Arc 21The Sabaody Showdown

Roy freed the captives at the Golden City Auction House, then fought the Marines after Akainu killed the captured Celestial Dragons and the Marines murdered pirate witnesses. Garp eventually withdrew, and Roy left Sabaody with the rescued slaves and Hancock while the Five Elders raised his bounty to 4.5 billion Beli.

  • Roy led his allies into the Golden City Auction House unseen, where Saint Charlos bought Shyarly and a masked noble bought two Kuja warriors.
  • After the auction, Roy attacked the warehouse, freed the captives, and brought them into the central hall before destroying the auction house.
  • Roy faced Garp, Zephyr, Akainu, and Aokiji, and Akainu killed the three captured Celestial Dragons while Roy shielded himself.
  • Garp, Zephyr, and Aokiji killed Blood Axe Bullet, Gura, and Mona, then blamed Roy’s crew for the Celestial Dragons’ deaths.
  • Roy and his allies fought the Marines, and Roy badly wounded Akainu while Shanks, Tesoro, and the others held off Garp, Zephyr, and Aokiji.
  • Garp ordered the Marines to retreat, and Roy led his crew and the rescued captives back to Shakky’s bar before leaving Sabaody aboard the Ark Maxim with Hancock and the slaves.
  • Morgans publicized the Sabaody incident, and the Five Elders raised Roy’s bounty to 4.5 billion Beli and ordered an investigation into the Celestial Dragons’ deaths.
Chapters 501–525 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 501Pre-battle preparations

Roy prepared to rescue the mermaid girl and Kuja Pirates' female warriors from an auction on Sabaody, while the Marines assembled their strongest forces at the local base. The chapter ended as a Vice Admiral began briefing Garp, Akainu, Aokiji, and Zephyr on the situation.

  • Roy sent Lafitte to investigate the auction and learned it would be held at the Golden City Auction House at ten the next morning.
  • Lafitte reported that the auction would sell a mermaid girl and Kuja Pirates' female warriors, and that Celestial Dragons might attend.
  • Roy assured Elder Nyon that he would save the captives, regardless of the Celestial Dragons.
  • Zephyr arrived at the Sabaody Marine Base, where Garp, Akainu, and Aokiji had gathered.
  • A Vice Admiral began briefing the four Marine powerhouses on the situation across Sabaody.

Ch. 502Navy Deployment

The Navy debated how to handle the pirates gathering on Sabaody, with Garp ordering them to monitor the situation rather than launch an attack. At the Golden City Auction House, Roy’s group used his Telekinesis to enter unseen, just as the Celestial Dragons arrived.

  • Vice Admiral Sivok reported that more than a thousand pirates were on Sabaody and that many were investigating the Golden City Auction House, where slaves and other rare goods would be sold.
  • Akainu urged the Navy to arrest the pirates, but Aokiji, Garp, and Zephyr opposed an immediate attack; Garp ordered surveillance and preparations to guard the port.
  • Lafitte reported to Roy and the others that a family of three Celestial Dragons would attend the auction and that its security was heavy.
  • Roy led both pirate crews, Jinbe, Elder Nyon, Hancock, and her sisters through the auction house’s entrance using Telekinesis Concealment, then seated them unseen at the back.
  • A commotion began at the entrance when the Celestial Dragons arrived.

Ch. 503The Celestial Dragons Arrive

Celestial Dragons arrived at the Golden City Auction House, where Saint Charlos announced his intent to claim the mermaid Shyarly. Roy and his companions restrained their anger as the auction began, while Roy tracked the slaves held below and waited for his chance to act.

  • Saint Charlos, Shalria, their son, and four CP Agents entered the auction house, forcing the crowd to bow in fear.
  • Saint Charlos chose Shyarly from the catalogue and said he would keep her in his private aquarium in Mary Geoise.
  • Yamato, Jinbe, Elder Nyon, and Hancock reacted with anger and distress as they saw the captives on display.
  • Roy reassured Hancock that no one would be taken away that day.
  • The auctioneer opened the bidding with the Star of the Deep Sea sapphire as Roy used Observation Haki to locate the slaves held beneath the auction house.

Ch. 504The Grand Finale

Roy and his allies waited until the auction ended before infiltrating the warehouse where the purchased slaves were held. Roy attacked Saint Charlos and declared that he had come to save the captives, leaving the slaves’ rescue underway.

