11. Baratie! Every one of them is a spirited lad!

The Baratie, a restaurant on the sea, is a legendary landmark in the world of pirates. Renowned as a restaurant of combat, it enjoys great fame across the East Blue.

Its proprietor, "Red Leg" Zeff, was once a pirate himself. During an expedition, his pirate crew encountered a sudden shipwreck while attacking a passenger vessel. Zeff and a young apprentice cook named Sanji found themselves stranded on a desolate island. With hope for rescue fading, Zeff sighed, "If only there were a restaurant on the sea." As if by fate, they were rescued shortly after. Having sacrificed his right leg to save Sanji, Zeff could no longer continue his life as a pirate; instead, he and Sanji established the floating restaurant Baratie in the East Blue, dedicated to providing food for those starving at sea.

The restaurant itself is a colossal ship, adorned with fish-shaped figureheads at both ends. To prevent battle damage to the interior, the entire vessel can be reconfigured into a combat mode, known as the "Fin" battle arena.

At this very moment, the combat chefs of the Baratie were busy preparing gourmet dishes when a cannonball suddenly struck the ship. Boom! A layer of the "Miss Love Duck" was torn away. Zeff stood at the entrance, glaring at the Navy Captain "Fullbody the Iron Fist" and a seemingly harmless Luffy.

Fullbody roared at Luffy, "You pirate! I will capture you sooner or later! But it is mealtime now, and I intend to dine with this beautiful lady. I shall let you off for the moment."

Yet, the beautiful lady beside him remained motionless, her eyes fixed on a man nearby. Following her gaze, Fullbody saw the exceptionally handsome Chu Bawang, dressed in a sharp tuxedo, walking gracefully while escorting the lovely Kaya.

"That bastard! How dare he steal my spotlight!" Fullbody silently added this grievance to his mental list of enemies.

"Who exactly smashed my Miss Love Duck?" Zeff asked, his face clouded with dark, gloomy rage as he glared at Fullbody and Luffy.

"Old man, I am on official business. Don't you dare block the path of the Navy!"

Zeff’s expression chilled. "So, it seems this is the handiwork of Captain Fullbody?"

"And what if it is? Do you really dare to lay a hand on the Navy?" Fullbody sneered, his face filled with disdain.

Zeff stated calmly, "The Baratie has two house rules. First, food must never be wasted! Second, we provide food for free to those who are hungry at sea! By destroying the Miss Love Duck, Captain Fullbody, you have committed a grave waste of precious resources."

Fullbody squinted, his eyes filled with malice. "And what do you intend to do about it?"

"What do I intend? You’ll have to ask them!"

Behind Zeff, three fierce figures emerged: Sanji, the gentleman-to-be of the future Straw Hat crew, along with the combat chefs Carne and Patty.

Chu Bawang remarked with a sigh, "So this is the custom of the Baratie. Indeed, every one of them is a hot-blooded lad!"

Fullbody was naturally no match for the trio. In the blink of an eye, he was beaten black and blue, his armor shattered, and his dignity lost. "Just you wait! I'll make you all pay!" Fullbody scrambled away, throwing out a final threat as he fled.

The strange look Fullbody had cast toward Kaya deeply displeased Chu Bawang. He snorted coldly, "If you're going to scurry off, then do it without all that incessant babbling. Do you really think a mere Navy captain can tear a hole in this world?"

Fullbody faltered for a moment, his rage boiling over. "You bastard! I will have you all thrown into prison sooner or later!"

"Noisy."

Chu Bawang had no intention of indulging him. Moving in a blur, he appeared before Fullbody in an instant. A terrifying aura emanated from his legs. Though he did not call out the names of his techniques—Wind God Kick, Buddha’s Palm Shadowless Kick, Shaolin Twelve-Way Tan Kick, Herculean Vajra Kick, or the Heaven-Shattering Kick—every observer present could intuitively grasp the essence of each strike.

Zeff and Sanji exchanged glances, both stunned. "Such terrifying legwork... it is certainly no less than what you or I could achieve!"

With a resounding thud, Fullbody—having already been identified as malicious—was sent crashing into the sea, his bones shattered by Chu Bawang’s assault. His survival remained uncertain.

"That man carries quite a heavy aura of violence," Zeff mused, shaking his head. "To cripple a Navy captain just because he took a second look at his wife...?" Still, as a man who had spent the first half of his life as a ruthless pirate, he saw that the look in Fullbody's eyes had been far from innocent. In the end, Fullbody had brought this destruction upon himself.

"Sanji, Patty! What are you standing around for? Get over here and serve these wealthy guests!"