Injury and Illness

"So you are the Straw Hat Pirates who helped our lord. I was truly quite rude just now. Please accept my sincerest apologies..." Yingfeng Zongsi sat properly before them in the formal seiza position. Although they were on the rocking sea, he gave everyone the impression of being exceptionally refined and gentle.

"Is this guy's identity confirmed?" Sanji looked at him. Nothing about his gentle appearance suggested how formidable he had been when fighting Sanji and Brook just now.

"That's right. I've already contacted Zou, and Momonosuke has confirmed this matter as well. There really is someone like him among his retainers. His age and appearance are no different from this man's, except..." Li Ziming hesitated, seemingly unsure whether he should continue.

Yingfeng Zongsi, however, seemed not to care at all. "You want to ask about the condition of my body, don't you? Actually, it's nothing. After all, this body was bestowed by the heavens. All I can do is use this broken body as the blade of the Kozuki Family and continue moving forward..."

"What's wrong with his body?" Nami asked in confusion.

"I noticed it when I examined him just now. His body is in extremely poor condition—practically completely unsuitable for combat. Even the bodies of the most seriously ill patients I've seen were much better than his..." Chopper was rather shocked. He had originally thought the condition of the other man's body was due to injuries, but he had never expected it to be an inherent problem.

"Please don't look at me like that..." Although Yingfeng Zongsi was being watched by everyone with looks of deep pity, he did not become angry. Instead, he smiled faintly at them. "My life should have ended long ago. Being able to cling to life for this long has already made