Back when Bai Ye went to persuade Rayleigh, Shanks had thought that Bai Ye probably wouldn't be able to win Rayleigh over so quickly.
Or perhaps wouldn't be able to persuade Rayleigh at all.
At the time, Shanks had also thought that he would definitely need to step in later.
But just like what happened with Elbaf, Bai Ye had easily resolved everything in the end.
Although Shanks did not quite understand it, at least for now, Bai Ye had resolved everything.
Every time Shanks felt that Bai Ye would not be able to solve a problem, Bai Ye would somehow solve it anyway.
In that regard, Shanks really had underestimated Bai Ye a little.
So when Gaban asked about it, Shanks earnestly explained the matter.
Judging by Gaban's expression, he seemed to have misunderstood something, so Shanks naturally needed to explain it properly.
After hearing Shanks, Gaban's face flashed with surprise as he asked, "You're saying that Rayleigh was actually persuaded by Bai Ye!? And he got him to agree that easily!?"
At first, Gaban had thought that Shanks must have contributed a great deal to this matter.
But judging from Shanks's current reaction, it was completely different from what he had imagined.
Shanks had not been the one who made the effort.
If Shanks had not helped, then Bai Ye was truly quite impressive in this matter.
Although Rayleigh had a mission on his shoulders, everyone knew deep down that ever since the Roger Pirates disbanded—
They had never wanted to sail again. After all, they had already retired. One could even say that they had completed the entire journey.
By then, they had basically done everything they could do. There was no longer any need for them to get involved.
After all, they had reached the end,