Chapter 192.1 : Treatment!!
Ginny must stay alive.
First, for Kuma.
Kuma is incredibly strong. With his naturally powerful physique and the cheat-level abilities of the Paw-Paw Fruit, he's at least a disaster-level threat, if not stronger.
The functionality of the Paw-Paw Fruit is needless to explain. It's a multi-functional power—offensive, movement, healing—all in one, comparable to the Op-Op Fruit in terms of versatility.
Second...
At that time, it was also for Bonney, who was peacefully asleep in Kuma's embrace.
The second youngest pirate in the world.
She set sail at the age of nine, had a bounty of over a hundred million by age ten, and by twelve, her bounty exceeded three hundred million, a testament to her value.
During the events at Bullet Island, she handled the Marine Headquarters' Vice Admiral as easily as if she were disciplining her own son.
Her Paramecia fruit, the Age-Age fruit, is one of the most unreasonable among the many bizarre Paramecia fruits.
Changing her own or others' ages at will is just the basics. She can even accelerate the passage of time to cause external objects to decay—such a power is already terrifying.
Even Ain's formidable Reverse fruit can only be considered a lower-tier version of the Age-Age fruit.
But that's not the essence of the Age-Age fruit. The true ability of this fruit is to distort the future.
Bonney can freely transform into any future version of herself that she desires.
In simple terms, as long as she believes she can become something in the future, she can become it.
As long as she is unwavering in her belief, she can reach the future she wishes for.
She could even transform into Nika Bonney.
What Nika, what Azure Dragon, what Thunder, what Tremor—all those are mere mortals from an era without my Age-Age fruit!
Of course, such a powerful Devil Fruit has its weaknesses.
Only by truly believing in herself, by believing that she can become whatever she wants in the future, can she successfully distort the future.
It's not about believing that she can use the Age-Age fruit's power to change into what she wants, but about believing she can become her desired form through her own effort.
Adults cannot do this.
Their worldview is already set, and their future is no longer so colorful.
Would an ordinary person believe that through hard work, they could become Ultraman in the future?
The conditions for activating the powers of the Age-Age Fruit are probably like this.
So, the younger you are, the more potential you have to unleash the power of this fruit.
But, Bonney is just a child, and right now, she's still an infant.
She still has an infinite future.
Hive Island.
Inside the towering skeleton building.
In a basement where no detector can reach.
Dr. Law, the top doctor of Hive Island, stood with a serious expression, observing the woman lying on the hospital bed in front of him.
Behind him stood Ian, along with the anxious Dragon and Kuma.
It's hard not to feel anxious.
After all, no matter how you look at it, Law is just a teenager.
Can a child like him really cure Ginny's disease, even if he has the Op-Op Fruit?
"Is it really Sapphire Scales Disease?" Law said, a bit surprised. "To get this illness is quite remarkable. It's incredibly rare. Not even in the medical books I brought from the Drum Kingdom have I seen a case."
Ian tugged at the corner of his mouth, "Speak properly."
He really hasn't been hit before.
If Dragon and Kuma want to beat you, I can't stop them.
Law turned back and said seriously, "The first thing to explain is that Sapphire Scales Disease is a truly incurable and fatal illness."
"There is currently no medicine on the sea that can cure it."
Dragon and Kuma clenched their fists at the same time.
Especially Kuma, who was on the verge of tears.
Ian rolled his eyes. "Just say it already."
Law suddenly smiled. "But in the end, it's just the toxins accumulated in the body causing trouble."
"We just need to remove these toxins."
"Can you really do that?"
Kuma hurriedly asked.
Dragon was also nervous, staring at Law without blinking.
"Don't look down on people too much."
Law smiled arrogantly. "As long as it's a condition that can be solved with surgery, nothing can defeat me!"
"Even the tiniest virus, as long as it's in the patient's body, I can remove it with my ability!"
This is the confidence the Op-Op Fruit gives me!
Tears instantly shimmered in Kuma's eyes. "So, so Ginny is saved, right?"
Law nodded. "Of course!"
In Kuma's ecstatic joy, Law added, "However, her condition is already quite severe. To completely remove all the toxins, it will take at least a year."
"That's great!"
Kuma ignored the one-year timeline, only whispering excitedly, "This is amazing!"
Dragon then asked urgently, "When can we start the first surgery?"
Law flipped his palm, and a circular vortex gathered in his hand. The next moment, the semi-transparent ROOM space unfolded. "Right now!"
The ROOM space expanded, and it was as if the entire area turned into an operating room.
Kuma and Dragon instinctively clenched their fists, both excited and anxious.
Law drew a sword, and in the intense gaze of the two, he sliced Ginny into pieces, focusing particularly on the heart area, cutting a small part of Ginny's heart to the point where it was almost invisible to the naked eye.
Kuma's heart nearly tightened at that moment, as this scene was indeed quite disturbing.
Luckily, what happened next immediately put his mind at ease.
Under Law's control, tiny, almost invisible particles began to float up from Ginny's shredded heart.
More and more.
Eventually, a small ball of bluish mist formed in the air.
Honestly, it was quite a sight.
Ian thought.
Such delicate work consumed both physical strength and mental energy. Just half an hour later, Law was drenched in sweat, his face pale.
He quickly, as if assembling a Lego set, pieced Ginny back together, then released his ability and collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath.
"Are you okay? Little brother?"
Kuma was indeed a very gentle man. Even though his heart was screaming to rush to Ginny's side, he couldn't help but ask with concern when he saw Law in such a near-exhausted state.
Law waved his hand. "I just cleaned up the toxins on her heart. This will reduce the degree of heart hardening, and her blood supply should recover a lot. She should wake up soon."
Kuma bowed solemnly to Law. "Thank you so much."
"No need to thank me, it was Ian's order," Law staggered to his feet, smiling lightly. "Besides, I'm a doctor. Treating a patient to the best of my ability is just part of the job."
"If you thank me every time, you'll be bowing to me for over a year."
Kuma said seriously, "A lifetime is fine too."
Law chuckled. "Go stay with the patient. She should be waking up soon."
Kuma nodded and walked to the bedside. He saw that the color of Ginny's face, which had been a faint blue, had finally lightened a bit.
The expression of pain that had always been present on her face, even while unconscious, had eased considerably.
"That's great, Ginny."
Kuma simply sat on the edge of the bed, gently taking Ginny's hand. "That's really great."
"Let's go out."
Ian said.
Once Ginny wakes up, it would be the time for the ill-fated lovers, and they should not be in the way.
After exiting the basement door, Law, looking tired, expressed that he had overexerted himself and needed to rest.
Ian didn't forget to remind him, "Make sure to check on that child later."
Law raised an eyebrow. "No need for your reminder."
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