your honor-

I was catching up with Egghead arc from OP last night and I started reading the manga today (already read a couple of volumes before but now I’m starting from the first one) and can I just say that one of my favorite things about Luffy is when he goes: “I’m way stronger than the last time we met”?? it might not be a grand thing for many but for him to go back to face an enemy that he has lost to before with such confidence is so admirable: yeah I was weaker last time or didn’t know enough, but that doesn’t disappoint me, I have learned and I’m confident in what I can do now. I think that is such an important skill to have, to not feel bad about having “failed” before and build your confidence along with your skills, to not let the past scar you or blind you from who you are and what you are capable now as someone that has grown