"Boom-!"
Before the bomb Baby 5 had turned into hit the ground, Xie Wen had already leaped clear in time with Robin in his arm, the cats over his shoulders, and Sanji Meow beside him.
As for the blast wave from an explosion of this magnitude, never mind Xie Wen and the Palicoes-even Robin remained exceptionally calm...
Compared to the explosions Klee Meow and Jinx Meow caused, the missile Baby 5 had become was far too weak. She had barely even damaged the deck beneath their feet.
"It looked so much bigger than little Jinx's missiles, but that's all the power it had, meow?"
Sanji Meow curled his lip in disdain.
Xie Wen instinctively turned to glance at Jinx Meow, who was sprawled over his shoulder. The little blue cat was still fast asleep; the explosion hadn't woken her.
"Clatter, clatter, clatter..."
The missile fragments scattered across the deck began to tremble gently, then turned into liquid like droplets of water and gathered together.
"Wow~ It's a maid!"
Looking at Baby 5's outfit, Xie Wen couldn't help exclaiming.
Beside him, Robin calmly gave him a sidelong glance.
"Ahem, well..." Xie Wen coughed twice in embarrassment and quietly defended himself. "I'm just interested in maid outfits, that's all... uh..."
But his explanation seemed to have only made things worse, because Robin was now looking at him as though he were a pervert.
"You like maid outfits, dear Xie Wen? Then how about I wear one for you sometime, meow?"
Shalmeow rubbed against Xie Wen's cheek as she asked.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The Sapphire Star, a slave to cats and a maid enthusiast, nodded without hesitation.
Yes, unsurprisingly, Robin's gaze grew even more contemptuous.
But Xie Wen didn't care at all...
*Are you kidding?! This is a genuine cat-eared maid! Even if