The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

"???!!!"

The others stared at Sanji, who was silently smoking, their eyes gradually widening.

"Really?!"

Everyone seemed to be getting to know Sanji all over again, looking him up and down.

"The leader of Black Leg is actually a member of Germa 66?!"

For once, Law lost his composure, looking at Sanji with a shocked and incredulous expression.

only……

His eyes held a deep sense of disappointment and a feeling of shattered faith.

"Wait, I remember the Vinsmoke family, they're the leaders of that kingdom, and Sanji comes from that family, so if that's the case..."

Usopp seemed to have realized something, and his face showed shock.

"It seems the chef is at least a nobleman."

Robin smiled and said, "And maybe, just as he said, he's a prince."

"A prince..."

The crowd simply couldn't reconcile Sanji with the so-called real prince.

"But if Sanji comes from that family, why would he become a pirate?"

Chopper was puzzled.

"And he's a prince and nobleman from the North Sea, so why is he working as a chef in the East Sea? And why has he developed such a personality?!"

Nami also found it incredible.

"Aristocracy? It seems like they're inherently quite annoying; it's better not to be one!!"

With his old friend Sabo as an example, Luffy doesn't have a good impression of nobles either, and he thinks it's not hard to understand why nobles would become pirates.

"Well, this one~~~"

Seeing that everyone was looking in his direction, Link didn't speak immediately, but instead looked at Sanji.

"Let me explain it myself!!"

Sanji took a deep drag on his cigarette, dark lines appearing above his eyes.

"I was indeed born in the North Sea, and I was indeed born in that kingdom, and that country that I never want to mention again, a country that now has nothing to do with me anymore..."

As soon as Sanji spoke, everyone knew that there was definitely something going on.

He straightened up slightly and listened attentively as Sanji recounted his past.

"The untold stories within Germa..."

Law, a die-hard fan of the story and a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) youth, pulled out a recording Den Den Mushi (snail phone) with shining eyes, wanting to record every word Sanji said.

In Luo's eyes, this was information more precious than gold!

When I encounter fellow pirate supernovas like Hawkins and Drake from the North Blue later, I'll tell them about Germa...

That will surely attract their envy, jealousy, and hatred, right?!

While Law was excited and everyone else was listening attentively, Sanji also recounted all those old stories.

This includes how she was abandoned by her father because she did not inherit the power of her bloodline factor, how her mother died, how she was imprisoned, and finally, how she was abandoned by her father after arriving in the East Blue and released by Reiju, among other things.

It can be said that Sanji's early experiences alone are enough to serve as a main side story of the Germa 66 story in the North Blue.

"...That's when I started learning cooking in the East China Sea, until I met the old man~"

The cigarette in Sanji's mouth burned out. "Then you all know what happened next."

"How could I have encountered such an encounter?"

After listening, everyone was still savoring and reflecting on what they heard.

With that said, they can understand Sanji's past and present choices quite well.

"But since you've already left that country, why are they suddenly paying attention to you again, and even contacting the World Government to mark you as 'capture alive only'?"

Even Zoro, unusually, didn't call the cook "stinky cook."

"Who knows what they're thinking?!"

Sanji, his painful past rekindled, said indignantly...

"No matter what they do, it's none of my business!"

He had absolutely no attachment to Germa; all that remained for him there was pain and sorrow.

Since we've already separated, it's best to go our separate ways and never contact each other again.

Although Sanji had no idea what Germa was up to or what his bastard father was plotting.

However, Sanji was determined not to have any further involvement with the other party.

Regardless of what the other party does...

boom! !

Just as he was thinking this, suddenly, an explosion came from outside the dance hall, interrupting the music being played on stage.

Sanji and the Straw Hat Pirates were then drawn to the attention.

They vaguely heard the voices of the so-called "Celestial Dragons" and "kids"?

463 Leaving the Golden City! Momonosuke is injured!! He may have suffered a severe mental shock!

"Celestial Dragons?!"

The commotion outside was also heard inside the dance hall.

"Has something happened to the Celestial Dragons?!"

"Impossible! That's a Celestial Dragon!!!"

"How is that impossible?! Don't forget, the Revolutionary Army has taken the Celestial Dragons hostage to threaten the World Government!!"

