After leaving Raijin Island, Xie Wen and his companions followed Klee Meow's choice and, after another thrilling, perilous voyage, finally arrived at an island where they could see plenty of ships docked even from afar.
Actually, if they had hurried, either the Dire Miralis form or the Valstrax form could have gotten them there faster. But Shirahoshi had said she wanted to get more accustomed to life at sea, so Xie Wen had chosen to sail slowly...
Of course, with the bizarre, ever-changing climate in the latter half of the Grand Line, even taking to the sky or going underwater was not necessarily completely safe. Otherwise, Shiki would have become Pirate King long ago, and Roger would never have had his turn.
"Huamei, which island is this?"
"I don't see any Marine insignia, so it should be Bilischirid Island, meow." Hua Mei Meow leaped down from the mast into Xie Wen's arms, stretched her neck to rub against his chin, and answered, "Bilischirid Island is a place similar to Cactus Island and Jaya Island, but since it's one of the starting islands in the latter half, it's much more chaotic than those 'pirate islands' we visited before. We'd better prepare for battle, meow."
"Your admiral is a newly appointed Shichibukai, after all. Surely the people on this island aren't that stupid?"
Before his words had even fully faded, a cannonball came flying toward them from afar...
Xie Wen: "..."
He had completely forgotten that he was supposed to be a jinx... Pah! That wasn't it at all! These pirates were just ridiculous. Recklessness was their whole thing! It had absolutely nothing to do with him!
This isn't right! Whenever the other Shichibukai show up, the pirates all behave themselves. Why are they so stubbornly reckless when it's my turn?
"Hmph~