Chapter 52

Ain, flustered, hurried to the restaurant entrance.

Thinking about her bold move just now, she absentmindedly pushed the door open and walked in on her high heels.

Her arrival made the restaurant suddenly quiet. The team members who had sat down in advance did not dare to look up at her. Several of them gathered together and held the menu to cover themselves.

When the other guests saw that the newcomer was another marine officer, they also looked away for fear of getting into trouble.

Only one person stared at her blankly, his pupils gradually dilated and then turned into a heart.

"Pretty, pretty, pretty big sister!"

With an excited cheer, he threw the empty dishes in his hand to the ground. He rushed to Ain like a whirlwind, took out a rose under Ain's surprised eyes, and said affectionately:

"Beautiful lady, your appearance is as dazzling as the sun, and your smile is as dazzling as the stars....Ah!"

Sanji was finally able to meet such a charming older sister, and was about to make a passionate confession when he was interrupted by a sneak attack.

Sanji turned back angrily, wanting to see which bastard was disturbing him.

Looking at the obvious coat of justice on the other party, he was stunned at first, and then still said rudely:

"Bastard, why did you hit me? Don't think I won't fight back just because you're a marine."

Luffy raised his fist with a dark face and hit the pervert again.

Bang!

"Flirting with a Marine officer, is this reason enough?!"

Facing the black and hard iron fist, Sanji hugged his bulging head with tears in his eyes and stopped shouting. Luffy snorted coldly and put down Nami in his hand.

He raised his chin and said to the dazed Ain:

"Come back to your senses, beautiful lady, let's go over there and take a seat first."

After saying that, he said to Sanji unceremoniously:

"Waiter, please bring 10 portions of your signature dishes. You can bring more after we finish eating."

"But, damn it, I'm not a waiter, I'm the chef here!"

Sanji retorted unconvinced.

But Luffy had already turned around and left, sitting at a table with Ain and chatting.

"You stinky marine, you are favoured by such a beautiful lady, wow~ I am so envious~"

Sanji said sour words unwillingly, and returned to the kitchen in a daze to prepare for Luffy and the others.

"Eh? What did he just say, 10 servings of the signature dish? Can he finish it?"

Sanji, who had experienced a deep hunger, hated people wasting food.

So when he returned to the kitchen, he didn't listen to Luffy's nonsense at all. He just made one serving of each signature dish and pushed the cart to deliver it himself.

Luffy was chatting happily with Ain when an inappropriate voice interrupted him.

"Charming lady, this is the red wine I prepared specially for you.

Please allow me to pour it for you."

Looking at Sanji who was talking to himself and began to pour wine for Ain,

Luffy raised his eyebrows, snatched the glass that was filled with one-third of the wine, drank it all, and smacked his lips and said:

"The taste is just so-so, put down the wine and you can go away."

After glaring at the bastard, Sanji suppressed his anger and served the delicious food he made himself to the table like a gentleman.

He touched his chest gracefully and bowed, and invited Ain:

"Miss, please try these dishes. I made them for you myself."

After saying that, he raised his head expectantly, wanting to see the surprised expression on the elder sister's face after she ate his dishes.

"Ah~"

Putting the last empty plate on the table, Luffy chewed it twice and swallowed it, picking his teeth and mockingly said:

"The taste is OK, but the quantity is too small. I want more, hurry up and make it for me."

Sanji stared at the empty plates on the table in amazement. He looked around and under the table in disbelief.

After not finding where the food went, he looked at Luffy's stomach.

"Damn marine, you ate all the love dishes I made for this beautiful lady!

I want to fight you!"

As soon as Sanji finished speaking, he was hit on the head.

Covering the big bag that had grown from two layers to three layers, Sanji turned his head angrily, wanting to see who the bastard was.

Zeff, the owner and chef of Baratie, appeared in his sight and lectured Sanji aggressively:

"Idiot kid, I've told you so many times not to harass customers.

If I catch you again, you'll leave here and go cook somewhere else!"

Sanji didn't take his words seriously at all, and snorted coldly and said perfunctorily:

"Stop kidding, you nagging old man. I will stay here until you retire."

"Humph." With a cold snort, Zeff stopped looking at him and focused his attention on Luffy.

When he saw this young man, Zeff's first feeling was danger.

He was a well-known pirate back then, and he was very sensitive to this kind of perception.

When this group of marine just entered, he felt that they were not ordinary, and after seeing Luffy, this feeling was even more obvious. After thinking for a while, he spoke: " I'm sorry that this brat has caused you trouble.

I'll waive the bill for your table. I hope you don't mind."

While Zeff was looking at Luffy, Luffy was also looking at him.

