23 Chapter 23: The Direction? Loguetown!

ALL BLUE!

Zeff shook all over, looking at Hiruma in disbelief.

"You don't have to answer me so quickly. I'll come back in eight years. By then, you should be an old man in his sixties. If you still dare to come with me and be my chef, I'll take you to find ALL BLUE!" This was exactly Hiruma's plan. He planned to set sail same as Luffy and recruit his own crew along the way, without interfering with each other. Luffy had his "Straw Hat Pirates," and Hiruma had his own "Elderly, Weak, Sick, and Disabled Sunset Crew."

"Hahaha!" Zeff suddenly burst into loud laughter. "Interesting. There are still people who can appreciate this disabled old man. But speaking of which, eight years later, you will also be an almost sixty-year-old old man."

This was true. Hiruma's body was already forty-eight years old, and in eight years, he would be fifty-six, barely meeting the standard of an old man.

As Zeff laughed, tears unknowingly flowed down his face. "Eight years, good! Just eight years!"

If he left now, he really couldn't make up his mind.

"In eight years, that brat will have grown up, and I can go crazy again with these old bones. Even if I die, I want to die on the Grand Line!"

After a while, Zeff finally calmed down. "Captain, I'll go make your first meal now."

Although Hiruma said he had eight years to consider, Zeff had already made his decision.

He had recognized Hiruma as his captain!

Hiruma waved his hand. "No need, let that brat do it."

Zeff's face revealed a rare hint of tenderness. "Captain, do you really trust that Sanji can make the food according to your requirements?"

"If he can't even understand the customer's requirements, how can he become the greatest chef?"

Zeff was taken aback for a moment, then laughed heartily and sat down in a chair, waiting for Sanji.

On the other side, Sanji had been standing there for a long time in the kitchen.

"Broken organs, congealed blood, twisted limbs, withered bodies, and crimson fruit..." Sanji muttered unconsciously.

Patty and the others came over. "Zoro, don't mind that perverted cannibal. Just cook him a seafood fried rice and send it over."

Sanji ignored Patty and the others and continued to ponder. Suddenly, a bright idea flashed through his mind, and he reached for an ingredient and began to cook.

Hiruma had been waiting for a long time, but he was not in a hurry.

However, Zeff was getting impatient. He looked towards the direction of the kitchen and then at Hiruma, who was resting with his eyes closed.

But fortunately, Sanji didn't keep him waiting for too long. He walked out with a large platter of food in his hands.

"Guest, this is the shattered internal organs, coagulated fresh blood, twisted limbs, and withered body that you asked for, and of course, the crimson fruit."

After looking at the dishes that Sanji brought, Zeff finally smiled in relief.

It seemed that the little guy didn't need his guidance for eight years after all.

Hiruma opened his eyes and looked at the dishes on the table: duck intestines, blood tofu, squid tentacles, salted fish, and tomato soup. He sat up and began to enjoy the long-awaited delicacies.

After finishing the meal, Hiruma wiped his mouth and said, "You're not too bad, kid. I'll give you some guidance. But I only have two days, and I won't waste too much time on you."

For the next two days, Hiruma kept freeloading at the sea restaurant.

Whenever he had nothing to do, he would beat up Sanji, claiming that he was teaching him how to practice.

Of course, Hiruma was indeed teaching Sanji how to practice, but more importantly, he was trying to get some loot.

Besides Sanji, Zeff and Patty were also on Hiruma's list of targets.

Dion't be fooled by Patty's constant money-grubbing; he was just as obsessed with becoming a chef as Sanji was.

Moreover, Sanji would be taken away by Luffy in the future.

As for Zeff, Hiruma had already reserved him.

By then, the sea restaurant would be under Patty's management.

Hiruma didn't know how strong Zhepu was at his peak, but judging from his ability to survive for a year on the Grand Line and come back in one piece, he was probably stronger than Hiruma is now.

Even though he lost a leg and his physical condition deteriorated with age, the wind kicked by his prosthetic right leg was enough to stop bullets fired by ordinary firearms.

Hiruma didn't stay for long. After teaching Zeff and Sanji the techniques of Tekkai, Soru, and Geppo, he left on a small boat with Zeff's sailing diary.

Of course, compared to Sanji's progress, Hiruma made even greater strides.

Going out to sea this time was indeed a wise move. Even though Zeff was no longer at his peak, he still contributed many yellow-grade and green-grade loot to Hiruma.

Not only did it provide him with a lot of attribute points and skill experience, but more importantly, a familiar feeling emerged inside him.

That feeling of being on the verge of a breakthrough!

[Host]: Hiruma

[Strength]: 171

[Speed]: 185

[Physique]: 166

[Skills]: Swordsmanship lv32, Marksmanship lv29, Taunt lvMAX, Conqueror's haki lv2, Boxing lv36, Navigation lv25, Armament Haki lv2, Swimming lvMAX, Cooking lvMAX, Dragon Claw Fist lv25, Observation Haki lv2, Rukoshiki (Soru lv15, Tekkai lv23, Kami-e lv19, Geppo lv13, Rankyaku lv15, Shigan lv10)

[Devil Fruit]: Milk-Milk Fruit

Looking at his three maxed skills, Hiruma was also full of anticipation.

Taunt, Swimming, Cooking.

He didn't know which skill was on the verge of breakthrough this time, and what devil fruit would form after the breakthrough.

Hiruma had no hope for a Logia-type devil fruit as these three skills seemed to have no connection with that type.

He just hoped that it wouldn't form a Zoan-type devil fruit, even if it was nearly impossible.

Hiruma had a vague sense of foreboding in his heart.

After leaving the restaurant, Hiruma had planned to abandon the boat and swim. After all, the speed of this small boat was completely incomparable to his swimming skill.

But at this point, he hesitated.

"Let it be anything. Who cares?" Hiruma didn't care. After all, he already had the Milk-Milk fruit, a devil fruit with a 'destructive' power.

After determining the direction, Hiruma jumped into the sea and swam towards Loguetown.

Loguetown was the birthplace of the Pirate King Gol D. Roger, and also the place where he was executed.

It is known as the "Beginning and End Place" and is also a necessary passage from the East Blue to the Grand Line.

.....

At the same time, there were several Navy warships anchored near Loguetown.

"Commander Smoker, the warships has been assembled!"

Recently, Smoker, who had become a Commander, had been very busy.

To earn money to buy cigars for himself and, more importantly, to use his iron-blooded methods to eliminate the nickname "Milk Bottle Commander" that people called him in private.

"Set sail! This time we must completely annihilate the Krieg Pirates!"