After gathering up Shiki's legacy, Xie Wen went to see the island's natives.
The situation was just as Ai Haibara Meow had predicted. Some natives had indeed awakened the ability to fly, but unlike in the movie, only a very small portion of them had awakened it.
It was unclear whether Kaido Meow's timely support of the island had interrupted the others' evolution, or whether the time simply had not come yet and only a few natives with higher "IQ levels" could awaken their abilities.
But with these pioneers as examples, along with Ai Haibara Meow's theory, the rest would probably learn how to fly too if they tried jumping from high places a few more times.
Well, provided they didn't fall to their deaths.
With that, Xie Wen seemed to know what to do with them...
After giving these almost completely isolated natives a general account of the outside world and asking for their opinions, Xie Wen called Morgans.
He had actually considered having the Revolutionary Army arrange things for them, but these people had practically no fighting ability and had never suffered oppression from the Celestial Dragons or the World Government. There really was no need to involve them in the Revolutionary Army's cause.
However, their characteristics as "Winged People" would easily draw the attention of slave traders, so he still needed to find them a backer.
After thinking it over, Morgans, a fellow "birdman," seemed the most suitable.
There was actually another option: sending them to a Sky Island higher up. But they refused, because they did not want to leave their homeland altogether, even though Shiki had moved it around and it had now ended up in the Calm Belt.
So, in the end, some chose to settle down in the Calm Belt, while others joined