Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Upon hearing those familiar words, Yann almost blurted out the words etched into his very bones, but he quickly recovered and resumed his cold tone.

"All you need to do is hand over the 'bloodline factor' technology as promised."

"no problem……"

Judge agreed without hesitation, and then led Arn toward the giant snail that had first fallen into the Calm Belt.

Seeing this, Yann narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "The 'bloodline factor' technology is stored inside this giant snail? Could it have been destroyed?"

"Don't worry, Lord Hyōrinmaru, there's no problem."

As Judge explained, he led Arn back to the remains of the giant snail and began searching through the ruins, causing Arn to frown deeply.

After all, the "bloodline factor" technology is related to the continuation of Kong and Ying's lives, which Yaen cannot afford to ignore.

"That was a huge oversight. We shouldn't have let the giant snail fall into the sea. Hopefully, the 'bloodline factor' technology wasn't damaged..."

While praying silently, Yann used his Observation Haki to keep a close watch on Judge's every move, trying to prevent the guy from doing anything unexpected.

"found it……"

The next moment, Judge's voice rang out with joy.

Immediately, Yann moved and rushed towards Judge, only to find that Judge was carrying a little boy wrapped in an iron hood.

Judge shook the little boy and said, "Great, Sanji really isn't dead yet."

In an instant, Yann's tone grew even colder as he said, "Gage, what I asked you to find is the 'bloodline factor' technology."

Judge felt the chill emanating from Arn and almost instinctively shivered before quickly explaining.

"Lord Hyōrinmaru, that is the 'bloodline factor' technology."

Ya'en's brow furrowed. "What do you mean?"

Judge hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Lord Hyōrinmaru, Germa 66 does indeed possess 'bloodline factor' technology and has applied it to 'artificial soldiers,' but that level of 'bloodline factor' technology is merely the most superficial application..."

"Of Germa 66, only my daughter and four sons were truly modified by the 'bloodline factor' technology, gaining superhuman bodies and various special abilities. Sanji, whom I have, is one of them." (To be continued)

[Chapter 403 The Continuation of Life]

Upon hearing this, Yann's gaze fell on Sanji, who was wearing an iron hood and had a thin build, in Judge's hands. In his hand was a somewhat worn book with the word "ALL BLUE" faintly visible on it.

Through the gaps in the metal helmet, Yann could clearly see that Sanji's eyes were filled with fear and confusion, but he seemed too afraid of Judge to utter a sound.

Immediately, Yann looked at Judge and asked.

"So you mean Germa 66 didn't truly master the 'bloodline factor' technology, so apart from Reiju and the four Ichi brothers, there's no way to continue replicating it?"

Judge looked somewhat embarrassed at first, then nodded helplessly and began to explain.

"In my early years, in order to revitalize Germa 66, I secretly joined a research team called 'MADS' and conducted research with renowned scientists such as Vegapunk and M. Kaiser Courant. We discovered a technology called 'lineage factor' and 'MADS' made extremely rapid progress in the research of 'lineage factor', which soon entered the application stage."

"However, due to the special nature of the 'lineage factor,' the most suitable object for modification is an unborn baby. And since only my wife Sora was pregnant in the research team, Reiju was the one who performed the initial 'lineage factor' modification, which allowed Reiju to successfully obtain a superhuman body."

“Reiju’s success gave me hope for the revival of Germa 66, so I continued to use the research power of 'MADS' to modify the four Ichi brothers.”

"But before the four Ichi brothers were even born, the World Government became aware of 'MADS's' progress in 'bloodline factors' and quickly sent people to arrest most of 'MADS' research members."

"Although I managed to escape by chance and was exempt from being wanted thanks to my status as the king of a member state of the World Government, I was unable to bring out the research data on the 'bloodline factor,' which means that Germa 66's application of the 'bloodline factor' is currently limited to the stage of creating 'artificial soldiers.'"

Upon hearing the final words, Yann frowned, but after careful consideration, he also felt that what Judge said was probably not false.

