Recaps

After waking aboard the Isel, Luo Chen learned that Catherine had lost their course while caring for him and that they would have to drift until they could decide what to do. He left Catherine’s disastrous cooking behind by heading to the kitchen to prepare food himself.

• Luo Chen woke in Orange’s room aboard the Isel, and Catherine told him she had replaced the bedding.
• Catherine explained that they had lost their course because she had steered away from Marine Headquarters while Luo Chen was unconscious and had not recorded their route.
• Luo Chen learned that Catherine had found sea charts but no Log Pose, so he decided to let the ship follow the current for the time being.
• Luo Chen asked Catherine to cook dinner, and she made charred fried eggs that he pretended to enjoy.
• When Catherine offered him more eggs, Luo Chen claimed he was full and went to the kitchen to show her his cooking.

A luxury cruise ship held a festive ball as a pirate ship approached unseen in the darkness. After a sailor spotted the attackers and raised the alarm, the captain tried to keep the passengers calm while ordering the crew to prepare.

• The cruise ship’s captain toasted the passengers and assured them that his crew would keep the ship safe.
• A pirate lookout spotted the cruise ship, and the pirate captain ordered his men to prepare to board and attack.
• George and another pirate discussed their plans to board first and receive a reward from the captain.
• Paul spotted the pirate ship from the cruise ship’s mast and rang the alarm bell.
• A crew member warned the captain that pirates were approaching, and the captain told him to gather the crew while reassuring the passengers that nothing was wrong.

John spotted a pirate ship approaching the cruise ship, and the captain prepared the sailors and informed the passengers as the pirates attacked. The pirates boarded after a fierce exchange of cannon fire, overwhelmed the crew, and left the surviving sailors surrendering.

• John alerted the sailors to a pirate ship approaching, and the captain sent them to their posts to prepare for battle.
• The captain told the passengers about the attack, while Viscount Kos urged them to stay calm and trust the crew.
• Pirate captain Lucas ordered his men to bombard the cruise ship, and the cruise ship captain ordered his sailors to return fire.
• The pirate ship rammed the cruise ship, allowing Lucas and his crew to board and attack.
• The pirates cut down resisting sailors, and the surviving crew threw down their weapons and begged for mercy.

Pirate captain Lucas executed the merchant ship’s captain and used his Sponge-Sponge Fruit power to defeat George, who tried to avenge him. Lucas’s men locked George in the pirate ship’s dungeon with other captives, while Lucas planned to sell the prisoners and the captured passengers and sailors; his bounty stood at 250 million Beli.

• Lucas ordered the defeated sailors to surrender, but their captain refused and was beheaded by Lucas.
• George charged Lucas to avenge the captain, but Lucas absorbed his sword strike with the Sponge-Sponge Fruit and reflected the force back at him.
• Lucas ordered two pirates to take the badly injured George to the dungeon, where other prisoners pleaded with them to be freed.
• The pirates ignored the prisoners’ pleas and left George locked in a cell among people Lucas intended to sell into slavery.
• Lucas’s wanted notice listed a 250 million Beli bounty and described him as a heinous Sponge-Sponge Fruit user, dead or alive.

Lucas confronted the passengers after Viscount Kos sent a subordinate to learn the battle’s outcome, then ordered his pirates to rob and capture them. The passengers were imprisoned aboard Lucas’s ship, while Kos was kept alive as a valuable hostage.

• Viscount Kos sent a subordinate to find out which side had won the battle.
• Lucas kicked the subordinate back into the ballroom and threatened the passengers for trying to send someone outside.
• Viscount Kos confessed that he had sent the subordinate and offered his homeland property in exchange for the passengers’ lives and freedom.
• Lucas rejected Kos’s offer to free the others, ordering his pirates to strip the passengers of their valuables and capture them.
• Lucas told his pirates to keep Kos alive as their moneybag, and they imprisoned the passengers aboard his ship after killing some who resisted.
• The pirates assaulted several women who refused to submit, then took them back to the ship.

