43: Chapter 43 Luffy faints, Uta wakes upAfter defeating Wapol, the Going Merry quickly arrived at the port of Drum Kingdom.However, the villagers' expressions changed drastically upon seeing the pirate flag fluttering on the Going Merry.They drew their weapons and pointed them at the crew, angrily demanding that Luffy and his crew leave their country.They had already suffered enough at Wapol's hands and, having finally driven him away, did not want to return to their previous dark and hopeless lives."We are not here to plunder you.One of my crew members is seriously ill and needs a doctor to treat him, so please trust us," Luffy earnestly pleaded with the villagers as he approached the shore.The villagers, unwilling to believe a pirate, grew even more agitated and drove Luffy and his crew away.One even fired a shot at Luffy, but the bullet had no effect.Thinking of Uta suffering in the cabin, Luffy suddenly knelt on the deck and pleaded earnestly.This action silenced the previously angry villagers, who hesitated, unsure whether to believe them.At that moment, a tall man pushed through the crowd, approached Luffy, and helped him up, saying, "I believe you.Quickly bring your seriously ill companion to our village."
"Captain Dalton, what are you doing?They're pirates!" a villager asked in confusion.Dalton replied that he was willing to believe a man who was willing to give up his dignity to save his comrades.At this moment, Doctor 20, who had heard the commotion, came out of the cabin.The villagers below were all surprised when they saw them.These doctors had clearly been taken away by that bastard Wapol, so why were they on the Straw Hat Pirates' ship?
"Please believe this young man, he saved us all, and that bastard Wapol has already been dealt with by this straw-hatted guy," one of the doctors chimed in, speaking up for Luffy.Seeing their disbelief, Luffy released Wapol's corpse from his system space.The moment they saw the body, all the villagers dropped their weapons and cheered.They never imagined they could be completely free from Wapol's nightmare.To repay Luffy, the villagers didn't hesitate.A young villager helped the still-pale Luffy, while Uta was carried by a strong woman to the house of the man known as Captain Dalton.After settling everyone in, the villagers brought out many things from their homes.They gave the items to Luffy and his crew, thanking them for killing Wapol, that bastard.After inquiring with Dalton, they finally learned that the only way to save Uta was on the highest mountain, where a witch doctor could definitely heal her.At that moment, a blizzard began to fall outside.Luffy, after putting several thick layers of clothing on Uta, ignored everyone's attempts to stop him and carried her into the snow."That idiot!He's not even fully recovered himself, and he's risking his life with Uta like this!" Sanji cursed under his breath, then dressed and rushed into the snow to search for Luffy.However, the snow was too heavy, covering Luffy's footprints, and Sanji had to return empty-handed.Everyone prayed that the snow would stop soon and urged them to go out and search for Luffy's other.On the side, Luffy, dressed in only thin clothing, struggled through the blizzard.Desperate to save Uta, he surprisingly didn't get lost this time.Watching the snow fall heavier and the temperature drop, worried about Uta, Luffy channeled his fire element to buff her.Although not fully recovered, Luffy chose to brave the blizzard for Uta's sake.The biting wind quickly froze him.After defeating countless beasts, Luffy finally reached the foot of the mountain Dalton had mentioned.Looking at the towering mountain, Luffy tightly bound Uta and began climbing it with his bare hands.The higher he climbed, the stronger the blizzard became, and Luffy's consciousness grew increasingly blurred.But with unwavering determination, Luffy finally reached the summit.At that moment, Luffy couldn't hold on any longer.After settling Uta in.Then, he lost consciousness and plummeted down the mountain.At the last second, a large, furry hand caught him.Looking at the unconscious but unharmed Uta on the ground, and then at the wounded and unconscious Luffy, a flicker of emotion crossed the hand's owner's eyes.It immediately led the two into the castle.An elderly woman looked at the injured Luffy with shock in her eyes.She hadn't expected this boy to have carried a patient up the mountain with his bare hands while dressed in such simple clothes.Seeing their critical condition, she immediately instructed the creature to provide first aid.Luffy also regained consciousness at this moment, focusing all his strength on the woman, pleading, "Please, please heal Uta!Please!"
After saying that, Luffy completely lost consciousness.The woman glanced at Uta and knew what illness she had.She picked Uta up and ran towards the emergency room, saying, "Chopper, this kid is in your hands now.Make sure he doesn't die."
"I understand, Dr.Kureha," a blue-nosed reindeer spoke in human language.He was also the owner of the hand from before.Chopper carefully picked up Luffy and ran towards another emergency room.After applying medicine and bandaging him, Chopper looked at the sleeping boy with curious eyes, seemingly wanting to know what allowed this boy to climb a high mountain barehanded in thin clothes.Several days later, Uta slowly awoke under Kureha's care.Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, Uta became wary.At that moment, the door opened, and Kureha entered with a bottle of wine.She raised an eyebrow at the awakened Uta, went straight to the table, prepared the medicine, and placed it in front of Uta."You're really lucky, little girl.You know, people with Cassia fever die within days, but you've held on for many days.It must have been the boy who brought you here.I wonder how he managed to inject such a rich life energy into your body, maintaining your vitality."Fortunately, we arrived in time; otherwise, this life energy would have been rendered useless.
Uta immediately recognized Luffy's culprit and quickly asked where he was.Upon learning that Luffy was still unconscious, an emotional Uta ignored Kureha's attempts to stop her and insisted on entering Luffy's room, supported by the wall.Seeing Luffy covered in bandages and unconscious, tears streamed down Uta's face.She hadn't expected Luffy to risk his life for her.Uta slowly approached Luffy's bedside, looking at the sleeping boy, silently praying that he would wake up soon."Um, don't worry," a cute voice came from beneath Uta."He's just exhausted, severely frostbitten, and has a sudden attack of anger, which caused him to faint.It's his body's way of protecting itself.I've already given him medicine, and he'll wake up soon."