#but come on sanji is the ladies man why are you upset that he got himself a nice lady????

[miyuskye]

ready to fight anyone slandering pudding and sanji x pudding

[sabo-has-my-heart]

Hi, could you possibly write a scenario with the monster trio where the reader was hit with a truth devil fruit and they randomly blurt out random things. Reader is scared that they will accidentally confess to their crush so they hide from them, but their crush gets confused and sad and thinks they are avoiding them. Right before the devil fruit wares off their crush finds them and they accidentally confess. Thank you so much!!!!

Word Count: 1930

     Why? Why’d you have to be hit with this devil fruit? Why not the… slow slow fruit? Or the door door fruit? Hell, you’d have taken being struck by Enel over this! But now here you were, forced to tell the truth, and sometimes randomly blurting it out, until the ability wore off, praying that nobody asked you something personal and avoiding your crush like the plague. It’s not that you wanted to avoid him, but how could you when you risked telling him how you really felt? He always seemed so preoccupied by other things, he’d just reject you. You couldn’t handle the embarrassment of telling him and the pain of rejection! So instead you hid from him. You tried everywhere too! Franky’s workshop, the Mini Merry, the Library, the aquarium lounge. Anywhere so that you wouldn’t say anything to him!

Luffy

     The straw hat captain was rarely one to look so downcast and mournful, but you’d been avoiding him since that fight. At first he’d thought that maybe you were hurt, that maybe you just didn’t want anyone to know you’d been injured. Except Chopper had told him that you’d gone to him yourself and while you seemed a little nervous and ‘off’, you were just fine. Nothing more than a couple of scrapes. Then he’d thought maybe you were bored and looking for something to do, but you hadn’t gone to anyone for anything that might entertain you. So then why were you avoiding him? He didn’t think he’d done anything to make you mad, he’d even asked the others who just shook their heads. You weren’t mad at him. Robin and Usopp seemed to know something, but they just told him that you’d be alright and to give you some time. If time was all you needed, then why had it been 3 days since you’d spoken to him and why did you look so afraid every time you saw him? Had he done something to you? He didn’t remember doing anything, but maybe you’d taken something the wrong way? But wouldn’t you have come to him by now if that was the case?

     Glancing at your disheartened captain, you sighed. You didn’t want to hurt him like this, you really didn’t, but you were honestly so terrified of what would happen if you approached him. Already, you’d told Franky he was a weirdo, told Usopp he was an idiot for always lying and hiding behind Zoro, told Chopper you wondered if he was still edible in human form, and told Sanji he was a pathetic ladies man. Not only were they things you hadn’t wanted to say, but they’d been said in ways that you hadn’t wanted them to come out! Franky was weird, but you liked him like that. Usopp was kind of dumb sometimes, but you understood that he was just scared. Sanji was a ladies man, but he was a great guy!... you did still wonder if Chopper was edible though. 

     It had taken him all day, but Luffy finally cornered you, stretchy arms making sure that there was no way to escape as you looked at him fearfully. You hated the heartbroken look on his face, but what else were you supposed to do?

     “Y/n… I… I’m sorry if I did anything wrong to make you avoid me, but please stop. I don’t like it when you do. It makes me really sad because I really like you.” Luffy said sadly, your heart cracking. He thought you were upset with him? Luffy hesitated for a moment as he stared into your eyes.

     “Luffy, you didn’t do anything wrong, but I love you and I got hit with a truth fruit and I didn’t want to say anything and be rejected.” You blurted out, flinching as soon as the words came out. The rubber boy blinked a couple of times before wrapping you in a sudden hug.

     “I love you too, Y/n! I thought you hated me because you were avoiding me!” Luffy said with a large smile, holding you tightly. Sighing, you smiled and wrapped your arms around him. Did getting hit by the effects suck? Yes. but it seemed to have worked out in the end.

Zoro

     For better or worse, avoiding Zoro was surprisingly easy. He spent most of his time in the gym or napping on deck, meaning that you could easily avoid him in the kitchen or the workshops. Especially with Sanji, with how much he hated the blond, it made hiding from him even easier.

     “I still don’t understand. How could you love that moss headed idiot?” Sanji asked as he cooked, making you sigh.

     “He’s hot, he’s muscular, he’s skilled, he’s strong he’s-” “okay, okay! Forget I asked, I don’t need to hear all… that.” Sanji interrupted, shaking his head at the idea that somebody considered Zoro ‘hot’. Sighing, you slumped against the table.

     “What am I going to do Sanji? I have the biggest crush on him! I’d do anything he asked me to, but I don’t want to avoid him and I don’t want to risk telling him!” you whined, face down on the table. 

     “Well you’re going to have to pick one or the other. You can’t seem to stop yourself so either you tell him or you avoid him.” Sanji said, making you moan in despair. Why was life so cruel?

