When he had summoned Klee Meow, the Summon Ticket had burned on its own, very much in keeping with a fire-type rate-up banner. This time, the process of summoning a severing-type Palico was much the same...
With his Observation Haki active, Xie Wen sensed a sharp edge rapidly building within the iron-gray Summon Ticket in his hand. He hurriedly let go, and in the next instant, the ticket split in two, as though something had slashed through it.
Immediately afterward, more and more "slash marks" appeared across the Summon Ticket, cutting it into tiny fragments in the blink of an eye...
In fact, even "tiny fragments" was not quite right, because the Summon Ticket had been cut clean out of existence.
What was that? Atomic Slash? Did I summon Atomic Samurai Meow this time?
Xie Wen scratched his head a little, but waited patiently, using his Observation Haki to sense the changes around him as best he could.
He and Sanji Meow had already experienced a summoning, so they could wait calmly, but Klee Meow had no such patience. After watching the Summon Ticket disappear, she turned her little head from side to side. Finding no new Palico, she immediately began tugging at Xie Wen's clothes.
"Big Brother Xie Wen, where's our new friend? Why can't Klee see them, meow?"
"Don't worry. You weren't blasted over to us right away back then, either."
Xie Wen held the restless Little Plushie and gently patted her back as he explained.
"Knock, knock, knock..."
Just then, someone suddenly knocked on the door. At the very instant the knocking began, Xie Wen sensed a brand-new presence abruptly appear outside.
Well, this way of appearing... was not entirely outside Xie Wen's expectations, though coming straight up and knocking surprised him a little.
"Is it our