What a great chapter!
Sanji getting the Raid Suit and the emphasis placed on it does seem like he'll use it at some point but I don't really think so. Maybe once but not for a permanent upgrade. Even the milky dials brought back from Skypiea have been useless to this very day, though this suit will be used in some way I'm sure of that. The way Franky and Usopp were associated with science during the same talking points gives me the idea that they will utilize it one way or another. Sure Sanji's DNA is most likely tied to the thing, something which resulted from the discoveries of Vegapunk and Judge but Franky has been shown more than capable of utilizing Vegapunk's tech and discoveries. Franky will figure it out starting with a strand of Sanji's hair and I bet both he and Usopp make permanent use of the gadgets within.
Either that or give it to Mr 1, Daz Bones. Finally get him his super hero outfit to really enact his dream. Not entirely joking either.
While I would have loved Sanji to get a full 1vs1 to get that bounty, had he did it with someone like Daifuku or Oven the bounty would probably well passed 300 million and thats probably no good just yet. I feel like what he has now is fully deserved but from things that go back as far as Saboady. It took every Straw Hat going all out to destroy one Pacifista pre-time skip. Now Luffy, Zoro and Sanji can basically one shot the original models and that was witnessed by Sentomaru. Looking forward to future fights and arguments between Zoro and Sanji.
Reverie hip hip hooray! I love seeing everyone on their way and reacting to the news. I still think there is a chance for Germa to show up. The only thing I wonder is how they are perceived in the news paper. They allied with Luffy to assassinate Big Mom from what I gather but to the government is that such a bad thing? Maybe Germa does make their way to Mariejois and they have to explain themselves? I don't know, don't really care why I just care about Judge and Vegapunk making contact again with the possibility of Caesar joining in for the hilarity. Vegapunk is in the news again so what better time to get him introduced in full than at the place where he is most likely stationed? Especially after several arcs containing people that knew him personally.
Crocodile is sitting there reading the news about a "5th Emperor" probably thinking "dang, I remember when that kid called himself the 8th War Lord straight to my face" lol.
Luffy's bounty sitting that high makes sense but I certainly wasn't sure about it getting to the Billion mark this soon. I suppose if the Commanders are around 1 Billion Luffy will still be the underdog going up against guys like Kaidou. Jimbei's 400+ million seems paltry in comparison and being so close to Luffy's 500 million was a little off putting but now its super non-issue.
Luffy - 1.5 Billion
Jimbei - 400+ Million
Sanji - 330 Million
Zoro - 320 Million
Usopp - 200 Million
Robin - 130 Million
Franky - 94 Million
Brook - 83 Million
Nami - 66 Million
Chopper - 100
Also I guess now with Sanji's new bounty, Zoro has to step down from the monster trio. Seriously though the Monster Trio is Zoro, Sanji and Jimbei. Luffy is in a league all his own and has been that way for some time.
I want to see more pissing matches between Zoro and Sanji. If they are going to compete to keep the higher bounty for goodness sakes Oda let Chopper join in on the fun and surprise us all!