By the time Xie Wen and the others reached the docks, the chains around them had been removed, and the Marines and CP Agents who had boarded earlier were nowhere to be seen on deck.
[Big Brother Xie Wen~]
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"Big Brother Xie Wen~"
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Two adorable cats who looked seventy or eighty percent alike threw themselves into Xie Wen's arms from either side. They nuzzled him with their little heads for a while before Dudu spoke.
[Some people from the World Government tried to steal me just now, but the guards Big Sister Klee and Big Sister Purah left behind drove them off, meow!]
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After rubbing her cheek against Xie Wen's, Dudu clambered back onto her "special seat."
Klee Meow did the same beside her, climbing onto Xie Wen's shoulder with practiced ease before starting to fiddle with his ear.
"Sorry, I overlooked that."
Although Dudu had suffered no harm and had instead driven all the enemies away, Xie Wen still felt some lingering fear as he stroked her little head.
It was only because the World Government had committed its main forces to dealing with them. If it had sent a few more people over here, there was no telling how things would have turned out for Dudu.
In the future, he really would have to leave a few cats to watch the ship no matter what. He couldn't let his guard down just because Dudu now had a Klabautermann, fire summons, and Guardians.
Xie Wen silently reminded himself.
[Ehehe~ It's okay. I'm not scared of them, meow!]
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Dudu narrowed her eyes and gently nuzzled Xie Wen's palm.
Apart from being startled at the beginning, she hadn't suffered any harm, but even if something really had gone wrong, she wouldn't have blamed Xie Wen.
"We can't