Looking at his right leg that had been replaced with a prosthesis, Luffy said with a little regret:

"Red-leg Zeff, if your legs were still there, you might have a place on the Grand Line."

After a pause, he waved his hand under the surprised gazes of several people and said:

"Forget about the free meal. I'm afraid my appetite will make you broke.

If you must apologize, why not give this kid to me?

It just so happens that you dislike him, and I don't have enough chefs on my ship."

Zeff, whose identity was revealed, was not panicked at all. Instead, he looked at Sanji beside him in surprise.

He didn't expect that the marine would specifically ask for this kid.

"Stop kidding, who do you think you are? I'm not leaving here."

Sanji shouted in dissatisfaction.

After a moment's thought, Zeff made the decision.

"Sure, I'll give him to you. I just think he's a troublemaker, so giving him to you will save me some trouble."

"What, what do you mean by that, old man?"

Sanji turned around and roared in disbelief, but Zeff ignored him and turned to leave.

He gritted his teeth and tried to chase him.

Swoosh~

Seiryu scabbard were placed on Sanji's neck.

Luffy leaned back in his chair and said in a calm tone:

"Little boy, who allowed you to leave? You are mine now."

As the words fell, a strong murderous aura, carrying an inexplicable fear, was released from Luffy body.

Sanji's body stiffened and began to tremble slightly.

He turned around slowly, his teeth clenching.

"Damn marine, I will not leave with you, just give up on this idea."

Luffy didn't care about it at all, turned around and said to Ain:

"Write it down, male, blond hair and curly eyebrows, height about 165cm.

Report directly to the headquarters, this kid is our new guerrilla team member."

Sanji was anxious when he saw this, "Hey, stop talking to yourself!"

As he said, he looked at the beautiful big sister named Ain.

As a result, he saw that the other party actually wrote down all his information.

After writing, she took out a small Den Den Mushi, and was about to upload the message.

"Wait! We can talk about it. What do you want me to do?"

Seeing that the kid had given in, Luffy winked at Ain and then stopped his chaos.

He smiled and asked Sanji to move a chair and sit down.

He put his arm around his shoulders and asked pretentiously:

"What's your dream, you pervert?"

At another table in the restaurant, three new recruits sat together, eating and looking at Luffy's table.

After stuffing a big mouthful of seafood fried rice into his mouth, Zoro said vaguely:

"What is the captain doing? Why does he have to let that lecherous curly eyebrow join us?"

Usopp drank the hot soup carefully, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said excitedly:

"Damn, this tastes so good.

I think the captain just likes the food here and wants to recruit people so that he can eat such delicious food every day."

"So, that's not unacceptable."

Zoro nodded thoughtfully and took another bite of seafood rice.

Thinking that he could eat such delicious food every day, he immediately supported Sanji in his heart.

Compared with the two heartless guys, Nami seemed a little unhappy.

She was still angry about the fact that she was ignored, and she wolfed down a big bowl of her food.

Back to Luffy.

Sanji looked at him in surprise, then lowered his head and whispered to himself:

"My dream, if I must say it, besides becoming the chef of Baratie and replacing the stinky old man, is to find the legendary sea area - AllBlue."

"Oh, you mean the sea area where all the fish from all over the world gather?"

"Yes, that's it, you know?"

Sanji looked at Luffy with sparkling eyes, but Luffy shrugged helplessly.

"I do know that there are some descriptions of it in the Marine.

But they are just fragments and are all speculations that cannot be confirmed."

"So, you don't know?."

Sanji lowered his head in disappointment.

"Don't lose heart."

Luffy reached out and patted his shoulder, comforting him:

"Just because it hasn't been found doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Look, Raftel was just a legend before.

It wasn't confirmed until Pirate King Roger found it."

As he said this, he picked up the empty plate and waved it in front of Sanji.

"If you stay here, you will never find it.

Why don't you come with me? I will take you to the Grand Line. If Allblue really exists, it must be there."

Sanji frowned. How could he not know this truth?

But he couldn't let go of Zeff and Baratie. He wanted to stay with that stinky old man and not let him be alone.

Thinking of this, he stood up and apologized to Luffy:

"I'm sorry, but I still can't agree.

I'll make your dish soon, so don't mention it anymore."

After saying that, Sanji turned around and walked towards the kitchen without much interest.

Luffy tilted his head to look at him, raised his voice and said loudly:

"Even if the father is reluctant, he will still let go and send his child out to explore the world.

And even if the child is attached to his father, he should understand that he can't stay with his father forever."

Sanji paused, his shoulders trembled slightly.

"You are wrong, we are not father and son."

