"Huh? Did I forget something?"
Xie Wen, who was stroking Ai Haibara Meow, suddenly looked up at the top of the Toot Toot Forward's mast. He kept feeling as though he had overlooked something, but he could not remember what it was.
"Senile already at your age? Want me to prescribe you some medicine, meow?"
(=ω=)
Purring comfortably in his arms, Ai Haibara Meow rolled over and grinned mischievously.
Xie Wen tugged the little schemer's cheeks in exasperation, then quickly put the matter aside...
If he could not remember it, it probably was not anything important, so it was no big deal.
The very next second, however, Meow Jūshirō, who was fishing at the bow, shouted a warning. "Lord Xie Wen, a strange fellow is charging toward us, meow!"
Xie Wen turned to look and saw someone dressed like a savage skimming rapidly across the White Sea. He wore a square mask with a distinctly primitive look, yet held a rocket launcher that was completely at odds with his appearance.
"Oh! I knew I'd forgotten something!"
Xie Wen slapped his thigh, finally remembering what had been bothering him.
It was this Shandia who had suddenly come attacking.
To be honest, this Shandia really did behave no differently from a savage. He spent all day thinking about reclaiming his homeland, yet still found time to come out and attack ships entering the White Sea...
Wasn't he just making enemies left and right?
And when it came to the former "God," Gan Fall, who was also Enel's enemy and had shown him goodwill, this fellow refused to cooperate and even attacked him when the opportunity arose. He was utterly unreasonable.
Fortunately, as Xie Wen recalled, Shandia like him were still in the minority. But there were not many sensible ones either; most