Clang!
A wave of Haki swept over his body and then disappeared, leaving Luffy stunned for a moment.
This guy...
He truly is a member of the Straw Hat Crew! Luffy thought, proud. 'However, just getting stronger alone isn't enough. I wonder when my friends will also have a power explosion?'
"Zoro, your spirit is good. As the First Squad Captain of the future Pirate King, you must have this kind of backbone." Luffy encouraged him, then placed his hand on Zoro's body.
"Turn around, your bruised and swollen look is too ugly."
Without a doubt or a question, Zoro turned his face away. A faint, almost invisible light swept across his face, then over his entire body.
In the blink of an eye, all his wounds were healed, the bleeding stopped, the wounds scabbed over and recovered, and the pain vanished without a trace! Even his stamina was back to its peak condition! It was as if he had never fought Mihawk at all.
"How is this possible?!"
Everyone was stunned. Sanji, his eyes wide, squatted down to pull at Zoro's clothes. When he saw that there were indeed no wounds, the cigarette in his mouth trembled.
"Are you a god descended to earth?" Sanji stared at Luffy, disbelief in his eyes.
"It's just a small ability of mine," Luffy didn't bother to explain.
Zoro felt his body recover, grinning as he thanked Luffy, but quickly frowned, shaking Luffy's hand away, and said with disgust, "You degenerate, you're disgusting, you swing both ways?"
"What? What did you just say?!"
"Moss head?!" Sanji yelled, "You curly-browed bastard, you wanna die?!"
Sanji's face flushed with anger, grabbing Zoro's collar and roaring, "Today I'll teach you what real courtesy is!"
"Hmph, I'll kill you!"
Luffy smiled and shook his head. They were natural rivals, their bickering was inevitable, but it was incredibly fun.
"You idiot!" Nami walked over and pushed the Straw Hat on Luffy's head. "Why did you provoke that Hawkeye? Do you know how dangerous that was?"
"What's there to be afraid of? Mihawk can't kill me. There are only a few people in this world who can scare me."
Luffy shrugged cheerfully, then put his arms around Nami's slim waist and yelled toward the restaurant, "Boss! Can we still have the food from before? Please warm it up for me, I hate wasting food the most!"
Hearing that, Sanji, who was being chased and slashed by Zoro, smiled. Zeff, the boss, also grinned and chuckled, "Alright!"
Inside the restaurant, after they finished eating, everything became clear.
"Usopp, hurry up and apologize to the people here!" Luffy yelled.
"Yes, Captain!" Usopp was startled, but still stepped forward reluctantly. "I'm sorry! It was my carelessness, I'll compensate!"
"Just apologizing isn't enough!" Sanji yelled, grabbing Usopp's collar. "Do you know how much this restaurant means to me?!"
"Zeff!" A heavy voice stopped Sanji's anger. "Let it go. They'll take responsibility. They are pirates, after all. Just let them go."
Zeff looked at Luffy. "Do you have something else?"
Luffy grinned. "Indeed. My two pirate crews are still missing a chef. I think Sanji is a perfect fit."
Zeff smiled inwardly. Sanji was shocked.
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