"The tall guy inside, who's smoking right in front of the door."
"What?!" Zoro glanced at the smoking man, his face bewildered. "The one with the curly eyebrows?"
Pfft—
Luffy laughed, thinking the man was annoying from the start.
Soon after, the three ships arrived next to the restaurant.
"We're finally here!" Luffy yawned as he stretched.
"Ow—It seems I've got a disease that prevents me from getting off the ship, if I get off, I'll die!" Usopp clutched his chest, leaning weakly against the ship's railing.
"What?!" Zoro instantly turned around, his eyes like he was looking at an idiot. "What kind of excuse is that? Get down now!"
"Captain Zoro, your subordinate isn't very obedient. Would you like me to help him?" Buggy held his flying knife, asking with a fake smile.
"No, no, I'm already cured." Usopp, who had looked like he was dying, suddenly perked up. Glancing at the half-destroyed restaurant, he said, "This place is really big, haha..."
"Alright, don't waste time. Let's go."
They got off the ships and walked toward the Baratie Restaurant.
As they approached, they saw people running out of the restaurant as if fleeing from hell. Only that tall figure was still standing in place.
"What one meal's worth of kindness—"
"Blame yourself for being too naive, for still having kindness toward a person like me!"
The man in the cloak, Don Krieg, had a vicious expression. He stared with disdain at the blond man who lay on the ground. Beside him, a short-haired man knelt on the ground, screaming, "Leader Krieg, you promised not to touch this restaurant!"
"So what if I changed my mind?" Krieg lifted the man, forcibly twisting his arm until it broke, then threw him.
Then, he stared at the trembling chefs. "I've decided, I'll steal this ship and challenge the Grand Line again. You damned cooks, if you don't want to die, get out of here!"
With that, he threw off his cloak, revealing his entire body wrapped in golden titanium alloy armor. Suddenly, he kicked, knocking down a "strong chef" who was about to fight back. At the same time, the armor on his shoulders extended into four long spears that pointed at everyone.
"And, before you run away, prepare a hundred portions of food for me first, my men are starving, do you hear?!"
Although frightened, the chefs gritted their teeth, refusing to give up.
Just at this critical moment, footsteps sounded from behind.
Krieg frowned, turning his head. He heard an undeniable voice.
"Mind your own business."
"What did you say, kid?" Krieg's eyes widened. He was furious and about to charge, but a long arm pressed down on his head.
Bang!
Krieg felt his vision go dark, and before he could understand what had happened, he was crushed to the ground. His head was instantly embedded in the cracked floor, and with one motion, he was unconscious!
Everyone was stunned, staring blankly at the scene.
At that moment, a dozen people entered from outside. Their leader wore a Straw Hat, with a black cloak covering his back, and had a very calm expression. It was he who took care of Krieg in a single move!
"You..." Sanji, who lay on the ground, looked bewildered.
Luffy ignored him and walked toward a table inside.
"Look out behind you!" Sanji suddenly screamed.
Right behind Luffy, Krieg had already gotten up.
"You damned brat, I'll kill you—"
Before he could finish, a long sword was already at his throat.
Zoro narrowed his eyes. "If you have the guts, keep talking."
Krieg stared at Zoro's grim face and swallowed in fear. Seeing him falter, Zoro disgustedly put away his sword and followed Luffy to the table.
"Luffy really had his way with you yesterday, Nami!" Nojiko whispered, who was supporting Nami.
"Don't talk about that!" Nami retorted.
Luffy glanced at her, wondering if he had gone too far. I was just curious how strong the combination of the Gum-Gum Fruit and Armament Haki was. Since no one else was there, Nami became the guinea pig, and of course, she had to suffer a little, he thought.
No one noticed their little interaction, but Zeff was surprised. Always a pirate? he thought. How could a pirate know the Marine Six Styles? I used to be a famous pirate Captain too, and I couldn't possibly mistake the movements of the Six Styles.
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