Chapter 32 The Player's Prisoner
[【Seasonal Boss!】Event Completed]
[Event Rewards (Dragon's Treasure): Ruby Amulet (Blueprint) *1, Sapphire Amulet (Blueprint) *1, Topaz Amulet (Blueprint) *1, Emerald Amulet (Blueprint) *1]
"Ginny, Ginny, are you alright?"
The tall, burly man, his hands bound behind his back, leaned down and looked at the woman lying on the straw mat with concern.
The woman lying down had abnormal, jewel-like blue-green scales on her skin. She opened her eyes with a furrowed brow and a pained expression.
"Bear, you still came to find me after all..."
“You shouldn’t have come to me. I’m just a burden. The Revolutionary Army needs your abilities. You should use your abilities on more meaningful people, not on me, a… dying man.”
Bear looked at Ginny firmly: "No, I will definitely find a way to save you."
Ginny, however, fell into a state of confusion again due to her illness: "Bonnie, Bonnie..."
A mother's instinct compelled her to keep calling out to her daughter.
"Waaah, waaaah..."
A weak, infantile cry came from the air. Xiong sat up abruptly and looked at the child who had first saved them and then imprisoned them here.
Luo walked up to the bear, raised his swordfish dagger and swung it downwards, severing the straw ropes binding the bear's arms.
Big Bear looked at the boy with a puzzled expression: "Why?"
Luo: "Anyway, you can run away if you want to, right?"
After Violet gave the order via Den Den Mushi, Law acted without hesitation. The most dangerous person in the group was the burly man with the hat, so Law naturally attacked Kuma immediately.
The opponent was an unknown Devil Fruit user, and all of his attacks were deflected.
Although Kuma was somewhat exhausted from frequently using his abilities while transferring Ginny, dealing with Law, who was not yet an adult, was still a piece of cake.
However, while he might be able to leave, the seriously ill Ginny and the infant Bonnie could not. So, the bear chose to surrender, and Law did not make things difficult for them, giving the only [coconut leaf shed] to the seriously ill Ginny.
Luo handed the baby, who was crying like a kitten, to Big Bear: "You hold her, I'll go get her something to eat."
Forget about milk powder on the island. Luo took out honey from the refrigerator, melted it in water, boiled it to sterilize it, let it cool, and then put it in a wooden bowl before walking towards the bear.
Big Bear remained in the same position, stiff as a stone statue, holding Bonnie up.
Luo: "...This is a baby, not a landmine. You don't need to hold her up like that."
Big Bear: "...I know, I'm just..." a little nervous.
Kuma ate a Devil Fruit called the Paw-Paw Fruit, which allows him to repel the pain of others and transfer it to another person. Before joining the Revolutionary Army, he served as a priest for a period of time, using his Devil Fruit ability to transfer the pain of others to himself in order to heal and save lives.
At that time, Da Xiong silently endured the pain of many people.
But at this moment, seeing Ginny in so much pain, Big Bear, who had saved many people before, was helpless and could only watch as Ginny was tormented by her illness.
The bear lowered its head, and the tall man looked somewhat pitiful at that moment.
"I'm sorry about what happened to the island owner. Long Sang isn't actually a bad person."
Luo used sterilized grass stems to feed Bonnie honey water little by little. Ginny had been seriously ill for a long time and couldn't feed Bonnie enough. When Bonnie tasted the sweetness in her mouth, she immediately sucked on the grass stems.
Luo breathed a sigh of relief. The fact that the baby could still drink honey water meant that he could actively replenish his energy, which greatly increased the baby's chances of survival.
Luo Shou steadily fed Bonnie: "Whether they are good or bad, it doesn't matter. I only trust the island lord's judgment."
Out of compassion as a healer, he has now chosen to save Bonnie and Ginny, but if Val believes these people pose a threat to R'lyeh, he will not hesitate to eliminate them on the spot.
Bonnie drank most of a bowl of honey water in one go, and finally closed her eyes contentedly.
Luo put the wooden bowl aside, walked to the coconut leaf shed, squatted down, and stared at Ginny's jade-colored skin, which was as hard as scales.
The power of the Op-Op Fruit should be able to cut off these diseased skins, but the problem is what caused the disease. Without identifying and resolving the true cause, removing the diseased skin is merely treating the symptoms.
Later that evening, Luo used the bear's Den Den Mushi to communicate with Vera again, confirming Vera's safety and when she would return.
Buzzing—
A fluffy bee hovered above Luo's head. Luo raised his hand and let the bee land in his palm.
Luo: "Good job. Continue to monitor them. If there are any unusual movements, notify me immediately."
Luo looked at the big bear silently guarding Ginny and Bonnie by the windproof stove, calmly sharpening his swordfish short sword.
Yes, very good, very sharp.
