Arc 2The Roy Pirates Set Sail

Roy recruited Bullet and Mihawk, stole the White Tiger Fruit, and led his crew through years of training before founding the Roy Pirates. After clashing with Doflamingo in Mock Town, Roy set course for Sky Island to find the Rumble-Rumble Fruit for Tesoro.

  • Roy recruited Bullet after Bullet rejected Cipher Pol, then the two fought Borsalino and the Marines before escaping with their crew.
  • Roy gave Savi the Iron-Bone Giant Ape Fruit and later recruited Pea on Stomach Baron, while the crew trained and fought pirates.
  • Roy and Bullet stole the White Tiger Fruit from a World Government ship during Shiki’s attack, and Bullet ate it as their bounties rose.
  • Roy defeated the young Mihawk in a sword fight, then trained with his crew under Joramille Saga on Kuraigana Island.
  • Roy led the crew through four years of training, and Mihawk joined the newly founded Roy Pirates before they left the island.
  • Roy and his crew reached Mock Town, where they fought Doflamingo and his officers after Doflamingo attacked them.
  • Roy struck Doflamingo with a mental shock and left with his crew, heading to Sky Island to find the Rumble-Rumble Fruit for Tesoro.
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Ch. 26The Plot Emerges and the Marines Mobilize

Douglas Gray sought the World Government’s help to prevent Bullet from leaving the army as a celebrated hero, while Sengoku dispatched Marines to find Roy’s group near Galzburg. Roy and Bullet continued their training, and Roy demonstrated a powerful new gravity attack.

  • Douglas Gray ordered his staff officer to arrange a meeting with the World Government, and three days later Cipher Pol members entered his command tent.
  • Sengoku received intelligence that Roy’s group was near Galzburg and ordered Borsalino and Vice Admiral Walu to pursue them.
  • Borsalino warned Walu that Roy had nearly killed him a year earlier, and three Marine warships sailed for the Endless War Country.
  • Roy sparred with Bullet and struck him with Gravity Fist: Gravity Collapse, briefly immobilizing him and making him stagger.
  • Bullet recovered and charged Roy, while Stella and the others watched their fight.

Ch. 27Cipher Pol Members Arrive

Roy and Bullet finished their sparring, and Roy prepared for Bullet’s impending decision. When Cipher Pol tried to recruit Bullet after Douglas Gray betrayed him, Bullet fought back until Roy arrived to help.

  • Roy and Bullet fought an intense sparring match, then Roy told Tesoro that Bullet’s final choice was near.
  • Cipher Pol members arrived at Douglas Gray’s tent and offered Bullet a place in their ranks.
  • Gray revealed that he had planned to get rid of Bullet, but the Cipher Pol team leader killed Gray instead.
  • Bullet refused Cipher Pol’s offer and fought the team, overpowering several members despite being surrounded.
  • Roy arrived with Tesoro, Stella, and Savi, but Bullet demanded that Roy release his ability and leave the fight to him.

Ch. 28Marines

Roy helped Bullet defeat the Cipher Pol agents, and Bullet joined Roy’s crew after confronting the betrayal by Douglas Gray and the country he served. As the crew escaped with their stolen treasure and Devil Fruits, Borsalino and Vice Admiral Varmo arrived with Marines, forcing Roy and Bullet to prepare for a fight.

  • Bullet killed the Cipher Pol agents after Roy lifted his gravity field, and Roy urged him to choose whether to join the crew.
  • Bullet warned Roy not to betray him, and Roy invited him to kill him if he ever did; Bullet accepted Roy’s offer and joined the crew.
  • Roy’s group looted Gray’s tent and found two Devil Fruits, including the Combine-Combine Fruit that had belonged to Bullet, along with a Devil Fruit encyclopedia.
  • Roy led the group toward the White Dove after sensing that their fight had alerted the Marines.
  • Borsalino and Vice Admiral Varmo arrived with three warships and ordered the Marines to stop the pirates from escaping.
  • Roy sent Tesoro, Stella, and Savi ahead to the White Dove, then challenged Bullet to prepare for a fight.

