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one piece: zou arc
2024-9-12
ch. 802–824
(archival, 2024-9-6—>9-9)
I'm gonna go back to the chapter by chapter updates at least for a little bit. I've got a kitten sleeping on me and a shitty chromebook, so here we go!
AA: Livin the dream
802
Man "Whitebeard Jr." is a silly addition. I wonder what Oda's got in mind for him? He seems to idolize Whitebeard and wants revenge by killing Blackbeard...but also has been going after Whitebeard's crew to take his inheritance? I don't really know what side this guy's gonna end up on. Also, I really, really doubt this is Whitebeard's actual son. I think the lady is a con-woman and whether "Whitebeard Jr." knows or not, she's trying to get rich from this.
Then apparently a week has passed!!! That's a lot of time on the sea away from the rest of the Straw Hats...what has become of them? They were kinda in trouble back when we saw them a week ago…
The fact that Bartolomeo's crew doesn't have a navigator and all get sea sick is so, so funny to me! Somehow they weaseled their way to the NEW WORLD no less, and yet all that they've had to guide them is the advice of grandma! I love them so, so much!
Zou being on the back of an ancient elephant...wow! That's really neat, I've always loved islands on the backs of creatures in media, and this looks to be no exception. The fact that they've been sailing towards it while it's been wondering away from them makes the fact that they've been on the sea for a week make sense!
803
Man everytime Kanjuro brings a drawing to life I swear it looks like it's suffering
Woah, Revolutionary Army HQ? Okay, learning what country is producing the weapons sounds really useful. It's interesting that Dragon is interested in how Robin is doing but doesn't seem to care about how Luffy's doing...I wonder what's up with that? Does he think he can handle himself? Is he just less invested in what he's up to since he's busy and Robin is more involved with what he thinks about? Also we're calling an assembly of all the revolutionary leaders...that's gotta be a crazy event.
Oooh Blackbeard's crew! OH SHIT THEY KNOW WHERE THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY ARE. FUCK
AHH IT'S BUGGY!!!! Oh my god Hajrudin was working for Buggy? That's really funny
The narrative is calling the weird dragon drawing the "thing" carrying Luffy's crew lol, absolutely no respect. Sweet Luffy is like "He's trying his best!"
The samurai are after their friend, the ninja Raizo. I hope they find them!
GA: ryunosuke is a real one
AA: Frfr
JY: Based
804
Ryunosuke, no!!!!!!!! He did so good! I'll never forget you my friend
Minks seem interesting, animal people are always cool. Why does this one have Nami's clothes? My thoughts are 1) maybe this is Nami, somehow transformed or 2) maybe they captured Nami, but they look like they're good guys or 3) they are trying to help Nami but something's happened to them, and they somehow have her clothes
805
"The Guardians" might be angered by intruders, noted
These fucking place names, man! "Whale Forest", "Rightrump Forest", "Rightflank Forest"? Fascinating. There's a giant whale shaped tree that presumably is in whale forest...the other ones though? Maybe their names have to do with where on the elephant they are?
Oh! This is Bepo's hometown? Sweet! I'm excited to see more of Bepo honestly. He looks so cute haha
Bepo!!!
Oh, so those are the guardians? Seems like it's a position some minks hold rather than being an inherently scary antagonistic force... Bepo seems to be an assistant guardian? I guess he's been here a while. I assume he plans to leave again with Law at some point.
I don't know Law's other crew members though, I'm curious about them though!
Huh, the city is totally devoid of life, but there's still like, soup on the stove and stuff. What happened here?
Ohhhhhhh a "Jack" ruined their land, and I'm pretty sure it was a "Captain Jack" who we saw was previously about to try and free Doflamingo from his four battleship escort...this can't be good
806
OH MY GOSH THE RAIN-RUPTION!!! THE ELEPHANT IS SPEWING WATER OUT OF ITS TRUNK AND ONTO ZOU AS REALLY HEAVY RAIN, THAT'S SO COOL!
Go Nekozaemon! I believe in you! You can take them to the top! (Also OH MY GOSH THE NINJA IS A MONKEY!)
NO NEKOZAEMON! DON'T MELT IN THE FALLING WATER!!!!!!
"Zunesha", huh? That's the giant ancient elelphant's name, noted! It's cool that there's a whole filtering structure designed to convert the water the Zunesha bathes itself with into usable water, I love those kinds of details!
Oh shit, apparently this Jack guy fucked with Zou before trying to break Doflamingo out, and apparently failed!!! There's an article about his death, he took down two marine ships before going down. Hell yeah!!! Dofy goes to prison baby!
Oh nevermind, maybe this is a fan translation quirk but in one panel it says "There was a recent news article about his death." and then in the next it says "There was no confirmation of his death in the article... He is most likely still alive." I suppose that means like, the article didn't have a photo of the body, so he likely failed and his ship went down, but he probably survived. Gotcha
Lol I see Chopper's been treated well! That makes sense!
Haha Luffy's face gets straight up licked!!!
Alright, something's happened to Sanji...the way Nami said it makes it seem like the others are okay though. I wonder where clowndouche is these days?
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...this fan translation says "Physical minktimacy is our way of expressing friendship." MINKTIMACY???? GODDAMMIT
NO THE DOG MINKS ARE CHEWING ON BROOK!!😂
Yay! We get to hear what happened! Interesting that Capone is with Big Mom! The worst generation is really fascinating to me. I need to know where they all are haha
"Duke Dogstorm" is awake! Seems like a loved leader to the minks, and apparently the king of the day. The king of the night is the "Cat Viper", so I'm sure that will come up more later. I imagine this is a distinction between those who are diurnal and those who are nocturnal.
Oh shit...Raizo is the reason all this happened...that's not looking very good on the samurai. That little monkey man was hiding out here to none of their knowledge and nearly got them all killed for it. Fuck
GA: lmao did they translate "garchu"?
lol, where was "garchu"? Is that minktimacy?
AA: Yeah probably lol
GA: yeah, that's what i was wondering
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Jack the Drought is an interesting nickname, especially for a giant mammoth pirate on the sea! Lol it's cause the lands they leave in their wake are completely devestated, as if by a drought!! That's really silly, I'm not sure a drought would demolish buildings, but it could kill the people, plants, and animals living there.
The Duke is intense, but he's cool!
Oh shit, it was a gas weapon of clownpiss that did this?? Where is he, is he locked up somewhere, or did Jack and the gang free him?
This is why I'm reading so slowly lol

