Only after vigorously rubbing the cat's head did Xie Wen finally let Shalmeow off.
Setting her back on his shoulder, Xie Wen asked, "Well? Did your Devil Fruit Ability awaken?"
"Not yet~" Shalmeow rubbed against Xie Wen's cheek. "But I've found the general direction. As for when I'll actually awaken it, I don't know either, meow~"
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The little forest cat spread her paws.
Xie Wen gently scratched her chin and said, "Yeah, there's no rush. Your Rumble-Rumble Fruit is already really powerful. Even if it doesn't awaken, it's no big deal."
"Heehee~ Xie Wen dear, you're the best, meow~"
Shalmeow hugged Xie Wen's head and rubbed against it furiously again. Only when Klee Meow and the others arrived did she hop off him in satisfaction and start playing with the other two Little Furball Cats.
After curiously asking what Shalmeow had just done, Klee Meow asked, "Big Sister Shalmy, where did all those dark clouds in the sky go? Did you absorb them too, meow?"
"Of course not~ It's not like I ate the Cloud-Cloud Fruit, meow~" Shalmeow took out a Dial and said smugly, "After I realized that just absorbing the lightning would never end, I tried using a Cloud Dial to absorb the dark clouds at the same time, and it worked, meow~"
"Big Sister Shalmy, your wisdom shines as brightly as your beauty, like the most brilliant star in the sky, meow!"
Sanji Meow immediately placed one paw on his chest and raised the other high, beginning to sing her praises like a poet with an enraptured expression.
"Little Brother Sanji, you still have such a way with words, meow~" Shalmeow happily hugged Sanji Meow and rubbed against his cheek...
Then the little yellow cat let out a "Gah!" and passed out.
The childish Shalmeow was