Chopper, perched on Gawain's shoulder, couldn't see Gawain's Byakugan- roll; all he knew was...
As he lay there, everyone he met looked at him with utmost respect.
Thus, Chopper, who was acting under the tiger's protection, immediately experienced a strong sense of security.
He held Gawain's head and rubbed his face against Gawain's hair.
"Wow, Lightning Fairy, this is such a nice place! Everyone's looking at us so kindly, it's not scary at all!"
And, and when you rub your hair together, it feels so tingly and numbing, wow!!!
I love this place so much, hehe, you're so tall, Lightning Fairy!
"I'm Chopper, Tony Tony Chopper. And you, Lightning Fairy?"
Haha~.
Hearing Chopper's voice, Gawain couldn't help but laugh out loud. He raised his hand to his shoulder, patted Chopper's two little legs, and whispered to Chopper.
"I am Gawain."
"Understood, Raiden Gawain, I will remember your name!"
But could I stay on your shoulder a little longer?
This place is so comfortable and makes me feel so safe!
As Chopper was speaking, he popped his furry little body onto Gawain's hair with a soft "pop".
Seeing Chopper's expression, Gawain chuckled and nodded.
"If you're not busy, then lie on me. You're so cute, even I like you."
After he finished speaking, Gawain raised his hand to Kalifa, watching Chopper's embarrassed expression after being praised.
"Kalifa, I don't like wearing the Celestial Dragon's hood. It often makes me mistaken for someone else because people who don't read newspapers."
Although it's not a big deal, it's still a bit troublesome to be constantly being apologized for.
Perfect timing! Since this little guy likes to ride on my back, I'll put a hood on him.
With his words, people can naturally learn about my identity through them."
After saying that, Gawain gently stroked Chopper's fur.
"How about adding a head covering, Chopper?"
"Why?"
Upon hearing this, Chopper tilted his head in confusion.
Is that alright?
"Of course, haha, consider it my welcome gift to you, Chopper."
Gawain smiled and nodded, while Kalifa hurriedly went to the collection room and found a headgear that matched Chopper's model.
Although Gawain had never liked wearing hoods, his status dictated that when his maids were transferred from Mary Geoise to the Dark Bird Ship, they had prepared hundreds of hoods of different sizes and models for Gawain.
A moment later, Kalifa brought over a suitable hood.
"My lord, judging from Chopper's appearance, he might not like wearing Mary Geoise -style clothing."
So I prepared a portable version, which is a headgear with a built-in collar for airtightness."
As she spoke, Kalifa placed the hood over Chopper's head, whose face was full of curiosity.
Chopper then transformed into a little astronaut, gently poking the hood on his face.
"Wow, this head covering is so soft! The air inside is so fresh and warm!!!"
Chopper was so surprised that he excitedly grabbed Kalifa's wrist with his little hooves.
"Thank you, human sister..."
"Let go!!!"
The moment Chopper grabbed her wrist, Kalifa's expression changed drastically. She jerked back and yelled at Chopper.
"That's sexual harassment, you bastard!!!"
"Why?!!"
Hearing Kalifa's accusations, Chopper was completely dumbfounded.
"How could it possibly be sexual harassment?!"
I'm a deer, I'm a deer!!!
"Ha ha."
Gawain patted Chopper's head, interrupting Chopper.
"It's okay, it's okay, Kalifa is just joking with you, haha."
Enough of that, just stay on me, I have some important business to attend to."
At this point, Gawain patted Chopper's headgear again.
Upon hearing this, Chopper obediently nodded, then quietly lay down and curiously peered around at everything from Gawain's ear.
Once he felt he had found a safe environment, Chopper's eyes became much bolder. He no longer looked away, but began to observe carefully.
Looking at it this way, he finally saw the kindness in people's eyes and the smiles on their faces.
Facing the smiling faces of everyone, Chopper cautiously pursed his lips, then quietly reached out his little arms and hugged Gawain's head.
For some reason, I feel much more at ease now.
Humans don't seem so scary after all~~~.
After calming the frightened Chopper, Gawain sat back down on the beach chair and asked Kureha.
"Dr. Kureha, how am I?"
"It's better than I expected!"
Doriel nodded slightly, then took another puff of her cigarette.
"You do indeed have the body of a seaman, although when I first examined you, your condition was very serious, and your physical condition was similar to that of a man in his fifties."
But when I checked on you again a few hours later, your body had barely recovered to the level of someone in their forties.
The medication plays a role, but ultimately, your age is also a factor.
