Recaps

Cosmos and Stobi found the badly injured Lu Ge in the forest and brought him to a doctor, who treated his wounds while the women mistook him for one of their own. After waking, Lu Ge realized he might have transmigrated to Amazon Lily in the world of One Piece and concealed that he was a man as a guard questioned him.

• Cosmos and Stobi found Lu Ge covered in wounds and carried him to the village for treatment.
• The doctor examined Lu Ge's slash wounds, and the women suspected someone had attacked him.
• Lu Ge woke, saw the women and their pet snakes, and wondered why his body hurt and where he was.
• The women noticed Lu Ge had no chest, while he realized they might never have seen a man.
• A guard asked Lu Ge his name, village, and attacker, and he covered himself while deciding to hide that he was male.

Lu Ge learned that the Boa sisters had been captured and sold, while Amazon Lily had no empress and could not safely leave the island. The Kuja wanted to rescue the sisters, but first they needed someone recognized by the Sea Kings to become empress.

• Lu Ge confirmed that he had arrived on Amazon Lily in the world of One Piece and told Kama he had washed ashore after pirates destroyed his ship.
• The Kuja told Lu Ge that the Boa sisters had been missing for a year and that their empress had recently died.
• A tall Kuja woman pressed Lu Ge for news of Boa Hancock, Boa Sandersonia, and Boa Marigold, and Lu Ge said he had heard they were sold at an auction.
• The Kuja resolved to rescue the sisters, but they could not leave Amazon Lily without an empress able to command the Sea Kings.
• The Kuja admitted that no one had gained the Sea Kings' recognition, leaving the empress position vacant.

Lu Ge learned that Amazon Lily's new empress had to earn the recognition of the Yuda, but Sanya objected to letting him try because he was a man. The Kuja allowed him to stay in a house outside the village, and Cosmos led him to the bathhouse, where he was shocked by what he saw.

• The women proposed that Lu Ge become empress if he could rescue Hancock and earn the Yuda's recognition.
• Sanya revealed that Lu Ge was a man and said Amazon Lily's rules barred men from becoming empress or joining the Kuja Pirates.
• Sanya arranged for Lu Ge to stay in a house outside the village until the new empress took office.
• Lu Ge lied about Hancock and her sisters' fate, claiming he only knew they had been sold at an auction house.
• Cosmos led Lu Ge to the bathhouse while Stobi went to find him clean clothes.
• Lu Ge arrived at the bathing pool and was stunned by the scene.

After Lu Ge bathed on Amazon Lily, his wounds healed and he discovered a warm inner power that could sharpen his senses and temporarily strengthen his body. He accepted Cosmos’s offer to teach him Haki and settled into a wooden house outside the village.

• Cosmos told the bathers Lu Ge was a man, and they crowded around to inspect him until Cosmos noticed that his wounds had vanished.
• Lu Ge sensed a warm current within his body and found that he could direct it to sharpen his senses and temporarily strengthen his limbs and muscles.
• Lu Ge asked about learning Haki, and Cosmos offered to teach him.
• Stobi brought Lu Ge women’s clothes, and Lu Ge reluctantly accepted them because the island had no men’s clothing.
• Cosmos and Stobi led Lu Ge to a wooden house outside the village, where Stobi left him a knife and warned him about poisonous creatures.

Lu Ge trained with the mysterious energy in his body and discovered that it greatly increased his strength, stamina, and recovery. After Cosmos and Stobi brought him food, he returned to his locked wooden house on Amazon Lily, eager to keep exploring his power but unable to sleep.

• Lu Ge accepted a tachi and learned about Haki from Cosmos and Stobi, who said they were both twelve years old.
• After Cosmos and Stobi left, Lu Ge tested the mysterious energy and found that it strengthened his punches, speed, stamina, and recovery.
• Lu Ge ran more than thirty laps, then carried a boulder for forty-two laps and saw his physique improve.
• Cosmos and Stobi brought Lu Ge roasted meat and fruit, and he ate the entire meal despite its enormous size.
• Lu Ge returned to his wooden house, locked the door, and sat awake with no phone or other way to pass the time.