  • Saint Charlos bought Shyarly for five hundred million Beli, while a masked noble bought the two Kuja warriors for a hundred and twenty million.
  • Roy waited until the auction ended, then led his allies backstage under his Telekinesis concealment.
  • Roy knocked out the warehouse guards and opened the door, revealing the cages holding the captives and the buyers.
  • Roy sent Saint Charlos’s four CP Agents flying, then grabbed Charlos and hurled him into a wall.
  • Roy turned to the captives and told them he was there to save them.

Ch. 505The Calm Before the Storm

Roy freed the enslaved mermaid Lily and the other captives after attacking a Celestial Dragon, while Jinbe and the rescued warriors thanked him. The auction house alarm sounded and its surveillance footage exposed the incident, leaving its owner Ginos Drake horrified.

  • Roy reassured the caged slaves and warned that it was too late to flee after he attacked the Celestial Dragon.
  • Roy used Telekinesis to tear open the cages and break the slaves' Seastone shackles.
  • Lily, Wolfgang, and the other captives emerged and thanked Roy, while Jinbe apologized to Lily and pledged his life to Roy.
  • Hancock watched Roy's actions and resolved to follow him.
  • A wounded CP Agent triggered the alarm, and the surveillance Den Den Mushi transmitted footage of Roy's attack.
  • Ginos Drake watched the footage of the Celestial Dragon's humiliation and grew terrified.

Ch. 506Alarm!!!

After Roy freed the auction house’s captives, the Marines rushed to Area One in response to the attack on Saint Charlos. Roy lifted everyone through the ceiling and revealed the captured Celestial Dragons to the fleeing crowd, leaving the hall stunned.

  • Dekurei’s secretary sounded the alarm and reported that Saint Charlos had been attacked at the Golden City Auction House.
  • Garp, Zephyr, Akainu, and Aokiji mobilized from the Marine base and headed for Area One.
  • Roy used telekinesis to break through the warehouse ceiling and carry the freed captives into the auction house’s central hall.
  • Roy’s group emerged before the fleeing nobles, with Yamato and Tesoro holding Saint Charlos and Shalria and Pea’s vines restraining their youngest son.

Ch. 507Eager Rookies

Roy destroyed the Golden City Auction House while holding Celestial Dragons hostage, leaving Sabaody Archipelago in chaos. Several rookie pirates watched him and Shanks, and Gura stepped forward, eager to approach them.

  • Roy tore apart the auction house and caused it to explode into a fireball.
  • The explosion devastated Area One, while survivors panicked over Roy's treatment of the Celestial Dragons.
  • Blood Axe Bullet wanted to fight Roy, but his vice captain restrained him.
  • Mona watched Roy from a rooftop, wary of his reputation and power.
  • Gura recognized Roy and Shanks and stepped forward, eager to meet them.

Ch. 508Jinbe leaves first

Mona stopped Gura and Blood Axe Bullet from challenging Roy after they sensed four Marine Admirals approaching. Roy sent Jinbe, Elder Nyon, and the rescued slaves to Shakky’s bar, then waited as the Admirals drew near.

  • Mona warned Gura and Blood Axe Bullet that Roy’s strength and the four approaching Marine Admirals made a fight beyond them.
  • Mona led Gura and Bullet away with their subordinates after they recognized the danger.
  • Roy told Jinbe to take Elder Nyon and the rescued slaves to Shakky’s bar so Fish-Man Island would not be endangered by a clash between Jinbe and the Marines.
  • Jinbe thanked Roy and left with Lily and the rescued slaves, while Elder Nyon thanked him and led the Amazon Lily warriors away.
  • Hancock promised to become strong enough to stand by Roy’s side, and Roy told her he would be waiting.
  • Roy sensed Garp, Zephyr, Akainu, and Aokiji arriving and announced that they were there.

Ch. 509The Marines' Four Top Fighters

Garp, Zephyr, Akainu, and Aokiji confronted Roy and Shanks’s group in Sabaody, forming a blockade around the pirates. Roy remained calm while the Marines faced the captured Celestial Dragons, and he warned them not to act rashly.

  • Garp crashed into the street before the auction house ruins and challenged Roy and the pirates.
  • Zephyr, Akainu, and Aokiji arrived from different directions and joined Garp to block the pirates’ path.
  • Bullet, Mona, and Gura froze under Garp’s presence while Roy’s allies prepared to fight.
  • Akainu focused on the captured Saint Charlos and Shalria, and Garp warned him not to be rash.
  • Roy addressed the Marines casually and told them not to be rash.

