章 11: Fred, the mad doctor
The island of Narhad wasn't only practically uninhabited, but also almost abandoned by the rest of the civilization. The only things that connected that island with the world and reminded its inhabitants that a few kilometres from that rock in the middle of the ocean there were no waterfalls like on the Viking maps were just three things...
The newspapers that gave them news from the rest of the world
The Den Den Mushis, something that only certain houses like Marlon and Freed owned, with which they could contact certain key places like the Marine or their families outside the island
And a merchant ship from the Slowagon company, which came to the island every Saturday every two weeks to rest briefly in the only bar in town after a long journey, get supplies to complete their trade route through the West Blue and of course trade with the hospitable inhabitants of the island in exchange for those provisions
"Hello again!
What do you have in stock this time?
Surprise me!" Said a blond and dishevelled man of about twenty-eight named Percy Slowagon, the youngest son of President Slowagon and captain of the merchant ship, who was once again fascinated to see how an infant carried a bag weighing hundreds of Kilograms towards him
And that child of course was Fred, who never missed that opportunity every two weeks to get money and goods that could help him. So he brought everything he and Stephen had gathered, hunted and produced during those two weeks to sell, at least everything they don't need...
"Well, quite a few things, as you can see.
Bear skins, wild boar skins, tiger skins, corals, pearls, the [Slow Down Super Aphrodisiac]
Annnnndddd! What we talked about last time, my [Super Invigorating Shake], this time without shit taste" Fred replied as he put his huge backpack on the ground and showed the items he intended to sell.
"Very good! The animal skins are intact this time, the pearls are quite symmetrical and the coral have a very nice colour
I'd rather not test your aphrodisiac... everyone in the crew learned that lesson...
As for your shake, the texture still looks fishy...
Ahh!! It still smells bad...
Mmm...but it tastes like orange..." Percy said as he inspected the merchandise, at least all that could be inspected without certain dangers
"I'm still trying to improve the texture and the smell without compromising effectiveness, but I think that with a better taste my product is ready for sale...
Right?
I know that for that detail the price will have to be lowered, especially when it's new on the market, but the effect is still very strong and the taste problem has already been solved.
Don't you dare put it too cheap!
And don't try to rip me off because I'm a kid on an island of rednecks!
I KNOW HOW THE MARKET WORKS!" Fred said as he negotiated amicably with Percy, as was custom every two weeks. He needed to sell this version as soon as possible if he wanted to get funds to improve the recipe.
"Come on Fred, I would never scam you, we are already colleagues after all, don't be so suspicious..." Percy answered, not wanting to risk losing a good client and supplier with so much potential, especially one who could break his neck with only nine years old...so he tried to change the subject to one that Fred could like "Besides, I have good news, I managed to gather some of the things you have asked me…"
And of course he liked that change of subject, too much, Fred had been waiting for two weeks or even years to find certain items, so he asked excitedly "Really?!
Did you get the book about the secrets of Rokushiki!? About the Lineage Factor!? ABOUT…"
"Not so fast...
You cannot find these things in the market and even if you find them by chance, neither you nor I could buy them. The only good news I give you is that I have found clues on how to get a manual about the Seimei Kikan, but I can't tell you when I will be able to obtain it and I will surely scare you with the price....
What I have managed to get this time is the book on how to open locks with anything, How to change your voice, How to create human masks, How to make homemade explosives and Advanced knowledge of electronics n10...
Seriously, I don't know what you're planning, but if anyone asks, I didn't give you this…" Percy said, cutting short Fred's enthusiasm to come back to reality to offer him what he had been able to find... something quite murky, especially if you look at it as a whole...
"Nothing I do will implicate you directly or indirectly...
FOR NOW!
Apart from the books I would need the items on these lists..." Fred said as he handed her two lists. One that his father had given him, which contained products necessary for the hospital and the house… and also another list with material for his and Stephens's experiments, which they paid for out of their own pocket
"Great, now we give it all to you
Between your purchases and sales you have a positive balance of 19069 berries.
Do you want something else?" Percy said as he instructed his lackeys to load up all the merchandise and put it inside Fred's huge bag.
"No! Nothing else!
Give me the money!
Mmmf... they smell so good...
