Recaps

Roy discussed claiming territory in the New World with Kaido and chose Hachinosu as a potential base for the Roy Pirates. Kaido explained that the island was held by the former Rocks Pirates officer Ochoku, and Roy considered the challenge of taking it.

• Kaido agreed to support Roy's ambitions, and they studied a map for a suitable territory in the New World.
• Roy rejected several small islands and focused on Hachinosu, the former headquarters of the Rocks Pirates.
• Kaido explained that Ochoku had taken control of Hachinosu after the God Valley Incident and warned that the Strong-Strong Fruit user was once among the Rocks Pirates' strongest fighters.
• Bullet and Hawk Eyes welcomed the prospect of fighting Ochoku, while Tesoro and Stella assessed Hachinosu's strategic, commercial, and population value.
• Roy asked whether Ochoku had powerful allies, and Kaido said most capable fighters had abandoned him and that Ochoku had likely grown weaker.

Roy decided to take Hachinosu from Ochoku and establish the Roy Pirates’ first New World base, while Kaido promised intelligence to support the attack. At the farewell banquet, Dr. Gracia revealed troubling side effects of the bloodline experiments, and Roy asked whether they could be prevented.

• Roy chose Hachinosu as the Roy Pirates’ target, and Bullet, Hawk Eyes, Tesoro, Crocodile, Kuma, and the others prepared to fight Ochoku.
• Kaido agreed to provide detailed intelligence and noted that Ochoku’s monthly banquet on the fifteenth left Hachinosu’s guards less alert.
• At the Skull Dome farewell banquet, Master Tom, Kokoro, and Iceburg gave Roy gifts and offered future help with his plans.
• Dr. Gracia reported that high-rate Oni and Lunarian Tribe bloodline fusion caused horns and developing wings to appear on test subjects.
• Roy asked Dr. Gracia whether the physical traits could be eliminated while preserving the bloodlines’ strength, regeneration, and defense.

Roy directed Dr. Gracia to pursue a bloodline fusion method that preserved abilities without altering a person's appearance, then prepared the Roy Pirates to seize Hachinosu. The chapter ended with Roy leading the Ark Maxim toward the island for a surprise attack during Ochoku's banquet.

• Roy asked Dr. Gracia to find a way to retain bloodline abilities while preventing physical changes, and Kaido offered more pirates as test subjects.
• Stella reported that Hachinosu was poorly defended, its residents resented Ochoku, and the island held a hidden vault worth at least ten billion Beli.
• Roy planned to attack Hachinosu on the fifteenth while Ochoku held his monthly banquet.
• Roy and the Roy Pirates departed Onigashima aboard the Ark Maxim after Kaido wished them luck and promised backup.
• The Ark Maxim flew toward Hachinosu while Ochoku prepared for his banquet, unaware of the approaching attack.

Roy prepared the Roy Pirates to seize Hachinosu, planning a surprise assault that would minimize civilian casualties and preserve the island. As the Ark Maxim approached, the crew finished their preparations for their first battle in the New World.

• Roy discussed Ochoku's rule with Stella and concluded that the surprise attack should exploit his fear and indulgence while striking quickly.
• Roy told the crew to protect Hachinosu's residents and infrastructure and to spare enemies who surrendered.
• Bullet questioned Roy's restraint, while Hawk Eyes, Tesoro, and Crocodile agreed that protecting the island would make it easier to rule and develop.
• Roy assigned four groups to attack Ochoku's palace, seize the defenses, protect civilians, and secure the underground vault during the banquet.
• The crew returned to their posts as Roy watched the night sky from the deck of the approaching Ark Maxim.

Roy and the Roy Pirates landed on Hachinosu to seize a base and began a stealth assault during Ochoku’s banquet. Roy left Bullet poised to test Ochoku’s strength as the attack reached the banquet hall.

• Roy and Kuma discussed changing the world, and Roy declared Hachinosu their next step.
• Stella spotted Hachinosu, and Roy ordered the crew to prepare for battle and assigned their landing operation.
• The Ark Maxim landed silently at a cliff, where Tesoro took out the guards and the crew split up according to plan.
• Roy, Bullet, Hawk Eyes, Tesoro, and Crocodile moved toward the palace, silently eliminating patrols along the way.
• Ochoku dismissed Thatch’s warning about strange ships while continuing to celebrate at his banquet.
• Roy and his group reached the banquet hall, and Roy sent Bullet in first to test Ochoku’s strength.

