Chapter 353: Sanji's Rage!
Germa Kingdom · Main Vessel, Royal Hall
The frigid metal hall felt less like a palace and more like a high-tech cage forged of steel. Energy conduits pulsed along the walls, emitting a low, rhythmic hum that vibrated through the floor.
High upon the throne, a symbol of absolute and cold authority, sat Vinsmoke Judge. Long golden hair cascaded from the sides of his helmet, and his black, pointed beard stood sharp as a blade. His hawk-like eyes flickered with a ruthless arrogance as he scanned the two figures entering the hall.
As Reiju led Sanji inside, a cold snort escaped Judge's nose. "You actually dared to return?"
Sanji's footsteps paused, but he didn't lower his head. Instead, he met his father's gaze with a chilling, fearless glare. "Don't act like you didn't force my hand," Sanji replied, his voice like ice. "You think anyone wants to come back to this godforsaken place?"
Judge's brow furrowed, his fingers tightening around the armrests of his throne until the metal groaned. "Away for years, and you haven't learned a lick of discipline?!"
His roar shook the hall like thunder, carrying an irresistible, crushing pressure.
"'Cooking' is the work of the lower classes! Have you spent so long playing servant that you've discarded the dignity of royalty?!!"
"You have Vinsmoke blood in your veins! You are a prince of the Germa!"
"Not a commoner who circles a stove like a dog waiting for scraps!!!"
BOOM—
Sanji's pupils constricted violently. The cigarette between his fingers was crushed into dust.
"SHUT UP!!!"
His roar swept through the hall like a wildfire, making the rows of mindless clone soldiers shudder in unison.
"What's wrong with being a chef?! What's wrong with cooking?!"
"Using your hands to bring happiness and satiety to others—that is ten thousand times more noble than using yours to manufacture war and death!!!"
He took a violent step forward, his boot thudding against the metal floor. His eyes burned with an inferno of rage. "This 'Royal Dignity' of yours..."
"Is it using lineage factors to mutilate your own children?!"
"Is it letting soulless clones trample over life?!"
"Is it treating the North Blue as your private shooting range?!!"
Judge stood abruptly, his massive frame looming over Sanji like a steel tower. His metallic cape snapped with the movement. The sheer weight of his presence felt like a mountain descending upon the room.
"INSOLENCE!!!"
"Without Germa's technology and military might, the North Blue would have been torn to shreds by pirates long ago!"
"Do you think 'peace' is bought with a well-cooked meal?!!"
The air solidified. Sparks of heat and flashes of cold steel collided invisibly in the center of the hall. Reiju stood between them, her eyes hidden behind her bangs, her expression unreadable. She reached out, gently grabbing Sanji's arm, her voice trembling slightly. "Sanji... please, calm down..."
Sanji violently shook off her hand. Ash from his sleeve drifted to the floor as he locked onto Judge with a predatory gaze. "Why did you force me back? What do you really want?!"
"And don't you dare mention that bullshit family glory again!!!"
The corner of Judge's mouth twitched before curling into a hideous, triumphant smirk. "Heh... since you're being so direct, let me show you the truth."
He raised a hand and made a sharp gesture. The metal floor in the center of the hall lit up with glowing energy lines. With a mechanical hum, a massive holographic projection shimmered into existence.
Reflected in the air was the magnificent, sprawling archipelago of Totto Land, and the silhouette of the woman whose name made the entire world tremble.
"Germa needs a political alliance with the Big Mom Pirates," Judge's voice sounded like a hammer falling on an anvil.
"And you—are the most expendable bargaining chip I have!"
"What?!"
Sanji's heart felt as if it were being seared by a hot iron. "Me? A marriage?! To the Big Mom Pirates?!"
Judge sneered, a fanatical light in his eyes. "Exactly! Only by aligning with a Yonko can Germa truly establish a foothold in the New World!"
"And you—Vinsmoke Sanji—will be the 'tether' between Germa and Totto Land!"
Sanji froze for a heartbeat. Then, he began to laugh—a cold, sharp sound full of absolute mockery.
"To save Germa?"
"Trading your children's happiness for a few more years of pathetic survival?"
"Is this the 'glory' you talk about?"
