Interesting. Did he just want to take a break from the main plot?
Yes! Soul Eater time!
Second andI sure hope we at least get some badass fighting outta this.
Cool19 for that, technically.
If you can call all of them fights.Second andfights.sixth
Pretty much.
He just finished the Skypiea arc (which was huge) and did the arc before the even bigger Water Seven & Enies Lobby arcs.
As opposed to what he does now, which is work 21 hour days 7 days a week because he wants to kill himself before he finishes.That sounds nice actually. Writers should give themselves breaks. Keeps their creative juices flowing.