Chapter 25: The Gentle Female Doctor

The golden armor on Krieg's seat was already tattered and stained red with blood; his former wanton arrogance was gone, and his face bore deep pain and exhaustion.

"Have we arrived..." Krieg said weakly: "Quick, quick, take me to see a doctor, I'm not going to make it."

Some time ago, after his Krieg Pirates had fought a death match against the Straw Hat Pirates at the sea restaurant Baratie, it had ended in defeat. The "Admiral" Krieg and another officer, the "Iron Wall" Pa Lu, had collapsed unconscious. A Jin had taken him and the remaining hundreds of crew members away, drifting on the sea for several days before finally seizing a three-masted sailing ship. Hundreds of people were crammed onto this ship, searching for a location with a hospital.

Xiang Cao Zhen Hospital.

Sunlight spilled into the infirmary, where a woman in a nurse's uniform sat studying a book. Her chest was bursting at the seams, a tight skirt outlined her shapely hips, and she wore ultra-thin sheer stockings and white high heels on her legs. Her golden curly hair draped over her back, and her expression was filled with gentleness.

Knock, knock. A knocking sound rang out at the door.

"Come in."

Creak.

As the woman spoke, the door slowly opened, and a female nurse walked in holding a bouquet of roses.

The nurse walked up to her and said enviously: "Doctor Lu Xi Ya, these were just sent over by the guards; they are Prince Carter's sentiments."

Lu Xi Ya smiled helplessly: "Didn't I say to just refuse them directly?"

The nurse said in a panic: "But that's the Prince, and the guards were carrying long spears; I didn't dare to argue at all."

"Alright." Lu Xi Ya smiled: "Put them in the corner. You go get busy first; next time they come, call me, and I will go tell them myself."

"Okay, then I'll go get busy." The nurse trotted away, but quickly ran back, saying hurriedly: "Doctor Lu Xi Ya, some critically ill patients have arrived."

Hearing this, Lu Xi Ya stood up, her high heels making rapid footsteps on the floor. She quickly reached the door and, seeing the collapsed Krieg and Pa Lu, hurriedly had the medical staff use stretchers to carry them inside.

Krieg was carried into the ward. Lu Xi Ya looked at A Jin, whose lips were dark purple: "You are poisoned. Come to the treatment room with me; I will have them treat you."

"Mm, thank you." A Jin nodded and walked into the treatment room.

Lv Yin Wang Guo is a country on a small island in the East Blue. Its population is only a few tens of thousands. Although its area is not large, they belong to a member country and are required to pay the Heavenly Tribute to the World Government.

Inside the royal palace.

"Father, I don't care, I want to marry Lu Xi Ya right now; I want her to be my woman!" Prince Carter, with a bloated figure and snot hanging from his nostrils, twisted his body and said.

"Son, Lu Xi Ya is the best doctor in our country. Many nobles have courted her before, but not one has ever succeeded." King Owen said: "I, your father, certainly support you, but she has never agreed. There is nothing I can do; I can't just grab her, can I?"

"Then, then grab her family and force her to marry me!" Prince Carter sniffed his snot and smirked.

King Owen shook his head: "I thought of this method long ago, but she has no family at all."

"Then, then Father, send troops to capture her; tie her up and make her marry me." Carter said, unwilling to give up.

Owen shook his head: "No, Lu Xi Ya has a very high reputation in our Lv Yin Wang Guo. She often treats those low-class commoners for free. Even when I, the King, forbid her from doing so, she doesn't listen. If we tie her up, those commoners will definitely protest; it will be very noisy."

"Then, then just kill them all. Father, you are the King of this country; whoever dares to disobey you must die." Carter said dismissively, as if speaking of a trivial matter.

Owen fell into thought.

Lu Xi Ya led the doctors and nurses to treat the three of them. The first time Krieg woke up and saw her, he wore an expression of astonishment.

"Thank you for saving me, this beautiful lady." Krieg said gratefully.

Lu Xi Ya smiled and shook her head, saying softly: "It's nothing. You are pirates; if you are discovered, it might be very dangerous. Take advantage of the time and leave quickly."

"How did you know we are pirates?" Krieg asked suspiciously.

"I have seen you on the Bounty posters: Krieg with a 17 million Beli bounty, the Ghost Man A Jin with 12 million, and the Iron Wall Pa Lu with 8 million." Lu Xi Ya answered calmly.

"Then you aren't afraid of us?" Krieg asked suspiciously.

Lu Xi Ya shook her head: "You have already reached the hospital door, and you haven't done anything excessive to us. I am just fulfilling a doctor's duty. Please do not disturb the public and leave quickly."

"Mm, many thanks to you." Krieg stood up from the bed; after treatment and rest, his strength was now sufficient.

At this moment, the previous nurse ran in again, this time with significantly more panic on her face: "Doctor Lu Xi Ya, those guards are here again, saying they want to take you to the royal palace."

Lu Xi Ya frowned slightly: "Understood, I will go out."

She arrived at the hospital entrance, where a group of guards was already waiting. Seeing Lu Xi Ya come out, the kingdom's captain said: "Doctor Lu Xi Ya, King Owen wants to summon you; come with me now."

Lu Xi Ya shook her head: "I still need to work; if there is anything, say it here."

"This is an order." The captain said coldly: "You should know very well what the consequences of defying His Majesty Owen are."

Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat...

The sound of a machine gun rang out. Blood mist instantly bloomed on the captain's chest. Before the guards could react, they were also swept by gunfire, falling one after another into pools of blood.

Lu Xi Ya's beautiful eyes widened, and she turned to look at the grinning Krieg.

"You!" Lu Xi Ya said: "Why do you want to do this? I treated you, and you actually harm our people."

"Heh heh heh..." Krieg returned to his former wild laughter: "Miss Doctor, I saved you, after all. Is this the attitude you use toward your savior?"

Seeing this scene, the surrounding doctors and nurses fled in terror, completely ignoring Lu Xi Ya, fearing they would be hit by Krieg's bullets.

Krieg looked at A Jin: "A Jin, bring all those guys over. I have already researched this country; the number of guards here is small, and they are all trash, incomparable to our Krieg Pirates. Before, it was because we were in a hurry to get to the Grand Line that we didn't bother with it, but now is our chance."

"Yes, Captain Krieg." A Jin nodded and left quickly. Although he was grateful to Lu Xi Ya for saving them, since it was Krieg's decision, he naturally would not disobey; this was his code of conduct as a pirate.

Soon, a large group of pirates arrived at the hospital in a grand procession. The surrounding residents fled, quickly running home to hide their money and valuables, fearing they would be targeted.