After treating Gion, Vic cut some more flesh and bones from the Sea Kings, planning to do it again tonight to completely heal Gion.
If you're injured elsewhere, you can at least still move around. But if all the bones in your body are broken, you can't move at all and need help with everything, which is very inconvenient.
However, broken bones have the least impact on vitality, so in a safe environment, Vic treats bones last. In a dangerous environment, Vic prioritizes treating bones.
" Gion! All your muscles and tissues have been healed, only your bones remain. I'll give you another treatment after the banquet tonight, and you should be fully recovered!"
After storing the removed meat and bones in his Dimensional Space, Vic returned to Gion's side and said...
"OK!"
Gion smiled. She didn't really care whether she recovered sooner or later. Being paralyzed had its advantages. She was very happy to have Vic taking care of her. Once she fully recovered, she could move freely and do other things. So she was willing to do whatever Vic said.
" Vic! You healed Gion- neechan's serious injuries in just one day? Are you a god descended from heaven?"
Rebecca was incredulous at Vic's words. He'd almost died, his body covered in potentially fatal wounds! And you healed him in a single day? You're practically a savior! Next, are you really going to be able to bring the dead back to life?
Vic's ability is practically godlike; no one can send someone back to the state they were in a single day like Vic does.
Law's Op-Op Fruit and Ivankov's Hormone-Hormone Fruit are no match for Vic. The Op-Op Fruit only makes it easier to perform surgery because it allows you to cut open a patient's body without pain or scars, and you can cut wherever you want. To truly heal and save lives, you still need the medical skills of the user.
The principle Hormone-Hormone Fruit's healing ability is to regulate various hormones within the human body to achieve the purpose of healing diseases and injuries. It can indeed heal diseases and injuries, but there are limitations. It is only applicable to diseases caused by hormonal imbalances.
The healing effect is somewhat present, but not very good. It can relieve pain and refresh the mind, but it cannot directly heal wounds. The Hormone-Hormone Fruit's power is completely overshadowed by Vic's ability.
In other words, anything Ivankov can do, Vic can do too, but anything Vic can do, Ivankov may not be able to do.
However, Ivankov's ability is direct, which has its advantages: it's effective quickly and doesn't require any external aids; the ability can be replenished directly through its own use.
However, Vic's ability produces effects indirectly. In order to achieve certain effects, it may be necessary to supplement additional substances to quickly achieve the goal. Therefore, Vic's newly unlocked skill can be said to be unique and the most comprehensive, and it is also a very convenient ability to kill.
"Keep a low profile! The Celestial Dragons are gods, I'm just a divine healer at best, and let's not spread the word about me being a divine healer, I'm afraid of trouble!"
Vic said seriously that it was fine to say it in front of these few people, but if the Celestial Dragons found out, it would cause more trouble. Vic couldn't afford to offend those people right now. Adding a word wouldn't matter, but a single word would be a big taboo.
"Got it! Hehe!" Rebecca stuck out her tongue shyly.
The group chatted on the bow of the ship while waiting for the evening banquet to begin. Vic didn't plan to wait to eat; he intended to cook for himself, making a teppanyaki grill and a spicy hot pot. He figured they could start once the kitchen had prepared the ingredients. Vic's cooking skills were definitely better than the ship's chef, and Vic was happy to cook something delicious for Gion.
As darkness fell, the warship's cargo hold was already filled with Sea Kings meat, but there was still a lot left. So the cooks took all the meat off and piled it on the deck. The remaining bones were taken to the kitchen to make soup, but there were still quite a few bones left that couldn't be processed, so they had to be sunk to the bottom of the sea to be digested by nature.
The banquet was lively. As soon as the food was prepared in the kitchen, it was brought out immediately. There were several chefs, who were extremely busy.
Vic set up a large iron plate and a hot pot with two broths, all made on the spot using Vic abilities. Rebecca was in charge of getting the meat and other food, while Vic was in charge of grilling and preparing the hot pot broth.
Hot pot is even simpler; just prepare the broth and place it in the corner of the grill pan. Whoever wants to eat something can cook it themselves. You can also grill the meat yourself. Sea Kings meat tastes pretty good, but of course, they prefer Vic's grilled meat. So Vic is constantly busy, and occasionally he has to feed a few pieces of meat to Gion.
The banquet lasted for two hours. Vic Tokikake only drank a few glasses of wine before stopping. Everyone else ate and drank happily, and Vic Tokikake didn't stop them. With the two of them there, they could handle any problems that might arise.
So it was fine to let everyone relax and have some fun, so many people got drunk by the end of the banquet. Even Gion drank quite a bit of fruit wine, her cheeks flushed and her eyes glazed over, making her look exceptionally alluring.
Rebecca, Wendy, and several of the girls from Gion were so drunk they were slurring their words. They needed to relax after the big fight, otherwise being too tense wouldn't be good for their training.
After everyone had finished eating and drinking, Vic devoured all the remaining meat that hadn't been eaten or hadn't been cooked, eating it like autumn leaves being swept away by the wind, Tokikake completely stunned.
Although dozens of people on the warship had eaten their fill, the Sea Kings was so large that several tons of meat remained piled on the deck. The cooks were still worried about what to do with it, but they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Vic cook and eat it all himself.
Vic did this partly to avoid wasting food. The outside temperature wasn't low; it was probably in the waters near Summer Island, so meat would spoil easily. Even the meat stored in the warehouse was frozen by Vic using his Frost Blade.
However, a frozen mountain of flesh on the deck is unnecessary. Furthermore, Vic suffered considerable internal injuries during his battle with Bullet, and the prolonged fighting also depleted a large amount of energy stored in his body. Therefore, Vic needs to replenish his energy before the next major battle, and this excess Sea Kings flesh is just right.
"Forehead"
After finishing the last piece of meat, Vic let out a burp, and his bulging belly quickly deflated again. This was a show Vic always put on while eating, Tokikake and Gion watched as his belly went from big to small dozens of times.
Tokikake had no idea where all the food Vic had eaten went, Gion knew something, because her belly hadn't gotten bigger even after drinking such a large pot of soup.
Vic thus realized that these two future Admiral candidates had not yet mastered the Life Return, but each had their own focus and had put their efforts into other areas, which could not be forced.