Shanks wasn't in a hurry to leave Foosha Village, and Sig took the opportunity to study the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's abilities—with the Thunder-Thunder Demon as a reference, Sig was able to quickly develop the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's power.
The Rumble-Rumble Fruit is not only powerful, but also stands out among Logia Devil Fruit. Moreover, it complements Sig's abilities perfectly. If properly developed, its power can provide Sig with a boost in combat comparable to that of Sequence 5 Paths of the Divine!
What Sig is particularly concerned about is undoubtedly the development of speed.
With his role as a "Shadow Ascetic" already in place, and the final moments approaching, Sig is even less in a hurry to leave.
On January 22, 1509, after a year of progress from promotion Sequence 7, Sig finally completed his role as a "Shadow Ascetic".
Shanks, because of Luffy... or maybe because of the landlady or something, stayed in Foosha Village and, after paying a little attention, learned Luffy's full name— Monkey D. Luffy!
Upon learning of this, Shanks became even more excited.
On the very day that Sig finished playing the "Shadow Ascetic," something happened in Foosha Village...
When Sig woke up by the sea and arrived at Foosha Village, he found many people in a panic. From their conversations, Sig learned that bandits had come down from the mountain to cause trouble, not only smashing up the tavern but also kidnapping a child.
Upon learning this, Sig quickly combined his magnetic field with his Observation Haki to investigate, but he was too late and only "saw" Makino and the old village chief.
Sig was speechless. Just how careless could this guy be to let Sieg Luffy Higuma right in front of him?
Observation Haki extended continuously, relying on the magnetic field—luckily, it was in the East Blue, where there wasn't a chaotic magnetic field, otherwise Sig wouldn't have been able to unleash his Observation Haki so easily.
Upon reaching the seashore, Sig "saw" from afar that the Bandit King Sig, had been swallowed whole by the "King of the Sea," and...
Just as Luffy was about to put it in his mouth, Shanks instantly activated his power, appearing directly in the sea and catching Luffy in his arms!
However, Shanks had lost 90% of his strength after encountering seawater and could not even swim, barely floating. It seemed that the "King of the Sea" was about to teach him a lesson.
Shanks was prepared to endure some injury and then scare it away with Conqueror's Haki, but just then...
The "King of the Sea" and Shanks stared at each other, then silently dived away— Sig had already "ordered" it before leaving for Sky Island!
Shanks was initially surprised, then shouted, "Hey! The Captain is drowning... Is anyone going to save the poor Captain...?"
Amidst laughter and cheers, Lucky Roo rowed over in his small boat, threw out a lifebuoy, and pulled Shanks and Luffy aboard.
"Hahaha, the boss is such a loser!"
"Did you see the boss's expression just now? He looked incredibly serious..."
"Then the Sea King completely ignored him."
"It slid down with a 'glug' sound, hahaha..."
After Shanks came ashore, he wrung out his clothes and said, "Seriously, Sig, if you're here, just tell it to send Luffy back!"
By this time, Shanks had also realized that the Sea King must have been "ordered" by Sig.
"No, I just arrived too..." Sig with an innocent expression.
Luffy was terrified; he had just thought that Shanks and he were both doomed.
"Waaaaah, Shanks, are you an idiot? If you can't swim... then don't come to save me!" Luffy was deeply moved.
Shanks:...
Although it felt a bit strange, at least everyone was safe and sound.
After Shanks stayed in Foosha Village for two months, he was finally about to set sail again—if he stayed any longer, Garp would probably come and beat him up.
"I'm not taking you with me anyway. How can someone like you become a pirate?"
"I will! One day, I will find partners who are no less than you, find the greatest treasure in the world, and I will definitely... I will definitely become the One Piece!"
"Is that so? Alright... This is my most important hat. I'll leave it with you for safekeeping. Return it to me when you become a great pirate!"
At the port, Shanks bid farewell to Luffy and placed his Straw Hat, which he had received from Roger, on Luffy's head.
Shanks merely gave a glance to Makino, who was standing in the crowd seeing him off.
Sig and Yasopp were now leaning against the ship's side, watching the Captain...
"What a scumbag..."
"What a scumbag..."
The two of them exclaimed in unison, taking turns to express their feelings.
Beckman overheard their comments as he passed by and couldn't help but curl his lip.
After a flurry of activity, Shanks drew his sword and pointed forward. "Destination, Eternal Night Island, set sail!"
"Yo!" The crew members were also very excited; this was their first voyage in a year...
The route, needless to say, is to cross the Calm Belt, enter the Grand Line directly, and then head towards Eternal Night Island.
With the advantage of Sig's ability to "command" the Sea King, the Red Force was also able to pass through the Calm Belt.
The real target, however, is Angel Island, located in the clouds above Eternal Night Island Accumulating Emperor Cloud.
"Captain, let me make this clear first, I can't take the whole ship flying up with me," Sig warned.
If the goal is to take the entire ship into the sky, the key isn't where that Accumulating Emperor Cloud is, but rather to find the Rising Current, which means we should go to the vicinity of Jaya Island.
"Don't worry, I'm prepared." Shanks said confidently.
Sig was confused, but judging from Shanks' reaction, he probably didn't want him to take Shanks up alone.
On April 4, 1509, the Red-Hair Pirates arrived at Eternal Night Island.
Sig, Yasopp, Morio had already visited once more than half a year ago.
Although it's still just as "dark" here, the Eternal Night Island appears "vibrant" in the dim glow of the giant mushroom, and the port seems quite lively.
The "curse" of the Evernight has been broken; the residents here no longer need to worry about anyone disappearing without a trace...
Following the direction of the Eternal Pose, the Red Force first arrived at Eternal Night Island to stop and resupply.
"White, fill the hold!" Shanks reminded the head chef.
After landing, Sig greeted Shanks and Beckman, then "asked for leave" and left.
During his two-month stay in Foosha Village, Sig attempted to develop the speed-enhancing properties of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and made some progress, though with many limitations. Recently, Sig has had a new idea, but he is unable to put it into practice due to the lack of land and other tools while sailing on the high seas.
Now that they're ashore, Sig wants to try out his new idea for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit...