Germa's castle had a very distinctive One Piece world flair-
It clearly had the appearance of a medieval castle, yet high-tech products and futuristic, or rather sci-fi, decorations were everywhere inside.
Mixing styles was the whole point.
Taking the elevator inside the castle, the group arrived at the hall on the upper floor of the Royal Palace, where a group of pretty maids came forward to greet them.
"Welcome back, Your Majesty, Your Highness."
They were probably among the few women and ordinary people in the Germa Kingdom.
Judge ordered with an indifferent expression, "Go prepare some refreshments. I have distinguished guests to entertain."
By the time he turned back around, his face was once again wreathed in smiles. He chatted casually with Xie Wen, his words invariably circling back to Germa's powerful technological capabilities, its status as a government-affiliated nation, and its "lofty ambition" of unifying the North Blue. He sincerely invited a talented young man like Xie Wen to join them, even vaguely hinting at making him his son-in-law...
Xie Wen responded politely while inwardly unleashing a torrent of complaints.
Judging from their conversation just now, although Judge had some of the arrogance of a top scientist and a royal, he was hardly a fool who believed whatever anyone told him. In fact, he could even be considered shrewd by the standards of the One Piece world. How on earth had he ended up trusting Big Mom so easily in the future?
But on second thought, Xie Wen felt he could understand Judge's mindset.
After all, it was a golden opportunity to latch onto one of the Four Emperors, and the Big Mom Pirates had arranged plenty of marriage alliances before. It seemed fairly normal that Judge had not been all that wary. He had probably also figured