Sea Restaurant Baratie

"Hey, hey, hey, Luffy, where are you bouncing that thing?!"

"This is bad!"

But just as Usopp breathed a sigh of relief, Zoro and Nami stared blankly as the cannonball Luffy had bounced away flew toward another ship beside the Marine vessel! Boom!

A huge hole was blasted open.

"Ah! This is bad!"

"This is terrible!"

"Luffy, you're finished!"

Seeing this, Zoro and the others could not help rubbing their foreheads and sighing.

If they had been ordinary pirates, they naturally would have just left it at that. But they were not, and Luffy certainly was not.

"Oops, I missed. But it's fine, I'll handle it myself. Wait for me—I'll be right back!"

Seeing this, Luffy was at a loss for words as well. He gave an awkward smile, stretched out his arms, and flew toward that ship.

"Is this the famous Sea Restaurant Baratie?"

At this moment, Johnny and Yosaku woke up one after another. Looking at the enormous ship before them, which resembled a building, they could not help being astonished.

"A sea restaurant?"

"You've heard of it?"

Usopp asked curiously.

"Yeah. It's a very famous restaurant in the East Blue. Inside, whether you're a pirate, a Marine, or a bandit, as long as you have money, they'll serve you. The food is delicious, and the chefs are incredibly tough, so even pirates and bandits show them some respect."

"We've always wanted to have a meal at this restaurant. I never thought we'd run into it here."

Johnny said.

"Exactly."

Yosaku nodded as well.

"Now isn't the time to eat. Usopp, Moonlight, let's go too. Nami, Johnny, Yosaku, stay behind and watch the ship. If Luffy goes alone, he'll only make things worse!"

Zoro said, calling to Moonlight and Usopp.

"Oh! A restaurant? I happen to be hungry. I'd like to see these combative chefs for myself."

Usopp thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"Mm."

Moonlight nodded. With Luffy's personality, he really would make things worse.

"Ah!"

But just as the three of them boarded the ship, a scream rang out, followed by a figure flying backward from inside!

Moonlight reached out and caught him. It was a handsome man wearing a pair of iron gauntlets! Captain Hopperdy?

Looking at him, Moonlight's heart stirred.

"Thank you, thank you! Damn it, this restaurant is so brutal! And that chef was far too violent, actually attacking a customer! Bastards! I'll mobilize the Marines and blast you all to death! I'll definitely blast you to death!"

Captain Hopperdy hurriedly thanked him, but his gaze remained fixed on the restaurant. He spoke coldly as he left.

He did not even glance at Moonlight.

"Is that what a Marine captain is like? So rude!"

"Exactly. We saved him, and he acted as if he didn't see us!"

"Could Luffy have done that?"

The three sneered as they watched Captain Hopperdy leave without saying another word.

Zoro made an even bolder guess.

Hearing this, the three walked inside.

They found the restaurant packed with diners enjoying their food. The scene from earlier had not surprised them in the least.

"Huh?"

The three were greatly surprised.

"Move aside!"

Just then, a man walked in from outside. He wore green clothes, a patterned bandana on his head, and a red snake embroidered on his outfit.

With an icy expression, the man entered the restaurant, seized a seat, sat down, propped his feet directly on the table, and shouted coldly.

"Bring me food!"

"Hm?"

"Who is that guy?"

"A pirate?"

The surrounding diners were startled and turned to look at him. But his vicious expression made them shudder.

At sea, only pirates seemed to possess that sort of presence! "Ah, honored guest, I'm Patty, a waiter on this ship. Welcome to the Sea Restaurant Baratie. Order whatever you want. Of course, as long as you can afford it, our restaurant has everything."

At that moment, Patty, the chef and waiter of Baratie, heard the commotion and hurried over with a broad smile.

"I have no money, but I want food."

The man said coldly.

"No money? And you want to eat?"

Patty's face immediately turned cold.

"Hmph. I'm from the Krieg Pirates. Hurry up and make me some food. And make extra—I want to take some with me too. Preferably..."

The man continued coldly, as though he had not noticed Patty's darkened expression at all.

"What? He's from the Krieg Pirates?"

"Gasp, those are the rulers of the East Blue!"

"I heard the Krieg Pirates have a fleet of fifty pirate ships. This is bad! If one of their crewmen is here, does that mean the Krieg Pirates are nearby?"

Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

The Krieg Pirates were no nameless pirate crew. They were the overlords of the East Blue, and their captain, Krieg, was an insidious, cruel, vicious, and invincible man.

Countless people trembled at the mention of his name. All pirates detoured when they saw him. He was terrifying! And pirates like that had appeared here?

In an instant, who could still be in the mood to eat?

"The Krieg Pirates?"

"They're a major pirate crew. Shouldn't we leave quickly?"

"So they've appeared?"

Hearing this, Zoro, Usopp, and Moonlight all reacted differently.

A sharp gleam flashed in Zoro's eyes. Clearly, he had heard of this pirate crew as well. They were extremely famous in the East Blue.

Usopp, meanwhile, was immediately frightened. They only had one small ship—how could they possibly stand against the Krieg Pirates?

As for Moonlight, a gleam flashed in his eyes. If Krieg was nearby, then the man who had been pursuing them, Hawkeye Mihawk, had come as well.

Moonlight had long wanted to cross swords with this man known as the world's greatest swordsman.

With his current level 3 Sword Technique, plus Haki, he could match the power of level 4! Level 4 swordsmanship had already reached Sword Heart Clarity. Sword Aura could be soft or hard, capable of either cutting through steel or failing to cut even a sheet of paper. At that realm, one could already be called a swordsman!

Moonlight was looking forward to seeing just how wide the gap was between swordsmanship of that level and Hawkeye's Black Blade Yoru.

"Get lost! I don't care what pirate crew you belong to or how important you are. If you're eating here, you follow the rules here. If you have no money, get the hell out!"

But at that moment, Patty's shout startled everyone.

He directly cut the man off, grabbed him, and viciously hurled him outside.

Thud!

The man was thrown onto the deck outside. Pain wracked his entire body, and for a while, he could not even get back up! Damn it, if I hadn't gone so long without food, how could I...

Anger flashed through the man's eyes, but he had no strength and no way to fight back. After a while, he barely struggled to his feet, preparing to leave and think of another solution.

"Wow, that was amazing! As expected of Baratie's chefs. A mere pirate was no match for him at all."

"Mr. Chef, you're so brave! You drove away a pirate!"