Chapter 464: You Have to Pay It Back
Of course there is no problem in treating Ain. After all, she is Altria's roommate and fan girl. They have gone out together many times. I can't just watch her get into trouble.
Zhang Da also hurried over with Wendy, and winked at Altria before leaving.
Artoria nodded to show that she understood. She signaled everyone to go help the other Marines fight, and she chose a closer place to watch Zephyr's battle .
Binz took great effort to dig Ain out of the rubble, and she was covered in dust. "Ain, Ain!"
Binz checked Ain's breath and pulse, and was relieved when he confirmed that she was still alive. When he was about to take her to see a military doctor, Binz saw Zhang Daye and Wendy.
"Here!" Binz shouted, "Mr. Tatsuya, Miss Wendy!"
Zhang Da also found a bed from the inventory, and together with Binz, he gently lifted Ain onto it. Wendy whispered to her, "Be careful" and "Don't touch the wound."
"She has over a dozen broken bones, her lower left ribs are nearly shattered, she has a mild concussion, and her internal organs are ruptured..." Wendy quickly examined Ain and cast healing magic. She said sympathetically, "Such serious injuries! What kind of battle did Miss Ain go through?"
Hearing Wendy detail Ain's serious injuries, Binz felt relieved. A serious injury wasn't a big deal; the doctor shaking his head and leaving was. Since Wendy hadn't said it couldn't be cured, there was hope, and it wasn't a big deal.
"Ain was hit head-on by Xu Hai's strange weapon." Binz briefly described the situation and said angrily, "That guy couldn't beat Zefa-sensei, so he resorted to such despicable tactics!"
It seems like she's a tough guy. Is Aiyin being targeted because she's so outstanding? Zhang Da also speculated.
"Leave this to us," Zhang Da also said, "Go check on the others. If there are any wounded soldiers who are difficult for the military doctors to treat, come to us."
"...Okay." Binz originally wanted to go back to provide support, but then he thought that since Zhang Da was here, the other members of the Amber Travel Group should have arrived as well. Together with Teacher Zefa, there would be no problems on the battlefield, so it was indeed more important to treat the wounded.
Only after walking a long way did Binz suddenly realize that he had subconsciously thought that the Amber Travel Group was as reliable as Teacher Zefa.
Seeing Binz walk away, Zhang Da also confirmed that no one was watching. He also moved closer to Ain and offered his hand to help Wendy heal her wounds. In terms of the strength of healing magic alone, Zhang Da was already as good as Wendy. It was just that he had not been exposed to it for a long time, so he was not as proficient as Wendy, and he did not want outsiders to know.
"Hmm..." In the bright green light, Ain woke up slowly, looked around with a confused look, and when she saw Wendy and Zhang Daye, she immediately wanted to get up.
Zhang Da also quickly pressed her shoulders gently: "Don't move, the treatment isn't over yet... Even if it's over, you'll have to lie down for a while."
"Mr. Tatsuya, Wendy..." Ain frowned, as if realizing her situation. "Thank you, Mr. Zefa and how are you?"
"There are others taking care of you over there. Just lie down and take care of yourself first." Zhang Da also advised and praised, "I heard from Binz that you are really brave."
Aiyin, however, was not happy. Her eyes were a little dazed: "Because in that situation, I really had nothing but courage..."
Courage did not bring her victory. After calming down and thinking about it, Ain suddenly felt that in that situation, her actions were more reckless than brave.
"That's what makes it so valuable..." Zhang Da paused, feeling a bit like he was being too self-conscious. He then said, "If you're unwilling to give up, then just work hard to get stronger. You've only been in the training camp for a few months, so you'll have to work harder in the remaining time."
Ain regained a little confidence.
"Tatsuya-nii, it's okay," Wendy said, "but it would be better to bandage some areas."
"Okay." Zhang Da took out the medical kit and handed it to Wendy. Noticing that Ain's clothes were a little damaged, Zhang Da took out another set of clothes, then turned around. It was not convenient for him to participate in the rest, so he could only hand it to Wendy.
"Mr. Tatsuya, there's something I can't figure out." Ain let Wendy cut her coat into shreds and bandaged it where necessary, thinking about how she got beaten. "Why doesn't my ability work on Xu Hai?"
