"Meow~"
Kate took out a bag of dried fish and fed the black cat in front of her. There were many strange creatures on these seas. Not to mention the enormous monsters on certain islands—special animals were even a unique local attraction in many countries.
Alabasta's Running Duck unit might have consisted only of ducks, but they served as cavalry scouts. The kung fu dugongs living near rivers and shores were even incredibly intelligent.
Not only could they understand human speech, they could even learn Haki like humans.
The baboons on Kuraigana Island could imitate human martial arts. The strongest Baboon King was even learning Hawk Eyes' swordsmanship. As for Firefly Island's specialties, besides fireflies of all colors, there were cats.
A group of fairly intelligent cats lived on this island. They could understand human language, and as a Cat Beastfolk, Kate could communicate with them more easily. Over the past two years, she had been training these cats.
Because of her personal preferences, Kate disliked dogs. Thus, a brand-new position had emerged in Piltover—police cats.
Cats had a keen sense of smell as well, and their bodies were more agile. Though they were weaker than dogs, they could be more useful in many areas, such as gathering intelligence.
Even pirate ships commonly kept cats.
Pirates needed cats to deal with rats hiding in the holds and protect their food and water supplies, so these cats could quietly uncover plenty of unusual information.
This black cat was one of the better ones in the group. Its position leaned toward that of a chief, so it could also be called Chief Black Cat.
"Meow meow~"
"A banquet? What a strange bunch of pirates. All right, go do your own thing."
The black cat rubbed against Kate's legs, then vanished into the