*.:White ShadoW:.*

I've been hitting refresh on manga sites praying for an early release of chapter 1044. SO HYPE!!!
 

I'm hyped for this week's chapter.  Let's hope Oda pulls the trigger and reveals some shit!

I'm quite hopeful that Oda will make the whole revelation coherent and not *pure* deus ex machina. I would definitely hate if Luffy's victory was solely through Joyboy taking over. That said, it wasn't like Oda wasn't leaving substantial breadcrumbs involving Joyboy and the whole underlying narrative of fate and "The Will of D". 
 
I remember when Nico Robin save Monkey D Luffy and I wondered what made her heel turn in the grand picture. Only to find out 3 arcs later that her random sentimentality came from the kindness of Jaguar D Saul. Kid Nico Robin was also spared by Aokiji, whose mentor was Monkey D Garp. Everything we've has been interwoven with a grander plan, the mercy and defiance of the D clan has been shaping the future in ways that the World Government nor Im cannot comprehend nor predict.
 

I'm quite hopeful that Oda will make the whole revelation coherent and not *pure* deus ex machina. I would definitely hate if Luffy's victory was solely through Joyboy taking over. That said, it wasn't like Oda wasn't leaving substantial breadcrumbs involving Joyboy and the whole underlying narrative of fate and "The Will of D". 
 
I remember when Nico Robin save Monkey D Luffy and I wondered what made her heel turn in the grand picture. Only to find out 3 arcs later that her random sentimentality came from the kindness of Jaguar D Saul. Kid Nico Robin was also spared by Aokiji, whose mentor was Monkey D Garp. Everything we've has been interwoven with a grander plan, the mercy and defiance of the D clan has been shaping the future in ways that the World Government nor Im cannot comprehend nor predict.
 

I'm quite hopeful that Oda will make the whole revelation coherent and not *pure* deus ex machina. I would definitely hate if Luffy's victory was solely through Joyboy taking over. That said, it wasn't like Oda wasn't leaving substantial breadcrumbs involving Joyboy and the whole underlying narrative of fate and "The Will of D". 
 
I remember when Nico Robin save Monkey D Luffy and I wondered what made her heel turn in the grand picture. Only to find out 3 arcs later that her random sentimentality came from the kindness of Jaguar D Saul. Kid Nico Robin was also spared by Aokiji, whose mentor was Monkey D Garp. Everything we've has been interwoven with a grander plan, the mercy and defiance of the D clan has been shaping the future in ways that the World Government nor Im cannot comprehend nor predict.
 

I heart was racing thru this whole chapter and a audible gasp was heard.

So knowing all this, I can't help but thinking about Shank's motives and there are two options that come to mind.
 
Look at all the references that reddit found: https://imgur.com/a/38SrtCz
 
Notice Luffy's silhouette in the last panel. Also, the moon looks like a D.

Yes, it seems so. It also coincides with what was explained by Kaku regarding the Devil Fruits...
 
 
I think we've seen him before, I never forgot that smile...
 

https://images.mangafreak.net/mangas/one_piece/one_piece_66/one_piece_66_2.jpg
 
https://images.mangafreak.net/mangas/one_piece/one_piece_66/one_piece_66_12.jpg

Yes, it seems so. It also coincides with what was explained by Kaku regarding the Devil Fruits...
 
 
I think we've seen him before, I never forgot that smile...
 

https://images.mangafreak.net/mangas/one_piece/one_piece_66/one_piece_66_2.jpg
 
https://images.mangafreak.net/mangas/one_piece/one_piece_66/one_piece_66_12.jpg

Yes, it seems so. It also coincides with what was explained by Kaku regarding the Devil Fruits...
 
 
I think we've seen him before, I never forgot that smile...
 

https://images.mangafreak.net/mangas/one_piece/one_piece_66/one_piece_66_2.jpg
 
https://images.mangafreak.net/mangas/one_piece/one_piece_66/one_piece_66_12.jpg

Yes, it seems so. It also coincides with what was explained by Kaku regarding the Devil Fruits...
 
 
I think we've seen him before, I never forgot that smile...
 

https://images.mangafreak.net/mangas/one_piece/one_piece_66/one_piece_66_2.jpg
 
https://images.mangafreak.net/mangas/one_piece/one_piece_66/one_piece_66_12.jpg

I seriously did not see this coming. 
 
