"Sherwin, big brother!"
Klee ow the little angel was naturally the first to pounce over.
"You’re not hurt, right? Klee was so worried about you, ow!"
After the little ragdoll buried her small head against Sherwin and rubbed him fiercely for a while, she looked at him with concern and began pawing all over him, trying to check his condition.
This thoughtful behavior made Sherwin so pleased that he nearly blew a snot bubble...
Well, if Klee ow could stop tugging at his ears nonstop, stop trying to slip her little paws into his mouth, and stop ssing his hair into complete chaos... Sherwin mood would probably be even better.
Sharmi ow, whose clinginess was no less than the little ragdoll, did not pounce on Sherwin this ti.
Instead, she ran with Huai ow to Sanji ow and began scolding him for his well-intentioned but disastrous actions earlier.
As a result, Sanji ow—being lectured by two big sister Felynes at once—lost the guilty look on his face in less than a second, replacing it with an expression of bliss and intoxication...
This truly enraged Huai. Thus, Huai ow once again pulled out her ultimate weapon against Sanji ow—punishing him by making him keep his distance from all female kittens for the next month.
Only then did the incorrigible little idiot collapse to the ground in despair, his entire body turning gray and pale.
And while Sanji ow was being jointly lectured by Huai ow and Sharmi ow, the second one to pounce toward Sherwin was not any cat at all, but Shirahoshi, the huge "little" crybaby.
"Waaahhhhhhh... Boss Sherwin, it so great that you’re okay! I thought I’d never get to see you again!"
Shirahoshi scooped Sherwin up together with Klee ow clinging to him, and in the next instant, a huge flood of tears surged out of her eyes.
Massive teardrops slid from the corners of Shirahoshi eyes, gathered along her cheeks and jawline, and pooled at her chin...
Then they ca crashing down onto the Sherwin she was holding.
Sherwin: "..."
Sensing danger, Klee ow had already leapt away first, leaving Sherwin alone to be drenched from head to toe by Shirahoshi endless stream of tears.
With Sherwin strength, he could of course have easily broken free from Shirahoshi embrace, but there was no way he would do sothing so mood-killing.
He could only let her use those outrageously high-volu tears to give him a thorough wash.
"If you keep crying like this, you really might never see this idiot Sherwin again, ow... he about to drown in your tears!"
Haibara ow, who had also wanted to pounce into Sherwin arms to act spoiled, couldn’t stand it anymore and couldn’t help speaking up.
Only then did Shirahoshi, after crying her heart out, finally react. She hurriedly set down Sherwin, who had already beco a complete drowned rat.
"Ah! S-sorry, Boss Sherwin! I didn’t an to!"
"It fine. Thank you for worrying about ."
Sherwin patted her fish tail with a helpless smile, then waved toward the little ragdoll who had jumped away earlier.
Without him needing to say anything, the perfectly in-sync little ragdoll transford into a ball of flas and circled around Sherwin once, helping him dry off the tears covering his body...
Although after being dried there were still faint salt crystals left behind that made Sherwin feel a bit uncomfortable, it no longer prevented the other cats from jumping onto him to express their concern one after another.
"Hmph~ I knew an idiot like you wouldn’t be caught so easily, ow!"
Always saying the opposite of what she ant, Haibara ow swung her little cat fists and rained a crackling barrage of punches onto Sherwin head.
After that, she even took a bite of his ear before finally acting like a normal kitten, rubbing her small head affectionately against Sherwin face.
After cuddling against Sherwin for a while, Jinx patted her chest and said, "Klee ow, little Ai, Purah ow, and Sister Suika have already co up with a brand-new idea.
The next ti we fight that big loach, we’ll definitely be able to help, ow!"
Klee ow nodded vigorously at the side. "Yeah, yeah! That idea is super amazing, ow!"
It was certainly a good thing that the kittens were so proactive, but for so reason, Sherwin felt a wave of unease rising in his chest.
