User blog comment:Ranger94/The next Arc/@comment-4729061-20150917181925/@comment-8823907-20150918094024

Yes having Luffy flee now that he said he wont anymore would be going backwards but think of this scenario.... Kinemon is going to be dying and will turn to Luffy and maybe Zoro and request of him to take Momonosuke home ... If it was a dying wish from someone like Kinemon than i think it would give Luffy the excuse to leave.