Chapter 661
“And, it did appear before.”
‘stupid’ captain
“This is not a difficult disease to understand. The earliest record is about 600 years ago. A famous town in the West Sea was suddenly swept away overnight. It is strange that there was no body or blood of any victim at that time. There was no sign of fighting or destruction at the scene, as if the entire town’s population had disappeared in one night out of thin air.”
As the ship doctor of One Piece, Krokas’s knowledge reserve is undoubtedly unquestionable. Although he has lived here incognito since the dissolution of the Roger Pirates, it does not mean that he will lose his own wisdom and sit cross-legged on the mountain. In front of the dining table prepared by the doctor, the old ship doctor’s eyes also had an unparalleled seriousness. Even if he really didn’t want to attract the attention of the world, his duty as a doctor made him unable to turn a blind eye to this kind of evil disease.
“…The whole town disappeared overnight? Tsk…I don’t feel very well…”
Rubbing her arms, Sanji had a rare feeling of goosebumps. Her intuition as an excellent chef made her instinctively feel the evil truth behind this mysterious incident.
“This record is from an unnamed young doctor who was preparing to marry his fiancée in town the day before, but when he arrived in town the next day, he found His fiancée, including the entire town, disappeared. Although the government at the time regarded this matter as a mysterious event, the doctor did not believe that his beloved fiancée would leave him behind, so he ignored the government’s ban The matter was searched and the first record was born…”
Krokas’s tone was also quite low, even though he had already seen the stormy pirate legend, but when it came to such incidents, he still felt full of disgust and contempt.
“That… can you be more specific?”
Nuoqi, who was kneeling on the side, clenched her hands subconsciously. She could vaguely guess what the record was referring to, but in order to know more, she still gritted her teeth and asked.
“In the record… that doctor really found his fiancee later, and the other party seemed to have nothing, but just said that he had accidentally lost his way from the city, and continued to live with the doctor, but soon the doctor She found out that her lover is no longer what she used to be. She seems to have an unusual thirst for blood, and she can even directly turn flesh into blood and devour it entirely. The doctor named this disease as Thirstemia, this is the world’s first record of such a condition.”
Pushing the glasses on his face, Kurokas also gave Nuoqigao a light look: “As for what happened in the end, I can only tell you the last paragraph of the record I have seen, you can understand it yourself. The thirst for blood seems to have no limits, so at the end of the investigation, the answer given to me is… The woman I once loved so much is no longer her, she is not even human, but a woman. The monster that ate everyone in the city, including her parents. The murderer was none other than herself. So…I’m going to make my final decision tonight…the monster…].”
It seems like it’s not over, but in fact it doesn’t need to say more at the end, making everyone around him silent. Obviously, what happened to this doctor and his fiancée is no longer worth talking about. They Just the pawns involved in this tragedy.
“But… Koya didn’t…”
Usopp, stammering, tried to tell the difference. After all, according to the story told by Kurokas, thirst is a disease that is dangerous enough to easily wipe out an entire city’s population, but Koya has not shown such a strong so far. The aggressiveness of her, although… Usopp himself knew very well that Keya did have a strong desire for blood, and she did **** her blood.
“I haven’t finished my words yet, this is only the first case record… The second and third cases appeared four hundred and two hundred years ago, respectively, in the South China Sea and the North China Sea. From the records of casualties, and Judging from the symptoms of the onset, it is true that a certain individual suddenly developed a strong bloodthirsty thirst, and was able to directly devour flesh and blood creatures… However, the strange thing is that these two incidents also ended quickly, especially the first one. Three cases, even mentioning one understatement. Most of the medical conclusions are that this disease is just some kind of acute epidemic, but now it seems… from the information you gave me, it is just some kind of devil It’s just the effect of the fruit.”
