Little Treant Gelu (2)

Sairona called for the Doctor. After a series of examinations, including taking his pulse and checking his eyelids, the Doctor concluded, "He's probably pregnant." Cough cough! Not that.

The Doctor stood up and asked Sairona, "Has he had intercourse recently?" Sairona calmly replied, "No." The Doctor took a cigarette from his clip, lit it, took a puff, and looked up at the sky, as if struck by a thought. "Youth is unaware of its blessings, old age weeps to the heavens~ How about giving him some nutrient solution for a few days? Make him more tonics, especially for the kidneys." He then stomped out the cigarette and walked away with a flourish.

Sairona stared blankly at the dashing old Doctor, thinking, I have an urge to say 'MMP' but I don't know if I should. Nima, Rono doesn't have a girlfriend, so it could only be... The thought sent a chill down his spine. What kind of constitution did Rono have? A body that could live without a head, an astonishing recovery ability, and yet... Sairona glanced at his own right hand and sighed to the heavens, saying no more.

Rono woke up five days later. Seeing his haggard appearance, Sairona patted his shoulder, "Quit it." Rono was confused, "????". Sairona gave him a knowing look and brought out a basin of sheep penis soup, "Replenish yourself. You don't have descendants yet." Rono was utterly bewildered. What was happening in this world?

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"How long have I been unconscious?"

"Five days. You don't know how much nutrient solution you absorbed." Sairona recalled the scene and clicked his tongue.

Following the Doctor's advice, Sairona took Rono to the hospital. After the nurse administered the nutrient solution, Rono's cells acted like a sponge meeting water. In less than three minutes, a day's worth of nutrient solution was depleted. Sairona called the nurse to add another bottle for Rono. This time, it lasted longer, five minutes. Eventually, the nurse simply placed five bottles of nutrient solution by Rono's bedside. Fortunately, after absorbing four days' worth of nutrient solution, Rono's cells were finally satisfied, and the rate of nutrient solution depletion returned to normal.

"Gelu Gelu," Rono downed the sheep penis soup, a hint of confusion in his voice, "What does this have to do with whether I have descendants or not?"

Sairona looked at the bewildered Rono and thought, Keep pretending. Let's see how long you can keep it up.

"Sigh! Why do I feel a bit hot?" Rono scratched his head, then looked down at the blanket...

"What did you give me to drink?" Rono clutched his crotch and yelled at Sairona, "I'm not suffering from kidney deficiency!"

"(-_-) Stop pretending. You're in the hospital and you're still talking nonsense."

"?In the hospital?" Rono pondered for a moment and finally understood what was going on. System, come out!

"Actually, you didn't faint because you overdid it," System Loli appeared and said to Rono.

"I knew that without you telling me!" Rono said, still annoyed.

"You fainted because you gave birth. After all, while others take ten months, you did it in an hour," System Loli said with feigned indifference and schadenfreude.

"!!!!!!" Rono's eyes nearly bulged out, "I'm a guy, giving birth?"

"Oh, it's not giving birth in the traditional sense. Didn't you transfer your life force to that Strange Tree using the Control-Control Fruit?" System Loli explained. Rono had a bad premonition, and as expected, System Loli's next words confirmed it. "So, you're going to have a baby very soon."

After ten minutes of recovery, Sairona looked at Rono's changing expression and thought, Little brat, you can't hide it anymore, can you?

"Sairona..."

"I know, quit it," Sairona waved his hand. "A prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold."

"No, Sairona, I think... I'm going to be a father..." Rono's face was ashen.

"..." Sairona wondered if he had misheard. "You're going to have a child?"

"Yeah," Rono replied.

"Who's that kid's mother?" Sairona thought. Damn, I'm still single, and you're already having a kid. Did he faint because... hehehe.

"No."

"Regardless, you're..." Sairona's poker face skill was interrupted. His confident retort got stuck in his throat, emitting a choked sound. "You're saying he (she) doesn't have a mother?" Sairona knew Rono wasn't the type to get someone pregnant and run. This meant the child would be born from Rono.

"Are you a woman?" Sairona's mind was in chaos.

"No, it's..." Rono explained the situation, omitting the system's involvement.

Then, the two grown men spent their days staring at the Strange Tree. They actually discovered something astonishing. The leaves of the once-thriving Strange Tree slowly withered, and the trunk gradually shrank. Yes, shrank. The pit Rono had dug was now hollow.

Rono even declined a mission, citing his injuries as an excuse. Spandam had also visited, but he didn't know the truth. He thought it was just the Strange Tree's shedding season, albeit a bit more exaggerated.

A month later, Rono was staring at the Strange Tree as usual. The tree before him was only 50 centimeters tall, surrounded by a pit Rono had dug. Crack. The bark of the Strange Tree made a crisp sound, and cracks appeared. Then, a Little Treant with dark red hair and vein-like patterns on its body crawled out. "Gelu Gelu."

"..." Rono was speechless. Damn it, I can't understand you!

The Little Treant leaped into Rono's arms, rubbing its face against Rono's chest with enjoyment.

"Congratulations to the Host on gaining a son, scattering flowers." System Loli, dressed in red and wearing a red brimless hat, held a flower basket from which colorful flowers drifted down.

Splat. System Loli became a silent mural.

Rono looked at the Little Treant in his arms, feeling a sense of blood connection. Seeing Rono looking at him, the Little Treant grinned, revealing a toothless mouth. "Gelu Gelu."

"Is that all you can say? Are you too young?" Rono still trusted his judgment.

"You always say 'Gelu Gelu,' so I'll call you Gelu."

"Gelu Gelu." The Little Treant yawned, closed its eyes, and fell asleep in Rono's arms.

Sairona happened to walk out. Seeing Rono holding the Little Treant like a baby and the shattered fragments of the Strange Tree scattered around the courtyard, he whispered, "It's out?"

"Shh--" Rono placed a finger to his lips, signaling for silence. After putting the Little Treant Gelu in his room, Rono and Sairona began talking in the courtyard.

"Is that your tree son?" Sairona asked calmly, his poker face at maximum level.

"Uh, yes." Rono nodded.

"Ahhhh, Rono, I'm going to kill you!" System Loli, wielding a 4-meter-long sword (a giant to him), lunged at Rono. System Loli's attacks ignored Rono's defense, causing purely mental pain.

Rono dodged System Loli's "fatal" blow, grabbed him with one hand, snatched the long sword with the other, and threw it aside. He then continued speaking to Sairona, "I plan to raise him."