Chapter Summaries

After the Roy Pirates defeated the force attacking Hachinosu, rival powers and the Marines assessed the growing threat, while Roy focused on training his crew and strengthening the island. He left Lucci and Kaku to assist Crocodile’s intelligence network and returned to his own training.

• Kaido, Big Mom, Whitebeard, and Shiki reacted to the Roy Pirates’ victory, with Whitebeard ordering stronger patrols near Fish-Man Island.
• Sengoku, Akainu, Tsuru, and Aokiji reviewed the failed attack on Hachinosu and prepared Marine recruitment, weapons upgrades, and Shichibukai recruitment.
• The Roy Pirates repaired Hachinosu and resumed training, while Lucci and Kaku grew stronger fighting Ancient Zoan test subjects.
• Roy assigned Lucci and Kaku to assist Crocodile’s intelligence network, and they accepted the responsibility.
• Roy reflected on the growing threats around Hachinosu and returned to training with Shusui.

Roy gathered the Roy Pirates’ core members and selected trainees to distribute fifteen Devil Fruits and strengthen Hachinosu. After explaining the fruits’ abilities and warning about their costs, he invited those without powers to choose, beginning with Kyros.

• Roy instructed Stella to summon the core members and selected peripheral representatives to a meeting.
• Roy displayed fifteen Devil Fruits and described their abilities and potential.
• Roy explained that the crew had no Logia fruits and warned that gaining a Devil Fruit meant losing the ability to swim.
• Roy invited Kyros, Scarlet, Ginny, the CP Five, and the three trainees to choose fruits, with Kyros going first.

Kyros declined to eat a Devil Fruit, choosing to pursue swordsmanship, while Scarlet selected the Clone-Clone Fruit to help manage Hachinosu. Ginny asked Roy for advice about several possible fruits, and he asked her to consider what kind of role suited her.

• Kyros turned down the available Devil Fruits, explaining that he wanted to devote himself to swordsmanship, and Roy respected his choice.
• Scarlet chose the Clone-Clone Fruit because its ability to create clones would help her handle Hachinosu's affairs.
• Roy praised Scarlet's choice and said her clones would help manage Hachinosu while he focused on other matters.
• Ginny struggled to choose among several Devil Fruits and asked Roy for advice.
• Roy explained the potential uses and demands of Ginny's options, then asked whether she preferred support and reconnaissance or direct offense and defense.

Roy oversaw Devil Fruit choices for Ginny and the former CP5 members, matching abilities to their skills and assigning future roles. Bullet received two remaining Zoan fruits to give to promising trainees, leaving Lucci to continue fighting without a Devil Fruit for now.

• Ginny chose the Hollow-Hollow Fruit to support scouting and protect herself or important targets.
• Lucci declined the available fruits, saying he would keep honing his physical techniques, Six Powers, and Haki while assisting Crocodile with intelligence work.
• Kaku chose the Dire Wolf Fruit, Blueno chose the Cave Bear Fruit, Jabra chose the Rust-Rust Fruit, and Kalifa chose the Brush-Brush Fruit.
• Roy assigned Kalifa to work with Stella and Scarlet as a secretary and internal affairs manager.
• Roy gave Bullet the Leopard and Giraffe fruits and told him to choose loyal, capable trainees to eat them.

Roy finalized the Devil Fruit distribution and gave the new users advice for developing their abilities. The recipients left eager to train, while Roy kept several powerful fruits in reserve.

• Roy assigned the Clone-Clone Fruit to Scarlet, the Hollow-Hollow Fruit to Ginny, the Dire Wolf and Cave Bear Ancient Zoans to Kaku and Blueno, the Rust-Rust Fruit to Jabra, and the Brush-Brush Fruit to Kalifa; Bullet received the right to distribute two ordinary Zoans.
• Roy stored several high-potential fruits, including the Island-Island Fruit and Mythical Zoan Onyudo Fruit, for possible future use.
• Roy suggested ways Scarlet and Ginny could expand their clone and hollow abilities, including greater coordination, specialized clones, and new hollow forms.
• Roy advised Kaku and Blueno to combine their Zoan powers with martial arts, and outlined development ideas for Jabra's rusting and Kalifa's drawings.
• Roy urged everyone to explore their powers while continuing to train their Haki and martial arts, and the group eagerly agreed.

