"Sorry, I've already formed my own Pirate Crew. If you're interested, you're welcome to join!"
Although Bai Ye knew they all had their own ambitions and the probability of them joining his Pirate Crew was low, he felt it wouldn't hurt to ask. In fact, if he could somehow convince Charlotte Linlin, it might not be bad.
It was just a pity she had long been led astray by Streusen, and besides, she still harbored the secret of the nun. It was unclear if the nun existed within her body, which was undoubtedly a ticking time bomb.
Moreover, this woman was constantly eyeing him, wanting to bear his children.
He dared not keep Charlotte Linlin by his side.
"Tch, your current predicament isn't as simple as forming a Pirate Crew on your own, is it?! You've already completely offended the World Government, haven't you?"
Golden Lion pouted. Upon learning that Bai Ye had formed his own Pirate Crew, he no longer had any thoughts of recruiting Bai Ye.
After all, being able to form one's own Pirate Crew meant not being willing to be subservient.
"What about the others?"
Golden Lion looked around, feeling his question was somewhat redundant.
It seemed only Rocks could gather this group of monsters together.
"I'm going to form my own Pirate Crew, and I'm going to realize my dream."
Whitebeard looked into the distance. He wanted a family, so he had made up his mind.
"Golden Lion, don't look at me, old hag! I won't be in the same Pirate Crew as you! I want a Pirate Crew made up of my family!"
Charlotte Linlin said, her gaze still fixed on Bai Ye. Clearly, she still believed Bai Ye was the best father for her children.
Listening to her words, Golden Lion disdainfully pouted. Among everyone here, he least wanted Big Mom on his ship. That woman was crazy!
"I've decided to return to Hachinosu. You guys probably don't care for that place, do you?"
Wang Zhi looked at the others, announcing the ownership of Hachinosu to them.
"I won't be trapped on an island!"
John snorted disdainfully. Only Wang Zhi valued Hachinosu so much. He still had to search for treasure all over the world; how could he stay on one island?
"Is the Pirate Crew just disbanding like this? Then I'll return to Amazon Lily."
Gloriosa decided to return to Nine Serpent Island. Since the Pirate Crew had disbanded, there seemed to be no point in staying here.
"Whitebeard, have you really decided?"
Miss Bakkin looked at Whitebeard with a gloomy expression. She had originally thought Whitebeard wouldn't be so foolish.
If he truly made that decision, she would leave Whitebeard without hesitation.
"Gurarararara, Bakkin, everyone has their own dream!"
"Then let's go our separate ways!"
Bakkin's face darkened as she glared resentfully at Whitebeard.
Clearly, she was greatly angered by Whitebeard's decision.
"So, it's decided then? Next time we meet, everyone might be enemies!"
Golden Lion looked at everyone. Since they all had places to go, he was also ready to leave. After Rocks's death, he was prepared to start recruiting in the New World.
He wanted to become, and even surpass, Rocks. He wanted to become the Pirate King!
Likewise, after this disbandment, they might become enemies in the future.
"Then let's go our separate ways, everyone, I'm leaving!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Golden Lion and Whitebeard got up and left. Then, Bakkin also looked at Whitebeard's retreating figure and resentfully left the Rocks Pirates.
"Everyone, then I'll be going."
Gloriosa bowed, then got up and left.
"Bai Ye, I'll be waiting for you at Hachinosu. Later, I hope you can find me for a decisive battle, a battle of pure swordsmanship!"
He also left.
"Bai Ye, after this, bring Kaido to find me. I have something that everyone desires!"
The Road Poneglyph. Charlotte Linlin had obtained it by chance. To become the Pirate King, this was something that absolutely had to be acquired.
And since Bai Ye was going to be an enemy of the World Government, he should also be interested in the Final Island, right?
She wasn't afraid of Bai Ye coming to find her!
As everyone left, except for Kaido and Captain John, all the others took their people and departed.
From then on, the Rocks Pirates, who had dominated an era, completely disbanded.