     Zoro swung this weighted practice sword harder and harder. You’d been spending so much time with ero-cook. Of all people, why the damned twirly cook? He paused, looking down. It was a thought that had bothered him for a while. Did… you like the blond? Did you have feelings for him? Were you dating him? Those thoughts had him swinging the practice sword harder, his body filling with rage. You liked the fucking cook! That perverted, curly eyebrowed, woman obsessed cook! He’d liked you for a while now and you liked the cook! He damn near broke the wall as he hurled the weighted sword away from him. He’d have to apologize to Franky later, but right now, he had to find you. He didn’t know what he was going to say, but he had to find you. 

     The look on his face had you a little scared, or at least, a little more than you already were knowing that you could blurt your feelings out at any time.

     “What do you see in that fucking pervert?” he demanded, confusing him.

     “I… what?” you asked, not quite sure what he was talking about.

     “The damned cook! What do you see in him? Do you know how long I’ve cared about you? And you go and fall for the cook?” Zoro shouted, making you flinch.

     “I don’t like Sanji that way, he’s just been helping me with-” you tried covering your mouth, your next words muffled. Zoro stared at you in shock. It had been highly muffled, but he was pretty sure what you’d said. In an instant, you found yourself pinned to the wall, his large hands wrapped around your wrists.

     “Repeat that and don’t lie to me.” he demanded, making your heart jump into your throat.

     “I said, I don’t like Sanji that way, he’s just been helping me with the fact that I love you and am afraid of being around you because I got hit by a truth fruit.” you blurted out, making the man chuckle.

     “Good, I don’t want you hanging out with him when you should be with me.” he said, his lips crashing against yours. Seems like confessing how you felt turned out better than you’d planned.

Sanji

     Sanji angrily chopped at the food in front of him. Stupid marimo, stealing his crush. What did the man have that he didn’t? Sure, Zoro was more muscular and knew how to use swords, but Sanji was skilled, a great cook, a sweet guy, and he showered regularly. His anger turned to sadness as he thought about you hanging out with Zoro so much lately. His darling Y/n, the love of his life, didn’t feel the same way. Wiping some tears on his sleeve, he returned to his cooking, he couldn’t let his cooking suffer because his heart was broken, he had a responsibility to the crew. 

     Zoro sighed as you sat in the gym with him. You weren’t even working out, you were just sitting there. 

     “Will you just go tell the shitty cook instead of moping around here? I’m getting tired of it.” Zoro said, swinging his weights again. 

     “You’re kind of an ass and it’s no wonder why Sanji dislikes you.” you blurted irritably. Okay, that wasn’t entirely true, but in the moment, you were irritated and couldn’t help but say things. Zoro sent a glare over your way. 

     “I could always kick you out, you know. You’re not doing anything, you have no reason to be in here. Where are you going to hide then?” Zoro growled in annoyance. 

     “I hate you right now but you’re right.” you sighed as you put your head in your hands. It’s not like you wanted to avoid Sanji. You loved the cook. But how could you confess your feelings to him? The man flirted with just about any woman he saw, he probably didn’t see you that way. Zoro just rolled his eyes, wiping some sweat away with a towel before returning to his training. He wasn’t actually going to throw you out, partially because doing so would send you falling to the hard deck, but also because he wasn’t a complete dick, he just didn’t like your moping. 

     It had to be wearing off by now, it had been a couple of days! Just a little longer and you could talk to Sanji again. Peeking into the kitchen, you quickly hurried to the fridge. You’d been purposefully skipping dinner and then breaking into the kitchen later so as to avoid the cook. Hearing the familiar click, followed by a deep inhale and exhale had you freezing in place.

     “You know you could just come to dinner instead.” Sanji said, sitting at the table behind you. How had you not noticed him? With your back turned to him, you could put a hand over your mouth to keep yourself from saying anything to him, your heart pounding as you panicked. How were you going to get out of this? Sighing, Sanji stood up, grabbing you a plate and quickly reheating it, not paying much attention to you holding your hand over your mouth, “Eat. Then you can go back to avoiding me and hating me.” Sanji said sadly, putting the plate on the table.

     “Sanji, I don’t hate you, I could never hate the man I love.” you said before you could stop yourself. Your eyes went wide. You hadn’t meant to say that, but you hadn’t wanted him to think you hated him. Sanji’s jaw dropped, his cigarette falling from his mouth. Looking away, you tried to keep yourself together. You hadn’t meant to say that! You couldn’t stop the small scream of surprise and Sanji suddenly lifted you into the air and spun you around.

     “I love you too Y/n! I love you so much!” he said before pulling you close. Your heart felt like it was pounding even harder as you slowly wrapped your arms around him. Snuggling your head into his chest, you couldn’t help but smile. The truth fruit had been horrible, but it had turned out well, so maybe it wasn’t so bad.

