The air over the sea was filled with the faint, charred aroma of grilled meat.
"Sizzle..."
The enormous sea beast Mohmoo floated on the water like a small island, its eyes rolled back as its body twitched from the lingering current.
"Meat!! Such huge grilled meat!!"
Luffy sprawled over the bow, staring fixedly at that massive lump of protein. Drool glistened at the corner of his mouth like he was a wolf that had gone hungry for three days.
"I was thinking the same thing."
At some point, Sanji had already taken out a sharpening rod and carving knife. He rolled up his sleeves elegantly, a chef's cold gleam flashing in his eyes.
"It's a little scorched from the electricity, but if we cut off the outer layer, the meat inside should be just right."
"Top-grade sea beast meat. It'd be absolutely delicious as steak."
"All right! Let's eat!"
Luffy cheered, stretching out his rubber arm as he prepared to pounce on the meal.
"Smack."
A hand suddenly reached out and firmly grabbed Luffy by the back of his collar.
"Hold it, you two gluttons."
Victor pulled Luffy back with a smile, then looked at the sea beast that still had some life left in it and shook his head.
"What a waste it would be to eat it. Our What-What only has manpower rowing it. It's too slow."
He pointed at the twitching Mohmoo, a shrewd glint flashing through his eyes.
"Isn't this a ready-made motor?"
"A motor?" Luffy and Sanji both froze.
At that moment, Mohmoo let out a pained groan and slowly opened its huge, bell-like eyes.
It shook its dazed head. That horrifying electric shock had left it deeply traumatized.
When it saw the humans on the little boat before it, especially the black-haired boy who