Oh and there's also Dragon Momonosuke and Zunisha who can run interference...

I seriously did not see this coming. 
 
Oh and there's also Dragon Momonosuke and Zunisha who can run interference...

https://onepiecechapters.com/chapters/732/one-piece-chapter-1042

CP0 boss is gonna get a beating

I hath returned brethren! This is a good but tricky question but I would say Conqueror's Haki > *. Awakening is amazing, but much of Big Mom's defeat is attributed to the uniqueness of Law's Devil Fruit rather than just Awakening itself. K-Room just happened to have the rare effect that could bypass Big Mom's ridiculous defenses but most other Awakened abilities wouldn't have fared well, as we saw with Kidd who played mostly a Marvel assist role the whole fight.
 
But this arc isn't over yet, Luffy's Gear 4th has already displayed abilities that resemble an Awakened state, so I wouldn't be surprised if Luffy just refines it or find a way to take away the drawbacks somewhat...
 
But yeah Law and Kidd finally defeating Big Mom was glorious, and the R-Room was also strategically smart since it didn't alert anyone of destruction. Now there's only one real battle left, and I can't wait to see Luffy finally being pushed to his true limits!

LET'S GO!!!
 
I'm so hype for next week!

LET'S GO!!!
 
I'm so hype for next week!

LET'S GO!!!
 
I'm so hype for next week!

I hath returned brethren! This is a good but tricky question but I would say Conqueror's Haki > *. Awakening is amazing, but much of Big Mom's defeat is attributed to the uniqueness of Law's Devil Fruit rather than just Awakening itself. K-Room just happened to have the rare effect that could bypass Big Mom's ridiculous defenses but most other Awakened abilities wouldn't have fared well, as we saw with Kidd who played mostly a Marvel assist role the whole fight.
 
But this arc isn't over yet, Luffy's Gear 4th has already displayed abilities that resemble an Awakened state, so I wouldn't be surprised if Luffy just refines it or find a way to take away the drawbacks somewhat...
 
But yeah Law and Kidd finally defeating Big Mom was glorious, and the R-Room was also strategically smart since it didn't alert anyone of destruction. Now there's only one real battle left, and I can't wait to see Luffy finally being pushed to his true limits!

Hey Dr. J! Hope you've been doing well. I was in Japan for a couple years but now I'm back in Europe coincidentally.

I hath returned brethren! This is a good but tricky question but I would say Conqueror's Haki > *. Awakening is amazing, but much of Big Mom's defeat is attributed to the uniqueness of Law's Devil Fruit rather than just Awakening itself. K-Room just happened to have the rare effect that could bypass Big Mom's ridiculous defenses but most other Awakened abilities wouldn't have fared well, as we saw with Kidd who played mostly a Marvel assist role the whole fight.
 
But this arc isn't over yet, Luffy's Gear 4th has already displayed abilities that resemble an Awakened state, so I wouldn't be surprised if Luffy just refines it or find a way to take away the drawbacks somewhat...
 
But yeah Law and Kidd finally defeating Big Mom was glorious, and the R-Room was also strategically smart since it didn't alert anyone of destruction. Now there's only one real battle left, and I can't wait to see Luffy finally being pushed to his true limits!

Hey Dr. J! Hope you've been doing well. I was in Japan for a couple years but now I'm back in Europe coincidentally.

I hath returned brethren! This is a good but tricky question but I would say Conqueror's Haki > *. Awakening is amazing, but much of Big Mom's defeat is attributed to the uniqueness of Law's Devil Fruit rather than just Awakening itself. K-Room just happened to have the rare effect that could bypass Big Mom's ridiculous defenses but most other Awakened abilities wouldn't have fared well, as we saw with Kidd who played mostly a Marvel assist role the whole fight.
 
But this arc isn't over yet, Luffy's Gear 4th has already displayed abilities that resemble an Awakened state, so I wouldn't be surprised if Luffy just refines it or find a way to take away the drawbacks somewhat...
 
But yeah Law and Kidd finally defeating Big Mom was glorious, and the R-Room was also strategically smart since it didn't alert anyone of destruction. Now there's only one real battle left, and I can't wait to see Luffy finally being pushed to his true limits!