Sailing: His comprehension is against the sky, and he comprehends the Eight Gates at the beginning.

"Now all your dishes are served. Please enjoy your meal."

Sanji brought over a plate of food, placed it on the table, and said with a polite smile.

"Sanji, your cooking is absolutely delicious."

With a piece of meat stuffed in his mouth, Luffy managed to squeeze out a sentence that was hard to understand.

Sanji smiled knowingly upon hearing this and said...

"Then you mustn't waste it! I hate people who waste food the most."

"Don't worry, we won't waste it."

boom!

Just as everyone was talking, a gunshot suddenly rang out at the restaurant entrance.

Everyone looked over at the sound and saw a haggard-looking man with a headband holding a gun walk into the seat closest to the door and sit down.

"Anything that's edible, no matter what it is."

"Give it to me right now, do you hear me?"

The man spoke weakly toward the restaurant.

The restaurant was completely silent; everyone was captivated by the sudden scene and stared intently at the man.

Luffy searched his memory and quickly identified the person who had come.

Akin is an officer under the Krieg Pirates, the number one pirate crew in the East Blue.

At that moment, a figure quietly approached Ah Jin.

Then Paddy, with his monstrous, sculpted his face, rubbing his hands together, revealing an unsightly grin. He said with a grin, "Welcome, sir. Do you have any money?"

Akin sneered, raised the gun, and pressed it against Paddy's forehead, saying...

"Do you think this is okay?"

Paddy maintained his smiling expression, but the next moment...

boom!

Suddenly, Paddy raised his thick, gorilla-like arms and slammed them down.

Already weak and exhausted, Ah Jin was struck so hard that he coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground.

Then, Ajin was thrown out the door like trash.

"If you don't pay, I won't be polite!"

Paddy clenched his fist and went back to the restaurant.

"Oh! Paddy is awesome!"

"So handsome!"

The restaurant patrons cheered and applauded excitedly for Paddy.

At this moment, Sanji, who was sitting next to Luffy at the table, suddenly left and went to the kitchen.

...

Outside the restaurant, Ah Jin lay on the ground like a dying wild dog, his body trembling uncontrollably and his stomach rumbling incessantly.

Just then, a fragrant aroma suddenly wafted towards us.

Then he heard someone say.

"Eat it!"

Akin looked up and saw a blond man with curly eyebrows place a plate of fragrant seafood fried rice and a glass of water in front of him.

Smelling the irresistible deliciousness, Ah Jin pounced on the plate like a wild dog, taking large bites.

She ate while crying uncontrollably.

"Delicious, so delicious, it's really too delicious."

Sanji couldn't help but smile as he heard Gin's praise.

"Eat more if it's delicious."

After eating and drinking his fill, Gin gratefully knelt down to thank Sanji and say goodbye.

Sanji beamed with joy as he watched Gin become full of life again.

Just then, a voice suddenly sounded behind him.

“He’s a member of the Krieg Pirates. If you let him go back like this, he’ll bring the entire Krieg Pirates back with him.”

Sanji turned around and saw Luffy sitting on the railing on the second floor of the restaurant, looking at him.

Sanji lit a cigarette and said leisurely.

"All I knew was that he was hungry, and I am a chef."

"It is my duty to feed the hungry."

“I have experienced that feeling of hunger, so when I see people who are hungry, I will make sure they are fed.”

"As for the rest, that's none of my business."

Luffy had anticipated Sanji's answer, and he turned to ask a different question.

"What if they come back and threaten the restaurant?"

Do you want to watch this restaurant be destroyed?

Sanji fell silent upon hearing this, then took a deep drag of his cigarette and spoke.

"If they really want to destroy this restaurant, I will stop them with my life."

No sooner had Sanji finished speaking than a roar suddenly came from the restaurant entrance.

"You idiot, who wants you to die for my restaurant?"

"If you care about my restaurant, you'd better get out of here right now, or you'll have customers complaining about you harassing female customers every day."

Do you know how many customers we've lost because of you?