Bullet attacked Ochoku at the banquet, but Ochoku repeatedly overpowered him with the Strong-Strong Fruit. Roy took over the fight, and his clash with Ochoku escalated across the plaza.

• Bullet transformed into his White Tiger human-beast form and attacked Ochoku, who countered with the Strong-Strong Fruit.
• Ochoku defeated Bullet repeatedly with amplified punches, while Bullet kept recovering and getting back up.
• Roy stopped Bullet from attacking again and told him to help the others clear out the pirates.
• Roy challenged Ochoku with Shusui and Telekinesis, surprising him with his swordsmanship.
• Roy and Ochoku began a fierce battle across the plaza, clashing sword and fist amid the storm their powers created.

Roy defeated Ochoku and captured Hachinosu for the Roy Pirates. With the island’s main resistance eliminated and the civilians safe, Roy ordered his crew to spare those who surrendered and establish their first New World base.

• Hawk Eyes killed Thatch, while Tesoro defeated Barton and Crocodile killed Rina in battles around the palace.
• Roy used his Telekinesis Fruit to restrain Ochoku and stabbed him through the heart with Shusui.
• Bullet, Hawk Eyes, Tesoro, and Crocodile cleared their remaining opponents as Kyros, Kuma, and the others secured the port and main facilities.
• Stella reported that Moria and the five CP agents had taken control of the underground vault and that the civilian area was largely unaffected.
• Roy claimed Hachinosu for the Roy Pirates and ordered his crew to spare those who surrendered, kill resisters, protect civilians, and maintain order.

Roy’s crew captured Hachinosu, extracted the Strong-Strong Fruit from Ochoku after his death, and began restoring the island and assessing its spoils. Stella’s report revealed a large stockpile of supplies and treasure, with unusual items still to be described.

• Roy ordered Tesoro to bring a Seastone box and used it to recover the Strong-Strong Fruit from Ochoku’s body after he died.
• Crocodile reported killing Phantom Rina, while Hawk Eyes said he had killed Poison Scorpion Thatch.
• Roy announced that the Roy Pirates had taken over Hachinosu and allowed residents to stay if they followed the new rules.
• The next morning, Roy used telekinetic force to repair the square and nearby buildings while islanders watched.
• Stella reported that the enemy had suffered heavy losses and that the island held enough supplies for thousands of fighters and over twelve billion Beli in treasure.
• Stella said the treasure inventory was ongoing and that several unusual items had been found.

Roy's crew assessed the valuable Devil Fruits and swords found in Hachinosu's vault, then planned to develop the island as the Roy Pirates' New World headquarters. Roy assigned the surrendered pirates for confinement and recruitment, and began outlining Hachinosu's redevelopment.

• Stella revealed the Island-Island Fruit and explained its ability to let a user control an island.
• Stella identified two Ancient Zoans, the Cave Bear and Dire Wolf fruits, and two Great Grade Swords, White Snow and Dragon Spine.
• Roy ordered Stella to secure the three Devil Fruits and two swords in his private vault.
• Roy told Tesoro to confine the more than eighteen hundred surrendered pirates, then ordered Bullet to help select capable recruits.
• Roy presented plans to expand Hachinosu's port and residential areas and build industrial and commercial districts.

Roy assigned his crew roles in developing Hachinosu and outlined plans for security, infrastructure, and legal commerce. After deciding to reserve the Island-Island Fruit for a suitable newcomer, he met with local merchants and offered them a chance to help build Hachinosu under new rules.

• Roy assigned Stella and Scarlet to planning, Tesoro to commerce and finance, Crocodile to industry, Hawk Eyes to security, Kuma to resident affairs, and other crew members to support those efforts and gather intelligence.
• Roy considered how to distribute the Island-Island Fruit, two Ancient Zoan fruits, and two Great Grade Swords, deciding to wait for Bullet to select promising newcomers.
• Stella told Roy that representatives of Hachinosu's merchant groups had come to discuss commercial cooperation.
• Roy told Mario, Carl, and Hans that taxes would be fairer and generally lower, security and infrastructure would improve, and illegal businesses would be banned.
• Roy gave merchants one month to end illegal operations and invited them to submit proposals for legitimate investment and infrastructure projects.

Roy transformed Hachinosu’s weak defenses by moving eleven uninhabited islands into a double pentagram around it and establishing a nearby training island. He presented plans to fortify the islands as layered strongholds and outposts, then called for construction to begin.

