 Everybody is eating this guy this guy this guy and these guys and you guys you're eating too because one piece is back And so are the straw hats because after four months the much-awaited return of the crew has arrived and in their return the straw hats Have a massive w demonstrating their first act of dominance as an official yonko crew Yeah, baby the opening of this chapter capturing fuchsia village reacting to garb's disappearance felt like a nudge to the fan base Wondering about the status of God. It's like talking to your friend after reading the last chapter Hey, man. Did you read the last week's chapter how it ended with garb being missing in action? But it didn't say dead, right? And I think whoops laps word in this chapter is Otis way of telling us readers not to worry about God because it wasn't shown Or confirmed that he is dead and so that means that he is more than likely still alive also writing wise Seeing the impact Roger and whitebeard's death had within the landscape of piracy You would think God would get a similar treatment if it really was his time to go whitebeard died in the most badass way seen Of any character in media and his last words reaffirming the existence of the one piece Igniting further fire within those who are seeking the treasure and roger's death while not as spectacular and Sensationalized as whitebeards started the epic tale that we are following today seeing as these two are garb's Contemporaries I guess it's safe to say that this is how order perceives garb's character as well And while you could argue that he did get his legendary moment by encouraging young Marines to get stronger and gave the assurance of Prevailing justice there were no civilians or other witnesses to his heroic act and to be inspired to be Marines And you gotta admit that it's really not as an amazing way to go out befitting of a legend Or maybe I'm just in denial Anyways, there are also others who reacted to this news such as the dunes household Which is a scene that took me back to her angry interaction with garb after aces death Which still to date one of the most emotional scenes I've encountered in the entire series for me So seeing dadan shed tears over garb here as well also really pulled on the heartstrings But I'm pretty sure the one everyone found most intriguing in this first section is Makino and her baby who intriguingly has lighter colored hair fueling further Speculations about who the father of the baby is we all know who we all have in mind and seeing the baby being fond of Luffy instantly makes me think of a spin-off not something that I would necessarily want to happen But it's more than I think we're seeing what could potentially be the future generation that Luffy is inspiring Similar to how he was inspired by shanks's greatness Luffy is now in a similar position where young Impressionable children are looking up to the cool yonko straw hat Luffy and I feel like the change in Luffy's influence The progression of his character and his impact on piracy was really hammered in even more now with how this chapter ended But we'll get to that juicy bit later because we also saw another reaction to the aftermath of another big event in this chapter And while Luffy and Garb's news are sending shockwaves all around the world the disappearance of Lu Lucia has created literal shockwaves in the form of an earthquake to be precise the largest recorded earthquake in history in the world of One Piece that is creating tsunamis shaking the whole world across all the blue seas and even Submerging entire islands it puts into perspective just how powerful the mother flame is that not only did it have initial impact Being an island obliterating deadly machine But it also caused long-term damage to the environment literally all over the world and I just watched open Ima so reading this chapter I immediately drew parallels between the world-changing weapons and the long-lasting impact it has the oceans of water seven and one Oh are far apart from each other We were in water seven decades ago and one I was only recent but inhabitants of both felt the impact of this one big event Also, isn't it funny that iceberg had one of the calmest reactions when a rising sea level should probably impact the already raised Water levels in water seven negatively of course story-wise this feeds the Speculation machines when it comes to the use of the mother flame and how certain existing islands may have also previously Experienced this phenomenon and whether the current makeup of said islands are the result of using the mother flame or the ancient weapon that the mother Flame was potentially intended to replicate for example We are all familiar with the hole that was in any slobby or the missing eye of gyre these geographies of the one piece world have always been Subject to speculations and theorizing because of the quite literal hole that is unfilled about these islands and Oda Just gave us something that could conceivably achieve making an entire island or part of an island Completely disappear and when I say a part of an island I'm thinking what if mother flame could have been or maybe was once used on a smaller scale But that's a lot of overthinking right now with the limited information that we have so let's just let Imaginations run wild but isn't it crazy that we finally have confirmed that a weapon has the ability