Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

Miss Charlotte Brin

versus

Mr. Vinsmoke Sanji

Congratulations on this marriage!

Vinsmoke Sanji?

Luffy tilted his head and read it aloud.

Nami leaned closer for a look and asked, "Do we have Vinsmoke Sanji on our ship?"

"Sanji is Sanji, Vinsmoke Sanji is Vinsmoke Sanji."

Usopp stroked his chin. "There should be two people here, right?"

"It must be Sanji."

As they were talking, everyone's eyes turned to the side in unison.

Sanji stood there, the cigarette between his fingers trembling slightly, his face grim.

Upon hearing this long-unseen surname, Sanji's expression turned sour. "Did that old man send you to find me? And what exactly is this arranged marriage?"

"Hey, as someone directly involved, you really don't know anything? Is this how the Vinsmoke family arranges marriages?"

Katakuri's eyes revealed a hint of dissatisfaction. He proposed a marriage alliance without even knowing who was involved! What kind of marriage alliance was this? What did they take his sister for?!

But as soon as he said it, Katakuri's expression subtly changed, as if he remembered something.

It seems that even the Charlotte family isn't qualified to talk about the people of Germa 66.

After all, on their side, the decisions their mother made were never made without consulting Brin's opinion.

Moreover, the other party involved in the potential marriage alliance... was unaware of the marriage alliance at all.

He came out this time to prepare for his mother's upcoming tea party, but then he heard the news that Uta was going to hold a concert. Brulee is a huge fan of Uta, so she asked to go to Uta's concert on the way.

As the older brother, can Katakuri refuse his sister's request?

So the ship sailed this way.

Who knew, they would run into the Straw Hat Pirates.

Just then, I remembered the marriage invitation that Germa 66 had sent to our door, and something my mother had mentioned.

Since we've encountered this situation, we might as well talk about it all at once.

"Besides Vinsmoke Sanji, Straw Hat Luffy,"

Katakuri paused, then continued, "Our Charlotte family also intends to form a marriage alliance with you, if you are willing..."

"A marriage alliance?"

Luffy was still gossiping about Sanji when he ended up getting gossiped about himself.

He pointed at himself, looking completely bewildered, "Me?"

"Luffy is going to get married?"

"Are you kidding me! No, no, no!"

Two figures leaped from the Sunny almost simultaneously.

Nami's body transformed into a cloud and instantly floated in front of Luffy. Vivi unfurled a pair of wind wings behind her, moving at an impressive speed.

Having a Logia-type Devil Fruit, flying over is quite easy for them.

Nami grabbed Luffy's face, "You still want a marriage alliance?!"

"I didn't say anything!"

Then Vivi and Nami couldn't help but stare at Katakuri. "What's this about the arranged marriage you mentioned earlier?"

Katakuri instinctively took a half step back under the gazes of those two men.

As the strongest commander of the Big Mom Pirates, he has faced countless powerful enemies and has never retreated even a step.

But the look in those two women's eyes...

We can't afford to mess with them.

They are absolutely not to be trifled with.

He quickly changed the subject, "It's not just the Charlotte family; the Vinsmoke family also wants to form a marriage alliance with you."

"Huh?" Luffy looked completely bewildered.

"Is Luffy that popular now?" Chopper blinked.

"Who is Vinsmoke who wants to marry Luffy?" Usopp asked the crucial question.

Everyone looked at each other.

I thought they were coming to fight, but it turns out they came to deliver wedding invitations?

Katakuri sensed that the atmosphere was getting increasingly strange.

The two women's eyes were practically tangible; if they stayed any longer, a real fight might break out.

Mom isn't here, so I can't get any treatment.

"If you're interested, let's meet in the world in half a month."

He left those words behind and turned to leave.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the donut-shaped boat slowly turned around and quickly disappeared into the vast white fog.

Only after the ship had completely disappeared into the distance did everyone's attention slowly turn to Ruffy and Sanji.

There was something strange in his eyes.

"This relationship is too complicated."

Luffy couldn't help but complain.

Arranged marriages are everywhere.

According to Katakuri, the Vinsmoke family seems to be Sanji's family. So, are they planning to marry Sanji's older or younger sister to them?

"Both the Vinsmoke and Charlotte families are powerful forces bound by family bloodlines."

Vivi regained her composure and said, "In the latter half of the Grand Line, this practice of consolidating power through marriage is not uncommon."

Sanji exhaled a breath of stale air. "Those Vinsmoke guys don't care about blood ties."

"So, Sanji, you're connected to that family?"

Sanji was silent for a moment, then nodded.

Shirahoshi and Perona came closer, looking on with curiosity.

"What kind of force is that?"

All sorts of forces, big and small, were in Vivi's mind, so she began to explain them.

"Vinsmoke, also known as Germa 66, the evil legion, is the strongest scientific force in the North Blue. Although they do not have their own country, they are recognized by the World Government and are qualified to participate in the World Conference."

The Vinsmoke family, their rulers, dominated the region with their powerful scientific capabilities and clone army, striving to unify the North Sea through war, but repeated strategic setbacks led to their failure to achieve their goal.

Franky jumped to his feet. "Wait, the Vinsmoke family is Germa 66?"

With his fervent passion for technology, he naturally knew about the Vinsmoke family, and more importantly,

"Hey Sanji, why is Germa 66 an evil army? Is the story of the Warriors of the Sea and the Warriors of the Sky true?"

Chopper and Usopp, standing nearby, also looked over eagerly.

That was something that spread quite widely.

The World Economic News once published a comic book story based on the true stories of naval heroes. The story, titled "Warrior of the Sea: Sky," tells the tale of Sky, a hero who can walk on the sea, leading a dreamlike combination robot and seagulls to fight against the evil army of Germa 66.

This is the power of public opinion.

Through Germa 66's repeated failures, the story portrays the Navy as a powerful and righteous force, and also serves as a great educational tool for indoctrinating children. The story has a large following worldwide.

However, people generally believe that Germa 66 is just a fictional evil army and are unaware of its actual existence.

Clearly, Franky and the others are fans.

Sanji exhaled a smoke ring expressionlessly. "Fake."

The expressions on the faces of Franky and the other two froze instantly.

"Fake?!"

"How is this possible?!"

"That was my childhood!"

The three of them clutched their heads and wailed, frozen in place.

Sanji's lips twitched at their exaggerated reactions, but he continued, "The leader of Germa 66 is Vinsmoke Judge, who is my father. I am his third son."

He paused, his gaze drifting into the distance. "But I left that home a long time ago. They locked me in a castle, wouldn't feed me, wouldn't let me see anyone, just because I was different from them."

"That old man is pursuing the perfect scientific warrior, and in his eyes, I am a failure because I haven't been modified."

Sanji lowered his head, lit a new cigarette, and took a deep drag. "Later, I escaped. That old man Zeff saved me. From that day on, the Vinsmoke name meant nothing to me."

The deck fell silent.

"So they didn't even ask for my opinion about the marriage alliance. Just like Katakuri said, they sold me out without even knowing it was happening to me."

He paused, his tone becoming firm, "But I want to go to Wan Guo. There are some things that need to be settled."

Sanji looked at Luffy, "Captain..."

"Of course we'll go together."

Luffy smiled and said, "No matter what happens, you're still our ship's cook."

"Luffy is right!"

Usopp was the first to jump out, "I'm going to eat Sanji's food for the rest of my life!"

"Anyone who dares to steal our chef, I'll gore them with my antlers!" Chopper waved his little hooves.