I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"You're more like a revolutionary soldier than a naval admiral, aren't you?"

Chapter 1114 Community Warmth Campaign 3k

There is far more than one type of Devil Fruit in the world that can influence people's hearts.

Besides Perona's Ghost-Ghost Fruit ability, Charlotte Pudding's Memory-Memory Fruit can also indirectly influence the mind by modifying memories.

Just as washing fruit can cleanse tangible matter, it can also cleanse intangible human hearts, leading people towards goodness.

At first glance, the Paw Paw Fruit seems only cute, but with Kuma's development, its techniques are very comprehensive and powerful, bearing a resemblance to Vice Admiral Tsuru's Wash Wash Fruit.

There are many powerful fruits, and Sigurd did not doubt the truthfulness of Kuma's words, but instead seriously considered Kuma's plan.

Bartholomew Kuma's plan and Sigzango's hypnosis plan have the same result: they both attempt to influence the Celestial Dragons' subconscious through their respective means, thereby changing their desire to dominate slaves.

The difference between the two is that hypnosis may be detected and broken by experts in CP0, which carries a certain risk.

Devil Fruits are illogical and difficult to detect abnormalities in.

Sig, the shadow clone, could only nod; it was indeed a better solution than his hypnosis.

Bartholomew Kuma walked up to the unconscious Celestial Dragon and gently patted the Celestial Dragon's head with his paw.

Immediately afterwards, a dark gray bubble, about the size of the Celestial Dragon's head, popped out from the other end of his head and floated in the air. It was then popped by Sig's finger gun from a distance.

"It's done." Xiong breathed a sigh of relief.

"No, there's still some peripheral work to be done."

Sieg turned around and walked to the other side, to the unconscious Disco.

Disco is Doflamingo's subordinate and the mastermind behind the slave auction. He must possess a list of clients involved in the slave trade...

The hypnotic ring reappeared in Sieg's hand.

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

In the shadows.

Rayleigh and Shakky silently watched the scene outside the ruins of the human auction house.

They didn't hear the specific content of the conversation between Xiong and Sig, but judging from the context alone, they could tell that there was some kind of cooperative relationship between the two.

"It seems that Xiong was not lying; he really is a revolutionary."

Seeing what the bear had done, Rayleigh remarked:

"I heard Roger say that the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Dragon, is Garp's son. When our generation was sailing the seas, the Revolutionary Army didn't exist yet."

"Now it seems I underestimated the Revolutionary Army. Garp's son has indeed become a force to be reckoned with. Even the Seven Warlords of the Sea are undercover agents."

"And then there's this guy, Sun Bear..." Rayleigh fell into deep thought.

"Rumors say he's a radical naval officer. Now it seems there might be more to the story than meets the eye in the Battle of Los Angeles three weeks ago, the battle in which Sig was defeated by Admiral Black Dragon."

He pondered for a moment, then stepped forward, and a person emerged from the shadows.

"You finally couldn't resist the urge to make an appearance?" Xia Qi looked at him with a smile.

"That Sun Bear, hasn't he been calling me over?"

Rayleigh smiled slightly:

"The name Rayleigh, the Dark King, is insignificant with the additional charge of attacking a Celestial Dragon. I am more interested in Higuma himself."

He leaped into the air and finally jumped out from the shadows, appearing beside the ruins.

"What a show!"

He smiled as he looked at the bear and his shadow clone, Sig, in front of him.

"Is he Rayleigh, the Dark King?" Ain's mind went blank for a moment. She had thought that Sieg's shout about Rayleigh was just to fool the Celestial Dragons, but she didn't expect that Rayleigh would actually appear.

Rayleigh didn't say much. He gripped his longsword, and a flash of silver light appeared.

With a clang.

Sig quickly activated his Paper Drawing Martial Body form and punched Rayleigh's longsword. The surging force caused the air to explode, and both of them were forced to take two steps back.

"Ok?"

Sig looked down at his fist.

This time, he was not injured by Rayleigh's sword.

This was not because he suddenly became stronger, but because Rayleigh had held back his strength.

He looked up at Riley, only to see the old man giving him a mysterious smile.

Sieg seemed to understand something.

"Aion, wake them up..." Sig shouted immediately, followed by a loud yell:

"Rayleigh, the King of the Underworld! Come and fight me for three hundred rounds!"

