Dressrosa Fairy Legends And The Invisible Thief
Status: confirmed (payoff on-page Ch. 711) · Technique: chekhov-explicit · fairy-tale-overlay
The seed
The payoff
Why this matters
Oda repeatedly literalizes “legends” that townsfolk treat as folklore. The on-page legend (plus the “Fairy Pumpkin” menu detail) is the Chekhov setup that a future reveal converts into a real presence.
Earliest known caller
(Unknown — fill when a dated forum/YouTube call surfaces.)