AA: :)
GA: ariah got nerfed by the cats
JJ: theyre so adorable omg
aside — the anime
JJ: so like in the manga do they also make you read the same flashback over and over again or is that just the anime
Nope. Usually there's like, one or two panels that are like, sepia and have two dialogue bubbles if they want to call attention back to the flashback
Easy to recognize and then breeze past
JJ: i feel like ive watched an entire episodes worth of the same flashback
I've heard that about the anime lol
I'm glad I picked the manga ngl
I'm gonna go through the anime too though when I catch up
AA: Gotta pad out that runtime
Make sure we don't accidentally catch up to the manga
JY: I don't think I'll ever watch the original anime, I just don't have the real want to. Me and D saw a tik tok where a guy shows his kid an episode of one piece a day from the time they were born and I think that'd be cute and maybe do it that way but even then idk
I'm just too obsessed to not watch the anime
Though it'll be in the background sometimes with no pressure to watch it quickly since I know the story
JY: That's fair, I've seen all the iconic clips and that's enough for me but if you need to have the whole experience in the anime then I'm not gonna stop you
I know the fillers are generally considered weak, but since I already will have read all the canon, I'm somewhat excited for the fillers when I go through the anime
JJ: the filler arcs are fun!
i havent been watching all of them, but theyre pretty good
GA: G8 is iconic
so I've heard!
I plan to watch all of them, cuz why wouldn't I lol
Gonna attempt to do more reading while the kittens are playing with each other
809
Oh shit, the Duke and the Cat Viper have met Shanks???? How? Where?
On that note, I know Shanks is one of the yonkou, but I'm so curious about his life before he met Luffy. Had he been to the Grand Line before? Maybe I should re-read the beginning to see what he said about his travels. Where did the kings of Zou meet him? In the Grand Line? In the East Blue?
The Three Musketeers? You've gotta be kidding me...
Jack's got a bounty of One BILLION??? That's CRAZY! I wonder who in this world has the highest bounty right now...
Having the two halves of the kingdom be on opposite sleep schedules is interesting! It's definitely a helpful strategy for invaders, the defending team can switch out and recover!
This first image of the Cat Viper is pretty damn cool! I'm curious how this character is going to compare to Duke Dogstorm once our straw hats meet them

Lmao these names though (SBS regarding characters from Dressrosa)

810
Mmmm I see, Jack is not a mammoth, but is a mammoth zoan user. That makes more sense
Man I can't stop gushing over how cute Bepo is!!!! He's so good, look at him!

