[Another nod.] My thoughts exactly.

And we already have ghost guardians if you count Davy Jones. And making a key like that, well in my world we have a wax devil fruit user who was able to do that... Here, who knows, eh?

[A small sigh.] Let's be careful, eh? Anything that strikes you too much as similar, you let me know, and I'll follow my instincts.

[He closes his eyes as though listening to something.] They haven't led me off yet.