"Eh?"
Chopper was clearly startled. He had never imagined that this man, whom even Doctor Kureha seemed somewhat wary of, would actually invite him to become his companion.
A stranger had not treated him like a monster! Chopper still felt a little happy inside.
"I can't just hand my foolish son over to you!"
Under Chopper's puzzled gaze, Kureha tightly shielded him behind her.
Her expression was stern. She knew that Chopper, who had inherited Hiruluk's will, also longed to go out to sea.
But not now. At the very least, it should not be with this man!
If the one inviting him had merely been an ordinary pirate with a gentle temperament, she might have considered it.
But the man before her was one of the most dangerous figures in the world today!
A lunatic who dared to kill Celestial Dragons in public. She could not imagine how Chopper was supposed to keep pace with a man like that.
"A man like you should be looking for stronger companions!"
Nolan:?
"Everyone grows. Before Chopper grows into a man capable of standing on his own, we will naturally stand in front of him."
Cifer extended an inviting hand toward the small figure behind Kureha.
Seeing this, Chopper shrank farther behind Doctor Kureha, then asked the question he had wanted to ask all along.
"May I ask how you knew my name was Chopper, and that I know medicine?"
What Chopper found even more curious was that he had clearly never met this person, yet the man had called his name right away.
Let alone believing that a reindeer could be a doctor, ordinary people would find it strange enough that a reindeer could talk.
"I had a dream."
The corners of Cifer's lips lifted slightly as he began spinning his