Arc 1Roy Seeks His Strength

Roy left the Boin Archipelago, gathered Tesoro, Stella, and Savi, and drew the attention of the Marines after attacking a Celestial Dragon’s auction and fighting Sengoku and Kizaru. On the Endless War Country, Roy trained his companions and Bullet as the island’s military prepared an offensive, leaving Bullet’s next decision uncertain.

  • Roy left the Boin Archipelago, rescued Tesoro and Stella from Saint Rugmark, and ate the Telekinesis-Telekinesis Fruit.
  • Roy and Rayleigh fought Sengoku and Kizaru, and Roy awakened Conqueror’s Haki before escaping with a 200 million Beli bounty.
  • Roy took Tesoro and Stella to Maple Leaf Island, defeated the Giant Axe Pirates, and sank three Marine warships while fleeing with a stolen Devil Fruit.
  • Roy reached the Endless War Country, recruited Savi, and challenged Bullet to join his group.
  • Roy fought Bullet, invited him to train with the group, and helped him awaken Haki through his mental power.
  • Roy developed gravity manipulation and trained Tesoro, Stella, and Savi under increasingly heavy gravity as Bullet repeatedly joined their sessions.
  • Douglas Gray ordered an all-out offensive and assigned Bullet to it, while his staff officer warned that Bullet’s strength had grown suspiciously fast.
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Ch. 1The Boy and the Man-Eating Island

Eleven-year-old Roy, a transmigrant stranded on the Boin Archipelago, decided to leave the island after outgrowing his basic training. He spotted a merchant ship and swam toward it, while sailors noticed him approaching.

  • Roy argued with Pea, the man-eating plant he had subdued and named, after it woke him by licking his face.
  • Roy recalled arriving on the island three years earlier after pirates attacked his family’s ship and his father put him in a barrel.
  • Roy traded food with a News Coo and read about Roger’s crew, then trained while considering finding Bullet before the Marines could capture him.
  • Roy decided his training on the island was no longer enough and resolved to go to sea for better training.
  • Pea pointed out a passing merchant ship, and Roy swam toward it despite Pea’s protests.
  • Sailors Sim and Doron spotted Roy swimming rapidly toward their ship, and Sim went to alert the captain.

Ch. 2Leaving

Roy left the Boin Archipelago after three years alone and joined a merchant ship bound for Sabaody. He settled in among the sailors, eager to return to the human world and find something interesting to do.

  • Roy swam after a merchant ship, climbed aboard, and told the captain he had survived alone on the Boin Archipelago for three years.
  • The captain offered Roy food, clothes, and passage to an inhabited island, and Roy asked to go to Sabaody.
  • Roy proved his strength by carrying heavy cargo into the hold, earning the sailors’ respect and a bunk on the ship.
  • Jack warned Roy that Sabaody was dangerous and that slave traders operated there, while Roy insisted he could protect himself.
  • As the ship sailed toward Sabaody, Roy remembered his struggles on the island and decided he wanted to find something more interesting to do.

Ch. 3Tesoro

Roy arrived at Sabaody Archipelago, rescued young Tesoro from thugs, and accepted him as a companion. They reached Area 13, where Roy greeted Shakky and revealed he knew her past.

  • Roy left the merchant ship, bought a suit and haircut on Island 36, and found thugs beating Tesoro in an alley.
  • Roy defeated two thugs and frightened the third into fleeing, then learned Tesoro had been trying to earn money to save a girl from slavery.
  • Tesoro asked Roy to take him along, and Roy invited him to board his ship despite not yet being a pirate.
  • Roy and Tesoro headed for Area 13, with Tesoro correcting Roy after he started in the wrong direction.
  • At Shakky's Rip-off Bar, Roy greeted Shakky and called her a treasure of the Rocks Pirates and a former empress of Amazon Lily.

