"What, can't take it anymore? I told you, this is a pain that no human will can endure." Seeing Roy frown, which was rare for him, Kureha mocked with a hint of schadenfreude. Who told Roy not to believe her?
If it weren't for the fact that Roy killed Wapol and avenged Hiriluk, she wouldn't have bothered to Ichiji at all. As one of the top doctors on the high seas, she must have her own pride.
However, the situation at this moment is indeed somewhat frightening. If some worried people saw it, they would probably vomit for three days and three nights and be unable to eat.
Inside the bright, dry room, there was a pungent smell of medicine. Half of Roy's body had been stripped of flesh and blood, leaving only a skeleton like Brook's. From a distance, it truly resembled the God of Death.
That's why the medical skills in the Drum Kingdom are considered to be like advanced technology. For example, when Wapol was beheaded by Dalton, the Doctor 20 short time, which is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. This shows how advanced the medical skills here have become.
Kureha's medical skills are undoubtedly above Doctor 20, so it's not too surprising that she was able to keep Roy alive even when he was just a skeleton... just kidding.
Roy was in turmoil. He had guessed that Kureha was a skilled doctor, but he never imagined she was this skilled—it was practically black magic. Roy even suspected that Kureha might be an alien. After all, there are interstellar pirates in the Pirate World, so it wouldn't be surprising to see an alien.
While Roy was lost in thought, he received Dream Memory from Drake. After all, with such a large commotion at the Marine Headquarters, it was impossible to avoid being investigated by those with ulterior motives, which is why he frowned.
"Of course not, I can bear this pain. I just suddenly discovered something rather interesting." Roy's lips curled into a smile that was hard to decipher.
Seeing Roy still chatting and laughing, Kureha was horrified. Although she was unhappy that Roy didn't trust her, the kid's willpower was undeniable. Putting aside the intense pain of having her flesh peeled away, just seeing her own body turn into a skeleton was a psychological shock that most people couldn't bear.
She couldn't even comprehend how such a will, stronger than steel, could possibly exist in a kid who was only sixteen or seventeen years old.
The pain of scraping the bone to treat the wound was indeed excruciating, but it paled in comparison to the agony Roy endured by pushing his physical limits time and time again. After all, that was just physical pain; back then, it was a double torment of body and mind, enough to make even a determined person question the meaning of life.
Roy refuses anesthetic injections mainly because he is never used to putting his life and death in the hands of others. Even now, if Kureha has malicious intentions, Roy can still recover using his Devil Fruit Ability.
Even knowing that such a thing was absolutely impossible, Roy still chose to trust only himself. After so many years of sailing the seas, if he had blindly trusted others and his so-called intuition, Roy would probably be a skeleton in a grave by now.
It was precisely because his actions would displease Kureha that Roy used Wapol as leverage in advance. Although Roy did not say it explicitly at the time, Roy believed that a smart person like Kureha would naturally know why he was doing this.
"I didn't expect the Navy to think so highly of me. This time I'm really in trouble." Roy couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself. "If it were just three Headquarters Vice Admiral from headquarters, it would be fine. With my current strength, it wouldn't be too difficult to deal with them. But the key is that one of the three Vice Admiral is a monster like Garp. It's really strange that he would take action because of me, given his lazy nature."
Roy, of course, had no idea that Garp had no interest in him at first, but was forced to act because he was tricked by some old schemer.
Although Garp is only a Vice Admiral, Roy believes his strength surpasses even that of the Three Admirals. He ended the era of Rocks and was thus hailed as Marine Hero. He repeatedly cornered the Pirate King Roger and defeated Golden Lion alongside Sengoku. Any one of these feats would shake the world.
"Although it's much worse than I expected, it's not the worst-case scenario yet." After calming down, Roy actually breathed a sigh of relief.
If the enemy is Akainu, he will abandon treatment and leave without hesitation. If it is Kizaru, he may need to make more preparations. But if it is Garp or Aokiji, Roy is fully confident that he can escape from the two of them.
This doesn't mean that Akainu is the strongest. On the contrary, in Roy's opinion, Garp's strength should be above Akainu's. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said something like asking Sengoku to restrain him and prevent him from killing Akainu during the Summit War.
The main reason is that a gentleman can be deceived by his principles. For someone like Garp who has principles and a bottom line, it is not difficult to deal with him as long as you find a way to grasp his weakness.
In Roy's plan, he was confident that he could use his Devil Fruit Ability to hold Garp back for a few seconds. As long as he could concentrate all his forces to attack Doberman and Onigumo during this time and subdue them before Garp regained consciousness, he would have two Headquarters Vice Admiral bargaining chips, which would surely make Garp hesitate to act.
Although the high-end combat force on Roy's ship was no match for the Vice Admiral, their attacks were enough to pose a threat to Vice Admiral. With himself as the spearhead, it was entirely possible to control the two Vice Admiral in a short period of time.
Of course, the enemy was a monster like Garp, and the two Headquarters Vice Admiral were not to be underestimated. Any slight misstep could lead to a complete collapse. Therefore, Roy still planned to keep a backup plan. Although this backup plan might not be honorable, those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles. In the most critical moment, Roy would not show the slightest bit of womanly mercy.
However, Roy was unwilling to use this backup plan unless absolutely necessary.
If the lives of the civilians of Drum Island were used to threaten Garp, it would definitely enrage this kind-hearted man. Even if he could escape this calamity, he might still face endless pursuit from that old guy. He is not the Pirate Kings, who could escape from the pursuit of this great demon king several times.
Overall, the first option is more suitable, and the two Headquarters Vice Admiral at headquarters are also more advantageous for his next move.
"In the end, it's still because I'm not strong enough. If I were as strong as the Four Emperors, strong enough that my every move could affect the world order, even the World Government wouldn't be able to do anything to me." Roy's eyes burned with a kind of madness.