"Oh? You have a plan? That's great."
Hearing Law say that he had a plan to cure Rorschach, everyone on the ship, including Sengoku and others communicating via Den Den Mushi, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Sengoku couldn't help but feel fortunate that Rorschach had Law, an Op-Op Fruit user, by his side; otherwise, there was no telling how things would have turned out.
Seeing the joyful expressions on everyone's faces, Law said in a deep voice: "Don't get too happy too soon. I haven't developed my own abilities deeply enough yet. I need a few days to think about the steps for treatment. Also, if Rorschach wakes up, he will definitely need a large amount of food to replenish his overly depleted body. So, we either leave here and go to Rainbase or Sandora, where food is abundant, or we bring the food back."
"If we leave here, what about the Kirin? Without Brother Rorschach's ability to control it, the warship can't just drive across the desert," Hibari asked.
"Let Palmer carry it to Rainbase," Bepo raised his hand and said.
Palmer shook his head, looking troubled, and mumbled, "I can't, I can't. Although... although I'm quite strong, carrying the Kirin is still a bit difficult. And my arm is broken..."
At this moment, Zephyr's voice came through the Den Den Mushi.
"Couldn't Borsalino just carry it? It's just a large warship; a dignified Marine Admiral wouldn't be unable to carry it."
Kizaru, who was slurping noodles, twitched his mouth upon hearing this, "Spare me, Teacher Zephyr, I'm already an old man; I can't compare to these young people."
"Hmph, you're just lazy. Alright, in that case, send people to bring back food. It just so happens that Law needs a few days to prepare. During this time, Borsalino, don't go anywhere, just stay on the ship. Although Kaido is gone, Dragon might not have left Alabasta."
Zephyr spoke, and the soldiers on the Kirin immediately followed the order.
Immediately, Hina and Hibari, along with 150 Marine soldiers including Palmer, set off for Rainbase, preparing to hunt some large wild beasts living in the desert.
Such as Banana Gators, desert lizards, and other creatures.
Although King Cobra kept saying that he would have Pell prepare and send food, Hibari refused.
The royal capital Alubarna was destroyed, and the Marines bore an undeniable responsibility, already feeling deeply guilty.
Furthermore, Alabasta's national situation was already poor.
The droughts in various regions, coupled with hundreds of thousands of refugees, and now tens of thousands of homeless royal capital residents, King Cobra was already overwhelmed and unable to cope.
Just as Hibari and Hina led their troops, King Cobra and his daughter Vivi discussed for a long time, as if they had made a decision. They also had Pell and others, along with the royal capital residents, leave Alubarna and head towards Rainbase.
A procession of tens of thousands of people set off grandly, leaving this shattered land.
Hibari found Vivi, who seemed a bit lost in thought, and quietly asked, "Vivi, you... what is this?"
Vivi snapped out of her gaze, looking back towards the royal capital, a hint of sadness on her face, "My father and I discussed and decided to move the royal capital to Sandora. From now on, Alabasta's royal capital will no longer be Alubarna in the center of the desert, but Sandora. Our Nefertari family has lived here for nearly a thousand years, and now we must leave..."
Upon hearing this, Hibari couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
"I'm sorry, Vivi, we've caused you trouble."
"Don't say that." Vivi pulled Hibari's hand and shook her head: "Without your help, Crocodile would have destroyed this place anyway. Although the royal capital is ruined, as long as the people are still here, there is still hope. Actually, you might not know, but many years ago, my father already had the idea of moving from Alubarna."
"Ah? Why? Isn't Alubarna the thousand-year-old capital of Alabasta?" Hibari was a little surprised.
Vivi sighed, "It's true that it's a thousand-year-old capital, but because of that, we've also been firmly bound by the glory of our ancestors, always staying in the center of this desert, too far from the people of Alabasta. About eight hundred years ago, our ancestors gave up their right to be gods and returned to Alabasta from the Red Line, which was high up in the clouds. But now, we still live at the top of a cliff surrounded by thick walls. How is that any different from being at the top of the Red Line? We are too far from the people; one day, we will become the 'gods' we despise."
As she spoke, she looked back at the collapsed and shattered royal capital high ground, softly murmuring, "Perhaps the destruction brought by Kaido will be the opportunity for our Alabasta to be reborn. It's somewhat ironic to think that this powerful monster only visited us once, and it solidified our idea of opening our borders. But Wano Country, also a thousand-year-old nation, has lived under his rule for fifteen years without any sign of opening its borders. Looking at it this way, our Alabasta should thank him."
"Vivi, did you think of all this?" Hibari was somewhat shocked.
At the same age, this girl beside her possessed such enlightened thoughts and awareness.
At this moment, Hibari inexplicably felt that perhaps, the Alabasta Kingdom would soon have a wise queen.
Two days later.
On the Kirin, the soldiers placed platters of cooked food on the deck. Law, with his chest bared and sleeves rolled up, was vigorously chewing and consuming massive amounts of food.
Kizaru, sitting on the ship's railing nearby, raised an eyebrow, looking at the scene with some confusion.
"The Lieutenant Commander said that his physical strength and power are not enough to support the upcoming surgery, so he needs to make some preparations beforehand."
Noticing Kizaru's confusion, Bepo, standing nearby, quietly explained.
"Is that so?" Kizaru nodded, his nose twitching, then turned to look at the sandy ground outside the Kirin.
On the open sandy ground, Marine soldiers were busy brushing sauce on the hunted prey. Some had found a large amount of wood from the ruins of the royal capital and lit fires, starting a barbecue.
The aroma of the barbecue and the bloody smell of slaughtered prey drifted far and wide, making Kizaru purse his lips.
