Chapter Summaries

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.

Roy discussed claiming territory in the New World with Kaido and chose Hachinosu as a potential base for the Roy Pirates. Kaido explained that the island was held by the former Rocks Pirates officer Ochoku, and Roy considered the challenge of taking it.

• Kaido agreed to support Roy's ambitions, and they studied a map for a suitable territory in the New World.
• Roy rejected several small islands and focused on Hachinosu, the former headquarters of the Rocks Pirates.
• Kaido explained that Ochoku had taken control of Hachinosu after the God Valley Incident and warned that the Strong-Strong Fruit user was once among the Rocks Pirates' strongest fighters.
• Bullet and Hawk Eyes welcomed the prospect of fighting Ochoku, while Tesoro and Stella assessed Hachinosu's strategic, commercial, and population value.
• Roy asked whether Ochoku had powerful allies, and Kaido said most capable fighters had abandoned him and that Ochoku had likely grown weaker.

Roy decided to take Hachinosu from Ochoku and establish the Roy Pirates’ first New World base, while Kaido promised intelligence to support the attack. At the farewell banquet, Dr. Gracia revealed troubling side effects of the bloodline experiments, and Roy asked whether they could be prevented.

• Roy chose Hachinosu as the Roy Pirates’ target, and Bullet, Hawk Eyes, Tesoro, Crocodile, Kuma, and the others prepared to fight Ochoku.
• Kaido agreed to provide detailed intelligence and noted that Ochoku’s monthly banquet on the fifteenth left Hachinosu’s guards less alert.
• At the Skull Dome farewell banquet, Master Tom, Kokoro, and Iceburg gave Roy gifts and offered future help with his plans.
• Dr. Gracia reported that high-rate Oni and Lunarian Tribe bloodline fusion caused horns and developing wings to appear on test subjects.
• Roy asked Dr. Gracia whether the physical traits could be eliminated while preserving the bloodlines’ strength, regeneration, and defense.

Roy directed Dr. Gracia to pursue a bloodline fusion method that preserved abilities without altering a person's appearance, then prepared the Roy Pirates to seize Hachinosu. The chapter ended with Roy leading the Ark Maxim toward the island for a surprise attack during Ochoku's banquet.

• Roy asked Dr. Gracia to find a way to retain bloodline abilities while preventing physical changes, and Kaido offered more pirates as test subjects.
• Stella reported that Hachinosu was poorly defended, its residents resented Ochoku, and the island held a hidden vault worth at least ten billion Beli.
• Roy planned to attack Hachinosu on the fifteenth while Ochoku held his monthly banquet.
• Roy and the Roy Pirates departed Onigashima aboard the Ark Maxim after Kaido wished them luck and promised backup.
• The Ark Maxim flew toward Hachinosu while Ochoku prepared for his banquet, unaware of the approaching attack.

Roy prepared the Roy Pirates to seize Hachinosu, planning a surprise assault that would minimize civilian casualties and preserve the island. As the Ark Maxim approached, the crew finished their preparations for their first battle in the New World.

• Roy discussed Ochoku's rule with Stella and concluded that the surprise attack should exploit his fear and indulgence while striking quickly.
• Roy told the crew to protect Hachinosu's residents and infrastructure and to spare enemies who surrendered.
• Bullet questioned Roy's restraint, while Hawk Eyes, Tesoro, and Crocodile agreed that protecting the island would make it easier to rule and develop.
• Roy assigned four groups to attack Ochoku's palace, seize the defenses, protect civilians, and secure the underground vault during the banquet.
• The crew returned to their posts as Roy watched the night sky from the deck of the approaching Ark Maxim.

Roy and the Roy Pirates landed on Hachinosu to seize a base and began a stealth assault during Ochoku’s banquet. Roy left Bullet poised to test Ochoku’s strength as the attack reached the banquet hall.

• Roy and Kuma discussed changing the world, and Roy declared Hachinosu their next step.
• Stella spotted Hachinosu, and Roy ordered the crew to prepare for battle and assigned their landing operation.
• The Ark Maxim landed silently at a cliff, where Tesoro took out the guards and the crew split up according to plan.
• Roy, Bullet, Hawk Eyes, Tesoro, and Crocodile moved toward the palace, silently eliminating patrols along the way.
• Ochoku dismissed Thatch’s warning about strange ships while continuing to celebrate at his banquet.
• Roy and his group reached the banquet hall, and Roy sent Bullet in first to test Ochoku’s strength.