Ch. 29Meeting the Glint Man Again

Roy and Bullet battled Borsalino and Vice Admiral Varmo after using Conqueror’s Haki to knock out the surrounding Marines. Roy wounded Borsalino and the two remained locked in a stalemate, while Bullet continued trading powerful blows with Varmo.

  • Roy sensed Borsalino approaching, and he and Bullet agreed that Roy would fight Borsalino while Bullet handled the other Marines.
  • Roy and Bullet unleashed their Conqueror’s Haki, incapacitating the ordinary Marines around them.
  • Borsalino attacked Roy and Bullet with Yasakani no Magatama, but Roy blocked the barrage with a telekinetic shield as Bullet charged Varmo.
  • Bullet and Varmo exchanged hard-hitting attacks, while Roy used gravity and telekinesis to trap and strike Borsalino.
  • Roy drew Frost Snow and clashed with Borsalino’s Ama no Murakumo Sword, leaving their fight at a stalemate.
  • Bullet kept fighting Varmo, whose experience blunted Bullet’s attempts to affect him with Conqueror’s Haki.

Ch. 30See You Next Time, Glitter Man

Roy and Bullet escaped a two-hour battle with Borsalino and Vice Admiral Varmo, then sailed away aboard the White Dove with their new companions. Roy identified three Devil Fruits and gave Savi the Iron-Bone Giant Ape fruit, which Savi ate.

  • Roy and Bullet withdrew from the battlefield by covering it with a dust storm, and Borsalino stopped Varmo from pursuing them.
  • Roy and Bullet returned to the White Dove, where Savi, Tesoro, and Stella welcomed them aboard.
  • Roy examined three Devil Fruits and identified the Pocket-Pocket Fruit, the Combine-Combine Fruit, and the Ancient Zoan Iron-Bone Giant Ape Model.
  • Roy said the Pocket-Pocket Fruit was reserved for another purpose and that the Combine-Combine Fruit was not intended for Bullet or Tesoro.
  • Roy gave Savi the Iron-Bone Giant Ape fruit, and Savi ate it as Bullet promised to train him.

Ch. 31Giant Ape Savi

Savi ate a Devil Fruit and transformed into a powerful giant ape, after which Roy assigned Bullet to train him. As the White Dove sailed toward the Boin Archipelago to pick up another companion, a pirate ship approached and Roy prepared Tesoro and Savi to fight its crew.

  • Savi ate the rest of the Devil Fruit, transformed into a five-meter-tall giant ape, and nearly damaged the White Dove before Roy helped him return to human form.
  • Roy told Bullet to train Savi in the Six Powers, starting with Geppo, and promised Tesoro that he had already chosen a Devil Fruit for him.
  • Roy gave Stella a Log Pose pointing toward the Boin Archipelago, where they planned to pick up another companion, and the crew trained throughout the voyage.
  • Roy sensed a pirate ship approaching the White Dove and told Tesoro and Savi they could use its crew for practice.
  • Stella warned that the enemy ship’s cannons could obstruct them, and Roy assured her he would handle the obstacles.

Ch. 32The Crew's Battle

Roy’s crew fought and defeated a pirate crew, giving Tesoro, Stella, and Savi their first real battle and a chance to show how much they had grown. After collecting treasure, they reached Stomach Baron, the living island where Roy had once lived, to pick up a companion.

  • Roy stopped the enemy pirates’ cannonballs, and Tesoro, Stella, and Savi attacked their ship.
  • Tesoro fought the pirate captain with the Six Powers while Stella struck the crew from the air and Savi smashed through the pirates and their ship.
  • Tesoro defeated the captain, and the crew searched the battered ship for treasure before returning to the White Dove.
  • Roy praised the crew’s progress and advised Tesoro to keep training his Haki with Bullet.
  • Several days later, the crew reached Stomach Baron, and Roy said they had come to pick up a companion.

Ch. 33The 'Disappeared' Pea

Roy and his crew found Pea on the island, transformed into a fairy-like boy after eating the Mythical Zoan Human-Human Fruit. Pea explained his new abilities and absorbed the giant man-eating flower he had split off from himself.

