Chapter 312: Pure Gold (II)
"Huh?" Removing the plush doll headpiece from her head, her messy golden hair looked as though it had been gnawed on by a wild boar. "Has someone else entered Lanternfish's stomach?"
"Am I saved?" The man looked bewilderedly at the people in front of him.
"Hmph—!" The girl named Orga turned her head, uninterested in looking at her dirty, somewhat overweight father.
"—Orga!" The man immediately recognized his daughter, extending both hands and tightly grabbing her shoulders, afraid that if he let go, she would slip away from his fingers. Tears streamed down his face uncontrollably. "I'm so glad… you're okay… I'm so happy..."
"It hurts!" Orga flinched at the sight of her father's tearful joy, struggling to escape his grasp, forcing herself not to look at his expression. "Hmph, if it weren't for these people trying to save you, I wouldn't have bothered!"
Upon hearing his daughter cry out in pain, the man immediately released his grip, asking, "What's going on here?"
His gentle voice felt soothing: "Did you all save my daughter? Thank you so much!"
"First thing you do is thank your daughter's rescue, not yourself?" Da Vinci curiously remarked, "Seems like the father-daughter relationship is really good."
"I wasn't saved by them!" Orga retorted loudly, "I could have lived fine on my own!"
"A person who's only lived on fruits and vegetables for 190 years, and drools at the sight of roasted meat, dares to say she could live fine alone?"
"Shut up!" Orga tried to yell over it.
"Compared to you, who can only eat fruits and vegetables, your father can only act as a dinosaur, eating meat every day—nothing but meat..."
The group looked at the man's plump belly—
'I see.' Although no one had spoken, the man seemed to understand their meaning.
"Isn't it great?" Orga started to complain, "What's wrong with eating meat all the time?! I've only been eating fruits and vegetables!"
As a doctor, Law couldn't hold back and said, "You need a balanced diet, eating fruits and vegetables is necessary to get proper nutrition."
Akame nodded. "Exactly."
The group thought, 'That's the last thing we wanted you to say!'
The man looked at Orga's round belly, puzzled. "Orga, how is it that you're eating only fruits and vegetables but look like this?"
Everyone observed the two of them, yes, they were indeed father and daughter.
"Hmph, I just ate a huge amount of roasted meat. Burp~" Orga burped loudly after Speaking.
Law quickly examined the man and said, "High blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, excessive fat percentage, and a severe lack of exercise in the lower body. He can't walk more than a few steps on his own."
"I've always hidden in the dinosaur's cave," the man explained.
Robin asked, "You're Miskea Asie, right?"
"Huh?" The man nodded and admitted, "That's me."
"Your daughter has always hated you for creating pure gold and causing her mother's death. Do you have anything to say to her?"
"..." The man, no, this man named Miskea Asie fell silent.
"Hmph, you can't say anything now, can you?" Orga's face showed anger as she said, "You created pure gold for your own selfish desires, killing Mom! I hate you so much!"
After Speaking, Orga was about to turn and run away but was stopped by Law.
"What are you going to do? Move aside!"
"Orga..." The misunderstanding from his daughter made Asie feel bad. He finally spoke, "I understand that, as a scientist, researching pure gold was a mistake. But to cure my daughter's incurable disease, I had no other choice."
"Huh?" Orga widened her eyes and softly repeated, "Incurable disease?"
Asie continued, "I knew that within the light of pure gold, there was a power that could greatly slow down the growth of all living things. Under the light of pure gold, my daughter's condition should be alleviated."
Orga remembered something from the past:
Before her sickbed, her father had said, "Don't take off this ring."
Orga clenched the finger that wore the ring.
"So that's it, so Orga has kept her appearance the same for the last 190 years."
Upon hearing Kurumi's explanation, Orga rotated the ring with the thumb and forefinger of her other hand, where the marks of long-term wear were evident.
Orga also recalled the expression of her father, whom she had yelled at: 'When Mom died, that bastard father must have been really sad.'
"Pure gold was meant for others…" Tears the size of beans fell onto her hand, and Orga cried uncontrollably, "I really am such a fool!"
"Sorry, Dad!" Orga turned and threw herself into Asie's belly. "I've hated you for 190 years, I'm so sorry!"
"Orga..." Asie lovingly stroked his daughter's head.
"That's great..." Wendy clasped her hands in front of her chest, happily watching the father and daughter reconcile.
The group stepped back a few paces, giving the father and daughter some space.
Only Kakuzu, without a care for the atmosphere, spoke up: "Aren't we going to ask where the pure gold is? We specially went into this huge lanternfish's stomach for pure gold..."
Akame cut to the point: "You have five hearts, but none of them have any conscience..."
"Kakuzu, even I can't stand it anymore," Deidara said, indicating he wouldn't side with him today.
Kakuzu didn't care about other people's looks, shrugging and saying, "That's why I need money to fill the emptiness in my heart."
"Shut up. If you keep talking, I won't freeze your important corpses," even Esdeath couldn't stand it anymore, as her father's death was a deep pain for her.
"..." At this point, Kakuzu completely shut up. After all, those corpses were money!
"..." Orga and Asie clearly heard the conversation between the members of the Dawn Pirates. Asie furrowed his brow and asked, "Are you here to look for pure gold?"
"Mm..." Eric 's [Heart Network] could now detect lies. Asie's heartbeat quickened, blood circulated faster, and although his body was overweight, the little muscle hidden deep in his fat was already tense.
"No need to be so nervous. If we were truly cruel, you two wouldn't be able to reunite," Eric said, making a deal, "We'll rescue you both, cure Orga's disease, and in exchange, you give us half the pure gold. How does that sound?"
Kakuzu was surprised. "Just half?"
Chiron spoke to Kakuzu: "The little bit of pure gold in the ring was enough to stop Orga's growth for 190 years. We don't need much."
"You can cure Orga's disease?" Asie asked in surprise, confirming again, "Orga's disease is known to be incurable..."
"South Sea Emperor's Fever, right?" Law continued Asie's words, "That disease was a death sentence 190 years ago, but now there is a special cure."
Orga opened her mouth wide. "Oh?!"
Asie's eyes widened. "What?!"
"Hmph, a lot can happen in 190 years," Law said proudly. "Medical technology has been advancing rapidly, Orga, you didn't waste 190 years."
Law took out a syringe. "After checking Orga's body, I found she has South Sea Emperor's Fever. The medicine I've just prepared will cure it with this shot."
"Eh?" Orga looked terrified. "I'm scared of injections!"
After Speaking, Orga started running around the deck of the Invincible.
(END CHAPTER)
Thank you for the support, friends. If you want to read more chapters in advance, go to my Patreon.
Read 40 Chapters In Advance: patreon.com/Johanssen10