Bullet attacked Ochoku at the banquet, but Ochoku repeatedly overpowered him with the Strong-Strong Fruit. Roy took over the fight, and his clash with Ochoku escalated across the plaza.

• Bullet transformed into his White Tiger human-beast form and attacked Ochoku, who countered with the Strong-Strong Fruit.
• Ochoku defeated Bullet repeatedly with amplified punches, while Bullet kept recovering and getting back up.
• Roy stopped Bullet from attacking again and told him to help the others clear out the pirates.
• Roy challenged Ochoku with Shusui and Telekinesis, surprising him with his swordsmanship.
• Roy and Ochoku began a fierce battle across the plaza, clashing sword and fist amid the storm their powers created.

Roy defeated Ochoku and captured Hachinosu for the Roy Pirates. With the island’s main resistance eliminated and the civilians safe, Roy ordered his crew to spare those who surrendered and establish their first New World base.

• Hawk Eyes killed Thatch, while Tesoro defeated Barton and Crocodile killed Rina in battles around the palace.
• Roy used his Telekinesis Fruit to restrain Ochoku and stabbed him through the heart with Shusui.
• Bullet, Hawk Eyes, Tesoro, and Crocodile cleared their remaining opponents as Kyros, Kuma, and the others secured the port and main facilities.
• Stella reported that Moria and the five CP agents had taken control of the underground vault and that the civilian area was largely unaffected.
• Roy claimed Hachinosu for the Roy Pirates and ordered his crew to spare those who surrendered, kill resisters, protect civilians, and maintain order.

Roy’s crew captured Hachinosu, extracted the Strong-Strong Fruit from Ochoku after his death, and began restoring the island and assessing its spoils. Stella’s report revealed a large stockpile of supplies and treasure, with unusual items still to be described.

• Roy ordered Tesoro to bring a Seastone box and used it to recover the Strong-Strong Fruit from Ochoku’s body after he died.
• Crocodile reported killing Phantom Rina, while Hawk Eyes said he had killed Poison Scorpion Thatch.
• Roy announced that the Roy Pirates had taken over Hachinosu and allowed residents to stay if they followed the new rules.
• The next morning, Roy used telekinetic force to repair the square and nearby buildings while islanders watched.
• Stella reported that the enemy had suffered heavy losses and that the island held enough supplies for thousands of fighters and over twelve billion Beli in treasure.
• Stella said the treasure inventory was ongoing and that several unusual items had been found.

Roy's crew assessed the valuable Devil Fruits and swords found in Hachinosu's vault, then planned to develop the island as the Roy Pirates' New World headquarters. Roy assigned the surrendered pirates for confinement and recruitment, and began outlining Hachinosu's redevelopment.

• Stella revealed the Island-Island Fruit and explained its ability to let a user control an island.
• Stella identified two Ancient Zoans, the Cave Bear and Dire Wolf fruits, and two Great Grade Swords, White Snow and Dragon Spine.
• Roy ordered Stella to secure the three Devil Fruits and two swords in his private vault.
• Roy told Tesoro to confine the more than eighteen hundred surrendered pirates, then ordered Bullet to help select capable recruits.
• Roy presented plans to expand Hachinosu's port and residential areas and build industrial and commercial districts.

Roy assigned his crew roles in developing Hachinosu and outlined plans for security, infrastructure, and legal commerce. After deciding to reserve the Island-Island Fruit for a suitable newcomer, he met with local merchants and offered them a chance to help build Hachinosu under new rules.

• Roy assigned Stella and Scarlet to planning, Tesoro to commerce and finance, Crocodile to industry, Hawk Eyes to security, Kuma to resident affairs, and other crew members to support those efforts and gather intelligence.
• Roy considered how to distribute the Island-Island Fruit, two Ancient Zoan fruits, and two Great Grade Swords, deciding to wait for Bullet to select promising newcomers.
• Stella told Roy that representatives of Hachinosu's merchant groups had come to discuss commercial cooperation.
• Roy told Mario, Carl, and Hans that taxes would be fairer and generally lower, security and infrastructure would improve, and illegal businesses would be banned.
• Roy gave merchants one month to end illegal operations and invited them to submit proposals for legitimate investment and infrastructure projects.

Roy transformed Hachinosu’s weak defenses by moving eleven uninhabited islands into a double pentagram around it and establishing a nearby training island. He presented plans to fortify the islands as layered strongholds and outposts, then called for construction to begin.

