Here is the translation of the provided sections. I have corrected the terminology to match the official *One Piece* English localizations and fixed typos from the source text where necessary.
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**Section 81**
For example, Devil Fruits are generally classified into three types: Zoan, Paramecia, and Logia.
Logia-type Devil Fruits are generally more valuable.
And the shape of a Logia-type Devil Fruit is said to be pineapple-shaped.
**Chapter 57: Eating It Will Cure the Illness**
"Hehe, sir, judging from its appearance, this Devil Fruit should be a Paramecia-type. Paramecia-types sometimes grant unexpected abilities, right?"
"And I've heard that Paramecia-types have great potential..."
Cardion spoke confidently, naturally wanting to get a good price for the Devil Fruit from a wealthy customer.
Ryuzaki chuckled inwardly, then said, "How about this, 300 million Berries!"
"Sir, you see, so many of us spent so long to retrieve just one, and two people even died along the way. This price..."
Ryuzaki haggled with Cardion, and finally, with a wave of his hand, bought the Op-Op Fruit for a high price of 600 million Berries.
Cardion was overjoyed and grateful, secretly thinking that this unknown gentleman was truly a straightforward person.
Seeing the grateful look on Cardion's face, Ryuzaki felt a pang of guilt.
If Cardion knew that the World Government was willing to pay 5 billion Berries for the Op-Op Fruit, he might be so angry he'd jump into the sea and commit suicide.
600 million? 5 billion? Heh, right!
Ryuzaki happily left with the Op-Op Fruit!
As for Cardion, he was naturally dividing the money with his subordinates. Whether they did it and left or continued doing it, Ryuzaki no longer cared!
Ryuzaki returned to Stone Island.
When Ryuzaki returned, almost everyone surrounded him.
Being looked at with eyes like those of a savior by the Amber Lead Syndrome patients, Ryuzaki felt a little nervous.
"Ahem—I've found a cure for Amber Lead Syndrome!"
When Ryuzaki said this, the patients cheered.
"We're saved! We're finally saved!"
"Thank you, Mr. Ryuzaki, you're our great benefactor..."
Ryuzaki basked in the adoration of his patients, then waved his hand: "Quiet, quiet. Now, let me ask you, who among you is a doctor?"
"I am!"
"I'm a doctor too..."
Soon, quite a few people stepped forward, including Law's parents.
Ryuzaki had already decided to give the Devil Fruit to Law, but of course, he still had to put on an act.
There were about thirteen doctors in total.
"Ahem, those with medical knowledge and a high aptitude for medicine are also acceptable."
"Mr. Ryuzaki, my son Law, he has been taught by me since childhood and has extensive medical knowledge."
"Oh, Law?"
Law's father had specially brought Law over and praised him highly, making Law himself a little embarrassed.
"Very good, you're the one, Law!" Ryuzaki said to Law, "Law, come with me!"
Law followed Ryuzaki with a puzzled look and came to an open space away from the crowd.
Ryuzaki took out the Op-Op Fruit.
"What is this?"
"It's a Devil Fruit!"
"A Devil Fruit?"
"That's right, a Devil Fruit, the Paramecia-type **Op-Op Fruit** (Ope Ope no Mi). Now, eat it, and your illness will be cured immediately!"
"Really?"
"I have no reason to lie to you!"
It was clear that Law trusted Ryuzaki. After taking the Op-Op Fruit from Ryuzaki, he politely said thank you and then quickly ran away!
"Eh—"
Watching Law's retreating figure, Ryuzaki was a little confused. What... what's going on?
Could it be that Law is too shy? Too embarrassed to eat in front of others, so he's hiding away to eat alone?
**Chapter 57: Eating It Will Cure the Illness (Part 2)**
Could it be that Law is too shy? Too embarrassed to eat in front of others, so he's hiding away to eat alone?
"Lami, Lami..."
"Brother!"
"Great, you're saved! Quickly eat this!"
"What is this?"
"Don't ask so many questions, just eat it."
"Ugh..."
Lami didn't understand what was happening and ate the Op-Op Fruit in a daze.
When Ryuzaki arrived, he was dumbfounded and speechless.
Lami's Amber Lead Syndrome was quite serious, and her health was very poor; she could only stay in bed, something Ryuzaki knew.
Damn it, Law... you damn *siscon*!
But since she'd already eaten it, what could Ryuzaki say?
Law walked apologetically towards Ryuzaki: "I'm sorry, Mr. Ryuzaki, I want to give my sister the chance to live."
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**Section 82**
Ryuzaki rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.
"Never mind, never mind, it's all my fault. I didn't explain clearly before."
Law's parents, little Lami, and Law all looked at Ryuzaki with confusion.
"Do you know why I summoned the doctors just now?"
Law's family all shook their heads, indicating they didn't know.
"I originally planned to have someone with excellent medical skills, or someone with strong medical potential, eat the Op-Op Fruit. The Op-Op Fruit paired with a doctor..."
Ryuzaki patiently explained. After listening to Ryuzaki's explanation, the family suddenly understood. Law's face also turned red; so that's how it was.
"Mr... Mr. Ryuzaki, I will try my best!" Little Lami propped herself up from the hospital bed, saying firmly.
Ryuzaki also knew a little about Lami.
This little girl was rather playful and was a bit less skilled in medical studies than Law.
However, since both her parents were doctors, Lami wasn't completely ignorant of medical knowledge. She was just a little less skilled than Law, but much better than other children.
Looking at Lami's talent...
