I formed the El Cat Investigation Team in Pirates.

Drum Island is a winter island located in the first half of the Grand Line.

The island is covered with snow all year round, and the mountains here are all in a very strange cylindrical shape, looking like drums from a distance. The name of the island and the country established on the island also come from this.

"Wow! It's Fuyushima-nyan!"

(=`=)

Although she is the user of the Flame-Flame Fruit, Klee loves playing in the snow very much. So when she saw the white Drum Island in the distance, the little girl started excitedly fiddling with Xie Wen's ears.

But at this time, Xie Wen didn't care about his poor ears.

Because not long ago, Klee had been tinkering on the uninhabited island alone for almost a week, and there hadn't been a single explosion during that time. When she came out of the workshop with a power rock that only had a few small holes in it, she immediately pulled Meowx, Haibara, Meowrya, and Suika aside and started to mutter...

Yes, that's right. Those who were called by the little puppet were all members of the "weapon research and development team" who worked together to come up with a "super powerful idea" that could deal with Kaido.

But these little guys kept it hidden from Xie Wen.

Although under the premise that Klee was the leader and Meowth was involved, Xie Wen could actually guess that the thing was basically inseparable from the explosion.

But even explosions are divided into different levels. Xie Wen is afraid that these little cats will get excited and create something that even they themselves cannot control.

So Xie Wen has been very nervous during this period, and even seemed absent-minded when petting the cat.

And it wasn't just him. Hua Mei Miao was also a little worried, but Klee Miao and the others were determined to keep it a secret this time, and Lord Xiang Feihu couldn't deliberately punish them for something that hadn't happened yet.

Forget it, forget it... When the enemy comes, we have to fight back. When the water comes, we have to block it with earth. The worst that can happen is that we can lure Kaido to a more open place first, and then let Klee take action. Our little angel is so sensible, he shouldn't go too far... right?

After struggling for several days, Xie Wen finally decided to believe it first.

Of course, he didn't believe that the bombs made by Klee and the others would not cause trouble. After all, if he wanted to prevent the escaped Sun and the runaway Blue Cat from causing trouble, it would be better to hope that a certain Blue Star could suddenly awaken the Dominant Haki.

Xie Wen said that he believed in the Spark Knights' good luck that no matter how much trouble they got into, it would not cause "serious" consequences.

As soon as I think about it, I suddenly feel that the world is vast.

After leaving the future to fate, Xie Wen instantly healed his mental exhaustion.

then……

"Stop pulling! My ears will fall off if you keep pulling!"

Xie Wen grabbed the little doll on her shoulder and pulled it into his arms, then pinched her little face "viciously".

Of course, Klee didn't take Xie Wen's expression seriously at all. She giggled and hugged the hand that was pinching her face, and started to bite it.

"Humph!"

(=`へ=)

A little kitten who felt ignored swung its tail in dissatisfaction, and started to fiddle with Xie Wen's other ear, imitating Klee's behavior.

At the same time, Duduhao just joined in the fun and started pulling his hair.

Then he felt his back sink again, and Xia Ermi's teasing voice with a hint of resentment sounded faintly: "Xie Wenqin is really popular with children~ But I can't do that, I am always ignored by Xie Wenqin~"

Xie Wen: "..."

Fortunately, the cats' entanglement did not bother Cang Lanxing for too long... although he also enjoyed it.

However, as the Dudu docked at the Magnetic Drum Island, the cats that had been clinging to Xie Wen and acting coquettishly stopped tormenting him. Klee even kicked Xie Wen hard on the face and was the first to jump off the boat.

"Ah! What a thick snow!"

(=＞＜=)

The little puppet rolled several times on the thick snow. After a layer of snow covered its head and tail, it rolled up from the ground and shook its body vigorously to shake off all the snowflakes.

(`w≡`w)

"Brother Xiewen! Brother Sanji! Brother Link! Sister Jinx! Sister Suixiang! Sister Charmi! Sister Shirahoshi! Come down and have a snowball fight, meow!"

After shaking off the snowflakes, Klee immediately called out to Xie Wen and the others with full energy.

"Shirahoshi! Let's get on with it, meow!"

(=`=)

"I'm here too, meow!"

(●`●)

The Crazy Cat and the Drunk Cat, who loved all kinds of fights, were the first to respond, followed by the other cats and Xie Wen.

