I formed the El Cat Investigation Team in Pirates.

With the addition of the Red Hair Pirates, the reconstruction of Elegia became easier.

In addition, after discussing with Shanks, Uta informed the public of his identity and the truth about the destruction of Elegia ten years ago during the live broadcast.

In Shanks' words -

"My red-haired daughter, there is no need to hide."

At the same time, he also took this opportunity to explain to others why he appeared in Elegia.

Compared to those pirates who want to capture Uta to threaten Shanks, guys like Kaido and BIG MOM who come for Vegapunk are much more dangerous. If they just want to deal with Shanks, they won't have too many thoughts about Uta.

Speaking of this, Shanks slapped his thigh in frustration...

Why didn't he realize this when Xie Wen and his friends teamed up to trick him?

In addition, with Elegia flying both the cat's paw flag of the Fey Investigation Team and the pirate flag of the Red Hair Pirates, even if Kaido and BIG MOM want to cause trouble for Uta, they have to think carefully.

What's more, Uta himself is not completely defenseless...

Thinking of his daughter's fruit ability that could make the fake look real, Shanks felt both relieved and depressed.

Although Shanks gave a lot of reasons, Xie Wen felt that the main reason was that he was worried that the scenes in the "Mirror Flower and Water Moon Project" would be repeated, so he simply made it clear that this had nothing to do with Vegapunk.

But no matter what, after Shanks came out to dispel the rumors, the pirates who followed him did not go to Elegia to disturb, but they did not return immediately. Instead, they continued to search outward with Elegia as the center.

Obviously, although they may have believed Shanks' words, they did not have that much trust in Xie Wen, a guy who kept making big noises.

Xie Wen doesn’t care about this. He is doing the right thing and is not afraid of being misunderstood by others!

then……

Morgans called.

"Thank you, Wen! Egghead Island has been found!"

"……What?!"

Xie Wen was confused.

After Morgans' explanation, he finally understood the general situation...

Egg Head Island can be said to have been found, but not completely found.

To put it simply, the navy, which had been following the pirates, suddenly went crazy and tried to stop them from advancing in a certain sea area.

This is an act of trying to cover up one's own guilt, and it is basically certain that they are about to find Egghead Island.

Although there is the possibility of a feint to the east and attack in the west, considering that the navy is now seriously understaffed, this possibility is still relatively low. Moreover, those navy responsible for blocking are most likely just delaying time, wanting to allow the high-end combat forces of the navy and the world government to arrive at Eggman Island first.

Xie Wen was not too surprised that Egg Head Island was found. After all, as long as the Top 100 Alliance refused to give up, with their manpower, they would be able to find it sooner or later.

But what made Xie Wen feel upset was that... that area of ​​sea was actually not that far from the Island of Elegia. It was not wrong to say that it was found in advance because of a series of actions by Xie Wen.

"No, I really don't know the exact location of Egghead Island!"

Xie Wen was so confused that he was sitting at home and a pot fell from the sky.

Even though it wouldn't be a big deal if he took the blame, as these pirates were keen on finding Vegapunk because he had deliberately released the news, he was still depressed.

In addition...

"I was wondering why I always felt something was wrong!"

Xie Wen analyzed it with some hindsight.

Logically speaking, the World Government should not care much when seeing the pirates being attracted to Elegia. At most, they should send a few CP agents to monitor their movements. There is no need to send so many navy to follow them. Doing so is a complete waste of manpower. But now that we know that Egghead Island is really near Elegia, this behavior becomes reasonable...

They were worried that Egghead Island would actually be found, and in fact it was found.

only……

Why is Egghead Island here?

Xie Wen was puzzled.

After all, according to the content of the original comics, the location of Egghead Island should be in the sea behind Wano Country, while the location of Elegia is quite a distance away from Wano Country, and if we really talk about its position in the second half of the Grand Line, it is actually a little bit further forward than Wano Country.

However, considering that the three pointers of the new world do not all point to the island ahead, it is understandable that Xie Wen has taken many detours along the way.

The key is……

"That's right, meow!"

∑(=ΦДΦ=)

Huibara suddenly clapped his hands vigorously. "The Den Den Mushi that Sister Uta picked up had the words 'SSG' on their shells. I saw the same abbreviation in the files of Punk Hazard. It should represent the special science class that Vegapunk is in, meow!"

The fact that Uta was able to pick up the science class's prototype Den Den Mushi that was floating over and not yet dead in Elegia shows that the distance between the two was not too far.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?!"

Xie Wen pinched Huiyuan Miao's little face in annoyance.

"How did I know things would turn out like this? And didn't I just think of it, meow?!"

(=` Dis=)

The little kitten turned around and gave Xie Wen a bite, then retorted confidently: "Besides, even if you know, what does it matter? You, an idiot, can still command those Pirate Meowth?!"

If I had known that Elegia and Eggman Island were so close, I would not have rushed to help Shanks solve his family problems. Instead, I would have secretly visited Eggman Island and fleeced Vegapunk once more!

Xie Wen curled his lips, but did not say what he was thinking.

Because he then thought that even if he knew that Eggman Island was in the nearby waters, it would still be difficult to find it without alerting the World Government. Instead, it would be more in line with his character to let the group of pirates test it out first.

That is to say...

In fact, whether Xie Wen knew it or not, the development of things would not change much.

Thinking about it this way, Xie Wen wasn't so depressed about taking the blame anymore.

"What's the situation now? Have you found the exact location of Egghead Island?"

Xie Wen pulled his hand back from Huibara Cat's mouth and asked Morgans again.

"Not yet," Morgans replied. "The purpose of those navy forces is to delay time, so they don't fight the pirates head-on at all. They mainly destroy their ships. The pirates who were stopped are not very strong. They are just two subordinate pirate groups affiliated with Big Mom and a few scattered small pirate groups."

"but……"

Then the birdman changed the subject and said, "Our World Economic Society's informant is following Admiral Huoshaoshan's ship from the Navy Headquarters to Egghead Island. I have sent someone to deliver his life paper to you."

Xie Wen had previously told Morgans to notify him immediately of any news about Egghead Island. It was obvious that this member of the "extra-staff scribe team" of the investigation team was quite competent.

After ending the call, Xie Wen immediately comforted Huibara Cat, who was still venting his anger on his ears.

"Okay, okay, don't be angry. The plan has changed. Let's go directly to Eggman Island. Vegapunk must have a Zoan-type devil fruit!"