to completely Reshape the entire world can exist and does exist And I think it's not the last time we'll see something like this if I have to bet money on it We're just at the tip of this mystery We've never really seen the ancient weapons fully in action So seeing the effect of the mother flame Really says a lot about how we really are in the final saga where things are leveling up crazy amounts Also, it amazes me how Oda effectively draws all of these unknown characters within these places in different poses and Expressions and really sells the chaos that is currently going on It's fun to just slow down and look at each panel and sort of add your own internal dialogue to what is going on Oh, and then you spot pandemon I want to point out that imu who is also shown in this chapter is also reacting to this event And you can see that they're visibly drawn to be in a shaking movement Which is obviously unclear since we can only see the eyes But if I have to guess it would be along the lines of imu shaking in excitement or maniacally laughing Enjoying what they've done it'd be interesting to see if and or when Imu's face is finally revealed and they have certain mannerisms or features and then how we could look back at this panel to Reimagine how they were really reacting But overall I enjoyed seeing different faces all across the one-piece world And this is where one pieces world building really shines when one massive event is Impacting separate parts of the world and we get to witness all these reactions from all these different characters But not as much as I enjoyed seeing the straw hats return because we are finally back to egghead island and straight away the initial scene at Egghead Emphasizes what kind of trouble the straw hats are in with the Marines currently waiting outside egghead It's said that the firepower that the Marines have brought to the island puts the Buster call to shame and for context The Buster call involves sending five vice admirals But what was sent to egghead are nine admirals along with Kizuru and one of the Gorasei The Buster call also sends 10 marine ships, but this one had over a hundred ships Including 20 great warships alongside the 30,000 marine soldiers saying that I just realized that as the numbers increase The total numbers of Marines are probably still the least intimidating part of this fleet because seriously Luffy could probably wipe out a big chunk of these soldiers with just his conquest Haki alone and not to mention that Zoro Now has it too right now It seems like the perfect setup for all of these various combined forces to show off by defeating 30,000 marine soldiers, but the 30,000 Marines in number are really just there to showcase what the straw hats and their allies can Do to display dominance and the real exciting part is of course how they'll fare against Satan Kizuru And the number of vice admirals because if we count notable names that are involved in this conflict We have ten Luffy and the straw hats Bonnie three CP zero agents and Vega punk and on the marine side We have nine vice admirals and an admiral So it's looking like a nice Luffy and his crew versus Kizuru and all the nine admirals battle lineup is brewing Which is the easiest and exciting matchup scenario to imagine But I feel that it would be more than likely a mix and match and Centimaru is also looking like he'll be on Luffy's side On this one Kizuru is already showing off easily taking care of the weaponized sea beasts Casually as he eats his noodles and I like the one panel glimpse into Vega punk Kizuru and a young Centimaru's Flashback especially after the new information about Centimaru's childhood came out And if you're not familiar or if you're out of the loop Centimaru was a violent kid who used to cause trouble back in His hometown and because of this he was sent to the mountains Vega punk Then went to the same town to get rid of the wild bears that were plaguing the forest But then when he went to do his research in the forest he found Centimaru had already beat up the bears And so he decided to make him his bodyguard So for Centimaru he has a deeper relationship with both Vega punk and Kizuru as they were a part of his life growing up And Kizuru can also be seen in the single panel and wearing his beanie Similar to the clothing order gave him when he drew the admirals as children So I'm really interested in this backstory there But Kizuru doesn't seem to be sentimental about the whole situation CP zero's failure and Centimaru's Refusal and the threat that they possess as potential allies to the straw hats all that guarantees that Kizuru will be at the Forefront of this battle But I'm curious as to whether this will be the case for Saturn because it kind of puts him in a dangerous situation When you look at it on paper only Kizuru is the only one you could confidently say can match up or defeat the high-level Fighters on Luffy's side even if some of the vice admirals can somehow match up I guess that more than likely he's there to take control of the Seraphim It's interesting how Bonnie was singled out when reporting to Saturn and the way that the Gorosei reacted about not having any use for Bonnie anymore sort of hinting that she served a purpose once in the past and perhaps that's why Akainu took her alive considering his love for killing pirates Maybe it was an order from the Gorosei themselves