Just as the preparations Shiki had spent over a decade on were being torn apart by Haibara ow, leaving both Shiki and Indigo so demoralized by the dark-bellied kitten poisonous tongue that they began to doubt their very existence, Sherwin still requested to look around and witness the fruits of Shiki labor...
This touched the nearly despairing pair so deeply that they naturally granted his request unconditionally.
Of course, Haibara ow chose to remain in Shiki palace to continue researching the miraculous plant known as IQ, and Purah ow also took the initiative to stay behind and help.
While little Purah research capabilities in pharmacology were "average," that was only in comparison to Haibara ow and her own chanical R&D skills it didn’t an she was actually diocre in that field...
At the very least, she was more capable than Dr. Indigo.
As for the other mbers of the Hunter Group, they all followed Sherwin out to roam around.
Before falling out with Shiki, Sherwin did not believe he would do anything to the two Felynes in fact, Shiki would likely treat Haibara ow—a "Felyne Intellect" whose abilities clearly surpassed Dr. Indigo—with the utmost reverence.
Furthermore, Haibara ow had the "Black Organization" mbers by her side, and Purah ow had the Guardian Legion in her dinsional bag. Purah herself was a Logia-type user of the Snow-Snow Fruit. Even if an unexpected turn of events led Shiki to attack, their confrontation with a significantly weakened "Golden Lion" would not put them in any real danger, even if they couldn’t win.
...
"Sense the location of that village we saw earlier we’ll head there first."
Having removed his gas mask after passing through the protective periter, Sherwin spoke to Shermie ow, who was perched on his shoulder.
"Okay, ow~"
Shermie ow, still wearing her gas mask because of that lingering stench, gave a muffled reply and nudged Sherwin cheek twice with her head. Only then did she silently spread her Observation Haki. After a mont, she pointed in a certain direction and continued in that sa muffled voice, "It that way, ow~"
After advancing for over ten minutes in the direction Shermie ow had indicated, Sherwin and the others heard a rustling commotion not far away. Imdiately following, a giant beetle with a body size nearing that of the Dodo Advance itself appeared before them.
"Hmm, looks like the scent of those trees can’t be slled here anymore..."
Sherwin cast a calm glance at the nacing giant beetle and said to the Felynes beside him, "Everyone can take off their masks now."
"Oh—!"
(=＞＜=)
Klee ow quickly whipped off her mask and cautiously twitched her nose a few tis. Finding that the unpleasant odor was indeed gone, her eyes instantly lit up as she looked at the giant beetle in front of them. She grabbed Sherwin ear and started making a fuss.
"Sherwin-brother, Sherwin-brother, can we catch a few big bugs to keep as pets, ow?!"
"Stop it, where would the Dodo Advance have enough room to raise these things?"
Sherwin gave her little head a playful knock and then looked toward Sanji ow. "Is it edible? Does it taste good?"
The little yellow cat had a look of pure disgust. "It edible, technically, but these kinds of insects have very few edible parts and the taste is diocre. The main issue is that they usually have scent glands inside them that are very difficult to deal with, ow."
(へ)
"In that case..."
Sherwin drew his Longsword and casually swung a massive flying slash, splitting the beetle—which was currently charging at them—clean in half.
"Next, I plan to quickly scout through all these islands. Are you all coming with , or do you have other ideas?"
"I want to go find the animals here to pick a fight with White Star, ow!"
(=`=)
The most restless Jinx imdiately started shouting.
"Eh?"
Shirahoshi froze for a mont before nodding her head as well. "Yeah! Last ti in the Calm Belt, those animals were all going easy on . This ti, I want to truly fight them!"
The "little" rmaid clenched her fists and spoke with a look of determination.
"Klee wants to follow Brother Sherwin ow~"
(=`=) "I’m the sa ow~"
The two clingy ones on his shoulders were as sticky as ever.
"As Shermie sister guardian knight, of course, wherever Shermie sister is, I am ow!"
(=)
Since he could look for ingredients along the way while following Sherwin, there was no reason for the little yellow cat Sanji ow to stay away from Shermie ow.
"I’ll follow you for now, and we’ll talk again if I discover any ruins," Robin stated calmly.
"Master Sherwin, I also want to stay behind."
Baby-5, who had already realized her inadequacies back at Mary Geoise and had been trying to master Armant Haki recently, spoke up.
Sherwin naturally wouldn’t refuse such a request furthermore, by moving together with Jinx and the others, there was no need to worry about her encountering any danger.
As for the remaining Felynes, they all indicated that they didn’t have anything in particular they wanted to do separately from Sherwin...
Mainly, judging by the strength of that beetle from earlier, fighting these animals wouldn’t provide much training given the Felyne current strength.
"Sigh... then I’ll stay behind to look after them too."
ε=(ο｀=)
Huai ow sighed helplessly.
It would have been fine to let Kaido ow stay behind, but Sherwin had other arrangents for him.
"What that ow... Sister Huai actually doesn’t trust us that much ow!"
(=`н=)
Jinx muttered angrily under her breath, not daring to let Lord Huai hear her complaints.
Shirahoshi giggled and poked the sulking little blue cat with her finger. "It not ’u the only one Sister Huai doesn’t trust is you, Sister Jinx... Ow!"
The rmaid Princess, whose finger had been bitten hard by Jinx, shook her hand vigorously, while the little crazy cat hung on without letting go, just as she had when gnawing on her tail before.
Huai, standing to the side: "..."
Sure enough, things were developing in the direction she least wanted to see even the originally well-behaved Shirahoshi had been getting more and more mischievous lately...
Why did this situation occur? Clearly, not long ago, Shirahoshi was still very well-behaved...
Huai ow fell into deep thought.
It seed that Shirahoshi started becoming mischievous after Sherwin egged her on to give King Neptune a fright?
The culprit has been found! It all that idiot Admiral fault ow!
The fuming Lord Huai turned her head to look for Sherwin, only to find that he had already run off with Robin and the other Felynes to parts unknown.
Who told Sherwin to know his own Felynes so well?
When he saw Huai ow making a pained expression at Shirahoshi, who was ssing around with Jinx, Sherwin imdiately sensed the aura of danger.
Thus, taking advantage of the gap while Lord Huai was still deep in thought, the alert Hunter took Klee ow and the others and slipped away at the first possible mont.
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