I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

The minister frowned deeply and spoke directly to Cobra;

"Your Majesty, I really can't stand it anymore. What kind of intangible cultural heritage is this?"

He pointed at the laughing crowd beside him and angrily shouted:

"It is true that Sig saved Rain City, but bandits are just bandits after all, and they can't be considered respectable."

"You're right, that's indeed not quite appropriate."

Cobra nodded slightly.

But at that moment, he suddenly heard a clear, bell-like laugh.

Kobra's expression shifted slightly, and he looked up.

At some point, Vivi slipped out again and stood at the edge of the crowd, watching the bounty hunter duo's chopstick dance with a happy smile.

“Weiwei…”

Cobra paused for a moment, then fell into deep thought.

"Can a dance bring joy?"

"Although the form of the dance was beyond my expectations, they did seem to be having a lot of fun."

Cobra's eyes brightened slightly, and he said in a low voice.

His gaze shifted from the bandits to a pair of chopsticks on the dining table.

"Your Majesty?"

The minister's eyes widened; he had a bad feeling.

Cobra then picked up two chopsticks on his own initiative and held them to his nostrils...

"This...this won't do, Your Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

To the astonishment of the ministers, Kobra stood up with two chopsticks stuck in his nose.

"Weiwei, look at Daddy..."

Cobra, completely disregarding his image, walked up to Vivi and made a face.

"puff---"

This time it was Sieg's turn to rant.

He was still admiring his own cleverness when he inadvertently witnessed this scene.

At the same time, the number in the task panel changed from 2/15 to 3/15.

“Cobrata...”

Sig was also surprised.

But upon closer reflection, Cobra wasn't exactly a respectable person to begin with.

This seemingly serious and upright old man once led the Straw Hat crew to rampage through the Women's Bathhouse dungeon, only to be wiped out by the big boss Nami's AOE ultimate move, "Fist of Happiness."

The key point is that his own daughter, Vivi, was also in the bathhouse at the time.

"What an extraordinary king..."

Sig's eyes lit up slightly. He chuckled, grabbed a handful of chopsticks from the table, and brought them close to Cobra.

“King Cobra, you are indeed a king unlike any other.”

"But, as a king, isn't it inappropriate to make such a move in front of his ministers?"

As Sieg spoke, he placed a pair of chopsticks in Cobra's palm and gestured for Cobra to look up.

Cobra followed Sig's gaze and saw that his minister, the captain of the guard Icarus, and Bell were all looking at him with strange eyes.

At this moment, Cobra finally realized that he had lost his composure.

He coughed lightly, took the chopsticks out of his nostril again, and was about to say something when he felt Sieg place a pair of chopsticks in his hand...

With a puzzled look at Sieg, Cobra immediately understood.

yes...

If the king himself has acted improperly, then as long as he brings everyone else down to his level, wouldn't this awkward situation be completely resolved?

His expression turned serious again as he looked at the ministers on the other side of the banquet and said solemnly:

"The chopstick dance brought by Mr. Sig is indeed a dance that can bring joy to people."

"This kind of joy can only be experienced by those who participate in it personally."

“Icaram, Bell, Jaka..…”

Cobra read out one name after another, then waved a pair of chopsticks in his hand.

"Come over here and get the chopsticks."

"this...."

Icarus and the others looked at each other, hesitated for a long time, but finally accepted the chopsticks with strange expressions.

No matter how absurd Cobra was, he was still their king, and a rather renowned one at that.

To disobey the king's orders in front of distinguished guests is something that cannot be done...

So, Icarum and the others, with expressions of resignation, slowly inserted chopsticks into their nostrils...

From this moment on...

This formal banquet held in the palace gradually turned into a strange kind of revelry.

Task completion progress +1, +2, +3...

Looking at the numbers flashing on the mission panel, Sieg felt extremely satisfied.

Moreover, this is just the beginning...

As the chopstick dance spreads, characters in other cities and regions of Alabasta may also be affected.

You might be able to easily and happily obtain the cards as a reward for completing the mission.

Beautiful!

...........

After the banquet ended.

King Cobra returned to the palace and was examining his reflection in the full-length mirror.

To be precise, Cobra wasn't looking at his own face, but rather at his nostrils.

"Why does it feel like my nostrils are a little bigger... Could it be because they've been stretched by chopsticks?"

Cobra muttered to himself.

Shifting his attention away from the nostrils, Cobra sat down at the table and began drafting an order.

He had already promised Sieg that he would help promote the Chopsticks Dance, so naturally he had to do it.

"The name 'Chopsticks Dance'... doesn't seem quite right."

"How about we rename it... Dance of Heroes, a dance to commemorate the heroes of Rain City?"

Cobra muttered to himself.

Sig’s identity and his arrival in the capital Albana could not be made public.

The name "Dance of Heroes" can be used as a hint.

..........

A few days later, in Rain City.

The city lord of Rain City was staring blankly at the pair of chopsticks handed to him by the messenger.

"Your Majesty Cobra, he specially sent an envoy from Albana to give me a pair of chopsticks? What is the meaning behind this?"

The city lord of Yudi pondered for a moment, his face gradually turning pale.

"I've heard that a certain king once ordered the death of one of his ministers by giving him a piece of white cloth, symbolizing that he should hang himself..."

"So now, these chopsticks... is this another way of sending someone to their death?"

The city lord trembled as he took the chopsticks, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down, his face showing both fear and anger.

"A tyrannical ruler! A tyrannical ruler indeed..."

The city lord murmured to himself.

However, he then saw the messenger slowly pull out a paper order.

"Hmm? This is related to the hero Sig? Is it a heroic dance commemorating him?"

"That's all."

Chapter 242 Pandaren and History (Text)

While Kobra's decrees were in effect throughout the country, Sig spent a few peaceful days in Albana.

Almost every day, the progress of the Chopsticks Dance task is slowly improving.

However, Sieg didn't just wait idly.

Besides the chopstick dance, he actually had another matter to attend to during his trip to Albana.

"Robin, what have you thought about what I told you before?"

Sig called Robin over and asked her a question.

"Would you like to be my daughter?"

"Sig asked."

Back in Rain City, Sig had asked Robin this question before, but Crocodile ambushed him, and he didn't get a response from Robin.

"I..."