In anticipation of hearing about what is in store for One Piece, attendees at the 2022 Jump Festa were eagerly awaiting the event. The statements made throughout the ceremony were, needless to say, very remarkable. In addition to the news, Oda and his crew also unveiled an official sneak peek photographs for One Piece chapter 1070. After a long hiatus, it was great to finally get a glimpse of what the manga will look like. Fans who don’t want any spoilers should probably stop reading this paragraph and close their browsers immediately. Now that the caveat has been issued, we may begin exploring these pictures.
Luffy and Rob Lucci
Oda ultimately initiated the fight between Rob Lucci and Luffy in the penultimate chapter of One Piece. Since the Enies Lobby storyline, when the young pirate dealt a devastating defeat to the lapdog of the World Government, they haven’t seen each other. Lucci and the other members of CP9 were negatively impacted by the loss since they were all fired. Lucci was severely hurt and helpless to do anything about the situation. His fellow soldiers, though, made a concerted effort to provide him with the care he need. After Lucci recovered, he returned to the Cipher Pol, but this time he was assigned to CP0 rather than CP9.
The assassination of Dr Vegapunk was revealed to be Lucci and his team’s first purpose on Egghead Island. Oda was setting up a potential battle between CP0 and the Straw Hat Pirates in this fashion. When Lucci and Luffy finally met face to face, Lucci immediately attacked. Kaku tried to tell Lucci that they couldn’t combat a Yonko without instructions, but his comments fell on deaf ears. In a matter of seconds, Lucci made the decision to announce the waking of his Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Leopard.
Premiere Presentation
Many viewers thought Lucci would be able to challenge Luffy, but the Yonko quickly proved to be in a class of his own. No matter how many times Lucci tried to attack Luffy, the latter always managed to avoid his blows. When the time arose, Luffy even managed to score a few strikes on the killer. Luffy uses the awakening from his devil fruit to score a knockout blow on Lucci in the official preview photos for Chapter 1070. If the teaser is any indication, Lucci won’t be around for very long. Unless someone steps in, this conflict has the potential to go on for a few more panels.
To the Seraphim
Last time, in Chapter 1069, we saw Lucci on the trail of Sentomaru. Lucci’s motive for attacking Sentomaru was straightforward: eliminating him would give CP0 command of all four Seraphim on Egghead Island. The surprise onslaught from Lucci caught everyone, including Luffy, off guard. Sentomaru was shown unconscious and gushing blood on the final page of the chapter. Whether Sentomaru is still alive is unknown, but given Lucci’s apparent hunger for blood, Marine’s death would hardly come as a shock. Oda will presumably explain this in chapter 1070 and elaborate on the repercussions of the Seraphim serving CP0. Even though they are supposed to be killing Vegapunk, the assassins can’t look the other way when Luffy slaughters their best fighter. Therefore, they may decide to have the Seraphim battle Luffy, greatly increasing the odds against the pirate. Luffy’s superhuman strength is undeniable, but even he wouldn’t be able to take on four Seraphim and Rob Lucci all at once.
Whether or if Sanji and the gang get involved
The Straw Hats are aware of what’s going on between Luffy and Lucci, but they haven’t intervened. However, they would have to intervene after witnessing Luffy being attacked by the Seraphim as well. Two of the Seraphim should be able to be held off by Sanji and Jimbei, but that leaves two more and CP0 to deal with. Seeing that Zoro is still aboard the ship, he is unable to assist them. The Straw Hats should contact Vegapunk and his satellites for aid. Assuming they can direct even one person to the Seraphim’s position, the odds would shift in their favour.
Some may question why they didn’t just do it through a speaker or a transponder snail. But as Stussy pointed out, the Seraphim only accept personal commands. The satellites may disregard directives from CP0 since they have more power. The Straw Hats need to be very cautious since one of the satellites has been severely hurt. The Straw Hats can easily destroy CP0 and escape from Egghead Island with the help of the Seraphim. It has been theorised that Bartholomew Kuma is on his way to the Vegapunk lab, where Bonney is said to be, out of concern for his safety. Kuma may benefit from a visit to Egghead Island, but he has no means of being aware of what is going on there. He may be able to observe the same things as S-Bear on the island if Vegapunk has equipped him with a gadget to do so.