Chapter 678: 678 Gordon heart skipped a beat

Sherwin could guess with his toes what kind of thing a little one like Klee Meow would stuff into Lucky Roux hands besides bombs.

Only...

What kind of bomb did that little girl give him that actually knocked Shanks offline for so long, and he only just now recovering?

It couldn’t have been a "Little Boy," right? If it were that, the Red-Haired Pirates would consist of nothing but the Red Hair himself, and Shanks wouldn’t be speaking to him so calmly.

So...

"Careless again?"

Recalling that Shanks had a prior record of losing an arm in the East Blue due to carelessness, Sherwin felt he might have guessed the truth.

"Wh-What do you mean careless?!"

Sure enough, Shanks on the other end started shouting as if a sore spot had been poked. "Who knew that such a tiny ball from your kitten could have that much power?!!" 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Oh... it was a compressed Jumpy Dumpty."

Sherwin understood immediately.

As Klee Meow bombs continued to upgrade, there were only three types left for the small ball models: Sonic Bombs, fish-blasting bangs, and compressed Jumpy Dumpties.

The former two definitely couldn’t have kept Shanks bedridden for so many days, so it had to be the compressed Jumpy Dumpty.

"Your luck is actually pretty good. Aside from her functional bombs, that is Klee weakest model," Sherwin said truthfully.

After all, the little Ragdoll mostly used Explosive Sparks now, or worked on combination techniques with Jinx Meow, focusing on making them on the spot.

Klee Meow had even naturally unlocked the Alchemy Style, even earlier than Purah Meow and Haibara Meow.

Shanks: "..."

"I’m telling you, you’ve already lost an arm in the East Blue because of being careless, yet you still don’t know how to be more cautious.

It only because my Klee is well-behaved and knows restraint that she didn’t give Lucky Roux a more powerful bomb. Otherwise, forget your other arm—both your legs would have been blown off."

Anyway, Klee Meow, that little angel, can never be wrong everything wrong is Shank fault.

Shanks was stunned by Sherwin shameless remarks. He wanted to curse a bit, but when he thought about how he still needed this guy help with his daughter situation, he could only force himself to endure it.

However, he really couldn’t listen to Sherwin continue his grandstanding any longer, so he decisively hung up the phone.

"Tsk... hanging up without even saying a word, these pirates really have no manners."

Sherwin curled his lips and muttered, acting like a spoiled child who had just gotten a bargain.

Then, having thoroughly enjoyed venting his frustrations at Shanks, the Hunter returned to the Felyne side in high spirits.

"Sherwin~ You’re back, meow~"

(=＞＜=)

As soon as he returned, Klee Meow immediately lunged at him, arching and acting spoiled in Sherwin arms.

Look at this, such an obedient and cute little Ragdoll, how could she ever be wrong!

Sherwin used his practiced techniques to give Klee Meow head a good rub for a while before placing her on his shoulder.

Next, he looked around and noticed that Uta was no longer there, but Klee Meow, Shermie Meow, and Sasha Meow—the "permanent guests"—were all present.

"Eh? You didn’t go to perform with Uta?"

"Uta didn’t go to perform, meow."

(=ω=)

The little Ragdoll nuzzled Sherwin cheek and replied, "After she finished listening to Klee stories, she said she wasn’t feeling very well and went back to her room to rest first, meow."

She paused for a moment and added, "But Klee Meow feels that Big Sister Uta isn’t physically unwell, it more like she unhappy in her heart.

She sounded very upset just now when Klee ’heard’ her, almost like... um... like when Big Brother Sanji Meow is punished by Big Sister Huamei and forbidden from approaching the other big sisters."

Although the metaphor was a bit abstract, every member of the Hunter group—including the newly joined Yamato and Sasha Meow—instantly understood the gravity of the situation.

Shirahoshi, who could also sense emotions, nodded in agreement. "That right, Boss Sherwin. Big Sister Uta sounded incredibly pained and sorrowful just now.

It felt even more heart-wrenching than when she spoke about the destruction of Elegia before. But she won’t say anything, so how can we help her?"

"I understand."

