One Piece: Shanks' Little Jasmine

Chapter 91 Meimei Protects Me

With the banquet approaching, Moko tidied up some of the newly arrived packages. Since Garp hadn't gone to Nephrovia with her the other day, her evening suit for Garp was sent directly by Siyuka. As for the three admirals, Borsalino and Kuzan already had new suits, and Moko couldn't be too lenient. So, she also had Siyuka prepare a suit for Sakazuki. Although she didn't know if Sakazuki had prepared one himself, it was at least a token of her appreciation.

"Aesop, please deliver these two copies to General Sakazuki."

Aesop was the junior naval officer who delivered the letter to Moko last time. No matter how intimidating the eyes of the senior naval officers were, Aesop still had to come and be on standby when Moko needed him. After all, as the logistics department of the Navy, serving the superior naval forces was not only a mission but also a military order that could not be disobeyed.

“No trouble at all, Miss Moko!”

Moko's attitude was so friendly that Aesop stood up straight in nervousness, and his reply was flustered yet serious.

Neferpira's clothes were packaged very exquisitely because the materials used were the best. The packaging was usually made of high-quality white wood. Worried that Aesop wouldn't be able to carry them, Moko specially asked Aesop to bring a small stroller.

Aesop carefully placed the gift box on the cart, saluted Moko, and then pushed the cart away. Seeing that things were almost settled, Moko breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the dress she was going to give to Garp, and went to the villa next door.

Garp went to inspect the nearby islands and wouldn't be back until evening. As for the villa key, Garp had given it to Moko a long time ago. Moko opened the door and went into the villa, put the dress on the table, and left a note.

"What~"

As she was leaving, she ran into Meimei, who had come over to play. When Meimei saw Moko, she affectionately rubbed against Moko's leg, and Moko gently patted Meimei's head.

"Did Meimei come to play with Mihua and Ella? They're still taking a nap, they should wake up soon. Do you want to come back with me for some snacks?"

"What~"

Meimei tilted her head and looked at Moke for a while, as if digesting Moke's words. Moke did not urge her, but stood there patiently waiting for Meimei's reaction. The sunlight was slowly blocked by the gradually moving clouds, and Moke stood in the shadow.

"What~"

It took Meimei a while to come to her senses, but instead of heading towards Moke's villa, she walked in another direction. After taking a couple of steps, she turned back to stare at Moke, as if she wanted to take Moke somewhere.

"Where is Meimei taking me?"

"What~"

This time, Meimei responded quickly and continued walking forward. Moko thought for a second and then followed. It was lunch break time, and the Marine Headquarters was unusually quiet. Moko didn't encounter many Marines along the way, which also helped her avoid those complicated gazes.

Moko followed behind Meimei, and after turning at who knows how many intersections, Meimei finally stopped. Moko looked up, her eyebrows slightly raised, and saw the Navy Headquarters hospital building in front of her.

Moko blinked, not understanding why Meimei had brought her here. She knew her own body very well and was not sick, so it was someone else who was sick. Who did Meimei want her to save?

Animals' perception is different from that of humans. Moko has an extraordinary natural affinity for all kinds of life, and most animals can sense that her power can heal them, but humans cannot. Even Shanks could only sense that Moko possessed a very strong power. If he hadn't known that Moko had healing abilities beforehand, Shanks would never have known about Moko's abilities based on just his senses. And this was only because Moko didn't conceal her abilities at all.

"Meow, do you want me to save someone?"

Moko squatted down and gently pinched Meimei's soft sheep ears. After Moko spent more time at the Marine Headquarters, Meimei had been fattened up a bit by Moko's feeding, and her sheep ears were soft to the touch.

"What~"

Meimei nodded as if she understood, gently nuzzled Moke's hand, and led Moke into the hospital. Compared to the quiet afternoon outside, the hospital was the complete opposite. Doctors and nurses were extremely busy, hurrying along the corridor. Although there wasn't much noise, this silent busyness was even more awe-inspiring.

Meimei cleverly led Moke into the elevator, but unfortunately, she wasn't tall enough to press the buttons. She could only tilt her head and meow sweetly at Moke. Moke chuckled and shook her head, pointing to each button one by one until Meimei nodded.

Meimei wanted to go to the top floor. Moko remembered that the top floor of the hospital was the intensive care unit, where almost all the patients were critically ill or beyond saving. Who did Meimei want her to save? Moko was quite curious that Meimei, who was not interested in other things, valued it so much.

As the elevator slowly ascended, sunlight shone through the gaps between the elevator shafts, swaying gently in layers. However, the higher the elevator went, the weaker the sunlight became. When the elevator doors opened, even Moko, who was not afraid of the cold, couldn't help but shiver.

The corridor was somewhat dark. Although the incandescent light on the ceiling was bright, it couldn't illuminate the gloomy corridor. The strong smell of medicine only made people feel absolutely oppressed.

