Zoro and Sanji are the Key to Defeating Imu!!!

you can't be Joy Boy, cuz Joy Boy wouldn't be this weak. That's a crazy thing to say, because remember, at the end of the day, Imu won against Joy Boy. Joy Boy lost as well, meaning that no matter how strong Joy Boy was, Imu was still able to defeat him, and Imu's saying, "You're not even as strong as Joy Boy." What does that mean for the Straw Hats? What does that mean for Luffy? What does that mean for their fate? Who's fighting Imu now? I definitely think there is going to have to be a training arc. That's what we're entering now. But, in terms of what's going to happen for the rest of Elbaf, there was always a time limit in terms of how long Imu could stay. So, Imu might have to leave to tend to whatever's going on at Mary Geoise, and because of whatever happens to his body if he's out of Mary Geoise for a long time. So, I think Imu could leave Elbaf and then think, "Well, I've given Summers and Killingham my powers, so they can handle the rest." But, then of course, Zoro is going to be able to beat Summers. Sanji is going to awaken his Conqueror's Haki and defeat Killingham, which means that really, rather than Luffy, his wings are going to step up and save Elbaf, and then we shall see the training arc. Is that what's going to happen? Oars moment incoming. Straw Hats are going to have to hold off Imu until Zoro and Sanji weaken him by killing the Gods Knights and Luffy and Loki getting back up. Do we think that Imu's going to stay that long? I would love to see it. Can you imagine if Imu gets stalled by the Straw Hats? I do really think that there's a chance that Imu will have to leave because of the time limit, because of the fact that he can't stay out of Mary Geoise for a long time, the effect that it seems to have on his body. But, if we do have another Thriller Bark moment, if we see that the Straw Hats keep Imu at bay whilst Luffy and Loki recovers, because there's no way that the Straw Hats would be able to hold off Imu unless it was also Zoro and Sanji involved. I feel like it's more likely that Zoro and Sanji are going to be battling Summers and killing him. Otherwise, the Elbafian children are at greater risk. You know, they're at risk already as it is. Time works different in Elbaf. What is this a reference to? Is this Are you saying that Imu might actually be able to stay longer at Elbaf because of the way that time works? That is true. Well, there are other things that we have to take into account. Geban could get involved at this moment. He might say that, you know, I've healed enough or I'm like I'm I'm okay as it is or the astral realm. Who lives on the astral realm? Is the astral realm supposed to be the afterlife for all the Elbafian warriors? Will the Elbafian warriors who have passed, will their spirits come down to protect Elbaf? Time works differently in Elbaf. So, then that means Luffy and Loki can train like can do a speed run of a training and then come back to fight Imu. I love this idea of Imu getting shocked at how strong the Straw Hats are, at how strong this new generation is. But at the same time, I feel like Elbaf is going to end with Imu undefeated. This is just a teaser of Imu's strength to give Luffy and the Straw Hats and Loki a taste. And then I think what's going to happen is they're going to wake Gunko up or Shuri up, I should I say. And then Shuri is going to teach them. It's going to be a joint training arc between Shuri and Geban teaching Luffy and the Straw Hats and Loki all of Imu's secrets, all of Imu's powers, what sort of magic he's got up his sleeves, and then so that they're ready for the final war. And then of course, Imu's going to be pulling out all sorts of crazy stuff during the final war as well. Rice Lucas, Zoro and Sanji are involved. They are the key to defeating Imu by killing the God's Knights. So, you think by killing the God's Knights that weakens the power of Imu? Apart from the fact that Imu has clearly lent them his strength at this point so that they've become stronger. I'm not convinced that harming the God's Knights will mean Imu himself sustains damage. Is that something that we've seen in the past? I don't remember that ever being shown. I mean, it is certainly a possibility, so we can't rule it out, but Luffy let himself get stabbed, so Imu won't dodge? I don't know. I like that idea as well, but I don't know. Look at that state. I think he was shocked. I don't see this being premeditated. I think Luffy was caught off guard. He had this unmatched confidence. He had this, you know, self-assurance that was unjustified. I really feel like this is Oda's way of showing us that this is the scale. This is the new scale. This is the new bar that we have to attain, that we have to reach. This is Oda showing us that Luffy just isn't there yet. Imu has said as well, "You are not Joy Boy, because Joy Boy would not be this weak." Is Sanji trying to grab You're right. I didn't even see it that way. I just read it as Sanji being jealous about Nami cozying up and getting