Slap slap--slap--
Amidst the sounds of blows, Smoker managed to escape after exchanging several blows with Sig's arm using kicking techniques...
However, Smoker had shrunk to just over five meters tall—only slightly larger than her normal size!
It was precisely because there was less and less water coming from outside into her body that Smoker's control overcame Sig's, allowing her to launch a counterattack.
"Sister!" Strengths and Snack rushed forward to help Smoker up.
Judging from his condition, Sig's breathing was steady, his physical strength had hardly declined, and he was far from injured.
Smoker... was panting heavily, trembling slightly from the lightning strike.
More importantly, Smoker's ability to absorb water and enhance her strength is completely useless against Sig!
"You... are very good!" Smoker stared at Sig, and even without deliberately reading his emotions, it was clear that she had completely "remembered" Sig.
Seeing this, Sig slowly withdrew his throwing stance and said, "Not fighting anymore? Then..." Sig then bowed slightly and said, "Sorry, you're not my type!"
Smoker:!!!
Why are you making it sound like I confessed my feelings to you and got rejected?
"Hmph, it's just that this place isn't suitable for fighting today... But Mom won't give up! If you insist on persisting, you'll witness the power of the Whole Cake Island!" Smoker began to make threats.
Sig didn't refute her—let alone her Mom, even if it were any other Great Pirate with a bounty of 600 million, and in a normal environment outside of Thunderclap Island, Sig wouldn't stand a chance.
Even on Thunderclap Island, Sig was only capable of putting up a fight, not a force to be reckoned with; otherwise, his bounty wouldn't have been only 320 million.
However, Smoker's abilities are precisely what Sig counters...
Even if it were Vice Admiral Momonga, whom she had fought before, he would be no match for Smoker. Ten years later, Sweet Commander Smoker was a Sweet Commander with a bounty of nearly one billion, she could hold her own against Admiral.
"If Captain Charlotte has any grievances, I will personally go to Whole Cake Island to explain later," Shanks said, clearly not joking.
"Hmph!" Smoker scoffed dismissively, clearly not believing Shanks would dare to go.
Sig vaguely guessed that if Shanks really went to Whole Cake Island, it must be for the Road Poneglyph that Big Mom had collected!
Besides Fish-Man Island, the other three Road Poneglyph are located in Big Mom's vault, Kaido's treasure vault, and Zunesha, on Zou's back.
To find Laugh Tale, Shanks will have to go to these three places sooner or later.
Of course, Shanks hasn't figured out how to access the Poneglyph yet—in any case, trading himself or Sig for them would be an unacceptable price.
Smoker then left with her two sisters, Red-Hair and his crew did not stop them...
The conflict is still under control, and... what good would it do to forcibly keep Big Mom's daughter?
Sig also used his eyes to stop the islanders who seemed to be ambushing Smoker and his group—although they didn't come out, many islanders were secretly watching the scene from behind the half-buried windows.
"God... are you just going to let them leave like that?" George came over angrily, watching Smoker and the others leave.
"It's nothing, don't do anything unnecessary." Sig didn't want Darn Island to get involved.
The Red-Hair Pirates' search for Laugh Tale inevitably leads to direct conflict with the Big Mom Pirates, the Beasts Pirates, and even the World Government and the Navy. In terms of strength and potential, the Red-Hair crew will not be afraid of battle.
However, on such a small island, it would be too easy for Smoker to take revenge...
George nodded and said, "Yes! The umbrellas sold to them will only last for six days at most... after that, we won't sell them new ones!"
Sig:...
Good grief, it takes seven days to Record the magnetic field here, but your umbrellas only last six days?
George then led the Red-Hair gang into the house...
These "half-buried" houses are much larger than they appear, because although there are only about a thousand people, most of the villagers' houses are interconnected underground.
The exposed half is essentially the "second floor" of each household; the first floor has a large underground area.
Only some peripheral houses are open to outsiders, and they are not connected to other people's houses.
Therefore, those unaware of this would be quite surprised to see this scene— the Red-Hair group of about a hundred people filed into a small-looking house...
Actually, the underground section is not crowded.
Indoors, the people of Darn Island did not wear cloaks, and the wings on their backs were clearly visible. Furthermore... the appearance of the people of Darn Island was polarized—the younger ones were relatively normal, but there were no "middle-aged" ones; the rest were villagers who looked terribly old!
This is precisely the "curse" George refers to: after the age of thirty, the people of Darn Island age rapidly, and very few live past fifty.
Sig suspects this is caused by excessively high ozone concentrations...
"Where is the Poneglyph I mentioned earlier? Take me to see it." Sig, feeling uncomfortable with the intense gazes directed at him, spoke directly to George.
"Now? Should we proceed with the divine descent ritual first? Although it's been so long, we don't even know if the ritual preparations are correct..."
As George spoke, he pointed to the small platform that was being erected in the central square of the underground village, and a group of people were about to gather around it.
In the dim underground environment, it looked exactly like a strange ritual to burn heretics alive!
"No... let's go straight to the Poneglyph! I might not be able to understand it either..."
This underworld-like atmosphere... If it weren't for Sig's consistent belief that these people were indeed "worshipping" him, he would probably have thought there was some kind of conspiracy.
However, George clearly ignored the second half of Sig's sentence.
"A curse that has lasted for centuries... is finally coming to an end... at least it won't be seen on the next generation..."
George muttered to himself as he led the way for Sig.
If Sig hadn't insisted, George would have wanted to hold a ceremony and take the villagers with Sig to see the "Poneglyph."
Sig was unsure whether he could decipher the Poneglyph, and even if he succeeded, it might not improve the situation on Darn Island.
It would be quite awkward if it didn't work out...
George led Sig deep underground—a place that the Danes must have dug for generations.
Sig, with his keen spatial imagination, envisioned the location... Directly above, it should be the mountain peak in the center of Darn Island.
To get here, you have to pass through the "village chief's" house, which is George's house. No one usually comes here; it's like a forbidden area.
When passing by George's house, Sig noticed a pair of "Big Wings" displayed there—back decorations similar to those of the Bilca people.
However, George couldn't explain what it was; he only said that it had been there since the time of his ancestors, supposedly as a "wake-up call."
At the end, Sig saw a Poneglyph parked there. It looked no different from an ordinary Poneglyph, but what caught Sig's attention was that there was an empty space next to it that seemed to have been where Poneglyph had once been placed!