The smile on Crocus's face quickly vanished. He murmured, "Laboon is injured. Without the medicine I made, he'd probably be in pain sometimes, and he might get injured again in the future..."
"I have to take care of him!"
Carrying food over to Olvia, he smiled and said, "Um... if you're taking Laboon with you, take me along too."
"Pff—"
Olvia had just put the food into her mouth when she suddenly spat it out. She looked at Crocus in surprise. "You want to leave with us too?"
Crocus became solemn and said seriously, "Hey—I'm a highly professional doctor. I'm responsible for treating Laboon's injuries. Taking me along would be a huge help on your journey!"
"Are you a doctor or a veterinarian?" Olvia asked seriously. There was a huge difference between the two.
Humans and animals absolutely couldn't be lumped together!
The corner of Crocus's mouth twitched. "I can treat both humans and animals!!"
"Then come with us. I'll tell Ares." Olvia had no regard for appearances. Already starving, she rapidly devoured the food.
Before long, she had wiped out everything in front of her and burped.
Outside the lighthouse.
Ares laughed self-deprecatingly inside. "Why does this feel like I started assembling a new pirate crew from the Four Seas? Don't tell me I'll return to the Land of Wano with an entire ship full of people??"
Still, Crocus wasn't useless. His combat strength could be considered elite, and more importantly, as a doctor, he would be highly valued aboard a pirate ship.
After all, the profession of doctor could earn anyone a comfortable living on any island.
He couldn't help laughing to himself. "I've lured away the Roger Pirates' ship doctor. Fortunately, the Land of Wano isn't short on doctors. I'll have him look after Laboon when we