There was no need to rush into learning the Flying Cat Hiten-Mitsurugi Style, and an inn was no place to study and practice swordsmanship anyway, so Xie Wen kept chatting with Meow Jūshirō.
It was rare to meet a Palico who had actually taken part in hunts in Monster Hunter. Not only was Xie Wen interested in his experiences, but Klee Meow and Sanji Meow were also listening with rapt attention...
"Huh? Sanji, you're back from the dead?"
Xie Wen scooped up the little yellow cat, who had drawn close at some point, and treated him to the full massage package, offering some comfort to the kitty's deeply wounded soul.
Whether Xie Wen's massage felt too good or Sanji Meow had yet to fully recover from the blow, he merely rolled his eyes before continuing to lie limp in Xie Wen's arms, making contented little noises as he enjoyed Kato Cat's Paw. At the same time, he kept his ears pricked up to listen to Meow Jūshirō's adventures.
In Meow Jūshirō's account, Xie Wen heard plenty of familiar things, but there were also some unfamiliar place names and monsters that had never appeared even in his hunter inherited memories...
Could those be from new releases that came out after I transmigrated?
"...By defeating a Pink Rathian alone, I finally perfected the Flying Cat Hiten-Mitsurugi Style, meow. The instant I created the sword style, I inexplicably felt a summons, as though it were asking whether I wished to see a wider world. By the time I came to my senses, I was already knocking on Lord Xie Wen's door, meow."
Throughout his account, Meow Jūshirō remained in seiza, just like a samurai.
Of course, because of a cat's anatomy, Meow Jūshirō's seiza was actually closer to an ordinary cat's sitting posture.