One piece: The Fairy Of Justice (English version)

35-"The Strange Swordsman in Marineford"

Kara was walking with Chopper while he happily told her how the chief doctor had allowed him to give a basic class for medical students.

—So, I prepared everything for the class. I'm excited! —Chopper said as he trotted with joy.

—That's good. See? I told you it would be a great idea to join the Marines —Kara replied with a soft smile.

—Yeah. Plus, I can research medical books in my free time. The hospital has a huge collection they gathered and copied from all over the world —Chopper said, getting more and more excited.

Kara looked at him with a smile, feeling a bit proud, and realized that even though she had "stolen" a crew member from Luffy's band, she had no regrets.

—Mm? —While listening to Chopper, she sensed someone approaching at full speed—. Crap... —she muttered, then threw a glance at Chopper, who looked at her, confused—. Chopper, I'll use you as a distraction. Don't worry, you'll have fun, and I'll pay you back with cotton candy —she said as she picked up the still-confused reindeer.

—Kara, I found you! —Gion said, appearing with a frown and her sword drawn.

—Hey, Gion. You're probably mad because I accidentally destroyed your trophy collection —Kara replied quickly, using Chopper as a shield while the little reindeer trembled.

—Those were all the trophies I won throughout my childhood! —Gion yelled, approaching furiously.

—... Chopper attack —Kara said before throwing the little reindeer at her and running away.

Gion rolled her eyes. Kara always did this when someone chased her. Last time, she had used Tokikake, who ended up embedded in a wall. However, this time she saw the doctor's uniform on the creature thrown at her and quickly caught him to prevent any harm.

—Sigh... Are you okay, little doctor? Sorry, Kara always does this —she said, observing Chopper's appearance.

The reindeer wore his usual hat, now covered with a case that turned it into a circular helmet with the word "MARINE" on top, along with a doctor's coat over a yellow-and-white outfit. Since he had passed with top marks, Chopper had been promoted to Ensign, meaning he could wear whatever he wanted under his justice cape. However, doctors didn't wear the justice cape but a medical coat instead.

—Ah, I'm fine... just a little dizzy —Chopper replied, holding his head.

—Mmm... Well, you'll do to calm my anger —Gion said before taking Chopper with her.

—Eh?! —Chopper shouted, confused, as he was effortlessly "kidnapped."

Some time later, Marineford's chief doctor, Filma, found out that his genius doctor had been "kidnapped," so he sent several female doctors and nurses to retrieve him. Since Chopper had been taken to the female quarters, Filma couldn't enter and didn't want trouble with Tsuru.

While waiting outside the section, annoyed, nearly an hour passed with no news from the ones he had sent to fetch Chopper.

Meanwhile, inside the female quarters...

—So cute! —everyone squealed as they looked at Chopper, now dressed in an outfit similar to Aokiji's, complete with a mini admiral's cape and a mask.

—Now Kizaru's! —one of the nurses sent by Filma said.

Everyone turned to a girl who was sewing at full speed with a sewing machine. She was so skilled that it only took her a few minutes to complete a yellow suit similar to Kizaru's.

They quickly dressed Chopper, who was quite confused by his new outfit and the sunglasses.

—Alright, little doctor. Now you have to put on a relaxed look... like someone who deserves a punch —one of the marines said.

—Uuh? Like this? —Chopper asked, trying to change his expression.

—A little more... Like a big idiot —Kara said, having just entered with Tsuru and witnessing the spectacle.

—Kara, if Kizaru hears you... No, never mind. He won't do anything —Tsuru commented with an amused smile as she looked at the pictures taken of Chopper dressed as Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, Aokiji, and now Kizaru.

Meanwhile, Chopper was exhausted from all the photos.

—Alright, take the last pictures before Filma comes in to fetch his protégé —Tsuru said, urging the women.

They complained sadly but quickly resumed taking pictures of Chopper, making him pose one last time.

After a while, they finally let him go, and Chopper returned to the medical section with Doctor Filma as if he were fleeing. Luckily for him, he left with a bunch of candy bags and several sticks of cotton candy, so he was quite happy.

