Chapter Summaries

The Shadow General and three great Shikigami attacked the Red Hair Pirates in Area 55, trapping their fighters in domains and capturing Yasopp. In Area 41, Roy confronted Red-Haired Shanks and declared he was ready to fight the Red Hair Pirates to the death.

• The Frenzied Beast, Piercing Ox, and Divine Dogs (Totality) ambushed Hongo, Lucky Roux, and another Red Hair Pirate, then fought them and their reinforcements to a standstill.
• The Shadow General wounded Yasopp, endured his Haki bullet, and trapped him inside the Shadow Clone domain.
• The Shadow General’s domain created a clone with Yasopp’s abilities, and after Yasopp lost the fight, the domain shattered and he was swallowed into the Shadow Space for Roy to transform.
• The Shadow General and the other Shikigami drew more Red Hair Pirates and reinforcements into battle in Area 55, defeating weaker fighters as the fighting spread.
• Roy confronted Red-Haired Shanks in Area 41, accused him of serving the World Government, and threatened to shatter the Sabaody Archipelago rather than back down.

Roy provoked Shanks by insulting him and exposing his painful history with Saint Garling, prompting the two Emperors to clash. Bullet turned on Rayleigh for siding with Shanks, leaving Benn Beckman to focus on Roy as the fights continued.

• Roy caught and crushed Benn Beckman’s Haki-coated bullet, then mocked Shanks and the Red Hair Pirates as hypocrites and rejected Celestial Dragons.
• Shanks drew Griffon and charged Roy after Roy insulted Saint Garling, and the two began a fierce sword fight.
• Benn Beckman tried to shoot Roy again, but Bullet stopped him and condemned Shanks and Rayleigh for abandoning him before Roy rescued him from Impel Down.
• Bullet attacked Rayleigh, and Rayleigh fought back, with the former crewmates trading blows and suffering injuries.
• Benn Beckman judged that Rayleigh and Bullet would remain occupied and turned his attention to Roy.

Roy fought Red-Haired Shanks and Benn Beckman in a devastating battle across the Sabaody Archipelago, while Bullet fought Rayleigh. The clashes ended when Fleet Admiral Sengoku and the Marines intervened, and Morgans prepared sensational reports about Roy’s strength and injuries.

• Roy fought Shanks and Beckman alone, but their Future Sight disrupted his Domain Expansion and forced him to unleash his king-level strength.
• Roy and Shanks clashed with Getsuga Tensho and Divine Departure, destroying Area 41; Roy and Beckman each lost a right arm, while Shanks suffered two deep wounds.
• Shanks prepared to kill the badly injured Roy, who readied his Shadow Clone Domain as a trump card.
• Bullet and Rayleigh fought to a draw, while Sengoku arrived with Kizaru and more than a thousand elite Marines.
• Yake, the Surprise Force Pirates, and Roy’s other allies arrived and vowed to defend him.
• Morgans celebrated the battle at the Sabaody News Agency and began printing reports about Roy’s fight against Shanks and Beckman.

Marine intervention ended the battle between Roy and Shanks’s forces in Sabaody, with the factions withdrawing after Roy proved powerful enough to become a King. Shanks returned to Area 55, where the devastated coastline and his wounded or dead men drove him to faint in rage.

• Sengoku halted the gathering melee and warned that anyone who continued fighting would face Marine Headquarters, while Roy defended his actions against Shanks and Rayleigh.
• Shanks threatened to kill Roy someday, but Roy taunted him; Shanks then left with Benn Beckman, and the other pirates and Rayleigh’s group withdrew with the unconscious Ace.
• Mihawk acknowledged Roy’s strength but challenged him to a swordsmanship contest after Roy recovered, and Roy accepted.
• Sengoku and the other factions departed, while Yake, Mel, and the others escorted the injured Roy and Bullet out of Area 41.
• Morgans prepared a headline announcing Roy’s rise to King and his battle with Shanks and Benn Beckman, then joked about a surprise awaiting Shanks.
• Shanks returned to Area 55, saw his men dead or grievously wounded on the devastated coastline, and fainted after roaring that he would kill Roy.

