Chapter 48

Stunned that Zeff still lives, Don Krieg mocks the old cook for clinging to the kitchen out of necessity rather than choice. He then recounts the tale of Red Leg Zeff, a once dreaded pirate who fought only with his legs, kicks powerful enough to shatter bedrock and dent steel, who served as both captain and cook of his crew. The epithet came from legs stained in enemy blood. Krieg reasons that Zeff survived a fabled shipwreck only by giving up his leg, which ended his fighting days. Zeff stays indifferent, noting his hands still let him cook.

Krieg reveals his true aim: the log Zeff kept while crossing the Grand Line and returning alive. Zeff admits the record exists but refuses to surrender a memento of his past. Krieg vows to take it and the Baratie by force, blaming his own defeat on poor information and boasting that with the log he will rebuild his fleet and claim the One Piece. Luffy rises to challenge him, proclaiming he will become Pirate King and waving off Zoro's offer of help. Krieg leaves with the food and issues an ultimatum. Gin then names Dracule Mihawk, Hawk-Eye, as the man who annihilated the fleet, alarming Zoro.

This Baratie Arc chapter explains the origin of Zeff's Red Leg epithet, his dual role as cook and captain, and how losing his leg forced his retirement. It establishes Krieg's desire for the Grand Line log and reveals that a single hawk-eyed man wrecked Krieg's crew on their seventh day there. The cover continues the Buggy's Crew Adventure Chronicles, with Gaimon helping Buggy build a new raft before they part as friends.