Ch. 4Shakky's Rip-off Bar

Roy and Tesoro visited Shakky to arrange information and training materials, then Roy planned to steal money from the Wild Wolf Gang and help Tesoro save Stella. The gang’s boss, Dokuri, learned that Celestial Dragons would attend an upcoming auction of rare treasures.

  • Roy and Tesoro asked Shakky for Haki, Six Powers, swordsmanship, and Log Pose information, agreeing to return in three days with a hundred million Beli.
  • Outside the bar, Roy told Tesoro that strength let people control their own fate, inspiring Tesoro to ask him for training.
  • Roy learned about Dokuri’s gang and Tesoro’s wish to rescue Stella, then sent Tesoro to gather information about the gang.
  • A subordinate told Dokuri that a kid had rescued Tesoro, but Dokuri dismissed the report when his second-in-command, Tore Gem, announced an auction would attract Celestial Dragons.

Ch. 5The Auction

Roy attended the Wild Wolf Gang’s auction, where Celestial Dragon Saint Rugmark killed a slave and bought a pirate. Roy waited for the Devil Fruit that had caught his attention, while Tesoro saw Stella put up for sale and was restrained from drawing attention to himself.

  • Tesoro told Roy that the auction was in two days and that a Celestial Dragon would attend, making Roy reconsider his plan to attack the Wild Wolf Gang there.
  • At the auction, Saint Rugmark arrived with three Cipher Pol agents, killed his exhausted slave, and bought the pirate Great Sword Rimu for sixty million Beli.
  • Bidders competed for a Skillful Grade Sword, and the winning pirate left the auction house as other pirates followed him.
  • Roy watched the lots while waiting for the Devil Fruit that had captured his interest.
  • When Stella appeared in a cage as the fifteenth lot, Tesoro sprang up and called her name, but Roy pulled him back into his seat.

Ch. 6Devil Fruits

Roy watched Saint Rugmark buy Stella and the Telekinesis-Telekinesis Fruit, then left the auction house to prepare with Tesoro to rescue her and obtain the fruit. He learned that Saint Rugmark had also bought the auction’s other Devil Fruit, leaving Roy pleased with the unexpected chance to claim both.

  • The auctioneer put Stella up for sale, and Roy stopped Tesoro from bidding before Saint Rugmark bought her as his seventy-first wife for thirty million Beli.
  • Roy watched as the auctioneer introduced the Telekinesis-Telekinesis Fruit, and the bids climbed until Saint Rugmark won it for five hundred million Beli.
  • Roy left the auction house, met Tesoro in an alley, and reassured him that they would follow their plan to rescue Stella and take the fruit.
  • Roy used Observation Haki to monitor the auction and was surprised to learn Saint Rugmark had bought the other Devil Fruit as well.

Ch. 7Robbing a Celestial Dragon

Roy and Tesoro carried out a plan to free Stella by attacking Saint Rugmark’s escort and taking the Celestial Dragon hostage. After Tesoro escaped with Stella and the treasure, Roy released the unconscious Saint Rugmark and fled.

  • At Shakky’s bar, Rayleigh arrived with two booklets Roy needed for training.
  • Roy told Tesoro to follow the plan as Saint Rugmark left the auction house with Stella and three Cipher Pol agents.
  • Tesoro attacked the group with a bomb, but a Cipher Pol agent overpowered him.
  • Roy knocked down the unguarded agent and took Saint Rugmark hostage, then subdued him when he kept cursing.
  • Roy demanded the slave-collar key, and Tesoro recovered it from the unconscious agent and freed Stella.
  • Tesoro escaped with Stella and the treasure chests while Roy tossed Saint Rugmark to the remaining agents and fled.

Ch. 8The Devil Fruit in Hand

After eating the Telekinesis-Telekinesis Fruit, Roy unleashed a powerful mental surge and prepared to leave Sabaody with Tesoro and Stella after completing a deal. In Marineford, Kong ordered a response to the attack on a Celestial Dragon, and Sengoku accepted the mission to capture the culprit.

  • Roy returned to Tesoro and Stella with two Devil Fruits, then ate the Telekinesis-Telekinesis Fruit and triggered a mental blast that sent them through a wall.
  • Roy discovered his mental power and Observation Haki had greatly expanded, and told Tesoro to take Stella to Shakky's bar while he collected money.
  • Tesoro showed Roy a box containing 500 million Beli, and Roy decided they would complete their deal and leave Sabaody.
  • Kong ordered the Marines to withdraw most of their forces from the New World as pirate crews fought for territory after Rocks's death.
  • Saint Saturn ordered Kong to send an Admiral to arrest the attacker of a Celestial Dragon in Sabaody, and Garp refused the assignment.
  • Sengoku accepted the mission and left Marineford to pursue the culprit.

Ch. 9The Deal

Roy, Tesoro, and Stella met Rayleigh at Shakky's bar and struck a deal for information and Log Poses before Marine forces closed in on them. Rayleigh agreed to help them escape, but Borsalino blocked their path as they raced toward a ship.

  • Sengoku set sail for Sabaody while Borsalino studied the report about the attack on a Celestial Dragon.
  • Roy paid Shakky two hundred million Beli for documents and Log Poses, then warned Rayleigh that a Marine Admiral was coming.
  • Roy discovered Marines searching for Stella and persuaded Rayleigh to let them follow him by offering information about reaching the final island.
  • Rayleigh led Roy, Tesoro, and Stella toward a ship as Marines surrounded them, and Roy used his ability to carry Tesoro and Stella while running.
  • Borsalino appeared ahead of the group and blocked their path.

Ch. 10Evacuation

Roy helped Tesoro and Stella escape toward Rayleigh’s ship while Rayleigh held off Kizaru and Sengoku. Roy stayed behind to confront Kizaru, trapping him in a giant sphere just as Rayleigh arrived at the coast.

  • Rayleigh confronted Kizaru and cut through his light-based body, while Roy carried Tesoro and Stella toward the boarding point.
  • Roy fought his way past a Marine squad with telekinesis and brought Tesoro and Stella aboard Rayleigh’s ship.
  • Roy sent Tesoro and Stella away by ship, then returned to shore to face Kizaru as the Marine approached.
  • Roy used Observation Haki and telekinesis to counter Kizaru’s light-speed attack, then trapped him in a giant sphere with Planetary Devastation.
  • Rayleigh drove Sengoku back and reached Roy, praising his ability as they faced the trapped Kizaru.

Ch. 11Conqueror's Haki

Roy fought Kizaru and used a massive column of seawater to drag him into the sea, but his injuries and exhaustion left him unable to move. As Sengoku attacked Roy, Rayleigh intervened, and Roy stubbornly resisted the force of their Conqueror’s Haki clash.

  • Sengoku freed Kizaru from Roy’s Planetary Devastation sphere and confronted Roy, while Rayleigh denied that the Roger Pirates had planned the incident.
  • Sengoku transformed into a giant Buddha and clashed with Rayleigh as Kizaru attacked Roy with lasers and a Haki-coated kick.
  • Roy used his psychic power to repair his injuries and fly toward the sea, then trapped Kizaru in a water dragon and dragged him underwater.
  • Sengoku knocked Rayleigh back and charged at the exhausted Roy with a Conqueror’s Haki-coated attack, but Rayleigh intercepted him with his blade.
  • Roy felt fear as Rayleigh and Sengoku’s Conqueror’s Haki clashed, yet he held his head high and vowed to become the strongest person in the world.

Ch. 12Awakening

Roy awakened his Conqueror’s Haki during his battle with Sengoku, and Rayleigh rescued him as he escaped. The Marines reported the failure to Kong, who ordered a 200 million bounty for Roy, while Roy recovered aboard the ship with Tesoro and Stella.

