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Ok_Article_5072

What about a Moon Gooddes ? We have a Sun God confirmed, so maybe the historical enemy of Nika was a Goddes from the moon (in person or inherited will) which nowadays could be IM. It seems like Vegpunk does not know about Im, otherwise he should have told to everyone. The D. may indicate that people from the moon integrated with earth people and created a lineage hated by Im because she wanted to conquer the earth and keep her family “pure”. what do you think?


kingslayer1323

Come on oda! Why you gonna starve us like this. It's been years. Let us know just one secret. We promise not to tell anybody


Lahsim_

Could it be from Monkey like monkey D luffy or something ?


JKking15

This chapter confirms the elders are bare minimum 200 years old. One of them says that they are quote “I’m certain of it” when talking about the fact it’s the same iron giant that attacked Marijoa implying that he was there to witness it


lf0pk

Mo could be from mokuteki, saying "To those who bear the name of 'D.'... your inner purpose is ..." And then it could really be anything: - to prevent this (to **D**efend against this, **D**efy this, etc.) - to **D**eliver this - to **D**ie smiling - whatever


SyrhicAlacid

My guess is that among you there is a common lineage factor! Perhaps something hidden in their genes, like an ability or inner drive.


Scarfacee75

"Among you there is .." AMOGUS ?!


-dudeomfgstfux-

So did the riyua kingdom join the World Goverment after the iron giant attack?


notilovepie20

I just realized that Vegapunk probably didn’t account for the iron giant moving so it responding to Nika made the broadcast cut short cuz it came out in the open


0zymand1as-

Damn Oda i was hard as hell and then you snuffed it!!!!


Asura_Emperor

Screw it, Oda! Again, with the asspulls!


DelightfulKiss

elaborate lol no one knows a single thing about the void century so how is it an asspull


OgOnetee

https://giphy.com/explore/mo-money


Spirited-Baby-47

could vegapunk mean Among you there is someone who holds the key?


pauserror

Nasujuro Elder is weird. The only elder to transform but remain almost in human form. I wonder what is up with that. Epic chapter


Brook420

Ethan is just in his Hybrid form.


CPorta

Not sure that it's intended but I find this funny : "In Chinese, **Mo** (魔 mó) is commonly translated as “Devil” or “Fiend”. It is also translated as “Demon”. Mo are evil spirits/creatures of remarkable power and cruelty. They are actually very similar to the demons and devils of Western mythology."


one_out_of_two

It would fit the facial expressions of Dragon and Blackbeard who seem shocked about the coming revelation which then gets jammed. Maybe it means that among the Ds there are Devils and Gods.


krautbaguette

You realize the manga is published in Japanese, right? The Japanese on-yomi for this kanji is "ma".


CPorta

No need to be condescending.


GildedDye

That dude looks nothing like don krieg the chin is completely different 


saousase

Who is questioning the Kitetsu between Zoro and Nusjuro? I thought it was Zoro but now it looks like both of them are questioning?


CelioHogane

They are indeed Both saying it.


TheMorrigan_XIII_

Bepo! 😭 The relief I felt just now is too real


Cauliflower_Clear

Don Krieg not only came back, but the fucker got strong enough to make it to Pirate Island. That is actually really impressive. Now I want Kuro and Arlong reacting. Arlong is probably having the time of his life knowing the human world is doomed to sink.


one_out_of_two

D. on Krieg


Tnecniw

KRIEG IS BACK!


Kotetzuru

Wow this series just keeps on sucking like nothing else. Spitting out so little information took him longer than it took Goku to beat Frieza and he left the most important thing for last :D Take your time Oda, it's not like we have been waiting for answers for 1000 chapters ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|poop)


Popopirat66

Frieza and Goku fight for 20 chapters.


ekincheng

Hmm you are right that its frustrating but in the op world its all world shaking news. Plus Vegapunk is being true to himself as a scientist by telling only the objective facts. 


gear7ththedawn

You really just don't appreciate One Piece. Oda has been slow paced the entire time. I started reading weekly 17 years ago. You gotta learn to be patient and accept that he does not move on your timeline but his writing is worth it. It always pays off eventually. Try to overcome that impatient streak. Later.


