Drum Island was a Winter Island in the first half of the first half of the Grand Line.
Snow covered the island year-round, and its mountains had peculiar cylindrical shapes, looking like drums from a distance. Both the island and the kingdom established on it took their names from this.
"Wow! A Winter Island, meow!"
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Despite being a Flame-Flame Fruit user, Klee Meow loved playing in the snow, so the moment she spotted the white expanse of Drum Island in the distance, the little one excitedly started tormenting Xie Wen's ears.
But at that moment, Xie Wen paid no attention to his poor ears.
Not long ago, Klee Meow had spent nearly a week tinkering alone on an uninhabited island without a single explosion. After emerging from the workshop with the Dyna Stone, which was missing only a few little chips, she immediately pulled Jinx Meow, Ai Haibara Meow, Meowrah, and Suika Meow aside to whisper with them...
Yes, that was right. Everyone Little Plushie had called over belonged to the "weapons development team" that had pooled their ideas back then and come up with a "super awesome concept" capable of dealing with Kaido.
And those little ones insisted on keeping it secret from Xie Wen.
Granted, with Klee Meow leading the project and Jinx Meow involved, Xie Wen could pretty much guess that whatever it was had something to do with explosions.
But even explosions came in different grades. Xie Wen was afraid these little cats might get carried away and create something even they couldn't control.
That was why he had been on edge lately, even seeming distracted when petting the cats.
And he wasn't the only one. Hua Mei Meow was worried too, but Klee Meow and the others were determined to keep it secret this