Watching Caesar Clown's expression shift as he stood there lost in his own thoughts, without doing anything out of line, Xie Wen silently sighed in regret...
Because, barring any surprises, Caesar would use his "artificial giants" research project to swindle a large sum of research funding out of Big Mom this time. Even if his main goal was still to tinker with that "Dead Nation," he would certainly abduct a group of innocent children for human experimentation to keep Big Mom satisfied, just as he had in the manga.
So if Caesar had shown even the slightest sign of hostility toward them just now, Xie Wen would absolutely have killed him at the first opportunity.
Unfortunately, Caesar was far too afraid of dying. He had actually given Xie Wen no opening at all.
It seemed he could only find a way to kill the guy after leaving Totto Land.
Xie Wen was not too disappointed at failing to find a chance to act. Caesar himself was not particularly strong anyway. As long as Xie Wen knew his exact location, killing him would still be easy.
It was just that by then, he would be "one of Big Mom's people," so Xie Wen would have to be careful not to get caught in the act. After all, they had already antagonized Kaido. If they could avoid provoking Big Mom, they should do their best to avoid it...
Of course, if the Big Mom Pirates really did turn against them later, there would be no need for so much caution.
Besides, looking on the bright side, killing Caesar outside Totto Land would also make it easier for Xie Wen to perform "Material Carving" with the Hunter's Knife.
At that thought, Xie Wen's mood, which had soured at Caesar's appearance, improved a little.