They had more or less finished exploring Fish-Man Island anyway, so Xie Wen had no objections. He could also pick up his "thank-you gift" at Ryugu Palace while he was at it.
Although the Little Furball Cats had not had their fill of fun yet, under the gentle gaze of Scarlet Tiger-sama, who won cats over through virtue, they all obediently nodded their little heads and chose to cooperate.
Following Fukaboshi and the others back to Ryugu Palace, Xie Wen discovered that things did not seem to be quite what he had guessed...
"Huh? It's that café owner who kicked us out, meow!"
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Klee Meow glared indignantly at Madame Shyarly, who had appeared beside King Neptune. "What do you want now, meow? Are you trying to avenge that bad guy Arlong, meow?!"
"Are we fighting, meow?!"
Jinx Meow's eyes lit up, and she reached for her Pow-Pow.
Xie Wen hurriedly scooped the two Little Furball Cats into his arms, one in each hand.
"Hold on. Let's hear what they have to say." As he soothed the two little cats, Xie Wen looked questioningly at King Neptune.
"Since you know Shyarly, you must know about her fortune-telling, right?"
King Neptune scratched his cheek awkwardly and explained to Xie Wen, "She just made a prediction about you, and she saw you abducting Shirahoshi."
"Huh?!"
Xie Wen froze for a moment, then turned to look at Princess Shirahoshi, who was huddled up beside them, not daring to look at him.
No wonder Fukaboshi and the others had looked so strange earlier. After all, if Xie Wen really wanted to abduct Shirahoshi, he could easily have done it when they went to capture Hody Jones.
And that was exactly how Xie Wen defended himself.
"If I wanted to abduct Shirahoshi, I had plenty