One Piece has a few great mysteries to unveil as we get closer to the end of the story. What is the One Piece? What is the Void Century? Who is our Final Villain?
But, one of the biggest mysteries still left unresolved is what is Luffy's True Dream?
(Chapter 1060)
Even becoming the King of the Pirates is just one ingredient in Luffy achieving what he truly dreams of. So, what could that possibly be?
Now, me personally, I think we've already seen what Luffy's dream is. Way back when he defeated Kaido.
(Chapter 1049)
"A World where my friends can eat as much as they like!"
That's the kind of new world that Luffy would desire. And, as we now know, that could be rather literal. Because Imu makes it sound like anyone who becomes the True God of this World, is able to change the World according to their own vision. A True God is able to create a "Complete World".
(Chapter 1163)
So, that likely means that once Luffy becomes the King of the Pirates, he'll also gain the ability to reshape the World to his desire. This World that we've known for nearly 30 years will change into it's truly Complete form!
What would Luffy's Dream World look like?
In order to imagine what that would be, first we have to try and think like Luffy. Really get into his head.
(Chapter 820)
Luffy's a pretty simple and straightforward guy. If there's a simple solution to a problem, he'll usually take the first option that he cooks up. So, if he wants to feed all his friends forever, what's the simplest way for him to do that?
Well...isn't it obvious?
(What if you could EAT the ocean? Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs WISHES it was this epic! )
Behold! The future of the One Piece World! No longer merely the planet Blue Star! It has evolved into the new planet...Shirumono-no-Hoshi! THIS! IS! SOUP-STAR!
It'll be a true...oi-sea! (As in "oishi"...Japanese for "delicious"...I think it's a cute pun, shut up!)
Truly a utopia that mankind has dreamed of since time immemorial! A World where no one need fear hunger...because 90% of the World is now covered in food! Just a quick jaunt to the local beach, and you can scoop up your very own piping hot and fresh bowl of soup, at your convenience! A food-lover's paradise, where you can hop from island to island and always find something new to excite your tongue!
Big Mom had the right general idea. She was just focused on the wrong food! You can't live off desserts, that's just silly. But, SOUP? Now, you can really hear those tummies grumble!
Hold your applause, everyone, because more courses await! I hope you came hungry! Because this here theory is a full course buffet! Unbuckle your belts everyone, you'll need all the space you can get!
It's not just a Romance Dawn! This is...Ramen Dawn!
Take another look at the logo! That's not mere, tasteless ROPE in the skull's mouth. NO! That...is A NOODLE!
( num-num-num-num *slurping noises*)
It's been right there in front of us this entire time! We've all just been too BLIND to see it! Oda do be cookin'!
I'm sure you all have questions about how this could all work. Or maybe you just think this idea is...STEW-pid? So, let me give you a quick and easy, step by step recipe for how you turn a planet into a giant bowl of soup! Time to use our noodle!
(Y'know, it turns out I've been doing it wrong, this entire time...)
It all comes down to Joyboy. Joyboy's 1000 year plan has been SIMMERING in the background of this story, this entire time! He's given us a perfect recipe, not just for a better meal, but a better way of life!
Step 1: Add the vegetables.
Where would the vegetables come from? Easy! The Giant Trees that we've seen all around the World! You have to get your greens! And what large servings of greens, at that!
(Trees count as "greens' right? They have three times your recommended daily dose of tree bark. And SAP!)
Ohara's Tree of Knowledge! Wano's Giant Bonsai! Zou's Whale Tree! Elbaph's Yggdrasil! And more! All here for their one, true purpose...SOUP!
Elbaph's Yggdrasil SHALL burn! Adding a deep, smokey flavor to the soup, along with delicious herbs!
As a sidenote, if you didn't know, it IS possible to make noodles from Trees! So, those Giant Trees from all around the World could be used to make not only the herbs and vegetables in our Planetary Soup, but also the Noodles!
