I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

There is no such thing as a safe zone in this world.

"A joint operation against the World Government?"

"Let's leave this matter aside for now, after I've dealt with some personal matters with Golden Lion."

Unlike the dragon's exuberant spirit, Sieg seemed rather somber.

He quickly turned and left, his back view slightly desolate, leaving the previously excited dragon somewhat bewildered.

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Shortly after leaving, Sig took out his Den Den Mushi and communicated with the giant ship, Dushan.

A few minutes later.

Sig sensed the call from afar, and the images of the Dushan and the bandits vaguely appeared in his mind.

His figure gradually disappeared from the spot.

When he opened his eyes again, his figure had already traveled a great distance and appeared on the throne in the hall of the giant ship Dushan.

Inside the castle of the Dushan, on a throne bearing the name Sig, the two faintly glowing characters slowly faded and then disappeared completely.

This is a mark that Sieg wrote on the ship with white ash before he left.

The White Wax Stone Summoning can be used once a week, and only one White Wax Stone mark can exist at a time. If a new name is written, the old name will lose its power and disappear.

The last time Kaido used white wax stone was about a week ago, when he used it on Whole Cake Island.

Ten minutes after a successful summon, Sig can choose to stay in place or be teleported back to the original location.

This time, however, Sig only used the white wax stone as a long-distance teleportation portal and had no intention of returning.

At this moment, the bandits were already lined up in the castle's hall.

News King Morgans also stepped forward and recounted the intelligence his subordinates had gathered about the resurrected Fifty-Six Emperors beside the Golden Lion and the Explosive Rock Factory that had just been attacked.

"In addition, we've also received news about the Adam Tree, but it will take some time to uproot and transplant it," Morgans said.

"Can your men handle this?" Sieg asked.

"...No problem, no problem." Morgans hesitated for a moment, then patted his chest and assured them.

"Boss Sig, we are ready for battle." The bald man stepped forward and said in a deep voice.

Sig nodded, then turned to look at Vegapunk, whose blue and white cat jumped onto Vegapunk's head.

"Sigurd, your four-year telekinesis enhancement program has come to a successful conclusion, and I am very satisfied." The blue-and-white cat tried its best to adopt an air of superiority, considering itself the trainer in the telekinesis enhancement program:

"You now possess the strength of a lion, on par with Sigma before his madness. However, you must remain humble and strive to reach the strength of a cat."

Before the blue and white cat could finish speaking, a dense, dark flame enveloped it, pulling at its body. A black hole seemed to form within the flames, drawing it into Sig's head.

Sig used the life-storing ability of the chuunibyou card, and sealed it into his head before the blue and white cat could finish speaking.

【Artificial Time-Space Fruit】: A strange, man-made Devil Fruit ability, named the Artificial Time-Space Fruit.

This is the only ability of the blue and white cat displayed on the panel after the blue and white cat is sealed.

Apart from that, Sieg did not gain any shared abilities from the blue and white cat, so it was basically useless.

“Vegapunk, are we almost done with the preparations? Shouldn’t we use up your Time Reversal Fruit ability…?” Sigurd tried to say something, but Vegapunk shook his head and rejected it.

"Tengetsu and I are already prepared. If you want to bring the cat, that's not out of the question."

"But you have something on your mind right now, so let's deal with what's in front of us first."

"....Alright."

Sig nodded, turned to look at the bandits beside him, and placed the glass bottle containing the life card on the table from his pocket.

The small piece of paper in the bottle moved on its own without any wind, floating eastward, the direction of the Golden Lion and Ain.

"Shadow Clone Technique".

A cloud of smoke exploded, and Sig, a shadow clone, appeared. This clone inherited about 0.5 times the power of a lion.

"Then, let's set out."

"Sig said in a low voice."

He closed his eyes to rest and prepare to conserve his energy.

Meanwhile, Sig, the shadow clone beside him, unleashed an invisible surge of telekinetic energy that swept across all directions, lifting the giant island ship into the air.

The Golden Lion's location is the Sky Island Group, Vermeeryu, in the sky.

Among the bandit group, only Sig possessed the ability to lift this giant island ship into the sky for an extended period of time.

If Ah Ling were a Devil Fruit user like Kaido, she should be able to do it.

However, the Soul-Soul Fruit does not have direct flight capabilities. Even the strongest Homies created from his own soul, such as Zeus the Thundercloud, are not capable of lifting such an island ship.

Therefore, Sigurd used half of his telekinesis to send his shadow clone to sail the ship and find Shiki at top speed, while his main body closed his eyes to rest and await the arrival of the battle.

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The Secret Realm of the Sky, Vermeer.

On the lawn in front of the building, Ian was walking alone in the woods, with no one else around.

The Sky Islands are far away in the sky, and even the Navy, which has mastered Moonwalk, cannot leave them, not to mention that powerful figures like Shiki are watching them.

