Battle Suit

"Listen carefully... never come back here! The sea is so vast, one day... you will surely meet kind people! Don't come back... run!"

Reiju, standing on the shore, gave Sanji some instructions and then pushed him out.

The ship of the wine merchant that Sig had "bought" three months ago was docked in the harbor.

Of course, Gage already knew about this. After realizing that Gage already knew, Sig to him again in order to gain his Gage and mislead him into believing that he had been "transformed into obedience."

After Sanji escaped, Gage had actually already met him.

Gage is not without emotions, so he never intended to kill Sanji, but rather to imprison him forever. Now that Sanji is willing to leave, it can be considered that Gage's wishes have been fulfilled.

Before parting, Gage also asked Sanji to promise him that he would never say he was a member of the Vinsmoke Family!

His ruthless attitude was the complete opposite of how he treated his other four children.

Sanji and Reiju were both in tears, the siblings thinking that this parting... might be forever!

Vinsmoke Sanji is truly dead now; only Sanji remains.

Sig emerged from behind a small hut, and Reiju, who was still sobbing, grabbed Sig's lap, wiping her snot and tears all over Sig thigh.

This is a rare sight of Reiju freely expressing her human emotions.

It might be due to bloodline modification...

Although Reiju is already ten years old, she should theoretically be much taller than her four younger brothers, since the age difference between seven and ten should be quite obvious. However, in reality, the five children of the Vinsmoke Family are not tall for their age, especially Reiju, who is about the same height as her seven-year-old brother.

In Sig current Fish-Man form, Sieg's height is approaching 2.5 meters.

"Why... why is Daddy so mean! Why did Mom abandon us... waaaaah..." Reiju poured out her emotions.

Sig discovered that as Reiju vented her emotions, they gradually became more continuous.

Indeed, the transformation of human nature is not absolutely irreversible.

Sig wanted to comfort her, but... after hesitating, he simply patted Reiju's head, his face still expressionless.

Sig believes Reiju won't tell Gage on her own initiative, but there are modified parts of her Lineage Factor. If Gage orders her to "tell him if Sig has acted strangely," Reiju will inevitably tell Gage, even if she's unwilling.

However, after Reiju looked up at him, she cried even louder...

"Why... why did you become like this too? It's all my fault... it's all Germa's fault!" Reiju cried even harder.

Sig could sense that Reiju's tears just now were half for Sanji and half for herself, but now... half of them were for herself.

In Reiju's eyes, Sig has now lost most of his emotions.

For a moment, Sig felt a little embarrassed—if Reiju later discovered that he had actually lied to her, she would probably be very sad, wouldn't she?

Logically speaking, Sig must deceive her now; if he shows any unusual behavior in front of her, Gage will immediately find out!

But no matter how mature she is... it's hard for a ten-year-old girl to think so rationally, right? She'll just feel like she's been deceived by a friend she trusted.

Especially since Gage used her to deceive Sig, but Sig turned the tables on her, Reiju would probably think that this guy is no different from her bastard father.

Of course, Sig only thought this to himself; he still had to keep lying!

After silently comforting Reiju, Sig walked a few steps toward his residence and saw Gage.

Sig showed no remorse whatsoever, only a stern face, completely unlike his earlier demeanor of "cooperating with others to abduct the other party's seven-year-old son" and "making the other party's ten-year-old daughter wail."

Gage was quite at ease with Sig – in his view, Sig's transformation was more thorough than that of Ichiji and the others... Ichiji and the others had only lost what Gage considered to be negative emotions, while Sig had all his rebellious spirit and any emotions that might make him dissatisfied with himself eliminated.

"You and my children seem to be getting along well? That's good... I was just about to send you to Seabird Island to represent the Germa Kingdom." Gage said, handing Sig a small bucket the size of a tin can. "This is your Battle Suit, it's ready, try it on."

Sig took it and pressed the button without hesitation—although he knew the Battle Suit had countermeasures, but... once he left Germa's base, getting rid of the Battle Suit wouldn't be difficult, would it?

Given Gage's current level of trust in him, Sig doesn't believe that the Battle Suit has any strong countermeasures; at most, it's just a safety net.

The Germa Kingdom's Battle Suit are a technology they've preserved for centuries, while Lineage Factor are Gage's personal specialty.

After the Battle Suit was activated, semi-fluid memory material directly covered Sig's body, forming a pure black Battle Suit with a cape on his back. The overall style resembled that of a masked Warrior, but without a mask.

This was more than just a piece of clothing, more than just a defensive garment; Sig could feel it working in tandem with his power...

In particular, it can amplify the abilities of discharging electricity, setting fires, releasing poison, and generating power through rotation. This is the improved Battle Suit of Gage, which can work in conjunction with the Lineage Factor modification.

Of course, Sig estimated that his current Battle Suit's power boost would definitely not be as great as Ichiji's and his team's Battle Suit a decade or more later.

Firstly, the technology couldn't compare to that of a decade or more later. Secondly, although the Battle Suit Gage gave Sig was "custom-made," it was mainly designed for "experimental data collection"!

"I plan to gradually expose Reiju and Ichiji to the real battlefield. If I go, their experience will definitely be much worse. You take them... Remember, they need to train on a real battlefield! But if anything truly threatens their safety, their well-being is more important than your life!"

As Gage spoke, his eyes gleamed slightly.

Sig knew that he was prioritizing this point to complement the "results of his transformation."

However, Gage didn't know was that the humanistic modification had no effect on Sig at all, and Sig's "firmness" when giving orders was completely an act.

Sig didn't detect any probing in Gage's emotions, which meant that he really wouldn't be going with them. So... Sig figured it was time to say goodbye to Germa!