Looking at Brulee and "a certain Fish-Man" standing side by side on the harbor, but turning their heads at a thirty-degree angle to each other in opposite directions, "Gungnir Sig" was speechless.
This "Miss Brulee /Young Master Enel wants me to confess" attitude truly earned Sig's respect and blessings...
However, Sig was genuinely troubled by Enel's acting—he completely failed to portray the aura of Sea King, instead giving off a somewhat arrogant vibe.
Fortunately, Smoker isn't Big Fool either...
The Smoker sisters were also with them. On the way, Smoker noticed that something was wrong with the "Fish-Man," but because Brulee was also acting strangely, Smoker naturally concluded that "love changed them," which conveniently masked Enel's lack of acting skills!
The Smoker sisters weren't very popular among their siblings, as they looked down on most of them, and Brulee was particularly eccentric...
Therefore, apart from Amande, who was ordered to come and greet "Sea King", only Brulee came to pick up Brulee.
However, once she arrived, Brulee realized that Amande was coming, and awkwardly kept a great distance from her.
Although Brulee and Brulee are completely different in appearance, art style, and personality, they are indeed twin sisters.
Because he didn't experience what Brulee went through, Brulee not only didn't suffer from appearance anxiety, but actually lived a very carefree life...
Brulee immediately noticed her sister's "strange" behavior and quickly pulled her to his side, whispering something to her. Soon, Brulee became flustered and showed a shy expression that she wouldn't normally show.
However, after the teasing, Brulee became serious and gave Brulee a few reminders. Sure enough, Brulee's expression soon turned solemn, and her mood became somewhat low...
Brulee was reminding Brulee that "playing around" was fine, but she shouldn't actually have any thoughts about marriage— Brulee might be okay with marriage, but Brulee absolutely couldn't!
Given the unique nature of the "Mirror-Mirror Fruit" ability, Big Mom would never agree to it.
Brulee didn't quite notice the tense atmosphere between Amande and Brulee, after all, their relationship was rather ordinary to begin with.
Smoker, unusually polite, greeted Amande — Amande was powerful, so Smoker respected her.
"Gungnir, where is Vladimir?" Prim and Praline, clinging to the rocks in the sea with their upper bodies exposed, asked "Gungnir Sig" who was floating in mid-air.
Praline and Prim are twin sisters of Mermaid blood, following the genetic rules of the Fish-Man Race —regardless of their Fish-Man, the species of their offspring is unknown.
Although they share the same parents, the younger sister, Praline, is Shark Mermaid with a rather muscular shark tail. In the original story, she becomes Aladdin's wife ten years later, while her older sister, Prim, is more "powerful"...
When Sig first saw her, he was also startled, because her lower body underwater consisted of eight enormous octopus legs!
Prim had a beautiful upper body and inherited the outstanding features of Mermaid women. Her slightly dark skin and long white hair made her look exceptionally good.
It is precisely the attractive upper body that makes the octopus legs on the lower body even more jarring, giving the impression of a tentacle monster.
Whether you call them Octopus Fish-Man or Octopus Mermaid, they are all "rare species." Sig had only ever seen Octopus Fish-Man before; this was the first time he had ever seen Octopus Mermaid.
Sig wasn't particularly interested in the Mermaid sisters, since neither of them possessed Devil Fruit ability. However, because they were Fish-Man Race, Sig naturally felt a fondness for them—even though Sig himself wasn't actually Fish-Man Race were still "different" to Sig.
When "Gungnir" mentioned it, Vladimir was still sleeping in his room. The two sisters also asked him to tell them that next time he came to the beach for a "nighttime stroll," he should remember to sing. They would come after hearing him and give him a gift—as a return gift for the necklace they had given him before.
Gungnir, naturally, readily agreed...
Gungnir then followed Brulee and Brulee, which wasn't too surprising, since Brulee was quite familiar with the Vampire's gun.
"Gungnir, if you're free, come to my room. That Vampire's still hanging around there," Brulee said to Gungnir deliberately.
Brulee:???
Enel:???
That's right, Brulee did it on purpose; Amande was already exuding murderous intent.
"He's just a man, nothing special, but if anyone provokes me, I really will slowly slice him up." Amande turned around and threatened Brulee directly.
Brulee:???
Enel:???
Smoker:???
Amande is a master swordsman and possesses the Paramecia "Reaction Fruit," which allows him to control his own or his opponent's reaction speed. His swordsmanship is extremely fast, yet he can make his opponent feel as if they are being slowly cut, thus intensifying their Affliction!
Seeing Amande's direct threat, which disregarded his "face," Brulee felt uncomfortable and also became timid, not daring to say another word.
"Gungnir, then take that Vampire to my room," Amande said directly to Gungnir, as she was quite familiar with the Vampire's gun.
When it comes to provocative tactics, Amande is far more direct than Brulee, a fact determined by their respective strengths.
Brulee:???
Enel:???
Smoker:???
"Oh, okay," Gungnir said sheepishly.
Meanwhile, Sig was also complaining to himself, "What a hassle!" After all, he still needed to switch identities with Enel before Big Mom met "Sea King," and he didn't have time to waste.
Furthermore, Sig has already analyzed both the Swirl-Swirl Fruit and the Reaction Fruit to a great extent.
More importantly, Sig doesn't think that Enel is currently capable of playing the role of a certain Vampire well...
Sig's ability to continuously analyze Devil Fruits and maintain friendly relations with Big Mom's thirty or forty children without capsizing is a testament to his skill. If it were Enel, he would probably have died three times in one afternoon!
Sig agreed to Amande's suggestion, while considering that after switching identities, he would take Enel to play with the "children".
In contrast, Sig and Big Mom's underage children generally have a rather strained relationship, after all... they don't have Devil Fruit!
Back when the Big Mom Pirates were still struggling, Katakuri ate Devil Fruit before they were even ten years old, becoming valuable combatants at a young age. But now that Whole Cake Island has been established and Big Mom's dominant position is secure, there's no need for underage children to go to the battlefield. Naturally, they will wait until they reach adulthood before deciding whether to grant them Devil Fruit based on their strength and potential.
The only exception is Pudding. At only five years old, Big Mom was already considering giving her the Memory-Memory Fruit- Memory-Memory Fruit, which was already in the warehouse on Whole Cake Island. The reason was simple: her Three-Eyed Tribe bloodline made Big Mom place high hopes on Pudding.
It is said that once the third eye of the Three-Eyed Tribe Awakening, it will possess the ability to "see through everything." BigMom hopes that after its Awakening, it will be able to decipher the Poneglyph!
To keep Amande in check, Sig decided it would be safer for him to use the identity of "Gungnir" and take Enel to play with the children later— Amande was more likely to behave himself in front of his younger siblings who were still small.
Smoker, however, was eager to know: what exactly had happened in the past twenty days?