Lu Ge discovered that the mysterious energy in his body could absorb a newly appeared Devil Fruit and grant him its ability. After it consumed the fruit, he realized he had gained the Time-Time Fruit’s power to send himself or chosen targets into the future.

• Lu Ge exercised through the night, then washed in a nearby river and ate the remaining fruit Stobi and the other girl had brought him.
• A streak of light entered Lu Ge’s house and transformed a strange fruit on his table into a Devil Fruit.
• Lu Ge hesitated to eat the fruit because Devil Fruits carried a fatal weakness to seawater.
• The energy in Lu Ge’s body surged toward the fruit, and he let it wrap around and absorb it.
• Lu Ge gained an understanding of the Time-Time Fruit’s ability and recognized it as Kozuki Toki’s power.

Lu Ge discovered that the power within him let him use Devil Fruit abilities without suffering the sea’s curse, then experimented with developing his Time-Time Fruit. He successfully used it to take on a stronger future form, gaining its power and memories.

• Lu Ge tested his body in the sea and confirmed that he felt no weakness or curse.
• Lu Ge wondered whether his inner energy could let him absorb more Devil Fruits, unaware that it was Nascent Dimensional Power.
• Lu Ge decided to focus on developing the Time-Time Fruit and considered how to gain the abilities of his future self.
• Lu Ge tried applying the power that opened a Gate of Time and Space directly to his body.
• Lu Ge transformed into a stronger future form and received its immense power and unfamiliar memories.

After a year of training, Lu Ge demonstrated mastery of all three forms of Haki and overwhelming strength. When Sanya’s warriors accused him of being involved in the disappearance of eight villagers, he suggested that a Door-Door Fruit user might be responsible, and Sanya ordered a search of the surrounding waters.

• Lu Ge tested the power he had gained after a year, breaking a large tree and blasting a crater into the ground with Armament Haki.
• Sanya arrived with a group of female warriors and questioned Lu Ge about the eight villagers who had vanished overnight.
• Lu Ge denied leaving his room and learned that the villagers had disappeared from their homes without witnesses or signs of anyone entering.
• Lu Ge suggested that a Door-Door Fruit user could have taken the villagers and might be hiding nearby.
• Sanya ordered Mana to search the surrounding waters and warned her not to approach any discovered ship without reporting back.

Lone Wolf Ark’s slave-trading crew planned to target Amazon Lily, while Lu Ge discovered that the Haki skills gained from his future-self state remained after it ended. Mana reported the ship’s arrival, and Sangya revealed its ties to the World Nobles, leaving Lu Ge to consider the danger.

• Lone Wolf Ark stopped his crew from abusing their eight captured women and announced that mermaids were their ultimate target.
• After learning a fishing boat had spotted them, Ark ignored his lieutenant’s warning and decided to dock at Amazon Lily.
• Lu Ge discovered that the abilities he learned in his future-self state had remained, and he awakened Observation Haki.
• Mana returned and told Lu Ge and Sangya that a ship belonging to the Lone Wolf Trading Company was in the fog southwest of Amazon Lily.
• Sangya explained that the company supplied slaves to the World Nobles and had been warned against by the former Empress, while Lu Ge considered the threat it posed.

Sanya led Amazon Lily’s warriors to confront slave trader Ark and his Door-Door Fruit-using partner, Lago, after learning they had captured islanders. The battle began with Sanya driving Ark back, while Lu Ge hurried to the port to test his strength.

• Sanya ordered Cosmos and Stobi to organize civilians and hide them, then led the other warriors toward the port.
• Lu Ge took Stobi’s katana and followed the warriors, deciding to test his year of growth in the coming fight.
• Ark and Lago used the Door-Door Fruit to travel from their ship to Amazon Lily’s port.
• Ark admitted he had captured islanders to trade and mocked Sanya by recalling the Kuja Pirates’ past losses.
• Sanya attacked Ark with her Haki-coated pet snake transformed into a spear, and her relentless thrusts struck him in the chest and sent him flying.

Ark overwhelmed Sanya and the Amazon Lily warriors until Lu Ge used his future power and stepped in to fight him. The chapter ended with Lu Ge's Haki-coated slash sending Ark skidding back more than a hundred meters.

