It took Sherwin and Hua i ow quite a bit of effort to get the excited Klee ow to calm down even a little, but even when the little ragdoll settled, her mood was still bubbling with excitent. Perched on Sherwin shoulder, she kept ssing with his ears and hair nonstop.
"Big brother Sherwin, Klee wants that, and that, and that, and also that one, ow!" The little ragdoll waved her tiny paws, pointing out almost every shop in the entire street before them.
"Alright, alright... you can buy whatever you want." Sherwin said indulgently, then glanced at the other cats.
"You all can look around too—if you see sothing you want, just tell . Hua i, Haibara, you two shouldn’t wander too far from . On the Grand Line, there are many Devil Fruit users, and so abilities are too fast for even Observation Haki to react to."
Hua i ow nodded, then nudged Haibara ow closer to Sherwin.
"Better let Haibara stay on your shoulder, Admiral. After we buy little Klee things, you can take us to browse the bookstore and clothing shop, ow."
Sherwin bent down and held out his arm toward Haibara ow, who deliberately turned her gaze away. "Co on up—just think of it as keeping Klee company for a chat."
"Hmph! You’re the one asking to climb up, it not that I’m afraid, ow!" Haibara ow said proudly, tilting her small head upward.
"Yes, yes, yes. It just that balancing Klee on one shoulder isn’t very stable, so I’m asking you to help balance, okay?" Sherwin coaxed her repeatedly.
"Don’t treat like an idiot, ow!" Haibara ow grabbed his palm and pretended to bite fiercely—though it was only a gentle nip—before darting up his arm in one swift motion to perch on his shoulder.
"There nothing special about this, ow..." she muttered while pulling Sherwin ears back and forth.
Sherwin rolled his eyes helplessly. "If there nothing special about it, then stop ssing with them..."
"Hmph!"
Haibara ow didn’t even bother to answer... and just kept pulling on Sherwin ear.
"Ehehe..." Hua i ow watched their interaction, covering her mouth with a light laugh.
Then she leaned in to nuzzle Sherwin palm and said smugly, "I even gave up my seat for you, so when we get back to the ship, the Admiral has to reward , ow."
"Yeah, yeah, I know..." Sherwin scratched Hua i ow chin while looking over at Sanji ow and Seijuro ow.
"Are you two going to act together, or should I give you so Berries to go shopping on your own?"
The little yellow cat and little black cat were strong enough for the first half of the voyage, so Sherwin wasn’t too worried about their safety.
"I’m staying to protect Sister Hua i and the two younger sisters, ow!"
Sanji ow glared at Sherwin with resentnt...
It was bad enough that all three little female cats liked to cling to him, but now they even wanted to chase him and Seijuro ow away!
Tsk...
Seeing the look in the little yellow cat eyes, Sherwin knew there was no point in arguing—unless he let Hua i ow and Sanji ow act together.
And since Sanji ow was staying, it wouldn’t be right to let Seijuro ow act alone, so it was better for everyone to stick together.
Sherwin shrugged and said, "Then we’ll just act together—it’ll be safer that way."
So, Sherwin led the group of Felynes on a lively stroll through a place called Blast Town.
Naturally, the first thing they bought was all sorts of explosives that made Klee ow absolutely ecstatic. But after circling the place once, Sherwin and the others all let out a breath of relief...
Although the explosives here ca in all sorts of strange and colorful varieties, most of them weren’t very powerful—more like the firecrackers and fireworks Sherwin used to set off during New Year celebrations when he was a child.
It made sense, though. If these explosives were truly powerful, they would’ve long since beco a target for every major faction.
Yet Sherwin hadn’t seen any pirate flags belonging to the Seven Warlords or the Four Emperors hanging in town, nor was there a Marine base or any official force on the island. Even at the port, there wasn’t a single pirate ship docked.
Clearly, the so-called specialty explosives of this island weren’t of much value in most people eyes.
Klee ow, however, wasn’t like most people. Even if the power of these explosives wasn’t great, the little ragdoll cat was still fascinated by them...
After all, no matter the scale of the blast, in her eyes, it was just a toy. And she was confident she could use the inspiration from these explosives to develop much stronger bombs of the sa type...
Sherwin and Sanji ow suddenly shivered, while Hua i ow looked at the happily buying-and-buying Klee ow with a grave expression.
After stocking up on a pile of explosives, they wandered through the local food market and bookstore, buying so specialty ingredients as well as books on navigation and dicine.
As for the clothing store they had planned to check out, Hua i ow only glanced inside from the entrance before pulling Sherwin away with a look of disdain...
Most likely, because Blast Town was so full of explosives, the clothing here was designed primarily for practicality and protection.
The styles were plain, so it was no surprise Hua i ow and Haibara ow both found them unappealing.
Finally, Sherwin and the others stopped by the town tavern. Aside from gathering a bit of information, they also bought so of the local specialty—explosive liquor—for Seijuro ow, said to have a very unique flavor.
Watching the rowdy patrons drinking and shouting inside, Sherwin couldn’t hold back his curiosity and decided to try a glass himself.
The mont the explosive liquor went down, Sherwin thought he’d just drunk plain water—until, all of a sudden, a rich, fiery burst of alcohol exploded in his stomach and mouth, forcing out a loud, uncontrollable burp.
"...Refreshing!"
"...Good stuff, ow!"
Sherwin and Seijuro ow exclaid together once they recovered.
No wonder it was called explosive liquor—it really was explosive.
"Sherwin~" Klee ow pawed at him twice with her little claws, then stared up at him with pleading eyes...
With a cat natural curiosity and a na like "explosive liquor," the little ragdoll simply had to try it!
Sherwin stayed silent for a mont, then jerked his chin toward the side.
The little plush doll followed the direction he indicated with his mouth and saw Hua i ow standing there, one hand on her hip, glaring at her seriously.
"Klee didn’t want to drink alcohol, ow~ Really, no~" The little plush doll quickly shrank her neck, waving her tiny paws repeatedly as she spoke.
After easily settling Klee ow, Sherwin left the tavern carrying a whole barrel of explosive liquor.
This ti shopping trip could be considered a complete success, but the main problem still remained unsolved — they still couldn’t find a place that sold Eternal Poses.
"So what should we do next? Should we have Klee lead the way again, ow?" Haibara ow, who had been growing bolder while sitting on Sherwin shoulder, swung her legs and tail lazily as she asked.
Sherwin was, of course, pleased with Haibara ow change in attitude, so he ignored the mischievous "cat tail" sweeping across the back of his neck.
While reaching out to pat her head, he replied, "No, this ti I plan to call in outside help — I’ll ask Morgans."
That birdman had said before that most of the World Economic Journal resources were in the Grand Line.
They couldn’t pinpoint their location while they were still at sea, but now that they had an exact position, asking him for help was clearly the easiest solution.
Haibara ow had been on the ship long enough to know about Sherwin relationship with Morgans, so she nodded in understanding, her doubts eased.
Unfortunately, Sherwin hand was batted away by Haibara ow cat paw, so he turned to pet Klee ow, who was perched on his other shoulder.
But he had barely petted her twice before he felt a resentful gaze coming from Haibara ow side.
"Hmph!"
(=`へ=)
When Sherwin looked over, Haibara ow quickly turned her little head to the side.
This tsundere little cat...
Sherwin smiled and shook his head, reaching his hand out again.
This ti, although Haibara ow pretended to dodge a few tis, she didn’t use her cat paw punch.
As Sherwin palm ca to rest on her head, she stopped pretending altogether and even took the initiative to turn her little head, rubbing it gently against his hand twice.
Of course, a tsundere little cat would never admit it out loud...
"Hmph!"
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