• Roy accepted craftsmen sent by Kaido and reviewed a survey showing Hachinosu lacked natural defensive barriers.
• Roy left Hachinosu to search the New World for islands that could strengthen its defenses.
• Roy used his Telekinesis-Telekinesis Fruit to move eleven uninhabited islands into position around Hachinosu over the course of a month.
• Roy placed a larger island five nautical miles from Hachinosu and named it Trial Island, the Roy Pirates’ training base.
• Roy showed his core members the double pentagram defense plan, naming the outer islands the Five Star Fortresses and the inner islands the Five Star Outposts.
• Roy ordered the immediate development of the islands, including fortifications, undersea communication lines, and Sea Trains.

Roy assigned his allies to build defenses and manage resources across Hachinosu’s eleven outer islands, while relocating a thousand destabilizing residents there for supervised labor and possible reform. Kaido’s fleet arrived with workers and supplies, and King recognized that Roy’s defensive plans could turn Hachinosu into a kingdom at sea.

• Roy assigned Tesoro, Crocodile, Hawk Eyes, Bullet, and Kuma to oversee resources, construction, defenses, personnel, and logistics.
• Stella reported that about a thousand residents were plotting unrest, conducting illegal businesses, or seeking fights, and Roy ordered them distributed among the outer islands under reliable overseers.
• The residents were sent to the islands for supervised construction work, while supplies and workers began arriving from the main island.
• Kaido sent fifteen transport ships carrying five hundred craftsmen, two thousand workers, and three months of supplies, led by King.
• Roy showed King the double pentagram defense plan, and King praised the layout and asked whether Roy meant to make Hachinosu a kingdom at sea.

Roy accelerated the construction and defenses of Hachinosu with support from the Beasts Pirates, while Master Tom began planning a Sea Train. As the islanders increasingly accepted the Roy Pirates’ rule, a nearby pirate alliance plotted to disrupt Roy’s hold on Hachinosu from outside and within.

• Roy told King that a pirate fleet had tested Hachinosu’s defenses, and planned to prioritize fortifications on the outer islands with the Beasts Pirates’ help.
• Five hundred craftsmen and two thousand workers joined construction across the fortresses, while Master Tom arrived with Iceburg, Kokoro, and an engineering team to begin designing the Sea Train.
• Roy’s crew members oversaw defenses and infrastructure across the islands, and Roy designated Trial Island as a training base.
• A month later, Roy saw that Hachinosu’s commerce, public services, defenses, and residents’ attitudes had improved under the Roy Pirates’ rule.
• Representatives of a nearby pirate alliance discussed Roy’s takeover and Kaido’s support, then planned to cut off supplies and arm Roy’s opponents to create internal chaos before attacking.

Big Mom learned that the Roy Pirates had taken Hachinosu and allied with the Beasts Pirates, while Whitebeard considered how quickly Roy and his crew had risen. Big Mom ordered surveillance rather than immediate action, and Whitebeard recognized Roy's growing strength.

• Perospero told Big Mom that the Roy Pirates had killed Ochoku and taken control of Hachinosu.
• Perospero reported that King had brought craftsmen and supplies to Hachinosu, confirming an alliance between the Roy Pirates and the Beasts Pirates.
• Big Mom rejected taking immediate action and ordered Perospero to watch the Roy Pirates, Kaido, and the routes near Hachinosu.
• Marco told Whitebeard that the Roy Pirates had seized Hachinosu after their recent exploits and rapid growth.
• Whitebeard recalled meeting Roy two years earlier and acknowledged Roy's strength, potential, and Conqueror's Haki.

Whitebeard worried about the Roy Pirates’ rise and the Whitebeard crew’s future, while Roy returned to Wano Country to move Dr. Gracia’s research base to Hachinosu. Kaido heard Roy’s reasons and assurances that their technology-sharing agreement would remain in place.

• Jozu and Marco urged Whitebeard to consider the growing threat of the Roy Pirates, but Whitebeard said he was more concerned with Roy’s ability to inspire loyalty and the future of his own crew.
• Marco promised Whitebeard that he and the other commanders would protect the family, though Whitebeard still doubted Marco could bear the weight of an emperor.
• After Hachinosu’s defenses and infrastructure were established, Roy decided to relocate Dr. Gracia’s research base there so its personnel and resources would be under his direct control.
• Roy returned to Wano Country aboard the Ark Maxim and told Kaido he wanted to move Dr. Gracia’s entire research base to Hachinosu.
• Roy assured Kaido that their alliance and technology-sharing agreement would continue, and Kaido listened as he considered Roy’s proposal.