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-cal-fat-free-way-to-beat-chinese-competition
https://www.fooddive.com/news/japanese-company-plans-to-make-noodles-from-trees/410132/
https://guardian.ng/features/health/is-no-fat-wood-noodles-made-from-trees-the-ultimate-diet-food/
reddit.com/r/chinesefood/comments/1owotjh/what_is_this_tree_bark_being_scraped_into_noodles/
What's more, there is a pretty famous April Fools Day prank involving a Spaghetti Tree in Switzerland that fooled most of the UK, since they didn't know where spaghetti came from in the 1950s. (Lying to people about noodles...how could anyone possibly do something so cruel?) But, I could see Oda turning this tragic prank into a idyllic dream, by revealing that all the Giant Trees we've seen in the World are actually giant Noodle Trees!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti-tree_hoax
(Ah...the spaghetti-maids at the spaghetti-harvest...what warm memories of times gone by...)
Obviously, that could take care of the noodles, too. But, I think there's a better ingredient that we could use as our World's noodles.
Step 2: Add the noodles.
Today, we'll be using Island Clouds as our noodles. It's the volcanic pyrobloin that really gives it that ZING!
It's good to have some variety, after all. Island clouds do have a certain "doughy" texture to them, that makes them pretty bouncy.
(They probably shouldn't be playing with their food...but, it's all going into ocean water, anyway, so just let it slide.)
All they need is to be cooked a little, and those clouds would be as light and fluffy as...well, I'm not sure what, but I'm sure it'd taste great!
Chop them up and add them to the stew!
Step 3: Add the Seasoning.
Without the spice this World would taste like nothing more than hot fish water. Well, good news! Joyboy had a plan for that, too! What do you think the Red Line is REALLY made of?
(The nutritional information is written on the OTHER side of the planet.)
A giant serpent? Pfft! As if!
(Truly, such a ingredient can only be appreciated by those with a refined palette.)
The Red Line is PURE FLAVOR! That's right! The Red Line is a proprietary blend of herbs and spices! It's pure "cayenne pepper" that will really kick this recipe up a notch! BAM! Literally! Because, Luffy will destroy the Red Line by mixing it into the ocean water, giving this World the tangy broth it needs to excite the palate.
And don't forget about the Walls of Wano! Once those fall, this stew will really get cooking! There's not just one geological formation's worth of spice in this World! There's likely "Salt Mines" all over the World! I hope you like your soup spicy!
Step 4: Add the meat.
As for Luffy's favorite part, the meat...well...that kind of takes care of itself, in this kind of situation, you know?
(Laboon's FINE! Look at him! He loves it!)
All those fish swimming around, wasting their time, can now add to the hearty broth of the World-Soup! Adding that crucial umami goodness that the World needs to grow up big and strong!
Why Zunesha alone has been marinading in this seawater for over a 1000 years! Adding a rich, savory flavor that's just waiting to have it's full potential unlocked! Think of all the Sea Kings and Florian Triangle creatures that have been adding such complexity to this broth that you can't even imagine it!
Plus, this explains Roger's Giant Mystery Egg! Egg Ramen is delicious! He was saving that egg for a meal worthy of the King of the Pirates! It's so OBVIOUS, in hindsight!
Step 5: Add the heat.
You might be wondering, "How would you warm up a soup that's as big as a planet?!" Well, I say we've already seen how we can do that. With the Ancient Weapon Uranos and the Mother Flame!
(Chapter 1060)
(Sometimes you gotta blow up a few islands to make some soup!)
Uranos isn't a weapon meant to destroy! It's a kitchen appliance!
We all remember what happened after Uranos was used to destroy Lulusia, it created a giant hole in the ocean.
(Chapter 1089)
(All holes long to be filled...with soup!)
Remind you of anything?
(I really need to watch more cooking tutorials, I'm learning a lot from this.)
That's right! This entire planet is nothing more than a giant cup of Ramen! That's why it's so easy to make holes in the ocean! It's got a easy-pop-top!
What's more, if you look closely at the bottom of the Chapter 1138 Mural, you can clearly see that there's flames painted at the bottom. Supposedly, where the Mother Flame used to be.
(Chapter 1138)
(Turns out the Mural was just a list of ingredients, all along.)