"That woman really hasn't given up."
Bai Ye muttered, then looked at Captain John and asked, "Old John, do you want to join my Pirate Crew?"
This was the second time Bai Ye had asked. The first time was at Hachinosu, but he hadn't given an answer.
"I'm going to be the richest pirate! Where do I have time to play such games with you!"
"I know where Golden Township is!"
"Brother, I was joking! You know, we're like brothers! How could I refuse your invitation? I've decided to bring my talent to your Pirate Crew!"
Old John was initially somewhat reluctant. After all, joining Bai Ye's Pirate Crew would mean he wouldn wouldn't have as much freedom to search for treasure.
But Bai Ye just happened to know the whereabouts of Golden Township.
That was the legendary treasure that could make one as rich as a nation if obtained!
"What a quick change of face."
Ginny looked at John, muttering to herself. However, she had somewhat understood the personalities of everyone on the ship.
John seemed to be quite greedy, but from Bai Ye's invitation, he should be a reliable person.
From previous interactions, Kaido coveted the Captain's position but had some integrity. Also, because he might have a chance to become Captain in the future, Kaido was quite considerate of the three of them.
Bai Ye, for now, seemed very strong and ambitious, but he also seemed easy to get along with.
"Bai Ye, do you have any plans next?"
Kaido asked in a booming voice. Now they had completely offended the World Government, and they would definitely face endless pursuit later.
This was crazy, and Kaido was actually quite pleased. Like Bai Ye, Kaido's heart was now filled more with hatred and less with personal gain. He still remembered being betrayed by his own country to the World Government.
He also knew very well that the World Government still wanted to capture him, so wasn't he already an enemy of the World Government?
"Of course, to Golden Township!"
Old John quickly put forward his opinion. Since he had joined, he couldn't possibly not go to Golden Township, right?
"No, not Golden Township for now. The gold in Golden Township won't be taken by others. We need to go to a slightly more secluded place. Currently, our overall strength is still too weak."
Bai Ye wasn't afraid of the World Government, but if he went out to sea, there was a high probability that they would target his crew members.
Kaido and Old John both had life-saving abilities, but Ginny, Ivankov, and Kuma didn't have much combat power.
"Currently, your strength is still too weak. My dream is to overthrow the Celestial Dragons, to pull them down from that throne.
This world should not have slaves. Every person, every race, should be born equal!
This world is sick, and I want to change this world!
Thus, it is inevitable to be their enemy, and your current strength is too weak."
What Bai Ye said was actually half-true and half-false.
He indeed wanted to change this world, but to make every person and every race born equal, he actually couldn't do it. He could only try his best to follow this principle.
He also didn't want to be a Celestial Dragon. On one hand, he wanted to change the plot to get rewards, and after transmigrating to this world and obtaining the cheat, Bai Ye regarded this world as his own. What rules this world should operate under, naturally, should be decided by him. He wanted to completely change this world!
"Make this world equal?!"
Ginny, Kuma, and Ivankov's eyes lit up. As former slaves, they naturally agreed with what Bai Ye said.
They also gained a bit more approval for Bai Ye.
Although Kaido felt that this dream was too grand, he was not interested in that point, but rather in the possibility of starting a huge war!
After the God Valley incident and his deliberate inaction during that event, he actually always had a plan in his heart: to plan a war even grander than the God Valley war.
And Bai Ye's dream seemed to coincide with his own dream.
He wanted to destroy this false world!
"I don't care, but that treasure should be mine, right?"
The World Government's treasure should be a lot, right?
Captain John also began to fantasize whether the treasure would belong to him after Bai Ye took down the World Government.
And so, the five of them, in unison, further affirmed their choice to join the Pirate Crew.
Their expressions fell into Bai Ye's eyes, and he was very satisfied at this moment. Performing 'talk-no-jutsu' on the basis of strength was indeed the most effective.
"Oh, by the way, shouldn't we choose a name for the Pirate Crew?"