Roy moved Dr. Gracia’s research base and team to Hachinosu while Kaido launched a rapid campaign to expand the Beasts Pirates’ territory around Wano. Meanwhile, the recovered Golden Lion Shiki began destroying former followers who had betrayed him and turned his attention to forces occupying his old territory.

• Roy and Kaido agreed to exchange copies of the research data for the research base’s relocation, with Kaido receiving priority on the next batch of enhanced troops.
• Roy moved Dr. Gracia, his team, their families, and the research base to Hachinosu, while Kaido supplied new test subjects.
• King, Queen, and Jack led the Beasts Pirates in conquering more than ten islands around Wano, intensifying tensions in the New World.
• Dr. Gracia restarted his research near Trial Island as Roy strengthened Hachinosu’s defenses.
• After recovering from his injuries, Shiki returned to his former territory and discovered that most of his followers had scattered or joined other pirate crews.
• Shiki massacred former subordinates who had gone independent and then set his sights on Whitebeard and Big Mom affiliates and Marine bases occupying his territory.

Golden Lion’s return plunged the New World into chaos, but Garp checked his attacks and forced him to focus on rebuilding the Flying Pirates. At Marine Headquarters, Kong resigned as Fleet Admiral, and Sengoku took over.

• Golden Lion attacked Marine bases and supply lines across the New World, causing heavy losses and widespread fear.
• Garp reached G-1, strengthened Marine defenses, and repeatedly disrupted Golden Lion’s attacks.
• Golden Lion shifted to consolidating his followers and rebuilding the Flying Pirates’ headquarters on floating islands.
• Kong faced mounting pressure over the Marines’ recent failures and submitted his resignation as Fleet Admiral.
• Kong announced that Sengoku had been appointed the new Fleet Admiral, effective immediately.

Sengoku announced the Marines’ new leadership, the creation of the Shichibukai system, and a strategy to expand recruitment while focusing pressure on the New World. He also revealed the World Government’s order to destroy Ohara, assigning Akainu to lead the Buster Call and Aokiji to support and supervise it.

• Sengoku promoted Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan to Marine Admirals.
• Sengoku announced the Shichibukai system, prompting Akainu and other officers to protest before Tsuru and Sengoku defended it as a necessity.
• Sengoku ordered worldwide Marine recruitment and denser patrols to intercept pirates and push them toward the New World.
• Sengoku revealed that the Five Elders had ordered a Buster Call against Ohara because its scholars were researching the Poneglyphs and the Void Century.
• Sengoku assigned Akainu to lead the Ohara operation and Kuzan to provide support and supervision, while ordering the mission kept confidential.

Roy learned that the Marines were launching a Buster Call on Ohara and agreed to help Dragon rescue scholars and their research. He chose a small team for the mission while leaving Hawk Eyes in charge of Hachinosu.

• Stella reported Marine leadership changes and the World Government's announcement of the Seven Warlords of the Sea system, which Roy dismissed as a poisoned lure.
• Dragon told Roy that Akainu and Aokiji were leading a Buster Call against Ohara to destroy its scholars and research into the Void Century, and asked him to intervene.
• Roy agreed to help rescue people and recover research materials, while warning Dragon that his crew would avoid confronting the Admirals head-on.
• Roy assigned himself, Tesoro, and Bullet to the Ohara mission, leaving Hawk Eyes to oversee Hachinosu with Crocodile, Kuma, Kyros, and Stella supporting him.

Roy ordered the Ark Maxim to rush from Hachinosu to Ohara before the Marine fleet arrived, accepting the risk of severe damage to the ship. As the Ark Maxim sped toward the West Blue, the Buster Call fleet approached Ohara, and Spandine accused Jaguar D. Saul of freeing Nico Olvia and ruining the Marines’ surprise attack.

• Roy ordered Tesoro to overload the Ark Maxim’s power system while Roy used Telekinesis to accelerate the ship toward Ohara.
• Roy left Hachinosu in the Ark Maxim, while Hawk Eyes placed the island on its highest alert.
• Tesoro reported that the Ark Maxim’s power system was already 30% overloaded, but Roy and Tesoro continued increasing its speed.
• Akainu and Aokiji led the five-ship Buster Call fleet through the West Blue toward Ohara.
• Spandine joined the fleet and accused Saul of freeing Nico Olvia, prompting Akainu and Aokiji to question his claim.

