Chapter Summaries

Roy and his crew landed on Kuraigana Island and met the young Dracule Mihawk and his swordsmanship master. After teasing Mihawk into a duel, Roy overwhelmed him with a mental attack, leaving the young swordsman dizzy and unable to hold Black Blade Yoru.

• Roy detected two sword-wielders on Kuraigana Island as the White Dove approached, and Mihawk's master halted their practice to meet the newcomers.
• Roy explained the island's history to his crew as they crossed the foggy ruins and reached the castle, where Mihawk and his master awaited them.
• Roy recognized Mihawk's Black Blade and teased the young swordsman, prompting Mihawk to challenge him to a fight.
• Mihawk attacked Roy with a flying slash and a flurry of sword strikes, but Roy blocked every attack with Frost Snow and advanced Observation Haki.
• Roy used One Sword Style: Mental Storm to disorient Mihawk, who dropped Black Blade Yoru and vomited a rainbow as Roy sheathed his sword.

Roy and his crew rested on Joramille Saga’s island after Roy defeated Hawk Eyes with a mental attack and learned that Saga was his master. Their new wanted posters revealed sharply increased bounties, and Roy planned their training before they continued their journey.

• Roy’s mental attack forced Hawk Eyes to his knees, and Joramille Saga introduced himself as Hawk Eyes’ master and invited Roy’s crew into the castle.
• Roy confirmed that Bullet had eaten the Mythical Zoan White Tiger Fruit, and Hawk Eyes challenged Roy to a rematch after recovering.
• Roy used Pea’s ability to grow cabins for the crew, who settled on the island with Saga’s permission.
• Tesoro showed the crew their wanted posters, revealing that Roy’s bounty had risen to 500 million Beli and Bullet’s to 450 million Beli.
• Roy decided the crew would recuperate and train on the island, while he sought Joramille Saga’s guidance in swordsmanship.

Roy trained on Kuraigana Island under Joramille Saga, learning to rely less on his Devil Fruit and find his own purpose as a swordsman. As Roy and Hawk Eyes grew closer to their companions, Roy’s swordsmanship advanced to the brink of a breakthrough.

• Roy watched Hawk Eyes practice and asked Joramille Saga to teach him swordsmanship.
• Saga told Roy to stop using his Devil Fruit until he mastered cutting iron and began correcting Roy and Hawk Eyes during their daily training.
• Roy sparred with Bullet, while Hawk Eyes watched the group’s strength and joined them in physical training.
• Roy and the others shared food and a bonfire with Saga, who advised Roy and Hawk Eyes to understand why they wielded their swords.
• Roy reflected on his ambitions and his companions, then continued sparring with Hawk Eyes as his swordsmanship neared a breakthrough.

Roy grasped the beginnings of a swordmaster’s realm during training with Saga, then tested his new swordsmanship against pirates who landed on the island. After the one-sided battle, Mihawk found real combat exhilarating and Saga reminded him that a swordsman’s blade must see blood.

• Saga tested Roy’s sword against his own, and Roy sensed the will behind the strike before realizing a new level of swordsmanship and cutting through the jungle with a wave of sword energy.
• Stella warned Roy that a pirate ship was approaching, so Saga sent Mihawk along to fight and temper his will in real combat.
• A scar-faced captain demanded the island’s valuables, but Roy’s group refused to surrender and prepared to fight.
• Roy broke the captain’s cleaver and wounded him with a second strike, while Bullet, Mihawk, Savi, Pea, Tesoro, and Stella defeated the rest of the pirates.
• Saga asked Mihawk how the battle felt, and Mihawk called it exhilarating as Saga told him a swordsman’s blade must see blood.

After deciding to train on the island for four years before setting sail, Roy led the group through three years of increasingly specialized training. As their abilities advanced, Hawk Eyes declared that he would create his own way of the sword.

• Around the bonfire, Roy announced that they would train for four years and set sail as a real pirate crew when he turned sixteen.
• The next morning, Roy established gravity zones and a training plan focused on physical strength, Haki, Devil Fruit abilities, and combat against the island's apes.
• Saga taught the group about advanced Haki, and Hawk Eyes awakened both Observation Haki and Armament Haki with Roy's help.
• In the second year, Roy trained to lift the island, Bullet increased his gravity training and punched the mountainside, and the others developed their own skills.
• By the end of the third year, Roy could hold the island and nearby seawater steadily above the sea, while Bullet trained in fifteen-times gravity and Roy and Hawk Eyes sparred for a full day.
• After sparring with Roy, Hawk Eyes said he would create his own way of the sword.

