All the diners huddled there like ostriches, seemingly terrified of bringing disaster upon themselves.
Not a single waiter went up to ask what they wanted to eat; instead, they directly served the best dishes their restaurant had to offer.
But Luna and The Girls could hear the waiters fawning over these Marines, desperately suppressing their fear, saying it was an honor for the Marine big shots to dine at their small restaurant, so they didn't need to pay and could eat whatever they liked.
Although the six girls, including Luna, kept their heads down, they could hear and glimpse the scene. At this moment, even Kaya, who was originally the kindest among them, showed a trace of cruelty on her face, let alone the other girls.
But before they even needed to make a move, this filthy group of Marines—who were neither human nor decent—had already noticed them. Seeing so many beautiful women, they immediately harbored malicious, greedy, and lecherous intentions, like hungry jackals eyeing their prey.
At the signal of the blond man, two Marine Soldiers immediately left their seats and walked toward The Girls.
"Yo, ladies? How about coming over..." The two Marines said, full of malice and vulgarity, as they approached.
But before they could finish speaking, the next scene instantly filled their eyes with horror.
Kuina instantly vanished from her seat, reappeared in front of them, and delivered a kick to each, sending them flying.
Kuina's strength naturally couldn't compare to Shiro's, as their combat focus and attribute points were completely different—she was far inferior—but kicking two Marines away was no problem.
The two Marines were sent flying into the air by Kuina's two kicks, tracing an arc before finally crashing violently onto their dining table, witnessed by the remaining Marines, led by the blond one, who were somewhat dumbfounded.
"Bang—!!!"
"Ahhh!!!"
How could that dining table withstand the weight and impact of two Marine Soldiers? It was immediately snapped and crushed. All the food that had been laid out on the table, mostly hot dishes, along with sharp cutlery, was sent flying toward the surrounding Marine Soldiers when the two Marines crashed down.
Being scalded, stabbed, and cut caused the group of Marine Soldiers to cry out in misery, letting out shrill screams, jumping around like live carp dropped into boiling water.
"Go play by yourselves, you filthy Marines," Kuina said, withdrawing her leg with a tone of disdain.
"Bastards, you despicable women, how dare you..."
The blond Marine roared toward Luna and The Girls as if he had turned into a vengeful spirit, but before he could finish his sentence.
A murderous glint flashed in Shino Asada's eyes. She acted, quickly grabbing the hécate from behind her back and pulling the trigger.
With two heavy "Pa Pa" sounds, two bullets instantly left the smoking barrel.
These two bullets, moving with the speed of lightning, struck the blond Marine's lower legs in an instant.
The hécate is an anti-material sniper rifle; how powerful is it? Haha, let's just say that the blond Marine's lower legs were instantly severed, bone and flesh alike.
When he snapped out of his daze, it was because he no longer had legs; his entire body crashed heavily onto the ground, and simultaneously, the intense pain from his lower legs reached his brain.
"Ahhh!!!" The blond Marine instantly lay on the ground, letting out screams like a pig being slaughtered.
"Ah, Young Master Jock."
"Damn it, you hateful women, how dare you..."
Seeing their Young Master Jock—who was the son of Colonel Jonathan of the Marine branch in this town—reduced to such a state, the Marine Soldiers immediately panicked. Given Colonel Jonathan's temperament and cruelty, Jock's current condition would surely lead to severe consequences for them, perhaps even death.
Some Marine Soldiers immediately drew their weapons and angrily spoke toward Luna and The Girls.
But again, before he could finish speaking, all The Girls, except for Luna, took action.
Shiro was the first to move. To the surprise of all her companions, including Luna, she reached out her hand, which emitted a silver light. The swords, guns, and other weapons that the Marine Soldiers had drawn all flew out uncontrollably and landed beside her.
This instantly stunned the Marines and the bystanders, who were momentarily unable to react.
But at that moment, Kuina once again instantly appeared among the Marines, raising and dropping her sword to kill the surrounding Marines one by one. Kaya released lasers from her fingers. Nojiko released cold air, condensing ice cones around her for long-range strikes. Shino Asada pulled out a Glock 18 pistol from behind her back and began shooting.
Shiro also stepped forward, knocking out these Marines with a single punch each.
In no more than ten seconds, all these Marines had fallen into pools of blood.
Only the blond Marine, Jock, had temporarily escaped death.
