【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Chapter 277 Battle on the dining table

"Hey! Luffy, that's my sausage!" Usopp raised his fork and shouted in dissatisfaction, completely unaware that the other piece of meat on his plate had also disappeared.

Luffy didn't even notice Usopp was talking to him, he was just too busy stuffing meat into his mouth with his fork, taking anything edible within arm's reach.

Zoro didn't mind the chaos at the table at all, as long as he could get his drink.

Nami placed some meat on the edge of the plate, then began to enjoy the special lunch Sanji prepared for her while sharing some of the latest new costumes with Robin.

Qi Ze focused on the vegetables and meat on the plate, trying to hide them in the inconspicuous layer. This guy was seriously lacking some green food.

Chopper, like Luffy, is also constantly stuffing food into his mouth, but unlike Luffy, he is not doing this to get more food. Instead, he wants to protect his food. If he can't finish the food on his plate quickly, the food on his plate will soon be eaten by Luffy.

Lucci realized what was happening the first time Luffy tried to steal the chicken leg from his plate, and quickly finished the food on his plate while blocking Luffy's arms. He was not at all surprised by this kind of fight on the dining table, and he blocked it very skillfully, even taking a chicken leg from Luffy's plate when Luffy was distracted stealing food from other people's plates.

"Don't take Miss Nami and Sister Robin's food!" Sanji grabbed Luffy's arm as he was about to steal the food from Nami's plate with the fork in his hand.

"It's okay, Sanji." Nami pushed the plate forward, then picked up the juice on the table and took a sip.

“Mmm…” Luffy’s mouth was full of food, and his arms quickly broke free from Sanji’s grasp and continued to take food from the plate.

"These are for you." Sanji shook his head helplessly and placed another plate of meat in front of Luffy. He knew that Miss Nami and Sister Robin would deliberately divide some of the food for Luffy to steal every time they ate, but this was unnecessary. He would not let anyone starve. Even if it was Luffy's black hole, he would fill it.

"Thank you, Sanji!" Luffy swallowed the food in his mouth and took the time to respond, then continued to sweep the food on the table, but he focused more on Lucci's plate. Although he didn't steal a lot of food, it was fun, just like what they often did when they were young.

"We will arrive at the next island in the afternoon." Nami put down the juice in her hand, interrupting the chaotic scene at the dining table. However, everyone had almost finished their lunch, only Luffy was still eating.

"Don't forget to have a delicious sea beast meat banquet!" Luffy demanded, raising a fork with a piece of meat on it.

Nami held her forehead helplessly. She didn't expect that Luffy actually still remembered it.

Lucci looked up from his plate, looked at Nami and smiled, "We can have a party with the food we find on the island."

"We also need to replenish some supplies on that island." Qi put down the plate in his hand and said, there are relatively few supplies they can replenish on Changhuan Island.

"We still need to find some food." Sanji agreed. Their food variety was too limited to support their long voyage.

Usopp put down his fork, looked at Merry, who was covered in patches, and sighed, "I wonder if there are any ship repairmen on that island."

"Nami, there should be an island called Water City on your route." Lucci put down the cup in his hand and looked at Nami.

Nami shifted her gaze to Lucci, recalled the map of the Grand Line, and nodded, "There is indeed such an island, but I'm not sure if our record pointer will point to it."

"The route you are taking will eventually pass by it." Lucci explained, "The magnetic force of that island is stronger than that of other islands. Normally, it will cover the magnetic force of other islands."

"Is there anything on that island?" Qi asked curiously.

"If you want to find a ship repairman, that island is the best place you can find." Lucci reminded, "That island has a professional shipbuilding industry, which can provide a good place for Merry to rest. Many pirates will choose to build or repair ships on that island."

"In this case, we might be able to find a shipwright as a partner on that island." Qi said with a smile.

"This way Merry can have a good rest!" Usopp said happily.

"I'm full!" Luffy put down the empty plate in his hand, touched his stomach and shouted contentedly.

"Ah! Luffy, you've finished eating everything!" Usopp shouted in disbelief as he looked at the empty dining table.

"Usopp, do you want to go fishing?" Luffy looked at Usopp expectantly.

Usopp, who was pointing at the empty table and yelling, was stunned when he saw Luffy's expectant eyes. Then he puffed out his chest and shouted confidently, "The great Usopp will definitely catch a huge monster fish!"

"I can do it too!" Luffy shouted unwillingly.

"Me! I'm going too!" Chopper raised his hand excitedly with a full stomach.

"Get out right away after you finish eating." Sanji started to chase them away, then turned to look at Nami and the others with a smile, "Of course, Miss Nami and Miss Robin are welcome~"

"Thank you Sanji~" Nami and Robin, who were the last to leave the restaurant, gave Sanji a beautiful smile, "The rest is up to you."

"Don't worry, Miss Nami." Sanji's eyes were full of hearts, and he was completely mesmerized by the smiles of Nami and Robin.

Soon, Sanji and Lucci, who stayed to help clean up, were the only ones left in the restaurant.

Sanji held a cigarette in his mouth, hummed a song leisurely, and slowly washed the dishes in his hands. Those clumsy guys staying here would only affect his cleaning.

"Sanji, do you need help?" Lucci put the plate in his hand into the sink and asked as he looked at the pile of plates.

"Oh, thank you." Sanji grinned and handed the washed dishes to Lucci.

Lucci took the plate handed to him by Sanji, wiped the remaining water stains on it, and put it aside.

"Sanji——I want a desert drink~~"

The boy's unique voice sounded from outside, with a long tail tone, a coquettish tone that no one could refuse.

"You guy! You just finished lunch and here you go again!" Sanji complained while wiping the water stains on his hands.

Lucci could see Sanji complaining half-heartedly and then turning to make some fruit tea. He couldn't help but smile, and after cleaning the remaining dishes in the sink, he smiled and said, "It must be difficult for you, taking care of such a willful captain."

Hearing this, Sanji put the cut fruits into the small tea set, a gentle smile appeared on his face, and after a while he said, "Although that guy sometimes behaves like a willful five-year-old child, it doesn't make us feel embarrassed."

Lucci smiled without surprise. Luffy really found a good group of crew members.

……

The desert drinks were ready quickly. Sanji walked out of the kitchen first, delivered the specially made love drinks to Nami and Robin on the deck and continued to offer his praises.

Lucci walked out of the restaurant with a few other drinks. When he approached Luffy and the others, he stopped because they seemed to be playing a strange... tickling game, and he didn't want to participate...