"Yay—!!!"
(=＞＜=)
Klee Meow and Jinx, these two little rascals, cheered in unison. They had been itching to act for a long time, but Sherwin had been holding them back now they could finally show off their skills!
The relatively more composed Suika Meow was also a bit excited, hugging her large gourd and taking a huge "gulp gulp gulp" drink, her tail swinging behind her fast enough to leave afterimages.
Immediately after, Klee Meow quickly swung the small backpack on her back to her front. Then, in a posture as if she were shoving her little head—even her entire upper body—inside, she pulled out a large sphere very similar to the original Jumpy Dumpty.
However, compared to the overall Dodoco-styled Jumpy Dumpty, although the bomb the little puppet pulled out this time still carried a hint of "Dodo style," it leaned more into a cat-themed design.
Sherwin could even see four cat paws on the sides of this large sphere that weren't even as big as its cat ears, along with a fluffy cat tail at the back.
"Hah! Enchantment: Flame Meow!"
(=`ー=)
Klee Meow pretentiously circled her little paws around this "Cat Ball," and orange flames followed her paws, quickly enveloping the "Cat Ball" entirely.
"Heave-ho!"
(=`=)
Having "enchanted" the bomb, the little puppet tossed it high toward Jinx direction.
Jinx, who had been staying on Shirahoshi head without coming down, had already braced herself in a horse stance.
One paw was held out level while the other was pulled back to her waist in a fist, assuming a standard straight punch posture.
"Felyne Karate: Rocket Booster Punch Meow!"
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"Bam! Boom—!"
Under the propulsion of Jinx "Cat Blast Punch," the flame-wrapped cat bomb streaked through the air like a beam of light, arriving above Kaido head—who had just broken free from Fujitora gravity—in the blink of an eye.
"Hic—! First Seal~ Size Seal, released Meow!"
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Suika Meow waved her paw, and the Felyne bomb in the distance instantly expanded, turning into a giant fireball. From afar, it looked as if another sun had appeared in the sky, though it was not quite as dazzling as the real one.
"Second seal! Flame seal, released meow!"
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Accompanied by Klee Meow cheers, that giant fireball "stretched" out in mid-air. It grew paws and a tail, its body lengthening slightly until it turned into a charming, chubby giant Felyne made of flames.
Sherwin could see that it wasn't just the outer layer of flames that had changed the large sphere inside had also taken on the form of a somewhat plump Felyne...
It even stuck its butt up and stretched in the air!
Furthermore, the original orange flames rapidly shifted to gold as it stretched, only stopping once a few flashes of blue light flickered within the golden hue.
"Go! Exploding Felyne: Little Girl meow!"
The little Ragdoll slammed her raised paws downward. The flame Felyne floating in the air immediately made a pouncing motion, charging toward Kaido below.
Wait! What did you just say this thing was called?!
Sherwin picked at his ear, looking at Klee Meow with a look of pure shock.
However, the little Ragdoll was currently focused on controlling the "Little Girl" bomb that she and her sisters had created together, leaving her no time to pay Sherwin any mind.
"Dodo Advance! Retreat further!"
Whether it was that flame cat plump physique or the name Klee Meow had just shouted, Sherwin had a very bad feeling. He decisively slapped the railing of the Dodo Advance and quickly issued the command.
"Wororororo! Is it you? The sun that ran away!"
Kaido, who had just been struck by lightning, bombarded by cannons, and suppressed by gravity for quite some time, looked up at the flame cat descending from the sky.
He naturally thought back to that blue-violet, lion-like fire dragon he had encountered while chasing Sherwin and the others...
After several reports in the World Economic Journal and the World Government official newspapers, Kaido naturally knew where this flame ability came from.
"Let me see how much progress you little kitten has made! Flame Dragon Torch!"
Kaido, who had only been blown back initially without suffering any serious injuries, had no intention of dodging.
He twisted his dragon body, which was also enveloped in flames, and charged forward without hesitation.
"Rising Dragon: Flame Bagua!"
Just as the flame dragon and the flame cat were about to collide, Jinx voice rang out again—
"Third seal! Bomb seal! Released meow!"
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Jinx had not retracted the fist she swung earlier. At this moment, she raised her index finger and thumb, making a shooting gesture toward the distant, plump flame cat that had collided with Kaido.
Immediately afterward, Sherwin felt as if he had been hit by a flashbang at close range. Everything before his eyes lost its color, turning into a vast expanse of white.
About two or three seconds later, a roar filled with destruction and a whistling sound like the wailing of ghosts followed.
Coming along with it was a violent current of air, though it had already been weakened significantly by the distance.
Even though they had retreated so far, the Dodo Advance still bucked and pitched violently under the impact of that air current.
"Help~~~ me~~~ meow~~~!!"
"Kya~~~ ah~~~!"
Amidst the deafening sound of the explosion, Sherwin could faintly hear Touma Meow screams and Kozuki Hiyori cries of alarm.
These two, who possessed average combat strength, were simply unable to withstand the impact, even though it had already been weakened by more than half.
"..."
Fortunately, although Sherwin vision had not yet recovered, his Observation Haki was still functional.
He timely caught Touma Meow as he flew over his head and reached out to support Hiyori, who had nearly fallen due to the tremors.
As his vision gradually returned, Sherwin saw exactly what he expected: over the skies of the Ringo region, a mushroom cloud was "slowly" rising...
So... you little ones really did manage to craft a mushroom bomb...
Sherwin looked at the little Felynes, who were still rubbing their eyes, with a complicated expression.
He had a mountain of complaints he wanted to voice, but the words were stuck in his throat.
"Oh no! Klee forgot to remind everyone to wear sunglasses meow..."
∑(=ΦДΦ=)
The only little Ragdoll who had put on sunglasses in advance only belatedly apologized after seeing the disheveled state of the others (Felynes),
"Sorry meow, Klee was only focused on watching the specific explosion effect of the 'Little Girl,' I didn't mean to not remind you meow."
Then, the little Ragdoll shook her head triumphantly.
"Jinx sister! Suika sister! Purah Meow sister! We succeeded meow! The power of the 'Little Girl' is about the same as we estimated! But Klee feels there is still room for further improvement meow!"
(=`=)
You actually still want to improve it?!!
Sherwin mouth twitched frantically.
And then...
He reached out and rubbed Klee Meow little head.
"Great job!"