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Usopp: "Ah! You... you knocked me out with Haoshoku Haki again... Damn you, Luffy!!"
Nico Robin: "Hahaha~~~, poor Usopp! He's definitely the one who's been hit by Haoshoku Haki the most in the Straw Hat Pirates."
Tony Tony Chopper: "Poor Usopp~~~..."
Vinsmoke Sanji: "Still, we should be thankful. Thanks to Merry mentioning Usopp, he might not have made it onto the ship otherwise."
Nami: "At least no one got left behind. I wonder if the other Luffy will take me with him."
Monkey D. Luffy: "Don't worry, he definitely will!"
...
Not long after, the white-framed screen gradually lit up again.
The scene appeared.
[After leaving Syrup Village, Luffy and his group of four set sail toward the sea once more.]
[On the way, they encountered Johnny and Yosaku.]
[A few days later, they arrived at the floating restaurant Baratie.]
[Due to a battle with Lieutenant Fullbody of the Marines, Luffy accidentally misfired a cannonball, damaging Baratie's ship. As a result, the restaurant's owner, Zeff, forced Luffy to work as a waiter to pay for the damages.]
[Gin appeared, asking for food but was driven away by the chefs.]
[Sanji secretly brought him food.]
[Later, Gin returned with Krieg.]
[The chefs still tried to drive them away.]
[But Sanji gave Krieg food as well.]
[After eating, Krieg led a group of pirates to attack Baratie...]
Jewelry Bonney: "Is that cook... an idiot?"
Jozu: "Knowing full well the guy would repay kindness with betrayal, he still fed him. That's like stabbing your own side in the back!"
Sakazuki: "What a foolish man!"
Trafalgar Law: "The head chef's actions in this video are indeed too naive..."
Vinsmoke Sanji: "As a chef, if someone is hungry, giving them food isn't wrong. What's the harm in that?"
Smoker: "You fool! Do you know how many innocent civilians Krieg has killed in the East Blue? At least seven hundred! If you hadn't fed him, he'd have starved to death. Did you think about how many more lives he'll take now that he's alive because of you???"
Vinsmoke Sanji: "That's two separate issues. As a chef, when I see someone starving, I can't just ignore them."
Tashigi: "So he's just stubborn..."
Rocks D. Xebec: "Hahaha! This kid... hasn't faced the harsh realities of life yet, huh?"
Marco: "Even at the risk of his family's safety, he insists on feeding the enemy. What a reckless bastard."
Shiki: "Jajaja! Tell me... if he saved Krieg with a meal, and then Krieg went on to kill the restaurant owner and all the chefs, do you think this kid would feel guilty?"
Oden: "I bet he wouldn't feel guilty at all, hahaha!!"
Charlotte Linlin: "Of course he wouldn't! When we pirates kill, do we ever stop to question ourselves? Mahahaha!!!"
Kaido: "Hahahaha!!!"
Vinsmoke Sanji: "Damn it!! You don't understand what I've been through!!"
Zeff: "Sanji..."
Vinsmoke Sanji: "You... old fart..."
Zeff: "Sanji... We've experienced the terror of hunger ourselves, so we can empathize with others. If others don't understand you, it's fine—I do!"
Vinsmoke Sanji: "Old fart..."
Zeff: "But I want you to understand something. Back then, you were just a reckless, rebellious teenager who didn't consider consequences. But now, you have your own crew. Sanji... it's time for you to grow up."
Zeff: "Those people may have harsh words, but their reasoning isn't wrong. Sanji, answer me this: if all your comrades were critically injured behind you, and your enemy stood before you, starving and ready to collapse—would you kill him or feed him?"
Back at Baratie, Zeff would never have posed such a question to Sanji.
At that time, Sanji was still a rebellious youth who would have chosen to feed the enemy without hesitation.
But now...
Zeff dared to ask because Sanji had found his crew, and together they had shared countless experiences.
Zeff knew—it was time for the rebellious boy to grow up.