"Dawn! Let's call it the Dawn Pirates. The process from night to day also signifies the beginning of a new day!"
A new day, a new order, darkness dissipates, and dawn arrives.
Dawn, huh?
It seemed very similar to what Bai Ye was doing.
"Next stop, we're going to Wano Country!"
Bai Ye had previously hesitated between going to Sky Island or Wano Country.
There were very few World Government personnel on Sky Island, and they basically didn't get involved with Sky Island. Wano Country was the same; Wano Country was currently in a state of isolation, making it very difficult to enter. It was also very difficult for information to leak out or for World Government personnel to enter.
This was also the best hiding place Bai Ye thought of. Moreover, Wano Country had high combat power, and also various Sea Stone, etc.
However, this time Bai Ye wasn't going to cooperate with the Kurozumi family. They had made a mess of the entire Wano Country.
He wanted to govern it himself. As for Oden?
He could get lost too!
From today onwards, Wano Country would belong to him!
"You're going there? We don't even know what the situation is like inside right now. Why does it seem so difficult for us to get in?"
Old John's face darkened. Although he thought Bai Ye's suggestion was good, it wasn't that simple for them to enter Wano Country.
"Isn't there someone who can take us in?"
"Who?"
Kaido asked subconsciously.
"Kurozumi Higurashi. She's from Wano Country, and also from the Kurozumi family, criminals of Wano Country."
The God Valley incident was thirty-eight years before the start of the plot, and forty-one years ago, Kurozumi Higurashi found Orochi, and after that, she went out to sea and joined the Rocks Pirates.
Twenty-eight years before the start of the plot, she invited Kaido to cooperate and enter Wano Country.
And now, he wasn't going to wait until that day. He would go ahead and take down Wano Country first.
"That woman?"
A hint of surprise flashed across Kaido's face. He had seen that woman, an Imitation Fruit user.
He just hadn't expected her to be from Wano Country.
"Has Kurozumi Higurashi left yet?"
Old John looked at the bustling crowd that was already preparing to leave. After realizing that Kurozumi Higurashi didn't seem to have left, he was about to call out to her when Bai Ye stopped him.
"No need to call her. As long as she goes back, we can follow her. Right now, if we ask them to take us to Wano Country, she won't agree!"
A smile flashed across Bai Ye's lips. When Kurozumi Higurashi interacted with him, she tried to use her Imitation Fruit ability to copy him. At the same time, when he interacted with her, he marked her arm with a Flying Thunder God Mark.
As soon as she arrived in Wano Country, he would be able to go directly.
And she also had to return to Wano Country now. Regarding Orochi's situation, he believed she would want to go back and see what was going on, right?
After the disbandment of the Rocks Pirates, the former crew members were now stirring up trouble in the New World. The Roger Pirates also arrived in the New World. At the same time, the World Government was constantly searching for news of Bai Ye, but Bai Ye seemed to have vanished, with no news of him whatsoever.
Inside Wano Country.
Kurozumi Higurashi and Kurozumi Semimaru had returned to Wano Country once again.
Looking at the whirlpool, the two naturally knew how to get back.
There was a hidden cave inside Wano Country, which was one way to enter, and another was by entering through a carp.
Not long after the two had just left, Bai Ye arrived outside Wano Country with his people.
"Let's go through the hidden cave."
Bai Ye looked in the direction Kurozumi Higurashi had left and then signaled to the others to follow.
The location of the hidden cave was currently guarded by many people. Kurozumi Higurashi easily slipped past them using her Imitation Fruit ability.
As for Bai Ye, he directly used the Sharingan's genjutsu to trap them in an illusion and entered with them.
And after Bai Ye and the others left, at the location of the hidden cave, a figure emerged from inside: "That's strange, did these people really not notice me today?"
He passed through the hidden cave unimpeded. The moment he left Wano Country, Oden felt that he was finally free. Although he didn't know why it was so easy this time, he finally left Wano Country!