"So easy to talk to?"
Sig was about to voice the thoughts in his heart.
But he suddenly felt a slight stir, sensing someone's gaze.
Sig turned his head slightly.
He saw behind a nearby palace pillar, a little girl blinking her large eyes, looking this way.
Sig's eyes immediately lit up.
At this time, Vivi was only six years old, her long, aqua-blue hair was smooth as satin, and she possessed a fair complexion rare in this desert kingdom, looking exactly like a delicate porcelain doll.
"Princess Vivi, His Majesty Cobra said not to disturb the esteemed guest."
Behind her, a maid quickly picked up Vivi and walked towards the back.
Sig's gaze lingered on Vivi, held by the maid, slightly lost in thought, wondering about something.
"Is this the little princess of Alabasta? She will surely be the most beautiful flower in this desert kingdom in the future."
Sig praised casually.
Compared to the six-year-old Vivi, he was more interested in seeing the Vivi who would gradually grow up ten or twelve years later.
"Yes, Vivi will definitely be the cutest princess in the world in the future."
Cobra also watched his daughter gradually walk away, sighing with a smile on his face.
But at this moment, a thought flashed through Cobra's mind.
"Wait.... Didn't Sig say he had a small request?"
"Why did he suddenly mention Vivi?"
"Could it be that Sig's request is...."
The smile on Cobra's originally smiling face gradually faded as he carefully observed Sig's facial expression.
The previous rumors were true? Sig really is a lolicon?
Cobra had previously gone to Rainbase City and informed Crocodile and the Marines specifically to protect Vivi from the world's strongest lolicon, Sig.
But after witnessing Sig's heroic act of saving Rainbase City, Cobra's impression of Sig had changed.
Seeing is believing; such a glorious heroic image was completely different from the notorious reputation of a great criminal and ruffian portrayed in the newspapers!
He was clearly the hero who saved Rainbase City, how could he possibly be a lolicon?
Rumors, they must be rumors!
But now, Cobra's fatherly instincts were screaming warnings at him.
His heart was already beginning to waver.
He saw Sig's expression also become serious.
"Then I'll be direct."
Sig took a deep breath and said:
"I hope the Kingdom of Alabasta can help promote a dance from my homeland."
"Don't say it! I will never hand Vivi over to you!"
Their words came out almost simultaneously, and both sides were stunned for a moment.
Cobra coughed lightly, pretending nothing had happened, and directly changed the subject:
"What dance? Mister Sig has such elegant interests?"
Sig's expression also looked a bit unpleasant.
He thought for a moment and could roughly understand that Cobra probably had some kind of misunderstanding about him just now.
"It's all Dotty-Eyes' fault, ruining my reputation..."
Suppressing the thoughts in his mind, Sig continued to explain:
"In my homeland, there exists a traditional dance that can bring joy to people, but as times change, young people today are increasingly unwilling to perform this dance."
Sig took a sip of wine, smacked his lips, and said solemnly:
"This dance is undoubtedly a precious intangible cultural heritage of my homeland, and I cannot stand by and watch it become lost."
As Cobra listened, he couldn't help but feel respect for Sig.
He suddenly felt that the image of Sig before him had suddenly grown taller.
This was no lolicon, nor just a hero who saved a city... he also possessed such a sense of responsibility, seeing the promotion of traditional culture as his own duty.
Cobra was also quite moved by this point.
The Kingdom of Alabasta had a long history, dating back 800 years to the founding of the World Government.
During this time, as the eras changed, their Alabasta had indeed lost many traditional folk cultures to the long river of history.
"Such a person actually has a bounty of one billion?"
Cobra murmured to himself, a smile returning to his face.
"What kind of dance is it?"
Cobra pointed to a large open space next to the banquet.
"Mister Sig might as well demonstrate it right here. I would also like to witness the exotic customs from the East Blue."
Cobra laughed heartily.
"That's exactly what I intended."
Sig smiled, then gave an order:
"Yosaku, Johnny, perform that again."
"Yes, the dance you two are best at."
"The Chopstick Dance."
Yosaku and Johnny looked at each other.
They had also drunk quite a bit and were gradually getting excited.
"Johnny, I never thought we'd be able to perform on such a stage one day... This is the royal palace of a country!"
Yosaku said with a slurred tongue.
"Yosaku, has our life been worth it?"
The bounty hunter duo fell into a strange state of emotion, then went up on stage one after another. Under the expectant gazes of Cobra and the others, they resolutely stuck chopsticks into their nostrils.
The Chopstick Dance, reappears!
Cobra, who had been looking forward to the exotic customs of the East Blue, directly spat out his drink.
Not only him, but Igaram, Pell, and the other guards who were sitting upright and guarding nearby were also astonished, completely dumbfounded.
Afterward, there was a burst of laughter.
Unconsciously, the atmosphere of the originally somewhat formal royal banquet had changed.
Amidst the laughter, Sig calmly glanced at the virtual panel floating beside him.
Sig suggesting the Chopstick Dance wasn't a whim.
His task panel still had this task:
"Task: All Members Chopstick Dance."
"Task Requirement: Get 15 story characters to perform the Chopstick Dance. (2/15)"
"Task Reward: Possession Card: Yosaku, Possession Card: Johnny, one each."
In the original work, the Alabasta arc was a very long chapter, with numerous named story characters, far more than 15.
Sig's real goal was actually to use the excuse of spreading the Chopstick Dance to try and complete the task objective.
That is, to get the story characters in this desert kingdom to perform the Chopstick Dance.
This was Sig's goal in coming to the royal capital, Alubarna.
Today, Sig spread the spark of the Chopstick Dance here.
In the future, this spark would surely become a prairie fire!
By then, the task objective of 15 story characters would be incredibly simple!
"I'm simply too clever!"
Sig raised his wine glass and toasted his own cleverness.
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