This is idiotic.
Why would Imu be involved in Lodestar? That makes no sense at all? Why on earth would Imu leave Mariejoa?
The war against the World Government is after Laugh Tale.
I'm really just thinking about how the story is gonna be structured moving forward
One Piece, from day one, has been the crew heading towards a set destination. It would be really weird if the crew backtracked to Mariejois at the last second, especially cause imo it's more likely that Imu is just going to blow it up with Uranus
There are currently 3 notable factions other than the Strawhats: the Red Hair Pirates, the Blackbeard Pirates, and the World Government. There are also only 3 major islands left: Elbaf, Lodestar, and Laugh Tale. I just think it would be efficient if each of the three big players got their arc on one of those three islands
Again, Oda thinks he can finish the series in 3 years. I'm not saying he will, but the fact that he
thinks he can imo suggests that there are only so many major arcs left