Chapter Summaries

Roy used Marine prisoners to force Sengoku to open a passage through the encirclement, and the criminals sailed out without a fight. Sengoku and Staff Officer Tsuru then counted on Zephyr and his group arriving soon to stop their escape.

• Roy revealed the sack-covered Marine prisoners and threatened to kill them if Sengoku’s forces advanced.
• Roy taunted Sengoku and invoked the Marines’ duty to protect their comrades, while Staff Officer Tsuru silenced soldiers who demanded an attack.
• Sengoku ordered the warships to open a passage and demanded the prisoners in exchange, but Roy sailed onward without handing them over.
• Sengoku and Staff Officer Tsuru discussed how Zephyr and his group would soon arrive and help catch Roy’s party.

Roy used the hostage exchange to escape the Navy’s first trap, but Sengoku’s forces rescued Garp and then surrounded the fleeing ships with a second fleet. Under heavy bombardment, Roy abandoned Crescent Moon Hunter’s group to face Chaton’s pursuit while he led his own allies toward the Navy ships ahead.

• Roy threw the Navy hostages, including Garp and Bogard, into the sea and used the confusion to flee with Sanjuan Wolf and his allies.
• Sengoku ordered the Navy to rescue the hostages and pursue Roy, while Garp was found gravely wounded and sent for treatment.
• Zephyr’s fleet intercepted Roy from ahead, and Chaton’s fleet arrived behind, trapping the pirates between two forces and bombarding their ships.
• Roy directed Crescent Moon Hunter to hold off the fleet behind while he and his allies pushed toward Zephyr’s ships, leaving Crescent Moon Hunter’s group to fight alone.
• The Navy exhausted its cannon fire, and the opposing ships closed in for an all-out melee.

Roy fought Zephyr as the criminals battled the Marines, then unleashed his full strength with Bullet and Red to overwhelm the battlefield. He tore off Zephyr’s mechanical arm before two Giant Vice Admirals attacked, and Roy prepared to strike back.

• Roy charged onto Zephyr’s warship and fought him while Bullet and Red battled Yamakaji and the other Vice Admirals and the criminals fought the Marine forces.
• A Marine Rear Admiral ordered the soldiers to avoid direct clashes and wear down the weakened criminals, shifting the battle against them.
• Roy provoked Zephyr by bringing up the deaths of his family and students, then unleashed his true strength as Bullet and Red joined him in releasing Conqueror’s Haki.
• The three bursts of Conqueror’s Haki knocked out most of the Marines and some criminals, while Zephyr and the Vice Admirals struggled under the pressure.
• Roy seized Zephyr’s reconstructed arm and tore it off, but two Giant Vice Admirals attacked him, and he used Soru and Finger Pistol to counter them.

Roy killed the two Giant Vice Admirals and condemned the criminals who held back during their escape from Impel Down. After Sengoku struck him with a devastating shock wave, Roy ordered the group to retreat, and they escaped aboard Sanjuan Wolf.

• Roy killed the two Giant Vice Admirals, shocking the Marines, Zephyr, Red, Bullet, and the criminals.
• Roy accused the criminals of treating the escape too casually and confronted Red for holding back.
• Red revealed his strength by sending his injured opponent flying into the sea, and Roy leaped onto another warship to leave.
• Sengoku attacked Roy with a powerful shock wave, shattering three of Roy's fingers and destroying the warship beneath him.
• Roy ordered everyone to retreat, and the criminals transferred the unconscious prisoners onto the warships as the Marines failed to stop them.
• Sanjuan Wolf carried Roy and the escaping criminals away while Zephyr and the Vice Admirals could only watch.

After Roy escaped, Sengoku’s forces defeated the remaining prisoners, but the Marines suffered heavy losses and Kuzan remained missing. Sengoku rallied after a Den Den Mushi call, issued orders to pursue Roy and address the crisis, unaware a News Coo had recorded the events as the battle in the Kingdom of Phil neared its end.

• Sengoku ordered the Marines to defeat the remaining prisoners, and Chaton defeated Crescent Moon Hunter and Big Barrel while Sengoku subdued Corrupt King and World.
• Sengoku’s forces executed nearly half the criminals and shackled fewer than three hundred survivors, while the Marines regrouped with Zephyr, who had lost his arm.
• Tsuru and the others urged Sengoku not to give up, and he rallied by insisting he would keep searching for Garp, Zephyr, and Kuzan.
• After answering a Den Den Mushi, Sengoku ordered Chaton and Yamakaji to pursue Roy, directed Enies Lobby to help intercept him, and arranged medical care, an emergency meeting, and other follow-up actions.
• A News Coo flew away after recording Sengoku and the events at Impel Down, while the Revolutionary Army and World Government fought toward the final moments of their battle in the Kingdom of Phil.