close with the turtle, but you're absolutely right. Mr. Oda son is in his bag. I love that idea so much that this is another way that Oda is subtly hinting to us that Sanji is going for the king. He's after that Conqueror's Haki. And then it also makes sense that Nami is involved there, because it could link to all of the insecurities, and it could link to all of that internal conflict Sanji has about who he is as a person, about his family's history, about his relationship with women. The IQ in this chat is high, too high. When is my birth My birthday's on the 23rd of July. So, it's always the day after One Piece Day, which is why I was saying that we're going to do a joint celebration. In the final flashback chapter for Loki, he said that each covenant comes at a price for him. Uh yes, I get that, but my question is does a holy knight getting killed or holy knight getting hurt, Does that affect Im-sama? Does that weaken him? Because I don't think that that was ever said. Is Im-sama still saying that they don't have the time for training? Even if they can't beat Im-sama, they send him away by killing Killing 'Em and Summers. I see the huff huff puffs, but the way that I interpreted that was that he was saying like he was angry at what was happening. He was shook at what had happened at the news that like someone of Harold's caliber had died. Cuz he says it's only going to be the death of more knights if we send them. And performing the covenant inflicts a cost on Im-sama as well. Not necessarily that if more knights die, then that will inflict a cost on Im-sama. Like from what we've seen of Im-sama in this chapter, what we've seen of Im-sama in this arc, I guess maybe Killing Killing 'Em and Summers will affect Im-sama as well. But I don't know to the extent that it will make him necessarily have to retreat. I can see it going both ways. I'm undecided if that is going to be the way. I would love it if that was the case though. If that is the case that Zoro and Sanji are able to defeat Killing 'Em and Summers, and that's sort of the final draw for Im-sama. That makes him realize now I've got to go back to Mary Geoise to regain my strength because I've left it for too long. It's taking way too much of a toll on my body. I would love to see that, you know, the Straw Hats were able to indirectly defeat Im-sama in that way. And I guess it does give us a little bit more of an insight as to how to defeat Im-sama going forward because it means that, you know, in the final war all the Straw Hats, all allied pirates, new alliance they're going to come up with in the final war are going to have to do is just to defeat all of Im-sama's minions, defeat all of the Holy Knights, defeat the Gorosei who are surely easier to defeat than Im-sama himself, and then that will strip Im-sama of his powers. Can see it. We've got two options how the Elbaf arc might flow. So number one is that Im-sama has to leave, and because he realizes, "Huh, there's nothing more to do here. I am going to leave it to Summers and Killing Him. You guys defeat these puny Straw Hats, these puny pirates who think that they are have the strength when they clearly don't." So that he could sustain his body back to Mary Geoise, whereas Killing Him and Summers are too overconfident because they have just been granted Im strength, not realizing that Zoro has the ability to genuinely slice up Summers' steel heart, and that Sanji will, in fact, awaken his Conqueror's Haki. And so just as they're about to kidnap the Elbafian children, Zoro and Sanji step up and defeat Summers and Killing Him, eventually leaving Elbaf safe for the moment, and then allowing time for Loki and Luffy to rest and get the training arc that they need before they can continue this journey to defeating Im in the final war. So that's option number one. Option number two, Im stays and is about to say, "Okay, we've got to wrap this up. Come on, let's go." And then, during that moment, the Straw Hats come to keep Im at bay just as he's about to really kill Loki and Luffy off for sure. I mean, Gabann is here as well, so Gabann's probably going to get involved. I assume that, you know, the other giant warriors are going to get involved. Perhaps there are even players from the astral world that come down yet, because that astral world is such a mystery that we're going to have to solve, that we're going to have to see at some stage. But anyways, it's the Straw Hats that are able to keep Im at bay, and decisively it's Zoro and Sanji who, again, are going to defeat Summers and Killing Him. And if it is true that damage sustained by the Holy Knights also inflicts damage upon Im himself, then that is what's going to make Im realize, "Okay, no crap, we've got to get out of here because I have spent way too long. I've given you my strength, and then you guys have been defeated. It's affecting me, too. Huff. Huff. Huff. Let's get out of here." And that is how the Elbaf arc is going to end. Again, allowing Loki and Luffy training for the future. I can see it going both ways.