[akwolfgrl]

LFT 34

“I'm back! Did you finish polishing my Shigure?” A familiar voice stepped up next to Zoro, a wrapped sword in her arms. “You’re okay. I was worried about you.” She turned her attention to him. “There was an incident where some Marines were attacked earlier near where you were mopping, what with you disappearing I was worried, assuming you were kidnapped, I would have been responsible for your well being since I was the one who put you to work.”

Zoro was not panicking whatsoever, although he had to admit she wasn't the brightest, he would have assumed that the person who disappeared near where the Marines had been attacked was the one responsible and had fled the scene.

“The fact that you're here and unharmed must mean you ran away,” She wasn't wrong, Zoro did flee the scene of the crime before he was caught. “How sad, you must have no idea how to accept love when it comes your way,” Zoro had no idea how they had varied into this topic. It was too soon to say if he was in love with Sanji, he sure as shit wasn't running away from what they had. Besides, he loved Luffy. It was hard not to. His captain drove him crazy but he was loyal to him to the end. “So here's your stupid money back,” She took the money from her pocket and handed it to him. Now he was just confused. Wasn't she the one who said that he had to pay her back for the glasses he broke? “I don't need it, I simply can't accept it from such a heartless ingrate.”

Zoro had half a mind to go into great detail about what he had been up to last night and the fact he had a boyfriend…partner? Fuck they hadn't discussed that. “Besides look! I already got new glasses, how do they look?” She put on her new glasses and looked down towards his sword still in the shopkeeper's hands. She gasped. “That sword looks just like the Wado Ichimonji!” She exclaimed excitedly. She took his sword out of the other man's grasp. “Is this really the sword?” Zoro was confused, was his sword famous or something? It would explain why the shopkeep was desperate for it. Why was it named Wado?

“It's beautiful,” She held the sword up into the air. If he was going to name his sword he'd have named her after Kuina. “This has to be one of the twenty one O-Wazamono swords,” Zoro watched as she took out a small book and flipped through the pages, the book was filled with pictures of different swords. “See…look at this. It says here that this sword is worth no less than ten million bellis,” The shopkeep was trying to jip him, and was clearly upset that he had been caught going by how he was shaking. “But you're broke; how'd you manage to have such a legendary sword?” She asked him.

“It used to belong to my dojo master’s daughter before she died, that's all I know,” Zoro didn't even bother to contradict her statement about him being broke. “Also I'm not running away from love, I'm seeing someone we had our first date last night,” She opened her mouth to speak.

“Dammit Tashigi! You just couldn't keep your mouth shut! You just had to keep talking and tell him how much that sword was really worth! I'm gonna sue your ass for obstruction of business!” The man yelled, slamming his fist down on the counter. The dude was lucky it was him here and not Sanji who'd kick him for being rude to a lady or Nami who'd blackmail and swindle him.

“Obstruction of business? I'm so sorry for whatever I did wrong, please forgive me,” She was way too naive for her own good. Her and Kuina’s personalities were vastly different outside of sword fighting.

“Here I finished polishing your precious Shigure for ya, what a timid girl like you is doing with a sword like i'll never know,” The man pulled a sword with a green and white scarf with gold detailing. “Now just take it and get the hell out of my shop. I don't want to see you in here ever again,” The man tossed her sword, which she managed to catch before stumbling into a display of swords. How someone could be so graceful when fighting but so clumsy any other time baffled Zoro. “Pick up your damn mess and get the hell out of my shop before you destroy anything else!”

“I I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to.”

“Man did she ever help you dodge a bullet. It is a complete waste to have an amateur who has no clue what its true value is wielding a legendary sword like the one you have,” The man sat back down shaking his head, he glanced over to the side. “You can pick from our lovely selection over there. Their barrel swords for 50,000 a piece. Fitting for an amateur like yourself, pick any two you like. I don't care,” the scarcum was thick in his voice.

[holykillercake]

Love Ordeal

SANJI X f!READER

word count: 2k

summary: The Strawhts decide to play Secret Davy Treasure and Sanji doens´t stop asking whom you got. 

highlight:  ¨Sanji,¨ you sighed ¨I love you, but if you don´t stop, I will be forced to throw your cigarettes in the ocean and straighten your eyebrows.¨

warning: F.L.U.F.F.

notes: Guys! This a part 2/3 of a request for a fluff where they have a s/o that made them a thing with crochet and how they would react. Also, Secret Davy Treasure is like Secret Santa, but you know. ALSO, there is a surprise at the end! 

𝕷𝖊𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖘, 𝖗𝖊𝖖𝖚𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖘, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊!

