"Hey, Luffy! Make an effort."

Turning around as he carried a huge crate, the pirate saw Usopp carrying the back of the object, grimacing. I had to admit that Luffy was having fun raising his arms above him, causing the weight of the crate to fall somewhat backwards.

"It's heavy."

"Considering its size, I hope there is food inside. '' Cried his captain, eventually wearing it correctly. '' Do you think they'll be mad if we open it up to see what's inside?"

"It's not for us, selfish! We have to deliver it in a truck. '' Usopp reminded him. '' Rather, it must be materials to solidify the barriers, which surround the mansion."

"To do what?" Luffy asked. " Giants can easily destroy them."

"We know it, but not them." Usopp reminded him. " And it's best not to say anything about it! According to Nami, this information could trigger a wave of panic! And then, in the event of an attack, we will be there to defend them! We will therefore be able to stay here and enjoy accommodation and food. "

At that moment, he saw Luffy let go of the crate and the object nearly crushed Usopp's feet.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?"

"No question of staying here! Cried Luffy, who wore a serious face! I remind you that we have to go back to the New World to find the One Piece."

"I know it well." Usopp assured him. " But how do you want to proceed? We have no leads to get home! The only one who could send us home is the man who led us into this world."

Luffy's gaze hardened the instant he thought of the man again.

"Him, as soon as I found him, I would make him regret what he did to us! I'm gonna kick his ass so hard I'll make him fly high in the sky."

"In fact, now that we can think about this, there might be a chance that our problem has something in common with what is going on here."

"What is to say?"

"Think a bit! As luck would have it, by the time we found ourselves in this world, hordes of zombies swarmed here! I don't think it's a coincidence! Truth be told, who doesn't tell us that once he took us here, this mysterious man created this army of corpses and freed them on this world, in order to kill us? When you think about it, it still represents an army of several million individuals… against nine pirates. "

Hearing it, Luffy asked.

"But then, would it be because of us if all these people died?"

"This is only a hypothesis." Usopp retorted, preferring not to think about it. " Plus, it's not like we asked for something like that! No, the real culprit is the one who sent us here! Not the contrary."

"Perhaps, but in any case, I don't really like it." D eclared his captain, picking up the box again.

"We have to think about what we are going to do." Cried Takashi suddenly.

Sharing a room with Hisashi and Kohta, the sniper ends up asking him.

"What are you talking about?"

"This place is far from being a fort with impenetrable defenses! Zombies are only a few miles from here! So, they will surely end up hearing our presence at some point! When this is done, the camp will be submerged by numerous waves of undead! Even though they are strong, I doubt Luffy and the others can protect the place from all these creatures! In addition, Luffy and his crew may very well decide to leave in order to find a way to return home. "

"And after ? " Hisashi asked him. " You don't teach us anything at all! What is bothering you?"

"We are not concerned by their problems but, if they decide to leave, it will be necessary to know who would be ready to follow them! For my part, I will go with them and I will try to convince Rei to do the same ! And you? "

"I will go where Rei will go." Hisashi asserted.

"And me, where Saya will decide to go." Kohta adds.

Looking at him strangely, the two boys were about to say something to him, before falling silent.

"Very good! In this case, you also need to know what others will think ! And as soon as possible."

As a result, Takashi eventually left the room, before heading towards the rooms where Rei and Saeko had been invited. However, it was Saya that he met on the way. The young girl, walking towards him, seemed to display an angry face. At this point, it was best for Takashi to move on and talk to her once she calmed down.

Nevertheless, seeming to want to let off steam on him, Saya asked, seeing him staring at her out of the corner of his eye.

"What? What's the matter?"

"Nothing! Nothing at all." Asserted the boy. " It's just that I feel like something is bothering you."

Hearing this, Saya began to fight back.

"When are you going to take care of your own business?"

Passing him then, the young girl left the boy motionless and surprised by his hostility.

"What did I say?"

"I beg your pardon for my daughter's attitude ! She must certainly get that from her father."

Looking up, Takashi suddenly saw Yuriko, Saya's mother, walking towards him.

"It's nothing." Asserted the boy. " After all, I've known her since kindergarten, so I got used to her temper tantrums."

Smiling slightly Yuriko declared.

"Have you managed to find your bearings here?"

"Not yet." The boy told him, scratching the back of his head. " It had been a long time since I had been here and, to tell the truth, I had almost forgotten what this place looked like! Your mansion is truly gigantic."