Luo Chen and Catherine discussed their lost course and the crew they needed while eating aboard the Isel. The Lucas Pirates spotted their ship and opened fire, and Captain Lucas ordered his crew to attack for the chance to claim Luo Chen’s bounty.

• Catherine told Luo Chen they were lost and could only hope to find a passing ship or an inhabited island.
• Luo Chen prepared breakfast, and Catherine suggested finding a navigator and a cook while Luo Chen proposed hiring a shipwright.
• Cannon fire rocked the Isel and smashed the dishes, so Catherine grabbed her sword and rushed outside as Luo Chen followed.
• A lookout told Captain Lucas that Luo Chen’s group was approaching, and a pirate explained Luo Chen’s 200-million-Beli bounty and the offer of a Shichibukai title.
• Lucas rallied his crew and ordered them to attack Luo Chen’s ship.

Lucas and his crew attacked the Isel after learning that the Navy had put a 200 million Beli bounty on Luo Chen and offered the title of Shichibukai to whoever captured him. Luo Chen and Catherine boarded Lucas’s ship to fight, but Lucas’s Cotton-Cotton Fruit ability sent Luo Chen crashing into the cabin.

• Lucas dismissed the rookie’s concerns about Luo Chen and ordered his crew to fire on the Isel.
• Catherine deflected the cannonballs and struck back with a flying slash, which Lucas absorbed with his Cotton-Cotton Fruit ability.
• Luo Chen learned that the Navy had placed a 200 million Beli bounty on him and promised the title of Shichibukai to whoever brought in his head.
• Luo Chen and Catherine used Geppo to reach Lucas’s ship, where Catherine fought the crew and Luo Chen challenged Lucas.
• Lucas’s punch carried almost no force, but he then released the impact he had absorbed and sent Luo Chen crashing into the cabin.

Lucas defeated Catherine with his Sponge-Sponge Fruit and Six Powers techniques, then ordered his men to capture her. Luo Chen remained missing after Lucas’s earlier attack.

• Catherine called out to Luo Chen, but he did not respond, and Lucas taunted her and demanded that she surrender.
• Catherine attacked Lucas with Flowing Shadow, but he absorbed the slash and returned its force, sending her flying.
• Lucas explained his concentrated Sponge-Sponge attack and broke through Catherine’s Flowing Wall, while she realized that his power could not absorb and release simple cuts and thrusts in the same way.
• Lucas used Soru and double critical strike against Catherine; she tried Tekkai but was sent crashing into a cabin on the Isel.
• Lucas ordered two pirates to bring Catherine back carefully, and one quietly complained that Lucas had injured her himself.

Luo Chen confronted pirate captain Lucas over his attacks on the crew and his slave-trading, while Lucas demonstrated how his Sponge-Sponge Fruit absorbed attacks and released them as shockwaves. After Lucas provoked Luo Chen into anger, the two began darting around the pirate ship with Soru, and their fight continued.

• Luo Chen emerged from the pirate ship and demanded to know whether Lucas had caused the suffering, while his pressure forced everyone else to their knees.
• Luo Chen struck Lucas from behind with a barrage of Shigan attacks, but Lucas absorbed their force with the Sponge-Sponge Fruit.
• Lucas demonstrated that he could release absorbed attacks as shockwaves, then boasted that his power made him godlike and could let him escape even an Admiral-level opponent.
• Luo Chen condemned Lucas for boasting and challenged his strength, while Lucas taunted him about his injured companion and confessed to arranging the sale of at least ten thousand people into slavery.
• Lucas provoked Luo Chen into vowing to end his pirate career, and the two used Soru to race across the deck as their fight resumed.

Luo Chen and Lucas continued their fierce battle aboard the ship, with Luo Chen using Haki and increasingly powerful attacks against Lucas. Lucas revealed a new Sponge-Sponge ability that drained moisture from the air and began expanding his body.