His laughter cut off instantly, his gaze turning razor-sharp. His voice boomed like a clap of thunder. "Stop lying to yourself!!"
"You're just terrified of a Yonko's wrath!"
"You want to use my status as a Marine to gather intelligence and keep them at bay! You're using me as a double agent!!"
BOOM!
Judge's face paled, shock flickering in his eyes. "You—!"
Sanji roared, refusing to yield an inch. "Don't even dream about it!!"
"Since I've become a Marine, I will never betray my oath!!"
"I will not help you!!"
Judge's roar was like a war drum. "YOU UNGRATEFUL BRAT!!!"
The next instant, he lunged from his throne, an iron fist blasting toward Sanji's face!
"BOOM!!!"
The two forces collided in the dead center of the hall. The air exploded, metal walls cracked instantly, and the clone soldiers were sent flying backward by the shockwave! The impact of flame and steel shook the entire vessel!
Furious and relentless, the father and son traded blows. Within seconds, they had punched and kicked their way straight through the reinforced steel walls of the hall!
"RUMBLE—!"
The battle spilled out from the interior onto the massive external plaza. Metal debris and sparks sprayed into the air. The sky of Germa was finally set ablaze by the combined fury of the Vinsmokes!
Judge's roars intertwined with the high-voltage crackle of electricity. The entire plaza was torn apart by arcs of blue-white lightning!
"ELECTROMAGNETIC CRACK!!!"
His combat boots erupted with a berserk current that coiled around his ankles like vipers. Accompanied by a sonic boom, he delivered a heavy kick aimed directly at Sanji's throat!
Sanji's eyes remained ice-cold. Armament Haki instantly coated his right leg as his Diable Jambe ignited with a brilliant, white-hot flame!
"Diable Jambe: MOUTON SHOT!"
"BOOM!!!"
The head-on collision of electricity and fire kicked up a mountainous shockwave. Judge was shaken back several steps, the lights on his boots flickering unsteadily.
"What—?!"
Judge stared in disbelief. "This brat's power... it actually suppressed my technological armaments?!"
He roared, thrusting his spear forward violently!
"ELECTROMAGNETIC SPEAR!!!"
The tip of the spear, wreathed in high-voltage current, transformed into a bolt of lightning aimed straight for Sanji's heart!
Sanji tapped his toe against the ground, his Observation Haki catching the trajectory like a breeze. With a graceful side-step and a mid-air spin, his flaming leg lashed out in a savage arc!
"VEAL SHOT!!!"
With a deafening explosion, Judge's chest plate was caved in. He coughed up a spray of blood, his body stumbling backward.
"H-How is this possible...?"
Judge's chest burned with agony, his eyes bloodshot. "The Marines... they trained you to this extent?! Your speed and power... they've already surpassed Niji and the others?!"
Seeing Sanji's offensive closing in like a storm, Judge's gaze turned sinister. He let out a desperate roar: "WALL!!!"
Several clone soldiers swarmed forward like puppets, forming a human shield of flesh and bone to intercept Sanji's flaming kick!
CRACK-CRACK-CRACK—!!
The soldiers' bones shattered instantly, their skin charred black, yet they remained expressionless. Not a single cry of pain escaped their lips.
Sanji froze, his gaze darkening with horror. "These people... they're just tools to you..."
Judge seized the opening to retreat, a demonic sneer on his face. "You're still too soft, Sanji!!"
"On the battlefield, mercy is a suicide note!!!"
Currents gathered in his legs once more, and the thrusters behind his boots spat out intense energy, turning his body into a living cannonball!
"BLASTING KICK!!!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM—!
Judge transformed into a streak of lightning, charging through the bodies of his own men to strike at Sanji!
At the critical moment—
"RUMBLE—!!!"
A pillar of golden lightning fell from the heavens!
The berserk bolt tore through the air, striking precisely in the center of Judge's charge path!
Judge let out a strangled cry as his body was forcibly blasted away by the light, his charred armor emitting thick trails of green smoke.
The air grew heavy with the scent of ozone and gunpowder.
From within the settling smoke, a lazy yet lethal voice drifted out:
"Yo. Looks like I got here just in time~"
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