not to kill Bonnie Also, I don't know if it's just a condescending way to refer to Bonnie or should I read more into Saturn calling her a little girl? Bonnie is looking more and more to be an interesting part of this whole ordeal And no surprise the highlight for me Of course is seeing the straw hats again after so so long and in my opinion how we arrived at this scene was Brilliant with York and the Gorosei having a feel out of each other's motives Try to trying to bargain leverages and favors and then boom It's revealed that York who we last saw was confident in her plan and you would expect to have had the upper hand It's actually being held hostage and used as a tool to uncover the truth by the straw hats much to Kizuru And the Gorosei shock Luffy and his crew are now the powerful force that people are asking for help to be taken down How times have changed York needs her friends to save her and the straw hats are the CP9 or the big mom pirates in this case And as the crew is revealed with some noticeable scuff marks on them implying that they've defeated the Seraphim It just oozes Yonko crew energy while it would have been fun to see the battle in detail There's a certain excitement to speculating how the fights might have gone based on the physical state of the crew I wonder now if they were able to completely defeat the Seraphim or wasn't more that they were able to take command and end the fight That way especially after saving the stellar But I just love how the crew for the most part seems chill while broken Vega punk seem ready to leave the rest of them Are just within their comfort zones casually eating in most cases the interesting part that I think really added to that Yonko energy is the fact that Nami, Usopp and Chopper are not showing a threatened expression despite the marines surrounding the island It's like the crew as a whole gives off the gotcha vibe as if they really have the upper hand Usopp in particular actually had a positively evil smirk and looks so badass in his involvement in the whole situation Muscle Zoro is at the forefront making York fee for her life while Luffy is just so nonchalant about the whole thing And the rest of them really just hanging out while holding a hostage who is in what I must say is a very Vulnerably exposed position also did Sanji cook food because food is easily made on this island Maybe the cook is just serving them like Oda serves us great chapters week by week I love the little updates that we get and especially I love the separation between the young ends to the over 30s in the Straw hats I think it's a cute detail Robin was noticeably missing the entire crew being featured in the double spread except for our Favorite archaeologist and usually when this happens It usually means that Robin is somewhere at another part of the island Exploring and discovering something that will later contribute to the discovery of something major in the entire story Yeah, she does that a lot doesn't she although it would have been interesting to see Robin's reaction right now Since marines roaming cornering an island is something that she's very familiar with what with ohara and any slobby So how should react this time around would be most interesting But I'm satisfied with just the imagination that should just be chill like most of these straw hats in this chapter Kaku and Stacey are also not here But funnily enough Luffy is seen representing the CP zero and he's just there just chilling amongst the crew Rob Luchi the same guy who did all the stuff that we're also familiar about It's also interesting how he's positioned in the double spread behind all the straw hats because he used to be a Major antagonist and it's like either the straw hats have their backs turned on him because they're so confident in their own ability Or they fully trust that he won't betray them But either way it makes him look way less threatening just being around the straw hats and the crew's energy I just find this hilarious how he's just standing there and it's refreshing to see Luchi with a different facial expression Then his usual aggressive look although it's hard to tell what exactly the look is on his face But from what we can see I'm gonna say neutral and one more thing before I finish back to the number of marine soldiers The initial question that came to mind is how realistic is it for the Grand Fleet to arrive and help destroy hats? And then I thought about how at Wano Luffy technically died or was almost dead the closest to death He's ever been and I wonder if that somehow burnt his Viva card And the Viva card burning would have been a cause for concern for his Grand Fleet who would then of course head to follow The Viva card but obviously didn't make it in time But Luffy defeated Kaito anyway and as the Grand Fleet sails they either arrive at Wano to find out Luffy Isn't there anymore or change their sails to head to where Luffy is currently because then that would potentially lead them to Ekhead I just had that thought and also we didn't see any of them react to the Lulusia aftermath So maybe Oda didn't show them on purpose because they are in fact on their way to Ekhead. No overthinking Anyways, thanks for listening to some of my rambling thoughts once again. You guys have been great Also, I wonder whether a Viva card returns and reforms when the user's lifespan comes back. Anyways, bye