Hes not talking about the future, hes talking about what happened already.
I don’t care what he’s talking about. I’m analyzing the story in its totality. Luffy get stomped then Luffy gets a buff and wins.
Do you expect me feel something every time Luffy loses when we know he will comeback and win? It’s a recurring theme.
I said Imu was going to beat Luffy before they fought, it was obvious. Imu had to prove that he’s truly the big bad. It would be stupid for Oda to allow him to look bad.
Think about it, Roger & Garp had to fight Xebec to beat someone using a portion of Imu’s power. Shanks, Gaban, and Loki had to jump one of Imu’s holy knights who was at least yonko level before the buff.
Why would we expect Luffy to do anything but lose to him here?