"Buru buru buru..."
After finishing mapping out the Conomi Islands, Xie Wen said goodbye to Nami and the others. First, he visited the 16th Branch to collect the bounties on Arlong and his crew from Nezumi, then found time to revise his "East Blue Travel Guide: Loguetown," placing particular emphasis on the quality of the Marines there. Less than an hour after he sent the manuscript to Morgans, the man called him.
Looks like... it didn't pass review...
Xie Wen smacked his lips, then answered the call.
Sure enough, as soon as the call connected, the Den Den Mushi, which had already taken on Morgans's appearance, roared, spittle flying, "Xie Wen! Are you planning to declare war on the Marines?!"
"How could I? I just thought the Marines in the East Blue were a bit too useless and slipped in a little personal commentary. What, the higher-ups can't even take that?" Xie Wen took a small step back, then dug at his ear as he answered.
"That's what I thought."
Morgans on the other end clearly wasn't really as agitated as he had just acted, or his mood couldn't have changed so quickly.
Then he gave a derisive snort before explaining to Xie Wen, "In the past, an article like this wouldn't have been a problem. Even if the Marines were unhappy, they had no authority over my newspaper. But that hasn't been the case these past two years. The Revolutionary Army has been making more and more waves. Making the Marines look bad at a time like this would attract the attention of the Holy Land, Mary Geoise. I don't care about the Marines, but I'd still rather not offend the Celestial Dragons... unless the news was big enough."
"...I see." Xie Wen was speechless for a moment before