Recaps

Roy forced Sorbet Kingdom’s soldiers to withdraw and sought out Prince Carl as a potential ally in changing the kingdom. Carl considered Roy’s offer to help him take the throne and reform the country, but had not yet agreed.

• Roy released the soldiers and ordered them to tell the king that the Heavenly Tribute and taxes on the poor must end, or Roy would replace him.
• Roy asked Kuma about potential reform-minded royals, and Kuma identified Prince Carl von Sorbet as the king’s third son.
• Roy took Bullet and Hawk Eyes to the palace, where they found Carl reading in the library tower.
• Roy told Carl that the Roy Pirates would help him take the throne in exchange for an alliance and priority development for Kuma and Ginny’s hometown.
• Carl questioned whether he could trust Roy, then asked what Roy planned to do; Roy proposed persuading the king to abdicate and removing nobles who opposed reform.

Roy and Carl forced the king of Sorbet to abdicate and began reforming the kingdom. Carl’s decrees improved conditions for the poor, while the Roy Pirates silenced resistance.

• Carl agreed to help Roy overthrow corrupt nobles and asked him to spare his father and open-minded nobles.
• Roy confronted the king in the council hall and used Conqueror's Haki to make him abdicate in favor of Carl.
• Most ministers backed Carl’s reforms, while Bullet knocked out three nobles who opposed them.
• Carl issued decrees abolishing extra taxes on the poor, tearing down the wall around the slums, funding public services, and promoting capable commoners.
• The wall came down and aid reached the slums, while the Roy Pirates discreetly suppressed opposition.

Carl was crowned king of the Sorbet Kingdom and began his reign with promises of equality and reform, while Roy prepared to return to the New World with Kuma and Ginny. Their departure was interrupted by news that Gol D. Roger had been captured and would be publicly executed, and Roy decided the crew would attend to witness the turning point.

• Carl was crowned king at the site of the demolished wall and vowed to end divisions between people inside and outside the walls.
• Roy gave Carl knowledge about governing and reinforced his resolve to treat the people well and continue reforms, then supplied him with an encrypted Den Den Mushi.
• The Roy Pirates departed the Sorbet Kingdom aboard the Ark Maxim with Kuma and Ginny, and Kuma looked forward to helping more people through greater power and influence.
• Savi announced that Gol D. Roger had been captured and would be publicly executed in Loguetown one month later.
• Roy explained that Roger had chosen his execution to ignite a new era, and he rejected Bullet’s suggestion to rescue him.
• Roy announced that the crew would attend Roger’s execution to witness the end of one era and the beginning of another.

Aboard the Ark Maxim, Roy prepared for Roger’s execution while his crew and the captured CP agents trained under his Gravity Domain. A call from Kaido confirmed rapid progress in the Lineage Factor experiments and growing chaos across the New World.

• Roy recorded his plan to witness Roger’s execution and uncover the secrets of Laugh Tale, with one month remaining until the execution.
• Crocodile and Kyros sparred as the crew trained, while Bullet and Hawk Eyes coached the CP agents through grueling exercises.
• Roy adjusted training for the crew and the five CP agents as they gradually adapted to life aboard the Ark Maxim.
• Kaido told Roy that the first Lineage Factor test subjects had developed seventy percent of their racial traits, and Roy said he would contact the doctor.
• Kaido reported that Oden continued his daily dance in the Flower Capital, Orochi grew bolder, and pirate crews across the New World began seizing territory after Roger’s capture.

After Roger's capture, Roy predicted that Golden Lion Shiki would attack Marine Headquarters and sent Kaido's men to scout Shiki's base. Roy brought his crew to Marineford to watch the confrontation, and Golden Lion arrived as they waited under cover nearby.

• Roy told Kaido to send King and men to locate and scout Golden Lion's main base while Shiki was away.
• Roy changed the Ark Maxim's course to Marineford so his crew could observe the expected clash between Golden Lion and the Marines.
• Over three days, Roy kept the crew prepared and gathered intelligence showing Marineford's defenses had been greatly strengthened.
• Roy's crew concealed the Ark Maxim in the clouds near Marineford, where Roy sensed Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Fleet Admiral Kong.
• At eleven that night, Roy and several crew members sensed Golden Lion Shiki as he tore through the air toward Marineford.