"Indeed, given the Revolutionary Army as a premise, there might be a group of people who think they can take similar measures, so they also target the Celestial Dragons?!"

"Who on earth is this?! How dare they?!"

"I heard it's related to a Celestial Dragon's latest slave?!"

"A slave? A slave whose personality is like Fisher Tiger's, causing trouble?!"

"Hmm, not quite sure, but all we know is that this slave seems to be a descendant of a fallen nobleman."

"Kid???"

The customers outside and inside the karaoke bar were whispering among themselves, and soon the news spread throughout the entire place.

"So, besides us, there are others who are capable of attacking the Celestial Dragons."

Chopper was amazed, realizing that there were all sorts of people on the high seas.

Besides this group of lawless, reckless individuals, there are others even more insane than them.

Well, this group of people are basically clueless about the situation at sea; they're from some closed-off country.

This can be described as ignorance being bliss.

"The Celestial Dragons are indeed surprising, but right now the most important thing is Sanji..."

Usopp turned his attention back, and was about to speak when Sanji interrupted him:

"I don't care, I've had nothing to do with them for a long time."

Sanji stood up with his hands in his pockets and said casually, "Anyway, whatever they do has nothing to do with me, and whatever they want to do is none of my business."

"As long as you don't provoke me, everything will be fine. But if you insist on coming to cause me trouble..."

As he finished speaking, his voice gradually grew cold.

It's clear that Sanji has truly aligned himself with the security team and has had no further interaction with them.

"Pity……"

Luo, who was standing to the side, sighed.

It's unclear whether he was lamenting the lack of further contact with Germa, or lamenting that the Germa member he encountered hadn't reached the core of the group.

"Instead of worrying about me, you should be more concerned about what Tesoro, the master of this place, really means..."

Sanji looked at Link and asked, "What is their intention in informing you about the bounty and Germa?"

He wanted to determine whether Tezzolo was a friend or foe.

"Intentions..."

Link thought of Tesoro's red eyes at the end, lost in memories.

"That probably won't pose any threat to us."

Well, at least the Straw Hat Pirates can basically do whatever they want on this Gran Tesoro.

As for what will happen to Tesoro in the future, it depends on how he interacts with Stella from his memories and how things change.

Why not try to force him to change?

Everyone is an independent individual living in this world, and the path they choose to take is their own decision.

Link doesn't have the leisure to change everyone on this ocean, and besides, one shouldn't offer advice without experiencing the suffering of others.

Without personally experiencing Tesoro's past and feelings, what right does he have to try to change him?

His only concern was his crew. As long as Tesoro didn't have any dirty secrets with his side, the rest depended on whether he could be gradually influenced and changed by Stella.

boom! !

Just as Link finished answering, another rolling sound came from outside.

"It must have been Tesoro who made the move, right?"

A red glint flashed in Sanji's eyes; of the three types of Haki, he was most skilled in Observation Haki.

Therefore, he quickly noticed the commotion outside.

"Celestial Dragons and fallen nobles, what do they have to do with us?"

Luffy stuffed all ten large pieces of meat on the table into his mouth in one go.

"Now that Jinbe's matter has been resolved, and he's joined our side, we've pretty much done all the fun we needed to have..."

As Luffy chewed, his voice remained exceptionally clear, without any ambiguity.

Well, in order to be able to eat meat normally and communicate normally with others, this guy has developed a unique way of speaking in a short period of time.

At least no one else felt awkward listening to it.

"let's go?"

With a gulp, Luffy swallowed all the meat stuffed into his mouth.

"Let's continue our journey!!"

He grinned and said.

"With the best helmsman on this vast sea, and so many of the best companions..."

Luffy then picked up a piece of meat with bone from the nearby table, grabbed the bone end, and held it high under the spotlight:

"Forward to the so-called territory of the Four Emperors, that New World!!!"

"Oh~!!"

Usopp and Chopper raised their arms high, and the others cheered in response.

Even Jinbe was infected by this environment and atmosphere, and a genuine smile appeared on his face.

Inside the dance hall, compared to the terrifying roar of artillery outside, there was an uplifting passion and vitality, making it particularly vibrant and exciting!

The contrast between the two is more like the difference between heaven and earth.

Inside the door is heaven, outside the door is hell...

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