After dealing with the Black Cat Pirates, Nami and Luffy escorted them to the Marines to collect the bounty.
Jiang Siming and Zoro temporarily remained in the village.
Zoro had always wanted to find a chance to have a swordsmanship duel with Jiang Siming.
But Jiang Siming had never accepted his challenge, devoting himself entirely to teaching Kaya medicine in the villa.
Kaya knew Jiang Siming would not be staying here for long, so she spent every day by his side.
She raced against time to learn medicine.
As they spent more and more time together, Kaya grew increasingly dependent on him and reluctant to part with him.
So much so that his figure now filled both of Kaya's eyes.
Several days passed quickly.
Nami and Luffy returned successfully, and Nami was overjoyed after receiving a huge bounty in Beli.
Luffy also decided it was time to leave.
Since Jiang Siming had agreed to join them, he naturally had to leave with them.
On the night before their departure,
Kaya invited everyone to a grand feast, and they all drank quite a bit.
In the end, Luffy, Nami, and Zoro were all drunk, and the maids each arranged a guest room for them to sleep in.
Jiang Siming came out of the bathroom after taking a shower and was also planning to go to bed.
Unexpectedly, Kaya was standing outside his door.
"It's so late. Why aren't you asleep yet? Is there some medical question you still don't understand?"
Jiang Siming assumed Kaya was worried that he would be leaving tomorrow, so she wanted to continue making up for lost study time that night.
But Kaya shook her head, lowering it as her pale, delicate hands fidgeted with the hem of her clothes.
If Jiang Siming still couldn't understand, he