Golden Lion Shiki attacked Marine Headquarters to rescue Roger, fighting Sengoku and Garp before discovering Roger was not there. The Marines struck Shiki with a combined attack, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Golden Lion Shiki attacked Marine Headquarters and demanded that Kong hand Roger over.
• Shiki fought off the Marines surrounding him and then battled Sengoku and Garp in the sky.
• Roy and Hawk Eyes watched as Shiki held his own against the two Marine fighters, but Garp wounded him with a punch.
• Shiki used Lion's Might: Imperial Earth Roll to raise stone lions that kept Sengoku and Garp occupied while he searched for Roger.
• Shiki realized Roger was not at Marine Headquarters and suspected he had been transferred to Impel Down.
• Sengoku and Garp struck Shiki with a combined attack that leveled nearby buildings and filled the night sky with an explosion.

Golden Lion unleashed his awakened Float-Float Fruit power and tried to destroy Marineford while escaping Garp, Sengoku, and the Marines. After three days and nights of fighting, Marineford lay devastated and Golden Lion knelt at the center of the battlefield.

• Roy watched from the camouflaged Ark Maxim as Garp and Sengoku brought Golden Lion down, while Hawk Eyes explained why the Marines’ numbers and tactics gave them the advantage.
• Golden Lion awakened his Float-Float Fruit and began lifting all of Marineford, prompting Sengoku, Garp, and the Marines to attack him.
• Golden Lion fought through the encirclement, rose into the sky on a slab of earth, and formed a gigantic lion’s head from rubble and buildings.
• Golden Lion rampaged across Marineford as the Marines repeatedly attacked and Garp and Sengoku tried to destroy his earthen construct.
• After three days and nights of fighting, Marineford was heavily damaged and Golden Lion knelt on one knee, leaning on his swords.

After Garp and Sengoku captured the exhausted Golden Lion, Roy’s crew left Marineford and headed for Loguetown, where Roger’s public execution was approaching. Aboard the Ark Maxim, Roy tested Crocodile’s progress and urged him to keep training toward the strength needed to challenge the era’s greatest fighters.

• After three days and nights of battle, Garp struck the Golden Lion and Sengoku suppressed his remaining strength, allowing the Marines to capture him.
• Roy ordered Tesoro to steer the Ark Maxim away from Marineford and toward Loguetown.
• Witnessing the battle made Crocodile realize how far his strength lagged behind the era’s top fighters.
• Roy sparred with Crocodile, praised his improved tactics, and pointed out weaknesses in his attacks and Haki.
• Roy told Crocodile he could reach Vice Admiral-level ability with continued training, while acknowledging his ambition to challenge even greater opponents.

Roy and his companions reached Loguetown ahead of Roger’s execution, while Roy secretly watched Golden Lion arrive at Impel Down and be imprisoned. He returned to prepare for the execution and the new era Roger’s final words would unleash.

• Roy saw his companions training in different skills and was satisfied that they kept striving to improve.
• Roy and his companions arrived in Loguetown, where he sensed pirates, CP agents, Marines, and other powerful observers gathering for Roger’s execution.
• Roy told Hawk Eyes that he would not save Roger, then left to carry out an undisclosed plan.
• Roy waited above Impel Down until Garp and Aokiji arrived with Golden Lion and handed him over to Magellan for confinement in Infinite Hell.
• After Golden Lion was imprisoned, Roy returned to prepare for Roger’s execution as his companions gathered intelligence in Loguetown.

Roy infiltrated Impel Down and reached the entrance to level six, Infinite Hell, where his Observation Haki alerted Roger, Golden Lion, and the other prisoners to his presence. The chapter ended with Roger recognizing Roy and Golden Lion identifying him as the intruder.

• Roy waited until Garp and Aokiji had left, then used his power to pass through Impel Down's outer wall unseen.
• Roy cloaked himself and questioned a jailer, learning the route to level six before rendering the man unconscious.
• Roy crossed Blazing Hell and Freezing Hell, then broke into the secret passage leading down to Infinite Hell.
• Roy sensed Roger and Golden Lion behind the level-six iron door, and the prisoners detected his Observation Haki.
• Roger recognized Roy's presence, and Golden Lion called him the intruder.

