Stronger, but Useless

"I'm going to be the Pirate King! Will you become my crewmate?"

Perhaps due to the convergence of world lines, or perhaps it was an arrangement by the god of Destiny, King Luffy eventually encountered Liu Zoro.

The two men from the Straw Hat Pirates, whose Destiny are most intertwined, gaze deeply into each other's eyes.

However...

Before Zoro could even utter the words, "Pirates? No interest," two loud thuds were heard, and large bumps appeared on both of their heads.

Garp retracted his smoking Riot Games: "Luffy, you little brat, if you say something stupid again, I'll beat you so badly you won't be able to get out of bed!"

"Old man! Why are you hitting me too!"

Zoro clutched his head, crouched on the ground, his eyes practically popping out of their sockets from the pain.

If Garp had hit Kuina on the back of the head, she would have died dozens of times over.

Fortunately, Zoro is a beast after all. Although he is not fully developed yet, at least he was not killed by Garp with Riot Games.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

Garp realized he had attacked the wrong person.

It's just that when Ace was still at home, he could easily knock out two grandsons with one punch each, and it became muscle memory.

Luckily, this green-haired guy had an incredibly hard skull, otherwise Garp would have had to kneel down and beg him not to die.

Etc...

Garp suddenly realized something.

He rapidly pressed buttons on the abdomen of the Big Bird Den Den Mushi with his thick, but nimble fingers.

What should you do if you suffer an impact to the back of your head?

By entering this question into the online medical consultation app, Garp quickly found the answer.

Subarachnoid hemorrhage?

Intracranial injury?

Concussion?

"Intercalated occipital fracture?"

Looking at the search results, Garp gasped.

He knew how powerful his Riot Games were.

That blow I just delivered to Zoro was based on the strength Ace could withstand a year ago.

Is this something an average person could endure?

"Hey young man, are you sure you're alright? I'm taking my grandson to the hospital for a checkup. Would you like to get checked out too?" Garp asked tentatively.

"Stop talking nonsense, you violent old man, hurry up and come with me to the docks!"

With that, Zoro grabbed Garp by the collar and rushed toward the restaurant entrance.

The Diary of Garp

January 25, 1518 (Sea Circle Calendar)

It's clear.

Livestream revenue: 250,000 Beli.

Grandson's status: Approaching New World.

Grandson's status: Getting beaten up.

Apprentice Status: New type of beef patty under development.

Text: Today I made a mistake.

I hurt an innocent passerby.

He is a swordsman with great potential.

Although he was only 17 years old, he actually caught the old man's Riot Games with the back of his head.

That's a Riot Games that can shatter rocks.

He is remarkable.

He would be an excellent prospect if recruited into the navy.

However, I destroyed such a seedling.

Yes, I damaged his brain.

He lost the basic ability to orient himself, and would even get lost in one-way passageways.

It's all my fault.

I am very sorry, but the mistake has already been made, and I can only do my best to make amends.

When Ma Qiao learned from the Red-Collar Embers guarding the northeastern port of Shurima that the old scoundrel Garp had arrived, carrying two young men, one in each hand, who were bound hand and foot and struggling, and after seeing their faces clearly, he felt a sense of unease.

Although the appearance of a character changes somewhat when transitioning from 2D to 3D, the difference is not significant.

Ma Qiao recognized him at a glance: this green-haired young man was none other than Liu Zoro, the poetry fanatic!

What astonished Ma Qiao even more was that when Garp led these two men into the hospital, his first words weren't to ask for treatment for his grandson, nor to request the IPL skin rejuvenation package he had booked, but rather:

"Scarf Kid, save this green-haired brat, he... he's mentally unstable..."

Has Zoro lost his mind?

Ma Qiao couldn't believe his ears and quickly stepped forward to check. "I was born in a chaotic world?"

Zoro abruptly raised his head, his eyes sharp. "I shall shatter the dust!"

"Enduring suffering without weariness?"

"This is the path of Asura!"

"Nine mountains and eight seas, gathering a thousand realms to form a smaller world?"

"This world is multiplied by three, without any interruption of self, the vast universe!"

"..."

"..."

As Ma Qiao and Zoro exchanged blows, Garp was surprised to find that the green-haired brat's aura was gradually increasing!

"Is this... this male lecturer who understands human nature?"