¨Just pick one, Luffy!¨

¨But which one?¨

¨It doesn´t matter!¨

¨Hmm, can I pick two?¨

¨NO!¨

Earlier that day, an old lady told Nami that whichever path Luffy chose would always lead to another Winter Island. So with the end of the year approaching and the cold weather, you decided to play Secret Davy Treasure, a great South Blue tradition.

It consisted of the participants writing their names on a piece of paper, mixing them in a bowl - or Luffy's hat - and drawing them.  Whoever’s name you picked is who you will buy or make a Secret Davy Treasure.

You should have guessed that even something that sounded so simple would be complicated in the Thousand Sunny. The crew didn´t seem to understand nor follow the rules of physics, reality, and the game. 

At first, Zoro folded his paper with his name on the outside; then Brook picked himself and didn´t tell anyone. Now you were struggling with Luffy, who couldn´t pick one because A) he wanted to know what was written inside, and B) he wanted to pick more than one. 

While Franky, Usopp, and Chopper yelled at him, trying to make him understand, Brook laughed at the whole situation, and the rest of you wished to die and get reborn as clams. 

Sanji adjusted the blanket around your bodies and hugged you tighter, chatting until the commotion was over.  

¨Will you tell me?¨ he blew some smoke, and you tilted your head to look at him. 

¨Tell what?¨

¨Who you got.¨

¨What? Of course no!¨ you laughed ¨This is not how you play it!¨

¨But we are a couple, Y/N-chan!¨

¨.., and?¨ you sang the word.

¨We shouldn't keep secrets from each other!¨

A cloud of white smoke came out of your mouth when you giggled before snuggling deeper in his arms. 

¨Okaay,¨ Usopp crawled closer to you, defeated and holding Luffy´s hat ¨he will be the last one.¨

Despite your captain yelling that he should be the first to pick, you were all getting tired and opted to ignore him. 

¨Thanks!¨ you used the blanket to cover yourself as you unfolded it.

A chuckle left your mouth when you saw the name written, and the blonde behind you tried to peek over your shoulder. But you were faster to put the piece of paper with the name of your boyfriend inside your bra.

You turned and gave him a peck on the cheek while he pouted. 

You would have one week to come up with a Davy Treasure for Sanji, and you knew exactly what to do, but some butterflies still flew in your belly, wondering if he would like it. 

As a matter of fact, he loved everything you did, from sweet love to extremely salty culinary disasters. He would find perfection in every little thing done by you.

Enjoying your last days on the island of Snow Globe Pole - yeah, almost as bad as ¨Long Ring Long Land¨ - you decided to tour the city, looking for what you needed to make your gift. Or rather, to crochet your gift.

That was the easy part, for you were on a winter island, yarn and wool were pretty abundant. Every style possible of every possible color, anything that crossed your mind was available in the store. It would have been distracting if you didn´t have the colors already chosen. 

But again, so much for an innocent game. So much for a bit of fun. So naive to believe that Sanji would stop asking you whom you picked. 

In his defense, he had gotten calmer during the first night. But after seeing the bag you brought from the store, he became even more annoying. 

Charming, loving, but still annoying. 

¨It´s not Franky, right? His hands wouldn´t fit in it.¨

¨His regular-sized-robotic-mannequin hands would.¨ you looked at him with a raised eyebrow and a smirk. 

You could almost see the gasp stuck in his throat and his heart skipping a beat. 

After that, he kept bringing you desserts, offering massages, and doing everything in his power to bribe you. Skypiea Sanji was not the real Love Ordeal. Secret Davy Treasure Sanji was the real Love Ordeal. 

¨Sanji,¨ you sighed ¨I love you, but if you don´t stop, I will be forced to throw your cigarettes in the ocean and straighten your eyebrows.¨

He grumbled ¨I love you¨ back among some other things and marched to the kitchen with flames on the top of his head. You chuckled and went back to your colorful wools. 

Before you chose his gift, you thought about Sanji and the things that he liked or needed. From cooking to smoking and women. 

Cooking for him would be outrageous. You wanted to give him something amazing, and you couldn't compare to him in the kitchen. At all.

Women. You were the only woman he wanted and needed, and honestly, you were the woman for the job. 

Now, smoking. You would not buy or make him cigarettes, obviously. But he had this adorable and clumsy thing of always burning the tips of his mittens whenever he lit a cigarette. 

Because of that, you decided to crochet him one of those fingerless gloves that come with a mitten flap so he could cover his fingers once he was done. Like that, he would be warm and natural disaster-free. 

¨There is orange, Y/N-chan! You got Nami, right?!¨ you jumped and almost stabbed yourself with the hook when he yelled in your ear.

¨Oh, my sweet Davy Jones, give me strength...¨ you whispered ¨There is also purple, Sanji-kun. It could be Brook or Robin.¨ 

He pondered over it a little, frowned, and made his way to the door.

