So Zoro didn’t consciously use Haoshoku, which is much better than what the initial spoilers suggested and certainly better than the people that tried to claim he was using advanced CoC.
We finally get to see Ashura after so long, which is cool as hell, but that’s not even what did it for me. It’s Zoro’s statement about Luffy that makes that scene cool. That stuff always gets me, specifically when it’s done by Zoro or Nami (both of whom have done it within the last fifteen chapters), and Jinbe as well. It just hits differently when it’s either Zoro or Nami, as they’re his two top crew mates, the two most important after Luffy, and the original trio. Those scenes are just gold.
But as good as Zoro seems to be in this chapter, Luffy’s the star of it. He just entered an entirely new tier. The hits he puts on Kaido with his newfound advanced CoC is sick, and on top of that he’s just been fighting Kaido in *base* and is putting the hurt on him. When he uses it with his gears? Phew. He’s a monster, and was before he even started using CoC, as we’ve seen this fight. He’s above admiral level, in my opinion.
Can’t wait to see the actual scans. So hyped right now.