One Piece: Getting Stronger by Writing a Diary

Doll: "Arton is still the same, only planning to recruit female crew members, huh."

Kujaku: "I wonder if Arton would say something similar in the real world too."

Gion: "The more Arton likes women, the easier it is for the Navy to manipulate him. Of course, this also makes it easier for the Navy to use him."

Smoothie: "Even though Arton likes women and doesn't like to be rough with the female characters in his stories, if someone opposes him, he'll still take action when necessary."

Black Maria: "Just like when Arton went after Gion."

Whitey Bay: "And if someone really pisses Arton off, he might even plan on forcing them…"

Standing beside Arton, Nami, Carina, Uta, and Kaya couldn't help but inwardly scoff after reading Arton's diary entries. Kaya, knowing Arton was interested in her, suddenly blushed, causing Usopp, who was talking to her, to momentarily think she was sick again.

[Sanji isn't just disqualified from joining the Flame Blade Pirates because he's a man.]

[This guy is also quite the pervert, which doesn't really align with my style.] (t/n: lol)

[There's no way I can let this guy on my ship!]

[Speaking of which, Sanji is really something, since his personality wasn't affected by Judge's modifications.]

[But why is it that the other male members of the Vinsmoke family, who were turned into cold-blooded fighting machines, still act like perverts around women?]

[The Vinsmoke family's lecherousness is so deeply ingrained in their genes that even Judge's lineage factor modifications couldn't erase it?]

Gion: "Huh?! This Sanji is from Germa 66?!"

Gion frowned deeply as she read Arton's entry.

Belo Betty: "No wonder Arton considers him one of the Straw Hat Pirates' three main forces; his background is certainly extraordinary."

Doll: "Germa 66, huh? Garp's grandson sure knows how to gather troublesome guys."

Stussy: "Germa 66 and also Queen of the Beasts Pirates. If Sanji indeed follows Luffy and becomes part of Kaido's power, then the Beasts Pirates will not only be a powerful crew but also one with top-notch technological power. Though Judge and Queen are still no match for Vegapunk."

Smoothie: "Germa 66... I remember Mama has always coveted Germa 66's power. If we can secure the Straw Hat Pirates, the Big Mom Pirates could harness Germa 66's technology. Wait, Did Kaido take Luffy as a disciple because he was eyeing Germa 66's power?"

Smoothie: "But a family of lechers... this Sanji could be surprisingly easy to control, as long as he's not as troublesome as Arton."

[Speaking of which, the Big Mom certainly had the foresight to try to bring Germa 66 under her control through a marriage alliance with Sanji.]

Smoothie: "Mama really did that, huh!"

[Unfortunately, that wedding ended in a fiasco. Charlotte Linlin, she wasn't aiming for an alliance at all—she wanted complete control over Germa 66.]

[The so-called marriage was just a ruse to deceive Sanji.]

[From this, it's clear that the Big Mom Pirates' alliances are quite unreliable. If they ever try to propose an alliance with me through marriage, I'll definitely have to refuse.]

Smoothie: "…"

Smoothie: "Mama, you've really given your daughters a tough challenge."

Cinnamon: "This is... this is bad!"

Galette: "No, no! I was looking forward to earning a lot of points from you!"

Pudding: "If I choose not to marry and just follow him, maybe Arton won't mind the daughters of the Charlotte family."

Whitey Bay: "Hehe, well done, Charlotte Linlin! This way, I'll have fewer rivals to deal with."

Black Maria: "Smoothie and Cinnamon have both been mentioned by Arton; it seems he quite fancies their long legs, but now they may not be much of a threat. Unless they, along with Pudding, Galette, and the others, leave the Big Mom Pirates and directly join Arton's Flame Blade Pirates fufu~."

Gion: "I see, so this is why the Straw Hat Pirates end up causing such a fuss with the Big Mom Pirates… To make Arton unwilling to marry into the Charlotte family, Big Mom did something quite clever."

Doll: "Even so, this Sanji is definitely worth watching. If another pirate crew were to get hold of Sanji, they might also gain the support of Germa 66."

Hina: "But why is this Sanji working as a chef at a sea restaurant instead of being with the Germa 66 family?"

At this moment, aside from Vinsmoke Reiju, the other diary copy holders, no matter how hard they thought, couldn't understand why Sanji would be at the Baratie sea restaurant instead of with Germa 66.

***

At the Germa 66 base, a woman with rose-colored hair, curly eyebrows, a stunning figure, and a beautiful face was staring wide-eyed at the empty space before her.

There, floating in the air where others couldn't see, was a diary with a clear cover that read "Arton's Diary Replica (Vinsmoke Reiju)."

"It's really Sanji!"

"He's alive after all."

Vinsmoke Reiju murmured to herself, a slight, beautiful smile curving her lips.

