Just finished.
@Unluck. The "destiny" line could be related to Dragon. They're both criminals, though it'd be interesting if that line was referring to Luffy's mom.
It's been awhile since I read these chapters. Short, sweet, and to the point.
Loguetown
! I think I spy the coat Nami lets Luffy borrow at the bottom of the clothes she bought.
! I always jokingly think that Zoro practiced that little stunt he pulled in Loguetown. Shame the store owner's sword rusted.:sad:
! Dragon made that comment about Luffy being a pirate and that not being a bad choice. Given recent events, I wonder why Sabo didn't mention Luffy's dream of being a pirate? This could be another "clue" for Sabo spectulation.
! And I noticed Usopp started foaming at the mouth after noticing the seakings. Those seakings must've had decent haki to knock out Usopp, or maybe Usopp's ambition was still too weak.:ninja:Laboon
! Crocus is totally an underrated badass. From that attack to the squid to taking those cannon attacks, he's really something.
! Laboon's face right before he started ramming into Reverse Mountain was so sad.
! I wonder if Crocus does know if One Piece is on Raftel and was just being ambiguous for the lolz, or if Roger hid the treasure after the crew disbanded.
! Tend to forget about Luffy's promise to Laboon to fight again. It'd be funny if Brook and Laboon's touching scene to be ruined by Luffy attacking Laboon.
! And it's funny that Luffy and Vivi met by Luffy running into her, then shortly afterwards getting the daylights knocked out of her. Oh Vivi.Whiskey Peak
! Noticed the little boy and nun were there when the crew first arrived at Whiskey Peak.
! Vivi's one time "hypnosis"/"confusion" attack. Wow. Just wow. And thus begins Vivi's journey together. I wonder how much of Miss Wednesday's personality was a "facade" and how much was her actual character.
! Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine. Two interesting devil fruits downplayed for the lolz. Price to pay I guess.
! Actually, thinking about it, Miss Monday had nothing going for her. It's hard to really care about Miss Monday's sacrifice given her little development. At least Mr. 9 had "some" gags.
And I haven't read Coby's coverstory in awhile, but have seen the anime's version recently a couple of times, but even that's a bit foggy.
Helmeppo and Morgan's scene especially was different. I can't tell on what terms they parted. One scene has Helmeppo standing up for himself. The next is Morgan alone on his ship. I wonder how Helmeppo feels about his dad and how that went down. Maybe I'll see the anime's version again to get some idea, but all I can remember is a weak attempt by Coby and Helmeppo but can't remember what happened after.