One Piece: Adopting Akainu at the beginning, adopted son Barrett

Chapter 195 Little Pastor

"Good morning, little priest. Thank you for healing the wounds of us old guys. We have nothing to thank you for, but please accept these dried fish."

"No, no, it's just a simple treatment. I'm very happy to be able to help you. You should keep these dried fish for yourself."

Facing several elderly people in the town, Xiong stood in an old but clean hut and waved his hands repeatedly, politely refusing the several strings of dried fish they brought.

But the elders were clearly prepared, and one after another stepped forward to persuade:

"No, no, although the way you healed us is very special, everything has a price. If you don't accept it, we won't be able to rest assured after receiving the treatment."

"Yes, yes. Even in those civilian clinics, they only help in emergencies and not in poverty. Although we are sick, these illnesses are difficult and complicated diseases that ordinary clinics cannot treat, or they are complicated diseases that we simply cannot afford."

"Young pastor, please don't refuse. After all, you saved my life. This is just a small token of our gratitude. Please accept it."

Both emotional and realistic cards were played, and several elderly people expressed their gratitude while persuading Xiong to accept the gifts they brought with them.

They loved and respected the young pastor from the bottom of their hearts, who was willing to cure their difficult and complicated diseases for free.

Not only them, many families in the small towns near the kingdom love bears, and the new little pastor selflessly solves many problems for them.

Treating illness is just one of the bigger ones.

What's more, the South China Sea is not a great shipping route. The medical facilities here are limited, and the only consequence for ordinary people who get some difficult and complicated diseases is to wait for death.

But Xiong was able to heal them through some special means, which was a miracle. Just for this reason, he was enough to be respected by people.

"Well, I'm sure Ginny will like it very much. Thank you, everyone. If you need to see the doctor again or have a follow-up visit, please get in line. Today's treatment will last until three in the afternoon."

Xiong took the strings of dried fish. He was a person with special abilities and Ginny was not good at fighting, so it was very difficult for the two children to go into the water to catch fish.

They could only catch fish in the nearby rivers by chance, and dried fish was out of their reach. Firstly, the dried fish they smoked themselves was not tasty, and secondly, it was not easy to preserve.

There are too many insects and wild animals in the forest, and bears rely on hunting for a living during the winter.

These strings of dried fish would be enough for him and Ginny to eat as snacks for several days.

When Xiong finished speaking, several elderly people consciously lined up one after another. Seeing this, the villagers not far away also lifted and called out their men to come over for inspection, and they all had some food or fruits in their hands.

Although no one knew why Xiong never charged Bailey for medical treatment or checkups, the villagers respected his choice and repaid him in their own way.

On the other side, Xiong looked at the long queue of people with a kind smile on his face, and after storing the dried fish, he began to treat them in front of the house.

He placed his hands on his chest and made a separated palm-joining gesture. A small bear paw mark slowly emerged and was finally pushed into the body of an old man.

The old man was thin and looked listless, with obvious black spots on his left arm.

Sis worm black spots are a special type of spotted toxin disease. Patients will begin to react within a few years after the toxin is sown, and then the blood and skin will be infected on a large scale over several years, eventually forming these black spots. At certain times, the patient will feel sore, painful, etc.

It is a rare chronic disease transmitted by the parasite Sis. There is almost no cure in the South China Sea. People who suffer from this disease either live in pain or commit suicide.

"Okay, the next treatment will be in a month. I'm sorry, old man, I can't help you get rid of this disease..."

The bear said apologetically, and the small transparent bear paw that had originally flown into the old man's body flew out and finally fell into the corner of the room behind the bear where something was hidden, and lay quietly among a pile of transparent bear paws.

The old man was a little disappointed, but in order to make the bear happy, he said:
"It's okay, it's okay. It's great that you can make me feel better for a few days. Little pastor, here, these are the berries that my boy just picked today. Please don't be disgusted."

He took out a small cloth bag from his clothes and handed it to the bear.

The bear hesitated for a moment, looked at the long line behind the old man, and finally accepted the gift and put it away, then said:

"Thank you, old man. Remember to come see me for a follow-up visit next month."

"Okay, I won't bother you for now. There are still many people waiting in line. Goodbye, little pastor."

The old man waved goodbye to the bear. His hunched body, no longer in pain, straightened up a little. He sighed as he walked, and finally looked back at the bear before disappearing into the corner.

In his eyes were tears and gratitude.