¨Hey!¨ he turned with sad puppy eyes ¨Is this really important to you? To know who I got?¨ he nodded. 

You gestured with your head, telling him to come closer. A big and bright smile appeared on his face, and your heart beat stronger. That smile, you would punch the Red Line broken to create another All Blue for that smile. 

Oh, how you love this cook. 

¨Ok! Just because I am asking I´ll tell you first, ok?¨ he spoke with a lower voice but still sparkly. You smiled and nodded. ¨I got Chopper! And I bought him a new backpack with a lot of compartments for his medical stuff.¨

The way he paid attention to the tiny details made you melt. He was always taking care of others, complimenting the crew - except Zoro - and celebrating even the smallest of the successes. 

He showed you the blue backpack, very similar to Chopper´s current one, but a lot stronger, prettier, and more practical. He would love it, no doubts. 

¨Well,¨ you began ¨I got... Usopp.¨ 

You felt terrible about telling him a lie, but you couldn´t spoil your surprise.

 ¨Since we´re going to winter islands, I don´t want his finger to get tangled when, Uhm... he´s picking his Ketchup Stars, Green Stars, or Let´s-scare-creepy-girls-to-death Stars. I really hope he likes it.¨

If you were not paying enough attention, you would have missed Sanji´s disappointed look, which he quickly hid with a kind smile. 

¨You always think about everything, Y/N-chan. He will love it.¨ he kissed your forehead and went back to the kitchen. 

You waited until he closed the door to cringe ¨You are going to hell, Y/N.¨ 

Finally, the Secret Davy Treasure day arrived. You would exchange gifts and then have a nice dinner if Luffy didn´t make a party out of it. He definitely would. 

But you were also grateful that today was the day. Since you told Sanji that you had picked Usopp, he has been acting a little upset. The other guys didn´t notice, but you did. 

You would always notice. And you had an idea why. 

The gift exchanging rules were pretty simple.  The Secret Davy had to offer information about the person receiving the treasure, and the others had to guess. 

It started with Usopp, whose Secret Davy was Franky. He gave him a bunch of super tools and some colored light bulbs for the ¨Party Nipple¨ idea.

Franky´s Secret Davy was Robin. He gave her a journal with waterproof pages he created. 

Robin´s Secret Davy was you, and she presented you with a beautiful copy of a fictional adventure book since you were always reading them on the ship.

Then it was your turn. You held the gift wrapped in a shiny blue paper and began to describe your Secret Davy. 

¨My Secret Davy is... slightly annoying sometimes.¨

¨It´s the stupid-eyebrow.¨ Zoro said.

¨Shut up, marimo head!¨

You continued after Nami punched them. ¨My Secret Davy always takes care of us.¨ 

¨It´s Chopper!¨ you shook your head.

¨Hmm... my Secret Davy is an exceptional fighter! Really strong!¨ 

¨It´s me!¨ 

¨No, Zoro! It´s me! I will become the Pirate King!¨ 

¨Shut up, you two!¨

¨My Secret Davy is...¨ you looked at Sanji and smiled ¨... loving and caring.¨ 

He looked back at you, confused.  Why would you say those about Usopp? Not that he wasn´t loving and caring, but... still. 

¨My Secret Davy is... the man of my dreams, the prince of my fairy tale, and the love of my life.¨

A minute or two passed while everyone waited for Sanji to say something, but he remained frozen with a perplexed expression. 

¨Sanji-san, I think the treasure is yours.¨ Brook said calmy. 

The cook made his way to you slowly, taking the gift from your hands and opening it gently, without tearing the wrapping.  

Did he get upset because of your lie? 

¨Sanji...¨ you called him, but he kept staring at the gloves. 

You saw his eyes fill with water before he excused himself and exited the deck, leaving everyone staring at you. 

¨I don´t... I´m gonna...¨ you pointed and left too. 

When you entered your room, he was standing, back turned to you. Was he really crying, or you saw things?

¨Sanji-kun?¨

¨You remembered...¨ he turned around, still holding the mittens ¨These colors...¨ 

¨Yeah, they don´t really match, but...¨

¨I wanted it so much, Y/N. When I saw it, I wanted it so much.¨

He rushed in your direction and hugged you tight. He hugged you and you felt all his emotions, you felt the weight he carried in his heart. Not a bad weight, just the weight of missing someone you love. 

You knew that that was the reason he was pestering you so much, the colors. You had chosen the colors that Zeff, Sanji´s mentor, wore. 

The fingers were orange and purple, like his striped shirt. You added yellow details of his hair; the blue of his ascot, and the white of his apron. 

As you said, they didn´t match, but apparently, Sanji didn´t care.

He would always share stories about their lives and cook recipes that Zeff taught him. Despite him always calling him old man or damn geezer, the Red Leg was his father.

