Sanji had now joined Doflamingo's Golden City and was working as the head chef at its East Blue branch.
Though it did not sound particularly impressive and could not compare to his status as a prince of Germa 66, at least it was something Sanji himself enjoyed doing.
In fact, Doflamingo had high hopes for this mainstay of the Straw Hat Crew. He spared no resources or instruction in training him. As for Sanji now, in terms of combat strength, he was not much weaker than his brothers.
Though modified humans were innately powerful, they had far less room for later improvement than natural humans. They were only somewhat better than clones.
Those like Reiju, whose emotions were relatively normal, were somewhat better off. At least when training Haki, they would not be held back by their willpower. As for Judge's three sons, their Haki cultivation was completely out of proportion to their physiques.
Even their own consciousness was incomplete, so naturally their Haki progressed poorly. The fact that they could awaken it at all was only because of their powerful bodies.
After casually chatting with Reiju for a few more moments, Doflamingo arrived at the laboratory in the very center of the technological base.
Blackbeard's enormous body was soaking in the central cultivation tank, covered in all sorts of tubes and wires. Several nutrient lines were connected directly to his chest in particular.
Blackbeard's hearts had now finished developing. Upon close inspection, one could see that his entire body seemed to have shriveled somewhat. His skin was wrinkled, and the muscles all over his body had shrunk considerably. On the other hand, his veins and tendons bulged grotesquely, even throbbing in waves.
That was due to the blood-supplying capacity of his three powerful hearts, which had caused the blood