The Legendary Family of One Piece

Chapter 38 This doesn't seem quite right.

"Charlotte, look, there's a bookstore here!"

Gillian pointed excitedly to the grand bookstore next door.

This successfully caught Charlotte's attention, and looking at Gillian's expression, Charlotte spoke up.

"Let's go take a look."

Of course, Beta and Barrett weren't interested at all, and their faces showed obvious rejection.

"Boss, let's go explore other places. You know we're both roughnecks, we can't read books."

Charlotte looked helpless, waved her hand, and let the two guys go.

Beta was overjoyed upon receiving the instruction and quickly put his arm around Barrett's shoulder, heading towards a nearby restaurant.

He planned to have a big meal as soon as he arrived.

"Damn it, don't get so close to me!"

Barrett said with a look of resistance.

"What does it matter! You're so stingy."

"No, that won't work."

The two left bickering, which showed that they had a very good relationship.

Charlotte, Lina, and Gillian then entered the bookstore.

I must say, the interior decorations are quite nice, and there seem to be a good number of books.

Charlotte picked up a book at random.

[A Travelogue of the Kokolo Sea]

I suddenly became interested and took a serious look.

After an unknown amount of time, Gillian and Lina arrived at Charlotte's side.

"Charlotte!"

Charlotte, who was engrossed in her book, immediately snapped out of her reverie and asked, somewhat puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Gillian frowned as she spoke.

"There are no medical books here! We've been looking for ages, but we can't find any."

Lina, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement.

Charlotte was slightly surprised and asked somewhat uncertainly, "That can't be right, did you all look for them?"

Gillian and Lina nodded firmly.

"I've looked at them all, nothing."

"Really, no!"

"Really, no!"

For a moment, Charlotte felt something was amiss.

How could such a big bookstore not have a single book about medicine?

That doesn't make sense!

Moreover, this is a country with extremely advanced medical technology.

That seems highly unlikely!

Is something wrong?

The sound of the three talking seemed to attract the attention of the bookstore owner, who, a portly man wearing a large gold ring, walked towards them.

"Distinguished guests from afar, how may I help you?"

When asked by the bookstore owner, Gillian spoke up.

"Boss, why isn't there a single book about medicine here?"

The bookstore owner chuckled, "We really don't sell medical books here."

This answer left Charlotte, Gillian, and Lina looking at each other, completely baffled.

"Why? Isn't this Sempervivo Island, known for its advanced medicine?"

Gillian simply couldn't understand it; she had been looking forward to this place for so long.

The sudden announcement that they wouldn't sell medical books was something she simply couldn't accept.

"Dear guest from afar, as you said, we are on the medically advanced island of Sempervivo, so we have no need for medical books at all!"

Charlotte: ? ? ?

Lina: ? ? ?

Jillian:? ? ?

What kind of twisted logic is this?!

Isn't that a bit unreasonable?

The bookstore owner said with an admiring look, "Distinguished guests from afar, you don't understand."

Ha! Look at that, he's speaking human language, he doesn't understand a chicken.

Charlotte looked annoyed. This was clearly a case of someone losing their mind, not soda!

Doesn't he understand? How could he not understand?

"Dr. Lyle once said that we have highly skilled doctors and are a country with advanced medical technology. If our guests visiting the island still need to read medical books, wouldn't that mean our medical technology isn't good enough? That would be a disgrace to doctors!"

This?

Charlotte remained silent for a long time. Just because of one sentence, she decided not to sell anymore? Isn't that a bit outrageous?

That statement seems to make some sense, but it also doesn't seem to make much sense!

There's a really awkward feeling about it.

However, before Charlotte could think further, Gillian had already spoken.

"I see, I see, Dr. Lyle is right? That makes perfect sense."

What?!

What kind of divine reversal is this? It came so quickly and unexpectedly that even Charlotte was a little taken aback.

Charlotte's gaze towards Gillian was somewhat unfocused. "You're so indecisive!"

"Young lady, you are indeed knowledgeable."

After saying that, the bookstore owner gave a thumbs up, clearly showing his appreciation.

"Right, I think so too."

Charlotte, watching from the side, had a rather indescribable feeling.

"Well...that seems to make sense, doesn't it?" Lina thought to herself.

Am I overthinking this?

However, he felt dizzy.

I don't even know how I got out; I just walked out amidst the bookstore owner's enthusiastic greetings.

On the street, Charlotte, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly asked.

"You really think there's no problem?"

Gillian replied without hesitation, "Yes, I think that makes a lot of sense. Dr. Lyle said it!"

Charlotte's face twitched. "You trust him that much?"

"Of course."

Gillian's words were so decisive that Charlotte couldn't help but marvel at how powerful the filter of idol worship was.

"And how great are people like Dr. Lyle, who save countless lives with their medical skills!"

Charlotte didn't refute this point; she was truly great.

He shook his head, realizing he had been overthinking things.

After all, he himself is just a layman, and it's not appropriate for him to give unsolicited advice to professionals.

Thinking about it that way, that statement actually makes a lot of sense!

It seems, it appears, maybe!

Charlotte stopped thinking about it, even though he still had a feeling that it was absurd.

However, in the world of One Piece, many things cannot be judged by the usual standards.

"So I also want to become a good doctor who saves thousands of lives, but that's my dream."

Gillian's eyes shone with an endless longing that was almost dazzling.

Charlotte looked at Gillian. Although the little girl was sometimes silly, her dream was undeniably admirable.

Just then, a voice rang out.

"Little girl, what is your dream?"

A figure emerged from the alleyway of the street.

All three of them were startled and looked in the direction of the sound.

He was an elderly man dressed very plainly, with a somewhat unkempt white beard, but he looked very energetic.

Charlotte focused her attention slightly, but she didn't sense any malice from the other party; instead, she felt an inexplicable warmth.

It was rather strange.

Gillian asked, somewhat confused, "Grandpa, are you asking me?"

The old man smiled kindly. "Yes! Little girl, what is your dream?"

When asked, Gillian firmly stated, "A good doctor who saves lives."

"Hahaha! Good, good, it's fate, it's fate!" The old man laughed heartily, very carefree.

"Here, take this and study it carefully!"

As he spoke, something streaked past and flew towards Gillian. The old man turned and left without lingering.

Charlotte grasped it firmly; it was a faded notebook, which puzzled him somewhat.

The old man watched silently as he left without making a move, because he had never sensed any malice from the old man.

"for you."

Charlotte handed the faded notebook to Gillian.

Gillian slowly opened it, and after a moment, she revealed a look of utter shock.

"This is... a medical notebook."

(End of this chapter)