My precious…" Said Fred as he looked, touched, smelled and even tasted with perversion the money he had almost taken from Percy's hands like some strange kind hungry wild beast
'Hell…
If he's already so greedy as a child, what will happen when he grows up!?' Percy thought, who felt chills when he saw Fred's face, which seemed to have mutated into something horrible after getting that money, like his eyes, which have the berrie symbol in the pupils
"Well... maybe I do need something else...
In a month is Stephen's birthday and with this one he has already ordered many electronic books, when he finishes this last one I suppose he will want to build related things…
Could you get me something for him with the money I have left over?" Fred asked as he handed him a list of materials needed for Stephen's possible experiments...
And he felt as if a piece of his soul was ripped out for every berry he was losing by making this gift 'My money…
My precious money…
We had just met and...'
"Of course, as long as we manage to obtain them and get here…
In your case you have been lucky, we have been able to bring you everything you asked for, but there are people on other islands who haven't been so lucky... many ships carrying key goods have been attacked by pirates so these goods won't be able to reach final consumers like you or intermediaries like me...
The pirates [Iron Fist], the pirates [Leech], the pirates [Dynamite], the pira…
UISH… I get chills just thinking about those names" Percy said, showing great concern for his life and the merchandise as he helped his men load the hundreds of kilograms of merchandise they were putting into Fred's backpack.
"Oh...
It's a shame to hear it...
Take care of yourself Percy… see you in two weeks!
Don't let anything happen to you and if you're danger hide inside a barrel, I've heard it works" Fred answered with an evil smile as he picked up the heavy bag, put it on his back and walked home naturally, as if he weren't carrying hundreds of kilograms with his small body
"Don't jinx me, Fred!
If I manage to place your milkshake, I'll give you the agreed share in two weeks...
BUT IF I DIE YOU WILL BE LEFT WITH NOTHING!
PRAY THAT NOTHING HAPPENS TO ME!" Shouted the superstitious Percy between laughter and tears, while he couldn't help but think that that bastard nine-year-old boy had a better chance of surviving in the sea than him
In this way Fred once again obtained many necessary supplies for the hospital and house, he got new sources of knowledge, he got some berries that he would save to invest it in the future… spend it on his best friend for his birthday like every year...
Normally during the afternoons Fred would stay with Stephen to go hunting in the forest, fishing, continue training or make things together... however, during this whole week Stephen and Marlon were busy with a project so Fred had the afternoons totally free
A few afternoons in which he took the opportunity to train even more and advance his scientific research, just like today...
"This month's test subject No. 67 is still showing no effects after ingesting the non-fatal poison [Sleeping Beauty Mark 18] in the drink ten minutes ago...
The Mark 15 takes effect almost instantly when injected into the blood, but it's quite slow when ingested...
Mmm... although it doesn't necessarily have to be bad, especially considering that it's cheap, it doesn't emit any odor and it doesn't have a taste, my colour is the same as water...
MUA! HAHAHAHAHA!!
Let's see if this variation improves anything…" Said Fred, who was talking to himself and writing down certain details in his research notebook while he watched as the rat in the cage in front of him continued to run in the reinforced hamster wheel that Stephen made… all that with one leg behind his head and writing on the notebook with his other leg
During the nights and evenings when he wasn't with Stephen, Fred would perform experiments on rats in the clinic's lab, testing new medicines, drugs, and most of all poisons... while doing extreme stretches or other crazy training stuff but that could be done inside the house to exercise his body and mind at the same time, thus being more efficient
'Hi dear viewers who are watching me and surely are wondering...
Fred, what the fuck are you doing experimenting with poisons on animals while contorting your body as if you're in a fucking circus?
Well... strength, speed, agility, jumping ability and stamina are very important, but so is flexibility, it's good for dodging, hiding and also fighting... now I can fold like a napkin, but the first few times I tried it was fucking hell...
Magellan was able to defeat all the Blackbeard pirates with a few liters... the Rumba pirates were exterminated by poison arrows, Punk Hazard was practically destroyed by poison gas... Even Luffy, who had developed resistance to all poisons he almost died poisoned by the [Armored Stonefish's] poison and he only survived because Reiju, Sanji's sexy pink-haired sister, a poison user saved him
As we have verified, poison is an extremely useful weapon, so learning how to use it against enemies and how to counteract it in the event of being poisoned is something mandatory for me, especially having the opportunity to know about it since I was a child' Fred narrated that day to himself once again as he placed both his legs behind his head, supported his entire body with one hand on the table as he took notes with his free hand
"This month's test subject No. 68 is reacting to the non-deadly poison [Gut Purifier Mark 7] in an amazing way.
