Honestly at this point the damage is done lol. Id rather see more goofy ass powers and just have some decent fights.
I just go back to my initial disappointment that Elbaph turned out to be just a continuation of the WG plot from Egghead. That being said, Idk why Oda wrote Shamrock leaving. There was such good setup there with Shanks and a situated animosity between Shamrock and Loki.
Frankly my issue with all of this still stands that if Shamrock doesnt return, then this arc, like Egghead, seemingly resolves zero antagonists that matter lol. And thats scaring me with how limited chapters tend to be on coverage and how much Oda seems to be saving for his endgame.
Either this manga goes on for 15 more years or he sort of just fucks everyone over in screentime by the end