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Early morning, outside a simple wooden house on an unnamed island.
Facing the bright sunlight streaming down from above, Luo Chen twisted his body and stretched his muscles. After two days of recuperation, his injuries had basically healed. He felt like his body was rusting from lying in bed for so long, so he got up and came outside to exercise.
"Oh, why are you up? Didn't I already tell you? Your injuries haven't healed yet, you need to stay in bed for a couple more days until you're fully recovered..."
Get back here right now, I need to check if the wound under the bandage has reopened!
Just as Luo Chen went outside to bask in the sun and stretch his muscles, Nayako happened to return and witnessed this scene, and couldn't help but sternly reprimand him.
"Uh... Nayako, my injuries have healed completely. Look, the scabs have almost completely scabbed over and I'm all back to normal. It's okay!!"
Luo Chen was most afraid of arguing with this little girl. Once she couldn't win an argument with him, she would use her most powerful move... crying. No matter what, just crying was the right thing to do. Then Luo Chen would have to rush over to comfort her, and she would listen to everything he said.
Sure enough, Luo Chen realized something was wrong as soon as he spoke. Not long after he finished speaking, Nayako's eyes filled with tears, and she looked at him with a pitiful expression, as if she was about to cry.
"Uh... don't cry, don't cry, okay, I know, Nayako, I'll do as you say and go back to bed..."
Seeing her pitiful expression, even though he knew she was just pretending, Luo Chen couldn't bear her tears. After trying to comfort her, he lowered his head and went inside.
"..."
Seeing Luo Chen's helpless expression because of her tears, his head drooping like a dejected puppy that couldn't get a bone, made Nayako laugh out loud.
"Alright, you don't have to go inside and lie down. Just don't do any more strenuous exercise that could seriously damage your body. I won't interfere with anything else!"
Seeing his expression, Nayako seemed to realize that she had gone too far and couldn't help but talk to him.
"Really? Nayako, thank you so much! I felt like my body was rusting from lying in bed all this time, so I came out to get some sun. Don't worry, I promise I won't do anything that would aggravate my injury this time!!"
Having received Nayako's permission, Luo Chen's spirits soared, and he patted his chest to assure her.
"Hehe, that's good. Please sit down first, and I'll check your injuries again..."
"As you command, Dr. Nayako!!"
Luo Chen said playfully.
"Glib-tongued..."
Nayako was also delighted to hear Luo Chen's words and covered her mouth, laughing playfully.
In the center of the island lies the territory of Henry Jet, a notorious pirate who escaped from the sixth level of Impel Down, with a bounty of 670 million Beli.
"Are you telling the truth? Does that little girl really have that kind of strange ability?"
Jet, seated on the high seat and in the main position, loudly questioned his two subordinates who were prostrate on the ground in front of him.
"Yes, I clearly saw it. That little girl named Nayako was emitting a green light from her hands, instantly healing the injuries of those wounded villagers as if they had never been hurt. I'm thinking that if her ability works on the captain, then we must report it to you!"
The little pirate on the right trembled slightly as he reported in a respectful tone.
"Really? I understand. You can go and collect your reward now. I'll send someone over to confirm this matter..."
Jet sat in his chair, stroked his beard, thought for a moment, and then waved for them to leave.
"Yes!!"
The two men accepted the order and withdrew.
"In that case, go and confirm it. If it's true, bring her back to me. If not, then..."
As he spoke, Jet turned his gaze to the aloof man beside him who was gently wiping the butt of his gun with a handkerchief, and gave the order.
"Understood..."
Upon hearing Jet's words, the man stood up, bowed slightly, calmly accepted his instructions, and walked towards the door.
For a moment, only Jet remained in the main hall. After everyone left, he pressed his fist against his face, tilted his head to the side, seemingly pondering what had just happened. After a while, he murmured to himself.
"I hope this news is true. I've had enough of these wounds. If it weren't for him, Golden Lion Shiki, I wouldn't have had to bear these shameful scars and suffer from all these ailments in that Impel Down for over twenty years..."
As he spoke, Jet ripped open his collar, revealing two deep scars from sword cuts. His eyes blazed with hatred as he snarled.
" Golden Lion, I hope you're not finished yet. Just you wait! Once I've recovered from my injuries, I'll come back for you and repay you tenfold for the humiliation you inflicted upon me!!"
Jet's words were filled with anger and resentment towards Golden Lion, one of the three great pirates from more than twenty years ago, as if he wanted to tear him apart.
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"This must be the place, that little girl?"
Outside the village, Death Sniper Bengsen Sena assigned by Jet to capture Nayako with a bounty of 400 million Beli, stood with his two subordinates, watching Nayako smilingly healing the wounded villagers.
"Yes, Lord Sena, she is the little girl with the strange healing abilities that my subordinates have mentioned..."
Two subordinates nodded in agreement from behind.
"Really? There is something there, just like you said. Now I can finally be sure you weren't lying to me and Lord Jet..."
Sena watched as a green light emerged from Nayako's hand and was pressed onto the villager's wounds. Instantly, the wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Sena nodded in approval.
"Uh... How could I dare to deceive you and Lord Jet? Then, Lord Sena, what do you think we should do now? Should we go and bring her back right now?"
The two asked for permission in hushed tones.
"No, let's wait and double-check!"
Sena shook his head and decided to observe further before taking action, confirming that Nayako's ability was what they were looking for.
"Yes!!"
Hearing this, the two had no choice but to follow him and do as he said.
"Alright, Nori, your injuries have healed, but you'll need to rest for a couple more days after you get back. You can only get out of bed after your energy and blood have been fully replenished!"
After a while, Nayako finished treating the last wounded patient, raised the back of her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and whispered instructions to the pale-faced, somewhat weak man in front of her.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you so much, Nayako. No matter how badly we're injured, you've always done your best to heal us without charging a penny. Thank you so much!!"
After his injuries healed, the man stood up, bowed, and sincerely thanked Nayako.
"Please don't say that. I'm the one who should be saying thank you. If it weren't for all of you aunties and uncles who have been so kind to me and raised me from a Tender child, Nayako wouldn't be where she is today, able to do her little something for you..."
Seeing that the other person was thanking her, Nayako quickly helped her up and said...
"Not at all, it's what we should do. Nayako, you go ahead with your work, I'll head back now..."
The man gave a simple, honest smile.
"Okay, Uncle, please watch the road on your way back and be careful. Nayako won't see you off..."
"Haha, it's okay, alright, goodbye..."
The two exchanged pleasantries before waving goodbye.
After all the villagers had gone far away, leaving only Nayako alone to gather some dried herbs on the ground in preparation for leaving, Sena and the other two behind her also took action.