One Piece: It's always been you

Chapter 139 Yubi is no match for 2 pieces of meat

“Yamato said that Yu was brought back to Onigashima more than four months ago,” Scal explained. “Quinn has been keeping Yu alive with a half-finished antidote.”

This medicine is what has allowed You to hold on until now. But it's been more than five days since she finished the last pill.

The route was straight, and Ace and his companions could see their pirate ship. Figures moved about on the deck, but they were too far away to see clearly what they were doing.

The waves were much more turbulent than when they first arrived, crashing against the shore wave after wave, making it impossible for the two boats to maintain their balance.

"Baker, I'll go to the ship to get some tranquilizers." The worst has happened, and Hongo has no choice but to resort to force.

Ace was confused, but as the distance closed, he saw Yu and his companions facing off on the deck. Deuce and the others stood around, not daring to approach, and could only avoid Yu.

"how so!"

When Deus saw Ace return, he quickly called out to him, "Ace, don't come any closer!"

"I don't know why, but she suddenly went crazy."

Going mad?!

He was already on the verge of death, how could he go berserk!

Ignoring Deus's words, Ace took half a step forward. A figure beat him to it, already appearing in front of Yu, ready to restrain her with both hands.

"Don't touch her! Her body temperature is very high!" Deus quickly stopped the person in front of Yu when he saw them about to touch her.

Beckman had caught Yu. His hand was at a normal body temperature, but Yu's was frighteningly hot; when they touched, white smoke rose into the air.

Even so, Beckman remained unmoved, holding onto Yu tightly without letting go.

"Let go!" Unconscious, Yu just wanted to find a cool place. Her body was burning, and she needed water!

"I won't let you do anything reckless." No matter how much Yu struggled, Beckman wouldn't let go.

If Yu gets wet, she's really doomed!

With her hand grabbed, Yu instinctively tried to kick it. Beckman caught the kick, and in the process, grabbed Yu's hands with one hand while quickly tearing off his cloak with the other to wrap it around her.

"Just bear with it."

Yu's hands were being held, and her legs were also immobilized by the cloak. She could only twist her body and glare fiercely at Beckman.

When Hongo appeared with a sedative, he easily gave Yu an injection.

Yu quickly stopped struggling and fainted.

“I’ll take her back to the ship.” Beckman carried Yu away.

Hongo turned to Ace and asked which one was Deus. After seeing the person, he asked him for the analyzed components. "Thank you, this will speed things up."

When Deus went to retrieve the ingredients, Hongo asked Ace's crew if Yu had come into contact with anything icy, especially water. The crew shook their heads to indicate no, and Hongo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“You probably didn’t notice that people with weak constitutions would quickly succumb to this virus. It was only later that we discovered that if the erythema on the skin of an infected person becomes too extensive, their body temperature will keep rising.”

"When they come into contact with water or ice, the red spots will peel off, along with the epidermis, and the flesh and blood will be exposed to the air and will quickly become infected."

Even a small patch of erythema coming into contact with water can cause all the erythema to peel off. Usually, by then, the entire body is covered with erythema, and the peeling off is like tearing away flesh; by then, it's too late for treatment.

"By the way, Baker's tone wasn't very nice just now, don't mind him." After receiving the ingredients, Hongo prepared to return to the Redford, but then turned back.

Ace didn't care, he just felt that his younger brother was very incompetent, "It was originally my problem."

Hongo let out a sigh of relief, said nothing, and returned to the ship.

In the following days, both the Red-Haired Pirates and the Spade Pirates stayed on the island, one waiting for Yu to recover and wake up, and the other chatting and having a banquet with Ace.

Shanks originally just wanted to ask Yu what happened, but then he heard Ace say that he had encountered Katakuri in the waters near Wano Country, and that Katakuri had asked him to go to Wano Country to find Yu.

When Ace mentioned Katakuri, he asked the question that had been bothering him, "Do you know about Yu and Katakuri?"

The banquet suddenly fell silent. The flames of the campfire around which several people were gathered flickered in the wind, and a slight burning sound could be heard.

"..." Ace felt like he'd stepped on a landmine, so Katakuri really had done something bad. "What did Katakuri do?"

"You has a large scar on her waist."

"It was Katakuri who caused it."

"In order to rescue her from Bigom's clutches."

These three short sentences contain a wealth of information, like a large stone thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples.

If Shanks and the others hadn't encountered Yu while her back injury hadn't fully healed and she hadn't aggravated it during activity, they would never have noticed that Yu was injured, nor would they have asked any questions.

So much so that I found out about it after asking around.

Although Yu spoke of it casually, as if it were a very, very small matter, they had known each other for fifteen years. How could they not know Yu's subtle emotions?

"I heard that this guy's Observation Haki is very good now, and he can even see a short distance into the future."

Ace felt that Shanks wasn't really praising Katakuri; his eyes and tone sounded like he was hiding a knife behind his smile.

Deus was secretly nudging Ace with his elbow, blinking his eyes as if he was saying something.

See, see, I told you he's scary when he's angry!

"It's alright, Deus. If it were me, I would have done the same." After all, this concerns Yu.

Deuce had long tried to stop Ace from meeting Shanks, especially after learning that Shanks had become one of the Four Emperors.

According to some unverified rumors from the World Government, Shanks is terrifying when he's angry; Whitebeard is terrifying when someone does something that damages their honor and morality; Big Mom is terrifying when she's in a bad mood; and Kaido is terrifying at any time.

If we consider Whitebeard and Big Mom as the older generation, then Kaido and Shanks are the younger generation.

The other three are currently unknown, but Shanks' description is completely different from what he heard from Luffy.

To help the crew better understand Shanks' temperament, Ace mentioned the incident between Shanks and the bandits in Windmill Village when he explained it to them.

None of the Spade Pirates had heard of this.

Deus was surprised that Shanks had a bottle smashed over his head and then apologized to a bandit.

"So, have any of the Four Emperors really apologized to a bandit?" Deus asked boldly.

When this was mentioned, the members of the Red-Haired Pirates couldn't help but recall Shanks' embarrassing moment, which caused everyone to burst into laughter.

Diuss was completely dumbfounded amidst the laughter.

So, is this really as real as it gets?

"What are you chatting about, having so much fun?" Yu's voice rang out amidst the laughter, sounding less energetic.

Ace and Shanks turned around and saw Yu being supported by Beckman. The red spots on her face had almost faded, leaving only a faint mark.

Seeing that Yu was alright, Lucky shouted, "Yu, sit here! It's closest to the campfire, it'll be warm!"

Yu wasn't actually cold. Beckman had specifically told her to wear more clothes when she came out, and now she was dressed in layers upon layers, like a nesting doll.

But Yu didn't refuse Lucky's offer and sat down among the group, next to Ace.

Yu tugged at Ace's cheek and said with a mischievous grin, "Beckman said you forgot about me because of those two pieces of meat."