One Piece: I Weave the Pirate Codex with My Zanpakuto

Footsteps came from the other side of the door.

When the door opened, Kureha appeared, wearing a short-sleeved shirt, rubbing her sleepy eyes with her right hand and lifting her shirt with her left hand to touch her navel.

"How come you're still alive, kid?"

Crocus entered the cabin and took out a half-meter-tall bottle of rice wine from his backpack.

"How could I die if you didn't? I haven't even finished repaying the kindness you showed me when I was young."

Kureha grunted, put down her reading glasses clipped to her head, and after carefully examining the details of the wine, invited Kurokas to sit down.

"Lox D. Giebeck has been resurrected."

The first thing Crocus said after sitting down immediately diverted the witch doctor's attention.

"Oh~ that brat from the D clan is still alive."

"He caused quite a bit of trouble when he was young, I never expected it was a fake death."

"It's not a fake death, it's a resurrection."

Crocus refused the wine the witch offered him and instead went to the kettle to make himself a hot coffee.

"His soul was pulled back from the underworld by Ross, and the reason I am here this time is because of him."

"It seems that some of Rocks' family members are still alive on this island."

Kureha's eyes flickered, and her drinking motion paused for a moment before resuming as before.

Could the woman she saved a few days ago be...?

"No wonder the former king's army was posting wanted posters everywhere; so those people were Rox's family?"

Chapter 182 You said you wanted to turn someone into a monster?

"Close the window, you idiot!"

Kurokas obediently closed the window and asked the soldiers who had run into Kokowit village what was going on.

"How would I know?!"

Kureha was furious because Crocus was attracted by the noise outside and ended up opening the window to gossip.

"You idiot, you let all the warmth out of the house! If we hadn't been apart for so long, I would have stuck you in the snow!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the door was suddenly kicked open from the outside.

A slender figure wearing a bearskin coat rushed into the house, carrying two little devils with flushed faces in her arms.

Don't look at me.

Crocus shrugged at Kureha, who was glaring at him angrily.

"I didn't open the door; she barged in herself."

He walked over, closed the door, and helped the woman sit down in a chair.

"I don't welcome patients without money. How many times do I have to say that before you understand?"

Kureha walked expressionlessly to the wooden cabinet, took down an unlabeled medicine bottle from it, and threw it out.

"Take these and get out of my house, and don't bring any trouble upon yourself."

"That old bastard is almost dead and he's still making such a fuss. He's a good-for-nothing with lustful desires but no ability."

Seeing the woman cough up several mouthfuls of blood, Crocus frowned slightly and took out bandages and lotion from his backpack.

"If you want to help her get treatment, get out of here and don't stay here with me."

Kureha merely glanced at the little devil in the woman's arms, then took a bottle of medicine from the wooden cabinet and tossed it out.

"These are all medicines that are about to expire. You'd better make those two brats finish them within a week, or they'll be useless."

"Kureha is just stubborn but soft-hearted, don't take it to heart."

Ignoring the witch doctor's warning, Crocus helped Alice remove her bearskin coat and used pliers to cut the arrow that had pierced her abdomen.

"Don't speak yet, otherwise you might get hemorrhage if you don't get treatment."

"Hey, I'm talking to you..."

Kureha was interrupted by Crocus before she could finish speaking.

"Instead of complaining, you should come and help. I'll have Locke pay for it later."

"This woman and that kid are his family, right?"

Alice, who was in a daze, suddenly regained her senses and gripped the doctor's hand tightly as he was about to perform surgery.

"Wait a minute!! You just mentioned Rocks, Giebeck is still alive?!"

"Those who have no money should just shut up and accept help, instead of asking so many questions."

Kureha shoved the oxygen mask, mixed with anesthetic gas, onto Alice's face with a disgruntled expression.

“After all these years, you’re still just causing trouble for me. If the army finds out she’s here, I’ll have to move to another place.”

"No, this time you might have to move to the king's castle."

Kurokas skillfully set up the surgical equipment, disinfected, made the incision, cleaned, stopped the bleeding, and sutured the wound.

It took only five minutes to complete all the steps.

"Your skills have improved a lot; at least that's what I acknowledge about you."

Kurokas took off his medical gloves, mask, and headgear and threw them into the trash can.