"As a doctor, you should know that you can't eat so many sweets," Filma said, looking disapprovingly at the cotton candy in Chopper's hands.

"But... I'll brush my teeth. Can't I?" Chopper asked sadly.

The effect was immediate on Filma.

"Ahem... Just this once. Next time, be careful with how much candy you eat," he quickly said, acting tough but walking faster.

"Thank you!" Chopper said, following him cheerfully.

Chopper's photos quickly became popular in Marineford, especially among the women.

"Wow, he really has style," Kizaru lazily said as he flipped through the photo album after a meeting with Sengoku.

"It's better than when Kara dressed up that chimpanzee copy of Hawkeye in your clothes," Kuzan commented with interest, looking at Chopper in an outfit similar to his.

"What nonsense," Akainu grumbled, walking away with a scowl.

"Seems like he didn't like it, huh..." Kizaru slowly commented, not really caring.

"Well, I have to go. I need to check on something. I'll be taking a week off," Aokiji said as he left the office.

Shortly after, several soldiers saw him riding off on his bicycle, heading straight for the sea.

At the Training Grounds...

"Hey, Zoro. I want to introduce you to someone," Kara said, suddenly appearing.

Zoro was in the middle of a training session, lifting hundreds of kilos in weights while some soldiers watched in awe.

"What?" Zoro replied, dropping his massive weights, which shattered the ground.

"It's Captain Hawkeye 2.0," Kara said, pointing at a large baboon standing behind her.

The creature was dressed similarly to Mihawk and carried a sword resembling the one he used.

By the way, the outfit had been made by one of the girls at Kara's request.

Zoro was surprised to hear that and looked at the large baboon, who stared at him with disdain from behind Kara.

"So... you want me to fight him?" Zoro asked, looking at her curiously.

"Of course not. Even with your newly awakened Observation Haki, you'd be easily defeated. Believe it or not, Mihawk 2.0 has the strength of a vice admiral. Although he doesn't usually leave the base, he dedicates himself to dueling swordsmen here," Kara explained calmly.

"That just makes me want to fight him even more," Zoro said, frowning.

"Suit yourself, but I'm warning you—he's a bit violent. He grew up in a war-torn place... which, by the way, is where Mihawk lives. That's where he copied his skills," Kara explained, shrugging and gesturing toward Mihawk 2.0.

That was the name she had given the Humandrill. In reality, she had brought him to the base just to annoy Hawkeye, but after receiving a couple of beatings from Kara, the baboon ended up being tamed and decided to stay in Marineford. Now, he often challenged vice admiral-level swordsmen to duels.

When Mihawk came to retrieve him, the Humandrill refused to leave, so Mihawk simply left him at the base. Eventually, Mihawk 2.0 was promoted to captain thanks to Kara, who used certain legal loopholes to make it happen. Technically, a vice admiral could promote a soldier up to ensign as long as there were justified reasons. Then, to promote to captain, support from four other vice admirals was required. Kara "bribed" a few to help her with the process.

The only problem was that the Humandrill only obeyed Kara, so he wasn't sent on missions. Even so, his presence was well-received at the base, especially among the swordsmen, as many had improved their combat skills thanks to him. After all, they were fighting against someone who had managed to copy the techniques of the world's greatest swordsman.

For that reason, Mihawk 2.0 was highly appreciated, especially in the training fields.

Kara, however, was considering searching for a Devil Fruit similar to Chopper's so the Humandrill could develop intelligence. If she managed to find one, he could easily learn Haki, making him a powerful asset for the Marines. The problem was that finding such a fruit was extremely difficult.

For now, only two confirmed fruits granted intelligence to their users: Chopper's and Sengoku's. There were some mythical fruits, but they hadn't been seen in hundreds of years.

So, for the moment, Kara put the idea aside and simply let Mihawk 2.0 continue enjoying his life, defeating marines and being fed delicious fruit.

"If you lose again, don't come crying," Kara said with a smile, calmly waving goodbye.

She knew that even though Mihawk 2.0 was violent, he wouldn't kill anyone at the base.

After all, he had gotten used to easily defeating marines without killing them, since the training field supervisors rewarded him with delicious food for not doing so.

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