Chapter 118:The more scared I am, the stronger I become

Character Card: Usopp

Compatibility: 11%

Quality: C-tier

Source: One Piece

Abilities:

Lies Become Reality — There is a small chance that lies told will become reality in some form. The more sensational the lie, the greater the probability.

Observation Haki — (Omitted)

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The sudden appearance of a new mission prompted Sig to re-examine the character card panel.

After the naval battle, the compatibility had risen to 11%.

The description of Usopp's [Lies Become Reality] ability was "becoming reality in some form" and "the more sensational the lie, the greater the probability."

In fact, the way Usopp's lies became reality was somewhat unreliable.

For example, Usopp once claimed that when he was five years old, he fought a goldfish as large as an island in the South Blue and even landed on the goldfish's feces island.

More than a decade later, when Usopp entered the Grand Line, he did encounter a giant goldfish in "Little Garden."

However, the part about landing on the goldfish's feces island was actually something done by the two giants in "Little Garden," not Usopp.

This event happened in the Grand Line, not the South Blue as Usopp had lied about, and Usopp himself did not actually fight the giant goldfish.

"Perhaps this is the incomplete way Usopp's lies become reality."

"The lie, 'I've slain a super-giant Sea King as large as an island in the East Blue,' was realized by coincidentally encountering Hawk-Eye, who had crossed the Calm Belt, and witnessing two super-giant Sea Kings as large as islands."

"Although I didn't actually slay the super-giant Sea Kings, this still counts as an incomplete realization..."

So the question arises: If Sig were to boast about defeating the "56 Emperors," how would that be realized?

Perhaps the next day, Impel Down would experience a mass prison break, and 56 powerful pirates would be enhanced into the "56 Emperors," chasing Sig all the way from the Grand Line to the East Blue to beat him up?

Another part of the description is, "the more sensational the lie, the greater the probability."

How does one measure whether a lie is sensational?

Exaggerated lies, such as Sig fighting the "56 Emperors" from the Red Line all the way to the Infinite Earth, with the very fabric of reality being torn apart... If such a lie were told, it would likely be dismissed as drunken ramblings and would hardly be considered sensational.

A truly sensational lie is one that is both absurd and difficult to verify.

For example, if the One Piece didn't actually exist, and Roger's declaration on the execution platform was a lie that sparked the Great Pirate Era, it would absolutely meet the criteria of a "colossal lie," shocking the entire world.

"This is truly a skill. To be both sensational and believable—that's what makes a lie that shakes the world."

Sig tapped the armrest of his chair, deep in thought, his gaze falling on the rest of the character card information.

Then, Sig's entire body stiffened.

The information on the S-tier character card, KING, had changed again!

Character Card: KING

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Abilities:

True·Emperor's Engine — The sound of a powerful heartbeat, known as the Emperor's Engine, strongly triggers others' imaginations. At the same time, it uses the heart as a pump to accelerate blood flow, significantly increasing physical strength and speed. The higher the power of the Emperor's Engine, the greater the enhancement.

Emperor's Engine Inspiring Field — (Omitted)

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The Emperor's Engine had truly become the True·Emperor's Engine!

And with the added description, "the higher the power of the Emperor's Engine, the greater the enhancement..."

What the hell? The more scared I am, the stronger I become?

Sitting in his chair, Sig stared at the description and gradually lost his dreams.

Why is my path to becoming a strong person so difficult, and why is the style so strange...?

Sig strongly suspected that the KING card, like the KING in the original story, came with a hidden skill of "attracting strong opponents." How else could he have coincidentally run into Hawk-Eye in such a vast ocean?

Thinking about Hawk-Eye... Sig wearily rubbed his temples and sighed deeply.

Even in the weakest sea, the East Blue, Sig had already experienced so many thrilling events.

He truly couldn't imagine what would happen once he entered the Grand Line, the strongest sea...

.........

At the border between the East Blue and the Calm Belt.

The giant turtle Sea King, as large as an island, had disappeared, leaving behind only the wreckage of countless Navy warships, broken planks, and tattered sails floating on the sea. A few heavily damaged Navy ships remained.

Onigumo gazed sorrowfully at the wreckage on the sea.

His appearance was also quite pitiful—his Justice Cloak was almost torn to shreds, and multiple wounds were bleeding profusely.

The giant turtle Sea King hadn't fought to the death. After venting its anger and being injured by Onigumo and the others, it submerged back into the depths of the ocean.

However, out of the original fleet of over a dozen warships, only five or six remained.

Onigumo fell into deep thought.

What exactly was their fleet here for? To launch an expedition into the Calm Belt and fight Sea Kings?

"Vice Admiral Onigumo, our fleet has suffered heavy losses. Especially the branch comrades—several Navy branch ships were completely annihilated..."

Several officers ran up to Onigumo to report.

"Vice Admiral Onigumo, shouldn't we report the outcome of this naval battle to Headquarters?"

"Vice Admiral, our fleet..."

Listening to these reports, Onigumo felt overwhelmed.

Not only had they turned a feint attack ordered by Headquarters into a full-scale naval battle, but they had also suffered heavy losses.

The key point was that these losses weren't directly caused by Sig but were the result of a chaotic battle with a Sea King.

How should they report this?

As Onigumo frowned in thought, a Navy officer spoke up.

"Vice Admiral Onigumo, this isn't our fault! Sig was able to intimidate a super-giant Sea King!"

"All of this was part of Sig's scheme. He planned it deliberately!"

"He could have slain the Sea King with a single sword strike, just like Hawk-Eye, but instead, he chose to intimidate it with Conqueror's Haki, using it to break our encirclement..."

Onigumo's mouth twitched.

"Isn't that just your speculation?"

"It is speculation," the officer said, winking at Onigumo, "but our speculation is very close to reality! Everything was Sig's scheme! That's why our forces suffered such a crushing defeat. It definitely wasn't because we got greedy and turned a feint attack into a full-scale assault, only to be utterly defeated..."

"The key point is that, on top of the crushing defeat, we also lost track of Sig..."

The hint was so obvious that Onigumo understood his intention.

"Outrageous! How dare you twist the path of our justice and suggest that I falsify military reports!"

The upright Onigumo initially wanted to scold him loudly.

But when he thought about the losses suffered by the branch forces and the potential fallout, Onigumo suddenly felt...

"Your speculation makes a lot of sense. Sig is far stronger than we anticipated!"

"He possesses incredible swordsmanship and Conqueror's Haki, and he can even intimidate super-giant Sea Kings to fight for him..."

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