**Talent: Basic Physical Fitness (81)**
**Talent: Basic Strength (78)**
**Talent: Devil Fruit Development (92)**
**Talent: Doctor (96)**
Well, her talent in combat doesn't seem very good. Compared to her brother, there is indeed a significant gap. However, fortunately, her talent in Devil Fruit Development has reached 92!
It shouldn't bury the ability of the Op-Op Fruit!
Lami's talent in medicine is quite high, a full 96. How to put it, this girl is suitable to be trained as a doctor.
In the following days, Ryuzaki stayed with Law's family.
Of course, he mainly stayed with Lami, and Ryuzaki guided Lami in developing the Op-Op Fruit.
Little Lami was also very diligent, and under Ryuzaki's guidance, she learned very quickly.
She herself had a relatively solid medical foundation.
After being instructed by Ryuzaki, combined with her own Op-Op Fruit ability, she was able to use the *ROOM* ability very quickly.
But the most wonderful thing is that she learned how to expel the Amber Lead toxin from her body.
Perhaps Amber Lead Syndrome is an extremely difficult disease to treat, but with the Op-Op Fruit, curing it is still a piece of cake.
Of course, due to Lami's physical limitations, she can only perform surgeries intermittently; after all, the Op-Op Fruit's power is very physically demanding, and Lami is still a child.
But since Lami cured others, she has been very happy, and gradually she has turned her playful mind to studying medical knowledge, even spending her spare time reading medical books.
**Chapter 58: Recruiting Soldiers**
It seems that Lami does not want to disappoint everyone's hopes.
Now that Lami has eaten the Op-Op Fruit, should she give the Heal-Heal Fruit (Chiyu Chiyu no Mi) to Law?
Ryuzaki was thinking about this question, but quickly shook his head and rejected it!
"Forget about the distribution of Devil Fruits for now, I need to hurry up and recruit soldiers to form the Divine Punishment Army!"
Ryuzaki calculated the time and realized it was getting urgent!
The Five Elders entrusted Ryuzaki with the entire responsibility for the Divine Punishment Army, and they valued this mysterious force very much.
Ryuzaki can't afford to drag things out indefinitely; he must produce demonstrable results within a year.
The Op-Op Fruit incident caused some delays, and Ryuzaki needs to speed things up!
While recruiting core members is essential, time is limited; he must first establish the Divine Punishment Army.
Ryuzaki's recruitment strategy is tentatively divided into two groups: slaves and the poor.
Ryuzaki vividly remembers Baby 5 being abandoned by her family because they were too poor and thought she was wasting food!
Such families are not uncommon in the pirate world.
Brutal regimes and rampant pirates have caused countless innocent families to be displaced and even enslaved.
Poverty and hunger.
Similar situations exist everywhere in the world.
Ryuzaki will begin his search in the North Blue.
Initially, Ryuzaki wants to recruit individuals with dual talents of 70 or higher—the so-called dual talents being a shortened form of Basic Physical Fitness and Basic Strength talents!
Unfortunately, Ryuzaki's expectations were too optimistic.
He needed both talent levels above 70 and the family to be poor… While he could find suitable candidates, gathering a thousand was still quite difficult.
Reluctantly, Ryuzaki relaxed the requirements to 60 in both talent levels.
Even so, quickly gathering a thousand was still troublesome.
So, Ryuzaki lowered the standard again, reducing it to 50 in both talent levels.
This made recruitment much easier!
Ryuzaki started in impoverished countries, looking for suitable children and offering to buy them from their parents, depending on the circumstances.
Frankly, as a buyer, Ryuzaki felt a pang of sadness seeing those tragic scenes.
Some parents would even sell their children for a bag of potatoes!
Ryuzaki didn't blame them; the harsh environment wasn't their fault, he just felt sorry for them!
Everything was forced upon them.
As for the children who were bought, some cried loudly, while others remained indifferent.
Ryuzaki had no time to worry about any of that. He spent nearly ten days traveling to many places and buying nearly a hundred children who met the criteria.
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**Section 83**
This was far from enough.
However, Ryuzaki decided to train their physical fitness first.
A deserted island—this was a suitable island Ryuzaki had painstakingly found. Located in the Calm Belt, it had no name; at least, no records of it existed.
Based on its shape, Ryuzaki named it **Fist Island**!
Indeed, the island's appearance resembled a fist.
Moreover, Fist Island wasn't far from Stone Island, making it convenient for Ryuzaki to travel there and back.
Unlike Stone Island, Fist Island was lush with vegetation and home to ferocious wild beasts.
Ryuzaki settled over a hundred children on Fist Island.
Among them were Enel and Law. Law's lead poisoning had been cured, and he was extremely grateful and admired Ryuzaki. When Ryuzaki wanted to recruit him, he agreed without hesitation!
**Chapter 58: Recruiting Soldiers (Part 2)**
Among them were Enel and Law. Law's lead poisoning had been cured, and he was extremely grateful and admired Ryuzaki. When Ryuzaki wanted to recruit him, he agreed without hesitation!
These hundred-plus children included both boys and girls, with more boys than girls.
Standing before them, Ryuzaki stood with his hands behind his back, looking like a little adult.
"Ahem… First, let me introduce myself. My name is Ryuzaki, and I'm your superior. You can call me Mr. Ryuzaki!"
"He's so small…"
"Mind your manners!"
A glare from Ryuzaki silenced the doubters!
"Are you hungry?"
"Hungry—" a large group of children answered.
"Then, I'll take you to find something to eat!"
Find something to eat? Many children were puzzled. They knew Ryuzaki was a wealthy man; otherwise, he wouldn't have bought them.
Since he was rich, he should have bought food, so why did they have to find it themselves?
The children, filled with doubt, followed Ryuzaki into a dense forest. They stopped about a hundred meters from one of the groves.
"Mr. Ryuzaki, there... there seems to be a wild animal in that forest. I just heard its voice."
"Oh? Your hearing is quite good, hehe..."
"Mr. Ryuzaki, a tiger... a tiger..."
Seeing a huge tiger leap out of the forest, the children scattered in terror.
However, they hadn't gone far when they heard a scream.
Everyone turned around with curiosity.
To their astonishment, they saw the huge tiger lying on the ground, its body severed in two.
Beside the tiger's corpse stood Ryuzaki, sword in hand.
Everyone was dumbfounded; they were completely stunned!
What kind of power could have cleaved the tiger in two with a single stroke?
Almost all the children exchanged bewildered glances, swallowing hard, thinking how incredibly powerful Ryuzaki was. He was about the same size as them, yet so strong.
"Listen up, you little ones!"
At that moment, Ryuzaki turned around and shouted to the children, "You will be future soldiers of the Divine Punishment Army. Under my training, each of you will reach this level of strength."
After a brief silence, an explosive chorus of requests erupted.
"Mr. Ryuzaki, I want to become stronger!"
"Mr. Ryuzaki, please train me..."
Looking at their eager eyes, Ryuzaki nodded with satisfaction.
"Then remember, you will fight for me!"
"Fight for Mr. Ryuzaki!"
"Fight for Mr. Ryuzaki..."
The children's voices burst forth with powerful shouts.
Ryuzaki was quite satisfied; children were relatively easy to control.
With a few simple maneuvers, the children were very obedient to Ryuzaki. They did exactly as he commanded, without hesitation.
Of course, before training them, they needed a good meal; an empty stomach wouldn't do.
Tigers, bears, wolves... Ryuzaki even killed a Sea King on the shore with a single stroke!
This made the children marvel at Ryuzaki's power once again, and their admiration for him only grew stronger.
They ate Ryuzaki's food, wore Ryuzaki's clothes, and lived in Ryuzaki's houses; naturally, they fought for Ryuzaki.
These promising recruits, in their current state, only knew of Ryuzaki, not the World Government.
They only obeyed Ryuzaki's orders!
After several days of physical training, Enel stood out from the crowd and quickly rose to prominence.
Indeed, while Enel might be slightly inferior to Admirals, he was still very strong compared to these children whose dual talents were around 50 to 70.
Of course, Law was also exceptional.
Ryuzaki directly promoted these two to squad leader level, and they would manage the children when Ryuzaki was absent.
There were wild animals on the island.
However, as long as they didn't approach the dense forest, the wild animals generally wouldn't leave the woods.
Ryuzaki would occasionally go out for a while, and each time he would bring back new members, some older and some younger, the older ones being seventeen or eighteen years old, and the younger ones being six or seven years old.
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**Section 84**
Some of them were slaves, others were children from poor families.
After some time, Law's sister, Lami, also arrived on Fist Island to receive physical training. It seemed the medical care on Stone Island was finally over!
Time slowly passed.
Nearly three months had gone by in the blink of an eye!
These children grew very quickly.
After all, they already had decent natural talent, and they could eat meat every day—as much as they wanted.
With adequate nutrition, their training naturally progressed rapidly.
These guys were quite capable; generally, their basic physical fitness reached level 10.
This level of physical fitness is considered standard for a normal adult in the One Piece world!
However, Ryuzaki wasn't satisfied. They might be qualified to be ordinary marines, but they were far from being Divine Punishment Army soldiers!
Ryuzaki envisioned that their basic physical fitness should at least reach level 20 before they could undertake their first mission.
Of course, there were some exceptional individuals.
At least, Enel, Law, and Lami's basic physical fitness surpassed that of the others.
The lowest level was Lami, but she still reached level 22.
These three trained very hard.
The craziest one was probably Enel; he seemed to have gone mad, training without ever getting tired. Later, Ryuzaki thought about it carefully and realized it was because of his extreme piety.
Yes, Enel was extremely pious towards Ryuzaki.
While others treated Ryuzaki as a superior, Enel treated him as a god.
He would complete even 300% of God's orders.
Enel had a dream: to become God's strongest subordinate.
The justice Enel upheld was God's justice!
Thus, among these greenhorns, Enel was jokingly called—**Madman Enel**.
Because of Enel's relentless training, coupled with his innate talent, his Basic Physical Fitness level reached level 28, and his Basic Strength level reached level 25.
Waves crashed against the shore.
A group of children, carrying heavy loads, ran in circles along the coast.
On a rock by the sea, Ryuzaki sat reading a newspaper.
Suddenly, a Sea King emerged from the surface, revealing terrifying fangs and a gaping maw.
However, a sword aura slashed out, leaving a huge wound on the giant Sea King's neck.
"Yay! We're eating Sea Kings tonight...~"
The children shouted excitedly, training even harder.
**Chapter 59: Ryuzaki's Anger**
The children shouted excitedly, training even harder.
"No matter how many times I see it, I think Mr. Ryuzaki is amazing, right, brother?"
"Yeah, Lami, Mr. Ryuzaki's swordsmanship must be at the legendary level of a sword master!"
"Yahahaha... Mr. Ryuzaki's strength is beyond our mortal imagination."
Ryuzaki ignored the admiring gazes of these people; he was basically used to it!
But suddenly, Ryuzaki frowned slightly, feeling somewhat displeased, because there was a news item about Red-Haired Shanks in the newspaper.
That son of a bitch Shanks is off to the East Blue again!
