"Everyone slept in the courtyard for a whole day!"
Usopp, who hadn't done much... well, all right, he'd played a pretty big part too, had already woken up and was talking to Franky.
"No wonder. We fought all night!"
Franky spoke as he swung his shipwright's hammer, repairing the Thousand Sunny.
"I'm starving! Sanji!"
That was a certain perpetually energetic glutton. Luffy's body was still hard to understand. He was a rubber man, yet apparently all he needed to survive was meat...
But Sanji wasn't in the mood to listen to Luffy's complaints. Smoking his cigarette, he said coolly,
"Go chew on some cheese first."
Before Sanji had even finished, Luffy came out carrying two enormous chunks of cheese. His mouth was already stuffed full, but he was still complaining.
"Cheese alone won't cut it! I won't have any strength if all I eat is cheese!"
Despite his words, Luffy was bursting with energy. Even Usopp beside him found it strange.
"How are you so full of energy? It's so weird. Unbelievable."
"Then hurry up and carry the ingredients to the courtyard! Those people from the Victim Alliance won't leave, so we'll eat there."
Sanji stood by the ship's railing, looking at Luffy as he spoke helplessly.
Just then, Lola walked over with a smile. Hearing Sanji's words, she said apologetically,
"Sorry about that. It's been so long since any of us saw sunlight. Everyone's just so happy."
"They're sunbathing with tears streaming down their faces."
As she finished, a smile returned to Lola's face. They had waited far, far too long for this day, when they could regain their shadows and embrace the sun again.
Then Lola asked another question.
"Do we have enough food?"
Sanji smiled at her question and said,
"Not only did we get all the