The Explorer of the Universe
17

Restaurant owner Baratie calmly looks at Sanji and asks him to come with Luffy and the others on an adventure in the ocean by becoming a pirate.

He was already on the second floor balcony, a while Luffy jumped onto the first floor terrace and invited Sanji to join.

It was at that moment that he heard Sanji refuse to join because he had to stay in the restaurant until he was sure that his business at the restaurant was done.

"Oi, old man, am I not the Vice-Chief Chef here? What does it mean you don't need me anymore?!" Sanji did not accept the words of the Baratie restaurant owner.

"You're always in trouble with customers, stunned when you see a girl, you can't even make a decent meal, you're a burden for this restaurant. That's what I said." Zeff was calm.

"That's just an excuse, he wants Sanji to go on an adventure to get his dream, All Blue" Tanaka thought.

All Blue is a legendary place, a haven for chefs all over the one piece world because that is where all the sea creatures from the four oceans gather.

"But he threw away his dream of not being able to leave Baratie, Sanji was worried about this restaurant as well as Zeff who was already like his own father." Thought Tanaka while drinking a glass of water because it was finished spending the dry bread mixed with corn soup.

"What did you say?" Sanji asked angry.

"And so, the other cooks stay away from you. Be a pirate or something, and quickly leave this restaurant!" The owner of Baratie's restaurant.

"Old man! I can forgive anything you say, but I won't stay silent if anyone insults my cooking! Whatever you say, I'll stay here as a chef! It can't be bothered!" Firmly Sanji while holding the collar of the Baratie restaurant owner.

"How dare you hold the owner's collar? You idiot!" Zeff said, slamming Sanji's body into our table.

Nami, Usopp, Zoro and Tanaka instantly secured the dishes that were on their table before Sanji fell on that table.

"Damn it.don't joke.no matter how hard you try to kick me out, I'll keep working here as a chef until you die!" Sanji Strictly.

"I'm not going to die! I'll live another 100 years!" Reply Zeff did not want to lose and left the place just like that.

"That's impossible, but I may be because I'm immortal." Think Tanaka.

"Hold those words, old man!." Sanji said in annoyance.

"Thank God you got permission from him, now you can become a member of my pirate." Luffy said with a smile.

"No way!" Sanji was angry.

Sanji fixes our table back and starts teasing Nami with a glass of wine and a snack of fruit.

"Then, sorry about that. Then I'll make you Macedonian fruit and Gran Mane wine." Sanji said in a gentleman manner.

"Well, thank you! You are so good!" Praise Nami.

"Not really, this is common for this restaurant, providing the best service for beautiful ladies like you" said Sanji who boasted.

"How about an apology for us?! I'll sue you, stupid love chef!" Usopp Protest.

"I've made you some hot tea, haven't I? Thank you to me, long nose." Sanji Ejek.

"You want to fight! I'll be serious against you, against him, Zoro, Tanaka!" Usopp Pinta.

"Do it yourself." Zoro and Tanaka at the same time.

Usopp and Sanji again quarrel because Usopp asked Sanji to take care of the dishes on the table.

Meanwhile, Tanaka wants to try the Macedonian fruit that is in front of Nami, but is stopped by Sanji who sees it by beating the hand of Tanaka who wants to take a little dish of it.

"Hey, stop! I made it not for you" Sanji said.

"Ck, you stingy fuck!" Said Tanaka cynically

"Stop! Please don't fight because of me." Nami said by being flirtatious and spoiled.

"Okay, I'll stop." Strictly Sanji with lope-lope eyes.

"Who said it was because of you?!" Shouted Usopp who was angry.

"Oh yes, by the way mr. koki~" said Nami spoiled while stroking the face of Sanji who had made himself very nervous and his breath hunting like a striped nose om-om.

" The food here is delicious, but it seems a little expensive to someone like me." Nami said with a sweet snob and teased Sanji.

"Of course, for you it's free." Say Sanji firmly.

"Thank you !" Said Nami who immediately hugged Sanji whose eyes immediately formed a large lope

"For you guys it's not free." Sanji said as he looked at Zoro, Usopp and Tanaka.

"You're so predictable." Zoro.

"Foreign chef!" Tanaka Eject.

"Basic flirty chef!" Usopp Protest.

Sanji just ignored the three of them and returned to welcome the guests who came, especially the female guests so that made the couple of the woman become upset over Sanji's behavior.

"You're really good at taking advantage of the situation, you sneaky base!" Zoro told Nami.

"You should always be careful of me!" Nami said flirtatiously.

Luffy, who sat down with the members, drank tea and praised the tea.

"You waiter! And the waiter can't sit with the customers of this restaurant!" Say Sanji while kicking Luffy who has no effect at all because of his rubber body.

Sanji then drags Luffy away to get back to work and explains his duties as a waiter.

"I understand." Luffy said softly.

Tanaka who saw that could only shake his head because there was no end to Luffy acting as he could.

A few days later, the day passed quietly and peacefully. The Going Merry has not resumed its voyage because the captain of the ship is still stuck in the Baratie restaurant to work as a waiter with no salary at all.

"Two days have passed, when can we get out of here?" Ask Usopp.

"Stop that..." Said Zoro casually as he slept on the floor of the ship and his mouth opened as it evaporated.

"Will he actually work here without being paid for a year?" Ask Usopp.

"Not what, is it? The food is good and the place is comfortable." Said Nami optimistically.

"That's what you think." Said Zoro who did not accept that.

At that time, Tanaka who was relaxing by the boat while looking at the direction of the restaurant, seen Luffy who was carrying a garbage bag so large.

"Hey, Luffy! What is?! Let's get out of here as soon as possible!" Said Usopp who realized the whereabouts of the captain of the Going Merry ship.

"Please wait a minute, I'll persuade the restaurant owner again." Luffy said casually.

Moments later, there was a commotion at the Baratie restaurant because he saw a large ship sailing towards the restaurant.

"That's Krieg's pirate ship!"

"Sand clock with a skull, it's a sure fireplace aboard the pirate Krieg."

Tanaka and others also saw the Krieg Pirates getting closer to Baratie's restaurant.

"It's nasty! I don't want to get involved in this, let's get out of here now!" Pinta Usopp in a panic.

"The galleon is huge!" Said Nami who was amazed by the greatness of the ship.

The pirate ship Krieg continued to approach and they finally saw that there was something strange about the ship. When viewed carefully, there was some damage on the Krieg Pirates' ship.

"The damage is so severe, is this the work of the eagle-eye, Mihawk?" Thought Tanaka who saw the damage on the Krieg Pirates ship.

The ship was docked and two people with one of them in a bin to walk into the restaurant.

"That must be Gin and his captain, Don Krieg." Think Tanaka.

Tanaka and the others heard a commotion from inside the restaurant. The customers ran out of the restaurant in fear.

"What's going on there?" Ask Usopp.

"We'll know if we go there." Said Zoro who was curious and a little excited.

"What?! Is that true?!" Usopp Shouts.

"What's wrong? Are you scared?" Zoro asked who teased Usopp..

"Fearful? Of course not, I'm the great Usopp just asking not to be stupid!" Ngeles Usopp's.

"It's weird, there's almost no sign of anyone being on that ship." Zoro said as he stared at Don Krieg's ship.

Zoro and the others were still on the ship staring at the commotion that had occurred in Baratie.

"Let's go there." Zoro said excitedly out of curiosity.

He jumped from the Going Merry to the terrace of the restaurant.

Tanaka also followed suit by hovering over the edge of the ship and landing seamlessly on the terrace of the restaurant.

"Ouch!" Shouted Usopp whose face hit the floor of the restaurant terrace.

By the time he also jumped, mimicking Zoro, one of his legs tripped over the edge of the ship and ended up happening just like that.

