[44]Sanji The Dog

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Sanji finished his cigarette and walked coolly towards Ren's table, Just moments ago, as he descended to the lower floor, he saw Ren pointing his gun at a beautiful girl.

He couldn't stay silent and ignore the dangerous pirate in front of him, despite the old man's warnings, Sanji shouted at Ren, raising his voice.

Nami and Nojiko looked at the man with yellow hair coldly, while Kaya was tense, knowing something bad was about to happen.

"N-no Sanji-san please don't interfere" Lorena pleaded, her voice trembling, She feared Ren's anger towards Sanji's actions might lead to harm for all of them.

She knew this nice waiter because he was the one who prepared and brought her food, His demeanor was gentle, but she always felt his strange gaze on her body.

"Miss Lorena! I can't stay silent seeing you being intimidated!" Sanji said, removing his cigarette from his mouth and gesturing towards Ren.

"No doubt you've mesmerized Miss Lorena and the other beautiful ladies sitting there, right?"

Sanji gestured towards Nami, Nojiko, and Kaya.

"You're really looking for trouble!"

Nami yelled, almost drawing her sword to slice the arrogant man.

But Ren's hand stopped her, She looked at her lover, who was looking coldly at Sanji and sat back down.

Nojiko looked at Sanji angrily, first because he dared to pick a fight with Ren, and second because he tried to flirt with them.

"Ladies, don't worry! I'll save you from the clutches of evil" Sanji's eyes turned into heart shapes as he twisted and danced in place.

"Disgusting" Nami said contemptuously.

"Son of a bitch" Nojiko sneered.

"T-this person is strange"even Kaya felt something was off about the man with yellow hair in front of them.

Lorena watched all this with tension while cursing in her mind:"Damn you !, yellow-haired man! I was about to get out of this mess, but you got yourself involved where you're not needed!"

But she didn't dare to speak up, seeing Ren's icy gaze fixed on Sanji.

Meanwhile, the customers watched this drama unfolding before them with fear and anticipation.

Many of them considered the waiter with yellow hair dead for sure.

"Pity yourself for being so stupid."

"What do you think you are? The knight rescuing the princess?"

They mocked him internally and looked forward to seeing him beaten up.

They didn't like Sanji's arrogant behavior,He's just a waiter, acting like someone else!

"Say something! I don't care if you're a strong pirate or not, but you must learn to respect ladies-"

"Clown."

*Boom!!*

Ren didn't allow him to finish his sentenceHe disappeared from his place and reappeared in front of Sanji quickly, Sanji couldn't keep up with the speed of Soru and was punched in the stomach.

*Crack!*

He was thrown onto an empty table, breaking it, and remained lying on the floor.

"What's happening?!" Zeef quickly came at the sound of the commotion, not alone but with the cooks as well.

He looked at Sanji lying on the side, hearing his painful groans, and cursed inwardly"Damn it! This rascal never listens to me! What happened to him with that pirate?"

"Sanji, are you okay?! Who's the bastard who did this to you?!" the cooks who were with Zeef shouted.

"I'm that bastard" Ren smiled upon seeing the cooks' faces turn pale with fear.

But as they say, fools are everywhere, One of the cooks with a tough appearance jumped up and shouted at Ren:"How dare you do this to our cook?!"

Patty pointed to Sanji, who began to rise while holding his stomach in pain.

Patty was one of the main chefs at Baratie restaurant, a former pirate recruited by Zeef as one of the first chefs alongside Sanji when he was a child,So even though they fought against each other normally, they had a deep bond.

He was of average height, muscular, with a lot of hair on his arms and legs,He had a shaved head, large lips, and a short black beard,He wore a dark blue short-sleeved shirt with yellow buttons on both sides and light blue at the sleeve ender, He had shorts of the same color as his shirt, with brown shoes.

He also wore a white apron, an earring in his right ear, and a white rope tied around his head, He had two heart-shaped tattoos on his left arm.

[Patty's Pic is here]

After hearing Patty's words, Zeef was about to intervene but remained silent.

