"Who was shouting just now?!" He looked at the five women with disdain.
He had already been in a bad mood, yet someone actually dared to provoke him first.
Did they think they were Hawk Eyes or something?!
"I said it. So what?!" Nami planted her hands on her hips, glaring without the slightest hint of weakness.
"Brother Reno, do you know him?!" Kaya leaned close to Reno and asked in a low voice.
Reno glanced at him and casually said, "He's Krieg. That wrecked ship belongs to him."
What?!
The women were stunned, then looked Krieg over with interest.
The tyrant of the East Blue looked like this?!
Nami was stunned for a moment as well, but she showed no fear.
Krieg was worth sixteen million—wasn't that just three-quarters of an Arlong?!
What was he acting so cocky for?
"You ignorant little brat, since you know my name, you still dare to—"
Before Krieg could finish his threat, a spear wrapped in Thunder and Lightning was already pressed against his chest.
Nami stared at him irritably. "If you don't want to die, get lost. Don't ruin our mood while we're eating."
Having completely lost interest, Reno passed by Krieg and headed for an empty table.
Kaya and the other women followed close behind.
When the guests saw this, they immediately had an ominous feeling.
Krieg trembled with rage. Arrogant—this was simply too arrogant.
As the tyrant of the East Blue, how many people in these waters dared to disrespect him?!
Not to mention such blatant provocation.
Unless Hawk Eyes himself showed up today, no one could stop him.
"You little brats, die!!!"
The enraged Krieg roared and swung the Great War Spear.
"What a buzzkill." Nami curled her lips.
She clenched her delicate fist, and the Lightning Spear struck out. Lightning carrying immense destructive force raced wildly across Krieg's body like a serpent.
Crackling sounds rang out from Krieg's body as his massive frame shook violently.
Soon, black smoke rose from his mouth, and the Great War Spear fell from his hand to the floor.
"Just as annoying as Arlong."
A whirlwind rose out of nowhere, sweeping Krieg's body up and hurling him more than ten meters away before he crashed into the sea with a bang.
The restaurant fell deathly silent.
He was taken out in seconds?!
The tyrant of the East Blue, Krieg, had been taken out in a single move?!
Every guest's eyes widened as they stared blankly at Nami.
After a long while, a terrified voice broke the silence.
"Nami... she's Nami, the navigator of the Reno Pirates."
One guest pulled out a newspaper he had bought earlier that day and carefully compared the Nami in front of him with the picture.
Orange hair. Lightning abilities.
Everything matched. Every last detail.
If that was the case...
The guest unconsciously swallowed, his body stiffening as he looked at Reno and the others nearby.
Holy shit!
It really was Reno, captain of the Reno Pirates.
"Y-you...!"
He rose to his feet in fear. These people were ruthless figures with bounties even higher than Krieg's.
Having been recognized, Reno frowned slightly and slowly said, "You don't need to be afraid. We only came here to eat. We won't cause you any trouble."
Then he walked over to the guest. "Can I take a look at that newspaper?!!"
The guest jumped in fright and immediately nodded like a bobblehead.
Reno took the newspaper and turned to leave.
Seeing that Reno truly meant no harm, the restaurant guests finally relaxed and resumed their conversations.
After all, pirates dining at the Baratie Restaurant were hardly a rare sight.
They simply did not know Reno's temperament and feared that he would be as cruel and vicious as Krieg.
But now, it seemed they had worried for nothing.
"The Marines moved pretty fast. They already put out Bounty Posters." Reno began reading the newspaper with great interest.
But soon, he frowned again.
Reno's unusual reaction piqued the women's curiosity, and they immediately gathered around him.
The Bounty Poster only listed bounties for Reno and Nami.
