Sig bid farewell to the scholars of Visalia, citing urgent business as an excuse. Hareda, Ge'andi, and the others did not try to persuade him to stay, after all, Visalia was not a sect or gang, and "Seven" was originally a wandering scholar, so his departure was not surprising. The only surprise was that he left so quickly.
"I see. Is it that urgent? Your meteorological talent is the best I've ever seen among scholars. I hope you can use the knowledge you've gained in Visalia to help more people in the future." Hareda could tell that Seven had read the newspaper before he had something to do, so he didn't ask any more questions.
It's hard to say about the other Hareda, but he had personally witnessed Seven's eagerness to learn, and he believed it must be something extremely urgent for him to be in such a hurry to leave.
"Well... let's leave the Calm Belt with us first, otherwise Visalia won't have Calm Belt," Ge'andi suggested.
However, Hancock said awkwardly from the side, "N-no, if you don't mind... cough cough, what I mean is, to thank you all, I'll just give him a ride out of the Calm Belt, you don't need to worry about it."
Hancock didn't really want to give it to him; she knew Siegfried must have his own way, but he wanted to hide his identity from these scholars and couldn't reveal it, so she provided an "excuse."
"Eh? As for expressing gratitude... well... actually, I also have urgent matters to attend to... Scholar Ge'andi, why don't you go back first..." Hareda suddenly became playful.
"No, get out." Hancock refused expressionlessly.
Hareda:...
Ge'andi, unable to bear it any longer, dragged Hareda onto the Wind Boat and Luffy to Visalia at low altitude.
"Youth is wonderful..." Hareda sighed as he looked down at Seven.
As Visalia gradually disappeared, Sig said politely, "Thank you, beautiful queen."
There were still "outsiders" present, and he needed to maintain his persona as a literary scholar.
"Hmph... Hmph! From now on, live on in gratitude towards me!" Hancock blushed and turned her head away.
Granny Nyu:???
Granny Nyu sensed something was wrong. "Your Majesty, you wouldn't be...?"
Hancock ignored Granny Nyu and didn't listen to what she was saying, but after hesitating for a moment, she said, "Santasonia, prepare a small boat for him."
The hesitation wasn't about whether to give them a boat, but rather whether to give them only a boat...
However, after only a moment's hesitation, Hancock decided not to interfere further— Hancock had already seen the front-page report and could guess what Sig wanted to do.
"Okay." Santasonia, who was three-headed, didn't ask any more questions and agreed immediately.
Hancock finally said to Sig, "Come with me for a moment..."
"Your Majesty..." Granny Nyu stammered for a while, but Hancock ignored her completely. Just as she was about to say something more, Hancock waved her hand and said, "Throw this old woman away!"
Hancock pulled Sig aside, ignoring the whispers of her Kuja sisters—none of them had ever seen Her Empress Snake show any interest in a man.
"There's no need to prepare anything. I'll just find an excuse to go to sea," Sig said directly when he spoke to Hancock alone.
Once outside the Amazon Lily's territory, Sig will first use the Sea King to leave the Calm Belt, and then use a glider to travel by wind.
"When was that horned Fish-Man sent to Enies Lobby?" Hancock was clearly not referring to the ship.
"This is today's newspaper. Mr. Tom was arrested yesterday, but it should be delivered to Enies Lobby tonight," Sig said calmly.
How could it be so fast?
Besides being close by, the most important reason is the Sea Train connecting Water 7 and Enies Lobby!
Unexpectedly... after the four shipping routes, which embodied Mr. Tom's hard work, were completed, the trial runs before they were fully operational were used to transport Mr. Tom.
The World Government never intended to keep its promise from the very beginning...
The reason for the extra day's delay, allowing the newspapers to be published first, was that they wanted to use this as bait, hoping to lure out some remnants of the Sig Roger Pirates!
But they're definitely going to be disappointed...
After all, the current outcome is Tom's own choice, and even Rayleigh wouldn't intervene.
Sig knew more at this point. After Roger was executed, the World Government did not immediately determine who his shipwright was, nor did it specifically investigate the shipwright.
Tom chose to "surrender" in order to gain the support of the World Government for the "Sea Train" project. He revealed that he was Roger's shipwright and offered to atone for his sins by building the Sea Train.
The World Government heard about the Sea Train plan, and coupled with the superior performance of Roger's pirate ship, they had high hopes for Tom and agreed to Tom plan.
And then...
Some people noticed clues in the structure of the Sea Train and suspected that Tom had obtained the blueprints for Pluton!
The World Government was delighted with the successful construction of the Sea Train, but... it wasn't enough!
Now that they know the Pluton Blueprints, and Tom is unwilling to hand them over, how could they possibly let him go?
If it weren't for building the Sea Train, Tom, a Fish-Man, would have had plenty of opportunities to escape...
The newspapers didn't mention Pluton, let alone the deal between the World Government and Tom, or even that Tom was the builder of the Sea Train. They simply told the world that a shipwright was to be executed.
"It's very close to Impel Down and not far from Enies Lobby, but it's definitely not something you can get there in a day..." Hancock cautioned.
Amazon Lily and Impel Down are in the same Calm Belt, and the boat journeys to Impel Down and Enies Lobby are roughly the same.
Considering that Kuja has the guardian sea beast "Serpent," which can easily travel through the Calm Belt, it would be faster to reach the Impel Down.
However, as we know from the original work, the fastest way to reach "Impel Down" is to first sail towards Enies Lobby, and then enter the "Triangle Current"—the current between Marine Headquarters, Enies Lobby, Impel Down is so fast that it can make a "stop" every half hour...
Of course, this is on the premise that the ship can withstand the ocean currents and the target "station" Door Opening to welcome it.
"No, I have my own methods, and... although the trial on Enies Lobby is just a joke, since it was even made into the news, it certainly won't be an execution the moment they arrive on the island. At the very least, it will have to wait until noon tomorrow," Sig said calmly.
Hancock then noticed Sig's back to her and his tone as if he didn't care about her at all. She was annoyed, but also felt even more ashamed.
"That's exactly what I'm talking about! Listen, if you can stop the Sea Train midway, that'll be fine, but if they get into Enies Lobby... even you need to stay calm..."
Sig just grunted and hummed in response, clearly not taking it too seriously, which only made Hancock more embarrassed and annoyed.
Sig didn't immediately notice her unusual behavior, nor did he rush to leave, because...
Hancock then walked up to Sig and saw that a white eye had opened on Sig's forehead, with bulging blood vessels around it.
Using the power of his Byakugan, Sig could already see Enies Lobby from here. He just needed to follow the tracks of the Sea Train to find the train!