Comfort

Amidst the "noise," Sig's "Listener" gleamed faintly.

The Listener accepts the influence of external forces on themselves.

This is the first time that Sig has been forced to accept a certain power from the outside world, a situation that is now closest to that of the "Listener" in the original work!

Once you accept everything, your humanity will gradually disappear, and you will no longer be able to resist whispers.

If Gage hadn't simulated this situation, Sig's role as the "Listener" would have proceeded slowly and painstakingly, just like in Sequence 9.

Sig prayed incessantly to the Sea Power, hoping to use the effects of the "Light Pray-er" to counteract this change. However... Sig's understanding of the "Light Pray-er" was still somewhat lacking.

After an unknown amount of time, the first round of modifications ended, Sig emerged, slightly dizzy and disoriented.

This kind of training is indeed very efficient, but... Sig still prefers to "listen" slowly rather than be indoctrinated like this, because it also involves personality modification!

However, Gage clearly wouldn't give Sig unlimited time to stall...

Of course, this kind of transformation will not be effective in one go, but rather a gradual process. It is impossible to completely transform Sig's humanity in one go.

"How are you feeling?" Gage, his expression full of excitement.

Although Sig was engaged in another level of combat and hadn't paid attention to the outside world, he could still deduce from Gage's expression that Judge must have obtained the desired results from the experimental feedback data—not everyone's body can withstand such strain!

However, Sig was not optimistic about the success of his experiment. After all, others did not have the power of the Paths of the Divine, and no matter how much data he obtained from the Lineage Factor level, it would be difficult to replicate the phenomenon in Sig.

"I feel... my cultivation efficiency is very high, but I get mentally exhausted quite easily." Sig exaggerated the situation slightly.

Gage, upon hearing this, composed himself and encouraged, "Yes, this is a reasonable side effect, don't worry! Go back and rest first, we'll conduct the next experiment in three days."

Gage estimated that in three months, Sig would be like other clone soldiers and cyborgs, with all unnecessary emotions completely erased and branded with absolute obedience!

Sig seemed to think he hadn't given it much thought, and just as Gage had suggested, he went back to his room to rest, which Gage saw as a good start.

At the same time, they monitored Sig more closely to prevent him from realizing something along the way and "unwisely" trying to escape.

After returning to his room, Sig took a nap—and thus arrived at the "prison."

Upon reaching the end, Sig saw the Prison Demon standing with his back to him before the throne, a corner of which was now tinged with a moldy purplish-green, a sight that was extremely unsettling.

"Six months," the Prison Demon said without turning his head.

"Huh?" Sig asked, puzzled.

"You're asking how long it will take for your humanity to be completely lost, right? If it happens every three days, it'll be six months." The Prison Demon knew what Sig was thinking.

It's not about reading minds, but rather about understanding.

The estimated time for Gage is three months...

It wasn't a mistake, but rather Sig's "Light Pray-er" ability did indeed have a certain offsetting effect.

Sig fell silent for a moment, seemingly calculating something, while the Prison Demon added, "The time limit for causing irreversible effects is one month!"

In other words, if this continues, Sig's humanity will change as a result of the "transformation" in a month!

Although they won't immediately act like Gage's three unruly children, certain emotions will gradually fade while others will be amplified, and they will develop a certain degree of obedience to Gage's commands.

"So you'd better enhance that strange ability before something irreversible happens, or leave immediately." The Prison Demon then turned around.

Sig noticed a patch of "mold" on the right side of his forehead, extending down to his eyebrow.

The Prison Demon was originally a product of a combination of Sig's will and the will from the Devil Fruit, so he would also be affected!

"Well, it seems I need to prepare for both possibilities..." Sig had to consider that if his "Light Pray-er" ability didn't improve to the level required to fulfill his vision, he would have to find a way to escape within a month.

At this moment, when Sig looked inward at his own sea of consciousness and saw that "mirror," he felt somewhat helpless.

After successfully playing the role of "Telepathist" and grasping the key to "Reasoning Trainee," it was the "listener" who was enlightened—meaning they also grasped the key.

And this was something I learned passively!

Just like the "Listeners" in the original work...

Perhaps what Sig's previous "acting" lacked was this sense of passivity!

The "People of Fury," who were among the first to begin playing the role, and the "Light Pray-er," whom Sig desperately needs now, remain shrouded in darkness.

While the former directly improves combat power, Sig can't afford to worry about that now. His top priority is the "Light Pray-er." He believes that as long as they are illuminated like the "Listeners," the humanistic impact of the modification should be suppressed!

Of course, in addition to these changes, Sig's body also underwent physical transformation.

The next day, in the training room, Sig snapped his fingers, creating a small flame—similar to the effect of a lighter.

It's certainly unremarkable, but this is just the beginning...

Moreover, this is the one Sieg least cares about among the five Sig Fruits, since the fire ability is not well-suited to his existing power system.

Ichiji was furious that Sig would also "set fires," his eyes practically spitting fire. Niji and Yonji were also somewhat annoyed, but... they had been disciplined by Sig a few times before, so they didn't dare show it now.

Instead, Reiju looked worried and even came to chat with Sig.

Sig could sense that the little girl was worried about her humanity being altered. Even knowing it was useless, she hoped to continuously "awaken" the humanity that might be being removed through this method.

Upon learning that Sig was going to "experiment" again in two days, Reiju couldn't help but "secretly" find Sig alone after her daily training and hint that he shouldn't trust his mother's medicine too much.

But instead, Sig comforted her...

"Don't worry about me. The important thing isn't the medicine, but that I've learned that what can restrain the transformation of human nature is the love in one's heart... And I don't believe that you and your three bear brothers have truly been completely controlled and transformed, especially you... Just like now, you're still worried about your other brother and me."