• Roy accepted craftsmen sent by Kaido and reviewed a survey showing Hachinosu lacked natural defensive barriers.
• Roy left Hachinosu to search the New World for islands that could strengthen its defenses.
• Roy used his Telekinesis-Telekinesis Fruit to move eleven uninhabited islands into position around Hachinosu over the course of a month.
• Roy placed a larger island five nautical miles from Hachinosu and named it Trial Island, the Roy Pirates’ training base.
• Roy showed his core members the double pentagram defense plan, naming the outer islands the Five Star Fortresses and the inner islands the Five Star Outposts.
• Roy ordered the immediate development of the islands, including fortifications, undersea communication lines, and Sea Trains.

Roy assigned his allies to build defenses and manage resources across Hachinosu’s eleven outer islands, while relocating a thousand destabilizing residents there for supervised labor and possible reform. Kaido’s fleet arrived with workers and supplies, and King recognized that Roy’s defensive plans could turn Hachinosu into a kingdom at sea.

• Roy assigned Tesoro, Crocodile, Hawk Eyes, Bullet, and Kuma to oversee resources, construction, defenses, personnel, and logistics.
• Stella reported that about a thousand residents were plotting unrest, conducting illegal businesses, or seeking fights, and Roy ordered them distributed among the outer islands under reliable overseers.
• The residents were sent to the islands for supervised construction work, while supplies and workers began arriving from the main island.
• Kaido sent fifteen transport ships carrying five hundred craftsmen, two thousand workers, and three months of supplies, led by King.
• Roy showed King the double pentagram defense plan, and King praised the layout and asked whether Roy meant to make Hachinosu a kingdom at sea.

Roy accelerated the construction and defenses of Hachinosu with support from the Beasts Pirates, while Master Tom began planning a Sea Train. As the islanders increasingly accepted the Roy Pirates’ rule, a nearby pirate alliance plotted to disrupt Roy’s hold on Hachinosu from outside and within.

• Roy told King that a pirate fleet had tested Hachinosu’s defenses, and planned to prioritize fortifications on the outer islands with the Beasts Pirates’ help.
• Five hundred craftsmen and two thousand workers joined construction across the fortresses, while Master Tom arrived with Iceburg, Kokoro, and an engineering team to begin designing the Sea Train.
• Roy’s crew members oversaw defenses and infrastructure across the islands, and Roy designated Trial Island as a training base.
• A month later, Roy saw that Hachinosu’s commerce, public services, defenses, and residents’ attitudes had improved under the Roy Pirates’ rule.
• Representatives of a nearby pirate alliance discussed Roy’s takeover and Kaido’s support, then planned to cut off supplies and arm Roy’s opponents to create internal chaos before attacking.

Big Mom learned that the Roy Pirates had taken Hachinosu and allied with the Beasts Pirates, while Whitebeard considered how quickly Roy and his crew had risen. Big Mom ordered surveillance rather than immediate action, and Whitebeard recognized Roy's growing strength.

• Perospero told Big Mom that the Roy Pirates had killed Ochoku and taken control of Hachinosu.
• Perospero reported that King had brought craftsmen and supplies to Hachinosu, confirming an alliance between the Roy Pirates and the Beasts Pirates.
• Big Mom rejected taking immediate action and ordered Perospero to watch the Roy Pirates, Kaido, and the routes near Hachinosu.
• Marco told Whitebeard that the Roy Pirates had seized Hachinosu after their recent exploits and rapid growth.
• Whitebeard recalled meeting Roy two years earlier and acknowledged Roy's strength, potential, and Conqueror's Haki.

Whitebeard worried about the Roy Pirates’ rise and the Whitebeard crew’s future, while Roy returned to Wano Country to move Dr. Gracia’s research base to Hachinosu. Kaido heard Roy’s reasons and assurances that their technology-sharing agreement would remain in place.

• Jozu and Marco urged Whitebeard to consider the growing threat of the Roy Pirates, but Whitebeard said he was more concerned with Roy’s ability to inspire loyalty and the future of his own crew.
• Marco promised Whitebeard that he and the other commanders would protect the family, though Whitebeard still doubted Marco could bear the weight of an emperor.
• After Hachinosu’s defenses and infrastructure were established, Roy decided to relocate Dr. Gracia’s research base there so its personnel and resources would be under his direct control.
• Roy returned to Wano Country aboard the Ark Maxim and told Kaido he wanted to move Dr. Gracia’s entire research base to Hachinosu.
• Roy assured Kaido that their alliance and technology-sharing agreement would continue, and Kaido listened as he considered Roy’s proposal.