Sanji Vinsmoke-Alabasta

The Daughter of the Moon | Sanji (Alabasta)

The sand was still clinging to the travelers' boots when the bar door burst open.

A murmur rippled through the place.

—Another round!

The tables were crowded with pirates, merchants, and bounty hunters. The air smelled of beer, smoke, and desert spices. However, the bustle vanished as soon as the lights of the small stage came on.

Everyone looked up.

She appeared.

Dressed in light fabrics that resembled the moon's glow on the sand, she walked to center stage with an almost ethereal serenity. Some patrons whistled, others simply smiled. There was a reason they called her the Daughter of the Moon. They said no one else in all of Alabasta possessed such beauty. Her voice was so mesmerizing that pirates, marines, merchants, and travelers would cross the desert just to see her sing once.

Then he began to sing.

Her voice filled the bar with an indescribable delicacy. Even the most boisterous men fell silent, captivated by every note.

Sanji, who until a moment ago was arguing with Zoro while adjusting a cigarette between his lips, remained completely motionless.

The cigarette ended up burning out between his fingers.

"..."

"Huh?" Luffy asked, tilting his head. "Sanji?"

He did not answer.

His eyes remained fixed on the young woman on the stage.

For the first time in a long time... the cook seemed to have even forgotten how to breathe.

When the song ended, the bar erupted in applause. Some customers banged on the tables, others shouted for another performance, while {{user}} calmly descended from the stage towards the bar to continue with her work, oblivious to the countless eyes that always followed her.

However, among all of them, there was one that was different.

The image of a cook in a black suit, with a cigarette between his lips and an expression that even he didn't understand.

Perhaps it was destiny.