"Oh! A castle kingdom built on snail shells? How absolutely amazing!"
Yamato shielded her eyes against the sun's glare as she gazed ahead with wonder, so excited she was practically bouncing on her toes, her long-lost vitality blazing back to life.
Violet frowned with growing concern: "The other side seems to have discovered us as well. Large groups of soldiers are gathering in formation."
This reaction was perfectly natural. The Rayquaza was a hundred-meter-class warship after all, making it impossible for the Germa Kingdom not to notice their impressive approach.
"Let's go say our greetings properly."
Kai twisted his powerful body, transforming seamlessly into his majestic beast form, carrying Yamato, Kozuki Hiyori, and Violet as he soared forward through the azure sky.
At the Germa Kingdom, positioned before the central castle's imposing entrance, Vinsmoke Judge stood in full regalia. His metal helmet gleamed in the sunlight, long golden hair flowing beneath it, while an orange cape billowed dramatically behind his broad shoulders. He led his genetically modified children and endless rows of identical clone soldiers in perfect military formation.
"The Beast Pirates? What business could they possibly have in North Blue?"
Judge felt genuinely puzzled by this unexpected development.
He naturally knew that his former "old friend" Queen was currently working for the Beast Pirates. With that existing connection, would the Beast Pirates truly come seeking cooperation with his kingdom?
If not cooperation, then were they positioning themselves as opponents?
Red-haired Ichiji's eyes immediately lit up with a predatory gleam as his combative genes began activating like switches flipping in his modified brain.
"Then let's have ourselves a proper competition," blue-haired Niji said with an evil smile spreading across his features.
"A killing contest? How delightful!" Green-haired Yonji licked his lips with obvious excitement: "I hope that ship carries enough people. This time, I absolutely won't lose to you guys!"
The pink-haired girl Reiju, standing behind her three brothers, lowered her eyes with obvious distress, refusing to participate and even feeling genuine pity for her siblings.
They were fundamentally different from her. From the moment of birth, their father had surgically removed basic human emotional genes like fear, sadness, and compassion.
But while their father had successfully transformed them into perfect killing weapons, he had also completely stripped them of any sense of healthy awe or self-preservation.
How could an Emperor's pirate crew be something their family could afford to provoke so carelessly?
"Hey there, Judge."
The low dragon's roar rumbled like muffled thunder as the massive emerald dragon head descended from above, its cold yellow pupils locking onto the Vinsmoke family with predatory focus, invisible pressure radiating outward like heat from a forge.
"Your sons display quite rude behavior. When you performed surgery on them, couldn't you have left them with at least some basic humility?"
The three Vinsmoke brothers remained completely oblivious to the danger, all staring at Kai with burning fighting spirit.
"Wow! There are three absolute beauties!"
Yonji's perverted gaze was instantly drawn to Yamato and the other two women who had leaped down from the dragon's back with their varying charms, his eyes immediately transforming into cartoon hearts.
His two brothers weren't demonstrating much better self-control.
"Kill that arrogant guy and we'll each claim one as a prize!" Niji called out with breathtaking arrogance.
"Well, I can see you three brothers are quite loving and understand fair distribution of spoils?"
Kai, having transformed back to his human form with fluid grace, narrowed his eyes dangerously and swept his distinctly unfriendly gaze over the three modified brothers.
Judge's muscles tensed like steel cables as cold sweat broke out across his forehead, and he shouted with obvious alarm: "Natural Disaster Kai! What business brings you to North Blue?!"
"Naturally I have important business with you, Judge."
Kai's voice suddenly turned arctic cold, his icy gaze piercing like spears toward the three brothers positioned behind their father: "But before we conduct any business, I need to discipline your sons properly for you."
"Daring to covet my women with such disgusting lust... they're really tired of living."
Violet and Kozuki Hiyori blushed crimson upon hearing this possessive declaration.
"Ha! So we are enemies after all!"
Red-haired Ichiji was the first to react with violent enthusiasm.
"Sparking Valkyrie!"
A flame-covered fist rocketed toward Kai with explosive force.
BANG!
Kai casually caught Ichiji's blazing fist in his palm, appearing completely relaxed and unimpressed.
"This is absolutely impossible!"