  • Roy led Tesoro, Savi, Stella, and Bullet across the island toward a presence that reminded him of Pea.
  • At the Ramen Waterfall, Roy found Pea transformed into a boy who looked almost like a younger version of him.
  • Pea revealed that he had eaten the Mythical Zoan Human-Human Fruit, Model: Fairy, and could mimic Roy, control plants, and draw energy from them.
  • Pea explained that he had split off the giant man-eating flower while waiting for Roy to return.
  • Pea pierced the flower with a vine and absorbed it into his body.

Ch. 34New companion

Roy reunited with Pea, brought him into the crew, and began experimenting with making a Devil Fruit object. Meanwhile, Sengoku ordered the Marines to raise the crew’s bounties and prepare to capture them together.

  • Pea showed Roy that he could absorb and separate his plant creations, then transformed into his larger peashooter form before changing back.
  • Roy introduced Pea to Tesoro, Stella, Savi, and Bullet, and the group ate together at the ramen waterfall.
  • Roy assigned Bullet to train the others and Pea to keep watch and gather useful plants while the crew recuperated on the island.
  • Roy used the Pocket-Pocket Fruit and a small bag to create a palm-sized bag with an interior space the size of three soccer fields.
  • Borsalino and Vice Admiral Varmo reported to Sengoku that Roy had grown stronger and that Douglas Bullet had joined his crew.
  • Sengoku ordered the Marines to increase the crew’s bounties, raise their threat level, track them closely, and capture them all at once.

Ch. 35An unexpected gain

Roy and his companions confronted a group of Flying Pirates searching the island and defeated them after three months of brutal training. Their prisoner revealed that the pirates were looking for a runaway slave who had stolen one of Golden Lion Shiki’s Devil Fruits, leaving Roy with a Vivre Card as a clue.

  • Pea demonstrated that he could rapidly grow plants and used the modified storage bag to collect seeds.
  • Stella spotted Flying Pirates searching the island, and Roy decided to confront them and test the group’s strength.
  • Roy and his companions defeated the pirates, with Bullet knocking down their leader and Pea binding the others with vines.
  • Roy questioned the captured leader, who explained that their division commander had been killed by Garp.
  • The leader gave Roy a Vivre Card and said the pirates had been searching for a slave who stole one of Shiki’s Devil Fruits.

Ch. 36In Search of the White Tiger Fruit

Roy learned that the Golden Lion’s stolen prize was the Mythical Zoan White Tiger Fruit and set out with Bullet and the others to find it. The Vivre Card led them to a World Government convoy protected by Garp’s Dog-Head Warship, leaving Roy preparing for a dangerous attempt to seize the fruit.

  • After learning the fruit was a Mythical Zoan called the White Tiger Fruit, Roy decided it was suitable for Bullet, and Bullet killed the petty officer who had revealed the information.
  • Roy explained how the Vivre Card tracked its owner, and the White Dove followed its direction across the sea.
  • When the Vivre Card’s course and speed changed, Roy suspected the target had been taken aboard a faster ship, possibly a warship, and ordered Bullet to prepare for a fight.
  • Aboard the World Government ship, Bogard’s rear admiral counterpart arranged for a Cipher Pol 0 agent to carry the fruit toward the Holy Land, while he went to report to Garp.
  • Savi spotted a World Government ship escorted by Garp’s Dog-Head Warship, and Roy confirmed that the Vivre Card pointed toward the government ship.

Ch. 37Plotting for the Fruit

Roy and his crew followed a Marine warship carrying a Mythical Zoan Fruit, planning to seize it amid a clash between Garp and Golden Lion Shiki. As Shiki arrived above the warship, Garp ordered the Marines to prepare for battle.

  • Roy told his crew to trail Garp’s warship and wait for Golden Lion Shiki to create an opportunity to steal the fruit.
  • Garp noticed the White Dove following his ship and sensed powerful presences aboard, but he told Kuzan to leave it alone.
  • Roy’s crew approached Sabaody Archipelago, and Golden Lion Shiki arrived with his division commanders aboard a flying ship.
  • Roy assigned himself and Bullet to pursue the fruit while Stella and the others sailed away from the battle.
  • Shiki’s crew identified the government ship as the fruit’s location, and Garp ordered the Marines to prepare for battle.

