Yet another tearjerker on our hands.... Kuma may very well have been Luffy's greatest supporter.
Now I'm seriously wondering if this is leading towards Bonney becoming a Straw-Hat? Perhaps that depends on whether or not the rest of her original crew survived....
Also, something rather curious about Oda's message from Jump Festa: It kinda seems like he implied the possibility of skipping Elbaf...... which would be a HUGE mistake, IMO. I get that he wants to reach the end sooner rather than later, but don't do it at the expense of islands with major potential for juicy plot, much less one that had so many years of buildup!
But then again, maybe he's implying a different island the crew could stop at on their way to Elbaf...... Hachinosu, perhaps? Hmmm.....