Chapter Summaries

Luffy challenged Roy to a fight to test his strength after absorbing Nika’s essence on Laugh Tale. On a deserted island, their battle began with Luffy’s attacks matching Roy’s physical toughness, but Roy gained the advantage with his powers.

• Luffy asked Roy to fight, and Nami found a deserted island northeast of their location.
• Luffy, Roy, and their companions sailed to the island aboard three ships.
• Luffy activated his Nika battle rhythm and struck Roy, who met his punch head-on.
• Luffy unleashed a rapid barrage of attacks, and Roy was surprised that Luffy’s toughness matched his own.
• Roy used Hundredfold Gravity and Mental Shock to stagger Luffy, then punched him in the chest.

Luffy challenged Roy to a fight, but Roy used his Telekinesis Domain and spatial movement to evade him and land repeated attacks. Luffy forced Roy out of hiding with a Conqueror’s Haki tornado, and Roy agreed to stop dodging and face him head-on.

• Luffy accused Roy of cheating with Telekinesis, then unleashed his powerful Conqueror’s Haki.
• Zoro, Sanji, and Loki shielded the others from Luffy’s Haki, while Roy recognized how much Luffy’s strength and spirit had grown.
• Roy enveloped the island in his Telekinesis Domain, slowing Luffy and using afterimages and spatial movement to evade his attacks.
• Luffy tried to disrupt the domain with Conqueror’s Haki but struck only a Telekinesis decoy, while Roy appeared behind him and hit him.
• Luffy spun into a Gum-Gum Tornado, using its wide-range Haki whirlwind to disrupt the domain and force Roy out of the void.
• Roy said he would stop dodging and give Luffy the head-on fight he wanted.

Roy and Luffy fought at full strength, with Roy using Shusui, Haki, Telekinesis, and a soul fire to match Luffy’s Gear Fifth attacks. Luffy recovered from Roy’s counterattack and prepared to charge again.

• Roy split off a ball of soul fire to sustain his Telekinesis Domain, then drew Shusui and invited Luffy to fight.
• Luffy unleashed Gear Fifth and clashed head-on with Roy, trading punches and sword strikes as the spectators watched.
• Zoro explained that Roy’s soul fire was assisting him with the domain and defense, effectively making the fight two against one.
• Luffy drove Roy into the ground with a Giant Pistol, but the soul fire’s Soul Impact briefly dazed him, allowing Roy to knock his fist aside and kick him into a crater.
• Luffy got back up, praised Roy, and declared that he had not lost; Roy told him to continue, and Luffy sprang up ready to fight again.

Luffy and Roy pushed their battle to its limit, with Luffy adapting to Roy’s Soul Fire before Roy compressed his Telekinesis Domain and defeated him. Refusing to give up, Luffy transformed into a giant several thousand meters tall and towered over Roy.

• Luffy detected the energy fluctuation before Soul Fire attacked, dodged Soul Impact, and struck Roy with Leo Bazooka, breaking Soul Fire’s barrier and forcing Roy back.
• Roy compressed his Telekinesis Domain around the fighters, intensifying the pressure, and Luffy met his attacks with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Roy’s clash with Luffy sent Luffy flying through the dust, leaving him injured but still determined to continue.
• Luffy declared he would not give up on his path to becoming Pirate King and rapidly expanded into a giant several thousand meters tall.

Roy and Luffy fought as thousand-meter giants, and their clash split the island before Roy won. Roy returned to Hachinosu to prepare for an all-out attack, while Luffy set out to gather his crew and allies for the coming war.

• Luffy transformed into a thousand-meter-tall giant, and Roy answered by manifesting a towering giant of black fog through the Dark-Dark Fruit.
• Luffy and Roy exchanged punches, unleashing a blast that split the deserted island and sent tsunamis across the surrounding waters.
• Luffy regained consciousness amid the rubble, admitted defeat, and promised to beat Roy next time.
• Roy told Luffy to gather his crew and allies for the planned all-out attack, then sailed with his soldiers back to Hachinosu.
• Luffy and his crew sailed away to gather everyone and prepare for war.

Roy returned to Hachinosu, where he organized defenses for the coming assault and entrusted Vegapunk with analyzing Davy Jones's origin power. Meanwhile, Luffy's discovery of the One Piece sparked a surge of piracy that overwhelmed Marine forces, leaving them unable to challenge Roy in the New World.

