I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

At this point, Crocus's expression gradually turned serious:

"Tom, don't be afraid of what I'm about to tell you."

"I've seen all sorts of storms, of course I'm not afraid," Tom replied instantly.

Crocus took a deep breath and said:

"The Black Flame Dragon was once sealed on Sig's left arm!"

"Black... what kind of dragon?" Tom was stunned.

"Black Flame Dragon!" Crocus continued:

“Sieg once used his own body as a cage to seal the Black Flame Dragon. During this time, Sieg’s body was constantly eroded by the Black Flame Dragon and was on the verge of its limit.”

"If you are guarding the blueprints for Hades, then Sigurd is sealing the Black Flame Dragon. Both of you are maintaining order in this world in your own ways..."

"But more than three months ago, the time when Sig died, the Black Flame Dragon finally broke through the seal..."

.........

Sig stood on the shore, and for some reason suddenly he got goosebumps all over.

He didn't pay much attention and glanced in the direction of the ironclad pirate ship.

Crocus and Tom were having a lively conversation.

Meanwhile, Kro and Franky surprisingly got along well and seemed to be having a lively discussion.

"Crocas seems to know Tom quite well... Perhaps Tom's breakthrough can start with Crocas..."

As Sieg pondered, he vaguely saw a huge figure walking towards him.

It's Barrett.

Sieg immediately tensed up. He felt a little panicked whenever he saw Barrett, fearing that Barrett might suddenly punch him and turn him into a pancake.

"Sig!"

Barrett approached Sieg and said in a deep voice:

"Teach me to become stronger!"

"I have been training in Impel Down for more than ten years. I have honed my Armament Haki to its limit, and I have even developed the Fusion Fruit to the point of awakening."

"But that's not enough!"

"I need more, more power! Only then can I surpass you and Roger and become the strongest in the world!"

Sieg was suddenly at a loss for words; he never expected Barrett to say something like that.

"Teach you to become stronger?" Sieg looked at Barrett calmly.

"Do you think I would personally teach you and train a rival who surpasses me? That's quite a strange request."

"Why not?" Barrett retorted confidently.

"Sig, don't you yearn for a truly formidable enemy who can stand against you and contend with you?"

"Clearly, I am such a strong person!"

Sieg was speechless for a moment, but he could only keep a straight face and wave his hand.

How can he teach Barrett something he doesn't even know himself?

"There's no need to say such things anymore," Sieg waved his hand repeatedly.

Barrett frowned slightly, clenched his fist, and his dark Armament Haki made it appear as black as if it were cast in iron.

"Is that so? Since that's your decision, then I can only train and become stronger through actual combat."

Barrett growled and walked step by step toward Sieg.

Sig immediately coughed lightly.

"Barrett, it seems you didn't understand what I meant."

Sieg said seriously:

"What I meant by waving my hand was that there's no need to say such things anymore; I won't refuse you at all!"

"I see." Barrett suddenly realized, then clenched her fist:

"I'm ready, may we begin?"

Looking at Barrett's expectant face, Sieg felt a headache coming on.

What can he teach Barrett?

Should I teach him how to speak in a pretentious way, so he can easily accumulate "chuunibyou" (adolescent delusions of grandeur) energy?

Upon closer examination, Barrett's physical skills and Haki are far superior to Higuma's, and her Devil Fruit ability has already awakened.

How can you teach an egg?

Sieg thought for a long time, and finally only managed to utter one sentence:

"Barrett, let me teach you the correct way to combine."

Chapter 571 The Correct Posture for Fusion

"Barrett, let me teach you the correct way to combine."

Before Barrett could say anything after Sieg said those words, a series of hurried footsteps came from behind Sieg.

Looking back, I saw BABY5 jogging over, looking up at Sieg, and saying quickly:

"Mr. Sig, I also want to combine, I also want to become stronger!"

"My abilities are similar to his; what he can do, I should be able to do as well!"

Sig paused slightly.

BABY-5 is a Weapon-Weapon Fruit user, capable of transforming any part of her body into various weapons.

Barret, on the other hand, is able to manipulate inorganic matter at will, change its structure and form, and merge with it.

His awakened ability greatly expands the range of his ability to merge, but he cannot merge with other life forms.

The two people do have similar abilities.

"Alright, Viben, you can just watch from the side."

After speaking, Sieg turned to look at Barrett:

"Barrett, how do you usually combine? Show me once."

Barrett nodded, then leaped and landed on the submarine catapult moored on the shore.

The Catapult is a vessel belonging exclusively to Barrett, and there are two metal cylinders in front of the railing above the submarine deck.

Barrett placed her hands on the metal sphere, and the power of the Fusion Fruit began to be unleashed. The entire submarine transformed, quickly becoming a giant steel monster tens of meters tall.

"what is this?"

Franky, who was still chatting with Kro, stared wide-eyed at Barrett in her submarine human form, exclaiming in admiration:

"Wow! There's a super cool robot! Why are all your abilities so awesome?!"

"Damn it! I'm so envious!"

At this moment, Franky had completely forgotten that Barrett had been his enemy before, and was so moved that he burst into tears.

"This is my dream!"

"I'm going to make a super cool robot someday, and I also want a super cool centaur form!"

Sieg's eye twitched slightly as he looked at Franky's back, revealing his two hairy legs, and he understood.

It turns out Franky wasn't a psychopath because he turned himself into a cyborg, but rather, he turned himself into a cyborg because he was a psychopath...

In that short time, Barrett had transformed back into human form and restored the submarine to its original state.

"So, Sig, is there anything that can be improved?" Barrett asked seriously without even looking at Franky.

“This is a big problem,” Sieg said seriously.

"First of all, you actually combined while standing, which is not Gundam at all."

"You should first use the power of the Fusion Fruit to create a comfortable and cool chair for yourself, and then you can fuse while sitting in it!"

"...Why?" Barrett asked in return.

"Don't underestimate Gundam pilots. If you need to fight in combined form for a long time, sitting down is the best way to maintain your energy and improve your endurance!"

"...Yeah?"

Barrett raised an eyebrow, placed her hands on the railing, and the metal plates on the deck immediately arched upwards, quickly forming a metal seat.

Barrett sat in the chair and tried to combine again.

Three minutes later, he returned to human form, but his brows were slightly furrowed.

"Although it seems to make some sense."

"But... this is the correct way to combine, as you described?"

“That’s just one aspect,” Sieg continued.

"Your submarine human form is several tens of meters tall, and the power of your punch is indeed remarkable, even stronger than when you don't use the Fusion Fruit."

"However... due to your enormous size, it would be difficult for you to perform precise evasive maneuvers with this massive body that's tens of meters long, wouldn't it?"

"And the Impel Down Titan form back then had even more exaggerated advantages and disadvantages."

"The more inorganic matter you can manipulate with the Fusion Fruit, the greater your destructive power will become, but conversely, your ability to evade will also weaken."

Barrett paused for a moment, then finally nodded.

Impel Down Titan's punching speed and body movement speed are actually not slow.

However, their relatively large size means they cannot dodge as skillfully as a human.

"So? Sig, what are you trying to say?"

"How can I better utilize the power of the Fusion Fruit?"