Chapter 48

Chapter 48 is titled "Leave That Path Alone".

Cover Page
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
Don Krieg is surprised to learn that Zeff is alive. Knowing that Zeff is an infamous former pirate that returned from the Grand Line safely, Don Krieg inquires the whereabouts of the former pirate's journal. When Zeff refuses to hand over the journal, Don Krieg announces his intentions to steal the journal along with the ship as well. The Baratie chefs are ready to protect their restaurant and Luffy challenges Don Krieg when the latter exclaims that he will become the Pirate King. Angered, Don Krieg takes the food to give his subordinates and gives the Baratie Chefs and the Straw Hats an ultimatum; to surrender the ship along with Zeff's journal otherwise he would kill them once he returns. Gen reveals that Hawk-Eye is responsible for decimating Krieg's fleet. Upon hearing this, Zoro is shocked.

Long Summary
Don Krieg is surprised to learn that Zeff is alive. Zeff is nonchalant as he replies to the pirate captain that he has nothing to do with him whether he is dead or alive and that he is living as a mere cook now. Krieg is amused and comments that from his point of view Zeff is living as chef not by choice, but because it is the only thing he can do. Zeff is angered, but does not say a word. Krieg then proceeds to tell the story of Red Leg Zeff, a once infamous pirate who refused to use his hands in battle as he was the master of kicking. His destructive kicks could pulverize bedrock and leave a clear imprint on steel. He was both chef and captain of his own crew and he obtained his epithet, Red Leg, from dying his legs in the blood of his enemies after a fight. According to rumors, Zeff was supposed to have died in an shipwreck. Krieg deduces that Zeff managed to survive by sacrificing his leg and as a result he concludes that he is unable to fight anymore, therefore forcing him to retire as a pirate, and become a chef of a restaurant instead. Sanji is shocked to hear this and Zeff is indifferent and says that he still has his hands which allows him to cook and then questions what Krieg is getting at exactly.

Since Zeff once traveled into the Grand Line and returned safely, Krieg wants Zeff's journal. However, he will have to take it by force since Zeff decides not to hand it over, given his feelings to this memento of his former life.

When Krieg states that Zeff's journal will give him the information 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 a taken aback bunch of people that he will be the one to be the Pirate King.

Krieg then leaves the restaurant to feed his crew, leaving 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 apologizes for his captain's behavior and tells them the fierceness of Grand Line since their crew was almost annihilated with just one man whose eyes were like a hawk.

Chapter Notes

 * Zeff's epithet, Red Leg, refers to his legs that would be died in the blood of his enemies after a fight
 * 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

 * first appearance

Anime Episode

 * Episode 23 (p. 2-19)

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