"Damn it... why is that guy still more popular than me, even here?!"
Cavendish glared resentfully at Xie Wen, who was surrounded by layer upon layer of people, and muttered through gritted teeth.
Although quite a few princesses had been drawn to his side too, their numbers still fell well short of the crowd around Xie Wen and his companions.
Just as Cavendish was grumbling to himself, he noticed that the crowd packed tightly around Xie Wen ahead of him had suddenly parted to either side for some reason, revealing the person at its center.
And that person turned around, his gaze meeting Cavendish's squarely.
"!!!"
Cavendish trembled slightly and hurriedly lowered his head.
Humiliating as it was, he still remembered the lesson Meow Jūshirō had taught him. Besides...
Not long ago, Doflamingo had still been taking the lead in discussing how to deal with Xie Wen. Yet before much time had passed, Xie Wen was perfectly fine, while Doflamingo himself was done for.
So no matter how arrogant and narcissistic Cavendish was, he would absolutely never want to clash with Xie Wen again.
I'd thought becoming one of the Shichibukai would guarantee my safety, but now it looks like it isn't actually much use!
Deeply frustrated, Cavendish muttered with his head lowered...
Which prompted a chorus of cries from the princesses around him.
"Ah! Prince Cavendish looks so handsome even when he frowns!"
"Father! I want to marry him!"
"My life is yours!"
Xie Wen's mouth twitched, and he looked away.
He had just been wondering who here would have a problem with him. If it was Cavendish, though, that made sense.
After he became one of the Shichibukai, his crimes as a pirate and as the "Slasher of Rommel" had naturally been wiped clean. With Vegapunk having