A gentle sea breeze blows across the sea, coming from afar and going to afar.

Suddenly, a dark cloud drifted in from afar, blocking the scorching sunlight. But instead of cooling down, the world became even more stifling.

Outside Baratie, two huge floating platforms rose from both sides, looking like fish fins.

On one of the floating platforms, Sanji and Karen stood in the center, facing each other.

Behind the two were the chefs of Baratie and the pirates of the Blood Demon Pirates.

"Sanji! We absolutely cannot lose to this big fat guy!"

"Hey, Sanji! If you win, I'll admit you're the sous-chef!"

Paddy and the other chefs shouted enthusiastically.

Sanji simply gave an OK sign without turning his head and said, "Don't worry, when have I ever lost to anyone?"

"Hmph! You've got quite the nerve. I was just careless earlier. I'll show you what I, Karen, am really capable of!" Karen said fiercely.

"Hey, Goku, who do you think will win?" The restaurant was separated from the two by a wall, and Nami was peering out the window, curiously watching their match.

"Hmm... I think it should be Sanji," Goku replied, also peering out the window beside her.

Under the watchful eyes of the two, the duel between Sanji and Karen began.

Whoosh!!

Karen swung her hammer with tremendous force, sweeping it towards Sanji.

With his hands in his pockets and a cigarette dangling from his mouth, Sanji calmly leaned back as the gust of wind from the hammer was about to hit his face, resembling a drawn bowstring.

The sledgehammer whistled past him, a few strands of hair from his bangs fluttering in the wind.

Seeing that his attack missed, Karen didn't think twice. He swung his hammer in an arc through the air and slammed it down from above, as if to smash Sanji into a meat patty.

But Sanji had already anticipated his move. Sanji slid backward and just barely avoided Karen's fierce attack.

Immediately, he leaped into the air with the agility of a swallow, and with his right leg gathering great power, he kicked hard at Karen's neck.

"First Meat SHOOT!"

Bang! !

With a loud thud, Karen's bulky body was kicked into the air, crashing into the pirates behind him.

In an instant, several pirates who didn't have time to dodge experienced what it felt like to be crushed by a mountain of flesh, and they instantly lost consciousness.

Karen, who was on top of them, trembled as she tried to get up, but her eyes rolled back, she lost her strength, and she collapsed again with a thud.

After a few seconds of silence, Patty and the other chefs cheered loudly, "Hahaha! Well done! Sanji! That's how you beat him!"

"Sanji! I admit you're our sous chef now!!"

Sanji kept one hand in his pocket, and with the other hand, he took the cigarette from his mouth and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke.

"Phew~ Anyone else want to continue?"

His emotionless eyes casually swept over the numerous pirates in front of him, finally settling on Kennard.

At this moment, Kennard did not show a gloomy expression because of his men's defeat. On the contrary, he showed an expression of great interest.

Upon hearing Sanji's words, he smirked and laughed loudly, "Hahahaha! I never expected a cook to have such skills. Your name is Sanji, right? I'll give you some treatment that others don't get."

"Join my Blood Demon Pirates, and I'll give you the position of second-in-command, so you can enjoy endless fun from now on. How about it!"

His interest in Sanji now far surpasses that of anyone else.

There are plenty of chefs, but only Sanji can make delicious food and is also very skilled.

He thought he had offered a very good deal and that Sanji would not refuse. However, to his surprise, Sanji rejected him without hesitation after he finished speaking.

"I have no interest in the Blood Demon Pirates. I only have one identity: the cook of Baratie."

Seeing Sanji's complete lack of respect, Kennard's face finally darkened.

"Countless people want to join my Blood Demon Pirates but never get the chance. You're really asking for it."

He took two shiny black metal boxing gloves from his men and put them on.

"It seems I'll have to make you realize the huge gap between us first."

He flexed his wrists and twisted his neck, a cruel and ruthless smile spreading across his face.

Sanji remained silent, simply smoking, then casually tossed the last bit of cigarette butt into the sea, put his hands in his pockets, and stood there coldly watching Kennard.

Battle is imminent.