• Roy returned to Hachinosu and learned from Tesoro and Kyros that the New World was under their control and their forces were ready to advance on the World Government.
• Roy ordered the troops back to their posts and told Tesoro to check war supplies, increase Seastone weapon production, and ensure casualty compensation was handled.
• Roy gave Vegapunk a sealed bottle containing Davy Jones's origin power from Laugh Tale and ordered him to analyze it without breaking the seal until it was confirmed safe.
• News spread that Straw Hat Luffy had found the One Piece and become Pirate King, inspiring a wave of new pirates across the Four Blues and the Grand Line.
• Akainu faced mounting requests for Marine reinforcements as the Revolutionary Army's attacks and the new pirate surge overwhelmed outposts.
• Tsuru and Aokiji explained that the Marines were stretched thin and could not reinforce the New World, where Roy's forces held control.

Roy assessed Hachinosu’s position and arranged for Tesoro to deliver Devil Fruit replicas to Dragon, keeping the navy occupied away from Mary Geoise. He then visited the Fish-Man settlement and proposed taking Shirahoshi to the Calm Belt to test her Poseidon power before the final battle.

• Shamrock ordered the navy left to handle the pirates and continued mobilizing troops at Mary Geoise for Hachinosu’s expected move.
• Roy reviewed Hachinosu’s defenses and asked Tesoro to deliver Devil Fruit replicas to Dragon so the Revolutionary Army would keep the navy’s forces tied down.
• Roy visited the Fish-Man settlement, where Neptune and Otohime told him their people were safe and living happily alongside humans.
• Roy met Shirahoshi and saw that she had become confident and cheerful since leaving Fish-Man Island.
• Roy told Neptune and Otohime he wanted to take Shirahoshi to the Calm Belt to test her control of Poseidon before the final battle.

Roy took Shirahoshi to the Calm Belt to test her Poseidon power, where her summons brought hundreds of Sea Kings to the surface. Roy sensed even larger, ancient Sea Kings awakening in the depths and realized they were waiting for the final battle.

• Neptune and Otohime hesitated to let Shirahoshi test her power in the Calm Belt, but Shirahoshi insisted, and Neptune agreed.
• Roy set out for the Calm Belt aboard the Ark Maxim with Shirahoshi, Bullet, Tesoro, Hawk Eyes, and Yamato.
• After the Ark Maxim entered the Calm Belt, Shirahoshi spread her will into the sea and summoned countless Sea Kings.
• Tesoro lifted the ship above the water as the Sea Kings gathered, while the crew watched in awe.
• Roy used Observation Haki to sense island-sized Sea Kings awakening in the deep, and he said the surfaced Sea Kings were only the appetizer.

Roy and the others tested Shirahoshi’s ability to command Sea Kings, revealing that she could control even the enormous ancient beasts of the deep. After Roy sent the Sea King army to assemble near the New World entrance, the group returned, aware that the World Government still had its own hidden weapons.

• Shirahoshi calmed the Sea Kings surrounding the Ark Maxim and made them move back together.
• More than a dozen supergiant Sea Kings surfaced and showed reverence and submission toward Shirahoshi.
• Roy ordered Shirahoshi to send all the Sea Kings to the waters at the entrance to the New World and keep them there until further orders.
• Tesoro said the Sea Kings could overwhelm the World Government’s Marines, but Roy warned that the Government had its own trump cards.
• Roy ordered the ship to turn back after Shirahoshi’s ability test was complete.

The Ark Maxim returned from the Calm Belt with Shirahoshi’s Sea King command secured, then encountered Kid and Law on the way to Hachinosu. Roy brought both pirates and their ships along, while Kid remained determined to challenge him.

• The Ark Maxim sailed back toward Hachinosu after Shirahoshi demonstrated her control over the Sea Kings.
• Kid and Law argued over Luffy becoming Pirate King and Kid’s plans to challenge Hachinosu.
• Roy arrived aboard the Ark Maxim and confronted Kid about threatening Hachinosu.
• Roy invited Kid to challenge him at Hachinosu and used Telekinesis to carry Kid’s and Law’s ships after the Ark Maxim.
• Kid and Law headed toward Hachinosu with Roy, and Kid vowed to test Roy’s strength.

Kid challenged Roy at Hachinosu, but Tesoro disrupted Kid’s magnetism and Roy’s Conqueror’s Haki overwhelmed him. Roy sent Kid to fight Yamato at the training ground, where Yamato defeated him without using her Devil Fruit.

