Most of the guests attending the Tea Party would only arrive on the day itself, but the Vinsmoke Family, as one of the main parties, was clearly not among them.
Early in the morning, a black warship bearing the emblem of Germa 66 sailed into the waters of Whole Cake Island.
A tall man stood at the bow, holding a spear, his wild blond hair flowing down his back.
Behind Vinsmoke Judge stood his four children, dressed in red, green, blue, and pink to match their hair colors.
Reiju, Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji.
Led by Sweet Commander Smoothie, the warship headed toward the central Cake Island.
As they passed Cacao Island.
"Is that the Straw Hat Crew's ship?" Judge noticed the Going Merry docked by the shore.
"The pirate crew Sanji is with?"
Ichiji, dressed in red battle gear and known as Red Spark, stepped forward with a sneer.
"Joining such a second-rate pirate crew is a fitting path for that failure."
"Don't say that, big brother."
Niji, dressed all in blue, crossed his arms and smiled mockingly. "The Straw Hat Crew is famous now. People are even calling them the Sixth Emperor of the Sea."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"A ten-man pirate crew, the Sixth Emperor?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Green-haired Yonji joined in the ridicule.
Judge glanced at the three of them and said nothing.
These war machines born through genetic modification had been stripped of normal human emotions from birth.
Arrogant, conceited, cold-blooded.
And lecherous.
As the only "normal human" in the family, he likewise disdained the exaggerated rumors surrounding the Straw Hat Crew, but he had still taken notice of them.
There was no special reason. They were simply a group of pirates with decent strength, and that was the only thing Judge cared about.
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