Never again!
Thanks for your reviews guys! So apparently, you are against the idea of claiming islands because the Straw Hats aren't known enough. I understand you, but could you make an exception on Cocoyasi Village please? That arc will happen next chapter, this chapter's arc will be the Baratie arc. For now, sit back and enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece
Chapter 6: Don Krieg losing the Krieg
On the Merry, Luffy and Usopp practised shooting cannonballs. Far away, Luffy discovered a rock in the sea. "Hey Usopp, can you hit the rock?", Luffy challenged him.
"Of course, one of the easiest tasks you'll give me, Captain Luffy!", the sniper proudly claimed.
"Shishishi, prove me then!", Luffy spoke.
Usopp moved the cannon. He carefully aimed at the rock. After the cannon shot the exploding ball, nothing was left of the grey rock.
"Bull's-eye!", both Usopp and Luffy exclaimed, dancing around the cannon. Nami and Zoro just looked at the two.
Suddenly, a tanned black-haired man entered the ship, carrying another man. The concious man was wearing black sunglasses and had a kanji tattoo on his left cheek. Over his purple t-shirt he wore a thin blue jacket. The unconscious man was less tanned. On his head he wore a red mask-headband-like thing, and over his black t-shirt and yellow shorts he wore a long green coat. Both had swords with them.
"WHY DID YOU KILL YOSAKU?", the tanned man shouted, doing some damage to Merry by hitting her with his sword.
"Hey, stop hitting Merry!", Usopp and Luffy shouted back, planning to punch the intruder.
"Oi Johnny, what are you doing here, and what happened to Yosaku?", Zoro asked the swordsman.
"Zoro-aniki! Yosaku and I were resting on a rock, until somebody shot at us. Yosaku was already sick from eating rotten fruit, but the cannonball probably killed him. Oh Yosaku!", the man known as Yosaku explained, crying about his friend's 'death'.
Nami inspected the other man called Yosaku and found out something. "He's not dead, he's just very ill.", she spoke.
"Oh man, Yosaku's gonna die!", Johnny exclaimed, running around in circles with his hands on his head.
"Chill out, he's not gonna die!", Nami shouted, annoyed by Johnny overreacting. "Right now, he's only missing a good amount of Vitamin C. Luffy, Usopp, press some lime juice in his mouth!"
Luffy and Usopp came back a few seconds later with the limes. They pressed out 50 of them in Yosaku's mouth. Nobody expected Yosaku to wake up healthy after the two finished pressing out the limes.
After that, Yosaku ran to Johnny, dancing hand to hand to him, singing some crazy stuff.
"That's not how it works, you can't get healthy immediately!", Nami yelled with sharp teeth, showing her typical menacing side.
"So,", Luffy began, "who are you and what are you doing here?"
Johnny and Yosaku got serious again. "I'm Johnny", "and I'm Yosaku", they said seperately. "We're bounty hunters looking for pirates.", Yosaku explained.
His friend then turned to Zoro. "Zoro-aniki, what are you doing on a pirate ship, did you get kidnapped?"
"Nah, my captain Luffy here", he pointed at the 17-year-old, "saved my life, so I joined him in return."
"That's nice to hear.", Yosaku spoke. "If you're Zoro-aniki's captain, then we won't harm you.", Johnny promised.
"Zoro, how long do you know these guys?", Nami curiously asked.
"I've known them since I became a bounty hunter.", Zoro answered. "They're good friends."
Their friendly talk was interrupted by a Marine ship approaching. The superior of the ship, Lieutenant Fullbody, leaned over the railing of the vessel, looking at the pirates and the bounty hunter pair. "Who's the captain of that ship", the pink-haired man in a suit asked.
"It's me,", Luffy answered, "Monkey D. Luffy, captain of the Straw Hat Pirates."
"Your ship is an eyesore. Sink them!", Fullbody ordered after badmouthing Merry.
A cannon from the Lieutenant's ship shot a cannonball at the Going Merry, but Luffy reflected the shot. "Gomu Gomu no Fuusen!"
The cannonball barely missed the ship, much to Fullbody's relief. "If you try that again, I'll sink you!", the pirate captain threatened.
Luffy only saved Fullbody's ship because the Marine's girlfriend was around. She was innocent after all.
After the conflict with Fullbody was settled, the Straw Hats and their new friends continued their way to the sea-restaurant 'Baratie'. They were hungry, so they wanted to eat something.
