First on-page naming of Wapol — the deposed tyrant whose ouster left the country nameless. The
worst king ever framing pre-loads the arc’s central contrast between Wapol (illegitimate
tyrant) and Dalton (the people’s choice). Critically, the Straw Hats recognize the name with a
recognition-shock — they have already crossed paths with Wapol off-island. The chapter does
not show the prior encounter; the shock is the seed that Wapol is both already-met and about to
re-enter the story as the arc-antagonist.