"Lots of people tell us." She assured him. " But know that Saya's friends are welcome here."

"Unfortunately, I don't think we'll be staying here for very long." Takashi retorted. " We have our parents to find and I think the adults in our group will decide to leave too."

"To go where?"

"They have family scattered all over the place." The teenager lied to him. " And they're not the type to leave someone behind."

Suddenly looking out one of the hallway windows, Yuriko asserted.

"You might not be wrong to make a plan for later! After all, who knows how long we can last here?"

"Hmm?" S helped Takashi. " Why say ...?"

"Answer me seriously, Takashi." The young woman stopped him. " Do you think this place would be able to stop these monsters, if they decided to go on the offensive?"

Staring at her then, Takashi felt his throat paralyze, as if saying a single word was impossible. However, in front of the insistent gaze of his host, he finally let go?

"Not at all! I don't know if you know it, but the monsters that infected people become are far from the most terrifying creatures! Believe it or not but ... there are also lizard zombies that roam the city, as well as real giants! Now that they're foraging for food, I doubt this place will come under attack in the days to come! Plus, I don't think this mansion will withstand more than two assaults. "

Hearing this, before nodding, Yuriko ends up turning around before declaring.

"Thank you for this information! Know that I remember everything I am told."

"But in this case,…" Takashi started. " … Everyone must be warned."

"The problem is that this is impossible, since these people now believe in a chimera."

"A ... chimera?" Takashi repeated, seeing her leave.

"Do not stay on our way." Cried a man, putting a big bag over his shoulder. " This kind of activity is not for little girls."

"Hey, don't call us '' kids ''." Mizusu warned him.

As the young girl and Toshimi decided to take a tour of the camp, they finally spotted a small group of adults carrying a stockpile of provisions, which had just arrived. Wanting to help them, they were quickly rejected by the adults, who deemed them too weak to be of use. Hating to be belittled like this, Mizusu quickly retaliated as Toshimi tried to pull her away from them so that no conflict broke out.

Seeing the adults laughing rather than taking her seriously, Mizusu finally turned around, while growling.

" We will show them that we are not useless. "

" Why do you care so much? " Toshimi asked her.

" I want to help anyone! In this new world, it is essential to unite and help each other in order to survive. "

Looking at her strangely, Toshimi suddenly put her hand on her forehead, as if worried that her friend had a fever.

"What are you doing?"

"You have changed a lot." The young girl taught her. " In high school, you were rarely so helpful with people you didn't know! Did something happen to make you so nice?"

Suddenly looking away, Mizusu thought back to the moment she almost abandoned Toshimi to the zombies, as well as the discussion she had with Chopper at the mansion.

"Mizusu?"

"I want to fix a mistake I made." Her friend suddenly explained to her.

"A mistake?"

"Yes ! If god saw me commit it, I would like to show him that I would never do any selfish gesture again and that I would do anything to be forgiven."

"To hear you, I have the impression that you have hurt a person." Toshimi noticed. " But, I know it's impossible."

"What?" Mizusu wondered.

At that moment, Toshimi grabbed her hands, before assuring her.

"Because I know that you are a girl who hates violence and who, despite her tomboy looks, has a big heart on her hands! I know because you are my best friend."

She was suddenly silent, seeing tears beading the girl's face.

"Mi ... zusu?"

Suddenly, the young girl turned around before starting to run away from her friend.

"Mizusu." Cried Toshimi. " Hold on."

Getting ready to run after her, she suddenly put a hand on her head, at the exact site of her forehead injury, while being the victim of a violent migraine. Grinning, she heard a voice pop up in her head.

"I'm sorry, Toshimi. ''

Grimacing in pain, the young girl suddenly took hold of her bandage which still surrounded her wound on her forehead, as if it was making her suffer the martyr. Something. Yes, something was coming back to her mind that was causing her pain.

"What's ... what's going on?" She wondered.

A memory of her being grabbed on the ankle by a zombie suddenly came to mind. She could see herself screaming in fear as Misuzu held her arm. However, the rest of that memory blurred.

"No ! No !" Cried the young girl, closing her eyes. " I don't want to see this scene again."

However, the sequel was about to happen, when someone called her.

"Toshimi?"

Opening her eyes, the schoolgirl then saw Alice, looking at her, with a frightened look.

"Are you OK ?"

Trying to forget her pain, Toshimi then tried to smile while asserting her.

