One Piece: Getting Stronger by Writing a Diary

"Let go of me, you bastards."

"All of you, take your hands off me."

Sanji shouted in anger as he faced the obstruction from the restaurant staff and chefs.

"You idiot chef."

"Did Krieg knock some sense out of you?"

"You made him food before, but did he keep his promise?"

"No, right?"

"And now you're going to make a hundred portions of fried rice for him?"

"Do you really want to wait until he's full and then lets him take us all out?"

The restaurant staff and chefs continued to hold Sanji back while trying to persuade him.

It wasn't just the restaurant staff and chefs; even the guests dining in the restaurant shared the same concern.

After all, Krieg was targeting everyone in the restaurant, including the guests.

No one who valued their life wanted Sanji to cook for the Krieg Pirates.

"Excuse me, but could you please let this chef go?"

"If possible, I'd like to taste his cooking."

At this moment, Arton had already walked up to them, smiling as he addressed Sanji and the others.

Although Arton didn't have any intention of inviting Sanji to join the Flame Blade Pirates, he knew that Sanji was one of the top chefs in the One Piece world.

Even though Sanji hadn't yet received the cooking recipes from Ivankov, his culinary skills were still among the best. (t/n: didn't know this)

Since Arton happened to encounter Sanji at the sea restaurant, he naturally wanted to try his cooking.

Behind Arton were Carina, Nami, and Kaya, who had followed him over.

Even Uta had temporarily left Luffy and walked over with a curious expression.

Like Arton, the four women were curious about the chef Sanji, whom Arton had praised so highly.

Of course, they were also more curious about Sanji's sister, Reiju, whom Arton had mentioned.

After all, in Arton's diary, he had mentioned more than once his interest in Reiju's transformation and her detoxifying kiss.

As women on Arton's ship, especially those who wanted to earn as many points as possible, the four of them were naturally interested in learning more about Reiju, who could potentially become a rival in earning points.

"Customer, do you realize what kind of situation we're in, and you still want to eat?"

"Please, don't ask Sanji to go to the kitchen."

"Otherwise, he'll end up preparing that hundred servings of fried rice for the Krieg Pirates."

The waiters and chefs, hearing Arton's voice, tried to persuade him.

At that moment, the waiters and chefs suddenly felt a strong force coming from Sanji.

In just an instant, Sanji, who had been restrained by them, threw them off effortlessly.

Oh no!

The waiters, chefs, and customers all widened their eyes in shock as they looked at Sanji.

But just when everyone thought that Sanji, having broken through the waiters' and chefs' defenses, would immediately rush to the kitchen, they were surprised to see that he had instead spun around and stopped in front of Nami, Carina, and the others, who were standing behind Arton.

Kneeling on one knee, and somehow producing a rose from nowhere, Sanji, with a look of utter bliss, said:

"Ah... the sea, how wonderful and romantic."

"I never imagined I would meet four beautiful ladies, each with their own unique charm, here."

"Beautiful ladies, please accept my love..."

As Sanji spoke, he reached out, intending to touch Carina's hand, who was closest to him.

However, before he could get close enough, his movements and words were abruptly interrupted by a casual jolt of electricity from Carina.

Everyone watched in shock as Sanji's body, trembling and slightly smoking from the electric shock, stood still.

"Sorry, you're not my type."

"Compared to you, Captain Arton suits my tastes much better."

Carina dismissed the electricity from her hand and then wrapped her arm around Arton's.

"What? This man?!"

Hearing Carina's words, Sanji immediately snapped out of his shocked state, his eyes widening as he stared at Arton.

It seemed that the impact of Carina's words on Sanji was even greater than that of the electric shock.

Arton smiled and nodded at Sanji without saying a word.

"In that case, Miss, may I propose to you..."

Sanji took a deep breath and shifted his focus to Uta.

However, the outcome was the same this time.

Before Sanji could even finish his sentence, Uta, smiling, placed her hand on Arton's shoulder.

"Sorry, curly eyebrows, If I were to consider marriage, I would choose the man beside me."

Uta said.

"What?! How could it be this man again?"

"The blue-haired lady just said she liked him too, didn't she?"

Sanji asked in shock.

"What? Uta, are you getting married?"

At the same time, Luffy's voice rang out.

"Hehe, not yet."

"I'm just saying that if I were to think about marriage, Arton would be a good choice."

Uta smiled at Luffy, then turned back to Sanji:

"Just because another woman likes Arton doesn't mean I can't like him too."

"Love and marriage can both be competitive, can't they?"

As Uta finished speaking, Carina also nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Sanji collapsed onto the floor, as if something important inside him had shattered.

The chefs and waitstaff nearby were more than happy to witness this scene.

Although some of the men were envious of Arton, they were glad that Sanji, in his dejection, was now too distracted to cook for the Krieg Pirates.

"Are you really planning to marry Uta?"

"If you get married, won't you soon have a baby?"

"Hey, let me help train your little baby with Uta when that happens," Luffy said excitedly as he approached Arton.

"What are you talking about? I said it's still too early, Luffy," Uta replied, blushing.

"But if you and this man have a baby sooner, I could train him just like my grandpa trained me!" Luffy said.

"Hmm? You're planning to train my and Arton's baby the way your grandpa trained you?"

"No! Absolutely not, the baby would die!"

Uta, recalling what she had heard from Luffy about Garp's training methods and the small glimpses of Garp's training regime for Luffy revealed in Arton's diary, quickly shook her head and refused Luffy's suggestion.