I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Phoenix Palace secretly hardened her heart, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes, and she made a decision.

She opened the locked sea stone safe, took out a thick stack of documents, carried them out of the room, and sat down in the living room.

"Go and call Kizaru, Garp, and Sengoku... Invite them over and say you have extremely important information about Higuma," she said.

A moment later.

When Garp, Sengoku, and the others entered the hall, they saw a large number of documents piled on the table and a small blackboard covered with dense writing.

"You've come at the perfect time." Phoenix Palace was still engrossed in scribbling on the blackboard without turning her head.

"Through deduction, I have come to an extremely important truth."

She turned around, her face serious as she looked at Sengoku and the others, and said solemnly:

"Rocks is Sig!"

"Just like the great general Higuma back then, Rocks is just a character played by Sieg."

"What?" Garp's eyes widened. He was stunned on the spot, and his jaw almost dropped to the ground.

Sengoku and Kizaru's reactions, on the other hand, were quite calm, showing only slight surprise.

“Phoenix Palace?” Sengoku hesitated for a moment before saying:

"I am no longer a member of the Navy. In fact, according to regulations, I shouldn't be here right now... after all, this is highly classified information."

Sengoku was subtly indicating that he didn't want to play along with the Celestial Dragons' childish conspiracy theories.

Neither he nor Kizaru believed it.

Phoenix Palace clearly noticed this as well, and she glanced at Sengoku with a slightly cold look in her eyes.

Because of her Celestial Dragon identity and image, although the Marines would obey orders, they actually held a stereotype about Celestial Dragons and wouldn't listen to her seriously.

"Warring States, you are too arrogant," Phoenix Palace said coldly.

"But I can't blame you. Although you have the title of strategist, you're just a mere Fleet Admiral in the end. There's a lot more to this than you could handle..."

"The navy is mostly made up of ordinary sailors. If you really need to investigate intelligence, it has to be the CP. And the intelligence you have is limited, and you can't see that far ahead."

Phoenix's tone was so forceful that even Sengoku, who was usually quite mild-mannered, almost changed his expression.

However, this is actually not entirely untrue.

The Navy and the CP are two organizations with different functions, similar to the difference between the military and the FBI.

Sengoku was a naval admiral, holding a very high position, but the intelligence agency CP was not under his jurisdiction.

But Phoenix Palace is different.

She was willful, held a high position of authority, and was very sensitive to the matter of Sieg and Lox, having investigated it for many years...

Now, the mystery surrounding Sieg has been completely revealed.

"First of all, everyone knows that the bandit king Sig has the ability to change his face and create clones. He is known for his ambition, patience, deep planning and superb acting skills. He once sent his clone to infiltrate the Navy as an undercover agent and climbed all the way to the position of Navy Admiral without being exposed for ten years."

Sengoku and Kizaru nodded; this was common knowledge.

“And the characters Sieg has played are far more than just Sun Bear,” Phoenix Palace said.

"Twelve years ago, 'King Roger' appeared. His true identity was the Pirate King Roger. So who died on the execution platform?"

"After I sent CP0 agents to investigate, I found that the person who executed the victim was suspicious and may have been hypnotized."

"The person who faked Roger's death on the execution platform was very likely Sieg!"

Phoenix Palace pointed to a page of document in her hand, letting Sengoku and the others read it themselves.

This was intelligence she had obtained 12 years ago, and she had already reached a conclusion, but she had not informed the navy.

Zhan Guo glanced at it a few times, his expression gradually becoming serious.

"Let's get back to Lox," Phoenix Palace continued.

"Sigu is the Jinchūriki of the Black Flame Dragon. He has the ability to manipulate jet-black flames. This ability is similar in appearance to the Dark-Dark Fruit and is suspected to have the same ability as the Dark-Dark Fruit, which can nullify the abilities of other people's fruits."

"During the Marineford War, Higuma claimed that he was also a user of the Dark-Dark Fruit, but his fruit was male."

"What? Does the Dark-Dark Fruit really have male and female versions?" Garp was shocked and asked loudly.

Phoenix Palace choked for a moment, then shook her head and said:

"No, that's not what I meant. I used this example just to illustrate... Sigurd's ability to manipulate black flames can be used to disguise himself as a user of the Dark-Dark Fruit."

"At the same time, he also has the ability to change his face and clone himself, plus his excellent acting skills, so he can play another role without leaving a trace."

"In other words, if he were to impersonate Rocks, we might not be able to discover the truth about Rocks' identity, just like Admiral Higuma did back then."

Zhan Guo frowned even more deeply. He had to admit that the idea was bold, but not without possibility.

"If that's the case, then Sigurd also possesses what appears to be the Float-Float Fruit's power. Could it be that he's also playing Shiki the Golden Lion?" Sengoku retorted.

"Wang Xige is him, Xige is him, Higuma is him, Roger is him, Rocks is him, and even Shiki could be him..."

"It's impossible for everyone to be played by Siegfried, with Siegfried playing an entire era by himself, right?"

