The longer the New Horizons Items story travels the longer I get the sense that something potentially sketchy is upward with Shanks. The Gorosei item is a huge question mark of course. A former Roger celebrity who might or might not understand the truth of the world becoming an emperor but refusing to pursue the crown or even the poneglyphs. He appears to desire peace and freedom and just became an emperor to be able to cool, just throwing his weight around to stop unnecessary slaughter of innocents, but as we learn more about the emperors and also the government the more his place in this world begins to feel vaguely suspicious.
Sketchy maybe, but I seriously doubt Shanks is wicked. Personalky I believe Roger and Shanks are equally chaotic good, more on the chaotic with Shanks approaching impartial chaotic. If it ties in to the Will of D, I can imagine why.
I am unsure about the most recent Shanks panel, in the Gorosei. My only guess is that Shanks has a great deal of respect as he does not actively induce destruction and death like the other Yonko; maybe Shanks can also be low key gate maintaining Raftel and the WG is not going to mess with him while he is buy Animal Crossing Items busy doing this. The WG wasn't leading a manhunt after the retired Roger Pirates after each of