Roy led his companions through years of brutal training against Sea Kings, strengthening their Haki, combat skills, and abilities. After completing their training in the Calm Belt, he declared that the Roy Pirates were ready to show the world their strength.

• Roy organized an Island Defense Battle, using Pea’s Sea King-attracting plants to draw in enemies while the crew defended the island and honed their Haki.
• The crew fought Sea Kings for five days, with Roy and Bullet demonstrating internal-damage Armament Haki and Roy using Future Sight.
• Roy and his companions left the island the next day and began a year of deadly training in the Calm Belt, fighting hordes of Sea Kings.
• Hawk Eyes advanced his swordsmanship, Stella expanded her Observation Haki, Savi mastered Life Return, and Pea cultivated sea-growing battle plants that could absorb Sea King blood.
• Roy concluded that their training was complete and told the crew it was time for the Roy Pirates to show the world their strength.

Roy returned to Kuraigana Island with his companions, and Saga approved Mihawk joining the crew as they officially founded the Roy Pirates. Roy reviewed the crew’s growing strength and recent newspapers, learning of major events at sea and Roger’s disappearance near Jaya Island.

• Roy and his companions returned to Kuraigana Island after their final training session, and Roy told Saga that Mihawk had agreed to join his crew.
• Mihawk explained that he wanted to follow his own path and travel the wider world, and Saga accepted his decision.
• Roy welcomed Mihawk as an official crew member and announced the founding of the Roy Pirates at a celebratory feast.
• Roy reflected on his and his companions’ strength, including Bullet, Mihawk, Savi, Tesoro, Stella, and Pea.
• Roy read Saga’s collected newspapers, learning that Red Count Redfield had been captured, Gecko Moria had become a Supernova, and the Roger Pirates had vanished near Jaya Island.

Roy and his crew sailed to Jaya Island to find Rayleigh and obtain the Rumble-Rumble Fruit for Tesoro, arriving in Mock Town and confronting Doflamingo's group at a tavern. The chapter ended with Roy sending Doflamingo's lackey flying before he could challenge them.

• Roy and his crew bid farewell to Saga, set sail aboard the White Dove, and planned to visit Jaya Island and Sky Island for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• After three days at sea, the crew reached Jaya Island and entered Mock Town, where Bellamy led them to a tavern.
• Roy and his companions found Doflamingo and his officers clearing the tavern of other pirates.
• Doflamingo recognized Roy as the pirate with a five-hundred-million bounty and sent a lackey to confront him.
• Roy gave the lackey a look, sending him crashing through the tavern doors.

Roy learned that Roger and his crew had gone to Sky Island, then faced Doflamingo and his officers in the street outside the tavern. Bullet, Hawk Eyes, Savi, Tesoro, and Stella overwhelmed the Donquixote Family, while Roy watched from the sidelines.

• Doflamingo erupted in anger when Roy mocked his former Celestial Dragon status, but he stopped his officers from fighting in the tavern and led them outside.
• The tavern owner told Roy that Roger and his crew had stopped by a week earlier asking where Mont Blanc was, and Roy concluded they had gone to Sky Island.
• Doflamingo ambushed Roy's group in a street covered with threads and attacked him with Super Strike Whip, but Bullet crushed the whip and challenged Doflamingo.
• Bullet blew Trebol into a building, Hawk Eyes blocked Diamante's sword, and Savi met Pica's stone fist with a clash that cracked it.
• Roy ordered Tesoro and Stella to handle the lesser fighters, and they quickly routed the Donquixote Family's ordinary members as the officers struggled against Roy's companions.

Roy and his companions defeated Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family in Mock Town before setting sail for Sky Island. Doflamingo survived with new Haki insights and vowed revenge, while pirates recognized Roy as the man with a 500 million Beli bounty.

• Bullet seized Doflamingo and struck him with an Armament Haki punch, then threw him at Roy's feet.
• Doflamingo attacked Roy with Five Color Strings, but Roy avoided harm and struck him with a mental shock that also gave him Haki training insights.
• Roy led his companions away and said they were heading to Sky Island to find the Rumble-Rumble Fruit for Tesoro.
• Doflamingo recovered enough to swear revenge on Roy as Diamante and the others gathered around him.
• Pirates in Mock Town recognized Roy from a wanted poster listing his 500 million Beli bounty, while Roy and his crew boarded the White Dove.

