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Act 2 of Wano is finally over! We’re finally starting act 3 in the next chapter. I’m super excited. I think act 2 dragged on for way too long. I think the last 5 chapters were the best chapters out of act 2. 

We learned a lot in One Piece ch.955. But I think the most important thing we learned is the identity of the mole. I know for awhile Oda has been trying to make us think it’s Law. But it’s definitely not. I’ll tell you why. The biggest clue is Lady Hiyori. 

In this chapter Kinemon and the red scabbards found out that Lady Hiyori is alive. Law wasn’t around to find out about it. Kinemon stated that he hasn’t spoken to Law in awhile. Which means that Law doesn’t have access to the latest alliance updates. Which means that he doesn’t know that Lady Hiyori is alive. 

How could Law have told Orochi that she’s alive? On top of that Orochi knew where she was. The traitor is someone who knew Lady Hiyori was alive. Plus knew where she was. That doesn’t leave many suspects. It drastically reduces them. The only thing that makes sense to me is that the traitor is someone who Lady Hiyori trusts. 

I think Lady Hiyori confided in someone she knew. Then that person went to Orochi and told them. I think that person is Denjiro. This makes the most sense to me. I think it’s also possible that Denjiro’s been a traitor since Oden was alive. 

I haven’t written a One Piece discussion in a long time. It honestly feels good to be back especially now that we are in Wano! Let me say that I absolutely love the cover page! I love seeing Boa right next to Luffy. I do ship them and think that they will end up together.

Speaking of ships who else ships Zoro and Lady Hiyori?! I haven’t shipped anyone so hard in so long! I absolutely love this pair! I think Oda did a great job of bringing them together. No one saw this coming at all! It is so out of Zoro’s character. He has never been the chivalrous type. That’s totally Sanji’s thing.

To see him rescuing her when he was just fighting Kiyoshiro is crazy! But I absolutely love it! It’s really romantic. On top of that Sanji’s reaction to it is classic! I think Zoro truly cares for her. I don’t see him ever being cold or distant with her. We all know that Lady Hiyori is totally in love by now. 

I also wanted to talk about Ashura. I think he is going to show Kinemon something that caused him to lose faith and change. It’s not going to be something pleasant. Also, some people in the fandom think that Usopp is going to get captured and tortured. I mean it could happen. It seems like Oda is foreshadowing it. I hope it doesn’t happen. 

I also think that somehow Law will rescue his crew and live. I don’t think Law will experience any loses at this point. I think it’s kind of too early. I can see it happening later on though. I don’t think Oda will have Hawkins be the one that potentially kills Law or anyone in his crew. I think someone who is higher up like Jack, King, Orochi, or Kaido will be the one to potentially do it. 

I have so many thoughts about One Piece chapter 923. First I love the cover photo for this week! It reminds me of the Kabuto episode from Gintama. I think it’s just a really adorable drawing! But sadly the cover photo is the only pleasant thing about chapter 923.

Kaido, in my opinion, is disgusting for laying his hands on an innocent little girl. I think this is something many people are overlooking. That image of Tama really broke my heart. I can’t even imagine how Luffy must have felt. That was the straw that broke the camel’s back. There was no way Luffy was going to let that go for the sake of the plan.

Despite what some people in the fandom think Luffy didn’t attack Kaido because of his ego. It wasn’t so he could become an emperor, or brag about taking one down. That might have been the case before getting to Wano but not now. It wasn’t because he thought he could easily defeat him either. He attacked Kaido because of what he did to his crew, and to Tama. Luffy himself stated that he has no idea if they are okay.

Personally I was shocked to see Kaido as a dragon. But it does clarify some things. Like how Big Mom called him a thing. It explains how he got to sky island. I think it partially explains why he is so formidable. I think we haven't seen everything when it comes to Kaido. This dragon form is just the tip of the iceberg.

My question is how is Luffy supposed to beat Kaido? He barely escaped Big Mom's clutches. How in the world is Kaido going to be any different? This story arc will be just as big as Marine ford if not bigger.

I think we will see the straw hats get reinforcement in Wano. We will definitely see some surprise appearances from characters we haven't seen in awhile. Cause there is no way Luffy and Law plus their crews can handle this on their own.

Everyone is pretty much flipping out over the ending of One Piece 919. It’s understandable because time travel can ruin a series if it’s done wrong. I am not worried because I trust Oda. He is a master story teller.He has proven himself to be over and over again.

I love how it ended. No one saw it coming except for maybe a few people in the fandom. Oda threw everyone’s predictions out the window. I love that he did that. Time travelling explains how Momonosuke met Roger. I can’t wait to see how they time travelled.