Whoa, I woke up to 150+ pages in the thread and a full summary....
And what a summary it was!!!!
Actually, I'm glad that Shanks does one-shot to prevent a bad future for his pirates, but I'm kinda sad they're highlighted to be such fodder. As if Kidd isn't humiliated enough.
And whoa, my theories about Blackbeard being interested in Wano were correct,
@CoC: Color of Clowns there's still hope for Act 4!
Glad Shanks was being like Roger, and protecting his friends, rather than just destroying Kid for no reason. Makes sense for Shanks to protect some weaker crews, like Luffy has in the past.
This is Kid's existence: he gets his ass royally kicked, then comes back for more. He might be a bit shook after this, though. Law fans in Shambles.
Heheheheheheheheh.
The people who know about my Act 4 theories know what this does for me.
Shanks going to Wano to try to stop Blackbeard is HUGE. Sets them up to clash, and makes it clear Blackbeard has interest in Wano in the story. Why else would Oda bring it up?
And Caribou, who knows about Pluton, was abandoned by the Straw Hats, when the Blackbeard Pirates are sailing to Egghead.
York being connected to Blackbeard works very well, too, they're both greedy, and York could have been the one to get Boa's Fruit. Either way, the BB Pirates showing up means Egghead is going to kick into high gear.
Another 10-15 chapters, then, Kuma starting teleporting people, and Zoro gets teleported to Ryuma's Grave.