In the tavern, Sig chugs down his beer, downing a pitcher of ale in one gulp, his eyes glued to the newspaper in his hand.
Although this place is nominally an island under Kaido's control, not far from Wano Country, and flies the Beasts Pirates' flag, Sig currently disguised as a Fish-Man and isn't worried about being discovered—as long as he hides his tattoos, he'll be fine, since the Beasts Pirates and the Red-Hair Pirates are somewhat at odds.
Such a strong Fish-Man naturally has nothing to fear from anyone who dares to provoke him.
Although it's Beasts Pirates territory, most of the Beasts Pirates' headquarters are currently in Wano Country; those outside are just grunts.
Having spent a month in Wano Country, plus the time he spent in Kaido's shadow, Sig hasn't read a newspaper in a long time—he doesn't even go to the News Bird in Wano Country!
There's been an update on Doflamingo's situation...
The newspaper reported that Doflamingo and the Beasts Pirates were fighting like dogs, and as a result, the main force on the Numancia Flamingo was wiped out by Kaido.
The important thing is what happens next...
Doflamingo's "assets" in the North Blue were inherited by... or rather, plundered by a man who called himself the "Gild Tesoro" after his death!
It is said that the Gild Tesoro was a petty thief who stole the "Golden Fruit," the grand prize, from an underground Auction House held by the Donquixote Family three years ago.
A year ago, the Donquixote Family discovered the identity of the Gild Tesoro and, within the sphere of underground influence, issued a warrant for his arrest for some time.
However, a few months later, the two sides colluded and became partners.
When Doflamingo was wiped out, the Gild Tesoro, as a collaborator, was also at the Donquixote Family's headquarters in Hokkaido!
Upon receiving the news, the Gild Tesoro persuaded several key officials who remained behind, and before Doflamingo's die-hard supporters were aware of the situation, they launched a sudden attack...
Now, the Donquixote Family, or rather, the underground manager "Joker," have basically had their share in the underground transactions swallowed up by the Gild Tesoro!
Moreover, the name "Gild Tesoro" and his bright green hair looked strangely familiar to Sig...
"Tesoro?" Sig muttered, recalling how he had risked his own life to save others along the way when he escaped Mary Geoise ... including this Tesoro, it seemed.
Sig smiled with satisfaction as he recalled the memories.
However, the news in the next newspaper wasn't so pleasant...
It's news about the Red-Hair Gang!
Not long ago, the Big Mom Pirates secretly contacted the Giant Kingdom of Elbaf and surprisingly reached a marriage agreement. Big Mom's 23rd daughter, Lola, was chosen by Roki, the prince of the Giant Kingdom.
Upon hearing this news, the Navy was also shaken. The relatively peaceful days of the past few years were about to come to an end, and now Big Mom actually intended to make peace with the Giant Kingdom. If successful, the Big Mom Pirates might become the Winner.
Fortunately, by the time the news came, the marriage alliance had already fallen apart—BigMom's daughter had actually dumped Prince Roki of Elbaf and run away from the wedding!
Furthermore, according to the news, Red-Hair and his crew also assisted in this elopement, giving Lola a ride. Now, not only is she wanted by the World Government, but Big Mom has also issued a kill order.
Due to historical issues, the Giant Race are extremely hostile towards Big Mom, while Big Mom has long coveted the Giant Race. Now that there was finally an opportunity for reconciliation, it was ruined, so Big Mom's anger is understandable.
More importantly, in the next newspaper, Sig saw news that the Red-Hair Gang was being hunted down in Elbaf.
Sig:...
Sig didn't expect that what he had done in Wano Country was already serious enough.
Who knew that while he was working hard on Yamato, Shanks was also "getting into trouble" by working overtime!
It's clear that Sig's intervention has drastically altered the Red-Hair Pirates' journey, but... Shanks's troublemaking nature and personality will remain unchanged.
When Shanks ran into Lola and learned of her ordeal, he gave her a ride without hesitation and fought off the Big Mom Pirates' officers who came to pursue them.
Moreover, Sig couldn't understand what was wrong with Shanks's brain. The Big Fool hadn't stopped him, having just helped the prince's fiancée escape her wedding, and then immediately went to Elbaf to repair the ship?
Do you think the Titans can't wield swords anymore?
Sig checked the newspaper date again: July 29th—yesterday!
Looks like there's not much time to rest...
"I've already paid the bill!"
After Sig felt he had paid the bill, he got up and left the tavern.
After completely mastering the role of "Hypnotist," Sig's mastery of hypnosis abilities advanced further, but... some troublesome things also arose!
Just as he finished playing the role of the "Hypnotist," Sig read another message in the mirror—a ritual.
In the original Lord of the Mysteries, when advancing to Sequence 5 and High Sequence, a "ritual" is indeed required in addition to Potion.
However, the rituals in the original Mysteries are mostly used to stabilize Potion, or to help Beyonder adapt to their Beyonder Characteristic and reduce their impact.
Taking Potion without a ritual often means "losing control".
However, after Sig's transmigration, the Paths of the Divine never showed any signs of going out of control. On the contrary, the Devil Fruit "native" to this world had some properties that tempted people to lose control.
Furthermore, because Sig's advancement required no Potion, Sig once believed that there would be no such thing as a ritual.
However, after the first Sequence 6 was performed, Sig naturally received the message of the "ritual".
Of course, it's not the same as the ritual in the original work; otherwise, Sig wouldn't have been able to find those mysterious creatures in the world of One Piece.
Sieg even Sig feeling that this so-called "ritual," in its working principle, should be different from the rituals in the original Mystery stories...
The Visionary Path: To advance from "Sequence 6 Hypnotist" to "Sequence 5 Dreamwalker," the required ritual is to exhaust all one's knowledge, enter a state of etherealization, and delve into the dream of a being more powerful than oneself.
There was only this one sentence, but upon "seeing" it, Sig naturally understood what "etherealization" was.
To transform oneself from an ethereal being into Astral Body being.
To put it more simply, it means transforming from a physical being into a being similar to a "spirit," a form of existence that can fully enter the dreams of others.
Interfering with and guiding dreams is one of the techniques used by Hypnotist, but truly becoming a being within the dream is theoretically the ability of Sequence 5 "Dreamwalker"...
Therefore, Sig speculates that this "ritual" is not suppressing the loss of control or mitigating the absorption of Beyonder Characteristic, but rather "stimulating" the Awakening of the Beyonder Ability of Sequence 5!
If the only Pathway was that of a "Visionary," Sig would be completely lost right now. However... because Sig possesses the five Sequence representing "omniscience and omnipotence," he can vaguely see some direction to strive for.
First...
Sig is planning to hitch a ride!