Angel and Sig separated from their inseparable state, and now, head to head, they lay down on the Island Cloud, looking up at the sky, to rest.
"You've basically adapted to fighting the strong in the White Sea... Seven, where would your strength rank in the Blue Sea?" Angel asked, both curious and somewhat uneasy.
Blue Sea person often come to the Sky Island, mostly via the "High-Speed Sky Road," and... most of them are pirates. So, almost every Sky Island has experience dealing with Blue Sea person.
Now, besides Sig and Lucky Roo, there are other visitors from the Blue Sea in Bilca.
In most cases, the Sky Island's military strength is enough to subdue malicious pirates—the existence of various combat shells makes it easy for Sky Island person to possess considerable fighting power. Conversely, when the Blue Sea person arrive at Sky Island, they are weakened for quite some time due to their inability to adapt to the air pressure.
Sig was able to adapt quickly to changes in air pressure only because of the power of the "Tyrant Path"...
Moreover, in terms of population ratio, the Sky Island Warrior are actually very strong, with Bilca being one of the best among the Sky Island Warriors!
The entire Bilca has a population of only a few hundred thousand. There are probably only a dozen or so skilled individuals like Angel, who are at the level of Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral or Great Pirate with a bounty of over 100 million...
In the Blue Sea, even within the Grand Line, it would require ten times the population size to cultivate so many experts.
Therefore, even Sky Island the size of a small town on the Blue Sea is enough to deal with most pirates who come to the Sky Island, unless they are the really famous Great Pirate.
However, Sky Island also failed because of its small population and lack of interaction, making it difficult for stronger masters to emerge!
After Angel discovered that "Seven" was very strong, he felt both curious and uneasy—not uneasy about "Seven", but uneasy about the Blue Sea.
After all Angel, or rather the Mutel Clan, is one of the very few clans that still insists on going to the Vast Land; they are concerned about the situation beyond the White Sea.
"That's too difficult to count... In the entire Blue Sea pirate crew, I should be ranked in the top fifty, but I have great potential. As for me on the ship... it's hard to measure. Fatty can be ranked third. If I don't rely on external forces, I'm much weaker than him," Sig said honestly.
Of course, the claim that he's weaker Lucky Roo doesn't take into account the Vampire Battle Suit; otherwise, he would definitely be a match for her!
As for Sig's ranking across the entire ocean...
Sig felt he simply couldn't count them!
Just like being in the top class of a decent high school and getting into the top three in your class—it doesn't mean you're a bad student, but you don't need to worry about things like "provincial ranking."
Upon hearing Sig's assessment of himself, Angel fell silent for a moment before sighing, "Indeed... Blue Sea is the most expansive."
Suddenly, Sig rolled a few times on the Island Cloud, his body circling in a semi-circle, and he came to Angel directly, resting his elbows on Angel's face and looking at her face to face...
"W-What's wrong?" Angel tried to remain calm, but couldn't help but swallow hard.
"I'll tell you a secret, a secret between the two of us... Don't tell anyone else on the White Sea!" Sig's tone was serious yet gentle.
Angel sensed the sincerity in Sig's breath and nodded slightly. "Yes!"
"Actually... my real Sig, or rather, Siegfried." Sig revealed his real name.
"I see, well, it's our secret. Even... I wouldn't tell Enel!" Angel felt a sense of satisfaction.
Enel was already Angel's closest person, and this example is very convincing.
Yes, that's the art of language—it's not "I'm sorry, I lied to you before," but "I want to share a secret with you"—the psychological feelings are completely different.
Under the moonlight, Sig's arms, which supported his upper body weight, relaxed slightly, but...
"Sister, sister... it's time for dinner!" Enel's voice carried from a great distance.
"Ah!" Angel exclaimed softly.
Then, without any sign of panic, the two of them stood up.
Enel, who had just arrived, stared blankly at the two who were still covered in dust.
"Special training... can it end now?" Enel said indignantly.
"That's right, everyone should get some rest tomorrow. The trials that follow... will be a high-intensity, back-and-forth battle." Angel said with a hint of reluctance.
Although Angel had previously urged everyone to work incredibly hard, when there was only one day left, he actually told everyone to rest well.
The tradition of "trials" has continued for countless years, and during this period of inheritance, the rules of the trials have gradually favored the strong—the so-called "strong" does not refer to individual strength, but rather to powerful clans!
After all, the elders are in power, so it's easy for the strong to become stronger...
The rules, which seem fair at first glance, actually reveal the advantage of having a "large number of participants" in almost every game.
For small clans like Mutel's, which only have two teams participating, once the trial begins, there is almost no chance to rest; it will continue at a high intensity.
After a full day of rest, the Mutel Clan and their entourage rode their cloud beasts along the Cloud River to the "Holy Land" early on the morning of the trial.
Bilca's "Holy Land" looks like a large arena, surrounded by raised platforms that seem to serve as Spectator.
Upon arriving here, Sig's first reaction was that everything looked familiar...
If the surrounding clouds were replaced with giant rocks, the architectural style would be extremely similar to the ring of buildings around the breathing hole of the giant sea monster that Sig saw in his dream.
The sinkhole-like breathing hole has been transformed into a large, flat area here!
Angel arrived at the perfect time, but just as she and her entourage entered, Wade, whom she had met before, approached and mocked, "Isn't this Angel of Mutel? Please come forward... Hahaha."
Despite Mutel's decline and the fact that only two teams participated in the trial, their positions were at the very front, closest to the elders' seats—a position that has remained unchanged since ancient times.
Angel felt a surge of anger upon hearing this, but he didn't say anything more and instead tried to walk around him.
Sig patted him on the shoulder and said, "Well, my wife and I went ahead."
Wade's expression immediately Distortion...
"Seven, ignore him!" Angel stopped Sig's provocation.
After all, there were more than a dozen teams of people from Axedevo participating in the trial, making it one of the clans with the largest number of participants. If they were targeted, it would be very troublesome.
One of Wade's men stepped forward to advise him, "Your Highness Wade, there's no need to argue with Mutel's men now. We can wait until later..."
Snap--
Enraged, Wade slapped all the beast-head hats off his men, knocking them to the ground.
Those around Wade stared in astonishment, seemingly surprised that Axedevo's "Prince" could control his emotions like a brainless villain...
Wade was also stunned for a moment, but his anger had not subsided and he had no intention of apologizing. Instead, he snorted coldly at his bewildered subordinate and turned to walk away.
Sig, who had turned his back to him and walked away, slightly curled the corners of his lips— the Psychiatrist's special ability, the "Frenzy" that coexisted with "soothing," had recently become usable as well...
Although the effect is not lasting, Sig feels that as long as the timing is right and it is used well, the effect is no less than intimidation, or even as good as direct combat ability!