Chapter Summaries

Roy attacked and destroyed the G-6 Marine Branch to deter the Marines from pursuing his crew and investigating Water 7. Marine Headquarters realized the attack was a warning to withdraw its forces from Water 7, but its search had not uncovered the shipbuilding operation.

• Roy sent his companions to train under Bullet and flew alone toward the G-6 Marine Branch.
• Roy arrived before dawn and crushed the base with his Gravity Domain, then used Telekinesis to destroy its ammunition depot, communications tower, and docks.
• Roy left the ruined base, where more than five hundred Marines were estimated to have been killed or injured.
• Kong, Sengoku, Zephyr, Staff Officer Tsuru, and other officers received the battle report and concluded that Roy was warning them about their investigation in Water 7.
• Marine intelligence reported that it had found no shipyard building a ship with adam wood.

Kong and Marine Headquarters shifted their forces toward the G-6 Branch while keeping covert agents near Water 7, where Roy discovered Zephyr was watching. With Tom’s new ship nearly finished, Roy sent his crew to attack the G-5 Branch as a diversion while Tesoro was assigned to secretly retrieve the ship.

• Kong ordered most Navy forces near Water 7 to withdraw and sent Zephyr to patrol under the cover of investigating the G-6 Branch attack.
• Roy returned to his camp, told his crew that the G-6 Branch had been crippled, and continued training while monitoring Water 7.
• Roy sensed Zephyr aboard a ship at Water 7, then left without being detected.
• Roy assigned Tesoro to secretly sail the completed ship away from Tom’s Shipyard while the rest of the crew attacked a Marine base to draw Zephyr away.
• Roy and his crew sailed the White Dove to the G-5 Branch, where Marines sounded the alarm after identifying the ship.

Roy led the Roy Pirates to attack the G-5 Branch, drawing the Marines into a desperate defense and prompting Zephyr to rush there with reinforcements. While Roy waited for Zephyr, his crew fought the outmatched defenders to gain combat experience.

• Vice Admiral Comil ordered the G-5 Branch to battle stations and requested reinforcements from Fleet Admiral Kong.
• Kong ordered Zephyr to reinforce the branch and told him to hold the Roy Pirates there, while Roy’s plan drew the Marines away from Water 7.
• Roy crushed the branch’s cannon barrels with an invisible force, causing explosions that killed Marines and destroyed the batteries.
• Comil led his officers in an aerial attack, but Roy knocked them back with a casual wave and stopped their assault.
• Savi, Stella, Enel, and Pea jumped into the battle, while Bullet and Hawk Eyes stayed aboard the White Dove.
• Roy returned to the ship, expanded his Observation Haki, and told Bullet and Hawk Eyes to let his crew fight unless their lives were in danger.

Roy waited for Zephyr at the G-5 Branch after sending Tesoro to Water 7, then cleared the base with a devastating water attack. He sent his companions away and settled in to await Zephyr’s arrival.

• Savi, Stella, Enel, and Pea gained combat experience fighting Marines while Bullet and Hawk Eyes watched over them.
• Roy sensed Zephyr approaching and told Tesoro to head to Water 7, warning him not to involve Master Tom.
• Roy and Hawk Eyes withdrew their allies, and Roy summoned three enormous water dragons that destroyed the harbor gate and command building and overwhelmed the Marines.
• Roy knocked Vice Admiral Comil into the seawater, and Hawk Eyes gave Roy Comil’s two Great Grade Swords.
• Roy sent Stella and the others away from the battlefield, then formed a platform and chairs to wait for Zephyr with Bullet and Hawk Eyes.

Roy waited at G-5 Branch with Bullet and Hawk Eyes for Zephyr to arrive, then watched Zephyr overwhelm Bullet and studied his Armament Haki. After Roy sent Hawk Eyes to pressure Zephyr, Zephyr countered the swordsman's attack and forced him to retreat.

• Roy posed with Bullet and Hawk Eyes on a raised platform while the surviving marines watched from cover.
• Zephyr arrived at G-5 Branch, saw its devastation, and charged Roy with a powerful Haki-coated punch.
• Bullet intercepted Zephyr's attack but was overpowered and driven into the command building as Zephyr pressed his assault.
• Roy studied the way Zephyr concentrated his Armament Haki and compared it with his own.
• Roy told Hawk Eyes to attack Zephyr, and Hawk Eyes followed with a slash from Black Blade Yoru.
• Zephyr deflected Hawk Eyes' slash, struck his blade, and forced him to retreat with a kick.

