[Chrollo Lucilfer, current Captain of the Phantom Pirates. Suspected to originate from a completely new and unknown nation called the 'Kakin Empire'. Possesses multiple Devil Fruit abilities. His pirate ship is an immensely huge whale-shaped vessel, suspected to have some unknown means to resist the suppression effects of Seastone. Extremely dangerous! Bounty: 720 million Berries...]
Kureha put down the newspaper in her hand, her face full of admiration.
"Young people these days are really something—"
"Doesn't have a 'D' in his name either. Seems like he popped out of nowhere..."
While Kureha was marveling, Chopper ran in looking panicked, panting heavily.
"Grandma~ Outside... there are more and more humans outside—"
"I know—"
Kureha walked out grumpily.
Chopper panicked whenever he saw humans, so she was effectively the only one who could treat the people.
But there were nearly a thousand injured people densely packed outside. How could she handle it all alone!
"Don't know how to share the burden for an old lady!"
Kureha tilted her head back and took a swig of liquor, stood up from her seat, and was about to slowly walk out when her eyes narrowed slightly.
Outside the door, Chrollo, Machi, and Pakunoda were standing there.
"What is it?"
"Grandma, I'm here to deliver the real gift to you~"
"What gift?" Kureha asked curiously.
Chrollo pointed to Machi and Pakunoda beside him.
"They are the best gift for you and for this country~"
"Them?" Kureha looked confused, very puzzled.
Although these two girls are quite good-looking, one loli and one mature lady, I'm a woman too, okay!!
Seeing Kureha's eyes, Chrollo knew she had misunderstood. He was speechless for a moment, then explained:
"I wonder if Grandma has heard the saying: 'Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.'"
"What does that mean?" Kureha asked, puzzled.
Chrollo explained:
"Even if Grandma cures all these people outside today, what about later?"
"They will still get sick. The problem that this country only has you as a doctor still exists!"
"There will still be many, many people slowly dying due to a lack of timely aid because of the shortage of medical personnel."
"I think this is not what you, as a witch doctor, want to see."
Chrollo's words silenced Kureha.
After a long time, she slowly spoke with a complex expression: "What are you trying to say?"
Seeing her expression, Chrollo knew his plan was half successful.
He then put on a solemn expression: "We can help you, Grandma."
Chrollo pointed to Pakunoda beside him and introduced her to Kureha:
"She is my companion Pakunoda, the Memory-Memory Fruit user. Her ability is divided into two parts... [Memory Search] and [Memory Bomb]."
"[Memory Search]: Through verbal guidance, make the other party recall the content you need, then through touch, copy and extract the required memory."
"[Memory Bomb]: Can manifest the extracted memory into a bullet and shoot it into another person's brain, thereby achieving sharing."
Chrollo narrowed his eyes and looked at Kureha. "How about it, Grandma? Does this remind you of anything~"
Kureha's expression gradually changed, and she said in shock: "You mean..."
"That's right, Grandma!"
"We can find some talented people and inject your memories of medical skills into their minds using Memory Bombs."
"Thereby fundamentally solving the problem of the severe shortage of medical personnel in the Drum Kingdom."
"Although inheriting medical skills depends on talent, and even if memories are poured into them, how much they can absorb still depends on themselves, at least they can master the treatment of some simple diseases!"
"In this way, not only is the problem of insufficient medical personnel in the Drum Kingdom perfectly solved, but Grandma's medical skills can also be widely passed down!"
"For this country, which has long been oppressed by the king's tyranny, lacks medical means, and suffers from a knowledge monopoly... this is important... very important."
Listening to Chrollo's description, Kureha's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
That makes sense!
In this way, this country is fundamentally... saved!
"Then what are we waiting for? Prove it to me, show me the effect—" Kureha said resolutely, then extended her thin arm.
Pakunoda stepped forward and placed her hand on Kureha's arm. "Grandma, recall all the medical knowledge you have mastered as much as possible."
Kureha nodded and closed her eyes slowly at the same time as Pakunoda.
After about half an hour, the two opened their eyes. Pakunoda looked amazed.
"Grandma, you are truly amazing. You have mastered the prescriptions for treating all those strange diseases in this world!"
Kureha waved her hand nonchalantly. "Just lived a little longer, that's all~"
"Just now, I also recalled some of my experiences on how to maintain myself. In this way, my secret to staying youthful can be passed down~ Hohoho—"
"......." No one wants to know that, okay!
Pakunoda flipped her wrist, and a bullet appeared in her palm. Then she put the bullet into the revolver and loaded it.
She nodded to Machi, then raised her arm, aimed at the center of Machi's eyebrows, and fired—
BANG—
With a crisp gunshot, Machi's head tilted back from the inertia, and the bullet sank into the center of her brow.
Kureha looked over with a grave expression.
To her surprise, Machi's head slowly returned to its original position, her forehead unharmed.
She nodded to the people in the room, then pushed the door open and went out. Under the gaze of several people, she slowly began to treat the injured one by one.
Machi's stitching technique was fast and good. Combined with the medical skills learned from Kureha,
For a time, the efficiency of treatment was even higher than Kureha herself!
Watching this scene, the corners of Kureha's mouth lifted unconsciously. "I told you, this child has good talent~"
Chrollo also smiled. "Indeed~ I have a pretty good companion~"
Then he secretly revealed a smile of a successful scheme.
This was Chrollo's brilliance.
Without blowing away any dust, he acquired Kureha's century-old medical skills.
Not only did the other party not find any problem with it, but she was also very gratified!
She even had to thank him~
"Pakunoda, don't just shoot Machi. Go outside and pick a few clever ones.
Shoot them.
Let them join the treatment team too~"
Chrollo beckoned Pakunoda to walk out the door. As gunshots rang out continuously, more and more uninjured family members joined the treatment team.
The situation of the wounded in the Drum Kingdom was greatly alleviated.
Kureha watched Chrollo's busy back, a light she had never seen before gradually emerging in her eyes.
"Chrollo... who exactly are you..."
Kureha thought much further ahead.
The change Chrollo brought was not just to the status quo!
In this way, not only would the Drum Kingdom's short-term medical problems be solved,
But it might even develop into a major medical power full of doctors!
On this sea, whether pirates or the Navy, every faction would have times when they were injured or sick.
Therefore, the profession of a doctor was scarce and respected!
A nation full of doctors would no longer be affected by the flames of war because that would offend everyone's interests.
In this way, this nation truly possessed the foundation to gain a foothold in the peril-filled sea!
A look of reminiscence appeared in Kureha's eyes as she looked at a cherry blossom tree covered in heavy snow outside the window.
"Did you see that, Hiriluk? Although the cherry blossoms didn't bloom in this country,
A miracle truly favored this place and descended upon this snow-covered land..."
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