On the streets near the auction house.
Sig and his group of mountain bandits stood in place, a bloody corpse lying at their feet.
Not far from them, a large group of pirates had descended into chaos, fighting over a single treasure map.
At this moment, a voice sounded beside Sig.
"Boss Sig, what should we do now? These pirates are killing each other over the treasure map."
One of the mountain bandits frowned as he asked.
Logically, they had been in the middle of a normal transaction with Miro, who was now dead.
Unexpectedly, Miro had suddenly gone crazy, trying to steal the treasure map. Now, he was dead, and the treasure map was gone.
Sig glanced at the chaotic crowd, and a thought suddenly struck him.
"Wait... where's the money?"
As soon as he said this, the bald man stepped forward.
Behind him, Kuro was carrying a large bag of money.
"Boss, we've counted it. It's 150 million berries, not a single berry missing."
As he spoke, Kuro lowered his voice and whispered into Sig's ear:
"This Miro was suspicious. He had the money ready but suddenly changed his mind and tried to steal the treasure map. There's something fishy going on."
"Someone might have forced him to change his mind at the last moment."
Sig narrowed his eyes.
It had to be said, having subordinates like the bald man and Kuro gave him a sense of growing strength.
When Miro suddenly attacked, it was Morgan who bought time with his axe strike.
Then, while Sig dealt with Miro, the bag of money that had fallen to the ground was picked up by the meticulous Kuro and his team, who counted the money and even spotted the problem...
"Well done."
Sig patted Kuro on the shoulder.
This simple action made Kuro's heart tremble, and he quickly lowered his head, his gaze falling on the bloodied corpse at his feet.
Miro, the 80 million berry pirate, had his hands severed by Sig's chainsaw.
This made Kuro's hands, which had been healed by Crocus, ache faintly again.
"Sig is far more ruthless than I imagined..."
"Back in Syrup Village, when Sig only used the spiked sword and cleaning fluid, he was actually going easy on me..."
The more Kuro thought about it, the more he felt a chill run down his spine.
When facing a powerful opponent like Hawkeye, Sig drew a real sword.
But when facing Kuro and this Miro, he chose to use even more brutal weapons...
"Even if I somehow manage to leave Sig's mountain bandit group in the future, I'll probably be seen as a traitor. Who knows what kind of pursuit I'll face..."
After this internal monologue, Kuro's body trembled slightly.
"The boss praised Kuro. Look, Brother Kuro is so excited he's shaking."
"Brother Kuro must be over the moon. His life is complete now."
Hearing the mountain bandits' chatter, Kuro felt a surge of frustration but could only force a smile and nod:
"Thank you, boss."
Kuro's behavior surprised Sig.
"Has Kuro suddenly changed his ways, acting all loyal? Is this the magic of the chopstick dance?"
"It seems... I'll have to find an opportunity to put Arlong and Stussy through it too!"
As he pondered, a semi-transparent system panel appeared in front of Sig.
Mission: A Small Goal Completed.
Reward: One random card draw opportunity.
Without hesitation, Sig focused his mind and entered the familiar sea of stars.
In front of him, amidst the shimmering starlight, a silver card appeared and flipped over.
On the card was a harmless-looking elementary school student with a flat-top haircut and large glasses.
Character Card: Nobita Nobi
Quality: B-tier
Source: Doraemon
Abilities:
Universe's Best Sharpshooter: Nobita is a natural sharpshooter, known as the best in the universe, with extremely high accuracy.
Non-Lethal Marksmanship: When using any ranged weapon, attacks will not cause serious injuries, at most resulting in unconsciousness or loss of combat ability.
Instant Sleep: Can fall asleep within seconds.
The A Small Goal mission actually rewarded a character card?
Sig was momentarily stunned.
Thinking about it, the symmetry was obvious.
The Li Ting card, the number one swordsman of the Shang Dynasty, couldn't cut people.
The Nobita card, the universe's best sharpshooter, couldn't shoot to kill.
Though the title of "universe's best sharpshooter" wasn't exactly high-tier.
"Actually, my luck isn't that great."
"If I had drawn an S-tier Nobita card, I might have gotten the Stand User: Doraemon ability!"
"At that point, why bother being the Mountain Bandit King? I'd just clear the game!"
After muttering to himself, Sig equipped the new character card and returned to the real world.
"Don't worry about it. Let's go."
Sig ordered.
He had no intention of reclaiming the treasure map and was ready to leave.
After all, he had already gotten the 150 million berries. His goal was achieved.
"Oh, and give me a gun."
With the new character card, Sig wanted to test its effects.
However, the mountain bandits were a bit confused.
"Boss Sig wants a gun?"
"Wait, doesn't Boss Sig always use swords?"
The mountain bandits were somewhat flustered.
Most of them were local mountain bandits Sig had brought from the Kingdom of Goa, and they rarely used guns, mostly relying on swords, axes, and other melee weapons.
After a moment of delay, one of the mountain bandits finally brought a gun and walked toward Sig.
But at that moment, Sig's expression changed as he looked back and saw two figures approaching in the distance.
A maid running at full speed, with a fat man flying in the air above her?
"Why are these two coming over?"
Both Sig and Doflamingo, who was hiding in the shadows, were taken aback.
"Hurry up and give me the gun!"
Sig urged urgently.
The strength of these two Donquixote Pirates executives might not be top-tier in the New World.
But whether his current team could handle them was still uncertain.
However, when Sig shouted this, BABY-5's eyes lit up with hearts.
"Mr. Sig said, 'Give me the gun'?"
"I'm the Weapon Woman who ate the Arms-Arms Fruit. Of course, I can turn into a gun!"
"He's clearly urging me to hurry over!"
"He really needs me!"
BABY-5, who had almost been caught by Buffalo, suddenly sped up, her legs spinning like a whirlwind, leaving the low-flying Buffalo far behind.
Then, BABY-5 leaped into the air, lunging toward Sig.
"Pistol Girl!"
While still in mid-air, BABY-5's upper body rapidly transformed into a human-sized pistol.
But her lower body remained as two legs in a maid outfit and short skirt.