'Just wait Sanji, I'm going to make you my chef! Once you're a part of Merry and later Sunny, I will never have to worry about food.'
…
The Baratie was a literal sea-restaurant. The figurehead of the ship serving as a restaurant was a white fish with big orange lips. The interior looked average, but noble. The Straw Hat Pirates decided to sit at a big, free table along with the bounty hunter duo. Eventually, Sanji the blond cook in a black suit came along, asking for the orders. He then sighted Nami.
"Welcome to the Baratie my love, I am Sanji, sous chef. May I know what your name is, beautiful?", he spoke like a gentleman.
"My name is Nami.", she answered.
"So what can I get for you, milady?", the chef continued.
"A slice of the best cake, and I'd appreciate if I didn't have to pay.", the money-loving girl said.
"OF COURSE MY BEAUTIFUL, IT'S ON ME!", Sanji raved with hearts in his eyes, displaying his goofy, by women manipulable side.
The ero-cook then gained self-control and turned to the male customers. "What do you baboons want?"
Although the males, especially Zoro, were pissed at the lady lover for his rude remark, they all ordered something to eat. And when it was Luffy's turn, he yelled: "MEAT! GIVE ME LOTS OF MEAT!". Sanji's reaction was just clenching his teeth. Nonetheless, he took the order.
...
While everybody on Luffy's table ate, Sanji went off to serve Fullbody and his girlfriend. After love-chatting with the Marine Lieutenant's girlfriend and humiliating him in front of at least fifty other guests, Fullbody decided to pay him back. He killed a bug by stepping on it and secretely dropped it into the soup he was eating. As Sanji continued his work by leaving for another table, Fullbody called him back.
"Hey waiter!", he shouted at Sanji, pointing at his plate. "What is that bug doing in my soup?"
"I've told you before, I'm a cook, not a waiter!", Sanji answered back in an annoyed tone.
"Don't try to distract from the issue, there's a bug in my soup, and if you're the cook, then I will hold you responsible!", the arrogant Marine ranted.
"A bug?", the young cook asked, not knowing how it got there.
"Yeah, what is this? Don't tell me it's not a bug!", the choleric man shouted.
"I don't know, I'm not that familiar with insects."
The audience cheered at Sanji, who walked away like a boss, and laughed at Fullbody, who was humiliated once again. The Marine was fuming. He slowly recollected his mind and grabbed his plate to throw it down, spilling the soup and drawing attention to himself in the process.
"Listen to me you shitty cook! I'm 'Ironfist Fullbody', Marine Lieutenant. I will not allow you to humiliate me once again. I am the customer, and the customer has money. You are serving me right now so treat your superior with some fucking respect you worthless douchebag!", he screamed in uncontrollable rage.
Sanji's eyes darkened. He slowly turned around, walking towards Fullbody in a menacing way. The people in the crowd were silent, knowing what mistake the Marine has made. Angering Sanji was a deadly mistake, which most customers knew. In front of Fullbody, the rather calm cook kneeled down to collect broken pieces of the plate. The pink-haired signed his death warrant by stepping on Sanji's hand to prove his 'superiority'.
"Can money fill your stomach?", the blond quietly asked with a dangerous tone.
Fullbody just looked at him with confused eyes.
"I said…", Sanji asked again before unleashing his wrath, "can money fill your stomach?"
Luffy watched how his future cook kicked the shit out of that weak Marine. Easier frightened people like Nami or Usopp flinched or even covered their eyes. When Sanji was finally done, he grabbed him by the neck of his suit, covered in blood just like the person wearing it, and told him: "Messing with a cook of the sea is a good way to get yourself killed, shitty Marine!"
Two seconds later, the owner of the restaurant, an old man called Zeff stormed in from the kitchen. The oddest thing about him was not his braided mustache, but his peg leg on his right leg.
"Fighting with a customer again, Sanji?", he yelled, speeding towards Sanji and Fullbody.
'Finally, the owner!', Fullbody thought in relief.
But he was going to be disappointed. Zeff kicked him with his peg leg, sending him flying low on the ground towards the restaurant's exit. "You're another troublemaker! Get lost, brat!", he shouted with an unfriendly expression on his face.
"Even the owner! Not even the owner respects his customer! This demented place with its equally demented employees is getting on my nerves! I swear, I'll get this insane place closed down!", the angry Marine roared.
