In the distance, an albatross wearing a top hat, its claws tightly gripping a camera, silently captured the entire event.
"Shichibukai vs. Four Emperors! Unbeatable! This is definitely explosive news that will shake the entire sea and make all forces take notice!"
The albatross suddenly spoke in human tongue, its sharp voice filled with uncontrollable excitement, even its wings trembled slightly, and a few feathers drifted down into the air.
"Yun Lie, right? I'm going to make you the strongest Shichibukai. With your existence, I'll completely turn this sea upside down, hahahaha!"
As soon as its voice fell, the albatross violently flapped its broad wings, its feathers cutting through the air, transforming into a black shadow, and quickly disappearing into the darkening sky, leaving only a few feathers swirling and falling in the wind.
........
On Liuyun Island.
"Pfft!"
A disheveled figure suddenly stumbled out of the void, and as he took one step, he violently spat out a large mouthful of blood.
At this moment, Nami, who was focused on honing her Observation Haki, keenly detected this unusual movement.
Her figure instantly transformed into a silver lightning bolt, appearing beside the figure in a blink of an eye.
Upon recognizing the person as Yun Lie, Nami's expression drastically changed. Without a word, she scooped him up and dashed towards Mitsuri's location. The wind generated by her hair as she rushed past indicated her incredible speed.
Yun Lie's face was as pale as paper, devoid of any color. Seeing this, the women guarding the pharmacy door felt their hearts leap into their throats and immediately panicked.
They looked at each other, their eyes filled with worry, all nervously staring into the room, watching Mitsuri treat Yun Lie without daring to breathe.
After an unknown amount of time, little Mitsuri finally let out a sigh of relief and jumped down from the compounding table.
At this moment, Yun Lie slowly opened his eyes.
"Yun Lie, how are you? What exactly happened?" The women immediately crowded around him, asking with worried expressions.
After all, when Nami carried him back just now, he was covered in blood, and the sight was truly frightening.
"Haha, what could be wrong with me? Look, I don't even have a single wound on my body, I'm perfectly fine!" Yun Lie forced himself to cheer up and grinned.
Because of the treatment, Mitsuri had already stripped him of all his clothes.
He even deliberately twisted his body to show off his smooth skin to everyone, just to stop them from worrying about him, but his smile appeared somewhat pale and weak.
"Fine my ass! You have all internal injuries, and the essence in your body is like it's been drained! If it weren't for the medical book you gave me before, which contained records on how to treat it, you would have at least lost five years of your life!"
Little Mitsuri's small face turned red with anger. She picked up the pestle for grinding medicine and gently tapped it towards Yun Lie, scolding him furiously.
As a doctor, she knew Yun Lie's physical condition better than anyone. Seeing him still joking around and not taking it seriously, how could she not be angry?
"No... it's not that serious, is it?" Yun Lie mumbled softly, feeling a bit guilty.
"What do you mean 'not that serious'? A depletion of essence doesn't just shorten your lifespan; it affects all aspects of your body! This depletion of yours is caused by your newly acquired Devil Fruit ability, isn't it?"
Little Mitsuri mercilessly burst his bubble of false hope.
In reality, Yun Lie's body was not entirely without wounds; it was just that the tiny wounds had already healed due to his powerful regenerative abilities.
But she had carefully examined him, and this disappearance of essence was clearly not caused by external forces; it seemed more like a huge consumption caused by the use of some forbidden technique.
As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Lie felt his body suddenly sink.
The women directly pressed him onto the bed, each holding down a limb, firmly restraining him.
"Confess to leniency, resist to severity! What exactly happened?!"
Robin, wearing a demon mask and holding that familiar small leather whip, questioned him sternly, her aura full of power.
Thus, under the 'interrogation' of the women, Yun Lie knew he couldn't hide it and could only honestly recount the entire incident.
Playing with Karma ultimately comes at a cost.
He forcefully used the power of the Karma Karma Fruit to transform Red-Haired Shanks into a Zoan-type, Turtle-Turtle Fruit, Green-Haired Turtle form Devil Fruit ability user, and the price of this immense power was the massive depletion of essence that little Mitsuri mentioned.
It was precisely because of this that after using this move, knowing his physical condition was dire, he immediately entered space and fled.
Liuyun Island is not close to Seven Water City. His ability to successfully teleport back this time relied on a new ability he had developed—as long as there was a marked coordinate, he could achieve long-distance space teleportation.
However, long-distance teleportation consumed a huge amount of energy, which left him mentally and physically exhausted. He fainted as soon as he returned, not even having the strength to stand steady.
"You're not allowed to use this ability casually again!"
Nami, fuming, straddled him directly, her hands propped on either side of his body, her gaze fixed on him, her tone undeniable, as if issuing a command.
The other women were not idle either; while listening, they pinched his flesh, their hands not light, seemingly venting their worry and dissatisfaction.
Finally, Yun Lie, having no choice, could only sign a bunch of unequal treaties with the women, promising not to act recklessly in the future, which gradually appeased them.
"Oh, right, with your essence depleted, don't even think about messing around with them for this month, otherwise, if your body breaks down and you're no good in that area, I won't be able to save you."
Seeing Yun Lie and the women getting a bit out of hand with their playful antics, little Mitsuri seemed to suddenly remember something important and reminded him with a mischievous smile in her eyes.
"One... one month?"
Yun Lie instantly froze, completely dumbfounded. Didn't that mean all the treaties he just signed were for nothing?
"Yun Lie, be obedient, don't think about those messy things."
Nami's face flushed as she got off him. As she left, she glared at him, her eyes containing both reproach and a hint of shyness.
"Take good care of your body. I'll go make you your favorite food."
Nojiko released her hand, looking at him with gentle eyes, and said softly before turning to leave the room, preparing to make him some nourishing delicacies.
Knowing he needed rest, the women successively found excuses to leave the room.
Finally, only little Mitsuri and Robin remained in the room, and a quiet atmosphere spread throughout.
"I knew it, Sister Robin is the best to me after all!" Yun Lie looked at Robin with gratitude, his eyes full of anticipation, thinking Robin would stay to take care of him.
"No, I'm staying here to study medicine with Mitsuri-chan." Robin shook her head, took out a book from a nearby drawer, and said with a smile, her smile still elegant and mysterious.
"Huh? Robin, when did you start studying medicine?" Yun Lie asked with a surprised expression, his eyes full of confusion.
"I am a scholar; I enjoy studying any knowledge found in books."
Robin turned to the page she had been reading, replied with a beaming smile, and then focused on reading her book, leaving only the faint sound of turning pages in the room.