"Straw Hat" Luffy? Who was that?
Ahem... that should have been...
Luffy set sail early?
Xie Wen froze for a moment when he saw the wanted poster.
But on second thought, it seemed to make sense.
After all, the newspapers lately had carried news about both Uta and Sabo, people who were extremely important to Luffy. Given his personality, it was perfectly normal for him to lose patience and set sail ahead of time.
Besides...
Did that kid actually take my advice and develop the good habit of reading the newspaper?
With that thought flashing through his mind, Xie Wen casually set Luffy's wanted poster aside.
Even if he was Joy Boy and the Sun God, that would only be after Luffy awakened his Nika form. Right now, Luffy was merely a small-time pirate with very powerful backing, not worth too much of Xie Wen's attention.
After that, Xie Wen and the others did not linger in Elegia. They had met Uta, fought the demon, and milked Vegapunk for all he was worth, so naturally, there was no reason to stay.
As for Shanks and his Red Hair Pirates, they would probably have to stay a while longer.
In any case, Elegia was not far from Egghead Island. Without Shanks or someone with sufficient clout and strength holding the fort, pirates who had yet to give up might well occupy it as a bridgehead for attacking Egghead Island.
Besides, the Navy could hardly ignore this "strategic location." Judging by Shanks's intentions, he seemed to be planning to cooperate with the Navy and let them station troops on Elegia. With Xie Wen's Cat Claws flag and Red-Hair's Pirates flag there, presumably the Navy would not make trouble for Uta or the musicians who would come to Elegia to exchange ideas and