[Judge declared, "If you dare to escape, Vinsmoke family will hunt him down!]
[Sanji had no doubts about Judge's threat. If they were only pursuing Luffy and the others, perhaps he wouldn't be as concerned.]
[But Zeff was a different matter.]
[If the entire Sea Restaurant was truly a target for the Vinsmoke family!]
[Then he would undoubtedly meet an unmarked grave!]
[Faced with numerous threats, Sanji became utterly despondent. He realized that escape was no longer an option....]
[The only way out was to comply with the Vinsmoke family's wishes and marry into the Big Mom Pirates!]
[As the light in his eyes dimmed, it signified that Sanji was now completely under the control of his father, Judge, subjected to various methods and threats!]
[It wasn't that Sanji didn't want to break free, but he had too many concerns…]
[Whether it was the Straw Hat Crew or the Sea Restaurant!]
[He couldn't risk putting them in danger]
[Perhaps, this was his inevitable fate...]
At this moment, viewers worldwide were infuriated!
"Damn it, this is so messed up!"
"Exactly, this Vinsmoke patriarch is despicable, using Sanji's loved ones to manipulate him?"
"I feel so sorry for Sanji. He's so pitiful, cursed with such a heartless family!"
"I just want to give him a hug and never mock him again..."
"Sanji seems noble, but in reality, he's a tragic figure...."
After witnessing Sanji's plight, countless viewers sympathized with him, acknowledging the difficulty of escaping from his family and finding a new home at the Sea Restaurant.
And to have discovered life companions like the Straw Hat Crew!
Yet, now, Judge was exploiting these crucial relationships to control Sanji!
It was utterly disgraceful!
Watching it all unfold, everyone's disdain for the entire Vinsmoke family deepened...
Sea Restaurant!
Zeff and all the restaurant staff naturally observed the unfolding drama. At this moment, many were left in shock.
Zeff, with tears in his eyes, whispered to himself,
"Sanji, are you enduring this because you fear for my life in their hands?"
"What a foolish lad; I'd rather perish than see you caged!"
"Your destiny need not be so confined;..."
"Embrace freedom and discover that sea of dreams!"
"Poor boy..."
In this moment, Zeff felt a mix of joy and sorrow.
He had long considered Sanji as his own kin.
If, indeed, it was he who obstructed Sanji's path to liberty,
He would willingly face death. Tears welled up among the countless staff of the sea restaurant.
They grasped that Sanji wasn't anxious about the Straw Hat Pirates' safety.
For Luffy and the others possessed the strength to stand against the Vinsmoke family and even the formidable Big Mom Pirates.
Even if combat wasn't feasible, escape was an option.
His current demeanor was for the sake of the entire sea restaurant.
For his own life and the lives of others, the scene unfolded once more!
[As the clash between Luffy and Cracker intensified,]
[Nami, positioned at the rear, wasn't merely a spectator.]
[Suddenly, she conceived a notion of Cracker's vulnerability!]
[As a biscuit fruit user, he would assuredly fear water!]
[Without hesitation, Nami produced the weather stick and summoned thunder clouds.]
[As the raindrops descended, the revelation held true!]
[Cracker, summoned, and his incredibly firm biscuit soldiers significantly slowed down!]
[Their own hardness diminished substantially.]
[Simultaneously, Luffy engaged in ceaseless combat, depleting his stamina rapidly and growing ravenous!]
[Suddenly, it occurred to him that if these were biscuit soldiers, as biscuits, they must be edible!]
[Thus, he struck and devoured a biscuit soldier in one bite...]
[As anticipated!]
[Not only were these cookies edible, but they were also delicious!]
[Luffy consumed the rain-soaked biscuit soldiers!]
[Eating a cookie soldier was far easier than breaking one before!]
[This sight left Cracker, not far away, utterly dumbfounded...]
[He had no idea that his biscuits could be soaked and consumed?]
[Luffy proceeded to devour cookies voraciously, not only to vanquish foes but also to replenish his own strength!]
[In the blink of an eye, Luffy had consumed four or five cookie soldiers!]
[At this critical moment, Cracker finally began to panic, but soon, anger overtook his expression!]
["Since you enjoy feasting so much, I'll let you gorge yourself all at once!"]
[After uttering those words, Cracker continued clapping his hands, summoning cookie soldiers one after another before his eyes!]
[His strategy was simple: if Luffy wanted to eat, he would let him indulge until he couldn't anymore!]
[Let's see if Luffy eats more or summons more forces himself!]
[Perhaps, in the end, he might choke on his excessive appetite!]
[After all, how much can an ordinary person consume?]
[My biscuit soldiers are so substantial; no matter how generous the portion, it's impossible for someone to finish a dozen or so!]
[However, it became apparent...]
[Cracker underestimated Luffy's insatiable appetite...]
[More than a hundred biscuit soldiers were devoured by Luffy one after the other!]
[As Luffy consumed more and more, his stomach swelled, reaching the point of near explosion!]
[Yet, time and again, he somehow managed to endure.]
[Cracker was dumbfounded. His hands felt numb; could he still eat more?]
[Damn, this monster!]
[He couldn't fathom why an ordinary person could eat so voraciously?]
[If the Biscuit Soldiers are crushed by Luffy, the raw materials remain on the ground, and I can effortlessly resurrect them.]
[But if the biscuits are eaten by Luffy,]
[It signifies a loss of raw materials. To summon them again, I'd have to expend energy!]
[For so long, I've summoned hundreds of biscuit soldiers, all steadily sapping my physical strength!]
[If this continues, Luffy might be strangled to death before long.]
[I will be utterly exhausted.]
And the battle scenes astonished audiences worldwide!
Because they realized the battle was gradually straying from the expected theme.
It was unfolding in an unexpected direction!
By the way... Luffy's obsession with eating cookies had reached an unprecedented level, but how was he still able to eat?
Observing the images, he had ballooned into a spherical mass.
Luffy was nearly transformed into a giant. Numerous onlookers couldn't help but worry that he might burst!
[As Luffy devoured more and more, he expanded uncontrollably.]
[Gradually, he couldn't ingest any more. He was so distended that he couldn't move at all, his body swollen to the extreme!]
[Witnessing this spectacle, Cracker grinned.]
["If you feed me a bit more, I can still summon you!]
[Despite Cracker's fatigue, he discerned that Luffy couldn't eat any longer.]
[Therefore, he plotted to seize victory, mustering his last reserves to summon hundreds of biscuit soldiers, aiming to eliminate Luffy in one fell swoop!]
[Yet, in the next instant]
[Luffy, stretched to the brink and almost inarticulate, activated the Gear 4 in this peculiar state!]
[Furthermore, he unveiled his own new mode]
["Gear 4... tank form!!!"]
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