Chapter 845 Important People
When Chopper ate the Human-Human Fruit, he was no longer a reindeer. His life changed drastically. Although Wick left Drum Island soon, how could Chopper forget him? It had been engraved in the deepest part of his memory, and he would dream about him every time!
So when Chopper saw Vic, he was really in disbelief and thought he was dreaming for a while. But reason told him that this couldn't be a dream. The touch of the medical book in his hand was so real, and Vic's face was so clear. It wasn't a dream at all!
But soon, Vic's clear face became blurred, because Chopper's eyes were filled with tears, and he had no memory of when the medical book in his hand fell to the ground. Just like that, he walked towards the figure in his dream step by step, making a unique sound of footsteps!
"It's really me! You're not dreaming. I haven't visited you for so many years. You must hate me in your heart!"
Victor squatted down and hugged Chopper, who was walking towards him tremblingly. In fact, Victor had visited him several times before Chopper joined the Straw Hat Pirates, but he didn't let Chopper know.
Victor is afraid that his appearance will change Chopper's future life trajectory. A change in one thought may change a person's life. Chopper can go on adventures with Luffy, which is a very good life experience and can make him grow a lot.
Victor never thought of changing Chopper's fate, but at this point in time, the bond between Chopper and the Straw Hat Pirates had become very deep, and nothing would change without life or death, so Victor showed up directly.
"Wow! It's true! It's really you, Vic! You finally came to see me! Wow! I missed you so much! Wow!"
Although Chopper is not young anymore, he still has the mentality of a child. Seeing Vic is like a left-behind child seeing his parents returning home. Chopper feels extremely at ease while holding Vic. He has never hated Vic, only the longing buried in his heart. This is Chopper's mentality, which is completely different from that of humans.
"Blue Nose! Stop crying. Your snot is all over my clothes. I heard you have a name. Your name is Chopper, right?"
Vic let go of Chopper and wiped his tears, then changed the subject and asked, Vic has been taking care of children since he came to this world, first Rebecca, then Kuina, then Ein and half of Tashigi, and then Uta, until he had his own child.
So Vic has rich experience in taking care of children, and Chopper, who was like a child, was quickly diverted by Vic.
"Yes! My name is Tony Tony Chopper now. It was given to me by someone as important as you, but he is no longer in this world!"
Chopper's attention was indeed diverted, but when he thought of Hiluluk, the furry little guy felt sad again. When Vic went to see Chopper, he had actually cured Hiluluk's terminal illness without anyone noticing, and also detoxified the poisonous mushrooms that Chopper had found, but Chopper and Hiluluk were both unaware of it!
Finally, in order to wake up King Wapol, Hiluluk chose to self-destruct. Seeing that resolute and tragic scene, Vic knew that even if he told Hiluluk that his terminal illness had been cured, Hiluluk would fight to the death and use his death to awaken certain people. This is the character and personal charm of Hiluluk!
Vic knew that even if he went up to dissuade him, he would not be able to do it. Shiruluk did not choose to sacrifice himself because he had a terminal illness. That was just a coincidence. The country had reached that point. Even if he did not have a terminal illness, he would have done it, because he had faith in his heart and he loved that country!
"Chopper! This is a good name. Although the person who is equally important to you is no longer in this world, you are no longer alone. You have a partner! You also have me! He will be happy for you in another world. Don't be sad!"
Vic touched Chopper's antlers and comforted him. Hiruluk can be said to be another turning point in Chopper's life. The first turning point was naturally eating the ordinary person form of the Human-Human Fruit. This is what truly changed Chopper's destiny and gave his life more depth.
But Hiruluk is also very important. It was he who made Chopper face his own heart, find his deepest desires, and add breadth to Chopper's life!
Only Vic gave Chopper an extra reason to go to sea, which was dispensable. However, their acquaintance was just a coincidence in the first place, and it had nothing to do with its importance. It was a kind of spiritual sustenance!
"Ok!"
Chopper has been through so many years and has long since let go of many things. It was only because of Vic's words and his sudden appearance that Chopper's emotions fluctuated greatly. With Vic's comfort, he soon stopped sobbing.
"Chopper! I heard that you are a doctor now, saving lives and healing the wounded, it's a great career!"
Vic originally came here to read medical books, but seeing Chopper studying medicine so seriously, Vic decided to let Chopper see the composition and operating mechanism of the human body, so that he can better understand this sophisticated instrument, the human body, and have clearer judgment when treating patients in the future. This will definitely be a great improvement for Chopper's medical skills.
"Yes! Doctor Doriel taught me. I am now the ship's doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates!"
Chopper wiped away his tears with a proud look on his face, his body twisted involuntarily like noodles. It was unclear whether he was proud of studying medicine under Kuleha and becoming a master, or proud of being a ship doctor in the Straw Hat Pirates, or proud of his bounty worth only 50 Baileys.
"Oh, Chopper is awesome! I also know a little bit about medicine. Now I'll take you to have a look inside our bodies. Watch carefully and understand it well!"
As soon as Vic finished speaking, Chopper felt that the scene in front of him suddenly changed. The huge medical library had disappeared, and he and Vic were standing in a deep red irregular spherical space. This space would jump at regular intervals, and the time intervals were very even.
"With your medical knowledge, can you guess where this is?"
Vic ignored the confusion and surprise in Chopper's eyes, and instead started to test him. This was not difficult, and anyone who had done some dissection experiments should be able to see it. However, this required a certain shift in thinking, and not be the kind of nerd who only knew how to read and would not recognize a small thing when it was magnified.
"This shape, and the regular movement! This should be the inside of the heart! Or the left atrium, but how is this possible? How did we suddenly appear in the heart? But this is definitely the inside of the heart! How did this happen, Vic?"
Chopper is worthy of being Luffy's certified doctor, his brain is indeed active. Combined with what Vic said just now, even without blood circulation, he still recognized where this place was. The ability of the Human-Human Fruit still greatly adds to the brain.
Just seeing that the left atrium is as big as a room, how big should this heart be? Even the giants don't have such a big heart. This is what Chopper couldn't believe. He had never experienced such a bizarre thing and couldn't understand Vic's methods at all!
"That's right! This is the heart, the core that provides power and nutrients to living things. Let's start from here and take a peek at the origins of blood in living things!"
As soon as Vic finished speaking, Chopper saw the spherical space getting bigger, and suddenly a hole appeared on the upper side, from which blood gushed out like a waterfall. Just as Chopper covered his head with his hoof, thinking that he would be covered in blood, he suddenly felt his body rising. Looking down, he found that he and Vic had been standing in a small boat at some point, floating above the blood pool without a drop of blood on them.
As the space shrank dramatically, the boat the two were riding on followed the appearance of an exit and rushed out along with the blood, as if sailing in a bloody river. There were many large and small forks in the road, but the boat did not turn.
"This is the largest artery in the human body. All the supplies needed by the human body are distributed from here, and it is our brain that makes the judgment, or more precisely, our subconscious mind.
They are the ones who are doing the logistical work silently, and we don't need to actively spend energy to maintain them.
It is said to be subconscious, but I think it is more like the instinctive drive of the organism. The reason why the human body develops diseases is often because there is a problem in some part of these instinctive reactions. When there is a problem that cannot be solved by biological instinct, that is when we doctors come into play!"