Bullet and Hawk Eyes renewed their assault on Zephyr while Roy studied the Admiral’s Armament Haki and discovered how Zephyr strengthened it. Roy finally entered the battle and used a mental attack to catch Zephyr off guard, launching an unpredictable barrage.

• Bullet and Hawk Eyes regrouped and attacked Zephyr together, with Hawk Eyes pressing him at close range with Black Blade Yoru.
• Zephyr unleashed Rokushiki Ogi: Shigan: Madara against Hawk Eyes, while Bullet’s attack gave Hawk Eyes a chance to retreat.
• Roy observed Zephyr’s Haki flowing with his blood and realized how the Admiral strengthened it.
• Roy confronted Zephyr, demonstrated the same Haki technique, and confirmed his deduction from Zephyr’s reaction.
• Roy accelerated toward Zephyr and clashed fists with him before using Mental Storm to stun him and follow up with a varied assault.

Roy and Zephyr fought across the plaza, until Roy coordinated with Bullet and Hawk Eyes to wound Zephyr with a combined assault. Zephyr stood again, warned that Roy’s growth threatened the World Government and the seas’ justice, and fixed his gaze on Roy.

• Roy initially used his varied techniques to suppress Zephyr, but Zephyr adapted, grabbed Roy’s wrist, and shattered his sternum with a strike to the chest.
• Hawk Eyes intervened to free Roy, and Roy used Telekinesis to repair his sternum before instructing Bullet and Hawk Eyes to keep Zephyr occupied while he waited for an opening.
• Bullet attacked Zephyr head-on as Hawk Eyes used Black Blade Yoru to restrict his movements, giving Roy an opening to trap him with Planetary Devastation.
• Roy stunned Zephyr with Mental Storm and struck him with a Gravity Singularity coated in Conqueror’s Haki, tearing open his chest and forcing him to his knees.
• Zephyr rose despite his wound, praised Roy and his companions as monsters, and warned that Roy’s continued growth would threaten the World Government and the seas’ justice.

Zephyr unleashed his life-burning Martial Body and strongest attack against Roy, Bullet, and Hawk Eyes, but the four-way clash devastated the G-5 Branch and left everyone badly injured. With Marine reinforcements approaching and Tesoro reporting that the Ark Maxim was ready, Roy and his allies escaped, leaving Zephyr unable to pursue.

• Zephyr activated his Martial Body and launched Black Arm: End: Star Collapse at Roy.
• Roy combined his powers while Bullet and Hawk Eyes joined him in a simultaneous attack, and their clash destroyed the G-5 Branch.
• Bullet pulled Roy and Hawk Eyes from the rubble, and all three recovered amid their injuries as Zephyr’s Martial Body faded.
• Roy sensed Marine reinforcements approaching and received Tesoro’s message that the Ark Maxim was ready.
• Roy used mental energy to carry Bullet and Hawk Eyes into the sky, and Zephyr’s attempt to chase them ended when he was struck by Roy’s shock wave.

Roy and his crew escaped after fighting Zephyr at the G-5 Base, leaving the Marine branch in ruins and Zephyr gravely wounded. The Marines tried to contain the news, but reports spread across the seas and caused panic and celebration among the public.

• Roy returned to the White Dove, ordered Stella and the others to sail, and Pea helped Roy, Bullet, and Hawk Eyes recover.
• Sengoku arrived at the destroyed G-5 Base and found Zephyr badly wounded.
• Zephyr told Sengoku that Roy, Bullet, and Dracule Mihawk had survived his Star Collapse, and that Roy had learned his Armament Haki technique.
• Sengoku ordered a search and rescue, demanded secrecy, and reported the incident to Fleet Admiral Kong.
• Spies and reporters leaked the news, and a report announcing the destruction of G-5 and Zephyr's serious injury spread panic and excitement across the seas.

After the Marines scrambled to contain a damaging report about Zephyr, Roy explained how Zephyr forged Armament Haki inside his body. The White Dove’s crew turned their attention to mastering Life Return as Roy began studying the energy circulating through his own body.

