The scene immediately fell silent.
If those words had been spoken by nobodies like the Straw Hat Pirates, the entire square would have erupted in laughter.
But when a strong person like Leo said something like that, it could only prove that he truly knew Sky Island existed and knew how to get there.
"Lafitte, I have a task for you. Go to this island's east coast and tell the only Chestnut Head uncle living there that we'll be ascending to Sky Island in ten days. Also, find a South Bird on this island, then come back and report to me," Leo said, turning to give instructions to the newly joined Lafitte.
This was the first task Leo had assigned Lafitte since he joined. Suppressing his delight, he lightly pressed down his top hat, bowed to Leo, and said softly, "At your service."
With a spread of his wings, he shot into the air and vanished from everyone's sight.
Flight was indeed an extremely useful ability. It was completely different from a flying technique like Geppo, which lacked endurance. Lafitte could even cross countless stretches of terrible weather directly from Mock Town to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, attend the Shichibukai meeting, and recommend Blackbeard to Sengoku as a replacement Shichibukai.
Of course, Blackbeard's capture of Ace was part of the reason, but without Lafitte, Blackbeard would never have been qualified to attend that meeting or deliver such important intelligence to the Shichibukai.
Lafitte had rendered tremendous service to the Blackbeard Pirates—even Luffy and the others' later entry into Mary Geoise depended on the hypnotic spell Lafitte had cast on the gate guards.
Now that he had gained Lafitte's loyalty—even if part of it had been obtained through deception—Leo still felt that he had finally gained a capable right-hand