Ch. 38Fishing in Troubled Waters

Roy and Bullet infiltrated the World Government transport ship during a battle between Garp and the Golden Lion, aiming to find the White Tiger Fruit. The Golden Lion pursued them into the ship after they distracted him, and Roy shielded them from his Flying Slash as they fled deeper into the cabin.

  • The Golden Lion attacked Garp and the escort ships, starting a fierce battle between the Flying Pirates and the marines.
  • Roy took Bullet toward the World Government ship while Stella and the others kept the White Dove ready to retreat.
  • Garp shattered the Golden Lion's Flying Slashes, but the Golden Lion created seawater lion heads to force Garp to defend the ships.
  • The Golden Lion broke through the Cipher Pol guards and headed for the ship's cabin, where the stolen Devil Fruit was kept.
  • Roy repelled the Golden Lion and used Bullet's attack as a distraction to open the cabin door and rush inside.
  • The Golden Lion struck at Roy and Bullet with a Flying Slash, but Roy's Haki-reinforced psychic shield absorbed most of it as they fled deeper into the cabin.

Ch. 39Infiltration

Roy and Bullet stole the Devil Fruit from the Golden Lion’s ship and escaped aboard the White Dove while Garp kept Shiki occupied. The crew reached safety with the fruit, while Shiki withdrew from the battle and Garp decided to investigate the two young thieves.

  • Roy sensed a Cipher Pol agent guarding the treasure room, and he and Bullet broke in and attacked the agent.
  • Roy found the snow-white Devil Fruit in the chest and stored it before he and Bullet fled the cabin.
  • Shiki spotted the two escaping and attacked them, but Roy used his psychic power to carry them safely to the White Dove.
  • The injured Cipher Pol agent revealed the theft, and Shiki realized Roy and Bullet had taken the fruit as the White Dove escaped.
  • Shiki fought Garp again, then ordered his crew to retreat while Garp watched them leave and resolved to look into the two brats.
  • The White Dove reached safety, and Roy showed the fruit to the cheering crew.

Ch. 40Mythical Zoan "White Tiger" Model

Bullet ate the Mythical Zoan White Tiger Model, while the Marines raised Roy and Bullet’s bounties and the news spread across the seas. As Roy’s crew neared an island, Roy anticipated that Bullet could test his new power against the future World’s Greatest Swordsman, Dracule Mihawk.

  • Roy gave Bullet the Mythical Zoan White Tiger Model, and Bullet ate it.
  • Kong, Sengoku, and Tsuru discussed Roy and Bullet’s growing threat, raised their bounties to 500 million and 450 million Beli, and ordered the Marines to pursue them.
  • News of the stolen fruit and the new bounties spread worldwide, drawing reactions from Roger, Rayleigh, Whitebeard, and Golden Lion.
  • Whitebeard mocked Golden Lion over the theft, and Golden Lion swore to kill Roy and Bullet himself.
  • Bullet transformed into a White Tiger, discovered his new abilities, and asked Roy to fight him.
  • Roy stopped Bullet from fighting on the ship and pointed out a nearby island where Bullet could test his strength against Dracule Mihawk.

Ch. 41Kuraigana Island

Roy and his crew landed on Kuraigana Island and met the young Dracule Mihawk and his swordsmanship master. After teasing Mihawk into a duel, Roy overwhelmed him with a mental attack, leaving the young swordsman dizzy and unable to hold Black Blade Yoru.

  • Roy detected two sword-wielders on Kuraigana Island as the White Dove approached, and Mihawk's master halted their practice to meet the newcomers.
  • Roy explained the island's history to his crew as they crossed the foggy ruins and reached the castle, where Mihawk and his master awaited them.
  • Roy recognized Mihawk's Black Blade and teased the young swordsman, prompting Mihawk to challenge him to a fight.
  • Mihawk attacked Roy with a flying slash and a flurry of sword strikes, but Roy blocked every attack with Frost Snow and advanced Observation Haki.
  • Roy used One Sword Style: Mental Storm to disorient Mihawk, who dropped Black Blade Yoru and vomited a rainbow as Roy sheathed his sword.