This planet was ALWAYS meant to heat up! It's just that the pilot light went out. You have to use Uranos in order to relight the World's pilot light so you can start cooking up that delicious soup!
This won't just be global warming...this will be global COOKING!
Step 6: Stir well, and enjoy!
You could use Nami's weather manipulating abilities for this. Or Jinbe could just swim around in it a bit to mix it all up. It's up to you!
Such a simple recipe, but so great tasting! Joyboy was truly a culinary genius! Get ready to ring the dinner bell!
(Chapter 298)
(Does a Pavlovian Response still work in a purely visual medium? I guess I'M hungry, but I've also been writing this all day, so that doesn't prove anything.)
But, there's more! OH SO MUCH MORE!
Because EVERY Strawhat's Dream will come true by making Soup-Star into a reality!
Luffy will feed all his friends...with SOUP!
Zoro will become the greatest swordsman in the World...by chopping up ingredients to put in the SOUP!
Sanji will help balance the flavors and make sure it's a well-balanced meal...of SOUP! The All-Blue is really more of a All-Stew!
Brook will write a new song...a jingle celebrating the joys of SOUP!
Franky will build great ships and robots...out of SOUP cans! What better building material is there than tin cans, I ask you?
Chopper's panacea, the cure to all the ills of the World...what better cure all than a nice hot bowl of SOUP!
Usopp will become the World's Greatest Sniper...by shooting SOUP bowls at people! Gotta get those bowls to the people. And what better way to do that than to hurl them at their heads at brain-damaging speeds?!
Nami will make a map of the world in order to inform people of what SOUPS are available in what areas of the World...the greatest Menu that the World has ever seen! Plus, she can use Zeus and her weather powers to mix the ingredients together with her storms!
Robin will learn about the True History of the World...turns out the Poneglyphs are all just a massive cookbook! Poneglyph cubes? More like Bouillon cubes! You know how recipes always have to have some long story included in them online. Robin will read us off the recipe while everyone else cooks it!
And Jinbe can swim around in SOUP to his heart's content...just like he's always talking about doing!
(Soup is mankind's dream! Soup is adventure! Soup means never having to say you're sorry!)
But, what about Imu? What could Imu POSSIBLY have to do with soup?
Remember Imu's Giant Frozen Strawhat?
(Chapter 906)
(Imu's eyes are bigger than they're stomach.)
That makes no sense. You don't keep Strawhats in the refrigerator! They get all limp and soggy! BUT...what if that's not a STRAW-hat? What if that hat is made...of NOODLES! That would actually make SENSE! Keeping noodles in the fridge keeps them fresh and delicious! Imu was making sure no one was stealing their midnight snack!
Look again at Imu's crown!
(High fashion that I can get behind!)
It's a Cup of Noodles! It was ALWAYS noodles!
The true power of Joyboy's Haki Knot can only be unlocked IF you use a Haki Knot WITH NOODLES! Not mere straw or string! By the end of the story, EVERYONE will be wearing noodles on their heads! It's the only way to unlock your TRUE POTENTIAL!
(What is LOVE? (love?) Baby don't hurt me! Don't hurt me...no more!)
Behold the most important character in all of One Piece:
https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Wanze
(I aspire to one day be as cool as this man, right here.)
Wanze! The man, the myth, the lurking legend!
I'll remind you, this guy didn't have a Devil Fruit. Noodles are just capable of crazy feats in this world. Like Ramen Kenpo! The World Government KNOWS about the secret powers of the NOODLE! And Imu has had almost a thousand years to master their techniques!
Imu has been trying to keep the powers of the noodle secret and contained. Because it's just too easy to abuse! But, now, Luffy will give the POWER of the NOODLE to everyone on this new, steamy world!
We are destined to return to Reverse Mountain by the end of the story. It's basically our goal to say that the Strawhats have truly journeyed around the World. Take another look at it.
(Sure, it's a exciting ride, but it needs a little something. Like NOODLES!)
That's not a Mountain....that's a Nagashi Somen noodle catching slide!
