"Hmph... Are you planning to broadcast live the fact that some pirates allow other pirates into their territory?" Kaido mocked.
Whitebeard glanced at the sarcastic Kaido, then looked at Morgans with a strange expression and said, "Are you going to livestream some brat offering me good sake every year?"
Sig slammed his fist on the table and stood up. "Are you still going to livestream me going to Whole Cake Island for a month every year?"
Charlotte and her family present:...
"No, it's just... the division of territory." Morgans wiped the sweat from his brow with his wing.
Shanks then tried to smooth things over, suggesting that it would only involve dividing up the live-streamed territory—although this would make Shanks seem weak, since his territory was practically negligible. However, Shanks didn't care about such things anyway, and besides... he was the one who initiated the negotiations, which already gave him enough influence!
Seeing that Shanks, who had barely even claimed any territory, had already said so, all parties agreed, and the final agreement was broadcast live...
March 1, 1517.
The WEC once again stole the spotlight.
President Morgans personally traveled to Hakunnos to broadcast the "Four Emperors' Pact" live!
Under Morgans' lens, Shanks, in a suave and slightly effeminate manner, pulls out a handkerchief; Big Mom takes out her little pink umbrella; Kaido removes a sake jug with an unknown amount of sake remaining; Whitebeard casually rips off his bandana...
To Sig's surprise, the hairstyle beneath the Whitebeard and turban was also shaped like a crescent moon, looking like a magnified version of the beard!
This is something Weevil didn't "inherit"...
Then the Four Emperors worked together and threw them into a treasure chest.
Then, in front of the camera, they buried the treasure chest in Hakunnos —a traditional ritual among pirates when they agree on something.
I took off one of my personal belongings, put it in a treasure chest, and buried it...
It is said that this tradition originated from the fact that the various parties in the alliance collected a portion of their treasures together and then buried them.
However, later on, because there were too many shameless pirates and too many poor pirates, it evolved into just burying a personal item randomly in the treasure chest!
Seeing this scene, people all over the world... mainly on ordinary islands with branches of the WEC, were stirred at this moment.
Some lamented that there would be no more independent pirate crews in the New World; some cursed the World Government for being useless and watched as pirates carved up the world; while others felt a pang of envy, naively believing that the New World would one day be peaceful...
Even in Mary Geoise, there were many Live Broadcast Den Den Mushi broadcasting this scene, and the Five Elders in the conference room all had stern expressions.
Sig stared blankly at the camera—he felt waves of emotion sweeping over him from all over the world!
Although the distance between them was unknown, the sheer number of people—hundreds of millions—when they focused their attention on Hakunnos, stirred up a massive upheaval in the Sea of Collective Subconscious...
Even if they didn't know where Hakunnos was, it didn't affect this psychological fluctuation, and the live broadcast at this moment also solidified this mysterious connection.
Just as Morgans was about to end the live broadcast... suddenly, Sig stepped forward.
"I have two more things to say, may I?" Sig asked Morgans.
Morgans wanted to say "no," but the words that came out were "please."
"Greetings to all ordinary people, pirates, Revolutionary Army, henchmen of the World Government, and... countless slaves on the high seas."
Sig's opening remarks were jarring to many—who was he calling a lackey?
Some astute individuals sensed something amiss— Siegfried would take this opportunity to satirize the World Government, which was understandable, but... why specifically mention slaves?
"Everyone should know who I am, after all, I've been at sea for eleven years... On January 10th, eleven years ago, I escaped from Mary Geoise." Sig's words surprised many, as they were an admission that he had been a slave in Mary Geoise.
Not only was it unexpected that Sig was a slave in Mary Geoise, but it was also because... no one would bring up such a thing!
"Sig..." Beckman tried to stop Sig from continuing, worried that his mental state was not right, but Shanks stopped him.
"To be precise, I was rescued. After all, in Mary Geoise, the utter despair was so overwhelming that I couldn't have escaped on my own; I would have been completely consumed by it..."
"Eleven years ago, it was Fisher Tiger who saved me, and nine years ago, Fisher Tiger was also murdered by the World Government for rescuing slaves!"
"However... whether in Mary Geoise or anywhere else on the sea, wherever you are, whether you are fellow Fish-Man Race, fellow humans, or any other race... you are all slaves, just like I was eleven years ago!"
I, Siegfried, hereby pledge...
One day, I will, like Fisher Tiger, smash your shackles to pieces and burn them to ashes!
The fire that Fisher Tiger, a hero of the world and of all races, ignited in Mary Geoise may have been extinguished, but the fire of freedom in our hearts will never be extinguished!
Whether you're Celestial Dragons or any other legal or illegal slave owner, don't expect your self-imposed 'laws' to protect you... Wash your necks and wait to die!
Sig's combination of promises and threats greatly stirred the emotions of the people watching the live broadcast... especially the slaves.
When Sig mentioned that he had once been a slave in Mary Geoise, some people already realized what was happening and wanted to turn off the Den Den Mushi broadcast, especially in front of the various "big screens" on the streets of Mary Geoise!
After all, the name Fisher Tiger remains a taboo in Mary Geoise to this day...
However, things didn't go as planned!
While dominating the camera, Sig hypnotized the Live Broadcast Den Den Mushi snail phone), and then, following the signal from the Den Den Mushi, hypnotized every other Den Den Mushi receiving the live stream as well...
The Den Den Mushi's structure, somewhere between a living organism and a tool, Sig to suspect that it was Oldest One some kind of artificial creature, much like the various Sky Island Clams.
It's hard to say it has self-awareness, but it does indeed possess some biological characteristics, so...
Once the Den Den Den Mushi) in various locations receive the signal and are hypnotized, they cannot be turned off midway!
Aside from a few exasperated Celestial Dragons or other noble slave owners who smashed the Den Den Mushi to death, in most places, the Den Den Mushi's continued playback was not interrupted.
After all, people who make such decisive decisions are still in the minority—Den Den Den Mushi) are expensive!
After only a moment's hesitation, Sig had already finished speaking.
In an instant, Sig's Promotion Ceremony to "Manipulator," Sequence 4 the "Visionary Path," was completed...