Recaps

Lucas expanded his family and influence while rescuing captives, confronting the World Government, and arranging for Reiju, Koala, and Baby 5 to train with the Kuja. The arc ended with Whitebeard believing Weevil was his son and ordering Marco and Jozu to bring him back.

• Lucas moved his base to the New World, rescued Baby 5 from starvation, and welcomed her into his family after she defeated Karik.
• Hina and Baccarat defeated Oliver and his beasts, then Lucas and Hina began raiding human traffickers and rescued Fisher Tiger and Koala.
• Lucas saved Judge from CP0, killed Avignon, and secured Judge’s agreement to place the Vinsmoke Family under his command in exchange for marrying Reiju when she grew up.
• Lucas brought Reiju, Koala, and Baby 5 to Amazon Lily for training, where Hancock welcomed them and received the Love-Love Fruit from Toritoma.
• Robin killed Big Oliver’s men when they threatened Baccarat and the others, and Lucas reassured Robin that her actions would not provoke retaliation.
• Lucas found the Clay-Clay Fruit and considered how to combine Devil Fruit abilities, while Perospero told Marco that Weevil was Whitebeard’s son.
• Whitebeard recalled his past with Buckingham and Vegapunk’s creation of Weevil, then ordered Marco and Jozu to bring Weevil back.

Lucas expanded his family and strengthened his allies while pursuing Devil Fruit abilities, then faced Whitebeard over Weevil. Whitebeard agreed to leave Weevil with Lucas, and Lucas began training to master Conqueror’s Haki Infusion.

• Lucas crushed Judge’s clone soldiers, staged Germa’s destruction, and ordered Judge to suspend his projects and follow Lucas’s research directions.
• Daz Bonez rescued the laborers and their families from Gem’s camp, while Scarlet and Violet raided traffickers and Lucas fused the Clay-Clay and Bomb-Bomb abilities for Scarlet.
• Lucas fought Marco and Jozu, defeated them after a prolonged battle, and released Weevil, while Stussy and the other women joined the fighting.
• Gion defeated Don Accino, Lucas obtained his Heat-Heat Fruit, married Gion, and gave Hina an enhanced Flame-Flame Fruit fused with the Heat-Heat ability.
• Lucas rescued Betty from the old king’s attack, helped her see how his organization supported people across nearby islands, and she agreed to join his family.
• Whitebeard arrived at Yulo Peninsula seeking Weevil and overpowered Lucas, but Stussy and Weevil intervened, and Weevil explained that he defended Lucas because Lucas treated him well.
• Whitebeard entrusted Weevil to Lucas and departed after declaring the trafficking matter settled, while Lucas began training to master Conqueror’s Haki Infusion and healed his injuries.

Lucas rescued Luo and Lami from Flevance, clashed with Sakazuki, and left Luo to train in Shimotsuki Village. Back in Dressrosa, Hina and Lucas’s allies defeated the Lizard Pirates, while Lucas followed the injured Hanafza and discovered that Page One was his son.

• Lucas and Issho fought at full strength until their attacks collided in an explosion that left the outcome unknown.
• Lucas and Betty entered Flevance, rescued Luo and Lami, and Lucas destroyed the contaminated country and its remaining corpses.
• Lucas gave his Life Energy to help cure Luo and Lami, then sent Luo to train at Koushirou’s dojo in East Blue.
• Lucas intervened when Sakazuki attacked Fisher Tiger, wounded the Marine admiral, and persuaded him to leave after Sengoku ordered him to return.
• Hanafza attacked Lafitte over two Devil Fruits, but Scarlet, Stussy, and Hina defeated Lize, Iguna, and Hanafza in turn.
• Lucas followed Hanafza in disguise and discovered that Page One was his son, while Ulti chased away the bullies and promised to protect him.

Lucas drew Aramaki into his campaign against the Celestial Dragons, prepared the Eternal Financial Group’s fleet, and held a swordsmen’s tournament that brought the world’s strongest fighters to Rischiled Island. After defeating Shanks and Mihawk and claiming the title of the world’s greatest swordsman, Lucas was stabbed through the heart by Ochoku, who escaped.

• Lucas brought Ulti and Page One to safety, while Yamato defeated Sasaki and Hanafza reported that a Devil Fruit had been stolen.
• Aramaki tried to rescue A-Xin from the Celestial Dragons, but Lucas provoked him into breaking free and then persuaded him to join the fight against them.
• Lucas and Issho trained Aramaki, while Yamato drove Arlong and his fish-men away from Baccarat and Lucas’s allies prepared a fleet and a swordsmen’s tournament.
• The World Government arranged for Ochoku to ambush Lucas after the tournament, while swordsmen from across the world gathered on Rischiled Island.
• Lucas defeated King Seki, Xieluonia, Richard, Vista, Rogers Woods, and other challengers before Shanks arrived and fought him in a battle that shook the island.
• Lucas overwhelmed Shanks, then fought Mihawk for three days and nights until Mihawk fell and Shanks rescued him.
• Morgans announced Lucas as the world’s greatest swordsman, but Ochoku secretly teleported a Seastone short sword into Lucas’s back and escaped after sensing his life force plummet.