Fisher Tiger
Sig arrived at the beach battered and somewhat disheveled—after a major battle, there should be no naval force on the island capable of stopping him. So he simply went back to the beach where he had come from and boarded the small boat again.
Meanwhile, in the island's forest, Strawberry's injuries were clearly more severe, and his pupils were dilated.
The fight between the two was evenly matched, but after nearly an hour of fighting, when both were injured and their stamina was waning... Strawberry was poisoned.
Sig didn't put too much effort into his poison abilities, nor was he as specialized in electricity, but he wasn't entirely useless...
A direct attack would certainly not be enough to harm Strawberry, but by secretly emitting Poison Powder from his entire body over a long period of time, and after accumulating enough time and reducing the opponent's physical strength to a certain level, the poison would finally take effect!
Then, Sig seized the opportunity to unleash a water wave combo, severely injuring him.
However, Sig not only didn't kill him, he didn't even imprison him—because of Koala...
If the operations commander on Foulsha Island goes missing, the Navy's promise will likely be invalid.
If no one knew about Koala's situation, it would have been fine, but now that some villagers know, if someone reports it to the navy, she might be arrested again!
In contrast, if Strawberry had stayed, anyone with a modicum of self-respect wouldn't have broken the contract out of anger over their own mistake.
Back on the small boat, Sig immediately used Bananaman as propulsion to sail in the direction indicated by Fisher Tiger's Vivre Card...
Strawberry's earlier words had made Sig uneasy.
Kizaru is determined to win this time, and he is based on Baelen Island.
Prior to this, Kizaru had already suspected that the Sun Pirates to Baelen Island was merely a feint.
Furthermore, based on Kizaru's analysis of Fisher Tiger's life, he predicted that if Fisher Tiger went to Foulsha Island in person, Strawberry would have a high chance of killing him— Kizaru had specifically instructed Strawberry that if he saw Fisher Tiger, he should emphasize that it was the villagers of Foulsha Island who reported him, and only then would the Marines arrive...
If Fisher Tiger is on the Sea Bass and responsible for coming to Baelen Island, then Kizaru's combat strength is sufficient to ensure the mission's success.
More than ten hours later, Sig saw the outline of Baelen Island.
Because it was the early hours of the morning, and the surroundings were still dimly lit, Sig could clearly see bright lights flashing across the opposite side of the island!
It's... Kizaru making his move!
Sig urged Bananaman to hurry up...
Because the surrounding warships were already visible on the sea, in order to avoid obstruction and to move faster, Sig did not go around the coast. Instead, he landed on this side, immediately put on his Battle Suit, and sped off.
Baelen Island isn't very big; if you use a jet boost to get there quickly, you won't be slow!
However, the intense travel had already left Bananaman with very little energy, but Sig was willing to get there as soon as possible, even if it meant he couldn't use his Battle Suit in the subsequent battle!
The scenery on both sides rushed past, and at one point, Sig, in such poor condition, even bumped his face against a tree branch before he could react, leaving a slight red mark...
The island wasn't very big, and soon Sig arrived at the port on the other side. There he saw a dozen or so ironclad warships lined up in the near sea. If you looked closely, you could see that the ships were connected by iron chains and nets—they were probably blocking off the sea area to prevent the Sea Bass from diving and escaping!
The intense flashes we saw earlier were probably Kizaru attacking from below the surface of the sea—at the depths of the near sea, even if the Sea Bass were diving, it would still be well within the attack range of Kizaru's Glint-Glint Fruit!
Because of this, many of the Sun Pirates' companions had been forced out. Fisher Tiger led his men onto a warship, intending to tear the chains on the ship's side.
On another warship, Jinbe tried to hold off Kizaru, but as the water Shoulder Throw, Kizaru's body vanished in a flash just before being hit by the current...
The light then flowed to the nearby warship and reformed into a human form behind Fisher Tiger!
Kizaru reached out his hand from behind Fisher Tiger, who was considerably taller than him.
"Watch out!" Sig's voice was too late to reach him.
Kizaru unleashed a beam of light from his fingertip, piercing through Fisher Tiger's chest...
Just then, Sig plunged into the water, and Bananaman, lacking energy, reverted to their newt form, their yellow spots fading.
Sig continued charging towards Kizaru!
Despite the distance, Sig vaguely seemed to hear Fisher Tiger's roar right next to his ear. He saw Tiger ignoring the lightsaber that had pierced his chest and continuing to pull on the chains.
The warship beside them, unable to withstand Fisher Tiger's strength, gradually capsized and was dragged over.
The next moment, Kizaru seemed to mutter something, something like "How terrifying, so tenacious," before turning into shards of light again, like countless light bullets shooting out, passing through Fisher Tiger's body, which was much taller than him, and then reassembling into human form on another warship nearby.
Blood mist was already erupting from Fisher Tiger's body...
At that moment, Fisher Tiger's roar seemed to resonate with Sig, yet also seemed extremely detached.
Sig instinctively sensed that Fisher Tiger's "roar" at this moment was completely different from the anger in his own heart, and also different from the anger ignited by the countless groups of Fish-Man Race around him.
However, at this moment, Sig had no mind to think about the difference between the two, nor did he want to think about the gap between himself and Kizaru, nor did he want to think about "not killing"; he only wanted to kill that man!
Just then, Sig suddenly felt the water flow behind him become turbulent. Before he could react, he was struck hard on the back of the Sig. Then, everything went black and his consciousness began to fade. He had been in poor condition since his fight with Strawberry, and the simple rest had not helped him recover much.
With his last shred of consciousness, Sig saw the person who had attacked him... it was none other than Arlong, who was crying with his teeth bared, his eyes filled with a mixture of anger and confusion!
Because they were so familiar with each other, Sig could tell what he was thinking at a glance.
Arlong knew Sig; he knew that Sieg would revert to human form once he fell into a deep coma...
While people like Momousagi would certainly pay attention to the humans in the Sun Pirates, most people would see the Sun Pirates as Fish-Man Pirates, and due to their ingrained thinking, they wouldn't suspect a human who had fallen into the water and lost consciousness.
Arlong was now more eager than anyone else to rush up and kill Kizaru. In Sig's last moments of consciousness, he did indeed see Arlong's back as he rushed towards Kizaru.
However, Arlong knew the gap between the two sides and did not want Sig, who could "pretend to be human," to also die.
Arlong said something to the Spotted Salamander on Sig's body, and then "Bananaman" flowed to Sig's back before being submerged by the seawater. The Vivre Card inside the handcuffs had completely burned out.
This was Sig's last memory before he fell into a coma...
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