Chapter 54 Sanji, You Should Grow Up

Usopp: "Ah! I... I was knocked out again by Conqueror's! Damn it, Luffy!!"

Nico Robin: "Ahahaha Usopp is so pitiful! Currently, he is the one who has been intimidated the most by Conqueror's in the Straw Hat Pirates."

Tony Tony Chopper: "Poor Usopp"

Vinsmoke Sanji: "But it's also fortunate. Thanks to Merry mentioning Usopp's situation, otherwise Usopp really wouldn't have been able to board the ship."

Nami: "Finally, one person hasn't been lost. I wonder if Luffy over there will take me along."

Monkey D. Luffy: "Don't worry, he definitely will!"

...

Not long after, the screen with a white border gradually lit up.

The scene appeared.

After leaving Syrup Village, Luffy and his group of four set off to the sea again.

On the way, they encountered Johnny and Yosaku.

A few days later, they arrived at the floating restaurant, Baratie.

Due to the battle with Captain Fullbody, Luffy fired the cannonball in the wrong direction, resulting in the ship of the floating restaurant being damaged. As a result, he was order by the captain, Zeff, to work as compensation for the damage.

Gin appeared, wanting to have a meal, but was driven away by the chefs.

Sanji secretly brought him food to eat.

Afterwards, Gin came back with Krieg.

The chefs still wanted to drive them away.

But Sanji gave Krieg food to eat again.

As a result, after Krieg and his group ate their fill, they wanted to take over the floating restaurant, Baratie...

Jewelry Bonney: "That chef... is he an idiot?"

Jozu: "Knowing that the other party will seek revenge, yet still giving them food to eat, this is simply bending your arm outwards!"

Sakazuki: "What a foolish guy!"

Trafalgar Law: "The actions of the chef, Sanji, in the video are indeed too naive..."

Vinsmoke Sanji: "As a chef, if someone is hungry and needs food, what's wrong with giving them food to eat?"

Smoker: "Idiot! That Krieg has killed at least seven hundred innocent civilians in East Blue! He was supposed to starve to death, but you gave him a meal and let him live. Have you considered how many more civilians will die at his hands afterwards??"

Vinsmoke Sanji: "That's a different matter. I am a chef, and if someone is hungry, I can give them food to eat."

Hina: "So he's stubborn, huh..."

Rocks D. Xebec: "Hahaha! This kid... still hasn't experienced the harshness of society."

Marco: "He would rather disregard the safety of his own family and give food to the enemy. This kid is truly a bastard"

Shiki: "Kekahaha! You guys are saying... he saved this Krieg with a meal, and then Krieg killed the shop owner and all the chefs. Will this kid feel that he was wrong?"

Ochoku: "I bet he won't think he's wrong, haha!!"

Charlotte Linlin: "This kid definitely won't think he's wrong! When we pirates kill people, do we ever think we're in the wrong? Hahaha!!!"

Kaido: "Hahaha!!!"

Vinsmoke Sanji: "Bastards!!! You have no idea what I've been through!!"

Zeff: "Sanji..."

Vinsmoke Sanji: "Stinky...old man..."

Zeff: "Sanji... We've experienced that kind of hunger and fear, so we can empathize with others' feelings. It's okay if others don't understand you, I understand you!"

Vinsmoke Sanji: "Stinky old man..."

Zeff: "But I hope you understand one thing. You used to be a willful rebellious teenager, so you didn't consider the consequences of your actions. But now you have your own crewmates, Sanji... It's time for you to grow up."

Zeff: "Those people may speak harshly, but their reasoning is not wrong. Sanji, let me ask you, if all your crewmates were severely injured behind you, and in front of you is your enemy who wants to kill your crewmates. But he is now starving and weak, would you kill him or give him a meal?"

Back at the Baratie on the sea, Zeff would never have said these things to Sanji.

Because back then, Sanji was a willful rebellious teenager who would undoubtedly choose to give the enemy a meal without hesitation.

But now...

