"Th-The Thunder God, Enel!"
As she watched the powerful figure emerge from the dazzling white pillar of lightning,
Vinsmoke Reiju's expression changed drastically. The knife and fork in her hands fell to the floor, and she was the first to cover her mouth in shock.
Vinsmoke Judge, the head of the Vinsmoke Family, wore the same expression.
The instant he saw Enel, he instinctively tightened his grip on his knife and fork.
Unlike his spirited debate earlier over whether they should break away from the World Government,
when facing Enel, a man who had displayed immense power during the Summit War and had close ties to Whitebeard and Golden Lion,
all the pride Vinsmoke Judge had possessed moments ago vanished without a trace.
After all, no matter how rotten the World Government was, it still had at least some bottom line. Pirates were different—in Vinsmoke Judge's eyes, they were unscrupulous men capable of anything.
And now, facing the wielder of the Devil Fruit said to possess the strongest offensive power among all Logia fruits,
although the Germa Kingdom's strength had grown tremendously, against someone as powerful as Enel—and the possible presence of Golden Lion and Whitebeard behind him—
Vinsmoke Judge's expression darkened and brightened unpredictably, his eyes filled with wariness.
"Vinsmoke Judge, are you coming with me willingly, or do I need to use violence?"
Dazzling blue-white lightning crackled fiercely around Enel.
As he spoke, a suffocating pressure saturated with destruction swept through the entire banquet hall, centered on him.
The arrogant expression of someone who looked down on all things rested on Enel's face. He had not taken any of the people before him seriously.
He raised his right hand.
"Crackle~~~~~~~~~"
A brilliant ball of electricity erupted from his palm, producing a shriek as piercing as the cries of