Reclaiming Germa 66!

"Lord, Germa 66 is willing to submit to you!"

Reiju knelt on one knee before Mislanda, expressing her willingness to submit.

Seeing this, Mislanda glanced at Judge in his hand.

"Look at that. The wise adapt to the circumstances. Your daughter understands this principle better than you do!"

At the same time, Mislanda had already prepared another option!

"System, give me another contract, the same kind as the one Tesoro signed before!"

Mislanda had run out of patience!

He had given Judge so many chances, but that man refused kindness and only responded to force!

Then what was the point of talking?!

He would simply force Judge to submit. Simple and convenient!

Damn it, he had originally wanted to show some respect for a worthy man, but it had all been a waste of time!

[Beep, no problem. Five hundred Strongest Points deducted!]

[Friendly reminder: The host currently has only one hundred Strongest Points remaining!]

"It doesn't matter. I didn't have many points left anyway, and Judge gave me two thousand points a year ago!"

Not long ago, Mislanda had 3,200 Strongest Points, 2,000 of which had come from Judge!

What did you call this?

Shearing the wool off a sheep, then using the money from selling it to buy a knife for slaughtering the sheep!

Soon, a contract exactly like the one Tesoro had signed before appeared.

Mislanda released Judge and threw the contract in front of him.

"Sign it, or I'll kill you right now!"

"My little pet has been hungry for several days. I think you should be able to fill his stomach!"

Raaaor!

The moment he finished speaking, Xiaobi immediately transformed into a gigantic monster. Its gaping maw opened wide, looking as if it could really swallow Judge whole!

Looking at the contract before him, Judge discovered that he couldn't understand its contents at all. He didn't recognize even a single symbol!

"Father, sign it!"

Reiju hurriedly urged him on. She didn't want to see Judge die here, right in front of her!

Besides, he was only signing something. It wasn't as if anything would happen!

Hearing Reiju's words, Judge looked at Mislanda and Xiaobi behind him again!

In the end, he pressed his handprint onto the contract!

Seeing that Judge had signed, Mislanda smiled before walking behind him.

With a thud, he punched Judge in the head and knocked him unconscious!

Seeing Judge knocked out, Reiju hurriedly caught him before glaring angrily at Mislanda.

"My father has already submitted to you. Why did you still do that?!"

He had clearly signed the contract, yet Mislanda had still attacked him. What kind of logic was that?!

Mislanda merely smiled disdainfully.

"Little girl, I'm not a good person!"

He rubbed Reiju's head.

"Although your father is now my subordinate, what he did just now made me very unhappy. Not killing him is already an act of mercy!"

"Don't mistake my kindness for weakness!"

As he spoke, Mislanda looked toward Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji.

"The same goes for you three. Don't even think about doing anything foolish. You'll only lose your lives!"

After warning the four of them, Mislanda walked into a small castle nearby!

"When he wakes up, have him come find me!"

,,,

[Beep, defeated the Star Glory-level powerhouse, Vinsmoke Judge. Obtained 1,000 Strongest Points!]

[The host currently has 1,100 points!]

Judge had already lost to Mislanda once a year ago, so the points were directly halved!

Still, Mislanda was very satisfied!

Now that he had reclaimed Germa 66, his forces had begun to take shape!

Next, he had to further increase his strength!

Mislanda was already a Star Glory-level powerhouse, but he still felt that it wasn't enough!

Not to mention that he had been somewhat overwhelmed in front of Bogart not long ago!

It wasn't that Mislanda was weak. The problem was that he couldn't use his strongest power!

Neither Garp nor Bogart was a Devil Fruit user!

Mislanda's Dark-Dark Fruit could only display its greatest power when facing Devil Fruit users!

But among the people Mislanda had encountered so far, Devil Fruit users were rare. After all, Devil Fruits weren't cabbages growing by the roadside!

"Sure enough, strength is still the most important source of authority!"

Mislanda had already decided that he would never enter the Grand Line again until he broke through to the King level!

And when he appeared in the Grand Line again, it would be the moment he shocked the world!

,,,

Early the next morning, Mislanda met the awakened Judge, with Reiju standing behind him.

With the contract's effect, Judge was no longer as resistant as he had been the day before!

Mislanda was now his master!

"Good. Take me to your laboratory first. I'd also like to see how far your research has progressed!"

Within the MADS team, Caesar mainly researched artificial Devil Fruits, Queen focused on human modification and viruses, and as for Judge, aside from Vegapunk, he was probably the best among them at cloning!

Moreover, his clones had been modified using Lineage Factors!

His four sons had innate abilities involving flames, lightning, poison resistance, and defense!

Besides that, Judge was also passionate about developing battle suits!

That could be seen from the warriors of Germa 66!

"Yes. Please follow me!"

Afterward, the group headed toward Judge's laboratory.

Seeing this, Reiju froze.

She felt as if her father had changed. Why was he being so polite to Mislanda?

As soon as he entered the laboratory, Mislanda saw more than a thousand clones!

They were all standing inside containers filled with nutrient fluid!

Once Judge awakened them, every one of them would be a warrior capable of taking on a hundred enemies!

"Mm, not bad!"

"Continue your research for now. Come to me directly if you need anything!"

"I'll find someone to assist you later!"

With that, Mislanda left.

Cloning, artificial Devil Fruits, and human modification technology—Vegapunk had perfectly combined all three to create the pinnacle of technology in the world of pirates: the Seraphim!

Mislanda wanted that too!

"Vegapunk, I'm really looking forward to meeting you!"

,,,

After returning to his residence, Mislanda looked at little Reiju standing before him.

Of Judge's four children, Mislanda felt that Reiju was worth cultivating.

"From today onward, you'll follow me!"

"It's a pity I don't have any Devil Fruits on hand!"

Not long ago, Mislanda had possessed several Devil Fruits: the Gold-Gold Fruit, the Arms-Arms Fruit, the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, and the Tiger-Tiger Fruit!

But he had given the latter two and the Gold-Gold Fruit to Tesoro, while the Arms-Arms Fruit had gone to Alice!

"No need. I can become stronger through my own power!"

Reiju didn't care in the slightest.

It was only a Devil Fruit. In her eyes, it was dispensable.

Hearing this, Mislanda couldn't help but look at her in a new light.

"I never thought you'd have such a high level of awareness!"

Although Haki and physical prowess were what proved a person's strength, there was one indisputable fact: Devil Fruit abilities could indeed make a person stronger!

"Whatever. We'll talk about it later!"

"For now, I have your first assignment!"

Mislanda called Alice over, then looked at Reiju.

"What you have to do now is teach Alice the correct outlook on life. Just don't let her get tricked so easily!"

Alice's inability to refuse when others needed help gave Mislanda a headache as well!

Forget it. He would let someone her age give it a try!