Full reaction:

Loki saying he doesn’t believe his dad would come back for him if he’s hurt echos the alienation he feels from the whole of Elbaph. In all likelihood, Harald is most likely the only person who loves him unconditionally since we see Harald mourning over Estrida’s passing even though he and her were only matched due to politics.

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Rocks is silent as he readies his sword to decimate a child. We have his laugh “Voha-ha-ha.” Later on, we can see that Loki didn’t snitch on Rocks for brutalizing him with haki which I think Harald would use as the excuse to push Rocks out of his life and Elbaph for good. Loki idolizing Rocks is interesting, maybe it’s his “Come to Ida” moment where he realizes he was just born big and that he isn’t invincible. Also, who wouldn’t find the Rocks pirates interesting (echoing Luffy idolizing Shanks and his crew)?

Perhaps Rocks did not take Loki with him not because of concern for his safety (like Shanks with Luffy) but that he’d know that Harald would never stand for it and wanted to respect his friend’s wishes (or avoid a ancient giant coming for his head with that mythical bloodlust)

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I really like the “paper tiger” theme that Oda is keeping with people being able to invade the Holy Land. It’s possibly not that hard for someone to invade but it’s everything afterwards that changes. The World Government’s power isn’t in personal strength but their hegemonic power.

I think Rocks understands that somehow, this whole thing is much bigger than Imu and that Imu is just the one sitting on the throne. I think it’s really interesting that we get a shot of Imu turning back to face Rocks when the text box says “The man claimed to be a Davy Jones-esque pirate.” Maybe Imu has always dealt with pirates trying to sack Marigeoisie but Rocks and Davy Jones set him off.

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Harald beng set ablaze probably isn’t a coincidence considering his devil like horns. Maybe the guards in the Holy Land thought that it was their only way to capture him?

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“Despite all efforts to save him, the admiral did not survive”

Artist rendition of Rocks vs an Admiral

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Now it’s official, all arc skippers (including those who skipped LRLL) will have to be exiled from the community and no longer allowed back in until they actually read the manga.

It’s interesting to see where Rocks got his rise vs. how Teach got his crew. I don’t think is BB weaker than Rocks by a large margin (Teach was a candidate to be a Yonko commander partly by seniority) but Teach isn’t just copying his ancestor’s footsteps.

I still think the final war will be a Davy Back fight for the one piece, it’s just too perfect.

Also buckingham stussy is gender

We get Wang Zhi reveal and a godfather reference

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It is interesting that BB’s goal is to be King of the World, It’s really interesting to see a pre-Roger pre-One Piece world where that wasn’t the goal of every pirate. I think Rocks’ downfall is not truly understanding the history of the world and not going to Laugh Tale, he understands that there’s something preventing him from taking over but he doesn’t discover why till it’s too late.

Maybe he was trying to create his own “One Piece” or the “treasure meant to connect all as one” when he says he wants to claim the whole world.

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Chapter ends with Rocks ready to clear out pirate australia, apparently this is the year where Kaido joins so we are nearing God Valley again but this time from the Rocks perspective.