Benn Beckman learned that Roy’s forces had devastated the Red Hair Pirates, while Roy prepared his wounded crew for an inevitable showdown in the Sabaody Archipelago. Roy rejected Bullet’s suggestion to flee and declared that only a fight to the death could secure their reputation.

• Benn Beckman learned that Yasopp, Lucky Roux, Hongo, and thousands of Red Hair Pirates had fallen, and he ordered the survivors to treat the wounded and prepare for further danger.
• Roy’s subordinates praised his battle against Red-Haired Shanks and Benn Beckman while keeping Area 19 on high alert.
• Roy warned his crew that the Marines and Whitebeard Pirates might threaten them after the battle and acknowledged the severity of his injuries.
• Bullet suggested escaping to the New World while Shanks and Benn Beckman were wounded, but Roy challenged him and said he would stay for the showdown.
• Roy revealed that he had secretly hunted Red Hair officers before the battle and declared that he intended to destroy the Red Hair Pirates, allowing anyone who wished to leave—including Bullet—to go.

Roy rallied his followers and Bullet’s Surprise Force Pirates to prepare for a bloody battle against the Red Hair Pirates on Sabaody Archipelago. As Roy recovered and created new shikigami from the night’s casualties, news of his king-level strength and the battle spread across the world.

• Brook and Yake swore loyalty to Roy, prompting Roy’s followers to proclaim their allegiance.
• Bullet ordered the Surprise Force Pirates to fight the Red Hair Pirates and seize a place among the Five Emperors.
• Roy summoned the wounded Shadow General and used cursed energy and his shadow ability to transform more than two thousand corpses into new shikigami.
• Roy rested while waiting for Red to arrive, promising to fight through Sabaody Archipelago and destroy the Red Hair Pirates’ ships and crew.
• News Coos spread reports of the battle, Roy’s king-level strength, Bullet’s draw with Dark King Rayleigh, and Roy’s killings of Devil Fruit users and members under the Whitebeard Pirates.

News of Roy's victories over the Red Hair Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates heightened tensions as the Marines planned to evacuate Sabaody and protect incoming Celestial Dragons. In Foosha Village, the straw-hatted boy agreed to train before seeking revenge, while the Celestial Dragons' imminent arrival became public knowledge.

• People reacted to Roy's clashes with the major powers and the Red Hair Pirates' heavy losses, while a powerful Legend of the Old Era began rebuilding his forces and sought the Thunder God on Sky Island.
• Sengoku's meeting debated evacuating Sabaody residents; he rejected Sakazuki's proposal to use a Buster Call and ordered a secret evacuation while preparing to protect the Celestial Dragons.
• Sengoku worried about Garp's actions as Garp secretly met Rayleigh, and Vice Admiral Onigumo quietly headed elsewhere.
• In Foosha Village, the straw-hatted boy decided to avenge Garp, Shanks, and Ace, but an old man persuaded him to train in the mountains for six months to a year first.
• Three days later, news spread that the Celestial Dragons were about to land in the Sabaody Archipelago.

Saint Charlos arrived on the Sabaody Archipelago, where his cruelty deepened the fear and instability already gripping the island. Meanwhile, Roy recovered from his wounds, absorbed four Ryomen Sukuna's Fingers, and grew stronger as cursed energy gathered across the archipelago.

• Saint Charlos landed on the Sabaody Archipelago and ordered his CP Agents toward the auction district despite a warning to wait for Marine Admiral Kizaru.
• Saint Charlos shot the CP Agent who advised him to wait, killed several of his slaves, and rode a surviving slave toward the auction district.
• Onlookers and scouts reacted to the killings, with scouts returning to report the Celestial Dragon's arrival to their forces.
• Cursed energy gathered across the Sabaody Archipelago and condensed into four Ryomen Sukuna's Fingers, while Yake and the others sensed that Roy had recovered.
• Roy used Reverse Cursed Technique to regenerate his wounds and severed right arm, swallowed the four fingers, and became stronger.

