"Luffy that idiot, how could he possibly be Nika, ow..." After hearing Bonney description of Nika, Sanji ow imdiately curled his lip in disdain.
"He can’t even beat , and you’re telling he the Sun God..."
No... he actually is Nika though...
Sherwin muttered that silently in his heart, then also curled his lip and said, "Why do you all put your hopes on so legendary figure? Liberation is sothing you have to rely on yourself for. As for joy, as long as I have my Felynes by my side, I’m already happy. I don’t need any Nika at all."
He tilted his head slightly and threw Bonney a soul-piercing question: "If you had to choose between Kuma and Nika to bring you joy, who would you choose?"
"Of course my father!" Little Bonney answered without a trace of hesitation.
"See," Sherwin spread his hands, "this so-called Nika isn’t as important as everyone imagines, is he?"
"But... father seems to really like Nika..."
Bonney fondness for Nika was entirely shaped by Kuma influence. So, facing Sherwin slightly mocking words, she didn’t really feel much about it... Of course, it was also possible that she just didn’t catch the sarcasm.
Sherwin smacked his lips, suddenly realizing—what was he doing arguing about this with a five-year-old girl? If there was anyone to debate with, it should be Kuma.
Clearly, he had been too influenced by the manga, unconsciously treating Bonney like an adult.
So he didn’t continue discussing whether believing in Nika was right or wrong. Instead, he deliberately shifted the topic:
"It perfectly fine to like Nika. He brings people laughter, so naturally everyone likes him. Just like... you probably like Klee ow and the others too, right?"
"Mhm! And Bonney also really likes you too, big brother Sherwin!"
"It my honor." Sherwin smiled as he ruffled her hair, then pointed at the food in front of her. "But your roasted at is about to get cold."
"Waaah!"
The young Bonney was easily distracted by Sherwin words. For now, she completely forgot about Nika and turned her full attention back to the food, lowering her head and munching away again.
"So big brother Sherwin is the traveler?!" After eating to her heart content, Bonney learned from Klee ow that the illustrations in the Travel Guide were drawn by her, and that the author was Sherwin himself.
The little girl was overjoyed. "I really love the things you wrote! When I was making travel plans with my father, I referenced your Travel Guide so many tis!"
Of course, the reason Sherwin Travel Guide drew Bonney attention wasn’t just because it matched her desire to travel around, but also because it contained a lot of food entries... Though, nowadays, Sanji ow had basically already cooked all of those dishes for her to try.
After pestering Sherwin with a whole pile of questions, Bonney declared confidently, "In the future, I’m going to write my own travel diary just like you!"
"Is that so? That wonderful." Sherwin encouraged her. "When the ti cos, I’ll help you contact Morgans to see if it can be published in the newspaper."
Klee ow chid in from the side, "Klee can also teach you how to draw, ow~"
Mm, compared to the little doll skills, Bonney drawings were more in line with what you’d expect from soone her age.
Just then, Huai ow walked over. "Let put drawing aside for now. Klee, it training ti, ow."
"Awu..."
(=Д`=)
Klee ow imdiately pulled a long face, but Bonnie, on the other hand, was full of energy.
Even though there were recovery potions available, Haibara ow still suggested that Bonnie join in the training to further improve her physical fitness.
And since Bonnie wanted to set sail with Kuma as soon as possible, she was naturally eager to cooperate.
It was also thanks to having a peer and role model like Bonnie that Klee ow no longer resisted training as much as she used to.
As for Haibara ow...
This little kitten used to cooperate with training, but now she was obsessed with experints and didn’t want to waste ti on such things at all.
She always used excuses like "the experint is at a critical stage" to avoid training.
Of course, such tricks had no effect on Lord Soaring Scarlet Tiger. Soon enough, Haibara ow was dragged out of the laboratory by Huai ow, wearing the sa gloomy expression.
Since the two "school-hating" kittens and Bonnie were still children, and Bonnie wasn’t allowed to go outside yet, Huai ow didn’t assign them too many training programs. She only had the three little girls run laps around the chapel nonstop.
Compared to the Felynes, Bonnie physical fitness was still a step behind, so when she finished training, Haibara ow and Klee ow were still darting around with energy.
Although the two kittens disliked training, when they saw it as a kind of chasing ga between cats, they weren’t as resistant anymore.
Bonnie looked enviously at the two kittens tumbling around and said to Huai ow beside her:
"Big sister Huai, I still have lots of strength left. I can keep training with Klee and the others!"
Huai ow shook her head and rejected Bonnie request:
"You’re still too young, and your body hasn’t fully recovered yet. It not suitable for overexerting training, ow."
Bonnie looked very disappointed and muttered under her breath:
"If only I could grow up faster..."
Before Bonnie even finished speaking, her body suddenly grew larger before Huai ow shocked eyes.
In an instant, the five-year-old little girl transford into the appearance of a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old. Her loose-fitting child clothes stretched tight, outlining the kind of figure that carried a very strong pirate charm.
"ow ow ow?!!"
∑(=ΦДΦ=)×3
Not only Huai ow, but even Klee ow and Haibara ow—who had just been playing tag—froze in place, staring in disbelief at Bonnie sudden transformation.
"Sherwin-nii! Co quick, Bonnie just grew up, ow!"
At Klee ow call, Sherwin and the Felynes, who had been sparring outside the chapel, imdiately stopped and hurried back inside.
"The Age-Age Fruit?"
Sherwin, of course, knew that Bonnie would eventually have this ability in the future, but still...
"All the food you’ve been eating lately was prepared by and Sanji ow. I never saw you eat any Devil Fruit! Or did you sneak out at night to eat fruit behind my back?"
Sherwin clutched his head in despair. A Paracia fruit—right before his eyes! And not just any, but one that appeared in the main storyline! And it ended up getting eaten just like that by Bonnie, this gluttonous girl!
But Bonnie shook her head firmly in denial:
"I never snuck out at night to eat anything! And I’ve never even seen the kind of Devil Fruit you’re talking about!"
"Hm?"
Sherwin didn’t think Bonnie was lying. After carefully questioning her, he finally discovered sothing unusual about her...
Normally, after eating a Devil Fruit, a person would automatically gain a rough sense of the fruit abilities.
Even if they didn’t pay attention at first, when activating the power, they would instinctively understand what it was.
However, Bonnie knew nothing about having eaten any fruit at all. Even the ability she had just triggered was activated unconsciously.
If it hadn’t been for her chatting with Huai at that mont and coincidentally voicing her wish to "grow up faster," who knew when this ability would have first been discovered.
Considering the artificially implanted jade scales within her body, her unclear connection to Vegapunk in the future, and those Seraphim that had replicated other people Devil Fruit abilities, the origin of the fruit power inside Bonnie seed highly suspicious...
He’d have to talk to Kuma about this properly later.
Having made up his mind, Sherwin patted Bonnie head—she had already reverted back to her original form—and said in a deliberately casual tone:
"Well, if you don’t rember when you ate it, then just let it go. The Age-Age Fruit ability is still very powerful. If you develop it well, you might even beco stronger than Kuma soday."
He paused, then smirked mischievously and added:
"Oh, and when Kuma cos back, you can even surprise him. Try turning him into a little Kuma or an old Kuma—his reaction will definitely be priceless."
"Hehehe... I bet I can really give Father a fright!"
Imagining the scene Sherwin described, Bonnie broke into the exact sa kind of mischievous grin as that shaless Hunter.
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