Riku Dold III looked at the humanoid creature in front of him. Feeling a bit reluctant to continue torturing Chinjao, he suggested, "He's already like this, is there any hope for him? How about just putting him out of his misery?"
Hera took out Zafkiel's flintlock, the 'minute hand', and fired the 'Fourth Bullet' at the twitching patty on the ground that was suspected to be Chinjao.
The power of time manifested on his body, rewinding Chinjao's injuries and, in the process, healing his pointed head as well.
Riku Dold III breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Chinjao return to his original state; it seemed Hera really didn't intend to take his life.
Hera waved her hand and said, "This guy has such a sharp point on his head, he clearly isn't very bright. I'll reluctantly forgive him for attacking me."
After a while, the restored Chinjao slowly woke up.
Upon opening his eyes, Chinjao immediately bounded up from the ground. He first looked down at his body, and after finding he hadn't been turned into a flat sheet, he let out a long breath of relief.
"I knew it. How could someone possibly beat me into a flat sheet? It must have been a nightmare I had before I passed out."
"Is that so? Then would you like me to help you recall that feeling?"
A familiar voice rang out. Chinjao froze in place for a long time before tremblingly raising his head to see Hera and Hancock looking at him.
Chinjao hurriedly waved his hands. Having had his life flash before his eyes after being kicked by Hancock, he was now completely sober. Compared to his grudge against Garp, his own life was a bit more important.
He subconsciously scratched his head, only then realizing something was wrong—his head, which had been flattened by Garp, had actually become pointed again.
The return of his pointed head caused Chinjao to completely let go of his grudge against Garp. Ultimately, it was just a matter of his own lack of skill; there was nothing to complain about.
Hera looked at Chinjao, who was crying one moment and laughing the next, feeling somewhat helpless. She still wasn't quite used to the people in the world of the Pirate King; their emotions changed too quickly.
"Don't be so quick to celebrate. Since you've recovered, let's settle the score."
Under Chinjao's stunned gaze, Hera began counting on her fingers.
"Look, you suddenly attacked a Marine Admiral. Fortunately, Hancock stopped you. For this, you have to compensate me."
"Then there are your medical expenses. You have no idea how many resources it cost me to heal you from a flat sheet. You have to pay for that too."
"Oh right, and your two grandsons. Tsk tsk, they actually dared to attack our Marine Vice Admiral. Truly lawless. Compensation is required for that as well."
"Also, don't be so happy yet. Your Happo Navy are now our prisoners. However, I won't make things difficult for you; just give me the money."
Then, Hera revealed a warm smile, but in Chinjao's eyes, Hera was simply a devil at this moment.
"I'm not a greedy person, so I won't make you work off the debt. Roughly speaking, taking out the treasure from your Treasure Iceberg will be enough."
A cracking sound came from Chinjao's chest; his heart seemed to have shattered.
Clearly, Riku Dold III had been reinstated, and he and the Flower Country could return to peace. Clearly, his pointed head was back, and he could open his treasure vault.
Shouldn't these two happy events combined make him even happier? Why did it seem like he was watching his treasure drift away from him?
Hera waved her hand in front of Chinjao. Seeing his wide eyes and lack of response, she muttered, "This old man, he couldn't have gone senile from the shock, right?"
"Forget it, I'll give you another treatment. But my treatment is very expensive. One shot, and you and your Happo Navy will have to work for me."
Chinjao hurriedly recovered from his daze; he didn't dare trouble Hera any further.
"No, no, no, Admiral Hera, I'm fine. There's no need to trouble you to treat me."
Then, he looked at Hera with a conflicted face and said tentatively, "Um, regarding the compensation, could it be a bit less? That's the accumulated savings of the Happo Navy over generations."
Hera waved her hand and said heroically, "Don't worry, I know. Ever since Grandpa Garp flattened the point on your head, you haven't been able to open the vault."
"So, I won't take the treasures you've stored elsewhere over the years. I only want the treasure currently inside the Treasure Iceberg. The rest is for your retirement."
"Or are you saying that my forgiveness isn't worth that price?"
At this point, Hera's expression became dangerous, and a murderous aura emerged from her body, pressing down on Chinjao.
Only now did Chinjao truly realize that being alive was already a very fortunate thing.
"If you weren't pirates cooperating with the Flower Country, I wouldn't even give you the chance to stand here."
Hera's Conqueror's Haki pressed down on Chinjao. In a trance, he felt as if a young Garp was standing before him.
The difference was that he had changed from a youth willing to throw a punch at Garp into an old man.
Chinjao sighed and said to Hera, "I will tell you the location of the Treasure Iceberg. All the treasure there belongs to you."
Then, with a lonely expression, he left and walked toward where his two grandsons were.
Riku Dold III looked at Chinjao's departing back. The once robust old man now seemed a bit hunched, as if revealing his exhaustion.
Hera sensed Chinjao's current state and sighed. It seemed that this era had lost another possessor of Haoshoku.
Chinjao picked up his two fainted grandsons, one on each side, jumped back onto his ship, found the treasure map recording the Treasure Iceberg,
And handed it to Nami, who was still on his ship. He didn't ask anything, just left the place that made him sad without looking back.
Nami turned into lightning and returned to Hera's side, looking at her with a face full of questions: "What happened? They left so quickly?"
Hera said, "Yes, he has realized he's just an old man. I just don't know if he can pull himself together again."
Then, Hera shook her head, shaking Chinjao's lonely back out of her mind.
"I wonder if Luffy can reawaken Chinjao's fighting spirit when he gets here."
Luffy's large face, smiling while giving a thumbs up, suddenly appeared in Hera's mind, and this thought emerged for no reason.
"Forget it, I won't think so much. We'll find out when the time comes."
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