Immortality

Watching the confused and astonished looks on everyone's faces, Ye Mu continued explaining.

"Although I'm reluctant to part with everyone too, I understand that if you keep living under my protection without having the chance to face challenges on your own, it would be a waste of your talents and abilities. Especially you three, Enel, Tiger, and Eric—you all have the potential to become rulers of this sea."

"If our next goal were to challenge the overlords of the old era, I wouldn't need to hurry. But now that we've changed our goal to establishing a country, keeping you occupied with trivial matters like food, clothing, housing, and transportation—as we've done this past month—would be a waste of your talents."

"That's why I came up with this idea..."

"This will not only let everyone face challenges independently and grow quickly, but also strengthen our forces, protect our country, and divert the attention of the Marines and the World Government. Of course, because we'll be separated, the danger each of you faces will also increase."

At that, the eyes of the three Ye Mu had mentioned lit up.

Enel was thinking that he could finally do as he pleased on this sea. Tiger was thinking that this might allow him to recruit his Fish-Man brethren into his own country. Eric, meanwhile, was thinking about his homeland, Flevance.

"Of course, this is only my suggestion. If anyone has a different opinion, you can say so..."

As soon as Ye Mu finished speaking, Enel spoke impatiently.

"No problem! That sounds much more interesting! But what are we going to do about our pirate ship...?"

"Didn't I say that we might return to the first half of the Grand Line? Once we reach Water 7, we can ask Mr. Tom to build us one.