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  After getting their orders, Sanji vanished into the kit to prepare the food while the group engaged in lively chatter. Usopp, watg Sanji's retreating figure, sparked a discussion. "How about him?" he asked, referring to Sanji. "He's strong and a cook," he added, recalling how Sanji handled Fullbody.

  Luffy, his mind always on strengthening his crew, nodded in agreement. He thought Sanji would make a great addition, but he also noticed the tensioween Coby and the blonde cook. Turning to Coby, Luffy sought his input.

  Coby, uanding Luffy's silent query, shrugged nontly. "You're the captain, Luffy. As long as he behaves, we're good," he said, his tone casual but firm. He khe importanaintaining a harmonious retionship within the crew, and as Vice-Captain, he was keen to support Luffy's decisions.

  Luffy, satisfied with Coby's response, nodded. His trust in Coby's judgment was evident. He valued Coby's role as Vice-Captain and respected his insights, especially when it came to the crew's dynamics.

  The versation drifted to their moves and the advehat y ahead, their voices mingling with the ambient sounds of the restaurant. They didn't knew each other long, but they still came to feel sense of Nakama-ship as they spent more time.

  Soon, Sanji reappeared, bang trays den with steaming dishes. The aroma of the food filled the air, and the crew's eyes lit up with anticipation. As Sanji set the ptes down, the crew eagerly began to eat, their chatter turning to tented murmurs of appreciation for the meal.

  Amidst their enjoyment, the door to the restaurant swung open, and a new figure stumbled in. The man was starved and weak, his clothes tattered and hanging loosely on his thin frame. His eyes, sunken and hollow, sed the restaurant with a desperate iy of hunger not many could uood. He was starving and this restaurant was like a mirage in a desert, and booby tin.

  The crew's attention shifted to the newer, their expressions varying as they took the newer. The man's appearance wasn't anything like they could see around them. trast was there to see, on one side, tattered, starving man pared to the lively and well-fed patrons of Baratie. His presence seemed to draw all the attention.

  Nami, her gaze fixed on the man, whispered to Coby, "Who is that? He looks like he's been through a lot."

  Coby watched ily as the figure made his way into the bustling Baratie. Cnized him immediately as Gin, of course. He expected him to arrive. But there were a few divergences from Anime as he tried to recall what ged. In the anime, Gin had escaped from prison and shot a Mari the door of the restaurant to assert dominance, but here, he simply walked in.

  As Coby pohe situation, he realized that his as with the redirected onball might have iently set Gin free. However, he didn't feel guilty about it. Coby khat Gin would have escaped eventually, and he wasn't oo himself with every single Marine. His pragmatism guided him; his passion, love, and mercy were reserved for those he genuinely cared about. Mainly crew and a few irls.

  Gin, his eyes sing the room, chose a table and sat down. His prese fitting the pce at all, drawing the attention of many in the restaurant. Patty, one of the chefs known for his bold and brash demeanor, approached Gin. "Wele to Baratie, Shitty er. Do you have moo pay?"

  In response, Gin dreistol, pointing it directly at Patty's head. "How is a bullet for payment?" he tered, his voice raspy and strained.

  Patty, unfazed by the threat, had seen his fair share of pirates and dangers at sea. He retorted with a smile, " I assume you don't have money, shitty sir?"

  Gin, taken aback by Patty's boldness, was momentarily speechless. However, before he could react further, Patty acted swiftly. T in, Patty locked his arms above him and, with a powerful motion, smashed down oarving man, breaking the table and chair beh him. The impact sent a shockwave through the restaurant, sileng the chatter and drawing gasps from the patrons.

  The se that unfolded was brutal and swift. Gin, caught uhe sheer force of Patty's attack, y amidst the wreckage of the broken furniture, his pistol knocked away. Blood trickled from a cut on his head, staining the floor beh him. The violence of the act was a stark reminder of the harsh reality of life at sea, especially in a pce frequented by pirates and outws.

  Coby, the se without ge on his face. Maybe because he expected it, maybe because he knew Sanji would feed him anyway. Maybe he was getting used to the terms that being pirate meant hardship in the sea. He khat situations like this were on in the pirate world, where strength often dictated the rules.

  Luffy, witnessing the enter, jumped to his feet, his eyes wide with a mix of shod excitement. "Whoa! That was intense!" he excimed. Not quite liking how Gin was treated, as he was quite empathetic. He wouldn't want to be in Gin's pce.

  As Patty's decisive a against Gin echoed through Baratie, the other patrons responded with a mixture of cheers and murmurs. There was an unspoken reition among them—a shared familiarity all civilia, the bloodthirst that had emanated from Gin the momeered. Among the onlookers, only Fullbody, who y bloodied and battered, and Coby, with his knowledge from the anime, reized the notorious pirate but civilians too khat man was not good news.

  In the midst of the chaos, Gin's stomach audibly grumbled, drawing sneers and mockery from the surrounding crowd. "Look at him, his stomach growling like a beast," oron jeered, his voice ced with disdain.

  Gin, his pride wounded but intact, forced a smile, masking his desperation with bravado. "Idiot, that was a fart," he retorted, his voice strained but defiant. He refused to show weakness, even in his dire state.

  Patty, unimpressed by Gin's attempt to save his pride, grabbed the weakened pirate with an iron grip. With a show of force that was both swift and merciless, he hurled Gin out the door of Baratie, discarding him like thrash.

  As the se unfolded, Coby noticed Sanji slipping away into the kit, a subtle movement that didn't escape him as he was expeg it. To his surprise, Luffy also stood up, his i piqued. Luffy, with his i sense of justid empathy, walked out to observe Sanji's as, curious about how the cook would hahe situation.

  True to Luffy's thoughts, Sanji emerged from the kit with a pte of steaming food and a gss of water in hand. His demeanor had shifted from the fmboyant and aggressive cook io a more passionate and thoughtful person outside. He approached Gin, who y crumpled on the ground, and pced the food and water before him. "Eat," Sanji said, his voice firm but gentle.

  Gin, taken aback by this act of kindness, looked up at Sanji with a mix of suspi and gratitude. His eyes, which had moments ago held a defiant spark, now shimmered with unspoken thanks. He reached for the pte, his hands trembling slightly as he brought the food to his lips.

  The se was the opposite of the violend chaos that had just transpired inside Baratie. Sanji's gesture, simple yet profound, spoke volumes about his character—a man capable of great kindness amidst a world often marked by cruelty. Which was something fit Luffy's definition of piracy.

  Luffy, watg from a distanodded in approval, a smile spreading across his face. "Sanji's a good guy," he murmured to himself.

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