Hancock held out her hand. "I want one too!"
"There's no need. Your country is tiny, and you barely have any people. What would you do with one? You can't repair or manufacture these machines. Giving you one would be a waste."
Hancock grabbed Rubick by the collar. "Rubick, you!"
"So work with us!"
Rubick made his offer. "If you're willing to move, I'll give you the entire eastern peninsula of Jaya Island."
"Impossible!"
Hancock refused without a second thought, but Rubick kept trying to persuade her. "It would only be temporary. I'm heading out to sea in a few days. Once I find Golden Lion Shiki and copy his Float-Float Fruit, I'll move Amazon Lily here for you. How about that?"
The Old Woman said, "That's a good idea, Hancock."
Hancock snorted. "It's a terrible idea. I'm not leaving my country."
Rubick didn't press her. "We can talk about it later. The point is, together we both benefit. Apart, we can be picked off one by one."
It took only half an hour to drive from the eastern side to the western side. In the distance, they saw an Airship descending.
Hancock stared at it. "Is that the Airship?"
It was exactly noon. The Airship had arrived on Jaya Island from Sky Country right on schedule.
"Huh? Is that Airship about to take off? I wanted to ride it."
Hancock looked disappointed. She had been fascinated by a kind of ship that could fly, something she had never seen before, but her timing was off.
"It's all right," Rubick said. "We have another ship at the Skyport for emergencies. We can take that one to Sky Country."
They drove straight to the Skyport without stopping.
"Do you want your crew to come along?" Rubick asked. "We need to run