[One Piece] Will Luffy Crash the Reverie? Japanese Fans Argue Whether the World Conference Can Even Survive Him

Monkey D. Luffy — May, 2018
Is the Reverie arc heading for total chaos… and will Luffy actually show up?

The Reverie is supposed to be diplomacy.
But in One Piece, diplomacy and chaos rarely coexist.
So Japanese fans are asking one thing: does Luffy even belong here—or would his presence break everything?

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Reverie as a Battlefield, Not a Conference

404：Anonymous Pirate
This is basically a declaration of war, so they’ll probably drag the Fish-Men into it too and turn the Reverie into total chaos.
Kidnap one of the “something-saint” guys, free the attached slaves by removing their collars.

407：Anonymous Pirate
Is this going to be the most messed-up world conference ever?
Luffy isn’t joining this time, right?
There’s no point for him to be there.

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Celestial Dragons and the Inevitable Collapse

409：Anonymous Pirate
Do Celestial Dragons even participate in the world conference?
If they do, there won’t be any discussion at all.

410：Anonymous Pirate
It’s not that Celestial Dragons “participate,” it’s that kings from all countries gather,
and on top of that the Celestial Dragons are right nearby.
That environment is actually perfect.

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Extreme Hatred Toward the World Nobles

411：Anonymous Pirate
I want to forcibly slap bomb collars around the Celestial Dragons’ necks.
Then leash them up, make them crawl on all fours, and walk them like dogs.

413：Anonymous Pirate
>>411
You’re like that hammerhead guy from Fish-Man Island.

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Admirals, Looks, and Random Speculation

414：Anonymous Pirate
Do you think Ryokugyu looks super skinny?
I kinda imagine him like Doc Q from Blackbeard’s crew.

431：Anonymous Pirate
>>414
If he’s that skinny, he doesn’t really feel “bull-like.”

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Abolishing the Warlords and Amazon Lily

425：Anonymous Pirate
If Fujitora’s proposal to abolish the Warlords passes, Amazon Lily is in serious danger.
The Navy can now cross the Calm Belt thanks to shipbuilding advances,
so they could invade and cause a massacre—Nyon Granny warned about that.
How are they going to deal with this?

427：Anonymous Pirate
>>425
Just get rid of Hancock and the pirate crew.
After that, they can join the World Government.

482：Anonymous Pirate
>>427
Everyone on Amazon Lily is a pirate.

484：Anonymous Pirate
>>482
No, no. Everyone is a female warrior.
Only the warriors who ride the Kuja ship are pirates.

488：Anonymous Pirate
>>484
I didn’t explain it well, but it’s the same thing.
They’re all warriors aiming to ride ships (be pirates).
There are no exceptions.

428：Anonymous Pirate
Even if Fujitora makes noise by himself, the Warlord system won’t be abolished.
There aren’t any pirates likely to cause seriously hostile actions anyway.

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Is the Security a Joke?

474：Anonymous Pirate
Still, the security feels insanely sloppy.
If someone wanted to assassinate a king, it’d be ridiculously easy.

478：Anonymous Pirate
Sterry is a user of Observation Haki.
He sensed Moria’s presence.

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Predictions for the Entire Reverie Arc

520：Anonymous Pirate
The Reverie arc will be long.
→ Sabo infiltrates
→ Celestial Dragon side story
→ Reverie officially begins
→ Revolutionary Army’s plan revealed
→ Reverie proceedings
→ Revolutionary Army makes their move
→ Celestial Dragons lose their minds
→ Blackbeard appears
→ Navy vs Blackbeard alliance
→ Shirahoshi gets kidnapped

Up to this point is totally predictable.
Wano will probably be around October 2018.

528：Anonymous Pirate
>>520
A Jump editor literally said “just a few more weeks.”
※As of May 2018

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Luffy’s “Absence” and Oda’s Habits

580：Anonymous Pirate
They say the Reverie arc has no protagonist,
but in reality Luffy keeps coming up in conversation or flashbacks,
so he technically appears every week.
Oda is not the kind of guy who can write multiple chapters with zero Luffy.
And since he loves Nami so much, he brings in Koala as a substitute when Nami’s absent.
His intentions are completely obvious.

583：Anonymous Pirate
Was the longest stretch without Luffy the Noland flashback?

597：Anonymous Pirate
Smoker, who opposes the Warlord system, will be thrilled when he sees that new invention.

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Seasonal Fanservice (Because One Piece)

614：Anonymous Pirate
Summer has come again.

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👉  Why Japanese Fans Think This Way
Japanese readers don’t see the Reverie as a “meeting arc.”
They read it as a structural fault line—too many contradictions piled into one place.
When Celestial Dragons, kings, revolutionaries, and symbols of oppression share space, chaos isn’t a twist; it’s the default expectation.

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👉 Luffy’s Invisible Presence Shapes the Reverie More Than His Physical Absence
What stands out isn’t whether Luffy shows up physically, but that fans believe the story can’t escape him narratively.
Even in a “protagonist-absent” arc, Luffy’s gravity bends the plot.
For these readers, Reverie isn’t about debate—it’s about which system breaks first.