A Mist-Shrouded Giant Ship Raided Only Government Assets

Status: pending · Technique: chekhov-explicit / negative-space

The seed

Why this matters

A narrated in-world rumor dropped mid-battle is Chekhov signage: Oda pays for the panel space because “the dots connect” later. It also retro-motivates the WG/Imu hunt for Niddhoggr — the dragon wasn’t just a legend, it (or its ship) was an active anti-WG combatant. Cross-link An Unseen Figure Locates The Niddhoggr Dragon At Elbaf.