Luffy Subdues A Sea Beast Without A Fight

Status: pending · Technique: chekhov-explicit · prop-tell

The seed

Why this matters

A prop-tell of Conqueror’s-tier intimidation over beasts — a thread that runs through the Fish-Man Island arc (and the larger sea creatures forward). Recurrence/escalation pays off forward of this window; seed kept pending. Cross-link Haki, and cf. the Ch. 495 Motobaro precursor (Luffy halting the charging bull without a touch).