It would be perfect to put it on the neck of some guys who are bad for Violet.
——
Violet's original armored ship, equipped with a propeller and lights, was confiscated by the navy. The ship she and Long were riding in was a newly built, unfinished armored ship, powered only by sails and oars. Fortunately, with Long by their side, Violet and Long didn't have to worry about headwinds.
Guided by the parchment scrolls and with the dragon's tireless labor day and night, Violet and her companions landed on the island on the third day.
As soon as Long stepped onto the island, he was surrounded by a swarm of aggressive bees.
The dragon stared at the bee flying in front of it. Wait, why is that stinger so black? That looks like Armament Haki! A bee with Armament Haki?! Isn't that a bit too outrageous?!
But the way the bees waved their stingers the next moment confused him even more.
That looks like swordsmanship! A swarm of bees that know Armament Haki and swordsmanship—what kind of magical island is this?!
Vera jumped onto the island: "Luo, are you alright?"
"Yes, but those three people aren't in good condition."
Three?
"A man, a woman, and a baby."
Violet: "I'll go take a look."
The dragon surveyed the island's surroundings and followed, surrounded and wary of the bees.
After being fed honey water all day, Bonnie was full and asleep, being held in the arms of Big Bear, while Ginny was still fast asleep under the coconut leaf canopy.
When Big Bear saw Violet walking towards them, he wanted to stand up, half wary and half grateful.
Big Bear knew he was a "prisoner," but Law did not mistreat them because of it. Instead, he gave the only bed in the base to Ginny and even provided Bonnie with precious honey.
The kind-hearted bear was very grateful to Luo, and even more grateful to Violet, the true owner of the island Luo spoke of.
Violet waved to Big Bear that he didn't need to get up, and walked to the coconut leaf shed to look at the unconscious Ginny.
Ginny is not a resident of Val's island, so Val cannot ascertain her condition.
Vera: "Let's feed her some blood-nourishing food first."
Violet took a dragon fruit from the refrigerator, added three branches, and made a [Dragon Fruit Pie] that could restore 40 health points.
The dragon's brow twitched violently as he watched Violet put unwashed, unpeeled dragon fruit and three tree branches that even cows couldn't chew into the pot to cook.
Long suggested, "How about I..." Although his cooking skills were only so-so, he had undergone specialized wilderness survival training in the Navy, so at least he could make the food edible!
With a ding, the cooking was complete. Vera lifted the lid and took out the dragon fruit pie, which was emitting a sweet aroma, from the cooking pot.
The dragon shut up.
Violet directed the bear to pick up Ginny and feed her the dragon fruit pie.
With the addition of 40 health points, Ginny's condition improved significantly. Her previously high fever gradually returned to normal, and some of the jade-green scales on her skin also disappeared.
The bear stared wide-eyed, holding its breath in disbelief at what it was seeing.
Long couldn't help but step forward: "You..."
Ginny is an intelligence agent for the Revolutionary Army and an important partner of theirs. Two years ago, the Revolutionary Army's operation failed, and almost the entire Revolutionary Army that carried out the mission was wiped out. Ginny, who was in charge of intelligence work, was captured by the Celestial Dragons and became their prisoner.
Two years later, Ginny, who was seriously ill, was abandoned by the Celestial Dragons. Kuma, who had never given up searching for her, finally made contact with Ginny.
But when the former revolutionary comrades meet again, Big Bear discovers that Ginny's illness has become quite critical.
The Revolutionary Army did everything they could to help them, but every doctor who saw Ginny said she had an incurable and rare disease.
That's why Dragon had no choice but to risk robbing a naval ship. After all, the only doctors in the world who had access to the latest medical advancements, besides the group of people who cared for the Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land, were the naval medics.
Even in the best-case scenario of Dragon and Bear, Ginny's illness would take years, or even decades, to cure. They didn't even have the idea that Ginny could fully recover; they just hoped that her condition wouldn't worsen.
But this girl, this girl only fed Ginny one meal, and Ginny's condition visibly improved?!
Dragon stared in shock at Violet, who was barely waist-high beside him. Could she be a disciple of some reclusive divine physician? No, this "treatment" method clearly had little to do with medicine. Was it this child's special Devil Fruit ability?
Does she even realize how valuable this ability is, and how many people will covet it once the news gets out?
Before each trip, Violet would leave plenty of food for Law in the refrigerator. But just like last time on the island with Mihawk, this time Law again didn't give the bear and Ginny the food she left behind before Violet returned.
But Law wouldn't object to Vera's decision. Since Vera had decided to demonstrate this amazing ability to this group, all Law had to do was support her, and at the same time...
Luo gripped the swordfish dagger, watching the dragon warily. If the dragon showed any unusual behavior, he would attack without hesitation.
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Author's Note: Luo: Violet did everything right, so why aren't you convinced? [question mark]
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