• Luo Chen repeatedly struck Lucas with Soru, Rankyaku, and a Tekkai-enhanced punch, damaging the ship as Lucas taunted him and recovered from the blows.
• Luo Chen explained that Armament Haki could counter Devil Fruit powers, then clashed fists with Lucas and sent him crashing into the storage room.
• Luo Chen fired three Rankyaku wind blades that split the storage room apart, but Lucas emerged from the wreckage still eager to fight.
• Luo Chen used Armament Haki with Rain Burial to slash Lucas across the cabin, sending him flying from bow to stern.
• Luo Chen sensed that Lucas's energy was growing despite his injuries, and Lucas revealed his Sponge-Sponge Expansion-Giant Soldier ability as strands spread from his body and drained moisture from the air.

Luo Chen fought Lucas aboard the pirate ship, evading his powerful attacks and exploiting the stamina cost of his Sponge-Sponge ability. After Lucas absorbed and released Luo Chen’s slash, the two clashed again, and Luo Chen struck him with a slash that left no visible wound but made him clutch his chest and fall to his knees.

• Lucas grew to over ten meters tall and smashed through the pirate ship’s deck while trying to hit Luo Chen.
• Lucas unleashed a rapid barrage of punches, and Luo Chen protected himself with Tekkai and Armament Haki before striking back as Lucas weakened.
• Luo Chen dodged Lucas’s hammer and binding attacks, then cut him with a blood-red Rankyaku slash.
• Lucas absorbed Luo Chen’s slash and released it as a shock wave, but Luo Chen met it with his Mountain-Shaking Seal.
• Luo Chen used Rain Burial to strike Lucas with Heart-Questioning Slash, causing Lucas to clutch his chest and collapse to his knees.

Luo Chen used his baleful sword aura to make Lucas confront the memories and victims of his crimes, then killed him. He turned his attention to Lucas’s fleeing crew and stopped them before they could escape.

• Luo Chen’s strike forced Lucas to relive his childhood friendship with Dennis and remember how he murdered Dennis and the villagers for the sake of his pirate reputation.
• Lucas was overwhelmed by the spirits of his victims, who demanded that he pay for their deaths.
• Luo Chen pierced Lucas’s heart with Rain Burial, and Lucas’s body withered into dust.
• Lucas’s crew tried to row away, but Luo Chen used Soru to appear before them and demanded to know where they were going.
• Two pirates nervously claimed they had only meant to patrol the waters and report back to Luo Chen.

After defeating Lucas, Luo Chen returned to his ship and rested, leaving Catherine to handle the pirates and question them about nearby islands and a Log Pose. Catherine confronted the pirates aboard their damaged ship and began interrogating them about the slaves they had imprisoned in the dungeon.

• Luo Chen reassured Catherine after she apologized for being knocked unconscious, then asked her to question the returning pirates about nearby islands and a Log Pose.
• Luo Chen went to rest, and Catherine promised to handle the remaining matters.
• Parker and the other pirates returned to their ship, waited for Luo Chen, and argued until their companions stopped them.
• Catherine arrived, led the pirates into the hall, and told them Luo Chen had put her in charge while he recovered.
• Catherine demanded that the pirates explain how they captured the slaves locked in the dungeon.

Catherine confronted Parker and the pirates about the slaves imprisoned beneath the ship, then ordered them to release everyone. Two pirates entered the dungeon and began convincing the frightened prisoners that they were free.

• Catherine rejected Parker's claim that he knew nothing about the dungeon and threatened the pirates if they lied to her.
• Parker and the other pirates blamed Captain Lucas and begged Catherine for mercy.
• Catherine ordered the pirates to free the prisoners without mistreating them, and Parker sent several men to the dungeon.
• Two pirates complained privately about Parker as they went below deck to unlock the cages.
• The prisoners huddled in fear until a middle-aged man asked whether the pirates truly meant to release them.
• One pirate explained that Luo Chen had defeated Captain Lucas and that Catherine had ordered their release; the middle-aged man went to tell the others.

Knight Eiffel and the other prisoners learned they were being released after Lucas was killed, while the pirates remembered a separate prisoner Lucas had chained in the dungeon. They told the wounded man that Lucas was dead and that he was free, but his reaction was not shown.

