"Fine~"
Although he had no idea what "explode like a Note 7" meant, Bege agreed without hesitation. Then, with a vicious tone, he added, "But if you can't open the clinic door, I'll—"
Before he could finish, Arashi had already turned and walked to the tightly shut doors of the clinic.
Then—
The very doors that Bege had tried countless methods to open… were pushed open by Arashi with a gentle shove.
Creak—
They opened.
"!!!"
Bege's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with disbelief.
For a moment, he even wondered whether the clinic he had spent so much time and money trying to break into was the same one standing before him now.
At the same time—
The syndicate members behind him were equally stunned. They had tried everything to budge that door without success… and now it had been opened so effortlessly?
Compared to their shock—
The few unlucky men lying on the ground were overjoyed. The moment the door opened, they felt as if they had grabbed onto a lifeline, dragging their injured bodies as they crawled desperately toward the clinic.
After opening the door, Arashi stepped inside and glanced around.
It was a Western-style clinic, fully equipped with all necessary medical tools—even a complete operating room.
When his gaze shifted to the wall on the right, a conspicuous price list immediately caught his attention.
External injuries: 100,000 Berries
Between minor injuries and bone damage: 500,000 Berries
Bone injuries: 1,000,000 Berries
Between bone injuries and severe disability: 5,000,000 Berries
Severe injuries/disability: 10,000,000 Berries
Between severe disability and critical condition: 50,000,000 Berries
Critical condition: 100,000,000 Berries
Damn… so it's not just about treating people. The entry threshold for this clinic is ridiculously high too.
"Mr. Arashi, please… please help us!"
At that moment, the wounded men shot by Bege crawled to the entrance. The one in front was clearly badly injured, blood continuously pouring from his body, leaving a crimson trail behind him.
Hearing their pleas, Arashi clicked his tongue and glanced at them.
Their condition… was somewhere between bone injuries and severe disability.
With that in mind, Arashi walked over to the medical cabinet and called out to Bege outside:
"Bege, are you saving these unlucky guys or not?"
The moment Arashi finished speaking, Bege snapped out of his daze. Then, almost comically, he rushed into the clinic, darting around like a curious child, inspecting everything.
After checking both floors, Bege returned to Arashi with an indescribable look of disappointment.
Because the clinic had been completely indestructible, he had always suspected it might be a façade hiding some incredible treasure.
So the moment Arashi opened the door, his first thought was to come in and see what kind of treasure was hidden inside.
Clearly—
It was just an ordinary clinic.
Bege stood there silently for a moment, then took a deep breath and said:
"Brother Arashi… don't you think the previous owner of this clinic had something wrong with his head? He put so much effort into protecting… this? If I'd known it was just a normal clinic, I wouldn't have gone through all that trouble moving it here!"
The more Bege spoke, the more annoyed he became. Just to open this clinic, he had delayed countless major deals.
But now…
Well, even though there was no treasure inside—just medical equipment—Bege still felt a sense of relief from finally entering it.
If Arashi hadn't shown up and opened the door, he might have gone insane from being unable to get in.
Arashi ignored Bege's complaints. Looking at the wounded men who had crawled inside, he frowned slightly.
"Bege, these subordinates of yours…"
"Save them. Of course we save them!"
Bege spoke while dragging over a chair and sitting down.
"I'll have to trouble you, brother."
"No trouble at all."
Arashi shook his head, pointed at the price list on the wall, and said calmly:
"Between bone injuries and severe disability—five million Berries per person. You shot five of your men, so treating all of them will cost twenty-five million Berries…"
"???"
"Saving these useless guys costs… twenty-five million Berries?!"
Bege shot to his feet, his cigar nearly falling from his mouth. Then, without hesitation, he pulled out his gun and aimed at the wounded men.
"On second thought… maybe we shouldn't save them."
Bang! Bang!
Two gunshots rang out.
In an instant, two of the unlucky men—who had just crawled in with hope—collapsed lifelessly onto the floor.
"You damn fool, you—"
Arashi hadn't expected Bege to act like this again. He suddenly looked up, his gaze turning ice-cold as he spoke in a low voice:
"I don't care what you do outside. But inside this clinic… killing is absolutely forbidden."
"Hm?"
Feeling the atmosphere in the clinic suddenly become suffocating, Bege slowly turned to look at Arashi, a faint smile appearing on his face.
"I already had a feeling you weren't simple—but that was just intuition. Now that you've opened this door… I can say for certain—you're far from ordinary."
"Ha—!!!"
Before Bege could finish—
A dizzying pressure suddenly erupted!
In the next instant, an invisible and overwhelming force surged from all directions, pressing down like a mountain upon him. Completely unprepared, Bege couldn't withstand it—
Thud!
He dropped to his knees.
Only after collapsing did Bege finally come to his senses.
Then, relying on his own strength, he forced himself to resist the crushing pressure, slowly lifting his head with shock in his eyes.
"Conqueror's… Conqueror's Haki?!"
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