"I've practiced on plenty of passing pirates at Twin Lighthouses over the years. Now it's your turn. The potion you prepared can speed up her wound healing. I need to go check on those two brats."

Kureha wrapped Alice in bandages, gave her an injection of the special medicine, and then relit the new seat.

"Stop looking, it's just South China Sea Emperor fever. You'll be cured after taking those medicines."

“My mother gave her the medicine just two days ago. Her fever should have gone down by now. It seems she didn’t follow the doctor’s instructions.”

"People inside, come out! Hand over the murderer who attacked the king!"

Kureha gestured toward the door with her chin: "Now it's your turn to shine. If you dare let them step into my yard, I guarantee you'll regret it."

Crocus sighed; he knew Kureha's personality well.

While messing things up won't lead to any major disasters, it will certainly leave you with a huge debt of gratitude.

Squeak~~~

The door opened, and Crocus stepped out of the cabin.

His gaze swept over the shield-bearing soldiers and the flintlock muskets between the shields, finally settling on the fat old man sitting in the center of the group.

"Hey~~ Rocks, how long are you planning to wait!?"

“Kureha said that if you let these soldiers trample on the flowers and plants in her yard, she will not help your family with treatment.”

The soldiers looked at each other, unable to understand who the other was calling out "Lox".

"shot."

The old king waved his hand and gave the order to attack.

"Wait, wait a minute!!"

The purple-haired minister, who had always been by the old king's side, ran up to Adam and whispered his dissuasion:

"King Adam, this is the residence of that witch doctor. If you open fire..."

Adam slowly moved his head and looked at the speaker with a blank expression.

"Are you trying to teach me how to do things? Give me the gun."

A soldier nearby immediately handed him a pistol.

"No, no, no, yes, Your Majesty, please listen to me..."

Bang--!!

When the purple-haired minister fell, his hat fell off, revealing a horrifying bloody hole between his eyebrows.

"Didn't you hear me? Fire!"

A burst of gunfire erupted.

Just then, a figure arrived ahead of the others, rushing from the back of the group to the front of the wooden house, casually waving several heavy artillery slashing bullets that flew towards the wooden house.

“Scum…”

Rocks removed the furry helmet that concealed his face, revealing his unusually ferocious expression.

"My family is still inside, you bastards."

"Remember to come back to pay later, Kureha's consultation fees are very expensive."

Crocus patted Lox on the shoulder and then went back into the cabin.

“Gibbek, Gibek…”

Hearing the familiar shouts coming from the briefly opened portal, Locke's killing intent intensified.

"That's the voice!"

King Adam also heard Alice's call, and a hint of infatuation flashed in his wide old eyes.

"I'm going to take her away and turn them all into monsters!!"

"You just said..."

A fleeting afterimage!

A blood-stained path suddenly appeared on the road leading to the old king.

Rocks rushed up to the old king and grabbed his head with one hand.

"Release the King!!"

Before the surrounding soldiers could launch an attack, Lockes' eyes widened.

The aura bursting forth from his body stunned all the soldiers except the king.

Who are you going to turn into a monster?

"Do you think you can scare this old man like that?"

Through the gaps between his fingers, King Adam let out a strange, chuckling laugh.

"I am the Swallow Man who ate the Swallow Fruit. Let me show you what true power is."

"Tongue Cannon!"

boom--!!

When the enemy released his grip, Adam's wrinkled old face revealed a look of disdain.

"Do you think I'm so old that I can be easily intimidated by you? You're just a king in appearance. When I was young, I didn't encounter a hundred or fifty of you."

"But they all became my defeated opponents."

"What nonsense are you talking about? This temperature is just right to warm my body."

As the black smoke dissipated, it revealed Lox, who was shirtless but unharmed.

"My name is Roxar D. Gibeck, captain of the Eleventh Division of Utopia."

When he heard Alice call him again, Rocks, who had died once before, suddenly felt that nothing else mattered.

Whether it's a struggle for supremacy or a power struggle.

All he wants now is to take them home, watch Teach grow up, and make up for all the things he owed them in the past.

Instant Step!

Lox appeared before the old king, his pupils reflecting the king's panicked expression, and all he could hear were curses.

The wild scorching sun, held high above the head, suddenly slashed down.

"Go to the underworld and curse me then, you frog king who has never jumped out of the well!"