I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"It seems I don't understand our boss as well as I thought. I was too arrogant. I still have a long way to go in understanding him, and I should keep working hard..."

The bald man quietly took out paper, pen, and a small notebook from his pocket, flipping through them quickly as he made notes.

At the very top of the notebook was a title.

Sig's Sayings

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"Guina, little candy, what have you thought about what we discussed before?"

Ivankov spoke from the side, his five fingers outstretched, his nails gradually growing.

"I'm a user of the Hormone-Hormone Fruit. If you want to become a man, I can help you~"

"Mr. Ivankov, please don't make such a joke." Koushirou's smile was somewhat helpless.

Ivankov helped provide medical treatment to Kuina after she fell from the building, so Koushirou couldn't easily turn against him.

"No need."

"Guina replied, her tone serious."

"I have made up my mind. I will become the world's strongest female swordsman."

At this point, Guina glanced quickly at Sig.

That one glance sent a shiver down Sieg’s spine.

He certainly didn't have any romantic feelings for this ten-year-old girl.

The key point is that at the same time that Kuina glanced at him, there was another person in the room who also squinted and smiled at Sig.

“Mr. Sieg, please come with me to the inner room. I have something important I would like to discuss with you privately.”

Koushirou maintained his smile.

Sig felt a chill in his heart.

"Um... I suddenly have a stomachache."

Sig clutched his stomach and said with a serious expression.

"Is Sigboy feeling unwell?"

Ivankov's large face immediately came closer, revealing the sharp nails on his fingers.

"...I'm all better now."

Sig immediately stood up and followed Koushirou deeper into the dojo.

Accepting Ivankov's treatment... never mind, I'll just go with Koushirou.

Chapter 87 The Frost Moon Family of Wano Country

Koushirou did not lead Sig to the so-called inner room at all.

Instead, they went deeper and deeper until they reached a mass grave, where Koushirou chuckled coldly... Ah, this was just something Sig imagined.

In fact, the two of them arrived at an attic, one after the other.

On one of the steps of the attic staircase, obvious traces of wooden board repairs can be seen.

Koushirou pushed open the attic door, and what he saw, besides the shelves on both sides, was a sword rack with a Wado Ichimonji sword on it, next to which was a whetstone.

“Mr. Sig, look.”

Koushirou squinted and smiled, pointing to the whetstone, then to the collapsed staircase floor outside the door.

“The whetstone, the stairs, are exactly the same as Mr. Sig described.”

"What do you want to say?" Sig felt a little nervous and met Koushirou's gaze.

One person always has a blank expression, while the other always smiles with narrowed eyes.

“Mr. Sieg knows all the little details of the dojo, such as the whetstone in the attic and the long-neglected staircase.”

Koushirou paused for a moment, then said, "I've heard that if one cultivates Observation Haki to an extremely high level, one can even see the future..."

Sieg's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately tried to smooth things over by continuing the conversation:

"That's right, I'll..."

Koushirou's smile widened as he interrupted Sieg:

"But that only allows you to see the short-term future that is about to arrive. If you could see the future that is half a day in advance, that would be an ability like a Devil Fruit."

"besides..."

Koushirou's gaze fell on the sword rack, and he drew Wado Ichimonji from its sheath.

"Mr. Sig was able to recognize the Wado Ichimonji, one of the 21 Great Swords, at a glance, but he was not surprised that it appeared in this small rural dojo in the East Sea."

“It seems Mr. Sig is quite familiar with our rural Ichishin Dojo.”

Koushirou held the Wado Ichimonji and looked at Sig with a smile.

Sieg did not speak.

He felt that the man in front of him, Koushirou, was like a smiling fox, seemingly testing him with his words.

“Mr. Sig, you know about Wado Ichimonji, but do you know who the swordsmith who crafted it was?”

Suddenly, Koushirou asked.

Sieg felt a sinking feeling in his heart; he was increasingly unable to figure out the intention behind Koushirou's words.

He knew who the swordsmith was, of course, but he couldn't say it in front of Koushirou.

Unexpectedly, Koushirou raised the Wado Ichimonji in his hand and said:

"The swordsmith who crafted Wado Ichimonji comes from Wano Country in the New World, the latter half of the Grand Line."

"His name is Shimotsuki Kozaburo."

Sieg was startled and looked up at Koushirou, only to see that the other man still had that squinting, smiling expression, which showed no other meaning.

"Mr. Sig, so you already knew about this?"

Koushirou asked with a squinting smile.

"Mr. Sig, who exactly are you? Why do you know so much about Isshin Dojo?"

Sig felt a chill run down his spine as he looked up at Koushirou, who stood there with his sword drawn.

"I actually fell for their trick? Koushirou successfully tested me?"

He suddenly realized that he seemed to have underestimated the country dojo owner who always had a squinty smile.

Sieg quickly replied:

"Wait, you're overthinking it. It's all just a coincidence. I simply happened to come to Frostmoon Village with Ivankov and the others; I had no other intentions..."

"Really? What about the whetstone and the stairs?"

Koushirou asked with a smile.

"Putting the whetstone in an easily accessible place is meant to remind Kuina to always maintain an open mind and constantly hone herself."

Sieg said in a very serious tone.

Koushirou paused slightly:

"Then be careful on the stairs?"

"The staircase is a metaphor. Life is like a spiral staircase leading upwards, and I want to remind Kuina that she should not be complacent after achieving certain successes. After all, that child's goal is to become the world's number one swordsman, which is a very lofty goal. She must not be complacent."

Koushiro: "...."

He stood there, knife in hand, a somewhat bewildered smile on his face.

That seems to make a tiny bit of sense?

After pondering for a moment, Koushirou came to his senses and smiled:

"Mr. Sig is really full of... philosophical thoughts."

"But please rest assured, I understand that Mr. Sig came with good intentions to remind you, otherwise the consequences of Kuina or anyone else falling down the stairs could be much more serious. Since Mr. Sig is unwilling to talk about his background, then we won't."

Koushirou's smile softened a bit. He took a straight-bladed longsword from the shelf next to him and presented it to Sieg with both hands.

"I noticed that Mr. Sig always carried many swords with him, so he must be a sword enthusiast."

"This is just a small gift, please accept it with a smile."

Sig was slightly taken aback; Koushirou really had come to thank him.

He glanced at the straight-bladed longsword in Koushirou's hand, and a thought struck him.

He wasn't initially interested in Koushirou's gift.

Ordinary swords are useless to Sieg, since he doesn't need to use them to kill people anyway, and even famous swords would just gather dust if he were given them.

But when he thought of Koushirou, who was from Wano Country, his eyes lit up and a smile appeared on his face.

Shimotsuki Kozaburo was a renowned swordsmith in Wano Country who had forged more than one Great Sword.

Koushirou must be related to that famous swordsmith. Since Koushirou was willing to give this sword as a gift, it must be quite good.

"I can't accept this..."

Sieg accepted the longsword with a smile on his face and without making a sound.

Straight-bladed swords are actually quite common in this world. Brook, Cavendish, and Rayleigh all use double-edged straight-bladed swords.

The straight-bladed sword has a thick back and feels heavier than Sieg had imagined.

With a light flick of the finger.

Instead of flicking the sword, Sieg felt a sharp pain in his finger.

"It's so hard, could it be made of sea stone?"

Sig's heart skipped a beat, and he asked directly.

Seastone not only renders Devil Fruit users powerless and unable to use their abilities, but its hardness is also comparable to that of diamonds.