A thunderous roar burst from beyond the distant mountains just two minutes after Sherwin and the others carried the shrunken Smile onto the ship.
A massive red dragon swept up from behind the ridge, wings beating violently as it surged into the sky.
Clearly, the other ruler of Punk Hazard had been drawn over by the commotion Klee ow stirred up monts earlier.
"Ugh... that big lizard looks so ugly. Klee doesn’t want to raise it, ow."
The little ragdoll stared at the approaching fire dragon with open disdain.
"Even if you wanted to, you couldn’t. Your sister Suika can’t shrink sothing that big."
Sherwin pinched Klee ow cheeks helplessly.
"Also, I heard the at of this dragon tastes pretty good."
"Really, ow?!"
(=﹃=)
A whole group of wide-eyed Felynes instantly crowded around.
Sanji ow was already cracking his knuckles, eager to go: "As long as this thing is edible, I can definitely turn it into sothing delicious for everyone, ow!"
"Since the poison mist nearby has cleared, leave this guy to , ow... hic!" Suika ow wobbled, clutching her gourd as she stepped forward enthusiastically.
"After being summoned here, I haven’t had a proper fight yet, ow!"
Jinx, who had already pulled out her fishbone, hesitated for a mont. In the end, she reluctantly gave the opportunity to Suika ow, then turned around and pounced onto Shirahoshi tail, gnawing away with loud munching sounds.
"Thanks, Jinx~ If there a suitable fight next ti, I’ll let you have it, ow!" Suika ow shook her head, the large horns on top wobbling slightly.
With a bit of regret she added, "It a pity you’re still too young, otherwise I’d definitely have a couple of drinks with you later, ow... hic!"
Ignoring the warning glare from Huai, Suika ow took two bold gulps from her gourd, then hopped off the Dodo Advance and sprinted toward the direction the fire dragon was flying from.
During the stumble-filled run of the little drunk cat, her body gradually began to enlarge.
In just a short while, the little drunk cat beca a big drunk cat—and then rapidly transford into a massive drunk cat roughly the sa size as the fire dragon.
"ow-hahahaha! Take this!"
While still so distance from the fire dragon, Suika ow suddenly used the Silent Step technique.
Her figure flickered and reappeared right in front of the dragon. She swung the enlarged Ibuki Gourd in her hand and smashed it down hard on the dragon head.
Boom!
The giant dragon, which had just lifted its head to breathe fire, was struck cleanly.
The flas it had been gathering never ca out, getting stuck in its throat instead.
Though, to be fair, Vegapunk creations were indeed impressive. Whatever else could be said about this fire dragon, it was built to survive in all kinds of harsh environnts—thick-skinned, tough-bodied, and incredibly resilient.
Even after taking a full hit from Suika ow gourd, it rely shook its head and quickly rose again as if nothing had happened.
"ROAR——!"
The fire dragon let out an enraged bellow and lunged forward, jaws wide, aiming to bite Suika ow.
The gi—giant drunk cat simply tilted her body and easily avoided the dragon fangs.
However, the Ibuki Gourd in her hand ended up landing perfectly inside the dragon gaping mouth.
When it ca to being thick-skinned and durable, a Magnamalo would never lose to this fire dragon.
Not to ntion, the Ibuki Gourd was crafted from a unique Magnamalo variant notorious for its materials—and with Suika ow Armant Haki coating it, the dragon sharp teeth didn’t even leave the tiniest scratch on it.
Still, Suika ow cherished her gourd dearly—or more accurately, the alcohol inside it.
So while pulling back with all her strength, she raised her paws and delivered a relentless flurry of cat punches straight to the dragon head.
"ROAR!!"
The fire dragon released the Ibuki Gourd from its jaws, then suddenly twisted its body, whipping its massive tail straight toward Suika ow.
But at that exact mont, Suika ow, who had been yanking the gourd back with too much force, staggered backward and fell—perfectly dodging the sweeping tail strike... so perfectly that it was impossible to tell whether she ant to or not.
Of course, to Sherwin and the others—who were long familiar with Suika ow fighting style—they knew this was her style.
