Foreshadowing, the meaning of numbers - we all know Oda likes these things.
Chapter 1009 brought us some amazing moments, it's a great action packed chapter, but I'd like to draw your attention to something that troubles my attention more than anything else in this chapter.
Cover Color Spread
The impression I had in mind when I saw this cover for the first time - beautiful, cheerful, but two details bothers me - what if this cover is not so happy at all?
The first detail I'm talking about is - praying idols, - there are exactly 6 of them (one is almost invisible behind the Choper).
The second detail is: the "hats" of the statues, exactly the same hats are worn by Red Scabbards:
Everyone already knows what I mean - does Oda let us know that six members of "Nine Red Scabbards" will die?
And now for the best - what if Oda has already started the purge:
1. Ashura Doji - he was in bad shape after the fight with Kaido, he was pierced by a sword and take on bomb blast , it is possible that he is already dead,
2. Duke Inuarashi - He broke away from the group to defeat Jack,
3. Raizo of the Mist - He stayed to fight Fukurokuju,
4. Kurozumi Kanjuro - a member of the group, a traitor, personally stated that he would not live to see the end of the fight,
5. ?
6. ?
I think that Izo will be the fifth person - if we take into account that his sister has already lost her hand, I also wonder if we have any reasons for it on the cover, - the last statuette does not have a hat, Tama wants to give her Luffi's Hat - Izo was not a member of the group, but it will be remembered this way?
I just don't know who would be the last person?
What do you think, is it all just a coincidence?
Chapter 1009 brought us some amazing moments, it's a great action packed chapter, but I'd like to draw your attention to something that troubles my attention more than anything else in this chapter.
Cover Color Spread

The impression I had in mind when I saw this cover for the first time - beautiful, cheerful, but two details bothers me - what if this cover is not so happy at all?
The first detail I'm talking about is - praying idols, - there are exactly 6 of them (one is almost invisible behind the Choper).
The second detail is: the "hats" of the statues, exactly the same hats are worn by Red Scabbards:

Everyone already knows what I mean - does Oda let us know that six members of "Nine Red Scabbards" will die?
And now for the best - what if Oda has already started the purge:
1. Ashura Doji - he was in bad shape after the fight with Kaido, he was pierced by a sword and take on bomb blast , it is possible that he is already dead,
2. Duke Inuarashi - He broke away from the group to defeat Jack,
3. Raizo of the Mist - He stayed to fight Fukurokuju,
4. Kurozumi Kanjuro - a member of the group, a traitor, personally stated that he would not live to see the end of the fight,
5. ?
6. ?
I think that Izo will be the fifth person - if we take into account that his sister has already lost her hand, I also wonder if we have any reasons for it on the cover, - the last statuette does not have a hat, Tama wants to give her Luffi's Hat - Izo was not a member of the group, but it will be remembered this way?
I just don't know who would be the last person?
What do you think, is it all just a coincidence?