Pirate's Swordsman

At the same time as Zolonami, she bumped into Colonel Hound.

On the other side, more than ten kilometers away, a small boat was heading towards the Navy Branch 16 base on Chaili Island.

There were three people in total on the boat.

A young man with blond hair and curly eyebrows was standing on the bow of the boat lighting a cigarette;

The straw hat boy behind choked and sneezed loudly, causing the whole ship to shake;

The pink-haired boy who was paddling jumped in fright, and it took a lot of effort to regain the balance of the boat.

It was Luffy, Sanji, and Kirby.

At this time, more than ten days had passed since the three of them first met.

After defeating the Black Star Pirates that day, Luffy launched a "partner offensive" against Sanji. Although Sanji went to sea early and was much stronger than in the original timeline, Luffy's first duel ended in a disastrous defeat.

But what this guy lacks the most is toughness. Naturally, he can't let go of his partners so easily, so after bidding farewell to the Drummond family's passenger ship, he forcibly got on Sanji's boat and persisted for a day. Another day to challenge him.

Sanji was very annoyed at first, but as he was a soft-hearted man, he couldn't kill this rough and twitchy boy, so he turned a blind eye and let him stay in his boat.

And as time went by, his opinion of Luffy gradually improved.

This was not entirely because he was impressed by Luffy's indomitable spirit, but more because he found that every time he cooked food, even the simplest basic dishes, Luffy would enjoy it. Eat to your heart's content.

When he is not full, this guy will try his best to catch fish and shrimps from the sea, and then bring the ingredients in front of him, like a pug wagging its tail, staring at him expectantly with starry eyes, waiting for his cooking skills to be demonstrated.

For a person who is still a cook at heart, this is a very enjoyable thing, not to mention Luffy's style and habit of licking the plates clean and not wanting to waste any food. It can be said that It's quite to his liking.

Therefore, after the relationship between the two gradually became harmonious, Sanji also made his request to Luffy - he could want him to board the ship, but two conditions must be met. First, he must be stronger than himself; Before he could defeat him with an absolute advantage, he would never recognize Luffy as the captain.

As for the second one, while he is helping Luffy fulfill his dream of becoming the Pirate King, the latter also has to help him realize his own dream, which is to find the sea area of ​​his dreams, the legendary place where the four seas meet - ALL BLUE.

Luffy readily agreed to these two requests without even thinking about them.

He has a single-minded mind and thinks very simply. Anyway, he just wants to trick people into boarding the ship first. As for if he can't beat Sanji now, it doesn't matter at all. People will grow, and one day in the future, He wanted to beat Sanji into submission and make him call him Captain.

As for the third person on the boat, Kerby...

This guy who was accidentally hit and rescued from the pirate ship was naturally not a partner of the two of them. The reason why he was on the ship was just because Sanji felt sorry for him.

It just so happened that this kid claimed that his dream was to become a navy, and Sanji happened to be planning to find a navy branch base to redeem the Black Star Shawnat bounty, so he simply took him along for the ride.

"Chai Li Island is ahead."

Looking at the outline of the island in the distance, Sanji slowly blew out the smoke ring, looked back at Kebi and said: "Hey, kid, when you get to the naval base later, you can sign up for the navy yourself. We won’t give it away then.”

"Well, okay...okay."

Kirby responded nervously

, after thinking about it, he suddenly put down the wooden paddle in his hand, bowed deeply to the two of them, and said solemnly:

"Thank you, Mr. Sanji, Mr. Luffy! Your life-saving grace will always be remembered by Kebi. When we meet again in the future, we will try our best to repay you!"

"I just did it casually." Sanji waved his hand and chuckled nonchalantly, "Don't take it to heart. I will probably be a pirate in the future. As a navy, it's enough for you not to come after me."

"I can't do that kind of thing!"

Kebi shook his head quickly. Just as he was about to say something, a strong gust of wind suddenly blew, and the straw hat on Luffy's head suddenly flew out from in front of his eyes.

"Hey, my hat!"

Luffy was in a hurry and was about to stretch out his arms to pull him away, but Kirby behind him had already jumped up in time and grabbed the straw hat in his hand at the last second.

"Haha, thank you, Kirby." Luffy took the straw hat and carefully put it on his head, then he breathed a sigh of relief and grinned, "This straw hat is very important to me. If I lose it, I don’t have the face to see Shanks again.”

"Shanks?"

Kebi looked confused, but Sanji's expression changed slightly, and he said incredulously: "Are you talking about the red-haired Shanks, one of the four emperors?"

Because he often pays attention to his brother Shano's movements in newspapers, Sanji today has much broader knowledge than in the original timeline, and he does not even know what the four emperors of the Shichibukai are.

"Yonko? It sounds like he is very powerful. Has Shanks become such a powerful person?"

Luffy scratched his head, but soon smiled nonchalantly, "Well, anyway, this straw hat was placed on top of my head after Shanks rescued me. I have an agreement with him. When I go to sea in the future, , when we meet again, I will personally return this very precious hat to him!"

Speaking of that name, Luffy couldn't help but recall every detail of that year in Windmill Village, and a bright smile suddenly filled his face.

"When we meet again, give the hat back to him..."

Seeing Luffy's smile, Sanji was slightly startled and frowned deeply - No, why do these words sound so familiar...

[Under the setting sun, a handsome young man with black hair and black eyes and a boy with blond hair and curly eyebrows in a chef's uniform smiled and waved goodbye. 】

["I said, you swore an oath to the sea. To become the greatest chef in the world and to find ALL BLUE is your dream, right?"]

["Then, regard this hat as a symbol of bondage and fight for your dreams! I hope that when I see you again, you have achieved your dreams. When the time comes, return the hat to me! 】

……

It's so nostalgic.

Recalling that scene in the sunset, Sanji was silent for a long time, and finally woke up when Luffy shouted "Hey, hey, what are you thinking about?"

"It seems that Shanks is a very important person to you, Luffy."

He looked at the straw hat on Luffy's head in front of him, suddenly put out his cigarette, took out a yellowed and old green hat from his arms, and put it on his head seriously.

"This is……"

Looking up at the hat that was suddenly taken out, Luffy was stunned.

"It's a coincidence, right? It seems that we are indeed somewhat destined, and the possibility of officially becoming partners seems to be greater."

The corners of Sanji's lips raised slightly, and a warm smile appeared on his face:

"Because I also have a hat, and I need to return it to the person who is most important to me with my own hands!"