Roy visited Roger in Infinite Hell and asked about the secret of Laugh Tale, but Roger refused to reveal it. Roger then asked Roy to protect his wife, Portgas D. Rouge, and their child, leaving Roy with a new responsibility.

• Roy entered Infinite Hell, silenced the prisoners with his Conqueror's Haki, and continued to the deepest cells.
• Roy greeted Roger with liquor from Loguetown and taunted Golden Lion about being beaten by Garp.
• Roy asked Roger what he had found on Laugh Tale, and Roger admitted the island held a great secret but refused to explain it.
• Roger told Roy that his wife, Portgas D. Rouge, lived on Baterilla Island and asked him to look after her and their child.
• Roy agreed to help Roger protect Portgas D. Rouge and their child.

Roy mocked Golden Lion over Roger’s final request, then offered to free him in exchange for one unconditional favor. After freeing him, Roy was approached by the Red Count, who agreed to the same deal, and warned not to read Roy’s mind.

• Roy told Golden Lion that Roger trusted Garp with his family more than he trusted his supposed rival, enraging Golden Lion.
• Roy offered to free Golden Lion in exchange for one unconditional order, and Golden Lion accepted after Roger urged him to take the chance.
• Roy cut through Golden Lion’s cell bars and used Deconstruction to open his Seastone shackles, restoring Golden Lion’s Float-Float Fruit power.
• Golden Lion promised to honor the deal once, then rushed off to retrieve Oto and Kogarashi from the armory.
• Patrick Redfield asked Roy to free him and offered to serve him once in exchange.
• Roy agreed and warned the Red Count not to read his mind, prompting Redfield to sense Roy’s formidable mental power.

Roy freed the Red Count from Impel Down and took Byrnndi World’s frozen body with him, while Golden Lion Shiki recovered his swords and fought his way through Blazing Hell. Shiki then faced Shiryu and Magellan as he tried to escape the prison.

• Roy freed the Red Count, who thanked him and promised to honor their deal.
• Roy recognized Byrnndi World and cut open his ice-sealed cell, then carried the frozen prisoner behind him with his mental power.
• Roy ignored the other prisoners’ pleas and climbed out of Infinite Hell with the Red Count following him.
• Golden Lion Shiki found Oto and Kogarashi in the Blazing Hell armory after knocking down the jailers.
• Shiki answered the prison alarm by defeating a Vice Warden and his squad, then continued toward the upper levels.
• Shiryu of the Rain and Magellan confronted Shiki, who refused to explain how he escaped and prepared to fight.

Roy arrived on Impel Down's fourth level and used his Gravity Domain to turn the battle in the Golden Lion's favor, incapacitating Magellan and leaving Shiryu badly wounded. Elsewhere, Patrick Redfield fought Warden Domuk as the escape from Impel Down continued.

• Patrick Redfield encountered Warden Domuk on the stairs to the third level, and they began fighting.
• Roy saw the Golden Lion battling Shiryu and Magellan and realized Magellan lacked the Venom-Venom Fruit because Vera still had it.
• Roy activated his Gravity Domain, slowing everyone on the battlefield and giving the Golden Lion an opening to slash Shiryu.
• Roy struck Magellan with Mental Storm and knocked him unconscious.
• Roy faced the wounded Shiryu and drew Shusui as Shiryu struggled to move under the gravity.

Roy helped Golden Lion and Red Count escape Impel Down after defeating Shiryu and Domuk, then brought the frozen Byrnndi World to Loguetown. The chapter ended with Roy’s crew preparing to extract World’s Devil Fruit aboard the Ark Maxim.

• Roy killed Shiryu with a single slash, then joined Golden Lion in helping Red Count defeat Domuk.
• Roy, Golden Lion, and Red Count fought their way to Impel Down’s entrance and escaped through its shattered gate.
• Golden Lion and Red Count departed after promising to answer Roy’s call for help, while Roy took the frozen Byrnndi World toward Loguetown.
• Garp arrived at Impel Down, found the prison wrecked, and identified Roy as the one behind the escape.
• Roy returned to the Ark Maxim with Byrnndi World, and Vera and the crew prepared for the Devil Fruit extraction.

