Simon's voice rang out. At his words, everyone rose in delight.
Clatter!
The crash of tables and chairs rang out clearly through the hospital late at night. The middle-aged head nurse shut the ward door beside her, spun around, and shouted, "Who's there?"
Ward 70 was a large shared room reserved for wartime emergencies. Patients who needed quiet rest were never assigned there under normal circumstances.
"A thief?" the head nurse muttered. Then her fleshy cheeks began to tremble. "What petty crook dares steal from Marine Headquarters?"
She rolled up her sleeves, raised her fists, and charged toward them.
"Come out now, or I'll beat you to death!"
Her heavy footsteps thudded down the hall. The Jerome Brothers were the first to notice something was wrong.
"Get out of here! The head nurse is on the warpath!"
Crash!
Arudo panicked.
If that vicious old woman discovered their escape plan, she would put all her strength into his next injection and pick the bitterest medicine she could find.
The mere mention of the head nurse made Arudo's face change. He scooped up Minnie and several others who had trouble moving, then ran for the balcony.
Slung over Arudo's shoulder, Minnie still remembered to warn Loa downstairs through the Den Den Mushi. "Hey! Loa, we're coming down! Get ready!"
Loa's calm reply came through the Den Den Mushi. "Oh! Come on! Trust me!"
I'd rather trust the rope.
Minnie rarely complained to herself like this. Then her body lifted into the air as Arudo vaulted over the balcony.
A jolt ran through her as he grabbed the rope and slid down at breakneck speed.
The bandages wrapped around Arudo's injured hands turned out to be the perfect protection.
Screech!
Arudo's tough hide, Haki, and Iron Body carried him through. Even after the