Although Ochoku's behavior left Xie Wen utterly speechless, he had to admit that Kaido's move really did make him hesitate to act for fear of collateral damage.
It also forced Xie Wen to postpone his plans to get revenge on Ochoku...
After all, cowardly as Ochoku was, he had been able to hold his own against the Blackbeard Pirates in the original manga. According to Teach, without help from "Deserter King" Koby, it was still uncertain whether he could have taken Hachinosu.
Meowdammit! If I'd known, I would've gone to Hachinosu first!
Xie Wen slapped his thigh in frustration.
"Oh, right! Did you take any photos or videos while you were fighting Kaido?" After telling Xie Wen about Kaido's current situation, Morgans immediately turned his attention back to his news. "When I learned you were going to Wano Country, I specifically sent a few reporters there, too, but I haven't heard a thing from them. If Kaido hadn't suddenly appeared and occupied Hachinosu, I wouldn't even have known your battle was over..."
"Those idiots didn't get discovered by the Beasts Pirates, did they?" Morgans grumbled and cursed. "I told them over and over not to do anything unnecessary!"
Ummm...
Xie Wen's mouth twitched at that.
If his guess was right, those unfortunate "colleagues" had most likely been caught up in the Little Girl's blast.
After all, Xie Wen hadn't known Morgans's people were there at the time, and had only asked Kozuki Hiyori to notify Wano Country's samurai.
"...You should've given me a heads-up..."
Pinching the bridge of his nose helplessly, Xie Wen gave Morgans a rough account of what had happened.
Morgans: "..."
"Ahem, ahem!" Morgans cleared his throat awkwardly, then abruptly changed the subject. "So, do you have any videos or photos?"
Of course they had both videos