"Sir, Lieutenant Fullbody!", a Marine soldier who came running from outside, interrupted the dispute between the Baratie chefs and the Lieutenant. After stopping, he panted and sweat. "The prisoner has escaped!"
Immediately after that, a gunshot was heard. The soldier who was shot from behind from a tanned man with dirty clothes who looks like he hasn't slept or eaten for 3 days, fell over dead.
"This is a restaurant, isn't it?", the criminal spat. "Bring me some damn food!"
"Oi, a customer!", a dark-skinned cook named Patty cheerfully exclaimed. Everyone else watched silently.
Meanwhile, Fullbody quietly crawled out of the restaurant, since the attention was no longer on him.
As the armed escapee approached, Patty built himself up in front of him. "Welcome to the Baratie, customer! Do you have money with you?"
"I don't have money, but do you take bullets?", he threatened, pulling out his pistol.
Patty reacted by rapidly removing the pistol from the pawns of the dangerous individual. Then he smashed the thug's head multiple times into the floor, making him bleed. Following that, Patty gained cheers from most cooks and most customers.
After getting wounded and nothing to eat, the criminal silently went outside. On the other hand, Sanji went to the kitchen. After coming out with a plate full of spaghetti, Sanji went outside too. Luffy decided to follow Sanji.
Outside, Luffy and his future nakama found the man, who was beaten up not long ago, lying on the ground. Not being able to see a starving man on the sea, the generous cook decided to give him the plate full of spaghetti.
"I don't want this. I don't want to be pitied by you.", he spoke, refusing the meal Sanji has cooked.
"I'm not pitying you, don't think that of me. However, I cannot see a starving man on the sea. That's the only reason I gave you this.", Sanji calmly answered.
After some thinking, the murderer decided to accept the meal. "T-thank you. I'm Gin, what's your name, good man?", he asked.
"My name is Sanji."
Finishing the conversation, Sanji turned around and leaned over the railing of the Baratie. He pulled out a cigarette out of his pocket an lit it up.
Luffy also leaned over the railing. "Hey, do you want to be my nakama?", the teenager asked.
"No. I have no reason to become a pirate.", the blond responded after exhaling.
"You can cook, fight, and I like you. Why don't you join me and become my cook?"
"Because I have my reasons to stay here, Strawhat.", Sanji responded, slowly getting annoyed by Luffy's offer.
"If you don't want to join now, I'll ask later. See you!", Luffy spoke, grinning. The strawhat then ran off.
"I've already told you, I- ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME?!", Sanji exclaimed with sharp teeth.
Meanwhile, Gin left the ship after finishing his meal. He thanked Sanji of course.
…
Back inside, the Straw Hats were getting bored, same with Johnny and Yosaku. When Luffy came back, Zoro spoke up. "Oi Luffy, when are we going to leave?"
"When Sanji joins us.", his captain answered. Zoro himself and his other nakama didn't like this answer.
"But Luffy, what if he doesn't want to?", Nami questioned. She didn't want to spend too much time on the Baratie.
"Then I'll ask him until he gives in.", he said, smiling. The others knew this was a bad idea.
Suddenly, many customers started leaving the Baratie. "Pirates, PIRATES!", they screamed.
Outside of the Baratie, the ship of the notorious pirate Don Krieg appeared, along with his crew. Krieg was known and hated for his dirty tricks in battle, like faking surrender and then attacking the enemies off-guard. For that reason he is called "Foul Play Krieg".
To everyone's surprise, Krieg didn't start attacking. Instead, he walked inside the Baratie and begged for something to eat for him and his men. And it turns out that Gin is his right-hand-man.
Patty didn't believe Krieg. "This is a one-in-a-million chance to capture Don Krieg and hand him over to the Marines. Scum like this shouldn't be allowed to roam around freely!", he said, clenching his fists.
"Patty, you know me. No matter who it is, I would never let anyone starve on the sea.", Zeff told him. He then turned to Krieg. "Krieg, you're getting the food you demanded, but after that you get the hell out of here!"
"It's a promise.", Krieg lied.
But nobody believed him. Everyone knew he was going to break the promise and try something dirty. Yet nobody dared to oppose the tall man covered in golden armor. Except Luffy.
"I wouldn't do that.", the boy spoke to Zeff. "After he gets the food, he'll attack you and try to claim the ship for his own."
