After deciding to leave the World Government hanging for a while, Xie Wen set the Shichibukai matter aside and turned the ship toward Mock Town.
Along the way, they also tested the new Toot Toot Forward's various functions.
Overall, the results were quite good. Every design had been successfully realized, with no mishaps along the way. The only problem was-
Once the ship went from model size to full size, the power needed to get the Toot Toot Forward airborne increased exponentially. Without overworking Klee Meow, the Toot Toot Forward could not sustain high-altitude flight for very long.
However, it could maintain low- and medium-altitude flight, or simply hover, for a long time.
Of course, none of that was much of a problem. After all, if they wanted adventure, drifting across the sea in its basic ship form would let them see more things. The other forms were mainly for dealing with various situations, and neither Xie Wen nor the cats intended to use them often.
Since they had also picked up an Eternal Pose for Long Ring Long Land in Water 7, Xie Wen and the others stopped by on their return trip. Unfortunately, although the elongated animals there were quite distinctive, they had too little screen time, and their size did not qualify them for the Large Monster Guide. So even though there was a white horse named Sherry whose name had appeared in the manga, the stingy Hunter's Notes still failed to give Xie Wen a Summon Ticket Fragment.
Still, while they were there, Xie Wen and the others got that old man down from his stilts several years early and took him to another small island to reunite with his family.
After taking the old man home, Xie Wen and the others set off again. With