Golden Hair

The Hunting Party is an extremely cruel and shameless "entertainment activity" that the Giant Axe Pirates engage in.

Slaves would be fitted with explosive collars that prevented them from leaving a designated area. They would then be hunted in a perimeter, often accompanied by wagers to increase the excitement, with contests focusing on the quantity and quality of slaves killed...

Silver Axe specifically announced that at the hunting party, there would be Three-in-One Fish-Man combining a sawtooth shark, an octopus, and a kissing fish. The meaning couldn't be clearer!

After the Giant Axe Pirates left, Fisher Tiger looked at the notice with a particularly gloomy expression. He had also seen the hammer-headed Fish-Man, Baik, but Sig was just wiping a cup silently to the side.

"Little Fei, go find Jinbe and tell him... we'll attack the City of Sighs in three days!" Fisher Tiger said solemnly.

Sig could tell from Fisher Tiger's stern face that he intended to seize the opportunity to directly attack the "Hunter Party" and rescue Arlong and the others.

"No, since Silver Axe is planning to lure us out, he will definitely find a way to get the message out on his own. I don't need to notify him... I'll go to the castle to find Gage! As long as we can persuade the Vinsmoke Family, we can work together, and our chances will be much greater." Sig rarely refused Fisher Tiger's order.

"No way! How are you going to get into the castle? Besides, didn't you say that Gage actually wanted to cooperate with Silver Axe?" Fisher Tiger glared at Sig, naturally refusing to agree.

"I can...find a way to persuade him!" Sig had already made up his mind to use the "bargaining chip" he had previously saved.

Moreover, Sig has now gained another bargaining chip—the "weakness" of the Silver Axe, which Gage will likely find very interesting.

However, such words clearly failed to convince Fisher Tiger.

But just then, Baik said from the side, "I can take him into the castle."

Fisher Tiger glared at him, but Baik didn't mince words and said, "Of course, if you fail, you'll die." He gave Baike a half-mocking look, as if to say: If you don't even have this level of determination, then you might as well "lie flat" like me!

"Then I'll leave it to you..." Sig said directly to Baik.

"Sig!" Fisher Tiger snapped.

"Boss Fisher Tiger!" Sig met Fisher Tiger's gaze without backing down.

A moment later, Fisher Tiger sensed Sig's determination and said helplessly, "Be careful."

Seeing this, Baik said, "Tonight I'm going to deliver Fish-Man Race wine to Lalas, the second-in-command of the Giant Axe Pirates. You can come in with me, but I can only take you in."

"As long as it's big enough inside..." Sig said after glancing in the direction of the castle.

Baik didn't quite understand what Sig meant, but Silver Axe Castle was indeed very large, and there were quite a few people inside.

The castle is big enough, and there are enough people, which means... no one feels they need to know everyone in the castle!

That evening, Sig pushed a wooden cart, carrying several barrels of wine, and, guided by Baik, arrived at the side entrance of the castle.

"Here to deliver wine to the Big Sister?" the guard asked when he saw Baik, clearly indicating this wasn't the first time.

Second-in-command Lalas is the only woman among the high-ranking officers of the Giant Axe, and is generally referred to as the Big Sister.

"Yes, I agreed a long time ago." Baik appeared neither humble nor arrogant, which was in line with his "persona".

"Not the same guy as before..." The guard glanced at Sig.

"That one was sold," Baik replied casually.

The guards didn't question him further and let Baik in directly.

The castle was not deserted; there were quite a few people inside. After Sig sneaked in, he separated from Baik. As for how he would explain that he left alone, that was up to him.

Sig walked through the castle, his expression calm and composed, his peripheral vision scanning the faces painted on the walls...

Turning the corner, Sig's heart skipped a beat, and he finally spotted a head that was "pretending to be desperate" but was actually monitoring the castle for the Giant Axe Pirates!

Perhaps he was originally a member of a pirate crew, temporarily relieved of his head to stand guard, or perhaps... he's just a fool who's been tortured and enslaved?

Sig stopped as he passed by him, glanced at him, then grabbed his chin, stretched his neck out a bit, and ignored the other's cries of pain, asking, "Where does Master's guest... Vinsmoke Gage live?"

"I... I..." The monitor wanted to simply deny his identity, but seeing Sig's eyes and attitude, he wavered again.

Although I don't recognize this person, it seems he knows my identity?

It must be some high-ranking official!

"I don't know who Gage is. The master has recently entertained several guests at the castle..." the watcher said truthfully.

Sig realized the other person wasn't lying, so he changed his question, "It's the one with long, messy blond hair!"

"I know... it hurts... stop pulling, stop pulling... it's on the second floor of the North Clock Tower..." the monitor cried out in pain as he answered.

Sig judged that the other party was not lying, so he snorted and let go.

North Clock Tower? Sig didn't know how to get there, but heading north was always the right thing to do.

Just then, the clock struck eight o'clock, Sig headed straight for the clock to the north.

Along the way, he encountered patrolling guards, wandering pirates, and even disguised watchers on the walls, but Sig handled them all with ease.

If Sig sensed even the slightest suspicion from someone, he would immediately meet their gaze. Then, observing the other person's emotional response when they noticed him, he would either nod in greeting or give them a defiant glare...

Even if someone is wary of this unfamiliar fellow, it is always dispelled at just the right moment.

When we arrived at the North Bell Tower, there were hardly any people around, probably to give guests some space to be alone.

Sig was slightly puzzled—he didn't see those "bodyguards" outside.

However, having already made up his mind, Sig still went to the door of the innermost guest room and knocked on it...

Before Gage could respond, Sig had already pushed the door open and entered.

Even if he didn't believe in Gage's strength, he still had faith in the technology of Gage's Battle Suit. He was already standing at the door knocking; how could Judge not know who it was?

This is a negotiation, so Sig needs to be firm.

"I'm coming in!" Sig Door Opening and said with the self-assurance of a big shot.

After...

Sig saw an elderly man with long, fluffy golden hair, who was wearing a bathrobe and staring at him blankly.

At this moment, the old man seemed to be preparing to put on his nightcap, but... he failed because the ship's rudder was stuck on his head, and he was struggling with himself!

It was at this moment that Sig knocked on the door and "broke" in...

"I... went to the wrong place!" Sig quickly closed the door, then turned to leave.

However, at that moment the door opened automatically, and Sig suddenly felt a "qi" that made his hair stand on end and his mind tense lock onto him and even "penetrate" him. Then his clothes tightened, pulling him up off the ground, and he floated back into the room!

Just then, the blond Old Man beckoned with his finger and asked Sig, "Young man, you look very energetic... Can you help me see why this hat won't stay on?"