"Aren't they preparing too much? Can that kid eat all of it?"
It wasn't surprising that Kizaru was surprised; the cooking scene below was quite exaggerated.
Two hundred Marine soldiers were all mobilized, bustling about.
The prey they were barbecuing included over a dozen Banana Gators, twenty to thirty meters long, seven or eight large lizards over ten meters long, three large crabs twenty meters wide and nearly as tall as the Kirin, and a giant octopus comparable in size to a small Sea King, even larger than the Kirin.
Kizaru didn't understand why they would catch an octopus in the desert.
What he didn't know was that even with this much prey, Hibari was still not satisfied. If Hina hadn't stopped her, she would have gone to catch another dozen Banana Gators.
Just dragging these prey back had exhausted the soldiers.
It also made Law complain, asking why they didn't drag the Kirin to Rainbase if they had so much strength.
On the deck, Law, who had consumed hundreds of servings of food, finally stopped stuffing his mouth.
At this moment, his stomach was swollen and round, looking somewhat foolish.
However, Law clearly didn't care about these minor details.
He took a deep breath and instructed Bepo, who was standing by, "Call a hundred soldiers up, I need their shadows."
Bepo understood and quickly leaned over the ship's railing, shouting to the busy crowd below: "The Lieutenant Commander is about to begin surgery! One hundred of you come up and give your shadows to the Lieutenant Commander!"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers immediately stopped their work and gathered together in unison.
"Only a hundred people! The others continue preparing food!" Bepo shouted again.
Soon, Hibari returned to the Kirin with a hundred Marine soldiers, looking expectantly at Law, "Is the surgery finally starting? Is Brother Rorschach waking up soon? Use my shadow, Law!"
"No need, a hundred soldiers' shadows are enough. Any more would make my mind unstable; I already tried it yesterday." Law waved his hand, and the soldiers immediately filed into the ship's cabin, returning to their dorms, entering places where sunlight couldn't reach.
Before Law could speak, Moria, who had been sitting silently against the mast with his eyes closed, quietly stood up and followed them into the cabin.
After about ten seconds, he emerged with a large, boiling, ink-like mass of shadows in his right hand and pressed it directly onto Law's body.
Law didn't dodge, allowing the boiling shadows to be absorbed into his body.
The next moment, he let out a muffled groan. His skin visibly turned green, his body temperature dropped, and his body swelled and expanded, muscles bulging.
Soon, he transformed from a tall, slender young man into a muscular giant over four meters tall.
A fierce aura emanated from his entire being.
Cold air streamed from his icy eyes.
"Eneru, your turn. Hurry up."
Law stabilized the hundreds of fluctuating consciousnesses in his mind and spoke.
Eneru, wrapped in many bandages, still looked somewhat pale.
He stepped forward, extended his palm, and with a snap, pressed a ball of lightning emanating from his palm into Law's chest.
"I can feel it, your body can't quite handle the amplification from these shadows. If you stimulate your heart with lightning again, you won't be able to bear it," he said faintly, glancing up at Law, whose appearance had drastically changed.
"I know my limits."
Law took a long breath. As Eneru's lightning ball entered his chest, his entire body expanded further, covered in thick, bulging veins, looking like a muscular monster.
Taking Kikoku from Bepo's hand, Law turned and entered the infirmary in the ship's cabin.
Behind him, Hibari nervously clasped her hands together, closing her eyes in prayer, "I hope Brother Rorschach wakes up safely."
Inside the infirmary, Law, over four meters tall, had his head touching the ceiling.
He gripped Kikoku, which had become a miniature toy in his hands. A spherical wave of energy was released from his body, instantly expanding to a diameter of two to three thousand meters, then rapidly contracting to encompass only his right hand and the blade of the sword he held.
Law, having consumed a large amount of food, been infused with the shadows of a hundred soldiers, and used Eneru's lightning to stimulate his heart to accelerate blood flow, thereby stacking his physical strength and power, did not hesitate. His right hand and the long sword, enveloped by the Op-Op Fruit's ability, plunged into Rorschach's head, who lay on the operating table.
There was no sound. The long sword, over 1.5 meters in length, along with his right hand, completely disappeared into Rorschach's face, as if entering another dimension.
"ROOM! Soul Surgery!"
Law let out a low growl, and his green-black, vein-covered arm trembled violently.
The next instant, Law's full, bulging muscles deflated rapidly, like a punctured balloon.
The immense physical strength within his massive body was completely consumed at once, entirely absorbed by the ROOM in his hand, and with a forceful slash through the long sword that had entered Rorschach's head.
Still, there was no sound.
Rorschach's head was split in two. A spherical ROOM, containing a chaotic, invisible mental fluctuation, was directly peeled from Rorschach's brain by Law using his Op-Op Fruit ability.
This method was truly astonishing.
The miraculous nature of the Op-Op Fruit could even treat people with mental damage.
After rejoining Rorschach's severed head, large amounts of shadows immediately began to dissipate from Law's deflated, towering body.
As the shadows left, his body rapidly shrank, returning to its original appearance.
But Law's appearance at this moment looked exceptionally tired.
In fact, a few strands of white hair had appeared at his temples.
Large amounts of sweat seeped from all over his body.
Law gasped for breath, his vision blurry, and the long sword in his hand clattered to the ground.
He was just about to brace himself on the operating table to catch his breath when his body uncontrollably swayed and he began to fall to the ground.
Before he could hit the floor, a strong hand firmly grasped his arm, pulling him up.
On the operating table, Rorschach opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and sat up from the operating table. The confusion in his eyes flashed away, and his eyes returned to their sky-blue color.
"Thank you, Law."
(End of Chapter)
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