Ch. 510Hostages

Roy held three Celestial Dragons hostage when Akainu attacked him, but Shanks intercepted the Marine Admiral’s Great Eruption. Yamato and the Roy Pirates then joined the fight against Akainu, who remained under pressure as their coordinated attacks began to hurt him.

  • Roy revealed the three captive Celestial Dragons and warned Akainu that the Five Elders would demand answers.
  • Akainu launched Great Eruption at Roy, but Shanks blocked the attack with Gryphon and said he was protecting his friend.
  • Yamato, Savi, and Jesus Burgess attacked Akainu together, while Pea, Kazami, Enel, and Van Augur supported them.
  • Akainu burned away Pea’s vines, dodged Kazami’s sword strike, and let Enel’s lightning pass through his Logia body.
  • Van Augur’s shot made Akainu turn aside, allowing Savi to land a Haki-coated punch that staggered him and drew blood.

Ch. 511Extortion

Roy used his Telekinesis to save his companions from Garp's attack, then negotiated with Garp over the three captured Celestial Dragons. He demanded safe passage from Sabaody and five Devil Fruits, leaving Garp laughing at his audacity.

  • Akainu transformed into magma and prepared to fight until Garp intervened.
  • Garp charged into the battle, and Roy teleported his companions out of the way before Garp's punch struck the ground.
  • Garp warned Akainu that Roy's group could have hurt him and confronted Roy about his Telekinesis.
  • Roy displayed the three captured Celestial Dragons and demanded safe passage for his crew and five Devil Fruits in exchange for them.
  • Garp agreed to the safe passage but laughed when Roy demanded five Devil Fruits.

Ch. 512Extortion 2

Roy demanded five Devil Fruits from the Marines in exchange for the three Celestial Dragons, while Garp and Roy clashed with Conqueror’s Haki. Akainu then killed the captives with a magma attack, leaving the Marines stunned and Zephyr confronting him.

  • Roy demanded five Devil Fruits and threatened to harm the Celestial Dragons if the Marines took longer than ten minutes to respond.
  • Roy and Garp clashed with Conqueror’s Haki, forcing nearby pirates to collapse or kneel.
  • Zephyr stepped between Roy and Garp and asked for ten minutes to contact Fleet Admiral Sengoku.
  • Akainu attacked the three Celestial Dragons with Great Eruption, killing them instantly while Roy shielded himself with Telekinesis.
  • Zephyr seized Akainu by the collar and demanded to know if he understood what he had done, and Akainu calmly admitted that he had killed Celestial Dragons.

Ch. 513Framing

Akainu’s killing of three Celestial Dragons left the Marines scrambling to contain the fallout, and Garp, Zephyr, and Aokiji realized they could frame Roy for the deaths. Garp began silencing the witnesses, killing Blood Axe Bullet with one punch.

  • Zephyr restrained Akainu while Garp and Aokiji reacted with anger and disappointment to his killing of the Celestial Dragons.
  • Roy mocked Akainu and suggested he would be better suited to joining the pirates on Hachinosu.
  • Garp, Zephyr, and Aokiji decided to blame the Celestial Dragons’ deaths on Roy and eliminate the witnesses.
  • Garp struck Blood Axe Bullet with one punch, killing the pirate and smashing through his axe and chest.

Ch. 514Framing Them 2

Garp, Aokiji, and Akainu killed the three pirates who could expose Akainu’s murder of a Celestial Dragon. Roy watched the witnesses’ deaths from the air as the Marines finished silencing them.

  • Garp punched Blood Axe Bullet through the walls and turned toward Iron Arms Gura, who fled after warning the others.
  • Sea Snake Mona raced away, but Aokiji froze her in place before pursuing Gura.
  • Aokiji pierced Gura with an ice spike, froze him solid, and shattered his body.
  • Akainu ordered Aokiji aside and engulfed Mona in magma, vaporizing her completely.
  • Roy watched as the three pirates were killed and his smile faded.

Ch. 515Framing Them 3

Garp framed Roy and his crew for the Celestial Dragons’ deaths and ordered the Marines to fight them. Roy assigned his allies to face the Marine officers and approached Akainu as the battle began.

  • Garp claimed Roy’s crew had killed the Celestial Dragons and dismissed their accusations against Akainu, while Roy condemned Garp’s shamelessness.
  • Garp, Zephyr, Akainu, and Aokiji took battle stances, and Roy’s crew prepared to fight them.
  • Roy assigned Tesoro and the others to battle Zephyr, Shanks to face Garp, and Beckman, Lucky Roux, and Yasopp to engage Aokiji.
  • Roy used Spatial Translocation to place Yamato, Savi, and Jesus Burgess around Zephyr as their allies closed in.
  • Roy walked toward Akainu with Telekinesis armor surrounding him, while Akainu gathered magma in his arm.