"Yes, why would it not be okay ?"

"Huh ... You seemed to be in pain."

"I just got a bad blow to the head." She lied to her.

Then looking behind the child, she saw that there was no one with her, except Zeko, who was running happily around his mistress.

"You are alone?"

Suddenly thinking about something, Alice rummaged in her pockets before pulling out a piece of paper.

"Chopper asked me to give this to one of you."

Taking the paper then, before reading it, Toshimi ended up frowning when he noticed that it was a list of clothes the reindeer wanted to be brought to him.

"A coat! Wide pants! Boots! …. A mask? Where am I going to find this?"

"I saw one lying around in a corner." The child suddenly assured her, pointing in one direction.

"That is true? Will you show me?"

"Of course." Cried the girl, starting to run.

"Hey, the new one! You annoy everyone."

As she had just opened the kitchen doors, it was this sentence that Yuuki heard first.

Standing in front of a table, she saw Sanji carefully arranging several ingredients in front of him, such as rice, vegetables and spices. However, it hardly seemed to be appreciated by the other four men around him.

"We have to prepare almost a hundred meals. '' One of them cried. '' Do you think we're going to waste our time cooking fancy?

"Especially since most of these guys are just a bunch of people, which can be classified as beggars ! Another cook suddenly sneered ! Cooking rice for them would already be very nice of us."

"If you only do that to them, they will suffer from malnutrition." Sanji said, his gaze darkened. " I was asked to be a cook here! So no matter what, I would let no one starve or be the victim of any deficiency."

"To do what?" Someone asked him. " Here, we have all the rights to the food! Also, it wouldn't bother anyone if we decided to let a few starve! On the contrary, it would allow us to enlarge our portions and…"

He received a powerful kick, before he even finished his sentence, which caused him to crash into a pile of pots.

"But that…?" One of the cooks wondered, noting that Sanji had just knocked him out.

"Take it and go." Suddenly ordered the blond man.

"What?"

"When I'm in a kitchen, I only want people who want to cook for the good of other people."

Suddenly exhaling a column of smoke, he pointed the tip of his cigarette at the trio, before declaring.

"The others, I gut them."

Frightened, one of them grabbed his injured comrade by his collar, before running away from the kitchen, at the same time as the others. Seeing them flee, Sanji began to growl.

"Pssst! No courage! It's just a bunch of girls."

Suddenly hearing footsteps, he turned to see Yuuki begin to enter the kitchen.

"Yuuki?"

"What have you done?" Asked the schoolgirl. " After something like this, they will surely go looking for guards to stop you."

"This is not a problem." Retorted the cook, paying attention to his ingredients. " I hate to be surrounded by people who claim to be a cook when they don't have the stature at all."

Suddenly seeing him open a bag of rice, Yuuki asserted.

"I wouldn't want to mind my own business but, maybe they are not wrong about preparing a meager amount of food so that they can cook a portion for everyone! Better than not having enough food to prepare enough for each person in the camp ! There are too many people to feed. "

"When you're a cook, you can always create a dish that can not only feed an entire regiment and please everyone ... while saving food." Sanji retorted. " And I will prove it."

Without waiting, he filled the contents of a large saucepan with rice, to which he added a pinch of salt.

"Finished." He suddenly declared.

"He?" The wondered schoolgirl. " Is that all you do?"

"No, that's what these guys wanted to do, for everyone." Sanji retorted, putting the pot on the table. " In this case, these four will only eat that, if they really like it! Me, I'll show you what real cooking is."

He then grabbed a pan before filling it with rice. Frying the latter, he gradually added pieces of dried fish, mushrooms, white radish, onions and all kinds of condiments.

"Is it rice confined?" Yuuki asked him.

"No, a risotto." Sanji retorted, adding a glass of water. " Fried rice, accompanied by pieces of fish, contains a multitude of proteins able to anyone to quickly recover their strength! As for mushrooms and white radish, they contain vitamins that help restore the body's energy more quickly! This meal will stimulate people's taste buds and force them to finish their plates. "

Suddenly grabbing a plate, he blew the contents of the pan in the air, before letting them land on the plate. Adding some aromatic herbs, the cook ends up presenting his dish to Yuuki, like a real waiter in a luxury restaurant.

"And here is a quick dish to cook, simple, good and containing everything that a tired body needs to get rid of fatigue."

