A Cook, A Doctor, A Ghost and A Ronin.

Loyalty

Half Destroyed Inn, Kitchen

Sanji and Mitsuri is in the kitchen after Sanji offered her something to eat for her breakfast. Which she immediately agreed to. After serving her an exquisite French breakfast, both of them began entertaining themselves by making small talks with each other. Sanji finds joy in the Love Hashira's company. It's better than having to hanging out with the shitty mosshead any day for sure. Then, Mitsuri asked a question about his dream. The one and only.

"My dream, eh? It is to find All Blue." Mitsuri raised her eyebrows while munching on her second helping. She had never heard of something called All Blue before.

"What is that?" Mitsuri asked.

"Well back from where I came from, there is a sea where every single fish from every part of the ocean was there. A heaven for a seafaring cook. Although most people regarded that it was nothing but a myth. I didn't think so." Sanji explains his dream that made him decide sail the seas to look for it.

"One day, I will find it. I don't care what other people think. Hell, that's the reason why I sail the rigid seas." Sanji is adamant that one day he will reach his dream. One way or another.

"Ah, your dreams sounds lovely! I hope that one day you might reach it. By the way, how was it? The crew that you're with?" Mitsuri pray that Sanji would reach his dreams someday. She respects how Sanji didn't care what others say about his dream. Something that is so passionate about as a cook.

"They're fun to be around. Sometimes, they would be a pain in the ass. But I like them. I would gladly do everything that I could for them." Sanji lets out a cloud of smoke from his nose. The crew is the only thing that he got going off.

"What about the Ronin?" Mitsuri addressed Zoro. Which Sanji retorted hearing Zoro's nickname. Back then, Zoro had quite making a name for himself as the people's savior. He even got statues! Now, he becomes something of a legend. A folklore if you will. Some people even thought that he was a divine spirit. That's bullshit! 

"Well, I wish that I had thrown him overboard when he was sleeping back at the ship." Sanji muttered his dissatisfaction at Zoro. Mitsuri didn't expect that answer at all. Eh? Pardon me?

"I hated that guy's guts. He could go and rot in hell for all I care. He's a thorn on my side. That stupid mosshead always gets lost and too dumb to understand simple things. Really, he's a pain in my ass" Sanji explained how he really hated Zoro. He really hate him that much? Mitsuri thought.

"He's the First Mate of our crew. The first member that my captain recruited. An alcoholic with a drinking issues. But still......

"What kind of right hand man am I If I can't protect my captain's ambitions, let alone mine?!

"Luffy will be the King of Pirates!"

The incident at Thriller Bark is something that Sanji can't deny. Zoro is willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of his captain. He would gladly die. A true definition of loyalty to his captain. Something that was rare to see.

At Thriller Bark, Sanji remembered how Zoro told him to keep it a secret from Luffy. Even when Sanji offered himself to die instead of Zoro, Zoro knocked him down with his sword. He might act tough, rough and harsh. But deeply, he cared about his friends.

"He's loyal to our captain. He might be an idiot sometimes, but he would draw the line when it comes to his captain." Sanji referenced how back then, at Water Seven. When Usopp left the crew. 

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"What? Usopp is coming back? Then, Let's go get him!" Luffy hurried to the door with Chopper, excited about the return of his crewmate back in the team.

"Hold it, you guys." Nami, Luffy and Chopper looked back to see Zoro leaning on the glass window of the cabin. His eyes are dead serious, which is rare of him.

"I won't let any of you guys to go and get him. Whatever you do, don't assumed subservient attitude towards him, Luffy." Zoro prevents them from going outside and tell Luffy to no show Usopp any submissive attitude.

"I'm not going to accept him unless he apologizes first." Zoro stated.

*Tap*

*Tap*

*Tap*

"No matter what feelings were involved in Luffy and Usopp's arguments, no matter who the right one is......once a man decided to fight a duel, the outcome of the duel decides that argument." Zoro walked up to Luffy and explain his reasons.

"He lost......and walked out on us on his own." Everyone is silent.

*Pinch*

*Stretch* 

"Now listen, you guys. He might be an idiot, but he is still our captain. If Usopp can't treat him with respect when things are critical, we're better not having him in our crew. If a captain stops commanding respect, his crew will fall apart and fail." Zoro pinched Luffy's rubber face and stretches it.

" Listen! I don't care if you want to act all happy-go-lucky, but if you, the man who is above me, shows weakness, next time, the one will be leaving the crew, is me!" Zoro raised his voice and pushed Luffy away as he guarded the door.

"It's good that the idiot wants to come back. But if he tries to fudge on this without taking any responsibility, I won't accept it no matter what!" It is rare to see someone like Zoro acting this serious.

"If that happens, we'll leave him on this island." If Usopp didn't take any responsibilities after his past mistakes and terrible choices, Zoro will left Usopp alone in this island. Nami decided to intervene talk with Zoro.

"Hold on, Zoro. It's true that his actions weren't appropriate, but we can give him a good talking once he comes bac-

*Shing!*

Zoro unsheathed his sword and stab it on the ground. 

"Is leaving the crew such a trivial matter?! There's no way we can trust a man who'd do such a thing on impulses!" For the first time, Zoro talk back to Nami and shut her up.

"Here is what it boils down to. If the words coming from Usopp's mouth are a sincere apology, then we're all good. Otherwise, there's no place for him to come back to." Zoro sheathed his sword back into the scabbard.

"We're not little kids playing pirates"

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"Whenever our captain is absent or about to make blunder moves as a captain, it's him that would take the crew back on track." Which is an irony, considering he would always lost.

"After all that we've been through, even though I hate him, he's someone that is proven worthy for being a First Mate and the right hand man of our captain. Sometimes, I can't help but agree with him sometimes." Mitsuri could see that Sanji had a form of respect towards Zoro.

"Aww, I never thought that's what you thought of me, shitty cook." Zoro intrudes out of nowhere. Emerging from the broken door. Turns out that he had been listening all this time.

"All Blue? Cut that shit about that fictional myth. I thought your dream is living in Fishman Island with all the mermaids until you die of a blood loss, Nosebleed-kun?" Zoro mocked Sanji, reminding him of the time on Fishman Island.

"I take back what I just said about you. How about I turn you All Black and Blue instead?" Sanji throws his cigarettes away as tick mark and veins were popping off his forehead. 

"Bring it! I would love to uncurl your curly eyebrows!" Zoro smirked.

Mitsuri's sweat drops down her face. As much as she could guess that both of them had a mutual respect towards each other, she can't help but wonder why do they always fight the moment they met?