Chapter Summaries

Whitebeard looked back on his life and died after telling Roy that he trusted him to decide the fate of Ace and the others. On the battlefield, Ace and Rayleigh tried to evacuate the Whitebeard Pirates, but Roy ordered his forces to slaughter their remnants while forcing Ace to watch.

• Whitebeard comforted Squard and Rakuyo, telling them he did not blame them for the Whitebeard Pirates’ downfall.
• Roy praised Whitebeard as a great hero, and Whitebeard asked what would become of Ace and the others before fading away.
• Roy’s forces confirmed Whitebeard’s death, enraging Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates; Rayleigh reminded Ace that Whitebeard had ordered him to lead the survivors away.
• Ace and Rayleigh carved a path through Roy’s forces to rescue Marco and the others, while Roy ordered his army to kill the other divisions and leave the three leaders alive.
• The Merged Beast engaged Rayleigh and five Admiral Candidate Shikigami fought Ace as Roy’s forces overwhelmed the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Thousands of ordinary crew members and several division commanders died, including Izo and Fossa.

Roy forced the wounded Whitebeard Pirates commanders to choose three members to die in exchange for three others leaving alive. Thatch, Jozu, and Vista sacrificed themselves, and Roy declared the Whitebeard Pirates finished as he began establishing the Shikigami Kingdom on Greenland Island.

• Roy offered to spare three Whitebeard Pirates if three commanders chose to die, and Rayleigh and Ace refused to choose.
• Thatch, Jozu, and Vista volunteered to sacrifice themselves so Rayleigh, Ace, and Marco could leave.
• Roy let Rayleigh, Ace, and Marco depart, then fought Thatch, Jozu, and Vista as they launched their strongest attacks.
• Roy blocked their attacks and killed all three with a single strike, leaving the coastline in ruins.
• Roy ordered his forces to establish the Shikigami Kingdom's headquarters on Greenland Island and declared that the Whitebeard Pirates were no more.

After defeating the Whitebeard Pirates, Roy focused on building his strength while factions across the world adjusted to his dominance. Half a month later, new rankings were announced, as Blackbeard fled the New World, Big Mom sought allies, and the Marines descended into a power struggle.

• Roy settled on Greenland Island, sent shikigami to spread Negative Energy Balls and mark spatial coordinates, and considered sending one to Mary Geoise.
• Blackbeard revealed that he had obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit before the battle and left the New World rather than challenge Roy.
• Big Mom discussed how to protect Totto Land, rejected an alliance with Bullet’s Surprise Force Pirates, and agreed to seek help from the Beasts Pirates and Hachinosu.
• Onigumo called for Sakazuki to become Fleet Admiral, sparking a Marine power struggle while the Admirals remained injured or unconscious.
• The Revolutionary Army quietly expanded and strengthened as the world’s factions settled into a tacit peace.
• After half a month passed without major events, the World’s Strongest Combatants Ranking and World’s Top 100 Pirate Crews Ranking were updated.

Big News Morgans published updated rankings of the strongest combatants and forces, prompting widespread debate over the power concentrated among Roy’s allies and the world’s major factions. Golden Lion, angered by his low placement and his Flying Pirates’ omission, entered a Sky Island temple intending to recruit the self-proclaimed god there.

• Morgans’s combat ranking placed Imu first, Roy second, Loki third, Red fourth, and Kaido fifth, while reporting Kaido’s fight with Loki at Elbaf.
• Morgans ranked Mihawk sixth after revealing that he had fought Imu alongside Roy at Sabaody, and the list also placed Ace above several established Emperor-level fighters because he had mastered Conqueror’s Coating.
• The public reacted to the ranking’s many Admiral Candidate-level combatants and elite vice admirals, especially the forces under Roy’s command.
• Morgans ranked Roy’s forces first among pirate powers, the Surprise Force Pirates second, and the Revolutionary Army fifth, with Elbaf sixth despite being considered stronger.
• Dragon disliked the Revolutionary Army’s public fifth-place ranking, while Golden Lion raged over his low combat ranking and his Flying Pirates’ omission.
• Golden Lion went into a Sky Island temple to recruit the self-proclaimed god, who recognized his visitor’s hostile intent.

Golden Lion defeated Enel, taught him about Haki, and recruited him into the Flying Pirates. Enel agreed to leave Sky Island for the Blue Sea, bringing his four priests and a haul of treasure with him.

• Enel attacked Golden Lion with increasingly powerful lightning, but Golden Lion remained unharmed and mocked his belief that he was a god.
• Golden Lion used Haki to strike Enel through his Logia body, then overwhelmed him with blows and sword energy.
• After Enel was defeated, Golden Lion introduced himself as Shiki and offered him the role of vice-captain of the Flying Pirates.
• Golden Lion explained Haki and the wider world to Enel, who agreed to join the crew and travel to the Blue Sea.
• Before leaving, Enel took gold and Impact Dials from the Skypieans and brought his four priests aboard his flying ship.
• Golden Lion and Enel set off for the Blue Sea with the priests and treasure.

After years of preparation, Luffy and the Straw Hats fought the World Government in a worldwide war, but Roy intervened at the decisive moment and claimed victory. The story ended with the Pirates World becoming a world of Shikigami.

• Sakazuki became Fleet Admiral, while Onigumo confessed his role in the Sabaody Archipelago incident and later went to Impel Down.
• Roy stayed on Greenland Island to grow stronger as the New World and Four Seas recovered, and two and a half years passed.
• Luffy set out with his companions after nearly three years of training, defeated Buggy, the Arlong Pirates, and Crocodile, and reached Alabasta.
• After Nika's identity drew the World Government's attention, Sakazuki captured Luffy, and news spread that he would be executed in the Holy Land.
• The execution sparked a worldwide war between the World Government and forces from across the world, with Kibing and Roy's Shikigami Army joining the battle.
• Roy appeared during the decisive clash between Joy Boy and Imu, ambushed both, and won, turning the Pirates World into a world of Shikigami.