“Gion! Even if he won against Admiral Aokiji through underhanded means, we absolutely can’t underestimate him.”
“Get lost! If you don’t want to go, then get out of my way!”
“I want to see if, without those dirty, despicable tricks, he can still act so arrogantly! If he can even land a scratch on me, that would already be impressive!”
Hearing this, Chaton shook his head helplessly.
Momousagi’s temperament wasn’t usually like this.
Why is she so worked up this time?
The guy wasn’t even being arrogant; this was just self-defense…
But he didn’t dare say that aloud.
The two quickly boarded a Marine battleship and set sail towards Enies Lobby.
There was a special ocean current that connected Marine Headquarters, Enies Lobby, and Impel Down.
From Marine Headquarters to Enies Lobby, it was only a few hours’ journey.
So they would be able to reach Enies Lobby before Vir.
Vir, however, hadn’t even considered this.
But even if he knew, he wouldn’t be too worried.
Because Tsuru and the others might not be familiar with the commander of Enies Lobby.
That guy was not an easy person to deal with…
…
“Kureha!”
A loud shout startled Doctor Kureha from her beauty sleep.
The rapid banging on the door that followed made her even more irritated.
She grabbed a massive axe from the wall and slung it over her shoulder.
Then she turned and walked towards the door.
*Creeeak*
The door slowly opened.
Dalton, wearing his military coat, stood there, panting heavily.
“You’d better have something useful to say, or my axe will make you useless.”
Doctor Kureha spoke coldly.
Dalton wasn’t surprised at all.
He reached into his coat and pulled out a few bounty posters, handing them over.
Seeing this, Doctor Kureha paused for a moment.
As if she had already guessed what this was about.
For Dalton to risk getting chopped up just to deliver these bounty posters…
Other than Chopper, who else could it be about?
It hasn’t even been that long.
And he already has a bounty?
Well, well, look at you, Chopper.
She took the posters from Dalton, feeling quite pleased.
She even gestured for him to come in and have some tea.
The two quickly sat down.
A cup of steaming tea was placed before each of them.
“It’s Chopper, isn’t it?”
As soon as she sat down, Kureha confidently asked.
Speaking as she picked up the bounty posters on the table.
Dalton’s expression turned a bit odd.
But he still nodded. “Yeah, Chopper is on it…”
“Let me see how much my precious baby is worth now! Hahaha!”
Hearing this, Dalton’s face looked even stranger.
Kureha started going through the bounty posters.
There were only three in total.
The first one was Zoro, with a bounty of 60 million Berries.
“That kid’s not bad.”
Kureha sipped her tea and commented.
The second one was Luffy, with a bounty of 100 million Berries.
“Didn’t expect this… Looks like that guy’s got some real strength. Then the last one must be Chopper.”
“Going by this trend, his bounty must be more than 100 million, right? What an accomplishment! Hahaha!”
She flipped to the last poster.
But the moment she laid eyes on it, she spat out her tea straight at Dalton’s face.
Her eyes widened in disbelief.
The bounty was indeed higher than the previous two, and Chopper was indeed on it.
But Chopper was just… an accessory!
She glared at Dalton in frustration and snapped.
“This is what you meant by ‘Chopper is on it’??”
“This is that brat’s bounty poster!”
Dalton: Well, technically, Chopper is on it…
But sensing that the atmosphere wasn’t right, he wisely chose not to speak.
After chugging a few mouthfuls of tea to calm herself down, Kureha gradually relaxed.
She picked up Vir’s bounty poster and examined it for a while.
Eventually, a smile appeared on her face.
“Oh well, as long as Chopper is safe. Bounty or not, it doesn’t matter.”
Saying this, she glanced at Vir’s bounty just below Chopper’s name.
“Didn’t expect that brat to be this capable. Already got a 200 million bounty.”
“Well, him being strong is a good thing—it means he can protect Chopper.”
At this moment, Dalton stood up.
His task was complete.
“Alright, I’ll be heading out. There’s something in a village that needs my attention.”
“Door’s that way. Not seeing you off.”
Sipping her tea, looking at Chopper’s name, Kureha didn’t even lift an eyelid.
After Dalton left, she went into another room and grabbed a pair of scissors.
*Snip, snip*—she carefully cut Vir out of the 200 million bounty poster.
Looking at the modified poster, she found it much more pleasing.
Then, she hung it in the most prominent place in her living room.
Looking at the cut-out image of Vir, she went *snip snip* again.
She tossed the scraps into the fireplace and watched them burn to ashes.
As she cut, she muttered under her breath, “No matter what, you can’t erase your crime of kidnapping my child! You damn brat!”
…
…
Meanwhile, Vir, who was busy working, suddenly sneezed.
“Someone must be thinking about me… Ah, well, my gentle touch is incomparable to ordinary doctors. It’s normal for people to miss me.”
With that, he buried himself back into his poison research…
Time flew by.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
*BANG!*
“Big bro! We’ve arrived! We’ve arrived!”
The door burst open, and a small figure ran in.
Seated at his workstation, Vir frowned.
This brat is getting more rebellious!
Seeing Vir frown, Chopper immediately stood at attention.
“Sorry! I won’t slam the door open next time!”
After Chopper’s 90-degree bow, Vir finally eased his expression.
He began placing bottles of various liquids into his coat pockets.
Not in the medical kit—his coat pockets.
These were his results from the past two days.
Each bottle was different.
Varying in size and coming in a rainbow of colors.
Curious, Chopper picked up a yellow one.
“Big bro, what are these for?”
After stowing the rest away, Vir flashed Chopper a mysterious smile.
“That one? It’s a drink I made. Orange juice. You can have it if you want.”
Saying that, Vir walked outside.
Chopper eyed the “orange juice” warily.
Is it really orange juice?
He uncapped it and sniffed.
Nothing unusual.
It really smelled like orange juice.
‘Should I try it?’
‘No way!’
‘Just a sip~’
‘Maybe… just a little?’
After much internal debate, Chopper took a tiny sip.
Then immediately spat it out.
But to his surprise, it actually was orange juice.
He had thought Vir was tricking him again!
Now reassured, Chopper took a big gulp.
“Ahh~ So good~”
The moment he finished speaking—
*Thud!*
Chopper collapsed on the ground, completely paralyzed.
Confused, he muttered weakly.
“Huh?”