Chapter 773 The Son of an Old Friend

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"Haha, so fancy! All useless!"

Barrett's ordinary punch directly knocked Ace into the ground.

"How stupid! If the enemy chooses to retreat first instead of confronting you head-on with this clumsy move, can you still catch up with him holding a small sun?"

Barrett taunted mercilessly.

"You really think that the larger the attack range of a move, the stronger it is?"

"Damn it! Me! Pfft!"

Ace spat out a mouthful of blood. He opened his mouth with difficulty but found that he could not refute at all.

"Humph! Without the Flame-Flame Fruit, you won't be able to fight?"

"What a joke!"

"If you don't agree, prove it to me. From today on, you are not allowed to use your devil fruit abilities again until you can hold out from my hands for 10 minutes!"

Barrett raised his chin and looked down at Ace who was sprawled on the ground.

"Stop being so arrogant! My goal is not to last ten minutes! One day I will definitely defeat you! Ahem!"

After Ace finished speaking harshly, he started coughing up blood. It was obvious that the devil instructor's iron fist of love was very strong.

"Hehehe."

"Don't say that kind of bullshit. When is that day? Are you going to wait until I'm old and can't walk? Idiot!"

Barrett completely suppressed Ace and didn't even want to let him say a word, which made him so angry that he wanted to get up and continue fighting.

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On the side, Yamato looked at Barrett with some confusion, and found that this devil instructor seemed to talk a lot today, while Captain Geller smiled and said nothing.

Perhaps it was because Ace was the son of an old friend, or perhaps it was because Barrett was taught by his father when he was young. In any case, Barrett was indeed teaching the young man in front of him in his own way, seriously and responsibly.

"Get up and work, get up and work!"

The medical staff who had been waiting on the sidelines kicked their dozing companion, and then two of them rushed into the field carrying a stretcher.

"I...I don't need to...I can walk by myself!"

Ace struggled to stand up on his own.

"Come on, young man, stop trying to be brave! You've already got a lot of broken bones all over your body. If you keep moving, the bone fragments will be scattered everywhere, and it will be difficult to put them back together!"

Ignoring Ace's resistance, two experienced medical staff quickly secured him on the stretcher and carried him away.

"You little brat, stay still and stop causing trouble for our doctor!"

Captain Gill stepped forward and said.

"Brother Geer..."

Ace gradually calmed down and realized his problem.

"I'm sorry to trouble you."

"Don't worry about it, it's just a small matter."

The two medical staff smiled and didn't take it seriously.

"He's usually quite polite and easy-going, but when he starts a fight, he gets so carried away and always wants to fight to the death."

Gel also knew that Ace was brave and aggressive. This was due to his background, experience and personality. A kid who had doubted the meaning of his own existence since childhood had a fierce and violent side hidden in his heart. "

“Hehehe, next time you keep saying what’s the point of being a man, I’ll let the demon king Ivankov turn you into a woman! Let you experience what the meaning of being a man is!”

Ger grinned.

"Don't do that! I was wrong!"

Ace shuddered at the mere thought of it, and quickly admitted his mistake.

"Okay, take him to get treatment."

Ger waved.

"Yes! Lord Gur!"

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医馆

"Body temperature: normal, blood pressure: normal! Pulse..."

When Ace woke up again, he found himself lying on a hospital bed. He opened his eyes groggily and saw that his body was wrapped in thick bandages and plaster, and he could no longer move.

Ok?

Ace glanced around and noticed a raccoon cat with antlers nearby who was recording his various indicators.

"Chopper?"

Ace didn't expect to meet someone he knew here, so he tried calling out.

"Hey, you're awake, Ace!"

"How will you be here?"

The two asked the question at the same time and were stunned at the same time. So the doctor and the patient communicated about the reasons why they were in the hospital.

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"Ace, how could you be so badly injured? It really scared me."

Chopper asked curiously as he approached the bed.

"Well, well, I want to become stronger so I need to undergo more rigorous training."

"So you came here to learn in order to become stronger! But how could you get hurt like this from training?"

"Well, don't worry, you won't die. This isn't the first time. I've been nearly beaten to death at least seven or eight times during this period."

Ace narrated calmly while looking at the ceiling.

"Nani!!"

Chopper screamed in shock, and only then did he finally understand how gentle Master Po was, as he only knocked him out and caused some minor injuries every time.

"Are you the one who heals me this time, Chopper?"

"No, it was Mr. Kulokas who did it himself. I was just assisting."

Chopper said honestly.

"Anyway, I still want to thank you, Dr. Chopper. It's great to have a reliable doctor like you on Luffy's ship. I feel much more at ease now!"

"Ahahahaha, damn it! I won't be happy even if you praise me like this, you bastard!"

Chopper excitedly swung his hips around the room, unable to hide his happiness.

"You're welcome. Saving the dying and the wounded is what I should do, and you're Luffy's brother..."

"Luffy is a guy who always likes to cause trouble, so I need you to bear with him!"

Ace said politely.

The two chatted happily.

"Crack!"

The door of the room was pushed open, and an old man with a hairstyle like a blooming morning glory walked in.

"Wow, you woke up so soon? You have such a strong vitality! As expected of Luo..."

Crocus suddenly stopped talking in the middle of his words, almost forgetting that this son didn't seem to be proud of his father, the Pirate King.

"Teacher Crocus, you've come at the perfect time. I'll leave this place to you. I still have to go to Master Po's combat instruction class!"

Chopper handed the notebook in his hand to Crocus and said.

"Ah! Don't worry, Chopper. I'll arrange for someone to carry you back later."

Kurokas took the book and smiled.

"Yeah, okay, I'll be leaving first!"

Chopper carried a small schoolbag on his back and walked out with his short legs. When he walked, it was as if he was wearing chirping shoes, and every step made a cute chirping sound.

There were only two people left in the ward, and the atmosphere felt a little off.

Kurokas pretended to look at the book in his hand and spoke first.

“Although you are seriously injured, with multiple fractures all over your body and your internal organs also affected to varying degrees, but here in my clinic, I guarantee that you will be full of energy and can continue to take beatings tomorrow!!”

"Well, then you should have a good rest, Ace. I won't disturb you any more."

Kurokas said this and turned to go out.

"Wait...wait, Dr. Kulokas."

Ace called out to Crocus who was about to leave.

"Hmm? What's wrong? Is there anything else you want?"

Ace was a little embarrassed and hesitated for a while before speaking seriously.

"Dr. Crocus, if you're not busy, could you tell me about Pirate King Roger?"

"Um... this."

Kurokas was a little surprised.

"Of course you can listen if you want to, but I was only on Roger's ship for three years, so I can only tell you what I know about Roger."

"Ok!"

Ace couldn't nod, so he could only respond quietly.