One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

However, what Reiju never expected was...

Just when she was prepared to share both glory and shame with Judge, and to endure the attack fueled by Sanji's rage, her usually proud and arrogant father suddenly admitted his mistake:

"I must admit, I misjudged Sanji!"

"Um!?"

Judge's sudden change in tone startled everyone present.

Even Crimson never expected that Judge, the tough guy in the anime, would admit his mistake!

But Juji's next words solidified his image in Crimson Heart's mind once again.

"As it turns out, you are my most outstanding creation!"

"The power you are demonstrating now fully proves the success of my experiment!"

"Come back, Sanji!"

"Return to House Vinsmoke and dedicate everything to the resurrection of the Germa 66 Kingdom!"

"With your perfect creation joining us, we will surely be able to unify the North Sea soon and restore the glory of the Germa 66 Kingdom!!!"

At the height of his passion, Judge suddenly opened his arms wide, as if to embrace the whole world.

"........."

"........."

As Judge finished speaking, the area around the round table fell into complete silence.

Everyone stared at Judge in disbelief.

Even Reiju, who had followed Judge for decades, never imagined that her father could be so shameless!

Have you forgotten who it was that made Sanji suffer like that, forcing him to risk his life to escape—Germa 66?

How dare you say such a thing?!

Or rather, shamelessness is the secret to Judge's success.

"Whoo~"

After a long pause, Sanji took the cigarette from his hand, slowly exhaled a long, narrow puff of smoke, then looked up again, as if meeting Judge for the first time, and softly said:

"You've really opened my eyes, Vinsmoke Judge!"

"I'm really curious..."

"How could your mother have ever fallen for a bastard like you?!"

The soft cigarette was suddenly snapped in two by Sanji, the burning butt falling into the mouth of his hand.

The flickering flames, as if they had come into contact with some terrible flammable substance, immediately burst into flames along Sanji's body.

In the blink of an eye, a fire giant spewing blazing red flames appeared around Sanji.

Looking at Sanji's battle-ready form, Judge showed no panic whatsoever; instead, he seemed to be boasting, as if seeking credit:

"I know you're angry about what happened in the past, Sanji."

"But there's one thing you have to admit..."

"Your success today is entirely due to my efforts!!!"

"Your ability to manipulate and create flames, your extraordinary talent, and the way you look now..."

"It's all due to the bloodline factors I injected into you!!!"

"Therefore, you are the greatest work of my life!!!"

"Don't use such disgusting words to describe me!!!"

Upon hearing this, Sanji, who had transformed into a fire giant, felt a sudden surge of malice.

The next instant, the fire giant on his body suddenly transformed into a blazing dragon wielding the power of fire.

"Ow~"

Having successfully learned the correct awakening of the Dragon attribute from Zoro, the seasoned Sanji immediately chose to activate his final form.

Overbearing dragon, blazing flames, the power of speed...

The powerful surge of the three attributes of dragon, fire, and fighting merged into Sanji's right foot.

Today, he will use his powerful right leg to shatter Judge's pathetic dream.

The deafening roar of the dragon rang out once more.

Suddenly, Sanji's roar echoed from the sky:

"Dragon God's Wind Kick - Land, Sea, and Air - A Complete Mess!!!"

boom!!!

A burst of intense heat suddenly erupted from Sanji's right foot, showering him with extreme heat like the sun, instantly turning his clothes into ashes, like burning paper.

At the same time, the intense burning sensation also made Judge's face contort in horror.

The overwhelming Conqueror's Haki was like the last straw that broke the camel's back for Judge, causing his consciousness to dissipate.

"Impossible... How could that good-for-nothing Sanji possess such power!?"

"Sanji was also my experiment; his strength is proof of my success!!!"

"........."

"........."

In an instant, two consciousnesses with the same voice but opposing thoughts appeared in Judge's mind.

The two voices were like two little people, fighting fiercely in Judge's brain.

Before a result could be determined between them, Sanji's domineering Conqueror's Haki, infused with dragon attributes, suddenly swept over Judge's mind.

This caused his already muddled mind to undergo some changes that ordinary people could not understand in an instant.

"Hahahaha... Is this your power, Sanji!?"

Facing the towering flames, Judge suddenly raised his head, a wild grin spreading across his face.

"Truly my most outstanding work!"

"With this power, the Germa 66 Kingdom will not only be able to restore the glory of its ancestors, but it's not impossible for them to go even further!!!"

"Come! Show me your power!!!"

Judge suddenly stepped forward, not only failing to intercept Sanji's attack, but also opening his arms as if he were a believer who wanted to merge with him.

"Are you insane!? Father!?"

Fortunately, at that moment, Reiju, who had been focusing her attention on Judge, suddenly shouted.

Realizing that Judge's emotions were somewhat abnormal, she suddenly took a step forward.

Even without the boost from her battle suit, her superhuman physique allowed her to successfully pounce on Judge just a second before the flames that nearly filled half the sky landed on him, knocking him out of the attack range.

However, this meant that the one remaining within Sanji's attack range was no longer Judge, but herself.

"Reiju!?"

Sanji was stunned, completely unprepared for Reiju's actions.

Although he never spoke a word to Reiju, the only sister who had ever been kind to him after their mother's death, it didn't mean that Reiju held no place in his heart.

But at this moment, the flames he released were like a wild beast unleashed from its cage, flying out uncontrollably and irreversibly.

In desperation, Sanji could only shout:

"crimson!!!"

"Don't worry! I'm here!"

Before Sanji could finish speaking, a reassuring voice rang out.

The next instant, a figure wearing a baseball cap suddenly appeared in front of Reiju.

Crimson calmly stretched out his arm, without making any unnecessary movements. The endless, raging flames seemed to crash into an arc-shaped wall, and after landing in front of them, they immediately dispersed to both sides of Crimson's body.

The blazing flames, like the breath of a dragon, carried terrifying destructive power of dragon attributes, completely destroying the entire main venue platform...

However, this did not affect Akane or Reiju, who stood behind him with a blank expression.

Staring at the man's back, Reiju was momentarily lost in thought, seemingly pondering something.

Even half a day after the blazing flames had dissipated, she still hadn't fully recovered.

"You...you are..." Reiju was about to speak when suddenly a skeletal arm appeared in her field of vision, instantly pulling her consciousness back from its dazed state.

"Yo ho ho ho~ Are you alright, beautiful lady!?"

Brooke asked with concern.

However, Sister Ke Lei was not appreciative:

"scare!"

Her eyes widened suddenly, and she recoiled in terror, falling three meters backward from where she was sitting on the ground.

Then, as if suddenly realizing something, she woke up with a start.

"You...you!?"

Reiju staggered to her feet, opened her mouth for a long time as if to ask a question, but ultimately did not finish asking, "Why did you save me?"

Why did things turn out this way?!

They were enemies just a moment ago...

But then, the other party suddenly appeared out of nowhere and saved him.

Could there be some kind of scheme involved?

Reiju was completely baffled.

Just then, Sanji, who had just unleashed a burst of fire-attribute awakened power in his rage, instantly appeared in front of Reiju as if by teleportation.

"Thank you, Crimson!"