Leaving aside Vinsmoke Judge's shock, he went to the King's Plateau the next day to seek an audience with River.
"Your Majesty, after Caesar and I conducted our observations and research..."
"We both believe that the two Four Emperors imprisoned here have tremendous research value!"
"Their lineage factors must be extraordinarily powerful. We could study them in depth."
Judge's words from below made River raise an eyebrow in surprise as he sat on the throne, dressed in fine robes, holding a scepter and wearing a crown.
"You mean you want to study their bodies?"
He smiled as he spoke.
"Precisely. We may discover something entirely unexpected from their bodies!"
Judge replied.
"That's quite interesting. In fact, Kaido was already studied during the several times the World Government captured him."
"I'm very interested in his lineage factor."
"Granted!"
After a moment's thought, River smiled and nodded.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Vinsmoke Judge turned and withdrew, brimming with excitement.
Studying the mechanism behind Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach's two Devil Fruits was one thing, but now even the Four Emperors had become their test subjects. How could he not be excited?
That exchange in the great hall, however, made the expressions of Katakuri, King, and the others shift slightly as they knelt tightly bound in seastone cuffs.
Their captains would be used as subjects for all kinds of experiments?
It was simply unimaginable, and deeply humiliating.
The mighty Four Emperors had actually been reduced to laboratory rats, to be dissected and studied.
Then what would become of them?
The next second, River's gaze swept toward them. Golden Lion Shiki, Thunder God Enel, Crocodile, Donquixote Doflamingo, Rob Lucci, Issho, Aokiji, and the other Kingdom Admirals also fixed their eyes on the group kneeling in the center of the hall.
Humm!
In an instant, boundless