Soon, Jinx Meow and the others arrived at Amazon Lily's birthday-cake-shaped arena. The surrounding stands were packed with women shouting at the top of their lungs, while two scantily clad Kuja Tribe warriors fought in the ring.
Beside the ring stood a huge noticeboard displaying the names of the two combatants and their respective betting odds.
With Marigold's status in Amazon Lily, jumping the queue was naturally easy, but no amount of privilege could spare her from waiting for the current match to finish.
"Just as I thought. They both know Haki, but those two in the ring aren't even as strong as some pirates who don't, meow."
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Suika Meow wiped the liquor from the corner of her mouth, then spread her paws in disappointment.
Kaido Meow, who had barely spoken until then, nodded in agreement. "Still, opponents like these really are suitable for Shirahoshi. Her Fish-Man Karate and Fish-Man Jujutsu can make up for her shortcomings in Armament Haki... The only pity is that there's no liquid nearby. That might put her at a bit of a disadvantage in an actual fight, meow."
"It's all right! I-I'll do my best!"
Shirahoshi set her "little" face and clenched her fists, giving herself a pep talk.
The Little Blue Cat perched on her head swished her tail and said, "Don't worry. If those two humans in the ring are the standard, your chances of winning are pretty high as long as you don't make any major mistakes, meow."
Listening beside them, Marigold felt decidedly uncomfortable. The warriors of their Kuja Tribe were being completely underestimated, so anger simmered inside her, and she intended to properly vindicate her tribe in the ring shortly...
She simply seemed never to have considered what she would do if she couldn't beat Jinx Meow.
So