[No, we didn't feel anything on you... wait... it's not like we didn't feel anything at all?]
[What are you talking about? Isn't our king... huh?]
[What's going on? You seem to be able to communicate with the ocean too?]
As if a small mountain were floating over, the four colossal Sea King around them stretched their heads out to look at Sig on the ship, while the one atop the small boat, if you looked down, you could also see its two eyeballs, which then turned up!
Sig's heart skipped a beat, realizing they must have sensed something—since the Sequence 3 "Sea King" was essentially an "enhanced version of Sea King" in the pirate world, then the "Seafarer's" abilities should also be somewhat perceptible.
"However, our king is not you," the giant Sea King, resembling a serpent, said kindly.
With just the head of a python hundreds of meters long hovering in mid-air and approaching, Morio and Yasopp felt no "kindness" whatsoever.
"It doesn't matter. Whether I am now or not, I will definitely be able to fulfill the mission you are protecting in the future, so that Fish-Man and Mermaid can live openly in the sunlight, even without that ship!" Sig said resolutely.
Judging from the original work, although it has not been explicitly stated, it can be basically confirmed that during the Void Century that Joy Boy promised the Mermaid Princess at that time, who was also the previous generation of the Ancient Weapon Sea King, that the Fish-Man Race would live in the sunlight.
However, for some reason, "Joy Boy" failed to keep his promise and left an apology in Ancient Script on Fish-Man Island.
Furthermore, the Fish-Man District next to Fish-Man Island, which is the sunken "Noah" giant ship, should also be the original vehicle used by the Fish-Man Race to migrate to the sea.
These colossal Sea King were likely tasked with towing Noah's Ark...
This is also the "promise" they have been waiting for—in the original work, when faced with the slightly damaged Noah, these colossal Sea King said things like, "Repairing it requires the power of that race," and "I hope it can be repaired before the agreed time arrives."
When Sig said he wanted the Fish-Man Race to live in the sunlight, he was obviously serious.
Although Sig's Half Fish-Man identity was fake and he did not confuse it with the fact that he was human, his experiences from being rescued and brought back to Fish-Man Island to joining the Sun Pirates had already bound Sig's fate to the Fish-Man Race.
Whether you say it's to repay Fisher Tiger, or to carry on Fisher Tiger's will...
When Sig became a "Psychiatrist," he no longer had the opportunity to heal Fisher Tiger's inner trauma.
However, Sig had already silently decided that when he became the "Sea King," it would be the time when the Fish-Man Race would also have the right to live on the sea and enjoy the true sunlight!
When they heard Sig express his determination, Yasopp and Morio looked at him in surprise—they hadn't realized before that Sig, who seemed to care about nothing, actually had such a "ambitious" ideal.
The seven Sea King became even more Pleasure, writhing and causing the surrounding waves to surge...
[Well, if you can do that...]
[Then you're another Sea King!]
[I look forward to the day you achieve your goal too.]
[At that time, we will also fulfill our promise to "him"...]
Sig could sense that these Sea Kings were friendly towards him because they realized he shared the same power as "Sea King Poseidon" and that his goals aligned with theirs. However, they did not regard him as the real "Sea King" or bow down to him.
With a little thought, it becomes clear—as Sea King, they must have made a pact with Joy Boy to assist the Fish-Man Race in their migration to the surface at a certain time. However... Sig is unaware of the other side of the pact!
"Dragging Noah" is where their efforts are needed. If it was an agreement, Joy Boy should have agreed to some condition for them, or already done so, and they want to repay them. Or perhaps their goal will be achieved after the Fish-Man Race's goal is achieved.
After all, these Sea Kings, though seemingly good-natured, aren't exactly pushovers. Their cherished "promise" isn't something they'd work for for nothing...
Before Sig could ask a question, the Sea King looked most like a fish spoke from beneath the surface, "[Perhaps one day, you too will be able to do it... At that time, we will all be helpful in achieving our goal!]"
"Hmm? What can you do?" Sig immediately pressed.
It's too early...
[This is not the time to talk about these things.]
The appointed time is fast approaching. I wonder who will become the true "Sea King," you or the Mermaid Princess?
[It's okay, since you all have the same goal...]
Our wish will then be fulfilled.
The Sea King all became riddle solvers.
Before Sig could say anything more, all seven Sea Kings, including the two that were originally underwater, raised their bizarrely shaped heads and roared to the sky...
Their calls are hard to describe; they have a kind of suffocating feeling in one's chest. This time, one doesn't need to "Voice of All Things" to hear them. Yasopp and Morio also showed slight signs of discomfort.
At the same time, Sig felt as if he had received some kind of blessing—or, to put it more "scientifically," some kind of will had been integrated into his own, causing a certain transformation in his Conqueror's Haki's Haki.
Conqueror's Haki also has its limits. For massive creatures like Sea King, even a master of it can only stun small to medium-sized Sea King at most. Moreover, it's practically impossible to deal with a horde of beasts using Conqueror's Haki.
However, Sig now sensed that his Conqueror's Haki carried a trace of the aura of one of the seven... let's call them "Sea King".
As a "Psychiatrist," Sig is very sensitive to the transformation of his own ability to "intimidate."
Sig concluded that, in this way, as long as he used his "Intimidation" ability, which is Conqueror's Haki, he could move freely among ordinary Sea King.
Although the intelligence of ordinary Sea King is no different from that of ordinary wild beasts, they can receive the "signals" of this transformed Conqueror's Haki, instinctively retreat, and even accept its command to a certain extent.
[Sea King candidates...]
[This is our gift.]
[You will have unimpeded access to all seven seas!]
[I hope you can also be one of those who keep their promise...]
The seven Sea Kings, at the level of Sea Emperors, left behind their final message before slowly disappearing into the sea. As the Sea Kings carrying Sig and the others on their heads returned to the sea, the small boat gradually sank.
Under the moonlight, as the sea gods departed and their shadows swept by, the color of the sea seemed to fade slightly...
Sig didn't even have time to ask what "seven seas" meant—he'd only heard of "four seas," and even with the two Grand Line included, there were at most six seas, right?
Before Sig could think any further, Yasopp and Morio were already interrogating him...