"The rest of the Marines belong to you, but this guy belongs to us."
After clearing the battlefield, Sherwin began to divide the "spoils of war" with Sabo.
He gestured casually at the other Marines and then pointed to Sakazuki, who had already been tied with Sea Stone chains and had a piece of rag stuffed into his mouth, saying to Sabo, "Anyway, this guy is fiercely loyal to the World Government it impossible for you to persuade him."
"In this battle, it was entirely Mr. Sherwin and your side putting in the effort. How to handle the prisoners is naturally for you to decide," Sabo expressed his gratitude sensibly.
"Being able to hand over these Marines to us has already made us feel unworthy of such a favor."
Sherwin nodded with satisfaction and then handed Akainu, who was still glaring at him, over to Seijuro Meow, telling him to throw Sakazuki into the cabin of the Dodo Advance first and lock him up.
As for the remaining Marines, they were also moved onto the Dodo Advance. With Suika Meow Density-Density Fruit ability, space was not an issue at all.
Of course, the few Devil Fruit users among them, unsurprisingly, all had a few vials of blood drawn by Haibara Meow.
Whether Sherwin and the others needed these abilities was one thing, but in any case, they would collect them first and talk about it later.
Similarly, the few ability users of the Revolutionary Army had also had their blood drawn by the Felyne, and even the Logia types, which could not be replicated for the time being, were no exception... What if there was a technological breakthrough someday?
After dealing with the prisoners of war, Sherwin then reconnected with Dragon to discuss with him the location for handing over these Marines.
Baltigo, the headquarters, was definitely out of the question, so Dragon chose a "branch base" that was relatively close to Egghead Island and not very important to the Revolutionary Army.
Then, the Dodo Advance, which had been enlarged several times, switched to its Valstrax mode, kicking up a violent air current and soaring into the sky...
If Klee Meow hadn't integrated the Mother Flame, driving such a large "Valstrax" would have required Klee Meow or Shermie Meow to take action personally, but now it only required using the flame stored in the engine room.
...
"Did you have fun this time?"
Sherwin asked, stroking the little head of Arc, who had pounced into his arms.
The speed of Dodo Advance was naturally beyond question. Even though her size had been magnified several times, she still flew to the agreed destination very quickly, arriving even earlier than Dragon and his group.
"It was alright."
(━ω━)
Arc squinted her eyes in enjoyment, wagging her tail as she answered, "At first, I was having a good time playing with that Gorosei who can turn into a bird, but for some reason, the other four preferred to get hurt just to run over and gang up on me. Otherwise, I could have played for a while longer."
"Hmm?"
Sherwin hand paused for a moment. "Did you do something out of line again... uh... something rather special?"
In Arc dictionary, the phrase "out of line" simply did not exist, so Sherwin decisively changed his way of phrasing it.
"Meow?"
(ω)
Arc tilted her head and reminisced for a moment. "I just released an Excatlibur, that all, and then those five old men rushed at me like they were crazy."
"Excatlibur..."
The corner of Sherwin mouth twitched.
What was that supposed to be? Ex-cat-libur? By the way, isn't your archetype Arc? Why do you know a beam attack from the Round Table series?!
Sherwin, who had never played the games in the "MELTY BLOOD" series, thought that this "Excatlibur" was also some kind of beam-style attack.
But considering that in the Fate series, besides the Round Table group, there were also quite a few Servants who could use beam attacks, and Arc was a gag character to begin with, it didn't seem like much of a problem for her to know a similar move.
It just that...
Why would a light beam make the Five Elders so nervous? Could it be that Cat Princess light beam actually counters immortality?
Thinking about how the original Excalibur could take away several of Berserker lives in one hit...
Just as Sherwin wanted to press for more answers, the curious little Ragdoll cat couldn't help but speak up first.
"Sister Arc, what kind of thing is Excatlibur meow? Can you show Klee meow?"
(=ω=)
"Meowhahahaha! Of course, no problem!"
(=`▽=)
Cat Princess flipped and jumped out of Sherwin embrace, then made a sword-drawing motion at her waist, somehow conjuring a noble sword out of nowhere that was two or three times taller than herself, shaped exactly like the Sword of Promised Victory.
"Wait..."
"Ex——catlibur!!!"
Before Sherwin could even try to stop her, Cat Princess had already activated the "True Name Release."
Then, Sherwin mood shifted from panic to astonishment, and finally to speechlessness, all within a short span of time...
"It Sherwin!"
"Is that a Hunter we've never seen before?"
"He so tall and big!"
"Nice to meet you."
"Why aren't you saying anything?"
"You guys be careful! You almost pushed those two little sisters off!"
Those Felyne Arcs that formed the "blade" all climbed onto Sherwin body, chattering and noisily pulling at his clothes, cheeks, hair, and ears.
Klee Meow and Haibara Meow, who had originally been crouching on Sherwin shoulders, were both pushed aside by this noisy crowd. Fortunately, the two kittens were highly skilled and managed to hook their claws into Sherwin clothes just in time to avoid falling off.
However, the price was that several holes were torn into Sherwin clothes, and he was even deliberately poked twice by the sharp little claws of that slightly wicked Haibara Meow...
"Ah! Time is almost up!"
"Gotta go, gotta go~"
"Goodbye, Lord Hunter, looking forward to our next meeting."
These Felyne Arcs, whose personalities and temperaments were noticeably different—looking like clones but feeling more like distinct individuals—hopped off his body one after another after greeting Sherwin.
Then, with uniform precision, they began to dig into the ground, vanishing completely into the earth in the blink of an eye.
Sherwin: "..."
Well, he probably knew why the Five Elders were in such a hurry to make a move on arc.
This "Sword of Promised Felynes" of arc was far more chaotic and nonsensical than Luffy Nika form.
"Yeah, it seems this isn't your fault, it the problem of those five old guys."
Sherwin patted Arc head and praised, "It seems you did listen to our words after all, not bad, not bad. I'll have Sanji Meow make you a big feast later."
"Since you guys didn't want me to cause too much of a stir, of course I had to consider your thoughts, we are partners after all!"
(=`=)
Arc stood with hands on her hips, speaking with righteous conviction.
As expected, Felynes are the cutest creatures in this world! Even a chaotic-evil Felyne is very well-behaved!
Sherwin stroked Arc little head with a face full of gratification.
"..."
Dragon and the others, who had participated in the Egghead Island operation, hesitated to speak, but in the end, they said nothing.
After "handing over" the Marines except for Akainu to Dragon, Sherwin discussed the subsequent plans with Dragon for a bit, then left with the Felynes.
Although Uranus had been damaged by Klee Meow explosion, it was uncertain whether it could still be used, so they had to wait and see the World Government reaction first.
In addition, if the damage to Uranus was truly severe, the World Government would most likely look for Vegapunk to repair it. Sherwin, who had long been "colluding secretly" with Vegapunk, only needed to wait for news from his side.
However, what Sherwin didn't expect was that the call from Vegapunk came even faster than he had imagined.
Sanji Meow big feast had just been prepared when the special Den Den Mushi that Vegapunk had specifically given to Sherwin for contact started ringing "buru buru".
After the call connected...
"Sherwin! That half-human, half-Felyne little fellow is your partner, right?! Was she trying to wipe out me and the Five Elders together?!"
"...Ha?!"