"I'll stay on the ship!" Shouted Nami.

Zoro just nodded his head and he thought that Nami was scared so he said that.

While Tanaka knows that Nami will go sailing with the Going Merry to the island of his birthplace to save the island from the hands of fishmen, Arlong who is a member of the sun pirates.

The three of them immediately ran towards the door of the restaurant, but at that moment someone was thrown to the edge of the restaurant terrace with an explosion.

That of course made the three of them immediately stop to see the person who got the misfortune.

"Why was he blown up? Is he dead?" Ask Usopp.

Zoro wanted to get close to the poor man who was none other than Don Krieg. But his steps were stopped by Tanaka.

"We'd better see it from afar for now, don't approach it." Suggestions. Tanaka's.

"Why? You are already scared!" Tanya Zoro is a sucker.

"No, look at that!" Tanaka said while pointing at Don Krieg who rose up and looks golden colored armor coated his entire upper body, except the head.

"He's still alive!? And what's that golden armor?" Ask Usopp who was surprised.

Don Krieg stood up and walked into the restaurant again.

A few moments later there were continuous gunshots until it finally stopped.

"What's going on in there?" Usopp asked with his legs trembling.

Zoro and Tanaka immediately approached the door. Usopp also followed, although he walked quite strangely as his legs continued to tremble.

They watched from behind Don Krieg being confronted by the owner of the restaurant.

In addition, some people had gunshot wounds and some were lying on the floor without moving at all with their bodies having small holes in some parts.

Usopp who saw it grew more frightened and his legs became stronger shaking until he was unable to stand up.

Tanaka kicked Usopp's trembling leg until he fell.

"What are you doing, Tanaka?!" Said Usopp who was shocked by Tanaka's sudden action.

"Your feet continue to tremble, you should not feel fear in front of the enemy or you will be finished off in a matter of seconds." Clearly Tanaka with a serious face looked at Usopp.

"Aren't you, the great Usopp, why behave like a coward?" Ask Tanaka.

"It's just ... Uh! I have a disease where if I get too excited then my legs will tremble." Usopp is lying.

Tanaka just stared flatly at Usopp and then turned his gaze inside the restaurant.

"Hey, don't ignore me!" Shouted Usopp who was angry.

Don Krieg who was dealing with the owner of a restaurant that finally Tanaka knew his name, namely Zeff the red foot who is a famous and powerful pirate, but prefers to be a chef on his ship.

The conversation continued until finally, Don Krieg declared that he would become a pirate king.

"Hey, wait a minute!" Luffy said as he pointed towards Don Krieg. "That pirate king will be me, not you!"

"Why are you challenging him, Luffy?" Ask the trembling Usopp.

Everyone inside the restaurant fell silent as Luffy said that. Some chefs gave warnings not to speak strangely that could have him killed in chaotic conditions at the restaurant.

"What did you say, boy?" Don Krieg asked with intimidation. "Don't make jokes like that! It could get you killed!"

"No, what I say is not a joke but the truth, I will be the pirate king and I will not withdraw these words!" Said Luffy who was not afraid at all, even he smiled.

Seeing that the captain had already declared war on Don Krieg, Tanaka went straight in, walked up to Luffy, passed Don Krieg just like that.

Likewise with Zoro and Usopp, of course Usopp took refuge in Zoro because he felt scared.

"Are you going to fight, Luffy?" Tanaka asked while he was near Luffy.

"Need help?" Ask Zoro.

"If you don't need help, that's fine." Said Usopp with trembling legs.

"Zoru! Usopp! The tanaka! You guys are here, huh? Don't worry, I can beat him." Luffy said casually.

"Be-so? Sa-Honey, but if you insist, we can't do anything. B-But if you're desperate, we'll help you. S-So fight!" Said Usopp still with trembling legs.

Don Krieg looks at Usopp, Zoro, and Tanaka. He watched for a moment the three people and then laughed.

