User blog:Kaido King of the Beasts/Chapter 896: After Beating the Mochi, Pop into the Oven

Pretty chill chapter, which was a good followup to the events of the previous one but given that it came after a hiatus its lack of action feels a bit more irksome than it would otherwise.

I prefer final blows that have a lot of impact rather than just implied aftereffects, but honestly the conclusion to Luffy vs. Katakuri was pretty solid otherwise. Luffy's declaration was great and I'm looking forward to seeing him go toe to toe with Big Mom after Kaido. I'm expecting their reunion to be on Elbaf, and I doubt that he'll simply defeat Big Mom like he will Kaido, but as Katakuri's chapter comes to a close I'm excited for bigger things down the road.

Pudding's got one last request for Sanji before they part ways. Did he get some action in that alley? Heh, who are we kidding. Honestly I'm not really certain what the request is gonna be, if I had to wager I think it'd be something about her family that she wants the Straw Hats to do the next time they get tangled up. Or something about the Poneglyphs. But regardless, the scene was pretty sweet overall.

The humor in the chapter was great. The Straw Hats wondering just how Luffy's going to make it out, and Brulee's chew toy status basically being universally recognized among her siblings (how did Big Mom even put her alone in the Seducing Woods in the first place?) Also, Mont-d'Or getting mad at Morgans for wanting a good scoop of the Straw Hats' escape stood out the most to me, as someone who's going into the news industry it's funny to see that mindset being poked at.

The sudden introduction of Nazoms to save the day did admittedly feel random af, I feel like it'd have been better if Oda had introduced him beforehand, but his outfit is sick and I ain't lion! He should get a cover story with "Gangster" Gastino after all is said and done.

Overall a good breather chapter. Looking forward to the action about to happen on Cacao Island; fingers crossed for a Sanji-Oven fight! Or Snack, maybe. Whatever, Sanji just needs some action.

How was the chapter? Fulfilled my every request Does well at not faltering Alright, but not quite BIG NEWS Looking far into the future to see when this will get good again Staw

The fate of Staw? He shall endure forever, like the Greek mythology of old Deader than Greece's economy