• Ark revealed his Gray Wolf Fruit transformation and strong Armament Haki, then wounded Sanya with a single attack.
• Mana ordered the Amazon Lily warriors to fire arrows, but Ark dodged them and injured more than a dozen warriors.
• Lu Ge decided to intervene and activated his technique, "Time Is on My Side," to gain immense strength.
• Ark mistook Lu Ge for a woman and taunted him, prompting Lu Ge to attack in anger.
• Lu Ge coated his katana in Armament Haki and struck Ark with a powerful slash that sent him flying backward.

Lu Ge used his time-related abilities to ambush and kill Ark, then killed Lago before he could escape with the Door-Door Fruit. As Lu Ge wondered how to claim the fruit’s power, the mysterious force in his dantian began to stir.

• Lu Ge struck Ark with overwhelming strength, but Ark endured the blow with his Armament Haki.
• Lu Ge vanished for several minutes, making Ark and the Amazon Lily warriors wonder whether he had fled.
• Lu Ge suddenly appeared behind Ark and stabbed him through the chest, then severed his head.
• Lago tried to escape by opening a door, but Lu Ge foresaw his attempt and killed him, confirming that he possessed the Door-Door Fruit.
• Lu Ge considered how to obtain the Door-Door Fruit’s ability, and the mysterious power in his dantian stirred.

Lu Ge obtained the Door-Door Fruit's ability after Lago died and discovered how it combined with his Time-Time Fruit. He used the Door-Door Fruit to appear aboard the Lone Wolf Merchant Ship, where its guards mistook him for a threat.

• Lu Ge's mysterious power absorbed the energy released when Lago died, and he gained the Door-Door Fruit's ability.
• Sanya thanked Lu Ge for saving Amazon Lily but refused his request to live in the village, then sent Mana to rescue the captives aboard the merchant ship.
• Lu Ge tested his new ability by opening a door in the air and used [Time Is on My Side] to learn how to combine it with Time-Space Travel.
• Lu Ge traveled through a door to the Lone Wolf Merchant Ship, where four guards demanded to know who he was and what had happened to Lago and their boss.

Lu Ge rescued eight women from a merchant ship run by human traffickers, killing the crew and helping Mana recover the captives and the ship’s riches. Celebrated as a hero on Amazon Lily, he still lived outside the villages and longed to explore the world beyond.

• Lu Ge entered the merchant ship’s cabin and killed a man who threatened the captive women.
• Lu Ge deflected the crew’s bullets and slaughtered the ship’s forty-odd traffickers, ignoring their surrender.
• Lu Ge untied the eight women, and Mana arrived with her people to take them back to safety.
• The women explained that Lago had abducted them using the Door-Door Fruit, and Mana’s crew emptied the merchant ship of its wealth.
• Mana offered Lu Ge all the treasure, but he asked her to keep his share until he needed it.
• Lu Ge became a celebrated hero on Amazon Lily, though he continued living outside the villages and yearned to see the wider world.

Lu Ge finished mastering his abilities and prepared to leave Amazon Lily with Sanya and the others. Sanya planned to find the former Empress using her Vivre Card, and Lu Ge agreed to help, leaving with them set to depart that day.

• Lu Ge spent six days training until he had mastered his skills and become proficient with the Time-Time and Door-Door Fruits.
• After learning Lu Ge planned to leave Amazon Lily, Sanya asked him to take her and the others along so they could find the former Empress and bring her back to lead the island.
• Lu Ge agreed to help and learned that Sanya had the former Empress's Vivre Card, which could guide them to her.
• Lu Ge revealed that he possessed the Door-Door Fruit and opened a door in the air, while claiming he had obtained the ability after Lago died.
• Sanya and the others prepared money, food, water, and a small boat, completing their preparations that morning.

Lu Ge went with Sanya to find a seaworthy vessel and learned that the Kuja Pirates' ship needed Yuda to pull it. He agreed to tame the Sea Kings, and one of the Yuda challenged him as he prepared to fight.