Although it wasn't the first time he'd witnessed something like this, Garp was still shocked.

That young man Ma Qiao...

They were able to mobilize the power of mentally ill patients with just a few words!

Horrible!

That's terrifying!

Aww!

As Zoro's chanting of poetry reached its peak, he suddenly bulged his muscles, and with immense force, the ropes binding him snapped inch by inch.

A flash of green light, Zoro roared out like a tiger released from its cage.

However, immediately afterwards...

Smack!

A large, fan-like hand suddenly pressed down.

"Young people these days... are incredibly stingy!"

Garp pinned Liu Zoro firmly to the medical desk with one hand, squeezing his face until it was distorted, while picking his nose with the other, he clicked his tongue in amazement. "No wonder this is my hometown, the new recruits in the East Blue lately are all more frightening than the last!"

"Crazy old man, let me go! I'm going to kill you!" Zoro struggled in vain.

Vivi is now the editor-in-chief of the Big Bird News Agency, so she can only entrust her best friend, Miss Nami, to infiltrate the hospital.

This personnel arrangement actually troubled Ma Qiao quite a bit, because the Cat Burglar's knowledge of medicine was limited to putting bandages on Luffy after battles.

Therefore, Ma Qiao could only temporarily assign her the position of receptionist and medical guide.

Back in the East Blue, Garp was one of the benefactors who helped Nami defeat Arlong, but seeing him treat the two young people so cruelly now, Nami felt a pang of guilt.

"Vice Admiral Garp, please do not use violence in our hospital..."

Seeing Garp pull out stacks of Beli from his pocket, Nami was speechless.

"It's so much more convenient in the East Blue. You can make payments quickly anywhere. It's such a hassle to carry cash once you enter the Grand Line..."

Besides the wisdom tooth extraction surgery and IPL skin rejuvenation treatment I booked online, there is another patient here who needs brain repair surgery.

Garp turned around. "Hey, aren't you that little girl from the East Blue? What did you just say?"

"I say Vice Admiral Garp's opinion is brilliant!"

Nami's eyes transformed into the shape of Beli's, and she snatched the banknotes. "Big Bird Medical, at your service!"

The doctors of the Drum Kingdom have all been gathered by Wapol, Ma Qiao's attempt to poach them backfired spectacularly.

Of course, it's not like there are no options at all, but Kureha and her reindeer apprentice aren't people who can be easily appeased with money, Ma Qiao has no plans to deal with them for the time being.

Therefore, nowadays, all the doctors in Shurima Old Western Medicine Hospital, except for Dr. Reiju of the toxicology department, are Ma Qiao's Retainers.

Due to a shortage of manpower, Zoro's head surgery had to be postponed.

King Luffy was bound hand and foot and sent into Dr. Dr. Mundo's slaughterhouse—no, I mean operating room.

And Garp, that old scoundrel, was sent to the physiotherapy room headed by Dr. Kennen.

"I never expected to see Mink Tribe in Alabasta."

Looking at Kennen, with his small body and furry face, Garp was somewhat surprised.

These furry creatures rarely leave Zou.

Although not as frequent visitors to slave auction houses as the Fish-Man Race, the Mink Tribe remains a popular target for slave traders.

But thinking about it, this is Scarf Kid's territory. That guy can even get information on Rayleigh and Shanks, so it's perfectly normal for him to hire a few Mink Tribe employees.

"Vice Admiral Garp, please take off your shirt."

Kennen pointed to a massage bed, "Then please lie down."

"Okay, sure."

Garp, who had spent his life battling great pirates like Rocks and Roger, was a little shy at this moment.

He took off his coat and hung it on the wall, revealing his broad back, thick waist, and hairy chest.

After lying on the massage bed, Garp couldn't help but steal curious glances at how this photon skin rejuvenation procedure actually worked.

But before he could turn his head, a tingling, electric current slid rapidly across his back.

Ultimate Technique: Thunder Armor!

Kennen gains bonus movement speed and swiftly traverses the battlefield, dealing electric damage to all enemies in his path!

Kennen's level 1 E skill poses no threat to Garp.

If King Luffy's Riot Games were just enough to sober Kaido Teacher Kaido before he was enlightened by him, then now Kennen's skills are just enough to give Garp an electric shock massage.

Amidst the flickering sparks, the old scoundrel Garp let out a comfortable groan.