Damn it, where else could he go in the East Blue? Foosha Village, of course!
It's one thing that he corrupted Luffy, but to seduce Makino is unacceptable!
"We need to teach that bastard a lesson!"
Fighting Shanks directly is definitely out of the question.
With the Divine Punishment Army's current level, a head-on clash with the Red Hair Pirates would be a death sentence.
"However, there's no need to fight Shanks head-on!"
Ryuzaki stroked his chin. "That bastard Shanks, since you always run to Foosha Village, I'll just raid your territory in the New World."
Even if the Red Hair Pirates are powerful, his territory in the New World can't be entirely guarded by strong individuals; there are always weak points.
An ordinary person, even knowing Shanks' weak points, wouldn't dare attack!
But Ryuzaki is different. Ryuzaki is a Door-Door Fruit user; after the attack, he can simply open the door and make a quick getaway.
This is the advantage of the Door-Door Fruit; it can not only be used for personal escape but also to transport an army—it's incredibly mysterious.
"...Yes, that's right, it's decided then!"
Ryuzaki not only wanted to teach Shanks a lesson he'd never forget, but also, incidentally, to demonstrate the Divine Punishment Army's strength to the Five Elders and secure more funding.
Of course, Ryuzaki needed to prepare thoroughly for all of this.
These recruits would be at a disadvantage in close combat with pirates, so they needed weapons—artillery, firearms, and the like.
Uniforms were essential to showcase the Divine Punishment Army's might.
Speaking of uniforms, Ryuzaki realized that his Divine Punishment Army didn't even have a uniform yet.
The Divine Punishment Army was an independent branch of the military; wearing navy uniforms wouldn't work—it would be confusing for the public. Wearing suits like those worn by World Government officials wouldn't work either.
After much thought, he had to design one himself.
But… even if he designed it, who would sew the uniforms?
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**Section 85**
Should it be outsourced to a tailor shop? No, the Divine Punishment Army is a secretive military organization. What if the uniforms are leaked if we outsource them? And who knows if someone might tamper with them?
It has to be done by our own tailors. But who should we get? Should we do it ourselves?
"Hiss—right, I think I saw someone with high tailoring talent attributes before."
Ryuzaki couldn't quite remember, but he recalled it was on Stone Island.
Never mind, let's go check it out!
On Stone Island, people lived a peaceful and tranquil life.
Ryuzaki would come, but not often.
Everyone looked at Ryuzaki with respect.
As Ryuzaki walked, he scanned everyone's talent attributes.
"Hmm? A tailor's talent is as high as 92? Yes, it's this person..."
**Chapter 60: Visiting the Germa Kingdom**
Ryuzaki saw this person...
"Ryuzaki... Mr. Ryuzaki, is there something on my face?"
"No, no, nothing. Uh, what's your name again? Christine, right?"
Ryuzaki remembered; it was this nun, the one who led the children away from the White Town.
Christine wasn't very old, in her early twenties.
Her combat talent wasn't high, only in her early thirties.
Ryuzaki was considering whether to recruit her into the Divine Punishment Army, as... as a logistics personnel!
After all, logistics and supplies were needed in the Divine Punishment Army.
"Um... Mr. Ryuzaki..."
"Ah, sorry, I was spacing out just now. Christine, I need your help."
"Eh? That's great!"
"Huh? Good?"
"Yes, I'm happy to be able to help Mr. Ryuzaki!"
"Uh—"
Well, Ryuzaki didn't expect recruiting this girl to be so easy.
Ryuzaki trusted Christine quite a bit.
"Well... Christine, it's great to have you join the Divine Punishment Army."
With Christine successfully recruited, the tailor problem was solved; the fabric was readily available at the Fist Island training base.
Ryuzaki spent almost half a day designing the uniform—though it wasn't actually his design; he'd simply plagiarized the uniform of a special forces soldier from his previous life!
Of course, not just the uniform, but also the mask… well… let's design a skull-patterned mask!
Ryuzaki handed the design drawings to Christine, who, after reviewing them, exclaimed that Ryuzaki was a genius fashion designer.
Ryuzaki, embarrassed, scratched the back of his head and honestly admitted it.
With the clothing problem solved, the next issue was weapons.
"Should I buy them? Or just smuggle some from the Navy?"
Ryuzaki was conflicted about the weapons.
Why spend money on things he could get for free?
But getting used to smuggling didn't seem like a good idea either.
"Oh right, I almost forgot about **Germa 66**. If it's about weaponry, their weapons should be quite advanced!"
Wait, wait...
Ryuzaki's eyes lit up. Speaking of Germa 66, their technological capabilities are quite strong.
After all, **Vinsmoke Judge** is a scientist, and he even worked with **Vegapunk**. He not only conducted weapons development but also discovered the Lineage Factor with Vegapunk.
However, Vegapunk and the others were captured, but Judge escaped!
Afterward, he conducted research on "cloning" and "modification" on his own.
Ryuzaki pondered for a while, choosing between several arms dealers, and finally decided to cooperate with Judge.
If he didn't want to get weapons from the World Government or the Navy, then Judge was the best partner!
Moreover, what Ryuzaki wanted wasn't ordinary weapons; he wanted custom-made weapons.
The firearms in the One Piece world were too troublesome!
Ryuzaki wanted weapons similar to those on Earth.
Ordinary arms dealers wouldn't cut it; you'd have to order it from a scientist like Judge.
The Germa Kingdom.
A unique maritime nation in this pirate world, without a fixed territory.
Even so, it was relatively easy to find.
After all, the Germa Kingdom didn't need to hide; they maintained various trades with the outside world.
