Ichiji and the other two cracked their noses and jaws, which Sanji Meow had kicked out of alignment, back into place. Once they had straightened out their crooked faces as much as possible, they began clamoring to fight Sanji Meow again. If Reiju had not stopped them, they would definitely have charged straight back in.
With Judge having stripped them of "weak" emotions such as fear, sorrow, and sympathy, being defeated would never give them the idea of "backing down."
Of course, if they truly encountered a life-threatening situation, they would still concede when they needed to. The three Germa brothers simply did not know fear; they were not idiots.
In fact, this alone showed the difference between Judge, a scientist, and the truly powerful figures in the One Piece world.
Given how strength in the One Piece world became increasingly dependent on willpower after reaching a certain level, stripping Ichiji and the others of some of their emotions had effectively cut off their chances of advancing any further.
In other words, although technology could quickly make them powerful, never mind becoming fighters on the level of the Four Emperors or Admirals-even reaching the average level of the Shichibukai was highly unlikely...
Unless Judge's technological expertise could reach Vegapunk's level, and he had sufficient funding to support it, even giving Ichiji and the others some powerful Devil Fruits would, at most, raise their ceiling to roughly Doflamingo's level. They would still fall short when it came to Conqueror's Haki.
So, while Judge was very accomplished in scientific research, he could be described as stupid in every other respect. Or perhaps... he was working outside his field.
As Xie Wen silently disparaged Judge, who was still watching from hiding, he quietly rested his hand on Long Moon's hilt...
Reiju could no