"Big Brother Xie Wen!"
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With all the enemies dealt with, naturally, it was time to return to their own ship. But before the Toot Toot Forward had even descended halfway, Klee Meow jumped down from it and dove straight into Xie Wen's arms.
"Why is Big Sister Jinx asleep, meow?"
After enthusiastically nuzzling against Xie Wen for a good while, Little Plushie finally looked curiously at Jinx Meow, who was draped over his shoulder.
"The little dummy just wore herself out playing. Don't wake her up."
Xie Wen offered a casual explanation, then called Meow Jūshirō and the others over to carry the three captives (along with the Devil Fruit user Robin had taken down at the start) aboard.
Although Xie Wen had decided not to kill Baby 5 out of consideration for Robin's feelings, and couldn't be bothered to kill Buffalo either, simply letting them go wasn't the style of a penny-pinching Sapphire Star like him.
Donquixote Doflamingo had vast resources and went on about "family" all day long, so surely it was only reasonable for him to pay a few Devil Fruits to ransom his "family," right?
After taking Robin and Jinx Meow into the cabin to rest, Xie Wen returned to Baby 5 and Buffalo.
"If you don't want to die, give me Doflamingo's number and have him ransom you," Xie Wen threatened.
"Hmph! Dream on!" Buffalo said confidently. "Fighting between the Shichibukai is forbidden. You wouldn't dare lay a hand on us!"
"Oh? Aren't you Joker's men? You came here to steal the mermaid on my ship. Since when did this have anything to do with the Shichibukai?"
Xie Wen promptly played dumb, completely ignoring the Donquixote Family emblem printed right on Buffalo's front teeth.
Buffalo's expression changed sharply. Although he knew Xie Wen was