User blog comment:Kaido King of the Beasts/Chapter 864: You've Never Had an Enemy Like Me/@comment-24850639-20170502152326/@comment-24850639-20170502194146

IMO, not expecting something to happen, and having a backup plan if something does, aren't mutually exclusive. I know it sounds contradictory - saying you trust someone, but refusing to let your guard down around them......kinda implies that you don't actually trust them. But here's the thing, what reason did Judge and the Vinsmokes EVER have to trust Big Mom? It isn't like they have a history of doing business together (from what we know), and it isn't like they don't have plenty of information on each other's exploits. The Vinsmokes have even directly stated that they look down on pirates, better yet, Judge himself even said he thinks the chick is crazy. So it perplexes me that Judge would ever COMPLETELY trust Big Mom. Also, he understood that he had zero leverage in this relationship to begin with, which is why he proposed taking Pudding hostage. I can understand him not expecting to be killed at the wedding, but blind faith in someone who could become your enemy at the drop of a dime? Judge just seems too experienced to fall into that kind of trap.