In the idle chat that followed, Sherwin guess was further confirmed—Kaido Meow really was a Felyne version of Fiorayne.
To be precise, an enhanced version.
Because, aside from blocking the Rampage, investigating and driving off the Wind Serpent Ibushi and Thunder Serpent Narwa, accepting an invitation from the distant kingdom to head to Elgado, repelling Gaismagorm, and other events belonging to the Rise storyline, Kaido Meow also had a whole series of other battle records.
For example, he had also defeated Akantor, Jhen Mohran, Amatsu, Velkhana, Ahtal-Ka, and Oltura.
So Kaido Meow didn't just take Fiorayne script, but also scripts from several other titles, and even from the spin-off game Monster Hunter Stories.
After listening to Kaido Meow recount his experiences, Sherwin was left speechless.
Because of platform and time constraints, he hadn't played every Monster Hunter title, so Kaido Meow real experiences were actually even more extensive than the storylines of the games Sherwin himself had played.
And what made Sherwin even more speechless was still to come…
Apart from the last Gaismagorm, which he didn't have time to deal with, Kaido Meow had fused the materials from all those calamity-level monsters he had previously defeated into his kanabo.
As a result, even without eating the Sakura Dragon Devil Fruit, Kaido Meow could still unleash elemental attacks like wind, thunder, fire, and ice.
In fact, before that, he had also added materials from other monsters, but compared to calamity-level monsters like Akantor, those materials were hardly worth mentioning.
It was precisely because of this that Kaido Meow named his kanabo "Eight Calamities Precept."
How should one put it?
Although it was quite speechless, the name was actually rather fitting…
After welcoming the newly joined Kaido Meow, Sherwin and the others set sail once again.
They had several targets next—
Causing trouble for Wang Zhi, causing trouble for the Heavenly Yaksha, causing trouble for Kaido, going to meet Whitebeard, searching for the remaining Road Poneglyphs, and continuing to collect Devil Fruits and famous blades, among other things…
Finding trouble with Kaido was the first thing to be crossed off the list.
Even with Kaido Meow now on their side, they still couldn't defeat Kaido at their current strength, and Sherwin also didn't want to leave something like that entirely to the cats to handle.
So whether it was him or Kaido Meow, both still needed a bit more time to level up.
The same went for Wang Zhi. Although his strength was inferior to Kaido, as the "number one pirate beneath the Four Emperors," it wasn't certain that Sherwin and the others could defeat him right now.
Moreover, avenging themselves on him wasn't particularly urgent for them at the moment.
As for Doflamingo, they could go find trouble with him at any time, but at this point Law still hadn't entered the Grand Line.
With his current strength, going for revenge now probably wouldn't give him much of a sense of participation…
Mm, it was definitely not because Sherwin was too lazy to sail back the way they came.
So after giving it some thought, the indecisive Hunter decisively offered up the Klee Meow pathfinding method once again…
After all, none of these matters had a clear priority. Going with the flow was fine.
And during the voyage, Kaido Meow quickly became familiar with the other cats.
Suika Meow, the little drunkard, went without saying—whenever he had free time, he ran off to drink with Kaido Meow, who ranked second in alcohol tolerance within the Research Commission.
Combat-oriented cats like Seijuro Meow and Link Meow also highly approved of a powerful companion like Kaido Meow, often gathering together to spar and improve alongside one another.
As for the true person in charge of the Research Commission, Huamei Meow, she was likewise very satisfied with Kaido Meow.
He was steady and reliable to begin with, and could also help keep the other little troublemaking cats in line.
With someone like that sharing the burden, how could Lord Huamei, who usually had to rack her brains and toil endlessly, be anything but pleased?
And the group of little troublemakers led by Jinx liked Kaido Meow just as much. That gentle giant didn't enjoy lecturing like Huamei Meow did, and he rarely stopped the little troublemakers from their activities.
He relied purely on his own strength to suppress the impact of their mischief to the lowest possible level.
As an extra note, Kaido Meow Observation Haki awakened while he was pinning down a bomb that Klee Meow had accidentally set off.
