For every 100 PS = 1 bonus chapter
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After Chopper awkwardly twisted and turned in front of the camera for three or four seconds, his phone suddenly started ringing like crazy. In just a few minutes, his background notification count hit 99+!
The constant pinging became so sharp and rapid that it startled Chopper, who had still been lost in his emotional moment.
"Ah?! What's happening? Is the phone going to explode?!" Chopper shouted, instantly yeeting the phone across the room and hiding behind the door—his body still visible, but his little head tucked completely behind the wall—waiting for the inevitable kaboom.
But after waiting for quite a while…
The phone just kept ringing. No smoke. No fire. No explosion.
"…What's going on? Aren't phones supposed to explode when they go crazy like that?"
Chopper cautiously peeked at the phone, still ringing, then crept forward inch by inch. After a long moment of hesitation, he picked it up.
Then he realized.
They were all messages!
"So many comments?!" Chopper shouted, immediately opening the comment section.
> "Hahaha, this little reindeer is too cute. Followed!"
> "Caught a talking reindeer—and he's a doctor! Drum Kingdom, huh? I think I've heard of it."
> "Deceiving? Nah, that's nothing. My dog can use a phone too!"
> "Will there be discounts on the meds? Getting hurt is a daily thing for pirates. A reliable doctor is gold!"
As he scrolled through them, Chopper's mouth fell open. No one was mad. No one insulted him. No one called him a liar.
He was completely speechless.
"Everyone… everyone actually… actually accepted me…"
At the same time, his follower count was skyrocketing!
Thanks to the traffic boost and the comments, people who liked Chopper and needed medicine just started following him directly.
After all, who could guarantee they'd never get injured in a world like this?
Chopper stared at the exploding follower count in a daze. Then he bolted out of the room in a frenzy.
"Doctor Kureha! Doctor Kureha!"
He crashed into her room and found her, of course, still drinking.
Chopper didn't even catch his breath before blurting everything out.
"Hahaha! Chopper, you're going viral!" Kureha laughed heartily, waving her bottle. "Quick, post a thank-you video! And tell everyone to buy our medicine from now on. That cow Dalton is useless. My Chopper is the best!"
The unexpected praise caught Chopper off guard. Blushing furiously, he quickly uploaded a thank-you video, then sat there, heart pounding, watching his follower count climb.
"The feeling of being accepted… it's so good!"
…
Three Days Later, Marine Headquarters.
Helmeppo had returned to his usual daily routine—training. Like Coby, he now did extra sessions, pushing himself harder than ever.
The reason was simple:
Coby's phone had been confiscated.
Without a phone, what else could you do? There was only training.
The demand for phones was also getting ridiculous. Maybe other islands were different, but here in the HQ, phones were a luxury. They weren't available through normal channels, and waiting in line took days.
Sure, scalpers existed inside the Marines too. But the phones in their hands? Outrageously priced. You'd need to save your whole month's salary to afford one.
At the moment, Coby and Helmeppo were sprawled on the ground, soaked in sweat, their muscles aching from exhaustion. They were applying liniment to soothe their injuries.
Normally, each Marine was given a limited supply of recovery medicine. But it was rationed, and you couldn't just request more whenever you wanted.
So if you trained extra but didn't have the recovery meds to match, not only would your gains be wasted, but you could end up damaging your body instead.
"Helmeppo, where'd you get this sprain medicine? It's crazy effective."
Coby gently poured some into his palm, rubbed it in twice, and applied it to his aching biceps.
As it kicked in, he felt the burn in his muscles slowly cool off. It was like someone poured a cold soda on him during a sweltering summer.
"Good stuff. It's even better than what the HQ provides!"
Coby's eyes lit up as he examined the little bottle. No label, no brand—just a simple hoof-shaped mark on the bottom.
"Of course. I'm Helmeppo, after all," Helmeppo said smugly. "Coby, you'll never guess who made this medicine."
"Who? Come on, don't keep me hanging!" Coby asked eagerly.
Helmeppo chuckled and leaned in. "You won't believe it, but this stuff was made by a reindeer."
"…A reindeer?" Coby blinked. "Since when can reindeer make medicine?"
"It's a reindeer who ate a Devil Fruit. He can talk like a human. His name's Chopper, and he's also a doctor," Helmeppo said seriously. "Honestly, I just bought it to support him. I didn't expect it to work. I mean, it's medicine from a deer, right? How good could it be?"
He paused.
"But to my shock… it worked really well."
Coby stared at him, stunned.
This guy had the worst luck, but somehow always stumbled into miracles. He had to reconsider this so-called friendship.
"You're insane. What if it was poison? Were you trying to kill me?"
Helmeppo rolled his eyes like Coby was an idiot. "Don't overthink it. Dr. Chopper is a very cute and very skilled doctor. Plus, his medicine even comes with after-sales service."
Coby's jaw dropped. "After-sales… what kind of service?"
"Listen." Helmeppo sat up straighter. "Maybe it's because he's new to the app, but Chopper is legit. Every order is reviewed by him personally. If the buyer has any issues, he's responsible until you fully recover."
Coby stared at him, dumbfounded. Then his expression shifted to one of pure admiration.
"A doctor like that… He's the real deal."
"Help me order a few more bottles," Coby added. "This stuff's amazing. I can actually keep training!"
Helmeppo grinned. "Don't worry, I already bought more. But… I blew my entire month's salary on it. So no phone for me."
Coby: ".…"
No phone.
That hit harder than a punch from Garp.
It had been forever since he last saw those cute streamers. Would they even remember him now?
But what could he do? He had brought this on himself. That one time he stepped into formation with the wrong foot… and got his phone confiscated by Bogard…
(To be continued.)