One Piece Chapter 45: Before the Storm

Before the Storm. This chapter has 18 searchable pages. Opening and key page summaries:

Before the Storm'. Features Zoro, Luffy, and Nami on stone stairs with a black cat. Luffy leans over the deck railing, shouting down to Sanji and Gin: 'YOU GOT SOME FOOD! LUCKY!' and 'HEY COOK! JOIN MY CREW, WILL YA!? BE THE COOK FOR MY PIRATE SHIP!' Sanji and Gin look up in surprise. Luffy explains his cannonball shot was an accident. Sanji warns Gin not to cause trouble, explaining that the owner was once a pirate cook and the other cooks are hot-blooded enough to be pirates themselves. Sanji explains that the waiters fled out of fear, which is why Zeff is forcing Luffy to work. Luffy asks Sanji to join his crew again, but Sanji refuses, stating he has his own reasons for staying at the Baratie. Luffy comically rejects Sanji's refusal, shouting, 'I REFUSE YOUR REFUSAL!' Sanji gets angry and tells Luffy to listen to others, calling him a 'STRAWHAT-WEARING SHITHEAD!' Gin introduces himself as a member of the Krieg Pirates and asks Luffy his goal. Luffy proudly declares, 'I'M GOING TO FIND ONE PIECE, WHICH IS WHY I'LL GO TO GRAND LINE!' Gin is stunned. Gin warns Luffy to give up on the Grand Line, describing it as terrifying. Luffy innocently asks, 'WHAT'S KRIEG?' leaving Gin exasperated. Inside the busy Baratie kitchen, a cook with sunglasses and a tall chef's hat warns Patty that the pirate he beat up earlier is a member of the Krieg Pirates. Later page summaries: Luffy causes more disasters in the kitchen, spilling hot soup and breaking more dishes. Patty kicks him out of the kitchen, ordering him to take customer orders instead. Luffy enters the dining room and finds Zoro, Nami, and Usopp enjoying a lavish meal. He is outraged that they are eating while he has to work. Luffy tries to put a booger in Zoro's drink, but Zoro forces him to drink it. Sanji swoons over Nami. Zeff appears and tells Sanji to leave the restaurant and become a pirate. Gin returns to Don Krieg's massive, heavily damaged flagship. He reports to a weakened Don Krieg that a cook saved his life and offers to guide them to the Baratie.