Over the waters of the East Blue, where Straw Hat Luffy's story had begun, a sea scornfully called the "Weakest Sea" by the pirates of the Grand Line.
Pero and Kizaru were flying through the sky at a leisurely pace.
"My, my..." Kizaru's voice came from beside him, carrying his trademark lazy drawl. "I thought you didn't need any rest, Mr. Pero, and were going to eat all the world's delicacies in a single day. Who would've thought you'd actually take three days off?"
He shrugged indifferently and continued, "But really, are we coming all the way to this Weakest Sea just for a restaurant? We're getting farther and farther from the New World, you know."
Pero did not even turn to look at him, merely saying flatly, "How old are you? And you're still talking like that."
"..."
Kizaru pursed his lips and wisely shut his mouth, following quietly behind Pero.
Before long, a ship shaped like an enormous fish head appeared in their field of vision.
Unlike the solitary ship in Pero's memories, this vessel was connected by enormous chains to several dessert ships and branch restaurants of different styles, forming a floating culinary stronghold of considerable size.
It looks like, after that curly-browed cook named Sanji left, Pero thought, the floating restaurant's business has only gotten better.
Looking at the enormous sign reading "Floating Restaurant," Pero knew they had arrived.
"This is the place."
The two slowly descended onto the fish-head observation deck.
Inside Baratie, voices filled the air, and business was booming.
The laughter and curses of pirates, the haggling of merchants, and the calls of cooks mingled together, brimming with the vitality of the sea.
Pero pushed open the rickety wooden door and walked inside.
His keen hearing immediately picked up an excited discussion among