@Blackbeard Oda should have had Shiryu sneak attack Rayleigh from behind tbh. The BBP looked underwhelming in this chapter. Devon and Shot got treated like fodder, and BB’s target during Wano being revealed to be just the Mero Mero no Mi was a massive letdown compared to what many assumed his goal was (stealing an Ancient Weapon or getting his 3rd DF)
Shiryu, being the scumbag swordsman that he is, attacking Rayleigh from behind, would make the BBPs feel much more threatening, further develop the honorable vs dishonorable swordsman theme for Zoro vs Shiryu, make Luffy hate BB more, and show just how OP Shiryu is if even Rayleigh couldn’t sense him coming. And as much as I love Rayleigh, he is a very disposable top tier hypetool since he has no active role in the story anymore