Rescuing Chef Sanji

Inside the restaurant, Luffy patted his belly, which had grown ten times larger than before, and said contentedly, "Mmm, this is delicious! I haven't eaten this much in ages!"

"Yes, ever since the mountain..." Nami said with a smile, but her voice stopped abruptly.

An eerie silence fell over the room. After a long while, Usopp chuckled and said, "I think I know what we forgot before."

"Ahem, didn't we specifically go to find Sabo and the others because of Sanji?"

"It's all Luffy's fault! If he hadn't kept asking about the Martial Arts Tournament, how could we have forgotten?" Nami decisively shifted the blame.

"Huh?" Luffy looked completely bewildered. Didn't you guys ask?

"Let's hurry back now, Sabo and the others shouldn't have left yet," Zoro suggested.

"You mean, you originally came to Sabo to find out where your companion was, but you got so caught up in the Martial Arts Tournament that you forgot about the real business..." Koala's lips twitched as she silently mourned for their companion for three minutes.

"Haha!" Luffy and his friends chuckled awkwardly, scratching their heads.

"Alright, I really can't do anything with you guys. First, tell me your companion's name and any distinguishing features, and I'll have someone find out his whereabouts as soon as possible." Koala took out a pen and paper to write it down.

"His name is Sanji, and he's the best chef in the world!" Luffy said proudly.

"Curly eyebrows, lewd kappa," Zoro succinctly stated.

"Ahem, Sanji's most prominent characteristic is that he becomes completely captivated by beautiful women, to the point that his nose bleeds profusely," Usopp described.

Koala stopped writing abruptly, and asked with a look of surprise and uncertainty, "Your friend's full name isn't... Vinsmoke Sanji, is it?"

"Huh? Koala, how did you know?" Nami asked in surprise, her beautiful eyes wide.

"Ahem... It's all fate!" Koala said, her face flushed.

"Actually, our Revolutionary Army first came into contact with him in Dream Online. After learning about Sanji's status in the Vinsmoke Family and his... indescribable personality, we thought he was someone we could win over."

Nami gasped, looking at Koala with disbelief. "Koala, you wouldn't... have made some huge sacrifice, would you?"

Koala was taken aback at first, then said in a embarrassed and angry tone, "Don't talk nonsense, I belong to... cough cough, actually, you also know Luffy, the one who tried his best to win over Sanji."

"I?"

"Hmm, don't you remember? She often reminisces about the time she fought alongside you two years ago!"

Zoro, Nami, and Usopp all looked at Luffy with disbelief, thinking to themselves, "No way, could a girl like an idiot like Luffy?"

A sudden inspiration struck Luffy, and he exclaimed with delight, "Is it Little Ivankov?"

Nami and the others gasped in shock; it was confirmed—they could actually utter such cheesy terms of address.

Seeing Nami and the other two looking like this, Koala knew they had misunderstood and explained, "She is Senior Executive of our Revolutionary Army, the miracle man who fought alongside Luffy on the battlefields of Impel Down and Marine Headquarters, the Queen of Okama Emporio Ivankov."

"Oh..." Usopp nodded thoughtfully, then stiffly turned his head, looking at Koala with a horrified expression. "Queen of Okama...?"

"If I remember correctly, the Queen of Okama who appeared in that broadcast two years ago... shouldn't be in line with Sanji's aesthetic sense, right?" Nami said in the most tactful way possible. After all, in her opinion, with the Queen of Okama's appearance, Sanji would be lucky if he didn't have nightmares after seeing it.

Koala seemed a little embarrassed, blushing as she held up her little finger and said, "Don't you know? You can adjust your appearance in dreams. The Queen of Okama also made a tiny adjustment, really just a tiny bit..."

"How... how terrifying!"

"So... so cruel!"

"Sanji... will probably have a mental breakdown after he finds out the truth!"

"Ahem... But we didn't come away empty-handed. He's currently staying at a manor near the Royal City. Although there are guards around, there aren't any permanent guards. If you're careful, it shouldn't be too difficult for you to sneak in."

"Huh? Is it that easy?" Nami was a little puzzled; it wasn't quite the den of dragons and tigers she had imagined.

"Nightmare didn't restrict his personal freedom, so it's not difficult for you to see him. The difficulty lies in how to take him away," Koala said, shaking her head.

"No way, Sanji wasn't imprisoned? It seems the Vinsmoke Family holds a very high position under Nightmare's command!" Usopp exclaimed in surprise.

"The Vinsmoke Family doesn't hold that much weight in Nightmare's heart. The main reason is that Sanji's sister, Vinsmoke Reiju, is one of Nightmare's women. With this relationship, as long as Sanji doesn't actively flee this continent, no one will restrict his freedom of movement."

"I really didn't expect that Sanji would have such a connection with Nightmare."

"Indeed, I thought that people like Nightmare only cared about power and strength!"

"In that case, let's hurry up and take Sanji away. I can't wait to eat the food Sanji makes for me!"

"Are you a glutton? Didn't you just finish eating food from ten tables?"

"Haha, after all, it's food made by Sanji!"

"Crushing Tornado!"

"Thunderous Force!"

Terrifying waves surged across the sea, creating massive Tidal Wave. In this raging storm, even steel warships seemed like drifting leaves, as if they would sink into the sea at any moment.

"I never expected that the brat following Nightmare would also have such strength. It seems that this sea area is indeed a breeding ground for evil!" Zephyr said angrily.

"I don't know if this sea breeds evil, but I do know that you are destined to die in this sea today!" Enel pointed his Golden Trident at Zephyr, lightning crackling around it, like a storm god who controls the sea.

"Professor Zephyr, let me help you!" The beautiful female naval officer standing on the warship said resolutely.

"Ain, don't waste your energy. Their reinforcements will only increase. Even if I recover to my peak condition, I can't change the outcome of the war. I might as well use my life to send you away!"

"No, we absolutely will not abandon you, teacher, and run away alone. If we have to leave..." Just as Ain was making up his mind, a nightmarish voice came in.

"It seems... I've arrived just in time!"

Almost all the sailors couldn't help but shudder and tremble. Although two years had passed since that battle, that man still frequently appeared in their nightmares, and they naturally couldn't forget his voice.

Zephyr also took a deep breath and looked at the figure that had appeared in mid-air at some unknown time. He felt bitter. If it were just Enel, he would still be confident in sending Ain and the others out. But if the opponent was Nightmare, any action would be superfluous.