A cook, vice-captain of the Rocks Pirates?

While fighting a great pirate like himself, he actually had the mind to think about what to eat for lunch?

This is no longer contempt; it's a deep-seated disregard that shows no regard for him whatsoever!

"asshole!"

Shiki's proud heart was completely ignited by the announcement that it was lunchtime.

He abandoned the idea of ​​retreating; he wanted to show these arrogant fools what the consequences of angering a lion were!

"I changed my mind!"

A crazed killing intent flashed in Shiki's eyes. He ignored Newgate and fixed his gaze on the chef.

This guy.

He still remembers the scene when he was captivated by Ryan's cooking skills.

Years later, looking back now, Shiki feels a strange sense of humiliation welling up inside him.

"Raine, you wretched bastard, I'm going to tear you and your ridiculous lunch to shreds!"

With a swift movement, he bypassed Newgate and, like a golden lightning bolt, charged straight towards Renn on the New Moby Dick!

Shiki the Golden Lion's furious attack was as fast as lightning and as powerful as thunder.

He unleashed the full power of the Float-Float Fruit, transforming himself into a golden streak of light, his target the very source of what he saw as the greatest insult to him—Raine.

He wanted to use the cruelest method to crush this arrogant fool and his ridiculous lunch together, in order to defend his dignity as a great pirate.

Faced with this deadly attack that would make even a naval admiral tremble, the people on deck reacted in various ways.

"Head Chef!"

Gatz and Oden cried out in alarm at the same time, wanting to rush back to defend and provide assistance, but it was already too late.

Dorum was so frightened that his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

A flash of anger crossed Newgate's eyes. He hadn't expected that Skeeter would be so shameless as to attack a chef.

He was just about to unleash a shockwave interception when he realized he was a step too late.

However, just when everyone thought that Renn was about to be torn to pieces by that violent power.

Renn moved.

Chapter 141 The Defeat of the Flying Pirates

Ryan didn't flinch, he didn't even look up.

Just as Shiki's figure was about to reach him, he gently tossed the huge food box made of a special alloy upwards at an extremely tricky angle.

"Culinary Skills: Flipping the Wok"

This simple, freehand movement resembles an experienced chef tossing food from a pot into the air to ensure even heating.

But such a simple action contains some kind of profound law.

Shiki only felt a blur before his eyes, and the food box that he found so annoying actually met his diving path with perfect precision in a trajectory that he could not understand at all.

Even more frightening, he felt a strange, spiraling force of deflection emanating from the food box.

boom!

A deafeningly loud bang.

Skine's headbutt, powerful enough to shatter mountains, slammed solidly into the bottom of the food box.

The scene that I had imagined—the food box being smashed to pieces—did not occur.

Shiki felt as if his power had struck a spinning, boundless ball of cotton.

The force of that impact, powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, was instantly dissipated and neutralized by that small food box in a way that seemed to deflect a great weight with minimal effort; some of the force was even rebounded.

He felt as if his head had hit a spinning top, and he was dizzy and seeing stars. His downward momentum came to an abrupt halt.

"Wha...what?"

Shiki steadied himself in mid-air, clutching his dazed head, staring incredulously at the food box that still landed steadily in Rein's hands, and at the boy who had remained expressionless throughout.

He felt that his worldview had been completely overturned at that moment.

The mighty Golden Lion Shiki, the greatest pirate of our time, was actually defeated by a cook with just a lunchbox?

"I already told you not to disturb the chefs while they're serving meals."

Raine finally raised his head, and for the first time, a cold, disgusting look appeared in his calm eyes, as if he were looking at a piece of poorly prepared, substandard ingredient.

"Your meat is too tough and full of messy energy; it doesn't even qualify to be made into meat floss."

Raine's voice wasn't loud, but it was like the sharpest knife, piercing deeply into Skeeter's proud heart.

"You...you are looking for death!"

Shiki had completely lost his mind. He roared and was about to launch another attack.

However, this time he didn't have the chance.

"Shiki!"

Newgate's voice, filled with endless rage, rang out behind him like the pronouncement of death.

"You dare to lay a hand on my head chef!"

An unprecedented and terrifying shockwave, powerful enough to make the heavens and earth pale in comparison, suddenly erupted!

"Emperor Zhen!"

Shiki felt an irresistible force, enough to shatter everything, strike him from behind. Before he could even turn around, he was like a fly swatted by a god, spitting blood as he fell helplessly from the sky.

Boom!

His body slammed violently onto a huge ice floe, shattering it into pieces, before finally sinking into the cold seabed, his fate unknown.

The members of the Flying Pirates were completely terrified by what they saw.

Their captain, the invincible Golden Lion Shiki, whom they regarded as a god, actually... was defeated?

The defeat was so decisive and so complete.

"The captain has been defeated!"

"Run!"

