Maybe it's a test to see if Carrot truly has Pedro's will? We'll find out the deets when if get to that point. I couldn't care less about hypotheticals like if the minks can even catch up with the Sunny. Cause that's not what matters and it will never matter.
Carrot appearing on the Sunny and joining matters. If it doesn't happen it's a shame, but I'm never going to assume it's not the case until I get something concrete like the L factors. I'm simply going to continue as long as things are left unanswered.