However, regardless of the method, you need to change your training approach. How have you been training in the past?
Okay then, starting tomorrow, I'll personally watch your training.
I want to see just how terrifying the training that can turn a twenty-year-old's body into the appearance of a fifty-year-old really is, haha!
Amidst laughter, Kureha patted Gawain on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, Gawain. After I've seen your training tomorrow, I'll come up with a maintenance plan."
As for now..."
As she spoke, Kureha glanced at Zephyr, who was coughing softly not far away.
"Right now, there are other patients who need your mother more than you do!"
Hey, you little Zephyr over there, hurry up and sit down in front of me so I can give you a proper treatment.
Your cough sounds weak and feeble; you are the one who needs treatment the most!
As soon as she finished speaking, Kureha, with a cigarette dangling from her lips, looked at Zephyr in a sleazy manner.
And Zephyr...
Hearing Kureha refer to her as "Zephyr," he really wanted to punch Kureha and let her experience the power of his Black Arm.
On the other hand, considering that the person in front of him is a doctor, and doctors are people that no ship in the Pirate World would mistreat...
Adding to that Kureha's age, she is indeed almost twice his age...
So, Zephyr pursed his lips and looked at Kureha's belly. He stared sullenly at the golden navel stud on Kureha's navel, refusing to look into Kureha's eyes.
Seeing Zephyr's unhappy expression, Kureha grinned.
"Haha, is Zephyr shy, or is he just captivated by my belly?"
"Hey doctor, can you stop with this twisted humor? I have my pride too!!!"
Zephyr couldn't hold back any longer. He breathed heavily and sat down in front of Kureha, feeling dejected.
Seeing Zephyr's dissatisfaction, Kureha laughed and patted Zephyr on the shoulder.
"Hey kid, that guy Kong is your teacher, right?"
Whether it's you or Garp, you were both trained by Kong, right?
Did you know that Sora chased after me for a long time back then?
Haha, you little rascals! When I went out to sea, your parents weren't even born yet!
So, do you still think you have the right to call yourself "this old man" in front of me?
As soon as she finished speaking, Kureha kicked Zephyr, knocking him down onto the beach chair.
Then, she took a stethoscope and listened to Zephyr for a long time.
After a long while, facing the concerned gazes of everyone around her, Kureha slowly shook her head.
"What a wounded body... sigh..."
Heart failure is the main problem; this disease is currently considered incurable.
As for treatment methods, I don't have any good ideas, unless I can find that legendary Op-Op Fruit worth five billion.
Otherwise, I, on my own, couldn't completely cure a terminal illness like heart failure."
As she said this, Zephyr in front of her shook his head regretfully.
"Hmph, I know!"
Zephyr resolutely sat up and silently put on his coat.
"I never expected to recover from this illness. I'm already sixty-nine, which is a long life for a soldier, humph!"
"Wait!"
Kureha smiled slightly at Zephyr's resigned attitude.
"What's your hurry, kid!"
Although I can't completely cure you, with my medicine and treatment plan, I can restore your body to the state it was at least ten years ago!
Heart failure is just a disease that symbolizes the inevitable aging of bodily organs.
While we can't replace your organs, we can make your aging organs a little younger, or help them last another ten years.
This kind of thing is no problem for me!
Listening to Kureha's words, Zephyr couldn't help but widen his eyes.
In the distance, old man Rayleigh laughed heartily.
"Haha, that's great news, Brother Zephyr."
"Looking at it this way, if you cooperate with the treatment, you might actually be able to put up a fight with me, haha!"
"Snort!"
Zephyr immediately gave Rayleigh a cold, disapproving look, but while doing so, he pulled out a wine flask from his waist and tossed it to Rayleigh.
As Rayleigh took his drink, Zephyr casually draped his right arm over his leg, showing it to Kureha.
"I'll leave the heart failure to you, Dr. Kureha."
However, besides heart failure, I also have two other ailments: asthma and my right hand.
Look...
"Asthma is not a problem at all!"
Kureha shook her head dismissively.
"Your asthma is not congenital, but caused by heart failure. You have left ventricular failure, which first affects the lungs."
For most people, the first complication after developing left heart failure is pulmonary edema.
However, your body is relatively strong, so it did not develop into pulmonary edema, but instead evolved into cardiac asthma.
In short, after I take care of you, when your internal organs are a little younger, your asthma symptoms will naturally lessen or even disappear for a period of time.
"Compared to that, your right hand is the real problem!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Kureha reached out and grabbed Zephyr's right wrist.
