I did too thought about if Kaido going drunk was a way of him tapping into his Awakened powers. But, no. Oda makes it clear when there's Awakening happening. And since he didn't explicitly stated that Kaido was using his Awakening, I'm pretty sure Kaido didn't Awaken.

Didn't Oda say Akainu was so strong if he were the protagonist One Piece would end in under a year?
Which is something Kaido and Mom failed to do through out their lives.

I think people are counting him off way too easily.

Am I the only one who doesn't think the next episode can't be the finale?

Post hiatus, the release of Webtoon was a mess. Is that still the case? I think the main Korean publishers were ahead like 5 or 6 chapters.

@Leviathan:

Anyone else getting the suspicion that the initial D is simply a sideways smiley emoticon?

People have been getting it for a long time. It can happen. But it's a bit bland to be honest, after the reveal of JoyBoy and Laugh Tale. Too predictable for Oda.

@Kdom:

I don't really understand why people want to be spoiled of such a chapter. If there is something big, I want to get the full surprise.

I like the discussion parts of it. It's been a habit stood with me for so long. I feel like I'm not the only one like this.

@Daz:

Regardless of how this thing shakes out next, week, it still suffers this week from the fact that whatever this powerup is isn't unlocked through some burst of emotion or new transcendent insight or something, Its just booted up after Luffy has been fully KO'd (…a short while after the exact same thing already happened). It doesn't feel like something Luffy has actively earned when it happens like that, it really is just shonen manga trope 101 - but that doesn't mean people should like it. Getting an emotional and rousing last surge of strength where you exhaust all your reserves is one thing, unlocking a whole new tier of power while left for dead in a ditch is something else.

And of course this being the fourth time Luffy has bounced back from being totally spent and/or unconscious in the same fight doesn't help.

this is basically where my troubles start at.

I've been thinking about previous owners leaving a signature at the DF and the Awakening of the DFs bringing some part of them to the current user.
Awakening may have literally brought some part of Nika to the current timeline, which may be signaling Zunisha now.
But this part doesn't seem to be occurring on other Awakening users. What is different about Luffy, say, from Law or Kidd?
One, he has an active CoC. -Big Mom never displayed such a thing
Two, the ability to hear the voice of all things. -Can be
Three, destiny stuff. - Maybe
Four is the fact that he died. - Kaido said Death completes a man

In each case, this is 'heavens' coming down to him and not Luffy doing anything worthwhile to achieve it. Maybe the Gomu Gomu users are hard to kill and can jumpstart the body? IDK
But the most outcomes come straight back to Nika/Joy Boy actually doing it himself, through mechanics unknown to us.

I just don't see a scenario where I'm genuinely happy.
This isn't malding. I still trust Oda and am genuinely full of curiosity about upcoming chapters. Besides this puzzle…
One thing I'm sure, Luffy isn't going anywhere. These events aren't gonna stop our journey with Luffy now. They won't have any effect on any kind of effect on his character, experience, and reactions. If Luffy knew what Nika/Joy Boy knows he'd stop being a pirate.

Luffy actually dying makes me think of the scenario where Zoro actually died too. We are talking about two characters who have the same point of view on life at most points but mirror each other in their choices of doing things. It's safe to say Zoro really saw the grim reaper/death itself and has a story to tell.

Please Oda, don't make it the Gomu Gomu :-(

I'm hoping it's Kaido's/Momo's now.

Does the title mean anything?

@RevolutionaryOfThe6Paths:

Miura leaving so unexpectedly soon feels so cruel, it pains me so much that i dont have a chance to show how much i appreciate him and it hurts even more knowing that he probably didnt have time to prepare for his own journey's end (in general not just berserk). Grief is one of the most suffocating and exhausting emotions. Its a hole in your heart that can never be filled. Only way to relieve the pain of loss is by believing that someday you will see your loved one in the afterlife and exchange things that couldnt be said or done before, its such a human solution. I had similar thoughts and questions these past two days. I have removed myself from religion since highschool and only typically follow traditions, tho i might pray from time to time when im extremely fearful of a future outcome. Learning about Miura's death made me hope that he was somewhere beyond space and time watching all the positive thoughts and unity of the community towards him. I have to believe because the pain would be so overwhelming otherwise

Salut brothers of 16 characters.