Although Doflamingo said he would arrive soon, Sherwin and the others were never going to stand around foolishly waiting for him. The Dodo Advance continued heading toward Mystoria Island.
Still… setting the famed blade aside, he could actually produce two Paramecia fruits this easily…
No wonder almost all of Doflamingo subordinates are Paramecia users.
The String-String Fruit travel capability isn't on the level of Kuma Paw-Paw Fruit, but it definitely among the best—faster even than some bird-type Zoan fruits.
In less than half an hour after Sherwin hung up the phone, Doflamingo had already "flown" all the way over using his "Sky Path."
"Well now! Isn't this Doflamingo? We meet again. Have the injuries my cats gave you last time healed up yet?"
Sherwin grinned shamelessly as he greeted the Heavenly Yaksha who landed on the deck, even "warm-heartedly" asking about his condition.
"Hmph."
Doflamingo snorted, not interested in exchanging words. He tossed over the bundle he was carrying. "I've brought what you wanted. Now you can release them, right?"
He stared at Buffalo and Baby 5, who were still chained with seastone restraints.
Sherwin first checked the contents of the bundle. Once he confirmed everything was correct, he signaled Seijuro Meow and Link Meow to remove the chains from the two.
"Young Master…"
Baby 5 and Buffalo lowered their heads and walked to Doflamingo side.
The Heavenly Yaksha ignored them, but he stared deeply at Sherwin and the two cats who had beaten him before.
Behind his sunglasses, he also glanced sideways at Nico Robin before flicking out a string, pulling himself up into the sky.
"Follow me."
Baby 5 and Buffalo hurried after him.
Robin watched Baby 5 retreating figure, her expression tinged with a faint sadness.
"If you really want to help her, keeping her here wouldn't be impossible," Sherwin said.
"Yeah, yeah! That big sister has such an interesting personality. Klee Meow really likes her, meow!"
But Robin shook her head, showing a smile fit for a "dangerous woman." "I'm not a softhearted person like you. Don't forget, my nickname is the 'Devil Child.'"
Joking aside, she continued seriously, "We have too many secrets here. Keeping her on the ship would be far too dangerous. Isn't that the same reason you gave up your favorite maid?"
"Cough—cough—!" Sherwin choked and coughed nonstop. "A-actually, I don't like maids that much…"
"Really?" Robin lightly brushed back a lock of hair by her ear.
"That a shame. If you really liked them, I would've worn a maid outfit together with Huamei to show you."
"…Please do that!"
Always acting straight from the heart, Sherwin immediately begged.
"Sherwin-nii, should Klee wear a maid outfit too, meow?"
(=ω=)
Not really understanding what they were talking about, the little plush-like Klee Meow tugged on Sherwin ear, and then—
"Admiral! Stop exposing Klee to those weird things, meow!" Huamei Meow jumped onto Sherwin shoulder and started smacking his head with her kitty punches.
"And you too, Robin! Jokes like that have a time and place, meow! Klee is right here!" Even Robin, who had been quietly giggling on the side, didn't escape Lord Huamei scolding.
The confused Klee Meow was immediately pulled away by Haibara Meow.
"Don't mind that idiot Sherwin! I'll take you to see Purah Meow latest Guardians, meow! And Shirahoshi said she really curious about Naruto Neko. You know that story best, so you're the one who'll tell it to her!"
"Okay, okay! Klee is super good at telling stories, meow!"
(=`=)
The innocent little plush immediately had her attention diverted.
Meanwhile, after nagging Sherwin and Robin for quite a while, Huamei Meow finally reminded him, "The Devil Fruits and the famed blade you just got from Doflamingo—did you receive any shards, meow?"
"Oh right! I almost forgot about that!" Sherwin slapped his thigh. "I haven't even checked yet!"
Remembering at last, he quickly pulled out the Hunter Handbook. The other cats, hearing the commotion, hurried over.
Even the plush Klee Meow, who had been enthusiastically telling Naruto Neko, smacked her lips in unfinished excitement before dragging Shirahoshi along to join him.
"Sherwin-nii, does Klee get to meet new friends again, meow?"
(=`=)
The little plush climbed onto Sherwin shoulder with practiced ease, tugging on his ear as she asked.
"We're about to find out."
Sherwin opened the Hunter Handbook. Before he even had the chance to check what names the famed blade and the Devil Fruits from Doflamingo carried, the handbook began to glow white.
Moments later, a shard, silver-white mixed with iron-gray, appeared between the pages.
"A weapon pool shard?"
Sherwin frowned and picked it up, then realized—
"Huh? Why is it a Number Three shard?"
After obtaining Shusui earlier, he had already completed the necessary weapon pool shards to summon Jinx.
Right now the weapon pool had zero shards, so the one that appeared should've been a Number One shard.
Could it be…
Sherwin looked down at the Devil Fruit illustrated guide in his hand.
Sure enough, among the newly added Devil Fruits was the Slash-Slash Fruit he had missed back in Alabasta. As for the other one, it was a completely unheard-of Human sword Fruit.
"Wow! That incredible!"
Even though Klee Meow and the others had already mentioned Sherwin mysterious ability, seeing it with their own eyes still felt completely different.
Sherwin glanced once more at the weapon index. The two blades brought by Heavenly Yaksha were named "Hiwazumi" and "Moon-Slicing Dance."
The names sounded pleasant enough. "Hiwazumi" even paired neatly with "Yukizumi."
But both were standard katanas—good-quality blades that never appeared in the original story—and since they didn't grant any shards, Sherwin quickly lost interest and casually stuffed them into his pack.
Just as he was about to put away the Hunter Handbook and summon a new Felynes companion, he suddenly noticed an extra page at the back—
[Poseidon (Shirahoshi)]
A mermaid princess who carries the power to command the Sea Kings.
The description consisted of only a single short sentence, accompanied by an illustration of a mermaid done in a very Monster Hunter–like style.
"Eh? Is that supposed to be me?"
Shirahoshi stared at the uniquely styled artwork for quite a while before finally recognizing that it was indeed her.
She didn't overthink why she appeared in the handbook. The book was clearly strange and magical, and the entry focused on the name "Poseidon."
"So ancient weapons can be recorded… but only after they're 'obtained'?"
Sherwin rubbed his chin, half amused, half helpless.
He had checked the Hunter Handbook after meeting Shirahoshi earlier, and at that time it contained no entries about the ancient weapons.
The only difference now was that Shirahoshi had joined their Felynes Investigation Team…
In other words, if he wanted the handbook to unlock entries for the other two ancient weapons, he'd either have to get Purah Meow to create Pluto, or go dig up the one in Wano.
As for Uranus, there was really nothing he could do. Even the idea that it was in the hands of the Celestial Dragons was just a meme theory made up by bored netizens.
"Forget it, whatever."
Since it didn't give shards anyway, Sherwin wasn't in any rush to get it recorded.
Of course, maybe something special would happen after gathering all three ancient weapons—but that wasn't something he could complete anytime soon.
So he might as well summon a Felynes first!