Before Yuuki could say anything, aroma escaped from the dish and began to surround her while bewitching her with ease. Without shouting guard, the stomach of the young file began to growl as she was not at all hungry, as she entered the kitchen.

"What…? I have the impression that your dish to wake up my hunger."

"This proves that he would satisfy anyone, even someone sated." The cook said, handing him a fork.

Without waiting, the young girl grabbed it before starting to eat a dish that might seem completely banal. However, a vulgar risotto was nothing like this wonder she was eating. She felt like the rice was sparkling in her mouth, releasing a multitude of flavors.

"It's too good." She blurted out.

"In this case, let's go for the rest." Sanji asserted, grabbing an apron, before wrapping it around his waist.

Seeing him start to get busy in front of the stove, the young girl decided, with regret, to abandon her plate, before settling down next to him.

"Um?" Sanji said.

"I want to help you." She said suddenly. " After all, a hundred dishes is no small feat."

"You know how to cook?" The man asked her.

"Hu ..." Said the schoolgirl. " Let's say I cook once or twice… a month."

At this admission, Sanji couldn't help but smile. Nonetheless, he asserted.

"We can always try! After all, it's an easy recipe to make! Besides, I'm sure you'll be a lot more competent than that bunch of fools."

Yuuki immediately began to smile broadly. Starting to follow the cook's directions, she began to make her own risotto, while thinking back to Kawamoto's words.

'' We must not forget that he does not come from this world! Making friends with these people can be a good thing! Still, is it really safe to start a romantic affair with one of them? ''

Suddenly pushing the words out of her head, she concentrated on her pan, while cursing.

" If I show Sanji how dedicated I am, he will stay with me!" I am sure of it! And for that, I will give the best of myself. "

However, after a few minutes, she looked disgusted, tasting her dish.

"It's not super good." She remarked.

Looking at what she had just made, Sanji noticed that her dish already looked quite like the risotto he used to make.

"There is no trace of black." He noticed. " It's already a good point."

Taking a fork, he took a bite of it. Chewing slowly, he finally swallows before declaring.

"Huuum… it's not bad at all ! Especially from a beginner."

"Perhaps, but it has nothing to do with your food." She cried.

"I've been cooking for over ten years." He retorted. " In addition, I learned everything in a great restaurant, accompanied by the greatest cook in my world and his group of gorillas! With that old schnock, I can tell you that he hit me on the head, every time I made a mistake in the kitchen. "

Suddenly raising his pan, he finished his sixth plate of risotto, which he put on the table.

"In all, that makes seven." He asserted, putting Yuuki's plate down next to his.

But at that moment, a guard suddenly entered the kitchen and, looking at his face, he didn't seem happy at all.

"Hey, the new one! He cried ! What is this with ...?"

He suddenly put his hand on his nose, when he inhaled the aroma that had now spread throughout the kitchen. As a shiver ran through his body, he felt a trickle of saliva dripping from his mouth.

"What…? "

"A problem?" Sanji asked him.

Pulling himself together then, the guard explained to him.

"The four cooks you fired from here told me that you had brutally assaulted them! Is it true?"

"Let's say I hit one." Admitted the cook, not bothering to take his eyes off his new dish.

"And can I know why?"

"To want to starve poor people who only want a little comfort, in order to survive in this world where death is omnipresent." Sanji told him, finishing another plate of risotto.

Finally turning to the guard, he asked him.

"Is it possible to be able to have carts as well as a few people to distribute what I am going to cook?"

"Because you think I'm going to let you make your law, without doing anything? Imagine that here, fights are prohibited! If you continue to interfere with the proper functioning of this place, you…"

He fell silent, seeing Sanji's foot stop an inch from his face, creating a draft that swept through his hair. Pulling back immediately, the man fell on his buttocks, while Sanji told him.

" How well does this place work? Do not make me laugh ! No sooner had I entered your camp and saw these people in their tents, than I noticed something very quickly! Many are suffering from malnutrition! In the event of an attack, you should know that this will play heavily against us! They're already low on morale, so now is not the time to starve them too. "

" Even if you feed them, I doubt that ... " Began the guard.

At that moment, the cook stuffed a bite of risotto right into his mouth and forced him to swallow. This then to think, the man ends up opening his eyes wide before declaring.

" It's hot … "

But his stern face gave way to that displayed by a child while eating his favorite dish.