Roy brought the White Dove to Sky Island, learned from Conis where Birka was, and found Enel being bullied there. After Enel revealed that the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was kept in Birka’s temple, Roy prepared to confront the island’s so-called god and guards.

• Roy sailed the White Dove across the Island Clouds, and Savi briefly lost his strength after touching one.
• Roy met Conis on Angel Island, learned Birka lay farther away, and flew there with his companions.
• Roy stopped the children bullying Enel and asked him about a photograph of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• Enel identified the fruit as a sacred object kept in the temple where Birka’s god lived.
• As the priest and God’s Guard approached, Roy told Enel he would prove the god was weak and unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki at the guards.

Roy and his crew entered Birka’s temple and found the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Cloud-Cloud Fruit. Tesoro ate the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, while Roy gave Enel the Cloud-Cloud Fruit and taught him how to develop his own strength before the crew set out to meet one of the strongest people on the seas.

• Roy persuaded Enel to lead him and his companions to the temple, and Enel chose to follow them inside.
• Roy found two Devil Fruits and identified them as the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Cloud-Cloud Fruit.
• Tesoro ate the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and unleashed lightning inside the temple until Roy stopped him.
• Roy gave Enel the Cloud-Cloud Fruit and taught him the Six Powers and Haki training methods.
• Roy told his companions that they had accomplished their goal and were leaving to meet one of the strongest people on the seas.

Roy and his companions arrived at Upper Yard to meet the Roger Pirates, and Roy and Bullet clashed with Roger’s Conqueror’s Haki. The two crews prepared to fight, with Roy assigning his companions their opponents.

• Enel ate the Cloud-Cloud Fruit and began creating and shaping clouds.
• Buggy spotted the White Dove approaching the Roger Pirates’ banquet, and Roger’s crew prepared for the newcomers.
• Roy and Roger clashed with their Conqueror’s Haki until Bullet joined Roy to withstand Roger’s pressure.
• Roy greeted Rayleigh and challenged the Roger Pirates to a fight, and Roger accepted.
• Roy assigned Bullet to fight Gaban and Hawk Eyes to fight Rayleigh while the others chose opponents; Bullet and Hawk Eyes stepped forward to begin.

Bullet, Hawk Eyes, Tesoro, Stella, Savi, and Enel fought members of Roger's crew while Pea supported their allies. Roy challenged Roger, survived his powerful attacks, and began to strengthen his own Conqueror's Haki.

• Bullet attacked Gaban, and the two clashed in a brutal exchange of blows.
• Hawk Eyes and Rayleigh traded precise sword strikes, while Tesoro battled Sambel with lightning and Fish-Man Karate.
• Stella fought Petermoo, Savi faced a burly opponent, and Enel engaged Shanks and Buggy as Pea aided the fighters with vines and healing.
• Roy opened his fight against Roger with Gravity Blade: Mental Storm, but Roger's Conqueror's Haki-coated Divine Departure sent him flying through trees.
• Roy used gravity, telekinesis, and swordsmanship to keep attacking Roger, then deflected another Divine Departure with Mirror Refraction.
• Roy realized Roger's Haki overcame his Observation and Armament Haki, but the repeated clashes helped Roy's Conqueror's Haki grow more concentrated.

Roy fought Roger to learn Conqueror’s Haki Coating and, guided by Roger’s advice, awakened its first unstable form. After the duels ended, both crews gathered for a feast.

• Roy repeatedly attacked Roger and tried to imitate his Conqueror’s Haki Coating, but Roger warned him to follow his own will rather than copy the technique.
• Roy recalled his bonds, desire for freedom, and ambition, then compressed his Conqueror’s Haki and formed an unstable black-and-gold coating around Frost Snow.
• Roy clashed with Roger’s Divine Departure and survived the devastating collision, having grasped the basics of Conqueror’s Haki Coating.
• Leite and Gaban ended their duel, while Hawk Eyes and Rayleigh sheathed their swords after acknowledging each other’s skill.
• Pea healed Roy and was told to treat the other injured fighters, then Roger called for food and drinks and both crews began a feast.