Ch. 516Battle

Roy fought Akainu on Sabaody, using Future Sight and Telekinesis to evade and counter the Admiral’s magma attacks. Akainu eventually wounded Roy and pressed him with a series of lethal close-range techniques.

  • Akainu opened with Great Eruption, but Roy dodged the magma fist as it destroyed three buildings.
  • Akainu fired three Great Eruption fists, and Roy evaded two before redirecting the third into the sky with a Telekinesis barrier.
  • Roy used Future Sight to circle behind Akainu and strike his left shoulder with Shusui, then explained that he had read the Admiral’s attack rhythm.
  • Akainu charged in with Hell Hound, tearing Roy’s Telekinesis armor and burning his left ribs.
  • Akainu continued attacking Roy at close range with Hell Hound, Dog Biting Crimson Lotus, and Volcanic Collapse.

Ch. 517Battle 2

Roy pressed Akainu with an exhausting series of Haki-coated blows while Tesoro and his companions kept Zephyr occupied. Shanks and Garp were locked in a direct clash of sword and fists as the battle continued.

  • Roy stopped dodging and used Shusui and Future Sight to suppress Akainu's counterattacks, driving him backward and making him bleed.
  • Akainu grew angry as Roy mocked him, while magma surged more violently around him.
  • Yamato, Savi, Burgess, Pea, Kazami, Bar, and Tesoro worked together to keep Zephyr from landing a lethal blow.
  • Zephyr realized the youngsters' teamwork and resilience could wear him down, but his refusal to kill kept him from breaking their defense.
  • Shanks and Garp clashed across the battlefield, trading Gryphon's Haki-coated strikes against Garp's iron fists.

Ch. 518Battle 3

Shanks held Garp off while Beckman prevented Aokiji from joining the fight, leaving Roy to battle Akainu alone. After dominating Akainu with swordsmanship and Haki, Roy accepted his challenge to fight head-on and unleashed Gravity Suppression.

  • Shanks clashed with Garp, endured his blows, and insisted on holding him off.
  • Beckman stopped Aokiji from supporting the other battlefields, while Lucky Roux and Yasopp backed him up.
  • Roy repeatedly battered Akainu and evaded his attacks by reading them with Future Sight and his Telekinesis Domain.
  • Akainu taunted Roy for avoiding a direct fight, and Roy agreed to face him head-on.
  • Roy expanded his Telekinesis Domain and used Gravity Suppression to crush Akainu beneath immense pressure.

Ch. 519Roy's Combo Returns

Roy trapped Akainu in an earthen sphere and struck his mind with Mental Storm before unleashing his Conqueror’s Haki across Sabaody. The burst shifted the battles around him, and the chapter ended with Garp overpowering Shanks in their clash of Divine Departure and Galaxy Impact.

  • Roy used Telekinesis and Gravity Suppression to encase Akainu in a huge earthen sphere, then hit him with Mental Storm and disrupted his transformation.
  • Roy unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out weaker fighters across Sabaody and briefly stunning combatants on the other battlefields.
  • Tesoro exploited Zephyr’s distraction, and Yamato, Savi, Jesus Burgess, and Kazami attacked together, with Kazami cutting Zephyr’s shoulder.
  • Shanks used Divine Departure against Garp, who answered with Galaxy Impact.
  • Garp forced Shanks’s sword back, and their clashing energy burst toward Shanks.

Ch. 520Giving Akainu a "Taste" of Conqueror's Coating

Roy used a carefully timed strike with Conqueror's Haki Coating to hit Akainu after he escaped the earth ball, inflicting severe internal injuries. The battle continued as Beckman blocked Aokiji from reaching Akainu, while Shanks forced Garp back a single step.

  • Shanks used Captain Roger's signature move against Garp and was sent flying, but saw Garp take a step back.
  • Aokiji abandoned restraint and rushed toward Akainu, but Yasopp's bullets forced him to evade and Beckman intercepted him.
  • Akainu burst out of Roy's earth ball, believing the brief delay had caused him no real harm.
  • Roy teleported beside Akainu and struck him with Shusui coated in Conqueror's Haki.
  • Roy's blow broke through Akainu's magma armor and Armament Haki, crushing his side and causing him to cough up blood and pieces of his organs.

