Decades ago, the greatest pirate the world had ever seen was captured and executed in Longuetown, with the Navy promising that his death would bring an end to the era of pirates, criminals, and opportunists; however, the effect was the opposite.

In his final words, Gol D. Roger proclaimed that he had hidden his treasure—the greatest treasure of all—and that whoever found it would become the next Pirate King.

His laughter echoed through the port city even as his head rolled across the ground. Suddenly, all that could be heard were the endless footsteps of a flood of people rushing toward their ships to set sail toward the horizon in pursuit of a single dream: to find One Piece.

Thus begins a new era of piracy.