Well, Sherwin, who had been speculating about the newcor prototype, knew exactly who he was the mont he heard that familiar catchphrase.
The strongest Level 0 in Academy City, the caretaker of the Index, and the wielder of Imagine Breaker—Kamijou Touma.
But...
Does the Monster Hunter world even have Imagine Breaker? What would that actually look like? Sherwin reminisced in the Monster Hunter gas, there were various nullification effects—Wind Pressure Negated, Heat Cancel, Paralysis Negated, and so on.
However, that was strictly limited to the gas.
In his inherited mories, while equipnt forged from monster materials could reduce elental or status damage, they could never achieve the total immunity seen in ga chanics. Such a feat was only possible within a digital simulation.
Of course, in the One Piece world, eating a corresponding Logia Devil Fruit was one solution.
Yet, this dairy cow Felyne was wearing nothing but a plain white short-sleeved shirt. It was hard to imagine he could replicate the original Touma ability to negate any supernatural power with a single touch.
As for his presence in the One Piece world...
Could his right paw possibly possess the sa properties as Sea Prism Stone?
While Sherwin rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought, the little Klee ow perched on his shoulder suddenly spoke up: "The new big brother gives Klee the sa feeling as Big Brother Bennett back in the village ow... How strange, why does Klee feel this way?"
Indeed, as expected of cats shared by "destiny," Klee ow imdiately sensed Touma ow defining trait.
Sherwin recalled that beyond being a magnet for misfortune, this Imagine Breaker wielder also had another nickna: the "Preach-and-Reach" pick-up artist.
Was his team of Felynes about to gain a Japanese light novel protagonist-type cat? Sherwin instinctively glanced at Sanji ow. If Touma ow inherited that trait from his prototype, the little yellow cat would likely spit blood from pure jealousy.
"What are you looking at ow?! You want to fight ow?!"
(=`Д=)
Although Sanji ow didn’t know what Sherwin was thinking, the pity in his eyes was crystal clear. Sensing that the Hunter was up to no good, the little yellow cat didn’t hesitate to deliver a kick.
Unexpectedly, Sherwin didn’t fight back. Instead, he patted Sanji ow head with an even more pitiful expression, making the little yellow cat increasingly anxious.
"What do you an by that ow?! Tell clearly right now ow!"
(=`Д=)
"It nothing, just rember to stay strong in the future."
Sherwin continued to stroke his little head, offering earnest and well-aning words of comfort.
"Waaaaah! Sherwin stupid brain has finally broken ow!"
∑(=ΦДΦ=)
While Sherwin and Sanji ow were making a fuss, the commotion finally drew the attention of Touma ow, who had been wallowing in a slumped position of defeat.
"Eh? Hunter? It the Hunter ow!"
(==)
Touma ow stopped obsessing over the fish that had been reduced to just a head. He tossed aside his fishing rod and dashed toward Sherwin with eyes sparkling, shouting loudly, "Could it be that the wish Kamijou-san made to the gods has finally been answered ow?!"
And then...
His left foot tripped over his right foot, and with a "thud," he slamd face-first onto the deck.
Sherwin: "..."
As expected of Kamijou Touma Sherwin wasn’t the least bit surprised by this turn of events.
"Waaaaah! Are you alright?"
The kind-hearted Shirahoshi was the first to rush over, carefully picking Touma ow up and placing him in the palm of her hand.
"I-I’m fine, I’ve long since grown used to this ow."
(=`=)
Touma ow rubbed his nose, answering in a muffled, nasally voice.
Then, he stared blankly at Shirahoshi with wide eyes, finally processing her presence and crying out in a delayed panic: "Mama! It a Somnacanth ow!"
Frightened, Touma ow perford a sudden backflip...
He leaped right out of Shirahoshi palm and landed on the deck with a "splat" once again.
Furthermore, his backside landed perfectly on the fishhook he had tossed aside earlier. As for the fish head, it had—by so incredible coincidence—fallen off the hook the mont he dropped the rod...
"Aaaaagh—! Such misfortune ow!!!"
(=Д`=)
The newly arrived kitten imdiately clutched his rear and began rolling around the deck.
"Oh... he really is just like Big Brother Bennett. Big Brother Bennett always gets hurt for no reason too ow."
The little Ragdoll blinked her eyes and, speaking from experience, turned to Sherwin. "Sherwin-bro, it probably best not to let this new big brother anywhere near Klee workshop or Sister Haibara and Sister Purah ow laboratories. It would cause big trouble ow."
anwhile, Shirahoshi stood there looking completely bewildered. "Boss Sherwin, I didn’t an to hurt him."