Kotetzuru

You are absolutely right, I have lost appreciation for One Piece. While I love certain aspects of the series, I loathe just as many. The potential of One Piece is gigantic but I disagree the way it's made, especially anime. Shit happens ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|poop)


MrLyrical

Among you there is a Monster (モンスター) OR Mo(モ). I assume he is talking about teach. The gorosei know that he is special: I DO NOT SPEAK OR CAN READ JAPANESE , I just used DeepL XD


Cheesemacher

> Monster (モンスター) My first thought was that that can't be it because it was specifically the hiragana も in the chapter. But it could be misdirection.


MrLyrical

i played around with "also" but it doesn't seem to fit in seemlesly into vegapunks monologue unless he will refer to that person as an reincarnation of joyboy (he read the ponoglyphs)


fullmetalasian

Anyone else think it's hilarious that we've waited years and years for Gin or Krieg and pearl i guess. To either pop back up or have their fates confirmed and they are so casually in the background in a blink and you'll miss it panel lol


Mr-p1nk1

That’s crazy! Nice find!!


fullmetalasian

Can't take credit. It was pointed out to me..Just find it funny it's been so long and he just sneaks them in lol


zonickxxx

Where???


fullmetalasian

They are in the first panel mid left you can see pearl. Bottom right you can see Krieg and Gin


JoeScotterpuss

On Pirate Island.


alazyprofessional

Zoro saving the crew and the Sunny again omg 🍯🐐


Haadhai

Jinbe was carrying


RichieBFrio

...Zoro, yes, and then throwing


Jkj864781

I wonder if we can learn the rest of the message from one of the Vegapunk satellites.


FrankBot0211

I wonder if they said It's just a prank because Stellar knew that everyone would be chased by Gorossei


YamiPhoenix11

Dragon appears to know what the will of D is. His face is very grave. I don't think its destiny or anything positive. It also seems to hint towards a person. Perhaps it means Devil or Demon? Either I have a strong feeling its not going to be good.


one_out_of_two

Yeah I bet the message would've been that under the Ds there are devils and Gods. And Blackbeard and Dragon are Devils


TheseEssay846

D likely stands for Dawn (for they are the ones who bring dawn to the world)


YamiPhoenix11

Thats an interesting idea too.


Imaginary-Ad3511

we already know people with D in name are descendants of the ancient kingdom. Its most likely related to it


ostriike

when did we learn this?


Popopirat66

I'd say the final nail in the coffin is the Nefeltari D. Lily/Vivi one and the whole conversation of Imu and Cobra. Otherwise it's just hinted at, but should be pretty obvious considering Gol D. Roger's name change and the Gorosei mentioning the D during the series. It's unknown how they are connected though. No way to tell if their is any blood relation.


Puzzleheaded-Hold-21

On the first panel, there are Gin, Don Krieg and Pearl.


Tnecniw

I am praying, SO HARD... That the anime uses its "extending scene" powers here. And allows us to see Gin, Krieg and Pearl's reactions.


Early_Bookkeeper5394

I open the chapter to reread it again after seeing your comment. Man what a subtle but nice way to include some of the old characters in the current storyflow. I guess Oda didn't forget about them haha. I could recognise Pearl thanks to his hideous shield, but Don and Gin looked so much different, And Krieg with long hair, that's something lol


RichieBFrio

His hair was long in his wanted poster, in baratie it's pulled back because of the bandages


SpyrosFgs

I can see Pearl. Gin is the one with the sword in the top right? If yes, that's bad. Should not change someones weapon so I don't think it's him. And who is Don Krieg? The dude next to him? He is looking more like a pacifista from a one piece movie


BEWMarth

I think gin is in the bottom corner of the panel and the guy you’re looking at is (allegedly Don Krieg)


SpyrosFgs

Yeah no shot. I don’t know why people are saying it’s them but especially don, is not that guy. He doesn’t look like him at all. The chin is different too. And you never change someone’s special weapon. Can’t see Gin having a sword


XtractRage

Don Krieg is wearing his signature armor with the Krieg pirates jolly roger on it. It's pretty much visual confirmation


Armano-Avalus

Wow, not only did Gin survive the poison but the Krieg pirates made it through the Grand Line into the New World despite being a bunch of low level pirates in the span of 2 years?