"A kingdom of technology!"
Ryuzaki found the Germa Kingdom and, looking at the kingdom made of large ships, felt quite impressed.
Ryuzaki had always admired scientists.
He remembered in his previous life, when his teacher asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up, he answered that he wanted to be a scientist, and then go to Tsinghua or Peking University...
**Chapter 60: Visiting the Germa Kingdom (Part 2)**
Here is the translation of the provided sections. I have corrected the terminology to match the official *One Piece* English localizations and fixed typos from the source text where necessary.
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**Section 86**
In my past life, my teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, and I answered that I wanted to be a scientist, and then go to Tsinghua or Peking University.
Actually, I realized later that I was really overthinking it!
Of course, regardless, Ryuzaki still admires scientists.
Here, "scientists" refers to real scientists, not those self-proclaimed experts who seek fame and fortune.
Ryuzaki opened the door and quietly landed on a main ship!
Because Ryuzaki didn't intend to hide, he was quickly discovered!
"Halt! Who goes there? Hands up!"
"Left or right?"
"..."
"Both sides up!"
"Okay, I'll raise them, I'll raise them, um... I'm here to see your king, to discuss a big business deal..."
"Boom—"
Before Ryuzaki could finish speaking, a loud bang, and a burly man in a cloak descended from the sky—it was **Vinsmoke Judge**!
"Who are you?"
"A businessman!"
"Hmph, you won't even reveal your name? Then you should at least take off your mask!"
"Sorry, sorry, I have no choice but to do this because of my concealed identity. Of course, this doesn't affect our business, does it? I'm here to buy weapons."
"Oh? Hmph, in that case, come with me!"
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Ryuzaki sensed something.
During this time, Ryuzaki not only trained others but also trained himself.
Especially Haki, he activated both Armament Haki and Observation Haki.
His Haki talents:
**Talent: Armament Haki (3)**
**Talent: Observation Haki - Sight (4)**
**Talent: Observation Haki - Hearing (4)**
He also provided 11 more talent points, bringing his total talent points to 368.
Now, among his various levels, his Haki level is:
**Armament Haki Lv 7.**
**Observation Haki - Sight Lv 1.**
**Observation Haki - Hearing Lv 13.**
This level wasn't high. Ryuzaki's main skill was **Observation Haki - Smell**, and it was this Observation Haki that allowed him to keenly detect the sneak attack.
Ryuzaki smiled slightly and threw a powerful punch to his right.
Sure enough, he hit something, accompanied by a scream. Then, a little boy with blue wavy hair appeared.
"**Niji**? What are you doing, you bastard?"
Judge was furious, not expecting Niji to sneak attack an important guest who came to discuss business.
Ryuzaki frowned, surprised.
He had to admit that Judge was indeed quite a genius, having transformed his children into those with superpowers.
Except for Sanji, all of Judge's children had superpowers.
This was much better than eating Devil Fruits!
For example, Vinsmoke Niji had the ability to become invisible. (Note: In the official canon, **Stealth Black** is actually Sanji's suit power, while Niji has electric powers. However, Niji also has stealth capabilities in his Raid Suit or perhaps the author is attributing stealth to Niji here. I will translate as written in the text: Niji becoming invisible.)
You know, in the world of One Piece, the only way for an ordinary person to become invisible was to eat the Clear-Clear Fruit (Suke Suke no Mi)!
Ryuzaki looked at Niji, and Niji looked at Ryuzaki.
"How did you sense my approach, you bastard?"
"Guess!"
"You damned bastard, I'm going to kill you!"
"Shut up, Niji!" Judge was furious. Damn it, did this brat ever listen to discipline again?
**Chapter 61: Kidnapping the Princess**
Judge slapped Niji hard across the face in anger. Poor Niji was sent spinning three and a half times in the air before crashing into a wall with a loud bang.
Niji was just a little kid now; any normal person would be seriously injured, if not killed, by Judge's beating.
However, to Ryuzaki's surprise, Niji simply dusted himself off and stood up, as if nothing had happened. His physical strength and recovery ability were incredible!
"Lineage Factor?"
Ryuzaki muttered to himself, realizing that the power of technology was indeed terrifying.
"Sir, please come with me!"
Judge invited Ryuzaki to an office to discuss business.
However, as soon as the two sat down, Ryuzaki's seat suddenly changed.
On the floor, iron bars instantly rose, forming a cage with exquisite precision, trapping Ryuzaki inside.
"Hey, Mr. Judge, what do you mean by this?"
"Mr. Judge? Hahahaha... brat, what do you take me for?"
What do you mean? Aren't you a businessman?
***
**Section 87**
"Hmph, brat, although I don't know who you are, remember this: the Vinsmoke family is royalty, and I am the King of Germa, not the 'sir' you speak of."
"Uh..." Ryuzaki scratched his head, feeling this guy was acting so childish.
Ryuzaki glanced around, reached out and touched the cage, immediately feeling a wave of powerlessness wash over him.
"Don't waste your energy, this is a cage made of **Seastone** (Kairoseki)!"
Judge said smugly, "You suddenly appeared on my ship, I knew you weren't ordinary, so I had Niji test your skills. You are indeed quite capable, but unfortunately, no matter how capable you are, you can't match my clever mind."
"Mr. Judge, villains often die from talking too much!"
"Brainless brat, don't you learn your lesson? Call me King!"
Ryuzaki shook his head, opened a door in thin air, and then disappeared from Judge's sight!
Judge watched the whole thing, just watching Ryuzaki escape right under his nose. To be honest, this guy was completely dumbfounded!
