Although he had misjudged Robin's fame, it hardly mattered. Now that he had become a Shichibukai, they had never intended to keep hiding her presence anyway.
So Xie Wen introduced her to Jinbe. "Her name is Nico Robin. She's been our companion for a long time, but her identity is a little sensitive, so she's been disguising herself as a member of the Cat Mink Tribe. That big cat you mentioned was her."
"So you're Miss Robin. Hello."
Jinbe first nodded at Robin amiably, then realization struck him.
"Huh!!! Nico Robin?!!"
Judging by his reaction, he clearly knew what made Nico Robin special. At the very least, he wasn't like most people, who thought she was merely an ordinary wanted criminal who had destroyed six Marine warships.
Seeing Jinbe hesitate to speak after recovering from his shock, Xie Wen shrugged and said, "Relax. I know what I'm doing. Giving Robin shelter was part of my deal with the World Government in the first place."
"I see. Forgive my rudeness."
Having calmed down, Jinbe apologized to Robin and stopped dwelling on her identity. Instead, he took out a conch and blew hard into it.
"Woooo-"
The conch gave a long, low call that carried far into the distance.
Soon, a gigantic oarfish swam over from afar and stopped in front of Xie Wen and the others.
Yes, it was miraculously floating in midair, swimming through the air as though it were water. Two bubbles encircled its body, and one of them even contained something resembling a boat.
By now, Xie Wen could take such bizarre sights that completely defied Earth's physics in stride, but the rather excited Palicoes were nowhere near as calm...
"Xie Wen, Xie Wen! Look! That fish is floating in the sky, meow!"
"Chubby Fish-Man uncle, are we