User blog comment:Neowitch/707 - Much Ado About Nothing/@comment-94.68.140.25-20130423220606

After a barrage of awsome chapters it was a matter of time to see a not so exciting one.

What surprised me is that Oda decides to invest so much time in the block fights. I was expecting them to be the warm up round before the serious fights.

Also, this chapter holds a valuable secret information. New World is in a totally different level from Grand Line. We could predict it theoritically,but now we have the live proof of it. New World residents without strong affiliations and without serious involvment in the plot appear to be skillful enough to be considered strong according to "Paradise" standards. Random people have mastered Haki, know rare and powerful techniques etc. One more time, we should admit that Crocodie was absolute right to his statements (I have started love that guy).

Luffy needs an unfriendly place to evolve himself till he becomes Pirate King, New World offers what he needs.

Factions like Wanokunis, Longleg tribe etc have started appeared more and more in the series and attract my interest.

To sum up, not an exciting chapter, but a nessecary one to introduce us the real New World. Punk Hazard was not that informative in this way, so Dressrosa is actually the place we are starting to get involved in these things.

PS: Seems like Oda enjoys this tournament, the more chapters released the more I believe this tournament will end normally.

K