Recaps

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.

Roy strengthened Hachinosu, welcomed Shanks for a contest between their crews, and helped Hancock become Amazon Lily’s empress. After securing an alliance and improving the island’s warriors through Bloodline Transplantation and training, Roy left for Hachinosu to address new trouble.

• Roy returned to Hachinosu after allying with Fish-Man Island, distributed Devil Fruits among his companions, and arranged training and Bloodline Transplantation for Law and the Hancock sisters.
• During three years on Hachinosu, Roy grew stronger and secretly arranged for his men to protect Ace and Luffy, while Shanks and other powers expanded their influence.
• Shanks visited Hachinosu and challenged Roy’s crew, whose officers won their matches six to one before Roy defeated Shanks in their duel.
• After Torch Lily died, Hancock became Amazon Lily’s seventy-fourth empress and confronted elders who questioned her succession and the island’s independence.
• Roy persuaded Hancock to accept the World Government’s Shichibukai offer as a strategic measure, then sent scientists, equipment, and instructors to help Amazon Lily’s warriors.
• Amazon Lily’s warriors underwent Bloodline Transplantation and three months of organized training, with their final assessment showing major gains in combat skills and Haki.
• Roy, Hancock, and Elder Nyon finalized plans for continued training, supplies, and emergency communications before Roy departed for Hachinosu to deal with trouble involving Whitebeard and Kaido.

Roy visited Shimotsuki Village, helped Kuina pursue her dream of becoming the World’s Greatest Swordsman, and took her toward Hachinosu after staging her death. In Foosha Village, Roy met Ace, Luffy, and Shanks, then watched Luffy eat the Gum-Gum Fruit from Shanks’s chest.

• Shanks took in the starving Uta, adopted her, and later stole the Heavenly Tribute, including the Gum-Gum Fruit, from a CP0 warship.
• Roy joined Dragon in the East Blue and visited the Isshin Dojo, where he challenged Zoro’s sword technique and encouraged Kuina to keep pursuing her ambition.
• Roy convinced Koshiro to let Kuina train under Dracule Mihawk, and they staged her death so Zoro would not know she had left to train.
• Roy secretly strengthened Zoro’s training knowledge, then departed Shimotsuki Village with Kuina and flew toward Foosha Village.
• Roy and Kuina met Rouge, Ace, and Luffy, and the boys trained while Kuina watched and wondered how they were connected to the Pirate King.
• At Makino’s tavern, Shanks reunited with Luffy and Ace, Uta met Kuina, and Roy recognized the locked chest’s fruit as the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika.
• Higuma insulted Shanks and left the tavern after Shanks refused to fight, while Roy told Kuina there was no rush to intervene.
• Luffy opened Shanks’s chest and ate the strange purple fruit as Roy watched.

Luffy gained his rubber powers and received Shanks's straw hat before Roy returned to Hachinosu and then uncovered Pluton in Wano Country. Golden Lion and Big Mom attacked to seize the weapon while the Marines waited for an opportunity to destroy it.

• Luffy ate the Devil Fruit, and Shanks lost his left arm rescuing him from the Lord of the Coast before entrusting him with his straw hat.
• Roy gave Ace and Luffy combat knowledge, left Foosha Village with Kuina, and secured her a sword and an apprenticeship under Dracule Mihawk on Hachinosu.
• Roy brought the Pluton blueprints to Wano Country and enlisted Kaido and King to find Tenguyama Hitetsu.
• Roy exposed Tenguyama Hitetsu as Kozuki Sukiyaki, searched his memories for Pluton's location, and killed him.
• Roy recovered a Road Poneglyph rubbing and raised Pluton from its underground dock, but the ship's defenses denied him and Kaido entry while sparing King.
• The Five Elders arranged a Navy operation and leaked the discovery to rival pirates, while Roy summoned Bullet's team aboard the Ark Maxim.
• Roy moved Pluton to Onigashima, organized the Beasts Pirates' defenses, and fought Charlotte Linlin while Kaido battled Golden Lion.
• Roy switched opponents with Kaido and reached a telekinetic stalemate with Golden Lion while Garp, Zephyr, Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru watched from a Marine warship.