Even the shy little guy Dodo quickly became familiar with Kaido Meow as well.
After all…
The little furball cats were usually mischievous and prone to causing trouble, and more or less they would accidentally damage a bit of the Dodo hull.
Because of that, Kaido Meow, who could keep them in check, naturally became very popular with the Dodo.
But if one were to talk about who spent the most time with Kaido Meow and had the closest relationship with him, it would have to be the "little" girl Shirahoshi.
Because of the difference in size, Shirahoshi had never really been able to interact well with the cats.
Most of the time she could only watch enviously as Sherwin and Robin leisurely stroked the cats, while she herself could only be nibbled on the tail by them.
But now things were different. Kaido Meow size was, for Shirahoshi, just right.
And for Kaido Meow, it was actually the same. No matter how strong he was or how steady his temperament, he was still a cat, and of course he also wanted to be stroked, hugged, and lifted high like other Felynes.
What more, the scent on Shirahoshi body was especially attractive to Felynes.
So whenever Kaido Meow was resting, he liked to burrow into Shirahoshi arms, and Shirahoshi would always hold him with a blissful expression, using the techniques she had learned from Sherwin to massage and groom him.
By nighttime, Shirahoshi would even hold Kaido Meow and sleep together with him…
She had long been incomparably envious of the Hunter, who woke up every day surrounded by a pile of cats.
That Kaido Meow could get along so well with Shirahoshi was somewhat unexpected for Sherwin, but it was something he was very happy to see.
After all, if another Kaido Meow whose size was not inferior to his own were added while sleeping, Sherwin worried that one day he might be crushed to death by the cats in his sleep.
The only one who had some objections to this was Shirahoshi big-sister figure, Jinx.
"Shirahoshi! It time for training, meow!"
(=`へ=)ジ
The jealous little blue cat leapt onto the head of the mermaid princess who was stroking the big cat, patting her head with her small paws to urge her on.
"Eh? B-But isn't it still not time for training yet?"
"No talking back, meow!" Jinx kept patting her head, scolding her in a soft yet fierce tone. "Are you already satisfied with your current strength, meow?! There never such a thing as too much training!"
"I know, okay! Sister Jinx, stop hitting my head already!"
Under the influence of the cats, Shirahoshi now knew how to lose her temper too.
She puffed out her cheeks and set Kaido Meow down from her arms, covering her head with one hand while activating the Cloud Dial and floating toward the target field where they usually trained.
"Meow lo lo lo…"
Kaido Meow, who had been left behind, didn't get angry at all. Instead, he lay there and chuckled softly.
Having already seen through Jinx little thoughts, he naturally wouldn't bother arguing with an underage cat.
He even deliberately found some time afterward to remind Shirahoshi not to neglect Jinx.
So before long, whenever Shirahoshi was stroking Kaido Meow, she would bring Jinx along as well.
Although her size wasn't suitable for stroking the little blue cat, wasn't there still Kaido Meow?
While Shirahoshi was stroking Kaido Meow, Kaido Meow could just happen to groom Jinx by licking her fur, and Jinx wouldn't be idle either—she could nibble on Shirahoshi fish tail.
The two Felynes and the "little" mermaid formed a perfect closed loop.
Moreover, because she spent more time together with Shirahoshi, Jinx, the ringleader among the little troublemaker cats, naturally reduced her mischief, which counted as an unexpected bonus.
It was amid such a harmonious and leisurely atmosphere that Sherwin and the others arrived at a new island.
However, just as they were still seeing only the outline of the island from afar and still some distance away from landing, the Dodo, acting as the public Den Den Mushi, suddenly let out a "dudurururu" sound.
"I know this sound, meow! Klee knows it! We're back in Totto Land, meow! Klee wants to go play with Prometheus, meow!"
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The little plush immediately started shouting happily.
"This sound only means there are territorial Sea Worms in the nearby waters. It not exclusive to Totto Land."
Sherwin knocked the little idiot on the head, while at the same time guessing whose Yonko territory they had entered.
Or could it be…