Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

Before Uta and Luffy "broke down"...

Bai Ye had just finished telling Gordon about his group's experiences and also explained the current situation on the sea.

Gordon opened his mouth wide and couldn't calm down for a long time.

As mentioned earlier, Music Island is a place where even news birds won’t come.

Whether it is Gordon or Uta, they rely on the video phone worm to learn about the news from the outside world, which results in their information being extremely delayed.

To be honest, it's even more isolated from the rest of the world than the Magic Valley Town where the Straw Hat Pirates once traveled.

In their impression, the sea remains the same as before: pirates are extremely rampant and civilians are oppressed.

But what Gordon didn't expect was that in just a few months, not only did another regime appear in the ocean that openly opposed the World Government, but even the Great Pirate Era was reduced to only a few remnants.

So...

So...

Gordon couldn't hold it in anymore and cried again: "In this way, Uta wouldn't have to do this."

Gordon regretted it deeply, even more than before.

If he had known that the outside world would become what it is now, he should have been more determined to stop Uta.

Thinking of this, Gordon raised his head and looked at Bai Ye pleadingly: "You just said that you would save Uta, right?"

Bai Ye nodded and handed Gordon a tissue.

It was really awkward to hear a grown man crying so miserably in front of me.

"What do you need me to do?" Gordon asked again.

After learning who the other person was, Gordon quickly realized that the man in front of him must have come to see him for more than just to say these things to him.

"You're pretty smart."

Bai Ye nodded in approval. He liked talking to smart people.

Then he told Gordon what he needed to do: "I need you to apologize to Uta and tell the truth."

Gordon was stunned.

"It's that simple?"

Yes, the reason why Gordon was stunned was because he didn't expect Bai Ye's request to be so simple.

As Uta's adoptive father, having taught him for so long, he naturally knew his abilities.

At first, he thought Bai Ye wanted him to try his best to stop Uta, even at the cost of his death.

He has already prepared himself mentally to face death.

Is it actually as simple as apologizing and telling the truth?

So Gordon spoke again: "You don't have to consider me. I know I don't have as much power as Uta, but I am willing to use my life..."

"Alright, alright."

Before Gordon could finish his words and make the scene more heroic, Bai Ye interrupted him unhappily.

"You still know that you have no ability, even if you sacrifice your life, can you stop Uta for one second?"

Without asking, Bai Ye knew what Gordon was planning, and he couldn't help but decide to take back his previous evaluation of him as a smart man.

"Leave the fighting to the professionals. You have to do what your adoptive father would do."

Bai Ye couldn't help but sigh. The longer he came to this world, the more he felt that this world was deformed, and the stronger his desire to change became.

He looked at Gordon seriously:

"No matter how talented Uta is in singing, or how powerful he becomes after eating the Song-Song Fruit."

"At the end of the day, she's still a teenager."

"Isn't it your job as a foster father to teach them, to let them understand their own lives, the outside world, and their own values? Covering up your own mistakes, putting all the burdens on a child, and watching the other person's mind become twisted..."

At this point, Bai Ye suddenly found it a little funny, glanced at Gordon and said:

"Do you think being a parent is easy?"

Ruthless taunting...

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Speaking of which, what the entire pirate world lacks most is actually family education.

Especially on the pirate side, all the characters who can be named either have no parents since childhood, or their parents are not around.

How can we expect children to have correct views on life, life and values?

Just talking about the Straw Hat Pirates...

Luffy's father joined the revolutionary army, and his grandfather believed in education with fists.

This is why Luffy, who grew up with bandits and was influenced by Shanks, came to think that pirates are free.

Fortunately, Dadan and Shanks are both good people to a certain extent, so Luffy has become what he is now.

Zoro was taught by Koshiro and had a childhood sweetheart, Kuina, so he grew up in a very stable environment.

Although Sanji has a twisted father, his mother still gave him enough love, and he was later adopted by Zeff.

These two are also more mature.

As for the others, they were also more or less taught by excellent adults.

But in the final analysis, nothing can cover up the fact that they lack complete family education and growth education.

This is also the reason why Bai Ye can become the core of the team.

Because Bai Ye has been raised [sincerely] by his master for more than ten years.

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So after hearing these remarks, Gordon first looked at Bai Ye in surprise, and then subconsciously wanted to explain, but after opening his mouth several times, he still couldn't say a word.

Didn't it turn out that I had never been a competent adoptive father?

Gordon lost in thought...

He remembered that when Shanks chose to take the blame for destroying the island on himself and chose to entrust Uta to his care, he clearly vowed to...

Gordon remembered that he had vowed to make Uta the best musician.

It seemed that I had always focused on Uta's singing talent, and always felt that as long as she didn't go hungry and learned music knowledge every day, she was taking care of her.

However, they completely ignored the pain of Uta's sudden departure from her family, and her increasingly complicated heart as she grew up.

I just watched silently from the side. I knew that this was not the right way, but I felt powerless to do anything.

This is clearly my responsibility...

After a long time, Gordon stood up, his eyes no longer filled with confusion and regret.

He looked at Bai Ye, as serious as he had sworn to Shanks, and said: "I will apologize to Uta and tell the truth. I will do everything to make up for my mistakes. I..."

Before Gordon could finish his words, a loud singing voice came from the direction of the stage.

Gordon immediately understood what happened. He looked at Bai Ye, only to see a golden cover appear around him.

The last image that came into Gordon's mind a second before he lost consciousness was Bai Ye waving at him behind the golden cover and saying something, but he could hear nothing.

"Have a sweet dream~"

Bai Ye in the golden light shield spoke softly, and then saw Gordon slumped in the chair.

He stood up and walked to the edge of the ruins, looking far away in the direction of the stage.

As the song started, the audience members suddenly fell asleep like Gordon.

"It looks like the show is about to begin."