Ichiji stared in complete shock. How could someone casually catch his flame-enhanced fist with such dismissive ease!
"Haven't eaten enough recently? Is this truly your full strength?"
Kai's tone carried obvious mockery as his arm applied the slightest pressure.
"Scram!"
Ichiji flew backward like a stone launched from a mighty catapult, screaming in pain and shock as he was sent flying across the battlefield.
"Hahaha! Did that pathetic waste Ichiji fall in just one exchange?" Yonji ruthlessly mocked his defeated brother.
"Just as utterly useless as that failure Sanji," Niji also laughed with cruel satisfaction, not displaying even the slightest concern about his older brother's obvious injuries.
"Ichiji!"
Only Reiju cried out in genuine alarm, running desperately toward her brother's crumpled form.
"Eh? Are we here to fight this time?"
Yamato's expression instantly switched from confusion to pure excitement: "This is absolutely perfect!"
"Die, you arrogant bastard!"
Niji's left leg crackled with dangerous electricity as he launched a devastating flying kick directly at Kai.
"Electric Blue Shoot!"
"Let me handle this challenge!"
Yamato, who had been struggling to contain her battle lust, cheered with obvious delight and swung her mighty kanabo to intercept Niji's attack path.
"Thunder Bagua!"
The pitch-black kanabo wrapped in crackling lightning clashed with tremendous force against the electrically charged flying leg.
In just a single instant!
Niji was launched backward faster than he had approached, smashed away like a broken ragdoll, plowing a deep furrow dozens of meters long in the hard ground before finally coming to a painful stop.
"Is that truly all? So incredibly weak," Yamato said with obvious disappointment, casually shouldering her formidable kanabo.
"Don't worry about it. They haven't revealed their trump card yet," Kai smiled with knowing anticipation.
The Vinsmoke family possessed two technologies they were most proud of. One was genetic modification, and the other was...
"Don't get too cocky, you bastard! It's time to show you the true power of Vinsmoke family technology!"
Judge roared with renewed fury and suddenly produced a mysterious canister.
Oh! Here it comes?
The legendary Vinsmoke Raid Suits?
Kai's eyes lit up with genuine interest as he quietly waited for Judge and the others to perform their transformation.
Judge positioned the canister horizontally at his waist. Both ends exploded with brilliant golden light that instantly engulfed his entire form!
Immediately, the dazzling light faded, and Judge stood revealed wearing a sleek gray combat suit, his right hand gripping a crackling electric spear.
Almost simultaneously...
BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!
Four more dazzling lights exploded at the waists of Ichiji, Niji, Yonji, and Reiju.
Red, blue, green, and pink combat suits were instantly equipped with mechanical precision.
"They transformed! That looks so incredibly cool!"
Yamato's eyes immediately became shining stars as she pointed excitedly at Judge and the others, loudly declaring to Kai with childlike enthusiasm: "Kai, I want one of those!"
Of course, I want them too.
What person who had watched tokusatsu shows could refuse the opportunity to shout "henshin" dramatically?
It was definitely decided. Once he conquered the Vinsmoke family, he'd absolutely have Judge custom-make a complete set for them.
"Take this devastating attack! Winch Punch!"
Yonji, physically the strongest of the three brothers, leaped up and struck first with aggressive confidence.
His boot thrusters activated with a loud "poof" and shot out powerful airflow, propelling his body like a human cannonball.
In an instant he closed the distance to Kai, his heavy fist wrapped in green armor carrying howling wind as it smashed toward Kai's chest with bone-crushing force!
THUD!
A muffled sound like beating war drums exploded across the battlefield.
Kai didn't move even an inch, while Yonji was violently shaken backward several steps by the recoil of his own devastating punch.
The protective black color on Kai's chest slowly faded as he evaluated with leisurely calm: "Average speed overall, but the raw power is reasonably decent."
"Damn it all! Don't you dare look down on me!"
Yonji roared with frustrated rage and swung both fists wildly, charging at Kai again with renewed fury: "Multiple Winch Punch!"
His armored fists became a complete blur as they mercilessly bombarded Kai's unmoved chest.
While Yonji and Kai engaged in their fierce battle, Ichiji, Niji, and Reiju also found their respective opponents among the crew.