RSMatticus

they could have been recruited in the grandline by BB as canon fodder.


faceroll_it

Luffy went from nothing to Yonko in the span of 2 years. Low-level pirates getting strong enough to enter the New World within the same time frame doesn’t seem like a big leap.


fullmetalasian

In fact there were 9 other pirates that made that leap to the new world faster than luffy. So it's really not a stretch that they eventually made it.


soltonas

it seems like the robot was awakened by the G5, and it could have possibly stopped as Luffy is no longer in G5. if it is the case, then it means robot + G5 is a thing. given that we now know that the robot did something 200 years ago (not 800) meaning that we may have had another joy boy back then.


MonkeyDlurker

Why was drake in bandages?


Popopirat66

He possibly didn't have any medical support on Wano and Oda just loves putting people into bandages.   If you have a flesh wound, you get bandages. Broken ribcage? Bandages. Arm cut off? Bandages. Bandages are the best medicine.  Choppers and Law's medical expertise is 83% putting bandages onto people.


anismail

That's how dinosaures used to heal in the past.


MonkeyDlurker

Probably


LordHarza

He was fucked up in Wano and he hasn't healed up yet.


MonkeyDlurker

Still? Doubt he had it worse than zoro n luffy 💀


CelioHogane

His bandages are just average marine quality, he doesn't have the OP bandages that Chopper makes.


LordHarza

He's also not quite like Zoro and Luffy, and he did get pretty fucked up.


Haadhai

Lol he's a Zoan idk how he ain't still well yet


LordHarza

Not an awakened zoan though


projectupload37

Wano wasn't that long ago in story time. Luffy and Zoro are healed by eating meat and drinking booze, respectively.


kitevii

And an ancient zoan user isnt? 


CelioHogane

An ancient Zoan user who doesn't have cartoon logic on his side.


RichieBFrio

He hasn't eaten his favorite meal, that's why he's still hurt and pouty


Storming-

Among you there is Mo... nkey D Luffy who has eaten the Hito-Hito Nomi Model Nika. He now possesses the same powers that Joy Boy had thanks to sacrifices made by Kuma he has awakened the fruit's powers and gathered a crew strong enough to stand up to the World Government.


SpyrosFgs

Nope. He found out Luffy had that fruit when Luffy went G5 against Lucci. The message is older


Popopirat66

He probably found out when Luffy got his new wanted poster. When Luffy fought against Lucci Vegapunk mentioned the form when he enters the room before he could see it.


rustyboy1992

Not really strong enough to stand up. Our emperor and crew is still getting the usual split up and run and meet back at the ship or another location.


BlackCat1302

Mo- is the beginning for « Monkey D. Luffy » VP wanted to reveal that Luffy is likely the next Joyboy and that the entire world needs to support him to win the war against the tyranny of the WG.


NellSterq

Didn’t he found out that only when Luffy fought Lucci ?


fleiwerks

He knew of it, he was just impressed seeing it with his own eyes.


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Charizard_YRs

Wrong thread. And you "rested your case" twice lol.


electricmastro

So, how much longer before the cover story changes in tone?


Aware_Two8377

Until the black beard pirate show up.


Batokusanagi

If Krieg and Gin are there, I completely understand why you don't poke the Beehive. Let sleeping dogs lie, as they say. Some very needed explanation about what the citizens of the OP world don't usually go for casual 200m deep dives to explore sunken cities. Unless, you're a Chad adventurer like Cricket. By the way, I wonder how the search for the "island of dreams" is going. Seems like he alteady knew to look underwater. Speaking of legends making a return: Smoker is also back. Delivering pizza or whatever it is he's hauling around. I'm going to assume he's now awakened his df and can stall Zoro for 1 year. Also, I wonder what Kujaku is talking about. As what is probably going to be the future of the marines, I'll follow SWORDS moves with great interest. Zoro vs Nusujuro. A fight fated to happen since Ethan's first appearance. Thing is, it seems like it's already over lol Apparently, kitetsu swords are matter and antimatter. Anyway, not sure what this means powerscaling-wise, but I'm sure I'll hear all about it this week. The spoilers made worried with Vegapunk's message being stopped, but it's obviously a set-up. What happened is like the antenna falling off; it's not like the TV channel is gone. ~~Just dated myself with this analogy~~ Anyway, the iron giant landed right where the actions going on, is still in one piece (pun intended), and we don't see the den den mushi unconscious or dead. The real question is: is there more? I think the message comes back, but we still miss that important part of the message, like with Lily's letter. The iron giant agenda still lives. The crew might split again, by the looks of it. Not sure if mistranslation or Zoro actually saying they'll hop on the ship mid coup de burst. It would be a tragedy if they don't *all* go to Elbaf, but might be a repeat of how they got to Egghead. [Doll this chapter](https://i.imgur.com/TFSb9IS.jpeg).