"Clever boy!", Krieg commented, smirking deviously. "Yes, it's true. After I finish my meal, I'm going to claim this ship as my new flagship. When I first sailed to the Grand Line, I had 50 ships and 5000 men under me. But due to the lack of information and that damn bastard Mihawk, I only have 100 men left. Once I take the ship, I'll also take your log book, 'Red-Leg' Zeff. After I obtain the ship and the log book, I'm going to set up a new fleet, then nothing will stop me from becoming king of the pirates!"
"You're wrong!", Luffy corrected him. "I, Monkey D. Luffy, will become king of the pirates, not you!"
Don Krieg was a cruel and brutal man. He absolutely abhors people who don't acknowledge him as the future king of the pirates. Rumors say he has killed everybody who dared to tell him that. "Is that kid crazy?", a voice from the crowd shouted.
"Who do you think you are, you brat? Don't you know that I'm the strongest man in the world?", Krieg angrily yelled at Luffy.
Despite the 17-year-old supposedly putting his life in great danger, his nakama fully supported him. After seeing his previous battles, his nakama believed he'd win. Others, like the customers or the cooks, didn't think he'd win, but at the very least, they respected his unbelieveable courage.
"Strongest man my ass, that title belongs to Whitebeard.", Luffy boldly stated.
Don Krieg was angry, very angry. Although it may not seem like it, he's at least as intelligent. For this reason, he left Luffy alone for now and attacked the Baratie chefs instead. "Men, kill everyone on board!", he ordered.
Gin didn't know what to say. Back when he finished the meal Sanji cooked for him, he returned to Don Krieg's ship, telling him there's a swimming restaurant. Krieg didn't hesitate and went there to claim it for himself. Due to Gin's gratitude towards Sanji, Krieg promised him not to kill anybody on board. This turned out to be a lie.
"But captain, I thought you promised me not to kill anybody! And besides, they made you food!", Gin exclaimed.
"Lying is my strategy Gin, you're my right-hand-man, you should know.", Krieg ruthlessly told him.
The Krieg Pirates started attacking. People, furniture, plants; everything was their target, but they made a mistake: underestimating the fighting chefs of the Baratie.
"Party Table Kick Course!", Sanji shouted, knocking out over ten pirates with one attack.
"Ryoricho Gisoku Kick!", Jeff shouted, defeating at least as many Krieg Pirates.
Patty and the other cooks also effortlessly defeated the enemy pirates. To top that off, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Johnny and Yosaku also jumped in to help the Baratie.
Krieg was not happy to see his men getting bested one by one. He called his best men, Gin and Pearl, commanders of his first and second division. "Pearl, you know what's up, show them you're unbeatable. And you, Gin, I want you to kill that curly-eyebrowed cook you wanted me to spare."
"But-", Gin began, but was cut off by his captain Don Krieg.
"You aren't going to betray me, are you? Prove me your loyalty and finish him!", the evil captain ordered.
Gin gave in. "Sorry Sanji, but I have to do this!", he said, not happy about the task he was given.
"You don't have to do anything.", Luffy spoke, his words stopping Gin from running at Sanji. "The man you call captain is a dishonest weakling. He makes you do bad things you don't want to. Let me prove you how weak he is by defeating him with one punch."
The strawhat was glared at by everyone. 'He just signed his death warrant', some people in the crowd thought. Nobody expected such words against the East Blue's most dangerous pirate. However, the least expecting thing was Krieg's reaction. Instead of fuming from anger, the captain of the Krieg Pirates just laughed at Luffy.
"Hahahaha! HAHAHAHA! You talk big words, kid, perhabs Pearl should teach you how to talk to your superiors.", he spoke.
"That's right!", a man wearing multiple iron shields with pearls on them said. "I'm 'Pearl the Iron Wall'. I haven't suffered a single injury in every battle I fought. If you want to mess with Don, you have to go through me first. But you can't, my armor is unbreakable. Hahahahahaha!"
"Unbreakable? We'll see about that!", Luffy called.
"So you're challenging me? I haven't lost a single battle in my entire life.", Pearl told.
"Then prepare to lose for the first time! Armament!", the black-haired boy exclaimed, his right arm turning black, thus gaining stares from everyone who doesn't know what haki is - literally everyone. "Gomu gomu no pistol!"
