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I understand what you're getting at, but IMO "faking" his death while still making sure that he gets a meal every day is nowhere near as bad as outright killing him. He was even technically still afforded the rights and privileges of a royal despite his father's resentment, being able to request things like cookbooks. The soldiers and various staff of the Germa 66 still treated Sanji with the utmost respect, which I feel like Judge could have easily ordered them not to. Furthermore, when Judge discovered that Sanji had escaped he didn't show the slightest amount of emotion whatsoever, when I was definitely expecting him to lash out in some kind of way. He then allowed Sanji to leave without lifting a finger to stop him. Idk, I hate Judge a lot for what Sanji went through, but I have to admit that he could have been MUCH worse. He was a bad parent, but he wasn't a physically abusive parent. None of the physical pain that Sanji suffered was any of Judge's direct doing, so saying Judge tortured him is a little strong in my books. The things he did do are still some of the lowest of the low, but I feel like enough signs are there to be able to say that he cared about Sanji AT LEAST a little.