(Japan is petitioning this to be the next Olympic sport. Sign the petition below to make it happen, people!)
https://bokksu.com/blogs/news/stream-of-noodles-experience-the-unique-nagashi-somen-tradition
https://japantoday.com/category/fea...e-summer-tradition-an-amusement-park-makeover
This ENTIRE WORLD was built to transport NOODLES! It was destiny!
What about Bink's Sake? Well, what if I told you that song was actually a RECIPE?
...I, um...I haven't quite worked out HOW it's a recipe, yet. But, it's only a matter of time! I'll crack it soon, I promise!
Plus, sake is also a key component in a lot of Ramen broth. Bink's Sake was meant to BOIL!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramen
https://www.chopstickchronicles.com/basic-ramen-broth/
reddit.com/r/ramen/comments/3q9dld/is_the_sake_necessary_in_the_broth/
(The Japanese take their Ramen lore VERY seriously!)
Could Oda have been inspired by these UFO Ramen ads, starring Hiroshi Fujioka, aka the original Kamen Rider and Segata Sanshiro?! Probably not! Unless these aren't just noodles...but ALIEN noodles?! No...No. That's going too far, even for me. Nevermind.
Luffy turning this World into soup will bring forth a truly GOLDEN age of unity. For we can only begin to understand each other...if we really TASTE what each other are made of!
It's kind of like this, but y'know...less cult-y. Or more cult-y? I'm not sure. Luffy is a God, after all. A little bit of cult-like behavior is probably healthy.
(The Mermaid Grotto is about to experience a rise in tourists! For completely innocent reasons, I'm sure!)
Once Fishaman Island is destroyed, just think of how much more flavorful fish broth will be added to the recipe! It'll be mouth-watering!
Truly it'll be a paradise like no other. Why have wars, when you can eat as much soup as you want, instead?
(If you and your friends haven’t soaked in a hot tub of soup together before...I hate to say this but...I don't think they're your real friends.)
Think of the health benefits! Soaking in soup is really good for your skin...probably.
(If you didn't know, communal bathing is pretty common in Japan. Also, communal dishes are pretty common. So, you'd be a fool NOT to combine the two! It doesn't get much more "communal" than this! )
True understanding between peoples will finally be possible at last! Racism will be a thing of the past! You can't hate someone if you've eaten the very water they've bathed in, after all!
(Of COURSE this is "Carrot Soup"! What do you think I am, a amateur?! No matter where you go in this World, though, you WILL get a little taste of Nami. She does love her baths.)
Soup is the perfect metaphor for the One Piece World! A diverse set of ingredients that comes together to form something greater than the individual parts!
Humans, Fishmen, Celestial Dragons, Minks, Sea Kings, Tontatta, Giants...all TOGETHER. All...in ONE PIECE!
By offering the spirits of the Devil Fruits a bowl of soup, perhaps even their unruly spirits can finally find peace. Their purpose fulfilled! Their unfinished business...merely a hunger for something more!
They say that eating meals together helps build relationships. And in a way...no one will ever have to eat alone, ever again!
I'm running out of ways to say this is a great idea. Franky, you got anything for us? What's a easy way to sum up how great this theory is?
("Su-Pottage" just didn't have the right ring to it.)
Oh yeah...I should have thought of that.
(HOT...SOOOOOOOOOUP!)
Rise of the TMNT knew the importance of hot soup. And One Piece will surely surpass them in terms of loving warm, chunky liquids!
Only someone truly heartless would deny the World such joys, such delicious fulfillment! It's a pure, untainted good!
(You don't want to be like Imu, do you? Eat your soup! Embrace your soup! Become one with your soup!)
The reason why Imu fears Joyboy is because Imu got REALLY tired of soup during the Void Century. If you eat something every day, you end up getting pretty tired of it after all. Imu's simply lived too long to truly enjoy the wonders of soup. Truly heartbreaking. Imu's better off dead.
I can't think of any possible downsides to this situation! Luffy's Dream World is truly the greatest of all possible worlds! A "complete" and balanced World, for everyone!
After all...a man's leftover's...never end!
Here's to blue skies and red seas!
