[Pirate] Ann

When Ann and Ace arrived at the first island according to the map and followed the only road to the town, they couldn't believe their eyes at the sight in front of them.

Only a few elderly people can be seen on the narrow street. Most of the shops on the side of the road have half-closed doors, and it is unclear whether they are open or closed.All kinds of rubbish and newspapers floated on the road, and the wind blowing made it even more desolate.

"It's a bit strange." Ace said after being stunned for a while.

"It's very strange." Ann frowned, turned her eyes to a nearby shop, and looked in through the glass window. There was only a hunched old man sitting inside. "Let's go over there and have a look." She said, and looked directly at the shop. Walking over to the store, he opened the door, and the wind chime hanging on it made a nice sound, which also made the old man who hadn't noticed the two look up at all.

"Ah, ah, ah... are you a customer?" The old man stood up with difficulty, "I'm really sorry, as you can see, there is nothing in the shop that can be used for entertainment."

"Grandma, you don't need to stand up!" Seeing the crumbling appearance of the old man, An quickly stepped forward to help him, "Sit down!"

"Don't call me that, I'm actually about the same age as you." The old man sat down again and said slowly.

"Huh?" Ace looked at the old man in surprise.

"However, what are you doing here?" The old man looked at the two of them, "This is not a place worth visiting."

"We are hunting for a person. There are clues that he has been here and took away a doctor called 'Reaper' here." Ace answered truthfully.

"Poison Q!" The old man stood up again excitedly, "That guy! That guy is not a doctor! The town has become like this, it's all because of that guy! It's all about that guy...cough... Cough cough cough..."

"Old...well, don't get excited." An almost called out the old lady again, "Can you tell us what happened?"

"Cough, cough, cough... Phew—" the old man suppressed his excitement, "Let me take you to meet someone, it would be better for him to say."

An and Ace looked at each other without any objection.

So the two were taken to a small clinic, and the door was pushed open. The first thing they saw in this room with poor lighting was a table full of various materials, glassware for experiments, and various medicinal materials. table.An old doctor with white hair was sitting in front of such a table. When he heard someone coming in, the old doctor who had been immersed in research raised his head.

"Oh? It's Vera and Jim Qi." The doctor looked at them blankly.

"Doctor Gree, they are not from the town, and there are no Vera and Jim Qi in our town at all." The old man complained unhurriedly.

"No wonder I said why I haven't seen it."

Ann and Ace blushed for a while.

Then they were invited to sit down, and after explaining their purpose, the old doctor Gree, who looked a little unreliable, sighed, "Vera, Jim Qi, to be honest, your luck is really bad."

"...Doctor, my name is Ann and his name is Ace."

"I look seventy or eighty now, right? In fact, I'm only 49 years old this year." Ignoring An's self-introduction, Gree continued, "Dimi is also, and she is only 27 years old this year. "

Dimi was the grandma who brought them over.

"Actually, everyone in this town suffers from an aging disease. Their bodies age rapidly and then die. Now I can't see anyone when I go out, because everyone is taking the medicine I made."

"Wait...wait a minute, aging disease?" An interrupted Gree, and asked in disbelief, "I believe there is such a disease, but how could it happen that the whole town has this disease?"

"You're really impatient, I'm about to go on." Gree glanced at An.

"You are right, there is indeed such a disease in the world, and there are very few people suffering from this disease, it is impossible for our town to become what it is today." Gree sighed for the second time, "Poison Q... That's the guy who created this virus and infected the whole town with it when he left."

"This...how is this possible!" An still couldn't believe it.

"Vera, you have to remember that nothing is impossible on this sea." Gree said earnestly.

That's why she's not Vera... Even though it's inappropriate, Ann still couldn't help complaining silently.

"Some people were already old, and some people couldn't be rescued in time because of the deep infection..." Gree sighed for the third time, this time his expression became very serious, and the silence lasted a little longer , "The next day after those people died, their bodies began to slowly return to their original form. This virus also died after people died, so I thought of letting the remaining people take fake death medicine, but..."

"But?" He spoke halfway, really tantalizing.

"The formula of the fake death medicine is just something I saw someone research before, and I can't remember exactly what materials are used, so what I made is only a half-baked fake death medicine, which can only weaken the activity of the virus."

"The most frightening thing is that this virus is contagious to a certain extent, so I said that your luck is really bad."

"This should be at the very beginning!" Ann and Ace stood up abruptly and said in unison.

"Then can't we go outside now? Waiting to die here?" Ann frowned. If she died here, Shanks and the others would never know.

