Prison-Prison Fruit

"What did you do?" Arlong suddenly noticed that the Devil Fruit was gradually turning into a normal fruit.

Before Sig could answer, a "bang bang" sound came, followed by two or three breaches in the ballast compartment, and seawater began to flood in!

It was clear that Hachi and the others had already started their move...

Arlong prepared to attack from both inside and out, directly breaking through the outer armor of the ballast compartment, while Sig said, "I'll go up and lock those people up!"

This was a previous instruction given to him by the ship—to continue imprisoning these criminals!

"Still care about them... Huh? Lock them up?" Arlong was still wondering what Sig was talking about.

However, it wasn't urgent. After all, for Fish-Men, even if the ship sank, their lives wouldn't be in danger.

Arlong followed Sig back to the deck, puzzled. He saw Sig run back and open his palms towards the "prisoners" who were still stunned on the deck...

The monsters on the side had long since disappeared, having reverted to various scraps.

"Imprison!"

More than ten chains flew out of Sig's palm out of thin air, each one piercing into the chests of the "prisoners." With a pull, they all surged towards Sig's palm.

As they approached, these people rapidly shrank, finally disappearing into the entrance within Sig's palm...

To call it a "prison" was a misnomer, as there was no trial process. It was similar in nature to Impel Down and Enies Lobby, just a formality—as long as they didn't resist, it was life imprisonment!

Arlong's eyes widened. "Hey! Idiot, you didn't eat a Devil Fruit, did you?"

Arlong considered Fish-Men eating Devil Fruits to be an incredibly foolish act.

"I don't think I ate it... We'll talk about it later," Sig said, then jumped into the sea.

In fact, Sig was worried about drowning, so he specifically jumped in the direction of Hachi.

Fortunately, after entering the sea, Sig only felt that the power of the "Prison-Prison Fruit" could not be activated, but his own strength was not affected—it was indeed infected through "listening," not by directly eating the fruit!

It seemed that if the Divine Path of the "Sailor-Tyrant" series corresponded to abilities similar to Fish-Men... then the "Mystic-Hanged Man" sequence corresponded to Devil Fruits!

Indeed, all sequences had been "localized"...

Sig's only worry now was what to do if he heard the sound of other fruits again?

If he didn't have any special abilities, wouldn't he die from having two Devil Fruit abilities at the same time?

[Still want a second ability?]

Sig suddenly heard something and quickly twisted in the sea, looking around. He saw no one else besides Hachi.

"What's wrong?" Hachi looked at Sig curiously.

"Nothing..." Sig's expression was somewhat grim, but he still forced a smile.

The five of them swam towards the direction where the sunlight faintly penetrated, swimming out of the mist. The mist was also gradually dissipating.

Before long, they could see the Sea Bass again.

"Why did it take so long?" Fisher Tiger asked Arlong as he threw down a rope ladder.

"A lot happened... I think this kid will know best!" Arlong said, glaring at the still dazed Sig.

Fisher Tiger looked puzzled—it was just a shipwreck, at most ambushed by pirates... What was so difficult to explain that Sig had to?

Sig had already climbed aboard by then and began to recount the events on the ship…

He didn't mention how he got the "Listener" ability. Everything else was the truth. In short, he was on a ship with Devil Fruit abilities, where he "heard" these things and "heard" the fruit's abilities!

The miraculous experience left Fisher Tiger, Jinbe, and all the Fish-Men stunned.

"Could it be the legendary... Voice of All Things? It is said that the man known as the Pirate King also possessed this ability from birth," Jinbe speculated carefully.

As a former commander of the Ryugu Palace guards, Jinbe was much more knowledgeable than the average Fish-Man from the Fish-Man District.

"But can the 'Voice of All Things' really absorb Devil Fruit abilities? And to some extent, avoid the sea's curse?" Fisher Tiger still had doubts.

"That hasn't been heard of, and… it may not be avoiding the sea's curse! In fact, the ancient records of Ryugu Palace have always regarded the sea as the protector of the Fish-Man Race and all beings in the world. The fact that Devil Fruits are restrained by the sea may not be a protection for the ability users!

If a person eats a second Devil Fruit, even a single bite, a single drop, they will immediately explode and die... Sig, you must be careful when you encounter other fruits in the future!"

Jinbe's first reaction was the same concern as Sig's.

Sig nodded immediately upon hearing this, but then thought about it and asked, "Boss Jinbe, then why wasn't Kaido killed? Why didn't the Marines feed him another fruit?"

Before Sig's transmigration, he knew from some forum posts that Kaido was an ability user of the "Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Azure Dragon Form."

"But the 'Prison-Prison Fruit'… it's really suitable for our Sun Pirates!" Jinbe was stunned for a moment and then ignored Sig, turning to Fisher Tiger and changing the subject.

Presumably, Boss Jinbe didn't understand either. Seeing this, Sig didn't ask further.

Fisher Tiger frowned. "Little Fei, what exactly are the abilities of the Prison-Prison Fruit? Can the prisoners be released?"

Sig shook his head. "Almost not. While alive, there are many restrictions for prisoners to leave the 'prison.' Only after being 'executed' can their corpses be 'released.'"

This determined that the "Prison-Prison Fruit" could not be used to transport or hide comrades like the "Castle-Castle Fruit."

As for the "imprisonment" process, it also required the other party to not resist, so it wasn't used in actual combat.

So…

Can this be considered "not killing"?

Everyone looked expectantly at Boss Fisher Tiger—especially Arlong and Willy. They now found Sig inexplicably more agreeable!

This ability is really useful...

Fisher Tiger's principle of "no killing" was his bottom line, meant to restrain the "hatred" in his heart, ensuring he wouldn't become a monster driven by hatred, spreading more fear and despair.

At this moment, Sig's ability undoubtedly struck a crack in Fisher Tiger's heart!

However, after a moment of silence, Fisher Tiger still said, "Little Fei… in the future, you should focus on developing the other abilities of your Devil Fruit. Don't imprison enemies unless absolutely necessary!"

After all, Sig's "imprisonment" was not much different from "killing."

"Yes!" Sig immediately responded.

En, at least I won't be restricted by the 'no killing' rule when it's 'absolutely necessary'

Arlong and Willy were already sneering at Sig—not out of malice towards him, but thinking they must create more opportunities for "absolutely necessary" situations in the future.