Roy extracted the More-More Fruit from Byrnndi World and added it to his collection while his crew trained aboard the Ark Maxim. After learning that Roger’s public execution in Loguetown was five days away, Roy waited to see how the Marines would respond to the Impel Down breakout.

• Roy used Seastone, mental barriers, and a prepared fruit to guide the Devil inside Byrnndi World into a pineapple, creating the More-More Fruit.
• Roy stored the More-More Fruit with his other eight Devil Fruits and considered which crew members might receive them.
• Roy hid the Ark Maxim in the hills behind Loguetown while his crew trained and improved their abilities.
• Stella told Roy that Golden Lion Shiki and Red Count Redfield had escaped Impel Down with his help, and that the Marines were prioritizing Roger’s execution.
• Stella said Roger would be publicly executed in Loguetown in five days, and Roy gazed toward the horizon.

Roy and his companions witnessed Gol D. Roger’s execution in Loguetown, where Roger revealed that his treasure lay at Laugh Tale and ignited the Great Pirate Era. As the crowd rushed to sea in search of One Piece, Roy’s crew left for the Ark Maxim, intending to claim their place in the new era and pursue the world.

• Roy brought his companions to Loguetown to witness Roger’s execution, and Bullet said Roger deserved a heroic end rather than death at Bullet’s hands.
• The Navy and World Government heavily secured Loguetown as crowds gathered for Roger’s execution.
• Roger met Roy’s gaze on the platform before the execution began, and Roy silently acknowledged him.
• When a spectator asked about his treasure, Roger announced that he had left it at Laugh Tale, inspiring the crowd to seek One Piece.
• The executioners killed Roger, and Roy said goodbye before leading his companions toward the Ark Maxim to pursue their ambitions in the new era.

After Roger’s final words sparked unrest in Loguetown, Kong ordered the Marines to suppress the crowd, and Roy led his companions toward the forest to escape. They encountered Doflamingo on the way, then Roy stopped in an alley after spotting two boys arguing.

• Roger’s declaration of Laugh Tale and One Piece ignited the crowd and triggered disorder throughout Loguetown.
• The Five Elders ordered Kong to crush the unrest, and Akainu used Great Eruption to clear a crowd near the port.
• Roy led his companions through the fleeing crowds toward the forest, avoiding the use of their abilities to escape Marine attention.
• Roy’s group encountered Doflamingo, who withdrew when Marines arrived and warned Roy that they would settle their score later.
• Roy led the group into a quieter alley, where he noticed a red-haired boy arguing with a red-nosed boy.

Shanks and Buggy reunited in Loguetown, where Buggy blamed Shanks for his misfortunes before agreeing to flee with Roy’s group. As Marines blocked their route, they encountered Dragon, Karasu, and Ivankov, and Roy greeted Dragon.

• Shanks asked Buggy to join him in starting a pirate crew, but Buggy rejected him and blamed him for the Devil Fruit and lost treasure map.
• Buggy told Shanks to follow his own path, and Roy arrived and offered to take them out of Loguetown.
• Shanks decided that he and Buggy would leave with Roy’s group, and Buggy reluctantly agreed.
• The group ran into a Marine checkpoint, then spotted Dragon, Karasu, and Ivankov farther down the street.
• Ginny recognized Ivankov, and Dragon addressed Roy, who replied that he had heard a lot about him.

Roy helped Dragon and his companions escape Loguetown aboard the Ark Maxim as the Great Pirate Era began. On the ship, Roy advised Dragon to build the Revolutionary Army carefully, gathering resources and allies while keeping its ambitions hidden until it was strong enough.

• Roy recognized Dragon and offered to take him, Ivankov, and Karasu out of Loguetown as Marines closed in.
• Roy led the group through the town and boarded the Ark Maxim with Shanks, Buggy, Kuma, and Ginny.
• Tesoro powered up the Ark Maxim, and the group flew away from Loguetown as crowds and ships overwhelmed the Marine blockade.
• Roy told Dragon that they shared an enemy in the World Government and invited him to discuss the Revolutionary Army.
• Roy advised Dragon to build a secure base, gather wealth and manpower, conceal his ambitions, and unite potential allies against the World Government.

