Fortunately, Kaido had not forced Xie Wen to resort to Plan D.
After all, Xie Wen's plans were basically arranged in order of increasing danger and decreasing chances of success, so it was best not to use it if he could help it.
Even so, Kaido chased them for an entire day and night.
During that time, he did try to attack Xie Wen, but underwater, many of Kaido's abilities were not particularly effective, while others, like the Elbaph Spear, required time to charge up.
The only reasonably reliable option was the lightning ability that came with the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon. But after fighting Enel and summoning Shalmeow, Xie Wen and the others had already put work into that aspect of their Raid Suits. On top of that, the cats regularly used Mink Tribe Mode to charge their Raid Suits, so Kaido's electric attacks did nothing except zap a bunch of unlucky sea creatures senseless...
Instead, they gave Xie Wen and Sanji Meow's Raid Suits a recharge.
Combined with the Grand Line's various kinds of terrible weather, which they encountered even underwater, Kaido finally abandoned the chase after realizing that he could not catch up no matter how hard he tried, and was actually falling farther and farther behind.
Of course, there was another possibility-he was craving a drink.
In any case, whatever the reason, Kaido's departure was an established fact, and Xie Wen could finally breathe a little easier.
Still, cautious as he was, Xie Wen did not let his guard down. He took Sanji Meow on another winding, roundabout journey along the seabed for nearly half a day before carefully rising toward the surface.
"Looks like he really left."
After poking his head above the water and looking around for a while, Xie Wen finally let