Chapter 318: The Tremor-Tremor Fruit Tastes Like Dog Shit
"Defeat us? Ahahaha, stop talking big, you idiot!"
Hearing Sanji's words, Yonji, in his green battlesuit, couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"You can't even use your hands in a fight. What are you going to use to win against us? Or are you relying on that woman?"
Yonji's gaze shifted to Pudding, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
Feeling the dangerous gaze, Pudding subconsciously took a step back, her palm tightly gripping her pistol.
Sanji stepped forward, shielding Pudding behind him, his eyes cold.
"To deal with you, I alone am enough."
"Tch, what a show-off. Can't you see the disparity in the situation?"
A sneer twisted Yonji's lips.
He had been the most at odds with Sanji since childhood, but he also had to admit that Sanji was very strong.
Although he hadn't awakened his modified genes and didn't have a battlesuit, he had learned to use Haki.
In a one-on-one situation, none of them were Sanji's opponent. After a few exchanges, Yonji knew this in his heart.
But a battle is not a one-on-one fight!
"Let me wake you up!"
A powerful jet of air shot out from the heels of Yonji's combat boots. The next moment, his entire person transformed into a streak of dark green light and flew out.
The moment he moved, Ichiji and Niji immediately followed.
In Sanji's eyes, Yonji's speed was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, he had flown in front of him.
Puffing out his chest and leaning back slightly, Yonji's tightly coiled arm swelled up a size, his fist crashing down brutally!
"Winch Guillotine!!"
"Who's the arrogant fool now!"
Sanji lifted his leg and swung it. A scorching flame ignited on his right foot, making his leg look as if it were covered in magma.
Bang!
His leg whistled through the air as his heel met the other's fist.
Although he was a modified human who had awakened the 'super strength' gene, Yonji's powerful punch was actually deflected by Sanji's kick.
Using the reactive force, Sanji twisted his waist, his foot pivoting on the ground, turning it into momentum that drove his body to spin half a circle.
"Diable Jambe: Poitrine Shoot!!"
Bang!!
Sanji delivered a spinning back kick, his red-hot foot viciously striking Yonji's chest.
"—Oof—cough!"
Yonji's eyes became bloodshot. The powerful force combined with the terrifyingly high temperature deformed even his steel body, his chest caving in slightly!
Swish!
Yonji was sent flying straight back by the kick.
However, the next instant.
Two streaks of light, one red and one blue, flew up from the left and right at high speed!
Sanji's raised leg chopped down with the momentum.
Bang!
Niji coldly raised his right leg and met it with a fierce knee strike, a blue electric current erupting!
"Henry Needle!!"
Crackle!
A large amount of released electricity pierced his body.
Even with Armament Haki enhancing his defense, Sanji still gritted his teeth as he was electrocuted, his muscles losing control under the stimulation of the current.
"Sanji!"
Pudding's face was pale with panic. She quickly raised her 'Walker' pistol and aimed it at Niji.
Bang!!
A tongue of fire shot out from the pitch-black muzzle.
This was a pistol paired with special bullets, specifically for dealing with their steel bodies.
Niji's expression changed in shock. He forcefully twisted his body to the side.
However, at such a close distance, even a modified human with extraordinary reflexes could not completely evade.
A bullet pierced his shoulder, splattering a bit of blood. The force was so great that it even sent Niji's body flipping back several meters.
Sanji finally broke free from the electric current.
Just as he was catching his breath, Ichiji was already upon him!
A pair of cold eyes, expressionless. His fist, flashing with red sparks, struck down rapidly!
"Sparking Valkyrie!"
The fist struck his abdomen, causing Sanji's entire body to double over, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
The next moment.
A dazzling firelight flashed, and Ichiji's fist triggered a violent explosion!
Boom!!
The explosive firelight engulfed Sanji. The impact sent him and Pudding behind him flying, crashing through countless tables and chairs.
This scene was reflected in Judge's eyes without causing a single ripple. Instead, he glanced sideways at Reiju, who was standing beside him.