'Since when did I become such a coward?' Zeef screamed mentally. Even if this pirate was strong and dangerous, even if resistance meant death, he usually wouldn't allow anyone to touch that child, Sanji.

What has changed now...?

'I've really lost it' Zeef scoffed, But in the next moment, Ren's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Your waiter was the one who came looking for trouble with me, otherwise why would I bother myself with fighting him?" Ren scoffed, starting to get a little angry,Sanji sought trouble with him for no reason. If he didn't know Sanji's identity and didn't want to disrupt his plans to kill him without hesitation.

"This..."Zeef remained still in his place, With Sanji's reckless personality, it wasn't impossible for him to stir up trouble with a dangerous pirate for no reason.

"You The scamp who points his gun at women!" Sanji gasped and said in pain, Ren's punch was something he had never experienced in his life.

It was far worse than Zeff's kicks!

Zeff looked at Sanji's condition and his heart ached even more, Before deciding what to do, Patty recklessly jumped towards Ren.

"You damned pirate, are you threatening the customers?! I'll kick you out of here!" Patty shouted as he approached Ren.

"Wait Patty!" Zeff shouted, but to no avail, Patty had already reached Ren.

The girls behind Ren, except for Lorena and Kaya, drew their weapons and were ready to fight.

Patty threw his punch towards Ren without hesitation.

"You're so slow."

Ren easily avoided Patty's reckless punch, This only served to anger Patty further, making him punch even harder and faster.

Several punches were thrown towards Ren's face, but he had no difficulty dodging them due to their slowness in his eyes.

*Pant! Pant! Pant!*

Patty quickly became exhausted and began panting in front of Ren,"How did I not land a single hit on you?! And why do you seem unfazed?"

"Hmph...boring" Ren replied and Suddenly, he raised his fist and was about to punch Patty in the face.

"This is bad! Back off, Patty!" Sanji, who had experienced the force of Ren's punch, felt a bad feeling, If Patty received a barrage of such punches, his jaw might be broken.

Unfortunately, Sanji was too far from Patty, but he didn't give up and started running towards him.

"Fufufu~ Where do you think you're going?" a charming voice came from behind him. Sanji turned around, his heart pounding hard.

"Who sneaked up behind me?! Is that a woman's voice?!"

Nojiko held her sniper rifle with one hand, pointing it towards Sanji, and smirked mockingly."Do you want a bullet in your hand or your foot?"

"Or maybe your head?"

When Sanji saw a beautiful woman in front of him, his heart fluttered, and the previous pain disappeared.

"S-so beautiful!" he cheered sticking out his tongue like a dog.

"Tch! That look again!" Nojiko said angrily, and the coldness in her eyes became stronger.

She hated it when men other than Ren looked at her with lust or love, even daring to declare their thoughts in front of her!

*Bang!*

Nojiko fired a shot near Sanji's foot, piercing through the floor and creating a hole there.

*Gulp*

Sanji gulped and watched this scene in horror,If this bullet hit him, he might be paralyzed even with his strong leg!

"Wait, miss, I'm not your enemy! I'll save you from the clutches of the evil pirate-"

*Bang!*

"Aaah!"

A scream shook Baratie restaurant as it came out of Sanji's lips, Everyone turned to look at him, except for the unconscious Patty and Sanji, who was breathing harshly, trying to suppress the pain in his leg.

"Sanji!" the sailors and Zeff shouted, while Nami looked at this coldly, If it weren't for Nojiko doing this, she would have cut him first, He dared to look at her lustfully again.

The customers who were at a distance looked at Nojiko in horror, especially at her weapon. One bullet could penetrate stone and bones!

Lorena looked at Nojiko with even greater fear than before,If that girl bothered her earlier, she would have been the one hit by that bullet...

She didn't even want to think about it.

"I thought you were wise, Zeff, but honestly you disappointed me" Ren spoke, and everyone listened, except for the unconscious Patty and Sanji, who was breathing harshly, trying to suppress the pain in his leg.

