"Sig...?" Yamato looked at the retreating Fish-Man's back and the "Vampire" writhing strangely in front of him, and couldn't help but purse his lips.
"Now it's you? Then why don't you explain why you can do 'Thunder Bagua'?" Yamato asked the "Vampire" who was twisting and turning strangely but gradually straightening up.
The Vampire's voice was strange, as if he was constantly correcting someone. "Look, Denjiro is a retainer of Kozuki Oden, and he knows Oden Two-Sword Style. As your retainer, I know Thunder Bagua... Isn't that reasonable?"
Yamato:...
Nonsense, Sig has been a parasite in the shadows of both father and son. He knows exactly how many hairs they have. Thunder Bagua and such are nothing to Sig; he can learn them in no time!
Not long after, before the people of the Flower Capital could even celebrate the birth of their new general, they saw a giant blue dragon fly over the Flower Capital.
"What are you two brats doing?" Kaido glared angrily at Yamato and Vladimir beside her.
"Kaido! From this day forward, I Kozuki Yamato, will be the Shogun of Wano Country! I can represent Wano Country... and cooperate with the Beasts Pirates. Whether it's Iron Sake Ore or manufacturing weapons, we can cooperate. However... we are the partners, and the Beasts Pirates must leave the main island of Wano Country!"
Yamato had already changed into the traditional armor of a general and was still leaning on his large club in front of him.
Kaido baffled – indeed, he wanted to wait until the "right time" was right before eliminating Kurozumi Orochi and putting Yamato in charge.
However, this "right time" is clearly not now; it will have to be at least after Yamato recognizes his true self!
Of course, Kaido was also slightly surprised. According to his understanding of Wano Country, Yamato shouldn't be able to become the shogun now. How could those inflexible samurai and Oniwabanshu accept Yamato?
Kaido understood that there must be a reason he didn't know yet, and he knew who did— Kaido's enormous dragon eyes glanced at a certain Vampire.
"As you can see, Kaido, I have completed the mission admirably. Yamato Master Yamato... no longer wishes to be Kozuki Oden!"
That's right, she is now the mature Kozuki Yamato.
Kaido was about to make a move, after all, this Vampire had openly betrayed them, but at that moment, he suddenly hesitated, as if he had discovered something.
"So that's how it is. The real body has already left?" Kaido realized that the current Vladimir was "in disguise."
"That's right. Please allow your loyal advisor to apply for a leave of absence. We'll have another chance to discuss the future plans of the Beasts Pirates together later."
As "Vladimir" spoke, he touched his chest, bowed, and then stood up, his whole body trembling unnaturally.
The clothes and mask disintegrated into "shadows," and the figure beneath them Distortion, collapsing in a somewhat inhuman state...
Upon closer inspection, it can be recognized that this is the "grunt armor" of the Beasts Pirates who arrived earlier, except that its flesh and blood are Distortion and shaped to resemble Sig's body and face in his Vampire form.
Of course, it's only the "outline" that's the same; in reality, the flesh and blood of the whole body are Distortion, contorted, or swollen, but because of the clothes and mask, it looks like "Vladimir" at first glance.
It was Sig, before leaving, used the power of the "Rose Bishop" to Distortion his flesh and blood, and used the power of the "Hypnotist" to temporarily leave his will in his consciousness through deep hypnosis—it was as if he was sleepwalking, and the dream was controlled by Sig.
However, judging from his Distortion and contorted joints after he fainted, he's probably crippled...
After all, it was only when both his will and flesh were squeezed out that he emitted an aura similar to "Vladimir" in such an overdrafted manner!
In the past few months, Sig has been traveling from Thriller Bark to Numancia Flamingo, then to Shutenmaru, Wano Country... In order to conceal his identity, his training in Wind-blessed and Fish-Man Karate has been completely delayed, but his progress in playing the roles of "Rose Bishop" and "Hypnotist" has been accelerating.
Even as Sig, in his Fish-Man form, "swam" down the waterfall, the "Hypnotist" in his consciousness suddenly shone with vibrant light—the role was complete!
During this period, the Hypnotist's abilities were used intensively, and various "high-class" bodies were studied, bringing the Hypnotist and the Rose Bishop to the point where they could "perform the role at any time."
The little surprise Sig left for Kaido at the end was not only to help Yamato "spread the hatred," but also a "small test" of his own abilities.
He briefly deceived the world's top experts, serving as the final catalyst for Sig's role as his "Hypnotist"!
On the Numancia Flamingo, Sig realized that "human consciousness is closely connected to its surroundings, and by interfering with the consciousness of those around us, we can indirectly cause consciousness that was originally untouchable to also fall into it," causing even the user of Conqueror's Haki to fall into a state of mental collapse.
In Wano Country Yamato, Sig learned the essence of "hypnosis is not a panacea; only by restraining oneself can one better utilize the power of hypnosis."
In comparison, while Sig did a lot of advanced research on the role of the Rose Bishop, he still fell short in some aspects – after all, Sig always controlled himself and never directly devoured external flesh or had any living flesh parasitize him.
In the mirror of his will, after the image of the "Hypnotist" flickered, Sig suddenly realized that something seemed to be missing. At the same time, Sig also discovered that it contained other information!
But at that moment, Sig sank completely into the sea along with the waterfall...
Sig composed himself and prepared to leave the Wano Country waters—otherwise, it would be disastrous if Kaido caught up!
Because of the comparison with Artificial Devil Fruit, Sig gained a much better understanding of the "Azure Dragon's" abilities, realizing that even underwater, he was not absolutely safe.
As for Yamato...
Sig could only wish her success in his heart; there was nothing more he could do to help Sig after that.
However, in Sig's opinion, as long as Yamato can stabilize Kaido now, there is still a great chance for her later, especially if she can obtain the "Millet-Millet Fruit". At worst, she should be able to leave Wano Country with a group of people, or even drive Kaido away directly!
The "Millet-Millet Fruit" ability, viewed on its own, is rather useless—it can subdue animals and make them obey its commands, or rather, "make animals into friends"... the kind of friends that are overly subservient.
Of course, this only applies to ordinary animals; it has no effect on Zoan Devil Fruit users!
If this ability were converted to Paths of the Divine, it would only be equivalent to the ability of Sequence 8 Beast Tamer using the "Moon Path." Even if its strength were equivalent to that of Sequence 5 or Sequence 4, it would be difficult to call it "powerful."
Originally, the highest limit was only for some "strange animals," such as those created by the Golden Lion.
However, Caesar created artificial Zoan Devil Fruit. Sig understood its principle very well: it involves collecting the Lineage Factor of animals and then normalizing and stripping away the "out-of-control" state, which means that those who successfully absorb the power of the fruit have more purely animalistic parts in their bodies.
This is precisely why the "Millet-Millet Fruit" became so valuable in the original work—it can directly subdue artificial Zoan Devil Fruit users!
Its user, "Tama," was also promoted to "Jade Emperor," scattering dumplings along the way, causing Kaido's Artificial Devil Fruit army to defect on the spot...
If Yamato were to acquire this Devil Fruit ability, it wouldn't just be a matter of "switching sides on the spot." They could systematically and gradually erode Kaido's power, using Artificial Devil Fruit users as "spies" to transmit Error information and secretly accumulate strength. When the time is right, they could overthrow Kaido in one fell swoop!