User blog comment:Observer Supreme/914 Review and Thoughts/@comment-24850639-20180817195710/@comment-24850639-20180821143724

I didn't say LUFFY doesn't want to stay in his family's shadow, I simply said he can't - as in from Oda's perspective, Luffy is eventually going to need to validate the hype that surrounds him for simply being Garp's grandson, and Dragon's son. Yes, Luffy has made waves around the world due to the trouble he's caused the government, but at best he is simply a glorified rabble-rousing pirate. Garp is literally the "Hero of the Marines" due to his feats against Big Mom/Kaido, and Dragon is the "Most Wanted/Dangerous Man In The World" for reasons that have only kinda somewhat been elaborated on. Luffy needs a big feat. There's plenty of rabble-rousing pirates all over the world, yet there hasn't been a single one yet who's strength could legitimately stand up to a Yonko.........until Luffy.......at least, according the newspaper the entire world now has. Oda understands that he wrote a check here, and he needs to cash it in a big way. Take what you will from that, I've chosen to interpret it as this arc ending with Luffy being able to take most, if not all the credit for Kaido's defeat, even with help.