Edit: The official english translation gives the chapter title a whole new meaning.
History repeats itself; here we go again with the PTSD. The theory of another cheap shot was circulating around for a while and yet wow, I didn't see this twist coming after the set up from last chapter. I put too much expectations on Drake and Oda "sacrificed" him once again to surprise us(This is honestly a matter of perspective. You could also say that Drake fought tenasciously to the bitter end and managed to land a lethal blow) Effective, but leaves a bad taste...especially for Kaido. God damn, give that man a break. He suffered through trauma and depression, suicidal tendencies, became an alcoholic, just a moment ago his dream to conquer with his old friend aka big sister was taken from and now a fight with worthy opponeng, which he genuinely enjoyed for a change got interrupted by some no name bozo. He lost everything. Don't get me wrong, I feel bad for CP0 Boss too. That man has to go through order after order while trying to make a living.
Gorosei: "Capture Nico Robin"
CP0 Boss: Sigh *fights against Super Nova and a remnant of the Whitebeard pirates*
Gorosei: "You barely survived, huh? Lul, sucks to be you. Forget the previous order for now, the new one has priority. You gotta kill Strawhat Luffy immediately.
CP0 Boss: "....."
He basically lives at the whim of superiors who send him on a suicide mission. He deserves that we at least learn his name. Or does he not have one? Is that part of being a high tier CP0 agent on top of the mask? I dunno. We may get more info on that in a SBS or in a data book.
Fire chapter overall. Fast paced action is scarce in OP and a treat. The barrage of high speed punches infused with Haoshoku dealt considerable damage are always satisfying to look at, it's s impressive how much Luffy got out of his devil fruit. Kaido too revealed more of his skillset. He finally found himself in a tight spot that warranted to flex his own adavanced Kenbunshoku. It says a lot if tanking, dodging and blocking alone ain't cutting it anymore. He gotta be close to his limit at this point.
On the flipside there's a Luffy in critical condition. Holy fuck, that looked nasty. Regardless of the interruption, I didn't see Kaido going down after that exchange and things look far worse now. Luffy is the protagonist, he got back on his feet and surpassed his limits countless times before, so I won't count him out yet, not until he's confirmed out cold and even then there's still the chance for him to get up again. Kaido is absolute shook now, imo this smells like flashback time is upon us, same as with Big Mom when her mother Carmel picture got destroyed. The question is will he kill the CP9 Boss before or after? XD Is this the anticipated tragedy? Luffy getting done dirty like this?
What will happen to him?
- defeated
- is he gonna tank it with MC plot armor?
- get up after the possible flashback?
- awakening?
Characters with supporting powers
- Marco can't heal him and even if he could, he couldn't restore haki
- Hawkins could do something with his devil fruit
- Minks Deus Ex Medicina
- is Blackbeard gonna pull up?
I can't think of anything else atm.
@VolKur
Do you mean the trajectory remark? It's odd to Kaido since he's not as big brain as Doffy.

If you don't know what you're up against it might seem that armament can change the property of rubber.

See where the arm bends, that's where Luffy is focussing his armament and it's what allows him to redirect his Python.
Kaido is simply reacting.

Every opponent analyzes the situation differently, so I wouldn't interpret too much into it. Big Mom was also shocked that Luffy easily tanked her lightning.
However, it's totally possible that there's more to Luffy's power. As said before, there has been a lot of build up and many hints were dropped throughout this arc and the last few years. Shanks,Gorosei, legendary fruit, Sun God Nika, Dawn of the World, opening Wano's borders, Zunesha, Oden's logbook, the One Piece etc. All these elements could be tied together.
Personally, I wouldn't be a fan of it if Oda retconned the Gumo Gumo no Mi. |