Vinsmoke Judge had once been an excellent scientist. In his youth, he and Vegapunk had belonged to the same illegal research team, MADS.
Back then, Vegapunk had made the monumental discovery of the "Lineage Factor." He had later been arrested by the World Government and joined the Marine Science Unit.
Judge had also contributed a great deal to the project. He hadn't simply ridden on Vegapunk's coattails.
Unlike Vegapunk, however, he had some fighting ability and had successfully escaped when the World Government came to arrest him.
After returning to the Germa Kingdom, he had continued researching the Lineage Factor and developing its applications, eventually creating the technology for "clone soldiers" and "modified humans."
Sephiroth looked at the scientist before him... who was trembling a little.
He couldn't help remembering what Kuma had told him: Dragon had no intention of risking a conflict with the Germa Kingdom...
Not interested in dwelling on that issue, Sephiroth swept his gaze over the others.
The eldest daughter, Reiju: poison-type, a sexy, alluring pink-haired beauty, and a kind big sister with a cool exterior and a warm heart.
The eldest son, Ichiji: fire-type, red-haired, a cold-hearted hypocrite.
The second son, Niji: lightning-type, blue-haired, a vicious hothead.
The fourth son, Yonji: strength-type, green-haired, an arrogant, reckless idiot.
...Seriously, Judge, are you sure you don't play Pokémon?
"Judge, you actually ruined my concert. How are you going to compensate me?"
At first, Sephiroth had been curious. Weren't those three brothers pretty arrogant in his recollection? Why were they behaving so well?
The feedback from his emotion absorption revealed that they did indeed want to fight, but they seemed to be "restrained" by something like "compulsive behavior," or a similar condition.
His bioelectric field scans showed abnormal levels of various hormones in their brains.
They all looked