It's getting more contrived in who can find the One Piece and making it more of a prophecy rather than anyone being able to find it.
I really don't like this direction personally.
OP is really losing its sense of adventure as time goes on, it feels like a very different series at least now. Even some filler arcs and movies had more interesting plotlines and unique experiences than this.
In this arc especially but also post TS the plot armour and convenience has escalated to new extremes and its tiring.
People even joked after the Gear 5 reveal that Joyboy came back to get his treasure himself, as only he can find and have it.
I know I'm in the minority and always will be with opinions like this, so it's whatever.
I'm just waiting got this journey to be over, as the journey has stopped being fun q long time ago and now all I care about is the destination ironically.
The journey was way more fun pre TS and ill stand by that to the end regardless.
I look forward to never having to read this arc ever again, it's like a nightmare that somehow goes on years as if the post TS and especially certain arcs weren't bad enough.
I've never hated a MC as much as Luffy too, Goda is really the best.