"Boom! Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom boom boom boom——!!!"
"Meowhahaha! Klee Meow, isn't my Chewer Grenade amazing, meow?!"
"That only because you've never seen Klee Meow Jumpy Dumpty! Its power is way stronger than the current Buzz-Buzz and Boom-Boom Klee Meow using, meow!"
Sherwin held up a large umbrella, blocking the seawater falling from above, his face filled with exasperation as he looked toward the two little Felynes blasting fish at the back of the ship.
Sitting on his shoulder was Hua Mei Meow, wearing the exact same expression of disbelief.
Yes — that commotion just now, which sounded like a battlefield in the Middle East, was nothing more than Klee Meow inviting her newly acquainted sister to blow up some fish for fun...
When one Felyne who believes that "art is an explosion" meets another who constantly says "rampaging explosives are a girl best friend," this kind of result is, naturally, inevitable.
All within expectations. Calm... calm... stay calm...
Sherwin kept chanting that to himself in his mind.
After all, it was just some fish explosions — for "Jinx," this was already considered being restrained.
Originally, Sherwin had thought about giving the Bomb Fruit to jinx (Jinx Meow), but after seeing the scene before him, he immediately abandoned that dangerous idea.
"Wahahaha! Sherwin, look! I blew up a big one! This place really is fun, meow!"
With jinx wild laughter echoing, a Sea King that had accidentally been caught in the explosion burst out of the water, letting out a terrifying roar toward the two cats at the stern.
"ROAR——!!!"
"Oh, hi!"
(=ΦωΦ=)
jinx waved a paw to greet the massive creature before her, then swiftly mounted her triple-barreled Gatling gun.
"You know what, Klee Meow? This one also called 'Boom-Boom'..." The little blue cat turned her head and grinned at the small doll-faced Felyne beside her, then pulled the trigger.
"Meowhahahahaha! Klee Meow, step back! Leave this big guy to me! These kinds of targets are my favorite, meow!"
"Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat!"
"Rooaaar——!!"
The wild torrent of bullets rained down on the Sea King, each hit making it howl in pain.
But Sea Kings in this world of pirates were no less massive or tough-skinned than the leviathans and piscine wyverns from the Monster Hunter world.
Some of the stronger ones could even rival Elder Dragons. So, despite jinx relentless barrage, her bullets barely scratched its hide — leaving nothing more than shallow marks after the whole sweep.
Unbothered by that, jinx hoisted her Fishbone Rocket Launcher onto her shoulder and fired straight at the Sea King head.
"Boom!"
The Fishbone blast packed a solid punch — the explosion sent the Sea King reeling onto its back, staining the sea surface crimson.
But even that level of explosion wasn't enough to be fatal for such a beast...
"Roooaaar!! Grrroooaaar——!!!"
Completely enraged now, the Sea King burst from the sea again, jaws wide open as it lunged toward jinx.
"Try this, meow!"
jinx tossed a Chewer Grenade right into its open mouth, then backflipped away to dodge the incoming bite.
Seeing that the Sea King was about to crash into the Dodo Advance, Sherwin knew he couldn't just stand by any longer.
With a flash, he appeared beneath the beast — and delivered a fierce kick straight to its jaw.
As Sherwin kick snapped the Sea King neck straight, the Chewer Grenade inside its mouth detonated at that exact moment.
The internal explosion wasn't enough to kill it, but the immense shockwave left the creature briefly stunned.
It coughed out a plume of black smoke before crashing heavily back into the sea.
"Wow!" jinx eyes sparkled — it was her first time seeing Sherwin take action.
She darted up onto his shoulder, grabbing his ear "self-taught-style," and shouted excitedly,
"Sherwin, you're amazing! The Hunters back in the village are nothing compared to you! Truly worthy of being the Hunter, meow!"
Sherwin scratched the little blue cat chin helplessly and said with a wry smile,
"Didn't I tell you before? The powers of this world are quite special — they can achieve things impossible in our original one."
jinx tilted her head, then confidently replied, "You said too many boring things earlier, so I forgot them all, meow!"
"If you can't remember, then I'll just let you witness it for yourself, meow."
The Felyne perched on Sherwin other shoulder — Hua Mei Meow — leapt down, landing gracefully on the ship railing. Slowly, she drew the blade at her waist.
By now, the Sea King that had been dazed by the explosion was groggily lifting its head again.
"Pā — Plum Blossom Slash."
Hua Mei Meow raised her sword and struck downward.
A fine red line appeared across the Sea King massive body — the next moment, both the creature and the sea beneath it were cleaved cleanly in two by her single slash.
"!!"
∑(=⊙Д⊙=)
jinx was so shocked that even the fish bone in her hand fell onto the deck, and all the fur on her body stood on end.
After finishing everything, Huamei Meow calmly slid her sword back into its sheath, then turned around with a gentle smile toward the little blue cat and said,
"You can take your time to learn about this world later, but you must always follow the Investigation Team rules properly, understand, meow?"
"Y-Yes, I understand, meow!"
jinx shivered instinctively and answered honestly.
"Good, that a good girl, meow." Lord Tigrex nodded with satisfaction, walking gracefully toward the front deck.
"Go fish out all those fish you just blew up and send them to the kitchen. It about time for a meal, meow."
"Klee, now I finally understand why you said we mustn't make Sister Huamei angry…"
Only after Huamei Meow figure disappeared around the corner did jinx gulp and whisper to Klee Meow,
"Just now, she felt even scarier than Granny Cat, meow."
"Right, right?" Klee Meow nodded her little head in full agreement. "But as long as you don't make Sister Huamei angry, she super nice, meow!"
After a brief moment of shock, the little blue cat quickly brightened up again, even speaking with a hint of admiration in her tone.
"But Sister Huamei is really amazing! She actually split the ocean open just now, meow!"
She waved her paws excitedly as she spoke. Clearly, though she had been shocked earlier, Huamei Meow sword strike hadn't frightened her.
Instead, it made her even more eager to explore this world. Following Huamei Meow instructions, she obediently joined Klee Meow and Sherwin to retrieve the exploded fish — along with that unlucky Sea King — and brought them to the kitchen for Sanji Meow and Link Meow to handle.
Somewhere nearby, the Hunter thought: Eh? Why am I helping to fish too?
In any case, under Sherwin gentle approach, Klee Meow shared enthusiasm,
Huamei Meow overwhelming strength, and the friendly attitude of the other members, jinx quickly blended into the Investigation Team — much faster than Sherwin had expected — and without causing any major trouble…
"Jinx! Didn't I tell you not to graffiti on the ship?! Do you want to be locked up again, meow?!"
Hmm… maybe just a little.