A moment later, a dark gray paw almost as large as the head of the Dudu's Klabautermann reached out from the bottom of the pit. It gripped the edge of the cat-shaped hole and pressed down lightly, and an oversized Palico with long, dark gray fur leaped out.
Although he could not compare to Cat Viper's exaggerated size, the Palico before them was taller and more powerfully built than even the ordinary members of the Mink Tribe on Zou.
Thanks to the influence of the One Piece world, Xie Wen had already grown past three meters in height, yet he could still only look the other party level in the eye.
Naturally, a Palico who could grow this large was, unsurprisingly, a Maine Coon.
"Hmm? A Fierce Flame I haven't met before. Were you the one calling me, meow?"
The burly, imposing-looking Maine Coon paused slightly upon seeing Xie Wen, but his tone was gentle, completely at odds with his appearance.
The moment he spoke, Xie Wen knew where he had come from.
Naturally, only Kamura Village in Rise had the title "Fierce Flame."
Mm, Kaido Meow came from the distinctly Japanese-style Kamura Village... makes sense.
Also, this Kaido Meow's personality seemed rather different from his original's. Instead, it was closer to the temperament of Maine Coons, known as "gentle giants."
And Maine Coons were actually quite fierce when fighting other cats, which was another point that fit his original, Kaido, very well.
Although Xie Wen was a little surprised by how far Kaido Meow differed from his original, he did not think too much of it, since there was already the precedent of Meow Jūshirō.
Besides, personality was shaped by many factors. Kaido had developed his current belief in survival of the fittest because the king he had served