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Chapter 548: It's a Reindeer, You Bastard!
Chapter 548: It's a Reindeer, You Bastard!
"I never lay a hand on a lady!"
Sanji shouted, then turned to bolt toward the exit.
"Shave."
A voice rang out behind him.
Sanji instinctively dodged sideways as a wisp of white figure zipped past his original position, kicking the wall beside the entrance.
Boom!!
The wall shattered into dust, sending shockwaves through the kitchen. Stones rained down, blocking the exit.
Ju Geng turned to Sanji, "If I let you escape, that man will throw another tantrum. I just want to cook in peace—I’ve no interest in listening to his rants."
Sanji’s face darkened.
"Not fighting? Then I’ll start first."
Ju Geng stamped her foot, her figure blurring into a wisp of afterimage as she lunged. Her delicate hand reached for Sanji’s collar.
Sanji leapt back, evading her grasp. But as he retreated, his pupils constricted. His leg instinctively lifted—then lowered.
Her hand accelerated, preemptively locking onto his escape route. With a swift motion, she seized him, reversed into a shoulder throw, and slammed him into the ground.
"Ura Otoshi!"
Crash!!
Sanji’s head smashed into the floor, creating a massive dent. His legs trembled skyward.
Ju Geng paused mid-throw, straightened, and asked, "You saw it coming, didn’t you? Why hold back?"
Moments ago, the man’s expression and movements had clearly anticipated her attack.
Sanji’s head quivered in the crater. Struggling, he pulled himself free, rolled sideways, and knelt, blood streaming from his forehead as he gasped,
"I never strike a lady—that’s my knight’s way!"
"Hmph? So you’d attack a woman? Or are you planning to carry her off on your back?"
Ju Geng glared at him like trash. "Guess I was mistaken. You’re just garbage."
"Hey! Listen properly!" Sanji roared. "What’s wrong with your ears?!"
Before his words faded, her hand struck again.
Sanji dodged, her grip missing. She pivoted, her leg lashing out like a whip kick.
Wham!
The blow sent Sanji flying.
But the next instant, Ju Geng’s face paled. "Crap! My cuisine!"
Sanji had crashed onto her cooking counter.
Yet now, the black-clad man lowered his head, dissipating force as he face-planted, sliding across the floor to halt inches from the counter.
The cuisine remained untouched.
"You…" Ju Geng frowned. "Why?"
Sanji staggered up, wiping blood from his face. "How could I let a lady’s carefully prepared cuisine be destroyed?"
"Ah? Are you saying my cooking’s terrible enough to warrant destruction?"
Sanji: Silent, blinking.
He glanced at the still-sizzling steak. "A shame. The timing’s off—too late for a sear. The texture’s ruined…"
Grabbing a pan, he poured oil and heated the stove. With practiced speed, he flipped the steak, whisking eggs and preparing flour in a bowl.
"The ingredients are top-notch."
He stirred the eggs into a viscous mix, dredged the steak in flour and egg, then plunged it into the sizzling oil.
"Sixty percent heat’s perfect."
The pan hissed as the steak hit.
Ju Geng, poised to attack, watched, intrigued.
Sanji began mixing sauce.
"A fried steak demands more than quality beef—it needs the right sauce."
He blended ingredients into a soy sauce-like glaze.
"Now—fry two minutes, flip for one."
Precisely timed, he lifted the steak. With a flick of his wrist, excess oil drained.
He sliced it, paired it with the sauce, garnished with a green flower, added a fork, and presented it with a bow. "Please, taste it, beautiful lady."
Ju Geng took the fork, speared a piece, dipped it, and ate.
Chewing.
Silence.
She set the fork down. "Break your own teeth before speaking again."
Sanji placed the plate aside and strode toward the blocked exit.
"Your cooking’s impressive. You win. And though your words are vile, your actions speak of a gentleman."
Ju Geng murmured behind him.
Sanji paused. A grin spread, revealing pearly whites.
"Of course! I’m the future chef of the One Piece!"
He kicked the rubble, shattering it, and strode out.
Ju Geng gazed at the cleared doorway. "His Observation Haki’s sharp. He could’ve countered me but held back. Still…"
She eyed a Great Bow and quiver on the wall, shaking her head. "A pirate? Pity. I lost. No reason to chase. But leaving won’t be easy."
She turned back to her cooking.
…
"Luffy!"
"Zoro!"
"Sanji!"
Clack-clack-clack.
Down a shadowy corridor, a fluffy raccoon dog trotted, paws raised to his mouth, shouting.
Leaning against the wall, he sighed, "Everyone’s scattered."
Boom!!!
As he leaned, a deafening blast erupted from within the wall. The force blew it open, hurling Chopper outside.
"Cough! Cough!"
Chopper clawed free, coughing violently, his blue nose pinched. "Ugh, stinks!"
"Ugh, another failure!"
A woman in a satin black robe, her figure accentuated by a navy hooded cloak, stormed out of the hole.
"Need someone to fix this wall…"
She froze, staring at an animal pelt among the rubble.
Chopper stared back.
"Navy?!" Chopper ducked behind a boulder, most of his body still visible.
Fen Ni tilted her head. "A raccoon dog?"
"It’s a Reindeer, You Bastard!" Chopper bellowed.
"Eh? A talking raccoon dog?" Fen Ni recoiled.
"I Said Reindeer! Reindeer!!" Chopper roared.
(End of Chapter)
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