Three out of the four Little Leather Cat Heavenly Kings were involved, plus Suika ow, that hopeless drunkard... who knew what kind of thing they might end up cooking up.
Still, with Purah ow around, maybe it wouldn’t be as bad as he imagined?
Sherwin subconsciously lowered his head and looked at the little dachshund cradled in his arms together with Jinx.
"Klee ow and Jinx are absolutely right~ That a super powerful idea, ow!" Purah ow grinned, baring her teeth. "I did borrow a tiny bit from the design of ’Pluto,’ but the main parts are all our own technology, ow~ Check it!"
Sherwin didn’t really mind that Purah ow had used Pluto design as reference, but after hearing her say that, why did the sense of unease in his heart grow even stronger?
"To celebrate our successful escape, how about a drink, ow?"
Just as Sherwin was stroking Purah ow and Jinx while thinking about how to understand their "idea" without dampening the kitten enthusiasm—or maybe give them a gentle warning—a large wine saucer filled to the brim with fine liquor was suddenly handed to him from the side.
"Gulp gulp gulp... Hah! Good wine!"
Wiping away the remaining liquor at the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, Sherwin finally realized that he had just been talked into drinking by Suika ow...
Or rather, that was simply her way of showing concern.
Well, it could only be said that it was very much Suika ow style.
"Sherwin-sama, welco back, ow."
(=ˇˇ=)
Seijuro ow and Link ow were extrely frustrated about not being able to help at the very end, so both little Felynes wore very serious expressions.
"We’ve basically mastered the technique of ’Void Soul Possession.’ If there another situation where soone has to stay behind next ti, please be sure to bring us along, ow!"
"Mm, got it."
Sherwin rubbed the heads of the two Felynes and agreed without the slightest hesitation.
When it ca to the Felynes, Sherwin was never the type to offer blind protection. The relationship between a Hunter and Palicoes was that of comrades-in-arms and partners.
Back when they were discussing the plan at the G-5 branch, he had actually considered leaving Seijuro ow and Link ow behind as well, since they could swim and were strong enough to help.
It was just that, considering the ultimate goal was still to escape, and that they might be detected by Kaido Observation Haki, he had ultimately decided to leave only himself behind.
Even so, convincing the two of them back then—especially Seijuro ow—had taken Sherwin quite a bit of effort.
Clearly, they were still bothered by it. So after parting ways with Sherwin, the two Felynes had been relentlessly training the "Observation Killing" technique that Sherwin had developed, and in an extrely short amount of ti, they had successfully gotten started.
And besides Seijuro ow and Link ow, the other Felynes were also doing their best in their own ways...
For example, that "idea" that Sherwin wasn’t very at ease about.
"Sherwin dear~ I was so worried about you, ow~"
After scolding Sanji ow, Charow hopped onto Sherwin shoulder, then hugged his head and rubbed against him fiercely for a while.
Huai ow followed behind her, then with a light leap jumped into Sherwin arms, placed her little paws on his chest, stretched her neck out, and gently touched noses with him.
"Admiral... it really great that you’re all right, ow."
Lord Huai rarely showed such a vulnerable side in front of the other Felynes, pressing her little head against Sherwin neck and whining coquettishly.
"Wuuuuuu..."
No need to ask—this familiar wail and that piercing gaze could only belong to that little idiot Sanji ow again.
It took so ti before Sherwin finally managed to calm down all the Felynes and Shirahoshi.
Only then did Nico Robin, who was at the very center of this whirlpool of events, finally have a chance to walk over.
Her expression was as restrained as ever, and she didn’t say anything distant like "thank you." She simply walked up and gave Sherwin a very ordinary, gentle hug.
However...
Judging from the fact that she had deliberately changed into a maid outfit, Robin was definitely not as calm as she appeared.
It just...
The label of Sherwin being a pervert who likes maids seems like sothing he’ll never be able to take off in Robin eyes.
User Comments
0 comments from readers