I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Sieg responded, then walked over and carefully examined himself against the water's surface; his expression immediately changed.

He felt a strong sense of unease.

Even after hypnotizing himself, Sieg couldn't bring himself to believe he was Arlong, the fish-man, in this human body.

This strong sense of unease, along with Sun Bear's prompting from the side, finally brought Sig back to his senses.

"What have I done...?"

Sieg also put one hand to his forehead in the same way.

"Time was of the essence, so I took him and left first."

Without wasting any words, Higuma took out handcuffs and cuffed Hody Jones, who had transformed into Aaron's appearance, and then quickly took him away.

A moment later, Higuma took Arlong back to the Navy's temporary quarters and locked Hody Jones in his original cell.

As for the original Ah Long, he had naturally already escaped.

About half an hour later.

Higuma gathered all the navy personnel present and had his men bring Hody Jones out of the prison.

"We should retreat."

Higuma solemnly stated:

"We are no match for Sig, and given Fishman Island's location, it's difficult to request timely assistance from headquarters..."

"We must leave now, before Sieg discovers that his subordinate Arlong has been captured...!"

"Yes, sir!" The navy men snapped to attention and saluted, with no one questioning Higuma's decision.

Faced with a formidable enemy like Sieg, they had long wanted to leave as soon as possible.

Throughout the entire process, not a single Navy officer glanced at Hody Jones.

For humans, it is difficult to distinguish the appearance of two fish-men of the same kind, and after being photoshopped, Hody Jones and Arlong look quite similar.

The navy found absolutely nothing amiss.

And so, Higuma led his navy men away from Fishman Island at top speed, preparing to return to Marine Headquarters.

Inside the cabin, Higuma sat in the captain's cabin and let out a long sigh of relief.

Sieg's plan is as follows:

They had Hody Jones replace Aaron, altered his appearance with a photo editing camera, and then used hypnosis to change his memories and personality, pulling off this elaborate deception.

Sigurd's hypnotic abilities are actually quite strong if you ignore the side effects. For example, in the original work, he permanently altered Morgan's personality and memories, leaving him never to wake up to this day.

This is a dangerous ability that can blind a person for a lifetime and alter their memories and personality!

This time, Sieg even used a photo editing camera to fix this flaw in his appearance!

As a result, Navy Captain Higuma was credited with capturing former members of the Xigu Mountain bandit gang.

Meanwhile, Hody Jones will be imprisoned in the Navy and interrogated as a member of the Seagull Bandits.

Then, the false memories that Sieg instilled in Hody Jones about the so-called grand plan will also be passed on to the Navy, misleading their judgment!

This is Sig's plan!

As part of this plan, the fishman Arlong will have his bounty removed and regain his freedom.

Hody Jones, the criminal, will be imprisoned in a naval prison and interrogated.

The Japanese Bear Association thus made a contribution.

And Sieg will successfully mislead the Navy with false information, thereby achieving his goal.

..........

the other side.

The chaos caused by Hody Jones and Vander Duncan has finally come to an end.

After Crocus's emergency treatment, King Neptune finally woke up.

Queen Otohime was not injured, but her speech and autograph collection activities had to be temporarily suspended due to the impact of the incident.

At the port of Fishman Island, an armored pirate ship is moored.

Inside the cabin, Sieg sat in a chair, calmly looking at Aaron in front of him.

"So, Ah Long, as long as the plan proceeds as scheduled, you'll be free from now on. What are your plans? Are you still going to be a bandit?" Sig asked.

Ah Long hesitated for a long time.

“Brother Sig… I’ve realized my strength isn’t enough.”

Ah Long lowered his head and glanced at the bruises all over his body.

This was from when he was injured by Hody Jones, who was on drugs. Aaron was indeed defeated by his former underling.

"My abilities are insufficient to fulfill my ideals..."

"For now, I'd like to stay on Fishman Island and follow Jinbe for the time being..."

Ah Long said, bowing his head.

