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- Pekoms help and sacrifice apparently were completely useless. I mean, Pedro's didn't completely saved the SH, but managed to take them out from the immediate situation they were stuck in (and saved Chopper's life). But Pekoms only managed to capture Brulee (who, as far as we know, was already capture by Luffy) and to take Luffy out of the mirror (something Luffy could have easily done by himself). The chaos he promised never came to happen and now Sanji and Luffy left the plaza it wouldn't have any impact whatsoever.
Which could mean that we are still building up to the ~most~ cathartic moment of this escape. Or, it comes later down the line. If he is blinded then I am not sure what would be his character progression, though I do have some ideas.
Also the fact he was left behind there… will he join Germa? I definitely don't know what to expect (but Pekoms in a ranger suit? I can buy it!)
I would forgo my idea of the Nox pirates reforming with Carrot as the lookout all to see Pekoms as a ranger.
- I still don't get what the fuck Smoothie is thinking. Jinbe managed to flee from her from the longest time and when he finally can't advance and she finally has a chance to successfully attack the Sunny, she decides to stop advancing and just watch them. They are even allowed the freedom to move to another point of the coast without her taking action, this makes zero sense - specially when she keep repeating everyone should focus on the SH and on not letting them get away.
I do not think the Sunny has stopped moving. For them to stop moving in open sea they would need to have dropped the anchor or furl the sails.
@Bellamy_:
How was it possible to not notice that nusstorte was defeated, i mean ok the Germa boys strew false information. But they where on whole cake island and since then are several hours over…
The few excuses I could come up with is that they were doing clean up, gettin rid of Germa bodies, etc. If they already reported defeat, no ~real~ reason to report back. Or, Mont thought that his brother would do the same as what the Vinsmokes did and follow the Straw Hats and took a ship.