"Commander, it ti to get up, ow!"
Early the next morning, Sherwin was woken up by Hua i ow pushing at his head.
He opened his eyes and glanced at the sky...
"It still so early..."
Sherwin lifted his head slightly, then dropped it back down, planning to go back to sleep.
"It already six o’clock, so Commander, you should get up now, ow."
Hua i ow stubbornly kept pushing Sherwin head.
And as she spoke, Klee ow and Sanji ow, who had been lying on top of Sherwin, also woke up. As usual, they were sitting on him, grooming their fur.
As for Seijuro ow...
After Sherwin gave him a bath last night, the samurai cat had a little tantrum, climbing onto the top of a nearby cabinet—making it very clear he wanted to distance himself from Sherwin.
Of course, given the noise now, even though he was sleeping up on the cabinet, he had still been woken up.
"I’m not like you guys. I can nap anyti, anywhere... Let sleep a bit longer."
Sherwin kept his eyes tightly shut and pulled Hua i ow into his arms, reaching out to scratch under her chin.
Normally, the tabby cat would love being petted like this, but this ti she didn’t show the slightest attachnt.
With a twist of her body, she slipped out of Sherwin arms, then used her little paw to block his nostrils, urging him again, "I understand human routines very well. Commander, it perfectly fine for you to get up now, ow. You can take a nap again around noon, so get up, ow!"
Clearly, although Hua i ow hadn’t grown up in the military like Li Huai, she had developed similar habits. In the face of such matters of principle, even Sherwin masterful cat-scratch technique couldn’t sway her.
Unwilling to give up, Sherwin kept struggling with her for a while — which only brought the other three cats over to join the commotion...
Klee ow joined purely for the fun of it. Sanji ow was being his usual pain, and Seijuro ow was clearly getting revenge for being "bathed" the night before.
With things like this, it was obviously impossible for Sherwin to keep sleeping. Helplessly, he got up.
"So, why did you wake up so early?"
Sherwin didn’t believe for a second that Hua i ow did this just because she wanted him to follow her routine.
"Of course it for training, ow!" Hua i ow put one hand on her hip and declared confidently,
"Commander, didn’t you say it yourself? This world is quite dangerous, ow. Even though I’m not very good at fighting, improving even a little is still an improvent. It better than regretting it later, ow!"
She paused for a mont, her gaze sweeping over the other Felynes before continuing, "Everyone the sa, ow."
"Hua i sis is right, ow!" Sanji ow imdiately voiced his support. Then... "I’ll go make breakfast for everyone, ow!"
"Klee... Klee... mmm..." The little ragdoll blinked slowly, suddenly let out a big yawn, then curled up on the pillow, "Klee still feels sleepy, ow... Sherwin big brother said that kids need to sleep more, or they won’t grow tall, ow..."
Only Seijuro ow nodded with a pleased expression. "Miss Hua i is right. I think so too, ow."
Truthfully, Seijuro ow had long thought that Sherwin was too indulgent toward Klee ow, Sanji ow, and himself. Look at the other Hunters—who doesn’t schedule daily training for their Felynes? Only Sherwin treats his Felynes like children he raising...
Of course, that not to say other Hunters don’t care about their Felynes. But compared to Sherwin way of treating them like family—or even like kids—other Hunters regard their Felynes more as comrades or partners in battle.
Though Seijuro ow did enjoy this kind of "pampering," he had to admit the danger level in this world was even greater than the one they ca from. That why he worried that Sherwin indulgence might one day cause Klee ow and Sanji ow to beco a burden in critical situations.
Still, Seijuro ow personality made it hard for him to voice his concerns directly to Sherwin, and he couldn’t bring himself to drag Klee ow or Sanji ow into harsh training either.
So instead, he simply continued to hone his swordsmanship in silence—along with the unique power of Haki in this world.
In fact, with Sherwin subtle influence gradually affecting Seijuro ow, after spending more ti together, he probably would’ve been able to voice his advice eventually.
It was just that—if Sherwin and the two little cats didn’t cooperate—he still couldn’t force them.
But Hua i ow was different. Having inherited Li Huai personality, she was decisive and firm in her actions—and when it ca to training Klee ow, she was tough enough to follow through. More importantly, she was very good at it...
"Klee, didn’t you say you wanted to help the Commander, ow? If you slack off like this, when you run into a powerful bad guy, you won’t be able to beat them, ow." Hua i ow glanced at the little ragdoll pretending to sleep and spoke slowly, but pointedly.
Klee ow, curled up in a ball, twitched her ears and quietly peeked out with one eye from between her arms, looking over at Sherwin.
"..."
Sherwin had initially wanted to say a few words in defense of the little ragdoll, but Hua i ow was already glaring at him sharply from the side.
That look on her face... it weirdly reminded him of his horoom teacher back in elentary school—and the Hunter instructors from the inherited mories. His expression stiffened in that mont without even realizing it...
And Klee ow misunderstood it completely.
"Klee ow wants to get stronger! I want to help big brother Sherwin beat the bad guys, ow!"The little plush jumped up and declared seriously.
Sherwin was genuinely moved.
"Don’t worry, Admiral. Klee ow is still young. I’ll be careful with the intensity, ow,"Huai ow spoke up again, seeing that Sherwin was about to soften.
And so, the great Hunter was once again handled completely by his Felyne companion...
As for Sanji ow, who had run off earlier—it wasn’t that he was trying to escape training. Whatever the beautiful big sister Felyne said was like an imperial decree to the little yellow cat. He truly just wanted to make everyone a delicious breakfast to boost training efficiency.
When it ca to the Felynes’ training, Sherwin honestly couldn’t be of much help. Instead, Huai ow and Seijuro ow discussed and tailored specific training plans for the other two Felynes.
Just like Huai ow said, she was indeed careful with the pacing. The training intensity for Klee ow and Sanji ow wasn’t too high, so Sherwin had no objections.
Co to think of it, he had once considered summoning a parent Felyne who could keep the mischievous little ones in check—but he didn’t expect that even he would end up being disciplined along the way...
Sherwin shook his head with a helpless smile, then began his own training.
Though he had always been indulgent toward the Felynes, Sherwin had never gone easy on himself.
Even though his current strength had reached a bottleneck that wouldn’t improve without intense battles, he still carved out ti each day for training. So really, today was just another day of getting up a little earlier than usual.
Huai ow actually understood Sherwin situation quite well. Last night, while he was giving the Felynes a massage, they had talked about it.
The reason she had dragged Sherwin out of bed that morning was to have him lead by example—so that Klee ow would be more willing to participate in training.
At the sa ti, she was using him as a role model to establish her own authority in front of the little plush, so the little one would behave more obediently.
All of this—Huai ow took the initiative to explain to Sherwin during a break in breakfast...
As expected of the Scarlet Fla Tigrex—her leadership was no joke.
And as for Huai ow coming over to "plead guilty" to him, what could Sherwin do?
Of course, he chose to forgive her.
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