He watched the chatroom, silently waiting for Sanji's answer.
If you feed the enemy, your comrades die!
If you don't feed the enemy, your comrades live!
Faced with this dilemma, Sanji hesitated!!!
A question he should have answered without a second thought—"Feed him"—now left him unsure...
Sanji was shocked by his own hesitation!
What's going on?
Why didn't I immediately blurt out, "Feed him"?
Have I betrayed my chef's creed???
Zeff: "Sanji, what are you waiting for? Why haven't you given me an answer? If you want to choose to feed the enemy, say it! I'm listening..."
Sss... huff!!
Sanji inhaled deeply, then exhaled forcefully!!!
I'm a chef...
When someone is hungry, I should feed them!!!
How can I ignore the pain of starvation???
What am I hesitating about???
I can't hesitate!
I must uphold my chef's creed!!!
Suddenly, Sanji shouted loudly in the chatroom: "I'd kill him!!!"
Eh...?
The moment those words left his mouth, Sanji froze, completely dumbfounded!!!
He realized...
Even though he tried to force himself to say "feed him," the instant the words formed in his mind, the images of his crew filled his thoughts instead!!!
Luffy...
Damn moss-head!!!
Lovely Nami-chan (^▽^)
Bragger Usopp~~~
Beautiful Robin-neechan (＾－＾)V
Chopper baby...
And even that perverted Franky and skeleton freak...
The moment those faces appeared, Sanji couldn't bring himself to ignore their lives, no matter what!!!
Even if it was just a hypothetical question, he couldn't do it!!!
Vinsmoke Sanji: "Ah!!—Damn it! Damn it!!! I was wrong!!! I was wrong!!! I admit... I made mistakes in the past!!!"
Vinsmoke Sanji: "I'm a chef! If someone is hungry, I should feed them!"
Vinsmoke Sanji: "But... if someone tries to hurt my friends, even if they're starving, I'll kill them!!!"
On the island of Kamabakka Kingdom...
Sanji broke down in tears!!!
The okama around him rushed to comfort him...
Monkey D. Luffy: "Sanji!!!"
Roronoa Zoro: "Eyebrow freak... good job!"
Tony Tony Chopper: "Waaaah~~~ Sanji's words moved me so much!!!"
Nami: "Sanji-kun, that was amazing!!!"
Franky: "Hmm~~~ Super!!!"
...
The members of the Straw Hat Pirates voiced their support for Sanji in the chatroom...
Zeff: "Sanji..."
Vinsmoke Sanji: "Old fart..."
Zeff: "Look, this is what growth looks like."
Vinsmoke Sanji: "Yeah!"
On the Kamabakka Kingdom, Sanji cried even harder!!!
The surrounding okama consoled him even more...
[Krieg, leading about 100 freshly fed subordinates, prepared to attack Baratie...]
[But just then...]
[Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!]
[Three massive sword slashes, like waves dozens of meters high, swept across Krieg's flagship from one side to the other...]
[The enormous iron battleship didn't even make a sound before being sliced into four pieces!!!]
[Slowly capsizing, its wreckage scattered across the sea...]
["What?!"]
["What happened?!"]
["What's going on?!"]
["I don't know, did their ammunition depot explode?"]
["Impossible! Even an ammo explosion wouldn't cause this level of destruction...!!!"]
[...]
[For a moment, whether it was the Straw Hat Pirates, the chefs of Baratie, or the members of Krieg's pirate crew, everyone stared in shock, their jaws dropping to the floor...]
[Amidst the confusion and stunned gazes, a small black boat shaped like a coffin emerged slowly from the wreckage...]
[A figure sat aboard it!]
[Black top hat, black overcoat!]
[Wine-red floral shirt, white trousers!]
[Beneath the brim of the hat, sharp brown eyes gleamed like an eagle's!!!]
[His presence on that boat was like a sword ready to unsheathe at any moment!!!]
[Its edge was restrained, yet it sent chills down everyone's spines...]