Kid's Thanks

Ding ding ding.

The crisp sound is rhythmic.

Perhaps annoyed by the noise, Kid opened his eyes in the darkness.

Pain.

The pain was unparalleled; it felt as if my entire body was being crushed.

He tried hard to move, but found it was all in vain; he couldn't move at all.

But his movements eventually woke up the man who was fast asleep beside the bed.

"Kid! You're awake? You've been unconscious for a whole week!"

Killer stood up in immense surprise and turned on the light.

The dazzling lights made it impossible for Kid to open his eyes for a moment. After his eyes adjusted, he realized that he was in an unfamiliar room with metal walls.

Several metal arms extended down from the ceiling of the room, beginning to modify it.

That's probably where the sound that woke me up came from.

"Killer?"

Kid couldn't move his head, but he could move his eyes. His gaze fell on Killer, who was incredibly agitated beside the bed. "Are we still alive?"

"That's obvious, Mr. Kid."

A calm sound came from a robotic arm above the room.

Kid vaguely remembered him; he was the guy who spoke to him on the Sirius before Black Wolf appeared.

But--

"Huh? He... he spoke up!!"

Kid was greatly surprised.

Did the robotic arm speak?

"Hello, I'm Black, a member of the Sirius Pirates," Black said politely. "Since Mr. Kid, you're already awake, I won't disturb you any longer."

One by one, robotic arms retracted from the ceiling, and thoughtfully closed the ceiling behind them.

Kid looked bewildered, then his face darkened. "Killer, what on earth is going on?"

"Well, anyway,"

Killer organized his thoughts, "This Black is like a robot."

"No, I mean,"

Kid asked seriously, "Why are we still alive?"

Killer fell silent.

But Kid already understood everything. He gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it! They actually let me go?! Are you kidding me?! Am I really that insignificant to that guy?!"

To survive only because of the enemy's mercy was utterly shameful for the proud and arrogant Kid.

It's worse than death.

If you truly consider him an enemy, then you should kill him!

Seeing the furious Kid, Killer quickly said, "Hey! Kid, don't move! Do you know how badly you're injured? Even the doctors under Black Wolf said you only survived because of luck!"

Fortunately, because his injuries were so severe, Kid couldn't move much even if he wanted to.

Kid lay obediently on the hospital bed, gritting his teeth as he said, "One day I'll make that bastard Black Wolf regret his choice today!"

"I'm going to beat him half to death! Then heal him! Let him know how humiliating it is to be rescued by the enemy!"

Killer felt his good brother was thinking too far ahead. He said seriously, "I don't care what happens next, but before that, Kid— "

"Ah, I know,"

Kid paused for a moment, then sighed, "They spared our lives and even had people treat us; I can't ignore that favor. I'll wait until I've repaid it before I make my move against him."

No matter how you look at it, they were the ones who started the trouble.

After winning, the other side not only didn't kill them, but also treated them.

Although this is a fight between pirates, pirates also have their code of honor.

At least that's the case with Kid.

Outside this room, inside the Sirius's cabin.

"Mr. Kid is awake." Black's voice echoed, mingling with the clanging and banging of the ship's modifications.

Sirius, who was playing chess with Yamato, looked up and smiled, saying, "It's not unexpected."

"Yes, the truly amazing time has passed."

Luo laughed and said, "That guy's vitality is really exaggerated. He actually survived such injuries."

Luo recalled the scene he had seen when he returned a few days earlier.

Killer, who was frozen, was alright; Yamato didn't kill him, and all that was needed was to thaw him.

But Kid was completely different; his right arm was almost shattered by Sirius's Internal Destruction Armament Haki, and his torso was in even worse shape.

Although Sirius only used one finger, it was still a finger Conqueror's Haki Infusion.

His ribs were completely shattered, and his internal organs were almost entirely destroyed.

Despite suffering such injuries, he was still alive, and he managed to hold on until I returned.

Although Sirius allowed himself to treat him, to be honest, the success rate of the surgery was already very low under these circumstances.

However, once again unexpectedly, the guy survived.

Luck.

This is the only word that can be used to explain it.

This guy has extraordinary luck.

Of course, a cockroach-like tenacious vitality is also an indispensable condition.

Luo Shang was unaware that in the future, his mana bar, like Kid's health bar, would be something whose exact length was impossible to predict.

"So, why save them?"

Jack scoffed, "We can kill as many of those ignorant brats as we want."

"That's right. If anyone could challenge us and escape unscathed, then you, Sirius, are such a pathetic emperor!" Ulti said with disdain.

"Because those two guys are funny."

Yamato chuckled and said, "Just like me and Sirius."

"Huh?"

Page One utterly astonished, stammering, "Th-th-th those two guys, is that kind of relationship?"

Yamato thought for a moment, then nodded. "Yes."

Page One pursed his lips; this was still too much for the young boy to comprehend.

Sirius rolled his eyes, grabbed Yamato's hand as he Yamato switched pieces, Yamato Yamato's face instantly fell. He pouted, looking very aggrieved, "No cheating!"

Then he said, "Yamato means similarity at the level of beliefs."

"I see."

Black Maria understood somewhat.

She remembered Sirius and the other person who stood in front of Kaido back then.

"Black,"

Sirius asked, "How much longer will the transformation take?"

"Because it's a renovation from the inside out, it might take a little more time."

Black replied, "About another week."

"Another week?"

Sirius nodded. In that case, the total time required for the modification would be half a month.

He was genuinely looking forward to seeing what Black would do with the ship.

Three days later.

Black's ship modifications were not yet complete, Sirius still went out from time to time to buy materials for him.

Then one day, Kid was finally able to move, and he staggered out of the room, leaning against the wall.

Sirius was reading a book at the time.

"No matter what, Black Wolf,"

After hesitating for a while, Kid finally took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Sirius. "This time, I still have to thank you, you bastard!"

Although the tone was very solemn and sincere, the wording of the thanks was quite aggressive.