"Captain, we seem to be entering a place called the florian triangle, ow."
Not long after leaving Water 7, Huai ow ca over with a pile of newspapers — so new, so old.
"Starting more than ten years ago, over a hundred ships have vanished in that sea area every year, ow.
In recent years, there’ve even been rumors about ghost ships appearing there, ow... Look, even the most recent newspapers are reporting missing vessels, ow."
"Ghost ships!"
The little plush Felyne eyes lit up at once. "Are there really ghosts, ow? Sherwin, can you help Klee ow catch a couple of ghosts to keep as pets? That sounds like so much fun, ow!"
"I want so too! I want so too!" Shermie ow also ran over to join in. "Sherwin~ I want to raise so ghosts too, ow~"
"You two childish furballs. How could there be ghosts in this world, ow?" Haibara ow said disdainfully, pouring cold water on their excitent.
"I rember that before the Research Commission confird the existence of the Xeno’jiiva, they also thought they’d seen ghosts, ow.
Sa thing happened with the Vaal Hazak, Fatalis, and others. I bet this is just the power of so Devil Fruit again, ow."
"Aww... Big Sister Ai, you’re such a buzzkill, ow!"
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"Little Sister Ai, you really are a Felyne without dreams~"
The two drenched-in-cold-water Felynes imdiately protested unhappily.
But Haibara ow was not one to easily back down. If it had just been Klee ow, her close little sister, she might have laughed it off without a care.
But since Shermie ow — a newcor she wasn’t that close to — was joining in the teasing, Haibara ow certainly wasn’t about to let it slide...
Not to ntion, that new Felyne was always clinging to that idiot Sherwin and acting all cute — she was definitely another idiot too!
And she definitely wasn’t jealous! Hmph!
So, the little kitten raised her head proudly, glancing at Shermie ow from the corner of her eye as she countered,
"You’re just an old lady who likes to act cute — and you’re talking to about dreams, ow?"
"Ol–old lady... who likes to act cute?!"
Shermie ow almost choked on air when she heard that from Haibara ow.
Being called an "aunt" or "old lady" normally wouldn’t have much impact on Shermie ow.
After all, she was still a young Felyne and didn’t have any real age-related hang-ups. But that "acting cute" part really struck deep...
Of course Shermie ow knew she could be a little spoiled and childish — but calling it "acting cute" was just too much, wasn’t it?!
And the worst part was... considering Haibara ow actual age, Shermie ow didn’t really have a strong coback.
Flustered and losing her cool, the little forest Felyne blurted out without thinking, dragging soone else into it—
"If I’m an old lady, then what about Sister Huai, who even older than , ow?!"
"???"
"!!!"
"..."
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The entire Dodo Advance suddenly fell silent. Even Seijuro ow, who had been practicing sword swings, froze mid-motion.
Klee ow instantly zipped into Sherwin arms, hugging her little head tight as she tried to make herself invisible.
When Shermie ow ca to her senses, all the fur on her body stood on end, and she instinctively wanted to turn into lightning and escape.
Then—
A wave of pressure, even more terrifying than the Zinogre thunderous aura, suddenly crashed down upon her, freezing her completely in place.
Haibara ow, the "instigator" of all this, was also paralyzed where she stood.
Both Shermie ow and Haibara ow could only stare desperately at Sherwin, silently pleading for help.
"Ahem..."
Sherwin, after all, couldn’t bear to see his little Felynes suffer. He gently lifted Klee ow—who had buried her head like an ostrich in his chest—and set her aside,
then braced himself and stepped forward to pick up the fur-bristling Huai ow.
"Alright, alright, they didn’t an it. It normal to say sothing a bit harsh during an argunt.
Shermie just got flustered and accidentally hurt your feelings. I’m sure neither she nor Haibara ow ant it that way, right?"
While speaking, Sherwin stroked Huai ow fur, giving frantic winks toward Shermie ow and Haibara ow.
Both troublemaking Felynes nodded furiously.
Just like with Shermie ow, being called "auntie" didn’t really bother Huai ow much.
What truly made her angry was... she always had to manage this group of mischievous kittens, and now, without even doing anything, she’d sohow been dragged into the crossfire.
For a mont, that stung more than she wanted to admit.
So, under Sherwin comforting touch, the tabby temper soon subsided.
Of course, that didn’t an Haibara ow and Shermie ow were getting away without punishnt.
The lab-loving Haibara ow not only got a pile of extra training tasks but was also forbidden from entering the lab for three days.
As for Shermie, whose personality was quite similar to Klee ow, her punishnt was even simpler—she was thrown straight into the confinent room and stripped of her "petting privileges" for three days... yes, even Robin cat-petting service was off-limits.
Neither of the two Felynes dared to resist Lord Shouhiko authority. They could only droop their heads and ears, looking miserable as they obediently accepted their punishnt.
"Ahem..." Seeing the awkward atmosphere on the ship, Sherwin cleared his throat and brought the topic back to the "Ghost Ship."
"Well, actually, Ai earlier analysis wasn’t wrong. The florian triangle and the Ghost Ship were both caused by the power of a Devil Fruit—though the two aren’t exactly the sa thing."
"Sherwin-nii, don’t keep us in suspense! Tell Klee already, ow!"
The little doll, eager to help lighten the mood, urged him on enthusiastically.
"You guys still rember Laboon from Twin Cape, right?"
"Oh—Klee knows, ow! He the only mber of that what-ow... the Rumbar Pirates, right? Sherwin-nii said before that now he just a skeleton left, ow!"
The other Felynes all showed expressions of sudden realization.
As for Robin, Purah ow, and Shermie, who had only joined the Investigation Corps after entering the Grand Line, they were completely confused.
Robin had indeed seen Laboon before, but at that ti she had to keep her whereabouts as hidden as possible, so she hadn’t interacted much with Crocus and didn’t know the story of that giant whale.
So Sherwin briefly explained to them the story between Laboon and the Rumbar Pirates, as well as Brook current situation.
"The Yomi Yomi no Mi! There actually such a miraculous ability among Devil Fruits, ow?! I really want to study him! Check-it!"
After hearing about Brook condition, Purah ow curiosity for research skyrocketed.
She was already impatient to et that skeleton and take him straight into the lab for thorough research.
"Yeah, so it not impossible that ghosts really exist in this world. After all, besides the Yomi Yomi no Mi,
one of the Four Emperors, Big Mom, also possesses the Soul-Soul Fruit, which proves that souls in this world can indeed exist independently in so form.
As for the details, we’ll have to wait until we find Brook to ask him ourselves."
At that, even Haibara ow perked up—her once-drooping ears now stood upright again.
"Then what the deal with the florian triangle? The newspapers said it a sea region filled with thick fog and complete darkness.
Could it be a Devil Fruit that controls weather or creates mist, ow?"
Huai ow wasn’t particularly interested in ghosts her focus was still on navigation matters.
"I’m not too sure how the thick fog is ford, but the one responsible for making those ships disappear is actually one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea—his na is Gecko Moria..."
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