Chapter Summaries

Roy and Garp fought fiercely in Wano Country as Golden Lion Shiki and Douglas Bullet attacked the G-1 Branch, leaving Sengoku scrambling for reinforcements. The chapter ended with Sengoku ordering Garp to abandon Wano and rush to G-1.

• Roy and Garp traded heavy blows, both badly injured but still determined to fight.
• Golden Lion Shiki attacked the G-1 Branch, lifting Marine warships and smashing them into the base.
• Akainu countered Shiki with Meteor Volcano, but Bullet arrived and began fighting him.
• Sengoku learned that Shiki and Bullet had attacked G-1, while Kizaru and Aokiji were too far away to help.
• Sengoku contacted Garp and ordered him to abandon the Wano Country mission and reinforce G-1.

Sengoku recalled Garp to defend G-1, forcing the Marines to abandon their mission in Wano Country as Roy and Tesoro returned to Kuri. They found the town burning under a Beasts Pirates raid, with captured samurai gathered before Oden Castle.

• Sengoku ordered the Marines to reinforce the New World entrance, recall Kizaru and Aokiji, and inform the Five Elders that Roy had become a threat that must be eliminated.
• Garp told Roy that he was withdrawing because Golden Lion and Bullet had attacked G-1, then led the Marines out of Wano Country.
• Roy tracked the Marines with Observation Haki until their warships sailed away, then flew toward Kuri with Tesoro.
• Roy and Tesoro saw flames consuming Kuri, where Beasts Pirates were capturing samurai and civilians.
• Roy sensed a crowd of captured samurai in the plaza before Oden Castle, while Kaido stood atop the tallest tower in Kuri.

Kaido confronted Kozuki Momonosuke in Kuri, told him that Kozuki Oden had died, and mocked him for breaking down in fear. As Kaido and Roy surveyed the Beasts Pirates’ victory over Wano Country, Roy detected the Nine Red Scabbards escaping through the burning streets.

• Kaido lifted Momonosuke by the throat and told him that Kozuki Oden had died in battle.
• Momonosuke burst into tears, and Kaido called him weak before throwing him to the ground.
• Roy questioned why Kaido had spared Momonosuke, and Kaido said he wanted the boy to witness the Kozuki Family’s downfall.
• Roy, Kaido, and Tesoro surveyed the burning Kuri from Oden Castle as Kaido claimed Wano Country for the Beasts Pirates.
• Roy used Observation Haki to identify Kin'emon, Kanjuro, Raizo, Kikunojo, Izo, Inuarashi, Cat Viper, Kawamatsu, and Denjiro fleeing through the city.

Kozuki Toki sheltered the wounded retainers and sent them, Momonosuke, and Hiyori twenty years into the future to preserve Kozuki Oden’s hope for Wano Country. She remained behind as the Beasts Pirates closed in, determined to fulfill her own mission.

• Kin'emon and the wounded retainers reached Kozuki Toki’s hidden house, where she gave them shelter.
• Kozuki Toki revealed that she had foreseen Oden’s death and announced that she would send the retainers and Oden’s children twenty years into the future.
• As Beasts Pirates searched the house, Kozuki Toki used her Time-Time Fruit power to send the group away.
• Momonosuke resisted leaving his mother, but Kozuki Toki urged him to live on and see Wano Country open its borders.
• After the basement emptied, Kozuki Toki went outside alone.

Kozuki Toki announced a prophecy that Wano Country would open its borders in twenty years, then rode into the flames after Roy stopped a bullet from killing her. Roy captured her unconscious, intending to learn the secrets of her time-traveling past, and left with Kaido and Tesoro as Kuri continued to burn.

• Kozuki Toki rode to a high point in Kuri and declared that Oden had sent his bloodline and the Nine Red Scabbards twenty years into the future.
• Kozuki Toki prophesied that nine figures would descend on a full-moon night in twenty years and Wano Country would open its borders.
• A pirate shot at Kozuki Toki, but Roy stopped the bullet with his power and told Kaido he wanted the Time-Time Fruit.
• Kozuki Toki repeated her prophecy and rode into the sea of fire, but Roy used telekinesis to capture her and knock her unconscious.
• Roy left Kuri with Kaido and Tesoro, reflecting on the coming storm and the prophecy's uncertain future.

Roy and Kaido divided the spoils after the Beasts Pirates secured Wano Country, agreeing to split its Seastone production and letting Roy take Kurozumi Orochi and two others for their Devil Fruits. Roy revealed that he was searching for clues to Pluton, then prepared to return to Hachinosu with Kaido’s daughter.

