Despite the rumors of a near end due to the huge number of episodes for hit manga-turned-anime series "One Piece," the upcoming chapter of the pirate-themed saga suggests otherwise.

In the last chapter of "One Piece," fans saw how Luffy and the Straw Hat pirates found Sanji and saved him from being forced to marry Lady Pudding. But despite Luffy and the Straw Hat crew's efforts to save Sanji, recent spoilers suggest that Sanji might have changed his mind about taking over the throne in Cake Island.

Recent speculations suggest that Sanji will soon tell Luffy that he has decided to marry Lady Pudding instead in order to take the throne in Cake Island. Rumors also suggest that Sanji might tell Luffy that he will no longer be a crew of the Straw Hat pirates.

What's more is that Sanji will allegedly not acknowledge Luffy and the Straw Hat crew's efforts to save him. Sanji is even expected to blame Luffy for making things more complicated in Cake Island.

On another note, other plot rumors for "One Piece" chapter 844 suggest that Big Mom will be helping the recently defeated Cracker along with Charlotte Mont' D'Or, Charlotte Galette, and Charlotte Opera in planning their revenge on Luffy and the Straw Hat crew.

However, rumors suggest that Big Mom and Cracker might not have to do much since Sanji could be the one who will face off with Luffy instead.

Additionally, if Sanji does end up fighting Luffy, it is said that after their battle, the former will be revealing that he was indeed planning an escape. Fans could only hope that it will not be too late for Sanji to explain his plan to Luffy before the tension between them gets worse.

As for "One Piece" chapter 845, rumors suggest that Luffy and the Straw Hat pirate crew will continue their mission to save master Zeff.