[Reno: Captain of the Reno Pirates, suspected Cloud-Cloud Fruit User. Bounty: 30,000,000 Belly!] "Wow, Brother Reno, you're amazing." Kaya gave him a thumbs-up, her beautiful eyes curving into crescents. A first bounty of thirty million Belly was enough to show how seriously the Marines took Reno. Nojiko and Makino nodded in approval as well. "What about mine? Is mine there?!!" Nami asked expectantly. She had taken down Arlong, who had been worth twenty million Belly. Her bounty should not be low either, right? The women continued reading. [Nami: Navigator of the Reno Pirates, suspected Rumble-Rumble Fruit User. Bounty: 50,000,000 Belly!]
"Fifty million Belly?!!"
"Am I seeing this right?! I'm worth fifty million Belly?!"
Nami checked it several more times before finally confirming that there was no mistake.
"Reno, my bounty is even higher than yours."
The next second, Nami proudly put her hands on her hips and raised an eyebrow at Reno. "From now on, you have to call me Boss."
"It's rare for a crew member's bounty to be higher than the captain's," Makino teased unusually.
Kaya and Nojiko covered their mouths and giggled.
They finally understood why Reno's expression had turned so dark.
Reno looked at Nami with a half-smile. "Is that so? Then let's have a proper spar tonight."
Boss?!
You really dared to say that.
That was completely backwards.
He would show her who was in charge tonight with Zhen Fu Gang!
Nami seemed like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. She immediately deflated and pleaded, "My most respected Captain, I was only joking just now. How could I be better than you? You're the best. You're the greatest."
"I've been waiting so long that I'm starving. Hurry up and order."
Nami quickly changed the subject.
Healing Fruit. Infinite Stamina.
She was genuinely afraid.
Kaya and the other women thought of something terrifying as well and all fell silent.
Only after seeing the women surrender did Reno let the matter go.
He then called over a waiter and ordered an entire table full of food.
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An Unexpected Beauty, Meeting Carmen by Chance! (Please Support with Data)
The kitchen.
Most of the chefs' attention had been drawn to the fight between Krieg and Nami.
After all, Krieg's actions just now had seriously threatened their lives.
However, Sanji was not among them.
That was because he was busy dealing with Carmen, who kept pestering him.
"Miss Carmen, I've already said it many times. I'm very busy right now. I don't have time to compete with you in cooking."
As a lecherous kappa, Sanji had always taken the initiative when it came to beautiful women.
He would never refuse a beautiful woman's request.
But it was working hours now, and many customers were still waiting to eat the dishes he cooked.
His professional ethics were excellent, okay?!!
Carmen, who stood before him, was also a famously beautiful chef in the East Blue.
She had striking pink, explosively styled short hair that flared wildly in every direction, creating a powerful visual impact.
The yellow ribbon tied across her forehead added a touch of sharpness to her appearance.
Her figure was tall and curvaceous, with all the right curves—at least a D-cup.
The first impression Carmen gave was that she was fiery, bold, and unconventional.
"No. You have to compete with me right now." Carmen planted her hands on her hips and refused to back down.
Ten years ago, she had happened to witness Sanji cooking and had been utterly won over by his culinary skills.
From that day onward, Carmen secretly swore that she would defeat Sanji in cooking.
After that brief encounter, she lost all trace of Sanji.
She searched for Sanji for a full ten years. During that time, she immersed herself in refining her cooking, and with her exceptional talent, the name Chef Carmen quickly became famous.
Whenever she arrived somewhere, Carmen would enter the local cooking competitions and crush her opponents with overwhelming superiority.
Of course, she was not doing it to show off. She hoped Sanji would be there, that it would draw him out, and that he would compete with her in cooking so she could finally defeat him.
Yet things never went her way.
Ten years passed. Carmen's cooking skills grew ever more refined, and her fame continued to rise.
But there was still no news of Sanji.
Just as she was about to lose hope, she happened to hear a guest say that the food at the Baratie was excellent.
He had even praised it as the most delicious food he had ever eaten.
Holding onto her last shred of hope, Carmen came to the Baratie Restaurant. She had never expected to truly find Sanji.
And that was how the current scene came to be.
Ten years. She had searched for Sanji for a full ten years.
How many decades did a person even have in life?!
If she did not defeat Sanji, it would be the greatest regret of her life.