Sailing: This Bounce-Bounce Fruit is a little different.

"You are……"

Sanji thought for a moment and vaguely remembered, "Guest 267 from the restaurant just now?"

despair!

"To be precise, they are guests who came because they've heard so much about us..."

He leaped down from the railing, landing in front of the two men. Huang Hai smiled slightly and said, "Let me introduce myself first. My name is Hai Luffy! I'm the captain of the Dandan Pirates! I wonder..."

"Would you be honored to be invited to become the chef on our pirate ship?"

"I reject…"

Sanji, realizing what was happening, exhaled a puff of white smoke and shook his head, saying, "I have reasons why I have to work in this restaurant."

"Don't be so quick to refuse..."

Huang Hai smiled and leaned against the railing, saying, "Nothing is absolute. Don't rush to answer me. We'll rest here for a few days, and you can give me your final answer when we leave..."

"What a strange guy..."

Seeing the strange smile on Huang Hai's face, Sanji shifted his gaze uncomfortably, and after thinking for a moment, said:

"Whatever you want! Just don't try anything funny with this shop..."

"The owner of this restaurant used to be a chef in a famous pirate crew. To that old geezer, this restaurant was his treasure..."

"If something happens to the restaurant, who knows what he might do..."

"Zoff, I've heard of him..."

After thinking for a moment, Huang Hai nodded and smiled, "Those two kicks just now were indeed quite good... But don't worry, since I wanted to invite you onto the ship, I was truly sincere..."

"Under these circumstances, it would be incredibly tasteless to attack your restaurant..."

"Strange pirate, let me make this clear first, my hobby is women..."

"That's such a coincidence. I also like women, especially all kinds of beautiful women."

"Oh? So you're like-minded friends. In that case, you should stay a few more days. There are countless beautiful women who come to our restaurant..."

"Yeah……"

"..."

Just as the two began to discuss this topic.

cough!

"Please forgive me for interrupting your conversation..."

Beside him, Gin, who had been ignored for a long time, gently placed down his clean plate and looked at the two of them scratching their heads, saying, "My name is Gin, and I'm a member of the [Krieg Pirate Fleet]..."

It really is Akin...

Upon hearing this, Huang Hai's expression shifted. He turned to look at A Jin, recalling the scene in the restaurant earlier, and tentatively asked, "A Jin, right? Judging from your [human-beast] form just now, you must be a [Zoan] type Devil Fruit user, right..."

"You know about Devil Fruits?"

Looking at Huang Hai in surprise, A Jin nodded and said, "That's right! I am a Ratman who ate the [Rat-Rat Fruit - Rat Form], and I have the ability to transform into a spiky rat..."

As he spoke, Ajin transformed into his [human-beast] form, revealing the head shape of a black rat.

"So it's a porcupine...no wonder it looks so much like one..."

Nodding knowingly, Huang Hai smiled slightly and said, "Since you are a Devil Fruit user, your captain must also be..."

Captain Krieg? Yes, he is… uh, sorry!

After a pause, Akin smiled apologetically, then transformed back into human form and said, "Without the captain's orders, I cannot reveal this secret..."

"No problem, that's only natural..."

Having obtained useful information, Huang Hai waved his hand and laughed, "I was just asking casually, don't take it to heart..."

Interesting! I wonder what kind of Devil Fruit Krieg ate...

Having heard about Hawkeye's situation, it seems that Krieg might have provoked the other party, but we can't be sure; he might just be passing by.

Hmm... For now, let's deal with Sanji first before thinking about anything else.

"that…"

Ajin looked at Huang Hai and asked, "I just heard that you are also a pirate. May I ask what your purpose is?"

"Purpose?"

Huang Hai smiled upon hearing this and said bluntly, "Naturally, it's ONE PIECE! As pirates, everyone's goal is the same, right?"

"That means entering the Grand Line..."

Recalling that terrifying experience, Akin was silent for a moment before saying, "You don't seem like a bad person. If you're willing to listen, I'll give you some advice..."

"Never go to the Grand Line! It's a place of unimaginable terror..."

"You're still young, there's no need to rush to your death... Let me put it this way, the Grand Line is just one of the many oceans in the world. If you want to be a pirate, you can go anywhere on the vast ocean, but..."

"Never, ever try to go to the Grand Line!!"

At this point, Ajin clutched his head tightly, his face showing pain and fear.

huh~~~

Sanji glanced at it and shook his head, saying, "This guy seems pretty cowardly!"

"Those who lack ability often fear the unknown..."

Seeing this, Huang Hai smiled and said nonchalantly, "Perhaps he has already set foot on the Grand Line, only to encounter unimaginable terror..."

"However, as a Devil Fruit user, this appearance is indeed somewhat embarrassing."

"It seems like Krick might be in a bad situation right now..."

"You can tell that?"

Sanji said in surprise, "That can't be right, can it? I heard that Krieg is the strongest and most ruthless pirate in this sea, and he leads the captains of 50 pirate ships, with a force of over 5,000 men..."

"Could something really happen to someone like that?"

Hehehe...

"Sometimes numbers don't represent strength."

Looking at Sanji, Huang Hai smiled and said, "For top-tier experts, no matter how many people there are, they are no different from ants. At most, it just takes a little more time to kill them."

"Of course, if it's a group of strong individuals, the concept is different, but here in the East Sea, I don't believe Klee can find that many strong individuals..."

"After talking for so long, I'm a little hungry..."

Seeing that Akin was still trapped in fear and cowardice, and Sanji was indifferent, Huang Hai waved his hand and walked towards the restaurant.

"By the way! I haven't had the chance to taste your cooking since I've been here. I wonder if I'll have that honor later..."

"...It depends on my mood."

Watching Huang Hai's figure disappear into the restaurant, Sanji glanced at Gin, then got up and dusted himself off.

"I'll get back to work now. If you want to leave, there's a small boat downstairs... Anyway, it's up to you..."

"Thank you so much, Sanji..."

Kneeling on the ground, Ajin kowtowed heavily.

"You saved my life... I will always remember that incredibly delicious fried rice!"

"Can I come here to eat again in the future?"

"Enjoy anytime..."

boom!

With a deafening roar, and to the horror of the two men, a shell landed directly on the top floor of the seaside restaurant, shattering it into pieces.

Chapter Seventy-Eight: I'm a Chef!

"It's Krieg's pirate flag!!!"

At that moment, the restaurant also shook and swayed with the roar of the shells.

Customers by the window could see pirate flags resembling hourglasses on either side of the sea in the distance.

"On either side of the skull are hourglasses, meant to intimidate enemies..."

"There's no mistake! That's Leader Krieg's pirate ship!!"

Why did he suddenly come here?

"..."

For a moment, the guests, who had just calmed down, all showed expressions of fear, as if they didn't know what to do.

After all, Krieg's infamous reputation had already spread throughout this sea area, and escaping at this moment was simply impossible...

not far away.

"It's truly one problem after another..."