The three starting islands of the New World were all highly representative: Raijin Island, whose climate was too harsh for anyone to stay; Bilischirid Island, which was occupied by pirates; and Misteria Island, which housed a government-affiliated nation.
Generally speaking, for people who had just entered the New World, the danger posed by these three islands decreased in that order. Xie Wen and his companions happened to be following that very route, from hardest to easiest.
Then again, if they had not, Xie Wen might not have managed to squeeze two Devil Fruits out of Doflamingo. After all, if they had appeared on Misteria Island first, the Heavenly Yaksha might have learned ahead of time that Shirahoshi was aboard his ship.
So it was all thanks to their lucky star, Klee Meow, choosing this route...
Xie Wen and his companions stayed on Misteria Island for a week before their Log Pose finished recording its magnetism, and they did not sit idle during that time.
First, the Palico Seafaring Mobile Restaurant opened for business for the first time in ages. With the restaurant already enjoying a modest reputation, coupled with Xie Wen's name as a New Shichibukai, even Misteria Island's royal family and nobles made special trips to dine there...
Judging by their expressions, however, they did not seem to enjoy eating alongside "common rabble," so almost every noble who came asked Xie Wen whether they could have a "private room" inside the ship.
Naturally, Xie Wen could not even be bothered to acknowledge them.
There was even an idiot who asked Xie Wen if he could buy Shirahoshi from him.
And judging by the greedy looks he directed at the cats, it was not that he did not want to buy the Palicoes from Xie Wen. It was just that