Thump thump thump--
"Boss, are you there?" A knock sounded at the door, followed by Monet's voice.
She was downstairs when she heard a sharp crack from the ceiling.
"It's alright, just bring me that bottle of wine we auctioned off last month for 450 million. I need to entertain my friends!" Tesoro's voice came through the phone.
Although Monet was somewhat worried, hearing Tesoro's words, Monet breathed a slight sigh of relief and went downstairs to get the wine.
Tesoro and Sig had by then "made up" and were sitting peacefully in their chairs.
To be precise, neither of them intended to True Upper Rank; it was just that they hurt each other emotionally, leading to a loss of control...
If someone else had hurt them like that, whether it was Sig or Tesoro, they would have fought to the death. But... for the two who were suffering from the same illness, this was just a discussion among fellow sufferers about their condition.
Sig knew from the beginning that Tesoro's sensitivity towards him wasn't because he was truly holding a grudge, or rather, he wasn't remembering "Siegfried" in the traditional sense, but rather because "Siegfried" reminded him of Mary Geoise and the past.
This is also the basis for the two people who could be at odds one second and then immediately sit down and talk the next...
"So, you and your troublemaking Captain can't make it on anymore and are coming to me for a paycheck? I do need a doorman!" Tesoro seemed to have forgotten that he had just been pinned to the floor.
"Let's put the doorman matter aside for now. Your trip to Dressrosa this time..."
When Monet returned, he found that there was indeed another person in the room.
There wasn't much surprise; they simply set out the wine vessels and poured wine for the two of them.
At the same time, Monet was also a little puzzled. Who exactly was this "guest"? The owner seemed quite uneasy...
It's not surprising that the boss treated people to drinks worth hundreds of millions, but what's more, the boss actually acted like a nouveau riche, specifically emphasizing the price of the wine? Tesoro is usually not this tasteless!
Of course, Monet also noticed that the tables, chairs, and floors did indeed show signs of breakage, but they had been repaired with "gold plating".
However, Tesoro doesn't seem to be being coerced right now, and Monet pretends not to see it.
"How about it?" Tesoro looked at Sig with a mocking expression, as if to say: Have you ever drunk a drink more expensive than your head?
"Smack, smack, smack, not bad, but I still prefer Orange Wine." Sig smacked his lips, then turned to look at Monet: "But your secretary is really good."
It's really good. It cools down the wine while you're pouring it, which lowers the temperature and prevents the ice from melting and diluting the wine.
Monet remained unmoved and ignored the boss's vulgar friend.
However, Sig was being quite slick at this point. As he took the next glass, he deliberately touched Monet's fingers and asked, "Do you have any sisters?"
Monet instinctively withdrew his hand...
"Go down first and arrange a meeting with King Riku for me tonight," Tesoro said to Monet, trying to ease the tension.
"Yes." Monet put down the wine and then left.
After she left, Sig leaned forward and asked Tesoro, "Does she have any sisters?"
Tesoro's forehead veins bulged – "Aren't you done yet?"
"No!" Tesoro said irritably.
Sig's expression shifted slightly as he said, "That's truly a pity..."
Just as Tesoro was about to say, "Don't you dare lay a finger on my people," Sig continued, "It seems she doesn't trust you. Well, after all, money can't buy trust."
Sig's words were certainly not some greasy, lecherous old man's, but rather he was thinking of Monet's sister, Sugar, the most important member of the Donquixote Family!
Monet and Sugar are sisters who joined the Donquixote Family together. Sig hadn't seen Sugar before on the Numancia Flamingo.
Sugar's fighting ability is not strong, but the uniqueness of her ability is extremely "important".
The Hobby-Hobby Fruit —can turn anything it touches into a "toy," and can control the toys with commands...
That's not the most terrifying part. What will terrify others once it's exposed is that the victim's family, friends, and everyone they knew or had contact with will lose all memory of them!
Once a person is turned into a toy, all traces of them in the memories of others will disappear.
Sig was not afraid of this ability, because in his view, it was at most equivalent to a rule-based ability with a strength of around Sequence 4 or Sequence 5. Others had no resistance to it, but he possessed all five Pathway and could be described as "omniscient and omnipotent," so he must have a way to counter it.
However, for others, this ability is far more insidious than simply killing someone outright...
This is also one of the roots of the ten-year tragedy in Dressrosa in the original work—countless citizens were turned into toys, while their relatives and friends unknowingly enjoyed the benefits brought about by this.
For the "toys," during the day they can use their identity as "toys" to meet and play with relatives and friends, but they cannot reveal their true identities. At night, they must return to the underground factory to sell their blood and sweat.
If any "toy" tries to explain its identity to others, it will be accused of having a "human disease" episode, and it will be arrested and forced into labor forever or executed.
Sig had just deliberately disturbed Monet's peace of mind, then brought up her sister's matter, giving me a chance to read her emotions...
As expected, Monet was instinctively flustered, but she quickly dismissed it as the old lecher's behavior and calmed down.
In other words, Monet deliberately didn't want to reveal "her sister," which leads to the conclusion that Sugar already possesses the terrifying abilities, and it's not that she hasn't obtained the Hobby-Hobby Fruit yet, which is why she's not well-known.
But...
Tesoro, that simpleton, genuinely didn't know about Sugar, so Sig deduced that Monet had hidden Sugar's existence from Tesoro because of "trust."
Sugar's abilities are definitely a top secret within the Donquixote Family, known to very few, especially after the Numancia Flamingo crew was wiped out!
It's very likely that no one else besides Monet knows this anymore.
Furthermore, Sig estimated that Sugar's development of the corresponding ability was only a recent development...
After all, in the original work, when Doflamingo attacked the Dressrosa Kingdom, Sugar was "unskilled" when using her ability on Kyros, and only turned him into a toy. She failed to input the commands smoothly, which resulted in Kyros becoming a forgotten person, but not obeying the orders, and successfully escaping.
"Trust? Is this a provocation?" Tesoro looked at Sig with suspicion, but he already sensed that Sig wasn't just making empty promises.
"Does she really have a sister? That's alright... How did you know?" Tesoro consoled himself, though inwardly he was quite annoyed—why did you hide the fact that you have a sister from me? Do I look like a pervert?
"It's not just about the sisters... As for how you know? Who do you think helped you deal with the Donquixote Family on the Numancia Flamingo?" Sig said, a blood-red Vampire face flashing across his face and then disappearing.
Sig believed that Tesoro wouldn't have ignored such a matter. Moreover, when he was forced out by Kaido, not only were many members of the Beasts Pirates present, but also members of affiliated pirate crews. If well-informed forces investigated diligently, they wouldn't have missed any clues.
Tesoro definitely knows about that Vampire, he just doesn't know that the Vampire and the Fish-Man are the same person.
Sig then made an excuse about the "Sugar" incident, claiming he learned about it on the Numancia Flamingo, and explained it to Tesoro...