Queen Being Beaten Might Be a Tradition

Chapter 22: Perhaps Punching Queen is a Tradition

Two blondes, one tall and one short. The tall one's yellow hair extended towards his neck like a mane. He wore earrings and thick purple lipstick.

This was Queen, the future Artist Disaster of the Beasts Pirates, skilled in singing, dancing, and rapping.

The shorter one's hair was clearly styled with hair gel, but whether it was due to the humid sea breeze or his gloomy expression, it gave him the appearance of a succulent plant.

This was Vinsmoke Judge, the future commander of Germa 66.

They now shared a common trait—youth.

Both were seventeen or eighteen years old and had joined MADS as genius youths.

Their driving force was ambition or the lure of money. While they might have lacked the ethics of researchers, they possessed their own technical skills. As long as they didn't compare themselves to Vegapunk, they were top-notch in certain aspects.

This also led to another characteristic—arrogance.

Being young and full of vigor, none of them were willing to be subordinate to others. This was one of the reasons they resented Vegapunk's leadership.

However, their defiance was limited to words. After all, Doflamingo believed in Vegapunk and was MADS's financier.

Doflamingo wasn't the strongest in the underworld, but he was certainly the wealthiest at the moment. Offending this financier would make it difficult to find new sponsors.

"Impossible, how can there be a fully automatic robot in a place like this? It must be a fake. Judge, I see your eyesight is just so-so."

Although they outwardly defied Vegapunk, they had some real skills and could discern technological disparities.

Queen couldn't accept that such a backwater place would produce someone technically superior to him, and he subjectively dismissed everything.

"That's clearly just an empty shell. You can't even see that."

As soon as Queen finished speaking, Blitz released its grappling hook again, catching a new catch.

"Hahaha, it seems your eyesight is worse. You can't even tell the real from the fake anymore."

Their fragile united front against Vegapunk crumbled at the slightest touch. They were on the verge of fighting when MADS's ship docked, preventing their quarrel.

Spending a long time at sea was no pleasant experience, even with substantial technological and financial support for the ship. Everyone on board cherished the time they had ashore.

While the ship replenished its supplies, the crew would indulge themselves. Most people welcomed these sailors, as they were a major force in maritime consumption.

However, Queen and Judge didn't stop there. Their curiosity about Blitz hadn't subsided. After the ship docked, they walked towards Blitz's location, intending to get a closer look at what it was.

"Is that a Mink Tribe member on its head? I didn't expect to encounter a Mink Tribe member in the South Blue. Could this robot have been made by her?"

"Doesn't seem like it. How could a kid like that have such abilities? I think there might be a person hidden inside that metal shell."

Blitz and Kate were fishing not far from the port, and Queen and Judge found them shortly after. However, the closer they got, the more unsettled they became.

Not only could Blitz catch fish with its grappling hook, but it could also communicate with Kate. Neither Queen nor Judge possessed the ability to create such a thing.

"Who would hide themselves inside a metal shell to catch fish for fun? Is it to amuse children?"

Judge didn't agree with Queen's reasoning and opposed him for the sake of opposition. However, Queen didn't argue with him and swaggered towards Blitz.

"Hey! Little cat! Did you make this metal shell?"

Kate narrowed her eyes, observing Queen as he approached. She disliked being called a little cat. Those Celestial Dragons used to call her that all the time. But now, circumstances had changed, and she wouldn't lose her temper over a single word.

Blitz didn't care about being called a metal box, but it fixed its gaze on Queen and Judge.

One of them held a sword, the other a gun. Coupled with their yellow hair and street-rat-like attire, they didn't look like good people by any means.

"Who are you two? What do you want?"

"Don't misunderstand. Although this guy doesn't look like much, we are scientists aiming for peaceful research. We were curious after seeing this robot on the ship, so we came closer to take a look."

Judge explained their actions, casually denigrating Queen in the process, but it was meaningless.

"Meow thinks you don't look like a good person either."

"Mwahahaha! Judge, did you hear that? Even a little cat can see what kind of person you are. My handsome appearance is just that trustworthy."

"No, meow didn't believe you."

A gloomy man and a narcissist. Kate had already labeled them in her mind.

"Blitz is not a metal shell. Blitz is a robot, a creation of its master."

Blitz's thought process was still evolving. Seeing the people in front of him suspecting it was an empty shell, Blitz directly opened the power compartment in its chest. The steam engine and core inside also demonstrated Blitz's true nature.

"It really is a machine. But this power source seems a bit primitive. How can steam operate for a long time?

If I were to build it, I would improve it like this. These parts should also be improved. After removing the redundant voice modules..."

Queen instinctively began to critique Blitz and offered some improvement suggestions.

In summary, although he couldn't build such a machine himself, Queen believed he was still superior.

Judge occasionally chimed in with Queen. After all, Judge always felt he was stronger than Queen. By highlighting Queen in front of outsiders, he could better contrast himself. However, neither of them realized that Blitz's condition was becoming somewhat unusual.

Especially after they said things like wanting to dismantle Blitz to take a look, Blitz's mechanical fists were already raised.

"Master's design is perfect. Blitz is not your toy. Blitz is very angry."

"Mwahahaha, Judge, did you hear that? A machine actually said the word 'angry'? What kind of person would add such a useless word to a robot, just to scare people?"

"Queen, I think this metal guy is serious!"

Judge took a few steps back, a bad feeling creeping up on him. Queen's description of Oran seemed to have completely enraged the recently born Blitz.

Blitz raised its hands over its head, placing Kate on the ground. Then, a large amount of steam erupted from its back, and its shell began to crackle with electricity. Blitz, which had been standing still, charged forward like a tank.

Under the overload, Blitz's speed surged. Its charged fist shot directly towards Queen.

"Blitz, you need to apologize!"