After playing snowball fights with the cats on the shore for a while, they moved the snow to the boat and built a few snowmen with the Toot Toot, which was unable to leave. Only then did Xie Wen and the others prepare to enter the island amid the increasingly impatient urging of Huibara Cat.

However, what surprised Xie Wen was that even though they had been making a fuss here for so long, not a single person from the Drum Kingdom showed up... As far as he could remember, in the comics, Luffy and his companions were surrounded by villagers as soon as they landed.

Is it because he has never been attacked by Blackbeard that his vigilance is not that high?

Of course, it is also possible that they landed in the wrong place. After all, with the current performance of the Dudu, Xie Wen and his team don’t need to consider any port at all. It will be no problem to find a place to stop. Dudu can handle it on its own anyway.

Although Xie Wen had been thinking about having an excuse to kill Wapol, his main goal this time was to let Huibara Meowth find the doctors here to exchange medical skills, so he thought about it and decided to only bring Huibara Meowth and Robin who wanted to learn about the history of this island, and Sharmi who had a little resentment just now.

But suddenly remembering Wapol's "Doctor 20"'s miraculous medical skills that could use adzes, chisels, axes and saws, Xie Wen also brought Miaoerya, the little German roll, with him.

Regardless of whether the negotiation is successful or we take direct action, it won’t be too late to bring other cats to the island later.

As for Klee, who always likes to stick to Xie Wen, this time, without waiting for Xie Wen to speak, she took the initiative to express her desire to stay and continue studying the power rock and the "big guy".

Well, Canglanxing, who has already chosen to give up, remains calm about this.

Bai Xing really wanted to follow Xie Wen to the island to show the kindness of the fish people, but when she was playing snowballs just now, her exposed fish tail was frozen after a while. Now she is hugging Kaido cat to keep warm, and the only two scientific research cats are busy entering the island to communicate, and have no time to make warm equipment for her.

……

The cylindrical peaks of Magnetic Drum Island are basically concentrated in the central area of ​​the island, and the outermost area is a dense forest. With the speed of Xie Wen and others, it is easy to pass through this forest.

So not long after, Xie Wen and his friends arrived at a village built between the forest and the mountains.

only……

"Are they celebrating some kind of festival? Check-it!"

(=w=)

Because Dejuan's hair is relatively sparse, Miaoerya, who is afraid of the cold, hid directly in Xie Wen's clothes. Only a cute cat head stuck out from his collar. At this time, she stretched her neck and looked at the village in front of her that was decorated with lights.

Due to the special geographical environment of the pirate world, basically every inhabited island has one or two exclusive festivals, so it is not surprising to encounter this situation.

What really puzzled Xie Wen and the others was——

"If they are celebrating a festival, then why is this village so deserted?" Sharmi, who was also confused, deliberately released her huge range of observation Haki to sense it...

"Where have all the people in this village gone, meow? I can only sense a dozen or so voices... No, there's another village far away that's the same, and there aren't many people in it, meow... Oh! I found it, meow!"

It was not until Sharmi expanded her observation Haki to cover nearly half of Drum Island that she sensed the "voices" of large numbers of humans.

"Thank you, dear Wen~ They are all gathered at the beach in that direction, and I don't know what they are doing~"

(=w=)σ

Xia Ermi rubbed Xie Wen's cheek with her head and pointed to their right front.

"Maybe it's some kind of festival that needs to be celebrated at the seaside? Like the Poseidon Festival or something like that."

Robin, who was well-informed, guessed.

But Huiyuan Miao is more concerned about the doctor's problems.

"Since they are all at the beach, why don't we just go straight over there, meow!"

(=vv=)

The little kitten pulled Xie Wen's ear and suggested.

"No, go find the villagers and ask what's going on first. Besides, aren't the doctors here controlled by the king? It's no use going to the villagers."

Xie Wen touched Huibara Meow's head, calming her anxious mood, and walked into the village with Robin.

"Well, I guess I don't need to ask..."

Robin, who was standing by, patted Xie Wen's arm and pointed to a banner not far away.

Just now, they couldn't see the content clearly due to the angle, but as Xie Wen and his companions entered the village, the words on the banner came into their sight -

[Welcome Lord Blue Star to the Drum Kingdom]

Xie Wen: !!!!!!!!!!!!