The entire battle itself was stupid. His fight against Crocodile during the event, that left him like this, even worse. He wish it could all been avoided….if only.
“How are you holding up?”
Smoker has had so many bumps, bruised, scratched and scrapes it’s impossible to recount them all.
But he always remembered the ones Tashigi patched up.
The upper arm was the newest along with the one along his face. To him, it was ugly. Not that he thought ☞
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beginning to wrap up a flesh wound found alongside his upper arm. A roll of white bandages began to unfurl as she tightly began to wrap it around the freshly cleaned wound.
⠀⠀ ❝ You put up a brave fight against a warlord, Smoker-san. You need to take it easy. ❞
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himself to be particularly good looking. He was more so under the impression that this facial wound was horrible. Made him look worse.
“I couldn’t call it brave.”
He responded to her compliment. While he was appreciative of her words of praise, he thought differently. ☞
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The captain was used to sights like these nowadays, but they never became easier to look at. So many wounded, so many in need of care.
It hit her even harder when it was those she was more closely acquainted to. Having been relatively fine herself, she was using
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for reasons he didn’t admit aloud.
He just preferred to be looked after by one of the very few people he considered a friend.
She was in the middle of patching up one of his wounds when he let out a sharp “ACK!” Sound.
“Dah. That hurts, Tashigi!”
The Captain Grimaced.
normally after battles the victors are supposed to cheer, give thanks and hold toasts. But not this time.
Upon Smoker’s personal vessel he named “Stratus”, he was in his quarters getting looked at by Tashigi.
He refused proper treatment from the other medical officers ☞
Reta✝️
I can’t help but think Smoker is incredibly proud of how much Tashigi has developed and also one of the few marines who stand on business with her own form of justice.