Chapter 318

"What was going on with you just now? How could you remain unmoved!" Judge demanded.

However...

"We're not opponents anyway. As that waste Sanji's... that guy's companion, he won't kill you." Yonji said calmly.

"Yeah, it's not like we'll die anyway, so there's no need to go up and throw our lives away." Ichiji nodded.

"Preserving our living forces to wait for a counterattack—this is what you, Father, taught us." Niji gave the final summary.

Judge was so angry his beard stood on end!

Yet he had absolutely no way to deal with it, after all...

The one who had stripped them of their emotions was none other than himself!

Reiju looked at these family members who didn't seem like family at all, let out a long sigh, and gazed toward the horizon as if making eye contact with someone.

Sanji......

Congratulations, you've found your own family!

Above the stratosphere,

Sanji was staring through the thick clouds at something, his eyes bloodshot and his emotions extremely unstable, because flames flickered unsteadily around his body.

Sima Di flew over at this moment and met face to face with Sanji.

"Pretty embarrassing, right? Having a father like that once." Sanji said helplessly.

"Birth isn't something you can choose for yourself. Today you've also proven yourself and cut ties with your past self. Why still care about people who aren't worth caring about?" Sima Di retorted.

This jolted Sanji back to his senses!

"I understand now."

Sanji took one last look toward the other side of the clouds, thought about it......

He still couldn't help but speak up: "It was Reiju who helped me escape back then. I owe her a personal favor... I have to repay it."

"I understand." Sima Di nodded. "Judge doesn't look like the type to give up. For this trip to Whole Cake Island, I'll keep them alive."

Sanji breathed a sigh of relief, then said seriously: "Thank you!"

"Hey! Family doesn't need pleasantries. Let's go, everyone's still waiting to eat your cooking."

"No problem! A full imperial feast coming right up!"

Flying back to Zunesha,

Baron Tamago stood at the edge of the island, calmly watching Sima Di and the other.

"Although I don't wish to meddle in someone else's family affairs, if Mr. Sanji is representing both the Straw Hat Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates in forming an alliance, I'm afraid that will add a great deal of trouble."

If Sanji alone could represent both the Vinsmoke Family and the Straw Hat Pirates, then that would of course be best.

Sanji said nothing and looked toward Sima Di.

Sima Di said firmly this time: "Is this matter difficult to handle, or are you difficult to handle?"

Baron Tamago was still choosing his words carefully.

Sima Di continued: "Compared to the Road Poneglyph rubbings, the gigantification drug, and the alliance with the Straw Hat Pirates, is it still difficult?"

Baron Tamago was somewhat surprised—this was the first time Sima Di had taken such a hard line.

He also understood where Sima Di's bottom line lay.

"The wedding banquet will proceed as planned. As for Mama's dealings with the Vinsmoke Family... I will see to it properly." Baron Tamago said with a bow.

The Straw Hat Pirates had the qualification to make the Big Mom Pirates concede.

"Then that's for the best. Don't let inexplicable people affect our strong alliance, right?" Sima Di said with a smile.

"Of course."

Sima Di flew past Baron Tamago with Sanji, until they vanished from sight. Only then did Baron Tamago turn and leap down from Zunesha.

He had to communicate properly with the Vinsmoke Family, then report back to Big Mom to decide.

On the Thousand Sunny,

Having long since received word from Sima Di, everyone was chatting about new topics, and not a single person mentioned what Sanji had done.

"Huh? You're the fast one?" Luffy was shocked!

"Idiot! I explained so much just now, and you didn't hear a single bit of it!" Zoro roared.

"I haven't eaten meat in over a year, I'm hungry..."

"But you took all the jerky on the ship with you before you left!"

"Finished it all in three days..."

Watching the bickering crowd, Sanji couldn't help but smile.

These were his family!

His gaze settled on Zoro—this guy unless!

Zoro, like a radar, instantly looked back at Sanji. He sensed malice!

"Hey! Pervert cook! Did you just curse me out?"

"Bastard! I didn't even open my mouth to speak just now!"

"Then you cursed me in your heart!"

"You looking for a fight?"

"I just want to cut you down!"

"Bastard! No-Sword Domain!"

"Mmph mmph—Sanji, don't drag the innocent into it!"

After this ruckus,

Sanji was too busy getting angry to spare any thought for those trivial family matters.

This matter is considered settled then.

The Elephant Lord continued walking toward Whole Cake Island, and before long—

The foreplay is done, the real show begins!

BIG MOM, have you washed your neck clean?

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50. Arriving at Whole Cake Island! Welcome or Battle?

After several days of sailing,

the Elephant Lord had finally arrived near Whole Cake Island, and Baron Tamago came before the Thousand Sunny.

"Members of the Straw Hat Pirates, Mama requires that the Elephant Lord not set foot into Whole Cake Island for now. Please disembark and enter Whole Cake Island with me."

Oh?

BIG MOM, someone who loves collecting so much, actually refused the Elephant Lord's entry?

Then it seems BIG MOM is still quite vigilant.

After all...

The Elephant Lord's sheer mass is right here; even if Sima Di himself wanted to destroy it, he'd have to go through considerable trouble.

If a major ruckus were to break out in Whole Cake Island, I'm afraid it would result in Heavy Losses.

The Straw Hat Pirates members all said nothing, but looked toward Sima Di, waiting for him to make a decision.

Should they just start fighting now?

Looking at the eager crowd, Sima Di couldn't help but roll his eyes.

No way?

You want to fight your way in from outside?

Whole Cake Island is the "Utopia" established by BIG MOM, aspiring to make all the races of the world one family.

The rarer the creature, the more BIG MOM values it here.

So......

Whole Cake Island's population is enormous!

Even if they stood still and let them kill, it would tire them to death.