"Uh... my source of information is a little hard to explain, but you really don't need to worry..."
Of course, Xie Wen understood what the Boa Sisters were worried about. He hurriedly assured them, "I lost contact with that source several years ago, and I can also say for certain that I'm the only person in this world he ever gave information to."
Well, that wasn't a lie. Ever since Xie Wen had transmigrated, he really hadn't been able to read the One Piece manga anymore.
Hancock stared fixedly at Xie Wen. She couldn't tell whether he was telling the truth, yet his strength left her unable to solve the problem with force as she normally would.
"You don't need to glare at me like that. Since Klee and the others have already promised to keep your secret..." As Xie Wen spoke, he reached out and stroked Little Plushie's head. "There's no reason for me to lie to you about this."
Hancock had experienced firsthand just how much Xie Wen valued the cats...
After all, it was because of a cat that Xie Wen had broken free of her charms back then.
So, after Xie Wen offered Klee Meow as his guarantee, her expression finally softened.
However, Hancock wasn't able to maintain that relieved expression for long.
Because...
"As far as I know, they were the ones who gave you three the fruits you ate, right?" After a moment's thought, Xie Wen still kindly reminded them, "If they follow the lead of those fruits, identifying you actually wouldn't be difficult."
This was something Xie Wen had wondered about back when he was reading the manga.
It had only been a little over a decade since the Boa Sisters escaped from the Celestial Dragons. Some of the Celestial Dragons who had