A Pirate's Counting Life

"Everyone has the right to pursue their dreams!"

"Brooke, your life should be dedicated to music."

"Yes! You are already thirty, so hurry up and catch up with him before he gets far!"

The guards tried to persuade Brooke one after another. Seeing the encouraging eyes of his companions, Brooke shook his head slightly.

"No, I still like it here better."

Brooke left the crowd and walked on the street in a daze. What happened today broke his peaceful routine and set off a huge wave in his heart.

He was reluctant to leave this place where he had lived for 30 years, but there was a voice deep in his heart telling him that he should take steps to leave. The two emotions were intertwined and made him very irritable.

When he returned home and looked at the various musical instruments, Brooke's eyes flashed with nostalgia. These were the treasures he had collected. He learned all the instruments by himself for the sake of music.

Brooke slowly walked up to a violin, placed it on his collarbone and began to play "Binx's Wine" while humming in a low voice, his eyes gradually becoming determined.

"Yo ho ho ho~"

Every day after that, Brooke would take the escort to the dock to look for the skull and horns flag.

"Ah!!! How could that damn woman slip away so fast!"

Mark stood on the pier and punched the air with some displeasure. Delacra the Destroyer was the owner of the superhuman virus fruit. He would randomly drop a virus on passing islands depending on his mood.

He is a criminal who does whatever he wants, without a pirate group of his own, wandering alone in the first half of the Grand Line.

Mark would be one step slower every time. He couldn't leave those innocent people alone.

“Thanks to Dr. Ariti we are cured.”

"Yes! Yes! Doctor Aleti is an amazing person!"

After hearing the conversations of several passers-by, Mark finally understood why this island was not littered with corpses like the previous islands.

"Xiao Li, you stay here and guard the warship while I go see the doctor named Ailiti."

Shirley grabbed Mark's shoulders and shouted, "Liya, you guard the warship, Mark and I will go see the doctor."

Looking at Ophelia, who looked like a gentle big sister, Aaliya said with some tingling, "I will protect the warship!"

"Then leave it to you!"

Ophelia smiled and nodded to Aria, then jumped to Mark's left.

The two women, one on the left and one on the right, sandwiched Mark and walked towards the small town's hospital.

"Doctor, help me! I don't want to die!"

"Don't worry, your illness won't be fatal. Remember to take your medicine on time!"

Hearing the soft and cute voice inside, Mark immediately imagined the appearance of a delicate and cute girl. He swallowed subconsciously and felt the biting murderous intent around him. Mark coughed slightly and said with some discomfort.

"I haven't slept well in the past two days. I may have a cold. My throat hurts from swallowing saliva just now."

After hearing Mark's explanation, the two women slowly calmed down their aura. As soon as they walked into the door of the medical center, a soft voice reached the ears of the three of them.

"Where do you three feel uncomfortable? Do you have any symptoms?"

Mark raised his head expectantly and prepared to take a closer look at the cute girl. A muscular man with a height of two meters and a round waist was sitting behind a wooden table.

Looking at the three of them with a smile, he stretched out a muscled arm and pointed to the position opposite the wooden table to signal the patient to sit down. Mark sat down slowly and asked with some confusion.

"Isn't Dr. Ariti here?"

The strong man looked at Mark with a smile and said softly, "Sir, I am Ailiti. May I ask where you feel uncomfortable? Do you have any obvious symptoms in your body?"

Mark's eyelids jumped and he subconsciously covered his chest with his right hand. He felt his blood pressure beginning to rise. As soon as the other person spoke, he knew that he had found the wrong person, but this result made him a little unbearable.

"Is your heart weak? Get out of the way!"

Ariti stood up anxiously and walked around the wooden table to Mark's side. She pushed Shirley and Ophelia away so that Mark could breathe air.

Ariti slowly laid Mark on the ground and carefully inspected his body. Mark was heartbroken and allowed Ariti to move her hands up and down on him, looking at the ceiling with dull eyes.

Like a salted fish that has lost its dream, after careful inspection, Ailiti touched her head in confusion.

"This gentleman is in good health and does not look sick."

After saying that, Ailiti lifted Mark up from the ground and asked him to sit on a chair, then walked around the wooden table and sat opposite Mark, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of tea, and said softly

"If this gentleman is here to treat mental illness, then you are looking for the wrong person. For mental illness, I recommend you to go to the hospital in town for treatment. There are the most professional psychiatrists there."

Ariti pointed to the door with a smile. Mark calmed down and looked at Ariti opposite him and said slowly.

"Do you have a dream?"

Ariti looked at Mark with a question mark on her face, her expression became solemn, and she said seriously to Shirley and Ophelia

"This gentleman's illness may be much more serious than I thought. You should take him to the hospital quickly to find a psychiatrist for treatment."

"Puchi~"

Ophelia looked at Arity with a serious face and couldn't help laughing. Shirley looked at Arity up and down and said softly.

"We are hunting down a criminal. She is a Devil Fruit user and can create viruses. The plague here appeared because of her."

Shirley paused for a moment, then continued after Aliti finished digesting the information, "Would you like to hunt down the criminal with us? Your medical skills are very good and you can help us treat the patients we meet along the way."

Ailiti looked at the three of them carefully, and then he realized that the other party was actually wearing navy uniforms. Ailiti raised her thick arm and scratched her head and said with some confusion.

"I still have some patients here who need my treatment."

A trace of regret flashed in Shirley's eyes. She admired him very much, not because of his medical skills but because he made him see a different Mark.

This was the first time she had seen Mark in this state of despair, so she wanted to invite him to join the navy. Maybe she would be able to see Mark like this every day in the future.

Ailiti showed a troubled expression on her face and said slowly

"Can you give me some time? After I cure them, I will chase the criminal with you."

"no problem!"

Shirley held down Mark who wanted to say something, and nodded excitedly towards Ailiti.

"How about three days? We'll be here to pick you up in three days."

After thinking for a while, Ailiti slowly nodded and agreed to Shirley's suggestion. The two women left the hospital with Mark on their left and right.

"Xiao Li, why did you invite him?"

"Because his medical skills are very good!"

Shirley's natural appearance gave Mark a headache. When he thought about having a strong man with a soft and cute voice as his doctor in the future, Mark felt that the world had lost its light. In desperation, he could only look at Ophelia for help.

Hoping that the other party could stand by his side and jointly resist Shirley's hegemony, Ophelia nodded slowly after thinking for a while.

At this moment, Mark felt that the whole world was bright, and he became a believer in light again. Ophelia said softly in Mark's expectant eyes.

"I think Shirley did the right thing. There should indeed be a professional doctor on the warship."

The proposal for Ariti to board the ship was passed. Mark walked down the street dejectedly, praying in his heart that Ariti would not join the navy. He also completely hated the Destroyer Delacla.