Recaps

Longinus grew up under Homing’s care while struggling with dangerous traits, then went to the North Star Colosseum and intervened when Freck arranged a rigged match involving Jessica’s father. The arc left Hector back on his feet, facing Polo the Mountain as Freck ordered the fight to continue.

• Lu Ye chose the One Piece world after dying, was reborn as Longinus in the Donquixote family, and learned from Jinbao that Homing planned to give up the family’s Celestial Dragon status.
• Lu Ye gained the Brute and Hangry traits, beat Doffy and Rosy in a fight, and later went berserk when hunger and uncontrolled Armament Haki overwhelmed him.
• Homing and Liana cared for Longinus through his dangerous episodes, and Homing delayed the family’s departure from the Holy Land while Longinus recovered.
• Doffy and Rosy persuaded Liana to let Longinus leave the family quarters, and Sullivan led him to the North Star Colosseum, where he met the enslaved gladiator Jessica.
• Longinus claimed Jessica as his own after Charlos agreed to give her up, then entered her in Freck’s rigged hundred-person battle against Polo the Mountain.
• Longinus learned that Jessica’s father Hector was fighting as Doffy’s slave, and he ordered the match to spare Hector while Jessica asked to let her father fight freely.
• Hector survived the opening clashes and became one of the final contestants, but Polo the Mountain battered him as the crowd and Celestial Dragons watched.
• Longinus leaped from the stands with Jessica after Hector fell, confronted Freck in the arena, and watched Hector rise as Freck ordered Polo the Mountain to kill him.

Lu Ye killed Augustus and Freck, challenged Garling, and began pushing reforms that tied Celestial Dragon privilege to merit while building his own organization. After training under the Holy Knights and gaining the Five Elders’ attention, he returned to confront Celestial Dragons protesting their assessment.

• Lu Ye witnessed CP Agents shoot Jessica, Hector, and the Mountain, then killed Augustus and Freck and challenged Garling to a future fight to the death.
• Lu Ye began the Path of the Strong, rejected Homing’s plan to leave Mary Geoise, and told the Five Elders that Celestial Dragons needed rules and accountability.
• Lu Ye proposed assigning Celestial Dragons roles and Heavenly Tribute according to ability and merit, and the Five Elders agreed to consider his reforms.
• Lu Ye recruited Pucout and other Celestial Dragons into the Villains, raided their homes for protection money, and defeated Garling’s son in a fight.
• Lu Ye helped Celestial Dragons prepare for a four-part assessment, then gained a place in the Knights and an invitation to study the sea with the Five Elders.
• Evan rescued Cliff Rebel from the Giant Lion Pirates and brought him to the Holy Land at Lu Ye’s request.
• Lu Ye trained in the Six Powers and renovated the Room of Authority before starting his internship with the Five Elders.
• Lu Ye confronted Celestial Dragons protesting the assessment, smashed their bubble helmets with a golden scepter, and silenced the crowd before heading to the Room of Authority.