Sherwin nodded, not feeling particularly surprised. After all, Uta "dream" had just been rejected by him and the Felynes, so it was only natural for her to be in a bad mood.

However, such a reaction also proved that her inner turmoil remained, and she certainly wouldn’t just let things go at that.

Thus, he turned his gaze toward Gordon, who was standing nearby.

"U-Uta... how could she?"

Gordon, a man who lived only for music, clearly hadn’t sensed any of Uta complex psychological changes. He stood there with a look of complete bewilderment after hearing Klee Meow assessment.

If Uta had been in a foul mood because Elegia destruction was mentioned, he could have guessed it was because she associated it with being abandoned by Shanks.

But he had listened to the story Klee Meow just told and felt there was nothing wrong with it.

Why was Uta so upset? To the point that it was even more severe than when she recalled being abandoned by Shanks?

In a way... Gordon reaction didn’t surprise Sherwin either.

If he hadn’t been so slow to react, Uta wouldn’t have gradually reached that point in the first place.

So Sherwin didn’t continue to keep them in suspense and said directly, "The person who just called me was Shanks, and he already told me the whole truth. Looking at Uta reaction, she most likely learned the truth from somewhere as well..."

Along with that, he briefly explained the truth of the matter so that the confused Felynes would also know what was going on.

"Hmph! As expected of Yasopp captain, they are both just as irresponsible Meow!"

(=`へ=)

Haibara Meow crossed her arms and let out the same complaint as Sherwin.

Jinx flicked her tail and mocked him boisterously, "Is that guy an idiot Meow? Doing it this way, Uta will obviously be even more sad!"

"Sherwin brother is still the best Meow~ Sister Uta is so pitiful... Next time I see the Red-Haired uncle, Klee is going to use bombs to blast him Meow!"

(=`н=)

Klee Meow first rubbed her head against Sherwin and then huffed indignantly on Uta behalf.

Baby, you’ve actually already vented your anger for Uta once...

Sherwin patted Klee Meow little head but didn’t say those words out loud.

He already been bombed anyway, so what does it matter if my little angel bombs him one more time? That guy Shanks deserves it!

And besides...

Kaido was bombed twice by Klee Meow, so it only reasonable for Shanks to take two bombs as well, right?

"Abandoning his own daughter... he deserves to die!"

Baby-5, who was also abandoned by her own parents, transformed her arm into a blade and swung it through the air several times.

Shirahoshi also frowned, "Even if it understandable, Uncle Shanks was still too much! He was just selfishly doing what he thought was best for Sister Uta without understanding her feelings at all!"

Even Yamato sighed with empathy, "We descendants of pirates really are quite pitiful..."

After everyone took turns severely scolding Shanks, Shermie Meow looked curiously at the somewhat restless Gordon and asked,

"Is that musical score that can summon the Tot Musica still around? Can I see it Meow?!"

(=ω=)

"It should have been destroyed long ago, shouldn’t it? Such a dangerous and useless thing—I have no idea why some idiot would let it be passed down, meow!"

(=`ー=)

Haibara Meow nodded as if it were common sense.

Gordon looked embarrassed.

"That... well... actually, the musical score still exists..."

Haibara Meow: "..."

"Are you an idiot, meow?!"

∑(=ΦДΦ=)

Jinx interjected with an expression of pure disbelief, venting the frustration for the speechless kitten.

The other Felynes also looked at Gordon as if they were looking at a fool.

Only Shermie Meow and Sasha Meow nodded thoughtfully.

"If it were me, I would probably hesitate for a while too, meow."

(=ˇˇ=)

Sasha Meow spoke up for Gordon. "As a musician, it hard to bring yourself to destroy such a unique score, meow. That probably why it has been kept in Elegia all this time."

"I think so too, meow~"

(=)

Shermie Meow licked her paw and chimed in.

"Sasha big sister and Shermie big sister are right, meow!"

(=`ω=)

A certain little yellow Felyne immediately changed his tune.

"However..."

Shermie Meow suddenly pivoted. "Given that Uta has already released that music demon once, and you don’t have any means to deal with it yourself, keeping that score is just plain stupid, meow."

Sanji Meow followed the wind: "Shermie big sister is right, you’re an idiot, meow!"