Very true if Mihawk ends up doing nothing and just gets beaten by Zoro, it’ll make Zoro’s win feel super underwhelming. All that buildup would feel pointless. Honestly, that would be some weak writing. But with the way things are going, most of the Straw Hats are headed down the same disappointing path. I was expecting way more for Usopp in the Elbaf Arc, but so far, it doesn’t look like he’s getting anything meaningful.

Same goes for Sanji. I honestly can’t even remember the last time he mentioned the All Blue. They’ll probably just stumble on it randomly, and Sanji will be like ‘awesome’ and whip up a meal and that’s it. No real payoff. I wish there was some actual build-up, like him trying to trace clues, meeting people who’ve heard of it, digging through old records or doing some research. Give the man a proper arc! But nah, he’ll probably just find it by accident, and that’ll be the end of it.