"Poru poru poru!"
"Poru poru poru!"
"Poru poru poru!"
The Den Den Mushi kept vibrating. Rodney walked over and answered the call.
The Den Den Mushi immediately mimicked the other person's appearance. Its eyes turned fierce, and two upward-curving mustaches appeared beside its mouth.
This marvelous creature could imitate human faces and transmit voices. It was Rodney's first time using one, and he found it rather interesting. "Moshi moshi, who is this?"
"You're not Reiju. Who are you?" It was a man's voice—somewhat unpleasant, with an air of superiority.
"Vinsmoke Judge?"
"That's me. Who are you? Where's Reiju?" Judge asked.
"They're my captives now. Lady Reiju and that useless son of yours."
"Impossible! They're my finest creations! How could anyone in the first half of the Grand Line defeat them?" In Judge's view, only powerhouses on the level of the Four Emperors or their commanders should have been able to deal with his children. How could they have lost in the first half of the Grand Line?
How could they have failed on such a simple mission?
"Hey, don't take them so seriously. Let's talk terms. Two hundred million Beli for each of your children, plus two Devil Fruits..."
"You're extorting me!!"
"Huh? I thought the Vinsmoke royals, with their vast wealth and influence, wouldn't care about such a little bit of money. What a disappointment. Has the Vinsmoke royal family already fallen into decline? Oh, sorry. You don't even have a homeland anymore. You're just mercenaries no different from hounds now. Hahahaha!"
Without hesitation, Rodney mocked him. Besides, there was nothing wrong with ridiculing someone like Judge, right?
He treated his children as tools to revive his family, his wife as a tool for bearing children, and discarded his children at will. With nothing in his eyes but profit,