After strengthening his forces, Roy prepared for a decisive battle in the Sabaody Archipelago, knowing Marine Headquarters and the Red Hair Pirates planned to eliminate him. As both sides gathered their allies and waited, Saint Charlos was attacked in Area 35, setting Roy’s plan in motion.

• Roy inspected his upgraded strength and Shikigami army, then decided he had enough power to fight the Red Hair Pirates and Marine Headquarters.
• A secret informant told Roy that Marine Headquarters had relocated civilians, gathered thirty thousand soldiers, and planned a Buster Call with World Government fighters.
• Yake reported that Marines and the Red Hair Pirates had sealed off routes into the New World and Sabaody, while civilians were being moved from Areas 33 through 60.
• Roy said he would use Saint Charlos as a spark to provoke a war when Red arrived, and Yake reported that Charlos had reached Sabaody and was heading to a slave auction.
• The Red Hair Pirates allied with Marine Headquarters, with Shamrock, two other Holy Knights, and Saint Saturn involved in the plan to destroy Roy’s group.
• After three quiet days, Saint Charlos was attacked as he arrived in Area 35.

Roy’s forces launched a desperate attack in Area 35 of the Sabaody Archipelago, capturing Saint Charlos amid fierce fighting with the Marines. After Kizaru arrived to support them, he was defeated and retreated, leaving the Marines and World Government stunned.

• Yake led the Surprise Force Pirates and Roy’s men in an attack on Saint Charlos and the Marine and CP forces guarding him.
• Five Pacifistas and Sentomaru joined the battle, while Loya, Siro, and Yake fought back against the Marine reinforcements.
• Saint Saturn ordered Sengoku to send Kizaru to rescue Charlos and blockade Area 35, warning that Roy’s forces must be crushed.
• Sengoku passed along Saturn’s orders to trap Roy’s men and prepare for a Buster Call.
• The Marines in Area 35 were defeated, Saint Charlos was captured, and Kizaru retreated in defeat.

After Kizaru was driven back and the Celestial Dragons were captured, Sengoku and Saint Saturn gathered a massive Marine and Red Hair Pirates force to crush Roy’s troops in Area 38. As rival powers waited to exploit the coming battle, two mysterious figures with potent King's Haki met in Area 13 and discussed Roy and Bullet.

• Yake, Siro, and Loya’s forces defeated Sentomaru’s troops before Kizaru arrived, but the Shadow General and three powerful Shikigami forced Kizaru to retreat while the Celestial Dragons were captured.
• Loya’s army grew to three thousand and broke through Areas 35, 36, and 37 as reports of the battle stirred the Underworld Kings and other factions.
• Saint Saturn ordered three thousand Marines into action, while Sengoku summoned Momousagi and Garp and called on Red-Haired Shanks for support.
• Shanks sent three thousand Red Hair Pirates toward Area 38, and the combined Marine and pirate force advanced while other factions waited in ambush.
• Two mysterious figures gathered in Area 13, where one remarked that Roy had sent Bullet to Area 38 and questioned whether Bullet alone could defeat the Marines.

Roy revealed a hidden Shikigami force and prepared to strike the Red Hair Pirates and Marine Headquarters, while Red went to stop Rayleigh from joining the decisive battle. Red defeated Rayleigh, Shakky, and Ace, though their survival remained unknown, as fighting continued in Area 38.

• Roy told Red that other forces would support Bullet’s side if the battle made them fear the alliance between Marine Headquarters and the Red Hair Pirates.
• Roy summoned powerful Shikigami, including former Red Hair Pirates officers, and ordered the Gun Apostle to ready troops to attack in Area 43.
• Red went to Area 13 to confront Rayleigh, while Roy headed away and told Red to go to Area 55 after dealing with him.
• Red and Rayleigh fought for hours, with Red using a false Rayleigh to help defeat Rayleigh, Shakky, and Ace.
• The chapter left Rayleigh and his companions’ fate uncertain as a confrontation began in Area 38.

