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One Piece manga spoilers ahead
Not a single chapter goes by without Eiichiro Oda surprising fans with the latest developments in One Piece. Chapter 1126 left fans with another cliffhanger as more than half of the Straw Hat pirates suddenly disappeared. Soon after, Nami is seen in a room created out of Lego pieces.
It is clear that the Straw Hats were taken away against their will, as Nami’s immediate reaction before waking up was to wonder where she was. But this incident isn’t caused by Kuma, so rather than a training arc, you need to prepare for another mystery to unfold.
Who Kidnapped Nami in Chapter 1126 of One Piece?
As chapter 1126 comes to a close, fans find out that Luffy, Nami, Zoro, Sanji, Chopper, and Uspopp have disappeared. While the rest of the Straw Hats are yet to be found, Nami is the only one who seems to have ended up in a room built out of Lego. A fan theory states that the incident seems like a parallel to the Sabaody arc.
By the end of the Sabaody arc, Kuma had made the Straw Hats disappear, and they were all transported to different islands. Will the disappearance of the Straw Hats by the end of Egghead Island serve a similar purpose? Seems unlikely.
In fact, Nami might not have disappeared; she seems to have been kidnapped by someone. The theory states that the kidnapper is none other than Loki, the prince of Elbaf. Why would the prince of Elbaf kidnap Nami? The answer is easy: he might have fallen in love with her just like he had fallen in love with Lola.
Eiichiro Oda had revealed that despite Lola being the daughter of the giants’ mortal enemy, Charlotte Linlin, Loki fell in love with her at first sight. A political marriage was arranged in order to wed the duo. However, it was canceled when Lola did not reciprocate his feelings and ran away to find true love.
After getting rejected by Lola, which ended up with her running away, Loki might have learned his lesson. So, instead of taking the polite route to propose marriage and letting Nami have an opinion, he has kidnapped her once and for all to coerce her into a relationship.
Why did Nami Wake up in a Room Full of Lego?
In Norse mythology, Loki is the son of jotun (giants) and the Goddess Laufey. Not only is he a shape-shifter, but he is also a trickster God who is known for inciting chaos. Similarly, the Straw Hats could have been tricked by Loki to end up away from the rest of the crew. Either Nami is trapped in an illusion, or she is actually in a house made out of Loki’s toys.
A similar reference can be found in Gulliver’s Travels where a traveling box is created for Gulliver so he can be transported by giants. In One Piece, Loki might have created a special house for Nami out of playing bricks and trapped her there for the time being.
In the Amazon Lily arc, Boa Hancock fell for Luffy, and the Marineford War happened immediately afterward. Will Loki’s love for Nami lead to the final war in One Piece? Another thing to keep in mind is that the Straw Hats were drinking heavy amounts of a liqueur called Absinthe: The Green Fairy just before their disappearance. The giants also warned them that the liquor is known to cause hallucinations if drunk too much.
Did the giants knowingly give the Straw Hats plenty of alcohol to immobilize them for their prince? Only the upcoming chapters will tell if that is true.
One Piece manga is available to read on Viz Media, and the anime is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.