She took out a throwing knife with her free hand and brandished it for a while on the mechanism on Zephyr's wrist.
A moment later, the mechanical armband that was wrapped around Zephyr's right wrist instantly detached from his arm.
At the same time, Kureha pursed her lips.
"Hold your tongue and stop yelling. I don't want to hear an old man like you shouting endlessly!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Kureha's throwing knife pierced Zephyr's wrist.
Her blade darted across Zephyr's wrist, instantly piercing his muscles and severing his tendons one by one.
At the same time, Kureha said softly.
"Your hand must have been hastily reattached after you lost it!"
Hmph, I encountered a doctor whose skills weren't very good!
However, there's probably nothing you can do about it. After all, if a severed hand isn't reattached in time, it will lose its vitality.
However, regardless of the circumstances, the tendons, ligaments, and other connections you made back then weren't perfectly reconnected!
As soon as he finished speaking, Kureha's throwing knife, right under Zephyr's nose, followed the scab left by his injury years ago and completely severed his right hand.
At the same time, Zephyr clenched his teeth tightly, desperately trying to endure the intense pain.
The instant his right hand was severed again, Kureha, holding his severed hand, patted his shoulder with a throwing knife.
"I reconnected your arm to the original wounds you had from back then."
Tsk tsk, look at your hands! There are some deformities in the bones, and the tendons have even formed tumor-like growths!
And these damn pipes, ugh, what kind of mechanical scientist installed them?
Don't you ever consider that the technology of scientists can never be the same as that of doctors?
These tubes do connect to your nerves, but they also further damage the nerves in your injured hand.
After all, the scientists' goal wasn't to cure you, but to provide you with a prosthetic limb. Experiments conducted with that purpose would naturally have some impact on your health.
As she spoke, Kureha carried Zephyr's severed hand and walked towards the operating room she had recently set up with Yixiao's help.
"Come with me, Zephyr, I'll personally perform the surgery again for you."
Although my strength lies in pharmacy, my surgical skills are also world-class. I'm afraid that apart from the legendary Op-Op Fruit, no one can rival my skills!
I will modify and cut away a portion of your scar tissue, then reconnect the nerves and muscles.
With my correction, your arm can regain at least 80% of its function.
If the recovery goes well, you might be able to use about 85% of the strength in that hand.
Although it's still not as good as your peak, it's a huge improvement compared to how you used to be, barely using half your strength!
After saying that, Kureha went into the operating room.
And Zephyr on the beach chair...
At this moment, his forehead was covered with bulging veins, and he was so excited that he almost forgot the pain of his severed hand!
Really?!
After a loud shout, Zephyr stood up excitedly and walked towards the operating room.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Dr. Kureha!!!"
I can't believe my arm function has actually recovered!
If I had known, damn it!
"If we had found you on Drum Island sooner, how could I, how could I have let my disciples..."
"Shut up, Zephyr! Be a good patient and don't make a scene!!!"
Kureha poked her head out of the operating room and yelled, interrupting Zephyr.
At this point, Zephyr dared not refute. He nodded sheepishly, then forced a smile despite the pain, and followed Zefa into the operating room.
As Zephyr disappeared through the operating room door, Chopper, perched atop Gawain's head, spoke wistfully.
"As expected of Dr. Kureha, her surgical skills are always so excellent."
Although I've learned a lot about diagnosis and pharmacy, I'm still quite far behind when it comes to surgery.
Oh, I really want to become a great doctor like the healer!
Go for it, Tony Tony Chopper!!!
"Yeah, keep it up, Chopper."
Gawain chuckled and patted Chopper's headband, then looked towards the operating room and continued with a sense of satisfaction.
"Dr. Kureha's arrival has indeed brought a fresh start to our lives."
They were even able to save Grandpa Zephyr's severed hand; their medical skills are truly incredible!
"By the way, Mr. Rayleigh, why don't you take some time to chat with Dr. Kureha? Although you're in excellent health, no one can ever have too much knowledge about health preservation, right?"
"Certainly!"
Rayleigh grinned and nodded.
"I will visit Dr. Kureha without you having to tell me."
However, besides Kureha, Crocus, whom I recommend, is also extremely excellent!
And then there's... the Op-Op Fruit Dr. Kureha mentioned...
At this point, Rayleigh glanced at Gawain's glasses with a shrewd look.
"With such a good doctor, shouldn't we help her find that legendary Op-Op Fruit?"
I need to organize the plot; the Film Red has added too many new elements, and I must study it to keep up-to-date with current developments...
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