Garp imagined what it would be like if all of these people turned into Sieg's face, and his expression immediately turned strange.

Sengoku subconsciously questioned this conspiracy theory.

After all, he was a man of the old era, while Phoenix Palace was younger than him, and Sengoku should have known more about things from the old era.

Is Lox really Sieg?

How could the Warring States period possibly accept this?

If this conspiracy theory were true, it would probably shatter the worldview of the Warring States period.

“Phoenix Palace, this conspiracy theory sounds plausible, but if you delve into it, it will never end,” Sengoku sighed and said seriously.

“What if I have further evidence?” Phoenix Palace remained calm and composed, her expression unchanged.

"Next, you can take a look at this intelligence report."

Phoenix Palace released another document, explaining:

"Dracula, the Impaler, briefly appeared on that island 38 years before the Battle of God Valley."

"In those days, Piercing General was generally believed to have died in the encirclement and suppression by Lieutenant General Tieju, but he reappeared time and time again after many years."

"This person is a notorious figure who stirs up a bloodbath every time he appears in the world."

"But strangely, 38 years ago, Dracula, the piercing prince, appeared in God Valley but did not cause any trouble. He only appeared briefly at the end of the battle and left with Whitebeard."

"According to CP0 agents at the time, the stabbing officer was deathly pale and trembling, suggesting he was seriously injured or ill, and his condition was poor..."

"Seriously injured or seriously ill?" Garp repeated.

He vaguely felt that the script sounded somewhat familiar.

“And…” Phoenix Palace took out a golden Celestial Dragon badge from a transparent evidence bag.

“This is the badge of my uncle, Saint Charles,” she said.

"On the day of the God Valley incident, Rocks stole the badge, but we did not find it on Rocks' body afterwards."

"Shortly after the Battle of God Valley, the treasure vault of the Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land was robbed."

"And this badge was found in the treasure trove that Sieg buried in Anotherpiece."

"Then why is the badge that Rocks had in his possession now in Sieg's hands?" Phoenix Palace looked at Sengoku.

"Is there something wrong with Dracula the Impaler? Did he take the badge on the day of the Valley of the Gods?" Sengoku pondered.

He gradually caught up with Phoenix Palace's line of thought.

If he had any preconceived notions about the Celestial Dragon Phoenix Palace before, those notions no longer exist.

Phoenix Palace quietly watched the Warring States period.

In fact, before the identity of Admiral Higuma was exposed during the Marineford War, she made the same speculation as Sengoku.

But after learning that Sieg possessed the ability to perfectly create clones, she changed her mind.

"This is the third piece of evidence." Phoenix Palace released yet another document:

"This is Lieutenant General Iron Chrysalis's investigation record."

"Many years ago, Dracula the Impaler was besieged by the Iron Crotch Army led by Lieutenant General Iron Chrysanthemum and disappeared into a fog. He was suspected to be dead for many years."

"A year before the God Valley Incident, the Rocks Pirates sent their vice-captain, King Sig, to Cyne Island in an attempt to make contact with the great scientist Vegapunk."

"On that island, Lieutenant General Tieju once again encountered the piercing man who should have died."

"But afterwards, Lieutenant General Tieju said that the stabbing incident was a bit suspicious." Phoenix Palace said this with a slightly embarrassed expression:

"Lieutenant General Tieju and General Chuanci knew each other inside and out and had been fighting each other for many years."

"On that occasion, Lieutenant General Tieju said that although the Piercing Master who appeared that day had also mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, his skills were a bit immature and awkward, and his eyes were not like those of the Piercing Master who had picked countless chrysanthemums back then. He was not like the Piercing Master of back then."

Phoenix Palace coughed lightly and quickly brushed it off:

"The victor in that battle was Lieutenant General Tetsuki."

"He claimed to have killed Dracula by piercing his chest with a sword, but at the last moment, Dracula pulled out a smoke bomb from his pocket and then disappeared in a cloud of smoke."

At this point, Phoenix Palace paused again, staring intently at Sengoku.

"You all participated in the Marineford War. Does the scene described by Lieutenant General Tetsukikki seem somewhat familiar?"

Sengoku was taken aback at first, then his expression changed drastically.

He thought of... the death of General Higuma!

Higuma was merely a shadow clone. During the Marineford War, his body completely disappeared and collapsed, turning into a puff of smoke that exploded and dissipated!

"The smoke bomb is just a cover?" Sengoku subconsciously clenched his fists.

As Phoenix Palace deduced, he seemed to see the fog that had always shrouded Sieg gradually dissipating.

But the truth, faintly discernible amidst the fog, sent chills down the spines of the Warring States period:

"Impaled Dracula is actually dead, and the Dracula who appears on Sai's Island, and even a year later on God Valley, is played by Sieg?"

Kizaru, who had been quietly drinking tea on the side, froze, while Garp and Sengoku's expressions changed drastically.

"That's right. The Dracula of God Valley is a fake!" Phoenix Palace shouted.