"Boss Nekomamushi!"
Several members of the Swordsman Group were still somewhat uneasy, seeing how easily their leader had agreed.
"It's alright," the Nekomamushi waved his hand dismissively.
Sig then gestured "please," inviting the Nekomamushi to the empty building next door...
Meanwhile, the members of the Swordsman Group brought Shanks over.
Shanks was seen scratching the back of his head, bowing and scraping politely to everyone around him, looking quite embarrassed.
"I really didn't expect Sig to actually show up now..."
"Hahaha... But when I made that promise yesterday, he really wasn't there."
"How is Inuarashi's injury?"
"Where did Brother Nekomamushi go?"
Shanks tried to talk to the other Mink Tribe, but no one paid him any attention until Wanda said, "When Boss Nekomamushi comes back, he'll cut off your arm first!"
"Huh? This isn't a good idea, is it? Both of my arms are still usable," Shanks said, looking troubled.
Just then, Nekomamushi walked out of the room with a stern face, while Sig followed behind with a smile.
"Boss Nekomamushi," a member of the Buffalo Mink, who was already sharpening his axe, asked Nekomamushi for instructions.
It was as if he was ready to chop off his hand the moment the Nekomamushi nodded...
The officers and fighters of the Red-Hair Pirates were also a little nervous at this point—although they had fallen into the enemy's trap, if these Mink Tribe were to really make a move, they would have no choice but to comply.
"Wait a minute! Wanda, take him to Old Dog first! I want to interrogate this red-haired brat myself!" Boss Nekomamushi said.
"But... Boss Nekomamushi, Lord Inuarashi is still..." Wanda said anxiously upon hearing this.
"Don't worry, I've already put this on him." Nekomamushi said, looking at Sig. Sig raised his left wrist, and there was a pair of Seastone Handcuffs on it.
Seastone Handcuffs? I see. As expected of Lord Nekomamushi, this way I don't have to worry about him harming Duke Inuarashi.
As for whether he was wearing Seastone Handcuffs from the beginning?
That can't be right, can it? Didn't he just demonstrate a lightning-type Devil Fruit ability?
Well, he's not Mink Tribe; that was definitely a Devil Fruit ability!
Moreover, aside from Sig's fellow Red-Hair Pirates who knew him, the Mink Tribe present, upon recalling the events, all felt that, in their memory, Sig was not initially wearing handcuffs.
Wanda breathed a sigh of relief, and very subtly... a strange light flickered in her eyes.
"Your name is Wanda, right? Are you with the Swordsman Group? Or the Musketeer Squad?"
"Who bestowed the title of 'Duke' upon Duke Inuarashi? Speaking of which, he and Boss Nekomamushi only returned nine years ago, right? How did they become kings?"
"Whether we are Fish-Man Race or Mermaid, the offspring we produce after mating will be of a random species. Is it the same Fish-Man the Mink Tribe? Or can the Canine Mink Tribe only produce Canine Mink Tribe?"
Throughout the journey, Sig asked questions out of curiosity, but Wanda ignored him completely, coldly leading him to the place where Duke Inuarashi was recuperating.
At the entrance, Sicilian, the captain of the Musketeer Squad, was personally guarding the place.
Inuarashi and Nekomamushi, as the Dual Kings of the Mink Principality, each have their own personal guards— Nekomamushi's is the Swordsman Group, and Inuarashi's is the Musketeer Squad. The difference between the kings is that one works the day shift and the other the night shift, while the Swordsman Group and the Musketeer Squad have different responsibilities. The Musketeer Squad mainly guard the central town of the Mink Principality, while the Swordsman Group guard the White Whale Forest.
"Captain Sicilian, this is Siegfried ... Boss Nekomamushi said to have him visit Duke Inuarashi first," Wanda said to the wary Sicilian.
Sicilian, a true Lion Mink Tribe, bared his teeth at Sig.
However, now that Duke Inuarashi is injured, Sicilian did not refuse Boss Nekomamushi's orders. It's just that the two of them are sulking with each other. In reality, although the Musketeer Squad and the Swordsman Group trust and admire their "bosses" more, they also respect the other king and are not in an adversarial relationship.
"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him!" Wanda said proactively.
When Sicilian heard Wanda say this, he did not accompany her inside himself, but continued to guard the door.
Upon entering the house, one could see Inuarashi, who was lying in bed injured and had snot bubbles forming on his nose, as well as a goat Mink Tribe doctor who was also taking care of him.
"Wanda, who is this?" Sanzu looked at Wanda with a puzzled expression.
"Dr. Sanzu, he is Siegfried ..." Wanda explained Sig's identity to Sanzu again.
"Let me take a look. Actually... I'm a surgeon too." Sig borrowed Sanzu's medical kit without any hesitation.
"Eh... wait a minute..." Sanzu hadn't reacted yet.
Just then, Wanda exclaimed, "What are you doing?"
When Sig turned his head, he found that her face did not show the surprise that matched her tone, but was full of coldness. At the same time, she drew her sword and stabbed at Inuarashi.
Additionally, it can be seen that Sanzu's pupils are somewhat blurry at this moment, as if he is under some kind of hallucination spell.
However, Wanda then noticed that Sig's face didn't show shock or confusion, but rather a calm expression...
But at that moment, the longsword in her hand had already pierced Inuarashi's body, so smoothly that it was almost unbelievable.
However, she immediately realized something was wrong, and then saw... the Inuarashi she had stabbed was actually a "medical kit"!
For some reason, Inuarashi, who was lying in bed, appeared to be about half a meter further away than before.
Wanda's heart tightened. As a user of the Nine-Tails Fruit, controlling illusions was one of her core abilities. Yet now... she had been unknowingly cast a spell on herself by someone else?
Was it Siegfried who did it?
Isn't he supposed to have Inazuma abilities? And he's wearing Seastone Handcuffs!
Without hesitation, Wanda crashed through the window and shouted a warning, "Everyone be careful! Siegfried is assassinating Duke Inuarashi!"
Despite some unexpected events, she had already deceived the Sanzu who were right next to her, and had also created a shadow on the window that looked like Sig's assassination attempt to deceive Sicilian outside. Wanda believed that she could still take the opportunity to frame Siegfried and thus implicate the entire Red-Hair Pirates.
Sig calmly walked out of the room. Sicilian had indeed been tricked, and now drew her sword, looking at Sig...
Although it was called the "Musketeer Squad," they did not actually use Fire Pistol; most of the members used Flower Sword as their weapons.
Faced with Sicilian's attacks, Sig only dodged slightly. Occasionally, when he raised his hand as if to attack, he could always block the slashes aimed at his vital points. However, each time Sig was just making a casual gesture and did not actually attack.
Sicilian was surprised, but also became more nervous and indignant. Fortunately, he then heard the sound of a large number of reinforcements arriving.
Then, Boss Nekomamushi, arrived with his Swordsman Group!
"Boss Nekomamushi ..." Wanda asked, feigning urgency as she added, "Those Seastone Handcuffs seem to be fake!"
I also wanted to stir up trouble between the cats and dogs.
The Boss Nekomamushi then spoke up, "Enough, Sicilian, look who this is!"
Behind him was the real Wanda, who had just been rescued—at that moment, at Sig's prompting, Nekomamushi secretly searched Wanda's residence and found Wanda unconscious. Boss Nekomamushi, immediately understood what was going on...