Status: pending · Technique: explicit Chekhov (a literal scoreboard before a multi-fight arc)
The seed
Why this matters
A textbook Oda “explicit Chekhov” — a numeric power chart that primes the audience for exactly the matchups to come (each Straw Hat vs. one CP9 superhuman; Lucci as Luffy’s final-tier rival; Spandam as the powerless authority everyone wants to punch). Generalize: when Oda hands you a literal ranking before a multi-fight arc, the top number is the final boss and the bottom-of-list authority figure is the comeuppance target.