"Your waiter was the one who insulted me first, dared to look at my women at a wrong way, and started babbling about how he would save them from me and so on...Don't you think I'm the victim here?"Ren laughed, but his tone betrayed his anger.

Zeff knew Sanji's lustful personality that appeared when he saw beautiful women, so he didn't deny Ren's words.

Then, in the next moment, he took an unexpected step.

He kneeled down.

He pressed his forehead to the ground and stretched out his hand, kneeling on his knees, considering that one of his feet was wooden, and said"I'm really sorry, Mr. Ren, for what that brat caused you!"

"Boss!"

"Get up, you don't need to do this!"

"Stop it Boss!"

The frightened cooks shouted in sorrow when they saw the owner's condition.

When Sanji heard the noise, he resisted his pain and looked towards the noise, seeing the old man kneeling.

"Oh..O-old man..." touched by this scene, his resentment towards Ren deepened even more.

He didn't hate Nojiko even after shooting his leg and making him feel excruciating pain.

Nojiko remained in her place, and when she saw Sanji's angry and hateful look towards Ren, she took her weapon and hit him in the face.

The structure of the weapon made of Sea Stone was very hard and could break bones.

"Hmph, how dare you look at the captain like That?!" she said coldly.

"Aaarg!!"

Sanji screamed even harder and his face was swollen from the beating, his screams spread throughout the restaurant while Zeff was still kneeling asking Ren for forgiveness.

"Stop it Nojiko, that's enough" Ren commanded, and Nojiko complied.

"This is ridiculous, I came here to try your food not to fight with you, But you insist on picking fights with me" Ren looked at the kneeling Zeff and sighed.

"Get up."

Zeff obeyed Ren's orders and rose from his kneeling position, expressing gratitude:"Thank you."

"It doesn't matter, Bring me my food I've been waiting for a while..and it's better to deal with that waiter lying there and the rowdy cook as well" Ren gestured to Patty, who was thrown towards the cooks along with Zeff, while the rest went to tend to Sanji.

[After 15 minutes.]

Ren sat with his crew members and Lorena around a table filled with various food and drinks.

"Eat well girls, so you can grow taller" Ren instructed, Nami and her sister complied, stuffing their mouths with delicious food.

"I must admit the food is delicious... although some of the cooks were rude to Ren" Nojiko said in a low voice.

"Hmm? Eat your food Miss Lorena, no need to be shy" Ren looked at Lorena, who seemed tense.

"Oh...Y-yes, thank you Ren-san, I'll eat my food" she replied nervously.

"Then why are you trembling?"

"..."

Lorena didn't know how to answer; she tried to calm down, but after what had happened earlier, her fear of the pirate in front of her deepened.

"Sigh... Tell me about your hometown, Miss Lorena."

Lorena froze after Ren's question, then quickly replied:"Actually, I'm from Sakura kingdom, located in the Western Blue, and I am the princess of the kingdom..."

"Oh, so you're a princess. But where are your guards?"

Ren hadn't heard of such a kingdom in the canon, and Lorena didn't mention it either, He was still curious about what he called the "second half".

Although he had his speculations and theories, he didn't rush them.

Lorena swallowed nervously and began to explain:"well..I came with my guards, but they stayed on the ship since this is a restaurant, and there's no danger here... or so I thought" she said the last part in a low voice.

Ren laughed and then said "Are you still afraid of me? I told you I wouldn't do anything If you insist I'm a bad person, then I'll really become a one" he joked.

"Sorry, but I can't get rid of my natural fear... but I think you're not a bad person after talking to you!" she spoke in a tense tone, wondering if the pirate would get angry with her.

But he didn't,He smiled at her, but in the next moment, his smile froze.

"Does your ship bear a blue flag with the words 'Kingdom of Sakura'?"

"Yes, it does... How did you know, Ren?"

"I knew by using Haki... But the important thing now is that this ship has started to drift away from Baratie Restaurant."

"Eeeeerrh?!!What?!"

Lorena stood up from her chair and let out a scream that everyone in the restaurant could hear.

Was I just lefted behind? I'm dead!

Lorena can't believe it.

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