Unpredictability was her main weapon, and that was one of the reasons normal Observation Haki had such a hard ti reading her movents.
After avoiding the tail strike in what looked like nothing more than coincidence, Suika ow bounced back up like a tumbler toy.
She raised the Ibuki Gourd high with both hands and slamd it down hard onto the fire dragon tail before it could retract it.
"ROOOOOWWWW!"
The fire dragon let out a cry of pain, then swung its head around and snapped its jaws toward the large horns on Suika ow head.
Unfortunately for it, Suika ow horns were purely decorative. The giant drunk cat couldn’t even be bothered to dodge, letting the fire dragon bite down on the fake horns.
She simply lifted her gourd again and smashed it down on the dragon head once more.
After being pumled several tis in a row, the fire dragon seed to want to pull back to breathe fire—or perhaps it finally rembered that it could fly.
It spread its wings and began beating them hard, trying to lift itself into the air.
But it had only just risen off the ground when an iron chain tipped with a round weight shot out from Suika ow left hand.
It wrapped cleanly around the dragon neck. Suika ow then leapt high, instantly surpassing the height of the just-airborne dragon.
"Suika Art — Hidden Mountain Throw, ow!"
Suika ow hauled the choking Dragon upward for a good distance, then swung her left arm in midair, spinning like a windmill several tis before flinging the iron chain in her grasp and hurling it toward the distant mountain peak.
By the way, the nas of Suika ow techniques weren’t sothing Sherwin ca up with. Even though there are no Spell Card rules in the Monster Hunter world...
The village Suika ow cos from is obsessed with a certain card ga, and all her move nas are based on that ga.
So basically your village is actually Gensokyo, right?! With the village chief being Hakurei Reimu and the old cat granny being Yakumo Yukari!
...
After throwing the Rathalos away, Suika ow landed and imdiately dashed after it, and her size swelled several tis larger in the process.
"Demon God · Lost Noble Power ow!"
Mm, it was really just her activating demon mode and smashing away wildly with the "Ibuki Gourd."
Next, she grabbed the Dragon by the tail and, much like Hulk smashing Loki, slamd it left and right repeatedly.
"Demon Talisman · Ōeyama Annihilation ow!"
"Smack, smack—roar..."
While Suika ow was happily pounding the Dragon into the ground, Smile on the Dodo Advance instinctively shrank his neck after witnessing the whole scene, deeply relieved that he had surrendered fast enough earlier.
Although this Dragon created by Vegapunk was tough-skinned and incredibly resilient, before Suika ow—the brute-strength cat—it was nothing more than a slightly sturdier punching bag.
After a round of slamming and heavy blows, the Dragon, though not dead thanks to its tenacious vitality, had nearly every bone broken by Suika ow and collapsed on the ground, completely unable to move.
"What a sha, this guy was still too weak. I didn’t even get to enjoy the fight, ow!"
Dragging the Dragon back, Suika ow grumbled with lingering excitent before shrinking back into her little tipsy-cat form and leaping into Sherwin arms.
And as always, Sherwin rewarded the battle-worn Suika ow with a full round of "cat-kills-chicken."
On the other side, with help from Seijuro and Link ow, Sanji ow swiftly disassembled the massive Dragon.
He imdiately set up the specially crafted boiler and grill—originally made for cooking Sea Kings—and began preparing the freshly obtained dragon at.
Before long, waves of rich, savory aroma drifted from the grill and boiler. Even the little brats who had been gnawing on Shirahoshi tail were drawn to the scent...
Then gnawed even harder, to the point that even Huai ow and the Suika ow in Sherwin arms couldn’t resist joining in.
There was no helping it—since the dragon at wasn’t ready yet, the cats could only use the "Shirahoshi-brand teething sticks" to satisfy their cravings.
Fortunately, Sanji ow cooked fast. As dish after dish of dragon-at cuisine was served to the Research Commission table, the cats finally released Shirahoshi and, dragging her along, erupted into a noisy feast right on the spot.
Watching the only creature on the island that could rival him get so easily turned into food, Smile once again felt grateful for surrendering quickly, all while tearfully wolfing down the dragon-at dishes Haibara ow shoveled into his mouth.
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