Ata

Chef Island.

After Moke landed on the island, his eyes immediately lit up.

Now he finally understood why this place was called Chef Island. Because it was literally full of female chefs!

Mature, intellectual beauties, sexy mature beauties, and the kind that looked wicked at a glance.

Lolis... all kinds of lolis. Cute ones, world-weary ones...

And married women and young ladies of every sort of charm... Good heavens...

Even someone like him, who had lived through the information explosion, was dumbfounded at this moment.

"Gulp..."

Moke could not help swallowing. This was practically an Amazon Lily that was not Amazon Lily. It was simply both a man's holy land and his grave!

Because every man wanted to come to a place like this.

But the first man to come here would not live long. Don't ask why... Damn, those are huge!

Big pineapples, real big pineapples...

And that one, her waist was seriously tiny!

If she twisted that waist on top of him, he would feel like an immortal!

This one... Holy crap... that butt was really perky!

What was a peach butt? This was one!

If he pressed her onto a table...

With his current strength, if he truly wanted to, even taking every female chef on Chef Island into his harem would not be a problem.

Without the means, it was called fantasy. With the means, it was called facing temptation head-on.

At that moment, he finally understood King Zhou. A wine pool and a forest of flesh... wasn't that only natural?

"Phew, phew, phew..."

Moke took several deep breaths and tried hard to calm himself. At the same time, he kept chanting inwardly, Women only affect the speed at which I draw my sword. Stay calm...

Then he asked a female chef, "Excuse me, do you know Ata?"

"Ata?"

The female chef was first stunned, then immediately scrutinized Moke with some wariness. "Why are you looking for Ata?"

Moke said, "I'm from Loguetown in the East Blue, entrusted by her brother-in-law. If I passed through Chef Island, I was to come see her... After all, she hasn't contacted them in years."

The female chef froze slightly, then her expression darkened.

Ata was one of Chef Island's three great guardians. She had sacrificed so much for Chef Island and for all of them female chefs.

And because of that...

Sigh!

She could not help letting out a sigh.

Then she said, "Wait here. I'll go ask Ata whether she is willing to see you."

Moke said, "Thank you..."

At the same time, he muttered inwardly that Ata was quite famous on this island!

And judging by the looks of it, she was also highly respected.

Very soon, a tall woman wearing a veil walked toward him.

"Ata?"

Moke was somewhat puzzled, because in One Piece, very few women wore veils.

The woman nodded. "You're the person my brother-in-law entrusted?"

Moke nodded, then waved the Sandai Kitetsu in his hand. "Sandai Kitetsu. I got it from your brother-in-law!"

Ata's gaze shifted, because Moke's words revealed that her brother-in-law was the owner of a weapon shop.

That made her believe him a little more.

However, she had experienced too much over the years. She did not trust people so easily, so she asked another question. "Do you have any other proof?"

Moke said, "Your brother-in-law said Yubashiri was originally most suited to be yours. But your sister absolutely refused to let you leave Loguetown, so..."

By the time he reached that point, Ata completely believed him. Only she, her sister, and her brother-in-law knew about that matter.

Therefore, when she looked at Moke, her gaze became much friendlier. It felt rather like meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

Ata asked, "Are my sister and brother-in-law doing well?"

Moke nodded. "Other than your brother-in-law having even less hair on his head, they're both doing quite well."

"Pfft..."

Ata could not help laughing. "If you said that in front of my brother-in-law, he would definitely get angry with you."

After saying that, she added, "Thank you so much for coming all this way. I don't really have anything to repay you with... How about I make you a delicious meal and let you properly enjoy some fine food?"

Moke's eyes lit up. "Alright..."

He also wanted to try the cooking of the future chef on his crew.

Ata led Moke into a very luxurious restaurant...

Moke asked, "Forgive my impertinence, but after you went to sea, you kept in touch with them. Why did you suddenly stop contacting them?"

Ata's body stiffened upon hearing that.

"Because I..."

Just then, a plump woman approached them.

Ata said, "Sister Haila, this isn't your fault. If anyone is to blame, blame those hateful slave-catching crews."

Moke was not stupid. How could he fail to understand after hearing that?

A place like this, filled everywhere with beautiful young women.

And they all wore uniforms, too.

If there were not a few powerful people capable of holding the fort, there was no way they could protect these beauties. After all, in the world of pirates, beautiful women were also a form of wealth.

Not to mention pirates, just those slave-catching crews that specialized in capturing beautiful women around the world and sending them to auction houses, nobles, or even the Celestial Dragons.

Were enough to give them a massive headache.

After all, these beautiful women could fetch enormous amounts of Beli... It was practically faster than robbery.

Listening to the two women's conversation, along with Ata's veil, he could roughly guess what had happened. She had probably been injured in some battle while protecting the chef called Haila.

And her face had been injured.

To a woman, her face was practically as important as her life!

Although he sympathized with Ata's plight and admired her actions in protecting her companions, he was secretly delighted. The injury on Ata's face gave him an even greater chance of recruiting her.

So he said directly, "Ata, would you be willing to join my pirate crew? If you are, I'll avenge your former companions. And I'll heal the injury on your face. How about it?"

Ata's expression changed upon hearing that. Even the way she looked at Moke became different. "So you're just like those people. Your true purpose is to recruit me into your pirate crew."

Moke was very frank. "I didn't have that intention at first, but along the way, I learned about your strength. And just now, I learned about your character... Plus, I happen to possess what you need most, as well as the information you need... It's hard not to be tempted!"

Ata frowned, just about to speak.

Haila was overjoyed and beat her to it. "You can heal the injury on her face?"

Ata had been disfigured because of her, and it had always weighed heavily on Haila's heart. So to her, nothing in the world was more important than Ata being able to regain her beauty.

Moke thought about it. The Slip-Slip Fruit had cosmetic effects. It could even change a pancake face covered in freckles, so what was a scar?

Thus, he nodded. "I can't say I'm one hundred percent certain, but I'm eighty or ninety percent sure."

Clearly, he did not make an absolute promise. After all, better safe than sorry!

Haila said excitedly, "Good... I'll agree on her behalf."

Ata said, "Sister Haila, what about those slave-catching crews..."

Before Ata could finish, Haila directly interrupted her. "Don't worry, Siji and I are here!"

Then she added, "Besides, aren't you going to avenge your companions? You were going to leave sooner or later anyway, weren't you?"

Ata's heart trembled upon hearing that. But when she thought of all the female chefs on Chef Island, she hesitated again. "But..."