Gut Purifier, my most recent creation causes extreme diarrhea and continuous vomiting, both greatly enhanced by the unexpected side effect of chronic cough, which prevents the infected from controlling both waste leaks...
An unprecedented success whose only flaw... at least for the moment... is that it takes about forty minutes to take effect regardless of how it's administered… let's see if I improve this problem in the Mark 8 version…
Although if it persists like this and without losing effectiveness I will have to move this poison from the category of Non-Deadly Poison to Deadly Poison…" Said Fred and wrote down in the notebook while he saw how the little mouse in front of him defecated, vomited and sneezed nonstop in the fish tank that he had prepared for this experiment with such a high probability of dirtying everything.
Fred did many experiments among which poisons as particular as this one came out, which for some reason turned out to be useful to him, unlike all his acquaintances, friends and family, who only considered them aberrations against nature... as his next experiment...
"This month's test subject No. 69 responds appropriately to the [Fast and furious Aphrodisiac Mark 12]. He has been fucking the test subject No. 70 aka [Open pussy rat] without stopping for 26 minutes straight after applying a small dose...
Unfortunately the [Anti-discrimination pheromones Mark 3] aren't having the desired effect... the subject No. 69 hasn't fucked subject No.71 known as [virgin female lizard] even once...
I'll have to try a new combination of proteins...
I'm sorry test subject N71, you'll have to wait a little longer" Fred said and noted in his notebook as he watched with extreme disappointment how the drugged rat preferred to fuck someone of his kind instead of the lizard he had sprayed with his homemade pheromones.
However, he didn't just research poisons, and weird things, he also created medicine from time to time...
"The fast healing medicine [Wound Welder Mark 33] works a little better than the other versions...
It has been able to heal subject N72's small wound quickly, only six minutes, but it hasn't been able to stop the infection and healing requires many additional nutrients...
This project is still not bearing the fruits we want... but it is worth continuing to invest in it" Fred said and noted as he made another small cut on the same rat, which was healing more slowly than before due to the lack of nutrients to feed its new medicine.
As in all scientific research, the chances of success of each project were quite slim, even for Fred, who had been studying, creating and testing non-stop all his crazy ideas since he was five years old in order to be prepared to beat strong guys in the future.
Over the years he had many failures and few but good successes in crafting his dream products, which were mostly non-lethal poisons, his favourites... as he was negative by nature and was afraid of killing someone he shouldn't by accident... like himself... during his experiments, training or combat, so his preference was paralyzing and sleeping poisons, or other somewhat curious categories
"And test subject 03 from two months ago seems to have developed about 90% immunity to [Sleeping Beauty Mark 15], the best version yet…
Excellent, if I manage to increase the efficiency I won't fall asleep in case of accidentally sticking myself with a poisoned needle...
I will be able to stop using the almost obsolete [Sleeping Beauty Mark 10] without any fear" Fred said and noted once more as he watched the lab rat he punctured again and again with a needle full of numbing and paralyzing poison that he held with his feet, however, the rat didn't fall asleep even after 8 punctures
And of course he also developed the antidotes for his poisons and recently he had even learned to develop medicines to create immunity to those same poisons that he developed!
Fred didn't know if it was possible to create complete and permanent immunity to poisons either generally with all poisons or specifically for one in his previous world, but in the world of One Piece it's a phenomenon studied by academics... a knowledge that he could find in a book that he bought last year from Percy at a not very cheap price
"I have almost developed all poisons that work by ingestion, by blood or by contact with the skin that I wanted, some things remain to be polished, but the effects are promising...
The next step would be the gaseous poisons, although I will need specialized equipment to test them safely, which will cost quite a bit of money... and I doubt that my father will find it very funny..." Said Fred as he contorted in more impossible ways than before, waited for test subject 67 to fall asleep because of his poison... and complained as always "And the usual problem...
I'm running out of test subjects."
And precisely at that moment... jos prayers were answered...
"MEAWW!!" A large black cat meowed from outside the window, which had cute and practical bags tied to each side of its back, which seemed to be filled with something that moved.
"Oh!