• Kaido celebrated the Beasts Pirates’ victory and confirmed that Wano Country was under his control.
• Roy asked to take Kurozumi Orochi and two others because he wanted their Devil Fruits, and Kaido agreed.
• Kaido and Roy agreed to split Wano Country’s Seastone production fifty-fifty.
• Roy told Kaido that Wano Country held clues to Pluton but said he had no plans to pursue it yet.
• Roy left for Hachinosu with Tesoro and told Kaido he was taking Kaido’s daughter.

Roy returned toward Hachinosu after leaving Wano Country, carrying the unconscious Kozuki Toki and confirming the success of the attack on G-1. The Marines assessed their heavy losses as Garp confirmed that Kaido had taken Wano Country, while Sengoku blamed Roy for the coordinated defeat.

• Roy reassured Yamato that his home was now Hachinosu and carried the unconscious, Seastone-bound Kozuki Toki aboard the Ark Maxim.
• Roy spoke with Golden Lion Shiki and Bullet, learning that they had attacked G-1 and withdrawn after inflicting heavy damage.
• Roy told Bullet that Kozuki Oden had died and Kaido had taken Wano Country, and ordered him to return to Hachinosu.
• At G-1, Akainu reported that the attack had destroyed more than sixty percent of the base, sunk twenty-seven warships, and killed over eight hundred soldiers.
• Garp confirmed that the Marines had failed in Wano Country, where Kaido had taken control and Kozuki Oden had died.
• At Marineford, Sengoku read the reports and blamed Roy for orchestrating the Marines' losses.

The Five Elders discussed their defeat in Wano Country and chose to avoid a direct assault on Roy's growing alliance for now. They planned to buy Seastone from Kaido, strengthen Marine forces elsewhere, accelerate Vegapunk's research, and keep watching Roy as their conflict continued by other means.

• Saint Topman Warcury and Saint Saturn reviewed the failed Wano Country plan, the losses at G-1, and Roy's alliance with Kaido.
• Saint Shepherd Ju Peter warned that the Marines could not afford a direct assault on Roy's forces and Kaido's allies.
• Saint Saturn proposed waiting for Wano Country to fall into chaos around Kozuki Toki's prophecy and trading with Kaido for Seastone.
• The Five Elders agreed to suspend the campaign against the Roy Pirates, buy Seastone from Kaido, reinforce the first half of the Grand Line and the Four Blues, and increase funding for Vegapunk's laboratory.
• Saint Saturn remained behind and resolved to oversee the plans while continuing surveillance of the Roy Pirates.

Roy returned to Hachinosu with Kozuki Toki and secured half of Wano Country’s Seastone deposits. After reviewing reports that Hachinosu was thriving and the New World powers were temporarily quiet, he resolved to strengthen his forces before the Marines and World Government struck again.

• Roy landed the Ark Maxim at Hachinosu, where Bullet, Hawk Eyes, Crocodile, and others welcomed him back.
• Roy reported that Kozuki Oden had died, Kurozumi Orochi had been captured, and Hachinosu would receive half of Wano Country’s Seastone deposits.
• Roy ordered Tesoro to take the unconscious Kozuki Toki for treatment and obtain three doses of a drug from Vera.
• Roy summoned Stella and Crocodile, who reported that Hachinosu’s affairs were stable and the New World’s major powers were recovering from recent battles.
• Roy concluded that the current calm would not last and resolved to strengthen himself and Hachinosu before their enemies attacked.

Roy and Tesoro recovered three Devil Fruits from the Kurozumi Family members, and Roy added them to his underground treasury. He updated his objectives, including finding Pure Gold, recruiting powerful allies, and eventually capturing Blackbeard, but he decided to wait while Whitebeard protected him.

• Tesoro brought Vera’s poison, and Roy and Tesoro used it on three Kurozumi Family members to recover their Devil Fruits.
• Roy stored the Barrier-Barrier Fruit, the Yamata no Orochi form, and the Clone-Clone Fruit in his treasury, where he counted his collection of 18 Devil Fruits.
• Roy recorded plans to find Pure Gold and recruit more promising partners for Hachinosu.
• Roy wrote down his plan to capture Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach and investigate his unusual ability to hold multiple Devil Fruit powers.
• Roy decided he could not act against Blackbeard while Whitebeard protected him, so he would wait.

