## One Piece Chapter 139, pages 12-13: Tony Tony Chopper Enters - Chapter: 139 - Pages: 12-13 - Characters: Nami, Dr. Kureha ### Summary Page 12: Nami asks Kureha, "THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TWO PEOPLE WITH ME! DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE!?" Kureha takes another gulp from her bottle and replies, "YEAH, THEY'RE SLEEPING SOUNDLY IN THE ROOM NEXT DOOR. REAL TOUGH BOYS, THOSE TWO." Kureha then pulls down the collar of Nami's shirt, revealing a swollen bite mark on her stomach. "HERE, LOOK. THIS HERE'S THE CAUSE OF YOUR FEVER." Nami looks down in shock, "WHAT!?" Kureha explains, "YOU WERE BITTEN BY A KESTIA, A POISONOUS TICK THAT LIVES IN THE TROPICS. THE BACTERIA LIVING IN THAT TICK CHANGES HOSTS WHEN THE TICK SUCKS ON THE BLOOD OF ANOTHER ANIMAL. ONCE INSIDE, THE BACTERIA CAUSES GREAT PAINS FOR ITS NEW HOST FOR 5 DAYS. FEVERS OF 40 DEGREES OR MORE AND INFLAMMATION OF VARIOUS BODY PARTS OCCURS, INCLUDING THE MYOCARDIUM, ARTERY, AND EVEN THE BRAIN! JUDGING BY THE BITE MARK, IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY WAS YOUR THIRD DAY SINCE INFECTION. IT MUST'VE BEEN QUITE PAINFUL BUT THE PAIN WOULD'VE NATURALLY SUBSIDED AFTER 5 DAYS OF INFECTION EVEN IF WE LEFT YOUR BODY AS IT WAS... HEE HEE HEE..." Page 13: Kureha leans in close to Nami, her face shadowed and menacing, and finishes her sentence: "BECAUSE IN JUST 2 MORE DAYS, YOU'D BE RESTING IN PEACE IN THE AFTERWORLD." Nami is terrified, sweating profusely, and stammers, "...WHAT!?" Kureha backs off and laughs, "HEE HEE HEE... I'M JUST TEASING WI- IT'S WHY IT'S ALSO KNOWN AS THE '5 DAYS DISEASE.' FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, KESTIA SHOULD HAVE WENT EXTINCT OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO, SO YOU'RE REAL LUCKY THAT I HAPPENED TO HAVE THE ANTIBIOTIC FOR IT. JUST WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN DOING, MISSY? RUNNING AROUND HALF-NAKED ON A PREHISTORIC ISLAND?" Nami realizes, "AH!" Kureha notices her reaction, "WHAT, DID I ACTUALLY HIT CLOSE TO THE MARK? WELL, AREN'T YOU A HOPELESS CASE." Kureha pushes Nami back down onto the bed, saying, "JUST GO BACK TO SLEEP FOR NOW. YOU HAVEN'T FULLY RECOVERED YET." Nami grunts, "OOF!"