Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Judge was a little uneasy, because given his personality, family ties were simply not within his consideration. However, deep down, he did have such feelings, just like the Ichiji brothers. Although they appeared quite ruthless, deep down they still had human emotions.

“You know what? My former teacher once told me that if you want to keep improving your strength, you have to sever your human emotions! Because in his view, those useless things only make your heart weak and serve no purpose!” Seeing Judge’s expression, Reina said with a wry smile.

After thinking for a moment, Judge nodded in agreement.

"But later, my teacher discovered that emotions are a powerful remedy for humanity to break through its own limitations!" Reina said meaningfully, "Sometimes the energy unleashed by intelligence is beyond your imagination! Let me tell you something I witnessed firsthand: between an ordinary human woman and a merman, who do you think is stronger?"

"An ordinary human woman? Without any abilities?" Judge asked after thinking for a moment.

“Yes, she has no special abilities, has never trained, and doesn’t even have a kitchen knife. In a fight against a fish-man pirate, who do you think would win?” Reina nodded and said.

“This…it must be a fish-man! Let alone fish-man pirates, even ordinary human pirates are not something an ordinary woman can handle!” Judge replied.

Reina nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right, the two are not comparable at all. Although it's rare for strong individuals to emerge from the fish-men race, their ordinary members are clearly stronger than us humans, especially when they are in the ocean!"

"But... when this ordinary human woman is a mother, sometimes things change! To ensure her child's survival, this mother might unleash energy you can't even imagine! I personally witnessed an ordinary human woman who, to ensure her child's survival, directly killed a fish-man pirate! Although she died in the end, her child survived!"

Reina's words made Judge's mouth drop open.

“That’s the power of emotion!” Reina patted Judge on the shoulder and said, “You, Dr. Vegapunk, and Dr. Asie are all researchers. You believe in cold, hard numbers, but we are living, breathing human beings. If we lose our emotions, we will have no room for advancement.”

"Do you know why the fish-men, despite being born stronger than us, can only hide in the ocean and can't appear on land? It's because they don't have as much room to ascend as we humans, and their potential isn't as strong! Although we are born weak, we have unlimited possibilities!"

Watching Reina leave, Judge fell into deep thought. He felt as if he had a new inspiration and perhaps he could start a new project, which was an experiment on human emotions!

However, he has decided to stay here for a while longer, because his children are the perfect test subjects. Perhaps he can get some of the answers he's looking for from them!

As for Ichi and the others, they were somewhat confused. They were having a good time on the front lines when suddenly Jha arrived and now they were supposed to stay here for a while longer. This left them bewildered, as their father would never do such useless things.

Only Reiju seemed to have sensed something, and her gaze towards Judge changed somewhat.

In the evening, after dinner, Judge found Reiju because he could tell that Reiju seemed to know something.

Chapter 1254 Changes in Big Mom

“I see…” Reiju understood after hearing Judge’s explanation.

Just now, Judge called Reiju out, explained his thoughts, and told Reiju what Reina had told him that afternoon.

In his view, Reiju is a child who has inherited some of the android's power and also gained some emotions, unlike Sanji and Ichiji!

“Father, what Mr. Reina thinks is not important. What is important is... how you view this issue!” Reiju hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"I've always believed that emotions are useless. Isn't it the right choice to exchange those useless things for strength? You possess some emotions, but because the experiment wasn't completely successful, your strength is inferior to Ichiji and the others! Ichiji and the others are the perfect masterpieces! Sanji failed completely because of his mother's obstruction! He gained emotions, but he lost the opportunity to become stronger!" Judge said after thinking for a moment.

“You’re right!” Reiju nodded and replied, “Just as Mr. Reina said, Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji completely lost their emotions and gained the strongest abilities! I, on the other hand, possess some emotions, so I couldn’t fully obtain the power of technology. Sanji, however, has all his emotions and is the most normal child. Therefore, when he was born, he was just an ordinary human being!”

“But Father… look at us now, Sanji’s strength has surpassed mine, and he’s not inferior to Ichiji and the others, and may even be stronger! This may be what Mr. Reiner meant by the power of emotion!”

Judge was taken aback. Indeed, Ichiji and the others were very powerful when they were born, and over the years, as their bodies grew, they had completely reached the level he had envisioned.

