Chapter 26

After about a minute, they brought me the first dish, the taste was indescribable, much tastier than anything I ate in this world, and probably in the past too. After about another couple of minutes, the next dish was brought, this went on again ten times and the food finally ended, and I ate a full meal.

- Hoo, yeah, thanks, the food was delicious! - I said with great gratitude. I looked at the waiter and continued: - Can I talk to the chef?

- Heh, no problem, I'll call him now.

After some time, a waiter came up to me, and next to him was he - Sanji. He was tall and thin, even slightly taller than me, gray-blue eyes, blonde hair and long bangs that covered his left eye, and of course his strange eyebrows, although I saw only one eyebrow, but still it was very unusual, twisted into a spiral. He was dressed in a black suit and held a cigarette in his mouth.

I put the money for food on the table and stood up:

- Thank you, I have never eaten anything tastier in my life. And he shook Sanji's hand and asked, "Can we talk?"

He nodded and said:

- Of course.

We went out onto the balcony and sat on the railing, I spoke first:

- Nice place here, how long have you been here?

- A long time ago, but what do you care? - answered the cook.

I grinned and said:

- I wanted to invite you to the team, I need a cook, will you go?

Sanji shook his head.

- I'm not interested, I'm fine here too.

I paused and then said:

- What about your dream? Sitting here, can you fulfill it?

- Dream? - The cook muttered, and then, looking at me, answered: - Even if I want to, I still can't, I have to be here. And why would I go with you, I don't know you.

- Ah, so you owe something to the old man, right? I looked at Sanji. "Do you think he wants this for you?" So that you spend your whole life beside him? - I chuckled: - I doubt it.

Sanji was silent, I continued.

"Plus, don't you want to settle past debts?"

Sanji frowned.

- What are the debts?

Eh, it looks like I'll have to talk about it, well, I think, otherwise it would have been nothing, eh ...

I sighed and said:

- Come on, your eyebrows, your name, others may not notice, but those who have seen the same eyebrows, I can add two and two and compare the facts. The deceased prince, everything is ...

* Vshuuh *

Sanji grabbed my breasts and growled.

- Who are you?!

I patted his hand and said:

- Calm down, I'm just one of those who know about Germa, you want to hear? - I nodded at his hands: - Just let go first.

Sanji looked at me warily, then let go.

- Speak.

I straightened my collar and sat back on the parapet, then began to tell my fictional story. I understand that lying to a future team member is not very correct, but I have no choice, a conversation about his family would still take place one day, I won't say that I know about him from some "manga", otherwise it will be easier nobody gets hurt.

- Once I was in the North Blue, and it so happened that I was lucky to meet a very beautiful girl. At that moment, Sanji started looking at me with interest.``Heh, so she was gorgeous, big shapes, beautiful face, and also ... '' Sanji listened to me with a twinkle in his eyes, and I continued and continued ... Thirty seconds later, Sanji was already bleeding from his nose, but he kept listening.

- Hmm, so where did I stop there? - I asked ero-koka.

- On her leg, on her feet! Sanji shouted.

I scratched my chin and then continued:

"Oh yes, right, her legs ... They were beautiful, long and graceful, snow-white and delicate, and on each of her legs there was a big number 6 tattooed ..." After my words, Sanji continued to smile silly , but then suddenly I was dumbfounded.

"Y-you, y-you, this is, this is ..." Sanji began to stutter.

- Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha, I'm sorry I could not resist, you should have seen your face. - I laughed with tears in my eyes, his face had to be seen, he seemed to swallow a fly.

- You bastard ... - growled the ero-kok.

I brushed away the tears that had come through and said with a laugh:

- Hah, I'm sorry, but you won't argue that your sister is really very beautiful?

Sanji snorted.

- And how do I know ?! I have not seen her since childhood.

I smiled and said:

- Don't worry, you'll see. I only recognized you because I saw her, and how I got to East Blue, I think it shouldn't be surprising for you.

Kok nodded and asked:

- So you are not connected with Jerma?

I shook my head.

- Of course not, if I was connected with them, they would have come for you long ago. I heard a lot about your father, I think he would have come up with a way to use you in his plans. I looked at Sanji and said earnestly, "So ... You need to be prepared, if I recognize you, maybe someone else can." With your powers, you cannot handle them, let alone protect your old man's treasure. Sanji was silent as I continued.

"You need strength to protect those you care about, strength to find All Blue, and strength to repay your offenders. And besides ... - I lifted my head up and looked at the floor above: - Someone wants you to find your way in life ... - Sanji followed my gaze and saw a one-legged old man who was standing and grinned.

- Heh, this shket is right, it's time for you to get out of here. Zeff grumbled.

Sanji thought about it, I jumped off the railing and said:

"Although you don't know me, as I don't know you, but I can understand who is a worthy person and who is not. You have grown up to be a definitely worthy person, and I need people like that on a team, those to whom I can trust my back, and those who trust me with theirs. I'm not asking you to trust me now, swim with us for a while, and then decide whether to stay or not. - I smiled and went to the exit: - We will wait for you here for a couple of days, and then we will sail away, do not linger!

With these words, I stepped onto the ship, I hope he can decide everything for himself, and we will wait ...