Wow!! A five day-and-night battle!! That's crazy! Jack and his crew are a beast for keeping up that long!
Oh they kept getting reinforcements by sea. Yikes!
Gosh they couldn't defeat Jack after five days-and-nights of no rest? That's fucking insane
And then he just got bored and used a fucking poison gas weapon????
He slaughters a bunch of people and then leaves because Doflamingo was arrested. Wild story
And then the first group of straw hats arive and saves Duke Dogstorm and the Cat Viper. I'm so glad they did, I hope the people of zou can recover and rebuild
811
AHH I'M CRYING JUST FROM THE STRAW HATS HELPING THE PEOPLE DYING IN THE VILLAGE!! THIS IMAGE REALLY KILLED ME

Okay I don't believe for a second that Sanji's gone for good. Regardless of the fact that people still talk about sanji in the present tense, even if I was reading this when it came out I'd not believe it. This has happened before when Nami left the crew, then Usopp did, and then when Robin did, and they all came back. That being said he may be MIA for a while, I'd believe that. Honestly good though. I've been frustrated with Sanji, so some time apart could be beneficial, especially if when we find him there is character backstory and/or development there.
Oh of COURSE that underling of Big Mom's is a mink. Duh!
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Lol why did Wanda have Nami's clothes? Because they traded them of course!!!

Goddammit Sanji, but hey look "Garchu". "Minktimacy" might have meant that, but minktimacy isn't really a greeting, so 🤷♀️

Wow, I'm so happy for this lady I previously didn't like! This must make her appreciate the straw hats at least a little more, yeah?

My bad! Pekoms is male! He probably just looks feminine as a theme for the Big Mom pirates. I know, I know, men can be feminine without a reason
Aww, I was right! As thanks he intends to let the straw hats escape, he just wants Caesar. Honestly I'd take that deal, since I know Luffy's gonna get around to Big Mom anyways. Honestly, maybe take the deal but keep the bastard's heart in a safe spot, so that the next time we face him we can shut him down fast.
NO PEKOMS!!! CURSE YOU CAPONE!! They really made me love a character I previously didn't care for, and REALLY hate a character I had heard about but hadn't seen much that quickly
Wow Capone's devil fruit is damn cool though.
Oh Sanji, who are you really? It's very funny his family name is Vinsmoke considering. Must come from a long line of smokers. The way this is set up makes it seem like he's royalty of some kind, and that marrying him would be some sort of status thing. Oh boy I guess we'll see where this goes

AA: :)
GA: this is probably because i watched the anime first, but i never saw any traits in pekoms that could make me think he's a woman
now that you've brought it up, i concede that he does kinda look like a granny
with that garish pink suit, his short stature and that haircut
AA: Oh yeah
AG: pekoms white on his fur always readed like facial hair to me
Animals generally have facial hair, regardless of gender
At least these furry ones
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Damn that Castle-Castle Fruit/Shiro Shiro no MI is really making a strong case for best devil fruit power. I've got a pin for the Hana Hana no Mi, so I can't abandon my favorite that easily but:

I love the way Sanji handled this honestly. He acted to get his crewmates out and a message to his captain, accepting that this was his problem to face alone
CC: hobby-hobby for me. it gives like 4 distinct powers
That is a really good one
AA: the castle one is like below mid for me cuz most of its utility relies on having a large group of people to be inside
To be fair, my interest in devil fruit powers is about how I can use them practically in my life. being a castle would eliminate all storage concerns period, and think of all the homeless I could help!
Plus apparently, you can just be in your castle doing stuff and moving your body at the same time????
AA: Fair I spose
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It's SOO Luffy to just say "let's go ask Sanji!" even thought it makes absolutely no sense to do that. Kaido is gonna come for them, why would they go into another yonkou's territory? "we'll do it quietly!" Man I love Luffy. I'm thinking though, if they do go to Big Mom, Kaido might follow them there, and I don't think the yonkou are friends with each other, so maybe bringing two of them together will be to their benefit!
Lol the Cat Viper is acting like a big cat, demanding his own freedom and cat toys!!
Ahhhh not royalty lol, Sanji's from a family of killers!! I honestly didn't expect that.
815
Oh my god Jerma (Germa) is in one piece!??? What a legend

