I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Sig was indeed unable to dodge the ghost of Princess Mononoke, Perona.

But as Moria's loud laughter rang out, Stussy's mind, which was about to completely lose its composure, cleared up slightly.

It seems that because Stussy was not completely penetrated by the negative spirit, she was less affected.

She barely managed to lift her head, glancing at Sieg in the crowd out of the corner of her eye.

Perona seemed to have made Sig her primary target, with four or five semi-transparent ghosts constantly moving in and out of his body.

Even Sieg...

Stussy's face paled slightly, his mind a jumbled mess of thoughts.

Regardless of their feelings towards Sieg, in the current situation, Sieg is their only hope for resistance. Even Stussy can no longer remain a bystander at this moment.

She couldn't quite imagine what would happen next.

What will Sig become next?

The powers of Devil Fruits are completely unreasonable and cannot be resisted by human beings.

Even the proud Crocdale was now lying on the ground, unable to rise again.

What about Sig?

As Stussy's rationality was about to be completely consumed by negative emotions, a sense of desolation rose in his heart.

She didn't want to see Sieg, or to kneel down and slump on the ground like everyone else, sighing and lamenting—a scene that would shatter her carefully constructed image.

Having followed Sieg from the East Blue to the Grand Line, Stussy fully understands the man's strength and pride.

He was such a proud and fearless person.

His eyes never seemed to show any confusion or fear, as if nothing in the world was worth his attention.

He was ruthless in his methods when facing enemies, even shaking the resolve of the battle-hardened Stusi.

But he also once cleaved a sandstorm with a single, earth-shattering sword strike, saving the city as a hero and earning the cheers of the people.

He once used a treasure on Roger's execution platform to turn the world upside down, a story that continues to this day.

This is an enigmatic and indescribable man.

But in any case, he definitely doesn't seem like a loser who would sigh and whine, looking utterly dejected.

It's not just Stussy.

Behind Sig and his men were a large group of ordinary bandits who had not been affected by the attack; they were completely stunned by the scene before them.

"Even Boss Sig..."

"No, that's impossible!"

All eyes in the room were on Sieg.

Some bandits, however, turned their gaze away, not wanting to witness the collapse of their faith.

"Perona, you did a good job this time. Now I can easily eliminate these people's shadows."

Moria threw his head back and laughed, and a pair of giant iron scissors appeared in his hands.

He strolled over casually, emitting a strange laugh, step by step toward Sig and the others who were shrouded in negative phantoms.

But at that moment, Moria suddenly stopped.

Perona's laughter stopped at the same time.

They heard a soft sigh.

Among the kneeling and prostrate figures, only Sieg remained standing, standing out conspicuously.

"Sig! Why?"

Perona's eyes widened in surprise. "My spirit form clearly passed through your body just now."

She had barely uttered those words when she saw a pair of emotionless eyes staring at her.

"I don't want to do anything right now, I just want to hide in a secluded corner and be a shut-in."

"The Devil's Triangle? I think this place is quite nice. Why don't we just stay here for ten or twenty years?"

Sieg sighed softly.

But his face was always expressionless, and his tone never wavered.

Sig was clearly sighing and speaking discouragingly, but his voice resonated throughout Ghost Island, making Perona and Moria tense up as if facing a formidable enemy.

Moria, in particular, frowned and pondered for a moment, then his face darkened, and veins bulged on his forehead.

The same sentence, spoken in different tones, can convey completely different meanings.

For example, Kizaru's "How scary!" and Sigurd's consistently KING-style expressionless lines.

"Sig, you bastard, you deserve to die!"

Moria gritted his teeth, his eyes gradually becoming bloodshot, and he was on the verge of losing his composure.

Sieg's words, coupled with his tone, were clearly a veiled insult to Moria!

What do you mean by hiding in the Devil's Triangle and becoming a shut-in for ten or twenty years? Isn't that exactly Moria's plan?

More than a decade has passed since he was defeated by Kaido.

On the surface, Moria's collection of the corpses of powerful figures around the world is a covert operation, a desperate search for a way to defeat Kaido.

But in reality, he never escaped the shadow of that crushing defeat.

He is a loser, and that's a sore spot he can't afford to mention.

But at this moment, Sieg exposed his true intentions with these sarcastic words.

Chapter 274 Rekindling the Original Aspiration

"Perona, keep going! I want to see how long Sieg can hold out!"

"What kind of pirate king is he? A wanted criminal with a bounty of 1 billion? Today I'm going to make him lose all face!"

Moria roared hysterically, his voice chilling.

He had lost his mind; even killing Sieg and taking away his shadow could not quell the raging anger rising in Moria's heart.

Instead of immediately launching an attack, Moria stopped and prepared to enjoy Sieg's embarrassing and passive performance.

Perona waved her hand, and one after another, negative ghosts quickly emerged from the air beside her and then whizzed through Sig's body.

"Ah...this feeling..."

A heavy emotion welled up in Sieg's heart.

Perona's Devil Fruit ability was not entirely ineffective; a strong sense of negativity did indeed arise in Sigurd's heart.

However, for some reason, this sense of negativity did not completely dominate Sieg's mind; he was still able to retain some capacity for thought.

"Is it because of Usopp's card?"

Sig glanced at the system panel that appeared in front of him.

The compatibility score for Usopp's cards has quietly increased from 48% to 51%.

Sig is neither Usopp nor King himself.

He cannot completely ignore the power of the Ghost-Ghost Fruit, but he can still maintain his sanity.

He didn't have time to think too much; instead, he was reflecting on what he had just said.

"Do I want to be a shut-in, squatting in some remote corner...?"

Under the shadow of this negative mood, Sig suddenly remembered when he first came into this world.

This seems to be exactly what Sieg originally aimed for...

When he first arrived in this world, Sig only had one KING card and lived in constant fear and trepidation.

But... I don't know when it started, he changed.

Perhaps because he had more cards in his hand, or perhaps because he had come into contact with more and more strong people, Sieg's mentality changed imperceptibly.

He began to feel more confident.

He began to take the initiative to plan, and sometimes even to do things that might be dangerous... such as risking encountering Moria by entering the Devil's Triangle.

Although he longed to change his appearance, Sieg's fear gradually diminished.

"When did I start to fall into depravity? Where did the me who always followed my inner voice go?"

Sieg asked himself a question.

"No! How can I continue to degenerate like this!"

"I want to find my former self again!"

This moment.

Sieg willingly succumbed to the negative emotions within him, allowing them to gradually fill his heart.

With the help of Perona's Ghost-Ghost Fruit, Sigurd rediscovered his original aspirations.

He spoke again, his voice low and somber:

"It seems I'm going to die here this time."

As soon as he said those words, Sig noticed that the compatibility of Usopp's card on the system panel had increased by 2% again.

Sig's posture remained unchanged, and his tone remained indifferent.

It was clearly a pessimistic statement, but it sounded like a joke.

This man seemed to completely ignore her abilities, and then he was making fun of her.

"No...this is impossible!"

"How could anyone possibly resist the power of a Devil Fruit?"

Perona stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what she was seeing.

She had never encountered this situation before since she obtained the Spirit Fruit.