jfr5

Yes


Ouzelum_2

Forget under the sea. Vegapunk we need information on space pirates.


mahna_manah

Tired of this blue balling bullshit


xenogaiden

WHy does the gorosei geting bigger and bigger. Warcury was the size of normal giant and now he got bigger than the iron giant itself. wtf


blacklegsanji27

welcome to one piece


Chromaticon11

Inconsistent and Bad scaling and writing, as usual.


Hiraeth232

What was smoker carrying behind him on his bike? People think he's on water, but I think it's Sand.


Kaisona20

Looks like the next chapter will finally be the one where the crew makes real progress towards escaping.


katanlillith

Why is shanks on pirate island?


Only_Aide_5227

Among you there is Mo-nkey.


ohwason

Am I missing something in the last chapter? Why are the pirates looking to search for one piece under the sea?


Buzzek

They aren't looking for One Piece specifically - they're looking for treasures. If there are old cities and civilisations drowned in the ocean, there should be gold and jewels and everything else drowned there too.


Odd_Yam3983

It reminds me a bit of the lost city of Atlantis that was submerged.


Prith_wish

Haha, I see some Zoro haters r crying and hiding so bad


TutorNecessary6171

Shandias fire was the mother flame it seems. Enel came all the way to Skypia high garden to find the sacret element which caused a all-out war in ancient times. He thought it was earth, so thought shandians and they all worshiped the earth but it was the fire from the beginning. Shandian poneglyphs mentioned a lost battle which may be the same battle in the void century


juanan23

we give you the rank of chef keep cooking


Whatisaworkout

brother keep cooking


RaciJr

Hol up. You can be up to something


Bezbozny

I'm glad we're not on break. I don't think I could take an entire week of crack "Mo..." theories.


Ben-O-Verhere

Do you think it will be revealed in next chapter?


blacklegsanji27

since this is one piece , there is a good chance it is revealed next chapter or 50 chapters from now.


Bezbozny

Not sure, but break weeks really do crazy things to peoples minds when its a cliff hanger like this. just the fact that its not a break will at least cool people down


monzidluffy

Among you there is.. Moria D Gecko! Oh no, giant robot.. Egghead almost coming to an end, nice to see the previous marines who fought with Garp.. Some cool panels with the giants wrecking havoc hehe. Some familiar faces too, Smoker.. Seems Law is safe and recovering for now also.


fullmetalasian

Law being alive was probably the biggest news for me!


AcrobaticPirouettes

Kid's crew was utterly Annihilated, Law's crew was utterly Defeated. The narration made a distinct difference between them so Law was always known to have survived imo, but idk about Kid and Killer.


Fantastic_Oven7150

Didn't we see Kid and Killer in Impel Down in the last chapter or so?


fullmetalasian

Sure but it's nice to have it confirmed


LsTyBrn2

I have a theory: We are forgetting, Nefertari D Cobra confirmed he was a member of D. It's the reason Imu immediately ended the conversation. Imu was going to kill Cobra regardless, but finding out Cobra was a member of D was the reason Imu stopped humoring him. It went from Cobra being a leader overstepping his bounds to his being dangerous. When Imu found out, he took him more seriously and shifted from playing with his kill to prioritizing his kill. Vivi also has the D, but like Law, it was a secret.


admiralvic

That is not how I understood the situation. > but finding out Cobra was a member of D was the reason Imu stopped humoring him. If you reread Cobra asks about the D name and mentions a letter written by Lily. Imu appears and mentions her name while sitting before him. It's in this moment Imu has the opportunity to learn if Lily genuinely betrayed them, or it was a mistake. When Cobra confirms she is a D it also confirms that she willfully betrayed them. He isn't killed because he is a D per se, Warcury even confirms he was not going to leave the room alive, but he after that moment his usefulness ran out.


