I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Sig's face was filled with envy, and he even considered using force to keep Higuma there, clenching his fists.

"Hey, wait a minute..." Sun Bear was startled. He knew he was no match for the real body, so he quickly advised.

"What's the use of getting stronger? Can you eat it? Sig, isn't your wish just to live a peaceful and boring life?"

"If you start striving to become stronger, will you still be yourself?"

Rixiong's quick-witted words were like a wake-up call, leaving Sig stunned for a very long time.

The previous hypnosis content was minimal. Sig's original intention was simply to have the shadow clone, Higuma, receive training from Zephyr and Garp as before, so that it would be less likely to reveal any flaws.

But when the idea of ​​"becoming stronger" was forcibly implanted into Sig's mind, Sig himself became somewhat confused.

Yes.

His wish is clearly to live a peaceful and monotonous life, so why does he strive to become stronger?

This is a clear contradiction.

However, at this moment, Sieg's subconscious was still deeply immersed in hypnosis and had not been awakened. Instead, their thoughts began to wander, and they subconsciously tried to find a self-consistent explanation for this contradiction.

After careful consideration, Sieg understood.

"I want to live a peaceful life, that's true."

"But I also want to become stronger!"

"So the answer is obvious!" Sieg clenched his fists, letting out a defiant growl from his throat:

"I want to work hard to become stronger, and eventually live a peaceful life!"

"You know what I mean, right, Higuma? This world may seem like a shonen manga world, but it's actually very dangerous. Characters with names don't die easily, but ordinary people without names die in large numbers."

There is no such thing as a peaceful life in this world!

“Unless…” A fierce flame burned in Sieg’s eyes. He gritted his teeth, and a burning fighting spirit burst forth:

"Unless you become strong, a true strong person, you are not qualified to live a peaceful and boring life!"

"Living a peaceful life is the goal, becoming stronger is the means!"

"Only by becoming stronger can I live a peaceful life! How is that contradictory?"

These impassioned words left Higuma stunned for quite a while.

"You...you're absolutely right!"

Sig and Higuma stared at each other, their eyes burning with fighting spirit, almost to the point of tears.

From that day on, Sig and Higuma became two separate people and went their separate ways.

............

After separating from Sieg.

Higuma walked alone on the beach, and after about ten minutes, he saw the naval rescue team that was searching for survivors.

The appearance of the sun bear did not raise any suspicion.

The tsunami was so massive that many survivors were swept to every corner of Sword Mountain Island. Sig was just one of the survivors found by the rescue team and was not particularly noteworthy.

However, after a while, Admiral Kizaru appeared in front of Higuma.

"So you're Higuma... I heard you were quite active on the battlefield yesterday..."

Kizaru carefully examined Higuma several times, nodded slightly, and then asked:

"I heard you were swept away by the tsunami to a very far location... How are you? Have you noticed anything unusual anywhere?"

Something's wrong? Is this a question about Sig?

After parting ways with him, Sieg gathered his men and headed to the beach on the north side of the island, preparing to leave Sword Mountain Island.

So, in order to prevent Kizaru from encountering his true form...

After thinking for a moment, Higuma had an idea and said:

"I vaguely saw several suspicious figures in a town on the south side of the island. Now that I think about it... they might have been members of the Sig Mountain Bandits!"

Higuma's information was ambiguous and not given with certainty, but it might be able to divert Kizaru's attention to the south, allowing Sigu to escape.

If the main body dies, the shadow clone will naturally not survive either.

"I see..." Kizaru stroked his chin and gave an order to the officer beside him:

"Then let's continue our search to the north."

Higuma paused for a moment.

"General Borsalino, did you... mishear me?" Sig asked in a low voice.

At this moment, Kizaru glanced at Higuma:

"Marine, let me explain this once more: the purpose of our operation this time is to search for and rescue survivors."

"The lives of General Zephyr and his other colleagues are the most important."

Chapter 470 Sigurd vs. Kizaru, Frame Drop Attack

On the beach in the northern part of Kensan Island.

The Ironclad Pirates were anchored on the shore, while the Seagull Mountain Pirates had already gathered there, ready to set sail.

"Boss Sig, we are ready and can set off at any time."

"Kurokas has also boarded the ship and is ready to continue traveling with us."

The bald man stood beside Sig and said.

"Is everyone here?" Sig asked.

During that tsunami, Higuma's pirate ship was protected by Magikarp and did not suffer much impact. Not only were the people on board, but the ship itself was also largely undamaged.

However, there was one exception.

“We still haven’t found Crocodile…” the bald man said.

Sig paused for a moment.

Admiral Kizaru has already arrived on this island, and staying even a minute longer increases the chances of being captured.

However, Crocdale still did not appear.

During that tsunami, Sieg personally threw Crocodile towards Sword Mountain Island. Given her strength, it was unlikely that she would perish in the tsunami.

Moreover... Sig recalled what happened when he first woke up on Sword Mountain Island.

When he woke up, there seemed to be a patch of yellow sand on his body.

The sand on the beaches of Jianshan Island is mostly light white, fine and soft like silver, which is quite different from the yellow sand.

Upon closer reflection... that patch of yellow sand back then was probably formed from Crocodile's power; she has always been there.

"Could Crocdale have been hiding in the shadows all this time? Why hasn't she shown herself yet? What is she planning?"

Sieg frowned slightly, a growing sense of anxiety creeping into his heart.

Is she planning to leave?

Sieg unconsciously reached out and stared at his index finger for a few moments.

After recalling what had happened, Sieg understood why Crocodile hadn't shown up.

"There's no time left. Since this is her choice, let's leave it at that."

Such a thought crossed Sieg's mind.

.........

at the same time.

Admiral Kizaru is leading the search and rescue team, searching the entire beach.

Kizaru walked slowly through the crowd, his mind replaying his earlier conversation with Higuma.

"Seriously...it seems like Higuma is just as troublesome as Zephyr-sensei..."

Kizaru disliked Zephyr's overly serious personality, and they had never gotten along.

He had originally intended to follow Sengoku's instructions and keep a close eye on Higuma, who was beginning to make a name for himself on the battlefield, but now he had lost interest.

Kizaru walked slowly, and as he rounded a bend in the cliff, his view suddenly opened up.

At this, Kizaru frowned. He was shocked to find that on the beach ahead, there was the ironclad pirate ship from the data, and... the Sea Bandit King Higuma!

This sudden encounter left both sides bewildered, staring at each other in surprise.

Just then, Sig was about to board the ship when he unexpectedly ran into Kizaru.

"Kizaru's movements are so fast... Damn it!"

Sig stared at Kizaru, his heart pounding again.

Among the admirals of the Navy, Kizaru can be described as a rather unpredictable person. It's hard to tell whether he acts on impulse or knows how to protect himself and never causes trouble.

His sense of justice, his strength, and his thoughts are all shrouded in mystery. Apart from his extreme strength, he doesn't seem like a Marine Admiral at all.

It's fine if you don't encounter such a person, but once you do, you can only pray for good luck.

Bang bang bang bang...

With a deep, drum-like sound, a surge of pressure rose and fell like waves, making the naval personnel secretly tense.

"No time to lose, set sail! There's no need to get entangled with the admirals any longer."

Sieg whispered.

This is different from the past.

Now that Higuma has given this order to retreat, neither pirates nor marines will think that Higuma wants to escape.

Or perhaps it should be said this way.

For ordinary people, running away is called running away, or being cowardly and afraid of death.

For Sieg, who is already renowned, running away is not called running away, it's called retreating.