Unironically, the only thing that could make this whole thing worse for Carrot was if the next chapter starts with her going "Oh Cat Viper! I'm feeling so homesick, I can't
wait to go back home to Zou!" That and/or Zuneshia stomps on the BMI pirates + the WG and goofs them out of the arc entirely.
And knowing how much Oda loves kicking our faces into the dirt Perospero style, I wouldn't put it past him to put that final nail in the coffin.