Bullet and the allied forces fought Garp, Kizaru, and the Marines in a battle that continued through the night, while hidden forces waited for an opening. By dawn, the casualties were severe and Bullet’s side was losing ground, forcing the concealed forces to prepare to intervene.

• Kizaru taunted Bullet and questioned Roy’s absence, while Garp called on Bullet to settle their old scores over Kuzan’s injury.
• Bullet charged Garp, and the two fought with Haki and the Six Powers as the wider battle erupted.
• The Shadow General and two Admiral Candidate Shikigami attacked Kizaru, while Momousagi sent the Frenzied Leopard Beast flying and Siro and Loya’s troops clashed with the Marines and Pacifistas.
• Sixteen Elite Rear Admiral Shikigami and nearly a hundred other Shikigami stayed hidden, waiting for the Marines to reveal their remaining forces.
• Captain Yayasi rejected two Red Hair Pirates captains’ calls to attack and ordered them to wait until Roy’s forces were worn down.
• The battle continued from afternoon through night until dawn, with heavy casualties and Bullet’s side at a disadvantage, prompting the hidden forces to prepare to act.

The Marines and Red Hair Pirates pushed Roy’s exhausted forces to the brink, while Roy’s followers fought on despite overwhelming odds. The Beasts Pirates and Revolutionary Army finally moved to intervene, but Yake was stabbed through the chest in the chaos.

• The Red Hair Pirates joined the Marines’ attack, and Siro’s battered fighters faced encirclement by superior forces.
• Siro and Roy’s remaining troops refused to surrender and charged into battle, insisting they had to survive to see Roy reach the heights of the Five Emperors.
• Jack announced that the Beasts Pirates would support Roy and led his forces toward the battlefield.
• Two Grand Line Armies of the Revolutionary Army also prepared to support Roy, while Loya and Yake kept fighting despite their injuries.
• A blade pierced Yake’s chest as he fought on with blood streaming from his eyes.

Yake was mortally wounded while fighting for Roy, but Cursed Energy and shadow power secretly took him and other fallen fighters away. Jack and Grey Crow then led forces from the Beasts Pirates and the Revolutionary Army into Area 38, while the battles at its edge remained locked in a deadly stalemate; another major fight began in Area 43.

• Captain Buck stabbed Yake and left him dying, but Yake declared his faith in Roy and regretted that he would not witness Roy become one of the New World's Five Emperors.
• Cursed Energy and shadow power secretly removed Yake, Roy's fallen followers, and other corpses from the battlefield.
• Jack and Grey Crow led 500 fighters each into Area 38 and attacked the Marines and Red Hair Pirates, renewing Bullet's side's resolve to fight.
• Momousagi fought an Admiral Candidate Shikigami that used her shadow through its Shadow Clone Domain, while Kizaru was severely wounded after three domains overwhelmed him.
• Garp continued battling Bullet and gradually fell behind despite fighting with Haki and his metal arm.
• A large battle began in Area 43 as the fighting in Area 38 continued.

Roy attacked the forces in Area 43, killing thousands and sending Admiral Sakazuki into an abyss with his newly combined Conqueror’s Haki and Dismantle. He left the remaining battle to his allies, warning them that they would be useless if they could not win with his backup.

• Roy and his forces emerged through dark spaces behind the Marines and Red Hair Pirates in Area 43, catching them off guard.
• Roy unleashed two slashes that killed thousands of soldiers and shattered the connection between Areas 43 and 42, while Sakazuki fell into the abyss with his fate unknown.
• Roy revealed that he had held back some of his power against Sakazuki to repay an informant who had asked him to spare the Admiral if possible.
• Brook and Mel’s group praised Roy’s strength and reflected on how far he had surpassed their expectations.
• Roy told his allies he had already dealt with more than half of the thirteen thousand troops and warned them to win with the backup he had left.
• Fifty figures stepped out of a dark space behind Roy.

Roy left the battle in Area 43 to draw Sengoku and Red-Haired Shanks to Area 55, leaving his shikigami and allies to fight the Marines and Red Hair Pirates. Merged Beast overwhelmed Sakazuki while Holy Knights and CP agents watched from the shadows, and incoming battle reports left Sengoku and Saint Saturn panicked.

