Chapter 14 : Joining the Spades Pirate Crew

Although Ace had been inviting Youta, he wasn't very confident in his heart.

Ace had long since realized that Youta was no ordinary person. Just the stone he threw when he came over earlier showed that he had great strength, and his combat power far exceeded that of an ordinary person.

In fact, Ace could guarantee that no one in the Spades Pirate Crew, except for himself, was a match for Youta, and that didn't even take into account his Devil Fruit ability.

Plus, he was a rare Devil Fruit user with the ability to modify things. The Swallow-Swallow Fruit, with its modification ability, was obviously not an ordinary Devil Fruit. Combined with his decent medical skills, whether joining the Marines or the ranks of pirates, he would definitely receive high recognition.

Even if his combat power wasn't considered, just his ability to instantly heal wounds was enough to make the Four Emperors and the Marine Headquarters eager for him.

Although his own Spades Pirate Crew was called a Supernova, it was actually just so-so. Every year, one or two Supernovas emerged on the sea, but there were only a few who could really stand firm. The attraction to Devil Fruit ability users like Youta was naturally understandable.

Otherwise, Ace's Spades Pirate Crew wouldn't be in such a predicament.

His younger brother Luffy's Straw Hat Pirate Crew was the real dream team: top-notch navigators, first-rate cooks and shipwrights, skilled ship doctors, fighters whose strength wasn't much less than Luffy's, and even the world's only archaeologist.

As for Ace's crew... well, it's hard to put into words...

The so-called Spades Pirate Crew could completely be understood as Ace and his lackeys!

Of course, Youta didn't know the current situation of the Spades Pirate Crew. He thought that since Ace was Luffy's brother, even if the Spades Pirate Crew didn't have the dream team configuration of the Straw Hat Pirate Crew, it shouldn't be too bad, right? After all, he hadn't read any spin-off manga about Ace and didn't know how rundown the Spades Pirate Crew was.

But even if he knew, it wouldn't matter. After all, they would eventually be absorbed into the Whitebeard Pirate Crew. For Youta, the Spades Pirate Crew was just a springboard.

It was Ace who was excited when he heard Youta accept his invitation.

At this point, the pirate ship of the Spades Pirate Crew had also arrived at the shore, and seven or eight people came down from the ship.

Youta glanced over and thought to himself, "These guys don't seem to have much strength; they seem far inferior to Ace."

"Speaking of which, this vice-captain named Deuce is also weak. Ace can bring this group of people to the New World, which is really his skill."

Although Youta had cultivated Observation Haki, he only had a vague sense of the opponent's strength. Therefore, he didn't have a complete grasp of Ace's other crew members' strength.

But at least he had analyzed Deuce's body strength with the Swallow-Swallow Fruit, so he had the deepest understanding of Deuce's strength.

And Deuce's strength, as a vice-captain, was already considerable. So he now had a certain understanding of the strength of Ace's subordinates.

"Ace, are you okay? Who is this guy?"

"Deuce seems to have recovered! Is our ship doctor finally back to normal?"

Deuce's face blushed slightly. "Cough cough, I am no longer the ship doctor. Ace has found us a new companion."

"A new companion?" Several people looked at Youta, and Youta smiled slightly. "My name is Youta, just an ordinary doctor from the Magnet Drum Kingdom."

Only Chopper seemed a bit reluctant. "Youta, are you going to sea too?"

"How about it, Chopper, do you want to come with us?" Ace suddenly leaned over and said to Chopper.

"That's enough! Isn't this your brother's important crew member and food supply? If you take him away, won't Luffy become the one with the lowest IQ in the Straw Hat Pirate Crew?"

But Youta didn't change his expression despite shouting in his mind. Nowadays, the Magnet Drum Kingdom was not like the original, where there was a foolish law about hunting doctors. There were excellent doctors everywhere. With Luffy's charm, it wouldn't be difficult to take away a reliable doctor. So even if Chopper left, it wouldn't be a big deal.

Chopper covered his face and twisted his body. "Damn it, do you think I'm so easily taken onto a ship by someone? Even if you invite me, I won't go."

No, you obviously want to go, right? Everyone can see it!

Youta sighed and began to think about what kind of new doctor the Straw Hat Pirate Crew would encounter.

However, at this moment, Chopper's expression suddenly changed. "Th-th-this, what is this! Oh no, stay away!"

A huge lynx pounced over and bit Chopper's head on the spot. Chopper screamed miserably, running around in a panic, blood streaming from his head.

"Kodazu! Don't do it."

"Stop, that's not prey!"

The Spades Pirate Crew was shocked and rushed over, struggling to separate the lynx and Chopper. At this moment, Chopper's face was covered in blood and tears. "Waaah, I'm not going, I'm not going, I'll definitely be eaten if I go."

Youta clearly saw everything. The lynx named Kodazu seemed to be obediently accepting punishment, but when it heard this, a slightly sinister smile appeared at the corner of its mouth before returning to normal.

Well, even pets are starting to compete internally in this era!

Obviously, Kodazu's meaning was very clear: this ship could only have one mascot!

But come to think of it, most ships either didn't have a mascot, or if they did, they would only keep one, whether it was a furball, any other animal, or a reindeer who ate a Devil Fruit; there wouldn't be a second one.

Perhaps, this was what they called "there can only be one tiger on a mountain, unless they're a mated pair"?

Clearly, Ace and the others in the Spades Pirate Crew also saw this problem, so they didn't continue to invite Chopper. Otherwise, the two animals on the ship would definitely cause a commotion later on.

"Alright, alright, Chopper, let me help you heal." Youta sighed helplessly and swallowed Chopper in one gulp.

"Eek!!!" The Spades Pirate Crew was horrified, even Kodazu's fur stood on end, and its tail stood upright.

Fortunately, after a moment, Youta spat Chopper out again. At this point, all the wounds and bloodstains on Chopper's body had disappeared. The relieved crew members breathed a sigh of relief.

"So... so amazing!" Deuce's eyes widened, looking at Youta's mouth. It turned out that he had been healed like this!