Suddenly, Paddy, Carne, and the other chefs grabbed their weapons and rushed towards Sanji, each with a fearless smile on their face.

"The rest of the battle is ours to fight! How can we let you keep carrying the load while we just stand there watching?"

After everyone finished speaking, they attacked Kennard with a roar before giving Sanji a chance to respond.

"Hmph, a bunch of fools who don't know what's good for them." Kennard smiled fiercely, facing the weapons swung at him, he neither dodged nor defended, but instead opened his arms.

Clang! Bang! Crash!

The next second, a series of ear-piercing metallic clanging sounds echoed throughout the arena.

Paddy, Carne, and the others were so shocked by what they saw that their pupils shrank.

"How could this be?!"

None of their attacks managed to harm Kennard; whether it was knives, guns, or spiked clubs, they were all perfectly blocked by the armor he was wearing.

Despite being attacked so many times, Kennard's body did not sway at all, as if the power of the crowd was like an ant trying to shake a tree in front of him.

"Don't panic! He's not wearing armor down there, let's attack his groin!"

The quick-witted Carne quickly recovered and immediately pointed out Kennard's weakness, swinging his broadsword at Kennard's lower body first.

"Hmph! Do you think you'll have such an opportunity?"

Kennard snorted coldly, grabbed Carne's greatsword, and crushed it into pieces of iron.

Then, taking a step forward, his right arm, covered in metal gauntlets and armor, swept forward with a powerful blow, sending Carne and several chefs flying.

Immediately afterwards, he unleashed a flurry of powerful punches, sending Paddy and the other chefs flying one after another.

In the blink of an eye, the chefs who had been yelling and attacking him were all lying on the ground with bruises and swelling on their faces.

Seeing this, Sanji's eyes flashed with anger, and a flying kick arrived in front of Kennard in the blink of an eye, aimed directly at his head.

However, Kennard had already seen his movement, raised his head to block, and the helmeted arm steadily took the blow.

"Your strength is not bad, but you're no different from a three-year-old in front of me." Kennard smiled contemptuously.

"How about this move, chest SHOOT!"

Sanji quickly changed his move, kicking Kennard in the chest with his heel, making a dull thud.

"What?"

Kennard took two steps back, his breath hitched, and he felt a dull pain in his chest.

He looked down but saw no damage to the armor on his chest.

It was obvious that the reason he felt pain was because Sanji's kick was so powerful that it was transmitted to his body through his armor.

If he hadn't been protected by that armor, he would have been seriously injured.

"Interesting." Coming to his senses, he patted his chest, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth turned up even more.

"I'm becoming more and more interested in you."

After saying that, he took a step forward and swung his fist, which was as big as a casserole dish, at Sanji.

But Sanji delivered a powerful overhead kick, deflecting his fist from below.

Then, Sanji first used a leg kick to make him lose his balance, then leaped high into the air and landed a powerful head kick SHOOT on his neck.

Bang! !

"captain!"

"Captain, are you alright?"

Kennard, who had been kicked away, shook his head as he stood up from the ground, glaring coldly at his subordinates who tried to help him up.

"What? Do you think I'd lose to him?"

The subordinate, who had been glared at, shrank back and said with a fawning smile, "How could that be? The captain is invincible! He would never lose to such a nobody."

Kennard ignored his subordinates and walked silently in front of Sanji, suddenly throwing a punch.

But what's strange is that, judging from the distance, his punch clearly wouldn't hit Sanji.

Sanji, unsure of his intentions, stood still and watched his actions.

The next second, Kennard smiled sinisterly and swung his fist at Sanji's face. A cloud of red smoke shot out from the gauntlet and covered Sanji's face.

"Cough cough cough! Cough cough cough!"

In an instant, Sanji was so choked by the fumes that tears and snot streamed down his face.

Kennard didn't stop moving. Taking advantage of this moment, he stepped forward, his left fist whistling through the air, and smashed straight into Sanji's abdomen!

Bang! ! !

With a loud bang, Sanji crashed into the wall like a kite with a broken string.

Bright red blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

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