¨Thank you, Y/N-chan. I loved it.¨

The sound of him sniffing made you hold him stronger. 

¨I miss that damn geezer.¨ 

¨I´m sure he misses you too, Little Eggplant.¨ 

¨Oi!¨

You squeaked and laughed when he threw on the bed.

¨I´ll show you Little Eggplant!¨

Hey, Guys! SURPRISE! Here´s my first decent art? hahaha THE MITTENS!

I don´t know if the quality dropped. I´m using krita and still don´t know how to adjust the settings stuff when I´m saving a jpeg. Anyway, I hope you liked it!

[danwhobrowses]

One Piece Chapter 1005 - Initial Thoughts

Bit of a brow raiser this one Oda, like you relish subverting expectation

But One Piece is back after a long week break (and a less good official translation) as we continue matters with the Flying Six, meaning Hybrid Kaido still eludes us...

but let’s see what we got out of this one huh?

Spoilers for Chapter 1005, Support the Official Release too

Starting off with Katakuri on the cover page, which was nice and cute

Sticking with Black Maria we see the details of how she intends to capture Robin, basically a full on web room, the access to Tranquilizers seems interesting to me too, could use those against them

Dang those are some big brass knuckles

You just knew Oda was gonna do something else when the ladies watching were slowly turning to favour Sanji’s reluctance to talk

And...yeah, it’s disappointing that he does in the end comply with Maria’s request. Calling for help from Robin to save him after doing the ‘don’t underestimate Nico Robin’ scene from last chapter - even Maria herself is surprised

Man, Drake and Apoo are still going at it? Where’s Queen in all this too?

Chopper hard at work though, is the virus back to spreading though

Yeah Heat...we’re kinda feeling that too

Bepo noting it though could call for a surprise Heart Pirates rescue attempt, since they are allies

Marco still out here handling King though it seems

Jimbei don’t look away from the Cat man, that bite is gonna hurt regardless of Armament Haki

Sasaki got up quickly from that belly slash didn’t he?

Nami knows how it is, probably getting Enies Lobby flashbacks from it, but Usopp’s spotted the face tag creatures, maybe he’ll do something with them?

Power Pose Leg

See Sanji this is why you negotiate, you really thought Maria was gonna let you go?

Kinda expected Maria to have a harem of captives though, apparently monogamy was Sanji’s dealbreaker

Slap that bitch Robin!

If Robin’s bloomed past the trap doesn’t that mean that’s Clone Robin?

God it’s been too long to see Assassin Robin come out

And Brook’s here too, freeing Sanji from the webbing because he’s not a mega simp

‘Are those it? Your last words’ DEVIL CHILD LIGHT OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY ASSASSIN ROBIN HYPE

So I think the sell for Sanji is meant to be he complied because he knew Robin could handle herself and trusted her to come out on top, but I don’t think it landed that way enough

I’m a little confused by Yamato’s explanation, are we saying that all the eye tags are ‘cyborgs’? Does that mean Bao Huang is a cyborg? Or just the tiny animals? Does that mean Kaido experimented on small animals to turn them into a recon unit?

‘Everything they see is seen by their human counterparts’ - so each Mary is assigned to another user? It can’t be animal based because Bao Huang found the Akazaya thought a mouse Mary

Finding a Mary though means that Yamato’s group has been spotted, time to bounce

Yamato my dude you are giving Momo a new wave of confusion by having him hide in your tits

And Jack is back, wanting to get his revenge on the weakened Akazaya. Guessing this is where Sanji redeems himself, an Injured Jack vs an injured Sanji, should suffice though given that Jack is a 1bn Beri bounty

Jesus christ everyone’s getting their tits out this chapter XD Oda’s definitely maintaining himself as a boob guy

Is that a legit head on her flaming weapon as well? That’d be grim

Badass Nico Robin and Simp Brook having to face the giant spider lady

So to get it out of the way, yes it was upsetting with the Sanji stuff

but this was still a good chapter, in fact it feels like Oda intentionally wants us pissed off at Sanji because of this - given how blatant he made out the dialogue being similar to public thinking. 

