Chapter 48

Chapter 48 is titled "Leave That Path Alone".

Cover
Buggy's Crew: After the Battle! Vol. 10: "Parting with a Formidable Enemy".

Buggy bids Gaimon farewell and leaves the island on a raft.

Short Summary
Knowing that Zeff is a former pirate that return from Grand Line safely, Don Krieg wants to steal his journal but the Baratie chefs are ready to protect their restaurant.

Long Summary
Krieg tells us the story from Zeff the Red Leg: once a famous pirate, both chef and captain, his main ability was a powerful kick who gave him his surname. He was supposed to have died in an accident, but he only lost a leg which made him unable to fight anymore and forced him to retire has a chef restaurant.

Since Zeff once went on Grand Line and return safely, Krieg wants the journal written at that time. However he will have to take it by force since Zeff is not decided to lend it, given his feelings to this remaining of his former life. When Krieg states that Zeff's journal will give him the informations he lacked when he first tried to enter the Grand Line, eventually making him the pirate king, this leads to a funny scene with Luffy stating in front of an abacked bunch of people that HE will be the one to be the pirate king.

Krieg then leave the restaurant to feed his crew, letting the chefs the choice to flee or die. They decide to protect the Baratie, since it is the only place where they are accepted. Meanwhile, Gin apologize for his captain behaviour and tell them the fiercefullness of Grand Line since their crew was almost annihilated with just one man who eyes where like a hawk

Chapter Notes

 * Zeff got his epithet, the Red Leg, from his powerful kicks.
 * Zeff was a chef and a captain back during his pirate days.
 * Zeff was supposed to have died in an accident, but only lost his leg resulting in an inability to fight and retired as a chef restaurant.
 * Zeff once entered the Grand Line and returned safely and wrote a journal about his time. Don Krieg wants the journal so he can learn more about the Grand Line and go through it again.
 * Krieg's crew was almost destroyed by a man with the eyes of a hawk on his seventh day into the Grand Line.

Characters
4: first time mentioned

Anime episode
Episode 23