"The method you mentioned was just letting Klee try her luck?!"
Jinbe and Neptune's three sons, who also wanted to help, had followed Xie Wen and the others aboard the Toot Toot Forward. When they saw the Research Commission's Klee Meow-based tracking method, none of them could keep their composure.
It couldn't be helped. Without knowing about Klee Meow's miraculous luck, Xie Wen and the others' approach seemed far too frivolous, as though they were making fools of them.
Xie Wen wagged a finger at Jinbe and the three princes, reassuring them, "Don't underestimate our Klee. Back when we didn't have a Navigator, we relied on her luck to guide us. In short, believe first, question later."
Seeing how confident Xie Wen and the other cats were, Jinbe and Neptune's three sons still couldn't believe things could be that simple, but they said nothing more. Inwardly, however, they had already given up hope of dealing with Vander Decken.
The three princes were even silently considering how to comfort their sister, whose hopes had only just been kindled, once they returned.
Ignoring their distrust, Xie Wen and Hua Mei Meow steered the Toot Toot Forward out of Fish-Man Island in the direction indicated by Klee Meow's tail.
"You even prepared a ship specifically for diving?" Jinbe asked curiously as he examined the Toot Toot Forward in its Dire Miralis form. "I remember you sailing a different ship back at Marineford. Why didn't you choose coating?"
"Heh heh heh~" The mention of the Toot Toot Forward immediately piqued Xie Wen's interest, and he showed off smugly. "The ship you saw at Marineford was this very ship! Our Toot Toot Forward can switch between all sorts of forms to handle different environments!"
"And Big Sister Purah designed it after collecting everyone's requests, while