Sanji looked over at the sound and saw Zeff, who had a braided beard, looking at him with disgust.

Instantly, anger flashed across Sanji's face, and he retorted without hesitation.

"You old geezer, don't even think about kicking me out. I'm going to stay here for the rest of my life."

Zeff ignored Sanji and looked up at Luffy instead.

"Hey kid! Didn't you want to hire that guy as your chef?"

"I agree. Now hurry up and take that guy away!"

There was helplessness in Zhefu's eyes.

He was also worried that Krieg's crew would come back to fight. As the number one pirate crew in the East Blue, they, a few retired pirate cooks, were definitely no match for them.

In particular, his strength has greatly declined because he lost a leg.

He didn't want Sanji to die here with them.

So he just wanted Luffy to take Sanji away as soon as possible, and didn't bother to thoroughly investigate Luffy anymore.

"You wretched old man, don't make decisions for me without my permission!"

Sanji glared angrily at Zeff.

Looking at the two who outwardly disliked each other but actually cared for each other, Luffy suddenly smiled and said.

"I will definitely take Sanji with me, but only after I help you drive away the Krieg Pirates."

Zeff looked at Luffy, his eyes gleaming.

"you..."

He never expected that Luffy would be willing to help them protect the restaurant.

His resolve to hand Sanji over to Luffy was further strengthened.

Sanji, on the other hand, was filled with inner conflict.

He was grateful to Luffy for making such a decision, but he couldn't bear to leave Zeff like that.

"Hey! Come back and cook, Sanji."

"You bastard, did you go slack off again?"

A voice called out from inside the restaurant.

Their conversation came to an abrupt end there.

...

Chapter Thirty-Four: Hawkeye Appears

Because Luffy had made a promise to Zeff and Sanji to protect the restaurant, he and his crew stayed near the restaurant for the time being, waiting for the arrival of the Krieg Pirates.

It wasn't until one morning two days later.

Luffy and his crew were having breakfast at Baratie restaurant when they suddenly heard the sound of a glass breaking.

Then they heard the guest sitting by the window suddenly scream in panic.

"Hey! Look at that..."

"On either side of the skull are hourglasses used to threaten enemies; that symbol... is Captain Krieg's pirate ship."

"That's right! That's the pirate crew led by Krieg, who is known as the overlord of the East Blue, with a bounty of 1700 million Berries, 5000 soldiers, and a fleet of more than 50 ships."

"No way?! Didn't we hear they went to conquer the Grand Line? How come they're here?"

“Look at their ships, they’re so dilapidated, they look like they’re about to be destroyed.”

"That doesn't look like it was done by human hands. How did it become like that?"

"Is there even a question? That's the Grand Line!"

Hearing the surrounding guests' comments, Usopp, Johnny Joseph, and the others were instantly terrified.

"5000 troops?! The overlord of the East China Sea?!"

Is the Grand Line really that terrifying?

"Oh no, we'd better run away quickly, Luffy!"

Usopp and the others screamed in panic, but what caught Luffy's attention was Nami, who usually panicked as well, but now looked preoccupied.

"It seems that the bounty poster really affected Nami!"

As Luffy thought to himself, he couldn't help but recall the day after Gin left, when Johnny and Joseph were showing Krieg's bounty poster to everyone, and they inadvertently revealed Arlong's bounty poster.

"Nami, tell me if anything's wrong. Don't forget, I'm your captain!"

"I said I would never let anything happen to my crew."

Luffy looked at Nami and said, wanting her to tell him what was on her mind.

But after a brief internal struggle, Nami forced a somewhat stiff smile.

"Ha...haha! What could possibly be wrong with me, Luffy?"

"I just didn't sleep well."

"Luffy, I'm going back to sleep for a while longer."

With that, Nami got up and left.

Upon hearing this, Luffy said nothing more.

He knew that Nami didn't want to drag them down with her.

'Let's wait until Nami makes her decision.'

Luffy thought to himself.

Just then, two figures suddenly appeared at the restaurant entrance.