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It is a pretty dangerous place but that's not why. I mean, I don't really know how this shit works yet so I could be wrong but what I'm thinking is...
[Short pause, determination tightening up his features.]
...if they're here they can't touch my crew. There's a lot of shitty bastards in the Grand Line but if we could keep just a few of them here... it'll be easier on Luffy. Zoro and I can kick their asses here if need be, but they wouldn't cause any problems back home.