When the Panda Man's bounty was mentioned, both Robin's and Cobra's expressions changed slightly.
Reminded by Sig, they couldn't help but realize the problem.
This strange number arguably defied common sense.
The Navy determined bounties based on the pirate's level of danger. How could they possibly set such a specific number?
In a way, this was more startling than a bounty exceeding one hundred million or several hundred million Beli.
"And, this pirate has no name, only the title Panda Man?"
"Even the Navy doesn't know his real name? Or is there another hidden reason..."
When Cobra was serious, he still looked like a proper king.
After some thought, his expression became increasingly solemn.
Thus, he directly summoned Igaram, the captain of the Royal Guard.
"Igaram, go to the royal tomb..."
Cobra whispered to Igaram for a moment, giving the order.
Afterward, the three of them waited in the palace for some time.
About half an hour later, Cobra's Den Den Mushi rang. From Igaram on the other end, he heard news that made his face change drastically.
"Mr. Sig, it's indeed as you expected. On the Poneglyph stone, there is indeed strange handwriting..."
Cobra's face was grim.
This was very bad news for him.
Someone had secretly infiltrated the royal tomb and left markings on the Poneglyph?
Did this mean that the secret their royal family had kept for many years, the Poneglyph recording information about Pluton, had already been leaked?
Without further hesitation, Cobra immediately left the palace, taking Sig and Robin straight to the tomb.
Some time later, inside the royal tomb.
Sig and the other two stood before the square Poneglyph stone, each with different expressions.
Robin was already standing in front of the stone, gently stroking the inscriptions on its surface.
The Poneglyph stele only had strange ancient hieroglyphs on one side.
In this world, only Robin, the sole survivor of Ohara, possessed the ability to decipher this script.
Robin was reading the contents of the Poneglyph.
Meanwhile, Sig and Cobra's gazes fell upon a small, inconspicuous line of Japanese text amidst the dense array of hieroglyphs.
Cobra's face turned slightly pale as he read the words on the Poneglyph.
This was the Poneglyph regarded as the greatest secret by the Nefeltari family, extremely important, yet it inexplicably had a mark left by someone else.
What puzzled Cobra even more was that this mark wasn't any important information, just the words "Panda Man."
It was almost like... an uncultured tourist leaving their name at a scenic spot...
"This Panda Man, what does he think our royal tomb and Poneglyph are?"
Even the usually good-tempered Cobra was angry now.
Beside him, Robin had finished reading the stele and reached out to touch the Japanese inscription.
"Well? As an archaeologist, can you determine when this inscription was made?"
Sig felt slightly nervous.
Just then, a floating panel quickly unfolded beside him.
"Mission: Mystery of the Panda Man
Mission Requirements: Unravel the mystery of the Panda Man
Mission Reward: One card draw opportunity of corresponding quality based on mission completion."
The system has confirmed the existence of the Panda Man too...
Sig felt even more apprehensive.
After waiting quietly for a moment, he heard Robin make her judgment:
"The age of this inscription should be over ten years ago, not contemporaneous with the carving of the other ancient texts."
Robin's words brought Sig slight relief.
The Poneglyphs were created 800 years ago.
If the Panda Man also came from that era, Sig could only think in the direction of the [Time-Time Fruit].
Although there was only one Time-Time Fruit, Devil Fruits were numerous and varied. It wasn't impossible for a certain fruit to possess time-travel abilities similar to the Time-Time Fruit.
"Speaking of which, over ten years ago, that seems to be another turbulent period..."
Over ten years ago was the era when Roger, Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and others were active.
Now, another mysterious Panda Man had appeared....
"Mr. Sig, about this Panda Man..."
The Panda Man could infiltrate the royal tomb unnoticed and even leave carvings on the Poneglyph stone...
This was beyond Cobra's ability to handle.
"It's alright, I came here specifically for the Panda Man. I will handle this person."
Sig confidently made the promise, but he had no confidence in his heart.
The problem now was probably not whether he could find the Panda Man, but that the Panda Man was likely targeting him... This gave Sig a renewed sense of urgency.
"I still need to speed up the progress of my identity change plan...."
Sig thought to himself, silently putting the plan to go to the Florian Triangle and change his identity on the agenda.
After bidding farewell to Cobra, Sig immediately took Robin back to their residence.
He decided to set off early and head to the Florian Triangle as quickly as possible.
But just as Sig had this thought, his Den Den Mushi rang.
The caller was the undisputed king of the newspaper industry, "Big News" Morgans.
"Morgans? You're not calling to rush the manuscript for the Forum Tabloid, are you?"
"Don't worry, I already have a draft for the new issue."
Sig was slightly surprised.
Previously, it was usually people from the Shock Department who called to rush him, which was just one department within the news agency. Morgans calling personally this time showed that it was taken seriously.
The news for the new issue... Crocodile's secret was certainly explosive enough, but Sig couldn't play this card casually if he wanted to control the Sand Crocodile.
"Haha.... So it really is you, Sig."
"You really are hiding deep, actually extending your reach to the Sabaody Archipelago."
Morgans on the other end of the line sounded quite emotional.
"The fake news about the [Angel Fruit] in the Forum Tabloid before, that was also you trying to deceive the public, claiming it was fake news, right?"
Morgans asked probingly with a laugh.
He didn't believe in the existence of the Angel Fruit from the fake news either; this call was specifically to test the waters.
"Sabaody Archipelago?"
Sig was slightly stunned, realizing something was wrong, and immediately said:
"Morgans, it seems we're not talking about the same thing."
"What happened on the Sabaody Archipelago that gave you such a misunderstanding about me?"
After Sig finished speaking, there was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.
Then, news was delivered that left Sig silent for a long time.
"Someone claiming to be a dual Devil Fruit user, and carrying an Angel Fruit, has appeared on the Sabaody Archipelago."
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