  • Roy awakened Conqueror’s Haki with a mental storm that damaged his surroundings, then used telekinesis to send a curtain of seawater at Sengoku.
  • Rayleigh carried the exhausted Roy to the ship, while Sengoku stayed behind to arrange Borsalino’s rescue.
  • Sengoku reported the failed mission and Roy’s awakening to Kong, who ordered the Marines to issue Roy a 200 million bounty.
  • Borsalino recovered from the sea and was told to return to headquarters on his own.
  • Roy lay gravely injured aboard the ship as Tesoro and Stella searched for bandages, and he smiled at having survived and awakened Conqueror’s Haki.

Ch. 13Recovery

Roy recovered from his fight with Sengoku and learned that the Marines had issued him a 200 million Beli bounty, drawing attention from powerful figures across the world. After waking, he read the papers with Tesoro and Stella and saw that the Roger Pirates had been blamed for the attack on the Celestial Dragons.

  • Rayleigh asked Roy what he planned to do, and Roy said he would recover and find reliable companions.
  • Sengoku ordered Roy's group’s bounty posters distributed and told Cipher Pol to watch Roy.
  • Whitebeard and Marco noticed Roy's 200 million Beli bounty, while powerful figures around the world took notice of him.
  • Roy woke after three days and learned from Rayleigh that Tesoro had spent the time asking to be taught how to train.
  • Tesoro showed Roy their bounty posters and newspaper reports calling him the Roger Pirates' strongest and most dangerous rookie.
  • Roy was pleased that the Roger Pirates had taken the blame for the attack on the Celestial Dragons.

Ch. 14Parting

Roy, Tesoro, and Stella left Rayleigh’s ship at Maple Leaf Island and began gathering supplies and news. When a gang of pirates threatened them, Roy used his power to defeat their captain, then continued with his companions, ready to begin their adventure.

  • Rayleigh told Roy that his 200 million bounty would draw dangerous attention and dropped Roy, Tesoro, and Stella off at Maple Leaf Island.
  • Roy thanked Rayleigh, who sailed away to rejoin Roger and the others.
  • Roy led Tesoro and Stella through town while using Observation Haki to listen for news.
  • A scar-faced captain of the Giant Axe Pirates confronted Roy and threatened the group after his companions eyed Stella.
  • Roy stopped the pirate’s punch with an invisible force and blasted him through a tavern wall, frightening the other pirates into fleeing.
  • Roy told Tesoro and Stella that power was the best pass in their world, then led them to find lodging.

Ch. 15Bird-Bird Fruit

Roy explained Devil Fruits to Tesoro and Stella, and Stella ate the Bird-Bird Fruit, Model: White Dove, gaining the ability to fly and sense magnetic fields and weather. The three celebrated her new power, while the surviving Giant Axe Pirates returned to the port.

  • Roy explained the three Devil Fruit types and warned Tesoro that Devil Fruit users became weak in seawater and around Seastone.
  • Roy identified the remaining fruit as a bird-type Zoan, and Stella asked to eat it so she could help the crew in future battles.
  • Stella ate the fruit and transformed into a white bird, then flew out of the hotel window to test her ability.
  • Stella revealed that the Bird-Bird Fruit, Model: White Dove let her fly and sense magnetic fields and weather changes.
  • Roy started a banquet to celebrate Stella's new ability, while surviving Giant Axe Pirates lackeys returned to the port.

Ch. 16Giant Axe

Roy recovered from his injuries while he, Tesoro, and Stella prepared for their next voyage, but the Giant Axe Pirates tracked him down after he killed Scar. The chapter ended with Giant Axe Baku and his crew confronting Roy outside a weapon shop.

  • Giant Axe Baku ordered his pirates to find and kill the person who had killed Scar, after killing the messengers who reported Scar's death.
  • Roy reviewed training manuals he had bought from Shakky and planned the crew's growth before resting for the night.
  • Roy gave Tesoro a basic training booklet and asked Stella to plan their route using a Log Pose as they prepared supplies and a ship.
  • Tesoro trained, Stella gathered supplies, and Roy practiced controlling his mental power, Observation Haki, Conqueror's Haki, and Telekinesis-Telekinesis Fruit abilities.
  • The innkeeper recognized Roy from his wanted poster and secretly reported him to the Marines.
  • Roy and Tesoro went to a weapon shop, where Giant Axe Baku and his pirates confronted them after Kamu identified Roy as Scar's killer.