However, seeing the scene before him, Jock, whose face had previously only shown rage and a desire to brutally torture The Girls, was instantly filled with panic and fear from his face down to his entire body.
Luna stood up from the dining table and walked toward him.
"Y-you stay away! I'm a Marine! If anything happens to me, my father won't let you get away with it!" Jock immediately blurted out a threat in fear, bringing up his own father.
What greeted him, however, was Luna directly condensing a purple light blade using Void Energy. As she slashed the blade across, Jock showed his final look of terror and unwillingness before a line of blood appeared on his neck, and his head finally dropped to the ground.
He was utterly dead.
"It's not like I haven't killed Marines before, what am I afraid of? The Girls, next stop, the Marine branch in this town. There's no need for it to exist anymore," Luna said with an indifferent sneer, retracting the Void Energy light blade.
After speaking, she immediately led The Girls outside. Of course, to avoid wasting food, she had used her ring to pack up the remaining dishes beforehand.
As she passed a young waitress, who was trembling and looking at her with fear, Luna pulled out a bag of Belly and tossed it over.
"Consider this small sum compensation for your psychological distress. Go clean up your restaurant properly."
After saying this, Luna, without looking back and ignoring what the other people present thought or saw, left with her companions and headed toward the Marine base.
She had already known the location of the Marine base thanks to the magic person-seeking staff... Meanwhile, on the other side.
Inside the Marine base of this town.
At this moment, a tall, ferocious-looking dark-skinned man wearing a Marine Colonel uniform was enjoying the delicious food placed on his desk.
He was savoring the meticulously cooked beef with great relish.
Closing his eyes and slowly tasting it, his entire demeanor had a slight villainous air. Of course, he could only be considered an insignificant minor villain; after all, how strong could a Colonel in the East Blue be if he wasn't Smoker?
"Hmm, today's cooking is also excellent. It was definitely the right choice to forcibly keep you here," Jonathan said, swallowing the food in his mouth and showing a cold smile toward a woman standing nearby.
It was obvious that the delicacy Colonel Jonathan was currently enjoying had been cooked by this woman.
In response to his words, the woman gave him an angry, gritted-teeth glare. But if one looked closely at her, she possessed a unique beauty.
She had vibrant red hair like flames, an exquisite face filled with pride and noble beauty, light purple foundation near her eyes, and small green earrings that added a touch of seductiveness.
She wore a dark red fur jumpsuit, revealing healthy, wheat-colored thighs, and only had a pair of red high heels on her feet.
In terms of age, she looked similar to Luna and The Girls. All in all, she was a true beauty, and most importantly, a chef.
However, based on this description, some might have already guessed the identity of this beauty, even though she is somewhat obscure in Pirate history.
She is Carmen, the beautiful chef who, according to the current plot development, recently competed against Sanji in the East Blue cooking competition.
And she is the new companion Luna wants to invite onto her ship. After all, she is a chef, and while her cooking skills are only slightly inferior to Sanji's, cooking skills can improve, just like the abilities of some, or even all, of the current members of the Pink Hat Pirates, whose strength and professional skills can be enhanced.
Plus, they are similar in age, and her strength can be cultivated.
Moreover, Luna already had a Devil Fruit intended for her, as it suited her very well.
However, just as Luna had learned previously using the magic person-seeking staff, Carmen was currently in some trouble.
That is, after she lost the cooking competition against Sanji in Loguetown a while ago.
She planned to continue honing her culinary skills in the East Blue, but unexpectedly, the Marines here, especially this fellow, knew about her previous reputation as a chef. After all, before Sanji, she was the number one chef in the East Blue.
Consequently, shortly after arriving here, she was imprisoned and forced to cook exclusively for this guy.
So, Carmen truly was in a bit of trouble, and if Luna hadn't arrived today, her troubles would have been even greater.
Suddenly, Jonathan fixed his gaze fiercely upon her, accompanied by the sound of his fingers tapping twice on the wooden desk.
Immediately, a group of Marine Soldiers rushed in, heading straight for Carmen, holding various strange tools in their hands.
"Bastards, what are you trying to do? Wuwu—" Carmen became panicked, but before she could finish speaking, a Marine Soldier shoved a rag directly into her mouth.
Preventing her from speaking, the Marine Soldiers behind immediately swarmed her. After they finished their work, they respectfully greeted Jonathan and then left.
And the only ones left in the room were...