Luffy's statement is about not being a guy who wants to control the world
This was even indicated when he formed the grand fleet where he stated that he doesn't want to control those people, he wants everyone to be free.
This is taking a specific statement and then using it for something that it was not meant for it.
Luffy becoming PK doesn't negate the idea of him being most free person on the sea.
Luffy's statement was exactly Roger's statement to Shiki when Shiki asked him to join to rule the world
Roger: I have no interest in conquering the world, if there was no freedom, there is no point in being a pirate
This statement is about something deep meaning related to first conquering the sea, then start to be a tyrant, and so on.
Luffy despises that the most, and he specifically said that to his grand fleet when it was formed.
At the end of the day, you can deny it all you want, BUT Luffy almost in every few chapter, he screams to his opponent "I will be pirate king, I will be pirate king, I will be the man to be pirate king, not you"
He even told Hody "you can be the boss of any kingdom, but there is only a place for ONE PIRATE KING"
Shanks is NOT Luffy's end goal.
If Shanks was Luffy's end goal, Luffy would have changed his statement into "I will be the guy to defeat Red Hair Shanks" and not screaming about being pirate king.
This was even indicated when he formed the grand fleet where he stated that he doesn't want to control those people, he wants everyone to be free.
This is taking a specific statement and then using it for something that it was not meant for it.
Luffy becoming PK doesn't negate the idea of him being most free person on the sea.
Luffy's statement was exactly Roger's statement to Shiki when Shiki asked him to join to rule the world
Roger: I have no interest in conquering the world, if there was no freedom, there is no point in being a pirate
This statement is about something deep meaning related to first conquering the sea, then start to be a tyrant, and so on.
Luffy despises that the most, and he specifically said that to his grand fleet when it was formed.
At the end of the day, you can deny it all you want, BUT Luffy almost in every few chapter, he screams to his opponent "I will be pirate king, I will be pirate king, I will be the man to be pirate king, not you"
He even told Hody "you can be the boss of any kingdom, but there is only a place for ONE PIRATE KING"
Shanks is NOT Luffy's end goal.
If Shanks was Luffy's end goal, Luffy would have changed his statement into "I will be the guy to defeat Red Hair Shanks" and not screaming about being pirate king.