shadows, while Bullet arrived at Sabaody Archipelago.

  • Spandam begged Roy for mercy but Bullet killed him, and the escapees celebrated on an isolated island as Roy learned of the breakout’s aftermath and Dragon’s defeat.
  • Bullet gathered followers to challenge the Four Emperors, while Roy refused to lead his own group and later sailed toward Water 7 after recovering.
  • Tsuru raised Roy, Bullet, and Red’s bounties and framed them as a coming Five Emperors group, while Shanks vowed to stop them from entering the New World.
  • Roy arrived in Water 7, defeated Lucci and the other CP9 agents, then killed Captain T-Bone and the Marines who attacked him.
  • Sengoku and Sakazuki clashed over the Fleet Admiral position as the Five Elders tacitly agreed to Shanks’s request to eliminate Roy, Bullet, Red, and their allies at Sabaody.
  • Roy directed Red to Torrance Town, where Red rescued the injured raccoon dog Pat, then continued to Thriller Bark to take Moria’s Shadow-Shadow Fruit.
  • Roy defeated Ryuma, Moria, and Oars, killed Moria, and fused the Shadow-Shadow Fruit with the Ten Shadows Technique, pulling the shadows back into Moria’s corpse.
  • Lola offered Roy the group’s service in exchange for the shadows, but he killed her and nearly a thousand others, while Perona and Absalom learned Moria had died protecting them and Bullet reached Sabaody.
Chapters 51–7525 summaries Read

Arc 4Sabaody’s Gathering Storm

Roy and Bullet built their forces at Sabaody while Roy exposed Shanks’s identity and reshaped the world’s pirate rankings. As rival crews and the World Government converged, Roy’s forces launched attacks across the archipelago, drawing Shanks to Grove 41 while his Red Hair Pirates were ambushed in Area 55.

  • Bullet reunited with Rayleigh, announced his plan to challenge the Four Emperors, and sent his forces against Shanks, whose crew fought them across Sabaody.
  • Roy emerged from his contemplation with enhanced Shikigami and stronger Conqueror’s Haki, then left Thriller Bark after confronting Kuma and learning of Shanks’s plans.
  • The World Government ordered Kizaru to suppress Roy and prepared a Buster Call, while Sengoku gathered thirty thousand Marines and Red gained power from the Bat-Bat Fruit, Model: Vampire.
  • Roy arrived at Sabaody and told Morgans that the Red Hair Pirates were the strongest crew, then revealed rankings that exposed Shanks’s Celestial Dragon identity and established a Five Emperors era.
  • Roy and Bullet joined forces with Yake’s group, uncovered and killed most of their spies, and Roy began hunting Devil Fruit users and converting defeated enemies into Shikigami.
  • Roy wiped out the Supernova Alliance’s fighters and sent his Shikigami across Sabaody, while Bullet fought Rayleigh and Doflamingo moved to confront the attackers.
  • Roy defeated Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates at Grove 41, killed Squard, turned Squard and Rakuyo into Shikigami, and left Ace unconscious as Rayleigh and others arrived.
  • Shanks and Benn Beckman reached Grove 41, while Roy’s Shikigami attacked the Red Hair Pirates in Area 55 and targeted Yasopp, Lucky Roux, and Hongo.
Chapters 76–10025 summaries Read
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