Although this is a lively tavern on an island in the Grand Line, and one can imagine there are many pirates and outlaws, Sieg, without displaying his fish-man features, still stands at 1.8 meters tall and has a skull flag tattoo on his arm that no one recognizes but clearly identifies him as a pirate. Even if he looks a bit young and is sitting alone at a table, no one will bother him.
Originally, Sieg wanted to look for members of the Two-Headed Wolf slave hunting team who were scouting the area. However, through detailed observation using his "Telepathist" ability, Sieg didn't find any suspicious individuals.
But just as Sieg was feeling disappointed, he suddenly heard a more "direct" clue...
"I saw that little Bellemere at the harbor again today. Tsk, tsk... That figure, that round ass..."
"Damn, if you're going to talk, don't drool!"
"Gah, gah, gah, all you can do is look. That little girl is more than just a nice ass; even guys with bounties of several million wouldn't be her match."
"Tch, it's just that there are fewer pirates coming to Machu Island these days. Does she think she can run wild in the Grand Line with her skills? She'd be better off running wild in bed!"
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A group of guys, it's not clear whether they are pirates or other outlaws, were talking dirty about women.
Sieg wasn't interested in women, but he was very interested in the name "Bellemere"—according to the Navy's intelligence, the informant on Machu Island was currently using the alias Bellemere!
Originally, Sieg thought that after the Navy's main force responsible for the Two-Headed Wolf went to hunt down the Sun Pirates and canceled the encirclement operation, the informant should have been withdrawn as well.
Moreover, Sieg wasn't a Navy man, so naturally, he didn't think about contacting the Navy's informant.
But hearing that Bellemere was still around, Sieg immediately became interested.
The group at the next table, who had just mentioned this, continued their conversation about Bellemere, letting Sieg know that Bellemere was now one of the gang leaders in the Machu Town district, nominally acting as a "broker" for the two piers in the harbor, introducing stevedores to cargo ships and cargo owners to stevedores, but in reality, she was collecting protection fees.
Sieg was a little surprised, not expecting that an "informant" could be so high-profile...
Knowing Bellemere's movements, Sieg immediately threw down 500 Berries, and after finishing his beer without wasting it, he got up and left, preparing to go to the harbor.
Sieg hoped to get as much information as possible from Bellemere. If he failed...
She's just a Navy Petty Officer, and from a branch office at that, she shouldn't be able to beat me, right?
Pushing open the tavern's small louvered door, Sieg ran into a woman slightly taller than himself.
In his human form, Sieg is 1.8 meters tall, having grown a bit when advancing in the Pathway of the Gods.
However, this pink-haired woman, who looked to be in her mid-twenties, was even taller than Sieg. She wore a low-cut crop top underneath a cropped denim jacket, revealing tattoos on her upper arms and lower abdomen. She had a cigarette in her mouth and a short flintlock pistol at her waist, giving off a "I'm super awesome" vibe.
After the two brushed past each other, Sieg turned his head to look at her ass... It was very round.
At the same time, recalling the "disgust" that flashed across her face just now, Sieg was certain of the identity of this woman with the round ass.
Although she tried to hide it, Sieg still noticed that when she saw the skull flag tattoo on his arm, a look of disgust and disappointment flashed in her eyes.
No one would recognize the "Sword of Freedom" flag, but everyone could tell that it was definitely a pirate flag.
If she was truly what she appeared to be, this crow in disguise wouldn't have any reason to dislike this black pig...
Moreover, she had two followers with her, whose expressions were naturally different from hers. The two followers were clearly a little nervous.
Combined with the "physical characteristics" described by the passersby, Sieg was eighty percent sure that she was Bellemere!
So, Sieg awkwardly followed her back into the tavern.
Well, although the Telepathist allowed for "covert observation" when turning his head to observe her features, without triggering her instincts or being discovered, but... He had clearly already left the tavern, but then he saw a woman with a round ass at the door, and then eagerly followed her back in. This image was really not very upright.
Bellemere kicked open the small louvered door, and the noisy tavern fell silent for a moment.
The few who were just discussing Bellemere's features were now sipping their beer.
Sieg tried his best to sneak back in without being too noticeable—at this moment, Sieg desperately wished he had already reached Sequence 6, so he could achieve "Psychological Invisibility" and hide in the blind spot of everyone's attention.
But now, many people glanced at this sneaky playboy—seeing a woman and following her back, what else could it be for?
"Bartender! Orange liquor!" After sitting down, Bellemere put both feet on the table, tilting the chair backward.
However, the fact that she didn't order strong liquor seemed a bit incongruous with her demeanor.
Sieg glared at the bartender—do I look like I don't have money? Why did you recommend beer to me just now?
"Orange liquor," Sieg also whispered to the bartender who came over.
The bartender looked at him strangely, as if he were looking at a playboy.
Bellemere turned her head to look in Sieg's direction at this moment, but Sieg had already controlled himself not to look at her—if it hadn't been for the "brushing past" at the door, Bellemere wouldn't have noticed that Sieg had followed her back.
It was hard to say whether it was delightful or depressing, but Bellemere glanced at Sieg and gave him a playful expression.
What was delightful was that Bellemere didn't suspect Sieg's intentions; what was depressing was that Bellemere simply regarded this young man as a playboy—he had clearly already left the tavern, but he followed her back?
"Boss, those guys have already noticed us. Should we go back and report... go back and report to the boss?" Follower A asked anxiously.
"Even if we don't go back, let's keep a low profile... and there's no point in staying any longer," Follower B also reminded her.
The surroundings had returned to their noisy state, and no one could easily hear what they were saying. Even if they did, ordinary people wouldn't hear anything wrong.
However, Sieg automatically filled in the blanks of what they were saying as "Two-Headed Wolf's spies have discovered that they are Navy", "persuading Petty Officer Bellemere to return to the Navy base to report for duty", "the reinforcements to encircle the slave hunting team have already gone to capture escaped slaves, and there will be no reinforcements".
"Drinking won't shut your mouths!" Bellemere scolded irritably.
After that, the three continued to speak cryptically for a while. After finishing the orange liquor, Bellemere slammed the thick-bottomed glass on the table and said to the bartender, "The little kid over there will pay the bill!" Then she got up and left.
Sieg: ???
The rough men around burst into laughter, mocking the young grass who wanted to eat the old cow, but was instead teased.