"Are they your crew? Your crew is very few and only a boy." Don Krieg laughed.

"Hey, I'm not a kid! I'm in my 30s!" Tanaka thought as he stared intently at Don Krieg.

"Speak what are you?! It's not all, there's two more!" Luffy revealed that Sanji was thrust into his pirate squad at will.

"Hey, are you counting me too?!" Saying the unaccepting Sanji.

Don Krieg suddenly shouted and explained about the circumstances while on the Grand Line.

"My fleet of 50 ships was instantly destroyed without remaining in just one Sunday on the Grand Line." Don Krieg's.

Hearing the revelation, it certainly took everyone by surprise and asked what had happened to the pirate Krieg.

"You heard that, 50 ships were destroyed in just a week." Usopp was terrified and crying.

"Very interesting!" Said Zoro with his leisure.

"I'll serve you later. I'll go feed my men first. Anyone who doesn't want to die can leave the restaurant and run. All I want is a record of that trip and this ship. But if you really want to die in vain. It's troublesome, I'll bury you in the ocean. Let's get that." Threaten Don Krieg and go to his ship with a bag full of food.

"I'm sorry, Sanji-san. I didn't think this would happen." Said Gin who felt sorry for what his captain had done.

"You don't have to apologize. Every chef in this restaurant has this notion that what they're doing is right, that's all." Clearly Zeff.

"Owner, why are you acting as if you're on Sanji's side?" Patty said that she did not accept.

Some other chefs think the same way as Patty.

"Truely, he's the one who should be responsible for all this!"

"He's trying to destroy your precious restaurant!"

Tanaka snorted as the chefs lodged a protest.

"They're not a chef, they just work as a chef. A chef actually won't let anyone who comes asking for food on him be ignored or simply expelled." Think Tanaka.

In addition there are also other reasons that make Sanji do such a thing.

"Shut up, dummy! Have you ever felt what it feels like to be on the verge of starvation?! Losing food and water in this huge ocean, do you know how scary that is?! Do you know how hard that is?!" Zeff.

"What do you mean, owner?" Patty asked confusedly, as did the other chefs.

"The difference between Sanji and all of you is whether or not you understand it." Firm Zeff.

"What does that mean?"

"The owner said Sanji understood that?"

Of course the chefs wouldn't understand what Zerf was saying, because only he and Sanji felt firsthand what it was like to almost die from lack of food and drink on a small island where there was no food and the island was surrounded by sea monsters that made it impossible take fish.

"If you have time to grumble, it's better to leave this restaurant through the back door now!" Pinta Zeff firmly.

"I'll stay here and fight. I can't accept if I'm defeated and don't retaliate." Patty refused to leave.

"Me too! This place is the restaurant I worked at all this time!"

"We have nowhere to go!"

The other chefs thought the same as Patty. They couldn't just leave because they owed Zerf the kindness that had received them in that restaurant, even though they were pirates before.

"What are you guys doing?! You guys already understand how powerful Don is, don't you?!" Ask Gin who is worried.

"Hey, Gin! Let me tell you something. Feeding the hungry is my guiding principle. But those we will face are robbers with full bellies. I won't let you protest even if I beat up your pirate friend. If anyone wants to take over this restaurant, even if that person is you, I will kill him without hesitation! Youunderstand?" Saying Sanji with a creepy face.

"Let him live and then kill him? You're a real fool, Sanji." Patty Saying.

"Be quiet, stupid chef!" Sanji.

"You guys see, right? He's cool, right?" Said Luffy who laughed loudly.

"Yes, you're right captain! He is fit to be a member of your pirates who are special people" Tanaka replied with a smile.

"Who cares about him! We better get out of here now!" Usopp Pinta.

"If you want to go, go, I'll stay here with the captain!" Said Tanaka who stared intently at Usopp.

Usopp was silent to see Tanaka like that.

"Just calm! That krieg is just a broken scrap of iron." Said Zoro with his leisure.