Although Kurokas said so, his brows could not help but wrinkle deeply. If it’s just a vicious epidemic, then this matter is at most unlucky for Keya, and she needs to find a suitable treatment method. But in order to ensure Keya’s physical treatment, Nuoqigao has already confessed some information about Nami, and told Keya’s symptoms are caused by the ability of the devil fruit, so the legendary person like Kurokas, also The huge shadow behind the incident was soon perceived.
“The first case was in… West China Sea… Then, the second and third cases were in the South China Sea and the North China Sea… And this time, it was in our East China Sea… Why does it feel like four Different seas take turns looking for something…”
Although the words are still stuttering, Kirby is obviously quite intelligent, otherwise he would not have been able to quickly become a naval officer in the original book, let alone graduated from the Royal Naval Academy of Belmer, so He was quick to notice the differences and connections between the records.
“Well~ we don’t have the time to care about any historical events, so you should just say what we can do to save her.”
However, the Straw Hat Pirates have Zoro as a brake, and it is difficult to immerse themselves in the dark events with discordant atmosphere. The deputy captain of the green algae head raised his hand and patted Luffy’s head on the side, and his tone was extraordinarily casual: ” What do you say, Captain?”
“Hmm~ So old man, tell us how to save Keya~ She saved our lives, and we have to save her no matter what~”
Luffy’s performance was exactly the same, as if he didn’t notice the danger in the story at all, the boy in the straw hat just looked at Krokas excitedly: “But~ I’m so excited now! There is such a powerful story in there. Inside~!”
“Hmm~?”
He raised his eyebrows involuntarily, and Chlokas turned his eyes slightly: “Do you really understand what I said? Even if you already know that this is caused by the Devil Fruit, you can probably guess the danger of that girl. .. right? A girl with a long nose.”
Kurokas’s eyesight was unquestionable, but when he was startled, Usopp quickly put his right wrist behind his back, and then shook his head hurriedly: “No… I don’t know what you mean, old man… .”
“Oh~ Really? As her partner, I suggest you look at her wrist.”
Crossing his arms, Chlokas’s words made Sanji look at Usopp unhappily next to him. His tone was also dangerous: “Hello? What the **** is going on, is your long nose hiding something?”
“No~! Nothing! I’m serious~!”
“Shut up~! You liar, show us your wrist!”
Under Sanji’s personal actions, it was almost impossible for Usopp to resist, so the bandage wrapped around the right wrist of Long Nose was quickly torn off, revealing the hidden wound under it to everyone. On the wrist of the nose, a clear tooth mark can be seen, and even the wound is a strange bright red, as if the flesh that was bitten through has not healed.
“This is… a tooth mark?!”
Nuoqi murmured to herself subconsciously, and Zoro’s eyes became serious. Obviously, there is only one source of such tooth marks, and that is Keya, who has been confirmed to suffer from thirst, and it is definitely not What a good sign, but represents the fact that Usopp has been sucked blood by Koya!
“What the **** is going on, Usopp? I want you to answer seriously!”
Standing up, Sauron also looked down at Usopp. Although Sauron did agree to bring Keya in order to repay her kindness, she would never tolerate Keya hurting the people in the Pirates. If Keya really It was already at the point where he had to satisfy his thirst for blood even at the expense of hurting Usopp, so his attitude towards her would inevitably change.
“…this is my…voluntarily…”
Kneeling on the ground with both hands on the ground, Usopp obviously still couldn’t hide it any longer, and she could somehow hear the seriousness in Sauron’s words. After listening to the case told by Kurokas, it is difficult for her to guarantee that Keya’s situation will not get worse. If Keya’s will can no longer endure, no matter what terrible situation will happen. Accident.
“So, please everyone, continue to take Keya to find a doctor! Just let me provide the blood that Keya needs!”
Burying her head into the ground, Usopp hardly dared to look at these companions around, after all, everyone was a companion, but she concealed this matter that was likely to cause harm to everyone. tantamount to betrayal.
And standing up silently, Luffy who buckled the straw hat on his head went straight to Usopp, and seeing the soles of Luffy’s feet in front of him, Usopp also subconsciously felt a little bit of fear, even if Luffy normally It’s not a big deal, but the other party is still the irreplaceable captain of this pirate group. The only person who can decide whether she and Keya stay or stay is this young man wearing a straw hat.
