User blog comment:12th Supernova/Chapter 788: An Angry God/@comment-24850639-20150528152803

Can't be disappointed when my expectations weren't high to begin with. I knew there would be AT LEAST one more chapter of setup before Luffy is back on his feet. So my only hopes were fight progression, new info, or plot twists. Didn't care, nor was I expecting much from what happened with the colosseum fighters.

Fight progression - Was hoping Sabo and Burgess would continue their dialogue so we could learn more about what BB has been up to, or see some or one of the colosseum folks give Doffy some kind of decent stall. No go on this

New info - Kin'emon, Kanjuro, and Fujitora confirmed haki. Buso Haki is becoming much more commonplace in the series now, but it is never right to assume. Especially considering only 3 of the 9 main characters have it, with only 2 shown using it. Mansherry's tears actually do restore strength and stamina despite our thoughts, but only for a limited time. Doesn't sound like much now, but who was injured before? Pirates. Who never got injured at all? The MARINES. It will be VERY interesting to see how the Navy is gonna act after all this is over. Are they just gonna forgive everyone but the Donquixote Family for their role in helping? Or is it business as usual once the celebration is over? Technically they won't be able to do much to defend themselves.

Plot twists - Viola vs. Doffy. WTF. There's literally armies of other people who are trying to stop Mingo, and YOU think you can do something? Her getting killed or seriously wounded would certainly make things a little more interesting, but I'm moreso surprised at her stepping up period. Does she see/know something critical that we have yet to see? Maybe she at least managed to knock those damn glasses off somehow. But in either case, I think she was responsible for the cage stopping for a quick minute, not everyone else's combined efforts. Fujitora. Issho and his sense of honor are REALLY starting to win me over. Def my fave admiral so far. As sharp as his senses are, there's no way he didn't recognize Zoro and Kin'emon. If not their power, at least their voices. I absolutely love how he played dumb like he didn't just fight them earlier, in order to not cause any problems with him wanting to help out. Can't wait to see those two actually fight.

ASL - The version I read was titled "How I Fight" as a reference to what Mansherry was saying to Kabu.

Kaido - Issho always shown looking to the sky like that when he senses that something major about the tide of battle is gonna shift. Call it one of his weird blind senses I guess.