Meanwhile, Luffy asked Gin about the Grand Line. "Gin! You said you didn't know anything about the Grand Line, did you? You've been there, haven't you?"

"I still don't know. What happened after we entered the Grand Line. I don't know if it's a dream or reality. I still can't believe it." Gin replied, trembling with fear, remembering the terrible events he had experienced.

"I still can't believe that a fleet of 50 ships was destroyed by just one man." Gin.

"Nolim?!" They were all shocked and in disbelief.

Only Tanaka and Zoro remained silent.

"It happened suddenly. As soon as the person appeared, he sank the ships one by one. There was no storm at that time so we could save ourselves, otherwise our ship would have been destroyed. I don't know how many ships are left, I just feel the horror that makes me unable to accept that reality." Clearly Gin with a trembling body.

"I don't want to remember it anymore. That person, the look on his sharp eyes that were like an eagle gave off the coldness of death." Gin.

"What did you say?!" Zoro asked who was surprised when he heard the explanation from Gin.

"That person must be the one who has the nickname eagle-eyed swordsman. What you're saying is that his eagle-like eyes can't be proof yet, but the damage you've received proves that's what he did." Zeff.

"The man is called the eagle-eye swordsman!" Sahut Zoro with a trembling body.

"Looks like you're getting excited, huh?" Tanaka asked who saw Zoro.

"Yes, he's the guy I've been looking for all this time. I sailed to meet him." Zoro answered with passion.

"Does that man have a grudge against you?" Ask the curious Sanji.

"We never did anything to her!" Answer Gin.

"Other thing if you interrupt her nap." Zeff said calmly.

"Don't be stupid! Don't joke, he can't destroy our fleet for that reason!" Answer Gin directly.

"What's impossible, the people who are on the Grand Line, the group of people who can do as they please." Think Tanaka.

"Anything can be a reason to fight, even if it's just a small matter."

Zerf in his calm demeanor, explained about what he said to Gin.

"Don't be offended, it's just a delusion. I'm just giving you an example that the Grand Line is such a place." Zeff.

"What kind of place is that?" Usopp asked in a panic.

"That means anything can happen there, right?" Answer Zoro.

"Hey Luffy, it seems like we really can't go to such a place! Luffy!" Usopp.

Luffy just kept quiet and didn't answer Usopp.

"Hey, Luffy!" Call Usopp.

Tanaka let out a long sigh as he saw Luffy smiling grinningly.

"Freely, Usopp, our captain loves such a place very much, look, he smiled grinningly, not feeling scared despite listening to what happened in the Grand Line to the pirates of Krieg." Tanaka.

"Shi shi shi, it seems like such fun! It should be like that!" Luffy said with a happy laugh.

"You must understand what danger is!" Usopp said.

"My main goal now is to reach the Grand Line that way, I can meet him if I go there." Zoro said with passion and motivation.

"You don't have to go there, Zoro." Tanaka Sahut.

"What do you mean?" Zoro asked confusedly.

"Yes, maybe you'll meet him here." Reply Tanaka with ease.

Zoro was simply confused by Tanaka's remark.

"Are you stupid or what? People like you are the kind of people who will die soon." Say Sanji to Luffy and Zoro.

"It's true, but there's no need to call us fools. When I decided to become the strongest swordsman, I decided to devote my entire life to that goal. Because it's my decision, so the one who has the right to call me stupid is just me." Zoro.

"Zoro stupid!" Said Tanaka who teased Zoro.

"I told you no one can call me a fool but me!" Zoro said.

Tanaka laughed at Zoro's reaction.

"Me too, me too!" Luffy said that made Zoro and I turn their attention to him.

"Which one? Stupid or what?" Think Tanaka.

"Ah, that is indeed the face for a person who sails in the ocean!" Usopp said arrogantly.

"If you're the one who said it, it's a lie!" Zoro.

"Bas bullshit." Sanji.

