User blog comment:Fliu/Chapter 982 Discussion/@comment-29391896-20200615145022/@comment-1784001-20200615150324

Even though it was a act, Luffy and Law would have been turned to toys and forgotten if Kanjuro was not there to help Usopp. And helping slow down the Birdcage was a big deal since it gave Luffy enough time to defeat Doflamingo. So I say it mattered.