Pirates: From Vice Captain to Lord of the Dead

Chapter 400 A Promise Across Time and Space

One day, a doctor finally recognized the disease [Jade Scale] and judged from Bonnie's symptoms that she might not live past the age of ten.

But Bonnie accidentally overheard the time. In a panic, Xiong could only lie to her and say that the disease would not be cured until the age of ten.

This made Bonnie eager to grow up quickly.

A year later, the king who had been driven out of the country returned.

Imitating the Goa Kingdom's burning waste terminal, they attempted to burn all the poor people in the south to death. The fire caused many civilian casualties.

This action made Xiong completely furious. He defeated the army alone and broke into the palace.

Although he drove the king away again, he was also charged with a serious crime. In order not to implicate Bonnie, the bear decided to leave her in the church and let the villagers help take care of her.

He went out to sea alone to find a way to cure the jade scales.

The Boeing Islands are full of exotic plants, and even the islands themselves are made of plants.

A holy place for meteorological research, Visalia, a small island.

War site, Kraikana Island.

The Kingdom of Torino is rich in various herbs, and is plagued by giant birds and endless battles with local tribes.

The Kingdom of Bridges, where the construction of sea bridges began 700 years ago.

Many years passed, and the bear's footprints covered the entire ocean but still found nothing.

Until one day, he met the revolutionary army again.

Xiong learned from Dragon that Vegapunk had just moved its base and the base was poorly guarded. It was a good time to take advantage of the situation and perhaps the other party could find a way.

Xiong returned to the Kingdom of Sobel and brought Bonnie to Egghead. He finally succeeded in sneaking into the research institute and met Vegapunk in the laboratory.

“Eh! What a huge head!!”

Looking at the huge head that was almost touching the ceiling, Bonnie and Luffy both widened their eyes in shock.

Soon, the bear directly stated his identity and purpose. Vegapunk was shocked, but he walked forward and carefully observed Bonnie's condition, and then took the bear to another room alone.

"I didn't expect you to break in here. This is the World Government's territory. It would be disastrous if your ethnic identity was discovered."

"Bonnie doesn't have much time left, I have to come."

"That's it, I know."

Vegapunk nodded, admiring the bear from the bottom of his heart. He didn't beat around the bush and said directly with his long tongue sticking out:

"I do have a cure for her illness."

Hearing this, Xiong's heart trembled and the light in his eyes fluctuated.

In order to find a way to cure Bonnie, he traveled all over the world, holding on to a glimmer of hope in every place he went, but at the same time, he was mentally prepared to accept disappointment at the last moment.

When hope finally arrived, Xiong even found it hard to believe. Tears of hope flowed down his cheeks, and his voice trembled.

"Really. Can it really be cured?"

"Ah, although it takes a long time, it can be treated."

Vegapunk nodded again, then changed the subject and said:

"But the treatment is very expensive. I'm afraid you can't afford it. How about making a deal with me?"

"trade?"

"Well, provide me with your blood for the cloning experiment, and the cost of the operation will be written off."

Vegapunk nodded and spoke bluntly.

In his vision, future warriors can fire lasers to strike enemies with powerful strength, and steel bodies can protect civilians like shields.

There is no doubt that the bear is powerful and is one of the most perfect bloodlines in Vegapunk's mind.

"The blood of the Bakhanian people. If this 'curse' can one day become a force to protect others, then that must be the meaning of my life."

Xiong clenched his palms, a gentle expression on his face, and chuckled self-deprecatingly:

"After all, I'm just a cowardly pacifist."

After listening to his explanation and understanding his original intention of inventing the Future Warrior, Xiong agreed decisively.

Vegapunk was very excited and very grateful for the bear's contribution. He silently memorized the name "Pacifist" in his heart.

However, they didn't know that all the conversations here were secretly eavesdropped by someone - Saint Satan of the Five Elders!

Soon, Satan Saint sent Kizaru to the laboratory and brought his communication.

He had no intention of stopping the deal that Vegapunk was making with Xiong privately.

He undoubtedly also wanted a clone army based on the blood of the Bakanni people, but he put forward other conditions.

"He will become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and serve the World Government. In addition, Kuma must undergo transformation and have his entire consciousness erased!"