I am glad Robin’s finally gonna get a legitimate fight as well, she hasn’t had a real fight since Fishman Island, maybe you can count Trebol and Sugar but she was more dodging and trying to grab them than fight. And Oda’s made sure she looks badass as hell here. I wonder if Brook is gonna wander off too though, 2v1 seems like it could dampen Robin getting a W. I mean Brook is probably staying to make sure Robin doesn’t get kidnapped but they need to support Luffy too

As I said, Jack vs Sanji seems imminent, and with the rest of the Tobi Roppo busy that means Brook doesn’t really have anyone to fight, unless he walks into Queen or Hawkins (still maintaining though that Hawkins will turn on Kaido), Carrot and Wanda have been fighting Perospero on the outside for a long time too I wonder how that’s going. Yamato is also on the move too, he’s gotta find a new hiding spot though he could too be motivated to go to the Akazaya, I doubt there’s many more hiding places in Onigashima given that it’s hundreds of feet in the air.

but no break next week, I’m guessing we’ll have some of the Maria fight, maybe move to Jimbei too and hopefully Carrot - though if I were to bet I think Marco or Drake/Chopper is more likely from the chapter - before we return to whatever wreckage Hybrid Kaido and BM have left for our supernova

Man why can’t the chapters come quicker? Like just clone Oda 10 times over and then get 10 chapters a week XD the waits are painstaking, and we don’t even know who the shadowed figure Robin and Jimbei saw was let alone who the new shadowed person with the Akazaya is

such a freaking tease...

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As soon as it had come to his ears that it was a certain captain's birthday, Sanji took over and occupied the kitchen to prepare a feast for the celebration, even though he was not part of that crew. He made do with anything he could find stocked on this ship, preparing a hearty meal. But for this special occasion a cake was also a must and so he worked his magic on the sweet treat, decorating it with fruits and cream and swirly letters that said: "♡~ Happy Birthday ~♡"

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So it was Bones’s birthday… Big deal. As far as the Adamastor crew was concerned, their captain’s birthday was yet another excuse to get pissed as a newt, with one advantage.

While Bones did not mind the men’s drinking, he did not enjoy seeing them make fools of themselves, rolling and crawling all over the place and barfing overboard, if they managed to get up and expel the contents of their upset stomachs over the railing and not on deck. He would scold them and tell them of a little thing called self-respect, to which the priest would add a thing or two, and which should be any man’s priority, particularly when he was part of a crew and his behaviour would reflect on his mates… and on his captain, Bones would add.

But Bones’s birthday gave the men the excuse to drink all they want and claim it was to the captain’s good health! And what could he answer to that?

Aside from the partying to the men’s tastes and needs, there was not much happening for Bones’s birthday. Only Paraty had a gift for him, which was an illustration of a koala chewing on eucalypt leaves. It was the boy’s own work, of course, vibrant watercolours with the talent that was so his and the technique he had acquired in order to fulfiill his dream and fill pages and pages and pages with knowledge both written and visual of the natural world.

However, by more than a happy coincidence, this was Morgan’s birthday as well. The crew didn’t know it - why, they did not even know who Morgan was, save for this or that man from the South Blue who’d heard of the Carnahans of Shipwreck. But Sanji of the Strawhats did and, by events which are not worth describing now, was on the Adamastor together with her crewmen.

Sanji’s presence meant this birthday had to be different from Bones’s previous one amongst his crew, for only Sanji knew the captain to be a woman. The cook insisted on using the kitchen, much to the resident cook’s displeasure. 

Nutmeg was a proud and stubborn man who would feed the crew porridge when nothing else was available and tell them to quit their belly-aching and eat that fucking shit - his own words - as though it was roast chicken and they’d better lick their fingers, too, or else he’d spank their sore fingers with his wooden spoon. Or with a spatula. Or shove their fingers against the hot coals if their complaints were too loud in tone or too annoying in nature! The captain, too, he’d provide with porridge but hold back his threats out of respect and before the lack of an actual need for it - Bones would thank the cook for his work and happily eat his meal all the same.

So Nutmeg, who was very unrefined and who did not worry about how dishes looked provided they were nicely cooked and provided the crew with nutrients - and as long as his kitchen fulfilled the minimum requirements of hygiene, though he would not chase out a rat or two who, oftentimes, were a better company and more polite eaters than the men - did not like this cook of the Baratie and his sophisticated ass waltzing into his kitchen, or so he’d describe out of spite and no lesser degree of jealousy.

He came in here like he was the top shit, twirling in his big boy shoes and fancy necktie. That’s not how a cook looks, a real cook! He’s far too clean!

Bones dismissed Nutmeg’s protests and told him Sanji was more than allowed in the kitchen- He was allowed to make use of all the ingredients and utensils he wanted and Nutmeg had better stay out of his way and not be rude to their guest. Captain Black did not appreciate rudeness… They may be pirates but they were still civilised, for God’s sake! Then, in a more affectionate tone - not too sweet, though - Bones assured his cook there was no reason for jealousy and hard feelings towards Sanji when his food was good and he was a good cook. This was a lie, of course, or a half-truth, as Sanji was a far better cook than the older man was. Yet, Nutmeg was not being replaced by Sanji and therefore had no need to feel threatened by the charming cook.

