"Big Brother Xie Wen, is Big Sister Robin a bad person, meow?"
Klee Meow held a little paw in her mouth, looking back and forth between Xie Wen and Robin, who had returned to the ship and were now sitting opposite each other with serious expressions. Unable to help herself, she tugged on Xie Wen's sleeve and asked in her babyish voice.
"Uh... of course not."
With Klee Meow interrupting like that, Xie Wen naturally couldn't stay serious. He scooped Little Plushie into his arms and scratched her chin as he explained, "But she is a big problem."
"Meow?" Klee Meow tilted her head in confusion.
"It's a bit complicated to explain. All you need to know is that, for certain reasons, Robin is being hunted by the Marines and a bunch of very troublesome people. Hmm... Uncle Cody is one of them." As he spoke, Xie Wen looked up at Robin to confirm. "Uncle Cody went to Gures because of you, didn't he?"
"That's right." Nico Robin nodded. "But he didn't follow me there of his own accord. I used the Buono Family to lure him over."
"Huh?" That was unexpected. Unable to contain his curiosity, Xie Wen asked, "Why?"
"Because I originally wanted to use the Shimento Family and the Capone Family to get rid of him... or at least injure him or tie him up for a while, giving me enough time to escape Gures. Ideally, I would also cut off the trail he could use to keep pursuing me." Robin gave a bitter smile. "But I never expected Capone Bege to have hidden so much, much less that Cody would hire someone as strong as you as his bodyguard..."
"Hold on, I'm getting a little lost here. Could you explain what happened from beginning to end?"