Everything Store.
The visitor seeking medical help had a robust build and black curly hair.
He wore a white hat with spots, and unusual bear-ear-like hair tufts poked out from two holes in the hat.
He held a wooden barrel firmly in his arms, protecting it with both hands as if it were a precious treasure.
“Bartholomew Kuma.” Shiro directly called out the name of the burly man.
One of the functions of the Everything Store was that if a visitor was too large, their size would shrink to a dimension suitable for normal indoor activities, even for someone giant-sized.
Kuma’s height was 6.89 meters—nearly 7 meters tall.
After shrinking, he appeared to be over two meters tall.
His body proportions remained unchanged, so holding the wooden barrel, which hadn’t changed in size at all, was no longer as easy as it had been before entering.
A considerably muscular upper body and legs as thin as chopsticks—it seemed no one in the Pirate World ever trained their lower body.
Seeing that he was recognized by this stranger, Kuma was somewhat surprised, but then he thought about how he was already a wanted pirate, which made it understandable.
“Thump, thump.” “Daddy, where are we?” A tapping sound came from inside the barrel, along with a little girl’s tender voice.
Kuma gently set down the barrel.
A moment later, a door was opened from the inside, and a pink-haired girl poked her head out.
Scattered stone-like substances were visible on her face.
Shiro nodded; his guess was indeed correct.
This was the Kuma who hadn’t yet gone to see Vegapunk, and the little pink-haired girl in the barrel was Bonney, the user of the Paramecia-type Age-Age Fruit.
Although Kuma looked very strong, he wasn’t fierce; instead, he had a somewhat gentle temperament.
Shiro poured a glass of milk for Bonney and said with a smile, “Here, drink some milk for calcium.
Children need it to grow.” “Thank you, big brother.” Bonney spoke politely.
Shiro’s temperament was very approachable, so she didn’t feel cautious around him.
“What about you, Kuma?
What would you like to drink?
Water, juice, or wine?” “I’m fine, thank you.” Kuma shook his head.
After observing, he realized this person harbored no ill will toward him.
“sapphire scale.
It cannot be exposed to natural light like sunlight.
It results in a short lifespan and eventually dying in the agony of the disease.” Shiro looked at Bonney with an unreadable expression.
For him, basking in the sun made him stronger, but for Bonney, basking in the sun was lethal.
“Shopkeeper, do you have a way to treat Bonney?” Kuma asked solemnly and humbly.
Drinking her milk, Bonney’s large, watery eyes looked at Shiro longingly.
She hoped she could be cured so she wouldn’t have to hide in places away from the sun, and so she could travel under the sunlight with her father.
“There is a way.” Shiro nodded.
He did indeed know of several methods.
sapphire scale seemed to be a hereditary genetic disease.
In the story, that piece of trash Saturn said he had conducted drug experiments on Ginny, which ultimately caused the side effect of sapphire scale disease, which was then passed down to Bonney.
A panel appeared before Kuma.
To his surprise, he could see all of his own information, including his Devil Fruit abilities and his mastery of Haki.
“Don’t worry, this is just copying your possessions.
You will still have what you own; it won’t disappear.” “I am not worried.” Kuma shook his head.
If he could get a cure for Bonney, he wouldn’t mind even if he had to give up all his skills.
[Ding!
Commission detected—] [Commission: Bartholomew Kuma wants to know the method to cure his daughter Bonney, allowing her to live past ten years old and live healthily under the sun.] [Payment: Paw-Paw Fruit, Buccaneer Physique…] [Reward: 2000 Points, one lottery draw chance.] Shiro’s lips twitched.
This Kuma was truly a generous and honest man, making him feel a bit embarrassed.
He was only providing a method; Kuma only needed to pay whatever he was willing.
But Kuma had likely checked off everything he could, offering a copy of his entire family background.
Upgrading to a Level 2 Everything Store required 10,000 points.
Commissions like finding cats or dogs were only worth about 10 points, while commissions from other worlds were worth more.
“In your world, if you want treatment, the user of the Op-Op Fruit or the Heal-Heal Fruit, and likely the Sick-Sick Fruit user, could do it.
Also, a scientist of Vegapunk’s caliber or a divine doctor like Dr.
Kureha.” Every word Shiro spoke made Kuma’s eyes brighten a bit more, as if he were grasping at a life-saving straw.
After getting information from Dragon, he had indeed planned to take Bonney to find Vegapunk as a last resort, but he had arrived at this Everything Store first.
“I recommend you first go to Drum Island to find Dr.
Kureha, whose medical skills are superlative.
Vegapunk has deep ties with the World Government; seeking him out would easily expose you to them.” “Dr.
Kureha has a high probability of curing your daughter’s illness.
The Op-Op Fruit has been eaten by Trafalgar Law, the Heal-Heal Fruit was eaten by Princess Mansherry of the Tontatta Tribe in Dressrosa, and the Paramecia-type Sick-Sick Fruit has likely been eaten by someone as well.” “Oh, I just thought of another method that isn’t quite a ‘cure.’ Find a giant Anglerfish; inside it is pure gold.
Although your daughter would almost stop growing because of the pure gold, she would gain an incredibly long life, and the sapphire scale disease likely wouldn’t threaten her life.” Shiro suddenly thought of Olga, a character from the movie.
She suffered from a disease that was incurable in her era, but by relying on the light continuously emitted by pure gold, she lived for over two hundred years, surviving until an era where treatment was available.
Kuma nodded, firmly committing Shiro’s advice to memory.
This trip had not been in vain.
He had traveled to so many places and only recently heard from Dragon that Vegapunk might have a solution.
He hadn’t expected Shiro to provide so many methods that sounded like they had a high probability of success.
“Thank you, big brother.” Bonney showed a cute smile.
Shiro nodded with a smile; a child’s smile was indeed very nice—except for someone like Momonosuke.
In the future, when he went to the Pirate World, he would naturally have to meet Momonosuke.
Kuma left with Bonney, eager to find someone.
Shiro checked Kuma’s payment.
Paw-Paw Fruit, activate!
“I really want to poke it.” Shiro looked at the paw-like pads on his palm, and a sudden urge to take a needle and poke them arose in his heart.
Paw enthusiasts would probably love this.
With a thought, the paws on his hands disappeared.
When not in use, this ability would turn into a card and return to the Everything Store’s warehouse space, ready to be activated instantly when needed.
…
“What?
Shiro, you’re leaving for two years?” Nicole received the keys to the Everything Store and looked at Shiro in shock.
That was quite a long time.
“Yes, about two years, no more than three.” Shiro gave an approximate number.
Based on the time the Old Capital fell, there was still about two and a half years before the main plot began.
Without the weakening and filtering of the atmosphere, the amount of sunlight in space was several times that on the ground.
On the ground, one could bask in the sun for an average of 8 hours a day.
In the right position in space, theoretically, one could bask for 24 hours.
Overall, two and a half years of absorbing sunlight was equivalent to at least twenty years on the ground.
It was enough to completely integrate the Superman physique.
Basking in the sun on the ground was affected by many factors—building shadows, clouds, and so on.
“Uh, alright then.
Stay safe.” Nicole nodded; she would just help Shiro clean up occasionally.
Shiro informed the people he knew and simultaneously temporarily closed the Everything Store’s function of hosting visitors from other worlds.
Activating the Paw-Paw Fruit, Shiro raised an eyebrow.
Launching himself into space would be no problem at all.
Whoosh!
In the next second, Shiro’s figure vanished from the ground without a trace.