I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

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"it is good!"

"Light up!!"

Kureha instructed the villagers to take the next step, and instantly, the entire hilltop castle was illuminated, making it incredibly striking in the darkness.

At this moment, Luffy and his crew were also brought to the dock by Chopper.

Bai Yun had been waiting with his head held high, and finally, it happened! "Chopper, look up! Everyone else too!!!"

Pink snowflakes drifted down from the mountaintop castle, like cherry blossoms dancing in the air.

Chopper's tears instantly burst forth, and he could no longer hold back.

"Ooooooooooooooo!!!!!"

It's another full moon night. Under the moonlight and lamplight, the castle with its snow-covered cherry blossoms is so magical.

The island's inhabitants and animals all looked up at the scene.

"What a fantastic scene!"

Dalton looked up and sighed.

Kureha tilted her head back, remembering what Hiruluk had told her.

This isn't ordinary red soil; it's the kind of soil that can adhere to snow in the atmosphere, turning the snow into a vibrant pink color!

This is the result of 30 years of research; I want to make cherry blossoms bloom in this country!!

This is my gift to Chopper, a miracle cure for this country!!!

Kureha couldn't help but shed tears again. "Hehe... A fool's thoughts are foolish. Thirty years of life wasted on this... Heh, go ahead, go out to sea and watch this cherry blossom that only blooms once every 30 years, you silly son."

.........

I looked up at the cherry blossoms in this snow country.

Bai Yun recalled Hiruluk's classic words.

You can't kill me at all. I ask you, when does a person die? Is it when their heart is shot? No.

Does it mean I have an incurable disease? Not quite.

After drinking the soup made with highly poisonous mushrooms? Of course not.

Rather, it is when they are forgotten by the world.

Even if I disappear, my dream will still come true, and that dream will surely heal the hearts of the people in this country.

Bai Yun smiled, unfastened the wine bottle from his waist, and toasted the cherry blossom skull flag on the castle.

"What a romantic doctor! Respect to you."

"You will never be forgotten, the cherry blossoms of the snow country, this story will surely be passed down from generation to generation."

.........

Having experienced the legendary "Hiruluk Cherry Blossoms," the Straw Hat Pirates embark on another journey.

Kureha and Dalton remained on the hill, watching the Merry gradually disappear into the distance.

At this moment, a villager came to Dalton with bounty posters for Luffy and Bai Yun, telling him that Ace had left a message for them.

Alabasta will wait for you for ten days; after that, we will not wait any longer.

"Ah, there's no need to inform them anymore. I think their next stop is Alabasta; I have a feeling..."

Dalton said.

Indeed, even without their notification, Bai Yun was constantly thinking about encountering Ace in Alabasta, and he absolutely had to convince him that if he couldn't, then they should fight!

Kureha took the wanted poster from Dorton and stared blankly at Luffy's full name.

"What's wrong, Kureha? Why are you spacing out?"

Dalton asked.

Kureha adjusted her glasses and asked, "Do you know D. Roger?"

"D. Roger? You mean Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King? Everyone knows him."

Dalton thought for a moment, and realized that the only person whose name Roger had special significance was the Pirate King.

Is that what everyone calls it now?

"It seems our reindeer has joined an extraordinary person."

"The will of [D] has already been taken over..."

Kureha looked at the "D" on Luffy's bounty poster and said...

Knowing the Will of D, having lived for 139 years, and even knowing Roger's real name, it seems that "Witch" Kureha was either young, or rather, in the past, quite an extraordinary figure.

And the successor of the Will of D, as she described, was performing a chopstick dance on the ship—a dance with chopsticks sticking out of the nose and the mouth open… Bai Yun really didn’t want to admit it was a dance.

But it was really funny.

"Hahahahahaha!"

"The moon is a full moon."

"The cherry blossoms are in bloom too."

"Congratulations! Congratulations!"

Bai Yun raised his wine glass and laughed loudly as he spoke.

Zoro and Sanji both toasted with him.

"You guys should at least show some concern for Karu!"

Nami shouted, "Karu was frozen in the river, and they just rescued him."

"He's still alive, so eating a couple of bites of meat will make him fine."

Luffy's philosophy on life.

"Maybe he just fell because he was clumsy."

Zoro mocked, holding up a bottle of wine.

Karu immediately cackled twice.

"It was because Zoro disappeared while swimming in the river that I jumped in and froze, worried about him."

Chopper translated Karu's words.

Zoro's laughter stopped instantly, and his body froze.

Bai Yun laughed and took the wine bottle from his hand to pour himself a drink. "Haha, someone's going to have trouble sleeping tonight."

"Chopper, can you understand what Karu is saying?"

Vivi asked curiously.

Chopper jumped off the ship's railing; they were already quite far away, and Drum Island was no longer in sight.

"Because I am an animal, after all."

"It has medical skills and can understand animal speech. What an amazing companion!"

Nami praised him.

Chopper's body twisted and turned; though he wouldn't admit it, his body language betrayed him.

Even if you praise me, I won't be happy~~

"Wait, Nami, what did you just say? Chopper knows [Medical Skills]?"

Sanji suddenly asked.

"Otherwise what? Otherwise why did you invite Chopper?"

Nami asked, puzzled.

Luffy: "Because he can transform into seven different forms." (That's so Luffy.)

Sanji: "Because it can be used as emergency food during extraordinary times." (The chef's thought.)

As soon as Sanji said that, Bai Yun retorted with a laugh, "Hahaha, Chopper is so cute, how could you eat Chopper!"

"Hmm... I remember Bai Yun, you said the same thing about rabbits when you were little, and then you cooked them all in one pot. It did taste pretty good."

Luffy stroked his chin with his fingers, recalling the past.

Bai Yun: "......."

Nami sighed. The group of men pulled Chopper aside and handed him the medical kit from the sled.

"It was found on the sled."

"Ahahahaha!"

"Doctor Duo, Doctor Duo, actually discovered your thoughts a long time ago."

"Ahahahaha!"

"How amazing!"

"Ahahahaha!"

Nami's forehead creased with a tic-tac-toe expression as she yelled at Luffy and Usopp, who were doing the chopstick dance, "Can you guys be quiet?!"

Luffy and Usopp didn't care at all, and even wanted to drag Chopper along.

"Chopper, come on over too!"