But Xie Wen had still reacted a little too late. By the time he ran over to the little crazy cat, the pirate ships charging out of Bilischirid Island's harbor had already become piles of shattered wood, floating in scattered pieces across the sea.
Xie Wen: "..."
It wasn't that he begrudged the money. After all, he had only spent a tiny fraction of the gold from Sky Island. It was just that, among such a large group of pirates capable of reaching the New World, there had to be quite a few ability users, and the odds of finding a famous sword aboard their ships weren't low either. Now that Jinx Meow had blown them up... there was nothing left.
"Um, well, Boss Xie Wen, I can go into the sea and help you salvage those things." Shirahoshi came over and said with considerable pride, "Merfolk are the fastest in the world underwater. Salvaging those things won't be any trouble for me at all!"
"Uh... sorry for the trouble, then."
Xie Wen didn't turn down Shirahoshi's kindness. Although the ability users, who were what really mattered to him, were already beyond saving, a girl as introverted as her had volunteered to help, so naturally he wouldn't dampen her enthusiasm.
Just as Shirahoshi entered the water to salvage the treasures from those pirate ships, another dozen or so pirate ships left the harbor...
"Hmm?" Xie Wen raised his eyebrows. "As expected of New World pirates. They really are stubborn. I'm starting to admire them a little."
He had barely finished speaking when those dozen or so pirate ships swiftly turned around, skirted Bilischirid Island, and fled at full speed.
"Pfft, pfft, pfft... such admirable pirates, meow."
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Beside him, Jinx Meow covered her mouth with her paws, laughing so hard