AA: 8^y
Lol the gall Luffy's got! "If he's getting married, then you will all work for me!!!"
AA: its only natural for the future king of the pirates lol
Luffy's fucking amazing: "THEN TAKE ME WITH YOU!"
I guess I was wrong, the monkey dude isn't Raizo...that probably should have been obvious. This isn't looking good though...what happens when the minks find out about the Samurai?
AA: :)
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The beef between these two must have a reason, and I'm excited to learn it! I imagine before Luffy's done with them they'll be pals like old times (when they met shanks)
I did NOT expect them to actually be harboring Raizo!!! That was a plot twist and a half! I fully expected them to immediately attack Kin'emon and Kanjuro but no, they were helping them all this time!??? What the fuck??????
Wow, they care deeply about the Kozuki clan...I never would have guessed that in a million years!!!! I'm actually kinda mind blown by this revelation!
AA: classic oda
817
Of course Jack's not dead, nobody on Zou thought he was dead
Okay, apparently Momonosuke is the heir of the clan??? And not Kin'emon's kid? That means they've both been trying to protect him. Why did they get separated again? Momonosuke ended up on a boat to Punk Hazard from Dressrosa? They were trying to go to Zou all along, so Kin'emon and Kanjuro were likely Momonosuke's escorts... I'm really excited to meet this Raizo, why was he housed here? Why did Kaido want him?
Why is Raizo chained up? It's sweet that he wished to be handed over to protect his friends.
This is straight up Naruto...

AA: lmao yea
818
A "Road Poneglyph" eh? That's the first time we've found a colored one. I wonder if there are other colors too, or if this one is super special? It takes us to the end point of the grand line, "Raftel", the final island.... that's some juicy info honestly! I guess we're going to Raftel eventually. I imagine the One Piece is there or somewhere nearby, so my question is, has anybody else gotten to that island yet? Or like, maybe do you NEED to read this poneglyph to get there, and very very few people can? Anyways that's really exciting!!
Oh and there's part of my answer. There are three more of these poneglyphs somewhere, so we've gotta find 'em all first!
That's super super cool! I love it when there are these sorts of find-the-coordinates puzzles!

Okay there's another of my answers! It's ONLY ever been reached by Gol D. Roger and his crew, which means it's ABSOLUTELY where the One Piece is... Luffy is hyped! Let's go get the One Piece! (After a bunch more exploration of course).
Oh, and we know the location of two of them! Wow the Viper Cat really knows a lot! I wonder how he got this information. Anyways two of them are in the possession of pirates, and wouldn't you know it! Big Mom has one, and Kaido has the other. What fun!
Luffy's like "HELL YEAH LET'S GO GET 'EM" and Usopp, Nami, and Chopper are like "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
Lol Usopp is like "yeah we can sneak and do it!" And Luffy's like "...but I wanna kick their ass!"
Oh thanks for asking! I was also curious how he knew about the Poneglyphs. OH WOW THAT'S NEAT, THE KOZUKI CLAN CREATED THE PONEGLYPHS!!!!!
OKAY FUCK KAIDO! HE FUCKING KILLED MOMONOSUKE'S DAD, ONE OF THE VERY FEW SURVIVING PEOPLE WHO CAN READ THE PONEGLYPHS, AND I'M GUESSING IS WORKING WITH, BOUGHT OUT, OR APPOINTED SOMEHOW THE SHOGUN TO SUPRESS THEIR CLAN'S LEGACY???? AHHAHHAHGJDHGADHGGD. I HATE HIM LET ME AT HIM
Well I guess it's Big Mom on Whole Cake Island, and the Kaido on Wano (huh that's the next two sagas what do you know).
IT'S ONE FUCKING THING AFTER ANOTHER! SO THIS LORD KOZUKI ODEN WAS ONE OF GOL D. ROGER'S CREW!?!?!??!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!
FUCK MAN what a chapter! I'm glad I took a short break before this one and not after holy shirtballs
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So the Kaido and the Shogun closed Wano's borders, and our Kozuki friends here are trying to fulfill Lord Oden's command to open the borders and defeat the Shogun and Kaido....Damn man
Wow, Luffy denying to help until Momonosuke spoke up for himself...that was really cool, I'm super excited for the ninja-pirate-mink-samurai alliance!!
Lol Luffy is like "but first! we HAVE to go get Sanji back from Big Mom!" I still think that going to Big Mom might actually secretly be a good idea, especially if Kaido is still after them. A Kaido/Big Mom confrontation could be super beneficial for us
Oh SHIT