Luffy smiled and said with a smile: "Stupid, it is not just blood that make us family...."

Sanji didn't say anything else, but stood there for a while before turning around and going upstairs.

There were some things he wanted to talk to the old man about.

Watching his disappearing figure, Ain supported his chin with his hand and teased Luffy:

"You kidnapped another one. What did you like about him this time?

His cooking skills or his lust?"

"Oh, it's because someone's charm is too great, making people unable to control themselves.

I have to criticize you for this, and be prepared to be punished."

Ain's face turned slightly red, and she subconsciously thought of the consequences of the heroine being punished in the storybook. She couldn't help but spit at Luffy, causing Luffy to scratch his head in confusion.

'No, is there something wrong with my words, or is there something wrong with your thinking, sister?

Okay, I didn't expect that you have such a side, Ain.'

On the second floor, Zeff's bedroom.

Sanji didn't even knock on the door and walked straight into the room.

Zeff, who was lying on the bed, glanced at him, picked up the bottle of wine and took a sip by himself.

Sanji frowned, walked up to snatch the bottle from him, and put it on the bedside table next to him.

"You taught me, old man, that drinking makes a chef's tongue go awry."

"You don't need to teach me this, you bastard."

Zeff cursed in dissatisfaction, but he didn't touch the bottle again.

Sanji sat down on the bed and opened his mouth several times but didn't say a word.

The bedroom was silent for a long time, and finally Zeff put his hand on the back of his head, looked at the ceiling and muttered:

"Sanji, do you remember the first time we met?"

After asking, he continued without waiting for Sanji's answer:

"That time I led people to rob the merchant ship where you were interning.

On the ship, you crawled to my feet and said that for Allblue, you would never die there.

Later it was proved that you, a little brat, did survive.

But because of this, you were bound to this small place of Baratie and no longer had the opportunity to realize your dream."

Sanji was silent, and seemed to think of the encounter between the two.

"I don't feel that this is a restriction. Baratie is also my dream.

It was opened by the two of us little by little. It is the best restaurant in the world!"

Zeff could not deny what Sanji said.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Sanji fell silent again.

But this time, the silence didn't last long. Sanji spoke again.

"Old man, do you want me to go out to sea?"

Zeff glanced at him secretly, his eyes full of reluctance.

"Ah, yes, that group of marine is pretty good."

Sanji clenched his trouser legs tightly, gritted his teeth and growled with tears in his eyes:

"Then I'm leaving! I don't know when I'll be back next time!"

Zeff closed his eyes, "Go away, you nagging little brat."

Sanji held back his tears, stood up, held the door handle and was about to go out

"Sanji!"

Zeff raised his voice and called him.

Sanji stopped and didn't dare to look back.

"Be careful, don't catch a cold."

"No..."

Tears could no longer be held back and burst out from his eyes.

Sanji turned around and knelt on the ground, buried his head deeply and said goodbye loudly.

"Boss Zeff, thank you for your care over the years!

Take good care of yourself, I will definitely find that All blue and fulfil our dream!"

"Ah, I'll leave it to you...."

A tear fell from the corner of Zeff's tightly closed eyes.

After saying goodbye to Zeff, Sanji, as the chef of Baratie, finally prepared a sumptuous meal for Luffy and his crew.

After tasting Sanji's cooking and knowing that he was willing to join them, the guerrilla's squad were all delighted. They simply held a welcome ceremony at Baratie, including Nami and the other two.

10 days after leaving the restaurant at sea.

Cook:"Hey, Sanji, I want to eat seafood fried rice."

Gavin:"Give me an iced drink."

Bill:"Also prepare a sea king meal for me."

Others:"And me, I want..."

In the kitchen, veins popped up on Sanji's forehead. He waved the kitchen sword angrily and roared:

"Bastards, don't gather here, you guys have messed up the kitchen!"

After scolding the bastards headed by Cook, he turned around and pointed the kitchen sword at Bill.

"Bill! If I remember correctly, you were the original chef.

Why did you come here? Can't you cook for yourself?!"

Bill scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, "because it not as delicious as your cooking?

Now you are our head chef, I leave the kitchen to you."

Sanji's face darkened, "Don't throw the whole kitchen to me.

There are more than 40 people, how can I handle it? Go and help me wash the vegetables!"

"Yes, no problem at all!"

Bill was not at all annoyed by the new guy's command, and he called a few people to help Sanji prepare.

Seeing that their stomachs were taken care of, the others complimented Sanji and left the kitchen.

On the deck, Usopp leaned against the side of the ship indignantly and said angrily:

"Damn it, they all are newcomers, but he is so popular, even his rank has been promoted to Seaman."

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