El spent a day on Thriller Bark, and the next day he left the Florian Triangle with four girls.
Pegasus flew out of the Florian Triangle but did not head straight for the Sabaody Archipelago at the end of the first half of the Grand Line. Instead, it turned around and returned to its previous route.
With their respective Devil Fruits, El, Carina, Nami, and Kuina had all laid down a perfect foundation.
In the same sense, as long as they did not die prematurely and waited until they reached their golden stage in all aspects, they would become the strongest pirate group in history, surpassing Roger and the Rocks Pirates.
Next, they only needed to become stronger step by step and fear no threats.
Their next destination was a place where only the strong could remain, while the weak would either become vassals or flee back to Paradise—the New World.
But before going to the New World, El and the four girls needed to make some preparations.
After obtaining the Float-Float Fruit, what was the most desired thing for El and the four girls?
Without a doubt, it was to bring Pegasus to Sky Island and transfer the City of Gold on the Upper Yard.
In addition, El was going to the West Blue to recruit a new crew member.
The new crew member El had wanted to recruit three years ago—but unfortunately could not at the time because the other party had not yet entered the Grand Line—was Nico Robin.
As one of the only two female crew members of the Straw Hat Pirates, Nico Robin's status and importance were no less than Nami's, the navigator of the seas, because Nico Robin was the key—the one who could ignite the coming era of turmoil.
Just like Gol D. Roger: without Kozuki Oden, he could not reach the final island.
Without Nico Robin, unless Luffy found another person capable of reading the Poneglyphs, he would not be able to reach the final island, Laugh Tale, even if he collected all four Road Poneglyphs.
As long as Nico Robin was recruited, El would be equivalent to mastering the initiative in the coming turbulent era.
Unless Luffy was truly the chosen one and managed to find a second person who could read the Poneglyphs, whether the era of chaos would arrive or not would ultimately be decided by El.
In addition to being the key to unlocking that era, Nico Robin herself was also an exceptional woman.
She possessed a vast amount of knowledge that Mary Geoise had destroyed or falsified.
Her twenty years of fleeing in the manga had also allowed her to accumulate rich experience and skills.
Especially in terms of management ability, Baroque Works in the manga was almost entirely managed by Nico Robin alone.
If El wanted to claim a share of the New World, he had to possess his own subordinates.
However, El—who could read people's inner thoughts and perceive their hearts—suffered from a very serious sense of cleanliness.
Anyone who emitted an aura that made him uncomfortable was someone El did not even want to approach, let alone recruit.
El's fleet would only accept those who did not possess ugly hearts.
Therefore, El's fleet was never destined to grow to four or five figures like the Four Emperors of the sea.
El intended to create a family—a family similar to the Donquixote Family.
Family members whose auras did not repel him and whom he could trust completely.
With family members as the core, El would expand his power and influence, letting them manage it. Nico Robin was El's most desired family member. ŕἈℕỘВЕᶊ
After Pegasus flew out of the Florian Triangle, El controlled it to land back on the sea and sail toward Water 7.
El did not keep Pegasus flying in the air simply because he had obtained the Float-Float Fruit.
On the contrary, unless it was necessary to use the ability of the Float-Float Fruit, El intended to live as usual, without unnecessary changes.
After all, with a ship flying in the air, there was no joy in sailing or adventure at all. Moreover, keeping Pegasus airborne would be killing Nami's world-class sailing talent.
Therefore, El would not let his ship fly constantly like Shiki did.
Although it was not flying, with Pegasus's speed, it only took ten days to return to Water 7 and then travel onward to Jaya Island.
After returning to the special sea area where Sky Island was located, El controlled Pegasus to soar into the sky.
After closing the cabin doors and windows, Pegasus—built from the Jewel Tree Adam—ignored the water pressure and seawater intrusion of the White Sea and the White-White Sea and successfully reached Sky Island at an altitude of ten thousand meters.
Upon arriving at the Upper Yard once again, El and the four girls not only transferred the City of Gold, but El also found the legendary Golden Bell. He used a Den Den Mushi to photograph the Poneglyph that served as the base of the Golden Bell and then seized control of it.
After establishing his power, El planned to place this priceless treasure in the most conspicuous location as an ornament, allowing it to continue guiding fleets and igniting storms in the New World.
After transferring the City of Gold, El told Carina about his plan to recruit Nico Robin.
Then El and the four girls returned along their original route. They passed through the Kingdom of Alabasta, Little Garden, Cactus Island, and finally reached Reverse Mountain.
Upon returning to Reverse Mountain, El still did not see Laboon or Crocus, so he controlled Pegasus to soar into the sky, flew directly over Reverse Mountain, passed through the channel at the summit, and entered the seas of the West Blue.
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