Nami stopped Luffy at the entrance to the kitchen. "If you're going to help Sanji cook, you need to follow these rules," she said.

"Aw, more rules?" he took the paper.

"And don't you dare throw this one overboard." Nami growled.

Luffy swallowed nervously. "I won't."

"LIST OF RULES FOR WHEN LUFFY COOKS

CREATED BY THE STRAW HAT PIRATES AND SANJI"

"Wait a minute," Luffy said. "Why does it say 'Straw Hat Pirates and Sanji'? Sanji is a part of my crew, you know."

Nami sighed. "Sanji wrote that part," she said, taking the paper back from him. "And you know how he likes to give credit to himself. And he especially likes seeing his name in print." She scratched it out.

Luffy took the paper and nodded satisfactorily.

"1) Always wear an apron.

2) Always wear gloves when handling ingredients.

3) Always listen to Sanji when he tells you what to do.

4) Never do anything other than what he tells you to do.

5) Don't eat any of the ingredients.

6) Never handle any type of dangerous instrument."

"There are dangerous instruments used in making food?" Luffy cried.

"Yeah," Nami replied.

"Like what? A tuba?"

Nami laughed. "No, silly, he means a knife or a blender."

"Ohhhh," Luffy said. "That makes more sense."

"7) Don't leave the kitchen when there is something on the stove.

8) Always make sure that the pot handles are facing the inside.

9) When adding an ingredient, always make sure you have the right amount by asking Sanji.

10) Always keep an eye on what you're cooking."

"That's all?" Luffy asked, surprised. "I thought Sanji would have put more on there than that."

"He did," Nami answered. "But since he wrote them really bad, none of us could read it to translate."

Luffy grinned. "Oh." Then he tied on an apron, stuffed a pair of rubber gloves in the front pocket, and walked into the kitchen.


Leaving you to draw your own conclusions yet again...what do you think will happen when Sanji asks Luffy what rule he should be following and he doesn't know because it wasn't on the list?