Sea Restaurant Baratie.
This is a restaurant built on the sea.
The entire restaurant is converted from a massive ship, and the head chef was once a Great Pirate who sailed the Grand Line for a year.
A warship slowly docked at the entrance of the restaurant.
Just when everyone at the Sea Restaurant thought someone important from the Navy was coming, three figures walked off the warship, making everyone's eyes tighten instantly!
"Bounty of 120 million for the Child of the Demon!"
"Bounty of 115 million for the Sharkman!"
"And a bounty of 30 million for Uehara Naraku!"
When Uehara Naraku and his team walked in, they immediately attracted the attention of everyone, because their bounty orders had just arrived at the Sea Restaurant yesterday.
Everyone's gaze couldn't help but fall on them, even though Uehara Naraku, the weakest among them, had a bounty higher than the most terrifying pirate in the entire East Sea!
To be honest, there are hardly any pirates with bounties over a hundred million that people in the East Sea have seen; perhaps the strongest pirate they've met in their lifetime could only be the head chef of this Sea Restaurant Baratie, Red-footed Zeff, with a bounty of just 74 million Belly.
Even though many of this restaurant's waiters and chefs were once thugs, they could hardly imagine a Great Pirate with a bounty over a hundred million appearing here!
"We are from Baroque Works."
Whenever Uehara Naraku met someone, he would always introduce himself. He slowly sat down, looking at a wary waiter and spoke with a full smile: "We've heard that Sea Restaurant Baratie is the best restaurant in the East Sea."
"That's correct."
The waiter nodded tremblingly.
"No need to be nervous."
Uehara Naraku squinted his eyes, showing a bright smile on his face, gently comforting the waiter: "If your food is delicious, we won't pay; if it's not to our taste, we'll dismantle this restaurant, understand?"
"…"
The waiter was terrified.
Is this guy even speaking human words?
This is clearly here to stir up trouble, isn't he?
If not for these three being clearly not to be trifled with, the waiter from the Baratie Restaurant would really want to teach them a lesson, to make them understand how to speak properly…
Unfortunately, he doesn't have the courage now.
"Oh, by the way."
Uehara Naraku still had a smile on his face, he raised a finger, saying something bone-chilling: "Please prepare quickly, because our Baroque Works makes millions of Belly every minute, and for every minute we wait for the food, you owe us a million Belly, understand?"
"…"
The waiter's expression slightly changed.
This is clearly here to stir up trouble!
Uehara Naraku tilted his head, squinting his eyes with a very friendly smile: "Your expression… is there any objection to what I said?"
"…"
The waiter sprinted towards the kitchen!
Such powerful pirates are not something he can deal with, now he can only ask the head chef Zeff in the kitchen for help!
Hoshigaki Kisame looked at Uehara Naraku, unable to restrain his sneer: "That's really dark! No restaurant could possibly satisfy that condition!"
"Is that so?"
Uehara Naraku's fingers lightly tapped the table, looking at the clock in the restaurant, he leisurely said: "Maybe they can really meet that condition!"
Less than a minute later.
One by one, waiters came out, each holding a plate, placing it on their table.
Most of these dishes are cold plates.
A young man with golden hair walked over, a cigarette in his mouth, and put a bottle of red wine on the table.
"This bottle of wine is a gift for you."
After taking a drag from his cigarette, the blond young man looked at the three people present and said: "I am the sous-chef Sanji at this restaurant, these dishes are made by me. If you're not satisfied with the meal, feel free to come find me..."
"Strict family rules, can't drink."
Uehara Naraku glanced at Sanji, slowly speaking: "Because you brought a bottle of wine, you've ruined our mood, and the entire Baratie Restaurant is going to be destroyed by our Baroque Works..."
"Tsk..."
Sanji, who is only sixteen years old this year, slowly took a drag from his cigarette and sighed: "You pirates, indeed you're here to make trouble!"
"Yes indeed!"
Uehara Naraku slowly nodded, then reached out a palm to fan his nose wings, smiling as he continued: "Now because you smoked in front of me, someone has to pay for this cigarette with their life, but you are free to choose a person's life..."
Uehara Naraku tilted his head, leisurely watching Sanji continue: "Uh...let me think about who we want to kill! One option is the head chef of this restaurant, Red-footed Zeff. As for the other option..."
"…"
Sanji's pupils contracted slightly when he heard the name Red-footed Zeff, because it was Red-footed Zeff who raised him.
For Sanji, Red-footed Zeff is like a real father, not only raising him but also guiding him to find his own real life.
Uehara Naraku tilted his head, looking at Sanji as he continued: "As for the second option... let me think carefully..."
At this point, Uehara Naraku suddenly smiled: "Ah, Mr. Sous-chef, how about killing Vinsmoke Reiju? After all, our Baroque Works is soon about to go to war with the Vinsmoke Family of the North Sea!"
"…"
Sanji's face changed drastically!
How does this guy know his identity!
Even though for so many years, he has never mentioned it to anyone!
The Vinsmoke Family is where Sanji was born, although he has long wanted to sever ties with that family in his heart, the only person in the family he still has feelings for is his sister, Vinsmoke Reiju.
This guy is too frightening...
