After learning of their connection to Luffy and Ace, Shanks, who had never intended to refuse in the first place, was naturally even more willing to give Hua Mei Meow his wholehearted guidance.
But before that...
"Let's party! It's party time!"
The Red Hair Pirates noisily hauled over drinks and ingredients, quickly building a huge bonfire as they prepared to resume the party Xie Wen had just interrupted.
"Sanji, Link, you two go help out too."
The Red Hair Pirates' cooks alone could hardly handle food for so many people, and this also happened to be a chance for Sanji Meow to exchange cooking tips with Lucky Roux.
"Klee will help too, meow!"
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Unwilling to be left out, the Palico Seafaring Mobile Restaurant's third cook pulled out her cooking bombs...
And then the Red Hair Pirates witnessed the Spark Knight's unique cooking methods.
"Boom, boom, boom-!!!"
"Y-you actually cooked it! And it's so quick and good!"
After tasting Klee's "blast-fried" fish and its offshoots-"blast-fried" meat, shrimp, vegetables, and other dishes-Lucky Roux nearly lost faith in his own cooking...
Fortunately, while Klee Meow's "explosive food" was quick and convenient, its flavor was not particularly outstanding.
Then it was Sanji Meow's turn to perform.
As the dishes made by the little yellow cat and the little leopard cat came out, Lucky Roux's cooking was instantly neglected.
"I... I lost..."
Lucky Roux lowered his head in defeat. He had lost to Klee Meow in cooking speed, and to Sanji Meow and Link Meow in cooking quality. Even someone as consistently optimistic as him took quite a blow.
In truth, although his cooking fell short of Sanji Meow's, there was no clear winner between him and Link Meow. It was simply that the Red Hair Pirates were used to his food, so naturally,