"You should have put that thing away by now! You little dummy!"
Seeing Klee Meow still tossing a bomb around while falling, Sherwin and Robin nearly had the life scared out of them.
One grabbed the dazed little puppet, while the other activated her Fruit ability, using several layers of palms to cocoon the bomb, preventing the little dummy Klee Meow from accidentally detonating it. They didn't even have the luxury of worrying about their landing.
And so...
"Ow! Who meow attacked me?!"
Sherwin felt himself land right on top of something furry and soft. Judging by the voice, it was Sanji Meow, that little yellow cat...
Well, in that case, sitting a bit longer wouldn't hurt.
"Get off me right meow! You dummy Hunter!"
(=`Д=)
The little yellow cat, who had just made a breakthrough, shoved Sherwin right off him.
Tossed into the air once more, Sherwin spun around while holding Klee Meow and landed gracefully on the ground.
Ignoring Sanji Meow, who lunged forward to kick his shins, Sherwin glanced around. Aside from Robin and Baby-5, there was also an unconscious Jora nearby, bound in Seastone chains.
There were also Lao G and a CP agent disguised as a grunt, but neither showed any signs of life.
As for the three CP0 agents, they had likely fled while Sherwin was distracted.
Sherwin didn't particularly care about them.
After calming down, he realized that cutting off those two extra arms wouldn't have accomplished much anyway if anything, it might have unnecessarily provoked the World Government.
Besides, he still had to deal with Doflamingo later, and after that, he had to accompany Shirahoshi to the Reverie...
So, letting them leave was for the best.
More importantly—now there no one to stop me from slashing Doflamingo!
Of course, it would be best if the drop rate of the Hunter knife wasn't so touching. Sherwin could have just detained CP0 first and turned them into toys after getting the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, so he wouldn't have to worry about so much.
Well, thinking about it now, when they were falling just now, his attention was drawn away by Klee Meow. Could it be that the Lucky Star of their Research Commission was pointing the way again?
Thinking of this, Sherwin couldn't help but reach out to scratch the little ragdoll chin...
And then he got bitten.
Because Klee Meow was still angry about him calling her a dummy.
"Humph! Klee is not a dummy meow! Klee bombs are very safe now meow!"
(`н=)
The little ragdoll puffed out her cheeks and turned her small head to the side.
Quickly tossing those unimportant matters aside, the humble Hunter immediately began coaxing his little angel with kind words... and while he was at it, he also coaxed the little yellow cat who was still kicking his shins.
After coaxing the two little kittens, Sherwin looked around once more.
How should he put it?
It was very airy!
After all, nearly a quarter of the Colosseum had collapsed. The degree of damage far exceeded that of the ancient Roman Colosseum on Earth.
From a distance, it looked like a donut that had been bitten out of in a huge chunk it would be strange if it wasn't airy.
As for the cause of this situation...
The "True Lord of Burning Mountains" Klee Meow was still acting spoiled in his arms. Who else could cause such a commotion besides our lovely "Miss Calamity" Jinx?
With the help of Observation Haki, Sherwin quickly caught a flash of blue in the corner.
"Stop hiding, I've already seen you, come over here now."
Sherwin waved toward that direction in an annoyed manner.
|ΦωΦ=)
The little blue Felyne poked her head out from behind the ruins. Seeing that Sherwin didn't seem to have any intention of blaming her, she immediately trotted over eagerly...
(✿◡‿◡)
"What a coincidence! To think I'd run into you all here, meow!"
Running up to Sherwin, Jinx acted as if she knew nothing at all. She greeted everyone and then, with practiced ease, climbed onto Sherwin shoulder and affectionately rubbed against his cheek.
Sherwin rolled his eyes in exasperation and lightly tapped her small head, letting the matter go.
Actually, by letting Jinx go off to fight Gladius, he had already expected something like this to happen.
In fact, the current situation was much better than the worst-case scenario Sherwin had envisioned... it was only a quarter of the arena, after all.
Yes, only a quarter.
One had to keep in mind that this was a confrontation between the Bomb-Bomb Fruit and the Pop-Pop Fruit.
The fact that the entire arena hadn't been blown to bits already showed that Jinx had been very restrained during the battle.
Sherwin: "..."
With these cute yet troublesome little Felynes around, Sherwin felt himself becoming more and more open-minded.
But then again...
"What about that guy dressed like a rock singer?"
Gladius name was too long, and Sherwin couldn't remember it, because the name Radamanthys, one of the three judges of the Underworld, always popped into his mind first.
"Ah!"_
∑(=ΦДΦ=)
Jinx Meow, who was in the middle of a "tail-tag" game with Klee Meow, suddenly froze. "I forgot again, meow!"
Then the little blue cat quickly hugged Sherwin head, mimicking Shermie Meow usual tone and expression, and said in a dainty, sweet voice, "Sherwin-brother, you wouldn't be mad at me, would you~"
(つω=)つ
Well, no need to ask. That "rock singer" with the long name had likely shared the same fate as most of the enemies Jinx Meow had faced before—already blasted into ash by the little crazy cat. If one looked closely enough, they might still find a few scattered fragments...
Fortunately, the Pop-Pop Fruit wasn't a necessity for the Hunter group if it was gone, it was gone.
It was just that the accompanying summoning voucher was gone along with it. Sigh...
Sherwin sighed helplessly and tapped Jinx Meow little head again.
However, this time he didn't intend to just let it slide. After all, making the little crazy cat learn to control her emotions during battle was something Sherwin and Huamei had been working hard on.
"Of course I won't be angry, but... I'm going to tell Huamei~"
Sherwin scratched her chin, answering with a beaming smile.
Then he got bitten again.
"So... what your deal?"
After calming Jinx down, Sherwin finally turned to look at Baby-5 with a sense of helplessness...
If possible, he really didn't want to strike up a conversation with this eccentric girl. However, ever since Sherwin had rescued Robin, this maid had been staring at him with a "deeply infatuated" gaze that was impossible to ignore.
"From now on, please use me to your heart content, Master Sherwin!"
What kind of suggestive nonsense was that?!
Sherwin looked at Robin with a pained expression, hoping she could offer some explanation...
Wait! Why are you avoiding my gaze?!
"Ahem..."
Seeing she couldn't hide any longer, Robin cleared her throat. Her eyes wandered, yet she spoke with a serious tone: "Didn't you say you always wanted a maid to take care of everyone daily lives?"
Sherwin: !!!
Perhaps having broken through that psychological barrier, Robin words became smoother even though a hint of awkwardness remained on her face:
"Besides, didn't you also say that constantly swapping weapons is a hassle, and that it would be great if there was a weapon that could automatically switch between various forms?"
Sherwin: ???
By the time she finished, the embarrassment had vanished from Robin face. She looked Sherwin dead in the eye, speaking without a hint of hesitation: "So, I recruited Baby-5 for you, as she combines both of those advantages."
Sherwin: ???!!!