The Guide
Vice Admiral Tsuru and Momousagi ultimately brought back Golden Lion... and only Golden Lion!
Although Vice Admiral Tsuru is a veteran of the Navy, he is not known for his strength compared to Sengoku and Garp. Let alone Siegfried... he couldn't even capture Trafalgar Law under Sig's intimidation.
Meanwhile, Sig was already aboard the Polar Tang —Law, of course, wasn't so careless as to invite a Great Pirate over, but Sig was keeping a close eye on the Polar Tang's location...
After Luo led Wolf onto the submarine, Sig also arrived in a flash, and Vice Admiral Tsuru did not give chase.
At this moment, Law stopped Shakky, Pekoms, and Bepo, and made a clear wary gesture towards Sig. However, Sig could sense that he was the most wary, always ready to "ROOM".
The suggestive conversation between Sig and Vice Admiral Tsuru revealed a great deal to Luo.
Luo felt a mixture of agreement and expectation regarding Sig's final words, but also... a lingering sense of unease.
To Sig, Rosinante was just a washed-up Celestial Dragons, but to Law, he was the true "light."
"Don't be nervous, I just want you to help me save someone," Sig said, offering them a reassuring gesture.
Aside from Law, who had already Awakening Conqueror's Haki and therefore the effect was not good, the others immediately calmed down considerably.
"Who is the patient? Where is he/she?" Luo asked calmly.
There was no hint of probing in his tone; it sounded more like he had already agreed.
"Donghai, an... ordinary person, his strength is probably about the same as his." Sig pointed at Pekoms.
Pekoms was clearly unhappy with being compared to an "ordinary person," but he dared not refute it—he hadn't seen much of the battle between Sig and the Golden Lion, but he had witnessed the final "island takeover" firsthand!
Perhaps...
In Siegfried's eyes, someone like himself was just an ordinary person!
"An ordinary person?" Luo questioned.
"So we need to sign a contract. I don't want the patient's identity to be exposed... Is that alright? I just rescued you, so consider this advance payment. Don't be nervous. I have absolutely no interest in Eternal Youth Surgery or anything like that right now." Sig didn't answer, and as he spoke, a contract appeared in his hand.
Hearing Sig say that, Law felt relieved—it seemed Sig really only needed him to rescue people?
Although Sig emphasized that he was not interested "now," it was precisely because of this that Law believed he was genuinely uninterested... at least not now.
Sig then looked at Bepo and said, "You're Mink Tribe, aren't you? Why aren't you in Zou? Did you get lost too?"
"Zou ... Ah! Do you know where my hometown is?" Bepo said immediately.
Bepo fell into the Zou seven or eight years ago when he was five years old, so his childhood memories are already vague.
"Do you know where the home of the Mink Tribe is?" Luo asked hurriedly.
Since Wolf had been able to find the legend of Law's Ope Ope no Mi (Op-Op Fruit), he must have also found relevant records about the Mink Tribe.
After a slight hesitation, Sig said, "You are too weak right now. I cannot give you the Vivre Card that points to Zou. Otherwise, if it gets out, it will be very dangerous for the Mink Tribe..."
Law could understand this explanation. Even if he didn't know that the Mink Tribe had joined some mysterious "alliance" to fight against the World Government, he at least knew that the Mink Tribe was popular in the slave market and that they had fought with people who wanted to capture Bepo before!
Bepo felt a little dejected after hearing this, after all, he had once thought he was an outsider, and after learning that he was a "Mink Tribe," he had always hoped to meet other Mink Tribe.
"We will become stronger!" Law said immediately after seeing Bepo's dejected expression.
"Then let's talk about it when you get stronger." Sig waved his hand casually.
Luo set sail relatively early among the "Worst Generation," but entered the Grand Line relatively late.
Luffy was the last to Luffy —because there's really nothing in the East Blue, making it easy to "clear the gates."
Sig did believe in their future, but he couldn't give them the Vivre Card that pointed to Zou just because of future events.
Before Luo could say anything more, Sig interjected, "Besides, with your strength, you can't even reach Zou, let alone protect the Vivre Card! At least... let's talk about it when you get to the 'New World'."
"The New World?" Luo was unfamiliar with this term.
Sig stopped answering.
"How do we get to the East China Sea?" Luo asked after calming down.
The Heart Pirates can't go to the East Blue on their own!
"How long will your oxygen supply last?" Sig countered.
"Half a month." Although Luo's tone was calm, Sig could tell he was lying.
However, he didn't expose it, because Luo had only concealed some of the Polar Tang's capabilities, and Sig didn't care about it.
It seems that the oxygen cylinders and oxygen generators are in sufficient supply...
"That's enough. You can continue descending." Sig didn't explain further.
Shakky and Pekoms looked at Law and then did as Sig said.
Not long after, Law seemed to sense something, but at this point he didn't Observation Haki, it was just intuition.
"Turn off the searchlights outside," Sig said directly.
"What? There might be sea monsters, even Sea King, at this depth!" Luo exclaimed hurriedly.
"Turn off the lights." Sig didn't explain.
Luo stared at the guy for a while, then decided he didn't need to scheme against him like this, so he nodded and agreed to "turn off the lights."
When all was pitch black, a tremor came, as if... a giant beast had appeared, or even... perhaps it had already swallowed the Polar Tang!
Sig stopped Shakky from operating the submarine's weapons, then said calmly, "Then get some rest. We'll be in the East China Sea in a few days."
That's right, Sig's route to naturalization was from the North Sea to the Calm Belt, then to the New World, Fish-Man Island, and then directly from the seabed through the Red Line Continent, and then through the Calm Belt back to the East Sea—not by relying on the Polar Tang, but by relying on the Sea King!
Since the Polar Tang has enough oxygen and supplies, it can simply stay inside the Sea King's belly.
Sig did get a good rest, but for the rest of the Heart Pirates, it was a long, terrifying period that was almost causing them to develop claustrophobia...
Fortunately, Sig kindly gave them some "soothing" treatment, which prevented them from becoming agitated.
When they saw the light of day again, Sig told them that they had indeed reached the East Sea and pointed out Arlong's territory on the sea chart. He said that once they saw Arlong, they would know who the person they were supposed to rescue was!
As for Sig himself, he doesn't plan to show his face in the East Blue, lest the World Government discover anything about him.
Sig has been adjusting his condition these past few days...
The "notification" to Vice Admiral Tsuru is gradually taking effect. In the past few days, the World Government has also received the "declaration of war prophecy" certified by Sig. The ceremony... is complete!