Roy decided to expand the Roy Pirates’ territory and secure the waters around Hachinosu. He divided his forces into four groups, which prepared to launch coordinated operations while the island remained on guard.

• Hachinosu’s Devil Fruit users and officers trained as the island grew stronger, while its growing influence attracted the attention of hostile pirate crews and factions.
• Bullet, Tesoro, Hawk Eyes, and Crocodile urged Roy to clear nearby threats and secure trade routes and territory.
• Roy ordered four groups to strike in different directions, targeting hostile pirates, island factions, trade interests, and hidden operatives while avoiding the borders of major powers.
• Roy assigned Kuma, Stella, Scarlet, and others to defend Hachinosu and ordered the operation to begin at dawn three days later.
• The Roy Pirates prepared ships, supplies, personnel, and intelligence as Roy watched the harbor and the approaching expansion campaign.

The Roy Pirates rapidly expanded Hachinosu’s territory by defeating or absorbing nearby hostile forces, then faced wary reactions from the New World’s major powers. Roy ended the expansion campaign and ordered the crew to consolidate their holdings and prepare for future conflict.

• Bullet, Tesoro, Hawk Eyes, and Crocodile led four forces that subdued targets around Hachinosu, while Crocodile’s team also mapped the borders of neighboring powers.
• The Roy Pirates nearly doubled their sphere of influence, established outposts and defenses, and returned to Hachinosu with prisoners, supplies, and new intelligence.
• Whitebeard increased border patrols, Big Mom sent Perospero with a marriage proposal, and Golden Lion Shiki warned Roy to stay away from his territory.
• Roy ordered his forces to avoid further expansion for now and focus on strengthening defenses, developing their new territory, and maintaining cautious relations with the other powers.

Six months after the Roy Pirates expanded their territory, the New World settled into a new balance dominated by Golden Lion, Whitebeard, Big Mom, Kaido, and Roy. At Hachinosu, Roy surveyed the prosperous island and the growing strength of his crew.

• Golden Lion rebuilt and expanded the Flying Pirates, using floating islands to control the entrance to the New World and force many newcomers to submit.
• Whitebeard, Big Mom, Kaido, and Roy consolidated their territories, while pirate crews fought over the chaotic waters between the five powers.
• Roy observed Hachinosu's development, including its fortified outposts, improved training facilities, peaceful population, and rising commercial revenues.
• Scarlet, Ginny, Kaku, Blueno, Jabra, and Kalifa advanced their Devil Fruit abilities, while Lucci and Kyros strengthened their own skills.
• Bullet, Hawk Eyes, Tesoro, Crocodile, and the other Roy Pirates continued training, raising the crew's overall strength.

Roy reviewed Dr. Gracia’s progress on a nearly stable technique for fusing and transplanting Oni, Lunarian, and Buccaneer bloodlines into compatible recipients, while Hachinosu’s Sea Train construction advanced. The report left Roy considering the potential enhancement for himself and his crew.

• Master Tom led construction of the Sea Train on Hachinosu, with Iceburg and Kokoro supervising technical work and personnel.
• Stella told Roy that the test section to Trial Island could be ready next month and that Tom expected to extend the rail network across the territory within a year.
• Roy ordered Stella to prioritize funding and supplies for the Sea Train and to keep its routes and technical details secret.
• Dr. Gracia’s team developed stable fusion embryos using Oni, Lunarian, and Buccaneer bloodlines, with a projected transplant success rate of 99.2%.
• Roy read Dr. Gracia’s report and considered how the bloodline transplants could raise the potential of his companions and himself.

Roy decided to undergo Dr. Gracia's bloodline transplant and told Kaido the technology was ready. Kaido agreed to come to Hachinosu with King and Queen in three days for the procedure.

• Roy reviewed the bloodline transplant report and decided to be the first to undergo the procedure.
• Roy called Dr. Gracia, who said the technology was ninety-nine percent safe and needed two days to prepare a compatible embryo.
• Roy contacted Kaido and explained that the transplant could improve their physique and potential.
• Kaido celebrated the news and arranged to bring King and Queen to Hachinosu in three days for their own transplants.
• Roy agreed to receive them and planned to tell his companions about the procedure.

Roy’s crew prepared for bloodline transplantation on Hachinosu, and Kaido arrived with King and Queen to undergo the first procedures alongside Roy. The group planned to visit the laboratory next, with the rest of the crew waiting for the results before receiving transplants themselves.

