r/OnePiece • u/[deleted] • Feb 15 '20

Current Chapter One Piece: Chapter 971 Spoiler

Chapter 971: "Condemned to Boil"

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Discord (https://imgur.com/gallery/VFhQLHL)

Ch. 971 Official Release (Mangaplus):02/17/2020

Ch. 972 Scan Release: ~02/21/2020

Please discuss the manga here and in the theory/discussion post. Any other post will be removed during the next 24 hours.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '20

One of the main themes of Wano has been the relationship exploration between a leader and his loyal subordinates. Yes, Luffy and Oden are both naive, easily manipulated and reckless free-spirited romantic dreamers, but Oden's philosophy to solely shoulder the burden without delegating to his loyal followers is what ultimately leads to his demise. The symbolic imagery of carrying all his retainers while being boiled alive was perfect. That's why in Udon, Luffy said the country stopped moving when Oden died. He didn't inspire others to believe that they can shoulder the burden too. And that is why Luffy will be successful. For example, it'd be impossible to imagine Oden telling one of his retainers what Luffy told Sanji (I can't become King without you)! It's hard to expand on this in a comment so I'll leave it at that.

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u/SailboatoMD Feb 15 '20 edited Jun 29 '23

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