• Sanya showed Lu Ge a small rowing boat, so he considered using the Kuja Pirates' ship instead.
• Sanya explained that Yuda pulled the pirate ship and that taming them required Conqueror's Haki; Lu Ge said he could use it.
• Sanya led Lu Ge to the northeast beach and summoned more than a dozen Yuda with a whistle.
• Sanya explained that the two Yuda once tamed by the Pirate Empress had regained their freedom, and Lu Ge recognized the largest one as challenging him to a fight.

Lu Ge used Conqueror's Haki to subdue the Yudas, allowing the Kuja Pirates to sail again. As Sanya prepared a small crew to search for Former Empress and gather news of Hancock and the others, Bolan volunteered, while the Zhuju and Zhutao sisters were refused.

• Lu Ge knocked out most of the Yudas with Conqueror's Haki, and the remaining two surrendered.
• Sanya had the Yudas harnessed to the Kuja Pirate Ship, and the women welcomed Lu Ge aboard as its first man.
• Sanya said the crew would sail to find Former Empress and gather news of Hancock and the others, taking only a few essential crew members.
• Bolan volunteered as a singer, dancer, trainee warrior, and sharpshooter, and Sanya approved her for the voyage.
• The Zhuju and Zhutao sisters asked to join, but Sanya refused because they could not protect themselves.

Lu Ge and Sanya assembled a crew of fifteen Amazon Lily women, including Kama, Mana, and Kikyo, to search for the previous Empress and rebuild the Kuja Pirates. They set sail with two Yuda, but as they entered the Sea Kings’ nesting grounds, Lu Ge worried aloud that they would encounter a Sea King.

• Sanya selected Kama as the ship’s doctor, Mana as navigator, and Kikyo as navigator, while refusing to let the younger Cosmos and Stobi join the voyage.
• Sanya chose ten more warriors to serve as sailors, bringing the crew to fifteen Amazon Lily women and sixteen people including Lu Ge.
• After half an hour of preparations, Lu Ge and the crew boarded their ship and set sail from the harbor, pulled by two Yuda.
• As the ship entered the Sea Kings’ nesting grounds, Mana urged everyone to stay alert, and Sanya warned that some Sea Kings could still attack despite the Yuda’s escort.
• Lu Ge complained that Sanya’s warning made him feel they were likely to encounter a Sea King.

Lu Ge killed the Deep Sea King Manroba with one sword strike, then used his Door-Door Fruit to escape with the Kuja crew before the blood drew more Sea Kings. The ship emerged in a safer stretch of sea as the Sea Kings behind them began fighting over Manroba’s remains.

• Kama’s warning about dangerous deep-sea Sea Kings was followed by the arrival of Manroba, an enormous Sea King that could release electricity.
• Sanya urged the crew to avoid Manroba, but Lu Ge opened a door and nearly severed its head with a single sword strike.
• Lu Ge returned to the ship through another door, stunning Kikyo, Bolan, and the other women with his victory.
• Mana warned that Manroba’s blood would attract more Sea Kings, and Lu Ge sensed several approaching with Observation Haki.
• Sanya ordered Mana to steer the ship through Lu Ge’s door, and the crew escaped as the Sea Kings behind them began fighting.

Lu Ge and the women sailed out of the Calm Belt and encountered Golden Lion Shiki’s flying pirate ship. After Sanya warned them about the powerful pirate, Lu Ge watched the ship leave and wished he could obtain the Float-Float Fruit.

• Kikyo and the other women rejected the idea of eating Devil Fruits after Lu Ge explained their sea weakness, and the crew left the Calm Belt using Sanya’s Vivre Card for direction.
• The women excitedly explored the open sea, but after five uneventful days they grew bored of the unchanging scenery.
• Bolan spotted a flying island, and Lu Ge recognized it as Golden Lion Shiki’s pirate ship.
• Lu Ge explained Shiki’s Float-Float Fruit and his history, while Sanya recounted his Marineford battle and escape from Impel Down.
• Lu Ge watched Shiki’s ship retreat and coveted the Float-Float Fruit, but knew he could not intercept it.

Lu Ge encountered Golden Lion Shiki and later met a young Hawkeye Mihawk while traveling with the Kuja Pirates. He challenged Mihawk to a spar, and Mihawk accepted by drawing a tiny sword.