Hidden within the alternate dimension, Ryuzaki pondered whether to wage war against Germa.
No, no, Germa was still troublesome. Aside from their children with superpowers and their clone soldiers, Judge alone was a formidable opponent.
Of course, simply running away was out of the question.
Ryuzaki was there to purchase weapons; that was his primary objective.
Neither war nor escape was an option.
"Then… kidnapping and blackmail?"
Ryuzaki quickly came up with this plan, but who to kidnap? He needed to kidnap a weaker, but important one at that.
So, it should be Judge's children, right? The weakest seemed to be… Sanji?
But Sanji didn't seem to be favored by his family. Kidnapping him? It seemed like a losing proposition.
Ryuzaki was somewhat troubled, pacing back and forth within the alternate dimension, scratching his head in frustration.
Just then, his alternate dimension passed through a room.
"Your Highness, it's time for your medicine!"
"Eponi, what's going on outside? It sounds so noisy."
"Eh? Well... I'm not quite sure either."
"Could you go out and find out for me?"
"Yes, no problem, I'll go right away."
The maid obeyed the order and immediately left the room to find out what was happening outside.
Just as the maid left, a door suddenly opened in the room, and a young man walked out. It was none other than Ryuzaki!
"Oh, it seems you have a very noble status."
"You... who are you?"
**Chapter 61: Kidnapping the Princess (Part 2)**
"You... who are you?"
"Hehe, don't be nervous. I'm asking you, what is Vinsmoke Judge to you?"
"He... he is... I have nothing to do with him."
"Although you changed your mind at the last minute, your eyes betrayed you."
Ryuzaki picked up the woman, bedding and all, in one swift motion.
"Let me go, let me go..."
Hearing the woman's cries, the maid, Eponi, who hadn't gone far, rushed over.
"Who are you? Release the princess!"
"The princess, huh? So you're Judge's wife, right?" Ryuzaki suddenly realized, thinking he'd really kidnapped a big fish!
"You bastard, who are you? Release my mother!"
"Hmm?"
Ryuzaki noticed a blond kid with curly eyebrows behind Eponi. This guy... could it be **Sanji**?
"Heh heh, interesting. Tell Judge... ah, no, I should say the esteemed King of the Germa Kingdom, I'll give him a day to consider. If he doesn't want to do business with me, this little beauty will be doomed!"
With that, Ryuzaki left!
Fist Island!
A simple wooden hut served as a makeshift hospital ward.
Lying on the hospital bed was a beautiful young woman. Yes, she was **Vinsmoke Sora**, the woman Ryuzaki had just kidnapped, Judge's wife.
However, Ryuzaki was quite troubled because Sora was very weak. He had forgotten to bring her medication when he abducted her, and now Sora was coughing, leaving Ryuzaki helpless.
Ryuzaki could only call Lami over. After all, Lami was a doctor and a user of the Op-Op Fruit; perhaps with her there, he could stabilize her condition.
… … …
"How is she? Lami, how is her condition?"
"I need to perform surgery on her!"
"Can she be saved?"
"Don't worry, with me here, it'll be fine."
"That's good. This woman is yours now. Don't let her escape, and don't let her die! She's very useful!"
"Cough cough cough cough… You… who are you?"
Sora looked at Ryuzaki in surprise. These people were almost all children, but their strength was immense and their behavior very strange.
Sora remembered that she was in the Germa Kingdom before, but somehow she was suddenly brought to this island!
"Although I'm a little sorry for kidnapping you, I need Judge's weapons and his brilliant scientist's mind. Don't worry, as long as Judge does what I say, I won't make things difficult for you."
***
**Section 88**
After saying this, Ryuzaki left, temporarily entrusting Sora to Lami and Christine's care.
Ryuzaki found a place to sit down by the sea.
His stamina was rapidly depleting.
Just now, he had left a Marker Door on a ship from the Germa Kingdom for temporary travel.
Ryuzaki was troubled; each Marker Door required a significant amount of stamina.
If only there was another way!
Was there any other power to maintain the Marker Doors?
Two words surfaced in Ryuzaki's mind—Haki!
More precisely, **Armament Haki**.
Armament Haki, like stamina, is consumed during battle and slowly replenished outside of battle.
Ryuzaki wondered, since he could maintain the Marker Doors with stamina, could he use Armament Haki to maintain them?
With this thought, Ryuzaki gave it a try.
And it actually worked!
Ryuzaki was overjoyed. In this way, he could not only use Armament Haki to maintain the Marker Doors in the future, but also use it to train his Armament Haki.
To differentiate them, Ryuzaki gave them separate names: *Marker Door - Stamina Maintenance* and *Marker Door - Armament Haki Maintenance*.
Ryuzaki transferred all 368 talent points to the talent: **Armament Haki**.
He used Armament Haki to maintain the Marker Doors, thus training his Armament Haki.
Ryuzaki also made a discovery: it seemed that the energy level of Armament Haki was higher than that of stamina. Maintaining one Marker Door with a "5-3-3" ratio consumed less Armament Haki than stamina.
It felt as if Armament Haki was a condensed form of stamina.
Early level increases were relatively rapid.
After a day, Ryuzaki's Armament Haki level quickly rose from Lv 7 to Lv 8.
Ryuzaki's free time was almost entirely spent in a cycle of eating... dozing... eating.
He had no choice; both stamina and Armament Haki were forms of energy, and he needed to constantly eat to sustain his body's enormous energy consumption.
"Is it time?" Ryuzaki took a bite of the Sea King-style grilled meat, pondering, "That guy Judge, he couldn't possibly be ignoring his wife, could he?"