The simplest judgment is that Judge's attitude towards his children is too cold, and he sees them more as weapons to revive Germa 66.

If Judge still possesses the research power to continue modifying fetuses with 'bloodline factors', then he would definitely not only create Reiju and the four brothers, but would also mass-produce them like "artificial soldiers".

Judge carefully observed Arn's eyes and, finding that Arn did not seem to show any dissatisfaction, continued cautiously.

"Therefore, for Germa 66, the true 'bloodline factor' technology is contained within my son. If Lord Hyōrinmaru wants to research this technology, then Sanji is perfectly suited to do so."

As soon as Judge said those words, Sanji, who was being held in Judge's hand, suddenly narrowed his eyes in fear, looked at his father in disbelief, and cried out in terror.

"No, Father, I don't want to be used as research material. No, Father, I will definitely work hard to awaken my power and meet your requirements."

"Shut up, Sanji. This is the biggest contribution you can make to Germa 66. You must cooperate with Hyōrinmaru-sama as much as possible, understand?"

Judge scolded Sanji without a trace of reluctance in his eyes, then quickly explained as if afraid that Arn would be dissatisfied.

"Lord Hyōrinmaru, rest assured, although Sanji is a failure compared to Ichiji and the others, it's only because his mother accidentally took some medicine when he was still in her womb, which prevented him from awakening the power of the 'bloodline factor'. However, after testing, he has also been perfectly modified by the 'bloodline factor'."

Upon hearing this, Sanji, who had been struggling, suddenly seemed to lose all his strength, his eyes filled with blankness and disbelief.

The gentle mother in my memory, the mother who lay pale on her sickbed all day but with a bright smile...

"So, the reason I can't have the same power as Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji, can't become a proper prince of Germa 66, and can't be recognized by my father is all because of my mother?"

"How could this be? Mother..."

Sanji muttered to himself, finally understanding why, despite being quadruplets, he was so different from Ichi and the others.

Judge, however, stared coldly at Sanji in his hands and continued speaking.

"That's right. And because you didn't succeed in the complete transformation, you were the only one who had a difficult birth, which put a huge burden on your mother's body and left her with many aftereffects, which is why your mother passed away so soon."

"So, Sanji, you who killed your mother should now be prepared to repay my kindness by using your last bit of value as research material."

Just then, Reiju, who looked somewhat disheveled, suddenly stood up from the side, glanced at Sanji whose eyes were vacant and had lost all their luster, then clenched her fists and shouted loudly.

"No...no..."

"Mother, Mother did this to protect Sanji, to ensure that Sanji could retain his emotions and not become a heartless killing machine in your hands like Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji. That's why I disobeyed your orders and secretly took the medicine."

Immediately, Reiju shouted at Sanji.

"Sanji, pull yourself together. It wasn't you who killed Mother; it was Mother who protected you with her life. So you are the true continuation of Mother's life..."

Before Reiju could finish speaking, Judge, whose expression was particularly grim, snapped in a commanding tone, "Shut up, Reiju!"

Suddenly, Reiju's body stiffened as if out of control, and her mouth, which had been wide open, could no longer utter a sound, as if Reiju's body instinctively followed Judge's command.

Immediately, Judge turned around cautiously and spoke to Arn.

"Lord Hyōrinmaru, please excuse my poor appearance. In short, if you want the 'bloodline factor' technology from Germa 66, then Sanji, who has undergone perfect modification, would be a perfect fit."

Arn glanced at Judge noncommittally, gaining a completely new understanding of the man in front of him with a somewhat fawning expression.

This is a man who would give up everything for the revival of Germa 66, including his dignity, wife, children, and everything else; he doesn't care about any of it.

Even though Arn was shocked by Judge's ruthlessness, he was now more concerned about the issue of "bloodline factors".

Will bringing back the finished product modified with "bloodline factors" help with Sora and Ying's treatment? (To be continued)

[Chapter 404: Kong and Ying, who almost underwent gender reassignment]

"Judge, wait a minute..."

