I just want this fucking act to end. I am very much looking forward to seeing the Schibukais and BB in action ..
Lol, probably won't until all the matchups are set.
A few of us are guessing the chapter counts are on purpose and Oda has been carefully "pacing" what he's been trying trying do this arc. Currently Act 3 is exactly 50 chapters, so some people think hes going for double per Act and then back down. For example:
- Act 1: 15 Chapters
- Act 2: 30 Chapters
- Act 3: 60 Chapters (rest of the calamity setup; matches)
- Act 4: 30 Chapters (Bulk of the real battles)
- Act 5: 15 Chapters (Arc closing)
If looked at this way, it can potentially make sense since there are going to be a decent number of chapters before Sanji, Chopper and maybe Yamato get their potential matchups, plus updates and skirmishes on the rest.
Then think about a 30 chapter Act 4. If Oda dedicates 1-2 true chapters per Strawhat battle (as hes done always on the past ala Sanji vs Jabra, Chopper vs Kumadori, Zoro vs Mr 1/Kaku/Ryuuma, pretty much every fight that's not Luffys), that's between 10-20 chapters for those fights. This gives the Yonko fight potentially another 10-20 chapters (somewhere on the middle) on its own because that's normally what Oda does, give Luffy's (and likely Zoro's now, but we'll see) fights a much longer space of time. That's not to say we won't see the fight on the rooftop again for 30 chapters lol, just that the main portion of the fight won't occur truly until much later, once everyone else is defeated.
Just something to think about. If Act 3 ends in 10 chapters, then we know this is possible. If it ends sooner or longer, then anything is pretty much game.