"As expected of the Mink Tribe, their use of static electricity is truly amazing!"

"Harder! Harder!"

"I'll introduce you to clients later. Whether it's Sengoku or Zephyr, those guys need some treatment, to relax and get a good shock."

While Garp was enjoying top-notch medical care, King Luffy was facing the biggest crisis of his life.

Generally speaking, humans don't grow wisdom teeth until they are eighteen or nineteen years old.

However, this does not mean that a fifteen-year-old boy does not have wisdom teeth; it simply means that the tooth is still deeply embedded in the gums and alveolar bone.

As Dr. Dr. Mundo, carrying a two-meter-long saw, Nurse Akali, holding a half-meter-long scythe, and Shen, wielding a gleaming dagger, slowly approached King Luffy, the patient struggled violently.

The current King Luffy is not yet the Sun God who will one day challenge the Strongest Creature.

But after all, he was a man who had already eaten the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika and been chosen as the Child of Destiny.

Faced with a major crisis in his life, he unsurprisingly broke through once again in the face of battle, unleashing astonishing power.

Like Liu Zoro who was gathering his strength through reciting poetry, he suddenly broke free of the ropes binding him and shouted, "I'm going to be the Pirate King!"

However, just as King Luffy was about to punch the doctor and storm out the door...

A swift figure flashed past.

King Luffy's Riot Games, aimed at the surgeon Dr. Mundo, was deflected at a sharp 90-degree angle.

Ultimate Technique: Shadow Bind!

Shen's E skill taunts enemies, altering their attack trajectory for 1.5 seconds!

Within five seconds, Nurse Akali had already put Seastone Handcuffs on the disobedient little patient.

Even if Shen and Akali didn't intervene, it would be difficult for King Luffy to harm the tough-skinned Dr. Dr. Mundo.

Compared to ordinary support staff, these doctors are all of a higher level.

The ninja trio have all reached level six, with Doctor Dr. Mundo even reaching level eight.

The reason these doctors were promoted to such a high level is mainly because the security situation in the One Piece world is really not good. If a medical dispute were to occur, it would be no joke.

It's quite reasonable for a doctor to carry a few large machetes and learn some advanced martial arts for self-defense.

A level 6 hero's combat ability is roughly equivalent to that of a powerful figure like Arlong from the East Blue.

King Luffy was bound handcuffed and even handcuffed with low-purity Seastone Handcuffs that Ma Qiao had gotten from Twitch, completely losing the ability to resist.

Soon, Dr. Dr. Mundo sharpened his knife, while Akali and Shen began disinfecting and laying out towels.

The first truly modern, sterile surgery in the world of One Piece has officially begun.

Reiju stood outside the operating room door, looking through the window at the scene inside.

She tossed her hair aside, smiled, and glanced at Ma Qiao beside her. "Is this guy the subject of our experiment?"

"The materials for the experiment? Don't put it so harshly."

Ma Qiao said seriously, "He's a patient of our hospital. Patients may not be gods, but they are at least our bread and butter, our providers!"

"Our providers?"

Reiju glanced at Dr. Dr. Mundo, who was holding a bone file and gesturing at King Luffy's head, and gave him a "I don't believe you" look.

"After this so-called surgery, will this patient still be alive?"

"Of course, precision is the difference between surgery and slaughter."

Ma Qiao glanced at Reiju strangely. "Miss Reiju, why would you have such a misunderstanding? Just like your poison, which can kill or heal, the bone saw in the doctor's hand can certainly kill or heal... Besides... don't you know who this kid's grandfather is? He's getting laser skin rejuvenation done next door!"

Ma Qiao silently added a sentence in his mind.

Not only his grandfather, but I can't afford to offend his father either.

What exactly constitutes the prestige of a crown prince?

"His grandfather?"

Reiju frowned.

When Garp brought Luffy and Zoro to the hospital for treatment, she was still organizing equipment in the laboratory.

Just as Reiju was about to ask who the brat's grandfather was, the lewd groans of Garp came from the next treatment room.

He smirked. "So he's the kind of old man who yells and screams when he's in a hot spring, huh?"

At this point, Reiju suddenly stood on tiptoe and gently bit Ma Qiao's ear with her full lips. "Mr. Ma Qiao, if you need, I can make you make even more comfortable sounds... Would you... like to try?"