Chapter 7

"Hold it okay? This will be painful."

"Do it."

My fellow marines put thick clothes into his mouth, and I began to work. Slowly his arms were reattached to his shoulder. That is the power of Curaga, also known as Cure 3. This spell lets me reattach limbs that get severed as long as it does not take too long since they lose their limbs and they still have them.

After a minute, the man had his arms back. I can see he is sweating from the pain. Yeah, attaching your arms back really hurts. It is like stitching your skin without an anesthetic but twenty times worse.

"And we are done. Good work."

"Haaa… That is worse than I thought. Thank you, doc. I owe you one."

"Don't mention it."

"Next!"

To my surprise, there is none. Huh. I guess there is no one who needs healing. I get up from the ground and gather back all of my clones. Split-Split fruit is really useful. What makes it so useful? It perfectly copies the original body.

Each body has its own reserve. I noticed that if I did not have extra power, my devil fruit would not be as useful as it is now. Can you imagine five healers that can heal thirty people at once? Can create a shield for fifty people at once and even resurrect a recently dead person (10 seconds).

Yeah, that is me. Just like Captain Brutus said, I will become one of the most important healers the marine has if I survive long enough.

"Oi, Yuuji!"

I snap from my thoughts when I hear Bell-mère's voice from the left. I can see her grinning while holding both Nami and Nojiko in her hands.

"Bell-mère! How are you? Does the wound still hurt?"

"Nah, I'm doing fine! You are a miracle worker. There is no pain."

"Good. So, what can I do for you? Does anyone need healing?"

"No. The captain wants to talk to you on the base. By the look of it, there will be a promotion."

"Promotion?"

"Yup~ While he is a relatively new pirate, Gures is a powerful pirate you know? He has a bounty of forty million Belly, you know? There are already a few people that will be promoted and you are among them."

"Huh."

Another promotion? I just joined this part of the Marines for two months, and I already got promoted once again?

After patting Nami and Nojiko's heads, I quickly walked toward the marine base. I continued to walk toward the captain's room, where Captain Brutus and Lieutenant Silvana greeted me.

"Yuuji! You are here, good. Please take a seat."

I nod my head and take a seat in front of his desk.

"What is it, captain?"

"I have good news for you."

"Good news?"

"Yup. The HQ wants you to join the Flash Course."

"Flash Course?"

"Yup. It was a course those prodigy young men like you take to quickly rise in rank. The news of your healing ability has been heard by the HQ and they want you to be trained by a veteran member of the Marine. They want you to be able to reach Captain Level fighting prowess so you can go around the world to heal people."

".... Do you think I'm ready?"

"No. You are not. Flash Courses have minimum requirements and the HQ wants you to be at least at the minimum. Because of this, I will train personally. You will have free time in the evening but other than that? You will continue training all day. Do you accept this? You can reject this and get promoted in the old way but I did not recommend it."

"Do you think so, captain?"

"Yes. You are a young man with a bright future and a little old me should not stop you. A star should shine brightly in the sky and I don't think I can make you shine as bright as your potential. I am already content with my life and I will stay in the captain rank for the rest of my life and make myself a family."

Captain Brutus smiles at lieutenant Silvana.

"Because of that, I think you should accept it and take the Flash Course. This is a once in a lifetime chance."

I nod my head and say.

"Then I will accept this gift. Thank you, Captain."

"Heh. Thank you when you are the captain of your own ship. Flash Course is a hard program where many prodigies fail. If you succeed in this course, you will get the Captain Rank, if you fail the half way you will get the Commander rank. Just make sure you get the commander, okay? I want people to know that you are my student after all! Hahahaha!"

I smile a little and get myself ready for the training that will soon come.