It's been two days and Error's wounds are healed enough to move freely, free enough to satisfy the doctors' approval. He's now on the couch chair, drinking the hot chocolate drink. Error is enjoying his freedom and peacefulness, he was glad that the doctors lend him some books to read because it will be boring since there's no Undernovela to watch. Sadly, he won't finish the whole story since it got destroyed during the civil war. He sighed and puts down the empty cup on the coffee table.
The whole castle is quite boring without Chopper and Doctrine's presence. They said that they have to go to the village to heal people. He understands them, they're doctors, and their job is to treat a patient back to full health. Right now, he's on a repair mission, just for fun. The castle is in a rough place, with so many cracks and fallen debris in the hall, definitely seen in better years.
Getting bricks and some building necessities are quite hard to acquire, he can't use his mini portals yet, however, his inventory does work when he gave Doctrine a bag of pure gold coins (as a thank-you gift for the doctors) that made Doctrine yell out a bunch of multiple medical slangs that Error didn't understand, even poor Chopper got scared and amazed at the sight of gold coins. The worth of gold coins in this world is quite big one single monster coin can sold be for a hundred thousand grand.
Error remembered the other day that Chopper explained why he feared humans other than Doctrine.
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"What's up with you being aggressive towards humans, Chopper?" The reindeer doctor froze, he fiddled with the empty flask that is supposed to contain Error's supplement.
"Well, you see...I have a blue nose." He trailed off. "And I speak human language."
He took a deep breath and sighed. "They attacked me because I'm weird. They attacked...because I'm a monster..."
Error picked up the knitting sticks and started knitting.
"You may be a monster but it doesn't define you as a bad guy. You can be a monster that protects everyone you loved, understand?" The reindeer looked at the former deity, a wonder plastered on his face. "You aren't even scared of me, you didn't flinch, nor back away. Why? What makes me special?"
Error only smiled and said one thing. "Yo answer your questions is that firstly, is that I understand what you feel. I used to be having a group of people who sworn themselves to attack me...to hurt me...to kill me...because of what I am...a monster to their eyes." He closes his eyes, trying to hold his tears of agony. Chopper felt the suffering that the 'man' endured. What such horrors did he go through?
"But then..." Error continued. "There are people whose in need of protection, which is my friends...my loved ones...my family. Even if the world is against me, as long as my family is safe, then I'll be the monster who protects my family."
Chopper's eyes shone, and he was moved by Error's words.
"Huh...be a monster that protects everyone you loved..."
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"Error, I have a question."
"Yes, what is it?"
"Why you don't have a reproduction system?"
"Eh?"
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Taking the new knitted coat and carpenter tools, Error went outside of the castle, and felt the cold breeze blowing his face. He adjusted the coat and went back to work.
For Error, carpentry isn't quite bad in his opinion, it isn't bad as forcefully skinny dipping on an ocean full of piranhas on PirateTale, that thought to make the deity's skin crawl. Shaking his head, he went to the right wall which needed more concrete for the crack, and then suddenly he felt a presence, not just an ordinary presence, that presence that is familiar yet it is not.
That presence is wavering, Error knew that person is hurt and is going to die, so he burst out running, went in that direction, taking deep and heavy breaths as his human legs run as fast as his body can handle.
Open wounds will be damned.
His hands are bleeding so badly, He should have taken that coat and foolishly showed skin in the freezing weather. Sanji and Nami are in danger, the witch is up ahead of this rock tower thing.
He's so tired, his teeth are chattering and yet he steals his heart and continue climbing to the top, he can't be the king of pirates if he can't survive a damn blizzard...right?
He reached up, clenching his teeth for another pull but the rock was weak. His eyes widen as he fell, even though his fingers are bleeding, he still dug his nails into the solid ice-like rock.
He couldn't afford to fail, his namaka are in danger. 'Doctor...' he muttered with his teeth clenched to carry his unconscious cook. 'Doctor...' he repeated once more as he took another pull, ignoring the heavy weight of his unconscious navigator.