Ch. 17Setting Sail

Roy killed Giant Axe Baku and his pirates, rescued Stella, and took their ship toward the Endless War Country with Tesoro. As Marines closed in on the ship, Roy raised a massive wall of water to attack their warships.

  • Roy killed Giant Axe Baku with Telekinesis and left one pirate alive for Tesoro to fight and question.
  • Sengoku learned Roy had been spotted on Maple Leaf Island and sent nearby Marines and Borsalino to capture him.
  • Roy collected Stella from the inn, and Tesoro killed the pirate after learning where the Giant Axe Pirates' ship was moored.
  • Roy and his companions took the ship, set sail for the Endless War Country, and threw the remaining pirates aboard into the sea.
  • Three Marine warships surrounded the ship, and Roy raised a huge wall of water toward them with Telekinesis.

Ch. 18Target

Roy sank three Marine warships with a massive surge of seawater and escaped with his crew, while Borsalino arrived too late to catch him. In the captain’s quarters, Roy found a Devil Fruit hidden beneath the treasure aboard the ship.

  • Roy used a curtain of seawater to capsize the three Marine warships, then sent the Commodore plunging into the sea and ordered Stella to continue sailing.
  • Roy warned Tesoro not to underestimate the Marines and resolved to develop his Armament Haki so he could better fight Logia users.
  • Borsalino reached Maple Leaf Island after Roy had left, heard the survivors’ account, and told Sengoku that Roy had sunk the warships with one blow.
  • Sengoku judged Roy a growing threat and said the Marines might need to take extreme measures to stop him.
  • Roy searched the captain’s quarters, found treasure beneath the bed, and uncovered a Devil Fruit in a small chest beneath the gold.

Ch. 19Training and Sailing

As the White Dove sailed toward the Endless War Country, Roy trained his abilities and began guiding Tesoro toward awakening Observation Haki. With Stella also developing her Devil Fruit powers, the crew prepared for the journey ahead, and Roy looked forward to meeting Bullet.

  • Roy saved the unidentified Paramecia fruit, considering whether it might suit Tesoro but deciding to wait until he knew its ability.
  • During the voyage, Stella trained her weather sense, Tesoro focused on physical strength, and Roy practiced swordsmanship, Haki, and Telekinesis.
  • Stella estimated that the White Dove would reach the target waters in about five days, though the crew would still need to learn which island held the Endless War Country.
  • Roy used his mental power to give Tesoro a brief experience of perception and instructed him to train toward awakening Observation Haki.
  • Roy encouraged Stella to combine her perception with her Bird-Bird Fruit abilities, and she agreed to keep developing her powers.
  • Roy assessed his growing strength and looked ahead to the Endless War Country, hoping Bullet would not disappoint him.

Ch. 20Endless War Country

Roy, Stella, and Tesoro reached the Country of Endless War and headed into Galzburg while trying to stay hidden. After a hungry boy named Savi ambushed them, Roy learned about a safer place to stay and became curious about General Douglas Gray’s surname because Bullet’s full name was Douglas Bullet.

  • Roy arrived at the island with Stella and Tesoro, concealed the White Dove, and led them toward Galzburg in disguise.
  • Bullet trained at the Galzburg camp, brooding over his teammates’ betrayal and unaware that Roy had come to find him.
  • A boy named Savi shot at Roy in town, but Roy stopped the bullet, disarmed him, and pinned him in place with his power.
  • Savi admitted he had attacked them at random because he was hungry and told Roy that General Douglas Gray’s troops guarded the town center.
  • Roy, Stella, and Tesoro followed Savi toward an inn, and Roy wondered whether General Douglas Gray was connected to Douglas Bullet.

