Chef Zeff walked out, leaning on his wooden prosthetic leg, and scanned the devastated dock, then suddenly burst into laughter: "Interesting! A very outstanding young man!" He turned and yelled to the kitchen, "You brats! It's feast time!"
As if a switch had been flipped, the entire Baratie suddenly came alive.
The waiters skillfully moved out long tables, the chefs carried whole roasted lambs onto the deck, and even the guests who had fainted from fright earlier rubbed their eyes and woke up.
"Meat!!!" Luffy's rubber arm instantly stretched out, directly grabbing three roasted suckling pigs, "Sanji! Ten more portions! No, twenty portions!"
Sanji, with a cigarette in his mouth, kicked away Luffy's sneaky hands: "Wait! First, make sick meals for the injured!" As he spoke, he placed a special seafood porridge in front of Zoro, "It has rum in it, it won't kill you."
Usopp slumped in a chair, his long nose still twitching: "I... I actually survived facing Mihawk..." He suddenly jumped up, "No! It was I who intimidated him with my Godly Snipe!"
Everyone: "Tsk~~~~"
Ron leaned against the railing, his sea-blue cloak bathed in the evening glow. He took the cocktail Sanji handed him and suddenly asked, "Do you want to come with us to the Grand Line?"
Sanji's movements paused, and cigarette ash fell: "Huh?"
"There you can achieve your dream, All Blue, your culinary skills..." Ron swirled his glass, and the ice cubes clinked crisply, "They shouldn't be buried in the East Blue."
Sanji: ...
Luffy's loud shout suddenly came from a distance: "Sanji! Be my chef!" His mouth was full of food, and he shouted indistinctly, "Usopp's cooking is too terrible!"
"Bastard! I'm still here!" Usopp's long nose twisted in anger.
Zoro barely managed to sit up, scooped a spoonful of seafood porridge into his mouth, and suddenly his eyes widened. This taste... it made him think of the dojo in Shimotsuki Village, and the tea Kuina brewed...
Chef Zeff was standing on the second-floor terrace at some point, the dim lights flickering in the twilight: "Kid, if you want to go to sea, then get lost." As he turned, his wooden prosthetic leg made a 'creaking' sound, "Don't die halfway."
Sanji's cigarette suddenly went out.
As the first star lit up, the Baratie's lights completely illuminated the night sky.
The mellow aroma of fine wine intertwined with the smoky scent of roasted meat, and joyful singing rose and fell with the waves.
Zoro's snores were exceptionally peaceful amidst the noise; he was dreaming that he had cut through that green sword aura.
Usopp was spinning the legend of 'Godly Snipe' to every listener; Luffy was scurrying back and forth between the dining tables, his belly puffed up like a balloon...
And Ron and Sanji stood at the bow, looking at the dark sea. In the distance, the silhouette of the Going Merry was faintly visible under the moonlight, as if waiting for new crewmates to board.
"Alright, I'll go to sea with you guys!" Sanji then walked off to join the feast with everyone, the important thing being to bid farewell to Zeff.
The revelry of the feast gradually subsided. Ron stood alone on the stern deck, the sea breeze rippling his sea-blue cloak, and the moonlight cast his long shadow on the shimmering sea.
Suddenly, his pupils slightly contracted.
[Ding! Subsystem Feedback]
[Host Usopp has completed the 'Legendary Shock' mission]
[Tenfold Return Triggered]
[Reward obtained: God's Eye!]
[Ability Description: Can perceive the heartbeat and precise location of all life forms within a thousand-mile radius!]
A strange warm current spread from between his eyebrows, and Ron's sensory world was instantly reconstructed. Countless subtle 'presences' lit up in his consciousness like starlight:
Zoro's steady and powerful heartbeat in the nearby restaurant as he slept;
Luffy's 'thumping' sounds as he rolled around under the deck from eating too much;
Even the accelerated heartbeats of a few dolphins playing in the distant sea...
Most astonishingly, he could clearly perceive Dracule Mihawk, who had already sailed dozens of nautical miles away—his pulse, steady as a bell, was beating at a unique frequency.
It was as if he stood high in the sky, overlooking everything within a thousand-mile radius.
"This is... God's Eye?" Ron murmured softly, unconsciously tapping the ship's railing with his fingertips. Each tap's rhythm perfectly coincided with the nearest heartbeat.
A meaningful smile curved his lips. Through this ability, he 'saw' even more!
"It's just the beginning..." Ron looked up at the starry sky, his ambition deeper than the night. He seemed to already see what heights he would reach when more and more rewards returned tenfold.
Luffy's sleep-talk suddenly came from the cabin: "Meat... super big piece of meat..."
Followed by Usopp's startled scream: "Who, who's touching my long nose!"
Ron chuckled. The thousand-mile perception ability allowed him to 'see' his crewmates' comical antics even without turning around. This feeling of controlling everything reminded him of the satisfaction of using map hacks in games in his previous life.
"However..." He turned his gaze towards the Grand Line, "The real challenge still lies ahead."
...
East Blue, dawn,
As the sky just began to lighten, the Going Merry quietly sailed away from the Baratie. In the morning mist, the sails silently swelled with the sea breeze, and the outline of the Baratie, gradually fading into the distance, was reflected in the pupils of the sheep-headed figurehead.
On the deck,
Sanji, with his first cigarette of the morning, his blonde hair slightly curled in the damp sea breeze, frowned as he looked at the circle of people sitting around him.
Luffy sat cross-legged on a barrel, his straw hat pulled low;
Zoro had his three swords across his lap, sleepy-eyed but forcing himself not to yawn;
Usopp swayed back and forth with the rocking of the ship; Ron leaned by the rudder, his sea-blue cloak covered in morning dew.
"I say..." Sanji exhaled a perfect smoke ring, holding his arms tightly in a wary gesture, "Although I know I'm handsome, I don't like men, you don't have to be like this."
"Puhahaha!" Luffy suddenly burst into laughter, bending over backward, his rubber arm accidentally knocking over a nearby bucket, "Sanji, you're so funny!"
Ron was also amused by this unexpected reaction, his low chuckle startling a few seagulls perched on the rigging. Zoro rubbed his temples helplessly: "Idiot Marimo, don't flatter yourself."
The morning light pierced through the thin mist, casting dappled shadows on the deck.
Zoro tapped the deck with his sword sheath and said seriously: "Listen, on this ship—" He pointed to Ron, "This is the Vice-Captain."
Ron nodded slightly, his cloak shimmering in the morning light.
"This meat-loving one is the Idiot Captain." Zoro's sword sheath then pointed to Luffy, who was secretly eating breakfast meat.
"Hey! I'm not an idiot!" Luffy protested, spraying meat crumbs all over Usopp's face.
"I am the Combatant." Zoro proudly puffed out his chest, his three swords clinking crisply.
Usopp jumped up and wiped the meat crumbs off his face: "I am the Sniper! I manage all the logistics of this ship!" He lifted his chin proudly, "Including making sure a certain Marimo doesn't get lost at sea."
Sanji's cigarette paused in mid-air: "Wait... what about me?"
The deck suddenly fell silent. Zoro dug his ear and said nonchalantly: "You? Whatever."
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