Roy and the Roger Pirates celebrated their battle with a banquet, where Roger invited Roy to sail with his crew. Roy declined, choosing to follow his own path with his companions, then learned Roger and the others had gone deeper into the ruins to search for a Poneglyph.

• Roy and the Roger Pirates shared food, drink, stories, and fighting advice beneath the Golden Bell.
• Roger invited Roy to travel with the Roger Pirates, but Roy declined and promised they would meet again for a full-strength battle.
• Roy's companions were inspired by his resolve, and both crews raised their cups to the new era before feasting through the night.
• After waking, Roy learned Roger, Rayleigh, and others had entered the ruins to search for something, and he suspected they were seeking the Poneglyph about Poseidon.
• Roy considered whether to warn Roger about his terminal illness, decided to wait, and headed deeper into the ruins.

Roy told Roger and the Roger Pirates about two possible ways to decipher the Poneglyph, and Roger chose to seek Kozuki Oden aboard Whitebeard’s ship. The Oro Jackson departed Upper Yard for the New World while Roy and his companions prepared to continue their own voyage.

• Roy joined Roger, Rayleigh, Gaban, Shanks, and Buggy beneath the Poneglyph and explained its connection to the Great Kingdom, Joy Boy, and the Kozuki Clan.
• Roy pointed Roger toward Kozuki Oden in the Whitebeard Pirates and the scholars of Ohara as possible sources of help deciphering Poneglyphs.
• Roger decided to visit Whitebeard in the New World, and Roy said his own crew would meet them there if their voyages crossed.
• Roger invited Roy to travel with the Roger Pirates, but Roy declined and said his crew had their own voyage to make.
• Roger and his crew sailed the Oro Jackson away from Upper Yard as Roy and his companions watched from shore.

Roy led his crew through Shandora to collect gold and revealed his plan to have Tom build the Ark Maxim using the stolen treasure. After the White Dove set sail for Water 7, Sengoku learned that Roy had appeared on Jaya Island and defeated Doflamingo’s gang.

• Roy explained that Shandora was the City of Gold and showed his crew the Ark Maxim blueprints, saying they needed the gold to build a flying warship with Tom’s help.
• Roy assigned Tesoro and Pea to melt and store the gold while the rest of the crew gathered treasure, leaving the Golden Bell behind.
• After collecting most of the gold, Roy ordered the White Dove to sail for Water 7.
• Rosinante told Sengoku that Roy had appeared in Mock Town and defeated Doflamingo’s gang, leaving his current whereabouts unknown.

Rosinante chose to remain undercover in Doflamingo’s inner circle despite Sengoku’s concerns. Meanwhile, Roy’s crew sailed away from Sky Island, trained aboard ship, and worked to master Conqueror’s Haki Coating as they headed toward Water 7.

• Rosinante told Sengoku that Roy seemed to have seen through his secrets, but he refused to abandon his undercover mission.
• Sengoku warned Rosinante to withdraw if he was in danger, then studied Roy’s wanted poster after the call ended.
• Aboard the ship, Savi trained Enel under Bullet’s instruction, while Tesoro worked gold, Hawk Eyes honed his swordsmanship, and Roy practiced his new Haki technique.
• Bullet asked Roy how to use Conqueror’s Haki Coating, and Roy struck him with an example that sent him stumbling and left a trace of blood.
• Hawk Eyes revealed that he had awakened Conqueror’s Haki during the clash with Roger, and he and Bullet agreed to keep experiencing Roy’s attacks to learn the coating technique.

Roy arrived in Water 7 and sought out Tom the Fish-Man, hoping to hire him to build a unique ship. After Roy stopped a cannonball from hitting Tom and the children at his shipyard, he showed Tom the Ark Maxim blueprints.

• Roy and his crew reached Water 7, where a dockworker told him Tom was at an abandoned shipyard and was being sought by the World Government.
• Savi, Enel, and Pea went to find food, Hawk Eyes went to browse weapon shops, Stella went shopping, and Tesoro returned to guard the White Dove and its gold.
• Roy and Bullet found Tom repairing a ship with Iceburg and Franky, just as Franky accidentally set off a cannon.
• Roy used his power to divert the cannonball into the sea, and Iceburg scolded Franky for putting them in danger.
• Roy introduced himself to Tom and handed him the Ark Maxim blueprints, saying he wanted Tom to build a one-of-a-kind ship.