【Ma Ai】every moment

Ace's first regular job was as a nurse in a clinic.It's still the kind of black market clinic without a license to practice medicine.

This is sure to become one of Luffy and Sabo's favorite jokes.

But Ace is still very lucky. In fact, Marco didn't force him to wear a nurse's uniform, nor did he let him do some desk work such as patient registration and recording prescriptions.

He also doesn't have any medical knowledge, the closest thing he has done to medical treatment in the past 17 years is to bandage up Luffy.Now he just does some cleaning and tidying in the clinic.If someone came to make trouble, he could also be Marco's bodyguard for the dead-at least that's what Ace imagined.

Before the trainee nurse took up his post, Marco prescribed him emotionally stable health care medicine and gave him an entry-level physical examination.

"As much as I hate to admit it, Karp is right. You need to be mentally healthy to help you with a smooth and thorough breakout."

Ace replied yes, yes, but he didn't seem to take it seriously.Marko's small clinic didn't have any stocks of inhibitors in stock, so he also placed a new order in case he needed them in the future.

Aside from the minor issue of gender split, Ace is perfectly healthy, he's fit, sleeps well, has a good appetite...or a little too much.This is what Marco discovered not long after he decided to take him in.

A few nights ago, they came out of the tavern after dinner, and when they got home, Marco was still shocked and couldn't believe his eyes.Ace ate ten lasagnas for one dinner, fell asleep during the meal, woke up, wiped his face and continued.In the end, even the chef and waiter that night ran out to line up to shake hands with him.

"Others will think that I won't give you food." Marco said in a complicated tone.

Ace walked over to the sofa - it was all his territory, and curled up in a comfortable position.

Marko recalled: "And you also ate five pizzas and ten plates of pasta yesterday..."

"And drank all the milk in your refrigerator." Ace added shyly, "That's because I was too hungry yesterday."

Who said otherwise.But it's not just that.

Marco sat down next to him, trying to put his hand on Esper's flat stomach, and although they also had an after-dinner walk, it was really only a short walk.So he was puzzled: "Where did the lasagne go?"

"Ahahahaha what are you doing..." Ace was tickled by Marco, rolling back and forth on the sofa.Marco withdraws his hand, and Ace's laugh is contagious, and he smiles too.

Soon, Ace seemed to remember something, he got up and said proudly, "My brother Luffy is the only one. He can eat up a roasted elephant in front of him. I just have a slightly better appetite than ordinary people."

"You're too modest." Marco's smile turned into a wry smile, "Ace, do you think Garp will pay for your food?"

"Hmm..." Ace thought hard, "Probably not."

After all, Garp never paid child support to Dadan.

"that's true."

Ace is an omega and eats so much, Garp must have a grudge against him.Marco thought about it again, of course the gang cadres and the police have enmity.But he thought of Ace's smile just now. At this moment, there was really nothing that could make Marco feel bad tonight. He said briskly, "Then the food expenses will be deducted from your salary."

"Hey?? My salary is only that little?!"

"Haha, Yoi who was joking with you."

"Hey!"

…………

In all kinds of daily exchanges, the distance between the two people quickly narrowed.Ace still cares more about how much he works than how much he earns.After finishing cleaning the clinic that day, Ace went to harass Marco as usual: "Marco, is there anything else I should do? I have already swept the open space at the door five times."

He has said this question 5 times today.

"I can't think of anything else you can do. You don't know how to inject, you don't know medicine, and you don't want to wear a uniform. You can't do anything that a nurse has to do." Dr. Mark from In the medical record, he raised his head and pretended to be distressed.

Ace sat down on the patient's seat, put his hands on his face and said unhappy, "It's just that I'm not good at these." He pretended not to hear about the uniform.

For Marco, whether his clinic is short of manpower, to be honest, there must be no shortage.The Marko Clinic in the lower city is only open four days a week, and only half a day in the morning.The business is not very good, and most of the people who will come to the door are regular customers and gang members.Hiring nurses is almost like doing charity.

"Didn't you say that you are still a cadre of the Mafia, maybe I can be useful in other ways?" Ace eagerly tried.

He has always been curious about the Mafia, as does his temporary employer, Marco.Marco tried his best to put away his smile, put on a serious face and said, "What do you think the Mafia does?"

Ace blinked: "Fight for territory? I'm very good at fighting."

"Land grabbing... You think it's just playing tricks. You can't even imagine how dangerous the underworld society is." Marko shook his head.

Ace looked at Marco, a mafia cadre in a white coat, sandals, half-rim glasses, and a pineapple hairstyle, and said that this was not convincing.

"But Karp said that now it is a society ruled by law, and the underworld can't do anything big."

Marco picked up the medical record folder, tapped the young man's head lightly, and said, "Don't think about it. I'll find you something that a nurse should do."

Marco handed Ace a paper bag and asked him to take it to the Whitebeard Tavern.Inside the paper bag are some bandages, gauze and commonly used medicines.

They also had dinner there two days ago, so they shouldn't get lost.

It's still early, and Sage will be in the store recently, so it should be safe.

Although Ace is a bit rough, as long as he doesn't get involved in any incidents, he shouldn't have to worry about it.

"Isn't that what a delivery guy should do?" Ace complained.

"Kid Ace's first errand." Marko ignored his complaints, standing on the doorstep and naming.Ace made a face at him, and ran away with the paper bag in his arms.

***

Ace was still very reliable, delivering the medicines to their destinations quickly and in good condition.

