One Piece - Chapter 1074 [manga]

[marvelB]

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Break's over, so you know what that means! Credit goes to AP's Redon and co. for info:

-Chapter title is "Mark 3". In the ministory, Queen, Judge, and Caesar are fighting each other.

-The titular "Mark 3"refers to the latest model of Pacifista (unrelated to the Seraphims, it seems). Sentoumaru summons a battalion of them to help back up the Straw-Hats as they make their escape from Egghead! Naturally, these new models are far superior to the ones that fought in Marineford two years ago. They can even create shields made from bubbles (made from some slime-like substance Vegapunk invented) Still, the original Vegapunk needs to be found, so while the gang search for him, Luffy and Zoro decide to stay behind, in order to keep watch on Lucci and Kaku. Meanwhile, Bonney finds herself within the world of Kuma's memories. She witnesses a younger version of her father suffering from abuse....

-Elsewhere in the lab, Pythagoras is in the middle of searching for his original self, when he's suddenly engulfed in an explosion! Furthermore, the lab dome's barriers go down again! The Vegapunk clones are having trouble fixing it, and Shaka is especially worried because this will make them sitting ducks for CP0! It seems a traitor is in their midst....!!!

-Suddenly, we get an update on another familiar face: VIVI!!! She's alive and well, and is in the company of not only Morgans, but surprisingly, WAPOL. It seems the king is also hiding from the government, and is worried that Morgans' ship is bugged. At the moment, the bird journalist has a hot scoop in mind: The kidnapping of Dr. Vegapunk by the Straw-Hat pirates! Vivi calls him out on making such an exaggerated headline, but Morgans argues back that it doesn't matter whether his articles contain truths or lies.... not as long as they're capable of shaking the world....!!!!

[Void]

More info: There really is a traitor in Egghead. That person deactivated the lab defense systems earlier and did something else in this chapter.

[Gerard07]

Having seen the spoilers, I thought that Vivi was going to be with Imp or someone from the World Government, and regarding Vegapunk's disappearance apparently it wasn't Bonney (maybe he was the traitor from the lab?) and the Mugiwara are going to take it. the blame. what happened, wait for more spoilers.

[Void]

A full summary just got released.

So the barriers went down again. Shaka is working fast to fix the problem with the help of Lilith and Edison, and we get confirmation that a traitor is on the loose inside Frontier Dome. Meanwhile, Pythagoras is looking for Stella when suddenly the part of the building where he is explodes.

At this point there's no other possible suspect for me. The traitor is always the one you are less suspicious of at first glance, and in this case the traitor is the Vegapunk Satellite that is the most carefree and laid-back, yet is also the embodiment of one aspect of Vegapunk that is equally as evil: York the Greed.

[The Small One]

Is there supposed to be some time-skip, or how can Morgans know about the events around Vegapunk, while they are still taking place?

[Hoodspirit]

Originally Posted by The Small One

Is there supposed to be some time-skip, or how can Morgans know about the events around Vegapunk, while they are still taking place?

Calling in all available ships of a region will get noticed. Either by agents on the ships, or by folks at the bases.

I have a feeling that the big moment for the grand fleet could come that was hinted at the end of Dressrosa. The fall of a Gorosei.

[Kanon]

The traitor is definitely one of the Vegapunks, and I agree it's most likely York.

Originally Posted by The Small One

Is there supposed to be some time-skip, or how can Morgans know about the events around Vegapunk, while they are still taking place?

He probably has spies everywhere.

[marvelB]

Okay, summary updated! Yep, I'm also eyeing York as the spy. In fact, I've been suspicious of her from the start. A Vegapunk clone whose only purpose is to eat and crap for the others? No, there's definitely something else up with that one....

Originally Posted by The Small One

Is there supposed to be some time-skip, or how can Morgans know about the events around Vegapunk, while they are still taking place?

Originally Posted by Kanon

He probably has spies everywhere.

While I don't doubt Morgans has several underground sources, I think his source in this case may be Stussy. Not only has she already been a double agent for Vegapunk all this time, we already know she and Morgans were acquainted at Big Mom's tea party. Makes the most sense to me, at least.

[Ramero]

Originally Posted by Kanon

The traitor is definitely one of the Vegapunks, and I agree it's most likely York.



He probably has spies everywhere.

Journalists always have eyes everywhere. No doubt that Morgans may have some journalists living in Egghead's town. Remember that when every incident happens, journalist always gets the first news before the government does.

Now, what the hell is Queen doing? I just realize that Queen is one of the MADS alongside Caesar and Judge.

[Rainbowman]

It’s great that Vivi is alive and well but how is it that she ended up with Morgans and of all people Wapol? There has to be some connection we have yet to see.

[Gerard07]

Having seen the chapter, Sentomaru seems to be quite loyal to Vegapunk, everyone went looking for the real Vegapunk and Zoro and Luffy stayed to watch over Luccy and Kaku, Bonney is seeing Kuma's past and Vivi is fine with Morgans, waiting for the next chapter.

[grecefar]

Well, morgans is saying the true about how the news are. Even more lately.

[Theia_Loki]

Well, morgans is saying the true about how the news are. Even more lately.

Yeah, sadly. The worst part is that Morgans isn't wrong when it comes to major news organizations in real life, even though the World Economic Journal here in One Piece doesn't seem to be funded by anyone within the World Government. Moreso, some of them even operate as propaganda mouthpieces for oppressive dictatorships making this a very real piece of real-life horror.
Just a reminder that the bird is one of the Emperors of the Underworld for a very good reason.

And those Mark III Pacifistas are pretty damn impressive performance-wise. Were the ones that showed up before the timeskip part of Mark I or Mark II, is what I'm wondering. Probably the latter, all things considered.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Theia_Loki

And those Mark III Pacifistas are pretty damn impressive performance-wise. Were the ones that showed up before the timeskip part of Mark I or Mark II, is what I'm wondering. Probably the latter, all things considered.

How can you tell? They've only fought fodder so far. We don't even know how strong their shields are since they've only blocked puny attacks that wouldn't put a dent into a Pacifista anyway.

Considering how many of them there are, I doubt they're very strong. That would make the escape too easy.