Roy reflected on Hachinosu’s growth and planned to find Pure Gold to attract powerful pirates, then visited Kozuki Toki to ask about the past and the prophecy. Toki revealed that she knew little about the war eight hundred years ago, but sensed that the Nine Red Scabbards and Momonosuke would return in twenty years to open Wano’s borders; Roy declared he would rewrite fate through strength.

• Roy reviewed Hachinosu’s progress and planned to find Pure Gold and recruit Patrick Redfield.
• Roy visited Kozuki Toki in the medical ward and faced her questions about why he had saved her.
• Roy told Toki that Oden had chosen to fight despite Roy’s warning, and Toki mourned Oden and worried for Momonosuke and Hiyori.
• Roy asked Toki what she knew about eight hundred years ago, and she said her parents had given her no details about the ancient war.
• Toki explained that she had been tasked with finding Wano Country and waiting for a prophecy, and she sensed that the Nine Red Scabbards and Momonosuke would return in twenty years.
• Roy rejected fate and told Toki that he would rewrite it with his own hands.

Roy allowed Kozuki Toki to stay on Hachinosu under strict restrictions, promising she could see Momonosuke and the others if they returned in twenty years. Over the following year, Hachinosu developed steadily as its people trained, expanded its infrastructure, and strengthened its organization.

• Roy told Kozuki Toki she could stay on Hachinosu because he valued her Time-Time Fruit power and his past connection to Kozuki Oden.
• Kozuki Toki agreed to stay if Roy let her see Momonosuke and the others in twenty years, and she accepted his Seastone bracelets and restrictions.
• Roy promised Kozuki Toki she could decide whether to leave or stay after seeing them, provided she caused no trouble during the next twenty years.
• Hachinosu spent the following year without major conflict, expanding Dr. Gracia's bloodline transplants, Bullet's training camp, Tesoro's Sea Train network, and Crocodile's intelligence operation.
• Roy trained daily with Hawk Eyes and Bullet, then personally instructed Hachinosu's other members in their combat skills and Devil Fruit abilities.

After a year searching for the Vampire Fruit, the Red Count returned to Hachinosu and asked Roy to reveal the location of Sleeping Ancient Town. Roy invited him to stay, then offered to find Pure Gold and make him immortal, leaving the Red Count to consider the offer.

• Roy sensed the Red Count in Hachinosu’s palace and went to meet him with Bullet.
• The Red Count told Roy that he had searched the New World for a year without finding the Vampire Fruit and asked where Sleeping Ancient Town was.
• Roy asked the Red Count what he thought of Hachinosu and invited him to stay there rather than wander alone.
• The Red Count said he could not join a crew or take orders from someone else.
• Roy revealed that Pure Gold could make a person immortal and offered to find it if the Red Count would stay on Hachinosu.

Roy tried to recruit the Red Count by offering Pure Gold, bloodline transplantation, and a place on Hachinosu. After seeing the island and his own clone, the Red Count agreed to stay as Roy’s partner while retaining his freedom.

• Roy assured the Red Count that Pure Gold existed and that his crew would search for the lanternfish, then let him stay on Hachinosu while he considered joining.
• Bullet celebrated the possibility of eternal life, and Roy told him they would wait for better leads before searching for Pure Gold.
• During five days on Hachinosu, the Red Count saw the island’s thriving communities and training grounds, which revived an old dream of his.
• Roy took the Red Count to Dr. Gracia’s laboratory, where the doctor showed him a clone embryo carrying genes from the Oni, Lunarian Tribe, and Buccaneer Tribe.
• The Red Count agreed to stay on Hachinosu as a partner, provided he could keep his freedom if he found the Vampire Fruit, and Roy accepted.
• Hawk Eyes began sparring with the Red Count at the sword dojo, eager to learn from him.

The Red Count sparred with the Roy Pirates crew and grew accustomed to having companions after years alone. After Tesoro brought him the Vampire Fruit, Patrick Redfield formally joined the Roy Pirates.

• The Red Count praised Mihawk’s swordsmanship progress after their duel in the dojo.
• Bullet challenged the Red Count to hand-to-hand combat, and the two fought to a standstill.
• Tesoro tried to spar with the Red Count using their abilities, but the Red Count swiftly threatened him with his sword cane and ended the bout.
• Over the next few days, crew members came to spar and chat with the Red Count, who began to enjoy their company.
• Tesoro returned with the Vampire Fruit, which the Red Count had wanted.
• Patrick Redfield went to Roy’s office and formally joined the Roy Pirates.

