Hmm some idea dump
- Elbaf arc. It's Buggy's territory since he he had earned Elbaf (their worshipped god, called "Eternal King") metaphorical blessing, through a specific trial in Elbaf kingdom. Their deceased King, Odin, designed the trial, but Buggy and his crew apparently get the success, something that hasn't been done since ever. Included in the rituals is also combat test, which Buggy and his crew breezed through...since apparently in Buggy's crew there is Edward Weevil who joined due to Buggy's deception.
- Loki's info network detected about Sabo's involvement in Cobra's death. Loki doesn't trust The Strawhats since Cobra is their friend while Luffy, the captain, is the lil bro of Sabo. Sanji wants to clear Luffy's name. Sanji vs Loki.
- At the same time Zoro barges in an Elbaf strategic meeting in which Buggy also participates. Zoro tells Buggy to help clear Luffy's name.
- Buggy says to Zoro that if Zoro wants help, he must defeat a certain crew member of Buggy who waits for him in the Elbaf tradition of Fighting Tournament.
- Zoro goes to the tournament, slashes and dices, arrives in the final. Apparently, a certain crew member of Buggy is a certain Dracule Mihawk.
- Mihawk joined Buggy as a temporary crew, thanks to Shanks who trolled Mihawk to have some comrades for once. Mihawk asked why not Shanks offered to join Red Hair Pirates instead? Shanks trolled Mihawk even more, taunting Mihawk's lack of confidence in social life and getting to know strangers, instead of being in a comfort zone of having Shanks as his comrade.
- Thus Mihawk joined Buggy by Shanks' trolling and recommendation. Within a few months, Buggy (actually Mihawk and Weevil) had achieved Emperor status due to taming Elbaf as his territory.
- The final of Elbaf Tournament. Zoro vs Mihawk. The decisive battle for World's Strongest Swordsman. Zoro figures out the way to obtain the strongest Armament Haki, blackens Wado Ichimonji and remembers Kuina, defeats Mihawk by formulating a new technique with Kuina's past Ougi being his inspiration, and become WSS.
- Mihawk tells Zoro that Shanks seemed to manipulate Mihawk into joining Buggy for a certain purpose. Like it was as if Shanks tricked both Mihawk and Buggy to build military strength in Elbaf, to put his eggs (battle resources in the form of alliance) in different baskets (unpredictable locations), to prepare for something (It's to be revealed later that Shanks wants military reassurance, that Elbaf and Mihawk will help whoever remains as The Pirate King, to end Imu's dominion).
- Mihawk tells Zoro, Luffy and his crews should immediately prepare for The Throne War of Three Emperors. Luffy vs Blackbeard vs Shanks.
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- On the other side of Elbaf...
Luffy wanna have an adventure in Elbaf, he heard of a mysterious artifact in some mountain or something. He decided to search for it. Nami and Usopp accompany him. Meet some illusions and traps. The location is apparently the most impenetrable natural 3-dimensional maze in the world, made up from absurd wall and looping stairs, looping road in the forest, formation of traps everywhere, Nami and Usopp dismantle the traps again and again, them getting frustrated, but finally able to find the way through once Luffy uses G5 which bend the maze open.
- Apparently in the heart of the mountain, they find Elbaf himself, The Eternal King of Giants, who is the first giant in history, the strongest giant ever, living since Void Century. He guards the artifact. It's a Trial by Combat. Luffy vs Elbaf.
- Luffy defeats Elbaf. Elbaf tells about the story of his old friend Zunisha...and also about Imu, identity at the peak World Government. The previous Trial by Combat (Luffy vs Elbaf) is to determine whether the one arriving at this place to receive the artifact, will be strong enough to possibly have a chance against Imu.
- Luffy asks Elbaf to join his crew. Elbaf agrees. But he can't order the army of giants to follow Luffy, since they will not even recognize his identity, let alone obey his command. Luffy is fine with it, saying it's all good since the giant army is in Buggy's hands.
- The artifact given by Elbaf is an egg named Thanatos. It's the fourth, hidden Ancient Weapon. A biological weapon, which is programmable by unknown means.
- They bring the egg back to Sunny. Usopp, Nami, Robin, Sanji, analyze the fruit. Trying something, Brook release his soul, entering the egg, thus apparently being able to program it using Awakening. This is the beginning of Brook's coronation as Thanatos, The God of Death.
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