Sigurd lunged straight at Rayleigh, his fists flashing and creating a flurry of punches as he charged towards Rayleigh, the Dark Lord.

He used his iron fists to withstand Rayleigh's longsword. The two fought fiercely, their fists flashing and their swords gleaming, and a powerful wind swept in all directions.

The sounds of the fight, along with Ain's movements, gradually brought the people lying on the ground back to their senses.

When the Heavenly Dragons and the Marines awoke, they witnessed Admiral Higuma battling Rayleigh, with the two locked in a fierce and evenly matched fight.

"Pluto Rayleigh! It really is Pluto Rayleigh!"

The newly awakened navy personnel and CP agents were all stunned.

The Celestial Dragon reacted quickly, leaping onto the back of the black-suited bodyguard and whipping him to leave.

Shortly after the Celestial Dragons left.

"Navy, I won't keep you company."

Rayleigh swung his sword, cleaving back the shadow clone Sig that had been entangled for so long. Then, with a leap, his figure disappeared into the shadows in a few bounds.

Sig stood still and did not give chase.

Rayleigh's appearance seemed to be merely a prelude to a performance by Sieg, after which he would disappear.

The attack on the Celestial Dragons could be a big deal or a small deal.

If it's a naive newbie like Straw Hat Luffy, then of course he should be punished immediately as a warning to others.

As a legendary pirate who has been retired for many years, neither the Navy nor the World Government would be too willing to target Rayleigh... especially now that the Marineford War is about to begin.

The Celestial Dragons and Rayleigh departed one after the other.

The civilians who had just been collared, as well as the slaves brought by Disco, were also gathered together by the navy.

"General Black Dragon, what should we do with these slaves? They still have collars around their necks..." a navy officer asked hopefully.

Although they were interrupted by Rayleigh's arrival, the frustration they felt when facing the Celestial Dragons and their slaves remained vivid in their minds.

Ain, like the other marines, looked at Sig.

"You're asking me what to do?"

Sig didn't look at them; his gaze was fixed on the residents in the distance.

The little boy in the bat costume—his parents weren't killed on the spot, and the family was reunited.

He spoke slowly:

"The purpose of Batman's existence is not to let people place their hopes on this hero who fell from the sky." It's to make money from newspapers.

The navy soldiers were somewhat bewildered, not understanding. Ain, however, perked up slightly.

She turned her head and looked at the commoners and the group of slaves in front of her.

"General Black Dragon's order was to disperse the civilians, so..."

"You are free now, go home."

A pale purple flame ignited in her palm as she gently touched the slave's explosive collar, subtly unleashing the power of the Reverse Fruit.

The exploding collar changed at a visible speed, reverting to a series of unfinished parts that clattered and fell to the ground.

The Rewind-Rewind Fruit's ability is quite useful in dealing with the explosive collar.

"free?"

The slaves touched their necks, now free of shackles, in a daze, their eyes gradually filling with tears.

Besides excitement, what they felt most was bewilderment.

Where else can we go?

For ordinary slaves, leaving the Sabaody Archipelago and sailing on this dangerous sea to other places was still a perilous undertaking.

Sig didn't look at the slaves; he just looked down at the note in his hand.

That was the information he obtained from Disco through hypnosis while everyone was unconscious. The list was full of guests who attended the human auction and information on buyers from previous years.

Xiong stood beside him, and their eyes met.

"How many people can you send off this island?" Sig asked.

"The move to send the Straw Hat crew flying can't be used too many times; it's quite exhausting." Kuma's gaze fell on the list in Sigurd's hand, and he was slightly surprised.

"Could it be that you..." Xiong hesitated for a moment before continuing:

"I can't do it. But according to our intelligence, the woman who's with Rayleigh is a local bigwig on the island, well-connected in both the legitimate and underworld circles."

"If she helps, then there shouldn't be any problem."

"Is Shakky here too?" Sieg pondered for a moment and then made a decision.

When weak, people will stop at nothing to survive; when strong, they may not talk about upholding justice, but at least they seek peace of mind and a clear conscience.

“I can guess Rayleigh’s attitude. So, I’ll leave the communication with Shakky to you, the Revolutionary Army member,” Sig said in a low voice.

He turned and walked toward the navy men in the distance.

"Navy, now is not the time to let our guard down," Sieg said.

"The supernova who attacked the Celestial Dragons is still on the run on this island and has not yet been apprehended."