One Piece: Marine Luffy, Garp regrets it

Sanji's cooperation made Judge's expression look a little less strained.

With this hurdle cleared, he turned his gaze to Luffy again, eager to see if the admiral was satisfied.

By this point, Judge had realized the truth. The reason why the new admiral had brought Sanji here was primarily to support him and help him get some revenge. However, this realization didn't embarrass Judge at all—in fact, it made him even happier, as it demonstrated how much Sanji was valued by his superior.

Isn't it just losing a little face? For an ambitious person like Judge, face was sometimes worth less than toilet paper.

Luffy did not disappoint him. He nodded and smiled in response.

Today, Judge was still the king of an allied nation and hadn't done anything to violate any agreements. As one of the government's representatives, Luffy couldn't act against him without legitimate cause.

Being able to force Judge to do the thing he was most unwilling to do—publicly embrace Sanji—was already the limit of what Luffy could accomplish openly. As for what might happen behind the scenes... that would come later.

After receiving Luffy's acknowledgment, Judge smiled again. He immediately waved his hand, and the band that had been prepared long in advance began to play.

So, accompanied by the rousing music, the group accepted Judge's invitation and reviewed the infamous evil army, Germa 66.

It had to be said that although Judge himself was despicable, the army under his command was truly impressive. Especially to Ain, Nami, and the others who didn't know that the soldiers before them were clones.

Before their eyes, teams of tall, strong, and sturdy soldiers marched past. Combined with combat uniforms enhanced by Germa technology and various advanced muskets and artillery, it really gave them quite a shock.

Even Bill and others who had come from Marine Headquarters couldn't help but praise this impressive force, murmuring, "As expected of Germa."

Judge seemed to enjoy the praise from outsiders, especially from Marines. After all, the reason Germa had such a powerful army today was because of the technology he had "researched." If Germa were to conquer the North Sea again in the future, he would be recorded in the family history books as the founder and starting point of the Vinsmoke family's revival.

Thinking of this, Judge couldn't help feeling somewhat elated.

However, being a founder alone couldn't satisfy his ambition. If possible, he would like to be the first King of the North Sea and become the first in his family to rule the North Sea again. But for now, it was still difficult for him to accomplish this on his own.

The first problem he faced was the World Government's control over all member countries. Even if he truly had the power to unify the North Sea, it would be useless without the tacit approval of the World Government. And this required the help of the young admiral who was watching the military parade with great interest.

As soon as the military parade ended, Judge eagerly invited everyone into the palace. Afterward, he took Luffy to his study room alone, where they discussed matters in private.

The remaining guests—Ain, Nami, Vivi, as well as Sanji, Zoro, and the others—were all left in the care of Reiju and her brothers.

Although Ichiji and his brothers were rotten to the core, they had received their father's orders. They didn't cause any trouble but instead escorted the group to their assigned rooms in an orderly manner.

Sanji had planned to leave with his companions. Just as he turned to go, he was stopped by a gentle female voice.

"Sanji, it's been so long since we last met. Don't you have anything to say to your sister?"

Hearing this, everyone who was about to leave couldn't help but pause in their tracks.

Bill looked back at Reiju, then excitedly whispered to his fellow Marine from the North Sea:

"It's Poison Pink! I recognized her at first glance, I was absolutely right!"

The team member who was also from the North Sea gave him a disdainful look and whispered back:

"Idiot, there's only one woman in the Vinsmoke family. Did you really need me to tell you that?"

Bill: ...

Although they spoke in hushed tones, those present were far from ordinary people. Reiju heard everything they said clearly.

In addition, she caught phrases like "Warrior of the Sea," "The Greatest Villain," "The Terrible Germa," and so on.

Reiju immediately understood what they were talking about. She waved to Bill and the others who were whispering amongst themselves, and said with a smile:

"You're all fans of Sea Warrior Sora, aren't you? Would you like autographs from all members of the evil army Germa 66? If you want, I can ask Sanji to bring them to you~"

As soon as the words left her mouth, Bill and the others responded loudly and excitedly without even thinking.

"YES!!!" they shouted in unison.

Everyone looked at Sanji expectantly.

Sanji: "...Get lost!"

Everyone: ㅜㅜ_ㅜㅜ