Chapter 74"Your Captain looked quite terrifying when he came up; it seemed like he was going to attack if I didn't give him the medicine... but he truly is a good Captain."Dr. Kureha changed the subject, her tone carrying a hint of playfulness, "However, the young man is indeed full of energy."Nami was stunned for a moment, and then her face instantly flushed bright red.What's going on here?Her thinking had become a bit clearer after her fever broke, but now it seemed muddled again.Nami stammered as she asked, "Then what should be done?"Dr. Kureha stood up, patted her bottom, and walked toward the door with a chuckle, "I don't know. He's a young man; if he didn't have a lot of fire in him, could you even call him a young man?"Aren't you a doctor?!Nami felt that Dr. Kureha was talking nonsense.When she reached the door, Dr. Kureha suddenly turned back and left a meaningful remark:"Suppression isn't as good as diversion, and diversion isn't as good as clearing the path... I'm going to see how Chopper's medicine gathering is going."The door was gently closed.Chopper?Who is Chopper!Nami's cheeks puffed out; couldn't this 139-year-old lady just speak a little more clearly?Perhaps she had already spoken clearly enough.Only Nami and the soundly sleeping Luffyremained in the room.Nami bit her lip, the blush on her face not yet fading. Her eyes struggled for a moment before she quietly walked to the door and gently slid the bolt into place.Then she returned to the bedside, her heart involuntarily racing.She took a deep breath as if she had made some kind of decision, reaching out to neatly tie up her short orange hair....[Incident resolved, Reward Time has ended.][Congratulations! Through acquired development, your spirit has improved. Conqueror's Haki level has increased to Lv1.]Conqueror's Haki Proficiency: 0/10000 (Lv1)[You have obtained Conqueror's Haki usage technique: King's Deterrence.][Nika Recognition Level: 30%]Tick-tock, tick-tock...Luffy was sleeping very deeply. After his body reached its limit, it began to recover like doing sit-ups, but before he had fallen asleep, he had vaguely heard the sound of the Reward Time ending.No way...Then he had to wake up quickly.Luffy didn't want anything bad to happen.But...Within his consciousness space, Luffy opened his eyes to see Nika's giant white tanuki-like head staring at him."What on earth were you doing out there again? You've trashed your body like this just to absorb my power!""Oh, so there's actually a method like that?" Luffynodded thoughtfully as he looked at Nika, "No wonder..."Nika's recognition level shot up rapidly."You pervert, you're not actually thinking of using that method, are you?" Nika looked at him as if he were a creep, "You're going to be finished sooner or later like that."Luffy naturally knew that this kind of'sit-up' recovery wasn't easy to do.He wasn't itching to use this method to increase his strength either.Thinking about it, there was a reason for his abnormally powerful vitality. No wonder his Grandpa always had that indifferent expression when he was a kid, saying he couldn't be trained to death anyway.So, fiercely absorbing Nika's power when near death was practically a perpetual motion machine."So, why did you call me in here?" Luffy turned to walk back, "I don't have time to mess around with you right now.""I want to talk to you.""Talk about what?""Does what you said before still count?"Luffy suddenly smiled and turned around to stare at Nika, "You want to go out?"He knew it; who would want to stay in this dark, sunless place?"Hmph, I just want to see what the outside world is like now.""Even if you say that, there still has to be a probation period before letting you out."Besides, even if he let this giant tanuki Nika out, the going merry wouldn't be able to hold it; it was too big.It looked to be over ten meters tall."No need to worry about that; I can control my size," Nika said.For some reason, ever since Luffy had asked it if it wanted to go out, Nika had been constantly thinking about it.Because no one had ever said that to it before.But once this Pandora's box was opened, its heart felt like it was being constantly scratched by a cat, wanting to see the outside world.Chapter 99: Nami... You're Dressed Like This?Under Luffy's gaze, Nika's massive form gradually shrank, turning into a tanuki that weighed only a few pounds.Luffy picked Nika up by the scruff of the neck and immediately looked underneath."You pervert!" Nika was filled with shame and indignation."What's wrong with looking? Females are just violent," Luffy thought, associating it with Nami's occasional punches."Let me try; anyway, another companion will be joining the ship soon, so it saves me from having to do multiple introductions. You're both