With Uta's arrival, the Red Hair Pirates...
Started losing members even faster.
The very person they were protecting was the mole. Like a player throwing a ranked match, Uta kept feeding kills while everyone else protected her, all while acting worried about Shanks and determined to live or die alongside him.
As for Gordon, he was an unpredictable factor, so shortly after he appeared with Uta, Xie Wen sent him outside to watch the show.
"Stop! She's not a pirate! Don't drag her into this! Uta! Get out of here!!!"
Shanks watched in anguish as his companions "died" one after another, while Uta kept "not knowing any better" and trying to run to his side. He was practically being driven mad.
"Big Brother Xie Wen, aren't we going a little too far, meow?"
Wearing Sakazuki's face, Klee Meow watched Shanks screaming himself hoarse in the distance. Her heart softened a little, and she leaned over to Xie Wen and whispered.
"Yeah, Xie Wen, he actually cares a lot about Uta. He's not like that bastard of a Pops of mine."
Yamato, whom Uta had covered in Kuzan's appearance, chimed in as well.
"Y-you guys?"
Yasopp, who had deliberately been left until last, overheard their conversation and stared wide-eyed at Xie Wen and the others in their disguises.
After casually sending Yasopp outside to watch the show with a slash, Xie Wen gave the two of them a speechless glance. They had been having such a great time "killing" pirates just now. Why hadn't they said it was going too far then?
Still, he could understand, because Shanks had completely abandoned his defenses, choosing to take Kaido's attacks head-on as he rushed toward Uta.
Kaido Meow wasn't the real Kaido, after all. After failing to pull back in time and hitting