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· The composition of Kid on the cover of Chapter 1178 perfectly overlaps with Roger's appearance in Chapter 1127.
· However, while Roger playfully enjoys and escapes from a beast, Kid is seen desperately running with bared teeth.
· This symbolically shows that Roger has already reached the pinnacle of the Pirate King, looking down on the world with ease, while Kid is still being chased by the world, in the position of a challenger who needs to prove himself.
· The starkly contrasting attitudes of the two characters within the same composition serve as a device to reveal the overwhelming difference in status between Kid and Roger.

· Imu's 'Domi Reversi' is more than just a technique; it is a curse itself. Those exposed to it become petrified, subservient to Imu's will, and transform into immortal demons.
· Imu's past attempt to corrupt Rocks with Domi Reversi during the God Valley incident to annihilate the pirates demonstrated the brutal power of this technique.
· Given that 'Domi' means 'domination' in Latin, it was speculated that this technique was closely related to the target's homeland. However, with Loki, whose homeland is Elbaf, not reacting to Domi Reversi, a new hypothesis became necessary.
· We must pay attention to the fact that Imu referred to Luffy and Loki not by their real names but by mythological titles: 'Nika' and 'Nidhoggr.'
· This suggests the possibility that the only condition to counteract Domi Reversi might be the existence of beings with mythological origins. If Imu's power is divine authority, then those who can reject it must also be ability users who inherit the name of an equivalent god.
· The hypothesis that various gods mentioned in the ancient Sandora prayer and recent Elbaf murals—such as the Sun God, Rain God, Forest God, Earth God, Bread God, and Sea God—exist as specific Devil Fruit users is becoming almost certain.
· Chopper, who purified Imu's Domi Reversi with a single blow, also has the potential to be connected to a Beast God.
· Ultimately, the war in One Piece seems to have escalated beyond a simple pirate battle into a mythological war between those who bear the names of gods and those who oppose their divine authority.

· Nika Luffy's 'Don Gatling' attack on Imu strongly evokes Garp's appearance in Chapter 1165, where he subdued Rocks, who had transformed into a rampaging demon.
· Luffy's actions in cornering the absolute being Imu can be seen as a glorious resurgence of Garp's legendary past.
· This symbolically shows that Nika Luffy's combat power has grown to rival Garp's in his prime.

· It is noteworthy that Somers' heart appears to be a mechanical heart rather than a normal one.
· Somers is a malicious sadist who enjoys watching loved ones kill and suffer each other.
· Connecting Somers' nature with a mechanical heart, his actions can be interpreted not merely as evil deeds but as an expression of deep inferiority. For Somers, who lacks a real heart with warm blood, love is an unknown territory he can never reach, an object of jealousy.
· The reason Somers might have a mechanical heart could be the castration of his humanity by Imu for absolute obedience to the Holy Knights, or body modification for eternal life.
· If this hypothesis is correct, it could be the result of human resurrection technology or bio-weapons that were forbidden in the Ancient Kingdom.

· The burnt traces in the Holy Land Marijoa align with Imu's mention of Marijoa as a 'sea of fire' in Chapter 1149, visually proving that the Celestial Dragons' sanctuary has been breached.
· A hint about the true culprit who breached the strict security and set fire to the Holy Land can be found in Laffitte's report in Chapter 1126.
· Currently, Marijoa's supply lines are completely cut off by the Revolutionary Army, implementing a starvation strategy where 100% of food imports are blocked, leading to predictions of starvation among the Celestial Dragons.
· Teach gives Laffitte a cryptic command: 'Don't just enjoy yourselves, prepare.'
· This implies that Teach is not merely observing the fight between the Revolutionary Army and the World Government but is planning to execute some grand scheme, targeting the moment when the World Government is most vulnerable due to the collapse of its supply network.
· If the Revolutionary Army cut off supply routes from the outside, diverting the Marines' attention, it's possible that the Blackbeard Pirates infiltrated deep inside Marijoa during that window and inflicted critical damage.
· While it's still uncertain whether the true culprit behind the Holy Land fire is the Revolutionary Army or Teach, it is clear that Teach's grand plan has already begun, leveraging the unprecedented chaos created by the Revolutionary Army.

· Blackbeard Teach's plan was already meticulously in motion from Egghead.
· Catarina Devon and Van Augur of the Blackbeard Pirates appeared before Saint Saturn, who was repelled by Luffy's crew, and Devon touched Saturn's leg, exclaiming 'Mission complete.'
· This implies that Devon, a Mythical Zoan 'Nine-Tailed Fox' Devil Fruit user, copied not only the appearance of the Five Elders but also the authentication or authority of the highest power itself.
· In the flashback of the God Valley incident in Chapter 1162, when Whitebeard witnessed Imu's descent and asked, 'What in the world is that guy?', Rocks replied, 'The World.'
· This answer is not a mere metaphor. The dominating Imu was not an individual being but the current system itself, which has continued for 800 years.
· Therefore, the title 'King of the World' that Rocks yearned for meant that he intended to overthrow Imu, the unseen god of the world, and become the new 'World' of order himself.
· When Saint Saturn asked the Blackbeard Pirates at Egghead, 'What is your objective?', their answer was 'The World,' without a single deviation from Rocks.
· This is a strong hint that Teach's plan, inheriting Rocks' will, is beginning.

· In Chapter 1178, the Owl Library, where Robin and Saul arrived, was a place the Holy Knights intended to burn. It shows a horrific scene where not only burnt book fragments but also Bibro, who guarded the library, and countless shelves that should have held books, have completely vanished.
· If it were a simple fire, remnants of the shelves should remain, so the suspicion that someone intentionally stole the contents of the library cannot be dismissed.
· Two ability users in the One Piece world could create such a situation: Teach, the Dark-Dark Fruit user, and Catarina Devon, an ability user who joined Teach.
· The Owl Library, containing Ohara's research materials on the Void Century, could be part of Teach's plan to overthrow the world.
· If this hypothesis is correct, the presence of Robin and Saul in the Owl Library, where the Blackbeard Pirates might be, is a very dangerous situation.
· Considering typical One Piece clichés, the reunion of Robin and Saul in Elbaf feels somewhat early. Dramatic reunions are usually placed in the mid-to-late stages of an arc to ignite emotional narratives and bring the excitement to a climax.
· The fact that Oda-sensei placed the reunion with Saul, the savior who completely changed Robin's life, at the very beginning of the Elbaf arc, is likely a foreshadowing that they will dramatically separate again later.
· If Teach appears at the library and threatens Robin, Saul might once again find himself in a situation where he has to make a decision for Robin.

· The fundamental reason Imu is trying to leave the Holy Land Marijoa is most likely a sense of crisis regarding their survival.
· The situation where two mythological beings, Luffy and Loki, gather and cooperate could be the worst-case scenario Imu feared most 800 years ago during the Void Century.
· Until now, Imu has intervened on the battlefield remotely, projecting their will through proxies like the Five Elders or the Gorosei.
· However, as proven in Chapter 1178, even the absolute curse 'Domi Reversi,' which annihilated Rocks, has become useless against Luffy and Loki.
· In other words, in a situation where divine authority is being denied, Imu seems to have decided to abandon incomplete remote control and descend with their main body, risking danger, to maintain their dominance.