• Kong ordered Tsuru to investigate spies in the Marines and directed the intelligence department to correct reports about Zephyr while warning Morgans to stop distributing the newspaper.
• Roy, Bullet, and Hawk Eyes recovered aboard the White Dove but still suffered from injuries sustained in their fight with Zephyr.
• Roy explained that Zephyr strengthened his Armament Haki by guiding it through his body and forging it alongside his blood circulation.
• Roy identified Life Return and precise bodily control as prerequisites for learning Zephyr’s method, prompting the crew to take the Six Powers training seriously again.
• Roy sat cross-legged on deck and used his mental strength to sense the energy flowing through his body.

Roy mastered a method of refining Armament Haki that also strengthened his body, then reunited with his companions aboard the Ark Maxim. After they laid the White Dove to rest, Roy announced they would set out for Fish-Man Island after two days of rest.

• Roy refined Armament Haki by circulating its particles through his blood, discovering the process strengthened both his Haki and his body while consuming substantial stamina.
• Roy told his companions about the training method, inspiring them to practice the Six Powers and pursue Life Return.
• The White Dove reached the agreed location, where Roy and the others boarded the newly completed Ark Maxim, built by Master Tom.
• Stella struggled to part with the White Dove, but Roy used his telekinetic power to lower the ship beneath the sea and preserve its memories.
• Tesoro showed the crew the Ark Maxim's features, including its flight system, and Roy set Fish-Man Island as their destination after two days of rest.

Roy and his crew tested the Ark Maxim’s flight and Telekinetic Shield while traveling toward Fish-Man Island. The ship descended beneath the sea and approached the island after safely passing a curious Sea King.

• When three Marine warships surrounded the Ark Maxim, Roy ordered Tesoro to activate flight mode and evade them instead of fighting.
• Roy used his Telekinetic Shield to protect the ship, then guided it from the Sabaody Archipelago into the sea without needing a coating.
• As the Ark Maxim descended, the crew admired the underwater scenery and followed the deep-sea current toward Fish-Man Island.
• A giant Sea King approached and examined the shield, but Roy told Tesoro not to attack it, and the creature eventually swam away.
• Stella detected signs of life near Fish-Man Island at a depth of five thousand meters, and Roy ordered the crew to continue ahead.

Roy and his crew arrived at Fish-Man Island, registered their ship, and explored the island while gathering supplies. They left the wary locals behind and went looking for a tavern to try the island’s food.

• Savi, Enel, Pea, and the others marveled at Fish-Man Island as the Ark Maxim descended through its bubble and entered the island.
• Roy used his Observation Haki to guide the ship to the harbor, where his Mental Storm subdued pirates eyeing the Ark Maxim.
• Tesoro registered the visitors with Ryugu Palace soldiers, and Roy led the group into the island’s streets to sightsee and buy supplies.
• Roy examined the island’s shells, wondered whether they were connected to the Moon People, and bought ten of each kind.
• Bullet intimidated a shark Fish-Man boy in a run-down neighborhood, but Roy stopped him and led the group off to find a tavern.

Roy and his crew feasted in the Fish-Man District as Fisher Tiger, Jinbe, and Arlong confronted them, while Queen Otohime prepared to meet Roy. The chapter ended with Roy standing to face Fisher Tiger and Jinbe as tensions rose in the tavern.

• Roy and his crew sampled seafood and Sea God's Tears at a tavern in the Fish-Man District.
• Arlong reported the humans to Fisher Tiger, who agreed to confront them but ordered the youths not to attack first.
• A minister told King Neptune that Roy and his crew had arrived, and Queen Otohime set out with a small escort to welcome them.
• Roy and Hawk Eyes sensed Otohime's Observation Haki, while Roy also detected Fisher Tiger's group approaching.
• Fisher Tiger's group surrounded Roy's crew in the tavern, and Fisher Tiger and Jinbe demanded that the humans leave.
• Roy stood and addressed Fisher Tiger and Jinbe as both groups prepared for a confrontation.

Queen Otohime stopped Fisher Tiger and the Fish-Man District youths from fighting Roy’s group, then invited them to Ryugu Palace. There, Roy discussed relations between humans and Fish-Men with Otohime and Neptune, leaving her encouraged about coexistence while warning that changing the world required strength.

• Otohime arrived at the tavern, revealed that Arlong had started the conflict, and asked Fisher Tiger to withdraw; Fisher Tiger apologized to Roy.
• Otohime invited Roy and his companions to Ryugu Palace, and Roy accepted her offer.
• Roy’s group traveled to Ryugu Palace, where King Neptune and his princes welcomed them.
• Otohime asked Roy what he thought about relations between humans and Fish-Men, and Roy described their conflict as rooted in interests, strength, and historical grievances.
• Roy and his companions shared their views, and Otohime reaffirmed her dream of peaceful coexistence before Roy warned that changing the world also required strength.