• Dr. Gracia’s team completed the laboratory preparations, and Roy explained that Kaido and his companions would be among the first to receive bloodline transplants.
• Roy’s core officers gathered at Hachinosu’s port as Kaido arrived in his Azure Dragon Form with King and Queen.
• Kaido transformed and greeted Roy, then praised the strength of Roy’s crew.
• Roy led Kaido and his companions to the palace conference room, where Kaido asked how the transplantation would work.
• Roy explained that he, Kaido, King, and Queen would undergo the procedure first and complete high-intensity training during an adaptation period before others received transplants.

Kaido demanded that Yamato return to Wano Country and prepare to become its shogun, but Yamato refused and Roy backed her choice to remain with the Roy Pirates. Kaido then revealed that Kurozumi Orochi had secretly built up power and killed the hostages who had restrained Kozuki Oden, leaving the Nine Red Scabbards investigating and the peace in Wano at risk.

• Kaido ordered Yamato to return to Wano Country, but Yamato refused and declared that Roy was her captain.
• Roy defended Yamato's freedom to choose her own crew, and Kaido dropped the argument.
• Roy asked Kaido about trouble in Wano, and Kaido accused Kurozumi Orochi of building secret forces and seeking World Government support.
• King and Queen explained that Orochi had been courting samurai and altering accounts while Kaido postponed dealing with him.
• Kaido revealed that the Nine Red Scabbards were investigating the hostages taken to force Kozuki Oden's submission.
• Kaido said Orochi had secretly killed the hostages, and Crocodile warned that the truth could leave Kozuki Oden with nothing holding him back.

Roy and Kaido agreed to strengthen their forces with bloodline transplants while letting Orochi and Kozuki Oden weaken each other in Wano Country. Roy led Kaido, King, and Queen to Dr. Gracia’s laboratory, where they saw human bodies suspended in cultivation chambers.

• King revealed that Kozuki Oden might have uncovered the truth about the dead hostages, and Roy and Kaido discussed the danger of an attack on Orochi’s forces.
• Kaido decided to complete the bloodline transplants first and let Orochi face Kozuki Oden while he remained occupied on the front lines.
• Roy urged Kaido to return secretly to Wano Country after the transplants to secure the Seastone mines and funding channels, and Kaido agreed to discuss arrangements later.
• Kaido, King, and Queen followed Roy through the guarded research base to meet Dr. Gracia, who said everything was ready.
• Dr. Gracia opened the core laboratory, revealing human bodies suspended in cylindrical cultivation chambers filled with pale green nutrient solution.

Roy and the Beasts Pirates inspected embryos engineered to fuse their genes with optimized Oni, Lunarian, and Buccaneer traits. Convinced the transplants could strengthen them without harmful side effects, Roy agreed to begin the procedure with himself.

• Roy, Kaido, King, and Queen saw clones of the Roy Pirates and Beasts Pirates inside cultivation pods, their bodies showing subtle traits from several special bloodlines.
• Dr. Gracia explained that he had fused optimized bloodline genes into the embryos during early development so the transplanted traits would become dormant potential that training could awaken.
• Roy asked whether the transplants would grant them the three bloodlines' core advantages without side effects, and Dr. Gracia confirmed that was the theory.
• Kaido celebrated the prospect of gaining greater strength, while King and Queen considered the benefits to their own abilities and bodies.
• Roy's doubts vanished, and he told Dr. Gracia to begin the transplants with him.

Roy underwent a bloodline transplantation that successfully introduced an optimized bloodline into his body, and Kaido began his own procedure while Roy slept. Roy woke feeling stronger, with the new bloodline's potential still needing to be activated through training.

• Dr. Gracia explained the three-step transplantation process, and Roy lay down on the operating platform.
• The researchers put Roy into a semi-dormant state and introduced the Lineage Factors from his tailored fusion embryo.
• After about fourteen hours, Dr. Gracia told Kaido, King, Queen, Hawk Eyes, and Bullet that Roy's transplant had succeeded and his vital signs were stable.
• Kaido eagerly agreed to undergo transplantation next, and Dr. Gracia led him toward the procedure room.
• Roy woke naturally, felt a surge of strength, and noticed his Armament Haki had become darker and more subdued.

