"You want to cause trouble for Kaido? Hahaha..." Moria laughed heartily, showing off his lung capacity.
Shanks wasn't annoyed at all. "It's just a trip. Captain Moria probably has some crew members missing in Wano Country, right? If we have the chance, we can help them find them."
Moria was slightly tempted, but still said sarcastically, "Oh? You want to 'disappear' with them?"
Moria's willingness to "agree" had already exceeded one-eighth, Sig could guide his decision.
Even if Moria realized it afterward, it was too late—whether it was the pointers or the Vivre Card, once he got his hands on them, it didn't matter what Moria thought afterward... he couldn't take them back anyway!
However, Sig wanted to hear what his purpose was in bargaining.
"We're heading to Wano Country, hoping to make a deal with Captain Moria. Whether it's the Eternal Pose or Vivre Card, Captain Moria surely has something prepared, right? If it's Vivre Card, just give us a corner; if it's the Log Pose... we'll just borrow it for a bit!" Shanks said seriously.
"A deal?" Moria's eyes flickered upon hearing this, then he looked at Sig: "That's something we can discuss..."
"I can lend you a piece of the 'Vivre Card' that points to Wano Country, but in the meantime... Captain Shanks, please leave some men behind to assist me with something." Moria said, glancing at Sig as he spoke, clearly wanting Sig to stay and help as well.
"What is it?" Shanks sensed that Moria was about to make an outrageous demand.
"It's nothing, just helping me take down Captain John!" Moria's tone was nonchalant.
"Huh? Captain John and you shouldn't have any grudges, right? Besides... it's just a corner of the Vivre Card, isn't Captain Moria going too far?" Shanks questioned sharply.
Indeed, Captain John was attacked by Garp and Sengoku eighteen years ago while trading with the Eight Treasure Navy. He then went into seclusion for ten years to recuperate before reappearing eight years ago.
When Captain John disappeared, Moria had only recently set sail. When Captain John reappeared, Moria was already imprisoned in Wano Country. The two should not have had any interaction.
And these conditions...
This is clearly an outrageous demand.
Sensing Shanks' imposing aura, Moria somewhat timidly reminded him, "That's my Vivre Card. If I die... or create an even larger Vivre Card, I won't be able to mark Wano Country anymore!"
Moria created his own Vivre Card, and then left the largest portion of it in Wano Country.
Beckman then tactically lit a cigarette behind Shanks, and then stared at Moria with his cold gaze as he smoked.
Seeing this, Moria added, "Captain John isn't unrelated to Kaido. Others may not know, but... I saw him in Wano Country the year he reappeared! I only found out after I escaped that he had become active on the seas again that year."
In other words... before he set sail again, he went to see Kaido, and it's even possible that he had been under Kaido's protection for the previous ten years!
Sig knew Moria wasn't lying, and after thinking about it... he also felt it was hard to say, after all, John and Kaido were both once members of the Rocks Pirates, so it was quite possible that they were colluding.
"So, Captain John's connection to 'Yunlai' might be because after Kozuki Oden's death, when Yunlai went to fight Kaido, he was defeated by Captain John, who was also in Wano Country at the time, and for some reason, he lost his memory and was taken away from Wano Country?" Sig then offered his speculation.
However, after saying that, Sig felt a chill run down his spine—it sounded reasonable, but he had completely misunderstood!
Because the clues were incomplete, and he hadn't even seen any of the three elements, not even the "crime scene," Sig couldn't use occult methods to investigate. However, the White Tower route could give Sig feedback... It felt like his deduction was completely wrong!
"That's true..." Shanks listened intently, seemingly accepting the statement completely.
Sig was somewhat embarrassed and didn't tell him that this speculation was probably unreliable.
In terms of timing, it is indeed very coincidental— Yunlai at Sky Island after losing his memory, shortly after Captain John reappeared, and in Wano Country, shortly after Kaido killed Oden.
According to Moria, there was supposed to be an "anti -Kaido movement" at the time, Yunlai... was probably someone who resisted Kaido and was beaten, resulting in amnesia?
Of course, Gennosuke still harbored doubts at this time, because when he was on Sky Island, he discovered that the family crest on Yunlai's belongings was that of the "Kurozumi Family"!
This contradicts Sig's earlier prediction.
"And going to find Captain John isn't just about me... As far as I know, Captain John used to work for Kaido. One of my missing companions was taken away by John! Kaido has only left Wano Country three times in recent years, and he and a certain researcher are probably colluding. The key figure in this is very likely John."
Judging from recent events, you can probably tell that Captain John and Kaido had some kind of falling out, right? Perhaps John didn't want to be controlled by Kaido anymore, which is why Kaido personally left Wano Country this time.
"In other words, going to find Captain John might not only lead to an encounter with Kaido, but also potentially reveal who Kaido is collaborating with! This would be of great help to you in your journey to Wano Country and the achievement of your goals, wouldn't it?" Moria said enticingly.
As Moria spoke, worried that Shanks and the others might not have noticed, he picked up a newspaper from a nearby table. In an inconspicuous corner of the newspaper was a news item. "A branch ship of the Beasts Pirates was attacked near Mayo Island..."
Captain John, as one of the dominant pirates, merely attacked a branch ship of Kaido, who is also a dominant pirate. It's not exactly Big News Morgans; these kinds of minor skirmishes happen every day in the New World.
But...
Considering that Captain John was likely an ally or even a subordinate of Kaido in the past, there is a lot of meaning behind this.
As for Kaido's partner, Sig thinks it's very likely to be Caesar.
After all, ten years later, when Kaido was working on Artificial Devil Fruit, his collaborator was Caesar, and the Bringer-of-Chaos were Vegapunk's failed creation— Vegapunk was under the World Government's supervision, so Kaido probably wouldn't have had a chance to see him in person, and Caesar, as Vegapunk's former colleague, always liked to parrot his ideas...
If Kaido's departure from Wano Country was originally intended to cause trouble for Captain John, then his current move to confront Captain John takes on a completely new meaning!
Shanks went to Wano Country not only to find out the cause of Oden's death, but also for the more important purpose of the Road Poneglyph and to find clues about "Yunlai."
I don't want to run into Kaido halfway through...
"I see... If we go to Captain John, we can also hold off Kaido? Then my first Captain, Sailor, and sniper can travel with you." Shanks deliberately bypassed Sig.
"Hmm? I think this Navigator is quite good..." Moria had more faith in Sig's strength, which he had already witnessed.
However, Shanks flatly refused!
Sig realized why Shanks refused; he himself actually wanted to find Captain John, not Wano Country, so...
"Boss, I'll go! I promise you... I won't easily attack Kaido!" Sig promised Shanks.
Moria:???
"Even if you say that..." Shanks looked at Sig with suspicion, clearly still traumatized by the incident where Sig smeared Whitebeard's face with smears.