"Fufufu~ Unfortunately, my parents died long ago. I don't know whether I have an uncle named Ben either," Doflamingo said. "Sir, the Sabaody Archipelago is ahead."
At this moment, Zhu Mang had lowered his speed considerably to accommodate his meal ticket's pace.
A strange island indeed appeared ahead.
It was an island formed from seventy-nine enormous Yarukiman Mangroves. Thus, the entire island was divided into several areas according to the numbers assigned to those trees.
Areas 1 through 29 were lawless zones, filled with all kinds of dark and illegal activities, such as human trafficking. Celestial Dragons also frequently appeared there.
Areas 30 through 39 were leisure districts, with entertainment venues such as Bubble Park and Bubble Amusement Park.
Areas 40 through 49 were sightseeing districts and areas for all manner of specialty shops.
Areas 50 through 59 were shipyards, where coating craftsmen gathered.
Areas 60 through 69 housed Marine bases and World Government offices.
Areas 70 through 79 were hotel streets and the like.
Doflamingo introduced Zhu Mang to this common knowledge.
Originally, after arriving at the Sabaody Archipelago, he would have gone to the lawless zone first, then to the Marine base, where he would board a ship for Marineford.
—Although he could fly himself, who would willingly travel on their own when they could sit back and enjoy a ride on a ship?
As for why he had traveled on his own from Dressrosa—
It was because he had matters to handle along the way that the Marines could not be allowed to know about.
For example, stopping by Punk Hazard to put the fear of God into a certain Gas Man who was always pulling little tricks.
But now...
Nothing was more important than Lord Gebinz.
Doflamingo had his own little calculations in mind. He decided to do everything he could to recruit this "country bumpkin powerhouse" into his family and strengthen the Donquixote Family.
Thus, their destination was Mangrove Area 35.
This was a street devoted to fine food, where several chefs who had won championships on Chef Island even worked the stoves.
It was noon, when the sunlight was bright and clear.
Under the noonday sun, the Sabaody Archipelago's resin dome gave off a rainbow-colored glow, shrouding the entire island in a multicolored haze that was dreamlike and ethereal.
Beneath the canopy formed by crimson giant trees, countless bubbles rose from the damp mossy ground, refracting patches of rainbow light. They floated higher and higher before bursting with a pop, an astonishing sight.
Only upon arriving here did Zhu Mang truly feel as though he was inside a manga.
Other than manga, there probably was no medium that would contain such a dreamlike, breathtakingly beautiful scene.
Yet that fantastical feeling was soon dragged back to reality.
Zhu Mang noticed a darkness that even this scenery could not conceal.
It came from another mangrove area in the distance, Area 43.
That should have been the coating harbor.
Amid the sharp clanging of coating craftsmen hammering resin came the heavy rattle of swinging shackles.
From time to time, shrill, brief screams could be heard.
Yes, this was the One Piece World: a world coated in the sugar of dreams, yet filled inside with darkness and pain.
Perhaps every world was like this.
"Lord Gebinz, we've arrived." Doflamingo bowed slightly and gestured for him to enter. "The conditions are limited, so please make do for now. Once we reach Dressrosa, I'll properly entertain you."
In truth, he had already booked out the finest Sabaody Restaurant in advance.
The expense alone would have been enough to bankrupt a small pirate crew.
But to Doflamingo, who wanted to recruit Zhu Mang, it fell far short of his expectations.
Unfortunately, the conditions were limited.
He also had a few businesses in the lawless zone of the Sabaody Archipelago, but those were primarily arms dealings. The lord before him clearly would not be interested.
Inside the main hall of the Sabaody Restaurant, Doflamingo held a glass of red wine. Yet he had barely taken a sip, because his attention had been completely captured by the terrifying sight before him.
At the center of the hall stood a table assembled from several tables, piled high with stacks upon stacks of empty plates.
Three waiters worked together to carry a freshly roasted suckling pig to the table. The steaming pig was immediately seized by a hand.
Crunch, crunch—
That terrifying long-tailed glutton tore off one of the suckling pig's long ribs along with the meat directly with his teeth, then rapidly pulverized it in his mouth and swallowed it.
His Adam's apple bobbed as if he were swallowing iron balls. The bulging muscles of his cheeks made the veins behind his ears throb. The chewing mingled with the cracking of bone shards, like a symphony from hell. Several waiters hurriedly picked up the empty plates and fled in panic.
"M-My lord, there are no more ingredients..." The manager of the Sabaody Restaurant approached Doflamingo, wiping the sweat from his forehead as he spoke cautiously.
There was no way he could fail to recognize the famous Heavenly Yaksha.
And precisely because he recognized him, he was terrified.
This was one of the Shichibukai.
His vicious reputation was known far and wide.
"Do you want me to turn you into an ingredient? Go find some! Buy it from nearby restaurants! Do I need to teach you how to do your job? Fufufu~" Doflamingo clearly did not treat others as well as he treated Zhu Mang, immediately returning to his usual vile demeanor.
"Y-Yes, yes, yes, Lord Heavenly Yaksha! I'll take care of it right away..." The manager immediately ran off to make arrangements.
"Fufufu~ As expected of Lord Gebinz, whose combat power is so ferocious. Even his appetite is astonishing," Doflamingo said, not finding the scene before him unpleasant in the least.
Although this meal had already cost him over ten million Beli, the more Zhu Mang ate, the happier he became.
For Zhu Mang, this meal was simply indescribably satisfying.
This might have been the best meal he had ever eaten in his life!
Before transmigrating, he had been born on Earth in a great culinary nation, but as an ordinary office worker, how much delicious food could he have possibly eaten?
Then he arrived in Dragon Ball and became a Saiyan, which was even more absurd.
Saiyans had only two kinds of food. One was the nutrient solution distributed by the Frieza Force. It contained plenty of energy and came in large enough quantities to fill one up, but the taste...
The other was to settle things on the spot while conquering planets, eating whatever was available.
Sometimes, they even ate aliens whose forms were not quite like their own...
Thinking about it, every Saiyan was a huge eater.
And there were thousands, even tens of thousands, of such huge eaters on Planet Vegeta. The total Saiyan population numbered in the tens of thousands, but most of them spent most of their time away carrying out missions and conquering planets.
If Saiyans ate the way Zhu Mang did now, then even if there were only a few thousand of them, transporting food by spaceship every day would not be enough.
Besides, most Saiyans actually preferred fighting and disliked wasting time on meaningless things like eating.
That had resulted in Zhu Mang living several hard days after transmigrating.
But it was also because of that that he managed to trick a Saiyan high-ranking female warrior with a battle power of five thousand into bed... Ahem.
Besides.
The One Piece World truly excelled when it came to food.
There were all kinds of fantastical ingredients here, along with all kinds of unique techniques that brought unparalleled pleasure to the taste buds.
It seemed that, besides Devil Fruits, he now had another goal for his journey through the One Piece World.
Eat every delicious food this world had to offer!
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