Hello Schrödinger, just now I was thinking of you" Said Fred happily as he opened the window, took the cute kitten and brought it into the laboratory
And no, Fred wasn't thinking of using the cat for one of his experiments, on the contrary, that kitten was his biggest supplier of live rats for his experiments.
"Today you brought me only three?
There's no more?" Fred asked as he opened the bags containing the mice that Schrodinger had hunted and kept with great skill inside, showing that he's a very smart and well-trained cat.
"Meaw, mew nya!
Nya, nya meaw?"
"Yes, yes... I know that this week you have brought me a lot and that is why it's not easy to find more now...
I think you have spoiled me recently…" Fred replied as he deposited the mice in an empty cage and petted Schrodinger to thank him for his great work
"Meaw!?"
"Yes, of course, as promised, here's your reward.
Tuna freshly caught by Grandma Brush this morning, your favourite" Fred answered as he filled the bowl with lightly cooked fresh fish, the favourite dish of the family kitten, who spent most of the day away from home.
"MEEAAWWWW!!" Schrodinger shouted with joy and enthusiasm as he devoured his well-deserved prize.
"Enjoy it and be careful if there are still any thorns left" Fred said as he stroked the head of his cat... and also offered him water, in case he choked
And Fred, once again, felt it necessary to make it clear to potential viewers what the hell just happened now 'Yes, I know what you're thinking now...
Fred have you gone crazy... so crazy that you not only narrate your life to viewers who may never hear your narration, but now you also talk with animals?
Answering the hypothetical question that I ask myself on your behalf... I don't know if I'm crazy or not, that's something that the psychologist that doesn't exist on this island will have to assess
However, the reason why I talk to the cat has an explanation...
Do you remember the translator that Broly gave me before reincarnating in this world?
Let's just say it works a little too well... not only do I understand the language and writing of the people of this world perfectly, which is mainly Japanese...
ALSO THE LANGUAGE OF ANIMALS!
Yes, I am the new Dr Dolittle! I'm the second Chopper... although I was born before him...!
I have the powers of Apis's Akuma No Mi without even having eaten it... yes, Apis, the girl from the East Blue Feathered Dragon filler chapters that we all want to forget for obvious reasons...
Come to think of it, this is almost a real second power... and I got it for free...'
"Meow! meow mew!
Grrjjjj" Schrodinger mewed as he rubbed against Fred's legs, covering them with cat hair.
"Yes, I know...
It's not easy being a domestic cat on this island, especially when there are no female cats of your age...
But don't worry, in a few years I'll take you to a city full of kittens... or I'll ask Percy for one you like...
How do you like them? black like you?" Fred responded as he stroked the head and belly of his trusty test rat supplier.
"Mew! MEAW! Miau..."
"HAHAHAHAHA!
You're a rascal, but with good taste!" Fred replied as he carried his cat in his arms to his bed and covered him with his favourite blanket
'As we could see in One Piece, unlike in reality, where animals have an extremely simple language that only serves to warn of danger or other things, here it's as complex as the human, even some animals show intelligence equal to the human... even higher than some pretty dumb humans...
In addition, many are able to understand our language perfectly while we are not... something quite confusing, typical of an anime world
Although if I want I can also speak in their language, something I don't do very often or in the presence of people... because otherwise they would think I'm crazy...' Fred recounted to himself as he approached his work area again after putting Schrodinger to bed.
"Hello Subjects N 74, N 75 and N 76...
Nice to meet you... I'm sorry you have to sacrifice yourselves for the good of humanity and that stuff...
But I promise not to do you any more harm than is unnecessary" Fred said as he greeted his three new animal friends, whom he didn't appreciate as much as Schrodinger despite understanding them perfectly.
"NYI! NYI! NYI!" The three mice vigorously protested, insulting him nonstop
"Relax, I have an incredible anesthetic that I call [Painkiller Mark 21]
You will not feel any pain even if you are able to move perfectly, although later... if that later comes... you will pee a lot and with a very strange smell" Fred said, trying to clear his conscience a bit, but not too much.
However, the experiments on these newcomers would have to wait until tomorrow since he hadn't had time yet to open his new books, something he intended to do when his father went to sleep, when experimenting on rats was prohibited due to the noise derived from performing deadly experiments with animals...
However, Fred's plans would vary a bit that night.
"Hi Fred.
Is it safe to enter now?" Norman asked from the other side of the door, who wouldn't enter until his son could guarantee his physical safety.
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