Sea Restaurant Baratie

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

"Oh no!"

Usopp had just breathed a sigh of relief when 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 would naturally have just left it at that. But they were not, and Luffy especially 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 could not help feeling speechless. He gave an awkward smile, stretched out his arms, and flew toward that ship.

"Is this the famous Sea Restaurant Baratie?"

At that 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 grew curious and asked.

"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 give them respect."

"We've always wanted to eat at this restaurant. I didn't expect we'd run into it here."

Johnny said.

"That's right."

Yosaku nodded as well.

"Now isn't the time to eat. Usopp, Moonlight, we're going too. Nami, Johnny, Yosaku, you stay and watch the ship. If Luffy's alone, he'll probably make this even worse!"

Zoro said, calling to Moonlight and Usopp.

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

Usopp thought about it, then nodded in agreement.

"Mm."

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

"Ah!"

However, 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 knuckles!

"Captain Hopperdy?"

Moonlight's heart stirred when he saw the man.

"Thank you, thank you! Damn it, this restaurant is ridiculously vicious! And those chefs are way too violent! They actually beat up 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 eyes remained fixed on the restaurant. He snarled as he walked away.

He did not even glance at Moonlight.

"So that's a Marine captain? What terrible manners!"

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

"Could Luffy have done that?"

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

Zoro even made the bold guess.

Hearing that, the three entered.

They found the restaurant packed with customers enjoying their food. The earlier incident had not disturbed them in the slightest.

"Huh?"

The three were greatly surprised.

"Move!"

At that moment, a man suddenly walked in from outside. He wore green clothes, a patterned bandanna on his head, and red snake embroidery on his outfit.

With a cold expression, the man entered the restaurant, directly seized a seat, planted his feet on the dining table, and barked,

"Bring me food!"

"Huh?"

"Who is that?"

"A pirate?"

The surrounding diners were startled and looked toward him. But his fierce expression made them shudder.

At sea, only pirates seemed to possess that sort of aura!

"Ah, esteemed guest, I'm Patty, a waiter on this ship. Welcome to Sea Restaurant Baratie. Order whatever you like. Of course, as long as you can afford it, our restaurant has everything."

At that moment, Patty, the chef and waiter, 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 expression immediately turned cold.

"Hmph, I'm from the Krieg Pirates. Hurry up and make me some food. Make extra too—I want it packed up. 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 crew is here, does that mean the Krieg Pirates are nearby?"

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.

The Krieg Pirates were not some obscure pirate crew. They were the overlords of the East Blue, and their captain, Krieg, was an insidious, cruel, and ruthless man without equal.

Countless people trembled at the mere mention of his name. Every pirate detoured when they saw him. He was terrifying!

A pirate like that had actually appeared here?

In an instant, who still had the appetite to eat?

"The Krieg Pirates?"

"They're major pirates. Shouldn't we leave quickly?"

"So they've appeared?"

Zoro, Usopp, and Moonlight each 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 a small boat—how could they possibly be a match for the Krieg Pirates?

Moonlight's eyes also flashed. If Krieg was nearby, then the man pursuing them, Hawkeye Mihawk, had come too.

Moonlight had always wanted to meet this swordsman known as the world's greatest.

With his current level-three Sword Technique, combined with Haki, he could rival the power of level four!

Level-four swordsmanship had already reached Sword Heart Clarity. Sword Aura could be soft or hard, capable of cutting through steel or failing to tear even a sheet of paper. At that realm, one could already be called a great swordsman!

How great was the gap between swordsmanship at that level and Hawkeye's Black Blade Yoru? Moonlight was looking forward to finding out.

"Get lost! I don't care what pirate crew you belong to or what big shot you think you are. If you eat here, you follow the rules here. If you don't have money, then get the hell out!"

However, at that moment, Patty's furious roar shocked everyone.

He directly cut the man off, grabbed him, and hurled him out with all his strength.

"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 possibly..."

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

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

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