From what we have seen, the likes of Roger and Garp (who were both in the uppermost bracket in terms of sheer fortitude), Rayleigh, Oden and Mihawk didn't/don't possess Devil Fruits either, and they are supposed to be the most powerful canonical characters with Xebec, Whitebeard, Akainu, younger Sengoku, Kaido, Linlin, Teach, Kuzan, Aokiji and Luffy (excluding Joy Boy, Imu-sama, Dragon and younger Kong as they are practically feat-less and we know next to nothing about their strength). I would like to imagine that Roger and Rayleigh were the gods of Haki, and Shanks learned the fundamentals of all kinds of advanced techniques + swordsmanship from them (hence why he could duel with Mihawk); and a discussion could be had concerning Zoro, too — he should really be one of the most formidable entities in the One Piece universe by the end of the series (given his dream of overtaking Mihawk as the Strongest Swordsman in the World), without having any sort of Devil Fruit powers. Oh, the Red Hair Pirates' ability to frequently be in the right places at the right time is bleeding suspicious as well; perhaps Shanks (and possibly others like Beckman and Roux) can momentarily boost their speed stats to the absolute limit (like a form of teleportation) or camouflage themselves before suddenly appearing out of thin air...and that is somehow related to advanced Haki (like at Foosha Village, Marineford and Mary Geoise)? Considering how abstract the nature of Haki is, the possibilities and permutations are, quite simply, limitless — and the vast majority of piddly-ass Devil Fruits might even be redundant for the crème de la crème of Haki users!
. It was interesting seeing female Eren (Gabi) POV. Even though she got a bit annoying after the jail escape as she’s been brainwashed into thinking they were pure evil. Don’t really like Erens turn, it’s like watching fecking Anakin turn evil all over again.
