Indeed. Feels like masochism.
Nah oda sometimes have LODA moments and GODA moments.
To say this ain't a LODA moment s
is straight up being deceitful.
Let's break down why.
There is an entire list of things they could have addressed other than showing Tama and nami with zues again.
The plot line with who's who and slaves makes zero sense and is shit since he aligned himself with a pirate that helped enslaved an entire country
And lastly he knew and heard about luffy from the day he set sail yet chaotsrs ago he called luffy and the other supernova small fry that he was not interested in and was only focused on catching yamato. Yet a of a sudden he has beef with luffy and his crew?
And now we have a sun god? With freeing slaves? The only group that has been doing that often currently are the revolutionaries.