chapter 31- Germa 66 part two

"Welcome" Judge greeted us loudly, "please have a seat". The dining hall had a round table with six chairs. I sat at the seat that faced Judge and Reiju sat at the seat next to me, but Katakuri just stood behind me while crossing his arms. "How was your time here?" Judge asked me while cutting his stake apart, "it's been good, actually, Reiju is a wonderful host and she took us on a tour around the Germa fleet".

"I'm glad you enjoyed it" Judge replied, "by the way, why is Charlotte Katakuri with you?" Judge asked me while completely disregarding Katakuri himself. "I made a deal with Big Mom that I'll come to her tea party if Katakuri will join my crew until the party". "I'm surprised she agreed", Judge raised a brow, "normally that crazy women won't even think about other people, let alone comply with their wishes".

Katakuri squinted his eyes a little at Judge's last comment, which in his language meant that you aren't on his good side right now. "But that's beside the point, I want to form an alliance with you, Straw Hat" Judge said without an ounce of respect in his voice, which got me a little angry too. "And what will I get from this "alliance"?" I asked Judge, "you will gain the support of the Germa Kingdom, this deal is in your favor".

'I see, this bastard wants us to lend him our influence and support, while he makes a verbal promise that he will break at the slightest inconvenience yet claims that this "agreement" is in our favor? This idiot is underestimating me'."If you want an alliance that's fine and all but give me something I can actually believe, no offense but even the most naive child on the planet won't belive a verbal promise from someone that's famous for betraying people", I suddenly had an angry look in my eyes, "and don't get me started on Sanji".

The atmosphere in the room turned tense as Judge stared at me with a condescending look. "We are civilized here, so please don't look at me with that horrible expression. As for Sanji, I did hear you recruited him into your crew and that is one of the reasons I came to find you. Since Sanji is a Vinsmoke I can take him back from your crew whenever we want, normally I wouldn't care but if his existence is revealed he could serve as a political weapon to ruin the Germa Kingdom so this is a good time for him to "disappear"." "Just to make sure, but you do know who you're messing with right? You saw my battle at Marineford yet you still don't take me seriously. You better reevaluate your opinion of me before the whole Germa Kingdom goes down".

"I saw your little stunt, so what? It takes a lot more than that to impress me" Judge said as he drank some wine. "Are you that stupid?" suddenly a voice came from behind me, it was Katakuri. "It's fine if you aren't impressed with Straw Hat even though you have a video that shows his strength, but even if you insist you should still know what Mama is capable of and the fact that I'm here shows how much she values him" 'huh, Katakuri to the rescue'.

"Don't joke around, Big Mom would never raise a finger to help someone unless that person is a truly invaluable asset to her or if she gets food out of it", Judge said with a mocking expression. "Back to Sanji", Judge continued, "he is a failure that must be disposed of, I only let him live his pathetic life since I thought he won't become a thorn later but now he will be killed". "He is your own son!" I rebuked him. "Indeed he is, but that doesn't change that fact. My sons are meant to be skilled warriors with superhuman abilities, yet he is a weak kid who cooks. In other words, a failure". "Hahaha that's true, I'm ashamed to be called a brother of that dumb little weakling" a green-haired young man added.

"Judge you better teach your kids some manners", I said to Judge while resisting the urge to bash Judge and his kids' heads in. "My children education is none of your concern, now on to the negotiations, you said I didn't give you something worthwhile in exchange for the alliance right? Well, how about this, you make an alliance with me and I won't put Sanji down like the dog he is" Judge said with a sarcastic smile. "Hahahaha, good one father" the three young men at the table suddenly started to laugh. *BOOM* I got so angry I accidentally released some conquerors haki.

"What is the meaning of this?!" Judge exclaimed as he suffocated from the pressure. "I've had just about enough from you, at the start it was bearable but let me make myself clear. If you ever try to come after Sanji I'll erase Germa of the map the next day", I declared as the pressure increased, "even if you do as little as badmouth him like that again I'll come after you. This is your final warning, Sanji is a part of my crew now which means he is no longer your plaything". "T-this is a declaration of war!" Judge started to panic as he realized what happened and what he just declared. "THEN LET THERE BE WAR!"