While Xie Wen and the others were helping Touma Meow settle into the One Piece world, the latest edition of the World Economy News Paper flew across the world with the News Coos.
As Shiki's "old acquaintances," the Four Emperors naturally did not miss this news either.
"Mamamama! So that fellow Shiki lost to Xie Wen too? That boy really is getting stronger and stronger... I should have forced him to stay back then!"
Charlotte Linlin spoke with some frustration.
Then she quickly turned her anger on her daughters. "You useless lot! There are so many of you, yet you couldn't compete with a single Nico Robin!"
"Mama, Xie Wen doesn't seem to have those sorts of feelings for Nico Robin either..." Katakuri hurried forward to speak up for his younger sisters. "Could it be because he isn't old enough yet? According to our information, Xie Wen is still under twenty. He might not even be an adult yet. Perhaps he simply hasn't started thinking about that sort of thing."
"Oh? Is that so?" Charlotte Linlin froze for a moment, and the regret on her face deepened. "To have such strength at such a young age... I really should have forced him to stay!"
Unlike the frustrated Big Mom, Kaido was looking forward to it.
"Wororororo!" Kaido tipped his head back and gulped down a great mouthful of liquor, then laughed. "That brat's getting stronger and stronger! The next time we meet, I'm going to have a proper fight with him! Then I'll make him my subordinate!"
With that, he slammed his now-empty cup onto the floor, reached to his side, grabbed his newly forged spiked club, Receive the Eight Precepts, and swung it at the three All-Stars keeping him company without any warning.
The All-Stars sighed in unison. Well