Ch. 521Akainu Gravely Wounded

Roy gravely wounded Akainu with a Conqueror’s Haki-coated slash, but Akainu kept attacking despite his ruptured organs and reopened injuries. On another battlefield, Zephyr was pushed back by Tesoro, Yamato, Savi, Jesus Burgess, Pea, and Kazami.

  • Roy’s slash tore through Akainu’s magma armor and left him with broken ribs and severe internal injuries.
  • Akainu transformed into magma and charged Roy with Hell Hound, but Roy dodged and struck him across the back with Shusui.
  • Akainu fell into the magma pool, then struggled back to his feet despite his wounds and vowed the fight was not over.
  • Tesoro and Yamato kept Zephyr occupied while Savi, Jesus Burgess, Pea, and Kazami worked together to force him steadily backward.
  • Zephyr’s injured shoulder made it painful to raise his right arm as his opponents’ coordination improved.

Ch. 522Akainu's Reinforcements

Zephyr and Aokiji rushed to protect Akainu after Roy dealt him a near-fatal wound, while Garp stopped holding back against Shanks. The battle left Akainu still defiant, and Garp turned away from Shanks to head toward the central fight.

  • Zephyr broke through Yamato, Savi, Jesus Burgess, and Tesoro to reach Akainu, then stood between him and Roy.
  • Aokiji froze the battlefield to escape Beckman, Yasopp, and Lucky Roux, then joined Zephyr and urged Akainu to stop fighting.
  • Akainu refused to back down despite his severe wound and continued glaring at Roy.
  • Garp unleashed a full-powered Galaxy Impact that overwhelmed Shanks's Divine Departure and blasted him backward.
  • Garp turned away from Shanks and prepared to move toward the central battlefield.

Ch. 523Confrontation

Garp stopped Akainu from attacking Roy and decided the Marines would withdraw from Sabaody. Akainu was forced to accept Garp’s order after losing to Roy and recognizing the risk of continuing the fight.

  • Garp, Zephyr, and Aokiji guarded the wounded Akainu as Roy and Shanks regrouped with their crews.
  • Garp and Zephyr stopped Akainu from charging Roy, and Aokiji warned him that he could die if he kept fighting.
  • Roy taunted Akainu for fighting recklessly, while Garp and Roy silently weighed whether to fight or make peace.
  • Garp opened a bag of rice crackers and announced that the Marines would withdraw and let Roy and Shanks leave.
  • Garp explained that Akainu had failed to secure Sabaody and that the Marines could not safely stop both pirate captains.
  • Garp ordered Akainu to shut up and come with him.

Ch. 524Make Way

Garp ordered the Marines to stop fighting Roy, and both sides withdrew after Roy taunted Akainu. Roy and his companions returned to Shakky's bar, where the rescued slaves welcomed them and Shanks reunited with Rayleigh.

  • Garp ordered Akainu and the Marines to retreat, and Akainu reluctantly obeyed.
  • Roy led the Roy Pirates and Red Hair Pirates away in an orderly retreat, then taunted Akainu before disappearing into the night.
  • Garp ordered the Marines to withdraw as Akainu smashed rubble in anger.
  • Roy and his group returned safely to Shakky's bar, where Jinbe, Elder Nyon, Shyarly, the warriors, and rescued slaves welcomed them.
  • Roy told the rescued slaves they belonged to Hachinosu and asked Wolfgang to call him Captain.
  • Shanks and Rayleigh caught up over drinks and discussed Roger, Luffy, and their scattered companions while Shakky greeted Roy.

Ch. 525Bounty Amount

Elder Nyon agreed to let Hancock and her sisters leave with Roy for Hachinosu, on the conditions that Hancock someday return to lead Amazon Lily and that Roy not harm the girls. As Roy’s ship departed, Morgans published the Sabaody events, prompting the Five Elders to raise Roy’s bounty to 4.5 billion Beli and intensify security for the Heavenly Tribute.

  • Elder Nyon let Hancock and her two sisters go with Roy after he accepted her conditions for their safety and Hancock’s future return to Amazon Lily.
  • Roy and the rescued slaves boarded the Ark Maxim, while Shanks and the Red Hair Pirates set off separately for Fish-Man Island.
  • Morgans printed a report on the Sabaody incident and ordered another million copies distributed around the world.
  • Saint Saturn and the other Five Elders reacted to Morgans’s report and ordered Roy’s bounty raised to 4.5 billion Beli.
  • The Five Elders ordered the Navy to investigate the Celestial Dragons’ deaths and strengthened escorts for ships carrying the Heavenly Tribute.
Arc 21 of 40
Arc 21 of 40