Inside Titans Bank, Chopper was delighted to learn for the first time that he earned a salary. But more than half of it was promptly "snatched away."
Granted, Luffy and Usopp had both signed formal IOUs and even had them notarized at the bank counter on the spot.
Meanwhile, in the market on the south side of the port district...
Unlike the chaos surrounding Luffy, Sanji and Gin were reliable most of the time.
The two were selecting ingredients inside a large, arched building.
The interior was divided into sections for fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood, seasonings, and more.
All sorts of smells mingled in the air, but to Sanji, being here was practically like coming home.
"This one's good."
Sanji picked up a piece of ginger and sniffed it.
Gin followed behind him, pushing a cart already packed with supplies.
With Luffy's appetite, that was only to be expected.
"Mr. Sanji, that shopkeeper just said we could arrange 'delivery' for these ingredients at the entrance."
Hearing that, Sanji added several more ingredients to the cart.
"That's really convenient."
Sanji had visited Titans a few times, but always as a guest. He had never actually done any shopping himself.
They stopped in front of a large butcher's stall. There was something familiar there-a lizard about the size of a small boat.
"Is that... a Sandora Giant Lizard? An Alabasta specialty? They even have those here?"
Gin blurted it out before he could help himself.
The first time he had seen one in Alabasta, it had given him quite a fright.
Luffy and the others had gone even further, actually taking the creature down.
"Oh, you must be from out of town. Titans Logistics is amazing, isn't it?"
A shopkeeper in an apron beside them spoke proudly.
"Flown in from Alabasta this