Still, the cook demanded to stay in the kitchen and watch Sanji work, which he did with arms crossed over his dirty apron and eyes fuming from the place where he was seated. He did not disturb Sanji and watched him do his thing, being polite enough to tell him where things were or fetch them himself in spite of his words that he would not help ‘fancy boy’. 

If Sanji disliked his temporary companion, he didn’t show it… Though Nutmeg was a man and thus not above being scolded and kicked by the chef of the Strawhats, Sanji was educated and recognised this was not his galleon and therefore had no right to kick the crew as he pleased… Not unless he was insulted or victim to something serious like that. Nutmeg was not insulting any of Sanji’s doing.

Indeed, after a while he… showed himself more willing to help and, though he did not say it, learn from Sanji, who obviously had plenty to teach. The older cook watched the younger almost without batting his eyelashes, afraid of not getting the information he would of course miss during the short time his eyes were closed. Though Sanji was young and sophisticated and Nutmeg was rather primitive, there was some common ground: neither was a fan of wasting food, which was why Nutmeg yelled at the crew when they complained about their poor meals or servings. You’re being fed, you’ll live yet another day - shut the fuck up. 

Perhaps Nutmeg’s permanently soiled apron could be compensated by the fact his utensils were clean and his ingredients well-storaged and the rodents he didn’t mind for a company were not allowed in the cupboards, meaning Sanji needn’t worry that much about hygiene. Then again, Sanji smoked nonstop and maybe he should not be adding smoke and the smell of tobacco to his food either… 

Once Sanji was gone, he was sure to become Nutmeg’s new idol, though he would not change any of his cooking! Maybe he’d beautify his dishes a bit but only for his captain and Captain alone! Let the lowlifes have their grub. 

Though the Adamastor’s crew surpassed that of the Strawhats in number, Sanji was used to cooking for a man who ate as much as a platoon did and therefore had no trouble cooking for everyone. Plus, he had Nutmeg’s helping hands after fishing him for his side without even meaning to, and between the two they cooked a dinner like the crew had never seen or been fed.

Of course they went mad over the flavours they did not know existed and showered compliments over Sanji. Some even compared the experience of eating his food to having sex, in a crude or more elevated way. 

They doubted Nutmeg had done anything other than spill profanity, which they knew he did over everything when he thought no one was looking - how the fuck was he supposed to cook any fucking thing at all when all they had was some fucking leftovers and how the fuck would he stretch that thirtyfold and what fucking for?, when the crew would fucking fuck his ears with complaints, the fucking brats! who’d never fucking starved properly, otherwise they’d be thankful for eating fucking sand if that’s all they had…! At least he would not use any form of the f-word about Black Bones. Crude man that he was, Nutmeg knew what respect for a captain was. Captain ought to tell them to shut the fuck up and eat, though.

Though big and basic men for the most part, the Adamastor’s pirates were thrilled by the birthday cake. The very idea of cake made them titillate, as if was not a common dessert on the ship, unless you counted Nutmeg’s sweet bread as cake. Oh but this was much more like it, with peaches and cream and everything! Oh, it looked so fluffy and it was scented of everything nice…!

Behind her binder and beard, Morgan was genuinely relieved when she saw Sanji had not written any names on the cake - not hers, not Bones’s. Of course Sanji was too bright to screw it all up by writing her name on the icing and he understood the important of this vital lie of hers. But the fact he had not opted for Bones’s name was also meaningful: it showed it was her birthday he was celebrating, more than his, and to have a person acknowledge that in such a subtle way… Sanji truly was one of the best men Morgan had ever met.

As for the design… There was a bit of talk about the hearts. Did ‘pretty boy’, as Sanji was being known, have a crush on their Captain? And, now that they thought about it, they had never seen Captain with a woman before… Suspicions aside, it would be fine for the crew if their captain fancied men, as some of his crewmembers did. Truly, that was not what would get them mad…

Then again, ‘pretty boy’ Black Leg was a fancy guy and what did they know of fancy? The ones who did, like Erasmus and Santiago were not questioning the hearts, so why should anyone else? Yes... maybe they were reading too much into it.

Bones thanked Master Sanji for the lovely cake with a secret glimmer in his eyes only for him to understand - it was a lady’s thanks. He also paid a compliment to the meal in general and gave Nutmeg a special mention, knowing the cook had participated in the preparations as well, for he was not a bad man, only a primeval one. He was happy as a pig in mud.

After cake, and while the crew got started on their drinking and Erasmus took his old body to bed and Santiago tried to drag Paraty away from them and their frivolity and get him to do his lessons, Bones invited Sanji to his office. There, Morgan offered Sanji a glass of good wine, just one of the bottles kept for special occasions, and thanked him again, now in a more delicate and ladylike way. Thanks to him, her birthday - not Bones’s - hadn’t gone unnoticed. Still in her fake beard, Morgan kissed Sanji’s cheek with moisty lips and a pop.