Akainu led a Navy fleet toward Ohara after Spandine reported Saul’s alleged betrayal, while Olvia warned Dr. Clover that the World Government had ordered a Buster Call. As Ohara’s scholars prepared to protect their research and evacuate civilians, Robin went to visit the injured giant Saul.

• Akainu forced Spandine to reveal Ohara’s coordinates and ordered him to guide the fleet there, while Aokiji wondered what Saul had done.
• Olvia told Dr. Clover that the Five Elders had ordered a Buster Call and that the island faced destruction.
• Dr. Clover told the scholars to hide their research and warn the islanders, especially the children, before the Navy arrived.
• Dr. Clover urged Olvia to find Robin, and the scholars began carrying out their evacuation preparations.
• Robin walked to the western jungle to see Saul, the injured Navy renegade she had secretly been helping.
• Saul greeted Robin from behind the rocks.

Saul comforted Robin after she was called a monster, then Roy and the Roy Pirates arrived at Ohara to save its scholars before the World Government's impending purge. Roy asked Saul whether Robin's mother, Nico Olvia, had returned to the island.

• Saul reassured Robin that she was not a monster and praised her, her mother, and Ohara's scholars for seeking truth.
• A flying ship carrying Roy, Tesoro, and Bullet descended near Saul and Robin.
• Saul shielded Robin and demanded to know who the newcomers were and why they had come.
• Roy identified himself as captain of the Roy Pirates and said they had come to save Ohara's scholars and Robin from the approaching catastrophe.
• Roy sensed unrest in the island's center, warned that the World Government's fleet might arrive soon, and asked Robin whether Nico Olvia had returned.

Roy and his companions reached the Tree of Knowledge and urged Dr. Clover to evacuate Ohara’s people and research before the Navy arrived. Clover and the scholars refused to abandon their home, but Roy argued that they should at least save the young researchers and vital knowledge.

• Robin ran toward the Tree of Knowledge after Roy confirmed that Olvia had returned to Ohara, and Saul followed Roy’s group to protect her.
• At the Tree of Knowledge, Robin learned from Dr. Clover that Olvia had left again to search for her, and Clover urged Robin to flee the island with her mother.
• Roy told Dr. Clover that Monkey D. Dragon had sent him to help evacuate people and knowledge before the Navy fleet arrived.
• Dr. Clover and the scholars refused to leave Ohara, declaring that they would live and die with the island and the Tree of Knowledge.
• Roy urged Clover to save the young researchers and the most important books and research so that Ohara’s knowledge would survive.

Roy evacuated Ohara’s research and led Saul, Robin, and selected scholars toward the west coast as the Buster Call approached. They found Nico Olvia under attack by Spandine and CP Agents, and Tesoro intervened as the agents targeted Robin.

• Dr. Clover ordered a group of scholars, including Robin, to escape with essential research while he and the others stayed behind.
• Roy used his storage bag to collect books, then sensed CP Agents and Navy warships approaching Ohara.
• Roy, Saul, Tesoro, Bullet, Robin, and the chosen scholars pushed through the panicked crowds toward the Ark Maxim.
• Roy’s group found Nico Olvia fighting CP Agents led by Spandine, who ordered them to capture Saul and Robin.
• Robin told Olvia she could read the Poneglyphs and had become a scholar, prompting Spandine to make her the agents’ priority.
• Roy signaled Tesoro, who appeared between the CP Agents and Robin and attacked.

Roy and his allies rescued Olvia and Robin from the CP Agents and hurried toward the Ark Maxim as the Buster Call began destroying Ohara. The group fled the spreading bombardment, but Roy sensed a powerful, familiar presence blocking their route to the airship.

• Tesoro knocked out the CP Agents, and Spandine fled with the surviving agents after recognizing the Roy Pirates.
• Saul reunited Robin with Olvia, and Roy urged them to leave Ohara for the west coast before the Buster Call began.
• Roy led the rescued scholars and his crew toward the Ark Maxim as cannon fire engulfed the Tree of Knowledge.
• The group mourned the destruction of Ohara, but Roy urged everyone to keep moving as the bombardment spread.
• Roy sensed a powerful, familiar presence blocking the route to the Ark Maxim and halted the group.