Kidnapping Dezaya and the Chef Carmen

After witnessing such big shots, Zoro and Kuro felt their own strength was still too pathetic; they couldn't even defeat some commoners, and they absolutely had to become a hundred times stronger!

On the other side, Dezaya had led her Candy Pirates to land on Loguetown and was desperately rushing toward the Barto Family headquarters; she was determined to resolve the conflict between Granny Yubaba and Babaya.

However, the direction of the billowing smoke made her feel uneasy, and to her shock, a pirate riot had broken out in Loguetown, with countless pirates burning, killing, and looting.

Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared, and both Daddy and Dezaya immediately laid eyes on the person they knew best!

Daddy had not expected to run into that woman on the road; truly, such was the hand of fate!

Dezaya also had not expected to encounter Babaya on the road, yet she was the last person who wanted to meet him here.

"Babaya! Could it be!! Have you really... done away with Granny and the others?"

Dezaya asked with a pale face; she knew Babaya was not the type of man to let things go, and his appearance here meant that the matter on Granny's side was already finished!

That meant Granny and Barto had likely both been wiped out by Babaya.

"That's right! The Barto Family has been destroyed!! This is the outcome that Old Lady Tang sowed that very day!"

Daddy felt no regret; he would not allow the deeply vengeful Bartolomeo to grow, and although the possibility was slim, he would not give him any chance!

"Why! Why! Could you not have spared them once more for my sake? I was already prepared to come find you! Why! Why did it have to be like this!!"

Dezaya wailed like a cuckoo spitting blood; she could not believe that her own man had truly killed her family.

What was she supposed to do now?

"I already spared them once for your sake!

But you have never made any sacrifice for me!

You couldn't even protect a single house; since the only remaining memory is gone, I have no reason to linger.

Furthermore, you never thought to come find me, and instead, you formed your own pirate crew to set sail!

So, come! Captain Dezaya of the Candy Pirates, let us have a duel between pirates!

The winner! Wins everything!!"

Daddy drew Sandai Kitetsu and pointed it at the red-eyed Dezaya; his expression was terrifyingly cold, and his tone was bone-chilling!

"Heh heh~, what a truly cold-blooded captain!"

Kuro of a Hundred Plans watched Daddy with great interest, an excited expression on his face; was this his way of bringing back his former woman?

"Babaya! Just kill me!"

Dezaya closed her eyes and gave up resistance; she truly did not know how to treat this man anymore.

Had she really been wrong?

Perhaps if she had left with Brook back then, none of this would have happened, and everything would have been beautiful!

"Are you surrendering!

Then the winner takes all!

From now on, you are a low-level pirate of the Big Daddy Pirates!

If you dare to commit suicide, all of your current crew members will die!"

Daddy stepped forward, grabbed Dezaya by the waist, and hoisted her up before retreating rapidly. The few female crew members of the Candy Pirates were also being pressed back by Kuro and the others, having no power to resist at all!

"Babaya! Kill me quickly! I won't board your ship! Let my crew go too!!"

Dezaya struggled frantically in Daddy's grip; she would never submit to the demon who had killed her family, even if she still loved this detestable man!

"Shut up! You are nothing but my slave now! You have lost! Captain of the Candy Pirates! Your Candy Pirates are now disbanded and gone!"

Daddy ignored Dezaya's struggles entirely, taking his crew back to the ship and quickly departing the island!

"Do you think this is interesting? This will only make me hate you even more!"

Dezaya said sharply; she could not resist Babaya's immense strength at all.

"As long as I find it interesting, that is enough! Your opinion is not important! Remember, your status now is merely that of a slave!"

Daddy said expressionlessly, as if he did not care about Dezaya's hatred in the slightest.

Perhaps one day, when all feelings and bonds were exhausted, he would let this woman disappear completely!

"..."

Dezaya's struggles slowly faded as if she had resigned herself to her fate; her few crew members were terrified, having been forcibly kidnapped.

On the Dreadnaught Sabre.

Nami and Honey Queen were comforting the chef, Carmen, who had been 'invited' back, promising her that once they found the next suitable chef, they would let her go.

Of course, whether Captain Daddy would actually let her go was another matter.

After all, once you board this ship, you can commit suicide or challenge the captain to kill him, but you cannot leave the ship or disobey orders.

Otherwise, it would mean a brutal 'pirate stewing'.

Daddy and his crew soon returned to the ship, and after confirming that the directionally challenged Zoro had also returned, he immediately ordered the sea beast Momoo to pull the ship and depart!

This island was no longer safe; even a commander of the Revolutionary Army had appeared, and it was possible that CP0 agents would show up next.

Nami and Honey Queen saw Daddy return with another woman, and they assumed she was just another woman he had snatched away by force, just like Honey Queen.

They felt a bit jealous, but Daddy's authority on the ship was so overwhelming that they dared not voice any complaints, only thinking of ways to secure their own positions!

Only after spending a long time with Daddy would one discover that this man was not actually as cold-blooded as he seemed!

"Captain! We've brought the chef back!"

Nami acted haughty as she claimed credit to Daddy, but when she glanced at the haggard-looking Dezaya, she suddenly felt that this woman seemed rather pitiful.

Her despair was countless times worse than when Honey Queen had been snatched away.

She briefly considered trying to help this girl escape, but upon remembering Daddy's temper, she immediately abandoned the thought; the most she could do was try to persuade him.

Under Nami's introduction, the chef Carmen was formally introduced to the crew, though Carmen was currently panicking, realizing she had truly boarded the most notorious pirate ship in the East Blue.

In the East Blue, who hadn't heard the name of the Big Daddy Pirates if they had ever read a newspaper?

Daddy hadn't expected Nami to actually manage to bring this chef back; her culinary skills were second only to Sanji in the East Blue.

Daddy was extremely cold toward his enemies, but toward his own people, especially chefs and doctors, he showed his goodwill.

"Welcome aboard, Chef Carmen! From now on, leave your dreams to us, and we will leave our stomachs in your care!"

Although Carmen and Nami lacked sufficient combat strength, their professional skills were exceptional, and they didn't need to follow a combat path.

He was much gentler with crew members like this than he was with people like Kuro and El Drago.

"Cap... Captain Daddy, please take care of me from now on!"

Carmen finished this sentence with a tremble; it seemed she was filled with trepidation about her future life, having become a pirate for no reason—it was truly a mess!