• Knight Eiffel told the prisoners that Luo Chen had defeated Lucas and that Miss Catherine had ordered their release.
• The pirates led Eiffel and the other prisoners out of the dungeon, then remembered Lucas had imprisoned another young man separately.
• The pirates entered the dungeon’s grim depths and found the young man held in place by chains piercing his shoulder blades.
• The prisoner ignored the pirates’ first call, then cursed Lucas and said he would wait for him in hell.
• A pirate told the prisoner that Lucas had been killed by Lord Luo Chen and that he was now free.

George was freed from his cell and chose to seek out Luo Chen rather than accept Knight Eiffel’s offer to make him an heir. On deck, Catherine learned that Lucas’s Eternal Pose pointed to a dark market on Supomachi Island, where pirates traded treasure and slaves.

• George agreed to leave prison with the pirates but kept the chains on his body as a reminder of his weakness.
• Knight Eiffel recognized George, apologized for failing to save Captain Fili, and offered to raise him as his heir; George forgave him but declined.
• George said he intended to meet Luo Chen and pledge his loyalty to the person who defeated Lucas.
• Catherine asked the pirates for a route to the next island, and Parker presented Lucas’s Eternal Pose.
• Parker revealed that the pose pointed to the dark market on Supomachi Island, where Lucas traded treasure and slaves.

Catherine questioned Parker about Supomachi Island’s dark market, then welcomed the freed prisoners and George aboard her ship. The prisoners and George agreed to travel with her, while Luo Chen was still resting.

• Parker blamed the dead Lucas for the pirates’ crimes and told Catherine that Supomachi Island was controlled by Carlos and served as a dark market for trade and smuggling.
• Catherine sent Parker to check on two pirates who had taken too long to free the prisoners, and he collided with them in the cabin.
• The two pirates brought the freed prisoners and George to Catherine, who asked why George was still wearing chains.
• George thanked Catherine and explained that he had asked to keep the chains on as a reminder of his former powerlessness.
• Knight Eiffel told Catherine that the prisoners had unanimously agreed to travel aboard her ship until the next island.
• George knelt before Catherine and asked to join her crew so he could repay her kindness.

George tried to join the Luo Chen Pirates, but Catherine rejected him until Knight Eiffel advised him to show humility, resolve, and his abilities. George returned to plead his case, and Luo Chen appeared to watch Catherine’s decision.

• Catherine rejected George’s request to join, saying the crew could find a navigator elsewhere and could not risk accepting someone whose background they did not know.
• George wondered why he wanted to join, and Knight Eiffel advised him to show proper gratitude, determination, and what he could contribute to the crew.
• George thanked Eiffel, resolved to join the Luo Chen Pirates, and returned to ask Catherine to hear him out again.
• Catherine reluctantly let George explain, and he humbly promised to follow her orders if she accepted him.
• Luo Chen woke up, heard that George was seeking to join, and quietly went to watch Catherine decide.

Catherine rejected George's plea to join her crew, but Luo Chen accepted him after learning that he wanted the strength to protect those around him. Meanwhile, Doflamingo sent Monet and Gladius to Supomachi Island to kill Carlos, using a Devil Fruit auction as cover.

• Catherine refused George's request to join her crew and left him kneeling.
• Luo Chen asked George why he was so determined to join, and George said he wanted to grow strong enough to protect people from tragedy.
• George recognized Luo Chen as the pirate who defeated Lucas, and Luo Chen welcomed him into the crew.
• Doflamingo ordered Monet to gain Carlos's trust and kill him at Supomachi Island, with Gladius secretly assisting her.
• Doflamingo gave Gladius the Quick-Quick Fruit to auction at Supomachi, hoping the event would help him enter and conceal the plot against Carlos.

Sabo and Koala received Dragon’s orders to investigate Carlos’s arms shipments on Supomachi Island and identify his contact. Aboard the Isel, Catherine confronted Luo Chen for accepting George into the crew without first establishing who he was.

