However, Sanji's chivalry seemed a bit abnormal in Zoro's eyes.
It's not that chivalry is bad, it's just that Sanji's behavior in practicing this chivalry... made Zoro feel a strong urge to be angry with him.
At least, in these two days, these two, who were truly fated rivals, started arguing.
"Their relationship is really good."
Luffy happily watched all this, only feeling that the atmosphere on the ship was quite harmonious.
He had no idea how he came to that conclusion.
However, just as they had rested enough and were about to set sail again, an uninvited Guest arrived.
Early that morning, a rare thick fog rose, enveloping the nearby sea.
Amidst this dense fog, a massive sailboat, riding the wind and waves, headed straight for Baratie.
"Hmm? What is that?"
Those outside Baratie watched the ship approach with curiosity.
The next second, their eyes all widened.
The approaching vessel was a Pirate Ship, and most importantly... "The black panther figurehead, the hourglasses on either side of the fat skull on the Pirate Flag, this, this is..." Someone recognized the emblem at a glance and cried out in terror:
"This is the East Blue Overlord, [Fleet Admiral] Krieg's Pirate Crew's flagship, the Dreadnought Saber!!!"
Krieg, currently one of the most renowned and famous pirates in the entire East Blue.
His title as the East Blue Overlord was proof enough.
In the entire East Blue, anyone with even a slight understanding of pirate affairs could not avoid him.
Especially his distinctive Pirate Flag emblem.
The skull on the flag had an hourglass on each side, representing the deadline for the captured prey's death, and also meaning, "You will surrender to me sooner or later; it's just a matter of time."
Everyone understood the meaning behind this symbol, so the Guests in the restaurant decisively took action.
"Get out of here!! Run!"
"Hurry up, or there won't be a future!!"
"Why would the East Blue Overlord come here? Is he hungry too?!!!"
In less than two minutes, the East Blue's most famous sea restaurant transformed from bustling to extremely quiet, a very rapid change.
"They still came."
The Straw Hat Pirates all ran out onto the deck, Link looking at the strikingly conspicuous black panther ship.
Just looking at the figurehead, it seemed ferocious and imposing, but upon closer inspection... a tattered ship, a scarred exterior, plus a Pirate Flag damaged to a certain extent?
Even the Pirate Flag, representing a Pirate Crew, was so damaged and unrepaired.
Then there could only be one possibility: this Pirate Crew was no longer able to repair it.
As the thick fog gradually dispersed, everyone also got a full view of the Pirate Ship.
Its tattered and pitted appearance indeed surprised them somewhat.
"Is this really the East Blue Overlord's flagship?"
The chefs, who had initially been worried, even began to doubt in their hearts.
"It feels like a defeated loser who was beaten by other pirates, looking lifeless and completely devoid of will."
Beaten by other pirates? That's the legendary East Blue Overlord, how is that possible?
"I heard that some time ago, Krieg led his fifty warships into the Grand Line."
Link looked at the dilapidated ship and said,
"Now, only the main warship has arrived here, and it's in such a state of disrepair, with no trace of the other fifty warships."
"From this point of view..."
He didn't continue, but everyone else instantly understood.
Krieg, the one known as the East Blue Overlord, failed in his challenge to the Grand Line?
And he lost so badly, with not a single one of the fifty warships returning?!
Everyone else's eyes widened, seemingly in disbelief.
Is the Grand Line, known as the "Pirate Graveyard," really that dangerous?!
Well, it is dangerous, but for Krieg to lose so terribly, one can only say he was incredibly unlucky, encountering a bored Mihawk~~~
To encounter a Four Emperors-level opponent right after entering the Grand Line, his luck was truly unparalleled.
"That person is..."
Luffy also looked at the figure that suddenly came down from the ship.
"It's that referee from that day!!"
He still clearly remembered Gin, who ate two servings of food.
"So it's him, no wonder he attracted Krieg to us!!"
"So they came here to harm us and occupy this place?!"
The chefs immediately became nervous, some already in position, just short of converting Baratie into battle mode.
"But looking at them, their condition isn't very good."
Zoro also stroked his chin, looking at the figure supported by Gin.
When he heard the East Blue Overlord was coming, he was quite interested in testing his strength.
But after seeing Krieg, who needed Gin's support to move, was extremely weak all over, almost at his wit's end, and whose body was on the verge of exhaustion, he lost that thought.
Besides Zoro, the chefs also looked surprised and bewildered.