Hera nodded. "She's right. Your three younger brothers are still young. I will help them awaken their emotions. As for your father, I will make him work for me."
Reiju nodded. She had no affection for her father, who had stripped her brothers of their emotions; she felt only hatred and fear toward him. However, she still felt a bit of kinship for her three younger brothers and hoped they could also awaken normal human emotions.
The City of Devouring Time enveloped the four of them. Hera felt the emotions in the hearts of the three brothers being slowly awakened. The white light of the ability was injected into Judge's body, altering his cognition.
In his grief, Judge felt a beam of light. His sorrowful heart looked toward the source: Hera's figure. At this moment, Hera's stature was infinitely elevated in Judge's mind.
Judge suddenly found himself and stood up from his negativity. Perona immediately looked at him warily. "How did he break free from my control?"
Waking from his negativity, Judge looked at Hera and suddenly knelt on the ground. His eyes were filled with devotion as he looked at her. "You are the god who pulled me from the darkness. I will dedicate everything I have to you."
Hearing this, Hera coughed twice awkwardly. Ignoring the strange looks from Kuina and her other companions, she said, "There's no need for 'god.' Just call me Boss."
Judge nodded. "Yes, Boss. Please give me your orders."
Hera said, "I want you to lead your soldiers to help the New Navy maintain peace on the seas. Also, your technology must be shared with them."
Judge knelt on the ground and said, "Understood, Boss."
Hera thought for a moment and continued, "Furthermore, raise your three children well. I have granted them emotions; don't let them go astray again."
Judge said, "Yes, Boss."
Then Judge hesitated and asked, "I have another child, Sanji. Should I bring him back as well?"
Hera quickly shook her head. "He has his own mission. However, you can send him the Raid Suit you prepared for him. Just don't call him back."
Judge spoke again, "After your baptism, I realized how cruel my actions were. I have one more request: can you save their mother?"
Hera was even more surprised by this news. In her memory, hadn't Sanji's mother died a long time ago?
But since she had encountered this, she naturally had to save her. Hera followed Judge to Sora's bedside. Through the perception of the City of Devouring Time, she found that Sora's body had lost a great deal of vitality.
Using both the Water Bottle Bullet and the power of time, she replenished the life force within Sora's body. The complexion of Sora, lying on the bed, gradually turned rosy.
Feeling that the vitality was mostly restored, Hera stepped back. "Alright, now we just need to wait for her to wake up naturally."
Seeing her mother regain her life, Reiju couldn't help but burst into tears. "Thank you, Hera. Thank you for saving our mother."
Seeing the crying Reiju, Hera seemed a bit flustered, but she hugged Reiju. "Don't worry, I am the omnipotent Captain, after all."
Facing Judge again, Hera thought for a while and decided to give him some encouragement. She continued, "Your dream of conquering the North Blue through force is impossible now, but you can turn your deeds into a manga and try to conquer the North Blue culturally."
"Isn't 'Sora, Warrior of the Sea' very popular? You can also turn over a new leaf and help the Marine suppress other gangs and pirates."
Hearing that his dream still had a chance to be realized from another angle, Judge also shed tears of excitement. "Understood, Boss. Thank you for your guidance."
Hera nodded. Since Judge had been perfectly subdued, it was time to wake up the three brothers.
Perona withdrew her Negative Ghosts power, and the three brothers also woke up from their emo state.
The awakened brothers felt their differences: anger toward Hera and the others, confusion over their newly felt emotions, and regret for their past actions after awakening their feelings.
For a moment, the three were at a loss, like blind people who had suddenly gained sight, falling into a state of confusion.
Seeing her confused brothers, Reiju felt a bit of pity and said to Hera, "Could we stay here for a while? I want to talk to my three brothers and guide them."
Hera nodded. "You are my crew member; your business is my business. We will wait for you on the ship."
Reiju nodded gratefully. After absorbing the toxins she had released outside, she led the three brothers away.
Seeing Reiju leave, Hera also declined Judge's invitation and returned to the argo with her companions.
Once on board, Hera let herself go, lying on a chair on the deck and comfortably sipping a drink. "As expected, this is the most relaxing place."
Kuina approached the sunbathing Hera with a smile. Blocked from the sun, Hera looked at Kuina with some dissatisfaction. "What are you doing? You're blocking my sun. Sit to the side."
A cold glint seemed to be hidden in Kuina's smiling eyes. "Hera, can you tell me now what exactly you meant when you said 'I want you' to Reiju?"
Hera shivered from the chill in Kuina's tone. She took off her sunglasses and said weakly, "I... I just thought saying it like that sounded powerful. It's so cool to say it that way."
Seeing the shivering Hera, Kuina's tone softened, and she sat down beside her.
Hera adjusted her position, resting her head on Kuina's lap, and soon fell asleep.
Kuina stroked Hera's soft cheek and sighed helplessly, "Whatever, who told you to be my Captain?" Her tone carried helplessness and a hint of doting.
After comforting her brothers and waiting for her mother to wake up, Reiju boarded the ship and saw this scene. She asked Ain curiously, "Are they always like this?"
Ain nodded and said, "Yes. The Captain and Kuina have known each other for a long time. They lived together at Koushirous Dojo before joining the Marine Training Camp."
Reiju said, "They have such a good relationship."
Nami and Ain nodded, their eyes filled with frustration. If they had known, they would have made a move earlier and not let Kuina take the lead.
Reiju saw the envy in her two companions' eyes and the faint jealousy in Ain's voice. "Hera really is a sinful woman."
Ain and Nami nodded in agreement.
Perona asked Reiju curiously, "Is the matter with your three brothers settled? You came back so quickly; don't you need to talk to your mother?"
Reiju nodded. "They're just not used to their emotions yet. Besides, with my mother awake, they'll be fine. By the way, where are we going next?"
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