User blog comment:Fliu/Typical Straw Hat moments/@comment-24850639-20160421210449/@comment-24850639-20160422011731

I think that was intentional. I'm about to go off on a limb here, but I honestly think that Monet died on Punk Hazard, and that her fruit transferred to Nami's tangerine tree. Rather than Nami eating the fruit, there's been a LOT of really small and subtle hints that Carrot is going to eat the Yuki Yuki No Mi. Give Oda's writing more credit, even when you think he's just screwing around you never know when he's dropping his next hint. Regardless of if the Carrot/Nami DF theory holds up, this is still character development time. Carrot and Pedro are essentially Luffy's nakama for this trip, so we can't keep them as bland 1-dimensional characters the entire time. We've gotta make them more interesting by showing off their abilities and personality quirks.

Also, don't underestimate Luffy's value in this. Sure Luffy needs to tread lightly, but Big Mom needs to tread lightly as well. She's trying to woo Sanji into her graces, and that's DEFINITELY not gonna work if she offends his captain, who he'd die for before he submits himself to her. Further still, there will be no wedding and union of families if Sanji is dead, or says no. Sanji is the ultimate bargaining chip in this, and his cooperation is mutually exclusive to Luffy's. There is no next Vinsmoke son in line to marry this chick, they chose SANJI for a reason. CHANGED HIS BOUNTY POSTER, and pulled him back from halfway accross the world when he said fuck you to his own dad. You can't tell me that Luffy doesn't have power here through Sanji's loyalty to him. Luffy's probably going to cause just the right amount of chaos at the wedding.