Facing Sherwin, who had unleashed his ultimate move and activated Link Time, Queen was naturally taken down without any surprises.
However, it was worth mentioning that Sherwin single strike of Crimson Sky End actually failed to kill him instantly, only leaving him heavily wounded. It took two follow-up slashes before the fellow finally breathed his last...
The vitality of those with Ancient Zoan fruit abilities was truly exceptionally tenacious.
After taking down Queen, Sherwin naturally didn't forget the matter of opening the "blind box." He quickly pulled out his Hunter knife and stabbed it into Queen body, which was comparable in size to a small Sea King.
"This is... the Ice Demon virus?"
Looking at the glass jar filled with blue-purple liquid that emerged from Queen corpse—which looked somewhat familiar—Sherwin pursed his lips in annoyance.
With the Destiny Felyne not by his side, failing to carve out the Brachiosaurus Fruit was within his expectations, but to directly pull a bottle of Ice Demon virus...
Setting aside the fact that he planned to scavenge Queen laboratory in a moment anyway, the dinosaur bodies he had already collected earlier were carrying several bottles of this stuff, complete with the antidote.
After stowing away the carved Ice Demon virus and grabbing two of Queen spare bodies stored nearby to provide his research Felynes with more analysis samples, Sherwin called out to Kaido Meow and began heading back.
As for the weapons and ammunition stored here...
Sherwin didn't see anything more unique than Queen spare mechanical bodies. His two Bomb Felynes would never look twice at ordinary explosives.
The man and cat returned to the first basement level. More than half of the space here was also an armory, though the weapons on this floor were primarily melee types.
Sherwin walked in and did a casual sweep the quality of these weapons forged from Alcohol Ore wasn't bad, and there were even some infused with Sea Prism Stone.
Unfortunately, no Famous Blades or weapons of such caliber appeared among them they were all standardized mass-produced equipment...
That right, one of Kaido goals in occupying Wano was to run a weapons trade.
Sherwin suddenly realized that most of the weapons here were likely intended for export.
In addition to the weapons, this floor also stored some food and wine.
After only a brief moment of thought, Sherwin decisively ignored those weapons and equipment, turning instead to empty out all the liquor here...
He was not short on Sea Prism Stone, and Liquor Ore could be obtained later from the main island of Wano these metals that had already been forged held little significance to him.
But alcohol was a different story.
Between taking out Kaido subordinates and stealing all of his booze, it was honestly hard to say which one would make him angrier.
"Hunter, aren't we going to go over there and take a look, meow?"
(=ΦωΦ=)σ
Kaido Meow, who was helping empty out Kaido liquor, patted Sherwin on the shoulder and then pointed toward the other end of the warehouse.
That was where the unfamiliar presence they had sensed earlier was located.
"Uh..."
In fact, Sherwin had already roughly guessed who that person was.
Able to stay on Onigashima without moving out with the rest of the Beasts Pirates, Sherwin really couldn't think of anyone else who fit the criteria besides Yamato, that severe victim of the Oden virus.
So he was currently a bit hesitant, because back when he was reading the manga, Sherwin had already had quite enough of that group of brainless Kozuki Oden fans.
However, after looking back at Kaido Meow, Sherwin felt that letting the two of them meet might actually be quite interesting.
"Let go."
Sherwin didn't dwell on it for too long. If he found it unbearable, he would just curse Kozuki Oden once more. As for whether Yamato would accept it...
That was none of his business.
With the mindset of someone just watching for fun, Sherwin and Kaido Meow arrived at the location of the unfamiliar presence.
Sure enough, this place was actually a dungeon. In the dim light, a white-haired woman was chained to the wall by two thick shackles.
She wore a white, sleeveless, form-fitting kimono on top and wide miko-style hakama pants below, with a massive shimenawa rope tied around her waist...
With this look, it was definitely Yamato, that person whose brain was fully infected by the Oden virus.
If one didn't consider her rather faulty brain, she was actually quite attractive.
Leaving aside the white hair—which was practically a critical hit against anyone from his homeland—the side-boob revealed by the sleeveless kimono design gave off an indescribable sense of sexiness.
What a pity... her mind just wasn't very sharp.
People might like a "clumsy beauty," but not many liked a "brainless beauty." In any case, Sherwin didn't feel even a ripple of emotion in his heart at the moment.
Yamato didn't seem to notice the arrival of Sherwin and Kaido Meow. She sat leaning against the wall with her head bowed, the sound of light and steady breathing coming from her nose and mouth...
She was asleep.
Sherwin: "..."
Then again, it was normal. In the world of One Piece where everyone was generally thick-skinned, sleeping soundly in a dungeon wasn't anything strange.
Moreover, Yamato was Kaido daughter after all. Although this was a dungeon, it was overall quite clean.
"Should we rescue her, meow?"
Kaido Meow, whose personality was completely different from his original counterpart, didn't act on his own and instead waited for Sherwin to make the decision.
"Yeah, let save her."
Sherwin, who was already planning to watch the fun, spoke while taking out his Hunter knife and slashing through the dungeon door lock.
"Clang!"
"Ah! Who is it?!"
The sound of the lock being severed finally jolted the sleeping Yamato awake. She bounced up from the ground, assuming a defensive stance.
However, looking at her trembling legs, her condition didn't seem too good...
No wonder the previous conversation between Sherwin and Kaido Meow hadn't managed to wake her.
Once Yamato clearly saw the appearances of Sherwin and Kaido Meow, a smile suddenly broke across her face.
Looking as if she had let out a huge sigh of relief, she leaned back and slid down the wall until she was sitting on the ground again.
"Always followed by Felynes... you must be the 'Hunter' Sherwin that Uncle Issho talked about, right?"
Yamato asked with a chuckle.
Sherwin nodded silently.
It seemed that Yamato had indeed already come into contact with Issho, and she had clearly turned against her own father to help out just like in the manga it was no wonder she had ended up in this state.
After all, the Yamato in the manga only had handcuffs equipped with bombs placed on her wrists, while her movements remained relatively free...
Well, at least she was free on Onigashima.
Seeing Sherwin nod in admission, Yamato smile grew even wider.
But soon, her expression suddenly shifted as if she had just remembered something. She turned to Sherwin with a serious and firm look and said,
"Even though Uncle Issho thinks very highly of you, and some of your views indeed make a lot of sense, I still feel that your assessment of Lord Kozuki Oden is far too unfair! He is the greatest and most outstanding samurai I have ever met!"
Sherwin face couldn't help but darken...
Setting aside which side perspective was actually correct, was now really the time to be discussing such things?!
What more, I haven't even removed the chains from your body yet! Aren't you worried that I'll just turn around and leave after you make such a bold statement?!
Fine... it seems she really isn't afraid...
This is exactly why I hate die-hard fans!!!