Tony Tony Chopper

Dawn did not take the opportunity to strike back. He knew this reindeer's fate all too well: from the moment he was born, his parents had despised him for his blue nose, and his herd had rejected him.

After accidentally eating the Human-Human Fruit, he had become even more "strange," and was ultimately cast out completely. He had once tried to approach a human village, only to be shot at and driven away as a monster.

If not for Hiriluk, his fate would probably have had only two endings: dying alone, or falling into hatred.

That was why Dawn did not fight back. He let the battered creature vent, let him pour all the loneliness, pain, and despair of never being accepted since birth onto himself.

"Little Blue Nose, can't you talk yet?" Dawn's voice remained calm.

Bang! Another punch struck his shoulder.

"Little Blue Nose, you can understand what I'm saying, can't you?"

Bang. This time, the blow was lighter.

"Little Blue—" "Bang!"

"Little Blue Nose, you're a reindeer with strong antlers that can chop down trees, so... from now on, you'll be called—Tony Tony Chopper!"

The instant the name "Tony Tony Chopper" left Dawn's mouth, Chopper's attack came to an abrupt halt. His raised fist froze rigidly in midair.

His clean reindeer eyes, which had yet to see the human world, were filled with bewilderment, confusion, and even a touch of panic as he stared at the human who had given him a name.

"Y-you idiot~"

A strange emotion suddenly surged through Chopper's heart, and his body felt as though it wanted to soften and twist. Blushing furiously, he raised a hoof and lightly smacked Dawn's body, blurting out a catchphrase he had no idea where he had learned.

Dawn endured the blow again, still wearing that