• Sabo shattered the kingdom’s iron gates with Dragon’s Breath, causing the defending soldiers to flee.
• Koala found Sabo and told him Dragon wanted them to investigate Carlos’s arms dealings on Supomachi Island.
• Dragon ordered Sabo to uncover where the arms shipments were going and identify Carlos’s contact while keeping their identities hidden; he warned that Donquixote Family officers might be involved.
• Sabo agreed to take Koala along, and she left to handle the preparations for their departure.
• Aboard the Isel, Catherine rebuked Luo Chen for accepting George’s request without checking him out, while George stayed silent nearby.

Luo Chen settled George’s place among the crew and discussed the responsibilities of a captain with Catherine. The Isel reached Supomachi Island, and Luo Chen prepared to go ashore while George remained behind to train.

• Luo Chen told Catherine he accepted George despite the risk of betrayal, and Catherine urged him to consult the crew before major decisions.
• Luo Chen and Catherine agreed to speak openly when they disagreed, and George’s membership was formally settled.
• The next morning, Muhate spotted Supomachi Island from the Isel and alerted Luo Chen and the others.
• Luo Chen ordered Parker and Muhate to wake the crew and passengers as they approached the island.
• Catherine joined Luo Chen on deck and saw the island and its harbor through the mist.
• Parker told Luo Chen that George had gone to the training room instead of joining them, so Luo Chen sent Parker to prepare for landing.

Luo Chen learned that Doflamingo’s forces had become involved in Supomachi Island and arranged to lure the island’s slave traders into a trap. He freed the former captives and left Parker to contact the traders, using the claim that Luo Chen and Catherine would be auctioned as bait.

• Luo Chen spotted the Doflamingo Pirates’ flag in the harbor and asked Parker to explain who controlled Supomachi Island.
• Parker named Joker as one of the island’s underworld powers, and Luo Chen realized Joker was Doflamingo.
• Luo Chen released Eiffel and the other former captives, who thanked him and headed toward the merchant ships.
• Luo Chen ordered Parker to contact the slave traders and threatened him against trying any tricks.
• Luo Chen told Parker to claim that he and Catherine had been captured and would be auctioned, drawing the traders out.

Parker lured Baron Doli into agreeing to meet and trade for the captured Luo Chen Pirates. Luo Chen told the pirates they would be freed only after they accompanied him to the deal.

• Parker called Baron Doli and claimed Captain Lucas had captured the Luo Chen Pirates in battle.
• Parker offered to trade Luo Chen and Catherine instead of taking them to the Marines for their bounties.
• Doli questioned Parker's motives, then agreed to meet at their usual location and bring other major merchants.
• Parker told Luo Chen the pirates had passed his test and were free, but only after they went with him to the deal.
• Parker led the group toward the meeting place.

Baron Doli gathered Supomachi Island’s slave-trading nobles to share the cost of acquiring Luo Chen and another captive, then Lord Carlos’s envoy Takurama arrived to take charge. After Takurama pressured the group, the traders agreed to join him and set out for the meeting place.

• Baron Doli summoned the other slave-trading nobles and asked them to share the cost of the deal involving the two captives.
• Viscount Poku hesitated, then agreed to join after learning that Lord Carlos had sent an envoy.
• Takurama arrived and said he had come to take custody of the captives and escort them for Lord Carlos.
• Takurama pressured the slave traders, who quickly agreed to participate and divide the profits according to their contributions.
• Baron Doli arranged a carriage and led Takurama and the traders toward the meeting place.

Luo Chen and the Lucas Pirates arrived at the trading site, where Baron Doli and the nobles had been waiting impatiently. The nobles tried to assert their authority, while Takurama recognized signs that Lucas had been defeated and prepared to report to Lord Carlos.

• Doli arrived with Takurama and the nobles, but the Lucas Pirates were nowhere to be seen.
• Doli and Firidon argued until Viscount Poku intervened and calmed them down.
• Parker led Luo Chen and the pirates to the site, where Luo Chen sensed the group waiting on the other side of the hill.
• Takurama recognized the pirates’ arrival as evidence that Lucas had likely been defeated and resolved to inform Lord Carlos.
• Doli and the nobles berated the pirates for making them wait, and Parker claimed they were surrounded and should surrender.