Roy’s bloodline transplant succeeded, granting him enhanced senses, strength, and recovery while beginning to awaken a flame-like power. Kaido, King, and Queen also completed successful transplants, and the pirates expanded the program to their crews, including a simplified version for selected fighters.

• Dr. Gracia confirmed Roy’s optimized bloodlines had fused without rejection and explained that his new abilities would emerge through training.
• Roy tested his sharper senses and rapid recovery, then summoned a faint golden flame from his chest.
• Kaido completed his transplant and demonstrated greatly increased physical strength by denting an alloy pillar with a punch.
• King and Queen completed their transplants, and the first batch of bloodline procedures proved successful without serious side effects.
• Roy and Kaido selected core members of both pirate crews for the second batch, and Roy later arranged simplified transplants for selected fighters.

After the Roy Pirates and their allies completed bloodline transplants, Roy began testing their improved strength in a gravity training ground on Hachinosu. The training intensified until the remaining members approached their limits at forty times normal gravity.

• Bullet and Kaido tested their new strength by trading punches, while Hawk Eyes, Tesoro, and other transplanted members assessed their improvements.
• Roy activated the Gravity Domain on Trial Island and instructed the group, including Kaido, King, and Queen, to train under increasing gravity.
• At twenty-five times gravity, weaker peripheral members withdrew to the edge of the grounds to adapt.
• At thirty times gravity, Enel and Pea reached their limits and moved to the edge with the others.
• Roy raised the gravity to forty times normal, and Kyros, Kuma, and Charon withdrew after struggling to continue.

Roy tested how much gravity the remaining fighters could withstand, then led the group through three months of training at their individual limits. The chapter ended with Bullet, Kaido, and Hawk Eyes having strengthened their combat skills and endurance.

• Yamato left the arena at 50 times gravity, while Bullet and Kaido continued sparring and Roy raised the gravity to 60 times.
• Tesoro, Crocodile, and Kuma withdrew at 60 times gravity, followed by Queen and King; Hawk Eyes stayed to train his swordsmanship.
• Roy raised the gravity to 70 times, where Bullet and Kaido could barely fight and Hawk Eyes could only stand, then set their training levels.
• Roy and the others trained brutally for three months, with Bullet and Kaido fighting for hours each day under 60 times gravity.
• After three months, Bullet and Kaido had improved their strength and endurance, while Hawk Eyes had made his swordsmanship more efficient and deadly.

After three months of training on Hachinosu, Roy’s crew and Kaido’s forces had grown much stronger, and Roy and Hawk Eyes had awakened the Lunarian flame trait. Kaido returned to Wano after testing Yamato in battle, while Roy took note of several rising pirates and Doflamingo’s return.

• Roy’s crew completed three months of gravity training, and Roy and Hawk Eyes developed pale golden flames that let them adjust their balance between defense and speed.
• Kaido asked Yamato to return to Wano, but Yamato refused, so Kaido fought her and defeated her after ten minutes.
• Kaido accepted Yamato’s choice to follow his own path, then told Roy he would return to Wano to deal with Kurozumi Orochi and Kozuki Oden and continue the bloodline transplants.
• Kaido, King, and Queen departed Hachinosu, and Yamato vowed to grow strong enough to live by his own will.
• Roy reviewed intelligence on rising pirates Avalo Pizarro, Catarina Devon, and Sanjuan Wolf, as well as Doflamingo’s return as a Shichibukai and his growing underworld influence.

Roy learned that Fisher Tiger had returned to Fish-Man Island and was preparing to leave again, and realized he was likely heading to Mary Geoise to free the slaves. Roy told Jinbe to delay Fisher Tiger for five days while he gathered allies and planned to help.

• Roy read an intelligence report about Shanks forming the Red Hair Pirates and building a reputation in the New World.
• Jinbe called Roy and reported that Fisher Tiger had secretly met King Neptune and Queen Otohime, visited Arlong and the others, and was preparing to leave Fish-Man Island.
• Roy concluded that Fisher Tiger was going to Mary Geoise to free the slaves and saw a chance to exploit the ensuing chaos.
• Roy instructed Jinbe to find Fisher Tiger and hold him back for five days while Roy organized help.
• Roy decided Hachinosu's forces alone were insufficient and went to contact Golden Lion using his private Den Den Mushi.