The sword in Sig's hand was actually the first item card he had ever obtained: the Self-Harming Sword.
Its effect was akin to a small magic trick, allowing him to fake a severe or fatal injury.
Sig moved quickly. Before anyone could react, he had already raised the Self-Harming Sword and plunged it into his own side.
The strike was straightforward, piercing straight through Sig's abdomen.
Blood gushed out like a fountain, instantly staining Sig's robes and splattering onto the ground.
The sheer amount of blood made even the battle-hardened pirates wince.
"Boss Sig!"
"Mr. Sig!"
Among the mountain bandits, Baby 5 stood frozen in place, her face filled with disbelief.
She was used to being the one stabbing others, but now... the tables had turned?
At the edge of the crowd, Crocus, who had been quietly observing, narrowed his eyes, his expression shifting slightly.
"For the sake of one of Doflamingo's subordinates, Sig is willing to go this far?"
Doflamingo was a well-established powerhouse in these seas.
The condition of not fighting back for three minutes was already shocking enough.
But now, he's stabbing himself?
The pirates watching from a distance also began to change their expressions.
Many of their eyes shifted to the corpse on the ground—Miro, the 80 million berry bounty pirate.
"This is a ruthless man. Cruel to his enemies, and equally cruel to himself... The Pirate Mountain Bandit King truly lives up to his name."
"But is he foolish, or just arrogant?"
More people's gazes moved between the stunned Baby 5 and the bloodied Sig, their expressions complex.
Sig maintained his dramatic pose, having just stabbed himself, but inwardly, he breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed his image had finally been salvaged...
Just as this thought crossed his mind, he heard the next wave of murmurs:
"The famous Pirate Mountain Bandit King, Sig, is willing to go this far for a young girl?"
"He's truly a hopeless... lolicon!"
These words struck Sig like a bolt of lightning, leaving him utterly stunned. His eyes widened.
Who?
Who ruined my glorious image!
Wasn't I acting out the story of a righteous man saving a young girl?
Why did it suddenly turn into a tale of a perverted lolicon!
"I'm not..."
Before he could finish denying it, Sig felt a sweet taste in his throat.
Pfft!
He spat out a mouthful of blood!
The amount of blood was staggering!
"Sig, he..."
This scene only made the crowd's expressions grow even more peculiar.
"That stab he gave himself must've been serious. He's a man of responsibility... too bad he's a pervert."
"What's wrong with a man being a pervert? I approve of this relationship."
"I'm moved... Is this what a lolicon is like?"
"But seriously, the spot Sig stabbed... that's his kidney, right? Will they really be happy together?"
The onlookers' comments made Sig feel like spitting blood again.
He could feel Baby 5's eyes lighting up, her gaze firmly locked onto him.
This sent a chill down Sig's spine, and a sudden sense of danger made him instinctively dodge to the side.
Swoosh!
Transparent strings shot out from Doflamingo's fingertips, moving so fast they were almost invisible, narrowly missing Sig's skin.
A strange, mocking laugh echoed once more.
"What a farce."
Doflamingo commented.
His expression grew even colder, his fingers flexing as more strings shot out.
"It seems I overestimated you, Sig. Wasting so much of my time."
The strings were incredibly fast, and their near-invisibility made the barrage of attacks even more terrifying. The mountain bandits and pirates nearby couldn't even see the trajectory of Doflamingo's attacks.
All they heard was the continuous swoosh of the strings cutting through the air, followed by the sound of the ground being torn apart.
"The Heavenly Yaksha, Doflamingo's attacks are this fast?"
"No wonder he became a Warlord..."
"Wait... look at Sig. He doesn't seem to be getting hit at all..."
Amidst the nearly invisible onslaught, Sig's figure danced and weaved like a skilled performer.
As he moved, blood continued to spill from his wound, quickly staining the ground.
But all the blood came from the wound in his side. Sig hadn't been hit by a single one of Doflamingo's transparent strings.
"How terrifying, Doflamingo."
As Sig spoke, his face remained expressionless, and not a single new wound appeared on his body.
Amidst the chaos of the street, accompanied by the intense thumping of the Emperor's Engine, Sig continued to dodge, his face as calm as if nothing had happened.
He completely ignored Doflamingo's attacks.
"The Iruma card's ability has about three minutes left."
"I must use this time to establish the invincible image of the Mountain Bandit King in Doflamingo's mind..."
Doflamingo might not be as strong as Hawkeye, but he was far more dangerous.
If Sig couldn't intimidate Doflamingo... the consequences would be far worse than being exposed by Hawkeye.
With this thought in mind, Sig took a deep breath and made a decision.
He took a difficult step toward Doflamingo, just as he had done when facing Hawkeye.
Thump thump thump!
The sound of the Emperor's Engine grew even more intense, almost continuous. Sig's legs felt like they were filled with lead, making it hard to move.
Thinking of his duel with Hawkeye, Sig recalled his MVP strategy: the Hawkeye Rowing with Yoru Visualization Technique.
Sig took a deep breath and began to chant in his mind:
"Bean-shaped eyes, bean-shaped eyes, bean-shaped eyes, bean-shaped eyes..."
And so, he took the second step, then the third, gradually closing the distance amidst the storm of attacks.
"I see."
Doflamingo's fingers never stopped moving, completely unfazed. He let out two strange laughs:
"Your reaction speed is decent. Is this your trump card, Sig?"
"I think I understand how your fight with that bastard Crocodile went now."
He spread his hands, and threads rapidly gathered in his palms, twisting into a long, white whip.
"Overheat: String Whip!"
Doflamingo flicked his wrists, and the whip extending from his palms lashed out with a sharp whistle, aiming directly at Sig.
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