• Golden Lion Shiki mistook Lu Ge's provocative look for an attempt at seduction and ignored him, while Lu Ge vowed to confront him again.
• Lu Ge continued training as Sanya told the others about Golden Lion Shiki.
• The Kuja Pirates spotted a lone man on a wooden raft, and Lu Ge recognized him as Hawkeye Mihawk.
• Lu Ge stepped onto Mihawk's raft and introduced himself, saying he wanted to test Mihawk's swordsmanship.
• Mihawk warned Lu Ge that sparring could cost him his life, then stood and drew a tiny sword.

Lu Ge fought Hawkeye Mihawk after borrowing his future strength, then absorbed Mihawk’s sword attack and gained swordsmanship on par with the world’s greatest swordsman. The chapter ended with Lu Ge sensing the power of his swordsmanship two years in the future.

• Lu Ge activated Time Is on My Side and raised his strength to Admiral level, prompting Mihawk to apologize and draw his Supreme Grade Black Blade, Yoru.
• Lu Ge stepped onto the sea and launched a powerful slash, which Mihawk blocked with Yoru while reinforcing his ship with Armament Haki.
• Mihawk counterattacked with formidable sword intent, but Lu Ge’s katana absorbed the attack through Nascent Dimensional Power.
• Mihawk asked whether Lu Ge was a Devil Fruit user, and Lu Ge stopped borrowing his future power.
• Lu Ge erupted with sword intent matching Mihawk’s, leaving Mihawk astonished as Lu Ge recognized it as his swordsmanship from two years in the future.

Lu Ge used [Time Is on My Side] to bring his future swordsmanship into the present and fought Hawkeye Mihawk, then combined his swordsmanship with the Door-Door Fruit to attack through space. Mihawk survived the surprise attacks but was wounded, and Lu Ge prepared to test another move.

• Lu Ge focused on swordsmanship and unleashed a powerful slash that Mihawk countered with [Night], splitting the sea as their sword auras clashed.
• Lu Ge and Mihawk fought at close range, and Mihawk recognized Lu Ge as a swordsman who could match him closely.
• Lu Ge opened a Dark Door and redirected Mihawk's sword strike behind him, wounding and sending Mihawk into the sea.
• Mihawk asked about Lu Ge's ability, but Lu Ge thrust his katana through space and cut Mihawk's neck as he tried to evade in the water.
• Mihawk identified the attack as a spatial ability, while Lu Ge considered how Mihawk might defend against his next strike.

Lu Ge used his Door-Door Fruit and swordsmanship to trap Hawkeye Mihawk in a clash where Mihawk’s own attacks could be redirected against him. After Mihawk identified the ability and proposed a draw, Lu Ge launched a final strike that Mihawk met head-on, sending towering waves into the sky.

• Lu Ge wounded Mihawk’s forehead by making a sword appear above him, prompting Mihawk to attack in earnest.
• Mihawk’s strikes were redirected through distorted space, and he narrowly avoided being cut by his own blade.
• Mihawk closed his eyes, sensed the egg-shaped spatial barrier around Lu Ge, and recognized the Door-Door Fruit’s power.
• Mihawk sheathed his sword and proposed a draw, but Lu Ge challenged him to withstand one final strike.
• Lu Ge and Mihawk struck their swords together, splitting the sea and unleashing towering waves.

Lu Ge defeated Dracule Mihawk in a duel after using Yuan-Eating Slash to absorb Mihawk’s ultimate sword strike and turn its power against him. Mihawk left determined to win back the title of the world’s greatest swordsman, while Lu Ge regretted that he might return to challenge him again.

• Lu Ge and Dracule Mihawk clashed swords, and Lu Ge proposed settling their duel with one final strike.
• Mihawk unleashed his ultimate sword technique, but Lu Ge’s Yuan-Eating Slash devoured its power and absorbed Mihawk’s swordsmanship realm.
• Lu Ge appeared behind Mihawk with his katana at Mihawk’s neck and declared that Mihawk had lost.
• Mihawk asked whether Lu Ge had another Devil Fruit ability, but Lu Ge gave no explanation and introduced himself.
• Mihawk accepted the defeat and vowed to win the title back, while Lu Ge insisted he had only wanted a spar and worried Mihawk would keep challenging him.