Meimei didn't stop, leading Moke all the way to a ward at the end of the corridor. There was a person sitting outside the ward, slumped in a chair with his head completely lowered to his knees, his sadness extremely intense.

Each ward in the intensive care unit houses only one person, and the walls near the corridor are made of large transparent glass walls so that doctors can clearly see the condition of the patients in the wards. Right across from where that person was sitting, there was a man lying in the ward.

The man was covered in medical needles, and drops of medicine dripped from the vials. If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of his abdomen from breathing, one would almost think he was dead. But he was close; the man's vitality was so weak that he was practically on his last legs.

"What~"

Meimei walked to the man's feet on the chair and meowed softly. The man finally snapped out of his daze upon hearing the meow and slowly raised his head. Moke then withdrew her gaze from the ward and looked at the man in the chair.

"Marshal of the Warring States Period"

"Oh, it's Xiao Moke. Meimei, really, why did you bring you here?"

Zhan Guo seemed somewhat annoyed, but the weariness in his eyes was impossible to hide, and even standing up seemed to be difficult for him.

"Is the person inside the younger brother of the Warring States Marshal?"

"..."

Upon hearing Moko's question, Sengoku was stunned for a moment. After finally standing up, he slowly walked to the glass wall, gently stroking the glass with his large hand. Sengoku's expression was clearly reflected in the glass, an intense sadness that Moko was all too familiar with.

"He's my brother, but he's not... He's really a very, very good kid, but I couldn't save him, even though I'm a marshal."

After saying that, Sengoku Jin chuckled self-deprecatingly. He was so powerful now, a naval admiral, practically the highest authority in the navy, yet he couldn't even save his most important child.

"Is there no one in the hospital who can save him?"

Moko had to admit that the doctors at the naval hospital were truly skilled, and there were many genius doctors among them. Although Moko's medical skills were also excellent, and she would often do many bold things, it was all because of her healing abilities. Moko wasn't worried about any special circumstances. After what happened with Roger and Rouge, Moko's healing abilities improved very quickly. Now, Moko's healing abilities were such that she could almost definitely save anyone who still had a breath left.

"When they found him, his heart was already severely damaged. Even with medication, his heart function was still weakening. No one could save him... no one could save him..."

As he spoke, Zhan Guo closed his eyes with heartache, walked to a corner and looked sad, unable to bear looking at the man on the bed who was almost lifeless.

Heart? Moko turned her gaze back to the man on the bed. The loss of life force was indeed concentrated in his heart, but she could save him.

Mo had treated cases of heart injury on the ship before, but at that time Kurokas was also there to assist, since it was his first time performing surgery as a child. Of course, the result was very good, and the person's heart recovered very well.

Moko is now capable of performing surgery independently, and this person's recovery doesn't even require much healing power; the wound was caused by something else and is not a terminal illness.

The man on the bed was simply too weak from prolonged illness. If a regular doctor were to perform surgery, it would indeed be futile without something to provide a large amount of life force. But for Moko, it didn't matter. However, did she really want to save this person? Or rather, was this person worth saving?

Strictly speaking, the Navy and pirates are enemies. This unknown Navy officer has no connection with her. If she saves him, will he really not give her anything in the future, or cause Shanks any other trouble?

"What~"

Seeing that Moko didn't reply for a long time, Meimei rubbed against Moko's trouser leg in a somewhat ingratiating way, blinking her cute bean-like eyes at Moko. The two stared at each other for a while, and finally Moko sighed softly.

"Does Meimei want to save him?"

"What~"

"Is he important?"

"What~"

"Because of the Warring States Marshal?"

"What~"

Moko pursed her lips, and finally squatted down to pat Meimei's head, whispering something to her.

"Meow, if I save him, you'll help me in the future, right?"

"Bah!"

The future is far away, and Moko doesn't know what will happen, especially since she is now in the Navy and needs to find out what her father wrote in his letter. Revealing too much of her ability is not a wise move.

When Garp returned Roger's last keepsake, the brooch, to her, Mo was surprised, especially after discovering the letter inside the brooch, which shocked her for a long time.

Garp was such a simple man; he didn't even bother to check the brooch and kept it intact for so many years before finally returning it to her. What a silly grandpa! But it was precisely because of this that she felt at ease coming to the Navy.

If she is needed to take action now, then Moko must create a way out for herself. Compared to the Navy, Moko still trusts Meimei more. It's not that Tina and the others are untrustworthy, but Moko is unwilling to break Tina and the others' principles, and unwilling to let them become a disgrace to the Navy because of her. After all, they are such proud people.

"It's a deal then, I'll save him, and Meimei will protect me."

"What~"

Meimei readily agreed, and Moke smiled and stood up.

"Marshal of the Warring States Period"

"What's wrong, Xiao Moke?"

Sengoku waved his arm with his back turned, as if wiping away tears, and only turned around when his voice calmed down. There he saw Moko with a firm look in her eyes and a soft voice coming slowly.

"Marshal of the Warring States Period, I can save him."