Kizaru revealed his full strength and overwhelmed Sabo, Morley, and Grey Crow after their long battle in the Kingdom of Phil. With the Revolutionary Army’s leaders defeated, the survivors faced capture, while Kizaru sensed that something unexpected might happen.

• Kizaru attacked Sabo, Morley, and Grey Crow with Light-Speed Kicks, then unleashed Yasakani no Magatama.
• Morley raised a wall with his Push-Push Fruit, but Kizaru’s golden projectiles shattered it and badly wounded him.
• Sabo used Dragon Claw and Grey Crow summoned crows to defend themselves, but Kizaru’s attack left both unable to fight.
• Momousagi declared Kizaru a monster who had defeated countless geniuses, deepening Koala and the Revolutionary Army’s despair.
• Kizaru approached the wounded men to take them back to report, while Sabo acknowledged that he was still far weaker than the Admiral.

Kuma rescued Sabo, Morley, Grey Crow, and Koala by teleporting them away, then left Kizaru to take the remaining Revolutionary Army members into custody. Kizaru and Momousagi learned that Impel Down had fallen and Dragon had fought the World Government, while reports of the prison break spread across the world.

• Kuma appeared during Kizaru’s arrest of Sabo and teleported Sabo, Morley, and Grey Crow away, claiming he was following World Government orders.
• Kuma teleported Koala away and blocked Momousagi’s attack before Kizaru warned him not to interfere with the other captured Revolutionary Army members.
• Kuma departed, and Kizaru and Momousagi prepared to take the remaining captives back to Marine Headquarters.
• Sengoku told Kizaru that Impel Down had fallen, Garp and Kuzan had been defeated, and Roy, Bullet, and other prisoners had escaped; he also reported Dragon’s battle against Sakazuki and the Holy Knights.
• Over the next three days, newspapers detailed the deaths and defeats at Impel Down and reported Roy’s role in the prison break and the subsequent clash with Sengoku’s forces.

News of Impel Down’s fall and the Revolutionary Army’s battles spread across the world, shocking governments, pirates, and civilians. The Four Emperors reacted to Roy, Bullet, and Red’s escape by warning them away or preparing to intercept them as the fugitives approached the New World.

• Reports confirmed that Roy, Bullet, Red, and four other criminals escaped Impel Down after Roy lost a hand to Sengoku, while Chaton defeated Crescent Moon Hunter and Big Barrel.
• Battle reports said the Revolutionary Army liberated the Kingdom of Phil but lost to Kizaru, while Kuma sent four people flying; Dragon was also wounded and fled after fighting Sakazuki and three Holy Knights at Mary Geoise.
• People across the Four Seas and the New World doubted the reports, then focused on Roy’s strength and the unknown fates of Kuzan and Garp.
• The Whitebeard, Beasts, and Big Mom Pirates challenged the escaped prisoners, while Shanks warned them not to disrupt the New World and reportedly sent the Red Hair Pirates to intercept them.
• Jinbe reportedly led a Fish-Man army toward Whitebeard’s territory.

Roy and the escaped prisoners faced a third Marine and World Government interception in the waters of Water 7 after enduring three days of pursuit and harassment. The bombardment killed fifty prisoners, and the battle continued as the Marines launched another attack.

• Doflamingo, Gecko Moria, and Dracule Mihawk followed reports of Roy, while other powers watched for signs that the Marines were too weakened to respond.
• Chaton and Spandam surrounded Roy’s group in Water 7 with Marine, Enies Lobby, and Cipher Pol forces, and threatened to capture and execute them.
• Roy and the prisoners prepared to fight after three days of cannon fire, Sea King attacks, and repeated pursuit had left them exhausted.
• The Marines and Enies Lobby troops bombarded Roy’s warship with hundreds of shells, killing fifty criminals and injuring others.
• After the bombardment ended, the Marines and Enies Lobby forces began another round of attacks.

Spandam’s bounty offer drove the criminals to fight without restraint against the Marines and Enies Lobby soldiers, while Roy, Bullet, and Red battled powerful opponents. After half a day of fighting and devastating losses, Chaton and the remaining forces retreated, leaving the criminals silent amid the aftermath.

• Spandam offered a bounty for killing the criminals, and the Marines and Enies Lobby soldiers charged back into battle.
• Roy fought Chaton and used Black Flash to weaken him, while Bullet and Red battled senior CP Agents.
• Red fought at full strength, wounded his opponent, and cut down Marines, Enies Lobby soldiers, and CP Agents who threatened the criminals.
• After half a day, thousands of Marines, Enies Lobby soldiers, and CP Agents lay dead, while fewer than a hundred criminals had been killed.
• Roy broke Chaton’s arm and sent him fleeing, prompting the defeated Marines, Enies Lobby soldiers, and CP Agents to retreat.
• The criminals remained silent as the fleeing warships left the sea around them strewn with bodies.

