Under the moonlight, a tall, slender figure floated above the sea.
At this moment, Sig was wearing a very aristocratic navy blue double-breasted fitted coat, with a blood-red bat pattern on his biceps below the shoulders and a gold bat decoration on the collar...
He wore a black cloak with a red lining, the collar of which was turned up high enough to completely cover his head. He also wore a blood-red eye patch and had bat-wing-like tails on his sides...
The sleeves on both wrists were rolled up high, so it was impossible to tell that one hand was actually Seastone Handcuffs.
"Night Demon Swoop!"
"Devil's Blood Whip!"
In his completely original form, Sig tested out the original techniques and then nodded in satisfaction.
"He looks pretty handsome?"
"But this makes him seem less like Sig."
"Yes, he looks so elegant, like a noble gentleman."
Yasopp and Morio, with their strong biases, gave inaccurate assessments—why are they "quite handsome" and "too elegant," but "doesn't seem like Sig"?
That's pure prejudice!
However, this gave Sig a hint—as long as he concealed his vampire... no, Vampire -themed Battle Suit, he could have another hidden identity later on.
Sig was quite satisfied with the power boost from the Vampire Battle Suit, as his most prized abilities—controlling Shadow Power and Blood Power —had been inherited.
Furthermore, while wearing the Battle Suit, Sig can communicate directly with Vampire Devil and gradually gain complete control over their power. His ability to transform part of his body into a swarm of bats to evade attacks remains to be developed.
As for the power of the First Embrace, although it couldn't be used in his Battle Suit form, Sig wasn't too concerned—it was just a flawed Zoan -Zoan Devil Fruit, with a maximum limit of thirteen...
It's worth noting that after Kaido and Caesar joined forces in the original work, the Beasts Pirates had over five hundred defective Zoan-type Devil Zoan users!
As for regaining youth...
For the already young Sig, this naturally held little appeal; he would probably only realize its importance after he had aged both physically and mentally.
Sig did not forget that his true foundation lay in the power of the Paths of the Divine.
Besides temporarily boosting Sig's combat power, the Vampire's ability more importantly amplifies the power of the "The Hanged Man Path".
The power to control shadows corresponds to the "Shadow Ascetic's " mastery of shadows, and the power to control blood probably corresponds to the flesh and blood power of the "Rose Bishop" after the Shadow Ascetic advances to Sequence 6.
Furthermore, with the further development of the Vampire Fruit, the connection between the "First Embrace" ability and corruption/fall can be linked to the Sequence 4 "Black Knight," the power to revert to youth. If this is elevated to a reflection on different states of body and soul, it could even correspond to the authority of the Sequence 3 "Trinity Templar"...
It can be said that this Devil Fruit ability is perfectly suited to the "The Hanged Man Path"!
Afterwards, Sig and his two companions traveled through the Calm Belt again. After Sig "ordered" the Sea King to pull the ship, they were carried out of the Calm Belt and returned to Dawn Island and Foosha Village.
When they returned, it was just evening, and sure enough, the Red-Hair Pirates were having a banquet in the tavern again.
"Yasopp, Morio, Sig... you're back?"
"Boss, I suggest we have a big banquet tonight to celebrate the safe return of our comrades."
"No, there should be three rounds, because all three returned safely!"
Sig rolled his eyes and said, "If Morio accidentally drowns, you'll probably have to hold three banquets, one of which will be to bid farewell to Morio!"
"Why should I be the one to drown?" Morio was dissatisfied with Sig's example.
"Because I and Yasopp can swim," Sig said, unable to refute the claim.
Morio:...
"That won't do, there's also Ooo, that'll require four banquets, hahaha..." Red-Hair laughed along at this point.
Makino rolled her eyes at him.
"By the way, boss, I ended up getting that fruit," Sig said to the Red-Hair.
"Huh? Will you still be able to Sun afterwards?" Shanks asked curiously.
"No, I didn't eat it directly, it was this..." Sig said, showing Shanks the "evolved" Bananaman.
With its "bat wings" and "salamander" shape that looks like a lizard at first glance, someone unfamiliar with the creature might mistake it for Mythical Zoan dragon.
Of course, the size is not huge at all; it's still the same size as before—equivalent to the size of the Battle Suit when packed away.
Sure enough, after Sig finished speaking, everyone clamored for him to try it on, and Sig readily obliged, once again showcasing his completely original skills and appearance...
Just then, Sig Luffy over, and Sieg immediately took off his Battle Suit and let Bananaman perch on his shoulder.
Sig doesn't intend to reveal this form to outsiders—as for Makino... "The proprietress" certainly can't be considered an outsider.
For the past six months or so, Luffy has been spending a lot of time with the Red-Hair Pirates, but Shanks will send him back when it gets too late—kids should go to bed early.
After Luffy left, Sig approached Shanks alone.
"What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Shanks had come out through the back door to enjoy the sea breeze on the shore, but he found that Sig had followed him.
Makino, who had also come to enjoy the sea breeze, glanced at Sig and then went back to the tavern to help out...
"Yasopp told me before that you, boss, know a lot about 'Voice of All Things,' and asked me to learn more from you," Sig said honestly.
"I wouldn't say I understand it, after all, I can't hear the voices of all things... Hahaha," Shanks said with a listless laugh.
As expected, from the very beginning, Shanks didn't think that Sig's "Voice of All Things" was the same as his old Captain Roger's ability; he just thought it was another special Observation Haki.
So I didn't pay much attention to it...
"Actually... before, when we were in the Calm Belt, we encountered Sea King, the super-large kind, thousands of meters long..." Sig recounted what had happened before.
When Shanks heard that Sig was able to communicate with Giant Sea Kings, and that his "Conqueror's Haki" had even undergone a transformation, acquiring some of the willpower characteristics of Sea King of the Sea Emperor level, Shanks' expression turned serious.
"Sig ..." Shanks looked at Sig seriously.
"What's wrong?" Sig met Shanks' gaze.
"Is your full name really just Siegfried? Is there anything else in between?" Shanks asked seriously.
"No," Sig said firmly.
There wasn't one to begin with, Sig wasn't planning on lying about anything...
Upon hearing this, Shanks's imposing manner faltered, and he said, "That's such a pity."
If Sig had another D, Shanks would have assumed that Sig was the person Captain Roger was waiting for.
Dongdong: I got up early this morning to help out at a friend's wedding. I've already used up all my drafts from my own wedding, so I'll be posting two chapters at a time.