By Sea Circle Calendar year 1500, Hachinosu had grown prosperous and militarily powerful, while the Red Count became a formidable member of the Roy Pirates. As pirate traffic surged into the New World, five dominant powers—including Roy’s—came to be known as the Emperors of the Sea.

• Hachinosu expanded its Sea Train network to seventeen routes, and Dr. Gracia’s bloodline transplants strengthened more than sixty percent of its ordinary soldiers.
• The Red Count received a successful bloodline transplant, greatly increasing his strength, and pledged to serve the Roy Pirates for the rest of his life.
• Marine Headquarters reorganized and expanded its forces, but the Marines’ reduced presence in the New World allowed pirate crews to pour into the region.
• Whitebeard, Charlotte Linlin, Kaido, and Golden Lion Shiki defended their territories and crushed or absorbed pirates who entered them.
• Roy’s forces kept Hachinosu’s waters orderly and drove away intruders, helping establish the five great powers as the Emperors of the Sea.

The World Government announced the first seven Shichibukai, including Donquixote Doflamingo, Avalo Pizarro, and Vinsmoke Judge. After reading the roster on Hachinosu, Roy considered the new pirates’ motives and anticipated Doflamingo’s next move against Dressrosa.

• The World Government announced the Shichibukai system and named seven pirates to its first roster.
• Roy read the announcement on Hachinosu and considered the reputations and possible motives of the seven Shichibukai.
• Roy considered whether Vinsmoke Judge’s technology could benefit Hachinosu, though Judge’s new alliance with the World Government might make cooperation difficult.
• Roy wondered whether Doflamingo would infiltrate, attack, or seek legal occupation of Dressrosa, and resolved to face him if he made a move.

Roy prepared to travel to Dressrosa with Kyros, Scarlet, Rebecca, Tesoro, and a hundred genetic warriors after learning that Doflamingo's men were active there. The Ark Maxim set out from Hachinosu, and the group left for Dressrosa as Roy warned that Doflamingo would be declaring war on him if he attacked the country.

• Kyros asked Roy to let him and Scarlet take Rebecca to Dressrosa so King Riku could meet his granddaughter, and Roy agreed to go with them.
• Roy showed Kyros a report about Doflamingo's men in Dressrosa and speculated that they were gathering intelligence or preparing an attack.
• Roy arranged for a hundred genetic warriors and Tesoro to accompany him, while Bullet, Mr. Red, Mihawk, and Crocodile stayed to protect Hachinosu.
• The Ark Maxim departed Hachinosu for Dressrosa with Roy, Kyros, Scarlet, Rebecca, Tesoro, and the warriors aboard.
• During the journey, Rebecca slapped Tesoro when he tried to play with her, making the others laugh.

Roy headed to Dressrosa to protect the country under his flag and confront Doflamingo’s schemes, while Doflamingo sailed there with the Donquixote Family. Roy’s Ark Maxim reached Dressrosa at sunset as Doflamingo’s agents covertly surveyed the island.

• Roy told Kyros he was going to Dressrosa to defend it and meet King Riku, then shared Crocodile’s report that Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family were also on their way.
• Doflamingo learned Roy was approaching with a hundred genetically engineered warriors, but ordered Vergo to continue to Dressrosa and described their visit as a meeting with an old friend.
• Donquixote Family agents blended into Dressrosa’s port-side crowds and watched the palace, port, Corrida Colosseum, and military barracks.
• Roy watched the Ark Maxim descend through the clouds and approach Dressrosa’s port as night neared.

Roy brought Kyros, Scarlet, and Rebecca back to Dressrosa, where King Riku welcomed his daughter and granddaughter home. Roy discovered Doflamingo’s spies in the harbor and learned that Doflamingo’s ship was already approaching, setting up a confrontation for the next day.

• Roy arrived in Dressrosa aboard the Ark Maxim with Kyros, Scarlet, Rebecca, and a hundred gene warriors.
• King Riku reunited with Scarlet, met his granddaughter Rebecca, and thanked Roy for bringing his family home.
• Roy detected Doflamingo’s spies in the harbor and warned King Riku that Doflamingo would arrive the next day.
• At the palace banquet, Roy kept watch over the hidden spies while King Riku celebrated his family’s return.
• Roy spotted Doflamingo’s pink ship approaching Dressrosa as the night ended.