dmims Chapter 417 Assassins of the Beihai Underworld
Chapter 417 Assassins of the Beihai Underworld
Sanji was born into the Vinsmoke Family, a renowned assassin family in the North Blue's underworld. This family is famous for its unique scientific research techniques; through the modification of "bloodline factors," they successfully cultivated five children with extraordinary physical abilities, including an eldest daughter and four male quadruplets. Sanji is the third of these quadruplets.
However, Sanji's father, Vinsmoke Judge, held different beliefs than most. He believed that emotions were a human weakness that would hinder the family's development, so he decided to strip his children of their emotions and train them to be ruthless killers.
Judge's wife, Sora, deeply resented her husband's actions. She firmly believed that emotions were an indispensable part of humanity and should not be taken away. To protect the children's emotions, Sora resolutely took a potent drug that could affect the results of the bloodline modification. Although this drug gradually weakened her body, it successfully preserved Sanji's emotions.
Growing up, Sanji's personality differed drastically from his brothers. His brothers were instilled with the ideal of becoming Germa executives from a young age, filled with a thirst for power. Sanji, however, lacked this ambition; instead, he displayed a more refined sensibility and a passion for cooking than his brothers.
Sanji is always considerate and caring towards those around him, his kindness and gentleness standing in stark contrast to the coldness of his brothers. Although he is often bullied by his brothers, he never changes his true nature because of it.
When his mother, Sora, passed away from illness, Sanji was heartbroken. Ignoring family rules and his brothers' ridicule, he personally cooked a sumptuous meal for her. This meal was not only Sanji's expression of love and longing for his mother, but also his steadfast adherence to and expression of human emotion. His cooking was criticized by the maids serving the family, but his mother not only didn't dislike it, but also happily praised it.
Sanji was deeply moved and resolved to keep his mother's smile forever. So, while diligently training his strength, he also focused on improving his culinary skills. He studied cooking techniques day and night, constantly trying new recipes, hoping to bring his mother more joy through delicious food.
However, fate played a cruel trick on Sanji. Despite his tremendous efforts, his mother ultimately passed away due to illness. This blow devastated Sanji; he could not accept his mother's departure, and his heart was filled with endless sorrow and pain.
Meanwhile, Sanji's family adheres to an ancient and conservative belief—"Royalty should not serve others." This belief leads to Sanji being neglected and discriminated against within the family; apart from his sister Reiju, his other siblings all see him as someone to be bullied.
As time passed, Sanji and his five siblings grew into adults. They displayed superhuman abilities gained through the modification of their "bloodline factors," becoming the elite of the family. However, Sanji alone remained as ordinary as he was at birth, without any special abilities. This greatly disappointed the family's scientists, who considered him just an ordinary person.
Sanji's father, Judge, grew increasingly disappointed in him. Because Sanji disagreed with the family's beliefs and practices, he struggled greatly during his father's training, even finding himself completely outmatched in physical altercations with his siblings. For years, Sanji had been humiliated and bullied by his father and siblings, gradually shrouding his heart in darkness.
Ultimately, Sanji's father was utterly disappointed in him. He put a heavy iron hood over Sanji's head and locked him in a dark, damp dungeon for six months. To the outside world, Judge declared that Sanji was dead, as if he had never existed.
Sanji, wearing an iron mask, silently left the Germa Kingdom. In that dark prison cell, he accidentally discovered a book belonging to a family servant. The book described a mysterious place—"ALL BLUE," a place where all the culinary ingredients from the four seas of the world were gathered, like a dreamlike ocean.
This discovery instantly ignited Sanji's passion for adventure, and his pursuit of culinary skills grew even stronger. He longed to explore this legendary place, to find rare ingredients, and to improve his cooking. This thought lingered in his mind, and the idea of leaving home to explore and hone his culinary skills officially took root in his heart.
However, fate played a cruel joke on him. One day, Sanji was imprisoned by his father and punished. During those long days, he became increasingly unable to bear the huge gap between himself and his family's ideals.
Finally, in order to pursue his dream, Sanji decided to escape this cage. With the help of his sister Reiju, he successfully escaped from prison. However, the moment he stepped out of the prison, he bumped into Judge.
Judge looked at Sanji without any intention of keeping him, instead mocking him to his face, calling him "a disgrace to the Vinsmoke family." He coldly demanded that Sanji, after leaving the family, must never again refer to himself as his son.
Despite the pain in his heart caused by his father's ruthlessness, Sanji was not defeated. With Reiju's blessing, he resolutely left his family and embarked on his own journey.
On his way out, Sanji met Zeff. The two hit it off immediately and decided to board the passenger ship, the Orbit, which happened to be docking. From then on, Sanji became the ship's apprentice cook, beginning a new chapter in his life. Later, a crew of cooks led by Red-Leg Zeff came to the ship to steal its treasure. Young Sanji was determined to fight back and declared that his dream was to find All Blue, so he couldn't let himself die at the hands of pirates.
At that heart-stopping moment, the towering waves whipped up by the storm, like a ferocious beast, opened their gaping maws and mercilessly swallowed Sanji into the embrace of the sea. However, Zeff, who shared the same dream as Sanji, did not hesitate to leap into the turbulent sea and engage in a thrilling life-or-death struggle with the giant waves.
