The Plan
June 25, 1507.
He was captured, his body was chained, his left leg was broken, and he was unable to cultivate.
I've already "heard" the Devil Fruit on the ship— Zoan Salamander Fruit, Spotted Salamander Form.
I remember in the original work, Caesar gave his poison gas colloid the ability of "Salamander Fruit - Hexagonal Salamander Form," making the colloid resemble a giant self-destructing slime...
The ones currently on the warships are also "Salamander Fruit," just of a different kind.
The abilities of the Salamander Fruit series don't offer much boost to offense or defense—after all, they are salamanders, lacking thick scales, sharp teeth and claws, and not particularly strong animals.
However, the Spotted Salamander somewhat special to me... we get along very well. It's a type of newt that can photosynthesize (voiceover: it exists in reality, not made up by the author).
It's not that it helps my battle, but rather that the "Spotted Salamander Fruit" contains the concept of "reverence for the Sun"!
My "Sun Path," although now attributed to people who pray to the "sea," or more accurately, people who pray to the "Seastone Factor," is symbolically represented by the "Sun."
In fact, I suspect that Seastone Factor are not produced in the ocean.
The ocean's ability to counter Devil Fruit stems from the Seastone Factor, not from the Seastone Factor possessing the power of the ocean.
During my time with the Germa Kingdom, my "Sun Path" shifted towards playing the role of "I for the Sun," rather than Praise the Sun or glorifying Sun. Therefore, to some extent, I was able to guide the "Spotted Salamander Fruit"!
"If only all Devil Fruit were this obedient," Sig grumbled as he wrote in his diary.
The Prison Demon, looking at the man's strange and sarcastic manner, couldn't help but sneer, "Is that the wail of a stray dog whose leg has been broken?"
Because Sig's leg was broken, the Prison Demon's leg was also broken, which was a very unpleasant time.
"Can't we really try compatibility? Even being docile enough won't work?" Sig repeatedly asked the Prison Demon.
"Heh, you can try," the Prison Demon sneered.
Sig had previously wanted to absorb the "Salamander Fruit - Spotted Salamander Form," even if it didn't significantly improve his physical abilities or help him in battle, he could at least hope that he could shrink after transforming and then sneak away!
However, the Prison Demon warned him that the principle of incompatibility Devil Fruit has nothing to do with whether the will within them is docile.
For Sig, further enhancing the "Sun Path" might increase the number of Devil he could suppress, but it would be far beyond what he could achieve at his current level.
As for using the "White Tower Path" to analyze the "Spotted Salamander"?
It's possible, but it wouldn't be of much use, Sig doesn't have the inclination for it right now...
Snap--
Sig closed the diary, seemingly wanting to "leave".
Seeing this, the Prison Demon said, "You've found a way to escape?"
"Hmm, I just sorted it out." Sig thought of a not-so-safe method.
But since there were no other ideas to think of, Sig could only give it a try. Before the Prison Demon could ask anything, Sig disappeared from the "spot".
Meanwhile, Sig, locked in his cell on the warship, opened his eyes—sporadic cannon fire could still be heard outside. Sig had only taken a short nap to gather his thoughts; the battle at the port was far from over.
Given the disparity in strength between the two sides, it's only a matter of time before Babino comes to join him.
But Sig doesn't need him to accompany him...
"Guards! I want to see Sengoku Admiral! I want to see Vice Admiral Momousagi!" Sig shouted.
Marines arrived immediately—as Vice Admiral Momousagi's most concerned prisoner, he was naturally not left unattended.
"What are you yelling about? When we get to the Impel Down, there will be plenty of people to talk to!" the marine shouted rudely.
"I have something important to tell Momousagi. If we're late... Vice Admiral Tsuru will have to return empty-handed this time!" Sig said solemnly.
"You..." The Marine instinctively didn't believe it, but Sig's attitude made him hesitant to make a decision on his own.
"Vice Admiral Momousagi hates you... You'd better not be lying!" the marine muttered, adding a threat before leaving, presumably to report.
Shortly after, Momousagi, who was 1.8 meters tall, walked in and asked Sig, who was locked up tightly, "What do you want to say?"
"Of course it's...important intelligence about Minion Island!" Sig said seriously.
Upon hearing about Minion Island, Momousagi turned slightly serious. However, her wariness prevented her from continuing Sig's line of thought. Instead, she paused before calmly asking, "How do you know about Minion Island? Information about the Vinsmoke Family?"
"No, do you know who I am?" Sig tried his best to adopt an "I'm an undercover agent" attitude.
"You? You must be the 'Singer' who escaped from Mary Geoise, right? Are you trying to say that you're a Navy spy?" Momousagi emphasized "Singer."
Having suffered such a huge setback before, Momousagi made a special effort to investigate Sig, and... she actually found something!
Although their "characters" are completely different, Sig and Saint Charlos share the same name as a "Singer" slave who escaped from Saint Charles Saint.
However, one is human and the other is Fish-Man, and they have nothing in common in terms of strength and personality. If it were anyone else, they would just be mistaken for having the same name, but Momousagi is different!
Because she had been so thoroughly fooled by Sig before, she instinctively regarded Sig as a "master of disguise" and assumed that he might have been disguising himself in Mary Geoise —which, in retrospect, turned out to be a lucky guess.
Upon hearing Momousagi mention "Singer" and Saint Charlos, even Sig, who was trying his best to play his role, couldn't help but excitedly shake his cross!
Seeing Sig's murderous aura, Momousagi paused for a moment before saying, "Don't worry, nobody thinks a 'Singer' could survive in that situation. You won't return to Mary Geoise as a slave afterward, but you'll be Impel Down as a pirate!"
Momousagi was deeply traumatized after witnessing CP0's massacre of innocent slaves and their forced legalization of illegal slavery on Axe Island.
While it might not trigger a personal "crisis of Justice," the fact that she would take action against CP0 is itself a symbol of her reaching her breaking point.
After deducing Sig's identity, she did not make a fuss, nor did she intend to reveal it later, and there were no other navy personnel around.
"Heh, alright... It seems the plan to impersonate a Marine spy has completely failed. However, I do have some information that concerns the success or failure of Tsuruchu's Vice Admiral Tsuru. In exchange, letting a small-time pirate escape by accident is definitely worth it."
After calming down, Sig opted for negotiation as a second-best option.
However, this puts them in a very passive position. If the navy breaks the agreement, Sig will have to find another way.
The only good news is that, judging from Momousagi's intentions, even if Sig fails, he'll only be Impel Down —for other pirates, being imprisoned means certain death, but for Sig, as long as he can find a way to complete his role in prison, he can continue to improve his strength while there...