Ch. 42Joramille Saga

Roy and his crew rested on Joramille Saga’s island after Roy defeated Hawk Eyes with a mental attack and learned that Saga was his master. Their new wanted posters revealed sharply increased bounties, and Roy planned their training before they continued their journey.

  • Roy’s mental attack forced Hawk Eyes to his knees, and Joramille Saga introduced himself as Hawk Eyes’ master and invited Roy’s crew into the castle.
  • Roy confirmed that Bullet had eaten the Mythical Zoan White Tiger Fruit, and Hawk Eyes challenged Roy to a rematch after recovering.
  • Roy used Pea’s ability to grow cabins for the crew, who settled on the island with Saga’s permission.
  • Tesoro showed the crew their wanted posters, revealing that Roy’s bounty had risen to 500 million Beli and Bullet’s to 450 million Beli.
  • Roy decided the crew would recuperate and train on the island, while he sought Joramille Saga’s guidance in swordsmanship.

Ch. 43Sword Training

Roy trained on Kuraigana Island under Joramille Saga, learning to rely less on his Devil Fruit and find his own purpose as a swordsman. As Roy and Hawk Eyes grew closer to their companions, Roy’s swordsmanship advanced to the brink of a breakthrough.

  • Roy watched Hawk Eyes practice and asked Joramille Saga to teach him swordsmanship.
  • Saga told Roy to stop using his Devil Fruit until he mastered cutting iron and began correcting Roy and Hawk Eyes during their daily training.
  • Roy sparred with Bullet, while Hawk Eyes watched the group’s strength and joined them in physical training.
  • Roy and the others shared food and a bonfire with Saga, who advised Roy and Hawk Eyes to understand why they wielded their swords.
  • Roy reflected on his ambitions and his companions, then continued sparring with Hawk Eyes as his swordsmanship neared a breakthrough.

Ch. 44The realm of a swordmaster

Roy grasped the beginnings of a swordmaster’s realm during training with Saga, then tested his new swordsmanship against pirates who landed on the island. After the one-sided battle, Mihawk found real combat exhilarating and Saga reminded him that a swordsman’s blade must see blood.

  • Saga tested Roy’s sword against his own, and Roy sensed the will behind the strike before realizing a new level of swordsmanship and cutting through the jungle with a wave of sword energy.
  • Stella warned Roy that a pirate ship was approaching, so Saga sent Mihawk along to fight and temper his will in real combat.
  • A scar-faced captain demanded the island’s valuables, but Roy’s group refused to surrender and prepared to fight.
  • Roy broke the captain’s cleaver and wounded him with a second strike, while Bullet, Mihawk, Savi, Pea, Tesoro, and Stella defeated the rest of the pirates.
  • Saga asked Mihawk how the battle felt, and Mihawk called it exhilarating as Saga told him a swordsman’s blade must see blood.

Ch. 45Decision

After deciding to train on the island for four years before setting sail, Roy led the group through three years of increasingly specialized training. As their abilities advanced, Hawk Eyes declared that he would create his own way of the sword.

  • Around the bonfire, Roy announced that they would train for four years and set sail as a real pirate crew when he turned sixteen.
  • The next morning, Roy established gravity zones and a training plan focused on physical strength, Haki, Devil Fruit abilities, and combat against the island's apes.
  • Saga taught the group about advanced Haki, and Hawk Eyes awakened both Observation Haki and Armament Haki with Roy's help.
  • In the second year, Roy trained to lift the island, Bullet increased his gravity training and punched the mountainside, and the others developed their own skills.
  • By the end of the third year, Roy could hold the island and nearby seawater steadily above the sea, while Bullet trained in fifteen-times gravity and Roy and Hawk Eyes sparred for a full day.
  • After sparring with Roy, Hawk Eyes said he would create his own way of the sword.

Ch. 46Four Years

Roy led his companions through years of brutal training against Sea Kings, strengthening their Haki, combat skills, and abilities. After completing their training in the Calm Belt, he declared that the Roy Pirates were ready to show the world their strength.

