Just as Denjiro and the others saw hope in repelling Kaido, Hiyori Kozuki also saw the hope of settling accounts with Orochi Kurozumi and avenging her parents.
She didn't dare hope to take revenge with her own hands, but she wanted to witness Orochi end with her own eyes.
Therefore, even knowing it was somewhat willful and impolite, Hiyori Kozuki still had the nerve to step forward and request that Sherwin take her along to search for Orochi Kurozumi whereabouts.
Looking at the pleading expression on Hiyori Kozuki face, Sherwin felt a bit troubled.
Actually, taking her along wasn't much of a hassle for Sherwin. After all, he was only going to deal with Orochi Kurozumi—a fellow who had Devil Fruit powers but lacked real strength.
His Oniwabanshu had already been burned away by Klee Meow, and even if there were still some guards left, they couldn't be that strong. Adding a tag-along like Hiyori Kozuki wouldn't have much of an impact.
But the problem was...
He still planned to open Orochi Kurozumi blind box! Such a secret shouldn't be known by outsiders.
Furthermore, his situation was different from Blackbeard. Blackbeard had a Devil Fruit ability that he had already consumed and couldn't be snatched away. Although others couldn't use Sherwin Hunter Knife either, outsiders didn't know that!
To an uninformed observer, the ability to "carve materials" belonged to the Hunter Knife itself they couldn't see the "Monster Hunter" "class requirement."
"I... I don't need you to protect me! Just take me there and let me witness Orochi Kurozumi execution!"
Hiyori Kozuki misunderstood the reason for Sherwin hesitation and spoke up hurriedly, but this also helped Sherwin understand her motive for following along.
"It not Kaido we're talking about protecting you shouldn't be a problem."
Sherwin sighed helplessly he always tended to be soft-hearted toward characters he liked.
At worst, after finishing off Kurozumi Orochi, he would immediately send Hiyori away or simply avoid her gaze when opening the blind boxes.
Having made his decision, Sherwin pulled a palm-sized object from his spatial pocket and tossed it onto the ground.
Beside him, Suika Meow, who appeared tipsy but maintained a clear mind, waved a paw, causing the small object to return to its original form—it was a standard Sheikah-style motorcycle with a unicorn design.
This was something Sherwin had asked Purah Meow to create in his spare time, based on his memory of the Master Cycle Zero from the Breath of the Wild DLC.
Purah Meow had even improved upon the original design by adding low-altitude flight capabilities, allowing it to travel freely over any terrain.
"Get on."
Sherwin straddled the motorcycle and beckoned to Kozuki Hiyori, then had Klee Meow, a must-have for opening blind boxes, and Shermie Meow, who possessed the widest Observation Haki, join them on the vehicle.
After thanking him once more, Kozuki Hiyori sat sideways on the back seat and cautiously grabbed the corner of Sherwin clothes...
Sherwin was suddenly reminded of a movie starring a certain big-nosed martial arts superstar.
He had long forgotten the name of the film, but the clip of the protagonist constantly hitting the brakes to make the girl in the back seat slam into his back was widely circulated on the internet.
Shaking his head to dismiss the improper thought, Sherwin instructed Huamei to look after the other Felynes before starting the engine and heading toward Harbor.
While Sherwin was taking Kozuki Hiyori to find Kurozumi Orochi, the battle between the two dragons in the sky continued.
"Demolition Wind! Oh, why are you copying me again, meow?!"
After sensing that Kaido intended to use Demolition Wind with his Observation Haki, Kaido Meow decisively activated Hunter Time to strike first, preemptively taunting Kaido like a wicked cat.
Furthermore, this wasn't the first time he had done this. Upon discovering that Kaido was particularly dissatisfied with him "learning" his moves, Kaido Meow had been using this method to seize the initiative.
Provoking Kaido was secondary the primary goal was to take the lead because, in doing so, it became Kaido who was copying him! Kaido also wanted to use Observation Haki to foresee Kaido Meow movements, but unfortunately, Kaido Meow could use Empty Soul Possession, while Kaido did not know how to hide his presence from Observation Haki.
"Damned Mink!!!"
Under Kaido Meow constant provocation, Kaido sanity was slowly breaking down, and he couldn't even maintain a stable Observation Haki anymore. This allowed Kaido Meow to use his preemptive strike tactic even more skillfully.
"I don't believe you can learn this too!"
After his fury, Kaido quickly calmed down and decisively switched to his human-beast form, raising his new spiked club, Hassaikai, which had been hidden somewhere.
Then he watched in shock as the "imitator" in front of him also transformed into a half-dragon, half-cat state and pulled out a spiked club from a pocket at his waist...
"Thunder Meow... Bagua!"
"!!!"
"Bang!"
This time Kaido was unable to "imitate" Kaido Meow again, because while he was still dazed, Kaido Meow "Eight Disaster Precepts" had already arrived before him and smashed ruthlessly into his face.
"Are... are you kidding me?!"
Yamato, who had been closely watching the battle, was completely stunned. How could Kaido Meow "Thunder Bagua" be even more proficient than her own?!
"You bastard... what exactly is going on with you?!"
Kaido, who had been sent flying by the strike, was equally dumbfounded.
As the actual creator of the Thunder Bagua and the victim who had just endured a Thunder Meow Bagua, he could clearly feel that this fellow—whose physique was vastly different from the other Felynes in the Hunter Investigation Team—possessed a mastery of the Thunder Bagua that was not inferior to his own, aside from the lack of Conqueror Haki infusion.
In fact, there were even some techniques within it that he himself had not mastered, which compensated for the lack of Conqueror Haki.
Those techniques were not unfamiliar to Kaido, Sherwin had used similar ones when fighting him before.
But aside from those techniques...
Where did he learn this Thunder Bagua from?!
The similarity in Devil Fruit abilities could still be explained by the opponent eating a similar type of Devil Fruit, especially since there are so many similar animals among the Zoan types, and it wasn't impossible for similar situations to occur among Mythical Zoans.
But it was highly abnormal for the combat moves to be identical. It couldn't be that Sherwin could teach it to the Felyne by his side after seeing him use it just once, could it?
Although Kaido moves appeared wide and simple without much difficulty, they were actually the culmination of his years of combat experience and were not as simple as they seemed on the surface.
Even Yamato had only managed to barely learn a few moves through Kaido constant "hammering" since she was a child.
"Meow-rorororororo! Now you know who the fake is, meow?!"
Kaido Meow in his Totoro form did not answer Kaido question, nor did he know how to answer it.
Because...
He didn't know either!
Who could have known that he would be summoned to another world right before his death, and that in this other world, there would be a villain so similar to himself?!
Actually, Kaido Meow felt that Sherwin probably knew something, but since Sherwin didn't say anything, Kaido Meow hadn't gone out of his way to ask...
Even if he knew, it would be meaningless. It was better to first settle the score with the Kaido in front of him!
"Kundali: Meow-lotus Dragon Swarm!"
Kaido Meow stopped playing games with seizing the initiative and launched an attack on Kaido of his own accord.
"Damn it! How do you even know that one?!"
Seeing the opponent use yet another move identical to his own, Kaido continued to question his very existence...
Could it be that he actually had a long-lost brother from the Minks?