In One Piece: I Can Copy Any Talent

But who would dare say Shanks's Swordsmanship was weak?

It had just come from Genzo's Sole Focus talent...

He had to replace it!

If the system hadn't upgraded back then and he hadn't had the Universal Copy Card, who would have bothered with Genzo?

He could have simply copied Shanks's entire set of talents.

Noil sorted through everything he possessed. Aside from talents, he also had all sorts of miscellaneous items.

Apart from the cigars reserved for big shots, the color-changing flashy sunglasses were also great for showing off.

Just as Noil was counting his treasures, Robin suddenly spoke. "We can see the island."

Noil leaned against the window and looked outside. A huge island immediately appeared in his sight.

The entire island was covered in snow, and many towering peaks stood upon it like chimneys, creating a spectacular sight.

"We're going ashore!"

Noil put on his thick padded coat and rushed out first.

Robin, however, looked somewhat awkward.

When she had fled back then, Robin had only carried a shoulder bag filled with archaeological tools.

The clothes she had originally been wearing had also been badly damaged in battle.

As a result, after boarding the ship, she had been wearing Noil's clothes the whole time.

As for the size of Noil's men's clothes, well, everyone knew how that went...

The loose, ill-fitting clothes hung on Robin's body, exposing her fragrant shoulders and tempting collarbones to the air. The lively pair of large rabbits on her chest seemed unsure whether to stick out or retreat.

Noil had been so anxious that he wanted to reach out several times and give them a helping hand.

But before he could act, Robin's gaze made him back down.

Hmm... He was afraid this woman would crush him to pieces.

Robin tightly bound everything underneath, then draped a thick coat over herself before following Noil outside.

After the ship docked, Noil supported Robin as they walked inland.

Under the suppressant's effects, the toxin was not yet fatal, but it had genuinely left Robin extremely weak.

Noil had barely taken two steps while supporting Robin when he ran into a large squad of people.

These people carried guns. As soon as they saw someone entering the country, they immediately surrounded them.

"By order of the king! Anyone entering the Drum Kingdom must pay an entrance fee of 500,000 Beli!"

The soldier at the front pointed his gun at the two of them and shouted.

Yet neither of them paid him any attention, and their footsteps did not slow in the slightest.

"You're looking for..." The enraged soldier captain wanted to rebuke them, but before he could finish, a wave of air swept over.

The intimidation of Conqueror's Haki accurately enveloped the soldiers, and this rabble immediately collapsed unconscious.

"What a load of nonsense." Noil grumbled.

Robin stared at the fallen soldiers in confusion and asked, "Why does the Drum Kingdom, a great medical nation, have such an outrageous entrance fee?"

Noil knew the answer perfectly well. He pursed his lips and said, "Because it has a brain-dead king."

Robin nodded and did not ask further. The two of them continued onward without obstruction until they reached a village.

On the way, a shifty-eyed fellow spotted them and hurried off to secretly report to the king.

After entering the village, Noil began asking about the doctors.

As he had expected, the brain-dead king had already enacted a law to arrest doctors. There were no civilian doctors left in the entire country.

According to this timeline, the quack Hiriluk should have died as well.

A magnificent medical nation had been utterly ruined by a foolish tyrant.

The villager leading Noil wore a sorrowful expression and sighed. "Actually, there's still one doctor here. Her name is Kureha."

"Because of her strange personality, we call her the Witch. But she opposes the king's policies, so she wasn't arrested. Sometimes, she even sneaks out to treat people."

"If you're looking for a doctor, she should be the last one left. We just don't know when she'll appear."

Noil nodded. Kureha was practically Chopper's mother figure, so he had to find her before he could meet Chopper.

But Noil was not about to foolishly wait around here.

King Wapol had kept the twenty best doctors under his command solely to treat himself. Wouldn't it be enough to snatch them away?

"King, it's those two!"

Speak of the devil. Noil had just been thinking about them when a great commotion erupted outside the door.

Noil walked out of the villager's house and looked expressionlessly at the people who had arrived.

The man at the front had a huge head, an iron chin, and facial features that looked as if they belonged to an idiot. He was unmistakably Wapol, the king of the Drum Kingdom.

Wapol listened to his subordinate's report, picked his nose, and stared at Noil disdainfully. "Who gave you the nerve to break the law and refuse to pay?"

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Slaying Wapol

Noil stared at Wapol, his eyes openly radiating killing intent.

If one asked whom Noil hated most in the One Piece world, Wapol before him could undoubtedly rank near the top.

Actually, most villains in the One Piece world were not truly despicable. They all possessed their own unique charm and redeeming qualities.

Take Crocodile and Doflamingo, for example. Even Fish-Man Arlong had his own convictions and ambitions.

But Wapol before him was nothing but a complete pest!

He treated governing the country and issuing laws like a game, and he had also ruined the subordinates and Hiriluk who had wholeheartedly tried to save the kingdom.

As the ruler of a great medical nation, he stupidly believed that everything was his own achievement. Why should the people need doctors to help them?

