Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

Celebration Island, the island that caused the great event, continues to perform its original duties.

That is to serve as a banquet venue.

Although the previous series of wars had left no good place on the island, it was still possible to clear out a banquet venue with the simple tidying up of Bai Ye's Kun Gua Qimen technique.

In fact, everyone could have had a dinner together in the banquet hall on the top floor of the Merry, but Luffy refused with the reason that "holding a banquet on an island is the romance of pirates."

A grand banquet began with the joint efforts of Sanji and chefs from other teams.

Luffy couldn't wait to eat and drink, even though he only had a short time to attack throughout the whole fight.

But the fifth gear state itself consumes physical strength, and Luffy is already too hungry to bear it in order to defeat his opponent in one move.

At the same time, there was another person sitting next to Luffy.

"Luffy, eat slowly. I'll get you some more."

The Queen of Lily Island, a member of the Spark Alliance, was now tenderly handing Luffy various foods.

"Well, thank you, Hancock!"

Seeing the big ham in the Empress's hand, Luffy's eyes lit up and he took it in his hand to show off.

The thank you sounded like a proposal to Hancock, and her cheeks instantly turned red.

"Damn it!!!"

Sanji and the chef beside him bit their handkerchiefs and watched the scene with tears in their eyes.

We cooked the meal, and we were the first to eat it...

Zoro and the captain of the Nirvana Adventure Group were having a drinking contest, while the crew members of the adventure group were cheering for their captain.

Nami and Robin happily tasted the dessert and took care of the two little ones, Meli and Chopper.

Bartolomeo continued to tell little Lucas about the glorious deeds of the Straw Hat Pirates' predecessors, enjoying the little guy's admiring gaze.

But people’s joys and sorrows are different. Behind this lively scene, there are people who are carrying heavy burdens and moving forward.

As the external brain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Byakuya did not participate in the banquet.

Somewhere far away from the campfire, Bai Ye looked at the people in front of him and felt a headache.

Brad, the brains of the Nirvana Adventure Group.

Leo, the captain of the Donta Adventure Group.

The pirate nobleman, Cavendish.

Batau Club, The Gambia.

The four of them were looking at Bai Ye seriously, expecting him to give an accurate answer.

"The Straw Hat Grand Fleet?"

Bai Ye muttered to himself.

In the original work, after the Straw Hat Pirates defeated Doflamingo in Dressrosa, they saved many people directly or indirectly.

For example, there are seven forces including the Donta clan, the Handsome Pirates, the Giant Hailding, the Eight Treasures Navy, and the Ediol Pirates.

Led by Bartolomeo and others, they drank the "adopted son's wine" or "little brother wine" on the Sunny, and thus established the Straw Hat Grand Fleet with a total of 5640 people.

However, in the timeline that Byakuya traveled through, the Dressrosa incident was not as complicated as in the original work, and naturally the Straw Hat Fleet was not born.

What he didn't expect was that even though Bai Ye had made a mess of things, this would eventually happen.

There is no need to say much about the Barto Club, this group of people are fans of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Cavendish was accidentally rescued by the Straw Hat Pirates because of the previous Golden City incident.

The reason is similar for the Donta clan.

The Nirvana Adventure Group is composed of slaves liberated by the Celestial Dragons.

Although it is not as powerful as in the original work, it is still a considerable force.

But the key point is that Byakuya is actually the same as Luffy in the original work, and doesn't care about the so-called large fleet.

In the original work, Luffy actually did not acknowledge the existence of the large fleet, but just said that everyone was a friend.

It was those people who insisted on drinking the wine, calling themselves the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, and cheerfully told Luffy that he didn't need to care about them and that everything would go on as it should.

From an outsider's perspective, the large fleet seems pretty good.

But if you think about it, this doesn't make any sense at all for the Straw Hat Pirates.

One reason is that Luffy has never thought about ruling anything, nor has he thought about occupying islands like other big pirates, so he doesn't need so many younger brothers at all.

The second reason is that the structure of the large fleet is too loose, which is far inferior to other pirate groups affiliated with the emperor.

As it turned out, until Luffy conquered Onigashima and became one of the Four Emperors, the so-called Straw Hat Fleet was of no use at all.

In Bai Ye's plan, the existence of a large fleet is optional.

The main reason is that their next enemies are not something these people can deal with at all.

Whether it is Wano Country or the subsequent World Government, it is not easy for the Straw Hat Pirates to pass through it, and it is even more difficult for them.

Unless they are used as cannon fodder, but this does not make any sense.

What's more, there are now a large number of robot armies and paper man armies in the rainbow fog world.

This is what Bai Ye considers to be qualified combat power.

“Senior Bai Ye, please let us drink our wine!”

Seeing Bai Ye looking embarrassed, Gambia was the first to bow his head, his words were so sincere.

"To serve our benefactor is the wish of everyone in the Nirvana Adventure Group. I hope Mr. Bai Ye will make it happen."

White-bearded Brad also bowed and saluted to express his determination.

"And us, Donta..."

"Okay, I see."

Bai Ye waved his hand to stop Leo who was about to continue speaking.

He was a little distressed at this time. He couldn't just go through the motions like the original work. That would be too awkward.

I can’t just say, “You are too weak, go back and rest.”

Bai Ye is not the kind of weird person.

It's all Luffy's fault.

Without saying anything, he just left these guys to himself to deal with.

I don’t know if this guy is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid.

"It's not that I can't drink, little brother, but you know Luffy's character, he won't think of you as vassals."

Bai Ye carefully chose his words.

"But if we let you carry the flag of the Straw Hat Pirates, it may bring greater danger."

"Do you understand what I mean?"

Bai Ye is not exaggerating.

The Straw Hat Pirates are now fully loaded with buffs. Their situation in the Spark Domain is okay, but in the New World and the World Government Domain.

The Straw Hat Pirates' flag could very well bring them disaster.

After all, there are too many people and forces who want the Straw Hat Pirates dead.

Seeing several people nod, Bai Ye continued:

"So, if you insist on carrying the flag of the Straw Hat Pirates, you must follow my instructions."

"The Nirvana Adventure Group can choose to join the Liaoyuan Army. Given the relationship between the Straw Hat Group and the Spark, it is entirely possible to open a separate group for you."

"If you don't want to, you can continue to adventure in the Spark Sea as a vassal of the Straw Hat Pirates, but you must leave the New World immediately. When you are able to participate in the Straw Hat Pirates' battlefield, then consider following us."

"The same goes for the Barto Club and the Donta Adventure Group."

"As for the Handsome Pirates, joining the Liaoyuan Army is probably out of the question, but we can choose the second option."

Bai Ye looked at the four people who were lost in thought and couldn't help but complain:

There is nothing I can do, this is for your own good.

If you continue sailing with us, you will die.