Lol Saturn essentially confirming that Kizaru is actually holding back because hes conflicted.
That whole scenario is playing out as expected, Oda put him and Luffy on ice.
Once Kizaru doesnt have to "feel" conflicted (I assume itll be when Saturn just tells him to focus on Luffy), the real fight starts.
Imagine being so blinded by your agenda
What this chapter tells you in the face is:
- Kizaru is conscious but he is paralyzed, he can't move, after one single punch from Nika
- Kizaru's mission failed, Kizaru apologized to Saturn and Saturn told him he was unusually slow this time
- Luffy is conscious
- Saturn (highest of the celestial dragons) is the main villain of Egghead, he neg diffed Luffy's friends
- Legend of Nika passed down by the Buccaneers
- Kuma's father killed for making the drum rhythm sound
- Saturn is associated with Kuma's father death, Bonney's tears, Kuma becoming a slave...
Kuma's family, the family that passed down Nika
vs
Saturn, the one who is destroying Kuma's family
Kuma is coming to Egghead for sure
Nika vs Saturn
Saturn's defeat by Nika will confirm that Nika is back and is the incident that will shock the entire world
If you can't see where this is going, you need some serious glasses
Kizaru is completely irrelevant in this arc, he is Luffy's toy before he fights Saturn, the one who actually hurt his friends