'D-doctor...' He's wavering, the cold weather is catching up on him, and his body, his limbs, and his legs are refusing to move, he cursed himself. 'Damn it, move! Move, you damn idiot!' The pain is unbearable, and the blizzard is making it worst, he can't stretch because of the freezing temperature. He looked up, it was so close, few pulls then he'll reach the top.
Luffy clenches his teeth once more, they're not going to die here, Vivi still needs help, and the other's dreams aren't reached yet. He didn't return Shank's hat yet.
Luffy hoped for a miracle to come. He closes his eyes, not noticing blue strings wrapping him and his namaka into a comfortable sushi roll, and then hoists them up to the top.
'Don't worry child, I'll help you.'
Luffy couldn't keep his eyes open, it's like being in a comfortable, warm sushi roll sounds nice, maybe eat it later. After that, he was out cold.
Error catches the three injured people, and he then immediately wrapped them with his strings to make warmth. Not even thinking twice, he hurriedly carries the trio inside the castle. He hastily placed them on the bed, one by one. Performing a check, Error discovered that the girl with the orange hair was caught with a dangerous virus, while the black-haired boy and the blonde has multiple broken bones and scratches
The not-so-great fact is that the black-haired boy has his finger almost being chipped off, Error winced and starts a first aid treatment. He wasn't sure about the orange-haired girl, but he was confident he can at least stop the bleeding of those two men.
First, Error grabbed a warm bowl of water from the kitchen and quickly submerged the cloth that he found in the closets and dab it on her head. Second, he grabbed the necessities for treating the injured, checking if anything stuck inside of the wounds, and applying pressure to lessen the bleeding. Third, wait for the two doctors, Error waited patiently, his heart still beating in worry.
"Damn it, what took them so long?" He muttered as he gritted his teeth. The bleeding seems to seize down (to Error's relief). Placing another pad on top of the blood-soaked pad, he noticed one of the injured stirred and groaned.
"...hhh" The boy with jet black hair croaked, voice wavering due to the cold. "Calm down, child. Your friends are going to be treated. Please rest." Error can see the child's eyes, it was full of fierce, tiredness, and worry. He can tell that the boy is pleading to help his friend.
"You are a remarkable child, you did climb to the top...with that clothing of yours...seriously, you're insane." The boy gave a tired grin, Error chuckled and placed a thick blanket on the boy and the others. Another groan can be heard and Error looked again at the boy, the child himself is looking at the discarded strawhat on the floor.
"Is that yours?" A hum of affirmative can be heard. The deity smiled and picked up the hat off the floor and placed it on the chair.
"Don't worry, the hat is safe." The boy once again smiled.
It took damn five minutes for Chopper and Doctrine to arrive, he quickly led the two doctors to the med bay for the treatment. "Where did you find them, brat?" Error didn't even retort, he instead report what happened.
"I found them climbing on the rock, close to falling off. Luckily, I manage to catch them." Doctrine looked at the patients and sighed. "They climbed?" The deity rolled his eyes. "Yes, especially that black-haired boy right there. He has two pairs of steel balls to climb without a damn winter clothing." The witch groaned. "Another damned idiot brat."
"Alright. Brat, you help Chopper to wrap those boys, I'll take care of the girl." The former glitch shrugged and quickly went to the other room where Chopper just moved the two injured guys.
"Also, one more thing, hag."
"Don't call me hag, brat."
"That girl has some unknown disease. Be careful."
"I know."
"You made a good job on first aid, Error!" Chopper chirped as he finish dressing the wound from the blond man with weird swirly eyebrows. "I'm quite experienced, Chopper." Error leaned back on the chair, fiddling with his golden locket. "Did he seriously climb here? That's crazy!" The reindeer sat on the small chair, crosses his little arms, looking at the boy with black hair. "He did." Chopper's eyes shine in admiration, Error sighed and stood up.
"I'm going to get something in the kitchen. Do you want something?"
"Do we still have that hot chocolate?"
"Yeah, I'll get you one."
"Thanks!"
CRASH!
"AHHHH HELP ME!" Error's eyes snap open, he realized he had fallen asleep in the kitchen, looking at the cold chocolate, he sighed and looked at the noise that awakens him.
"What the"
"WAIT FOR ME, MEAT!!!"