" But it's also super good. "

" We certainly do not have the necessary ingredients to make banquets. " Sanji asserted. " However, we can feed everyone very well, while using very few ingredients! While I am in this kitchen, there will be no special treatment reserved for the upper ranks of the hierarchy. "

Getting back to his stove, he affirmed.

" Being only two, it will take a while for all of us to cook! Nevertheless, I'm just asking for the help of a few waiters so that he can distribute the dishes to everyone. "

" O… Okay. "

Seeing then the guard look for what Sanji asked him, Yuuki affirmed.

" You're so cool. "

" A little habit, at home. " Sanji explained to her, while creating hearts with the smoke of his cigarette. " Go to work. "

" Hey, Chopper! Open up, it's Toshimi. "

There was an immediate click, a sign that the animal was unlocking the door. As soon as the latter was opened, Toshimi entered the room, along with Alice.

" You managed to find everything ? " Wanted to know the reindeer.

" We tried. " The teenager told him, dropping a pile of clothes in front of him. " But I confess that we had to steal some of them. "

Not very playful, hearing this news, however, Chopper ends up taking his human form, before putting a huge coat on his shoulders. The garment, large as it was, was too small for him and tightened around his arms. It was bearable, but the doctor had a real interest in not making the slightest sudden gesture on pain of cracking the garment.

" Why do you want to dress? " Alice asked him.

" Don't you like to play soft toys ? " Toshimi teased.

" Several people seem injured in this camp. " Chopper explained to them. " I want to treat them before it's too late! However, not being able to transform myself into a human, I will try to hide my body, thanks to these clothes! If I show myself as I am, hello trouble. "

When it was around the pants, the animal showed a first smile, noting that the garment fit him perfectly. Nevertheless, he had to redouble his efforts to put on a pair of big black bats.

" This ... that will do! he finally asserts, trying to see himself! But, more importantly, do you have the mask? "

" Uh ... in fact ... " Toshimi began.

" Tadam. " Alice suddenly cried, brandishing her find.

Grabbing the latter, Chopper noticed that she was presenting him ... a gas mask.

" I am not going to treat people with that on their heads. "

" We haven't found anything better. " Toshimi explained to him. " And then, if you play the role of the doctor, having a gas mask would look much better than if you were a simple guard! After all, you will be surrounded by sick people. "

" I don't really like showing my patients that they are contagious. " The animal explained to him. " I prefer to be in contact with them, no matter the risk. "

" Yes, but the problem is that you risk scaring them if they find that you are an animal. " Toshimi retorted.

Remembering this, Chopper sighed, before putting the mask on his head.

" No choice, in this case. "

Turning to his medicine bag, he looked curiously at all the vials he had taken from the high school infirmary.

" Toshimi, you told me you used to help the nurse at your school, didn't you? "

" Yeah, why ? "

" In this case, tell me the names and properties of these drugs. "

" I ... I will try. "

Looking at his completely empty crate of bottles, Zoro finally shows a small smile.

" Finally done. "

Throwing it into a corner, he reached up to the hilt of his saber, before asserting.

" I need to find a place to train. "

" If you decide to show your power here, it might go wrong. " Saeko retorted.

" Hey, Zoro. " Someone suddenly called him.

Turning around, the swordsman then saw Franky arrive with Brook. The skeleton, still wearing his helmet on his head, seemed not to be bothered by it. To tell the truth, given his walk, he seemed, on the contrary, to appreciate the fact of walking without frightening anyone.

" Hum, Franky? "

Suddenly noticing the big bag that his two friends were carrying, Zoro asked them.

" What is all this ? "

" We are going to make an expedition on the other side of the fence. " The cyborg explained to him! You have to find materials as well as food. "

" What ? " Zoro wondered. " Are you going outside? In this case, I am coming! I need to stretch my legs. "

" Ho ho ho! I was sure you were going to say that. " Asserted the skeleton.

Turning to Saeko then, he asked her.

" Do you want to come with us ? "

Suddenly thinking about her miserable skills in dealing with lizard men, the young girl was about to shake her head, when she remembered her goals.

"If I want to rise in the esteem of these people, I must fight at every opportunity. "

" Of course. " She finally assured.

Looking at her out of the corner of his eye, Zoro noticed, despite her response, of the hesitation in her gaze. It only took a second for her to realize that she wasn't ready. Yes, not ready to be able to measure up to the dangers that were on the other side of the barriers.

Still, if it was his choice, he wasn't going to stop her from wanting to fight.