One Piece, Chapter 569: Monster
That’s what I call ‘beauty that can stop even light beams’.
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Summary:
Cover page – An elephant and Ussop enjoying hot potato with coffee in the snow.
After receiving Iva’s vigour hormones, Luffy sprints towards the execution platform with Iva warning him of the implications of the injection.
Coby, who tries to take on Luffy is blown unconscious by a single punch.
As Luffy continues to run, a group of Kumas prepare to fire their light beams at him, but their attack are terminated after Hancock blocks their sight.
Meanwhile, the two big commanders of Whitebeard are restrained, with Marco getting cuffed with sea stone handcuffs and Jozu getting frozen.
Things look even bleaker as Whitebeard himself takes a dozen attacks at point blank. But, being a yonkou, he shows his unrivalled strength with a Spartan-like roar.
The other commanders and Jimbei quickly forms a wall behind Whitebeard to protect him as Ace is about to get executed. Suddenly, Luffy releases his king’s disposition haki that knocks the two executioners unconscious!
This. Is. Sparta!
Thoughts:
Sukai:
Coby clearly still has a long way to go before he becomes a match for Luffy. Not much stronger than when they met at Water 7.
As for Hancock, using her status to disengage the Kumas’ attack made for a much unexpected re-entrance. But her reactions are still the same as before.
The two commanders were a very big disappointment, they lost before they could even deal any serious damage to the marines. However, this may allow other commanders to enter into the spot light which I am certainly looking forward to be introduced to.
Whitebeard wasn’t a disappointment though, his Spartan-like roar was a very nice touch.
It’s been a long time coming and we finally get to see Luffy use his king’s disposition haki in this arc. And it was certainly good timing by him
With the pirates slowly being rendered ineffective, it really raises the question of whether Ace can be rescued or not. Whitebeard is already at his limits, so if he’s going to be saved, it’s going to be by someone else that hasn’t appeared for awhile now…
Soulboy:
Coby got what he needed to eventually starts getting stronger.
How can Marco and Jose go down so easily? They could at least put up some fight. And Whitebeard taking damage like that when he hasn’t even fight Sengoku or Garp, just make his death more certain.
Let’s hope Iva can give him a shot of hormones too before he goes down.
Unless there is a new version of luffy or a new gear, I doubt Luffy can do anything as the Admiral would not just stand there while Luffy shot a punch in their face after experiencing the Haōshoku haki.
The New World pirates have not appear for awhile so this might be the chance to show case their power.
Squado vortex behind Sengoku, taking Ace and vortex away is one example.
Perhaps a mysterious person/crew will appear and turn the tide once and for all.
Who knows for sure?
The king’s disposition.
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