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...was Shanks with Roger ever? Did I know that? Luffy says "You guys all know Shanks?!" then Dogstorm says "Cat and I rode on Roger's ship for a time." which might indirectly be answering this question assuming Luffy knew Shanks was a crewmate of Roger's? Or is it setup since after he says they were previously on Whitebeard's so maybe Shanks was with Whitebeard???? I don't know either way that's kinda crazy, but it makes sense for a character as elusive and hyped up as Shanks
Anyways so Dogstorm and Cat Viper accompanied Lord Oden on the ships he sailed on, including Whitebeard's and Roger's (in that order), but they didn't join them when they went to Raftel, so they have no knowledge of the truth of the world or of the One Piece... fascinating!
Lol Usopp is literally me here, writing all this down lmao

Man it's always SO FUCKING COOL to meet characters that sail with Roger, ESPECIALLY since they'd been on all the adventures our crew has or will, like they remember Skypiea and Fishman-Island!
Ahhh, so Wano had always been a closed nation, and it's a crime to leave at all, so of course when the lord ended up leaving, there were people (the now Shogun) who thought he had forsaken Wano and marked his clan as a relic of the past and no longer trustworthy, of course then Kaido takes advantage of this distrust to hunt the remaining members of the Kozuki clan for information...
DID WE KNOW CROCUS WAS ON ROGER'S SHIP??? I know he was "speaking" to Roger when the left Reverse Mountain, but was that ever clear? The way they cut Brook off here makes me think this isn't known yet, and I don't remember it being known, but also I took a long break so maybe I'm forgetting?

Oh shit? The Log Pose has converged to one place...clearly that can't be Raftel like Nami originally assumed, so...what's up with that?? I unfortunately have the knowledge of the arc names, so I know what we're doing next. But still, I doubt all roads lead to whole cake island of all places
Awwww Crocus was always searching for Brook's crew!!!
Lol they don't even tell us. "If you're curious, follow it! You're doing good though, so continue on your way!"
Oh now we're trying to get Marco the Phoenix from Whitebeard's crew to help. He probably would, but idk where he is or what he's trying to do right now
LMAO LUFFY SAID HE LOOKS LIKE A PINEAPPLE (i mean, he's right)
Marco vs. Blackbeard happened huh? And Blackbeard won? Of course he did. Man that guy is gonna be a beast to take down in like, the final chapters of the story. He definitely gives final boss vibes, or at LEAST penultimate boss, before the secret final boss comes out
Okay okay, we splittin' up! The samurai are going back to Wano, the minks are looking for Marco, and the straw hats are going for Sanji! They're gonna meet up with Kin'emon in Wano with a vivre card. Seems like a good plan! Man, I fucking LOVE this
Oh okay so actually just Luffy, Nami, Brook, and Chopper are going to get Sanji... Robin's going to Wano, but its unclear where Franky, Usopp, and the heart pirates are going. Let's see if Oda lays out exactly who's going where since it's not clear to me yet
And then Zunesha gets attacked by Jack! Oh fuck!
Man I thought 818 was beefy
Holy shit the cover of 821 is gorgeous:

AA: Woa
821
Interesting that Luffy and Momonosuke are the only one that can hear that "voice". It doesn't seem to be the same thing as the observation haki koby unlocked about "voices" because Usopp also unlocked an observation haki... unless there are different kinds of observation haki? Or maybe this is something only the supreme king haki users can hear it???

This does sound like a special connection...maybe even related to D? But then Law could hear it... my theory is Zunesha can somehow communicate with users of the supreme king haki, and its asking Luffy (and/or Momonosuke) to give them an order
Oh it seems Gol D. Roger and Lord Oden both could hear it too... DEFINITELY supreme king haki
Oh shit Momonosuke just saw through Zunesha's eyes??? That's crazy!!!
OH SHIT OKAY, ZUNESHA HAS TO CONTINUOUSLY WALK, AND NEEDS THE ORDER TO FIGHT??? HOW CAN WE GIVE YOU THAT ORDER??
WOW MOMONOSUKE WAS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH IT!!!!! HOW? It's DEFINITELY not just shouting right? There's gotta be something deeper there, some emotion or drive or desparation fueling it??
Wow that's fucking crazy, Zunesha could be a powerful ally haha
Oh my gosh even Apoo's den den mushi has those teeth lmao