However, just as Reiju said, their limits were already set, and they will not become stronger.

But Sanji is different. He was just an ordinary child when he was born, but now... he has grown into a strong person.

Judge began to reflect, and what Reina and Reiju said seemed to prove that his original view was wrong.

But he wouldn't admit it so easily; he had his own thoughts, and now he wanted to observe Ichi and the others.

Ignoring Judge's thoughts, Reina returned home and received information from Brulee: the Beasts Pirates and the extraterrestrials were engaged in a fierce battle, with neither Kaido nor the Destroyer appearing on the battlefield, and the final result seemed to be a draw.

The Beasts Pirates failed to take over new territory, but the extraterrestrial visitors lost a level 30 powerhouse in the battle. In the end, King led the Beasts Pirates to successfully leave.

This Warring States period was not unexpected for Reina. Although the extraterrestrial visitors had suffered heavy losses in the previous war, even a dead camel is bigger than a horse, and they were not so easy to deal with.

The same applies to the Beasts Pirates. Although many of their officers have died, as a former Yonko pirate crew, they will not collapse as long as Kaido is still around.

This battle is less about the Beasts Pirates' revenge and more about them proving to the world that the Beasts Pirates are still around.

That's why Jhin decisively retreated after achieving some victories.

Their current forces are insufficient, and the members are all recently recruited. Their combat strength is incomparable to that of the former Beasts Pirates.

After the outcome of the Beasts Pirates' battle, there were indeed far fewer people causing trouble in their territory. However, the Big Mom Pirates, who were also once one of the Four Emperors, fared much worse.

After their reorganization, they did not choose to fight the extraterrestrial visitors, which gave other pirates and forces the idea of ​​taking their place. According to Brulee's information, recently there have been many troublemakers causing trouble at the Big Mom Pirates' side.

If Katakuri hadn't been so powerful, the Big Mom Pirates might have been wiped out again.

This shows the difference between Kaido and Big Mom.

Kaido's high-profile entry into the battle bought them more time to develop.

However, Big Mom's seclusion made everyone think that something might have happened to her, making her an easy target. Especially when the first group of people came out to cause trouble, even though Katakuri destroyed them with his lightning power, Big Mom did not show up, which made the world even more unscrupulous.

So while the Beasts Pirates were beginning to develop steadily, the Big Mom Pirates were facing difficulties.

"Katakuri, this can't go on! Only Mom can stop these rumors!" Smoothie said anxiously to Katakuri.

"I know!" Katakuri replied somewhat helplessly, "But Mom has no intention of dealing with these things right now, and I feel like she's acting a bit strange!"

"Strange!?" Smoothie looked at Katakuri in surprise.

She knew that Big Mom had changed. In the past, as long as Big Mom's food cravings didn't flare up, her children could still communicate well with their mother. As a Yonko-level pirate, she could also lead the pirate crew forward.

However, apart from Katakuri, none of the other children dare to approach the place where Big Mom lives, and Big Mom never comes out.

They even witnessed Katakuri being beaten out of Big Mom's residence in a sorry state many times. Attacks of that level were so powerful that even Smoothie wouldn't dare say she could withstand them 100%.

“Yes!” Katakuri nodded, then thought for a moment and said softly, “I used to think that Mom was scared by the extraterrestrial visitors, so she didn’t want to talk about anything related to them. But now it seems that things are not so simple! Haven’t you noticed that Mom sometimes seems like a different person? She seems… hypocritical and cruel!”

"Huh?" Smoothie was full of surprise, because she hadn't seen Big Mom in a long time and was unaware of these things.

"Katakuri-nii, what do you think happened?" Smoothie asked with a serious expression.

Katakuri shook his head, sighed, and replied, "I don't know either!"

"How about... we gather the rest of the group and go test Mom together?" Smoothie suggested after thinking for a moment.

"No!" Katakuri shook his head and said, "Mom is too dangerous right now. It's extremely dangerous for anyone other than us to get close to her!"

“Then a few of us will go!” Smoothie said in a deep voice.

"Alright!" Katakuri thought for a moment and then said, "With you guys helping me out, I'll have more time to observe properly!"

