aircannonsinc Chapter 208: Smiling Face
Chapter 208: Smiling Face
"Boom!"
There was a sudden sound of a door closing beside Lab's body, followed by a deep male voice cursing.
"Brook? You bastard, you still remember to come back!?"
Before anyone arrives, the sound comes first.
The pirates looked curiously in the direction of the sound and found a bald old man in casual shorts, big slippers, and a saffron-like hairstyle standing on a ship shaped like an island.
The old man saw the skull with an afro howling like a ghost lying on Rab, making a strange yet familiar sound, and frowned: "Huh? How did you become like this?"
"Eh!? Mr. Kurokas?" Brook turned his head and recognized the identity of the saffron at a glance.
He immediately stood up on Lab's back and bowed deeply: "I'm really sorry, Mr. Kulokas, for making you and Lab wait for us for so many years..."
Then, at the call of Crocus and Brook, the pirate group quickly reached the shore.
After the formal introductions, everyone sat on the shore, with Laboo the whale half out of the water by their side. They all listened quietly to Brook and Crocus reminiscing about the past.
After listening to Brook's narration of the old story of the Rumbar Pirates' brave adventure into the Grand Line, Crocus was silent for a long time and finally sighed.
"Really? I thought all the members of your Rumbar Pirates had escaped the Grand Line or perished at sea."
"Ah, you're right to think so. We've all died once, but I'm unwilling to give up. So, even if I'm crawling in hell, I want to come back here and give Lab an explanation."
Brook scratched his head embarrassedly. He has been blaming himself for not keeping his promise for nearly 50 years.
But Brooke felt that no amount of apologies or self-blame could make up for Lab, who knew nothing but always believed in them and insisted on waiting for their return.
At this time, Crocus raised his fist and smashed it on Brook's head with a clang, "Luckily you ate this fruit that seemed useless before! Otherwise, how can you be worthy of Lab!?"
Brook stood up and gently stroked the scars all over Lab's head, agreeing with Kurokas's point of view.
"Has Labta been crashing into the Red Earth Continent like this all these years?"
Although he had heard Jerry mention it, Brooke still wanted to know the situation for himself.
"Yes, as long as it has the energy... Especially after I went around the Grand Line and came back, I told it that you probably wouldn't come back..."
"For all these years, I thought you were all dead, until a while ago, when I saw what happened to the pirate group you are in now, and the bounty notices. But I'm not sure if the person with only a skeleton left is you."
Kurokas also briefly told Brook what had happened over the years, including the fact that Lab was now covered in scars, and even required him to build various devices inside Lab's body for treatment.
"I'm really sorry for causing you trouble..."
Brooke listened to his story in trance, expressing her apologies as usual.
Suddenly, Brooke noticed the whispering of his companions, and suddenly realized what was happening. He said in astonishment:
"Wait, Mr. Kurokas, did you just say that you circled the Grand Line?"
Kulokas nodded slightly. "Yes, I was the ship's doctor and took a trip on Roger's ship. I didn't see you, and I didn't even have any news about you."
"Eh!? When I heard you talking about treating Lab just now, I thought you became a veterinarian."
Brooke looked surprised. Of course he had heard of Roger, the young man, but the topic at this moment was still about Lab.
"Thank you for taking care of Lab all these years." Although he had said it several times, Brooke still thanked him solemnly again.
“You’re welcome. Lab and I have been together for decades and have long been each other’s companions…” Kurokas didn’t care about the efforts he had made over the years.
He was the lighthouse keeper at Twin Capes and was used to living there. Taking care of and treating Lab was just a natural thing to do.
As they spoke, they turned their eyes to Lab, who was quietly listening to their conversation on the water.
Lab's lively eyes were filled with happiness and approval.
Lab had mixed feelings before. The joy of meeting Brooke again made him excited, but he was also sad to learn of the departure of other companions.
However, it knew that as a witness who was present at the time, Brooke's inner pain must have been even more profound, and in order to find a way back, he drifted alone on the sea for nearly 50 years.
In comparison, at least he had the company of the saffron old man, while Brooke only had endless loneliness and despair.
"Lab..." Brooke stood up and walked to the island whale, stroking its scars again.
"Did you hear that? The old man said he was the ship doctor of Roger's pirate group." Skarr patted Deuce's arm and lowered his voice.
Deuce nodded and looked at Ace who was following Jerry to observe the giant whale. He found that Ace didn't know whether he heard what Kurokas said or didn't care at all. In any case, the two of them were chatting happily over there.
"Hey! What are you two doing?"
Hearing Deuce's roar, Jerry hurriedly asked Ace to stop setting the fire, and pointed to a piece of skin on Lab's body and said:
"Oh! It's nothing. I just saw a bulge here and thought it was a pimple on Lab, so I wanted to ripen it and squeeze it out."
"Yes, that's right." Ace responded seriously.
"Are you trying to ripen it physically?" Deus' mouth twitched.
Their fight attracted the attention of others. Kurokas took a glance and quickly spoke out to stop them:
"You can't burn that. That's the controller of the device."
"Ahaha, I'm so sorry." Deus apologized to the two of them, and then he asked curiously, "Uncle Kurokas, I just heard your conversation. You are a ship doctor, right?"
"That's right, young man, is there anything you want to ask?" Kurokas nodded in response.
"It's like this, Cavendish, come here." Deuce waved to Cavendish who was leaning on the prone Faruru.
Afterwards, Deus explained in detail Cavendish's dual personality symptoms to Kurokas and humbly asked for his solution.
The answer obtained coincided with the strategy discussed by Zeus and his team before.
It is to let Cavendish focus on strengthening his will and other aspects of training, while working hard to channel his inner self, call for and accept another personality, gradually try to coexist in one body, and finally achieve fusion.
Cavendish's other personality, after all, is also based on his own existence. If he can fully master and integrate it into himself, it will not only eliminate many hidden dangers, but also allow his strength to reach a new level.
"Yeah, Cavendish, come on, otherwise next time the white horse comes out, I will have to dip my fist in iodine and disinfect it while hitting him."
Jerry twisted his fist as big as a casserole, opened his mouth wide, and spoke slowly, half encouragingly and half threateningly.
Faced with this scene, Cavendish had a smile on his face, but he was upset in his heart... He gritted his teeth secretly and made up his mind to deal with the kid on Bai Ma as soon as possible.