Chapter 320: Germa Kingdom

Shanks held his wine cup, stealing a glance out of the corner of his eye, and indeed noticed something unusual.

Saint Saint Saiwen treated Yamato most specially—not because he treated other girls badly, but because he showed Yamato a clean, pure, unique kind of doting.

Like an older brother to his younger sister.

And Yamato was Kaido's only bloodline.

Shanks instantly understood: this guy Saint Saint Saiwen was planning to take everything—both the girl and the whole crew.

In a few years, marrying Yamato while casually bringing Kaido and the entire Beasts Pirates under his command—that was exactly the kind of thing Saint Saint Saiwen would do.

Shanks was envious.

But he could only be envious.

Because he simply didn't have that kind of luck: encountering a beautiful girl who just happened to be the daughter of some Sea Emperor, and who just happened to be by his side.

And his face wasn't as thick as Saint Saint Saiwen's.

At this moment, Shanks finally let go of his doubts—no wonder Saint Saint Saiwen, only twenty-one and his own age, had achieved such terrifying accomplishments.

Saint Saint Saiwen's thick face was the mark of someone destined for great things.

Realizing this, Shanks grew even more curious: had Kaido noticed anything yet, or had he already accepted it?

It couldn't be that Saint Saint Saiwen was already on the fifth level, planning to claim both Yamato and the entire Beasts Pirates.

Was Kaido actually looking even further ahead?

What if, after ten or so years when Saint Saint Saiwen and Yamato married, Kaido would then support his little grandson?

Shanks instantly imagined: the dazzling drama of a wealthy family fighting over inheritance—exactly how those Wakayan romance novels were written.

The most popular Wakayan export on the Grand Line right now wasn't seastone—it was countless wildly imaginative Wakayan romance novels.

Such as "In the Name of the Celestial Dragons," "Racing Across the Sea," "I Was Charlotte Lingling's First Love," and so on.

Even the wise Beckman sometimes got lost in the plots of these novels, forgetting multiple times that the cigarette in his mouth had burned out.

Shops selling Wakayan romance novels couldn't keep up with demand, generating untold extra income for Wakay.

Other merchants trying to imitate Wakayan romance novels completely failed to capture that flavor.

So crude, yet so addictive.

Shanks was lost in his chaotic thoughts, completely unaware that Buggy beside him was also watching him.

In Buggy's gaze—

Shanks had been staring blankly at Saint Saint Saiwen for a long, long time; perhaps… Shanks still couldn't accept the enormous gap between them and Saint Saint Saiwen.

Buggy lightly elbowed Shanks.

"Stop staring—you'll get used to it."

"Huh?" Shanks was surprised: "Buggy, you know Saint Saint Saiwen's plans too?"

"Of course I know," Buggy grinned.

"We're brothers—Saint Saint Saiwen never hides anything from us!"

Damn, Saint Saint Saiwen wasn't even pretending anymore—he was openly scheming to take over Kaido and the Beasts Pirates! Even Buggy knew Saint Saint Saiwen's plans!

No matter how hard Kaido worked now to recruit men, everything belonging to the Beasts Pirates would eventually belong to Saint Saint Saiwen!

Shanks couldn't help but silently mourn for Kaido for two seconds.

Once Saint Saint Saiwen sets his sights on you, Kaido won't escape.

Meanwhile, far away in the North Blue, Kaido sneezed repeatedly, nearly shaking Quinn and the others off his dragon's back.

"Who the hell is talking shit about me?"

Kaido grumbled irritably.

This trip to the North Blue, Kaido intended to wipe out the entire Marine academy there.

If successful, this would not only replenish the Beasts Pirates' manpower shortage but also retaliate against the Marines for calling him a human trafficker.

Thus, Kaido transformed into his blue dragon form and led his crew straight toward the largest Marine academy in the North Blue.

As a Royal Pirate Crew that Establishes in the New World, the Beasts Pirates were a crushing, dimensional-level advantage over the Marine academy's defenses.

However,

Just as Kaido was heading straight for the Marine academy, Quinn, seated on the dragon's back, suddenly received a call.

Moments later, Quinn hung up the Den Den Mushi, his expression turning wildly complex.

"Boss Kaido."

Quinn bounced over to the dragon's head, lowering his voice: "Vinsmoke Judge is willing to join us."

"Huh?" Kaido turned his massive dragon eyes: "Didn't Judge resist us just a while ago?"

When they kidnapped Doflamingo, Kaido had sent Quinn to the Germa Kingdom—Vinsmoke Judge had only agreed to cooperate, not to join the Beasts Pirates.

If Virgo hadn't intervened for the greater good, Kaido would have already destroyed the Germa Kingdom.

"Heh." Quinn chuckled.

"Times have changed—BIGMOM Pirates are currently attacking the Germa Kingdom; looks like they're planning to seize it by force."

"Vinsmoke Judge has no choice."

Hearing this, Kaido roared in fury.

"That old hag dares to steal my people?"

In Kaido's mind, the Vinsmoke family and the Germa Kingdom had long been his to claim—now the old hag Charlotte was eyeing them.

"Tell Judge I'm on my way."

At this moment, Kaido didn't care about the Sihuangtong Alliance or any high-ranking pirates—what's in his hands is real!

The Germa Kingdom was his—Charlotte the old hag couldn't stop him.

The giant blue dragon immediately turned direction and raced toward the Germa Kingdom's snail fleet.

North Blue, Germa Kingdom.

Facing the sudden attack by the Big Mom Pirates, the kingdom's defense force, Germa 66, suffered heavy losses.

Germa 66 is a scientific combat unit commanded by Vinsmoke Judge, with the Vinsmoke family at its core.

Yet the Big Mom Pirates are, after all, a Yonko-level pirate crew established in the New World; even though Charlotte Linlin herself did not come, the Germa Kingdom still found it hard to resist.

At the center of the Snail Fleet.

Vinsmoke Judge hung up the Den Den Mushi and let out a long sigh of relief.

The fact that the Yonko Kaido was willing to come to their rescue was the only good news he had heard recently.

His wife Sora's body had become extremely weak after taking medicine during pregnancy to counteract the Gene Factor modifications.

This also caused the third of the quadruplets, Xiao Shan Zhi, to fail to awaken his abilities despite being a genetically modified human.

At the same time, the Big Mom Pirates, who had always been on good terms with the Vinsmoke family, for some unknown reason suddenly launched an attack, determined to bind the Germa Kingdom to the New World.

Blow after blow struck, as if the family had been cursed by heaven.

Fortunately, the family still had a choice.

Although Kaido has a short temper, he treats his subordinates very well; at the very least, he does not collect the lifespans of his followers like Big Mom does.

Glancing at Xiao Shan Zhi who was accompanying his wife, Judge, without any warning, kicked him, sending Xiao Shan Zhi flying several meters away.

"You good-for-nothing."

"How could I, Vinsmoke Judge, have a son like you?"

Sora wanted to protect her son, but after many attempts she still could not rise from the sickbed, so she could only call out weakly.

"Enough. Xiao Shan Zhi is your son too."

"You don't even love your own son... you only want offspring... you don't want to be a father at all."

Struck where it hurt most by his wife's words, Vinsmoke Judge, with a gloomy face, turned and swept away.

Seeing his father leave, Xiao Shan Zhi dared to get up from the ground; though his eyes were blurred with tears, he forced a smile onto his face.

"Mom, it doesn't hurt at all."