Can Sanji Still Be Born?

On the other side.

The North Blue, the Fadobali Kingdom, has a particularly interesting nickname: the 'Barbell Kingdom'.

What's the meaning?

In other words, the islands are formed by a long rocky bridge above sea level connecting two circular islands, which are roughly the same size and have a similar population, around 400,000 to 500,000.

Originally...

Its capital is on 'Left Bell Island', and it has always ruled the right with the left, remaining safe and sound for over a century.

However, before his death, the previous king Fadobali IV, granted the Right Bell Island to his young prince, who had just turned eighteen, as a fief.

Not long after, the young prince declared himself emperor, establishing the 'Fred Kingdom,' and forbidding neighboring citizens from entering and his own citizens from passing through.

This angered the new King V of the Fadobali Kingdom, who disregarded the brotherly relationship and directly launched an attack, demanding that Fred be captured and brought to trial!

But who would have thought that this fighting would last for nearly ten years, and the rock ledge in between was almost broken.

Fortunately, neither side wanted to lose the other's territory, so they did not use too much artillery for bombardment, but instead relied entirely on swords and spears for fighting.

The reason it's so difficult to defeat is because Fred I is actually a Devil Fruit User!

Moreover, it possesses the Paramecia Clone-Clone Fruit ability.

From the beginning, his ability was to create Shadow Clone of himself or things he touched. For example, touching a soldier would create two or three, or even more, clones.

Although it's Illusion, its lifelike effect is enough to have a miraculous effect on the battlefield.

After all, both sides tacitly agreed not to use heavy weapons, and there was only one passage on the rock ledge in the middle, making it impossible to take any detours.

Unless attacked by ship from the sea.

But recently, just last month, that bastard's abilities seem to have changed. Some of his clones have become physical entities that can actually hurt people.

Although they are very fragile and can be destroyed by a single bullet or a cut from a blade, the guns and bullets they wield can truly be deadly!

Moreover, even if a few are wiped out, the enemy can simply create more!

Under these circumstances, Fadoliba suffered repeated defeats and was even pushed to the edge of its own island.

Left with no other option, Fadobali V, on the advice of a minister, contacted the Germa Kingdom and offered them a commission of 500 million Beli to resolve the issue.

The Germa Kingdom would certainly not refuse.

At the beginning, the Fred Kingdom was completely unable to resist the siege launched from multiple directions at sea by a dozen climbing snails and tens of thousands of fully armed clones.

No matter how many phantom Shadow Clone there are, they can't scare these emotionless clone soldiers at all, and those few clones with physical bodies are insignificant in the face of the overall situation.

Unless Fred I can create a large number of physical clone soldiers

Just when Vinsmoke Judge and Fadobali V thought the war would end soon.

A blue Divine Dragon descended from the sky, stunning all the soldiers on the battlefield with a single burst of Conqueror's Haki, forcibly stopping the war.

The newcomer Kaido, the current Air Force Admiral, clad in a blue Coat of Justice and wielding a black spiked club!

He was accompanied by three Flying Warships.

Judge and Fadobali V were puzzled as to why the Air Force was getting involved, since according to the law, the World Government's military could not interfere in the Affiliated Nation.

Even if internal strife occurs, they must wait for the World Government to request assistance.

But who knew that one of the Air Force Rear Admiral that Kaido brought would say that due to the war against the Otherworld civilization, the World Government would prohibit internal strife within Sea Star, and Fred I, who initiated this war, would be arrested.

Fadobali V had no objection to this result.

But this plunged the Germa Kingdom into crisis!

Vinsmoke Judge sat on his throne, frowning and silently watching the kingdom's nobles arguing below.

These people are simply vehemently criticizing the World Government for its tyranny and disregard for the law, while lamenting the disruption of their own war business.

But no one could come up with an effective solution for a long time, which made Judge's already unhappy mood even more irritable.

"Enough!"

With a slam of his hand on the throne, Judge shouted impatiently, his icy and ruthless aura instantly erupting in the room. All the nobles shuddered, a strong sense of unease silencing them.

"You're all spouting nonsense and idiocy!"

"Especially you, who actually wanted the Germa Kingdom to withdraw from the World Government, saying that if they withdrew, they wouldn't have to abide by the World Government's laws?"

Judge looked at one of the young nobles with disgust, then waved his hand and loudly ordered him to go.

"Germa doesn't need such stupid trash. Men, drag him out and feed him to the fish!"

Soon, two clone soldiers walked in and, ignoring his frantic pleas and struggles, expressionlessly dragged him out of the castle.

At this point, none of the nobles dared to speak.

"Get out, all of you! I need some peace and quiet!" Judge was fed up with their nonsense and sent them all away.

He thought he would hear something useful, but it seems he was naive.

Even though everyone's gone, this issue is still right in front of us.

Judge also fell into deep thought.

The Germa Kingdom is the only Affiliated Nation state among those eligible to participate in the Reverie that does not have a fixed territory; instead, it is entirely built on the backs of giant climbing snails.

Then it continued to drift in the North Blue, and occasionally, when it received a mercenary mission, it would cross the Red Line and enter the Grand Line.

This involves accepting war missions from various countries, which is also their main source of income.

So what will happen to the Germa Kingdom next?

"Star Gate, Otherworld"

Judge is definitely a genius, but his perspective has always been lacking. However, the existence of this Otherworld seems to have given him a slight awakening.

What is his goal?

It is to revitalize the Germa Kingdom, specifically to make the Germa Kingdom dominate the North Blue once again!

Clearly, this is something the World Government will not allow.

Therefore, he has been trying to use science and technology to give the Germa Kingdom the power to rival the World Government, namely cloning technology and his Gangyi- year-old daughter 'Reiju'.

But now Judge is thinking...

Since war is no longer permitted on Sea Star Homeworld, could we apply to participate in a war against Otherworld, or seek power from Otherworld to strengthen the Germa Kingdom?

To achieve this goal, firstly...

Empress.

Imu on the moon received a very interesting document, the contents of which even surprised him.

Vinsmoke Judge offered to hand over his cloning technology and join the Biochemical Research Institute in exchange for the Germa Kingdom's qualification to participate in the war against the Otherworld, and to redeem the Germa Kingdom's former islands for 20 billion Beli as its permanent territory.

The problem is that while Judge is indeed a scientific genius, that alone is not enough to get the Germa Kingdom to participate in the Otherworld war.

As for cloning technology, that's something Vegapunk already used a long time ago.

The World Government simply has enough manpower and doesn't bother with using clone soldiers.

However, Imu had to admit that his Lineage Factor cyborg technology and future custom shape memory combat suit were indeed good things.

This is also why Imu hasn't touched them yet—he's worried about affecting the development of these two technologies.

But who would have thought that Judge would actually ask to join on his own initiative?

"But this guy is a bit cheeky. He only mentioned clones, but didn't mention cyborgs at all. Reiju already a year old. Does he think the World Government doesn't know?"

Imu gave a meaningful smirk.

Moreover, compared to the Biochemical Research Institute, he felt that Judge was more suitable for the Academy of Sciences, since cyborg technology was already basically mature, while combat suit technology was still nowhere in sight.

"But if we recruit him now, will Sanji even be born?"