Roy advised Dragon to build the Revolutionary Army, unite with other forces, and wait for the right moment to challenge the World Government before forming an alliance with him. After Dragon and his companions left, Shanks and Buggy parted ways as Shanks set out to form his own pirate crew.

• Roy urged Dragon to awaken the people, strengthen the Revolutionary Army, and cooperate with pirates and other groups opposing the World Government.
• Dragon accepted Roy's advice and formed an alliance between the Revolutionary Army and the Roy Pirates.
• Shanks asked Buggy to join him, but Buggy chose to pursue his dream of becoming a treasure-hunting king, and the two made peace before parting.
• Roy landed the Ark Maxim on a secluded island, where Dragon, Karasu, and Ivankov disembarked after saying goodbye to Kuma and Ginny.
• Shanks said farewell to Buggy, embraced him, and thanked Roy for helping them escape Loguetown before leaving to form his own pirate crew.

Roy and Buggy parted ways after Buggy chose to pursue his treasure-hunting dream independently. Roy and Buggy reached Baterilla Island to offer Portgas D. Rouge protection, but she chose to stay hidden and trust Garp’s arrangements.

• Roy offered Buggy a place in his crew and encouraged him to develop the Chop-Chop Fruit, but Buggy declined and chose his own path.
• Roy and Buggy sailed aboard the Ark Maxim to Baterilla Island to find Portgas D. Rouge.
• Rouge cautiously let Roy and Buggy into her home after Buggy confirmed he had served as an apprentice on the Roger Pirates.
• Roy offered Rouge and her unborn child a safe refuge in the New World, but Rouge chose to remain on Baterilla Island and trust Garp to protect them.

Roy moved Rouge to Foosha Village and left Buggy to protect her while she awaited the birth of Roger’s child. As the Ark Maxim returned toward the New World, Roy planned for the Roy Pirates to seize territory amid the chaos following Roger’s execution.

• Roy persuaded Rouge to leave Baterilla Island and settle in Foosha Village, where he arranged a cover identity and a cottage for her.
• Roy gave Rouge an encrypted miniature Den Den Mushi, and Buggy chose to stay as her supposed cousin and guard her until the baby was born.
• Roy and his companions departed aboard the Ark Maxim; later, Garp found Rouge safe in Foosha Village and resolved to protect her in secret.
• Roy reviewed his recent gains and told Stella that the Roy Pirates would return to the New World and seize territory while rival powers were rising.

Roy returned to Wano with the Roy Pirates and received two Devil Fruits from Kaido, who updated him on the upheaval across the New World. Roy decided the crew would seize territory and establish their own sphere of influence.

• Roy returned to Onigashima, where Kaido welcomed him and reported that he and King had raided Golden Lion's base after Golden Lion was captured.
• Kaido gave Roy the Rust-Rust Fruit and Brush-Brush Fruit from the five Devil Fruits recovered at the base.
• Kaido told Roy that Golden Lion's followers were fighting over territory, Whitebeard's commanders were expanding, and Big Mom was growing Totto Land through alliances and marriages.
• Roy announced that the Roy Pirates would claim territory in the New World and build a realm of their own.
• Bullet, Hawk Eyes, Tesoro, Crocodile, Kuma, and the other Roy Pirates showed their readiness to begin the campaign.

Roy secured Kaido’s support for the Roy Pirates’ push into the New World and promised to keep sharing the research base’s technology. As Roy planned to leave Wano Country in three days, he reassured Kaido that their alliance and joint research would continue, while warning that the coming conflict over Kozuki Oden made territory abroad strategically important.

• Roy and Kaido renewed their alliance, agreeing that the Beasts Pirates would provide intelligence, supplies, and troops in exchange for a share of the territory’s profits.
• Roy stored the Rust-Rust Fruit and Brush-Brush Fruit in his safe and considered who might be suited to receive them.
• Roy told Kaido he planned to leave Wano Country in three days to seize territory in the New World.
• Kaido explained that the Beasts Pirates depended on the research base’s Lineage Factor technology, and Roy promised the scientists would remain in Wano Country and keep sharing their discoveries.
• Roy argued that their shared aim of overthrowing the World Government, the approaching war over Kozuki Oden, and the need for strategic depth made their alliance worthwhile.