We all kind of expected Imu to pull off something of that caliber? Lol.
It's Oda rushing things. The main takeaway in his mind was to keep Imu's power hidden while laying waste to Xebec somehow. The fact Imu didn't engage Xebec and resorted to have him on his side as a gauntlet fighter is significantly better than Imu outright fodderizing Xebec.
Imu did "fodderize" Xebec, but in a way that leaves many question marks.
It's Oda rushing things. The main takeaway in his mind was to keep Imu's power hidden while laying waste to Xebec somehow. The fact Imu didn't engage Xebec and resorted to have him on his side as a gauntlet fighter is significantly better than Imu outright fodderizing Xebec.
Imu did "fodderize" Xebec, but in a way that leaves many question marks.