While thinking this, Ryuzaki folded up the design drawings spread out in front of him. Calling them design drawings was a bit of a stretch; they were really just Ryuzaki's plagiarized sketches of guns from his previous life, scribbled down while he ate!
Ryuzaki didn't really understand them, but he'd gotten a general idea.
He'd leave the details to Judge, since Judge was a scientist.
Ryuzaki only needed to present his ideas.
Putting away the scribbles, Ryuzaki stood up, put on his mask, and vanished without a trace.
He returned to the Germa Kingdom.
Although it had only been a day, the Germa Kingdom was heavily guarded, on the highest alert level.
Looking at the rows of soldiers armed with guns, swords, and cannons, Ryuzaki thought, "I'm so scared!"
"Father, that bastard has appeared! He's at Passage Number 29!"
"The majesty of the Germa Kingdom cannot be challenged..."
"Wait, Father, Mother is still in that person's hands! We can't..."
"Sanji, you're too weak!"
Judge tossed little Sanji aside and, holding a Den Den Mushi, ordered, "The enemy has appeared at Passage Number 29! All soldiers, listen up! If you spot the enemy, kill them without mercy!"
Judge's loud broadcast reached Ryuzaki too!
"This guy, does he really not care whether his wife lives or dies?"
Damn it, don't be so impulsive!
Can't we still have a pleasant business deal? I'm not refusing to pay, why are you so angry!
Your wife was just kidnapped by me, I didn't assault her, I've taken good care of her, and even arranged for her to be treated. Judge, can't we make money peacefully?
Unfortunately, Judge is stubborn. How can the mighty King of the Germa Kingdom submit to an unknown brat?
Judge is furious, but the soldiers are fighting tooth and nail!
As for Judge's sons, Sanji was not only useless but also a hindrance, so Judge angrily locked him in the dungeon.
His other children, though young, were sent into battle by Judge:
**Reiju**, **Ichiji**, **Niji**, and **Yonji**.
**Chapter 62: Instant Kill**
Reiju, Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji.
These children, having undergone lineage factor modifications by Judge, possessed not only powerful physiques but also special superpowers.
The kids were very confident; in their eyes, that unknown masked bastard wasn't much older than them, and even if he was strong, he was still just a kid.
"We four kids against you one, what will happen then? Heh heh, right!"
Yes, they were extremely confident.
"Boom boom boom—"
***
**Section 89**
Explosions rang out intermittently, the sound of fearless soldiers attacking.
These soldiers were clones, created in infancy by lineage factors, physically strong and absolutely obedient to orders.
In reality… they were just cannon fodder.
These clones were fine against ordinary troops, but against Ryuzaki, they were far too weak!
Ryuzaki didn't engage in much fighting…
After the billowing smoke of the bombardment, he took the opportunity to hide in the alternate dimension, pondering his next move.
To get Judge to cooperate in manufacturing weapons, it seemed that kidnapping his wife alone wouldn't be enough; he also had to target his children.
Judge's children were his treasures, the culmination of his life's work in technology.
Ryuzaki deduced that Judge couldn't bear to see his children die.
"In that case, things will be easier!"
Ryuzaki traversed the alternate dimension.
Several little kids were looking for Ryuzaki, and Ryuzaki was also looking for those little kids.
"Oh? Here they are!"
Ryuzaki emerged from the alternate dimension, just in time to block the little kids' path.
"What? What kind of ability is that?"
"Hehehehe..." Ryuzaki didn't speak, but instead flicked his sleeve, revealing a short sword at his waist!
"Hmm? High-speed movement?"
"Electric Fist..."
However, Niji, who was launching a sneak attack, hadn't even touched Ryuzaki before Ryuzaki's scabbard pierced his face, sending him flying backward.
"You guys, do you think you're so great?"
Ryuzaki calmly flicked his sleeve, a smile on his face, and strolled leisurely towards Reiju and the others.
"Young princesses and princes, you look so high and mighty, you've probably never tasted defeat, have you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ryuzaki's sword was half-drawn, the slash like a meteor, flashing past in the blink of an eye.
"Pfft—" Blood splattered, blooming in a beautiful arc.
"Ah—"
Ichiji screamed and fell into a pool of blood, one of his arms severed, the pain excruciating.
"Ichiji—" Reiju shouted.
"Still have the mind to care about others?"
Ryuzaki appeared before Reiju like a ghost, reaching out to hook her chin.
"Beautiful little princess, please enjoy the wonderful opera I present to you, called—Despair!"
"No—"
Unfortunately, Reiju was pinned to the ground by Ryuzaki's hand, who held his sword in reverse and stabbed her in the back.
"Pfft—" Reiju spat out a mouthful of blood, her entire body pinned to the floor by the sword, unable to move.
Ryuzaki opened the Private Door and took out another sword.
"Your name is Yonji, right? Your expression is quite arrogant, so, do you have the capital to be arrogant?"
**Chapter 63: Subduing Him**
"Don't underestimate me, you bastard!"
"Hehehehehe... Bastard, huh? That's quite a fitting title for me!"
"Winch Strike..."
"Too slow!"
Ryuzaki appeared behind Yonji, punching him in the back, knocking Yonji to the ground.
"Your Majesty refuses to cooperate, presumably because you think my sincerity isn't enough. Then let's cut off this brat's head and present it as a gift!"
Ryuzaki raised his sword and swung it towards Yonji's head.
Just as the blade touched Yonji's neck...
"No—please, don't kill my brother..."
The voice came from Reiju, which piqued Ryuzaki's interest.