...Plus, soup's a great cure for all those nasty April Fool's Day jokes that are going around the place today. Never got the taste for them, myself. I'd rather curl up with a nice bowl of soup!
But, one of the biggest mysteries still left unresolved is what is Luffy's True Dream?
(Chapter 1060)
Even becoming the King of the Pirates is just one ingredient in Luffy achieving what he truly dreams of. So, what could that possibly be?
Now, me personally, I think we've already seen what Luffy's dream is. Way back when he defeated Kaido.
(Chapter 1049)
"A World where my friends can eat as much as they like!"
That's the kind of new world that Luffy would desire. And, as we now know, that could be rather literal. Because Imu makes it sound like anyone who becomes the True God of this World, is able to change the World according to their own vision. A True God is able to create a "Complete World".
(Chapter 1163)
So, that likely means that once Luffy becomes the King of the Pirates, he'll also gain the ability to reshape the World to his desire. This World that we've known for nearly 30 years will change into it's truly Complete form!
What would Luffy's Dream World look like?
In order to imagine what that would be, first we have to try and think like Luffy. Really get into his head.
(Chapter 820)
Luffy's a pretty simple and straightforward guy. If there's a simple solution to a problem, he'll usually take the first option that he cooks up. So, if he wants to feed all his friends forever, what's the simplest way for him to do that?
Well...isn't it obvious?
(What if you could EAT the ocean? Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs WISHES it was this epic! )
Behold! The future of the One Piece World! No longer merely the planet Blue Star! It has evolved into the new planet...Shirumono-no-Hoshi! THIS! IS! SOUP-STAR!
It'll be a true...oi-sea! (As in "oishi"...Japanese for "delicious"...I think it's a cute pun, shut up!)
Truly a utopia that mankind has dreamed of since time immemorial! A World where no one need fear hunger...because 90% of the World is now covered in food! Just a quick jaunt to the local beach, and you can scoop up your very own piping hot and fresh bowl of soup, at your convenience! A food-lover's paradise, where you can hop from island to island and always find something new to excite your tongue!
Big Mom had the right general idea. She was just focused on the wrong food! You can't live off desserts, that's just silly. But, SOUP? Now, you can really hear those tummies grumble!
Hold your applause, everyone, because more courses await! I hope you came hungry! Because this here theory is a full course buffet! Unbuckle your belts everyone, you'll need all the space you can get!
It's not just a Romance Dawn! This is...Ramen Dawn!
Take another look at the logo! That's not mere, tasteless ROPE in the skull's mouth. NO! That...is A NOODLE!
( num-num-num-num *slurping noises*)
It's been right there in front of us this entire time! We've all just been too BLIND to see it! Oda do be cookin'!
I'm sure you all have questions about how this could all work. Or maybe you just think this idea is...STEW-pid? So, let me give you a quick and easy, step by step recipe for how you turn a planet into a giant bowl of soup! Time to use our noodle!
(Y'know, it turns out I've been doing it wrong, this entire time...)
It all comes down to Joyboy. Joyboy's 1000 year plan has been SIMMERING in the background of this story, this entire time! He's given us a perfect recipe, not just for a better meal, but a better way of life!
Step 1: Add the vegetables.
Where would the vegetables come from? Easy! The Giant Trees that we've seen all around the World! You have to get your greens! And what large servings of greens, at that!
(Trees count as "greens' right? They have three times your recommended daily dose of tree bark. And SAP!)
Ohara's Tree of Knowledge! Wano's Giant Bonsai! Zou's Whale Tree! Elbaph's Yggdrasil! And more! All here for their one, true purpose...SOUP!
Elbaph's Yggdrasil SHALL burn! Adding a deep, smokey flavor to the soup, along with delicious herbs!
As a sidenote, if you didn't know, it IS possible to make noodles from Trees! So, those Giant Trees from all around the World could be used to make not only the herbs and vegetables in our Planetary Soup, but also the Noodles!