After the escapees defeated the Marines and World Government forces, Bullet killed Spandam and the survivors reached an isolated island. Roy read reports about events around the world and said he would travel to Sabaody Archipelago once he recovered before heading to the New World.

• Spandam begged Roy to spare him and offered his riches, Devil Fruits, and a Devil Fruit-eating sword, but Bullet killed him.
• The surviving five hundred escapees sailed to an isolated island and celebrated their freedom.
• Roy read the newspapers and learned that news of the Impel Down breakout had spread and that Kuma had rescued Sabo and other Revolutionary Army members.
• Roy also read that Dragon had fought Sakazuki and the Holy Knights at Mary Geoise before being defeated and retreating.
• Bullet said he would recover on the island for half a month, then head to the New World to challenge the Four Emperors.
• Roy said he would go to the Sabaody Archipelago after healing and postpone his trip to the New World.

After the escaped criminals debated their futures, most chose to follow Bullet or retire, while Roy refused to take on followers and parted ways with Emporio Ivankov. As Roy and the others rested, a battered Marine fleet headed for headquarters, where Chaton reported their defeat to Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

• The escaped criminals discussed their plans, and roughly two hundred chose to follow Bullet to the New World while a handful decided to retire.
• Bullet accepted the criminals who wanted to join him and declared that he would face Four Emperors Shanks and build his own power.
• Yake and other criminals asked to follow Roy, but Roy refused and told them to join Bullet instead.
• Emporio Ivankov said her deal with Roy was complete and left with her followers, acknowledging that their sides might become enemies.
• Roy settled down to rest as the other escaped criminals remained on guard against another Marine pursuit.
• A damaged Marine fleet sailed toward Marine Headquarters, and Chaton called Fleet Admiral Sengoku to report, “We failed.”

At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku learned that Chaton’s interception of Roy had failed after World Government agents fled, while rumors that Sakazuki was pursuing the Fleet Admiral position deepened distrust. The officers argued over Roy’s bounty as Staff Officer Tsuru warned that the pirates were already testing Marine Headquarters for weakness.

• Sengoku announced that Chaton’s force had failed to intercept Roy, with Chaton badly wounded and fewer than half his Marines surviving.
• Sengoku said the World Government’s Senior CP Agents had fled during the battle, prompting Vice Admirals to suspect a plot to weaken Marine Headquarters.
• Sengoku stopped the officers from openly speculating and privately wondered whether Sakazuki was maneuvering for the Fleet Admiral’s seat.
• The Vice Admirals argued over whether Roy’s bounty should be around two billion or at least three billion, and Sengoku ordered them to calm down.
• Staff Officer Tsuru warned that pirates across the New World were already probing Marine Headquarters and that any sign of weakness could make them impossible to suppress.

Staff Officer Tsuru used Roy and his companions’ bounty announcement to provoke them and the Four Emperors into conflict, and Sengoku approved her plan. The bounties spread worldwide, fueling unrest and a new wave of piracy, while the Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates remained silent.

• Staff Officer Tsuru proposed raising Roy’s bounty and portraying his group as the coming Five Emperors to set them against the existing Emperors, and Sengoku gave her full authority.
• Staff Officer Tsuru assigned Roy a bounty of 3,385,000,000, Douglas Bullet 3,160,000,000, and Patrick Redfield 3,640,000,000, while also publicizing threats from Roy’s group.
• Staff Officer Tsuru asked News King Big News Morgans to cover the bounties, and Morgans ordered extra newspapers printed overnight.
• News Coos spread the bounty notices around the world, shocking people with the high rewards and prompting many to set sail as pirates.
• The New World’s balance broke down as forces sought protection, but the Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates made no further response.

Red-Haired Shanks boarded the Moby Dick and clashed with Whitebeard before asking him to keep Roy, Bullet, and Red from entering the New World. Whitebeard refused, and Shanks left to stop them himself while Whitebeard wondered why Ace had seemed so down.

• King and Katakuri secretly met with their men, while the Whitebeard Pirates encountered the Red Hair Pirates at sea.
• Shanks boarded the Moby Dick, overwhelmed some pirates with his Haki, and unsuccessfully tried to recruit Marco.
• Whitebeard and Shanks clashed with their Conqueror's Haki-coated weapons, splitting the clouds and stirring up enormous waves.
• Shanks showed Whitebeard the bounties for Roy, Bullet, and Red and asked him to prevent them from entering the New World.
• Whitebeard refused to interfere unless they threatened his territory, so Shanks left to stop them himself.
• Whitebeard asked about Ace's recent low spirits and sent someone to check on him.

