I the King of bandits of the East Sea

According to the pattern Sig had figured out, the method of playing a role, or more accurately, the method of performance, was to put on an outstanding show in front of a good audience.

By grasping the character's persona well, practicing the character's abilities to create a better performance, and, lastly, finding a good audience... By doing these three things, Sig would be able to put on a good show, thereby increasing the compatibility of his character card.

However, Luffy had already refreshed Sig's understanding of a good audience.

Earlier, Sig had speculated that the influencing factors were probably the audience's strength, status, or even their number.

But the current Luffy had no significant strength or status.

The only special thing about him was his identity—he was a protagonist in the original story, the future Pirate King.

With this thought, Sig's gaze toward Luffy also changed.

The previous Luffy, in Sig's eyes, was like a big, round, black pot.

But now, Luffy was like a living experience package for compatibility. The key was, compared to Garp, Dragon, and others, Little Luffy posed no danger to Sig at all.

"Garp really gave me a good task to grind experience…"

Sig's eyes lit up.

As for Garp's earlier threat—teaching Luffy and Ace to become Marine kings… Sig hadn't gotten arrogant enough to think he could accomplish such an almost impossible task.

After all, in the future, he would probably be chased and hammered by Garp. It was better to let loose now and grind some experience.

"Wait… I just had a simple chat with Luffy, and my compatibility increased by 0.2%!"

"If I really take the time to teach Luffy and ultimately influence him to become the King of Mountain Bandits, wouldn't that make the King character card's compatibility explode to 1000%, unlocking the hidden ability to summon the Bald Cape Man?"

With that thought, it seemed as though Sig could see the door to a new world opening up before him.

Becoming a Marine could be seen as going against Luffy's will, but becoming a mountain bandit was different… Luffy still had some fondness for mountain bandits at this point.

Sig stroked his chin, thoughtfully observing Luffy amidst the group of mountain bandits.

This seven-year-old child had already integrated with the other bandits in such a short time. Earlier, he had even successfully blended in and started chanting their slogans.

"This guy… Could he be a good candidate to become a mountain bandit? No, maybe becoming the King of Mountain Bandits is Luffy's destined path!"

Sig had an epiphany.

As everyone knew, One Piece was originally titled Mountain Bandit King, telling the story of Luffy, the Straw Hat, leading bandits from all over the world to overthrow the world government, liberate humanity, and conquer Mariejois.

However, the original draft of Mountain Bandit King had too much of an epic feel and did not fit the style of a shonen manga, so the editors rejected it. It was then changed to One Piece, and Luffy's fate was altered as a result.

"Perhaps my mission in this world is to correct the flawed plot direction and lead Luffy onto the correct path. This is doing a great thing! This is inheriting Oda's will and realizing the original Mountain Bandit King…"

However, after staring at Luffy's straw hat for five seconds, this thought was abandoned by Sig.

Not to mention whether he could influence Luffy to change his dream, if he did go that route, he would be facing not only Garp but also the entire Four Emperors' crew.

After thinking it through, Sig returned to square one.

"Let's just try to keep Luffy close and seize the opportunity to grind more compatibility."

In a small town of the Goa Kingdom, within the secret base of the Revolutionary Army.

The leader of the Revolutionary Army, Dragon, was looking at the pieces of intelligence handed over by his subordinates with a serious expression.

Since learning about the existence of the Mountain Bandit King Sig, the Revolutionary Army's intelligence network had primarily focused on the Goa Kingdom, repeatedly investigating the movements around Mountain Bandit King Sig.

The most recent intelligence reports had left Dragon and Army General Ivankov, among others, thoroughly confused.

Dragon's gaze was fixed on several photos on the table, which had been secretly taken by the Revolutionary Army's intelligence personnel using camera snail devices.

The first photo showed a warship docked at the Windmill Village dock. The tail of the warship had sustained severe damage, with visible, shocking cracks.

"Rear Admiral Garp arrived at the Windmill Village dock yesterday, and his warship was severely damaged. It is suspected that he encountered a naval battle."

"From the damage on the warship's stern, it's clear that it was struck by high-intensity cannon fire."

One of the Revolutionary Army officers beside him analyzed.

Dragon furrowed his brows.

This situation had too many strange elements.

On this sea, the firepower of a navy warship was considered the strongest, and ordinary pirates could never withstand it.

Moreover, Garp's warship was no ordinary ship. As a Navy hero, the warship directly under his command was one of the highest-class warships of the Navy Headquarters, with powerful firepower.

When ordinary pirates encounter such large warships from the Headquarters, they either flee or engage in close combat; it was almost impossible for them to have a cannon fire exchange.

Furthermore, Garp himself was aboard the warship.

For someone as powerful as Navy Hero Garp to have his warship subjected to high-intensity artillery fire was truly perplexing to the Revolutionary Army officers.

"What about the intelligence personnel? Have they managed to extract any useful information from the navy soldiers aboard Garp's warship?"

Dragon asked in a low voice.

In front of his subordinates, he always referred to Garp by his name.

Upon hearing this, several officers displayed serious expressions.

"Our intelligence agents attempted to gather information from the navy soldiers by posing as ordinary villagers. However, as soon as they mentioned the damage to the warship's stern, everyone showed signs of fear. Some even immediately vomited…"

"They may have encountered some extremely powerful enemy, one so terrifying that it left a psychological scar even on these elite soldiers from the Navy Headquarters…"

Upon hearing his subordinate's assessment, Dragon's expression grew even more serious:

"It seems that the weakest sea, the East Blue, really does hide some unexpected forces. Besides Mountain Bandit King Sig, there seems to be another unknown powerful force capable of suppressing Garp's warship with firepower. It's even possible they possess a power capable of contending with Garp… Our intelligence network seems to have a lot more gaps than we thought."

"Dragon, it may not be what you think,"

On the side, Ivankov pushed the fifth photo on the table in front of Dragon.

In this photo, Sig stood on a mountain peak with several of his subordinates, showing no expression on his face as he looked down at Garp's warship docked at Windmill Village in the distance.

"It seems that shortly after Garp's warship arrived at Windmill Village, Sig Boy appeared on this mountain peak, clearly observing Garp's warship."

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