One Piece: Don't Worry, I'm a Doctor

Chapter 391: Chapter 391: It’s Him, Right?

Looking at Shirahoshi’s appearance, Vir nodded with satisfaction.

She had gotten ready pretty quickly.

“Well done, Shirahoshi! Looking like that, it won’t be easy to move around in the human world, so I’ll temporarily turn you into a human later.”

Vir’s words made Shirahoshi freeze in shock.

Turn into a human? How could a mermaid become a human?

Was that even possible?

Shirahoshi’s not-too-bright mind clearly couldn’t wrap itself around the question.

But if she could temporarily become human, she wouldn’t have to worry about being captured anymore!

Vir-sama was truly amazing—he even knew magic!

“A-arigato, V-Vir-sama!”

With that, Shirahoshi bowed deeply at a perfect 90-degree angle.

It was clear just how grateful she was to Vir.

But the moment she lowered her head and bent forward… her massive weapons nearly took Vir out on the spot.

Holy hell!

Vir’s eyes widened in shock!

He hadn’t noticed earlier under the covers, but now that she was standing, the sight was downright earth-shattering!

T-this…!

No single letter of the alphabet could describe this! Not even all 26 combined!

This was just too damn insane!

You’re telling me she’s how old? Fourteen? You kidding me?

Wasn’t this development a bit too fast?

Honestly, if it were anyone but Shirahoshi, Vir would’ve suspected something was wrong with them.

Hormones, or some kind of condition.

The kind that needed serious treatment, because this was not normal.

But since it was Shirahoshi… well, alright then. Never mind.

“Alright, alright, stand up! No need to be so… uh, formal.”

“I treat all my patients this well. You’ll understand once you’ve been with me longer.”

Vir’s gaze shifted slightly as he spoke with a straight face.

Hearing this, Shirahoshi’s admiration for Vir grew even more in her heart.

If he was like this with everyone, then Vir-sama was truly an incredible doctor!

To meet such an amazing doctor — she was just too lucky.

Shirahoshi was overjoyed.

But just then—

*WHOOSH!*

An axe came flying from an impossibly bizarre angle, curving around the outer walls of the Hard-Shell Tower, heading straight for the smiling Shirahoshi’s back!

Jinbe reacted instantly, barely managing to intercept the axe in the nick of time.

Shirahoshi was startled!

But before she could even process what had happened—

*WHOOSH!*

Another axe came flying from the opposite side, following the same unnatural trajectory toward her back.

This time, Jinbe couldn’t block it in time. King Neptune’s attention was also still on the first axe.

Seeing this, their expressions twisted in panic!

Jinbe immediately fired a water bullet toward it—

But it was clearly too late.

Just as the axe was about to strike Shirahoshi’s head—

FWIP!

A spatial door suddenly appeared above her.

And right beside Vir, an identical one materialized.

The axe vanished into the door—only to shoot out from the one next to Vir.

Vir casually caught it by the blade.

A faint glow flickered across his hand for a split second—

And the axe disintegrated into nothingness.

Vir sighed in exasperation.

’What’s with the panic? Am I that invisible standing here?’

’I’m a pirate with a 1.9-billion-Berry bounty, you know?’

’Are you guys seriously not seeing me?!’

*THUD*

Shirahoshi collapsed onto the floor.

The axe had come within two centimeters of her head.

A few strands of her pink hair drifted slowly to the ground.

She was terrified all over again!

Her legs had gone weak—

Well, she didn’t have legs. Her tail had gone limp.

Neptune hurried over to help her up. Seeing her eyes brimming with tears, his heart ached.

Damn it… He’d forgotten about that bastard! He almost got her!

Because of all the good news Vir had brought, Neptune had momentarily forgotten about that Mark-Mark Fruit user.

After calming Shirahoshi down, Neptune quickly turned to Vir to explain.

Jinbe also positioned himself beside Shirahoshi, ready to intercept any further sneak attacks.

“Doctor, as you just saw, there’s a deranged fishman who’s been trying to kill Shirahoshi.”

“He ate the Mark-Mark Fruit. Anything he throws will home in on her, no matter where she goes—even on land.”

Neptune didn’t need to say more. The implication was obvious.

Shirahoshi… might not be suited to leave after all. Vir couldn’t watch over her every second.

If he slipped up even once, Shirahoshi might die before her illness could even be treated.

Hearing this, Shirahoshi—who had just stopped crying—felt her heart sink even further.

So… nothing’s changed after all? She still has to go back to that tower…?

Her lips trembled as she bit down hard, trying to hold back her tears.

But her tear ducts seemed bottomless—the tears just wouldn’t stop.

After finally seeing hope of leaving this tower, only for it to be ripped away… she was devastated.

Then—

Vir, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke.

His tone was utterly indifferent.

“Well then, we just have to kill him, right?”

His words—and the casualness with which he said them—made Shirahoshi’s tears halt mid-fall!

Now she found Vir a little scary again. But since he was saying this for her sake…

She quickly decided he wasn’t scary after all.

Neptune, however, grimaced.

It wasn’t like he hadn’t tried to kill the guy. Bounty posters were plastered everywhere on the island. But the bastard was too good at hiding.

They’d never been able to find him.

“Doctor Vir, you might not know this, but that man is extremely skilled at hiding. We’ve searched for years and—”

*SNAP!*

Before Neptune could finish—

Vir snapped his fingers.

Another spatial door appeared beside him.

Then—

*SHUNK!*

Vir thrust his right hand into the portal—

And when he pulled it back out, he was gripping a disgusting-looking fishman with a sleazy face and a foul stench.

“Him, right?”

Ignoring Neptune and Jinbe’s stunned expressions—

Vir’s right hand flared with the same blinding light as before.

It lasted only an instant.

And when it faded—

The revolting fishman in his grasp was gone.

Vir casually pulled out a water bottle from his medical kit, rinsing his hand off before glancing at Neptune.

“That should do it, right?”

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