He's a pirate, but also a Pokémon Master.

Drum Island.

This is a winter island covered in snow all year round. Its main peak, Cigu Mountain, is named for its resemblance to a magnetic drum. The island is known as a "medical powerhouse".

Inside a tavern in Bighorn.

The tavern was bustling with noise, the clinking of glasses and the constant arguing.

In a relatively quiet, dimly lit corner, three figures with different auras sat around a table with two new wanted posters on it.

Gu Xin casually picked up his wanted poster, which featured a handsome image.

"Pirate Rising Star" Gushin, with a bounty of 110 million Berries!

The initial reward exceeded 100 million!

"One hundred and ten million? You really think highly of me." Gu Xin shook his head and laughed, then picked up a large glass of butterbeer and drank it down.

He was a little surprised when he saw his wanted poster, as the first bounty is usually not very high.

One hundred million Berries is no small sum these days, and this pirate with a bounty is already quite famous in the first half of the Grand Line.

This amount... he's probably already considered one of this year's One Piece Supernovas.

Bounties can only reflect a person's potential threat to the Navy and the World Government, and do not absolutely reflect their strength.

It is clear that the Navy believed this incident had a significant negative impact, and coupled with the strength it had demonstrated, it ultimately offered a bounty of 100 million.

Van Augur twirled his own wanted poster between his fingertips, and when he saw the amount on it, he subconsciously raised his eyebrows.

"Sound Over" Van Oka, bounty of 59 million Berries!

He also has a bounty of 59 million Berries on his head.

"Sanai..."

Gardevoir pouted, a little angry. It felt that Guxin and the other person shouldn't have been put on the bounty, since they had only done good things.

Why is punishing evil and eliminating wickedness wrong?

"That's just how the world is, Gardevoir, don't be angry."

"Good people should have guns pointed at them."

Gu Xin shook his head, then grabbed a piece of meat from the table and threw it into his shadow.

Ripples appeared on the surface of the shadow, the flesh vanished instantly, and a pair of scarlet eyes flashed by.

"Gengui Gengui~" Gengar's playful laughter could be heard faintly.

Guxin didn't care about the bounty; he knew this was just the beginning, and the amount would increase later.

In contrast, he prefers to spend his energy on becoming stronger, such as... guessing what kind of Pokémon will be born on Drum Island?

As he set foot on the island, new ideas for growth began to surface in his mind.

In terms of speed, it should be similar to Gardevoir and Snorlax, both requiring about a month to develop.

As for what Pokémon it will be...

From a climatic perspective, Drum Island is a winter island, covered in snow, which could be the location of an Ice-type Pokémon.

From a cultural perspective, Drum Island is famous for its "medical" practices, so perhaps the Pokémon there is skilled in healing, but this possibility is less likely.

Pokémon that excel at healing include Chansey, Blissey, and Cointrion, all of which are specialists at Pokémon Centers.

His ship is lacking a ship's doctor. If he had a lucky egg or a blessed egg, it would save him a lot of trouble.

"Hey! The doctor's here! Everyone, come out and see!"

Just then, the tavern's wooden door was suddenly pushed open, and someone shouted this.

"doctor?"

"Is he really a doctor?!"

"My child can finally be saved!"

Upon hearing that a doctor had arrived, the people who had been immersed in alcohol immediately sobered up and rushed out in a swarm, including the tavern owner.

"What a pathetic country..." Van Augur murmured to himself as he witnessed this scene.

"Yes, it's incredibly difficult for the people of a country to find a doctor, like going through fire and water," Gusin added. "This is another kind of 'hell'."

Many people in the tavern were drinking to numb themselves and escape reality.

He could clearly hear everyone's words in a noisy environment, and even feel the numbness and heart-wrenching pain.

Here, there are hunters who fell from the mountain and were forced to have their limbs amputated due to lack of medical treatment, thus becoming disabled.

There are also helpless mothers who, because their children contract diseases, cannot find doctors to treat them and can only watch helplessly as their children enter the arms of death.

Such tragedies are constantly being repeated in every corner of Drum Island.

Drum Island was famous for its "medical" services, but that was six years ago.

Since Walbourne became king, he has established many tyrannical policies to highlight his unique position.

This includes the utterly absurd policy of "exterminating doctors"!

He did not allow the public the opportunity to see a doctor, but he had his own personal doctor. When ordinary people fell ill, they either had to wait to die or they could only beg him for help.

But it's not absolute.

On Drum Island, there is one doctor who stands out from the crowd: Kureha, an old woman who has lived for over 130 years.

She is currently training Chopper as her apprentice and occasionally travels to various villages to provide valuable treatment to the sick.

Gusin's choice of Drum Island as his next stop was made after careful consideration.

Alabasta has Crocodile Crocodile around, so even though there's no conflict, it's best to avoid it for now, just to be on the safe side.

I might not be able to defeat those two giants in the small garden, so I might as well wait until I have enough strength before breeding Pokémon and reaping experience points along the way.

Drum Island, stuck in the middle, became the most suitable destination.

If all goes well, he can simultaneously recruit a ship's doctor, breed Pokémon, and steal the Gluttony Fruit from Wapol.

The first two will take some time, as for the latter...

There's no time like the present, let's do it today!

"Let's go out and take a look."

Gu Xin put down his wine glass, stood up, and walked outside wearing a large cloak.

Van Augur and Gardevoir followed behind.

Leaving the tavern, Gushin saw that the town's open space was crowded with people, and inside the house, Kureha and Chopper were treating someone.

A town might not be able to find a doctor for a long time, so when Kureha and Chopper arrived, people flocked to them.

Most of those gathered at the front were patients.

Some were missing limbs, others were in a coma with fever; without doctors, they could only endure it... It was a heartbreaking sight.

In the simply furnished treatment room, Kureha looked at the unconscious little girl on the wooden bed, frowned, then put down her stethoscope and gave up on treatment.

She was a highly skilled doctor and once said, "Patients only have two outcomes in front of her: recovery or death."

But in many cases, even the most skilled doctors are powerless to save a life.

"Just hold on a little longer, just a little longer..." The petite Chopper's voice choked with emotion, but he was still busy trying various methods to save the dying girl.

"That's enough, you stupid son." Kureha shook her head, stopped the tearful Chopper, and said softly, "We've done our best."

The girl's illness wasn't actually very serious, but it dragged on for too long, causing her vitality to gradually wane and eventually become too severe to treat.

She and Chopper had actually seen this situation many times before.

Drum Island is small, but also quite large.

In such a large country, it's impossible for the people to rely on just one doctor and one reindeer for medical care; it simply can't keep up.

She's alright; after all, she's lived for over a hundred years and has long since come to terms with life and death.

But Chopper is still just a child, and whenever faced with such a situation, he doesn't want to confront it, but instead wants to make that futile effort at the very end...