Zeff dared to ask this because Sanji now has crewmates, and they have experienced many things together.

Zeff knows that the rebellious teenager from before has grown up.

He looked at the chat room, quietly waiting for Sanji's answer.

Give the enemy a meal, and let the crewmates die!

Don't give the enemy a meal, and the crewmates live!

When faced with such a choice, Sanji hesitated!!!

Because he should have immediately said "give him a meal" without hesitation, but he hesitated...!!

Sanji was shocked!

What's going on?

Why didn't he immediately say "give him a meal"?

Has he betrayed my chef's creed???

Zeff: "Sanji, what are you waiting for? Why haven't you told me the answer yet? If you want to choose to give the enemy a meal, say it! I'm listening..."

Hiss...huff!!

Sanji took a deep breath, then exhaled forcefully!!!

I am a chef...

If someone is hungry, I should give them a meal!!!

How can I just sit by and do nothing when I know what it feels like to be hungry!!!

I'm hesitating about what to do!!!

I can't hesitate!!!

I must adhere to my chef's creed!!!

Suddenly, Sanji shouted loudly in the chat room, "I will kill him!!!"

Ah?

After shouting this, Sanji himself was completely stunned!!!

He was shocked to find...

Even if he forced himself to say "give him food to eat," the moment he opened his mouth, his mind would be instantly filled with the images of his comrades!!!

Luffy...

That damn green seaweed head!!!

Lovely Nami-chan (*^▽^*)

Boastful Usopp

Beautiful Robin-nee (＾－＾)V

Chopper baby...

And that pervert Franky and pervert skeleton...

The moment these images appeared, Sanji couldn't ignore their safety and well-being, no matter what!!!

Even if it's just a verbal choice, he couldn't do it at all!!!

Vinsmoke Sanji: "Ah!! Damn it! Damn it!!! I was wrong!!! I was wrong!!! I admit... I made mistakes in the past!!!"

Vinsmoke Sanji: "I am a chef. If someone is hungry, I should give them food to eat!"

Vinsmoke Sanji: "But... if someone wants to harm my comrades, even if they are hungry, I will kill them!!!"

On Transvestite Island

Sanji cried bitterly!!

The people around him comforted him...

Monkey D. Luffy: "Sanji!!!"

Roronoa Zoro: "Curly-brow... well done!"

Tony Tony Chopper: "Wuwuwu Sanji's words are so touching!!"

Nami: "Sanji-kun, you're really amazing!"

Franky: "Hmm super!!"

...

The Straw Hat Pirates' comrades voiced their support for Sanji in the chat room...

Zeff: "Sanji..."

Vinsmoke Sanji: "Old man..."

Zeff: "Look, this is growth"

Vinsmoke Sanji: "Hmm!"

On Transvestite Island, Sanji's tears flowed even more intensely!!!

The people around him comforted him even more intensely...

Krieg led about 100 recently fed subordinates to prepare to attack the Baratie restaurant at sea...

But at this moment...

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Three huge sword energy shockwaves, like three tens of meters high giant waves, instantly swept from one side of Krieg's pirate ship flagship to the other...

The huge iron ship warship didn't even make a sound, it directly broke into four pieces!!!!

In the slow overturning, scattered on the sea

"What!!!"

"What's going on!!!"

"What happened!!!"

"I don't know, did their ammunition depot explode?"

"It's impossible, even if the ammunition depot exploded, it wouldn't reach this level...!!"

...

For a while, whether it was the Straw Hat Pirates, the chefs at the sea restaurant, or the guys from Krieg's pirate crew, they all stared in horror, their jaws dropping to the ground...

In the confused and shocked gazes of everyone, the figure of a black coffin-shaped small boat slowly emerged from the scattered ship fragments on the sea...

On it, there was a person!

Black top hat, black trench coat!

Wine-red patterned shirt, white pants!

Under the brim of the hat, a pair of brown eyes as sharp as an eagle!!

He sat on that small boat, like a sword that could be unsheathed at any moment!!!

Sharp and restrained, but chill.