"Well, it's probably because of my domineering nature." Zhang Da also sat cross-legged on the ground to prevent himself from being unable to resist turning around.
"Haki?" Ain was not unfamiliar with this word. She remembered that when Teacher Zefa introduced Zhang Daye, he said that this was a genius who mastered Haki in just a few months.
"That's right. Haki that's strong enough can offset the effects of some abilities. Your abilities and Perona's abilities are both included in this." Zhang Da was not surprised. According to Shark Chili's information, this Xu Hai might be a person who could be comparable to the Three Disasters. Even if he was not as good, the difference would not be too big. It was not surprising that someone like him could use Haki to offset Ain's abilities.
Zhang Da also continued to explain, "This is also the reason why Mr. Zefa didn't ask you to assist him in the battle. Even if you used your ability to help him return to his youthful state, once he used his Haki during the battle, he would still revert to his original state. At that time, he might suffer a great loss because he couldn't adapt to the sudden change in his body."
"If that's the case, wouldn't my usual practice of abilities be completely meaningless?"
"On the contrary, you haven't developed enough." Zhang Da also said, "Using domineering aura to offset abilities has its limits. Ultimately, it all depends on your strength. As long as the gap isn't too big, you can still give him a big surprise."
At this point, Zhang Da suddenly had an idea: "Ai Yin, when you recover, can you use your ability on me once?"
He also wanted to test his level of dominance. Although he could try it with Perona, but... if he couldn't hold on, he couldn't afford to lose face.
"Ah? Of course I can...as long as you don't mind."
Wendy quickly bandaged Ain, changed her clothes, helped her lie down slowly, and then squatted aside with a bit of grievance.
Ain felt a little awkward, lying on a bed beside the ruins to recuperate, feeling something was amiss. She hadn't noticed it before, but now she thought, why would Tatsuya-san carry a bed with him? Is this how the Bag-Bag Fruit's power works?
Zhang Da also asked, "What's wrong, Wendy? Are you tired?"
Wendy had a look of despair on her face and said weakly, "No, I'm just a little shocked."
Zhang Da was also puzzled and asked: "A strike?"
"Yeah." Wendy hugged her calves with her hands and buried her face in her knees. No matter how much Zhang Da asked her, she refused to speak.
It doesn’t matter, I’m only twelve years old, I will grow up one day, Wendy silently encouraged herself.
It was not until Binz came with a group of wounded soldiers that Wendy regained her spirits and treated the Marines one by one.
As a rule, in order to prevent running out of magic power, Wendy only treated the seriously injured, potentially fatal ones, to the point where they could recover after a while, and left the rest to ordinary doctors.
I have to say that these students have very strong vitality. One of them was stabbed in the chest but he still fought back against the pirate with a knife, and then he just did some simple emergency treatment and has persisted until now; another person was even more exaggerated, he was shot in the throat but he was still alive.
Even Wendy felt a little insecure about such a serious injury. While receiving treatment, she looked at Zhang Daye as if asking for help.
Zhang Da also stretched out a hand and grabbed Wendy's little hand. It looked like he was comforting Wendy who was trembling slightly because of fear. In fact, he was also using healing magic. Anyway, it was all green light, and these Muggles couldn't tell who emitted it.
After finally treating all the wounded, Wendy wiped the sweat from her forehead and received a lot of thanks.
"Don't be so polite. Let's send everyone back to rest." Wendy smiled sweetly.
Many Marines were instantly struck by this bright smile. This was the child who pulled their comrades back from the brink of death:
“So cute!”
"Is this the power of the Sky Priestess?"
"Angel, it's an angel!"
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" At this time, Binz ran over with a burly figure on his back, saying incoherently, "Teacher Zefa, please save Teacher Zefa!"
The Marines' faces changed drastically. Did something happen to Teacher Zefa? They were all trying to protect them...
Zhang Da's heart skipped a beat, and then he felt that it was not right. Altria and the others were there, and even Tom was there, so Zefa should not be allowed to get into trouble.
He hurriedly checked Zefa's condition with Wendy. After a few minutes, the two looked at each other in confusion.
This guy doesn't seem to have any issues?
The Marines had already formed a circle, whether they were injured or not. Even Ain had climbed up and looked at Zhang Daye and Wendy nervously. She asked nervously, "How is it? Is Mr. Zefa seriously injured?"