Sage is the operator of the Whitebeard Tavern. He was waiting for Marco to deliver the medicine in the tavern, but he was waiting for a young man he had never seen before.After a question, Sachi shouted: "Ah! No wonder Marco rarely showed up in Falimy these two days. So he invited... a nurse?"

Ace curled his lips: "...well."

"He wants to open a hospital? And hire nurses?" Saqi asked from the bottom of his heart, "I thought that small clinic was going to close down."

"That's right! No one comes every day." Ace also had this concern.

"That's right, why don't you hire a nurse? I think you are pretty good. Do you want to work with me? The salary is very good, and you can take care of the food!"

Ace's eyes lit up: "The lasagne and pizza here are delicious!"

"Hey, you are very knowledgeable. Can you drink? Let me tell you that the wine here is the best..."

However, when the two hit it off and chatted very speculatively, another uninvited guest came to the door.

Marco only heard about it after the fact.

When Ace was staying at the tavern, he ran into the trouble of Marshall Teach taking someone to find the tavern again.The feud between Titch and the Whitebeard family is not so big. Seeing that he came to the door to provoke, Sage immediately did it.The other party was here to cause trouble, and he wished that the bigger the impact, the better.Ace was next to Sage at the time, and was inevitably drawn into the front line of the brawl.

So there was such a grand fight, and the tavern became a mess, the glass was broken, and the tables and chairs were overturned.When Marco arrived, either Sage or Ace, they all hung up the dots.

The corner of Ace's mouth was broken, and it looked like he had been punched.Sage was still holding the alcohol cotton ball used to disinfect Ace in his hand, and greeted: "Ma..."

Marco's face made him swallow the greeting.

"What's going on? I asked Ace to bring you medicine, not to ask you to give him medicine here."

"I happened to meet Tiqi. If you were here, you would definitely be the first to attack." Saqi shrugged, "It's my fault for not protecting your little nurse. But this kid didn't let the other party take advantage, and his combat effectiveness is first-class. One. It has great potential."

Marco deliberately pretended not to hear Sach's last words. He looked at the young man sitting in the chair: "Ace, is it all right?"

Ace put his fists in his lap, his eyes fixed on the ground in front of him.

Marco took the medicine from Sage and planned to give Ace a follow-up treatment by himself.He bent down and approached Ace, and asked again: "Aren't you afraid of pain?"

Ace then raised his head, and as soon as his eyes met the other person's eyes, Marco pressed the alcohol cotton ball on it.

"Hiss—" Ace gasped, the alcohol hurt more than his fist.

Marco ignored it and rubbed him some more medicine.It seemed that the black-haired boy was more skilled as a patient than as a nurse.

"Is there any other injury?" the doctor asked gently.

"Marco, you're here too!" Ace finally came back to his senses, and he said pleasantly.

Marco held his forehead and came about 10 minutes ago.He pulled up a chair and sat down beside Ace: "Okay, now let's talk about how it feels to be involved in gang fights."

Sage had just walked away to check on the other people in the tavern, and then came back to join in the fun.

Ace thought for a moment before hitting his fist into his palm: "I'm completely fine now. Everything is normal....Although it's a little scary, I won't back down. And next time I won't be afraid."

"You're not afraid this time." Sach praised Marco, and secretly gave Marko a thumbs up, as if to say, "What did I say just now?"

Marco narrowed his eyes, silently warning him with his eyes.

Sage ignored it: "Don't be so overprotective, he is very strong."

"...I didn't," Marko said with a sigh.

Now that Ace has fully recovered, he raised his hand curiously and asked, "Speaking of which, why did that big guy come here to find fault?"

"What else could it be? Fighting and grabbing territory." Saqi said angrily immediately.

"Ah——I knew it." Ace remembered the conversation he had with Marco before he went out, and immediately looked at Marco with a smug face.

Marco was expressionless: "It's rare to see a mafia as naive as Saatchi."

"Hey!"

***

At the end of the day, as payment or retaliation, Marko kindly persuaded Sage to treat them to dinner.After witnessing Ace's eating speed with his own eyes, Saqi never mentioned the matter of asking Ace to work in the tavern and take care of the meal.

On the way back, Marco gave Ace a brief introduction to the festivities between the Whitebeard family and Tiki.

"...I didn't expect him to be your companion." It must be a bad feeling to be betrayed by your companion.Ace thought.If it was hurt by someone who didn't care about it, that's okay.But companions are different...

Marko noticed Ace's unhappy look, so he put his arms around his shoulders: "Why are you depressed, that's all over."

Ace wanted to say something at first, but he was very close to Marco at this time, and the heat from Marco's hand gradually calmed him down.

"Tell me again, what other stories about the Whitebeard family?"

After a while, Ace suddenly turned his head, stared into Marco's eyes with determination and said.

Somewhat suspicious.

Marco let go of his hand and replied defensively: "The rest are classified information, I won't tell you more."

"Tsk, how stingy." The black-haired young man said he didn't care, and shrugged deliberately: "Anyway, after I join, I will know. I will find a way,... Soon!"

Marco's heart was full of alarm bells: "You bastard, where did you get such confidence, hey."

But Ace ran forward while yelling that those who went home first would have a late-night snack.There was no answer to him.

Some things just need to be wrong, and then it will happen naturally.Marco had a hunch that Ace was really thinking about the Mafia this time.

"Obviously, I haven't done any of the things that nurses should do..." Marco chased after him helplessly, "And you just had dinner half an hour ago, what kind of supper are you having?"

TBC