Just admit oda didnt have that much of a plan for one piece. Like sure, i do believe he had like at least half of it planned to some cqpacity, wich is equal to at least 600 chapters, but the more the series continues, the clearer is the improvisatio

I dont buy it. Oda hasnt reached this point by being force to continue the story forever. He is clearly doing it on his own. Even if shonen jump can do that to some capacity, most mangakas have reached a point of just stopping. But oda doesnt. Like any other mangaka, after a period of time, he has choice, and he just choses to continue, and i also dont buy that he is doing as artistic choice or with best interest for his work in mind. He is clearly just milking the series at this point, by always expanding and never daring to ever make a gamechanging move, like daring use characters like dragon, or shanks and ethernally sideline them. Same with all his mysteries he doesnt reveal. He is basicly holding them hostages at this point cause he knows thats what maintains the interest in his series. Just that he and his fans are tol naive if they think he can dragg it forever without revealing his real intentions