First and foremost you have to understand what Story telling is. Most of us went to school and learned at least the basic's of story telling.
I don't want to take you back to school but I think you need a reminder.
A story consist of a Plot Diagram:
Beginning – contains the exposition and establishes the story’s conflict.
Middle – contains the rising action and the story’s climax.
Conclusion – contains the falling action and resolution.
Exposition
Exposition in a plot introduces of the story’s setting, mood, the main character, supporting characters, and time. Character development happens during this part of the story.
Conflict
Conflict is the problem, crisis, challenge, dilemma, or obstacle presented to the main character.
Rising Action
The
rising action is a sequence of solutions to the conflict that the main character tries; it is all the events leading to the turning point of the story. It can be identified by increasing tension, emotion, difficulty, or challenge.
Climax
The
climax of the story is the peak of excitement, the moment when the story changes (a turning point), the main character, and the problem is resolved.
The
Falling action is all the plot points wrapping up, the consequences of the climax, and reflection on the changes in the main character. It can be identified by decreasing tension, an approaching resolution, and relaxation of emotion.
Resolution Of A Story
The
resolution is the plot’s end, whether that resolution is a happy ending or sad ending, fun or frightening, satisfying or unsatisfying. The resolution might tie up loose ends or leave important elements of the story unresolved.
Within this Plot diagram a author uses many Plot Devices:
Here are a few.
Plot Devices
I'm not going to type these up with is descriptions cause I know you won't even read most of this post. I just want to get my point across.
Foreshadowing
Plot voucher
Red herring
MacGuffin
Cliffhanger
Deus ex machina
And many more.
This format exist for writers. A good writer utilizing them well and Oda does pretty well in this department.
Now lets get back from school and back to my points.
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You insist that I don't see the hints you are seeing or that I'm denying them or just ridiculing them. You insist that you are ahead of the curve because you see these "hints" as evidence.
Well I hate to break it to you but even if you turn out to be right it won't be because you saw these "hints". You were right because you took a leap of faith and everything worked out for your unfounded guess.
As many have pointed out already in this thread there has to be a structure in the story (plot) utilizing these plot devices like how Oda did with Zoro. There was clear Foreshadowing, Red herring and many other plot devices being use in support of Zoro getting CoC.
As I've repeated said already Sanji can and might get CoC it is possible. However there have been 0 "hints" within the plot to support this claim. If you turn out to be right its was because Oda ignored the use of proper plot device standards in story telling. Not because he gave "hints" mentioned within this thread.
Also you've never addressed most of points user
Salah WG mentioned. You keep ignoring all these debunked points and pretend no one has called you out on them to address each point directly instead you give vague statements.
In the spread with Luffy, Zoro, Ace, Shanks, Blackbeard, and Nami.
That page was initially suppose to be a joke to describe how nonsensical the "hints" OP mentioned are.
Why does this point even matter what element or plot device is this? This is your interpretation of this scene and it could be argued 100 different ways for each side to support their claim.
If you are going to make a prediction with solid proof that uses plot elements and devices your claim will have weight.
If you make these vague and nonsensical connections without any plot elements or devices your claim has no weight.
Story telling has rules and standards. Your going outside these rules and standards to prove a point with guesses. Like I said even if you turn out to be right it's not because you know anything about story telling but because Oda ignored the use of proper plot device standards in story telling. Not because he gave "hints" you insist upon mentioned within this thread.