Ch. 21Little Savi

Roy and his companions sought a way to meet Bullet while staying in a hotel controlled by General Douglas. Savi revealed that he had recognized them as wanted pirates and asked to join their crew, and Roy agreed to let him stay and train for now.

  • Roy asked Savi about Bullet and learned that Bullet was a celebrated soldier who usually stayed in the military camp.
  • Roy explained to Tesoro that the World Government would keep the island's war going to sustain the arms trade.
  • Savi returned after Stella gave him money and asked Roy to let him join the crew.
  • Savi explained that he recognized them from their wanted posters and wanted to leave the war-torn country after losing his family.
  • Roy agreed to let Savi stay with them for now and assigned Tesoro to train him.

Ch. 22Bullet

Roy lured Douglas Bullet to his forest camp by sending a message into his mind, hoping to make contact away from the military camp. Bullet arrived and immediately attacked Roy before he could explain why they had sought him out.

  • Roy led Tesoro, Savi, and Stella to a forest camp near the military camp and left a cleared path leading toward it.
  • Roy used Observation Haki and mental power to send Bullet a message challenging him to come to the cliff behind the camp.
  • Bullet received the message, followed the cleared path, and found Roy's group gathered around a campfire.
  • Roy admitted he had sent the message and invited Bullet to talk, but Bullet demanded a fight instead.
  • Bullet lunged at Roy with a punch, and Tesoro cried out as he started to rush forward.

Ch. 23Bullet 2

Roy fought Bullet, using Observation Haki and psychic power to overcome Bullet’s greater combat experience and earn his initial respect. Over a meal, Roy introduced his companions and invited Bullet to join his team, but Bullet questioned the offer and Roy warned that Bullet could not end the island’s war alone.

  • Roy charged Bullet and was sent flying, then used Observation Haki and psychic power to evade and disrupt Bullet’s attacks.
  • Roy struck Bullet with an Armament Haki-coated fist, and Bullet asked what power he had used.
  • Roy invited Bullet to join the group for food, and Bullet accepted the meal after watching the others begin eating.
  • Roy introduced Tesoro, Stella, and Savi, then asked Bullet to join his team.
  • Bullet rejected the idea of becoming a pirate, and Roy told him he could not end the war on the island with his current strength.

Ch. 24Bullet 3

Roy challenged Bullet to leave his small country and join his crew, then fought him after Bullet demanded proof of his strength. Bullet began visiting Roy’s camp to fight and train, while Roy developed his telekinetic powers into gravity manipulation.

  • Roy tried to persuade Bullet to join him, and Bullet challenged him to a fight; their battle ended without a winner.
  • Three days later, Bullet came to Roy’s camp to fight again, then began training alongside Roy and his companions.
  • Roy taught Bullet to train his Haki, and Bullet awakened his own Haki after experiencing the sensation through Roy’s mental power.
  • Roy focused on developing gravity manipulation to help his companions grow stronger and to advance his telekinetic abilities.
  • After many failed attempts, Roy increased a stone’s gravitational pull and made it crack the ground beneath it.

Ch. 25Growth and Schemes

Roy developed the Gravity Domain and used it to intensify his companions’ training, helping them grow stronger over the course of a year. As Bullet’s comrades betrayed him again and Douglas Gray’s staff began questioning his rapid growth, Roy waited for Bullet to choose what to do next.

  • Roy tested his Gravity Domain on Tesoro, then made Tesoro, Stella, and Savi train under increasingly heavy and unpredictable gravity.
  • Over the following months, Roy’s companions improved rapidly, while Roy grew stronger and Bullet began visiting the camp more often to train.
  • Bullet returned to his withdrawn behavior, and Roy told Tesoro that Bullet’s decision was drawing near.
  • Douglas Gray assigned officers to an all-out offensive and promised them noble status, while Bullet silently left the meeting after receiving his assignment.
  • After the meeting, Gray’s staff officer told him that Bullet’s movements had grown suspicious and that his strength had increased too quickly.
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