After visiting the Sea Forest, Roy and his crew met its gravekeeper, Dan, and learned that he protected Noah's Ark. Roy invited the young Fish-Man Charon to join the crew, but Charon refused, and Bullet challenged his fighting ability.

• At the banquet, Neptune told Roy that ancient records linked Fish-Man Island and Sky Island, while Otohime explained that her unusual Observation Haki was an innate gift.
• After leaving Ryugu Palace, Roy followed his Observation Haki to the Sea Forest, where he found two Poneglyphs.
• Charon attacked Bullet, but Bullet caught his punch and tossed him aside before Dan stopped the confrontation.
• Dan revealed that the gravekeepers were protecting Noah's Ark, and Charon protested that he intended to become its guardian.
• Roy invited Charon to join his pirate crew, but Charon refused, and Bullet provoked him by claiming anyone in the crew could beat him.

Roy tested Charon’s strength and recruited him into the crew, promising to train him so he could protect Fish-Man Island. The crew celebrated in the Sea Forest, where Roy learned that Charon was descended from deep-sea and ancient Fish-Men.

• Bullet defeated Charon easily, but Charon challenged Roy instead of accepting his loss.
• Roy restrained Charon with Telekinesis and explained that he had arranged the challenge to reveal Charon’s potential.
• Roy offered to train Charon, and Charon accepted his invitation to join the crew.
• Dan asked Roy to protect Charon and keep his kindness intact, and Roy promised to keep all his companions safe.
• Dan explained that Charon’s ancestry gave him camouflage, strong scales, and a body suited to the deep sea.
• The crew celebrated Charon’s joining with a banquet and spent the night in the Sea Forest.

Roy and the Roy Pirates left Fish-Man Island aboard the Ark Maxim with Charon, who revealed he had taken E Energy Steroids since childhood to stabilize his bloodline. As they entered the deep sea, Charon defeated a Sea King and proved his worth to the crew.

• Charon said goodbye to Dan, who gave him an heirloom shell amulet, and joined Roy and the others as they departed.
• Roy found E Energy Steroids in Charon's belongings and learned Charon had taken one every month since he was about ten to balance his bloodline.
• The crew boarded the Ark Maxim, which Ryugu Palace soldiers had guarded, and set sail from Fish-Man Island.
• As the ship entered the deep sea, Charon volunteered to fight a Sea King and hurled a giant squid away with Fish-Man Karate.
• Roy praised Charon after he returned to the ship, and Charon felt a new sense of duty as a member of the Roy Pirates.

Roy and his crew reached the New World, survived its extreme and rapidly changing weather, and began training Charon. The chapter ended with the Blood Claw Pirates, one of Golden Lion's crews, approaching the Ark Maxim.

• The Ark Maxim surfaced, and Roy welcomed his crew to the New World.
• A series of violent weather changes battered the ship until Roy lifted it into the air and flew clear of the chaotic waters.
• Charon reflected on his weakness, and Roy gave him instruction in Haki and physical techniques before assigning Bullet to train him.
• Savi spotted an approaching pirate ship, and Stella identified its crew as the Blood Claw Pirates, captained by Buzz, a 120-million-Beli pirate.
• Bullet welcomed the chance to fight after the storm had angered him.

Roy’s crew defeated the Blood Claw Pirates in their first battle in the New World and resumed their voyage. Stella checked the Log Pose, which pointed toward Punk Hazard, Raijin Island, and Spring Island.

• Bone Crusher Buzz challenged the Ark Maxim and demanded its ship and treasure.
• Tesoro, Bullet, and Hawk Eyes attacked the Blood Claw Pirates, with Tesoro electrocuting pirates, Bullet breaking Buzz’s hand and knocking him out, and Hawk Eyes disabling their ship.
• The remaining pirates fled into the sea, where Charon defeated them with Fish-Man Karate and water attacks.
• Roy praised Charon, while Savi and Enel lamented missing the fight and argued with Tesoro over who had taken down more pirates.
• Stella stopped their quarrel and told Roy that the Log Pose pointed toward Punk Hazard, Raijin Island, and Spring Island.