The self-proclaimed strongest man in the world watched in disbelief as his most loyal subordinate was beaten by an underage boy. Pearl's shield shattered completely due to the fist's impact. The wielder of the shield was coughing blood after a devastating hit in the gut. After that, he was sent flying in the ocean.
Luffy's popularity and respect among the friendly people in the Baratie, including Gin, jumped high in the air. He had just defeated one of East Blue's strongest defensive pirates.
Don Krieg realized he underestimated the harmless looking boy with the straw hat. "It seems that I underestimated you, but I won't do the same mistake again. I'm going all in!", he declared.
"Fine by me, I'm going to win anyway.", was Luffy's answer.
"Don't be so sure about that, brat! Dangan!", he yelled, revealing 10 guns after opening parts of his armor.
He started shooting, 14 rounds per second. But that was too slow for Luffy, who could run at him not being hit once. Said boy did so, running at Krieg with his arms stretched back.
"Armament! Gomu Gomu no Bullet!", Luffy exclaimed, breaking Krieg's 'unbreakable' armor. Upon impact, the tall pirate flew through his already heavily damaged ship, wrecking it, before flying in the same direction as his second commander.
"Yosh, I did it!"
"Indeed you did.", a voice from Luffy's left said. Luffy turned to that voice and identified the person the voice belongs to, Dracule Mihawk.
Not only Luffy looked at the Shichibukai. He caught everyone's attention, especially Zoro's. 'No doubt, that's the strongest swordsman in the world. I have to challenge him!', Zoro thought.
"Tell me, what does a Shichibukai want in the East Blue?", Luffy asked.
"I came here to finish what I started.", Mihawk answered, surprised the young pirate he's talking to doesn't fear him.
"Finish what?", Luffy further asked.
"Annihilating Krieg's fleet, but you've already done it.", the Shichibukai explained.
"You aren't mad at me, are you?", the strawhat questioned.
"Actually, I'm impressed a no-name pirate in the East Blue is able to use haki.", the swordsman told him.
"Thanks, I guess.", the teen said.
Since Mihawk didn't have anything more to do, he decided to return to the Grand Line. But then a green-haired swordsman stopped him from leaving.
"You're Dracule Mihawk, the best swordsman in the world, right?"
"Yes, that's me, right here."
"Meeting you here is very fortunate for me, Shichibukai. I can't let you leave until you duel me.", Zoro told him.
"Please, you're putting your own life in danger, I've stopped duelling with amateurs long ago.", Mihawk said.
"I really don't want to brag, but I'm the best swordsman in the East Blue.", the green-haired stated.
"Out of all four Blues, the East Blue is the least powerful. However, you gave me a reason to duel you, finding out what the East Blue can offer me.", the Shichibukai spoke, unleashing a small dagger.
Zoro felt like he was made fun of. "Oi, are you kidding me? How are you supposed to duel me with this dagger?"
"This small blade is probably still sharper than your swords. I don't use my real sword, because I don't want to injure you too hard.", Mihawk explained.
"Whatever, are you ready?"
"I am."
"Okay.", Zoro began, getting out his three swords. "Santoryu: Oni Giri!"
The 19-year-old attacked Mihawk with great strength, but he simply blocked it, shocking East Blue's best and his old friends. Oni Giri wasn't stopped by anyone before.
Mihawk was amused and bored at the same time. "Is that it, the best East Blue can offer? I can see how you got your title, but that's nothing compared to Grand Line swordsmen."
Kuina's former rival almost snapped, thinking it was impossible that man was THIS MUCH stronger than him. But then, he remembered Luffy and that there are stronger people than him in the world. "Ha, don't worry, that was my weakest attack. Santoryu: Tora Gari!", Zoro tried again, but his opponent blocked it too. Not only that, Shanks' former rival and old friend also stabbed him with his tiny dagger, staining the Shimotsuki Villager's T-Shirt red from all this blood.
"Zoro!", the Straw Hats yelled.
"Zoro-aniki!", Johnny and Yosaku cried.
Despite the huge wound, Zoro didn't back away a single bit. Mihawk became curious why he didn't do so.
"Tell me, why didn't you back away?"
"Scars on the back of a swordsman are a disgrace!"
"And that's the reason you're taking the hit?"
"Listen, I'm man enough to accept defeat, but one day, I will be the one who defeats you."
The Shichibukai was impressed by the man he practically defeated. His words were inspiring and he himself was a real man.
"What's your name?", he asked.
"Roronoa Zoro.", the green-haired answered.
