"I can do this myself." Tesoro glanced at Sig.
Upon arriving at the primeval forest of Green Bit Island, Sig emerged from the shadows without being asked.
"No, you're not kind enough." Sig smiled slightly, showing no intention of staying out of it.
Sig can't stay in Dressrosa long-term, so Tesoro will definitely have to "keep an eye on things" here.
However, Tesoro is not Sig's henchman, and in fact, Sig and Tesoro have different ideas on many things. Therefore, as the "most important" member of the multi-party cooperation, Sig will definitely contact the Tontatta Tribe personally, rather than entrusting it entirely to Tesoro.
Green Bit Island is isolated from the world because of the presence of Fighting Fish, maintaining its original appearance. The trees grow to be enormous, and trees that are hundreds of years old can be seen everywhere.
Sig quickly noticed something, but only twitched his ears slightly and did not react.
Soon after, accompanied by a slightly loud "chirping" sound, swarms of "giant insects" flew out from all directions—twenty or thirty centimeters long, which is already considered "giant" for insects like rhinoceros beetles, so it's no wonder that their wing flapping was so loud.
Now, with such large insects swarming in from all directions, Tesoro realized something was wrong, and his body instantly transformed into a shimmering golden light.
"Humans! What are you doing here? Green Bit Island doesn't welcome humans!" the leader of the rhinoceros beetles said.
If you look closely, you'll see that this is a beastman that looks like a rhinoceros beetle... no, it should be called an "insect-man".
The other rhinoceros beetles around him, though not as large as him, were also enormous, but they were all groups of rhinoceros beetles riding on the backs of Tontatta.
Besides rhinoceros beetles, there were also large wasps, large mantises, and large stag beetles on the ground... It looked like a miniature army.
"No, I am Fish-Man," Sig said without batting an eye.
Tesoro glared at Sig —he felt something was off; this guy had seemed like an ordinary human back in Mary Geoise!
"Kabu knows, Kabu is asking you!" The rhinoceros beetle-man pointed at Tesoro with his large, toothpick-like sword and asked.
"I am... a friend of the Fish-Man Race," Tesoro said, first dispelling his golden form.
Tesoro wasn't afraid of these Tontatta, but according to the information Sig had given him, Tesoro had already realized their Tontatta.
If Sig hadn't caused trouble, Tesoro might have had a "more efficient" way to gain their "loyalty".
However, Tesoro doesn't want to become a negative example to highlight Sig's "friendliness."
"Fish-Man Race..." The rhinoceros beetle-man who called himself "Kabu" flew closer to observe Sig.
Looking at them from all angles, they are definitely "Fish-Man"!
"What are you doing here?" asked the chubby Kabu.
The Tontatta people Fish-Man Race not harbor any resentment towards humans—in fact, Sig could sense that their aversion to humans was not very strong, given that the Riku Royal Family had reconciled with them eight hundred years ago.
They mainly dislike the Donquixote Family, the current World Government associated with them, and the pirates who occasionally land on the island to harass them!
The reason for being wary of newcomers is that anyone who can come to Green Bit Island must have passed the test of the Fighting Fish Group and cannot be an unknown person, so they have at least a basic sense of crisis.
The Tontatta Tribe, on the other hand, has a more friendly attitude towards the Fish-Man Race.
"I wish to meet the King of the Kingdom of Dongtata... for the future of our two races!" Sig said sincerely.
Tesoro stood to the side, pouting...
"Eh? Is that so? I think the chieftain will be willing to see you. Come with me." Kabu led Sig and Tesoro all the way to the Tontatta Kingdom located underground on Green Bit Island.
Fortunately, when these Tontatta dug their Underworld, they built it to be very spacious, not cramped at all.
In this way, the underground structure, which is already the size of a square or a city for them, is not too uncomfortable for Sig and Tesoro, as long as they are careful. They can stand up straight without hitting their heads!
But don't even think about going inside; there aren't any houses that big.
Kabu led Sig and Tesoro to the most spacious square.
Not long after the two sat down, an old Tontatta people with a pumpkin-shaped crown and a long beard walked over. He was the king of Dongtata and the chieftain of the Dongtata tribe, Gancho.
"You are truly rare guests. It has been hundreds of years since any Fish-Man Race have visited the Tontatta Kingdom..." Gancho's voice was old, but his attitude was very warm.
"Greetings, Your Majesty Gancho. My name is Siegfried, and I come from the Ryugu Kingdom." Sig greeted him with a bow, just like a true Fish-Man.
And this doesn't even count as lying!
Didn't I, Sig, come to the New World from the Ryugu Kingdom?
"I remember... many years ago, I read in the newspaper that the current king of the Ryugu Kingdom is... His Majesty Neptune, the Great Knight of the Sea, right?" Gancho said, looking at Sig.
Sig understood Gancho's look—they must have seen his wanted poster too.
"That's right, and I am the Sea King certified by His Majesty Neptune! I wonder if the Tontatta Tribe still remembers the old alliance?" Sig said without batting an eye.
"Sea King... what alliance?" A look of reminiscence and confusion flashed in Gancho's eyes.
It seems the Tontatta people have heard of the legends of the "Three Ancient Weapons," but it would be strange if they knew about the "covenant" or anything like that, since it was just something Sig said casually.
"Now, the power of Sea King has returned to me, and there are some prospects for Pluton and Uranus... The three ancient powers will reappear within ten years! The day when we reclaim everything from the World Government is not far off! In accordance with the oldest covenant, the Tontatta people, who all yearn to return to the sunlight, and we Fish-Man, will once again fight side by side..."
Sig spoke in a very serious tone, leaving Gancho completely bewildered.
What "oldest covenant"?
What does "yearning to return to the sunlight" mean?
Isn't living underground our custom?
Do we really want to go back to living on the ground?
That sounds... kind of plausible!
As long as Sig isn't embarrassed, it's Gancho and the other Tontatta people will be—oh no! We actually forgot something so important?
"Your Majesty Neptune, are you going to declare war on humanity?" Gancho asked, both embarrassed and worried.
"No, it's about declaring war on the World Government at the right time! Among humanity, there are our companions, just like eight hundred years ago..." Sig adopted an attitude of "Since no one knows about what happened eight hundred years ago, I can say whatever I want."