Although failing to get a drop had left Xie Wen a little glum, he quickly pulled himself together and went to pick up Oto and Kogarashi, which were perfectly suited for use as Dual Blades.
After all, he had missed more than one or two Devil Fruits along the way. He had even missed out on the Logia Sand-Sand Fruit, so missing a Paramecia Float-Float Fruit was naturally no big deal.
Besides, when he thought about it carefully, Xie Wen did not actually need the Float-Float Fruit all that much.
For flight, the Dudu, his Raid Suit, his Insect Glaive, and Stage Jump could all do the job. For wide-area attacks, could the Float-Float Fruit compare to Shalmeow's Kirin or Klee Meow's bombs?
Even when it came to moving mountains and islands, they now had Kaido Meow, who had eaten the Sakura Dragon Fruit.
After putting away the two Famous Swords Shiki had left behind, Xie Wen opened the Hunter's Notes for another look. Unfortunately, perhaps because the movie did not carry enough weight, it had not given him any Summoning Fragments for the Weapon Pool...
Wait, if the movie didn't carry enough weight, why did I get two Monster Pool Fragments?
Even after using it for so many years, Xie Wen still had not figured out the exact rules of his Cheat Ability.
After putting away the Hunter's Notes, Xie Wen hurried to the Royal Palace. Dr. Indigo and Shiki's subordinates had long since been dealt with by the "Black Organization crew" and the Guardians. The two Research Cats were directing their respective "subordinates" as they moved Indigo's Experimental Data and the plant called IQ.
"You took too long, meow!"
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Ai Haibara Meow pounced, hugged Xie Wen's arm, and chomped down on it. Then she deftly climbed onto