"This... my Old Man once rivaled Roger at sea, and the Navy retreated wherever the Whitebeard Pirate Flag went. Could he be considered a true pirate?"
"I'm an old and feeble man, already thinking about finding someone to inherit the family business. I'm just a wealthy old man, not a pirate."
This time, Blackbeard inexplicably didn't react to Sig's disdain; perhaps... he did have a feeling of agreement?
"Charlotte Linlin, exceptionally gifted, was able to fight a giant elder at the age of eight, established Whole Cake Island, and had dozens of children, among whom the strongest were no less than some of the leaders of our Whitebeard Pirates..."
"If you can't trust anything except blood ties, then your achievements will stop there... You're just a crazy woman talking to herself."
"Kaido of the Beasts, known as the Strongest Creature, lay dormant in Wano Country for ten years before shocking the seas. Now, with numerous powerful subordinates and Wano Country as his backing, he can be considered a true pirate."
"He has plenty of ambition and drive, but he knows too little about when to advance Wano Country, and he even had to cooperate with the local 'shogun' before. He's just a fox in lion's clothing, at most a half-pirate."
"Then... Captain Shanks, who was once a member of Roger's Red-Hair Pirates, only inviting like-minded people to join him. Although they have the fewest members and don't occupy any territory, our Old Man has said that the Red-Hair Pirates are extremely strong overall, even surpassing the main force of our Whitebeard Pirates... With just over a hundred people, they've become a force to be reckoned with in the New World. Can they be considered true pirates?"
"My Captain is an adventurer; he calls himself a pirate just to join in the fun and avoid seeming out of place."
"If these four can't be considered true pirates... then I think the only One Piece left on the high seas is the former Pirate King."
"Hahaha, Teach... you're too modest. If you ask me... the only real pirates on this high seas right now are you and me!"
"Teach! Your alcohol tolerance is terrible today... Wake up! The Big Sister has already come by and said she's found William and is getting ready to go back."
A henchman woke up the drunk Teach.
Teach's alcohol tolerance was really low today, and he even got mocked by a group of henchmen.
"Yes, yes... I mean... that's good... hahaha..." Teach was covered in sweat. His expression was cold when he first woke up, but he quickly composed himself.
Teach still clearly remembers the "warning" that Sig gave her in the dream!
Suppressing his fear and showing no outward sign of distress, Blackbeard inwardly sneered— Sea King? Ha, interesting... Let's see who has the last laugh!
There's one point Blackbeard strongly agrees with Sig's assessment of the "Four Emperors"...
Only Kaido can be considered "half a pirate"!
Blackbeard now believes that Siegfried is indeed sinister, and that he truly saw through his secrets.
Teach had to admit that he was actually a step behind Siegfried in this respect— Siegfried had known all along that he was a "real pirate," but he only found out today that Siegfried was also a "real pirate."
Clearly, Sig had no intention of avenging Shanks; instead, he had made a "pact" with Blackbeard!
After all, he was Whitebeard's good son, his brothers' good brother, and the kindest guy in the Whitebeard Pirates. After killing Blackbeard, Whitebeard's first priority was to seek revenge on Sig.
Of course, if Sig really wanted to kill him, he could have easily made him die an unexplained death, but...
Aside from worrying that this guy would set a bad example for young William, Sig had no other reason to intervene.
Shanks is only disfigured; besides, without the scar on his eye, Shanks would look even more like an ordinary person. Sig doesn't see any need to avenge the Captain.
As for Blackbeard's viciousness, cruelty, and other pirate traits, Sig thought he might be an excellent teammate.
Ignoring the possibility of being stabbed in the back or becoming an ally, in terms of individual ability alone, the two best teammates in the One Piece world are Vegapunk Blackbeard.
Blackbeard's ideals do not conflict with Sig's goals, so letting him disrupt the World Government is not a bad idea.
The only thing to watch out for is that when Blackbeard rises to power, he might become too focused on the "involution" within the pirate world—it would be better if he vented all that energy on the World Government!
After all, Blackbeard's dream is also to become the "One Piece," so he cares a lot about the New World. He may even have some secrets related to Rocks. In the original work, the Blackbeard Pirates not only occupied Hachinosu as their base, but their flagship was also named "Sword of Xebec"... Rocks' full name is Rocks D. Xebec!
Of course, Sig didn't care too much about this, because his expectation of Blackbeard as a "teammate" was only to launch a attack on the World Government. After that, Sig would be close to achieving his ultimate goal, and Blackbeard wouldn't be able to cause any more trouble.
While Sig could imagine that Blackbeard harbored ill intentions towards everyone except himself, Vegapunk was the same in this respect—the common ground being that they always trusted only themselves. Of course, Vegapunk's ultimate goal was far more noble than Blackbeard's.
However, Sig didn't care about any of this. As long as he became Sequence 3, everything would be fine. Sig was just using Vegapunk and Teach.
Moreover, all three believed that they would ultimately achieve their goal, while the other two were merely paving the way for themselves.
As for Sig's true identity, he has already taken little William to find his Mom.
Of course, Sig didn't accompany Whitey Bay back to the Whitebeard Pirates, otherwise it would have been quite awkward... Besides, the news of Sig's prison break had already spread, so he couldn't very well skip returning to the Red-Hair Pirates and go to the Whitebeard Pirates first, could he?
Whitey Bay clearly had no intention of joining Sig on a visit to the Red-Hair Pirates.
Therefore... a few days later, Sig bid farewell to Whitey Bay and William Jr., and continued his journey to find the Red-Hair Pirates and reunite with them.
Compared to Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Kaido, Shanks, who is also revered as one of the "Four Emperors," is now much more relaxed. While the other three are striving to pacify all the pirates and countries that have not yet submitted to them within their territories, Shanks is taking advantage of the ceasefire to search for treasure everywhere...
After all, he had no ambition for "territory". The island where the "Red-Hair Pirates flag" was only approved by Shanks for one reason or another, and Shanks agreed to let them fly their own pirate flag. It was not that Shanks wanted to occupy the place.
Therefore, unlike the other three emperors, Shanks' territory was fragmented and not contiguous.
Sig only knew the location of the Red Voss because he had Jack's Vivre Card...
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