After recovering from their injuries, Roy and Bullet’s group prepared to leave for the New World as Shanks openly opposed their arrival. Roy declined to claim the title of Fifth Emperor, but Red suspected he wanted it and was startled when Roy hinted that he knew where the secret Red was seeking could be found.

• Whitebeard reflected on Garp’s defeat as half a month passed and Shanks declared that the New World’s balance must not be disrupted.
• Roy read Shanks’s declaration, but Bullet departed for the New World despite the prospect of clashing with Shanks and the other pirates.
• Emporio Ivankov gave Roy a white kimono and congratulated him in advance on becoming one of the Five Emperors before leaving with Yake and the others.
• Yake and his group set out for the Sabaody Archipelago to gather more followers, while Roy refused to promise that he would pursue the Fifth Emperor title.
• Roy healed Yake’s severed hand with Reverse Cursed Technique, and Yake’s group then departed.
• Red told Roy that his Observation Haki sensed a monster who wanted to try for the Fifth Emperor title, and Roy hinted that he knew where Red’s sought-after object was.

Roy planned to acquire the Shadow-Shadow Fruit to restore his sealed Shikigami and expand the Ten Shadows Technique, then set out for Water 7 after recovering and training his Haki. He aimed to deal with Lucci and the others before going to Thriller Bark and eventually joining the gathering at Sabaody, where Shanks had barred pirates from entering the New World.

• Roy explained that absorbing the Shadow-Shadow Fruit into the Ten Shadows Technique could release his sealed Shikigami and eventually let him create Shikigami from Devil Fruit Users.
• Red left Roy, uneasy about being around him, while Roy considered acquiring Devil Fruit abilities and weapons in Water 7 and Enies Lobby.
• After another half-month of recovery and training, Roy sailed toward Water 7 aboard a warship.
• Roy failed to advance his Haki training as much as he wanted, but learned to condense two Ryuo Slashes within his domain.
• Roy planned to handle Lucci and the others in Water 7, then hunt for the Shadow-Shadow Fruit in Thriller Bark and head to Sabaody.
• Roy heard that Shanks had returned to Sabaody and was blocking pirates from entering the New World.

Shanks blocked pirates from entering the New World, while Roy's scheme helped spark a half month of turmoil that drew the Navy and pirates toward Sabaody. Roy then intercepted the Sea Train and boarded it to travel to Water 7.

• Shanks destroyed a pirate fleet with Divine Departure and warned other crews not to force their way into the New World.
• After half a month of unrest, pirates across the seas attacked towns, and Sakazuki launched unauthorized campaigns while Sengoku sent reinforcements.
• Kizaru went to guard Sabaody as pirates and Navy forces converged there, while Roy dismissed the turmoil and continued sailing.
• Roy steered his warship toward the Sea Train, nearly swamping it with waves before stopping just short.
• Kokoro cursed Roy for recklessly approaching the train, but Roy boarded and demanded passage to Water 7.

Roy traveled to Water 7 aboard the Sea Train, terrifying Mayor Iceburg, Kokoro, Kalifa, Kaku, and the other passengers with his reputation. After arriving, he asked Iceburg for sightseeing recommendations and left to explore, while Iceburg decided to warn the Marines and Enies Lobby about his presence.

• Roy boarded the Sea Train and recognized Iceburg, Kalifa, and Kaku, while the passengers panicked after learning who he was.
• Iceburg, Kalifa, and Kaku endured the silent journey as Roy accompanied them to Water 7.
• At Water 7 Station, the frightened passengers hurried away, and Roy asked Iceburg where to visit.
• Iceburg recommended Enies Lobby, but Roy said he would rest in Water 7 and retrieve something the next day before walking off.
• Iceburg arranged for Kalifa and Kaku to take time off, then hurried to notify the Marines and Enies Lobby that Roy had arrived.

Roy watched CP9 while planning to capture them all, and Iceburg alerted the Marines that Roy had arrived in Water 7. The next morning, Lucci and the others revealed themselves as CP9 agents and demanded the Pluton Blueprints from Iceburg.

• Kalifa stopped Kaku from taking Iceburg and went with him to find Lucci, while Roy watched them leave and decided to wait until he could capture all of CP9.
• Iceburg reported Roy's arrival to Captain T-Bone, who failed to reach Marine Headquarters and ordered his Marines to monitor Roy and prepare to defend Water 7.
• Lucci learned that Roy had defeated Spandam's force and two senior CP0 agents, but followed the World Government's order to obtain the Pluton Blueprints and avoid provoking Roy.
• The next morning, Lucci, Blueno, Kalifa, Kaku, and the others exposed themselves as CP9 agents and demanded that Iceburg hand over the Pluton Blueprints.
• Iceburg denied having the blueprints, Kaku slapped him, and Blueno threatened to take him to the World Government for interrogation.