Future Plans

"Of course..."

Tiger nodded. Although he was a Fish-Man, he yearned deeply for the human world, and he had read quite a few books and records about it.

"Then you should have heard the story of Jaya Island."

"Mm. Noland counts as a predecessor to us explorers and travelers. I really like his story, and I even went looking for Jaya Island once... Unfortunately, I found nothing... Captain Ye Mu, don't tell me you're saying..."

Ye Mu did not keep him in suspense and said directly, "Mm, exactly as you're thinking. Jaya Island really exists, and the story of Liar Noland is true too. It's just that four hundred years ago, Jaya Island was blasted up into the sky by a massive Knock Up Stream and landed on Sky Island, becoming God's Island Apayado. And that was where Enel and I lived for these past ten years..."

Tiger's mouth fell open in an instant. The shock of hearing a legendary story from a book turn into reality left him dumbstruck.

"Haha... Once we're done with our business, I'll take you to Sky Island... I'll show you the legendary City of Gold... Hahaha."

Ye Mu said it with a laugh, and Tiger's face filled with longing when he heard it.

"That's wonderful..."

After that, Enel also introduced himself. However, for one thing, his situation was about the same as Ye Mu's, and for another, compared to Ye Mu, he was a man of few words, so he finished in just a few sentences.

But Tiger could still sense that Enel had accepted him, so he spoke as well.

"My name is Fisher Tiger. I'm thirty this year, a sea bream Fish-Man, born in Fish-Man District. I'm an explorer and traveler. Six years ago, I began traveling around the world. It took me five years to complete my dream, but just as I was preparing to return home... Then I met you..."

Tiger clearly did not want to say much about that past experience, but when he thought of what he wanted to do, he still endured the pain and continued, "I've been to countless places and seen a lot of darkness, but even in the most sinful places, the darkness they had was not one ten-thousandth of what I saw there. I saw many of my people there, and the treatment they suffered... That's why I..."

"I understand... Don't worry. Since I promised you, I'll definitely do it. At the very least, I will rescue those people of yours and the slaves imprisoned by the Celestial Dragons..."

Tiger looked at Ye Mu, who spoke with such certainty, and felt deeply moved, but there had always been one doubt in his heart.

"I'm sorry... Captain Ye Mu... Although I've already asked this question once... I still want to ask it again... Why... are you willing to help me... and why do you dare to kill Celestial Dragons... They're the descendants of the creators..."

"I understand what you mean... I also know you find it strange. Where did I get the courage, or rather, why do I want to kill Celestial Dragons..."

Ye Mu became serious at this moment, because what he was about to say concerned whether he could truly gain Tiger's recognition. It was also the first time he had laid bare his heart in front of an outsider. These were words he had never even said to Enel.

"The so-called justice and evil I told you about are only one reason. More than that, it's because I want to challenge this world..."

"Challenge this world...??"

Tiger did not understand what that meant, but the meaning hidden within it left him somewhat shocked.

"You may not be able to understand the exact reason, but ever since I came to this world, I've felt it—the mission on my shoulders, or the meaning of my existence in this world. Though my words might make you think I'm a little insane, I feel that I was born to overturn this world..."

In an instant, Tiger's eyes widened. The ambition and confidence in Ye Mu's words really made Tiger feel that he was somewhat insane.

"And later, fate gave me the power to overturn this world. First, it let me meet Enel... Then it let the two of us eat the Flame-Flame Fruit and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit respectively—Logia Devil Fruits precious beyond measure... Later, we met the Roger Pirates of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger. Not only did I awaken Conqueror's Haki, I also obtained training methods for the two types of Haki. And now I've met you..."

As Ye Mu said this, he looked at Tiger.

At this moment, Tiger also felt it was a little insane. He had never expected Ye Mu's experiences to be so extraordinary.

"Roger? You've even met the Pirate King, Roger..."

"That's right. Five years ago, he came to Sky Island. We spent three days together and obtained the training methods for Haki... So, with a heaven-sent start like this, if I didn't go a little crazy and take challenging this world as my goal, I'd feel like I'd let myself down... Hahaha..."

At that moment, Tiger suddenly believed that the words of Ye Mu, the man before him and his captain, were not the ravings of a madman, but a true goal.

"Whether it's the Grand Line... Laugh Tale... the Marines... the Celestial Dragons... or the World Government... all of them are targets that our Sky Pirates will conquer next... Tiger, are you ready? From here on, our journey is going to be very wild, and very dangerous..."

Tiger did not hesitate. At this moment, he even thought further ahead—not just about rescuing his companions, but about changing the fate of all Fish-Man Island.

"I'm ready... Captain..."

"Hahaha... Good... That's great. Now I should talk about our plans going forward..."

Ye Mu returned to the main topic, and both Enel and Tiger listened carefully.

"The first thing we need to do next is master the Six Powers during the remaining fifteen days of sailing. In the end, strength rules this world. We may be madmen, but we're not fools. Enel has already gotten the training methods for the Six Powers out of those four CP9 members. With the physiques the three of us have, mastering them shouldn't be difficult... Although the Six Powers won't do much to improve our strength, those techniques are still quite interesting..."

At this point, Ye Mu suddenly thought of something and asked Tiger, "Tiger, can you use Haki?"

Tiger shook his head.

"Then you'll need to master Haki next too, both Observation and Armament... With your physique, Armament shouldn't be hard, and Observation shouldn't take too long either..."

"Mm."

Tiger nodded. His strength was absolutely not weak; he was at least at the level of a rear admiral. The fact that he had completed a journey around the world alone was enough to prove everything.

Not to mention, the physique of Fish-Men was already stronger than humans to begin with.

"During these fifteen days, whether it's the Six Powers or Haki, improve as much as you can. Fifteen days later, we'll arrive at Loguetown on schedule. After seeing Roger off, we'll begin our journey. Our target is Sabaody Archipelago. We may stay there for a while to meet a friend. I need to ask him for guidance on a more advanced way to use Armament Haki. Once I master it, we'll head to the New World..."

At this point, to set Tiger's mind at ease, Ye Mu spoke again.

"Our strength is still too weak right now. Even if we rescue your people, we won't be able to protect them. So we need to carve out a place for our Sky Pirates in the New World and establish a paradise that can take them in. Only then will we have truly rescued them..."