  • Roy organized an Island Defense Battle, using Pea’s Sea King-attracting plants to draw in enemies while the crew defended the island and honed their Haki.
  • The crew fought Sea Kings for five days, with Roy and Bullet demonstrating internal-damage Armament Haki and Roy using Future Sight.
  • Roy and his companions left the island the next day and began a year of deadly training in the Calm Belt, fighting hordes of Sea Kings.
  • Hawk Eyes advanced his swordsmanship, Stella expanded her Observation Haki, Savi mastered Life Return, and Pea cultivated sea-growing battle plants that could absorb Sea King blood.
  • Roy concluded that their training was complete and told the crew it was time for the Roy Pirates to show the world their strength.

Ch. 47The Roy Pirates

Roy returned to Kuraigana Island with his companions, and Saga approved Mihawk joining the crew as they officially founded the Roy Pirates. Roy reviewed the crew’s growing strength and recent newspapers, learning of major events at sea and Roger’s disappearance near Jaya Island.

  • Roy and his companions returned to Kuraigana Island after their final training session, and Roy told Saga that Mihawk had agreed to join his crew.
  • Mihawk explained that he wanted to follow his own path and travel the wider world, and Saga accepted his decision.
  • Roy welcomed Mihawk as an official crew member and announced the founding of the Roy Pirates at a celebratory feast.
  • Roy reflected on his and his companions’ strength, including Bullet, Mihawk, Savi, Tesoro, Stella, and Pea.
  • Roy read Saga’s collected newspapers, learning that Red Count Redfield had been captured, Gecko Moria had become a Supernova, and the Roger Pirates had vanished near Jaya Island.

Ch. 48Setting Sail

Roy and his crew sailed to Jaya Island to find Rayleigh and obtain the Rumble-Rumble Fruit for Tesoro, arriving in Mock Town and confronting Doflamingo's group at a tavern. The chapter ended with Roy sending Doflamingo's lackey flying before he could challenge them.

  • Roy and his crew bid farewell to Saga, set sail aboard the White Dove, and planned to visit Jaya Island and Sky Island for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
  • After three days at sea, the crew reached Jaya Island and entered Mock Town, where Bellamy led them to a tavern.
  • Roy and his companions found Doflamingo and his officers clearing the tavern of other pirates.
  • Doflamingo recognized Roy as the pirate with a five-hundred-million bounty and sent a lackey to confront him.
  • Roy gave the lackey a look, sending him crashing through the tavern doors.

Ch. 49Xiao Ming

Roy learned that Roger and his crew had gone to Sky Island, then faced Doflamingo and his officers in the street outside the tavern. Bullet, Hawk Eyes, Savi, Tesoro, and Stella overwhelmed the Donquixote Family, while Roy watched from the sidelines.

  • Doflamingo erupted in anger when Roy mocked his former Celestial Dragon status, but he stopped his officers from fighting in the tavern and led them outside.
  • The tavern owner told Roy that Roger and his crew had stopped by a week earlier asking where Mont Blanc was, and Roy concluded they had gone to Sky Island.
  • Doflamingo ambushed Roy's group in a street covered with threads and attacked him with Super Strike Whip, but Bullet crushed the whip and challenged Doflamingo.
  • Bullet blew Trebol into a building, Hawk Eyes blocked Diamante's sword, and Savi met Pica's stone fist with a clash that cracked it.
  • Roy ordered Tesoro and Stella to handle the lesser fighters, and they quickly routed the Donquixote Family's ordinary members as the officers struggled against Roy's companions.

Ch. 50Xiao Ming's Defeat

Roy and his companions defeated Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family in Mock Town before setting sail for Sky Island. Doflamingo survived with new Haki insights and vowed revenge, while pirates recognized Roy as the man with a 500 million Beli bounty.

  • Bullet seized Doflamingo and struck him with an Armament Haki punch, then threw him at Roy's feet.
  • Doflamingo attacked Roy with Five Color Strings, but Roy avoided harm and struck him with a mental shock that also gave him Haki training insights.
  • Roy led his companions away and said they were heading to Sky Island to find the Rumble-Rumble Fruit for Tesoro.
  • Doflamingo recovered enough to swear revenge on Roy as Diamante and the others gathered around him.
  • Pirates in Mock Town recognized Roy from a wanted poster listing his 500 million Beli bounty, while Roy and his crew boarded the White Dove.
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