Hiriluk Is A Great Man

Gawain was already very familiar with Kuro's character, so he didn't say much but quietly quickened his pace.

At the same time, back in Gyasta, in the ward.

Kureha slowly opened her eyes and turned to look at the ward.

She saw that there were many more patients admitted here than before, but everyone's breathing was extremely stable, and their complexion had returned to normal.

Obviously, their conditions have improved to varying degrees.

Chopper was so exhausted from overwork that he took a nap on the table while holding a few herbs in his hands and mumbling in his sleep from time to time.

"Doctor Kureha."

"Am I really… a qualified doctor?"

Kureha was stunned for a moment, feeling the gradually decreasing body temperature and the changes in her body; a relieved smile appeared on her face: "Of course you are."

She slowly stood up, found a blanket, and put it on Chopper; she looked at the little reindeer with a look of nostalgia in her eyes and murmured:

"If Hiriluk knew his son was so outstanding, he would laugh in his dreams."

"But how can one person cure a kingdom…"

She recalled what Hiriluk had experienced.

An ill person believed what cured him was the serene vision of a grove of cherry trees somewhere in a country in the West.

Such a thing, no matter who you tell it to, will only make people think it is a joke, but the man has always believed in this.

He even attempted to heal the trauma in people's hearts and revive the country by filling the country with cherry trees.

"What an unreasonable dreamer! Even if the whole country is covered with cherry trees, it won't change people like Wapol!"

Kureha's gaze fell out the window.

All she sees is a white world and snowflakes falling from the sky.

"I hope that one day, cherry trees will really bloom in this country."

After sighing, Kureha sat back on her bed, her mind full of thoughts, and she couldn't help but think of what Gawain had said to him before: "You can't become a doctor just by being kind, and you can't become a doctor just by having medical skills…"

"Speak of it."

"He asked me to find the Rumble Ball the other day. I remember it was a study on the transformation principle of Zoan-type Devil Fruit users."

"That was an article written a long time ago. I remember putting it in the attic."

Kureha stood up, picked up the paper and pen on Chopper's desk, wrote down the approximate location according to her memory, and placed it on Chopper's desk.

After doing it all, Kureha felt dizzy, and she lay back on the bed and soon fell into a coma.

The next day, a scream woke Chopper, who was lying on the table.

"Not good!"

"Dr. Kureha's condition has become more serious!"

Several pirates who came with Gawain surrounded Dr. Kureha's bed and were at a loss for a moment.

Chopper stood up and transformed into a human form. He didn't care about anything else and directly pushed through the crowd. 

After doing a basic examination at Kureha, he made a judgment: "Too serious!"

"The spores have already invaded deep into the lungs. If this continues, the infection will be out of control."

After speaking, Chopper's eyes showed an anxious look: "Quick!"

"Prepare first aid equipment!"

Following Chopper's orders, everyone became busy in an instant, and they quickly prepared the first aid equipment.

Chopper also took the opportunity to provide first aid.

Several hours later, Dr. Kureha's condition gradually stabilized, but everyone's expressions were extremely ugly.

"She is still too old, after all."

"Although her physical condition is much better than that of her peers, her immunity is ultimately not comparable to that of young people."

"Plus, the infection this time is so aggressive, we don't have much time left."

A pirate couldn't help but sigh, which made everyone even more silent.

Chopper, who had transformed into a human form, sat aside with his hands clenched into fists and his fingertips almost embedded in his flesh.

Whether Dr. Kureha has admitted it or not, she is Chopper's only relative now, a teacher and an adoptive mother. 

Chopper couldn't help but show a trace of helplessness on his face, then he forced himself to cheer up: "Mr. Gawain is right. It's not a question of whether or not it can be done, but a question of whether or not it must be done."

"I need to speed up the development of the special medicine. It would be best if it could enter the human trial stage in the next few days. But relying on my own strength alone…"

"Damn it! Why, at this moment…"

"Dr. Kureha…"

Suddenly, the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground attracted everyone's attention.

Boom!

Chopper reacted immediately, raised his head, and looked out the window. 

The moment he saw the huge figure clearly, he inexplicably felt a sense of security in his heart.

"Captain!"

"The captain is back!"

Amid the cheers of the crowd, the door of the clinic was pushed open, and Gawain and Kuro walked in side by side, followed by Van Augur and three men dressed in white clothes.

"They are…"

Chopper reacted instantly and realized that these people were the culprits who had set the trap together with Wapol and sent Hiriluk to his death, the Isshi-20.

"What are you doing here?!"

"Do you want to kill Dr. Kureha like you killed Hiriluk?!"

The leader of the three was a doctor with afro hair. He looked at Chopper's figure and instantly remembered something.

The strange creature in front of him was the adopted son of that quack doctor.

"You are Hiriluk's child, right?!"

The doctor with afro hair opened his mouth, feeling an indescribable guilt, and then he looked at Chopper and bent over earnestly. "I'm sorry, I'm really… I'm sorry!"

He knelt on the ground and pressed his head directly into the snow at the door: "Hiriluk is a quack, no, he's a great man."

"We wanted to make fun of him that day, but that man drank the exploding potion."

"He also said… Wapol deceived him. Fortunately, there are still doctors in this country, so there is still hope."

"From that day on, we have been waiting for the day when Wapol will disappear."

"Whether you want to kill me or take revenge on me, please let me go with you to save those patients first."

"After all, we are doctors too!"

As soon as his voice fell, the other two also knelt in front of Chopper, looking as if they were determined to die.

"You…"

Chopper pursed his lips tightly, trying hard not to let his tears fall.

He had imagined this scene countless times, imagining that he could beat up Wapol and all the doctors in front of Hiriluk like a hero.

And also like a pirate.

But he never thought that this day would really come in this way.

Chopper suddenly remembered Hiriluk's original goal, to cure the kingdom.

Judging from his medical skills in treating physical illnesses alone, Hiriluk was a complete quack, but his goal from the beginning to the end was to cure the kingdom.

Now, it seems that his medical skills are far more advanced than imagined.

Thinking of this, Chopper reached out and pressed the hat on his head, his voice already filled with tears. "Mr. Gawain, did you do this?!"

Gawain was stunned, turned his head to look at Kuro, who had a constipated expression on his face, put his hand on Kuro's shoulder, and said with a smile: "No."

"He did it."

"From today on, there will be no more Wapol in this country."

Snap! Snap! Snap!

Tears flowed down Chopper's face, and they fell to the ground.

"It's wonderful…"