"Hold on a minute, Luffy! I have to cook it, y'know?!"
Three blurs run through the hall, these idiots are trying to cook Chopper. Deciding to leave the cold choco, he chases the two insane patients.
"Error! Help me!" Chopper cried as he was chased by hunger-driven men. Seriously, these humans are crazy! He has on verge of using rumble ball to scare but he already used one and he is quite tired from dragging goods all day long. The reindeer ran up again to the kitchen, only to be cornered by the two humans.
"Meat..." The raven-haired human drooled, and the blond human is sharpening the knife. Chopper had enough, he popped a yellow ball into his mouth, and then suddenly...
"Rumble Ball!" Chopper grew in size!
Both humans are shocked and froze in their place...well the blond froze in shock. The other one was in awe of his appearance, which is weird. "Whoa! Awesome, you're a monster!" He exclaimed.
"Oh yeah? I'm a monster. So what? Are you going to kill me?" The buff reindeer growled with hostility, he hoped that these humans would leave him alone.
"Join my crew!!"
"Huh?"
The boy grinned, but before he could explain or talk, multiple strings shot out of the air and wrapped around the two humans. "What the- what's up with these strings!?" The blond man exclaimed, struggling to wear off the blue strings. "Shishishi! This is so cool! Floating strings!" The human on the other hand doesn't even flinch nor scared, he just laughs. What a weird human.
"You guys should calm down for a moment."
Chopper smiled and gave a small wave after he return to a small reindeer.
"Hey, Error!"
Sanji's eyes went to the new person, to his surprise, there's a man or a woman? who's the height of seven feet tall, their hair has the color of electric blue, and they're wearing a black knitted coat what's noticeable is that they got so many scars on their face and neck, probably have some down on their body too.
He couldn't help but wonder what happened to them, well it didn't matter since he was tied up in the air with blue strings that came out of nowhere and his shitty captain is just laughing. 'Oh great.' He silently cried internally, why did he join this idiot again? 'I wonder where Nami-swan is...wait..' At that very moment, Sanji shot up and yelled.
"Where's Nami-chwan!? Is she okay!?" The person that the deer called 'Error' looked at the small xenomorphic for an answer. "I don't exactly was the one who treated your friend but I can tell that she's going to be okay. Right, Chopper?" The animal named 'Chopper' nodded and cleared his voice. "Yes, Doctrine said that she got a cure for her. You are lucky that you got here before it gets worse."
"What do you mean it gets worse?" His captain spoke with worry, so much worry that his voice wasn't as cheery as before.
"It is because she got bit by an extinct bug called Kestia, which carries a lethal bacteria that cause you to die in five days."
"Wait, she's going to die?" Luffy gulped, it was the right idea to take her immediately to the doctors. 'Shit.' Sanji swore, they could have lost Nami if they continue to Alabasta.
"That's why you're lucky. And don't worry, she's going to be okay for 10 days, to exact, since according to Doctrine, most people who've been affected by Kestia will be weak after." Sanji paused. 'That's almost one week, but the Alabasta...'
"We don't have time for that." Luffy's voice became serious, Sanji looked at him and smiled slightly. Error's eyebrow rose, they seems to be confused.
"Why is that?"
"Because I want to beat Crocodile's ass!"
Error simply smiled, as if he understand what Luffy was saying. Chopper on the other seems to be lost for a moment. "I see. Well then, you stay there for a moment." Both he and Luffy looked at the tall person in shock and anger.
"Oi! Don't leave us here-"
"Wait, come back!"
"Quite a personality, eh?" Error closes the door to the kitchen, Chopper follows ignoring the two yellings from the inside. "Yeah...they do care about their friend. And somehow, they wanted to go somewhere...with the patient still weak from the disease and beat someone's ass." Chopper sighed and sat down on the floor, completely exhausted from the rumble drugs that he's been taking on.
"I know Chopper, he kind of reminds me of someone." Chopper's eyes' shone once again, he heard about Error's friends, they do sound cool. "Really?" Error nodded and fidgetted with his golden locket and then suddenly, Chopper's face became grim.
"Chopper...you alright?"
"Wapol..."
"What?"
"Wapol's here..."