"After the operation, Bonnie will be held hostage by the World Government. They are forbidden from meeting until Kuma's transformation is complete, otherwise Bonnie will be wiped out!"

Saint Satan's cold and ruthless voice echoed in the laboratory. Although Vegapunk strongly opposed it, he had no ability to resist in front of the Five Elders.

Erasing consciousness undoubtedly means death, and from then on, one will completely become a killing tool of the world government.

Kizaru said as he was watching the show from the side, and couldn't help but look towards the bear.

"Yeah, yeah, but can he really accept such harsh conditions?"

"Okay, I agree."

Xiong spoke in a calm voice.

"Wait a minute Bear!"

Vegapunk turned around anxiously and shouted:

"This will prevent you from ever seeing Bonnie again! And if you lose consciousness!"

"it does not matter."

The bear turned his head and looked outside, silently gazing at the innocent Bonnie, with a gentle smile on his lips.

"In my world, nothing is more important than her. At least I still have six months to be with her."

"If I can't save Bonnie, anywhere will be hell for me."

Xiong Dui turned back to look at Vegapunk and smiled gently.

"I just hope you can keep these things secret from Bonnie. The truth is too cruel for her as a child."

"But."

Vegapunk hesitated, shook his head and sighed helplessly.

“Isn’t this cruel to you?”

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Kizaru fell silent, his eyes moved beneath his sunglasses, and his expression rarely showed a seriousness.

The transformation would take two years, and Bonnie's treatment would take half a year, so the father and daughter stayed here, and Kizaru also stayed as the supervisor of this transaction.

The innocent Bonnie also brought a lot of fun to this boring laboratory and soon became friends with everyone here.

They played together, ate together, and danced the Nika Dance together. Luffy would also dance with them for his own amusement.

Happy days always pass quickly, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

After the operation, Bonnie was sent back to the Sobel Kingdom and lived under the surveillance of CP agents.

After the initial transformation, Kuma went out to sea again and began to fulfill his duties as a Seven Warlord of the Sea. Although he had not completely lost consciousness, he was unable to go and meet Bonnie.

There are people in the distance who are thinking of him and missing him, so even though he is traveling alone on the sea, the bear does not feel lonely.

He would also often write letters to tell Bonnie about the places he had visited and what he had seen and heard, although he did not know that all these letters were intercepted by CP agents and never delivered to Bonnie.

Once, he came to the Windmill Village in the East China Sea and secretly watched the grown-up Luffy in the woods.

Following his perspective, Luffy also saw his former self. This feeling was a bit strange. He couldn't help but jump up and say hello to himself. Of course, he didn't get any response.

Until the year 1520 of the Haiyuan calendar.

This year, many major events occurred at sea, and one of the topics that attracted the most attention from the world was the establishment of the "Straw Hat Pirates".

A group of people have been creating big events since entering the Grand Channel, and soon set off a news storm.

It was here that Luffy found out that Kuma had been secretly watching them.

When the Judicial Island incident spread across the ocean through the news, even the bear couldn't help but be shocked.

In order to save their companions, a pirate group of less than ten people directly broke into one of the three major institutions of the World Government.

"Fight against 9 garrison troops, defeat CP, defend the Demon Slayer Order head-on, and declare war on the World Government."

The bear clutched the newspaper in both hands and muttered something. He slowly raised his head and looked at the sky in a daze.

"If only I could have saved you without hesitation like this back then."

During this time, the bear would occasionally return to Egghead to continue his transformation.

Gradually, the flesh and blood on his body turned into cold metal, and his consciousness was gradually lost.

Later, he came into contact with the Straw Hat Pirates again on the Thriller Bark, and also learned the news that Bonnie had gone out to sea as a pirate.

To be honest, he was a little shocked and worried, but more than that, he was proud of Bonnie.

Until a few days before the outbreak of the Battle of Marineford, Egghead, the bear was about to undergo his final transformation.

In the laboratory, Vegapunk looked at the bear sitting quietly on the transformation table, and the two were silent for a long time.

"When this is over, you'll have lost all sense of self, which is almost the same as death."

"Well, I know. Thank you for taking care of me over the years."

After saying that, Xiong fell silent again.

Facing his impending fate, he was calm inside and just sat on the operating table staring at the wall in a daze.

"Alright Bear, lie down."

Vegapunk adjusted the equipment and everything was ready for the operation.