Angel investor in the One Piece world

The Barradi floating restaurant, on a small platform outside the back door of the kitchen.

A young chef with smooth, golden hair and his right eye showing was taking a break from his busy work, leaning on the railing to enjoy the breeze while smoking a cigarette.

Barratier's business is booming, so the chefs are very busy.

Such moments of relaxation are rare.

Sanji has always cherished it.

But he suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Has that cloud remained still since just now?"

Sanji tilted his head back, lost in thought.

While the other clouds in the sky were moving rapidly, one very small cloud remained motionless, having stayed in the sky for quite some time, almost as if it were nailed there.

Even other cloud formations were changing, while that cloud remained unchanged.

He, who had spent years sailing the seas, had never seen anything like it.

Sanji squinted, trying to see more clearly, and suddenly he saw two black dots.

What's coming down from the clouds?

How could something fall from the clouds?

Is it a bird?

The next moment, Sanji was horrified. "It's a human!"

As the two shadows falling from the clouds rapidly descended, he finally saw them clearly.

There were two people!

What on earth happened? How could a person fall from the clouds?

What should I do?

How can we save them?

Falling from that height, even if you managed to catch it, you'd be smashed to pieces!

but.

"Hahaha! Curly eyebrows! Long time no see!!"

One of the two people who fell was laughing loudly.

Sanji was stunned.

The appearances of the two people who descended from the sky could now be clearly seen.

"A rooster's comb?"

He exclaimed in disbelief.

Later, in the Barradi kitchen.

"Hahaha! Long time no see, everyone!"

Barto gave each chef a warm hug.

"Barto! You little brat, I thought you weren't coming back!"

"It's been three years, hasn't it? I thought you'd died at sea!"

The chefs were also very happy.

"I'm perfectly fine! Barati is my home too, how could I not come back!"

While bickering with the chefs, Barto hugged the restaurant's head chef, Zeff, who wore a tall chef's hat and had only one leg. "Uncle Zeff! Long time no see!"

"Bartolomeo?"

The old chef was a little unaccustomed to Barto's enthusiasm. He patted him on the back and then pushed him away, saying, "What brings you back, kid?"

"Could it be that they couldn't make it in Loguetown, so they've come to seek refuge with us?"

Sanji leaned against the wall and slowly lit a cigarette.

"Stop talking nonsense, Curly Eyebrows."

Barto turned his head dismissively, his tone brimming with pride, "I've already conquered the entire underworld of Loguetown. Now I'm a big shot in Loguetown, second only to the king!"

"Yeah?"

Sanji raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.

He's a chef; he doesn't care about the underworld or anything like that.

"Let me introduce you, this is Moretti Damian, my most admired older brother!"

After introducing Damian to the chefs, Barto introduced the chefs to Damian, "Big brother, this is Uncle Zeff, the great guy who taught me kicking techniques, and this curly-browed guy is Sanji, he's a bit of a fangirl..."

About four years ago, after confirming that the fifteen-year-old Bartolomeo was capable of protecting himself, Damian, who lived far away in Shimotsuki Village, sent him to Baratie.

The Barrier-Barrier Fruit's power requires hand gestures to use, so Damian suggested that Bartolomeo learn kicking techniques. And in the entire East Blue, no one is probably better at kicking than barefoot Zeff.

Barto stayed here for about a year and got along very well with the chefs.

"Is this your older brother?"

Sanji recovered from his shock and frowned slightly as he looked at Damian.

The man with the rooster-like hair said that his older brother was also a superhuman, just like him, and it was because of his ability that the two of them could descend from the sky at will.

However, whether he can do it or not doesn't matter, but why has this guy been staring at him since the beginning?!

The intense gaze made him feel uneasy.

Damian smiled and bowed slightly. "After Barto came back, he often told me about you. During that time, Barto was taken care of by you."

This is truly delightful.

The golden light above Sanji's head was as dazzling as a small sun!

Golden Legend!

As expected of the Pirate King's wings, a man who rivals Jabba of the Roger Pirates!

Damian encountered a gold-quality investment target for the first time.

Needless to say, Zoro's color is gold, and Luffy's is red.

"It's nothing, this kid has helped us a lot."

The head chef sized up Damian. "So, Mr. Moretti, what brings you here?"

He's not a simple person.

"Since I happened to be passing by, of course I had to come and take a look."

Damian said gently, "I'd also like to thank everyone on behalf of Barto. Please feel free to ask if there's anything I can do to help."

"Really?"

Chef Paddy rubbed his hands together and squeezed forward with a fawning smile. "Actually, we didn't help much! But if you really want to thank us, just give us a few million Berries!"

"Patty, you idiot, stop trying to make exorbitant demands!"

Another chef named Carne, not to be outdone, kicked Paddy and then declared righteously to Damian, "Mr. Damian, one million is all I need!"

"Hey! Carne! What are you haggling about here, you bastard!"

"Mind your own business!"

"You two idiots, stop embarrassing yourselves!"

Sanji couldn't stand it any longer, so he kicked the two of them twice, sending them sprawling face-first into the dirt.

"These two guys used to be pirates, they're not very bright."

The blond young man exhaled a smoke ring and said calmly to Damian, "No need for thanks or anything. This guy with the mohawk wasn't just freeloading in Barati; he worked hard and doesn't owe us anything."

"Hey! Sanji! You idiot! If you don't want it, we'll take it!"

"That's right! Head chef! You need to control this idiot!"

Paddy and Carne, who had just gotten up, were so angry that their faces were contorted.

But their aggressive behavior lasted only a moment; the long chef's hat struck them on the head like a stick, saying, "Stop fooling around."

The two rogue chefs let out a mournful cry and collapsed to the ground in despair.

The head chef's face was as indifferent as Sanji's. "Just like Sanji said, it's not necessary. Taking in Bartolomeo wasn't for any reward."

"Uncle Zeff!!"

Barto was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes.

He is indeed a very emotional person.

"is that so?"

Damian sighed with some regret. "Isn't it a shame? I'm an investor, I invest in other people's dreams. Like Mr. Sanji, Barto said your dream is to find the legendary All Blue."

When All Blue was mentioned, Sanji and Zeff's expressions changed slightly.

Damian added, "And finding the Transparent Fruit."

Zeff's lips twitched.

Sanji immediately glared fiercely at Barto.

Bartolomew was only three years older than him, and they were the only two of similar age on the ship at the time, so Sanji and Bartolomew had a good relationship, and Sanji told him many of his secrets.

Bartolomeo scratched the back of his head sheepishly.

"I really don't know where ALL BLUE is, but the Clear-Clear Fruit—"

Damian only managed to utter half of his sentence before Sanji had already launched himself in front of him.

The blond boy's voice cracked with excitement, "Brother Damian! Do you have the Invisible Fruit? Then I won't hold back!"

"That idiot!"

Zeff's boss's mouth twitched faster.

"Of course I don't have the Transparent Fruit."

Damian laughed, unable to stop himself, as the golden light above Sanji's head condensed into a seed.

Sanji's eyes, which seemed to radiate the light of the sun, dimmed in an instant.

However, Damian continued, "But similar effects can be achieved using technological means."

"Brother Damian! Please allow me to call you brother!"