The day after God's Trial ended, at a hotel in Upper Yard City.
Luffy lay sprawled on the bed, having kicked his blanket onto the floor.
His stomach rumbled, and then his eyes opened.
"...Meat."
The groggy Chopper heard Luffy's voice and scratched his belly, still half asleep.
When he looked up, he saw Luffy "floating" out as though he were sleepwalking.
"...Lu... Luffy!?"
Chopper woke up in an instant.
"Didn't we have a huge dinner last night?"
By the time they had left the trial grounds yesterday, it had been nearly dinnertime.
With Sanji leading the way, the Straw Hat Pirates had arrived in Upper Yard City, a city built around the Babylon Temple.
There, Sanji had found a hotel. After the Straw Hat Pirates had eaten their fill, they had checked into four adjoining twin rooms.
The other three pairs were Zoro and Helmeppo, Usopp and Jango, and Sanji and Gin.
"Oh, you're already awake?"
In the corridor, Sanji was smoking by a window. He turned his head and saw Luffy coming out of his room.
"I want-food-"
Luffy was only halfway through his howl when Sanji slapped it right back down his throat.
"It's first thing in the morning."
Before long, the other Straw Hat Pirates got up one after another.
The communal lounge was on the ground floor, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the street.
The buffet counter was loaded with Sky Island breakfast specialties.
Cloud Fruit salad, grilled Sky Fish steaks, Coconut Jelly pudding, steaming meat soup, and skewers grilled until fragrant and charred.
Luffy was the first to charge over to the counter, piling his plate into a small mountain.
"Meat! Sky Island meat!"
"Every time you eat meat, you act like you've never had it before."
Usopp sat down nearby with a glass of