One Piece, Chapter 814: Let's Go See Master Nekomamushi
Drum Kingdom's new soldier hats have Chopper antlers! That's funny. We see Kureha and Dalton, who probably won't really ever show up in the manga ever again other than in montages like this. Which is a shame. Kureha's one of my favourite one-off islander character.
This chapter is alright. It's mostly just characters talking, and introducing us to Nekomamushi properly when he's not in his angry 'kill the intruder' mode. He's quite smart and able, evidently, and respects the Straw Hats a great deal, as we see the short flashback after Sanji and Capone went away, noting that the remaining Straw Hats evidently had something personal happen, and tells Carrot to stay out of their business when they clearly don't want/need their help. Nekomamushi, despite being a big scary lion-man samurai... is distracted by catnip. And balls. And despite Brook trying to talk him up earlier in the chapter, Nekomamushi's a bit of a fun character.
Luffy, Brook and Nami discuss a bit about Sanji's wedding, which is basically what we got last chapter, but emphasized. Luffy's fine with the idea of Sanji getting married, but not that they would be Big Mom's underlings... and less okay with the idea that Sanji will not return. I like how Luffy keeps hitting the giant crocodile mount they were riding on without even noticing it. Robin notes that she had heard the name Vinsmoke before, and Brook... is just silent. We got a reaction out of him last chapter, but he apparently is keeping mum (probably because he doesn't have lips. Yohoho!) for whatever reasons.
Zoro, meanwhile, is in "who cares" mode. He for whatever reason sees Sanji leaving as being ungrateful and causing problems for the group, which is hilarious. But Zoro does make a good point, noting how they've angered Kaidou due to their actions in Punk Hazard and Dressrosa, also noting that the confrontation with Kaidou is close considering that the Minks and the samurai are involved as well. The last thing they would want to happen is, y'know, picking a fight with another Yonkou. Even though Luffy already did it at the end of Mermaid Island. Zoro and Nami argue a bit about Sanji's fault in all this, Luffy wants to just charge in, while the rest of the crew has more logic than that.
They arrive at Nekomamushi's realm to talk to Pekoms, and we meet Pedro the jaguar, who we briefly met before as the unseen master of the cow and gorilla that fought Luffy earlier in this arc. They lead the Straw Hats to Nekomamushi, who's eating Lasanga in what can only be a reference to Garfield. Nekomamushi's just a fun ditz, while still being competent enough to give our heroes some information. No wonder he and Brook get along well.
Also Chopper's got a deer mink girlfriend! Maybe. He likes her, at least.
The Straw Hats meet Pekoms (or Peko-mamushi as Luffy calls him um what) and Pekoms reveals to us that the Vinsmoke family... is a family of assassins in the underworld. So, 'Prince'... was way completely off the course and all the speculations that we've made over the years? Prince of a kingdom, son of a Celestial Dragon... all of that... is just quashed as Sanji is apparently a member of the biggest assassin's guild in the One Piece world. Woo curveballs! One Piece, you crazy manga, never stop surprising us.
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