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Why did Shanks visit the Five Elders? Unpacking the One Piece Meeting at Marijoa

In *One Piece* Chapter 907, a scene was shown that completely baffled fans: Yonko 'Red-Haired' Shanks, a notorious pirate, was granted an audience with the Five Elders, the highest authority of the World Government. This unprecedented event sparked countless theories and questions, the most pressing being, "Why did Shanks visit the Five Elders?" This pivotal moment, taking place during the Reverie arc, was a stark contradiction to the typical pirate-Marine relationship and suggested a much deeper, more complex agenda was at play.