Someone shouted, and the Flying Pirates' fleet was thrown into complete chaos. The few remaining warships turned around and fled as quickly as possible from this nightmarish place that they would never forget.

Onboard the New Moby Dick, everyone stared at the ravaged battlefield in silence for a long time.

Gatz and Oden landed from mid-air, their eyes filled with awe as they looked at Rein, who was still holding the food box as if nothing had happened.

Marco, Joz, and the others were also utterly shocked.

Although I had seen it before, I was still shocked by the amazing and terrifying moves of Renn when I saw him make a move again.

Newgate withdrew his fist, walked over to Ryan, looked at the boy who always managed to create miracles, and gave him a helpless yet indulgent smile.

"Gurarararar, Renn, it seems your safety will be more important than this ship from now on."

Ryan ignored his teasing and simply opened the food box, revealing a mountain of all-meat burgers reeking of a deadly aroma, made from sea king meat.

"Lunch can begin."

He announced calmly.

What should have been an earth-shattering battle ended in a way that no one expected, fizzling out prematurely.

The turning point of this battle was neither Newgate's devastating shockwave nor Skeeter's overwhelming levitation ability.

It's not just a simple "Lunchtime is here," but a chef's absolute rule of protecting his food and not allowing it to be violated.

……

"Oh oh oh oh oh!"

"A hamburger! It's a hamburger!"

The tense atmosphere from a moment ago crumbled instantly in the face of the aroma of food.

Gatz and Oden were the first to pounce, each grabbing a huge hamburger and stuffing it into their mouths, their mouths greasy, arguing incoherently about who got the bigger one first.

"Burp...Delicious! This meat patty! It tastes like pure power!"

Gatz took a bite of half a hamburger and felt his energy replenished instantly, even feeling that his muscles had become even stronger.

"Mmm! This sauce! It's sweet and sour with a hint of spiciness, so appetizing!"

Oden also thoroughly enjoyed the meal, feeling that it was more satisfying than all the delicacies of Wano Country combined.

Newgate picked one up too. He looked at his family on the deck, cheering over the delicious food, then at the chaotic battlefield in the distance, and finally burst into laughter.

This is the home he wanted.

There is the most reliable family, the most delicious food, the most exhilarating battles, and... the most reassuring noise.

……

This brief conflict in the Shattered Mirror Sea, though somewhat comical in its process, resulted in a huge uproar, like a depth charge dropped into the ocean.

Shiki the Golden Lion, a great pirate who was on par with Roger and Whitebeard, and was known for his massive flying fleet and lawless style, was actually defeated.

Moreover, they were defeated in a skirmish, and the defeat was so decisive and thorough.

The news spread like wildfire, reaching every corner of the world at an astonishing speed through newsbirds and intelligence channels in the underworld.

On an unnamed island in the New World.

"Hahaha! Funny! Really funny!"

A man wearing a straw hat and sporting a mustache looked at the intelligence report in his hand and let out a hearty laugh.

He was Gol D. Roger.

"Rayleigh, look at this! Shiki got beaten so badly he didn't even want his ship anymore. I heard he was defeated by a cook!"

"cook?"

Rayleigh adjusted his glasses and took the intelligence from Roger. When he saw the description of Rein's incredible culinary skill, the "cooking technique," even he showed a strange expression.

"He blocked Shiki's headbutt with a lunchbox... This Rein, it seems we've been underestimating him all along. And the Whitebeard Pirates seem to be even more formidable than we imagined."

"Yes!"

Roger's eyes burned with a flame called adventure.

"I'm increasingly looking forward to seeing them again! Especially that chef named Ryan!"

Chapter 142 Sunset Island

At the same time, Marine Headquarters, Marinevando.

The atmosphere in the marshal's office was as heavy as ice.

Then-Fleet Admiral Steelbone Sky slammed a top-secret report urgently delivered by CP0 onto the table with a loud bang.

"Damn it! These monsters!"

His temples throbbed as he looked at the latest assessment of the Whitebeard Pirates' fighting strength in the report.

"Edward Newgate's development of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit has entered a completely new realm, and its destructive power assessment must be raised once again!"

"Kozuki Oden, a samurai from Wano Country, possesses top-tier Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki, his strength comparable to an Admiral candidate! And that giant anchor Gatsu, his pure strength has surpassed that of the giant race!"

"This is the most crucial point!"

Steel Bone Sky pressed his finger heavily on a name—the God's Chef, Rein.

"According to CP0's analysis, the root cause of Shiki the Golden Lion's defeat lies with this chef!"

"Not only can he greatly enhance his companions' combat power with his cooking, but his own strength is also unfathomable, and he may even possess some unknown, rule-based Devil Fruit ability!"

"A chef who can create an endless number of powerful individuals, and who himself possesses unknown and terrifying power... his threat level must be redefined!"

Standing opposite him was the general Sengoku.

"This Renn... seems to have become stronger and more terrifying."