Three days later.
East Blue, Baratie – the floating restaurant.
At the moment, the restaurant was bustling with people, packed with customers coming and going.
"As expected of the East Blue's most famous restaurant—the food is absolutely amazing!"
"Of course! Not only is the environment top-notch, but the owner is also incredibly kind. It's like paradise here."
"Wow wow wow… this is so delicious! I want another round—I'm feasting today, hahaha!"
"This place is incredible! Great food and lots of beauties too. I love it here!"
Just then, a sharp scream echoed through the room:
"Something's wrong! Big trouble—there are a ton of pirate ships headed this way!"
The customers inside froze in shock, then quickly ran to the windows to look outside.
Out at sea, they saw a massive ship leading dozens of smaller ships, approaching in a mighty fleet.
The atmosphere was overwhelming—terrifying!
"We're doomed! That's Don Krieg's pirate fleet… it's all over!"
"Don Krieg? Who's that? Does he dare cause trouble here?"
"You don't know? That's the biggest pirate crew in East Blue! Their captain, Don Krieg, has a bounty of 17 million Berries!"
"Seventeen million?! Oh my god!!"
"Rumor says he commands thousands of men—we're seriously screwed now! Waaaah!"
Suddenly, the heavy sound of footsteps echoed.
Zeff, calm and steady, addressed the customers:
"Everyone, eat to your heart's content. With me here, those bastards won't dare lay a finger on you."
Patty, holding a giant fork over his shoulder with a fierce expression, said:
"This restaurant doesn't just serve food. If anyone dares mess with us… heh heh..."
Carne, gripping a kitchen knife, nodded and smirked coldly:
"Baratie is a fighting restaurant. We fear no one."
Sanji, with a cigarette in his mouth, spoke politely to the guests:
"Please enjoy your meals. With me here, your safety is guaranteed."
Suddenly, a guest shouted out:
"Whoa! Everyone look! What a huge ship!"
Everyone—including the chefs—turned to look.
The sight left them all shocked.
Their faces were filled with utter disbelief.
"That ship is massive! It's terrifying!"
"In all my life, I've never seen a ship so huge… it's unbelievable!"
"Which pirate crew is this? Their ship is even bigger than Krieg's!"
"I thought Krieg ruled the East Blue—but this can't be from here."
"Forget that! What are we going to do now? We're done for, waaaaah!"
Patty, staring at the enormous ship, said in disbelief:
"Damn… that thing's huge. We probably can't handle it!"
Carne's hands trembled slightly as he held his knife, fear creeping onto his face:
"A ship that big must have insane battle power… we won't stand a chance."
Sanji, exhaling a puff of smoke, looked at Zeff with a serious expression:
"Old man, whoever they are—they're probably a big deal. What do we do?"
Zeff shot them a glare and snapped:
"What are you scared of? That clearly isn't a ship from East Blue—they're just passing through."
"They probably heard about Baratie's reputation and came by to try the food. Do I need to spell it out for you?"
Meanwhile, inside the restaurant, a beautiful girl with short orange hair stood by the window, quietly watching the massive ship ahead.
She was the stunning navigator from Cocoyashi Village—Nami.
"A ship this big… if I sneak onboard later, I could definitely steal a ton of treasure."
Nami's eyes sparkled with excitement, her pretty face filled with anticipation.
She knew—she had finally caught a big fish.
If she could plunder that ship's treasure, she could gather the 100 million Berries she needed to save her village...
Aboard the Dreadnought Sabre – Don Krieg's flagship:
"Captain Krieg, that ship is huge! What should we do?!"
"We're the rulers of East Blue! What are you scared of? Just attack!"
"Captain is the strongest in the world! Anyone who dares provoke us gets crushed!"
"But their ship is massive… can we win?"
"Of course we can! We've got numbers and ships—no way we'll lose. Let's go, Captain!"
Krieg, incredibly arrogant and full of himself, said with disdain:
"What are you fools scared of? Talking nonsense."
"I'm the strongest pirate in the world! The best—number one!"
"So what if their ship's huge? Just take it from them! Hahaha!"
Then, with a wave of his hand and a vicious look, he ordered:
"Attack! Take all their treasure! Gahahaha!"
"Yes, Captain Krieg!"
The crew echoed his command and began preparing for the assault...
On the deck of the Chris:
"Damn it, why do I feel like that pirate crew is about to attack us?"
Burgess grumbled angrily, staring ahead.
Doc Q, eyes half-closed and face aged, let out a twisted smile and coughed:
"There's a lot of them this time... should be fun to slaughter them all..."
Lafitte twirled his cane like a gentleman and calmly said:
"It's not 'like'—they are going to attack."
Law, shouldering the demon blade Kikoku, said coldly:
"They're delusional. They're signing their own death warrants—no one can save them now."
Hawkins, ever the doomsayer, spoke in his usual deadpan:
"From the moment they appeared before us, their fate was already sealed."
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