"Boss Xie Wen! Leave it to me!"
At Jinx Meow's suggestion, Shirahoshi's eyes immediately lit up. She clenched her fist and thumped her chest twice, volunteering, "Being at sea is perfect for me! I never got to try fighting at sea back on Amazon Lily!"
During their stay on Amazon Lily, Shirahoshi had taken part in plenty of arena matches.
At first, Jinx Meow had to urge her to enter, but she gradually grew fond of this form of training. She began heading to the arena whenever she had the chance. Even when she wasn't competing, she watched the Kuja warriors fight from the sidelines, learning from them.
By the time Xie Wen and the others left, Shirahoshi could already hold her own against the Kuja Pirates' combatants and Amazon Lily's elite Kuja Warriors. Her improvement had been considerable.
But the most important change was still Shirahoshi's attitude toward fighting.
If Xie Wen and the cats' influence had made Shirahoshi stop resisting combat, then the Kuja arena had let her experience the joy of victory.
Shirahoshi was now like a child who had just received a new toy, her enthusiasm for fighting at its peak, so her current behavior was perfectly normal.
"Think it through. A real fight isn't like the Kuja arena matches."
Although Xie Wen was glad to see this change in Shirahoshi, he still gave her a reminder.
"Yes, I know."
Shirahoshi had clearly already prepared herself for this. She nodded earnestly. "Didn't I attack pirates before, too? I only fired a few shots from far away, but I'll be fine!"
"All right. Be careful, then. We won't be following you."
With the reminder out of the way, it was naturally time to put some pressure on Shirahoshi.
Since Shirahoshi was prepared to enter the battlefield, Xie