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-cal-fat-free-way-to-beat-chinese-competition
https://www.fooddive.com/news/japanese-company-plans-to-make-noodles-from-trees/410132/
https://guardian.ng/features/health/is-no-fat-wood-noodles-made-from-trees-the-ultimate-diet-food/
reddit.com/r/chinesefood/comments/1owotjh/what_is_this_tree_bark_being_scraped_into_noodles/
What's more, there is a pretty famous April Fools Day prank involving a Spaghetti Tree in Switzerland that fooled most of the UK, since they didn't know where spaghetti came from in the 1950s. (Lying to people about noodles...how could anyone possibly do something so cruel?) But, I could see Oda turning this tragic prank into a idyllic dream, by revealing that all the Giant Trees we've seen in the World are actually giant Noodle Trees!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti-tree_hoax
(Ah...the spaghetti-maids at the spaghetti-harvest...what warm memories of times gone by...)
Obviously, that could take care of the noodles, too. But, I think there's a better ingredient that we could use as our World's noodles.
Step 2: Add the noodles.
Today, we'll be using Island Clouds as our noodles. It's the volcanic pyrobloin that really gives it that ZING!
It's good to have some variety, after all. Island clouds do have a certain "doughy" texture to them, that makes them pretty bouncy.
(They probably shouldn't be playing with their food...but, it's all going into ocean water, anyway, so just let it slide.)
All they need is to be cooked a little, and those clouds would be as light and fluffy as...well, I'm not sure what, but I'm sure it'd taste great!
Chop them up and add them to the stew!
Step 3: Add the Seasoning.
Without the spice this World would taste like nothing more than hot fish water. Well, good news! Joyboy had a plan for that, too! What do you think the Red Line is REALLY made of?
(The nutritional information is written on the OTHER side of the planet.)
A giant serpent? Pfft! As if!
(Truly, such a ingredient can only be appreciated by those with a refined palette.)
The Red Line is PURE FLAVOR! That's right! The Red Line is a proprietary blend of herbs and spices! It's pure "cayenne pepper" that will really kick this recipe up a notch! BAM! Literally! Because, Luffy will destroy the Red Line by mixing it into the ocean water, giving this World the tangy broth it needs to excite the palate.
And don't forget about the Walls of Wano! Once those fall, this stew will really get cooking! There's not just one geological formation's worth of spice in this World! There's likely "Salt Mines" all over the World! I hope you like your soup spicy!
Step 4: Add the meat.
As for Luffy's favorite part, the meat...well...that kind of takes care of itself, in this kind of situation, you know?
(Laboon's FINE! Look at him! He loves it!)
All those fish swimming around, wasting their time, can now add to the hearty broth of the World-Soup! Adding that crucial umami goodness that the World needs to grow up big and strong!
Why Zunesha alone has been marinading in this seawater for over a 1000 years! Adding a rich, savory flavor that's just waiting to have it's full potential unlocked! Think of all the Sea Kings and Florian Triangle creatures that have been adding such complexity to this broth that you can't even imagine it!
Plus, this explains Roger's Giant Mystery Egg! Egg Ramen is delicious! He was saving that egg for a meal worthy of the King of the Pirates! It's so OBVIOUS, in hindsight!
Step 5: Add the heat.
You might be wondering, "How would you warm up a soup that's as big as a planet?!" Well, I say we've already seen how we can do that. With the Ancient Weapon Uranos and the Mother Flame!
(Chapter 1060)
(Sometimes you gotta blow up a few islands to make some soup!)
Uranos isn't a weapon meant to destroy! It's a kitchen appliance!
We all remember what happened after Uranos was used to destroy Lulusia, it created a giant hole in the ocean.
(Chapter 1089)
(All holes long to be filled...with soup!)
Remind you of anything?
(I really need to watch more cooking tutorials, I'm learning a lot from this.)
That's right! This entire planet is nothing more than a giant cup of Ramen! That's why it's so easy to make holes in the ocean! It's got a easy-pop-top!
What's more, if you look closely at the bottom of the Chapter 1138 Mural, you can clearly see that there's flames painted at the bottom. Supposedly, where the Mother Flame used to be.
(Chapter 1138)
(Turns out the Mural was just a list of ingredients, all along.)
