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It's hard to say how strong they are now but I suspect that they were at least very strong in their prime. It takes a lot of power to be able to hold people like the Admirals on a leash. Then again maybe Imu is the one who is holding everything together. But now that I think about it, people don't talk a lot about the Gorosei and we never even heard them fighting even in Roger's era... at least from what we know so far. I'm also curious to know what their connection with Shanks is. If they're not intimidated by him, I guess it tells us a bit more about how strong they could be.

It's hard to say how strong they are now but I suspect that they were at least very strong in their prime. It takes a lot of power to be able to hold people like the Admirals on a leash. Then again maybe Imu is the one who is holding everything together. But now that I think about it, people don't talk a lot about the Gorosei and we never even heard them fighting even in Roger's era... at least from what we know so far. I'm also curious to know what their connection with Shanks is. If they're not intimidated by him, I guess it tells us a bit more about how strong they could be.

Oh shit!
 
https://onepiecechapters.com/chapters/5613/one-piece-chapter-1073

https://onepiecechapters.com/chapters/5603/one-piece-chapter-1072?date=19-1-2023-11
 
 
 

I kinda felt the same, but he is CRAZY strong for just being some rando.

https://onepiecechapters.com/chapters/5603/one-piece-chapter-1072?date=19-1-2023-11
 
 
 

I would like the fight to be manga accurate. Just like vs Doflamingo, once Luffy attains his new form Lucci should get mollywhopped like in manga canon. They can extend the initial clash but once Luffy goes into high gear there should be no dispute that G5 Luffy is wrecking shop. One of the things I hate about the timeskip era anime are the hyper-extended forced trades and clashes that show Luffy or Zoro struggling when these moments never happened. It cheapens the moment and makes them look weaker.
 
Luffy's King Kong Gun obliterated Doflamingo's Heavenly Threads in the manga but in the anime it showed Luffy struggling for 3 minutes, which makes no sense because of how the attack works, this isn't a beam clash. Conversely, Kaido's Thunder Bagua in the manga utterly speed blitzed G4 Luffy before he could even move which showed how dominant he was, but the anime retcons things which takes away from the narrative quality. Those are my two cents anyway.
 
That said, that depiction of Luffy vs Lucc part deux is fantastic, mucho props to the creator.

https://onepiecechapters.com/chapters/5586/one-piece-chapter-1071
 
 

https://onepiecechapters.com/chapters/5586/one-piece-chapter-1071
 
 

https://onepiecechapters.com/chapters/5586/one-piece-chapter-1071
 
 

So much to unpack in the last 2 chapters, Lore Piece is maxing out. Gear 5 Luffy is showing even more ridiculous abilities.
 
Although subtle G5 Luffy producing functional glasses from his hair is next level. It makes me think that a Luffy with a full realization of his abilities will be able to produce objects and shape his environment to his liking... Which might mean physically mending the Red Line and easily "destroying" Fishman Island as predicted.
 
I loved how despite the impressive upgrade Lucci could barely hold on, even though he overwhelmed Sentomaru's defenses, a man Luffy couldn't even touch with Gear 2nd pre-timeskip. A true emperor. I can't wait to see arguably the second most theoretically broken DF user Kizaru fares against the Mugiwaras. 
 
S-Hawk is an interesting one, my guess is that they gave him the Supa Supa no Mi so he can still slice and dice without his replica sword and Daz Bones was a prisoner in Impel Down.  My theory is also that Vegapunk gave these artificial beings Lunarian physiology to make up for the fact that they can't utilize Haki, since Haki literally translates to "ambition" and they have none.  I will elaborate more later because the Lineage Factor is a very fascinating topic that will take some time to delve into.
 
Also, those WG agents that turned to stone from kid S-Hancock's  Mero Mero no Mi need to get their statues destroyed immediately...

Luffy in this chapter

Oh look, an early xmas present:
 
https://onepiecechapters.com/chapters/5569/one-piece-chapter-1070

https://onepiecechapters.com/chapters/5559/one-piece-chapter-1069

https://onepiecechapters.com/chapters/5559/one-piece-chapter-1069

https://onepiecechapters.com/chapters/5559/one-piece-chapter-1069

My Rules for Life:
1.  Invest early and often, quit wasting money on dumb bullshit and put money to work!
2.  Switch jobs as often as possible and always be trying to drive up your income.  Be willing to quit, but have a job lined up in the meantime unless you have an alternate income stream.
3.  You need to have multiple streams of income, never depend entirely on a job because you can get fired over little more than an accusation in 2022.
4.  Coworkers are not your friends and will usually stab you in the back if you give them the chance.  Be very careful about friendships at work.
5.  Don't waste time in energy on a woman who wants to play hard to get, she's already decided you aren't getting her, so don't bother.
6.  Don't waste your time trying to "save" some woman.  If she wants to make bad decisions then let her lie in the bed she made.  Even if you "rescue" some woman she will never appreciate it.
7.  Don't fight another man over a woman, if you have to physically fight for her she's for the streets.  Send her back from whence she came!
8.  DO however find a good ride or die woman and commit your life to her, as it pays absolute dividends if you have a woman who truly has your back.
9.  Remember you never stop dating your wife, so don't let yourself go or become a fat slob just because you are married.
10.  Most people are mindless sheep and are easily controlled/manipulated.  Use this to your advantage.
11.  Stay away from gossip and people who partake in it.
12.  Houses are a place to live, they are not a investment vehicle.  The time of sitting on a property and selling it for 20X what you bought it for are over.
13.  Cars are a way to get from place to place.  There is nothing special about some of these "luxury brands" and the vast majority of the time you aren't getting anything but a depreciating asset.

Good point, like Judge Vinsmoke seems to have a finer-tuned understanding on manipulating the Lineage Factor than Vegapunk, at least in the past. Well knowing his brain ability definitely explains why Im finds him more of a liability.

To be fair, Oda has established that there are limits to Vegapunk's understanding.  It looks like lots of his inventions don't work out the way he planned.
 
He has more raw info than anyone else, but his synthetic comprehension seems to be in roughly the same tier as the other geniuses in the series (which is probably why he has a pattern of collaboration with people, including his clones).

2 Chapter Recap
 
 

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