"Why didn't you make a move?"
"Brave, strong, and gentle. Sanji has really grown a lot."
Faced with Judge's question, Reiju, however, looked at Sanji and smiled faintly, then asked in return:
"Father, don't you feel gratified by such a Sanji?"
"If he could exchange that pitiful gentleness for obedience, perhaps I would."
Judge's expression was still blank. "As a Vinsmoke, all that is needed is strength and obedience."
Although Reiju had also retained her normal emotions, Judge didn't care.
Awakened abilities, obedience to orders... as long as these two points were met, to him, it was a successful 'product'.
Reiju, unlike Sanji, could not defy his orders. But Judge didn't plan on ordering her either.
Whether Reiju made a move or not would not change the outcome.
To deal with Sanji, they were more than enough.
Jets of air shot from his combat boots. Judge dragged his technological spear and rushed towards the distance.
"Cough, cough!"
"Pudding! How are you!"
Sanji had just struggled up from the ground when he turned his head in a panic to check on Pudding's condition.
"I'm fine... I'm fine, Sanji. Nitro helped me block the impact."
Pudding struggled to prop herself up from the embrace of a ball of jelly.
"I'm going to die~~," Nitro said, his face tired as if his soul had left him.
His expanded body shrank, and he continued to lie limply on Pudding's shoulder.
Brook's soul music was still ongoing. Even if he covered his ears, he couldn't avoid being completely suppressed by it.
"Thank you, Nitro. Well done."
Sanji placed his hand on its head and comforted it.
At the critical moment, fortunately, this Homie, which had been with Pudding for many years, had attached itself to her back to buffer the blow, which saved her from injury.
"It's fine~~. Just finish the fight quickly and make your companion shut up," Nitro pleaded, his face dejected.
"Right."
Sanji turned his head back.
In the air, Judge flew from the front with his spear. Ichiji and the others surrounded him from the other three directions.
And at the entrance to the rooftop not far away, enemies also began to pour in continuously.
Sanji just scanned the area once and knew that he was powerless to deal with the current situation.
"It's really too much to deal with so many enemies."
"What's wrong, Sanji? Want to run away? Just like back then."
Judge had stopped at this moment. His expression was complicated as he said in a low voice:
"You should understand now. This is the sin of weakness. For those without strength, even freedom is such a luxury!"
"If it were any other time, I probably would have already run. But not this time..."
Sanji's voice was low, slow, and resolute. "When facing you, and you alone, I will not retreat again!"
With that, a small, exquisite wooden box appeared in Sanji's hand.
Looking at the spiral-patterned fruit lying inside, a trace of hesitation still appeared in Sanji's eyes.
"Sanji, don't tell me that's..."
Pudding reached out her hand, but stopped short.
She was an ability user and naturally recognized that it was a Devil Fruit. She had also heard the intel about the Straw Hat crew obtaining the Tremor-Tremor Fruit in Dressrosa.
But at this moment, there was not a trace of joy in her eyes. Instead, they were filled with worry.
A person can only eat one Devil Fruit.
She had heard Sanji say that in order to wait for a Devil Fruit he had dreamed of since childhood, but couldn't tell her what it was...
...Sanji had always insisted on being a non-ability user.
Why now would he...
Pudding couldn't help but speak out, "Sanji, didn't you say..."
"It's not needed anymore."
Sanji interrupted her, smiled back, and comforted her, "Don't worry, Pudding. It's fine."
Sigh~
A hammer is a hammer, then.
That guy gave me the Devil Fruit... don't tell me this was also part of his plan?
That bastard four-eyes!
Sanji gritted his teeth, and that trace of hesitation in his eyes also turned into resolve.
As if afraid he would regret it a second later, Sanji grabbed the Devil Fruit and swallowed it!
The moment he swallowed it, even if he were to cut open his stomach, there would be no room for regret.
The next moment!
"—Blegh!!"
Sanji's face instantly turned green. He gripped his own neck with both hands.
Dog shit!!
As a food, this thing is simply dog shit!!
(End of chapter)
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