This planet was ALWAYS meant to heat up! It's just that the pilot light went out. You have to use Uranos in order to relight the World's pilot light so you can start cooking up that delicious soup!
This won't just be global warming...this will be global COOKING!
Step 6: Stir well, and enjoy!
You could use Nami's weather manipulating abilities for this. Or Jinbe could just swim around in it a bit to mix it all up. It's up to you!
Such a simple recipe, but so great tasting! Joyboy was truly a culinary genius! Get ready to ring the dinner bell!
(Chapter 298)
(Does a Pavlovian Response still work in a purely visual medium? I guess I'M hungry, but I've also been writing this all day, so that doesn't prove anything.)
But, there's more! OH SO MUCH MORE!
Because EVERY Strawhat's Dream will come true by making Soup-Star into a reality!
Luffy will feed all his friends...with SOUP!
Zoro will become the greatest swordsman in the World...by chopping up ingredients to put in the SOUP!
Sanji will help balance the flavors and make sure it's a well-balanced meal...of SOUP! The All-Blue is really more of a All-Stew!
Brook will write a new song...a jingle celebrating the joys of SOUP!
Franky will build great ships and robots...out of SOUP cans! What better building material is there than tin cans, I ask you?
Chopper's panacea, the cure to all the ills of the World...what better cure all than a nice hot bowl of SOUP!
Usopp will become the World's Greatest Sniper...by shooting SOUP bowls at people! Gotta get those bowls to the people. And what better way to do that than to hurl them at their heads at brain-damaging speeds?!
Nami will make a map of the world in order to inform people of what SOUPS are available in what areas of the World...the greatest Menu that the World has ever seen! Plus, she can use Zeus and her weather powers to mix the ingredients together with her storms!
Robin will learn about the True History of the World...turns out the Poneglyphs are all just a massive cookbook! Poneglyph cubes? More like Bouillon cubes! You know how recipes always have to have some long story included in them online. Robin will read us off the recipe while everyone else cooks it!
And Jinbe can swim around in SOUP to his heart's content...just like he's always talking about doing!
(Soup is mankind's dream! Soup is adventure! Soup means never having to say you're sorry!)
But, what about Imu? What could Imu POSSIBLY have to do with soup?
Remember Imu's Giant Frozen Strawhat?
(Chapter 906)
(Imu's eyes are bigger than they're stomach.)
That makes no sense. You don't keep Strawhats in the refrigerator! They get all limp and soggy! BUT...what if that's not a STRAW-hat? What if that hat is made...of NOODLES! That would actually make SENSE! Keeping noodles in the fridge keeps them fresh and delicious! Imu was making sure no one was stealing their midnight snack!
Look again at Imu's crown!
(High fashion that I can get behind!)
It's a Cup of Noodles! It was ALWAYS noodles!
The true power of Joyboy's Haki Knot can only be unlocked IF you use a Haki Knot WITH NOODLES! Not mere straw or string! By the end of the story, EVERYONE will be wearing noodles on their heads! It's the only way to unlock your TRUE POTENTIAL!
(What is LOVE? (love?) Baby don't hurt me! Don't hurt me...no more!)
Behold the most important character in all of One Piece:
https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Wanze
(I aspire to one day be as cool as this man, right here.)
Wanze! The man, the myth, the lurking legend!
I'll remind you, this guy didn't have a Devil Fruit. Noodles are just capable of crazy feats in this world. Like Ramen Kenpo! The World Government KNOWS about the secret powers of the NOODLE! And Imu has had almost a thousand years to master their techniques!
Imu has been trying to keep the powers of the noodle secret and contained. Because it's just too easy to abuse! But, now, Luffy will give the POWER of the NOODLE to everyone on this new, steamy world!
We are destined to return to Reverse Mountain by the end of the story. It's basically our goal to say that the Strawhats have truly journeyed around the World. Take another look at it.
(Sure, it's a exciting ride, but it needs a little something. Like NOODLES!)
That's not a Mountain....that's a Nagashi Somen noodle catching slide!