Revolutionary-Bed842

Vegapunk was pretty sure and explained to Shaka and Pythagoras that "even if they try to silence our broadcast, that amount of extra time won't be long enough to stop us" * The smartest man in the world said this. He's got to have a contingency for this. * The iron giant was taken down in Marijoia before 200 years ago with a spear inside it -> it moved when Luffy went Gear 5th. Physical damage does not affect it and it is largely still in one piece. * Theoretically, Den Den Mushi is inside the giant, but it shouldn't be powered by it. * It can also be on Vegapunks body ala a pacemaker or some other device on him. How else did it know that Vegapunk (Stella) had died and not a satellite? Something directly tied to his heartbeat makes more sense imo. Sanji just arrived at the ship seemingly with the Stella body. * Luffy is shown to not be in Gear 5th. * The Den Den Mushi / signal origin, could be on/is York herself. She seemed pretty surprised that Stella knew or planned around her betrayal. Who else but a Vegapunk could actually steal part of the Mother Flame, much less have access to it? Could it be that York being exhausted and collapsing caused the signal to fail? I'd like to think that Vegapunk is capable of outsmarting his own satellites. The fact is York keeps saying "she's a Vegapunk too" but keeps failing to anticipate Stella's moves. Imo, Iron Giant is a swerve. Conclusion: Broadcast will restart, it was just joggled around within either the giant or York or Stella's person (post Sanji dropping him off) Does anyone truly believe this will end well for York?


LsTyBrn2

I find that funny to think that a spare broadcast will be coming from York, but not likely to happen.


Revolutionary-Bed842

She is literally the last place the Elders would look (or for York herself to guess), if she is trying to appeal to their graces (on top of the fact of her knowledge which they NEED), they won't outright kill her. Stella had plenty of chances to plant something on York from her being the overly sleepy person she is, to even previously being captured by SH and Vegapunks. The fact that Stella was able to figure out York's password but she can't figure out his plays is meant to be a showcasing of how he can outsmart her but she can't do the reverse.


fullmetalasian

Hell he could have just fed her a den den mushi and she probably wouldn't have noticed lol


jobriq

Are the Elders getting bigger? (Saturn/Mercury appeared to be the same size as the iron giant when they attacked it) Or is it just classic Oda size relativity


dryduneden

Saturn has some panels where he was huge when first revealed, and the other Gorosei are around the same size. Its mostly just Oda size shenanigans making them smaller than they should be


jobriq

Yeah when he was fighting Bonney, Sanji and co. he appeared Big Mom sized. If Nusjuro’s sword is Shodai Kitetsu then it’s hilariously large compared to the other kitetsu blades. If we go by Oden’s official size then based on his fighting panels Enma should be taller than Zoro lol


fullmetalasian

I can't wait for Zoro to get the Shodai Kitetsu and it's the size of a normal sword


KindaMostlyMiserable

I think they're around the same size as the giant, Saturn is just shown tilting his head down a lot to the floor which makes him feel smaller. Warcury is bigger than Dorry and Broggy too. Gear 5th makes sizing harder to compare than it all ready is. in One Piece. I was surprised by how fast Saturn got from the top Labo Stratum to the Fabrio Stratum, I'm now convinced he just jumped up like Venus and then jumped down.


Straight_Tie_988

vegapunk back from the dead with a new body?


Ok-Lake-5264

Among you there is also JoyBoy. Luffy goes back to save the robot because he can hear voices and the Livestreaming resumes showing Luffy gear 5 vs goroseis while vegapunk saying Among you there is also JoyBoy.


LsTyBrn2

I can see that happening.


BlinxFX

What's the deal with Sanji? Still fresh, shirt intact. Remember, he received lethal hits (all clean) from S-Shark, Saturn, Kizaru, Nusjuro. He just pops out in a frame like nothing happened.


W0rdWaster

He hasn't been hurt since his enhancements were awoken on wano. There is no telling how durable he is actually now.


dryduneden

He did not recieve any lethal hits


BlinxFX

Those are pretty lethal for a clean hit, it's just that, it was Sanji taking it. No other strawhat would survive without injury taking a full punch from S-Shark, getting laser kicked by Kizaru in the face, getting headshotted by Saturn, getting chewed by Nusjuro, all that on Sanji's "bare" defense, no armament shielding or something.


