Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me

Kureha was very satisfied with Xiao Yi's response and attitude, and nodded with a smile: "Although you probably won't be staying here for long, I will spare no effort to teach you medical skills during this time!"

This little girl has potential.

Unfortunately, they probably won't stay here for long.

Otherwise, she really wanted to train him to be the world's best doctor...

"I'm entrusting my little Eilish to you, Ms. Kureha," Lockes said politely.

Kureha raised an eyebrow at Lockes: "You're not as fierce as the newspapers portray you. You're quite polite, and it's not an act."

"Hmm, but the description of him as a monster is quite fitting..."

"I'll take that as a compliment."

Lox shrugged.

There are very few people who dare to speak to him in a teasing tone these days; no wonder he's lived to be over 130 years old...

"Of course I'm praising you. In all my years, this is the first time I've seen someone your age possess such strength."

As people age, they become wiser. Kureha has lived for so long, and her mastery of Observation Haki is quite formidable.

One can clearly perceive the strength or weakness of a particular person...

Within the body of "Blackwing Demon" Lox lies a terrifying power.

Suddenly, Kureha burst out laughing, "Hahaha, my furry friend always says he's a monster."

"But compared to you, he's just... well, a pet, I guess?"

"..."

Mentioning Chopper, Rocks gave Kureha a strange look: "Speaking of which... your furry friend is being chased, are you really okay with not doing anything about it?"

"what?"

Kureha was taken aback.

He unleashed his Observation Haki.

After sensing something, she smiled nonchalantly: "Just some small fry trying to find me, nothing I can do to them."

Nami's Observation Haki, which allows her to sense radio waves, also spread out, and she discovered the situation. She said to Kureha, "But he seems scared? Like he's afraid of guns..."

Kureha pursed her lips: "If he can't overcome his fear, he'll never grow up."

Nami said, "But for a scared child, what he needs most right now is protection from his parents, right?"

Kureha froze: "Hmm...you seem to be right?"

“Ms. Kureha, you don’t seem to be suited to taking care of children.”

Rocks was speechless and said to Nami beside him, "Nami, go and bring him back."

"Oh."

Nami responded.

Then, with a crackling sound, it turned into lightning and disappeared.

Then, a crackling sound came from not far away, and faint screams could be heard...

Only a dozen or so seconds passed.

Nami walked over carrying a strange, furry creature that was less than a meter long.

Judging from the strange creature's slightly bristled fur, it had probably been struck by lightning as well, and its face showed a look of utter shock...

Nami stroked the frightened, furry creature, her face full of curiosity: "Is this a tanuki? Is it a tanuki?"

"It's so soft, fluffy, and warm!"

"It's not a raccoon dog, it's a reindeer!"

Chopper reacted immediately when someone called him a raccoon dog.

He roared at the top of his lungs, "Horns! I have antlers! I'm a reindeer, not a raccoon!"

Nami was startled by the sudden sound from the furry creature in her arms: "Huh? Huh? The tanuki can talk?"

"I already said it's a reindeer!"

Chopper, enraged, broke free from Nami's embrace.

Upon landing, his body transformed into a hairy, burly man.

Chopper gave everyone a fierce look and stared at them: "So, who are you people, and why are you here?"

"What do you intend to do to Doctor Doriel?"

Having just been shocked by the electric shock from this woman, and stunned by it, Chopper finally realized what was going on...

Why are there so many people here, Doctor Doriel?

Could he be one of Walpo's subordinates?

Have they found where they live?

Seeing Chopper transformed into human form, Nami was even more astonished: "Wow, he turned from a tanuki into a human, what a... what a strange creature!"

"Didn't you hear what I just said?"

Chopper's reaction to the word "tanuki" was comparable to Buggy's reaction to Red Nose; he turned to Nami, bared his teeth, and said, "I'm a reindeer! Not a tanuki!"

"Remember this: I am a monster, and you'd better not lay a hand on Doctor Doriel!"

"Or I'll eat you all! I'm a man-eating monster!"

What's going on with these people?

His primal instincts told him that these people were terrifying, very terrifying.

But for Doctor Doriel, he absolutely cannot back down!

