Although Xie Wen had been mentally prepared for Meow Jūshirō to master Haki, he had even expected him to learn it quickly once he understood what it was.
After all, a Palico who could take on a Pink Rathian alone certainly met the physical requirements.
But when he actually saw Meow Jūshirō use Armament Haki so easily, Xie Wen still took quite a blow...
What is with all the cats I summon?! Doesn't this make me, the Sapphire Star, look useless?!
Klee Meow, who had inexplicably learned Observation Haki, and Meow Jūshirō, who had learned Armament Haki after seeing it once...
He felt as though every Palico he summoned seemed more like a transmigrator than he did.
Wait, they actually are transmigrators, too...
But I've got the Hunter's Inherited Memories as my cheat! How am I still losing to my own Palicoes?!
This isn't scientific! It isn't magical, either!
But when Xie Wen's gaze landed on a certain little yellow cat, he suddenly felt at peace.
Compared with those two genius Palicoes with their cheats, a silly little fool like Sanji Meow seemed much more normal. Although the little fellow often annoyed him, right now, Xie Wen found everything about him pleasing.
"What's with that look, meow? Want a fight, meow?!"
Vaguely sensing the "ill intentions" in Xie Wen's gaze, Sanji Meow waved his little paws and challenged him.
"Of course not." Right now, Xie Wen was very forgiving toward Sanji Meow, his "fellow sufferer." Rather than getting angry at the little yellow cat's rudeness, he reached out and gently scratched his chin. "You're my dearest friend, my brother!"
"Eww-so mushy, meow!"
Sanji Meow turned his head away in disgust and kept pushing Xie Wen's hand with his little paws, but the constant purring in his throat and his tail