Sherwin had no idea that Shanks was trying everything possible to scout out his location. After welcoming Touma ow, he kept his promise and directed the Dodo Advance toward Karakuri Island, Barjimoa.
"Wuwah! This is amazing, Sherwin! The Dodo Advance is truly incredible!"
Seeing the Dodo Advance transform for the first ti, Touma ow leaned excitedly over the edge of the ship, shouting loudly as he watched the claw-wing thrusters changing shape on the exterior.
"Waaaah! Touma-brother, don’t lean so far over the edge, ow!"
The Dodo Advance, who had already integrated into the main body, suddenly issued a slightly panicked warning.
However, her warning ca a step too late. A transparent protective shield quickly rose from the edge, carrying the bewildered black-and-white kitten up into the air.
"How unfortunate, ow~~~~~"
The "flying" Touma ow cry wavered like a wave, but his little paws remained firmly hooked onto the edge of the protective shield.
"Let go, you little idiot! Do you want to lose your claws?!"
"Eh?! Waaaaah! Sherwin! You have to catch , ow—!"
Under Sherwin loud reminder, Touma ow finally realized he needed to let go and fell from the heights, not forgetting to cry out to Sherwin for help even as he wailed.
Unfortunately, Sherwin wasn’t able to catch him, because Touma ow didn’t land on the deck at all. Instead, montum carried him diagonally downward until he landed with a "splat" against another rising section of the protective shield.
What made it even more awkward for Sherwin was that a split second after Touma ow let go and fell, a pair of arms had suddenly sprouted from the shield above to grab him, but because of Sherwin shout, they had just missed...
In other words, if he hadn’t shouted that sentence, Robin would have already saved Touma ow.
Sherwin exchanged a speechless look with Robin. In less than a day, Sherwin had discovered another trait of Touma ow—
His actions, or rather the sudden mishaps that occurred when he was unlucky, seed incredibly difficult to capture with Observation Haki.
Every ti they tried to help, there was always a delay of half a second or so. That fleeting mont was exactly why they kept missing the chance to rescue Touma ow.
Unless they were close enough or didn’t rely on Haki, using experience instead to predict his movents in advance, it was nearly impossible.
Actually, with Shermie ow speed, she could have made it in ti to save him. The problem was that every ti Shermie ow moved to rescue Touma ow, she would accidentally leak a bit of lightning, turning the little black-and-white cat into a charred little black cat.
And...
And it would provoke the hostility of a certain yellow cat who preferred to remain anonymous.
It was hard to say which situation was truly more miserable.
As a result, Shermie ow stopped stepping in after rescuing him twice.
"It a miracle you’ve survived this long..."
Sherwin picked up Touma ow, who was slowly sliding down the protective shield, and patted his feline head with great emotion.
Between the cow cat neurotic personality and Touma Kamijo sky-high misfortune, Sherwin estimated that Touma ow life as a cat would likely be even more "eventful" than his original counterpart.
Well, he ant before the plot of A Certain Magical Index even started.
"How... unfortunate, ow..." Touma ow replied in a muffled voice with his trademark catchphrase.
"Try your best not to wander too far from us normally..." Sherwin set him down and instructed: "Specifically, try to stay near , Link, Seijuro, Suika, Huai, or Kaido. That way, there at least a chance we can save you in ti."
"I understand, ow..."
Touma ow replied, sounding a bit dejected.
He had originally wanted to help everyone as much as possible, but the situation was just like before—he hadn’t helped much, only added to the chaos.
Even after changing worlds, why is Mr. Kamijo luck still this bad, ow?
The little black-and-white cat let out a very depressed sigh, then quickly adjusted his mood.
Sherwin had said that even without eating a Devil Fruit, there were powers in this world called Armant Haki and Observation Haki. As long as he learned those, things would definitely improve!
Touma ow thought with his usual optimism.
Karakuri Island, Future Land.
Like Drum Island in the Drum Kingdom, this was a winter island perpetually covered in snow. However, compared to Drum Island, the climate of Karakuri Island was even more harsh not only were the temperatures lower, but the winds howled with particular ferocity.
Even if one were to compare all the winter islands Sherwin had passed through over the years, Karakuri Island would undoubtedly rank among the very top.
What made it even more special was that, unlike most winter islands where the season and weather were confined to the land, the cold of Karakuri Island radiated outward for a significant distance.
The waters surrounding the island were choked with thick ice floes, making it impossible for ordinary pirates to approach without an icebreaker.
This was one of the reasons why, despite Baldimore widespread fa, few pirates ever tried to target it.
As for the other reason, it was naturally because the World Governnt maintained a garrison here no smaller than that of a standard Marine branch.
When Vegapunk accepted the World Governnt recruitnt, one of his conditions was the protection of his hotown.
Moreover, even if he hadn’t requested it, the Marines would have been stationed there anyway. After all, his forr residence and laboratory were located on the island, and even if the World Governnt didn’t need them, they certainly didn’t want them falling into anyone else hands.
However, just like the abandoned Punk Hazard, while the World Governnt valued the site, they didn’t value it that much.
Given the natural climate barrier, the strength and quality of the Marines on the island weren’t particularly high. Otherwise, in the original story, Franky wouldn’t have been able to cause such a ruckus without being caught—they hadn’t even managed to figure out exactly who he was.
Although the Hunter group was strong enough to simply stroll onto the island without the Marines being able to stop them, Sherwin had recently caused a major incident at Mary Geoise.
If he were to appear in a sensitive location right now, even if Aokiji were reluctant, the World Governnt would force him to send reinforcents.
They were only here to browse Vegapunk notes, so the less noise they made, the better. Thus, Sherwin had the Dodo Advance switch to Ceadeus mode from a distance, quietly subrged, and sneaked toward the vicinity of island...
Only to be blocked by the ice floes overhead.
Fortunately, such a small problem ant nothing to the Hunter group. There were far too many ways to break through the ice. Since Sherwin didn’t want to cause too much of a stir, he ultimately chose to have Klee ow burn a hole through it.
And when they made landfall, Sherwin did not bring too many people or Felynes with him...
Purah ow was the primary focus, so she naturally had to co along. Haibara ow was the only one capable of offering actual assistance, so she was a must-include as well.
Klee ow was not only their lucky star but also a walking heater, so there was no way she’d be left behind. Robin was deeply interested in the history of this country and followed along, and finally, Link ow—possessing the largest spatial backpack—was added to the group as the porter.
The remaining mbers of the Investigation Team were left on standby aboard the Dodo Advance.
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