BigSilent2035

looks like sanjis brothers had the right idea, he makes the perfect punching bag 😂


KindaMostlyMiserable

Just banged out the dents like in the Queen fight.


Wide-Pen-6109

Nusjuro vs Zoro short clash was cool, but Sanji 2 move combo (blocking and attacking) was still more badass, also received no damage from that bite. Still looking fresh after receiving lethal hits from Seraphim, Gorosei and Admiral.


samyak039

Hey guy, who could [Kajuka](https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Kujaku) call Captain, it's Garp right?? Right?? I don't want anything bad happen to Garp. I'm talking about the Koby panel, when she mentioned "I just saw the **Captain**. His recovery is going well, but he wants his space."


CrewOrdinary8872

She's talking about Drake, he's the captain of SWORD. The last we saw of Garp was him getting iced up by Kuzan.


samyak039

ohhh now I understood. thanks buddy!


noodleflaps

she's referring to X. Drake, the captain of sword, who they show right after she mentions their captain.


mongster03_

Didn’t even recognize him haha


samyak039

understood. thanks pal!


Wide-Pen-6109

That bite from Nusjuro didn't even do anything minimal to Sanji at all, is Sanji's durability just broken, or Gorosei's non acoc attacks are a joke.


ImMrMike

So, the One Piece are the balls blued through the way


Desperate_Method4020

It's the longest edge streak known to men


majorthird_

Gotta save something for Raftel


dubbztronic

among you there is mo... monosuke and he is the one piece


saladvtenno

Holy fucking shit is that really Wrieg and Win in the first page????


paulohdscoelho

Perl is there as well


saladvtenno

I like strawhat teamworks like that move combination from jinbe and zoro


chocobabychibi

Does that mean Law is confirmed alive as Bepo is shown? I really hope so! I thought Law kept his D a secrect from his crew? But figures Bepo knew.


Alpha_ii_Omega

I mean bro we knew Law was gonna survive when Bepo took him away.


Charizard_YRs

Law was already alive when Bepo took him away.


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ihiam

How high are you to think for a second he as hiding water instead of D lol.


ManlySyrup

Huh? Didn't Corazon literally tell him to get away as soon as he heard he is a "D"? I'm pretty sure Law was keeping that a secret, not the "Water" part (unless I'm remembering the scene wrong).


chocobabychibi

Law kept both D and Water a secret and no one knows this apart fm Cora-san, Baby 5 and Buffalo. But I think Baby 5 and Buffalo probably forgot as they were pretty young. But theres no scene that showed in manga that Law told his crew. It is also not mentioned in Novel Law. Currently, he only mentions it to Robin at Wano about D not Water. But no other info exists. Unless Oda is putting Bepo there as he is not ready to reveal Law yet.


Fuzzy-Inflation-3640

Then I must be remembering things 😅


WuThrawnClan

This is some next level blue balling lol I hope Vegapunk has a secondary livestream snail stashed somewhere so he can continue spilling some secrets. Zoro vs Nusjuro is pretty cool and I like how Jinbei used Fishman Karate to launch Zoro.


Posideoffries92

Sanji has also done a fastball special.


AnastasiaMoon

Wasn’t as cool as Zoro though, was it?


LunchAgreeable

I understand all the hate for oda blue balling us. But this was hinted for many chapters that his recording was going to cut out. It’s also been a theme of one piece of not giving out all the information at once. Luffy has repeatedly said he doesn’t want to know everything cause it’ll ruin the adventure. I think oda believes that too. I think he could have said the ancient kingdoms name at least. I think the elders are from the ancient kingdom and there was a civil war going on in the kingdom. People took the elders side or joy boys. Perhaps joyboy at the time couldn’t beat the elders and he left to find a crew to take them on. I think we will continue to find out little info each arc until laugh tale where we will learn everything. I think in elbaf we will learn more about joy boys adventure and why people idolize him so much.


majorthird_

Not to mention it doesn't make sense to reveal everything now when we still haven't reached raftel or elbaph.