"Who would have thought that Sanji has already become such a great chef?"

"It's a pity that you're a man."

"Otherwise, you could have joined Arton's ship."

"But it's really strange—Yonji and the others are also very fond of beautiful women."

"As Arton suggested, could Germa 66's fondness for women be something deeply rooted in their genes?"

"And this gene only affects males, having no effect on me as a female?"

At this point, a trace of confusion appeared on Reiju's face.

"If I were to tell Father about this, he would definitely be very interested… but I better not. It's probably best that he doesn't know anything about this."

"However, with Arton writing about Sanji being a child of Germa 66 in his diary, those female pirates and female marines will likely investigate Sanji."

"Sigh, Arton, you've really brought a big trouble upon my dear brother."

"By the way… if I were to join Arton's crew, I might be able to help Sanji with some of these issues."

Murmuring softly to herself, Reiju couldn't help but feel a growing longing.

Due to her inability to defy Judge's orders, she couldn't set sail to find Arton.

But that didn't stop her from increasingly wanting to meet Arton as time went on.

After all, in today's world, Arton might be the only one capable of freeing her from the inability to disobey Judge's commands.

"Hmm? Has Arton finally mentioned me again?"

"As expected, once he met Sanji, he might mention someone connected to Sanji—like me."

"However, it's unfortunate that I have no talent in cooking."

"I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to be your chef."

"But if you want to watch me transform up close, I can fulfill that wish."

"Or perhaps~ let you experience my way of detoxifying..."

Reiju smiled as she muttered to herself, reading Arton's latest entry.

[Not sure if her sister Reiju is good at cooking.]

[If she is, then I could invite her over.]

[However, she's probably better at poisoning than cooking.]

[If I were to invite a chef, it would have to be Charlotte Pudding from the Big Mom Pirates.]

[Charlotte Pudding is sweet-looking, and the design of her three eyes is strikingly adorable.]

[Moreover, if a Three-Eye Tribe member awakens, they can read the Poneglyphs.]

[Inviting Pudding would be a huge win.]

[Later on, I could use the Poneglyph translations she provides to really mess with the Celestial Dragons and the World Government backing them.]

Gion: "The Poneglyphs? Pudding has that kind of ability?!"

Doll: "We absolutely cannot let Pudding join Arton's crew."

Nico Robin: "Arton is interested in the Poneglyphs too. This increases my chances of being allowed to join. Moreover, since he plans to use the Poneglyphs to put the Celestial Dragons in a difficult position, it means he's likely to search for the Poneglyphs."

Nico Robin: "But, Charlotte Pudding, huh? Now I have a rather formidable competitor."

Smoothie: "Arton really likes Pudding, huh? With Arton's abilities, I bet he could even awaken Pudding's Three-Eye Tribe bloodline."

Galette: "Cooking skills? My cooking isn't bad either, so why hasn't Arton mentioned me?"

At this moment, Galette found herself in deep doubt.

On the other hand, Pudding was covering her cheeks with both hands, her face flushed red.

"I'm... cute?!"

"Arton doesn't mind my three eyes?"

"Ugh, I'm so... so happy!"

Charlotte Pudding wept tears of joy.

If initially she wasn't too hopeful about finding Arton, now she truly wanted to meet him.

After all, Arton was the first man in many years who didn't mind her three eyes.

Sea Restaurant Baratie.

"Listen up, get that hundred servings of fried rice ready."

"Or else, I'll definitely sink you all into the sea."

"That's right, I'm talking about all of you."

"Whether you're restaurant staff or just diners!"

After leaving this threatening remark, Krieg walked out the door and headed toward his battered pirate ship along with Gin.

Throughout this, Krieg didn't even notice the presence of Arton and his group.

"This Krieg is really arrogant."

"He even dares to say he's going to deal with us diners?"

"It's one thing to include us, but he actually included you. That's just too much!"

"Arton-san, should we go deal with them?"

Jango asked Arton in a fawning manner.

"Hey, Jango."

"Are you implying that our Straw Hat Pirates can't deal with Krieg?"

Zoro frowned as he asked.

"Well... it's not that I doubt the strength of our pirate crew."

"But… boss' strength is greater, that's obvious."

Jango patted Zoro on the shoulder, speaking with a meaningful tone.

Zoro's frown deepened.

He could easily hear the underlying meaning in Jango's words.

Jango was clearly trying to remind Zoro of the difference in strength between him and Arton, hoping to persuade Zoro not to fight Arton.

Arton glanced at Jango and Zoro with a smile and said:

"Let's just wait and see. Besides, I haven't eaten anything since I entered this restaurant."

"Rather than dealing with Krieg, I'm more interested in filling my stomach first."

After saying that, Arton walked over to Sanji, who was currently being stopped by a group of chefs as he tried to prepare food for Krieg's pirate crew.