"I don't know how to describe it," Judge murmured. "Your Lineage Factor doesn't seem to be a matter of complexity or strength. Rather... it seems to have undergone artificial modification!"
"Artificial modification?!" Doflamingo asked in surprise.
"No, I'm not saying that you were artificially modified. Rather... perhaps the genes of one generation among your ancestors were modified, and it was passed down all the way to your generation. Although many Lineage Factor fragments have changed over countless generations, the overall framework of the modifications can still be seen."
"Then what was the purpose of those modifications? I've never felt that I was any different from ordinary people." Doflamingo's tone was somewhat strange.
"If my estimate is correct, this modification..." Judge hesitated before saying, "may be somewhat similar to the alterations I made to myself when controlling my children..."
Doflamingo froze for a moment. What did that mean? Then, something suddenly occurred to him.
In fact, aside from removing his children's emotions, vastly enhancing their physical abilities, and giving them exoskeletons, Judge's modifications also included a far less obvious but extremely important control function: none of his children could disobey Judge's orders!
"If that's the case, then who exactly am I meant to control? No, I should say... who exactly can the Celestial Dragons control? Who is playing the role of your children?" Doflamingo asked, narrowing his eyes.
Judge's face went pale, then flushed, before he finally said, "Perhaps... everyone."
"What the hell?" Doflamingo stared at Judge, thinking he was talking nonsense.
"I... found... corresponding command receptors in almost every Lineage Factor database," Judge continued, sweating profusely, his voice trembling as he stammered.
"Before... because I had no... Celestial Dragon Lineage Factors for comparison, I only thought... they were redundant Lineage Factors. It wasn't until... this time that I learned their...