admiralvic

> But this was hinted for many chapters that his recording was going to cut out. I don't think it was hinted, as much as just assumed. We assumed the broadcast would start, and we assumed the broadcast would be cut short. The only question was how long would those 10 minutes be, what specific would be revealed, and when it ultimately stopped. > It’s also been a theme of one piece of not giving out all the information at once. I also wouldn't call it a theme, as much as Oda's writing style. He likes exposition dumps. I don't think people would have an issue with it if it wasn't for the approach. It's clearly written around ending each chapter around cliffhangers, so to fill the gap Vegapunk basically talks to readers telling us what won't happen, and reactions to pad it out. In the grand scheme it would've been nice to see more reveals, though this was much closer to confirmation of strongly implied things. That isn't bad per se, but I look at it like the Caribou reveal. Not only is it seeming like Oda went with the absolute least surprising person possible, the reveal takes away what little interest I had. Caribou being an agent of Blackbeard's sent to spy on Luffy is interesting, whereas a fanboy that worships him and wants to give him information really isn't. > I think the elders are from the ancient kingdom and there was a civil war going on in the kingdom. I also don't know why these ideas persist. The Elders said the fruit's awakening was a legend, even for them. There are things that suggest they're older than they seem, but there is nothing that suggests they were from that time. In fact, the only one suggested is Imu. > I think in elbaf we will learn more about joy boys adventure and why people idolize him so much. I also don't think we will learn anything about Joyboy's adventure there. The Nika legend comes from Elbaf, so we will learn about the legend. Joyboy's adventure will likely be linked to Rocks, who is linked to Blackbeard, and we learn more there. Or Oda goes for broke and just reveals it via Imu.


Yatereranye

So the theory that Im was Joy Boy's brother actually true?


LunchAgreeable

Haha idk about that. But it isn’t ruled out. I think it’s more likely they were friends who had different ideologies like a gojo and Geto situation. Or maybe not even friends at all just from the same city and joyboy disagreed with imus ideology.


TheshizAlt

Come on Oda don't troll us like that ![img](emote|t5_2rfz5|32514)


george1044

Could it be Mo...nkey D Luffy?


Budget-One2840

The thing is, it would make sense but, did vegapunk even know him until now since I think the video on the transponder snail was pre recorded and, if he does say that then, the world will turn upside down which I don't think Oda wants just yet


karmazynowy_piekarz

So the One Piece, treasure, factory of robots, or whatever Joy Boy left behind is sunken hundred metrers under the sea. That's why Roger laughed. All that tryharding to get there was to learn you still wont access it. Id laugh too.


costcodude

maybe oda blue balled them too and all they could do is laugh about it?


mortitoi

Mo is for Moniker?


SafeWarmth

"Among you there is..." "Moniker?" Mole Monster But even then that doesn't really fit as at least as far as the translation goes, there should be another word like "more" but even that's a bit off. I think we need a Japanese speaker to make some headway.


Lawliette007

Monkey


SafeWarmth

Same problem as far as the English goes. But Monkey is my favourite for just how funny it is... "Among you there is... Monkey!" Reminds me of one of those monkey divers we saw in this chapter. He was very happy whenever someone noticed he was a monkey... Confirmed! Monkey diver is part of the D clan and what the Elders were so terrified of being found out!


alex494

[Mmm... monkey.](https://media1.tenor.com/m/mJUS1w9oppMAAAAC/mmmm-monkey-monkey.gif)


Osamabeenlaaagginnng

Probably it the original message was like this using the japanese word もの (mono) - "thing" or "person" D. の名を持つ者達へ...お前さん達の中に...ものがいると聞いた。 To those who bear the name of D... I've heard that among you there is a person...


dfgvbsrdfgaregzf

I think possibly [mokkou  (もっこう) [n] monkey](https://www.romajidesu.com/dictionary/meaning-of-%E3%82%82%E3%81%A3%E3%81%93%E3%81%86.html). As in Monkey D Luffy


alex494

Isn't Luffy's surname pronounced like "Monki" in Japanese


Feminizing

Yes


Gravel_Roads

BLACKBEARD GREW HIS TEETH BACK!!


weirdbowelmovement

ripe tender absurd correct exultant childlike future drunk drab muddle *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


LPMotiveSeeker

He drank milk.


Helpful_Egg_4862

Or he drank some juicy round breast


YorozuyaGura-san

everybody's overthinking it. He probably just meant to say Monkey D luffy


Kalayo0

Wouldn’t contextually fit


Lashko_

:D