I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

neither.

The biggest lie is the bandit king himself.

"I'm not going to be a comedian anymore, I'm going to be invincible, I'm going to become the bandit king."

Sig muttered to himself.

In the eyes of others, he was already a world-renowned bandit king standing at the pinnacle of the sea.

But for Sieg, this may only be the beginning.

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An island on the Grand Line.

"Dr. Vegapunk, the latest newspaper has arrived."

An assistant waved a stack of newspapers, spoke into his Den Den Mushi, passed through the gate verification, and jogged into Vegapunk's research base.

Stepping into Vegapunk's research institute is like stepping into another world.

The laboratory is spacious, with silver-white floors and walls, and soft light pouring down from the dome, making it seem like it's always daytime, full of a futuristic technological feel.

This place is filled with all sorts of strangely shaped objects, and even the other scientists under Vegapunk's command might not be able to explain their purpose.

Two pacifists resembling tyrant bears stood on either side as gatekeepers.

Inside the vertical, transparent nutrient tank, a huge, robust, naked giant, standing at least six meters tall, was immersed in the water. He had blond hair that flowed all over his body, a thin, long, crescent-shaped white mustache, and stitches on his limbs and head.

It was Edward Weevil, the second Whitebeard, whom Kizaru called a great pirate with power comparable to that of a young Whitebeard.

In the transparent cold storage on the other side was the body of Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach.

His body was shattered by the immense power of Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit and sent to the bottom of the sea. Later, after the Marineford War, when the Navy interrogated the remnants of Blackbeard's crew, they learned about the abnormality in Blackbeard's body. As a result, his body was dug up and stitched up by CP0 and the Navy.

Although Blackbeard is already a corpse, his unusual physical structure is valuable to scientists like Vegapunk, so it is still preserved here.

"What's wrong? Is there some big news this time?"

Vegapunk emerged from around the corner, glancing at the latest newspaper and classified documents delivered by the World Government in his assistant's hands.

Despite his busy schedule, Vegapunk still keeps up with current events.

After reading the newspapers from the past few days, Vegapunk stood alone, lost in thought.

"Has Higuma's identity finally been exposed? Sooner than I thought."

Vegapunk shook his head.

He was only given an urgent order to lead the research on Blackbeard's body; he hadn't had a chance to ask about the Marineford War yet.

Undercover agents will eventually be exposed; it's just a matter of sooner or later.

Therefore, over the past ten years, Vegapunk has rarely had contact with Sun Bear. Even when they do meet, he makes sure that nothing goes wrong and that it doesn't fall into the eyes of anyone with ulterior motives.

The Navy was undergoing a major purge, but this purge did not reach Vegapunk.

"It's unbelievable... Although some things haven't completely changed, overall he has changed too many things; the scale and course of the war have been altered."

After reading the report, Vegapunk's eyes lit up.

In the original history, Whitebeard's death represented the departure of the old era's king and was a turning point between the old and new eras, holding significant meaning.

From then on, Blackbeard ascended to the position of one of the Four Emperors, and the Supernovas of the Worst Generation rushed into the New World one after another to challenge the Four Emperors of the New World.

The strongest figures of the old and new eras began an unprecedented and fierce battle before the only empty throne.

So, what about now?

The remnants of the old era marched triumphantly, boarded the ship of the new world, blasted open the red earth and sailed away, leaving only the ruins of Marineford behind.

Not only did Whitebeard survive, but Roger is also still alive.

What will the future hold?

Vegapunk was born 500 years in the future. He had insight into the course of historical events, but now he could no longer see the road ahead.

On the vast ocean, who will determine the fate of the world?

"Are they the Four Emperors who have reigned over the New World for decades?"

"Are they still the Seven Warlords, the smartest people living on the sea? No, two of the Seven Warlords died in the Marineford War, three defected, and the remaining two seem to be on the side of the World Government. The Seven Warlords are probably just a name now."

"Are they the newcomers of the Worst Generation? Blackbeard Teach, the unprecedented dual-power user, has already died, and the other Supernovas are being blocked by the old-timers."

"The Navy was once the undisputed hegemon of this sea, but it also split up after the Marineford War."

"So, is it a new navy that has risen up under the banner of justice?"

"Among the fifty-six emperors of Infinite Hell, there are also powerful figures who should not be underestimated, and the revolutionary army, which represents the will of the people, is also an important hope for the future."

"The Navy is merely the outward appearance of the World Government. The World Government controls most of the world's resources and wealth, but it has always remained hidden behind the Navy, unknown to the world. Now, the time is almost here to unveil it."

"The immortal Im sits alone beneath the Void Throne, overlooking eight hundred years of history, but even someone as detached as Im is ultimately just a player in this history."

"The black dragon that emerged from the holy land ten years ago is suspected to be not a Devil Fruit user, but rather the prototype of a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit. Is this an isolated case, or is there another hidden story before the 100-year historical gap in the vanished land? Will it affect the current chaotic course of history?"