Wendy said doubtfully, "Mr. Zefa isn't seriously injured. He's in even better shape than Ms. Ain."
"Huh???" The Marines were all shocked.
"Go back and lie down. Stop joining in the fun. Hurry and carry the seriously injured back." Zhang Da said angrily, "Binz, what's going on?"
"That's impossible! I clearly saw Zefa-sensei's last punch completely defeat Xu Hai, but Xu Hai also desperately stabbed Zefa-sensei in the chest with his weapon." Binz pointed at Zefa's chest. "Look, the holes and bloodstains on his clothes are still there!"
Of course Zhang Da also saw the large bloodstain, but he did not find any wound, so he and Wendy thought it was someone else's blood.
From what Binz said, did he heal on the way?
Zhang Da also closed his eyes, feeling Zefa's condition, and said with a strange expression: "Mr. Zefa's breath is normal, but my observation Haki tells me... he is hungry, very hungry."
"Huh?" Binz's face was full of disbelief. "I don't know Observation Haki, so don't lie to me." He asked, "Can Observation Haki tell if someone is hungry?"
"A few people gain special abilities after mastering Observation Haki, such as being able to listen to others' thoughts and sense their emotions. I am one of them." Zhang Da also looked up at the sky and said quietly, "My ability is to sense the hunger level of others."
Binz was stunned. It sounded like gaining special abilities was a rare gift, but Tatsuya-san's tone sounded a bit melancholic. Even if this ability was a bit strange, there would always be a suitable use for it, right? For example, if he opened a restaurant, he could precisely attract hungry customers...
After thinking for a while, Binz finally understood Zhang Daye's feelings. He racked his brains, but didn't know how to comfort him.
But there was no need for his comfort, Zhang Da had already accepted the reality. In fact, when he first discovered that he had this ability, Zhang Da was still quite surprised.
As he said, special observation Haki is a very rare talent. Being able to sense someone's hunger level might be due to him using it incorrectly. The real use of it might be to sense the other person's physical condition or weaknesses.
But after repeated experiments, Zhang Da finally confirmed that this was simply the ability to sense other people's hunger levels and to judge whether they were 70% or 80% full when eating.
As for its function... Does it make it easier for him to call everyone to dinner on time? It also helps him judge when Altria is truly hungry and when she is just eating for the sake of eating.
Of course, Tom is still an exception. It is very likely that he is full one second and becomes hungry the next second after seeing a fish. Or he does not need to eat when he is hungry, but eats very happily when he is full.
Tom may be even more amazing than Schrödinger's cat, because Tom's state has nothing to do with him as the observer.
"Anyway, I'm sure Mr. Zefa was just too hungry." Zhang Da also speculated that Zefa might have used Life Return multiple times during the fierce battle, consuming too much energy, or he might have used Haki excessively, which led to his coma.
Thinking of this, he took out a bedside table and filled the drawers with various snacks.
Zhang Da also pried open Zefa's mouth and stuffed a piece of chocolate into it. As the chocolate melted, Zefa's throat moved, and then his stomach made a loud noise.
Zefa slowly opened his eyes and confirmed Zhang Daye's statement.
"Teacher Zefa!" The Marines looked at Zefa in surprise. If something happened to him, it would be like the sky falling for them, the cadets.
Zefa's lips moved, but Zhang Da didn't wait for him to speak. He simply tore open bag after bag of snacks and stuffed them into Zefa's mouth.
As for feeding, he is very familiar with it.
But this time the person feeding him was not the one he wanted, so his movements were a little rough.
"I'm so embarrassed." After finishing all the snacks, Zefa stood up and bowed solemnly, "Also, thank you for this time."
After bowing, Zefa stood up and saluted again: "Thank you very much!"
The bow was Zefa's personal thanks to Zhang Daye and Wendy for saving his students, and the salute was his thanks to them as a navy for saving so many future navy officers.
The Marines who could stand stood at attention and saluted, while those who could not stand tried to support their bodies with their elbows and salute.
Wendy cupped her hands together, looking deeply touched. Zhang Da also chose to ruin the atmosphere: "Well, thanks are thanks, but you just ate from Altria's snack box, you have to return it."
