"Yes, this child is also an ability user, and her ability is somewhat similar to yours. I plan to take her to headquarters to learn, so she can become a Marine when she grows up," Vic explained briefly.
"Oh! His ability is somewhat similar to mine? What kind of ability user is he?" Barnett asked curiously.
" Devil Fruit User can rewind living and non-living things a certain time, returning them to their original state. She can rewind a year now, isn't that somewhat similar to your ability? Hehe!" Vic said with a smile.
"There is a resemblance. What luck you have to meet someone like this on a date! If you start developing your potential at this age, you'll definitely be more successful than I am now when you grow up!"
Barnett sighed. He hadn't eaten the Devil Fruit for very long; he had only eaten it about six months before going to Marine Headquarters. It was because of this Devil Fruit that he was selected to study at Headquarters.
"Don't spout nonsense like Wendy. Rebecca and I just went shopping. Rebecca had something to buy. Oh, by the way, this child has a big scar on his leg, it's quite unsightly! Your ability should be able to remove it, right?"
Vic seemed to remember something. After Ain was stripped naked by Vic in the bathhouse, he saw the hideous scars on her thighs. They hadn't completely turned into scars yet; they were fresh wounds.
"It's possible, but it probably won't be completely removed in one session; it'll likely require several. But isn't it an honor for a boy to have a scar? Why would he want it removed?" Barnett asked, somewhat puzzled. Vic smiled but didn't reply.
" Ain, call him brother! This brother can make the ugly scars on your legs disappear! Go ask him for help!"
After Vic came in, Vic put Ain down and patted Ain head encouragingly, saying that communicating with others is also a way to get over the pain.
" Barnett, please treat my leg injury. Vic will reward you!" Ain walked to Barnett's bedside and bowed slightly in a proper manner, but her words caused both of them to feel a little emotional.
"Oh my god, it's a little girl! Why did you bring her here? I thought it was a cute little boy!"
Barnett was somewhat surprised and puzzled. After all, there was a difference between men and women. It was easier to talk about children, but the girls in the pirate world were really uninhibited, and their clothes were very revealing.
"This child is so pitiful, he's an orphan now. He was held by human traffickers before, so he must have been traumatized. He trusts me now and just wants to stay with me. Stop talking nonsense and get him treated!"
After saying that, Vic walked over and pulled up Ain's right leg shorts a little higher, without taking off her pants. Ain took the opportunity to hug Vic's neck.
"These human traffickers deserve to die! They injured such a young child like this!" Barnett also saw the two grotesque, intersecting wounds. After a few words of lament, he immediately reached out and activated the power of the Replenish-Replenish Fruit.
A moment later, the wound shrank a bit, and Ain's complexion improved. The wound had been quite painful before, but Ain had endured it without making a sound. Now, the pain had disappeared.
"Alright, it's getting late, let's get some sleep!" Vic said to Barnett, then carried Ain back to his bed, put Ain in the blankets, Vic sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed.
Barnett was also a little tired after the treatment, so he didn't hold back this time and used all his strength. He didn't say anything, just waved to Vic and crawled into his blanket.
" Vic, why aren't you upstairs? Aren't you going to sleep?" Ain saw that after Vic had settled her in, he was sitting on the floor by the bed instead of going to bed with her. He had broken his promise to sleep with her.
"I'm right here, I'm not going anywhere. Don't worry, I'll protect you!" Vic said softly.
"No, you just said you'd sleep with me, I'm still scared if you don't come up here!" Ain said softly.
"Is it that shocking? Even staying by the bedside isn't enough!" Vic thought to himself. There was nothing he could do; the little guy had already said that.
Vic took off his cloak and outer garment before lifting the covers and lying down.
Sleeping with your shirt on is fine when you're alone, but it feels very uncomfortable when there are other people around; it feels hard and cold.
As soon as Vic lay down, Ain snuggled up to him and wrapped her arms around Vic neck. Vic could only place his arm under Ain's head to make Ain more comfortable with her arms around his neck.
Neither of them spoke again. Vic still didn't sleep; he had entered a meditative state. Although lying down wasn't very effective, it still served as a form of rest.
Ain felt that Vic's body was so warm, so strong, and so reassuring, and she fell asleep in no time.
Three hours later, it was dawn, and many trainees were already up, including Barnett, who had been sleeping the last.
He was looking at Vic on the bed with amusement, and Ain, who was sleeping soundly with her arms around Vic's neck. In Barnett's understanding, Vic had become a father, and at such a young age, he had a lovely daughter.
Vic hadn't been sleeping at all. His Observation Haki had also seen Barnett sitting beside him watching him and Ain. However, Vic didn't open his eyes. He wasn't embarrassed; it was others who would be. He decided to pretend he didn't know and withdrew his Observation Haki.
However, not long after, Rebecca and Wendy came in. Vic heard footsteps, but he didn't open his eyes. He only heard the footsteps approaching the bedside.
Wendy looked at the two people on the bed, one big and one small, with a smile on her face. Rebecca didn't know how she felt; it was a complicated feeling.
The group remained silent, simply watching the two people on the bed. Vic's forehead began to sweat, but Ain was still sleeping soundly. He didn't want to wake Ain by getting up, after all, Ian had only slept for three hours, which is a time when children need to sleep the most.
Vic couldn't keep up the act any longer. He opened his eyes, glancing sideways at the three of them with a hint of annoyance in his eyes. What were they trying to do, staring at him like that? Were they planning a rebellion? We needed to get some practical training arranged, or where would the boss's face be?
" Vic, Teacher Zephyr and the other students are all up. How much longer are you going to stay in bed? We're about to leave," Rebecca said casually.
Wendy and Barnett were holding back their laughter so hard they almost burst out laughing, but they were afraid of waking Ain, so they were really struggling to hold it in.
Wendy only found out this morning that Ain was a cute little girl. She was very curious about what happened last night and kept pestering Rebecca for a long time before she found out.
"Oh, really?"
Vic turned to look at Ain in his arms. Relieved that she hadn't been woken up by Rebecca's voice, Vic felt somewhat at ease.
He picked up Ain, found a blanket in the room to wrap the little guy up, then put on his coat, tied his cloak, and tucked the three knives into his waistband.