Yep that’s exactly correct. Whatever happened between Loki and Saint Shanks will not be revealed until the very end of Elbaph, and only after we understand what happened between Loki and Imu.
It’s like you said, Saint Shanks wouldn’t have murdered Loki’s crew, so what happened to them? The only possible option is that the WG either killed them or kidnapped them and that’s why they aren’t with Loki anymore.
Loki’s conflict with Imu has been heavily foreshadowed since last chapter, and even more heavily so this chapter. They definitely had some kind of battle that Loki probably lost. If that’s the case (it is) then Loki not being someone who is world famous makes perfect sense, as the WG would definitely not want the guy who challenged Imu and posed a direct threat to him to be famous. They would want his name buried underneath the far less impressive criminals like the Yonko and Dragon.
The WG wants people to believe the height of criminality is the likes of the Pirate King, who sailed to an island or something, or Dragon, who is slowly causing Revolutions around the world, or the Yonko who build armies.
The WG definitely doesn’t want you to know about the guys like Xebec and Loki who directly challenged the WG by their own strength and posed a threat to even their secret God King
People like
@sanjikun and
@ConquistadoR dont realize even it, but wanking the likes of the Yonko over Loki is its own form of World Government propaganda, they are taking the bait and don’t even realize it lol. Harald was thought by Imu to be literally unbeatable and Loki killed him with ease in a few minutes.
Honestly anyone still downplaying Loki is just being baited by WG propaganda and needs to open their minds. Lol