After a fierce struggle, the two were finally washed ashore on a huge rock. This rock was like a deserted island, with nothing but hard stone and no food.
In this desolate environment, Sanji's heart was gradually consumed by fear and despair. He began to suspect Zeff, believing that Zeff had secretly hidden most of the food. Thus, driven by hunger, after eating all the food, Sanji decided to kill Zeff to seize more food to sustain his own life.
However, when Sanji raised his weapon to strike Zeff, he suddenly discovered a shocking fact—Zeff had left all the food for him, while he himself silently endured the torment of hunger, even going so far as to eat his own right foot to survive.
Faced with this cruel truth, Sanji was deeply shocked. He couldn't understand why Zeff would sacrifice himself like this, so he angrily questioned Zeff. But Zeff's answer made Sanji realize that they both shared a common dream: to free everyone from the suffering of hunger.
Sanji finally understood Zeff's good intentions, and he was deeply moved by this selfless love and dedication. To repay Zeff for saving his life, Sanji made up his mind to open a sea restaurant with Red-Leg Zeff, using food to spread warmth and let everyone taste the flavor of happiness.
After a long 48-day wait, they finally saw the light of day in the sky. This life-or-death experience completely changed Sanji's outlook on life, and he deeply understood the preciousness of food and the hardship of survival. From then on, Sanji stayed at Red-Leg Zeff's sea restaurant, focusing on learning how to become an excellent chef, while also constantly honing the unique footwork that Red-Leg Zeff had taught him.
Time flies, and Sanji is now 19 years old. One day, Lieutenant Hepburn from the Marine Headquarters arrives at the Baratie, a sea restaurant, ready to enjoy a sumptuous meal. However, Hepburn is a complete scoundrel; he not only deliberately tries to scam people but also recklessly wastes food, which Sanji finds unbearable, ultimately leading to a sound beating.
Shortly after Sanji finished teaching Hapoel a lesson, Silver, the pirate imprisoned by Hapoel, escaped from his cell and arrived at the Baratie. Silver was clearly starving; he immediately tried to dine and dash. However, his plan was quickly thwarted, as Paddy mercilessly beat him up and tossed him out like trash.
Unexpectedly, Sanji, upon seeing the dying pirate, not only didn't treat him coldly but also felt pity and offered him a free bowl of rice. This scene was witnessed by Luffy, who was working odd jobs at the sea restaurant. Deeply impressed by Sanji's kindness and culinary skills, Luffy immediately decided to recruit Sanji into their crew as their chef.
Unfortunately, Sanji didn't immediately accept Luffy's invitation; he seemed quite content with his current life. However, when the other members of the Straw Hat crew arrived at the sea restaurant for their meal, Sanji was deeply attracted by Nami's beauty, treating her with exceptional enthusiasm and even personally cooking her a delicious meal.
Two days later, under bright sunshine and with a gentle sea breeze, Silver, along with his boss Klick and a group of other companions, once again embarked on their journey to the floating restaurant.
The floating restaurant was as bustling as ever, with guests chatting and laughing, enjoying the delicious food and beautiful scenery. Sanji stood at the kitchen door, warmly welcoming each guest.
However, amidst this seemingly peaceful atmosphere, a sudden change quietly occurred. After accepting Sanji's gift, Krieg repaid kindness with enmity, revealing his true, monstrous nature. He led his men and stormed into the restaurant, attempting to seize the floating restaurant.
This move was like a thunderclap out of nowhere, leaving everyone speechless and completely unprepared for what was to come. People stared at Krick in astonishment, their faces filled with disbelief, as if he were a complete stranger, not the person they knew.
Sanji's eyes widened, his face contorted with rage. His finger trembled as he pointed at Krieg, his voice hoarse with fury: "You shameless scoundrel! How could you do such a despicable thing!" His rebuke was like a sharp sword, piercing straight at Krieg. However, Krieg remained unmoved by Sanji's accusations, merely staring at him coldly.
Just as everyone was shocked and outraged by Krieg's behavior, something even more astonishing happened—Hawkeye Mihawk, the legendary swordsman, suddenly appeared at the sea restaurant like a ghost! His appearance was like a bolt of lightning in the night sky, instantly shattering the tense atmosphere.
Mihawk wielded the massive black sword, its blade gleaming with a chilling light, as if it possessed the power to cleave through anything. His steps were steady and powerful, each one seeming to tread upon people's hearts, radiating a terrifying aura.
Mihawk's appearance created an extremely tense atmosphere. Everyone's eyes were drawn to him like a magnet, no one daring to be negligent. His face was ashen and expressionless, his sharp eyes, like those of a hawk, fixed intently on Krieg's ship.
Without the slightest hesitation, Mihawk moved with lightning speed. He suddenly raised the huge black sword, his arm drawing a black arc in the air, as swift and fierce as lightning in the night.
The black blade whistled through the air, carrying boundless pressure and killing intent, like a ferocious beast baring its fangs and claws as it pounced on Krieg's ship!
In an instant, a deafening roar, like a thunderclap, resounded! The sound was like the roar of heaven and earth, or the collapse of the universe, making one's soul tremble.
Krieg's ship seemed to have been struck by an irresistible force, instantly breaking in two. Wood chips rained down like torn cotton candy, swirling in the air. Water droplets, like enraged beasts, roared and rose into the air, forming a mist that, like a white curtain, enveloped the entire scene.