Therefore, although Ain is a prisoner on this island, she is basically free as long as she does not do anything extreme.

Her previous weakness was simply due to excessive blood loss; she is now fine, and the Golden Lion is quite at ease with her.

However, whenever Ain occasionally saw one or two of the Fifty-Six Emperors who had regained their youth nearby, their expressions would change, and they would turn around and walk away.

The Fifty-Six Emperors returned to their prime years through the power of the Rewind-Rewind Fruit, which can be said to have given them extra power relative to their old age.

This power can also be withdrawn by the user at any time, which means they are subject to the control of others.

This made the group of unruly pirates somewhat uncomfortable. On the one hand, they were worried that Ain would be injured and unconscious, and be assassinated by a powerful figure. On the other hand, they found it hard to accept the fact that they were being controlled by a junior. In addition, given their status as NEO Marines, most of them turned away when they encountered Ain and had no intention of contacting her.

But there are exceptions.

"Miss Ian is out for a walk again?"

The speaker was a burly man with bronze skin who looked to be only in his early twenties; it was Hale.

He walked quickly to Ain's side, glanced around discreetly, and said in a low voice:

"Does Miss Ian know who I am?"

Before Ain could answer, Hale lowered his voice and said:

"I, Hale, known as the Undercover Prince, have finally infiltrated the Flying Pirates after overcoming numerous hardships..."

"So, when is Sig coming to meet us?"

Chapter 1240 The Sky Has Collapsed (4k)

The other fifty-six emperors are generally around thirty years old. After all, they are older and have long been accustomed to a more mature look, and they don't have the face to pretend to be young.

Hale was different; he suddenly regressed in age to his early twenties.

Ain had to examine the person carefully several times before he could identify who it was.

"Are you an undercover agent?" She looked Hale over carefully several times, her heart filled with surprise.

Hale, the Undying King, was also a famous pirate active in the old era.

He is not a lone wolf like Lone Red; on the contrary, he has been connected with several major pirate crews over the past few decades.

However, the rumors about him are not very positive.

This person was not known for his strength in the era, but he survived countless battles and could escape from any kind of battlefield.

He wasn't a lone traveler, but rather someone who traveled with him. Almost all the pirate crews he had joined were either dead or destroyed, and he was the only one still alive.

He was once a member of the Rocks Pirates. After Rocks died and the pirate crew was destroyed, he was still alive.

He had also served in Sig’s band of bandits 12 years ago. After Sig shattered the void and disappeared for ten years, the band of bandits fell apart in the open. He was safe and sound and took the opportunity to leave.

Because similar incidents have occurred more than once or twice, besides the fact that this person has incredible vitality, there are even rumors circulating that he is a jinx...

Now, Hale tells him that he is actually an undercover agent sent by Sieg.

This was something that Ian found hard to believe for a moment.

"I have no way to contact him," she replied dismissively.

“Golden Lion has gone mad…” Hale, unaware of what Ain was thinking, continued speaking to herself:

"After drinking that day, I also heard part of his plan from Golden Lion."

"You could only say he's gone mad, he's lost his mind," Hale murmured.

"He had been preparing for this day for a very long time; it was not a hasty action."

"Before this, World Destroyer Wald and the other fifty-six Emperors went to Whole Cake Island to meet with the Four Emperors Kaido, which was actually intended to drag Kaido into the fray."

"However, Kaido wasn't interested at the time, and then he died..."

Kaido has not yet entered old age, and his condition is not due to old age and declining physical strength.

So when Shiki tried to tempt Kaido with the secret of regaining his youth, he failed to persuade him, and the negotiations broke down.

Afterwards, Kaido went on a drinking spree on Whole Cake Island, where he faced challenges from the Supernovas and the arrival of Wald... The world says that the Supernovas joined forces to defeat Kaido, but perhaps Higuma's behind-the-scenes schemes also played a part.

However, upon closer examination, it was discovered that Shiki's side was also secretly involved in Kaido's death.

"Golden Lion has already begun to gather the Fifty-Six Emperors, so even if your NEO Navy is not besieged, Golden Lion will still take action against you; it's just a matter of sooner or later."

Hale recalled the banquet that day; he had just been overjoyed at regaining his freedom from Sig, and then he ran into Shiki the Golden Lion.

"Dragging fifty-six emperors into the fray, attacking the NEO Navy, and of course, you too..." Hale said, his heart pounding with emotion.

He has known Sieg and Golden Lion for decades.

Although there is no direct evidence, based on his understanding of the two, Shiki's actions seem similar to those of the World Government, forcing the reclusive Sigurd to come forward.

And Sig will, of course, appear.

When the two met, the winner took all, and Hale thought about it for a long time in private, but still felt that it was safer to stand on Sieg's side.