• Roy summoned Merged Beast, Gun Apostle, and Club Apostle, then vanished after inviting Sengoku and Red-Haired Shanks to Area 55.
• Merged Beast killed over a hundred Marines with lightning, and Mel’s force and the wounded Red Hair Pirates resumed fighting the Marines led by Onigumo.
• Sakazuki emerged from the crater badly wounded, briefly restoring Marine morale as his forces fought Mel’s allies and Roy’s shikigami.
• Merged Beast healed from Sakazuki’s magma attacks and struck back with Haki, leaving Sakazuki on the defensive.
• Saint Shepherd Sommers and a woman with the Arrow-Arrow Fruit watched the battle with five hundred elite CP personnel, while Sengoku and Saint Saturn panicked over arriving reports.

Sengoku and Saint Saturn tried to recover the Marines’ position by summoning the Shichibukai and other forces, while Roy prepared for the final battle in Area 55. Doflamingo and the Underworld Kings sent support to the Marines, but Mihawk rejected their threats, quit the Shichibukai, and fought his way toward Area 38.

• Battle reports revealed that Roy had severely wounded Sakazuki and demanded that Sengoku and Shanks meet him in Area 55.
• Onigumo’s leaked intelligence was revealed as the reason Roy had anticipated the Marine plans, and he had asked Roy to spare Sakazuki.
• Sengoku ordered the Shichibukai to support the Marines, while Saint Saturn and Sengoku planned to join the battle in Area 55 with six Emperor-level fighters.
• Doflamingo and the four Kings of the Underworld ordered their hidden forces to support the Marines after Saint Saturn’s threats, and Kuma and Crocodile also sent forces.
• Mihawk refused to obey the order, quit the Shichibukai, and cut his way toward Area 38, killing Marines on the way.
• Roy emerged from Dark Space and arrived alone in Area 55.

Roy confronted Red-Haired Shanks at the ruined Area 55, and their dispute over the Sabaody Archipelago incident escalated into a battle. As Sengoku, Saint Saturn, and Shamrock joined Shanks against Roy, Red the Aloof arrived to even the odds.

• Roy met Red-Haired Shanks and Benn Beckman at the ruins, rejecting Shanks's offer of a drink and demanding that their conflict be settled in battle.
• Shanks and Roy agreed that the victor would decide who was right, then clashed their Conqueror's Haki and destroyed the Red Force.
• Sengoku attacked Roy with a Great Buddha Shockwave, but Roy shattered it with a single punch.
• Saint Saturn threatened Roy with the World Government's history of defeating powerful enemies, but Roy vowed to make the Government his enemy if he won.
• Shamrock joined Shanks, Sengoku, and Saint Saturn, leaving Roy outnumbered five to one.
• Red the Aloof arrived in giant-bat form, attacked the five fighters with blood-colored bats, and challenged Sengoku.

Roy and Red fought Shanks, Sengoku, Shamrock, Saint Saturn, and Benn Beckman in a battle that devastated Area 55. Roy unveiled his Clock-Clock Fruit and used its power to restore earlier injuries to Sengoku and Shanks, leaving the fight raging as the battle in Area 38 ended in a costly Navy Grand Alliance victory and Roy’s side in retreat.

• Red charged Saint Saturn and Benn Beckman while Roy attacked Shanks, Sengoku, and Shamrock.
• Red used the Vampire Fruit to drain Saint Saturn’s life force and discovered the Five Elders feared losing it.
• Roy held his own against Shanks, Sengoku, and Shamrock, then revealed his Clock-Clock Fruit and struck Sengoku with its time-based power.
• Roy’s ability brought back Sengoku’s earlier wound and then worsened Shanks’s previous injuries, prompting Shanks to call for the clock to be destroyed.
• Roy resumed fighting the three opponents, and the battle continued through a day and night as the Navy Grand Alliance won at Area 38 while Roy’s side fled.