38: Chapter 38: Chopper, the new partner of the Straw Hat Pirates! The ship spirit of the Golden MerryThe Straw Hat Adventure Group is now sailing on the sea, returning to their original route and heading towards the small garden!
"Zoro!This is our new partner, Tony Tony Chopper!" Luffy picked up Chopper and showed him in front of Zoro.
"What a cute raccoon cat." Zoro's mouth twitched, and he looked expressionless.
"Oh, I won't be happy even if you praise me for being cute!" Chopper suddenly felt embarrassed.
"No, it's not a raccoon cat, it's a reindeer, a reindeer!"
Ajin touched Chopper's head and said, "This is the new ship doctor of our Straw Hat Adventure Group."
"Ship's doctor?It's actually a ship's doctor, a reindeer who can treat illnesses, that's amazing." Zoro said.
Nami said from the side: "Okay, okay, don't bully him.Chopper is our group's favorite and a partner recognized by everyone!" Nami also hugged Chopper.
Chopper shyly shivered again.
Luffy then said with a smile: "Chopper, you have to work hard.Besides preparing medicine and treating illnesses, you still have to train yourself well.Right now, your combat effectiveness in our team is at the bottom."
"Yeah!I'll try my best!" Chopper clenched his hands.
[Name: Tony Tony Chopper]
[Observation Haki: Not Awakened]
(Although it was accelerated 100 times, these few days were not enough for Chopper to awaken the two-color domineering directly.After all, Chopper's foundation was too weak.However, Chopper's physical skills had improved to a certain extent!)
[Armament Haki: Not Awakened]
[Physical Skills: Iron Block: Beginner 27%, Shaving: Beginner 20%, Paper Drawing: Beginner 9%, Moon Step: Beginner 8%, Storm Kick: Beginner 18%, Finger Gun: Beginner 17%, Flash Step: Beginner 13%, Collapse Fist: Beginner 50%]
[Devil Fruit: Animal-type Human-Human Fruit Kirin Form Awakening Progress: 10%]
Luffy smiled, remembering the conversation he had with Dr.Kuleha during the two days of training Chopper:
"You really want to take Chopper with you as your companion, right?You must take good care of him.He has been studying medicine for the past few years, and whenever he sees sick people in the kingdom, he secretly treats them.But after he cures them, they will treat Chopper as a monster and run away.Tell me, isn't he stupid?Repaying evil with kindness, how can he repay kindness?"
"You said your name is Monkey D.Luffy, and you ate Joyboy's Animal-type Mythical Beast Human-Human Fruit, Nika Form.What do you want to do?Are you trying to overthrow the world?"
"I'm going to surpass Joyboy."
"Hahaha, what an amazing kid!I'll be waiting for good news then."
"Ms.Kuleha, could you please…"
"Hey, hey, hey, stop it.I'm just a 140-year-old woman.I'm already a semi-recluse.I can't help you with anything.Do you know what my secret to staying young is?It's that I never meddle in other people's business.I just want to be happy and live a good life.I don't care about the floods in front of or behind me!"
"Hmm, I remember.I can't remember how many years ago, a young man named Rawl D.Roger came to invite me aboard.Later, a brat named Monkey D.Dragon came and invited me to join some damn revolutionary army.I beat them all up and kicked them out, haha!"
Luffy said with a smile, "Dr.Kureha-san is truly a senior who lives her own way!Living in seclusion like this, looking at her, makes me yearn for an ideal world even more."
"Yes, there are many things we can learn from Ms.Dr.Kureha's calm personality," said Usopp.
"Next, we'll pass by the small garden and head to Alabasta.I'm really worried about everyone in Alabasta," Vivi said with some emotion.Princess Vivi had experienced a lot during this period.She wasn't crying like she used to, and she even wanted to kneel down when she encountered difficulties.
Usopp also recalled his conversation with Dr.Kureha:
"Ms.Kuleha, could you please help me forge a set of seastone bullets, along with some ultra-high-density tranquilizers and anesthetics, preferably effective against the most powerful beings on the sea?"
"Oh?Are you a sniper?It seems you're someone who wants to do big things.No problem, I'll take this little job!"
…
As night fell, everyone else went to sleep, but Luffy was the only one who felt troubled, looking at the Swallow Swallow Fruit he had retrieved from the system space.He had already asked all the crew members about this fruit, but no one wanted to eat it, and it would be inappropriate to give it to anyone.However, this Swallow Swallow Fruit was, in some ways, a divine fruit, so it would be a waste to just leave it there.
Suddenly, Luffy's eyes lit up.No one wanted this fruit, and it wouldn't be suitable for anyone.But!On the Golden Merry, there was someone who was a perfect fit!The system should be able to do something like this!
Moreover, there's a huge regret left unaddressed in the original story.In the original story, the Golden Merry's ship spirit never appeared, and even after the Golden Merry was consumed by flames, it never appeared before anyone else.How could Luffy allow this to happen?How could he allow the Golden Merry to disappear in the future?
Just do it!
"System, is it possible?Can it be done?Can the ship elf eat the devil fruit?" Luffy asked in his mind.
"Yes!" The system gave a positive answer."As long as you, the host, can summon the ship spirit, I can help the ship spirit eat the devil fruit!But in that case, the ship spirit will be shaped according to the host's image and wishes, becoming a physical spirit that can meet everyone!"
"So!Are you there?Merry!" Luffy muttered to himself.
Silence, silence is the golden Merry tonight.
After a long silence, a telepathy suddenly appeared in Luffy's mind., it was an extremely ethereal voice:
"I'm here!You're truly worthy of me!My dear Captain!You're the first one to discover my existence!"
As if from nowhere, under the cloudless night sky, a small, somewhat illusory figure appeared on the deck of the Golden Merry.
He looked like a smaller and cuter version of the bow of the Merry.A cute ship elf in the form of a little lamb appeared in front of Luffy.
He opened his clear eyes and skipped to Luffy.
"Hello, Captain Luffy!Nice to meet you!" Merry's ethereal voice sounded in Luffy's heart again.
Luffy wanted to reach out and hug him, but unfortunately, this was just a spirit that could only be seen but not touched.
He seemed to have only a slightly illusory, peaceful face, and he smiled at Luffy with a smile that belonged only to him.
Hello, Mary.
It's great to see you again.
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