@Elder Lee Hung
Lol i dont want to either but one argument you can make is that the Gorosei are here to
A) Stop VPs message from spreading
B) Obtain the mother flame for Imu
Which just plainly suggests that they will be distracted with other issues, let alone the possibility of the AR showing up causing a nuisance.
If thats the case, then maybe Kizaru is still fought while they get what they want out of all of this. Kizaru being alone as the sole Admiral here kind of solidifies that he will take the brunt of this failure in the least, since this scene with Akainu rings true from Gorosei on this topic
Call it cope or whatever, but I refuse to believe Oda doesnt at least give Kizaru at least a good exit from the story, regardless of how reluctant he's been to letting him actually fight Luffy on a similar level.
Just how I feel about this for now.