Enel's Long Windup

Egghead Sky Island.

"Doctor, these two are the children of your old friend Judge. He modified them when they were little. Sorry for the trouble, but could you give them a full examination and check for any hidden problems?"

Dawn gestured toward young Sanji, who stood warily behind him, and young Reiju, whose face was expressionless. After reading Judge's memories, he had found the two of them with ease.

As for Judge's other children, Dawn had not even spared them a glance. He had left them to fend for themselves.

Vegapunk turned around, pity in his eyes.

"I never thought Judge would go this far. Experimenting on his own children? Come with me, both of you."

Reiju looked at Dawn, then at Vegapunk. Finally, she took Sanji's hand and obediently followed the scientist toward a laboratory.

After leaving the research institute, Dawn headed to the training ground.

The training ground was a circular, partly open-air platform east of the institute. A man was working up a heavy sweat on it.

Enel was bare-chested, his skin covered in sweat. A pair of specially made Seastone Handcuffs encircled his wrists. The man who would one day proclaim himself a god was doing the most basic physical training.

Without warning, a figure appeared behind him.

The instant a fist cut through the air, Enel's pupils contracted. He spun and raised an arm on instinct.

Bang!

He blocked the blow, but the sheer force still sent him sliding back more than ten meters. His shoes gouged long furrows in the ground.

Dawn drew back his fist, a pleased smile spreading across his face.

"Not bad. You've improved."

His punch had been almost as fast as the one he had used to defeat Enel back in Birka.

Back then, Enel had gone down in one