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Chapter 42 - Chapter 42: You Go With Them!

"Lu En? That name sounds a bit familiar."

Sanji murmured after hearing Lu En's name.

This name, it seemed some customers had discussed it.

However, for Sanji, his only interests were beautiful women and cooking. At the time, he hadn't paid much attention to whether Lu En had other identities, nor was he interested.

Compared to other identities, what Sanji envied most was that Lu En was chosen by that beautiful lady.

"I refuse."

Immediately, Sanji rejected Luffy's invitation.

"I refuse!"

Unexpectedly, Luffy was even more excited than Sanji.

"Refuse what?"

Sanji was a bit bewildered.

"I refuse your refusal of me! You're a good chef, so come be a pirate with me!"

Luffy said seriously.

"Can you listen properly when someone's talking?!"

Sanji couldn't hold back, transforming into his fanged, exasperated self.

What's wrong with this straw hat kid's brain circuit?

"Are you pirates too? Why are you recruiting crewmates?"

At this moment, Gin, as if remembering some painful memory, spoke with cold sweat on his forehead.

"That's right, we're going to the Grand Line!"

Luffy raised his head and shouted loudly.

"..."

Gin's face turned extremely pale, even uglier than when he was hungry just now.

"Since you're still looking for a chef, you probably don't have enough people for the Grand Line, do you?"

Gin suddenly said.

"This guy is the sixth one," Luffy said with a laugh, pointing at Sanji.

"Why are you counting me in?!"

Sanji transformed into his fanged, exasperated self.

"I am Gin of the Krieg Pirates.

I don't think you're bad people, so I'll give you some advice: it's best not to go to the Grand Line. You're still young, there's no need to rush.

After all, the Grand Line is just another sea. Where else can you be a pirate if not there?"

Gin looked at Luffy and Lu En.

"Did you go to the Grand Line and get scared senseless?"

Lu En looked at Gin.

This wasn't mockery, but rather, a hint of pity.

The Krieg Pirates were unlucky. As soon as they entered the Grand Line, they encountered one of the strongest forces in the pirate world:

A Warlord of the Sea, the World's Greatest Swordsman, Dracule Mihawk.

No one knew why, but someone of Mihawk's caliber chased them all the way to the East Blue.

"..."

Gin couldn't refute Lu En's words.

He truly had been scared senseless.

That man was not human.

"Did you go to the Grand Line? Do you know anything about it?"

Luffy looked at Gin with keen interest.

"No, I don't know anything, I don't understand anything, and that's what makes it so terrifying!"

Gin covered his forehead in pain.

They truly hadn't even experienced much of the Grand Line before their massive fleet was completely annihilated by that man.

"Well, never mind. Anyway, I'm definitely going to the Grand Line."

Luffy, seeing Gin's pained expression, decided not to press further and grinned.

"Anyway, I was just giving you some advice."

Gin smiled helplessly, then stood up.

"Then, goodbye, Sanji-san. Thank you very much, you are my savior.

This fried rice is truly the best meal I've ever had in my life.

Can I come again next time?"

Gin jumped onto the raft he had arrived on, looking at Sanji with a grateful smile.

"As long as you're hungry, you can come anytime."

Sanji smiled.

"Hey! Scullery boy!"

At that moment, a loud shout came.

"Old Man!"

Luffy looked at Zeff, who appeared behind them, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Being poor and having borrowed money from him, Luffy was extremely afraid of facing Zeff at this moment.

"I'm truly sorry, Sanji-san. You'll probably get scolded for letting someone like me eat for free."

Gin looked at Sanji, his face full of apology.

"What are you talking about?"

Sanji calmly threw the plate and spoon Gin had used into the sea.

"This way, there's no evidence and no reason for you to get scolded. Hurry and leave, Gin."

Sanji's lips curved into a smile.

"Hehehe."

Luffy grinned, wanting Sanji to join his crew more and more.

Zeff, however, merely watched with a cold eye.

His relationship with Sanji was like that of a father and son, and as a chef, his philosophy was the same as Sanji's.

How could he be angry just because Sanji let this pirate eat for free?

That brat Sanji was simply trying to put the pirate who ate for free at ease.

"Don't get caught by the Marines again, Gin."

Watching Gin hoist his sails, ready to depart, Sanji smiled.

"Thank you so much, Sanji-san. I will never forget your kindness."

Gin knelt on the raft, bowing to Sanji in a dogeza.

Then, the raft sailed away.

"Speaking of which, you were invited by them, weren't you, Sanji? Why don't you just go with them and become a pirate?

Anyway, they don't need you here anymore."

At that moment, Zeff suddenly spoke.

"Huh? What are you saying, old geezer?!"

Sanji's brows immediately furrowed upon hearing this.

"That's great! You got permission! Now you can be a pirate with us!"

Luffy was overjoyed.

"Let me repeat, I'm not becoming any pirate! Old geezer, I'm the sous chef of this restaurant!"

Sanji roared, his eye twitching.

Zeff said nothing, just glanced at Lu En.

Upon seeing Lu En, Zeff didn't immediately recognize him, after all, a photo is just a photo.

With just a photo, even if the real person appeared in front of him, few would recognize them instantly.

But the moment he heard Lu En's name, Zeff recognized him.

The super rookie who had newly appeared in the East Blue, a user of Conqueror's Haki, 'Celestial King' Lu En!

Although with Zeff's strength and experience, even having sailed the Grand Line for a year, he didn't fully understand what Conqueror's Haki was,

But in the era Zeff sailed, the sea had not yet completely formed the current balance of the Marine Headquarters, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and the Four Emperors. It was very chaotic.

And the older generation of powerhouses had not yet completely faded, and there was a lot of various news.

In the era he sailed, what impressed him the most was the escape of the legendary great pirate, Shiki the Golden Lion.

Rumor had it that the legendary great pirate, Shiki the Golden Lion, possessed a power like Conqueror's Haki.

If that was the case, then the World Economy News Paper's assessment of this young man, that the future king of the sea was about to be born, was understandable.

A captain acknowledged by such a man, this seemingly foolish kid named Luffy, should also be no simple character.

And although their time together was short, Zeff could also see that Luffy was different from ordinary villainous pirates; he was a pirate with a dream.

Zeff felt at ease leaving Sanji with such a person.

Sanji shouldn't be burdened by the guilt and gratitude of their past ordeal when they were trapped, when Zeff had to cut off his leg to eat and leave the food for Sanji, spending his twilight years with Zeff, this old man.

Sanji should go pursue his dream.

Only the Grand Line could fulfill Sanji's dream.

"No matter what you say, I'm going to be a chef at this restaurant until you die!"

Sanji finished arguing with Zeff, finally roaring.

"I won't die. I'll live for another hundred years."

Zeff turned and walked into the restaurant.

Zeff, knowing Sanji's personality, of course knew that his words wouldn't make Sanji leave.

He said this only to tell Luffy and Lu En that there would be no hindrance from him if they took Sanji.

Whether they could take Sanji depended on their own abilities.

Watching Luffy continue to persistently invite Sanji, Lu En then turned his head to look at the sea.

Gin's raft was gradually disappearing from sight.

But Lu En knew that soon, he would return with his captain, Don Krieg.

And with him, that man would also arrive.

The World's Greatest Swordsman, Dracule Mihawk.

Not only Zoro needed to find Mihawk, but Lu En himself had something to discuss with Mihawk.

Lu En's lips curved into a smile.

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