User blog:Fliu/Chapter 976: Welcome to the Party, Jinbe

The alliance sure got off on a rough start. Hopefully, the rebel ships that the Beasts Pirates has not managed to sink will reach Onigashima. Other than that, Momonosuke is still in Kanjuro’s clutches. It is admirable that Momonosuke encourages the alliance to press forward rather than worry about him. Maybe he will eventually put his artificial Devil Fruit power to good use. Well Shinobu, don’t just apologize to Kin’emon. You should apologize to Law as well.

Anyway, what makes me happy is Jinbe’s return. I knew he could make it out of Totto Land. Now I’m waiting for Nekomamushi and his Guardians (and hopefully at least some Whitebeard Pirates) to enter the stage. Since the traitor is revealed, it is time for Nekomamushi and Inuarashi to properly reconcile. If the Straw Hat Grand Fleet can come, then that would be great, but who knows how far each of the captains are from Wano and what are the chances that they are even aware of the raid.

Since there’s still time for Kanjuro to warn Orochi and Kaido, I wonder how quickly they are going to mobilize their forces. If the alliance doesn’t manage to reach Onigashima soon, then they face the risk of losing more men out at sea and Jinbe can’t protect everyone.