Seeing this, Kureha said to Chopper, "Chopper, they are guests, not bad people, they won't hurt us."

"Really?"

Upon hearing Kureha's words, Chopper couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

As if unwilling to maintain this appearance, Chopper's body changed again after confirming there was no danger.

It turned into a fluffy "raccoon dog" that was less than a meter tall.

Yes, very cute.

Besides Belial, Nami also quite likes furry creatures: "You said it wasn't a tanuki, but this is a tanuki!"

"And it's a raccoon dog with horns, but it's actually quite cute!"

"I already said it's a reindeer, what's wrong with you? Can't you understand what I'm saying?"

Chopper is furious.

Does this woman not understand human speech?

But they actually said he's cute?

Aside from Dr. Hiluluk and Dr. Doriel, this was the first time anyone had ever called him cute!

"And...and...cuteness and stuff, well...not really!"

After being praised, Chopper became a little awkward and shy.

Her body involuntarily began to sway, but she stubbornly insisted, "Even if you praise me like that, I won't be happy, you jerk!!"

"Hehehe, this is so interesting!"

Nami found Chopper's behavior amusing and asked with a smile, "You must have eaten some kind of Devil Fruit, right?"

"Is it a raccoon that ate reindeer fruit? Or a reindeer that ate raccoon fruit?"

There are birds on the sky island that have eaten horse nuts.

It's quite normal to find raccoons that ate reindeer nuts along the Great Sea Route.

But why can it talk?

Chopper: "..."

Both versions of the story left him speechless, and couldn't they just stop using the word "raccoon dog" altogether?

I'm so angry!

“Chopper is a reindeer who ate the Human-Human Fruit and took human form, which is why he calls himself a monster…”

Kureha offered an explanation.

Then, turning to the shrunken Chopper, she said, "Chopper, Dr. Doriel is telling you, these people are monsters too, and even more monsters than you!"

"Don't think you're anything special; there are tons of monsters in this ocean."

"Compared to them, well... you're barely more like a little pet, right? And a really cute one at that..."

It seems Kureha really doesn't know how to take care of children; this analogy is truly something else...

"More monstrous than me?"

But Chopper clearly listened.

He glanced suspiciously at the others present, muttering to himself, "They're just ordinary people, aren't they? They don't look like monsters at all..."

He is the monster who is disliked by others.

The reindeer herd didn't like him, and neither did humans.

He was just a monster that resembled neither a human nor a reindeer...

"Oh? You think I'm like an ordinary human?"

Rocks had somehow activated the third stage of Hollowfication, a sinister smile playing on his lips, revealing sharp, cleavage: "Are you sure?"

At this moment, Rocks' skin turned pale, his black hair grew longer, and his fingers resembled claws...

Furthermore, long horns, wings, and a tail formed from dark green energy appeared on its body.

It made him look like a demon, evil and wicked...

Although he had suppressed most of his aura.

But the aura of violence, rage, and evil that it exudes instills a sense of inexplicable fear in those who perceive it...

This doesn't look like a normal human being at all.

It is a demon!

And it is an extremely evil and terrifying demon!

"Aaaaaah, a monster...a monster!"

As a beast that ate the Human-Human Fruit, Chopper may not have Observation Haki, but his innate wild intuition gives him a unique ability to judge danger.

Sensing the faint trace of Lox's aura...

Chopper seemed to see a bloodthirsty, tyrannical monster baring its fangs at him.

It was as if they wanted to skin him alive, devour his flesh, suck his blood, and even tear his soul apart and swallow it whole...

"Ho ho..."

Presumably due to the extreme "stimulation," Chopper let out a low whimper, his whole body trembling, as if he would faint at any moment...

What is this?

How could such a terrifying monster exist?

Doctor Doriel was right; compared to this monster, she really was just a little pet...

The two are not even on the same level.

One is just like a monster on the outside, while the other is a monster both on the outside and inside!

Nami was used to Rocks' "devilish" appearance. Seeing that Chopper was about to faint, she quickly reminded him, "Little Rocks, don't scare the little raccoon!"

"Damn it! I told you I'm a reindeer!"

Once again provoked by the word "tanuki," Chopper even briefly forgot his fear of "demon monsters."