• Kid challenged Roy as soon as he landed on Hachinosu, and Tesoro confronted him instead.
• Tesoro used his Rumble-Rumble Fruit to disrupt Kid’s powers, then Roy suppressed Kid with his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Roy ordered Tesoro to take Kid to the training ground and told him not to kill Kid because he would be useful.
• Yamato faced Kid at the training ground and knocked his metal fist aside before striking him down.
• Kid attacked Yamato with his magnetism and metal weapons, but Yamato blocked or dodged his attacks and beat him until he lay gasping on the ground.

Roy gathered the major factions at Hachinosu to prepare an all-out assault on Mary Geoise, while arranging enhancements for Kid and a Devil Fruit for Law. The Straw Hat Grand Fleet and Red Hair Pirates arrived as Roy discussed battle deployments, bringing the assembled forces closer to war.

• Kid endured a two-hour gauntlet against Roy's fighters before Roy told him to survive the coming battlefield if he wanted to challenge him.
• Roy ordered Tesoro to take Kid to Vegapunk for bloodline enhancement and a heart transplant, and to let Law choose a Devil Fruit.
• Roy contacted Kaido, Ace, Loki, and Dragon to summon their forces to Hachinosu for the assault.
• Kaido, Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates, Loki and one thousand Giant Tribe warriors, and the Revolutionary Army arrived at Hachinosu over the next several days.
• On the fifth morning, the Straw Hat Grand Fleet and Red Hair Pirates arrived, and Roy left the hall to meet them.

The Straw Hat Grand Fleet and the Red Hair Pirates arrived at Hachinosu as Roy gathered the allied leaders and laid out an assault plan targeting Mary Geoise. While Hachinosu prepared to sail, Akainu was ordered to abandon Marine positions across the Four Blues and the first half of the Grand Line; Roy then ordered the fleets to depart for Sabaody the next morning.

• The Straw Hat Grand Fleet and Shanks's Red Hair Pirates arrived at Hachinosu, and Shanks agreed to join Roy's final battle.
• Roy presented a plan for the Revolutionary Army to pin down Marine forces while the pirate alliance captured Sabaody and advanced on Mary Geoise.
• Tesoro oversaw the loading of supplies and troops as Roy ordered the fleets to check their equipment and prepare to leave the next morning.
• Shamrock ordered Akainu to withdraw Marines from the Four Blues and the first half of the Grand Line and concentrate elite forces at Sabaody, and Akainu reluctantly complied.
• Dragon told Roy that the Revolutionary Army would fill the abandoned positions and that Dragon would lead its main force to Sabaody.
• Roy ordered the fleets to depart on time the next morning and remain concealed as they approached Sabaody.

As war approached Hachinosu, Roy absorbed Davy Jones's earth source after Vegapunk confirmed it was pure energy compatible with his Dark-Dark Fruit. The absorption spread a black mist across the island that suppressed Devil Fruit abilities, and Roy told everyone to stay calm as the power merged with him.

• Vegapunk confirmed that the energy in the porcelain bottle contained no consciousness or hidden tricks and was highly compatible with Roy's Dark-Dark Fruit.
• Roy took the bottle to a remote cliff on Hachinosu and shattered it, releasing black mist that poured into his body.
• Roy's booming heartbeat and spreading black mist drew the attention of Kaido, Yamato, Savi, Tesoro, Bullet, Hawk Eyes, Shanks, and others across the island.
• The mist suppressed the Devil Fruit powers of everyone it reached, causing confusion among the soldiers and officers.
• Roy used Telekinesis to reassure the island that he was training and ordered everyone to return to their posts.
• Davy Jones's earth source merged with Roy's body, soul, and Dark-Dark Fruit as the black mist thickened around him.

Roy led a vast alliance of pirates, giants, and Hachinosu forces out to sea to destroy the World Government and end its rule. After joining the advance forces at the New World entrance, the fleet prepared to pass through the heavily fortified passage in the Red Line.

• Roy gathered the assembled leaders and declared that they would expose the World Government’s lies, destroy its rulers, and return freedom to the sea.
• Kaido, Luffy, and the allied forces answered Roy’s call, then the fleet set sail from Hachinosu with Roy aboard Pluton No. 1.
• Roy confirmed with Stella that Hachinosu’s defenses were active and its civilians were sheltered before the fleet sailed toward the New World.
• The fleet crossed the sea without resistance and joined the advance forces at the New World entrance, where Kyros reported that the hidden sentries had been eliminated.
• Roy and the other leaders looked toward the passage through the Red Line, whose walls were lined with World Government fortifications.

