he's obviously not dead but i'll continue to say he is because it's fun
Agreed
but it doesn’t make sense for Oda to retcon a fake death like that without it even being impactful.
When Kid does return, it shouldn’t just be a casual reaction piece panel. It should be impactful.
Maybe Luffy runs into a Kid that is a shell of his former self.
Maybe Kid returns as a commander on Teach’s grand fleet.
Maybe Loda finally shows Kid using CoC to hype him up.
Regardless it shouldnt just be a stupid reaction panel.