I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

He muttered to himself, his gaze suddenly sharpening, and anger erupting:

"Pirate, you deserve to die!"

Thor Lucien clenched his fist, his dark Armament Haki giving it a metallic, cold sheen, and slammed it hard into Rocks' face.

During the brief period when he lost his powers, he fought Charlotte Linlin and Rocks alone, causing the damaged hall to tremble and rumble incessantly.

..........

A moment ago.

Outside the palace gates, Newgate, carrying the baby girl, strode out, his face filled with worry.

Behind him, in the direction of the sacrificial hall, flashes of lightning and roars continued to erupt, clearly indicating that a fierce battle was taking place.

Even without looking, Newgate could sense how intense the battle behind him was.

Even Newgate himself isn't confident he could win in that level of intense fighting.

He sighed silently in his heart.

"Wang Xige is indeed no ordinary person."

"Faced with an enemy that was even more powerful than Captain Rocks, he was still so benevolent and took the initiative to fight Thor Lucien."

"All I can do is walk further away and faster, so as not to distract Wang Xige."

Newgate sighed and strode out of the palace.

But at this moment, his expression suddenly changed, and he looked at the baby in his arms.

The baby's life force was growing weaker and weaker, like a candle flame in the wind, which could be extinguished at any moment.

He was a little anxious.

We were so focused on discussing with Sieg who would adopt the child that we forgot the baby girl's life force was extremely weak!

Newgate quickened his pace, and in a few leaps, he had already reached the pirate group outside the palace gate.

The pirates outside the palace were all stunned when they saw Newgate at that moment.

"What's going on, Newgate?"

"Other pirates go to palaces to steal jewels and gold, why did you steal a child?"

Newgate had no energy to pay attention to the teasing, and immediately ran to Miles, the Rocks Pirates' doctor, for a check-up.

After examining the ship's doctor, Miles, his brow gradually furrowed.

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After examining the baby girl, the ship's doctor, Miles, gradually became serious.

"This child is probably not an ordinary human; his physical structure differs from that of ordinary people. He is probably some kind of subhuman race."

“Newgate, do you have any clues?” asked the ship’s doctor, Miles.

“I know nothing about this; it was a baby girl found on an altar inside the palace.”

Newgate gave a brief explanation and then asked in return:

“Miles, what I’m asking is whether this child can be saved, not what race she is!”

The ship's doctor shook his head:

“What I mean is, I’ve never had any experience with patients of this race. Her condition is abnormal for a human, and I can’t determine her illness.”

Newgate was starting to get impatient, and he pressed on with his question:

"Miles, I've heard you're a renowned ship doctor among the pirates of the New World. Can't you even diagnose this little guy's illness?"

“I think you have some misunderstanding about what a pirate ship's doctor is.” Miles looked at Newgate expressionlessly.

"The patients treated by pirate ship doctors are not small babies like this, but strong men like you with tenacious vitality. They mainly treat wounds from swords and guns, but I can also treat common seafaring diseases such as scurvy."

“This infant of an unknown race is not within my scope of medical treatment.”

Myerston paused for a moment, then continued:

"If you want to treat this baby's illness, you shouldn't come to a pirate ship doctor like me. I'm afraid the other pirate ship doctors on Beehive Island are also powerless to help."

Newgate remained silent for a long time.

He had previously been discussing with Sieg who would raise the child, but now it seems they may not have the chance to worry about it anymore.

"Are there any renowned pediatricians in the New World?" Newgate asked again.

“Newgate, the New World is a chaotic ocean, full of lawless pirates. Where would you find a renowned doctor? If you were in the Navy, perhaps the World Government's medical resources would be useful.”

"However, I have heard of some famous doctors in the first half of the Grand Line."

"For example, in the first half of the story, I heard about an island called Drum Island, where there are many well-known doctors in various fields."

Miles's expression changed slightly as he spoke, as if he had recalled something extraordinary.

"You mean Dr. Kureha, Dr. Miles?"

A voice sounded behind him, and Newgate turned around to see Dracula following behind.

The shadow clones are not as powerful as the original body. If they stay on Thor Lucien's battlefield and get destroyed in front of Charlotte Linlin and the others, all the previous efforts will be in vain. Therefore, Sieg also let the shadow clones leave first.

The name Kureha silenced Miles for a long time.

"You've actually heard of this witch doctor? Dracula."

Miles sighed softly:

"I heard she is indeed an extremely excellent doctor, but she is probably quite old, around 90 years old, I think? It's hard to say whether that witch is still alive."

“That’s not without question; she’ll probably live another fifty or sixty years in good health,” Dracula replied.

Kureha, who will become Chopper's medical teacher in the future, is the doctor he calls Dr. Kureha.

"Drum Island?"

Newgate memorized the name of the island.

boom!

At that moment, a loud rumbling sound came from the palace behind them again, and a large section of the palace wall collapsed.

"Hmm? Not only in the direction of the sacrificial hall, but also deeper inside the palace, a battle has broken out?"

Newgate looked back, somewhat surprised.

"We should have defeated all the female knights under Thor Lucien's command, so why is there another battle?"

Newgate was a little surprised, but Miles just sighed softly, remaining calm.

"Maybe they're from our own Rocks Pirates crew, fighting over the treasure?"

"This kind of thing is all too common."

Newgate narrowed his eyes, silently looked at the baby girl with her eyes closed, and sighed inwardly.

The Rocks Pirates are quite far from the harmonious family he desires...

...........

Deep within the palace's treasure vault.

Shiki the Golden Lion and Hale the Undead were locked in fierce combat, their sword light and fist winds sweeping across the battlefield. They were so enraged that they had demolished a large part of the treasure vault, and the ceiling had even collapsed.

At this moment, they had no regard for their camaraderie on the same ship, and neither side held back.

The already injured Shiki the Golden Lion and Hale the Undead fought fiercely, their injuries increasing.

And at this very moment.

A figure suddenly appeared in the air, and even the box containing the Cloud Fruit flew into his hand on its own.

"Who goes there?!"

"who are you?"

The Golden Lion and Hale, who were locked in a struggle, both turned their heads and shouted angrily, but after seeing the appearance of the person who came, they both showed surprise on their faces.

Before them appeared a pale blue figure, draped in a white cloak, holding a dragonfly-shaped short stick. The figure had a mechanical feel to it, with no skin exposed.

This looks like a robot?

"So that's how it is. You're trying to take this Devil Fruit?"

A voice came from inside the robot's visor.

"Then, I will be the referee to decide your fair duel!"

"First and foremost, never act impulsively!"

"Second, never miss a single bad thing!"

"Thirdly, the referee's fairness and impartiality were absolutely impeccable!"

Under the bewildered gazes of the Golden Lion and Hale, Captain Dragonfly continued reciting his lines:

"The referee robot Captain Dragonfly has come to pay his respects!"

Before he could finish speaking, Shiki the Golden Lion frowned and shouted angrily:

"Stop playing tricks, Wang Xige, I recognized your voice!"

Dragonfly Captain's movements paused slightly.

Then, Captain Dragonfly's visor popped out, revealing Sig's face.

"I originally intended to act as a fair and neutral referee as the captain of the Dragonfly team, but I didn't expect it to arouse your suspicion?"

Sieg whispered.

When using the Dragonfly Captain card, Sig also activated the skin function, transforming into Dragonfly Captain with a layer of mechanical armor covering his body.

Aside from looking a bit juvenile, this armor did give Sig a bit more of a sense of security, making him feel much more sturdy.

“Then I’ll reiterate,” Sieg read aloud.

"Shiki the Golden Lion, Hale the Undead, I, King Siegfried, will be the referee for your battle!"