"I will remember your name. You have impressed me enough to use my black blade. Prepare for a final clash, and do your best."
"Santoryu Ogi: Sanzen Sekai!", Zoro aggressively exclaimed, trying one more time.
*Unnamed attack of Mihawk*
At first it looked like the best swordsman of the East Blue won, but it turns out the best swordsman of the world easily countered the green-haired's strongest attack, ripping through Zoro's chest like it was a tomato.
"Train, train and become stronger. Your attacks aren't bad but you need to perfect them. There are many swordsmen in the Grand Line who are more experienced than you. You are young and have talent, don't let them go to waste.", Mihawk spoke, inspiring the future greatest swordsman.
"Don't worry, I will become stronger, for my captain! From now on, I'll never lose again.", Zoro promised, widely smirking despite small tears in his eyes.
"Fine. We'll see us in the Grand Line, Roronoa Zoro.", he finally said and disappeared like a flash.
"Nami, Usopp, go treat Zoro's wound!", Luffy immediately ordered after Mihawk was gone.
"And where are you going, Luffy?", Usopp asked.
"I'm going to see Sanji.", Luffy answered with a wide smile in his face.
…
On his balcony, Sanji was smoking again. 'What is with this kid, he's so careless, yet has amazing self-control.', he thought.
Moments later, Luffy walked inside his room. "Hey Sanji,", he asked, "what is your dream?"
"My dream? My dream is finding the All Blue.", Sanji answered, looking at the clouds in the far.
"The All Blue?"
"Yes, the All Blue. It's a sea where all fish from each Blue live."
"Awesome! My dream is becoming Pirate King. Now you're not only the best fighting cook in the world, you also have a dream! Come with me, together with my nakama, we can fulfill our dreams."
At first Sanji liked the idea, but turned down the offer not long after that. "I know you want me to join you, but I can't. I need to stay here and become head chef."
"Eh, if you don't want to join now, I'll ask you later. Let's go down and eat something, what do you think?", Luffy suggested.
"Fine, I'll make you my best soup."
…
Down in the dining room for the chefs and waiters of the Baratie, Sanji presented his Luffy and his fellow employees his newly created soup. Zeff was the first to try. "Pfoo! Ew, Sanji, what abomination have you created?", he spat, pulling a disgusted face.
"What did you say, Shitty Geezer?", Sanji angrily roared.
"I said your soup sucks!"
"This soup is just as good as yours, m-*Bonk!* Ow, that hurt!"
"Don't you dare compare your disgusting swill with my delicious soups, mine are planet-lenghts better!"
Patty and the other cooks tried Sanji's soup too and reacted the same way as Zeff. Only Luffy liked it. But Sanji had enough.
"Come Luffy, let's go!", he muttered, depressed by the his food's dismissal by the others.
After going through the door, Luffy stayed where he was. Sanji, after noticing he wasn't following him, turned around to ask him why he's not moving.
"Hey, why are you just standing there?"
"Come look at this!", Luffy responded.
Sanji looked through the small window on the door and couldn't believe his eyes. The same people who just called his food crap, were eating his food with appetite, all of them even asking for more. The blond cook was confused and stormed inside to question everyone what's going on.
"Why are you eating my food if you hate it?", he angrily asked.
"So you found out, huh?", Zeff asked.
"What? That you secretly eat my 'swill'?"
"Look Sanji,", the head chef began, "your food is the best we've ever eaten, it's even better than mine. The only problem is, that you're stubborn as hell."
"Yeah.", Patty added. "We only did this so that you can go out and find friends."
"You- you really care about me this much?", Sanji asked, touched by his 'family''s love for him.
"We didn't tell you because you wouldn't leave. As I said, you're stubborn as hell, lil' eggplant!"
"Shut it, Shitty Geezer!", he started laughing, along with the rest.
…
After getting his stuff together, Sanji left the Baratie to join Luffy and his nakama in their adventures on the sea. His farewell was tearful and emotional, but he was happy to be on Merry, mainly because of Nami.
'Good, two more things and we're going to the Grand Line!', Luffy thought, referring to the removal of the Arlong Pirates from Nami's home island and visiting Loguetown.
Holy hell, out of all chapters, this was the longest. I really hope you appreciate it. If this chapter has some quality errors, I apologize, but it isn't easy to stay focused for over 6 hours straight. Constructive criticism allowed. Rate and review if you like.