He looked at the villagers who were also smiling happily after receiving medical treatment, and couldn't help but start to worry about Xiong's future.

Xiong's actions affected the interests of many people. Without this group of poor people who worked hard to earn money to treat patients, how would the few doctors in the kingdom make money?

What's more, Bear's solutions to difficult and complicated diseases are efficient and effective, which touches upon the root of some quack medicine.

Coupled with his magical methods, he might be discovered, captured and used by those foolish nobles.

Although he is old, he has experienced a lot when he was young. Perhaps, he should do something to ensure that the young pastor's life will not be disturbed for the rest of his life. But...how can he do it?

There are many elderly people who have the same idea as him, and some people who have received favors also have the same idea, but none of them have good plans.

Perhaps, the only way is to conceal it, but how long can it be concealed?
Moreover, the young pastor may want to help more people, and concealing the truth is also a kind of invisible harm. They don’t want to see the young pastor they respect being harmed.

.........

The treatment lasted until three o'clock in the afternoon just as Xiong said, but in fact it was over before lunch. Xiong was very efficient in treatment. He didn't need to ask, just clap his paws.

It’s just that the length of time will vary depending on the severity of the patient’s symptoms.

After eating a meal brought by a kind-hearted person at noon, Xiong sat alone in front of the "clinic", quietly waiting for the next patient to arrive.

He held a dictionary in his hand and tried hard to learn the words in it when he was sure that no one was coming.

In this way, time has passed until now, three o'clock in the afternoon.

Xiong stood up and glanced at the small wall clock in the shop in front of him. His strength was not that strong, but as a survivor of the Valley of Gods and a special mixed-blood of the Bakanni people, it was not a big problem for him to be the king of this small place in the South China Sea.

After all, his four-meter height was not in vain, and he could easily check the time on the small wall clock not far away.

"time to go……"

The bear murmured, closed the dictionary, put it in the hut used for medical treatment, and then slowly walked away with his own holy book.

On the road, passers-by greeted him, and some women even held their little daughters and whispered something to them.

But Xiong's hearing was also very good. He just listened to a few words and then quickly left, his face flushed and a little shy.

It was not until he reached the forest that he felt much better. Looking left and right, he walked in one direction skillfully.

It was at the lower left of where he and Ginny lived, downstream of a river.

Soon, he stood beside a river that was several meters wide. The river was not deep, only about one meter.

The bear first took off all the clothes he was wearing, folded them together with his holy book, and placed them all next to a nearby stone.

Immediately, he walked alone to the center of the river and lay down with his arms and legs spread out.

"Pfft~"

"Pfft!"

"Pfft-"

Tiny blood arrows emerged from the cracks on his body surface, and cracks began to appear on his skin. Behind the blood arrows, blood flowed down like a stream.

Finally, even his Qiqiao began to bleed profusely!
But the bear lay silently in the middle of the river, letting the water wash over his body, washing away the blood and letting the bloody smell fade away as the water flowed.

"If Ginny saw this, she would definitely stop me from doing this. I promised not to let her worry anymore, but it seems I have to break my promise again."

Dozens of minutes later, the bear, which was no longer spewing blood, cleaned its body inside and out and lay weakly in the river.

If he went back like this, Ginny would definitely lecture him.

This is a side effect of his fruit ability. Kuma is the user of the superhuman Meatball Fruit, and all previous treatments relied on the development of his fruit ability.

He can use the Meat-Ball Fruit to absorb the pain in other people's bodies and then expel the pain. However, the transparent bear paws that carry the pain are miraculously preserved.

The bear who developed this ability for the first time was very excited, but the good times didn't last long. Without a carrier that could bear the pain, those special transparent bear paws shrank one by one and returned to the body of the person with the ability, passing the pain in them to the person himself!
For this reason, Ginny advised him more than once not to use this ability again. She hoped that her bear cubs could live safely more than others.

Xiong did the same at first, but every time he saw the poor old people in the town who were suffering from diseases and could not get treatment, he couldn't help but want to help them.

After that, he would come to this stream every few days, absorb the pain alone, and let his body be ravaged by it.

Finally, he dragged his exhausted body to say to Ginny:
"It's okay, it was just because I used my ability too much before, if I use it less, I'll just be a little weak.

Hey, um... Ginny, I want to eat jam tarts today. Could you please make one for me? I will be fine after a good sleep."

Overturn and rewrite

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