Chapter 31: Kael wants to be my brother-in-law?
"Search him and find his Den Den Mushi." Kael looked at the Germa official, who seemed important and likely possessed a Den Den Mushi to contact Germa headquarters.
Soon, Saga found a Den Den Mushi on the Germa official and presented it to Kael.
"Tsk tsk, Sanji, want to have a chat with your good father?" Kael smiled faintly at Sanji. "I, the King of Exile, have captured one of his good sons; he's probably going insane. Perhaps he'll even send his daughter and other sons, or even come himself."
"I don't want to hear his voice!" Sanji refused directly. He detested everything about that cold family, except for his sister, Reiju.
"You're truly the deceased Third Prince? Prince Sanji?" Upon hearing the conversation between Kael and Sanji, Official Smith was greatly astonished. This curly-browed blonde youngster was actually a Germa prince?
"I'm not. I long ago severed my father-son relationship with Vinsmoke Judge!" Sanji replied coldly. Back then, Reiju secretly let him go, but Judge still found out.
Although Judge didn't drag him back or kill him, he formally severed their relationship, no longer acknowledging Sanji as his son. For so many years, Sanji never thought of using the Vinsmoke surname again, nor did he consider using Germa 66's fearsome reputation to intimidate enemies.
"Moshi Moshi, is this Germa 66 headquarters?" Kael ignored the conversation between Sanji and Smith and directly dialed the special Den Den Mushi.
"Who are you? You're not Smith?"
"I am the Emperor of the Goa Empire. Vinsmoke Niji has already been captured by me, and the Germa mercenary army in the East Blue has been completely annihilated. Now, immediately get Vinsmoke Judge on the phone!" Kael commanded the contact on the other end, his voice filled with authority. "Oh, and Sanji is now a subject of the Goa Empire. Tell Judge to stop thinking about his third son."
Sure enough, a flurry of panicked voices erupted on the other side. Before long, a mature female voice came through.
"King of Exile, Kael?"
"Not Judge? You're Reiju? It's good that you have emotions like Sanji, so we can talk. Vinsmoke Reiju, your Germa 66 dared to interfere with our war in the East Blue. Have you thought about how you'll compensate the Goa Empire for its losses? Or are you prepared to abandon Vinsmoke Niji and continue warring with the Goa Empire? If you want to continue the war, I, the King of Exile, will be waiting for you in the East Blue. Mere few modified bloodline factor humans, easily exiled."
Kael's tone was filled with disdain for the Vinsmoke Family. This caused Reiju on the other end of the Den Den Mushi to fall silent. What did he mean by "mere few modified bloodline factor humans"?
Their Germa 66 Corps was a feared Evil Army. In Kael's mouth, they were like ants easily crushed. Even with Reiju's good temper, Kael's words made her clench her fists in anger.
But now Niji had been captured by Kael, and even Sanji was under Kael's control? This made Reiju suppress the urge to curse him.
"How do you wish to be compensated?" Reiju didn't have the authority to negotiate or make decisions for Judge, but she still wanted to mediate. She knew that given Judge's arrogance and self-importance, he would never accept Kael's negotiations and would immediately lead his troops to attack. In that case, not only would Niji be finished, but Sanji might also be in trouble.
"This time, we suffered hundreds of casualties. Every one of these soldiers is my loyal subordinate, and each must be compensated ten million Berries!"
"What! Ten million per person? Why don't you just rob us! Our Clone Soldiers don't even cost ten million each!" Reiju yelled directly. Were those ordinary soldiers worth ten million Berries?! One should know that there were many wanted pirates and mountain bandits in the Four Seas whose bounties weren't even ten million.
"If you come for a marriage alliance, that's also acceptable. Then you can take the opportunity to break free from Judge and live happily with Sanji in the East Blue."
Kael's subsequent reply directly silenced Reiju, and even Sanji and Commissioner Smith stared wide-eyed at Kael.
'This is Kael's true objective!' At this moment, Zeff finally guessed the important reason why Kael wanted to protect Sanji. It wasn't for Sanji's cooking skills, nor was it to disgust Germa 66, but for Sanji's sister!
'Kael wants to be my brother-in-law?' Sanji's mind was in chaos, but rescuing Reiju from that heartless family didn't seem like a bad idea.
"Prepare to welcome the Germa army." Reiju responded coldly, then hung up the Den Den Mushi and hurried to find Judge.
"How dare she hang up on me!" "I'll be waiting for you in the East Blue!"
Kael chuckled, then handed the Den Den Mushi to Nojiko to feed. The main force of Germa 66 would need at least three weeks to travel from the North Blue to the East Blue if they directly crossed the Red Line. If they took the World Government's safe sea route, it would be faster, but their snail ships could not pass through Mary Geoise's bubble elevator. So Judge probably only had the option of crossing the Red Line himself.
"Three weeks! That's enough!" Kael smiled coldly. "Frauce Kingdom, you won't last three weeks."
"Consolidate the troops, and target King Sasuba IX's capital!" Kael left a portion of the Imperial Guard to escort Smith and control these snail ships, while he directly led the fleet, incorporated King Sasuba IX's fleet, and advanced towards King Sasuba IX.
"Yes!!" The Goa Imperial Guard, having won a great victory, had their morale soaring. Their Goa Empire had actually defeated the notorious Germa Evil Army. This would bring glory to their ancestors.
"If Emperor Kael takes down King Sasuba IX, wouldn't this sea area become the Goa Empire's territorial waters?" "Then wouldn't we not need to move places?" Watching the Goa fleet depart, Zeff and the other cooks realized what was happening.
Kael had actually defeated Germa 66 and the combined fleets of King Sasuba IX and the Frauce Kingdom today. Just thinking about it was shocking. And that Frauce Kingdom was also cowardly, choosing to flee directly, truly losing face as a strong nation in the East Blue.
Half a day later, the Goa Empire's fleet easily breached King Sasuba IX's capital, completely occupying the entire territory. Meanwhile, King Sasuba IX, along with his royal family and nobles, had already fled with the Frauce Kingdom's fleet to the Frauce Kingdom's territory.
King Sasuba IX was currently with Queen Ban Dedessinée, inviting various Allied Nations of the East Blue to form a united army to defeat the evil war empire, the Goa Empire. If other Allied Nations of the East Blue did not want to suffer the same fate of annihilation as the Yotsuba Kingdom, Organ Kingdom, Gecko Kingdom, Conomi Kingdom, and now even King Sasuba IX, they had to unite to resist the aggressively expanding Goa Empire. At the same time, various Allied Nations of the East Blue once again protested to the World Government, demanding that the World Government sanction the Goa Empire.