“Really, what are you doing~ Usopp, we are companions, you can’t hide it from us next time.”
However, there was no reprimand or abandonment as imagined by Usopp, Luffy just raised his hand and patted Usopp’s head unhappily, then stood up again and looked at Chlokas: “Okay, old man, thank you but we still have to treat Keya, can you tell us where there is a doctor?”
“…Wait, do you know what decision you made as the captain?”
Kurokas’ eyes also became serious. As an old senior in One Piece, although he is not a captain, he is a character who travels the world with the greatest One Piece. Naturally, he understands what he should do and not do as a captain. what. And now Luffy’s behavior is clearly intending to ignore the threat brought by Keya, which is definitely not a decision that any rational captain should make.
“Ah~ so didn’t I tell you uncle from the beginning, we are here to treat Keya, and we haven’t done it yet~ Of course we can’t give up.”
Luffy didn’t feel annoyed at all when he pulled Usopp up from the ground in a happy mood. Rather, it seemed that the boy in the straw hat was in a good mood now. Looking at the boy in front of him in surprise, Kurokas’s eyes gradually softened. Yes, as the ship doctor of One Piece, he naturally saw who the straw hat on the boy’s head came from. That is, what Roger of the Pirate King held at the beginning, and then passed it on to the red-haired Shanks, and now it appears on the head of this young man from the East China Sea.
“Oh…that’s right~! Hey, Usopp! The hot blood of knights in my body! But I will never lose to you~ Besides~ I can contribute myself to a beauty like His Royal Highness Keya. blood, what a glory this is~~ ah ah~~”
Sanji, who was still grand in the first half of the sentence, started a routine **** in the second half of the sentence, and it was no surprise to everyone who had already seen it. And when he pressed his forehead, Zoro obviously didn’t want to contradict everyone, and just opened his mouth to remind: “Hey~ That’s what I said, but if you want to take turns to supply blood, there must be a fixed order. Otherwise, a large number of people will The blood loss will be too much for the body, although we originally went to the doctor, but there is no need to continue to increase the number of injuries before that.”
“Yes, since Usopp has given blood once, let’s start with me. This is the problem caused by my sister. As a sister, it is necessary for me to clean up the mess for her.”
Nodding, Nuoqigao also gave his answer without hesitation, while Kebi hesitated for a while, but still nodded and raised his hand: “That…I’ll help too… Anyway, A little blood should be fine…”
Looking at this strange pirate group in front of him, Krokas also subconsciously raised the corners of his mouth slightly. Although he was obviously a different person, this feeling could not help but remind him of the time he had been there before. The little pirate group.
“Heh, now that you have made your decision, I don’t have much to talk about as an outsider. Go to the Drum Kingdom, where various medical skills have gathered for a long time, although time has passed for so long, However, the medical data of the previous generation should still be preserved, and if it is possible for someone to do the treatment of Devil Fruit ability, it is probably only that country.”
Looking at Luffy in front of him, Krokas also truthfully told the information he knew: “However, speaking, I haven’t asked you what the purpose of going to sea is, you, young captain, you What did you go to sea for?”
“Ah, this one.”
Glancing at the surrounding companions, the straw hat boy also took a deep breath, and then spit out his lines firmly and clearly.
“I! I went to sea to become the Pirate King!!”
what…
Even Kurokas was stunned at this moment, even if he had seen countless arrogant people say so, but no one has ever insisted on this goal after just making such a stupid decision, This is how it works… as expected…
“Hahaha~! Now I believe it, the straw hat on your head really wasn’t lucky to get it.”
With a sincere smile on his face, Krokas didn’t say anything more, but nodded vigorously: “That’s the case! The new generation of One Piece, you can set off with your companions! Maybe one day, I can hear on the world news that a new generation of One Piece is officially born.”