Sig sat in the chair, resting his chin on his hand, and nodded:

"Your choice is not bad."

"Remember not to reveal your identity easily..."

“And…” Sig gave Aaron a deep look and said, “There’s also…”

"I hope you can live a peaceful life on this Fishman Island."

Ah Long was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, and then nodded deeply.

Shortly after Ah Long left.

The bald man then went back into the room, followed by an elderly catfish-man dressed in a formal suit and wearing a monocle over his left eye.

This catfish-man is the Left Minister of the Dragon Palace Kingdom.

“Mr. Sig, King Neptune has prepared a banquet in the Dragon Palace. We hope you will do us the honor of attending, so that we may have the opportunity to properly thank you for your help to our Fishman Island,” said the Left Minister.

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

Inside the Dragon Palace.

Neptune, who had already woken up, paced back and forth in the Dragon Palace, somewhat excited.

Although Queen Otohime's speech was forced to stop, overall, the outcome of this incident was not bad.

"By the way, such a big matter needs to be told to Whitebeard, who has protected our Fishman Island for many years..."

"And Jinbe, who hasn't returned yet..." Neptune thought to himself.

Chapter 501 Possession Card: Xiaoyu

For Neptune, this incident was actually a good thing.

Hody Jones appears to have fallen into Siegfried's hands... Vander Duncan, the fish-man pirate who coveted Shirahoshi, died in an attack by a Sea King.

One was the Vander Duncan Pirates, which had been a problem for many years, and the other was the gang leader of Fishman Island... This was equivalent to eliminating two hidden dangers for Fishman Island.

Although Queen Otohime's speech was suspended, it shouldn't be a problem to resume the autograph session after a few days of rest.

Furthermore... Sig seems to possess the ability to communicate with Sea Kings, a fact that Neptune finds quite interesting.

“What a mysterious figure…” Neptune remarked.

.........

On the other side, Sig also gladly accepted the Left Minister's invitation.

The Ryugu Kingdom seems to have a pretty good level of friendliness. Fishman Island has a special geographical location, serving as a necessary passage connecting the two sections of the Grand Line. Being able to raise its friendliness level would certainly be a great thing.

Just as he was about to follow the Left Minister to the Dragon Palace, Sig saw a light screen rapidly unfold in front of him.

"If the first character card has a 90% compatibility, you will be rewarded with one chance to draw a random card."

Sig opened the panel and glanced at it. As expected, the card with the highest compatibility was the KING card.

The compatibility rate of the KING card has reached 91%.

Sig was eager to see what would happen when the card reached 100% compatibility.

"It seems that the hypnosis last time was quite effective; perhaps this is a way to increase compatibility."

Now that things have come to this, Sieg has also awakened from the hypnotic state of "Hody Jones has the strength of a near-Admiral" and "I am Arlong the Fishman".

However, despite thinking this way, Sieg still felt some resistance to the method of self-hypnosis.

Under hypnosis, Sigurd's thinking was influenced by the hypnosis, which may lead to misjudgments, such as wasting some of the possession cards' uses because of such a "powerful enemy" as Hody Jones.

Moreover... Sieg also had an instinctive resistance to this feeling of "I am not myself".

Perhaps one day, he will fall into hypnosis, just like Monka did, and won't wake up for ten or twenty years.

As Sieg looked at himself in the mirror in the captain's cabin, a strange thought suddenly came to mind.

How many times have I hypnotized myself?

Am I still under some kind of hypnosis?

Sieg shook his head, dismissing the thought, and his mind gradually sank into the familiar sea of ​​stars.

Before his eyes, endless starlight enveloped and converged, and a new card was formed once again.

This time, the card is silver-white, and the card features a little girl who looks to be around ten years old. She has short black hair, a cunning expression, and a mischievous air about her.

Possession Card: Cheng Xiaoyu

Source: Jackie Chan Adventures

Grade B

Limit: 3 times

Character restrictions: None