"Roger, who should have died, has lived to this day, and the vacant Pirate Throne now has a master... But is Roger still the Pirate King now?"

"Or perhaps it's Sieg, who roams the seas as a bandit, repeatedly traversing time and even the world, existing within the river of history yet repeatedly disrupting it?"

Vegapunk was also caught up in the situation, feeling lost and bewildered as he saw the vast fog of history before him, unable to see the way forward.

What's about to happen is the struggle for the title of Pirate King, the biggest power struggle in the history of pirates, as it happened in the original timeline?

No.

The Pirate King is not dead; the empty throne still has an owner.

The legends of the old era have not faded from the stage of history; on the contrary, they have grown stronger, and the gloomy sunset shines brighter than the rising sun.

This will be a massive storm sweeping the world. The victor will not be the next Pirate King, but the Emperor of the World, just like the appearance of the master of the Empty Throne hundreds of years ago.

Who controls the rise and fall of the vast ocean?

Preface

Volume 1 finished, take a day off.

At the beginning of last month, I had 20 chapters for the bounty monthly tickets and 22 chapters for the blades. The bounty was not open for donations, but some people donated. So, rounding it up, it's 50 + 6 chapters for the bounty. Adding the previous month's updates, I had 32 chapters left to owe at the beginning of this month. Paying them off shouldn't be a problem.

Next, let me talk about something else.

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One Piece is still ongoing, so fanfiction authors will inevitably be proven wrong, like with Kaido's Fish-Fish Fruit or something. I don't really care about those things, otherwise I wouldn't be able to write anything.

Here are two examples from the original work.

Rocks was a character who suddenly appeared, and the concept of the Rocks Pirates was also very bold. Before this, many of the protagonist pirate crews that were hyped up in fanfiction were not as large as Rocks's, which was a slap in the face for fanfiction.

In the original manga, the bounties of the Four Emperors and Roger were in the range of 40 to 50 billion, far exceeding those of other pirates. Before the manga reached this point, fanfiction protagonists were often portrayed as invincible, but none of them had bounties this high. Looking at it this way, it's ironic.

But if you look into it more closely, the bounties of the Seven Warlords of the Sea vary greatly, and the bounties of their enemies differ significantly. When the bounties of the Four Emperors are revealed, Luffy's 15 billion bounty doesn't seem like much at all.

One Piece is still ongoing, and there will definitely be many new storylines that subvert the original plot.

For example, the Time-Time Fruit, the awakening of Devil Fruit abilities, the ability to foresee the future using Observation Haki, the advanced use of Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki, which seems to only be able to clear out small fry.

The new storylines in the serialized comics will inevitably have many unexpected developments, which will subvert the past storylines.

Therefore, even if fan fiction follows the original work exactly, it will still be betrayed; this is unavoidable.

No matter how it's written, the betrayal may be late, but it will come eventually.

.......

This book is a One Piece fanfiction. The writing approach is to create a plot that is completely different from the original story, yet also unexpected and logical.

For example, Vegapunk in this book is a user of the Time-Reversal Fruit and comes from 500 years in the future.

This setting is based on the Time Fruit and Vegapunk's technology being 500 years ahead of its time.

I don't think Oda would write it this way, but at the same time, this kind of development is quite interesting. It's both unexpected and reasonable, so I wrote it this way.

I'm sure I'll be proven wrong, but I don't care.

The setting should be close to the original work without feeling out of place. At the same time, it should maintain a certain distance from the original work, with some differences that are logically consistent... This is the foundation of this book.

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Actually, all these words are just a preview:

At this point in the book, secondary interpretations are practically inevitable.

If you really want to get hung up on the original work, you can only say that you should treat "Mountain Bandit King" as a parallel world or something similar, which will give you a better reading experience.

Finally, I organized the outline for the new volume and took a day off.

Chapter 1166 A Talent Unmatched by Millions (6k)

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Chapter 1167 F2A 6K

Dressrosa Royal Palace.

"Then, let's begin the family meeting."

The disheveled, snotty-nosed man, Torrepol, who looked like a homeless man, tapped on the table and looked at the Don Quixote family members in front of him.

But everyone, including Torrepol, was a little distracted, their eyes unconsciously drifting to the empty seat at the head of the table.

Doflamingo is dead, and this is the first time the Donquixote Family has held a family meeting without the head of the family.

"Tell me," Torrepol, the highest-ranking official in the family, said in a low voice.

"Let's share our opinions on what to do next and brainstorm together."

The Donquixote Family has many Devil Fruit users among its executives. Even without Doflamingo, they would be more than capable of controlling the Dressrosa Kingdom.

“I think we should leave immediately,” said Senor Piqué, a middle-aged man with a large build, dressed in baby clothes with only a triangular diaper on his lower body and a pacifier in his mouth.