Roy's fleet rose into the passage beneath the Red Line and fought through the World Government's Pacifista blockade using Tesoro's mechanical soldiers. The passage was cleared, while Akainu watched the defeat from the Marine command post on Sabaody.

• Kyros and the Float-Float Fruit users lifted the fleet and led it into the passage toward Mary Geoise.
• Roy sensed danger ahead, and the fleet encountered thousands of Pacifistas blocking a narrow section of the passage.
• Tesoro activated tens of thousands of mechanical soldiers, which attacked the Pacifistas with energy cannons.
• The mechanical soldiers destroyed the Pacifistas in less than twenty minutes, suffering only a few dozen losses.
• Kyros reported that the passage was clear, and Roy ordered the fleet to continue forward.
• Akainu watched the battle footage from the Marine command post as a Vice Admiral reported that every Pacifista had been wiped out.

Kong organized three defensive lines to protect Mary Geoise from Roy’s advancing coalition. Kaido and the Beasts Pirates shattered the first line at the passage exit, while Luffy attacked the Marine formation as the Thousand Sunny emerged.

• Kong told Akainu that the Pacifistas could only buy time and planned three defensive lines at the passage exit, Sabaody, and above the Red Line.
• Kong assigned Marine Vice Admirals and ten thousand elites to the passage exit, Akainu and the Navy’s top fighters to Sabaody, and himself with Kizaru and Fujitora to defend the Red Line ascent.
• Kaido and the two Pluton Battleships bombarded the Marines’ defenses, then Kaido and the Beasts Pirates charged through the passage and overwhelmed the first line.
• The Marine formation collapsed under attacks from Kaido, King, Queen, Jack, and the other Beasts Pirates within fifteen minutes.
• Luffy leaped from the Thousand Sunny in Gear Fifth and struck the center of the Marine formation.

Kaido, Luffy, and their allies routed the Marines’ first defensive line and advanced toward Sabaody, where the second line awaited. Roy then had Shirahoshi summon the Sea Kings, and thousands surged up around Pluton No. 1.

• Loki, Shanks, Ace, and the other allies overwhelmed the Marines’ first defensive line, forcing the soldiers to retreat.
• Luffy wanted to keep fighting, but Zoro reminded him that more battles lay ahead, and Luffy hurried toward the Thousand Sunny.
• Roy learned that Akainu, Garp, Aokiji, and elite Vice Admirals were waiting on Sabaody while Kong, Kizaru, and Fujitora guarded the Red Line.
• Roy reassured the nervous Shirahoshi and asked her to call the Sea Kings.
• Shirahoshi summoned hundreds upon thousands of Sea Kings, whose emergence churned the sea around Sabaody.

Shirahoshi’s Sea Kings destroyed the Marine fleet and coastal defenses at Sabaody, while a second wave killed the surviving Marines. Dragon arrived as the allied fleets assembled and attacked the island, but Akainu struck back against their landing force.

• Shirahoshi’s Sea Kings crushed the Marine ships and shore defenses, then dragged the surviving Marines underwater in a second wave.
• Roy praised Shirahoshi, and Dragon arrived with the Revolutionary Army fleet.
• The Whitebeard Pirates, Hachinosu fleet, Revolutionary Army, Beasts Pirates, and Straw Hat Grand Fleet surrounded Sabaody as Akainu, Garp, and Aokiji prepared the Marine defenses.
• Roy ordered five Pluton Battleships to fire, and the allied forces’ bombardment devastated the Marine coastal defenses.
• Akainu transformed into magma and attacked the beach, engulfing the landing area and killing dozens of Hachinosu soldiers.

The navy counterattacked the allied forces at Sabaody, but Roy raised a colossal ring of seawater around the archipelago. As the water curtain closed in, Akainu, Garp, Aokiji, and the Vice Admirals gathered to attack it and protect their soldiers.

• Akainu battled Kaido while Aokiji froze the bay and clashed with Ace, and Garp fought Bullet as the Vice Admirals held the allied troops at the shore.
• Luffy, Loki, and Shanks moved to join the fight, but Roy ordered the soldiers back and said he would deal with the navy.
• Roy used Telekinesis to raise a water curtain tens of thousands of meters high around Sabaody Archipelago.
• Akainu, Garp, Aokiji, and the Vice Admirals launched their strongest attacks at one side of the water curtain to give the soldiers a chance to survive.
• Roy watched the navy's desperate attack from outside the curtain and clenched his hand, causing the water to close in from every direction.