"Big Brother Xie Wen, you're out!"
When Xie Wen walked out of the meeting room carrying a cat under each arm, he saw Nami, who was still rather young and inexperienced, coming up to greet him.
He patted her head out of habit and asked curiously, "You're still here?"
But the moment the words left his mouth, he knew he had done something stupid.
Mainly, the "Summit War" had already ended, and according to the "plot" in Xie Wen's memory, the Straw Hat Pirates should have begun their two years of individual training. But under the present circumstances, it would actually have been strange for Luffy to leave...
"Luffy said he wanted to stay and rescue his grandpa with his father and two older brothers. Even if Mr. Garp really does... he wants to at least avenge his grandpa."
Fortunately, Nami didn't find anything strange about Xie Wen's question. With a somewhat resigned look, she explained matter-of-factly, "So we had no choice but to stay with our headstrong captain."
"That works too."
Xie Wen nodded. With their current strength, Luffy and the others could at least contribute something in battle. Besides, they had the protagonists' destiny on their side. Who knew? Perhaps Luffy would have a sudden epiphany in the process and ascend straight to "Nika."
Besides, if they stayed here on Baltigo, the guidance they received would be no worse than Rayleigh's, and they would have even better sparring partners than the Fierce Beasts on Rusukaina.
In any case, Dragon, his father, was keeping an eye on him, so Xie Wen readily put Luffy's affairs aside and asked Nami how she had been doing instead.
"Speaking of which, how did you become a pirate too? Don't you hate pirates more than anything?"
Although Xie Wen knew that Nami joining