animals, so you should get along well."Luffy thought of that reindeer who would get so shy his hands would flutter just from being praised. When that witch wasn't acting, it was Chopperwho was helping him.According to the witch, Chopper had received her true teachings.Luffy's eyes suddenly lit up.Dr. Kureha seemed to know that his ship was missing a doctor!"What animal? I am a noble Zoan Mythical Zoan!""Is there any difference from a tanuki?""Of course there is! I can grow large!""Chopper can too."Nika was momentarily speechless and said stubbornly, "My power hasn't even been fully absorbed by you yet!""That seems to be true." Luffy suddenly clapped his hands, "Well, as long as you can agree to my conditions, I can try letting you out. Let me say this first: you only have one chance. If I find you doing anything bad, you'll be locked in here forever."Luffy's smiling face scared Nika half to death.Now it didn't have any little schemes left.And..."Don't you already know how to use power to counter me?!""I only just discovered that."Luffy was holding loops of White Flame Clouds, and the other end of the flame clouds was tethering Nika.It was just like a collar.This was very effective."Hey, why are you leaving? Give me an answer first...""What..." Luffy found his consciousness gradually returning to the void.It was the warning sound by his ear.Right, what was the situation now?Luffy woke up to the warm aroma of food.He opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was the dancing fire in the castle room's hearth, and then, he saw Nami.She seemed to have fully recovered and was busy with her back to him at a simple stove in the corner of the room.She was wearing a slightly oversized thin white shirt; the hem of the shirt just barely covered the tops of her thighs, outlining her slender waist.A plain-colored apron was tied around her waist, making her lithe figure stand out even more.Her short orange hair was casually tied into two playful little pigtails, which swayed gently with her movements.As soon as Luffy made a slight sound, Nami turned around, her face showing joy: "You're awake?"She rushed over while still holding a frying pan."What are you doing?"Luffy didn't know why his throat tightened; the Nami before him was a bit too attractive. Most striking were her lips, which seemed to have been coated with something, shimmering with a moist luster that made them look exceptionally pink and soft. The skin of her neck appeared incredibly fair and delicate under the firelight."Hmph, consider this a reward for you."Nami looked away with a somewhat unnatural expression."You're in luck this time; I don't often show off my cooking skills.""Uh..."Luffy had lived through the period before Sanjiarrived, so he knew exactly how much culinary skill Nami had—it was basically just 'edible'?Just as Luffy was about to move, that familiar warning sound buzzed in his mind again.Only now did he have time to look at that row of characters.[Warning: Reward Time has ended. Adjusting based on current physical condition, plan adjustment in progress... Please learn navigation knowledge from Nami. Please begin in one minute... Countdown: fifty-nine, fifty-eight.][Warning: Please execute immediately, otherwise the punishment will be increased: Second occurrence.][Warning: Please execute immediately, punishment continues to increase: Third occurrence.]...Luffy's original smile gradually stiffened.I'm doomed.What is the situation now?"Nami, did you help me change my clothes?" After his mind quickly entered the learning state, he couldn't help but ask Nami.Because of one very strange thing: he hadn't found any traces of having been punished."No, I didn't."Nami pursed her lips slightly, a flicker of imperceptible panic flashing in her eyes, but she quickly masked it.Could it be that the plan punishment glitched?Or perhaps there's a saying for this, like the so-called backflow of a river.Luffy couldn't make head or tail of it, so he simply ignored it. He had just heard that Nami's voice still seemed a bit raspy."Are you okay now?" He stretched his arm, his Rubber palm crossing half the room to gently press against Nami's forehead.It felt cool to the touch; her fever had indeed broken.Only then did he completely breathe a sigh of relief, withdrawing his hand and lying back down, muttering, "The fever's gone.""Thanks to you." Nami's movements paused, a blush still lingering on her face."It's good that you're okay." Luffy relaxed. To be honest, the journey had been quite thrilling—encountering those rabbits, then the avalanche, and finally climbing the giant peak barehanded in a blizzard.It was still snowing outside, and Luffy's gaze quickly shifted from the white snow to her thighs, which were just as fair and snow-white.
