After taking several adorable photos of Klee Meow and asking a few standard questions such as "Where did you learn to dance?" and "Why did you enter the competition?", their fellow traveler, Harrison, said goodbye and left.
After all, it was only a dance competition held every so often on an island in the East Blue. Even in an East Blue special edition, it would hardly get any prominent space.
Xie Wen, meanwhile, continued exploring the island with the cats.
His shopping strategy was no different from before. Walking through the entire town to reveal the map was the bare minimum. Along the way, whenever they encountered a local specialty, they naturally had to stop and try it. If Sanji Meow could learn the recipe, all the better.
Whenever they came across a weapons shop, they had to take a good look around, too. Klee Meow wanted to pick out explosives that interested her, while Xie Wen wanted to try his luck and see if he could buy another famous sword... The East Blue was so "backwater" that Morgans hadn't had a single useful piece of information. Luckily, Xie Wen had read the manga!
After Meow Jūshirō joined them, bars also became one of their mandatory stops, and Hua Mei Meow liked gathering information there as well.
As for their newest member, Hua Mei Meow was actually the least trouble. She hardly asked for anything, and instead helped Xie Wen keep the two little ones, Klee Meow and Sanji Meow, in line.
Of course, that didn't mean Hua Mei Meow had no interests. Browsing clothing stores, for instance, was a hobby shared by almost all women, and being a Palico didn't make it disappear...
"Welcome to Heave-Ho Panda, Mr. Xie Wen."
Mayor Land had already notified the island's shops, so