I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"Achievement Quest: The Old Age Returns (1)".

"Mission Objective: Influence historical figures who were active in the past, altering their destinies and allowing them to reappear in the new era. 0/1"

"Mission Reward: Unlock the third card type and receive a random draw for the new card type."

This achievement, known as the Rebirth of the Old Age, is a long-term, phased achievement task.

New tasks will only appear after a phase is completed.

Similar to Siegfried's previous bounty achievements.

After the Goa Kingdom incident, Sig fulfilled the achievement of "a bounty of over 100 million".

The next stage achievement to unlock is "500 million bounty".

Obviously, the $400 million bounty for anotherpiece is not included in the calculation.

Sig told Crocus so much, partly because he wanted to complete this achievement quest.

Faced with Sieg's question, Crocus hesitated for a long time before finally speaking:

"I'll probably go to the Devil's Triangle."

"If Brook is really still trying his best to fulfill his promise to Raab, as you say, I will try to help him and reunite him with Raab."

Even so, Crocus hesitated.

He was a doctor, not a navigator, nor a combatant.

Crocus can take a rocket in the face, swim in Laboon's stomach acid, and beat up the Pirate King... but he's just a doctor.

He was certainly aware of the dangers of the Grand Line, and he had also heard of the Devil's Triangle.

If he wants to go to the Devil's Triangle, it won't be that simple.

"So Crocus is really planning to go by himself?"

Sieg's heart skipped a beat; Crocus's plan was pretty much what he had expected.

More than a decade ago, one of the reasons Crocus joined Roger's crew was to search for the Rumbar Pirates.

Now that he has come with news of Brook, it is understandable that Crocus would have such thoughts.

Next... is the important part.

"Crocas, hop on my ship, I'll take you to the Devil's Triangle."

"As payment, how about you serve as our ship's doctor for the time being?"

Sig looked directly at Crocus and said this.

In this day and age, Gecko Moria shouldn't be in the Devil's Triangle yet; that area isn't that dangerous.

Brook's shadow was captured by Moria several years later; all that was needed was to safely bring Brook out of the Devil's Triangle.

Given Brook's seniority, he's definitely a character from the old era, and we might be able to complete some achievement quests for him then.

"You're planning to recruit a sixty-year-old man like me?"

Crocus was stunned; he hadn't expected Sieg to say something like that.

However, in reality, Sieg's age is probably around the same as Crocus's...

If Siegfried had helped, it would actually be much better than Crocus going alone.

The Devil's Triangle is not a small place, but a vast and mysterious sea area.

If Crocus went in alone, he might get lost inside.

“Since Sig has been to the Devil’s Triangle, he must be quite capable.”

"It's safer for me to hitch a ride on his boat than to recklessly go by myself."

Kurokas glanced at the newspaper in his hand describing Sieg's achievements and pondered the matter.

That's the logic.

But when he thought of the mystery Sig had shown before, Crocus hesitated for a moment before finally refusing.

"If I were decades younger, I might have accepted your invitation."

"It's a pity I'm too old. I don't want to be a bandit or a pirate anymore. I still prefer a job as a lighthouse keeper."

"I will handle Brook's matter myself. Please allow me to refuse to join your bandit group."

After speaking, Crocus stared at Sieg, observing his reaction.

To his surprise, Sieg did not show any obvious change in expression, but simply nodded slightly.

"I see. Then I won't insist."

Sig's gaze flickered for a moment before landing on the system panel beside him.

Just now, when Crocus refused him, Sig had already quietly activated the Wang Mouze Possession Card.

The "True Fragrance Card" isn't a card that forcibly distorts someone's will, but rather subtly influences them like boiling a frog in warm water.

Once the card passes the inspection, it can silently change its will and, after a period of time, suddenly realize how good it is.

However... the timeframe is uncertain, and there's no system notification regarding whether the test has been passed.

It seemed that Crocus's refusal wasn't particularly strong, and Sieg thought it best to wait and see.

..........

After their conversation, the two of them stepped out of the wooden house and were immediately drawn to the noise outside.

The bandits gathered together, now bursting into laughter.

"These two bounty hunters are really quite interesting."

"Our bandit group has struck gold!"

Sig followed their gaze and almost spat out his drink.

Johnny and Joseph were both using a pair of chopsticks, one end inserted into their nostrils and the other into their mouths, to prop their mouths open, while holding winnowing baskets in their hands, and were...dancing?

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On the shore, Johnny and Joseph, two goofballs, were doing a chopstick dance, which made everyone laugh.

Laboon, the whale as big as the island, was being amused by the two of them and occasionally rubbed his face against them with a million-ton attack.

Seeing this, Sieg's heart stirred.

This is incredible!

He almost forgot that besides nearly killing Hawkeye, Joseph the Swordsman had another achievement!

The Chopstick Dance was originally the signature move of the Sword God Joseph, who later passed this secret technique on to the Pirate King Luffy, who then popularized it.

The God of Knives and the Saint of Swords seem to be quite formidable.

In just a short while, he had successfully become friends with the whale Laboon.

The moment the thought crossed my mind, the system panel next to me opened up.

"Task triggered".

"Task: Everyone do the chopsticks dance."

"Task requirement: Get 15 story characters to perform the chopstick dance. (0/15)"

"Mission Rewards: One Possession Card: Joseph, and one Possession Card: Johnny."

This unexpectedly triggered task left Sieg completely bewildered.

Crocus was quietly observing the two bounty hunters, unable to suppress a smile.

"Sig's bandit gang seems a bit different from what I imagined?"

"There are actually such humorous characters out there?"

Crocus suddenly remembered his past in Roger's pirate crew.

He only followed Roger and served as the pirate ship's doctor for three years, but that experience left a deep impression on him.

Roger's ship had plenty of goofy characters like that too...

After reflecting on his feelings, Crocus didn't forget his business.

He pulled Lala aside and recounted what Sig had said inside the cabin.

The Rumbar Pirates, Brook, and the individual plans of Higuma and Crocus...

The whale, the size of an island, raised its head and let out a loud and high-pitched cry. Tears streamed down its face like a flood from its enormous eyes, which were many times larger than those of a warship.

However, the news that Brook survived is at least much better than Laboon being abandoned or wiped out by the Rumbar Pirates.

Sig watched this scene from afar, a slight stirring in his heart.

Amidst Rab's cries, he heard two sobbing sounds.

"This is so touching. Is there such a moving friendship between comrades in the Grand Line? Johnny."

"This journey into the Grand Line might not be too bad, at least we've run into Laboon, Joseph."

Johnny and Joseph, who were standing nearby, heard Labour's story and tears streamed down their faces.

"Now that we know about this, we can't just sit idly by."

"Good, Laboon, your partner Brooke, we'll do our best to help bring him back safe and sound!"

Two fledgling bounty hunters made a promise to the weeping Laboon.

Hearing these words, many of the bandits changed their opinion of the two weak bounty hunters.

Sieg looked at the two people with a hint of surprise, which immediately made Johnny and Joseph stop crying and look up at him.

As you can see, the two people trembled slightly the moment their eyes met.

"Mr. Sisisigu, you're a bandit, we're bounty hunters, although we're on different sides..."

"But the fact that you offered to help Raab shows that you are a man of integrity and compassion."

Joseph and Johnny exchanged a glance and bowed deeply to Sieg.