Yann spoke to Judge, then swiftly flew to a distance where Judge couldn't hear him, before taking out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket to contact Law.

"Lord Yann, how is it?" Luo's voice rang out.

"A minor problem has arisen. The 'bloodline factor' technology, which exists in the form of data, and the necessary stable 'bloodline factor' sequence may have been destroyed by the World Government, or may have fallen into the hands of the World Government..."

After a pause, Yann continued.

"However, there are still humans who have undergone stable 'bloodline factor' sequence modifications. Would that be helpful?"

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Law's voice suddenly fell silent, causing Arn's heart to tighten.

If... there is no help, then if one wants to obtain the "bloodline factor" technology further, then it seems that there is only one option left—"attack the World Government's science department".

If it really came to that point, especially with the recent appearance of that World Government special forces, Yann realized that the danger level was absolutely a matter of life and death.

Alternatively, the only option is to continue petrifying Sora and Luminosity until the Revolutionary Army truly possesses the power to confront the World Government head-on, successfully overthrows the World Government, and obtains the research results on those "bloodline factors," before treating Sora and Luminosity.

Finally, just as Yann's expression grew increasingly serious, Law's voice came through the Den Den Mushi and said...

“Lord Yann, theoretically speaking, if a human has been modified through a stable ‘bloodline factor’ sequence, then it is even better than the data of a person with only ‘bloodline factor’.”

"After all, Kong and Ying have already been born, and their own 'bloodline factors' are already fixed. If they are modified according to the new 'bloodline factor' sequence, there may be adverse reactions such as 'bloodline factor' conflict and incompatibility."

"If we directly use humans modified by a stable 'bloodline factor' sequence as a template, then I can use the abilities of 'Evil Consort' and 'Operation Fruit' to directly modify the physical essence of 'Ku' and 'Ying' to be infinitely close to that of humans enhanced by the 'bloodline factor' sequence."

"This method is relatively more stable and the surgery is less difficult."

Hearing this, Yann breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Then what were you hesitating about just now?"

Luo hesitated for a moment before answering.

"Lord Yan, the main issue is that there are inherent differences in the structure between men and women. Therefore, depending on the gender of the modification template, it may be necessary to have Lord Ivankov make a trip to permanently change the sex of either Sora or Hikari."

……

Ya'en.

Almost choked by Rona's serious answer, Yann spoke up directly.

"You don't need to worry about that. You just need to prepare the surgical conditions right now. The template for the modification is a man and a woman."

Upon hearing this, Luo breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "Yes."

Immediately, when Arn returned to Judge's side, his gaze softened considerably.

It has to be said that Judge is a bit ruthless and shameless, but he does have some redeeming qualities, namely that he has both boys and girls among his children, which perfectly solves Arn's current predicament.

otherwise……

Now that one of Sora and Ying has undergone gender reassignment surgery, and the truth has been discovered, Ahn really doesn't know how to face them.

Kong: Foolish father, accept my divine punishment!

Ying: So, the reason I became like this is because of this? The act of destroying Dad is inevitable!

With that thought in mind, Yone patted Judge on the shoulder and praised, "Well done, Judge!"

Judge was immediately flattered and quickly replied, "Thank you, Lord Hyōrinmaru."

Immediately, Judge completely disregarded Sanji's resistance and handed Sanji directly to Arn, saying...

"Lord Hyorinmaru, Sanji is not like my other children who are completely unable to disobey my orders. If you find it troublesome, you can freeze him and thaw him when needed."

Yann glanced at Sanji, whose eyes were filled with terror, and said, "No need. We'll need him soon anyway, and thawing him again would just be troublesome."

Judge's expression stiffened slightly, then he quickly regained his composure and echoed, "Yes, yes, Lord Hyōrinmaru is right. So, the deal is considered successfully completed, isn't it?"

"Ok!"