OP Academy chapter 40, 1/2: Cora San
This cover page is incredible. The snowman Luffy built on the Merry, and a snow Onigiri on a snow Bepo take center stage, while Usopp has built a very impressive snow dinosaur in the background.
The majority of the chapter is the gang learning about a tamer version of Law's backstory and his connections to Cora and Doffy, which is being looked into by Student Council Pol 9, in only the most fitting of outfits for the job. Their stoic expressions while wearing these absolutely... unique... outfits. I love it.
After Law tells the story of his past with Doffy and Cora, not fully giving away how it ends, the SHs seems to believe that Cora is dead, due to how Law told it.
We then follow Law as he walks home, he passes through a fake brick wall into a secret underground passage way, walks through a doorway, is greeted by very good dog Onigiri, and Cora is alive and doing domestic house work. And Luffy followed Law home!? Much to the surprise of Law and Cora. Amazing.
Next chapter is on the 14th/15th!
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One Piece Academy chapter 40, 2/2:
We begin right where last chapter left off, Luffy and co arriving in Cora and Law's secret home. Luffy wonders about who Cora is, Nami tells him he is the person in the photo they saw last time. Cora asks what the intentions of the Straw Hats are and seems confused why they are here.
Everyone catches each other up to speed, Barto and Gambia are mentioned, then they begin a lively onigiri party in Cora's home! Luffy asks about the onigiri and Cora tells him the have umeboshi in them, pickled plums. Luffy already has a nickname for Cora too, Corao. Same idea as the nickname he has for Law, Torao. Cute!
After the onigiri party, Law's crew are brought up, and like the tsundere he is, Law rejects the idea that they are his friends(we know he thinks of them as his friends though.) Then Cora leads the group into a hidden bunker within the hidden bunker he is living in. Love the layers of secrecy. On the next page we see that...
...Cora has been keeping a tabs on Doffy big time! He has a big room with several computer monitors displaying the flamingo man's stats and such! This is so fun.
Cora and the group go on to talk about the kind of person Doffy is, his base, his followers, and so on. We see a book shelf with the names of many of his crew written on them. Diamante, Trebol, etc. then a screen displaying Onigashima Middle School pops up.
Cora explains that he is working everyday to gather intel about Onigashima Middle School, and that he is preparing counter measures to stop Doffy's plans.
As Cora steps away from his monitors, his leg catches the extension cord powering them and unplugs it, shutting them down hahaha. Never change Cora, you're perfect as you are. As he's plugging the cords back together Nami, who calls him Cora chan, asks about his connection to Doffy. Cora tells everyone that he is Doffy's younger brother and that Doffy is involved in a "world of darkness."
Cora continues to tell them about Doffy's connections to the town and brings up his "Joker" alias, talks about the nature of Doffy's plan, his followers, and the nature of evil.
The conversation then shifts to the day Doffy was going to kill Cora in the past, Cora talks about how Doffy was unaware him remaining silent was a choice, then after Nami asks how he survived, we learn that Sengoku saved him and that Tsuru was involved as well.
The conversation shifts back to talking about the town, Whitebeard is mentioned, Kaido's influence is mentioned. Nami says they need to stop Doffy before things get out of control.
Cora continues, explaining how Doffy wants to destroy the peace of New World Middle School/the entire town. Aaaaand Luffy is talking about how the lobster Doffy gave him a few chapters ago and the onigiri would taste good together. Luffy and loving food, name a more iconic duo. Not that he doesn't still love food, though he definitely acts closer to his pre-timeskip self in this spin-off haha. Nami and Usopp comically snap at him about deciding between lobster onigiri and the peace of the town.
The chapter ends with Luffy making up his mind that he will work with Cora to defeat Doflamingo, then Cora having a flashback to asking Law about his day at school was, Law showing Cora a poster of Luffy, and Cora noticing that Luffy has the D in his name. After the flashback concludes, Cora tells Luffy he is glad to have met him.
Very substantial chapter. We now have two characters with a heart motif who the Straw Hats are friends with, and who have intel about Onigashima Middle School. Cora and Okiku. Three if you count Law.
Next chapter could continue this thread or veer off into a story about Nojiko or something! You can never be sure with Academy though I'm looking forward to finding out.
Next chapter releases on the 4th/5th of January!
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