So he selfishly drove all the doctors to extinction and kept the last doctors by his side, caring nothing for whether the people lived or died.

Wapol bared his teeth and said, "Brat, why aren't you saying anything?"

"Don't you know that failing to answer the king is against the law?"

Taking advantage of their master's authority, the soldiers pointed their guns at Noil and loudly demanded that he apologize.

The villagers also dared not speak out despite their anger. They wanted to come out and help Noil, but the weapons in the soldiers' hands frightened them back.

Wapol climbed down from his hippo mount, opened his iron jaw wide, and bit into the wall of a house.

Crack! Tear!

A large chunk of wooden wall was ripped away. Wapol chewed in satisfaction and said indistinctly, "Brat, are you here to seek medical treatment?"

"Perfect. Beg me, and I'll lend you Doctor 20 for a while!"

Noil sneered, drew his sword, and leaped forward. Without another word, he charged straight at Wapol.

A flash of sword light passed. An icy sensation rose from Wapol's heart, and a large amount of blood sprayed from his chest.

Wapol was cut to the ground, and the subordinates surrounding him immediately descended into chaos.

At that moment, Doctor 20 appeared beside him and surrounded Wapol, banging away in a flurry.

Something miraculous happened. Wapol was actually saved.

Noil stared blankly for several seconds. Was this the world of anime?

An injury this severe could be operated on in moments, and the patient would be up and bouncing around again?

Wapol had nearly been sent to meet the King of Hell with one slash. Furious, he roared, "Damn it! How dare you ambush me? I haven't even said to start!"

Noil rested his sword on his shoulder, raised his brows, and asked, "Then are we starting now?"

When Wapol heard that, he hurriedly used the power of the Munch-Munch Fruit to materialize the food he had eaten that day on his body.

A cannon extended from his stomach. Wapol nodded in satisfaction and said:

"Now we're starting!"

"Brat, I am..."

Before he could finish, a beautiful blue sword light swept across Wapol's body, once again bringing forth a large spray of blood.

Wapol spat blood and collapsed again. Noil impatiently sheathed Qingxing and said, "If you're going to fight, then fight. Why do you talk so much crap?"

Wapol fainted again, and another group of doctors gathered around him.

After repeating this several more times, Wapol stood up again.

Noil looked at him playfully.

Hey! I just won't finish you off. I'll let you keep dancing back and forth at the gates of hell!

Wapol looked at Noil, who was casually threatening his life, and his sluggish brain finally caught up. He shouted in terror, "Retreat! Hurry, retreat!"

The moment this fool opened his mouth, all his subordinates panicked. They shoved and jostled one another, pushing Wapol away amid the crowd.

But Noil had not had enough fun yet. How could he let them go?

He strode out on his long legs and followed them from neither too near nor too far behind.

Watching Noil chase an entire army away by himself, the villagers finally emerged from their houses, dumbfounded.

Robin leaned against the window and stared speechlessly at Noil as he chased after them.

Had this guy forgotten about her?

Just then, the door was suddenly kicked open. Highly alert, Robin hurriedly placed both hands before her chest, ready to use her abilities at any moment.

But when Robin looked toward the doorway, she saw only a stylishly dressed old woman standing there.

A reindeer stood beside her.

The kind villager said to the old woman, "Lady Kureha, this is the patient I told you about. She and her companion came to the island to seek medical treatment."

Doctor Kureha pushed her sunglasses up onto her forehead and stroked her chin as she sized Robin up. "She looks deeply poisoned. Chopper!"

The reindeer beside her heard the call and immediately pulled a package from behind him with his teeth, handing it to Kureha.

Robin looked at Kureha and Chopper in surprise and asked hesitantly, "Are you a doctor?"

Kureha wore a flashy jacket and snorted through her nose. "What a stupid question. I'll warn you now: my prices are very high."

"By the way, where's your companion?"

Robin was about to speak when the villager excitedly said, "This beautiful lady's companion is incredible! He actually defeated Wapol, who had an army and doctors!"

"He's gone after that gang of Wapol's by himself!"

Chopper's furry body trembled slightly. Kureha looked at her in surprise and said, "By himself? He defeated Wapol, who was protected by an army?"

The villager hurriedly nodded and said admiringly, "He crippled that evil tyrant in just two strikes. He's amazing."

Kureha took out some herbs and sighed. "He really is impressive..."

As she spoke, Kureha suddenly felt her trouser leg being gently tugged. She looked down and saw Chopper.

"So that's how it is... You want to go see that person?" Kureha stroked Chopper's head and said, "All right, go on. See what kind of person he is."

Chopper nodded lightly, then spread his four hooves and chased after the scent.

Kureha began diagnosing Robin's condition. Curious, Robin asked, "Is that your pet?"

Kureha, who usually spoke boldly, seemed to recall something upon hearing that. "No... that's my child..."

At that moment, Noil still had no idea Robin had found a doctor's help. He continued happily toying with Wapol.

People said villains died because they talked too much.

But villains died because they had too many lives. Who did they die at the hands of? The protagonist, of course!

Noil was a villain, but Wapol clearly was not the protagonist.