Although she had taken the initiative to fire the first shot, Xie Wen could clearly see that it had been aimed at the bottom of the ship.
In other words, Shirahoshi had still held back. She had no intention of attacking the pirates directly and only wanted to damage their ships so they could no longer give chase.
Her thinking was still a little naive, but it was understandable.
After all, at the very beginning, Xie Wen had not even wanted to kill anyone in front of Klee Meow. Having suddenly crossed over from a peaceful era, he could very much understand what Shirahoshi was going through, and even admired the young girl somewhat.
He had at least been an adult before crossing over, and his experience had been far broader than Shirahoshi's, who had spent years trapped in the Hard-Shell Tower. He also had inherited memories to further strengthen his willpower, and most importantly, cats to soothe his soul. That was why his change in mindset had not caused too much turmoil.
Yet Shirahoshi, timid as she was, could force herself to do things she actually disliked or even feared for the sake of her mother and her people. That was truly remarkable.
Jinx Meow naturally also realized that Shirahoshi had deliberately aimed that shot off target, but she had no intention of blaming her. Instead, she patted Shirahoshi on the head and offered advice. "Dummy! A few measly holes won't stop those greedy pirates. If you want to stop them, you should shoot their masts and sails, meow!"
"Yes!"
Realizing that Jinx Meow was not upset about her holding back, Shirahoshi immediately perked up. Holding Lassoo in both hands, she pulled the trigger repeatedly and fired at the pirate ships' masts as Jinx Meow had instructed.
But the