## One Piece Chapter 45, pages 19-20: BEFORE THE STORM - Chapter: 45 - Pages: 19-20 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, unidentified Baratie cooks ### Summary Page 19: Inside the restaurant, Luffy stands proudly in an apron, declaring, "I'M LUFFY! STARTING TODAY, I'LL BE THE ERRAND-BOY! NICE TO MEET YA!" The kitchen is a blur of activity behind him ("CLANG CLANG! CHOP CHOP!"). A caption box points to him: "TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED FROM PIRATING. RESTAURANT ON THE SEA'S ERRAND-BOY WORKING WITHOUT PAY. MONKEY D. LUFFY". The cooks immediately start yelling at him. "IS TABLE 6'S DESSERT STILL NOT DONE!?" "WHO TOOK THE ORDER FOR THAT!?" "WASN'T IT YOU!?" "CAN'T YOU SEE I'M FRICKIN' BUSY!?" "YEAH, BUSY SPACING OUT!" "THE HELL DID YOU SAY TO ME, PRICK!?" The cooks are fighting amongst themselves. Three cooks yell at Luffy, "IF YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO DO, AT LEAST WASH THE DAMN DISHES!" Luffy cheerfully replies, "OKIE-DOKIE." Page 20: The cooks continue to complain about Sanji. "WHERE'S SANJI?" one asks. "HE'S HITTING ON THE CUSTOMERS IN THE DINING ROOM. AGAIN!? FOR GOD'S SAKE... IT SICKENS ME TO SEE THAT A GUY LIKE HIM IS THE ASSISTANT HEAD CHEF. WELL WHAT'RE YOU GONNA DO. HE HAS BEEN HERE THE LONGEST..." Another cook adds, "HE'S TRYING TO BECOME THE NEXT HEAD CHEF, RIGHT? ISN'T THAT OBVIOUS? DO YOU KNOW THE REASON WHY SANJI CONTINUES TO WORK HERE DESPITE HIM AND THE OWNER'S TENSE RELATIONSHIP?" Meanwhile, Luffy is washing dishes, but the sound effects "CRACK! KLANG! CRACK!" indicate he's breaking them. A cook yells, "HEY ERRAND-BOY! JUST HOW MANY FRICKIN' PLATES HAVE YOU BROKEN ALREADY!?" Luffy holds up a broken plate, "AH, MY BAD. I FORGOT TO KEEP COUNT." The cook screams, "YOU'RE APOLOGIZING FOR THAT!?" Later, a cook tells Luffy, "ALRIGHT, ENOUGH WITH THE DISHES! JUST CLEAN UP INSTEAD! YOU CAN COUNT ON ME!" Luffy is then seen eating leftover food from a plate ("CHOMP CHOMP"). The cook yells, "DON'T EAT THE FOOD, YOU BASTARD!" Luffy grins, "DELISH! OH MY GOD! THAT WAS THE MAIN DISH!"