At Xie Wen's suggestion, Sanji, who had been lying dejectedly on the floor a moment before, sprang back to life. He pointed at Sanji Meow and shouted, "Exactly! Let's have a proper contest and see whose cooking is better!"
He still couldn't believe that the cooking skills he had worked so hard to hone could lose to a cat...
With the other fellow not even as tall as the stove, how was Sanji supposed to believe that Sanji Meow was a better cook than him?!
Faced with Sanji's challenge, Sanji Meow calmly scratched his chin, assumed the air of a master, and said breezily, "Since you insist, I suppose I can give you a little guidance, meow."
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"What the hell are you acting so smug about, you stupid cat?!"
Sanji was still far too young at this point, nothing like the man who would later become one of the Straw Hat Pirates' few strategists...
Of course, that was only when beautiful women and Moss Head weren't involved.
As for the "friendly" culinary exchange between the two Sanjis, both sides' friends and family were very supportive.
That went without saying for Xie Wen, who had proposed it in the first place. Most of Baratie's cooks had been pirates, and they were a lawless bunch who never minded making a spectacle even bigger.
Zeff, who had noticed that Sanji Meow might be the better cook, had no intention of stopping them either. He was positively eager for Sanji Meow to teach Sanji a lesson.
However, this eagerly anticipated "Shokugeki" couldn't begin right away. Zeff postponed it until the afternoon.
After all, it was nearly mealtime, and as a famous restaurant at sea, Baratie still needed to open for business. Given Zeff's personality and experiences, he would never leave people to go