"Xie Wen~ You're back, meow~"
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The moment Xie Wen returned to the ship, Klee Meow leaped into his arms. After burrowing about haphazardly for a while, the Little Plushie finally raised her head and pricked up her ears, saying warily, "Klee sensed lots of bad guys who wanted to attack us, meow!"
"Ah, those are the pirates who didn't get to buy a Devil Fruit." Xie Wen stroked Klee Meow's little head. "Didn't we already expect this? This is a big haul."
"Oh, right! Klee forgot, meow~" The Little Plushie rubbed the back of her head sheepishly, then reached for her little backpack and volunteered, "Watch Klee blow them to smithereens, meow!"
Xie Wen hurriedly stopped her. "Wait! Wait until we're out of the harbor! If you throw bombs now, you'll hurt other people!"
"Hee-hee..." The Little Plushie ducked her head and stuck out her little tongue. "Klee forgot again, meow~"
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Xie Wen affectionately tapped Klee Meow's little nose, then swept his hand toward Sanji Meow and Meow Jūshirō. "Prepare to set sail! Let's show these clueless pirates what we can do!"
As the Explosion Black Cat Maria sailed out of Spring Queen City's harbor, the Pirates Ships docked there and elsewhere all began moving. As they trailed Xie Wen and his companions, they gradually formed an encirclement, preparing to box their ship in out at sea.
Xie Wen sensed the presences aboard those ships with Observation Haki and clicked his tongue in disappointment. "Tsk... The guy who bought the Reindeer Fruit isn't here..."
Clearly, the man had slipped away while Xie Wen was drawing the other pirates' attention.
But all his efforts were futile. Stussy should already have her eye on him and could strike at any moment.
*But if that's the case... won't Kaku end up