Drum Island was quite large, and Xie Wen could not explore it all in a short while.
But they had plenty of time and were in no particular hurry, so Xie Wen and Robin simply picked one of the many cableways at random, rode a cable car to the village it connected to, and then wandered through the forest near the village.
This was one convenient thing about the Drum Kingdom: from Drum Mountain, they could take different cableways to every town at its foot.
As for the forest near the village, there was little worth mentioning. The animals were all ones they had encountered while crossing the forest earlier, and the most distinctive was the Picnic Bear, which walked upright with a walking stick.
Yet Xie Wen had never managed to encounter those vicious rabbits from the manga that were as huge as bears and had caused an avalanche.
After returning to the village, Xie Wen saw that all the banners welcoming him had finally been taken down, and he inwardly let out a long sigh of relief.
But perhaps Old Darren's message had not yet reached this place. The villagers were clearly somewhat afraid of Xie Wen. When they saw them walking through the village, most cautiously hid away, especially the elderly, children, and women...
Seriously, do I look that much like someone who bullies men and abuses women?
Sensing the villagers' behavior, Xie Wen's mouth kept twitching.
Fortunately, he, the Sapphire Star, had always treated others kindly, so the misunderstanding between them was soon cleared up, and Xie Wen took the opportunity to ask about Dr. Kureha.
In the manga, Wapol had fled Drum Island of his own accord because of Blackbeard's invasion, so Kureha had unceremoniously occupied Drum Castle at the mountaintop as her home.
But