"Well...not really." Gree scratched the back of his head, "The people in the town are all old now, so it's inconvenient to help, can the two young people help me find something, if you find it, maybe everyone will like it saved."

"In this case, I can't help but want to." Ace sighed, the trip was delayed, and now there is nothing to do, "What do we need?"

"Ahahaha, the contact information of the guy who made the fake death pill." Gree smiled.

"..."

The two were trying to resist the urge to punch each other.

Resigned to his fate, he was taken by Dr. Gree to the room he called "the contact information must be placed somewhere". As soon as he opened the door, he immediately felt the great responsibility.

Calling this room a utility room is a bit polite. It is comparable to a garbage dump. The sunlight that penetrates through the door allows the two of them to clearly see the thick dust in the depths of the room.

"I leave it to you." Gree patted the shoulders of the two.

Ann's thoughts turned quickly at this time, making fake death medicine, and she naturally thought of a person.

"Dr. Gree, the doctor you are looking for is called Blackjack, right?" Ann asked.

"Hmm...it seems to be the name, do you know it?" Gree was as unreliable as ever.

"It would be easier if it was him, borrow the phone bug!"

New World, Red Firth, Infirmary.

The phone bug that was almost a decoration rang, waking up Larch who was taking a nap. He slowly got up from the hospital bed, moved to the table at a speed comparable to that of a turtle, and answered the phone.

"Hey."

【Hi, Larch, I'm Ann! 】

"install?!"

Larch woke up in an instant, and the sound could not control the volume well, scaring the drowsy crew members on the ship so that they lost all sleepiness.If most of the people on the ship were not there now, the infirmary would probably be overcrowded.

"Ann! You stinky girl, you still want to call back!" Larch said angrily, "Do you know how worried we are about you? You still slipped away under my nose. I will teach you a lesson when you come back!"

[Uh... let's not mention that, Larch, I'm in trouble now. 】

On the other end of the phone, Ann's tone was a little anxious.

"What's the matter? What's the trouble?" Larch replied calmly, but Ann made a special call to ask for help. The trouble seemed rather difficult, "Did you find Blackbeard?"

[Not yet, but Ace and I have already joined up, and we are now on Weru Island in the first half.The residents here are all infected with some sort of contagious virus... and Ace and I may be infected too, and I need Dr. Blackjack's help. 】

"Need his help?" Larch frowned, "What kind of disease is that?"

Ann briefly described the situation, and Larch's frown deepened, "That guy with the black beard has found a tricky crew member."

【Um. ] An at the other end also agrees that he has seen many doctors, but this is the first time he has seen such a "doctor".

"I'm really not good at this... well, I'll contact him as soon as possible." Larch hesitated for a while, but compromised.

What he despises the most is Blackjack's research on this aspect. He never thought that his companion would need such a life-threatening doctor to save his life one day.

Maybe... just a different way of seeing things?

Larch's heart was shaken for a moment.

No, the fellow violated the doctor's duty, that was undeniable, and he would never admit what the fellow had done.

Because of the urgency of the matter, Larch didn't chat with Ann for too long.

【Then please, I will wait for him here with Ace. 】Finally, Ann said.

"Yeah." Larch responded, paused, but couldn't help but say, "Be careful yourself, and you must apologize to everyone when you come back!"

[I know, thank you. 】

After hanging up the phone, Larch hesitated for a while, then sighed, opened the drawer resignedly, and found Blackjack's contact information that had been placed inside.

Three days later, a doctor carrying a medicine box as big as a suitcase landed aggressively on Weru Island. He walked directly through the woods and came directly to the town in a straight forward manner.

"Ah, doctor!" As soon as he reached the entrance of the town, a somewhat familiar female voice sounded, following the voice, a woman with long blond curly hair ran towards him.

"Stinky girl!" The woman just ran in front of him, and before she could stand still, Blackjack greeted him on the top of the head with a punch.

Although she looks a lot more mature now, this person is Ann, and she is indeed infected with the virus, and she looks about 40 to [-] years old now.

"Ouch!" Ann cried out in pain, "Why did you hit me?"

"How did you get involved in such a dangerous thing, what if I didn't research any fake death medicine at all!" Seeing her aggrieved face, Blackjack was really angry.

Ann rubbed the place where she was hit, and blinked at Blackjack, "But didn't you come to save me?" After finishing speaking, she showed him a brilliant smile.

"..." Blackjack felt powerless for a while. Sure enough, even Laqi would contact him because of her, and he really had nothing to do with her.

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