Over the next stretch of time, Shanks taught Hua Mei Meow how to use Conqueror's Haki and helped try to awaken Kaido Meow's Conqueror's Haki. He really did give it his all...
If he hadn't tried to poach Suika Meow from Xie Wen every single day, Xie Wen probably would have been a little more grateful.
As for the other members of the Red Hair Pirates, they weren't bored either.
Not only did they have adorable felines to play with, but Xie Wen also provided an unlimited supply of Ibuki Sake, so they weren't just enjoying themselves-they were even starting to forget about going home.
Those good days didn't last very long, however. Vice Captain Benn Beckman, who had already been dissatisfied with some of the crew, saw that the Palicoes set aside time to train every day no matter how much they played around, and immediately began putting the Red Hair Pirates through special training as well.
And so, over this period, the two groups made this nameless, isolated island livelier than it had ever been.
Even so, once Hua Mei Meow had more or less mastered what he had taught her, Shanks immediately prepared to leave with his pirate crew.
After all, as one of the Four Emperors, he had other things to do. He couldn't stay in a place like this wasting time forever.
Besides, Shanks had secretly scrounged quite a bit more Ibuki Sake from Xie Wen during this time, enough to last him a good while. That was why he could say goodbye so breezily.
Before leaving, though, he still quietly pulled Xie Wen aside...
"Well, you know, if I run out of sake later..."
After several failed attempts to talk Suika Meow into joining his crew, Shanks knew that if he wanted to drink