So did Shanks pretend to be evil, flip flop saying it was a test, then still proceed to have Yasopp shoot them all within a few pages?
Truly the tactics of a dishonest, sanctimonious, treacherous, grandstanding rat.
Once again as I said earlier, he won't get his hands dirty, he'll let his crew and allies kill for him and thus he can't get blood on his hands. Less red haired more red stained.
It's such nonsensical writing but his fans will defend this egregiously narcissistic writing regardless. Their golden boy can do no wrong.
His idol/captain defended slaves and none of that crew nor Shanks tried to save Ace too. Shanks conveniently arrived "too late" and "dealt with Kaido" offscreen with still no explanation on how, so it may as well be bullshit as it actually is.
Shanks could murder slaves or children and his fans will defend it and call it justified/blame them. Just like the worst scum of the series that Roger and Garp gladly protected.