So Smoothie secretly gathered Daifuku, Oven, Cracker, and others, planning to meet Big Mom with Katakuri at some time.

Chapter 1255 Big Mom Goes Mad

"mom!"

That day, led by Katakuri, Smoothie and the others entered Big Mom's residence.

In the dimly lit room, BIGMOM's enormous body lay on a specially made large bed.

Big Mom seemed to have heard Katakuri's voice before slowly turning around.

"Ah~ It's Katakuri~ What's up?" Big Mom's turn around startled Smoothie and the others.

Although BIGMOM was still as obese as before, his bloodshot eyes and drooling mouth made them think that their mother had developed a food craving.

"Mom, are you alright? Everyone's worried about you! And you haven't been out much lately, so there's been some gossip going around!" Smoothie stepped forward and said in a deep voice.

But before she could finish speaking, Katakuri suddenly appeared behind her and pulled her away from where she was.

"Boom!" Before Smoothie could understand what was happening, a thick bolt of lightning struck the spot where she had just been standing.

It was only then that Smoothie realized that Katakuri had just saved her.

"Hera!?" Smoothie looked up and saw Hera, the thundercloud, floating in the sky, its eyes turning blood red, just like Big Mom's.

"When did it become your business to meddle in my affairs?" Big Mom, already sitting on the bed, looked at Smoothie and said with a dissatisfied expression.

"I'm sorry, Mom! I didn't mean that!" Smoothie quickly knelt down on one knee and replied with her head down.

Dafu, Owen, and Cracker, who were standing to the side, were already trembling with fear. In this state, their mother could really attack them at any moment.

Only Katakuri looked around warily.

Because in addition to Hera, the thundercloud floating in the sky, the sun Prometheus was also hovering overhead, seemingly ready to attack them at any moment.

"Katakuri, why haven't you sent any new desserts lately? It's always the same few kinds, I'm getting tired of them!" Big Mom ignored Smoothie and looked at Katakuri with dissatisfaction, asking.

"Mother!" Katakuri bowed and replied, "Recently, many forces have been eyeing our territory, so I've been dealing with these matters! Because you haven't appeared, they've forgotten the fear of being dominated by our Big Mom Pirates!"

"Well, well, well... I see! But you can't even handle this little thing?" BIGMOM asked with a strange laugh.

"Mother, your existence is the soul of us BIGMOM, and you are irreplaceable. Even though I have destroyed those who were eyeing us, without your reputation, I cannot intimidate the rest!" Katakuri humbled himself and tried to say what BIGMOM wanted to hear.

"Mmmmmmmmmmm..." Sure enough, BIGMOM burst into laughter upon hearing this.

A moment later, the red light in his eyes seemed to dissipate somewhat, and even the lights in the room brightened up.

"Katakuri... I haven't been feeling well lately!" Big Mom suddenly said.

Katakuri's eyes lit up, and he stepped forward to ask, "Mom, what happened? Did someone ambush you?"

"No!" Bigom shook his head, replying weakly, "I feel something's strange; my body often feels inexplicably tired!"

"Then I'll call a doctor to take a look at you!" Katakuri said after a moment's hesitation.

“No!” Bigom refused. “What could those idiots possibly see?”

As BIGMOM spoke, he slowly stood up, but after taking only two steps, the blood-red light in his eyes suddenly flared up again, making him appear extremely eerie.

"No! Retreat!" Katakuri shouted, grabbing Smoothie, who was closest to him, with his other hand grabbing Cracker, and then quickly ran towards the door.

Daifuku and Owen also began to retreat immediately after receiving Katakuri's warning.

"boom!"

"Zizi~"

A flame and a bolt of lightning appeared where they had just been standing.

Prometheus the Sun and Hera the Thundercloud, their eyes red, began to hunt them down, while Napoleon in his bicorn hat transformed into a greatsword and appeared in Big Mom's hand.

"Clap clap clap clap..." Cracker, who was being carried by Katakuri, quickly clapped his hands to summon his biscuit soldiers, hoping to use them to block Big Mom's attack.

"Whoosh~"

However, with just a wave of his hand, Big Mom turned the biscuit soldiers summoned by Cracker into dust, unable to even stop Big Mom.

Seeing this, Daifuku and Owen also intended to stop Big Mom, but Katakuri stopped them.