One Piece Chapter 1142 Review/Recap
Well, it was fun while it lasted, but the calm before the storm has ended. Now begins the chaos that seems to follow the Straw Hats everywhere they go. As the crew is scattered around Elbaph, they’re facing the worst possible scenario. Loki is freed and facing down the strongest of the crew. Several of the others are likely drunk from partying. And Robin and Chopper arrive just in time to learn the Giant children are being carried off! Its something straight out of a nightmare, except there are actual nightmares involved!
Recap
Down in the Underworld, Loki mocks Luffy and Zoro for thinking leaving the seastone cuff on him would weaken him. Clai Claiming that he’s not weakenethe slightest, he demands that they unlock the last one, or Elbaph will not be safe. Then, just to provide incentive, he uses his giant hammer to strike Yddragsil, setting it on fire!
Back at the Walrus School, things are getting out of hand. A giant snake monster appears out nowhere and starts attacking the students! The faculty, including a returning Saul, Robin, and Chopper, manage to put it down. However, things only get worse when they discover the gym teacher badly wounded. He explains how the students suddenly fell asleep and then started walking towards the beach. As if to highlight this, the remaining kids fall asleep in front of everyone.
It gets worse, though. More monsters show up on the horizon. That’s when a teacher, Ms. Ange, recognizes. These monsters are all nightmares she had the students draw as part of a class assignment. What was supposed to be a simple exercise in creativity has become real! These monsters are the Giant children’s worst nightmares come to life!
As for the God’s Knights, they look over whats happening with satisfaction.
Review
This is a nightmare scenario happening right now. Loki has set fire to part of the great tree. Giant monsters have appeared out of nowhere to lay waste to Elbaph. And to top it off, the children are being hypnotized into letting themselves get kidnapped by the World Government and sent to Mariejois. Its every adult and child’s worst nightmare come to life!
The manga doesn’t reveal exactly how they’re doing it, but the readers already know the God’s Knights are responsible for whats happening. Most likely its that dragon-looking one called Killingham. Besides turning into a type of dragon, his Devil Fruit might have the ability to hypnotize people into a deep slumber. And while they’re asleep, he can bring any dream or nightmare they have to life. Either that, or another one of the Knights has similar powers. It doesn’t change the fact that the kid’s are in danger, and the adults are either shrugging off their partying or kept at bay by the monsters. If the Knights plan succeeds, those Giant children will be on a one-way trip to Mariejois. The idea of kids spending the rest of their lives in slavery is enough to give any parents nightmares.
However, all is not lost, and this nightmare can be ended.
Luffy is about to be the Wild Card for the Umpteenth Time
Firstly, we have the newly-freed Loki. On the surface, his demands for Luffy to free him seem like he’s threatening to destroy Elbaph if he’s refused. However, fememebr the context. Loki is the only one who knows the God’s Knights are in Elbaph and seek to do it harm. If the fan theory about Loki his dad to protect Elbaph is true, then he does care about his people to some extent. Bouncing off of that, he’s probably thinking the only way to save Elbaph is for him to be at his full strength. Hopefully, the fans are right about Loki, as the Straw Hats will need help to deal with the God’s Knights.
Secondly, and this is especially important, is that the Knights have no clue that the Straw Hats are in Elbaph. They are likely one of the only crews of pirates who could fight God’s Knights and win. Gunko herself admits that her worst nightmare is Nika. If the Knights knew the latest incarnation of Nika was in Elbaph, they would freak out! And they’re right to afraid. The Straw Hats’ bond with the Giants is strong, and they won’t take this attempt to abduct the kids lying down. They’re going to make the God’s Knights own worst nightmare come true!
This chapter was the story teasing us up about the rising action of the arc. When it returns in two weeks, fans should expect to see all hell start to break loose. I only hope that everyone makes it out safely, as the world will need Elbaph now more than ever!
