Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

But before leaving, I need to take one guy with me.

Just then, the door opened, and Dr. Kureha walked in carrying some light food and medicine. Seeing Nami sit up, she raised an eyebrow: "You look good, little girl. It seems you're feeling better."

"Thanks to you so much," Nami said sincerely.

Kureha is the kind of person who is cold on the outside but kind on the inside, although she has some strange hobbies, such as making her wear a long shirt and only changing into her panties.

According to her, Nami's figure is not much different from when she was young, and this method can help her reminisce about the past.

However, Nami spends most of her time with Luffy.

I showed him everything.

"If you want to thank someone, thank this hotheaded kid. He risked his life to get you up here."

"Mmm." Nami's doting affection for Luffy was almost overflowing.

Kureha, perhaps due to her age, was quite enthusiastic about these young people's things, and she gave Nami a mischievous smile.

"Oh, by the way, he recovered incredibly quickly, and that restless part of him has already calmed down. You no longer need to worry about the problem of 'prevention is worse than cure'."

Nami's face instantly turned bright red, like a boiled shrimp, and she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

"What's the problem?" Luffy asked.

“No problem!” Nami glared fiercely at Luffy.

baffling.

Luffy sometimes doesn't understand what they're talking about, and most of the time he finds it difficult to multitask.

Now, another processor needs to be developed in the brain.

Used to solve problems in daily training.

The remaining processor is in a semi-operational state, like searching for Chopper all over the castle right now.

"Hey, Chopper, we're leaving, hurry up and pack your things."

Luffy's loud voice echoed through the empty castle.

Or we could just kidnap Chopper later.

A rustling sound came from the corner. Behind a cabinet, Chopper cautiously peeked out half his head, then immediately withdrew, his heart pounding: "Ugh... I'm going to be discovered again. Is this guy a monster?"

It seems like it's the monster, but it's like child's play in front of Luffy.

"They never stop for a moment."

Kureha, who had been leaning against the doorframe at some point, took a swig of her drink and looked at Luffy with a teasing tone: "Kid, you really want to steal my pet?"

"Didn't you also want Chopper to go out and see the world?" Luffy chuckled, adjusting his straw hat.

Otherwise, Kureha wouldn't have completely refrained from stopping him.

A flicker of surprise crossed Kureha's eyes, but she quickly regained her nonchalant demeanor and said:

"I didn't expect you to be so perceptive, despite your seemingly carefree nature."

"Touching emotions is something I excel at." Observation Haki can sometimes be surprisingly useful in this area.

"You don't know what you should know." Kureha glanced at Nami, pursed her lips, and said, "Take him away if you want, as long as you can convince this stubborn little guy."

"Is there a reason?" Nami stepped forward. "I saw Chopper was very happy when he talked about pirates."

“Mental illness requires mental medicine.” Kureha took a swig of wine. “I can cure physical illnesses, but I can’t cure mental illnesses.”

She slowly began to tell Chopper's story.

In the reindeer herd of this snow-capped mountain, Chopper was born with a blue nose, so he was ostracized by his fellow reindeer and could only follow behind the herd alone.

Without companions, all alone.

Later, he accidentally ate a Devil Fruit and was attacked by the reindeer as a monster, who chased him away. Chopper felt he had no place among the reindeer, so what about as a human? Thus, Chopper, battered and bruised, came to a human village.

But that appearance is like that of a monster to humans.

Human beings' instinctive fear of the unknown makes them unable to accept Chopper.

They resorted to verbal abuse, brandishing knives, and even shootings to drive them away.

Kureha looked at Luffy: "For Chopper, it later met Hiruluk, the man who changed its life. Hiruluk accepted Chopper, who was not accepted by its own kind or by humans."

"What about him?"

"Dead. A third-rate doctor with lousy medical skills, who spent his days dreaming of inventing a panacea and spouting nonsense about making cherry blossoms bloom throughout the country." Kureha said, looking at Nami.

"After Hiluluk died, Chopper kept bothering me, saying he wanted to become a doctor who could cure all diseases, but because he had no friends, he had closed himself off."

"So, why are you so obsessed with it?" Kureha couldn't help but ask Luffy.

“Chopper is a good doctor,” Luffy said.

Another important point is... a guy who can transform in seven stages is so cool!

"You have a good eye. I've passed on all my medical skills to it." Kureha said proudly, then asked Luffy, "What are you planning to do?"

"A monster?"

Luffy's Observation Haki had already locked onto that tense yet curious aura. He stretched out his rubber arm, bypassed the cabinet, and pulled Chopper, who was trying to hide, out.

Chapter 102 Nika Joins

"Waaaaah! Don't eat me!"

Chopper was so frightened that he kicked his limbs wildly and transformed into his human-beast form, waving his little hooves in the air.

“Come with us, Chopper.” Luffy squinted. “Our ship is missing a monster like you.”

"How presumptuous of you to speak like that." Nami rolled her eyes, stepped forward, reached out and forcefully stretched Luffy's face, and said to Chopper, "You can think of it as there probably aren't many normal people on our ship."

She counted them, and they all seemed to be abnormal people.

Chopper was stunned by Luffy's direct invitation. Overwhelmed with joy and deeply ingrained inferiority, he became incoherent:

"Oh, I, I can't do it! I'm a monster... and Doctor Doriel needs my help."

"Come on, Chopper," Kureha interrupted. "Get out of here and give me some peace and quiet."

Chopper: "......"

Luffy understood after seeing Chopper's expression.

Since it's a mental illness, then we should treat it with mental medicine.

Chopper doesn't believe there are monsters on the ship? Then show him.

There are monsters here besides him.

He can still conjure up a Nika.

He decided to add fuel to the fire.

This unreserved acceptance reminded Chopper of Dr. Hiruluk.

"I, I..." Chopper stammered, shrinking back.

"Let's get to know our new partner first."

Luffy closed his eyes and concentrated.

"It's you I've decided on, Nika."

With a crisp sound, Nika inside the body opened her eyes.

[Nika's approval rating: 60%]

A white, steam-like power rapidly spread from Luffy's body, and it was already visible.

Then, to Nami and Kureha's surprise, Nika appeared.

"Hahaha, Ni is finally out!"

An excited yet proud voice rang out.

Immediately afterwards, the white flame cloud began to condense into shape, and a white raccoon dog appeared.

It's a genuine tanuki.

In the past, Nika believed that the meaning of her existence was to overthrow the Nefit clan, and that she was a will of the fruit. However, she never expected that one day she would be able to come out of that dark and sunless place.

She greedily inhaled the cold air, savoring the long-lost freedom.

"Monster!" Chopper screamed.

"What is this? A tanuki?" Nami and Kureha both curiously came closer.

Nika's form and the way it appears are both too peculiar.

Nika was feeling smug and instinctively wanted to put on airs:

"Heh, mere mortals."

"It is your honor to meet me."

Nika thinks Luffy is still easy to handle.

"Straw Hat, it's not impossible for me to help you in battle, but you have to make proper offerings to Benny first."

"For example, fine wine, and delicious meat..."

She clearly hadn't grasped her situation and thought that once she was out, she could negotiate terms.

Luffy had anticipated this.

He trusts his partner unconditionally, but Nika is currently at best a lodger, and not a very well-behaved one at that.

With a thought, a wisp of the white flame cloud surrounding him instantly separated, like a living rope, and quickly wrapped around Nika's neck, forming an exquisite white collar.

"Ugh!"

Nika immediately felt a suppressive force originating from his very being. The sense of freedom he had just gained vanished instantly, and his body became weak and powerless, as if he might dissipate at any moment.