"Hey, hey! Do you realize how our situation is right now? The ship moored in front of the restaurant was a giant ship owned by Pirate Admiral Don Krieg! If you want to escape reality, do it after we've been through this life and death situation!" Obviously Patty.

Not long after, there was a commotion outside the restaurant.

"Waaaa~ they're starting to arrive!"

"Prepare!"

"We have to defend our restaurant!"

The people in the restaurant panicked and prepared themselves with makeshift weapons. Such as kitchen knives, forks, soup spoons, pans, pans and tools in the kitchen.

"Wait on! Is something weird?" Patty.

They saw that the pirate ship Krieg had been destroyed by someone by making pieces cut into pieces, then some parts were sunk along with the crew.

The shocks made by the man who destroyed the pirate ship Krieg were so strong that it made waves in the ocean.

"Thank the anchor! Or we'll get sucked in with that ship!" Zeff's orders.

"Good!" The chefs' heart.

"It's bad! Nami, Yosaku and Johnny are still on our ship!" Zoro.

"Damn! It may be too late!" Usopp.

Zoro, Luffy and Usopp ran out of Baratie. While Tanaka just walked without worrying because he already knew that Nami had left with the Going Merry.

The three of them who had already exited the restaurant did not find the Going Merry where the ship was anchored.

Tanaka sees Johnny and Yosaku swimming to get to Baratie and tells the others.

"My sin! Johnny's! Are you guys all right?" Ask Zoro.

"Where's the boat?! What happened to Nami?!" Ask Luffy.

"Regarding that, forgive us." Say them.

"Name ..." Said Johnny who stopped talking because he was confused to explain.

"He took all his property and ran away!" Said my son who immediately told me that.

Zoro and Usopp then pulled Johnny and Yosaku over Baratie.

"What did you say?!" Said Usopp, surprised.

"Nami took the Going Merry away?!" Ask Luffy.

"What does that mean?!" Ask Zoro too.

"I mean, Nami stole our ship." Answer Tanaka.

"I know that, but why did he do it?" Ask Zoro.

"Then let's listen to your two Junior's story." Answer Tanaka.

Johnny and Yosaku told me everything that happened in detail.

"That's how he took the ship." Johnny ended his story.

"I'm sorry!" Yosaku.

"Damn it, he's making things worse!" Zoro.

"The ship is a Rich gift!" Said Usopp angrily.

"Wait, I can still see her Going Merry ship! Where's your ship?" Luffy.

"It's still there." Yosaku.

"Zoru! Usopp! Tanaka hurry up and go! Take the ship and go after Nami!" Luffy's orders.

"Forget it. Just give him the boat. No need to chase that woman anymore." Reject Zoro.

"No, it's the ship of Rich's giving, we have to take it." Usopp.

"I don't want a ship navigator other than him!" Luffy's.

Luffy and Zoro stared for a while.

"I see, it was an order from the captain. Hey Usopp, Tanaka, let's go!" Zoro.

"Yes." Yeah." Usopp.

"I live here with the captain, it would be terrible if he was left alone." Tanaka.

Zoro nodded his head in agreement with Tanaka. Luffy cannot be left alone because he likes to act arbitrarily without thinking about the consequences.

"Abang Zoro, the ship is ready!" Johnny and Yosaku.

At that moment, a person slowly appeared who came to Baratie in a small ship, through the wreckage of the destroyed pirate ship Krieg.

They all turned their attention to that person.

"That guy..." Zeff was surprised.

Then the figure of a man with sharp eyes like an eagle, carrying a large cross on his back.

Zoro turned his gaze to look at that person as well as me.

Zoro's body then trembled so violently.

"Don't, he's the one with the eagle's eye!" Zoro.

"It seems, yes based on the glare of his eyes that are like eagle eyes, most likely he's the eagle eye, Mihawk." Replied Tanaka with a grinning grin.

He would see the fight between the two great swordsmen, Mihawk and Zoro directly.