Vice Admiral Tsuru

With a huge thud and surging waves, Svalbard Island sank back into the sea, essentially returning to its original position under Sig's control!

Svalbard Island isn't large, but it's not as small as Onigashima in Wano Country either. Even Oz held it up with his "Flame Cloud," he couldn't possibly support it completely.

Eventually, as gravity gradually returned to normal, it slowly fell down, though at a much slower pace.

Although the earthquake was still a devastating shock for the people on the island, since they were mostly still in their original positions, it was just the initial massive tremor with no lingering damage.

The island's inhabitants, who had been stunned by the tremor, were still unconscious. When they regained consciousness, they would witness a cataclysmic event—but that was better than never waking up again!

The scene where Sig suddenly "conjured" Shadow Dragon and held up the island was undoubtedly very shocking.

Especially considering that he was rescued by Sig in that near-desperate situation, it was both awe-inspiring and awe-inspiring.

But...

Seeing Sig about to walk towards the Golden Lion, Gion stepped forward, raised Konpira, and said, "Stop!"

"Oh? Why?" Sig asked nonchalantly.

Gion has realized that she is no match for Sig now—even though she could easily break his legs five years ago!

Gion pursed her lips and said, "It's my duty..."

"Heh, just what I was going to do with you anyway," Sig sneered.

Then Gion saw Sig suddenly rush over, and... he raised his leg and kicked out!

This familiar posture seemed to be a replay of "yesterday." Gion understood that Sig wanted to avenge the broken leg he suffered five years ago, so she also became determined. In terms of differences, the gap between Gion and Sig now was far less than the gap between Sig and Gion five years ago.

Gion was also frightened. In fact, if it really came down to a fight, Gion might not have lost. The reason why Golden Lion was later hit was because his strength had declined.

Moreover, Sig did expend energy just now; more importantly, using Flame Cloud Island at the end had already overdrawn Oz's Shadow, making it unusable for the time being.

However, under Sig's psychological tactics, Gion completely placed herself in a subordinate position.

Gion, in turn, kicked out to meet it—you think you can really break my leg?

However, Gion's determined kick landed on empty air. The moment the two met, Sig's figure vanished into thin air, having only been a diversionary tactic for Gion from the start.

Gion's kick completely missed its mark, causing her to lose her balance. Just then, Sig's figure emerged from the shadows behind Gion.

By the time the Gion navy wanted to warn them, it was too late!

Then, Sig gently lifted his foot...

He kicked Gion in the butt!

Gion, who had already lost her balance, suddenly fell to the ground, her chest muscles sliding a considerable distance as if braking...

"Hahaha..." Sig laughed a few times, seeing that he had succeeded so easily.

As Gion stood up and glared at Sig, his figure gradually disappeared again.

Just then, as the giant waves created by Svalbard Island subsided slightly, an officer immediately shouted to Gion, "Vice Admiral Momousagi! Reinforcements have arrived!"

Gion then noticed that another naval flagship, the Sea King, was approaching, and Gion knew that it was the flagship personally overseen by Vice Admiral Tsuru.

If it weren't for the huge waves that pushed the warship back a bit when the island landed, Vice Admiral Tsuru might have already arrived.

At the same time, Vice Admiral Tsuru, who was on the deck, also looked grave. "What a... troublesome brat."

When they landed on Svalbard Island, Vice Admiral Tsuru had already noticed Sig's gaze. Although they didn't meet face to face, they could be said to have "exchanged glances"!

Vice Admiral Tsuru could sense that Siegfried, after discovering him, had genuinely considered whether to go all in and use the Flame Cloud to lift Svalbard Island toward the direction the fleet was coming from.

However, because Vice Admiral Tsuru did not flinch in the slightest and did not back down in a confrontation of wills, Sig realized that even if he did that, at most he could only wipe out a ship of navy personnel; he could not kill Vice Admiral Tsuru himself...

The price to pay is that if Svalbard Island doesn't sink to its original position, it might completely disappear, and the ordinary residents on it would perish!

Even if Vice Admiral Tsuru Sig, he most likely wouldn't do it. After all, while Vice Admiral Tsuru is extremely beneficial to the Navy and is a major enemy of Sig's faction, Sig would certainly not let go of the opportunity to kill her if given the chance. However, Sig would not be willing to sacrifice the ordinary people of an island.

Sig is a man with a Justice. If Sig had chosen to save only the Heart Pirates when the island was falling, he wouldn't have had to go to such great lengths. By choosing to temporarily overdraw Oz's Shadow to save everyone, he meant that he had already given up on dealing with the remaining Marines.

At the same time, Sig is also a person with a very flexible lower limit – there is no "Justice that he will absolutely uphold".

If it were Kizaru, or two or three of the Five Elders, or even dozens of useless Celestial Dragons, Sig wouldn't necessarily hesitate to harm innocent people as long as he could achieve his goal.

However... Vice Admiral Tsuru wouldn't be as ruthless as Sig.

When Momousagi saw Vice Admiral Tsuru's warship, she realized that Sig must have already discovered it when it was falling, and that he was just making fun of her!

Vice Admiral Tsuru, who appeared to be quite old, slightly raised her Navy Justice Coat, and then her figure flashed a few times in mid-air before arriving at Svalbard Island first, while Sig had already arrived at the position where he was confronting her.

"Aren't you going to hurry up and leave?" Sig said, glancing at Luo.

When the Flame Cloud slowed down the island, the seawater that had been rising around it had already subsided.

However, Sig kept his eyes fixed on the Polar Tang and specially created a small Flame Cloud to support the submarine.

Sig might not be able to hold off Vice Admiral Tsuru and Momousagi together, but leaving would be easy for him. He's just buying Law some time.

After a slight pause, Luo said, "Thank you," and then immediately carried Wolf away.

"The Navy always seems to arrive late," Sig said, looking regretful that it wasn't Vice Admiral Tsuru and Golden Lion who suffered heavy losses together.

Vice Admiral Tsuru caught a glimpse of Trafalgar Law leaving and remarked, "It's not like it's every time, is it? Back on Minion Island, your intelligence came too late, which is why Doflamingo escaped."

Upon hearing this, Sig couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Old fox!"

While seemingly refuting Sig, Vice Admiral Tsuru was actually reminding Trafalgar Law not to associate with this Fish-Man, as it was he who hid information back then, preventing the timely rescue of Rosinante!