(Japan is petitioning this to be the next Olympic sport. Sign the petition below to make it happen, people!)
https://bokksu.com/blogs/news/stream-of-noodles-experience-the-unique-nagashi-somen-tradition
https://japantoday.com/category/fea...e-summer-tradition-an-amusement-park-makeover
This ENTIRE WORLD was built to transport NOODLES! It was destiny!
What about Bink's Sake? Well, what if I told you that song was actually a RECIPE?
...I, um...I haven't quite worked out HOW it's a recipe, yet. But, it's only a matter of time! I'll crack it soon, I promise!
Plus, sake is also a key component in a lot of Ramen broth. Bink's Sake was meant to BOIL!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramen
https://www.chopstickchronicles.com/basic-ramen-broth/
reddit.com/r/ramen/comments/3q9dld/is_the_sake_necessary_in_the_broth/
Could Oda have been inspired by these UFO Ramen ads, starring Hiroshi Fujioka, aka the original Kamen Rider and Segata Sanshiro?! Probably not! Unless these aren't just noodles...but ALIEN noodles?! No...No. That's going too far, even for me. Nevermind.
Luffy turning this World into soup will bring forth a truly GOLDEN age of unity. For we can only begin to understand each other...if we really TASTE what each other are made of!
(The Mermaid Grotto is about to experience a rise in tourists! For completely innocent reasons, I'm sure!)
Once Fishaman Island is destroyed, just think of how much more flavorful fish broth will be added to the recipe! It'll be mouth-watering!
Truly it'll be a paradise like no other. Why have wars, when you can eat as much soup as you want, instead?
(If you and your friends haven’t soaked in a hot tub of soup together before...I hate to say this but...I don't think they're your real friends.)
Think of the health benefits! Soaking in soup is really good for your skin...probably.
(If you didn't know, communal bathing is pretty common in Japan. Also, communal dishes are pretty common. So, you'd be a fool NOT to combine the two! It doesn't get much more "communal" than this! )
True understanding between peoples will finally be possible at last! Racism will be a thing of the past! You can't hate someone if you've eaten the very water they've bathed in, after all!
(Of COURSE this is "Carrot Soup"! What do you think I am, a amateur?! No matter where you go in this World, though, you WILL get a little taste of Nami. She does love her baths.)
Soup is the perfect metaphor for the One Piece World! A diverse set of ingredients that comes together to form something greater than the individual parts!
Humans, Fishmen, Celestial Dragons, Minks, Sea Kings, Tontatta, Giants...all TOGETHER. All...in ONE PIECE!
By offering the spirits of the Devil Fruits a bowl of soup, perhaps even their unruly spirits can finally find peace. Their purpose fulfilled! Their unfinished business...merely a hunger for something more!
They say that eating meals together helps build relationships. And in a way...no one will ever have to eat alone, ever again!
I'm running out of ways to say this is a great idea. Franky, you got anything for us? What's a easy way to sum up how great this theory is?
("Su-Pottage" just didn't have the right ring to it.)
Oh yeah...I should have thought of that.
(HOT...SOOOOOOOOOUP!)
Rise of the TMNT knew the importance of hot soup. And One Piece will surely surpass them in terms of loving warm, chunky liquids!
Only someone truly heartless would deny the World such joys, such delicious fulfillment! It's a pure, untainted good!
(You don't want to be like Imu, do you? Eat your soup! Embrace your soup! Become one with your soup!)
The reason why Imu fears Joyboy is because Imu got REALLY tired of soup during the Void Century. If you eat something every day, you end up getting pretty tired of it after all. Imu's simply lived too long to truly enjoy the wonders of soup. Truly heartbreaking. Imu's better off dead.
I can't think of any possible downsides to this situation! Luffy's Dream World is truly the greatest of all possible worlds! A "complete" and balanced World, for everyone!
After all...a man's leftover's...never end!
Here's to blue skies and red seas!
...Plus, soup's a great cure for all those nasty April Fool's Day jokes that are going around the place today. Never got the taste for them, myself. I'd rather curl up with a nice bowl of soup!
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