The Clash

Sig, along with Reiju, Ichiji, and the other two kids, trekked through the primeval forest—because their target was a suspected rebel stronghold of the Donquixote Family's mercenaries, as indicated by intelligence, which was why Sig hadn't had them make a move at the port earlier.

However, after only one day, the three mischievous kids, who hadn't even experienced any fighting yet, were already burning with desire.

"Hey! I think it's not just about combat skills, Father mainly wants us to see some blood, right?" Ichiji stopped and asked Sig questioningly.

"Oh."

Sig responded, and then... his figure instantly shifted from stillness to motion. Before Ichiji could react, his large foot struck Ichi's head, sending the small body flying and smashing through several trees.

Seven-year-old Ichiji suffered a blow that should not befall someone his age. When he got up, even with his modified body, his right eye was bloodshot, swollen, and bleeding slightly.

"You saw blood?" Sig asked, showing great understanding.

Ichiji glared at him through gritted teeth, while Reiju looked at him with increasing suspicion.

Using the power gained from analyzing Gage's Devil Fruit to beat up Gage's son... This feels amazing.

Sig's physical skills haven't improved much. In his daily training, he only Fish-Man Karate, an increase of about 200 watts from before.

However, when throwing a straight punch in battle, all abilities such as Armament Haki are used. Because of the enhanced rotational power from the Winch-Winch Fruit, it can reach about 3,200 watts - an increase of 600 to 700 watts compared to before!

Furthermore, it can also inflict a certain amount of electric shock effect. It's not pure power and doesn't increase wattage, but it can paralyze the enemy's body, making it a much greater actual threat.

This doesn't even include Battle Suit...

However, the Battle Suit didn't boost combat power as much as Sig had imagined.

Firstly, there's the issue with the Battle Suit itself. As previously thought, the technology at this time isn't as advanced as it would be a decade or so later. Although the Battle Suit is Germa's traditional technology, the Battle Suit Gage is currently using focuses on combining it with Lineage Factor modification technology, which is considered a new technology.

Secondly, it was only after Sig tried it out that he gradually discovered that the combat logic was different when wearing the Battle Suit and when not wearing it!

Indeed, the Battle Suit made of memory materials fit perfectly and can further enhance the results of Lineage Factor modification. However, there is a new problem: even the best-fitting clothes are still clothes, not the human body itself.

First and foremost, regarding Armament Haki, Martial Arts previously relied primarily on the "hardening" technique of Armament Haki cover themselves in combat. However, after donning the Battle Suit, using Armament Haki now requires employing the "entanglement" technique to coat the Battle Suit with Armament Haki...

While it appears to be about strengthening oneself, this "conflict in combat logic" manifests itself in every aspect.

Of course, if you use it casually without studying it in detail, it will still improve your own strength, and the enhancement of physical defense, absolute strength, and electric shock will be very obvious.

Sig estimated that now that he was wearing the Battle Suit, even if Sitoon was serious, he was not without a fighting chance.

This is also why Sig dared to come to Seabird Island to "watch the show"!

The Kingdom of Seagull was merely a small country in the North Sea. The royal family had to go bankrupt to hire Germa 66. The rebels, even poorer than the royal family, couldn't afford much in terms of weapons. They wouldn't be important clients of Doflamingo, let alone important members of the Donquixote Family.

Although Ichiji was angry, after being modified, his anger was also pure, coming and going quickly. Anger could make him fight harder, but it wouldn't make him make irrational choices.

After being modified, the three Ichiji brothers became brutal, selfish, and even lecherous... However, from another perspective, they were also somewhat "desireless" - in the original work, when Big Mom turned against them and plotted against the Vinsmoke family, Ichiji and the others laughed instead, showing an indifferent attitude towards the impending destruction, and even mocking the impotent and furious Gage.

The same applies now. Although Ichiji is angry, he won't act like a weak villain and rush over to her. Instead, he's thinking about how to get revenge once he surpasses Sig's strength.

Compared to Sig, the Battle Suit provide a greater boost to the three kids and Reiju, because their previous training was based on the premise that they would be fighting in Battle Suit in the future.

After forcefully suppressing Ichiji's objections, Sig continued with the three mischievous children and Reiju, heading towards the right wing of the Petrel Island—the entire Seabird Island was shaped like a petrel.

Sig was secretly observing Sieg again halfway Reiju, clearly already quite suspicious.

Suddenly, Sig reached out and stopped Reiju and the three unruly children behind her, shouting sternly, "Who goes there!"

"Tch, we've been found out!"

"It must be because you're too fat, Buffalo."

"Alright, now that we've been discovered, let's just take action..."

"How pitiful, she even has four small children with her."

"Hey? You're a kid too, right?"

"Shut up, fatso!"

In the surrounding forest, two figures appeared, one large and one small. The larger one was a chubby boy who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. Although he was chubby, his facial features were still childlike. The smaller one was a little girl who looked a bit older than Reiju.

Of course, she only looks a bit older than Reiju. Considering that Reiju's physical growth is slower, she should also be around ten years old.

Seeing the little girl dressed as a maid, Sig frowned. "Who told you to dress like that? Are you a pervert?"

"Shut up! Don't insult Uncle Uzuru!" The little girl was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes. She stretched out her arms, and her hands turned into two machine guns, which she fired at Sig. Instantly, a cloud of dust and smoke filled the air.

Seeing this, the chubby boy muttered, "No, that guy is a pervert to begin with..."

Of course, the strange uncle who took advantage of Baby-5's personality weakness and tricked her into wearing a maid outfit has already been executed by the Donquixote Family, which is why Baby-5 is sad and cries when this matter is mentioned.

It is common knowledge that smoking does not cause harm.

After the smoke cleared, Sig was seen standing there unharmed, having changed into a black Battle Suit —at least it saved him the effort, as he didn't need to "harden" himself; the Battle Suit's defensive capabilities were equivalent to full-body hardened Armament Haki.

"So you're from the Vinsmoke Family?" Fat Buffalo recognized the Battle Suit.

Reiju and the three mischievous kids, dressed in pink, red, blue, and green children's Battle Suit, charged ahead.

Sig did not make a move immediately, after all, the opponent was just a "child".

However... while vaguely recognizing the two individuals, Sig felt a sense of unease—even though they were still young, in Doflamingo's eyes, they should be among the top tier of the New Generation in terms of potential, right? How did they end up here?