User blog comment:Ghmorello/Chapter 913: The Straw That Broke The Tea Maker's Back/@comment-24850639-20180806180840

- The 19% thing just makes me LOL. I can't imagine what his cards would have told him when the guy infiltrated Impel Down alone, or fought in the biggest war in history to date without his crew. I'm curious though, what impact the Nidai Kitetsu is having on those odds. I heard a theory that due to Luffy holding the Nidai their survival odds were greatly decreased, and are actually pretty high for succeeding in this mission. Either case, with Luffy's luck, saying he has a 19% chance to survive is like saying you have a 19% chance to win the lottery. I'll take that any day.

- Oda is using legit Tarot Cards. Most decks have 78 cards, and are separated into two categories: Major Arcana (22) and Minor Arcana (56). The Major Arcana generally represent some of the more significant truths of creation and spirituality, while the Minor Arcana are typically representative of the more mundane features of life. "The Fool" card, and "The Hierophant" are both Major Arcana. While the "Straw Man" card didn't seem to match any pictures or descriptions, there is another Major Arcana called "The Magician", which as we all know is Hawkins epithet. Quite intrigued by his devil fruit, it wasn't explicitly stated whether his mystical abilities are related to the Wari Wari no Mi. In either case, I can't think of a more perfect person to repair Amigasa Village lmao.

- Luffy showed some more impressive Observation Haki this chapter. As soon as Zoro slashed Hawkins face, Luffy goes "Wow....in an instant!" indicating that he perceived the attack actually hitting Hawkins subordinate. This is clearly shown to be before Zoro notices himself. I'm glad Oda is remaining conscious about Kenbunshoku Haki, before the Katakuri fight it seemed like something he just used for convenience.

- "Tsuru no Ongaeshi" is a japanese folktale of a crane that is rescued from a hunter's trap. The crane can actually morph into a young girl, and the girl comes to stay with the couple that rescued her. She begins plucking out her own feathers to weave an incredibly expensive cloth for the couple, which makes them wealthy. They are unaware initially of her harming herself to make the fabric, and when they do she abandons them immediately. I'm not sure how Oda would translate that to Tsuru's story other than the obvious of her having a Crane-Crane Zoan (Tsuru means Crane), but I'm quite excited to find out. Her body shape seems a tad odd, she has a Crane hairpiece, and Cranes all over her kimono.

- If Kiku doesn't turn out to be Kikuhime from the One Piece x Kyoto special, I'll be quite surprised. Perfect opportunity for some fanservice there. Heck, we got 2 new Vice Admirals out of it. In either case, her "social standing" comment was intriguing. The samurai are only below the Daimyo and the Shogun on the hierarchy, with the merchants being literally the bottom. I wonder if Kiku is actually of nobility, like it was kinda implied Kikuhime was.

- There's 2 large grain silos in the background when we first see Okobore Town. Assuming the dark spaces aren't window openings, they appear to be quite weathered. Not sure if they're Kaido's or still belong to the people. The whole "leftovers" thing is gonna be interesting though, hopefully its an opportunity for our boy Sanji to blow Kiku's socks off lol.

- If this Urashima encounter ends without a fight, I'll be surprised. He seems more Luffy's kind of opponent but he also has 2 swords. Since he boasts of clean food, I'm imagining he's in the direct employ of either Orochi or Kaido.