Abnormality

After Fisher Tiger successfully opened Koala's heart, Sig became "very adept" at coaxing the little girl.

Sig quickly became the person with the highest "Koala's favorability" on the ship. Indeed, the ability to "Telepathist" and "a kind face" are still very important!

A month later, you could already see Koala riding on Sig's shoulders, her silvery laughter ringing out as she "surfed"...

At the same time, Sig's understanding of "Telepathist" deepened—they were merely "reading" without possessing the power to truly touch people's hearts.

Compared to Fisher Tiger, Sig felt like a "scumbag" when using his "Telepathist" ability, especially a scumbag with blond hair.

They don't have that kind of heart-touching power, but they are very good at building goodwill after an honest person has opened up to them.

Fisher Tiger, clearly not feeling betrayed by the blond-haired guy, instead watched the scene with a smile, "As expected, Queen Otohime was right. Koala... is the future of Fish-Man and humans."

At times like these, Sig felt that Fisher Tiger's "heartache" was somehow healing itself.

It wasn't because of Koala, but because in Koala, Fisher Tiger saw that humans and Fish-Man weren't so different, and that everyone would... eventually be able to live under the same sun!

On this day, after a brief boarding action, the Sun Pirates sank several warships, but the marines on board were all "released," and the lifeboats were not sunk.

This level of combat intensity wasn't much, but after the battle, Sig approached Fisher Tiger: "Boss Fisher Tiger, we're not far from Foulsha Island... I'll escort Little Koala back alone."

"Huh? What did you find?" Fisher Tiger looked at Sig in confusion.

"We haven't found anything specific, but in the past month, because Koala was on the ship, we've proactively repelled three naval raids. They've probably guessed something. If they find out about Koala, combined with our current route, they might guess we're heading to Foulsha Island," Sig said reasonably.

With Koala around, the Sea Bass could no longer dive away at any time, since Koala couldn't breathe underwater.

Furthermore, judging from the recent pursuit of the Sun Pirates, the force targeting the Sun Pirates should be subordinates of Vice Admiral Kizaru!

Although Kizaru's ambiguous sense of Justice leads him to appear somewhat passive in the original work, even earning him the nickname "Revolutionary Army spy" from readers, if Sig were to choose the enemy he least wanted to face among the Vice Admiral, it would undoubtedly be Kizaru.

Despite her 1.8-meter-tall legs, her strength is still somewhat inferior to the three giants. Moreover, her way of handling things is restrained by Sig. Among the "three giants," Aokiji's personality weaknesses became very obvious after the Ohara Incident, and while Akainu is ruthless, he is too rigid and easily broken, and his communication efficiency with superiors and subordinates is generally poor...

In contrast, Kizaru may seem lazy, but he is intelligent, strong, and knows how to weigh things. In the original work, he may seem to hold back a few times, but in reality, he always completes his missions perfectly!

Fisher Tiger listened to Sig's reasons and felt they made sense, but this also made him reluctant to let Sig go alone...

Sig immediately saw through Fisher Tiger's thoughts and added, "If I go alone, not only will I be a smaller target, but as long as I appear as a human, at least the local villagers won't know I'm a wanted criminal... Also, Boss Fisher Tiger, I need your help to distract the Navy!"

The latter reason clearly convinced Fisher Tiger.

Ultimately, Fisher Tiger decided that Sig would leave with Koala two days later, heading alone to Foulsha Island, while the Sun Pirates would go to Baelen Island, which was not far away, and deliberately cause some trouble to lure the Marines away.

As for the meeting place, it was arranged to be a small island near the third location.

Over the next two days, Koala experienced both the joy of returning home and the sadness of parting...

Fortunately, she had Sig, her "big brother" who not only played, joked, and laughed with her, but the two also made a pinky promise to see each other again!

Two days later, Koala and Sig parted ways with the Sea Bass in a small boat.

Sig then had Bananaman lie on the stern of the ship and turned its tail into a jet nozzle—which is the structure of the Battle Suit's feet.

The Battle Suit's energy is also limited. Sig is currently without Germa's "technical support," but fortunately, the Spotted Salamander's condition allows it to be charged with Sun energy.

However, long-distance voyages are still too much of a strain on current Battle Suit, and high-speed jet propulsion at sea can only last for one or two hours at most.

In comparison, providing a boost to the small boat makes the energy consumption completely acceptable. Although it can't compare to wearing the Battle Suit directly, the speed is not slower than the Sea Bass.

A day later, Koala saw the familiar outline of the island and burst into tears again.

"Okay, okay, otherwise Mom will think that your Sig is bullying you," Sig comforted her.

"Um... I'm a strong girl! I don't cry easily!" Koala said, sniffling.

Then, Sig asked, slightly nervously, "Have you remembered everything I taught you before?"

Sig needs to conceal his identity to some extent, so that the people in Koala's hometown don't know that he is a pirate, especially not that he is a Sun Pirates.

After all, there's a reporting monster in the village...

Therefore, Sig and Koala had already exchanged "testimonies"—"Seven" was an adventurer who escaped after the destruction of the Giant Axe Fleet and was rescued by Koala.

Koala actually has nothing to do with the slave chain of the Giant Axe Pirates, but Sig thinks he can use the Giant Axe Pirates' troubles to gloss over the issue!

Koala felt no guilt whatsoever for "lying," and nodded firmly to Sig: "No matter who it is... I would definitely say the same thing to them, even if it's Dad and Mom."

Seeing Koala's determined expression, Sig sighed inwardly, then ruffled her hair— Koala's hairstyle was now neat, unlike the messy look it had been before.

Teaching children to lie is not a good thing, but... this ocean is far from being so kind that one can survive simply by doing good deeds!

Soon after, Sig casually docked at the shore—it was just a small boat, not a shallow beach with pebbles, so it was fine to dock there.

Koala, guided by his fading memory, led Sig to a small village.

When Sig finally saw someone, he noticed that the other person looked at Koala with suspicion, while looking at him with wariness—which was a normal reaction, after all, Koala had been abducted for four or five years, starting when she was seven!

Most people no longer recognize her.

"Dad, Mom!" Koala saw the two familiar figures.

"Koala? Is it really you? You're back?" Dad's face turned bright red with excitement when he saw Koala.

But just then, Sig suddenly realized something, and his left hand went to "Bananaman" on his shoulder, immediately trying to attach the Battle Suit...

But after glancing at Koala, Sig forced himself to stay calm. Although he had made a promise with Koala that he might leave without saying goodbye, Sig still tried his best to avoid it.

"You are... the adventurer Seven? Thanks to..."

"Sorry, I have an urgent matter!" Sig said immediately, and Koala was taken aback.

"Wait... at least let us invite you..."

"No need!" Sig said, already backing away.

Koala's father wanted to say something more, but seeing the fierce look in Sig's eyes, he had no choice but to shut up listlessly.

Sig only had time to smile at Koala, manage to squeeze out a "It's a date," before immediately turning and leaving. After walking a few steps, he donned his Battle Suit and sped away...