Ok, I'll try to explain why this subject deserved its own topic. I've been wondering since a long time about the importance of numbers in One Piece : but we know Oda thinks a lot about it and often plays with parallelisms.
Chapter 100 is probably the most fantastic chapter with a Gold Roger quotation and Dragon coming on scene.
And chapter 500 might be placed in the middle of the story, if Oda plans to draw 1000 chapters (that'd be no surprise).
So what do you expect about this amazing chapter 500 ? Dragon's coming back ? Death of someone ? Something in relation with the enormous, unforgettable event in the future, so with Teach ? Or about the Marine ? Or may be the entrance on the New World ?
The chapter would be out around end of april or may ! And could be the first chapter of vol. 52, the same with vol. 12 opening with chapter 100.
=> vol. 49 : chap. 471 to 480
vol. 50 : chap. 481 to 489
vol. 51 : chap. 490 to 499
vol. 52 : opens with chap. 500 !
Of course, I seriously would like to see Dragon again, and I think it's the most probable thing to happen. And Straw Hat crew could enter the New World a little later (entrance on the Grand Line was chapter 102).
So what dou you expect ?
PS : I tried to do my best with my english, please be kind ! ^^