Ryuzaki kicked Yonji away, walked to Reiju, knelt down, and wiped her eyes.
"These aren't tears. So you can cry. I thought you were all emotionless monsters, how terrifying—"
"But it's strange, you can use poison, right? Even though you can't move now, I'm so close to you, you can still attack me with poison!"
"Oh, I see, is it because you are afraid I'll kill your useless brothers?"
"Stop!"
Just then, the King of Germa Kingdom, the commander of Germa 66—Vinsmoke Judge—finally arrived!
This guy was hiding in the monitoring room, trying to analyze Ryuzaki's fighting strength by watching his children's battle!
But he never expected Reiju and the others to be so easily defeated, knocked to the ground in just a few moves.
Judge was shaken; he completely couldn't understand why.
The same little brats!
Why were his children, modified with lineage factors, inferior to that masked little bastard?
Was his technological achievement ultimately useless? Four of them couldn't beat one?
A deep sense of defeat overwhelmed Judge.
If they had been defeated by adult powerhouses, that would have been one thing!
***
**Section 90**
Unfortunately, his opponent was also a child… In that instant, Judge seemed to age considerably, his ambitions dampened.
The harsh reality was before him, and Judge had no choice but to accept it.
"What? You're not going to fight me?" Ryuzaki pointed his sword at Judge, grinning.
No matter how strong Judge was, Ryuzaki wouldn't mind sparring with him.
Even if Judge was powerful, could he be stronger than an Emperor (Yonko)?
With my Door-Door Fruit, I could even ambush an Emperor, let alone a mere Judge.
"You… who exactly are you?"
"No comment. I told you, I'm here to buy weapons. Let's do business honestly, and nothing will happen. Why do you have to go against Beli?"
This guy is really something, just so annoying, he needs to be taught a lesson.
"I will trade weapons with you, you release my children first!"
"Oh, oh, you've finally seen the light!"
Ryuzaki pulled the sword from Reiju's body and gentlemanly helped her up.
However, it was obvious that Reiju was afraid of Ryuzaki and subconsciously avoided him.
"When did you release Sora?"
"Oh? Your wife? Hmm, that's a rather profound question, worth discussing."
"Whether to release her or not is just a matter of words, what's so profound about it?"
Ryuzaki smiled and didn't say anything, but simply threw the scribbles on the blueprint to Judge.
"This is..."
**Chapter 63: Subduing Him (Part 2)**
"This is..."
"My conceptual blueprint for weapon design, um, roughly like that. You manufacture the weapons according to my design concept, and I'll come back to you in half a month."
Judge stared at the blueprint, stunned for a moment!
Soon, Judge's eyes lit up, thinking to himself that this blueprint was truly a genius design!
Judge cursed himself for being stupid, how could he not have thought of that? Ammunition could be loaded from the rear, and it could also be made into magazines, so that in war, as long as the magazine was changed, continuous firing could be achieved.
"Brilliant, brilliant..." Judge praised it endlessly.
"Judge, do you want to know what true power is?"
"True power?" Judge was taken aback.
"Heh heh, how about we do an experiment?"
"An experiment? What kind?"
"You raise your sons, and I'll raise your daughter Reiju. Let's see how big the difference is between what you've raised and what I've raised."
Judge was stunned; he hadn't really thought about this.
After a moment's thought, Judge agreed!
"Okay, I also want to see what the difference will be."
And just like that, Ryuzaki successfully obtained **Reiju**.
The reason he wanted Reiju was because this girl was the only one among Judge's children whose lineage factor had been successfully modified.
That's right, in Ryuzaki's eyes, only Reiju was successful; the others were failures—not just Sanji, but all the other "Js" (Ichiji, Niji, Yonji) were failures.
Even if they gained superpowers, they lost their emotions. What kind of person is someone without emotions? Heh heh!
Reiju was successful; she not only retained her emotions but also gained special abilities.
Of course, Ryuzaki took Reiju away for more than just that. It was also because Ryuzaki understood Reiju. Having read the original work, Ryuzaki knew that Reiju was kind-hearted and very understanding.
Kind and powerful in combat.
For the Divine Punishment Army, which was lacking backbone, recruiting her was a very worthwhile thing.
Ryuzaki had seen Reiju's talent attributes.
**Talent: Basic Physical Fitness (83)**
**Talent: Basic Strength (81)**
**Talent: Basic Physical Skills (82)**
**Special Talent: Strength, defense, and recovery are beyond ordinary people.**
**Superpower: Ability to absorb and control poison.**
Not counting the special 250 talent and superpower, just the first three items are all over 80. If you include the special talent and superpower, this Reiju is quite powerful.
"I wonder if Reiju's ability to use poison is better than Magellan's?"
Ryuzaki muttered to himself.
However, while their poison abilities are incomparable, Reiju surpasses Magellan in at least one aspect: she is immune to seawater. This is because her power doesn't come from a Devil Fruit, but from modifications made to her bloodline.
Reiju's expression is calm, revealing nothing of her thoughts.
Ryuzaki stroked his chin. To subdue Reiju, he had done something.
"Eat it, Reiju!"
"This... what is this?"
"The **Heal-Heal Fruit** (Chiyu Chiyu no Mi). After eating it, you will possess healing power."
"Healing power?" Reiju was extremely surprised. She reached for it but then withdrew her hand.
"What's wrong?"
"Why... why are you giving it to me? Aren't you afraid I'll betray you after eating the Heal-Heal Fruit?"
Ryuzaki smiled and tapped Reiju's forehead: "Old habits die hard! Reiju, I understand you. Besides, you're a smart girl; I believe you understand."