I considered the idea that something might happen off-panel considering the fact there would literally be witness now if something were to happen to Saturn but it still sucks cause we might have to wait for years before learning something happened lol.
Lolda and his love for off paneling smh
It was bound to get off-panelled the moment ShS were about to sail.
We saw something similar with Jinbei at WCI.
If oda wanted to show us right now then kiz would have been in action already. Is it pathetic writing? Absolutely.
Oda fascination to stall plots for the sake of future shocking revelation (and he sucks even at this) is a big problem.