Xie Wen's eyes widened as he stared in astonishment at Judge's lovestruck face...
Even if Big Mom didn't have any children of marriageable age, she didn't have to step in herself, did she? Besides, it wasn't as though she had none.
Wait... lovestruck?
No way, man! You're serious?!
Xie Wen was shocked at first, then puzzled, before realization suddenly dawned-
This had to be the work of Pudding's Memo-Memo Fruit!
Germa 66 was indeed quite powerful in their Raid Suits, even capable of holding their own against some Haki users. But without Observation Haki, they were all too easy for Pudding to ambush.
Xie Wen could more or less guess why she had chosen Judge, too...
Unlike in the original manga, where Big Mom had wanted to kill the Vinsmoke family and seize Germa's technology, after witnessing the prowess of a top scientist like Vegapunk, she clearly wouldn't kill the goose that laid the golden eggs again.
So, if she wanted to control all of Germa 66, Judge, their chief scientist and absolute leader, was the best choice for a marriage alliance. Whether it was Ichiji or Reiju, the others ultimately still had to obey Judge's orders.
Moreover, making Judge "fall in love" with Big Mom would also make him devote himself wholeheartedly to serving Totto Land.
As for why Charlotte Linlin had stepped in herself instead of choosing one of her older daughters to marry Judge, Xie Wen wasn't too sure. After all, she had only given birth to her thirty-ninth daughter, Charlotte Anana, four or five years ago and was still "going strong in her old age." Wanting to "take" a new husband was perfectly normal, too.
But regardless of whom Judge had ultimately "fallen in love" with, Xie Wen quickly pieced together his current situation. He just