Lucci was so distracted by his retreating quarry and the spots on his arms that he failed to notice the encroaching attack before it was too late.

"What--" But by the time he got that exclamation out, Kaku was long gone - well, not too long. He glanced from Kaku back to Sanji, staring incredulously and feeling like - oh no, not now--

"You planned this," he snarled, and took a somewhat miscalculated lunge forward before it was too late.