Seafood Restaurant.
The usually arrogant chef at Baratie restaurant is no longer as arrogant as before, and is cautiously preparing delicious food for the new diners in the restaurant.
Zeff did not participate, but sat upright opposite Garp, looking calmly at the various delicacies being served to the table.
However, he soon became restless.
Because every time a dish was served, a pair of hands would snatch it away as fast as Inazuma, and then pour the food on the plate into his mouth as his pupils gradually widened. Twice, he even put the plate into his mouth, like a starving ghost who had eaten nine hundred meals in thirty days.
"Meat, meat, meat!"
The person who kept looting the plates was naturally Luffy, a super foodie. With bulging cheeks, he threw the plate on the dining table and shouted inarticulately, "I want to eat meat!"
Looking at Luffy's eating posture, even though Garp was sitting next to him, Zeff couldn't help but frown.
Not only Zeff, but also Sanji, who had been standing nervously beside him, also wanted to pick up Luffy and throw him out of the restaurant. The most disgusting thing was the two chefs who kept serving food, Paddy and Carné, the ultimate duo of Baratie restaurant.
Leaving aside the chef at Baratie restaurant, Nami, Zoro and Ace who followed Garp to the restaurant also gradually widened their eyes.
Because from the time the food was served to now, they didn't even see clearly what food was on the plate and Luffy poured it all into their mouths.
Men can tolerate it, but women cannot!
The moment Paddy brought another plate of food and was snatched away by Luffy, Nami stood up suddenly and grabbed Luffy's cheek, violently stretching Luffy's face like a rubber, then yelled with wide eyes, "Put it down, don't move this plate of food!"
"!!!"
Before Luffy could react, Paddy and Sanji were caught off guard and widened their eyes when they saw Luffy's face stretched out. They exclaimed in unison, "The face... the face has been stretched?"
"Devil Fruit user?"
Zeff also didn't expect that Luffy, a silly goose foodie, was actually Devil Fruit user, and his pupils shrank slightly.
"Nami, what are you doing! Don't disturb me from eating meat!"
Luffy, with half of his face stretched out, seemed to feel no pain. He blinked his eyes and said pitifully, "Meat, meat, meat."
Nami was not used to Luffy, so he grabbed the plate and put it in front of him.
At this moment, Carné also came over carrying two plates of food.
Before Carné could put down the plate, Ace and Zoro reacted quickly and both stood up. Each of them grabbed a plate of food and left the table at the speed of light, leaving Usopp crying silently as he looked at the empty plates piled all over the table.
"Ah haha, being young is good."
Seeing the little guys around him fighting for it, Garp laughed boldly, with a face full of relief.
Although these brats are still young now, he has already seen the bright future of several of them. After all, these brats are all personally requested by Akira. With the personal guidance of Akira, the leader who injects soul into the navy, he believes that within a few years, these brats will become the most dazzling new stars of Marine Headquarters.
However, he was very curious about how Akira would teach these little brats. Nami and Chinjo had no big problem, because of everything that happened to Cocoyasi Village, and Akira's personal visit to Cocoyasi Village Under the influence of Arlong's group being executed, and Bellemere posthumously being named a naval hero, the two sisters did not reject becoming a navy. Nami was even more yearning for it, eager to see the young Marshal who saved them from danger.
Zoro and Usopp remain to be seen.
What worries him most is Luffy and Ace.
Although he had always hoped that Luffy would become a navy, the result would definitely not be as he expected, because Shanks planted a seed called a pirate in Luffy's heart, and it had already taken root.
Ace is even more special. As the posthumous son of the previous Pirate King Roger, he has been a problem child since he moved into the Dadan Family. His thoughts are so extreme that he feels helpless. Even if he learned some basic etiquette under the patient guidance of Makino, he was not sure whether Akira could change his extreme thoughts and become a new generation responsible for the future of the navy.
"Vice Admiral Garp, take the liberty to ask!"
Suddenly, Zeff, who had been silent, glanced at Sanji, who was standing uneasily next to him, and then said, "Why did Navy Marshal take away Sanji? Because he is the third son of the Vinsmoke Family? Or for some other reason?"
"To be honest, I don't know the reason either!"
Garp waved his hand and grinned. "After all, this is an order from Akira Marshal. I am just following orders. See these little brats around me, they are all Akira The person Marshal named! So instead of wasting your time asking questions here, why not hurry up and help Sanji pack his luggage and say goodbye! Because you will not be able to see each other again for a long time!"
"Akira Marshal The person you want to name?"
Zeff's pupils shrank slightly, and the picture of Akira passing by the Baratie restaurant when he visited East Blue in person flashed before his eyes. At that time, Akira stood on the warship and just glanced sideways. Even though he was some distance away, the sense of oppression from Marine Headquarters's highest officer still made him still have lingering fears.
At that time, he thought Akira recognized his identity. Now it seems that Akira was not looking at him at that time, but he should have noticed Sanji who was standing next to him at that time.
If this is the case, it means that Akira's original eastward tour was not entirely to eliminate the East Blue pirates, but he may have known the identity of Sanji for a long time, and even conducted a detailed investigation on the few brats who followed Garp to the restaurant.
It is obvious that such a huge effort cannot be to embarrass these brats including Sanji, but Marshal, the youngest in the history of the navy, discovered the extraordinary qualities of these brats through investigation and planned to bring them all to the headquarters for training.
Thinking of this, Zeff secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then turned his head to look at Sanji, and said like a loving father, "Sanji, it seems that you must go to Marine Headquarters this time. Although even Vice Admiral Garp doesn't even know why Navy Marshal wants to take you away by name, but I believe he has no ill intentions towards you. Go ahead, pack your luggage, and follow Vice Admiral Garp to report to Marine Headquarters!"
Sanji said nothing, turned around and walked out in silence.
Although he is two years older than Luffy, he is still just a boy of thirteen or fourteen. Suddenly facing a crossroads in life, he is naturally at a loss.
After just a few steps, Sanji seemed to have made some important decision. He suddenly turned around and looked at Garp, with a serious expression. "I have a question. After you know my identity, will you notify Vinsmoke Family after I go to Marine Headquarters?"
Garp blinked and said blankly, "As the third son of the Vinsmoke Family, who lived in East Blue, shouldn't you be happy now that you have the opportunity to go back? But from your tone, it seems that you are... very repulsive to the Vinsmoke Family?"
Before Sanji could react, Garp suddenly changed the topic and said with a smile, "Don't worry, little kid, although I don't know what you have been through, but as long as you bear the name of Akira Marshal and shoulder the future of the navy, no one in this world can control you, let alone Vinsmoke Family, not even the lofty Celestial Dragons of Holy Land!"
"Really?"
Sanji's eyes lit up, and then asked, "After I leave, will you embarrass old man Zeff?"
Garp looked at Sanji with a smile, "It depends on your performance!"
"Okay!"
"I'll go with you!"
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This chapter is to make up for yesterday's update. Let's start today's update.
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