Huh, I so I guess the YouTube thumbnail I saw was wrong! Yay, no spoilers!
Fuck, lost the bet though. I was sure Reverie was gonna show up. Still it was interesting how some things were filled in.
Looks like Perona is going to look for Moriah which is nice given how little crew he seems to have. Mihawk's words however, seem to allude to Warlord's positions being threatened, however. This probably means their territories are fucked which may allude to Hancock and the Amazons coming under attack. Buggy too, which sucks for him considering his business.
The Beehive is fucking awesome. This is exactly what I wanted Blackbeard's whole lifestyle and island to be like, pure classic pirate. We get some ability reveals for Catarina Devon, who has a nice redesign and strange zoan, and Shiryu who has Absalom's seemingly due to his death. I feel bad for Moriah like others so hopefully he is safe by the end of all this.
Holy shit at that Blackbeard reveal though! That's how you do an epic redesign. Everything from the classic coat to the beard itself is phenomenal! Plus the bounty! We finally got a bounty for an Emperor!
Still what he says nearly overshadows it all. Apparently the Revolutionaries clashed with the Admirals. We have no idea who won or not, but word is also traveling that Wano is about to become a battleground. It's honestly very interesting that Blackbeard seems to be intentionally sitting out of these conflicts but then again, so do the Red Hair pirates.
So yeah, Wano Act Two...
I'm not bothered by it at all but rather more intrigued. Tama is okay, as expected but it's interesting that we only saw Chopper there. Raizo is apparently leading a prison break mission which leads me to believe the crew split again. Hitetsu is there too, which leads me to believe he might not be one of the known samurai given no one seemingly recognized him.
Asura and Inurashi are essentially equal which is expected given they've both matched Jack. What's more, Ashura swore loyalty solely to Lord Oden, which means he's unlikely to help Momonosuke unless he or another person in the alliance proves there worth. Kinemon seems persistent but Ashura seems to remind them a of the 'Blank' 20 year period they left.
Finally we get a reveal of King and Queen and honestly, it's completely different from my imagination. King feels like some BDSM loving dude and Queen is something else entirely. What's more important is that they're all brothers! Now Jack calls them older brothers but could it be possible that they're triplets? We already know of 3 close powerful brothers in Katakuri, Oven, and Daifuku who are triplets themselves. Could it really be a coincidence?
King also means the next place for them to make a pact with after Dressrosa. Honestly, this intrigues me a lot and might go under a lot of people's radar. There's not a lot of locations one can think of who'd fit the bill. The only country I can somewhat imagine would be Elbaf.
All in all, there's a LOT to unpack in this chapter. Sucks to be losing a bet but with a chapter like this, it's hard to complain.