I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

He looked down at the crowd below, hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke his mind:

"Among my great treasures is a national treasure of great importance possessed by the Celestial Dragons. Its very existence is enough to shake the entire world."

As soon as she finished speaking, Vice Admiral Momousagi's expression changed drastically. Before she could give any orders, her sword was halfway drawn from its sheath.

But at the same instant, a cyan sword light flashed.

Half a meter in front of Momousagi, the ground cracked open with a long, narrow fissure, and a pair of golden eyes locked onto her.

the other side.

Before anyone knew it, the yellow sand had filled the sky, and a figure emerged from the sand.

"Navy, what are you worried about? Are you worried about revealing the Celestial Dragons' secrets?"

Amidst the swirling dust, Crocdar wore a cold smile as he gazed with interest at Sieg on the execution platform.

"The Celestial Dragons' national treasure? Its very existence is enough to shake the world?"

"Higurashi, what you said is exactly the same as Doflamingo's!"

"Go on, is the Celestial Dragons' national treasure you mentioned the legendary ancient weapon that could destroy the world?"

Crocodile's words sent a shockwave through everyone.

Another Shichibukai has appeared.

Furthermore, Crocodile also mentioned the third Shichibukai, Doflamingo!

And, ancient weapons capable of destroying the world?

Seeing the interested expression on Crocodile's face, Sieg felt a jolt in his heart.

Another troublemaker has arrived.

Ancient weapons... Is this related to the Celestial Dragons' national treasure that Doflamingo mentioned? Higuma was completely baffled.

However, he knew a little more than others.

Thinking of this, a mysterious smile appeared on Sieg's face.

"I can only tell you that Pluton and Poseidon, two of the three ancient weapons, are not in the hands of the Celestial Dragons!"

"The rest will be revealed when my treasure is made public."

Crocodile narrowed his eyes, his smile growing even colder.

Sieg's ambiguous answer seemed to displease him.

“I see.” Crocodile raised his voice, not looking at Sieg, but at the crowd of onlookers:

"I suppose your treasure, and the Celestial Dragons' national treasure, both came from the Celestial Dragons' treasury."

"More than 20 years ago, a theft occurred in Mary Geoise."

"The Celestial Dragon family's treasury contains a vast amount of treasures accumulated over hundreds of years; a mere portion of it would be enough to buy an entire country."

"And from this theft, you not only gained immense wealth, but also the Celestial Dragons' national treasure?"

With each word Crocodile spoke, the gazes of the crowd grew even more intense.

After he finished speaking, everyone's eyes seemed to be burning with a flame.

The Celestial Dragons' treasury is large enough to buy the wealth of several countries, and also... the power to destroy the world, the Celestial Dragons' national treasures...

The entire square was in an uproar.

.........

On the execution platform, Sieg felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

Crocodile, that old schemer, deliberately stirred things up after not getting the answer he wanted from him, trying to shift the blame onto him!

As for the theft of the Holy Land vault more than 20 years ago, I've never heard of it!

Sig felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but look down at Momousagi.

Sieg was about to deny it outright, but before he could speak, a thousand thoughts surged through his mind, and he swallowed the words back.

"If you deny it, then where did my treasure come from?"

Sieg frowned deeply; he couldn't take the blame, nor could he refuse.

It seems that this is the only reason that can support the so-called Great Treasure.

He really hadn't figured out how to smooth things over.

This colossal lie was originally something Sig was forced to tell after seeing Momousagi and Hawkeye appear, and he didn't have time to think about how to cover it up.

"Hey, bandit king, tell me quickly, which mountain is your otherpiece hidden in?"

"Is it in the East Blue? Is it in the Goa Kingdom?"

Vice Admiral Momousagi from the Navy Headquarters questioned that some people were already eyeing the mountain bandit king's treasure.

Sig's expression changed slightly.

He cannot avoid this issue.

If I don't answer, and someone actually runs off to the Goa Kingdom and ends up getting involved with Luffy and the others on the island... Garp's Iron Fist warning!

"I placed it deep within the Red Line..."

Sieg was vague and did not give specifics.

Because he had absolutely no knowledge of the Red Earth Continent, he couldn't even name many places.

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"This guy only tells half the story, only saying it's on the Red Earth? Is he really sincere about giving away the treasure?"

"The Red Line is so big, how do we find it?"

Is he playing us?

Many people in the audience showed anger.

Among them, some people let out a cold laugh:

"It's okay, he's not the Pirate King. Higuma is still standing alive and well in front of us!"

"If you want treasure, just go to him. Why bother going all the way to the Red Line?"

Many people, their eyes gleaming with ill intent, mingled in the crowd and pushed their way toward the execution platform.

But at that moment...

A streak of cyan sword light suddenly appeared.

Rumble.

The ground trembled, and a crack appeared rapidly, expanding and spreading across the open space, accompanied by a chilling cracking sound.

A long, narrow crack appeared, almost spanning the entire square.

Hawkeye calmly turned around, said nothing, and merely glanced at the crowd behind him.

He wasn't staring at any one person, but he instilled a sudden chill in many, making them afraid to meet his gaze.

"Is this the world's strongest swordsman?"

"How strong must Sieg be to warrant a serious challenge from Hawkeye?"

This question suddenly popped into their minds.

Most of the pirates in the crowd had not yet entered the Grand Line and had limited horizons.

Seeing Hawkeye's sword strike suddenly was enough to terrify them.

However, Hawkeye only glanced at them briefly before turning his gaze back to Sig.

"Have you finished your work?"

Sig narrowed his eyes and looked at the semi-transparent system panel floating beside him.

There was no activity, no completion of the mission: the monstrous lie, and no card draw.

"It's over."

Sieg's heart trembled slightly.

He really shouldn't have taken any chances.

He's not the Pirate King, after all; no matter how big his lies are, they're useless.

The lie of "anotherpiece" is still a long way from the earth-shattering, world-shaking lie described in the mission description.

If Higuma were truly on par with or of similar status to the Pirate King, then Another Piece might have become a colossal lie, achieving the goal of shocking the entire world.

So... what I did before was meaningless, brought no short-term benefit, and instead made me take the blame?

Sig was momentarily bewildered.

If there are no new gacha pulls, what can he do now?

So... if we defeated Hawkeye, would that be enough to shock the world? Would that be enough to support Another Piece? Would that make the colossal lie true?

A ridiculous thought suddenly flashed through Sieg's mind.

He gazed at Hawkeye below the stage, his heart pounding.

Despite trying every possible way to delay the duel with Hawkeye until now, it's still to no avail.

"Hawkeye, if you want war, then let's fight."

Sig took a deep breath and leaped off.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The heartbeats blended together, their momentum surged, and they rivaled the distant eagle eyes.

A great war is about to break out!

"Is it finally about to begin?"

At the edge of the square, beyond the boundary drawn by the eagle eye, many people subconsciously held their breath and stared intently at this side.