"Xie Wen, you must have seen plenty of interesting things while traveling at sea, right?"
Once the misunderstanding was cleared up, Usopp volunteered to lead Xie Wen and the others into the village, asking questions all along the way like an inquisitive little kid.
Onion Head and the other two little ones, meanwhile, focused more of their attention on the cats, looking as though they wanted to strike up a conversation but couldn't work up the nerve.
"Interesting things? Quite a few, actually..." Xie Wen answered offhandedly. "There are so many different sights on this sea. Even the remote East Blue has distinctive places like Loguetown, the town of beginnings and endings, the floating restaurant Baratie, and Mirapalle Island, where trends originate."
As he listened to Xie Wen talk about these places, Usopp's eyes shone with longing.
"Someday, I'm going to set sail too! I'll become a great pirate!" he vowed excitedly.
"Xie Wen, aren't pirates bad guys, meow?" Klee asked in confusion. "Why would anyone want to be a bad guy, meow?"
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Xie Wen knew that Usopp had been influenced by his father, but honestly, Yasopp had abandoned his wife and child to chase his dreams. Never mind not hating him-Usopp actually saw him as a role model. Xie Wen simply couldn't understand it.
There was also another thing...
"You were scared to death of pirates just now, yet you want to become one yourself. What exactly are you thinking?" Xie Wen asked, equally puzzled.
"The kind of pirate I want to become is a brave warrior who faces danger without fear and adventures all over the sea, not some scumbag who only knows how to plunder civilians!" Usopp explained indignantly.
"...Isn't the sort of person you're describing called an explorer?"
"Huh? Aren't explorers and pirates the same