Recaps

Roy drew rival pirates, the Navy, the Holy Knights, and the Underworld into a struggle over Pure Gold while secretly reaching the lanternfish and retrieving it. The fighting spread across Golden Lion Shiki’s floating islands, with Doflamingo revealed as Roy’s ally and the Underworld kings waiting for their chance to intervene.

• The World Government spread word of Pure Gold, drawing Whitebeard, Big Mom, Golden Lion Shiki, Kaido, the Navy, and the Underworld toward Hachinosu as Roy prepared a fake to mislead them.
• Roy exposed spies on Hachinosu, then sent Tesoro and King to rescue Fisher Tiger’s crew after pirates attacked the Sun Pirates.
• Fisher Tiger’s search party found the giant lanternfish, and Roy left Hachinosu with his allies as the rival fleets pursued the Ark Maxim.
• Roy confronted Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Golden Lion Shiki at the lanternfish, then dived inside and found Olga and her father, Myskina.
• Roy retrieved the Pure Gold from Myskina’s laboratory, brought Myskina and Olga out of the lanternfish, and used the fish to surface with a fake piece in its glowing organ.
• The Navy and Holy Knights arrived as Roy revealed the fake Pure Gold, and the wounded lanternfish fled beneath the sea after Whitebeard’s Conqueror’s Haki drove it away.
• Roy lowered Golden Lion Shiki’s floating islands onto the sea, where the pirate crews clashed as the Navy and Holy Knights closed in and Aokiji froze the surrounding waters.
• Tesoro fought off Doflamingo’s group of attackers, while Doflamingo revealed his alliance with Roy and the Underworld kings waited for the conflict to deepen.

Roy survived the battle for Pure Gold, then used Hachinosu’s growing strength to expand his territory and organize his forces. After preparing the island for his absence and upgrading the Ark Maxim, he led a party toward the moon.

• Roy and his allies fought the pirates, Marines, and Holy Knights over Pure Gold, and Roy used Conqueror’s Haki to defeat the immortal Holy Knights.
• Roy cut the Pure Gold into fragments, provoking a battle in which Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Big Mom, the Navy, and Saint Garling each secured a piece before Roy and his allies withdrew.
• Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Big Mom escaped the Navy’s pursuit, while Roy returned to Hachinosu and explained that Pure Gold could extend life but might limit a person’s growth in strength.
• After the world learned of the battle, Roy expanded into the weakened emperors’ territories, and Doflamingo traded the Hobby-Hobby Fruit and Gold-Gold Fruit for Bloodline Transplantation.
• Roy strengthened Hachinosu by screening recruits, training promising fighters, and establishing ranks and rules, while the World Government rebuilt its forces and monitored him.
• Roy and Tom upgraded the Ark Maxim for space travel, and Roy asked Kaido to oversee Hachinosu while he and his companions traveled to the moon.
• Three days later, Roy departed aboard the Ark Maxim with companions and scientists, leaving Stella and the others watching from the harbor as the ship climbed into space.

Roy uncovered the Moon People’s lunar ruins and the truth about the Lunarians before returning to Hachinosu as the Reverie rejected Fish-Man Island’s bid to join the World Government. He pursued the Op-Op Fruit to Minion Island, where Rosinante gave it to Law and died, leaving Roy caught between Doflamingo and Kizaru as the island’s battle continued.

• Roy guided the Ark Maxim to the moon, where he and King uncovered the Moon People’s ruins, their creation of the Lunarians, and records of Uranus before taking the dormant mechanical legion back to Hachinosu.
• Roy returned to Hachinosu, where Dr. Gracia advanced the recovered technology and installed an energy shield, while Queen Otohime’s request at the Reverie to admit Fish-Man Island was rejected.
• The Reverie nominated new Shichibukai, and Roy later set out for the North Blue to obtain the Op-Op Fruit after learning it had appeared there.
• Roy’s crew confronted Kizaru near Minion Island as Rosinante stole the Op-Op Fruit and made Law eat it, then died after Doflamingo found him.
• Roy arrived on Minion Island, forced Doflamingo to withdraw the Birdcage, and found Law alive while Doflamingo and Kizaru fought.
• Doflamingo and his officers battered Kizaru, but Doflamingo stopped them when he learned the Navy had taken a child who had eaten the Op-Op Fruit and realized it was Law.

Roy recruited Law, treated his Amber Lead Disease, and continued strengthening his crew as they traveled toward Sabaody. There, Roy reunited with allies and agreed to rescue enslaved women and a mermaid, while securing an alliance with Amazon Lily through Hancock.

• Roy rejected Doflamingo’s plan to kill Kizaru, then had Kizaru fight his crew to test their abilities before recruiting Law on Minion Island.
• Roy told Laboon that Brook was alive, then took Law to Drum Island, where Dr. Kureha treated his Amber Lead Disease in exchange for Roy dealing with Wapol.
• After Law recovered and continued his medical studies, Roy’s crew stole the Heavenly Tribute from Zephyr’s fleet and escaped toward Sabaody.
• Roy arrived at Sabaody, where Sengoku sent Garp, Akainu, Aokiji, and Zephyr to monitor the pirates without provoking them.
• Roy reunited with Shakky and Rayleigh, welcomed Shanks and the Red Hair Pirates, and agreed to help Elder Nyon rescue two captured Kuja warriors.
• After Jinbe revealed that a mermaid was held at the same auction house, Roy agreed to rescue all the captives and invited Hancock to join his crew after becoming Amazon Lily’s empress.
• Elder Nyon approved Hancock’s trip to Hachinosu and pledged Amazon Lily’s cooperation, while Roy told the gathering to prepare for the rescue in two days.