How can he even find out such things!
Nico Robin's expression was subtle. She was still trying to understand the relationships among these people, but since when did the Baroque Works plan to go to war with the Vinsmoke Family of the North Sea?
Exactly how many enemies does Uehara Naraku intend to make for the Baroque Works?
Will they only stop when the entire sea is hunting the Baroque Works?
Uehara Naraku noticed Sanji's expression turning drastically unpleasant and finally spoke with satisfaction, "Alright, I'm hungry. Although this restaurant is definitely going to be torn down, and people will be killed, we still need to eat..."
"..."
Sanji's expression was uncertain, and he couldn't help but clench his fists.
"After all, a chef can't watch someone go hungry."
Sanji suddenly extinguished the cigarette in his hand, and said softly, "If the guest is hungry, then I will not disturb your meal for the time being. We can settle everything after you've finished eating."
He spoke with such politeness.
This is the education from Red-footed Zeff to Sanji, making this prince born of noble origin remain graceful and gentlemanly to this day.
Uehara Naraku smiled and nodded, continuing softly, "Oh, by the way, you talked to me for several minutes just now, remember to prepare a few million Belly, got it?"
"Ah, that..."
Sanji clenched his fists again, speaking softly, "I said, we'll settle everything together after the guest finishes the meal!"
After leaving the table, Sanji slowly walked to the back kitchen, seeing the concerned faces of everyone, and frowned slightly.
One of the sous-chefs, holding the same position as him, couldn't help but ask, "Hey, Sanji, what's going on now?"
"Don't ask me!"
Sanji couldn't help but rub his forehead, whispering, "You guys... while they're still eating, go take Zeff and escape!"
"What do you mean?"
"Those pirates want to destroy Baratie!"
Sanji clenched his fists tightly, speaking in a deep voice, "Zeff will definitely stay and fight them... but that would mean certain death. Those guys are stronger than I imagined, just standing beside them gives me chills all over!"
Yes, incredibly strong!
Sanji had been acting very calmly in front of Uehara Naraku, maintaining his composure, because he had experienced more terrifying situations.
Originally, Sanji always thought that his father, Vinsmoke Judge, was the coldest and most merciless person in the world, but today he met someone even colder...
Uehara Naraku!
Is that what that guy is called?
Baroque Works!
Is that the organization that guy belongs to?
Just as Sanji was sitting on the ground, curling up with cold sweat on his face and contemplating his date with death, he suddenly felt someone patting his shoulder.
Sanji's expression suddenly changed, springing up to kick the person in front of him, but unfortunately, the person's kicking speed was faster than his!
Red-footed Zeff kicked Sanji to the ground, speaking with displeasure, "Sanji, you idiot, what are you doing again! The guests have a lot of complaints against you!"
"What?"
Sanji quickly looked up at Red-footed Zeff in front of him, "Hey, how come you're still here? Those guys..."
"Nonsense! If you're talking about those powerful guests, they've already left after their meal!"
Red-footed Zeff's voice boomed like a bell, placing a piece of paper in front of Sanji, speaking angrily, "The guests have made a lot of complaints about our Baratie, you're definitely too young to be smoking!"
Sanji grabbed that piece of paper.
Several lines were clearly written on the note.
[Mr. Sanji:
The food you prepared was delicious. We've decided not to penalize this restaurant for now, but we won't be paying either, because we're having a free meal.
Also, because we wasted three minutes talking with you, we took three million Belly.
Finally, thank you for the meal.
By the way, your restaurant makes so much money that it's tempting to come back a few times.
Sincerely, Baroque Works.]
This Baroque Works directly became the number one enemy in Sanji's heart!
"Bastards... how dare they trick me!"
Sanji grasped the note tightly in his hand, anger filling his face as he walked step by step towards the door, "Those pirates dared to have a free meal?"
Are they even human?
Going to a restaurant, eating for free, and robbing the restaurant!
These pirates are even worse than imagined!
Meanwhile.
On the Navy battleship.
Uehara Naraku flipped through his rewards in boredom, sighing again at the beauty of starting in a Newbie Village. This is literally gaining strength while lying down!
Side Mission: Enjoy a meal at the Sea Restaurant Baratie (1/1), completed, reward: Life Energy 500 points, Armament Haki 500 points, Observation Haki 500 points.
Side Mission: Enjoy a meal prepared by Sanji (1/1), completed, reward: Life Energy 10000 points, Armament Haki 10000 points, Observation Haki 10000 points.
Side Mission: Get a free meal (1/1), reward: 100 Gold Coins.
Truly worthy of a Newbie Village.
In terms of data, having a meal could compare to a Great Pirate with a bounty over a hundred million!
Besides the Baratie missions, there was also a mission regarding Uehara Naraku's bounty. After his bounty reached thirty million, he received a new reward.
Side Mission: Bounty reaches 30 million Belly (1/1), completed, reward: Life Energy 3000 points, Armament Haki 3000 points, Observation Haki 3000 points.
Uehara Naraku, with a straw in his mouth, leisurely opened the map after looking through his rewards: "Let's go, before heading to Cocoyasi Village, we'll pick up a little girl so she can watch us uproot her family's orange tree!"