"Wait..."
Before Orochimaru could speak, Luffy had already rushed out. Orochimaru's mind instantly went blank; things weren't developing as they should.
Luffy shouldn't have come over to comfort him first... asking if he was in pain?
He doesn't feel sorry for me, so how am I supposed to use my bitter stratagem?... Hey! Look at me! Hey! The wound is healing!
As for the pig Luffy sent flying... who cares if it dies?
It's over... the wound has healed... Orochimaru stared intently at his hand, wondering whether to stab it again.
But in broad daylight... but...
Luffy and the others are fighting the small fry, so they probably can't see... Orochimaru looked at his palm, conflicted... will these two low-level pirates next to him snitch?
Finally, he thought about it and decided to just let it go.
He lowered his head dejectedly, looking at the Sea Stone bullet in his lower abdomen, his mouth twitching. He'd have to find a place to remove this thing.
After all, with so many people around, he couldn't perform a live kidney extraction. Otherwise, his bitter stratagem wouldn't work, and it would just turn into self-mutilation.
Orochimaru scanned the area. Everyone in the auction house had run away. Oh... wait!! Kuma???
That person sprawled out, legs crossed, trying to look cool, seemed to be the Supernovas' "Surgeon of Death Trafalgar Law."
Isn't this just the person who can handle it? Since he's known as a surgical doctor, he should be able to deal with a bullet, after all, that's what surgery is for.
As for why he didn't use Chopper... oh... Chopper was busy fighting the small fry.
And he felt bad for Chopper, since Chopper also ate a Devil Fruit... accidentally touching him would make him powerless... others didn't matter.
Orochimaru walked over, looking at the person sprawled out.
"Hey... Surgeon, give me a hand... taking out a bullet, something simple like that, you should be able to do it, right?"
Law looked up at Orochimaru as he approached and smiled.
"Straw Hat Pirates' first mate, bounty of 299,999,750 Berries,
only 250 Berries less than the Captain. Rumor has it that this mysterious first mate rarely makes a move, is extremely dangerous... and his strength is unknown.
He possesses at least the strength of some New World pirates, yet he willingly follows an ordinary Straw Hat."
Law looked him up and down as if seeing something new and strange. Indeed, just like on the bounty poster, he was beautiful androgynous.
Orochimaru looked at him, expressionless.
"So... can you do it?"
Law suddenly froze for a moment, then realized he was talking about taking out the bullet. His ears turned a little red, but his expression didn't change.
"I can, but I need to be closer. I am also a Devil Fruit User. If I use my ability, I can transfer all human tissue in this area.
However, if I do that, this part will disappear, and the gunshot wound will turn into a severe injury.
So, I can only manually remove it with tools."
Trafalgar Law didn't know Orochimaru's abilities, so he could only consider the problem from a practical standpoint.
"Oh..." Orochimaru hadn't intended for him to use his Devil Fruit ability anyway. After all, his regeneration technique sometimes needed to be kept secret, as too many people knowing about it would be troublesome.
Orochimaru took a few steps forward and saw that the person was still resting his hands on the back of the row of chairs, legs crossed, without making any move. He couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
But he didn't think too much about it. After all, every medical professional has different habits.
Orochimaru walked straight over, his legs directly kneeling on either side of Law's crossed legs.
Looking at the person who remained motionless, he frowned. What was wrong with this person? What was his problem?
Helplessly, Orochimaru could only lift his shirt and hold it in his mouth, propping his hands on the back of the row of chairs, exposing his injured abdomen.
"Alright... this is close enough, right... begin."
At this moment, Law was completely stunned. Before he could react, this person had directly knelt on the chair and performed a two-handed wall slam on him.
Does this guy have no common sense?! How could he perform such an intimate pose with a straight face?
Looking at the body in front of him, Law subconsciously swallowed. It was too close... but it seemed he hadn't made himself clear enough.
"So fair... how can a man be this fair?"
Law quickly shook the thoughts out of his head. He couldn't let his mind wander.
"ROOM!"
Law silently chanted in his mind, swapping in his surgical tools, trying to calm himself down.
He cleaned the wound with an alcohol swab, then carefully incised the wound with a scalpel.
As he used forceps to remove it, the small movement made him break out in a sweat... the surgery wasn't difficult, what was difficult was the person on him... could he please stop shaking?
Orochimaru was also very uncomfortable! Couldn't this person stop dawdling?! Taking out a bullet so slowly!
It wasn't him who was hit by the Sea Stone bullet! Didn't he know it would cause weakness?! Hurry up!!
His complaints were muffled by the shirt in his mouth. Orochimaru felt he needed to change his clothes... even though it was his own saliva, he still found it disgusting.
Meanwhile, Bepo and Penguin, the White Bear brothers, were completely dumbfounded... what were their Captain and this person doing... in broad daylight?
Just as Law removed the bullet, Sanji, who had finished fighting the small fry, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and as he turned, he saw Orochimaru and Law in an ambiguous pose.
Sanji's mouth hung open, his cigarette fell out, and he roared, "What are you doing!!!! Who is that!!!! Who are you!!!!"
As Orochimaru stood up, he subconsciously turned his head at Sanji's voice.
Hearing Sanji's roar, Law inexplicably felt a little guilty. His hand holding the forceps trembled, and the Sea Stone bullet actually slipped through the gap in Orochimaru's pants... Law was stunned... what had he done?
The sudden feeling of weakness made Orochimaru fall directly onto Law.
Zoro and the others, who had finished their battle, saw Orochimaru, disheveled, sitting on a man's lap.
Zoro and the others instantly exploded, a group of them rushing over furiously, directly trampling the unprepared Kid. "!!!!"
Only Luffy and Chopper tilted their heads in confusion. What was wrong with them...? But why was Orochimaru sitting on someone's lap? That was so rude... the chair was so wide... but inexplicably, Luffy felt a little angry.
"Hey, hey, what's going on here!" Luffy mumbled, frowning.
Law was now surrounded by the Straw Hat, feeling inexplicably guilty. He didn't know where to put his hands, so he subconsciously raised them, one hand holding the forceps, the other holding the scalpel.
"This... this was truly an accident."
A moment later, Orochimaru was slung over Zoro's shoulder like a sack, and Law explained the reason.
Although the Straw Hat Pirates believed him, since Orochimaru could indeed do such things, their faces still showed full vigilance, an expression like they were looking at a pervert.
Law's mouth twitched bitterly; he had a grievance he couldn't express... even Bepo and the others looked disgusted. How could their Captain be like this, doing something and not taking responsibility... Orochimaru was also full of helplessness. How was this supposed to be resolved... he couldn't possibly take off his pants in public, could he... and the Marines were already at the door.
Why were there so many accidents... couldn't his plan just go smoothly?
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