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These chapters are the ones where things begin to really heat up and our friends (and enemies) get into motion. I want y'all to be prepared because I am kind of hard on the Last Echo reveal. Not because I don't like it, but because I like the concept so much that I am frustrated with an execution that feels...like less than this idea deserves.


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This chapter is the one where we get Sanji's backstory, and thankfully we're getting the actual story from the Manga because I think we're all in agreement here that the leg-eating version is superior to the Anime version.

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These are the ones where Luffy is brought to Iva and receives treatment in the form of some kind of a hormone injection, which may save his life but it's not guaranteed, and even if it saves his life he's going to be nowhere near fighting shape.

But then Bon Clay decides that what he's going to do is sacrifice his own health to save Luffy's life in the form of cheerleading.

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So these chapters are the ones in which we finally get to meet Talia's parents, and I'm so very delighted by them. Far from the austere and demanding parents we may have expected, they're effusive and kind and really welcoming to Hugh. Of course I have a tangent about personal temperature control. We also get a weird hint of what Heliothrax is up to, but no details, and I'm very eager to see what she's doing.


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We continue with the Impel Down arc, and I thought I couldn't love this any more but now we're getting to see the secret Queer hideout within Impel Down and I swear to god I am determined to take this storyline at face value and as if it is in good faith.

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Okay look, I'm sorry to have to do this, but the Zorro Thirst Hour will be postponed for the moment. Taking its place will be the Sanji Drool Holiday Special.


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These are the chapters where our friends get brought to a pretty wild fort made out of a tornado where they're going to hole up until it's time for battle, and it's called Fort Maelstrom. But mostly I want to talk about a certain non-binary sound mage who is giving me life.

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This absolutely fantastic arc continues, and I keep feeling guilty over the fact that I'm enjoying this arc so much when it's the only one we've seen so far where all Luffy's friends aren't even there. Nevertheless! I stand by it!

Also, I'm continually delighted over how much I'm getting to see Bon Clay and how true a friend he's turning out to be.

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This is the episode where Usopp is trying to get someone to believe the fact that there are pirates not even coming but already here! This is so tough to watch because there's a twist involved with Kobi and Helmeppo showing up to investigate the situation, and so you get nobody believing Usopp PLUS the fact that Helmeppo is derisive with the one person who does seem to believe Usopp.


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These are the chapters in which we're getting to see more of Valia and Havath, and it turns out that a lot of the upper echelon Havathi people do not have a realistic understanding of their situation so a meeting has been called to impress upon them the precarious nature of the situation by suggesting some drastic measures.

Meanwhile, Hugh ends up in a dream that turns out to be quite a big deal.

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