Punching Up at the North Blue Kindergarten

"How terrifying, no wonder he's the prince of Germa..."

While saying "How terrifying!", Sig reached out to maintain the Water Prison, while Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji were all suspended inside the giant water sphere.

They, who were not normally restrained by seawater, had a chance to break free of the Water Prison, but...

After being trapped, Niji unleashed a powerful electric shock, causing Ichiji and Yonji to convulse violently before he himself choked on water.

Sig's hand was also in the water and he was indeed shocked, but... it was still within a tolerable range. Once his Armament Haki hardened, he basically blocked it.

"Let them go!" Reiju crouched behind Sig, one hand to her mouth as if she were about to spew poison.

"That's terrifying, I give up," Sig said, raising his hand.

The Water Prison beside them instantly turned into a pool of water, and Ichiji and the other two had already fainted—most likely from the electricity!

Sig didn't dare go too far. It was fine to just spar with them, but if he really did anything to Gage's precious children, that guy would definitely rush over immediately—how could there not be surveillance cameras here?

Seeing Reiju relaxed her guard and lowered her hand, but at that moment Sig walked over.

Pretending not to notice Reiju's wariness, he patted her head and said, "What a brave Princess! Was this to protect your little brother?"

"I... I'm not..." Reiju's personality wasn't particularly strong, and due to her family background, she was very doubtful of her own feelings.

Sometimes she feels like she and her three younger brothers are just heartless Robot, and other times she thinks that Germa should be destroyed.

Suddenly someone affirmed her determination to fight for her "brother," even if the facts might be somewhat off. At that moment, it eased her conflicted feelings.

Sig knew there were definitely Den Den Mushi here, so he didn't dare to have much contact with Reiju or Sanji, lest Gage become suspicious.

It wasn't that Sig was genuinely interested in the two little brats, but rather that he wanted to learn about their mother, Sora, through the siblings... especially the medication Sora took during her pregnancy!

Gage can erase some of his children's emotions through Lineage Factor modifications, while simultaneously making them absolutely obedient to his commands. Therefore, he may very well have done something similar when "assisting" Sig in his training.

Sig could think of two solutions: one was to rely on his own "Light Pray-er" abilities to resist the modifications made by his Lineage Factor; the other was the medicine Sanji's mother had taken...

Ichiji and the others were not "familiar" with their mother at all; only Sanji and Reiju had feelings of affection for her and had the most contact with her.

Furthermore, Reiju already possessed clear memories beyond those of a three-year-old child when her mother was pregnant with her younger brother. Later, she told Sanji the truth, "You are not a failure, but a child with human emotions that your mother desperately resisted and protected."

January 16, 1507.

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Today's "chance encounter"... to be precise, was a forced coincidence—through the Reasoning Trainee's detailed observation and analysis—that led to Sanji sneaking into the kitchen to cook in the middle of the night.

When Sanji was startled. Perhaps the scene of me behaving like a seven-year-old child had too much of a shock on him?

But being such a gentle person, of course I ate the food he cooked and even praised it.

Honestly... Sanji's cooking is really bad these days!

Perhaps it's because no one dared to teach him how to cook?

My insistent praise of the food as "delicious" seemed to have touched him, and we agreed to come back the next day. He said he was sure he would improve.

January 17, 1507.

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Sanji didn't show any improvement today.

January 18, 1507.

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As expected, Gage was watching my interactions with Sanji the previous two nights. When he came to see me today, he was clearly more dissatisfied and urged me to continue the experiment more urgently.

It seems that the path of obtaining the anti-modification drug through Sanji or Reiju is blocked... It will only lead to more suspicion and distrust!

Especially Sanji...

He is the only "normal" one among Gage's four sons, and Gage is already speculating that I want to know what happened to Sanji in order to deal with his "ambush".

We could try a different approach: make him believe I received counterfeit medicine, and then use the abilities of the "Light Pray-er" to fight back!

January 19, 1507.

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Sanji young.

Gage could no longer tolerate the fact that there was a piece of trash in his "work".

I don't know the specifics, but based on the original work, I speculate that Sanji was probably put in an iron mask and imprisoned.

He couldn't bring himself to kill his own son, yet he didn't want the world to know he had such a useless son.

Reiju appears normal on the surface, but observing her inner emotions reveals a completely different story!

January 27, 1507.

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I tested Reiju's attitude today. Her maturity and wariness are far beyond that of an average ten-year-old. She didn't reveal anything on the surface. Fortunately... I am a "Telepathist."

February 4, 1507.

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After a week of gradual contact, and with Telepathist " abilities ensuring I didn't make any mistakes, Reiju finally lowered her guard a bit.

For the first time, Reiju showed a slight concern for Sanji in front of me—it seemed she already knew that Sanji hadn't died, but was being held captive!

February 8, 1507.

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Reiju seemed unchanged today, but I still sensed a hint of... guilt in her emotions?

It seems Gage has discovered my contact with her daughter, and has even deduced that I am investigating why Sanji is not under control!

Meanwhile, Reiju began to secretly try to find out why I refused to train with other Devil Fruits—whether it was truly for the Op-Op Fruit or just a deliberate delay.

Reiju cannot disobey Gage's orders, but she feels guilty, which is different from the other three rehabilitated brats. This allows me to use her to send misleading messages to Gage!

Of course, this will all be done gradually. Reiju won't ask me these things directly, and I won't reveal them directly either...

March 10, 1507.

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Today, Reiju brought up the fact that her mother had previously taken some kind of drug, and it seems Gage is getting impatient...

"Hey, what are you doing coming in here every day?"

The Prison Demon looked at this guy who "came in" every day with disgust, sticking his butt out and writing something.

"Writing in my diary...you can say whatever you want, don't hold back, I love listening." Sig said that writing in his diary also helps him improve his role as a "listener," which should be considered his fifth daily practice!