In just a short while, a reindeer wearing a pink top hat, capable of walking like a human, and with a blue nose walked in.
"Oh~ Chopper, where have you been?"
"Doctor Kureha, I just..." Chopper was about to say something when he caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of his eye. He looked over curiously and met Xia Chen's interested gaze.
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In an instant, Chopper ran to the door, then stuck most of his body out, peeking inside and watching Xia Chen.
Xia Chen burst out laughing upon seeing this. He had found Chopper's action amusing when he watched the anime, but seeing it in person was even more hilarious!
Xia Chen looked at him and chuckled, "You seem to be hiding in the wrong place~"
Chopper's forehead instantly broke out in a few beads of cold sweat. He then slowly moved his body inside, peeking out slightly to look at Xia Chen. Xia Chen laughed again, "It's no use hiding now!"
Kureha looked at Chopper and said, " Chopper, don't be afraid, come in, he won't hurt you!"
Upon hearing this, Chopper slowly and tentatively walked in, watching Xia Chen warily with each step.
Seeing this, Xia Chen chuckled. Chopper was really shy these days! Had he suffered too much harm from humans in the past?
Thinking of this, Xia Chen took something out of his System Space and said to Chopper, "That's right, I won't do anything to you. On the contrary, I'm giving this to you~"
As he spoke, Xia Chen shook the object in his hand again.
Chopper's eyes lit up instantly when he saw what Xia Chen was holding, staring intently at the pink, delicious-looking cotton candy.
Xia Chen handed it to Chopper, Chopper immediately took it and eagerly licked it. After tasting the sweet flavor, Chopper's eyes crinkled into a smile. Then, he politely said, "Thank you!"
"You're welcome!" Xia Chen still had a smile on his lips, looking at Chopper in front of him and liking him more and more, really wanting to pet him.
Xia Chen thought this way, and of course, he did it.
The moment Xia Chen's hand touched Chopper, Chopper shuddered, the reindeer leaping up and quickly hiding behind Kureha.
"What are you doing?" Chopper's face was filled with anger. Was the marshmallow just a trick to fool him? Was she trying to harm him?
"I just think you're so cute, I want to touch you!"
"Huh?" Chopper's angry expression froze on his face, then he blinked in confusion.
then...
Even if you say I'm cute, I won't be happy, you jerk~
Chopper swayed his hips, a happy expression on his face, while saying things that didn't match his mood.
Xia Chen laughed again.
Having this sassy little raccoon cat on board will surely make things more interesting!
After a while, Chopper stopped his smugness and looked at Xia Chen with a puzzled expression.
Aren't you scared when you see that I can talk?
"Why be afraid?" Xia Chen asked calmly.
"Because I'm a reindeer, but I can talk and walk like a human, and I even have a blue nose!" Chopper said, sounding a little downcast.
Because of these characteristics, it is not well-liked by either reindeer or human populations; both sides regard it as an outsider and a monster!
"So what? You only became like this because you ate the Human-Human Fruit, there's nothing strange about it!"
"And I also ate Devil Fruit, and it just so happens to be the same type as yours— the Human-Human Fruit!"
"!!!"
Upon hearing this, Chopper immediately became excited. They had eaten the same type of Devil Fruit as him? Instantly, Chopper's affection for Xia Chen increased significantly.
But then he turned around and asked in confusion, "Wait a minute, you were already human, how could you eat the Human-Human Fruit?"
"Of course, because the fruit I ate Human-Human Fruit - Great Sage Equaling Heaven Form, which is different from yours, and... my fruit is Mythical Zoan ~ It can transform into different forms!"
"Oh~" Chopper nodded as if he understood, then suddenly remembered something and asked expectantly, "Then is my Devil Fruit a Mythical Zoan?"
Although Chopper didn't know what Mythical Zoan was, the name sounded very high-class, so it must be something good.
Furthermore, he didn't really know much about his own Devil Fruit. He had only heard from others that it was the Human-Human Fruit, but he didn't know anything more specific.
The form Xia Chen just described sounded really awesome. If it's also Mythical Zoan...
Chopper couldn't help but imagine the form his Devil Fruit would take.
"That's right, you're also Mythical Zoan Fruit's full name is Zoan Mythical Zoan Human-Human Fruit, Commoner Form!" Xia Chen said seriously, but you could tell from the slight twitching of his lips that he was holding it in very hard.
" Commoner Form? What's that?" Chopper asked, looking puzzled.
The concept of "common people" doesn't exist in the world of Pirate King, so Chopper naturally wouldn't know what it was.
"Let me tell you, this form is incredible. I can't go into details because it contains immense terror. Just know that it's far more powerful than my Great Sage Equaling Heaven Form!"
(☆_☆)!
"Wow, my fruit is that powerful?"
"Yeah, yeah! Pfft..." Xia Chen nodded and said, but... he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
And once that laugh started, it was like a switch had been flipped, and he just couldn't stop.
"Hahaha..."
"Huh? What are you laughing at?" Chopper was taken aback by Xia Chen's sudden laughter.
"I remembered something happy!" Xia Chen forced a smile and said seriously.
What made you happy?
"My wife—oh, no, my relative's wife—gave birth!"
"Oh, that's definitely something to be happy about!" Chopper nodded and said.
"Yes, that's right! Hahaha..."
It took Xia Chen quite a while to calm himself down; the muscles in his face had gotten a good workout. But they still twitched occasionally.
For some reason, Xia Chen couldn't help himself when he saw Chopper's longing expression.
Since that's the case, let Chopper continue to believe it. Even if Chopper knew about this well-intentioned lie, he probably wouldn't say anything, right?
After this incident, Xia Chen and Chopper grew even closer.
Kureha, watching Chopper and Xia Chen's happy interaction, couldn't help but smile as well.
It's been so long since I've seen Chopper this happy!
Then she turned to look at Xia Chen, and couldn't help but think:
"This kid..."
" Chopper, why don't you become our partner?"
"Damn it!!!"
m9( `д´ )!!!!