Very enjoyable chapter.
The S-Hawk DF, kinda feels like Oda knew it wouldnβt make sense to for him not to have one, so just threw an old Zoro reference in. I mean, itβs not completely useless or anything, but itβs just not a wild change. Luffy/Zoro/Lucci/Kaku is a fun enough combo, weβll see how it continues in the future.
Shanks on Elbaf speculation confirmed. And my man Beckman being the Kid Krippler? Did he shoot it off? Didnβt expect Dorry and Broggy back, I thought theyβd kind of stick around Little Garden forever.
Think we could get a CoC clash for Shanks vs Kid then offpanelling. Itβs something that can hype both parties. I very much doubt that Oda will let Shanks look bad by letting Kid be shown hurting him. Shanksβ hype needs to be maintained for him finally hitting the plot, Blackbeardβs in kind of a different situation and always has been. Shanks should be at his peak, Blackbeard is still rising.
If we assume the Saul and the Giants took the RP from FI- safe guess- then this is setup so Luffy, Shanks and Blackbeard are all on three RP, with Luffy and Blackbeard aiming at Elbaf next.
Interesting thing is that the Shanks Kid clash should be happening now. Thatβs leaving a bit of time for the Strawhats to get there. Iβm not seeing Shanks being the type to hold prisoners so itβll be interesting to see what the situation will be when the Strawhats arrive.
-Kid has been beaten and left, Shanks is there
-Kid has been beaten, but the giants are letting him recover there. Shanks away hunting Zou/Blackbeard, or still there
-even an alliance between Shanks and Kid after their fight?