Xie Wen went to ask Hawk-Eye afterward as well. With nothing much to do lately, he did not plan to leave right away, but wanted to spend more time exchanging ideas with Meow Jūshirō.
Besides, although Hawk-Eye was not a heavy drinker, he appreciated good liquor, so the Ibuki Sake Suika Meow brewed was also one of his main reasons for staying.
Having suddenly been dropped into the Calm Belt in the first half of the Grand Line, Xie Wen naturally had no use for his Log Pose, so he once again brought out the Research Commission's navigation ace-Klee Meow.
Under the Spark Knight's guidance, the Dudu, which had already returned to its ordinary ship form, started up its stern propeller and sailed in the direction the Little Plushie pointed.
Since outsiders had come aboard, the Dudu's Klabautermann had hidden away from the start.
Xie Wen had originally wanted to make a show of fiddling with the helm to conceal the Dudu's "autopilot system," but after thinking it over, he decided against it. No one was paying attention to that anyway...
Jinbe was busy teaching Shirahoshi Fish-Man Karate and Fish-Man Jujutsu; Boa Hancock and Robin were chatting happily; after discussing swordsmanship with the two Cutting Cats for a while, Hawk-Eye was now drinking with several of the liquor-loving cats.
And after finishing his lesson with Shirahoshi, Jinbe joined them too...
"Hmm, Xie Wen, I actually wanted to ask earlier. This Kaido... what's his story?"
When the idle Sapphire Star joined the drinking party too, Jinbe, who had long been bursting with questions, could not help asking.
Hawk-Eye, who had maintained his aloof persona all along, also pricked up his ears.
If it had only been the same name, that would have been one thing, but Kaido Meow's outfit and laugh,