"I know, I know," Sherwin stepped forward and patted Shirahoshi tail, offering gentle comfort. "Don’t worry, this isn’t your fault."
Next, Sherwin stepped forward, picked up the still-rolling Touma ow, and swiftly pulled out the fishhook stuck in his bottom before pouring a small bottle of ga Potion down his throat.
Then...
The Touma ow in his arms straightened his body and thrashed wildly like an electrified fish, but it only lasted for two or three seconds before the little tuxedo cat simply blacked out.
Sherwin was all too familiar with this reaction. He hurriedly picked up the bottle to check—it was an Ancient Potion.
He hadn’t grabbed the wrong one?
"Oh!"
Haibara ow on his shoulder suddenly punched her palm. "I secretly swapped a bottle of Ancient Potion for a Satan Potion earlier, intending to prank you, but then I accidentally forgot about it ow!"
Sherwin: "..."
Although he wasn’t yet clear on what Touma ow abilities were, based on this point alone, summoning him wasn’t a loss!
...
"Waaah—! I’m sorry ow! Although I don’t even know what I did wrong ow!"
A mont later, Touma ow cried out as he sat up in Sherwin arms, then rubbed his head in a daze...
"I think I just had a nightmare ow."
"Eh, he actually recovered this quickly. He seems to have great research value ow!"
Haibara ow stared intensely at the quickly awakened Touma ow, her tail twitching restlessly.
"Behave yourself!"
Sherwin crossly pinched her cheek, pulling his hand back quickly before the little kitten could bite him. Then, while gently scratching Touma ow chin, he said softly, "Just treat it as if it were a nightmare."
"Wow! It the Hunter ow!"
Touma ow seed particularly obsessed with the identity of the Hunter. After Sherwin spoke, he imdiately stopped dwelling on what had just happened and instead lunged at him, rubbing his head incessantly against Sherwin chest.
"The gods have finally looked down upon poor Kamijou-san ow!"
In the short ten minutes since he had been summoned, this was already the second ti he had said this.
Curious, Sherwin asked, "Why do you say that?"
"Because, I have been praying to the gods that one day I could beco a partner to the Great Hunter ow!"
With Touma ow explanation, Sherwin finally understood the specific situation of this Felyne version of the Imagine Breaker.
The na Kamijou Touma naturally remained unchanged, and his unlucky attribute was inherited directly from his original counterpart.
Also inherited was his "poor student" status regarding academic performance.
To be specific...
Touma ow was neither a Buddy nor a Chef Felyne. He wasn’t even a Buddy-in-training like Klee ow.
He was just an ordinary Felyne living in the village, and he didn’t even have the standard-issue dinsional pocket! Because his training results were poor and his luck was abysmal, Touma ow had been kicked out of the Buddy training camp early on.
Usually, he just helped with odd jobs around the village... which frequently led to accidents. He would go fishing by the river near the village... but almost never caught anything and constantly faced the risk of falling into the water.
Fortunately, the people in the Monster Hunter world were quite simple and kind. Even though Touma ow was incompetent at everything and a champion at causing trouble, he managed to survive tenaciously thanks to the relief and help provided by his fellow villagers.
It was a bit like that Level 0 prototype living off welfare in Academy City.
However, a village in the Monster Hunter world was not Academy City after all, and Touma ow wasn’t so ordinary high school student who only needed to "study." Thus, he always hoped to truly be of help to the village—ideally by becoming a Felyne comrade to a Hunter and venturing out to hunt all sorts of monsters.
Then, while he was fishing and praying to the gods as per his daily routine, a sudden wave swept him into the river. Following that, in a daze, he responded to Sherwin summons.
"How should I put this..."
Sherwin scratched his head. "Our situation here might be a little different from what you’re expecting. Simply put, you’re no longer in your original world."
"Eh?! Does that an Mr. Kamijou is actually dead ow?! As I thought, only after death could I have such a beautiful dream. Such misfortune ow!"
(=QДQ=)
"That not what I ant!"
(This Touma ow doesn’t have the Imagine Breaker he just pure bad luck.
The main reason is that there is no similar setting in Monster Hunter, and forcibly arranging one felt unnecessary since Sherwin isn’t lacking Sea Prism Stone.
Furthermore, the Investigation Team currently has no shortage of combat power, so a Felyne with no real strength was designed instead.)
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