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"What has Zunesha been walking towards?" is a FASCINATING question! Especially considering on the same page they say "every life must come to an end." Here's my thought: the existance of an "elephant graveyard" is a popular myth. According to legend, elephants can sense they are going to die soon, and they travel to a spot where they can die alone, peacefully. Zunesha, like all things, will die someday, and I would not be surprised in the slightest if Oda was drawing from this myth. Zunesha is going to a place where it will then die...will it be Raftel? Probably not, but maybe!!
I appreciate the diagram, but I still wish it was more detailed. Maybe if we still don't get a clear picture by the end of this arc, I'll take this image and modify it trying to note down all the information about where everyone's going

Haha I like that Pekoms is a mink (so animal person) who ate a zoan fruit of another animal (turtle)! It's just funny!
My gosh! Everyone wants to go with Luffy to save Sanji!! That's sweet! Looks like of the minks, just Pedro is going though. That's alright!
Nami's new clima-tact is awesome!!!
Okay, on Luffy's team there are 6: Luffy, Nami, Brook, Chopper, Pekoms, and Pedro
LMAO LUFFY JUST GRABS EVERYONE AND JUMPS OFF ZUNESHA!!!!
Oh? Vivi is going to sea??? What could that mean????? Where will she end up???????
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Ohhh Vivi is being escorted to Mariejois... why??? And it's by Hina!! LOOK IT'S JANGO!!!! HE'S BACK!!!!!!
Oh! They're going to this "Reverie" I heard was approaching! It must be some kind of meeting of royalty then. That's pretty neat!
Okay, now we're in Loguetown?? Waaait a hotel is here in Loguetown to house the attendants of the Reverie? But that's not even on the Grand Line! Do they have a quick way from Loguetown to Mariejois, or am I interpreting this wrong? WAIT HER NAME IS "ISNTOINETTE"??? THAT'S REALLY FUNNY ACTUALLY
Okay! The Reverie is like a presidential election cycle, once every four years! Fifty nations' monarchs huh?
Oh shit Wapol founded a new kingdom again? The "Evil Black Drum Kingdom"?? Wild!
It's good to see Dalton and Kureha!
Wow, it was SO COOL seeing everyone from around the world! All these people are gonna be in one place and you KNOW the straw hats are gonna crash it somehow (I do know that the name of the arc after Whole Cake Island is "Reverie"/"Levely" after all)
Ope! Carrot's here too! Completely on her own, but it's too late to bring her back now! That's cool, I wanna see more of Carrot! Of Wanda too!
Carrot really loves carrots lmao, but she's a rabbit mink so that makes sense!!!
AND THEN LUFFY STARTS EATING HER CARROTS RIP!!!!
Oh shit oh fuck oh shit oh fuck yeah that makes sense...

824
It's funny that Luffy JUST put together who his dad is lmao. Also glad to hear they are likely still kicking
Oh my god Luffy you are USELESS sometimes

Lol Bariete got bought off with two bananas
Jack's a devil fruit user at the bottom of the sea...that can't be good for him...how long can he hold his breath???
Oh shit, Kaido's got Eustass Kid locked up and beaten! I wonder how THAT went down
Woww Luffy...You used up all the WEEK'S supply of food on an inedible slurry AND nearly burned down the kitchen.... never again Luffy... never again.
The Sanji scene on the Big Mom ship was super interesting. He seemed dead set on not getting married, but OF COURSE the girl he's getting married to is super cute, that's the ONLY way this could have gone. Honestly though? Not upset about his heart eyes and shit here! This actually makes this plot MORE interesting! I'm pretty excited for Whole Cake Island, but for now, I'm gonna take a break from reading!
AA: and now the crew realizes that sanji leaving the crew is actually a bad thing /j
Yeah lmao
So this is what I can gather about where everyone's going

AA: usopp and franky are also going to wano
Thanks lol, I assumed they weren't because Franky said he was gonna work on an anti-kaido weapon, which would be hard in wano
AA: I c
but I guess not if they find a safe place to hide out
GA: i also didn't see it at first, but this is the first time we see jack without his mask, and it's supposed to be a somewhat big reveal. Why? Look at his teeth: he's a fishman (or half fishman, not sure)
AA: probably half-fishman like that one kid in dressrosa
wouldn't it be wild if they were related, I mean they both have the horns
GA: the species is different, but fishman genetics are weird so maybe
Oh shit you're right!!! Idk why I think my brain dismissed the teeth as metal or something subconsciously I didn't make the fish-man connection!! That totally explains why he can survive down there even though he's a devil fruit user. Haha sucks to be him he's gonna sit there bored for who knows how long
Definitely half-fish-man if the colored version is to be believed. Usually fish-men don't have human skin colors

GA: makes sense
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