I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Kurokas's matter-of-fact question made Sieg pause.

Damn, that makes so much sense.

This world has a diverse range of races, and strange species are everywhere.

Not to mention other races, even ordinary humans have all sorts of strange appearances and heights.

Take the Morgan family for example. Garp is 2.8 meters tall, Dragon is 2.5 meters tall, and Luffy is a normal person's height of 1.7 meters.

The panda's appearance... doesn't seem to be that special?

Having failed to ascertain the true strength of the Pandaren, Siegfried was still somewhat unwilling to give up.

After thinking about it, he finally decided to be direct and to the point.

"Didn't you notice that this panda-man was on Roger's ship?"

These words caused Crocus's expression to change slightly. He frowned and pondered for a long while before slowly but firmly shaking his head.

"What are you talking about? There's no such person on Roger's ship."

Sig fell silent.

It seems the Pandaman really wasn't Roger's ally.

His probing revealed something extraordinary.

The panda man actually managed to sneak into the world's number one pirate crew without Roger and the others noticing.

Sig's heart started beating even faster.

"Think about it again carefully."

Sieg couldn't help but say.

But these words only deepened the confusion on Crocus's face.

"On the contrary, it made Crocus suspicious of me?"

The thought crossed Sieg's mind.

Now that we've only tested the waters halfway through, we can't stop now.

If it ended here, it would only make Crocus doubt himself and think he was a fraud.

So, Sieg decided to lay his cards on the table.

"Crocas, you really don't remember?"

"When Kozuki Oden first joined the Roger Pirates, he threw a banquet using oden..."

Sieg recounted the story, which stirred up Crocus's memories. The old man's mind was filled with memories from many years ago, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Kozuki Oden wasn't initially accepted by the members of Roger's pirate crew, until he won over the ship's foodies with an oden feast...

This is a warm memory, and although more than ten years have passed, Crocus still remembers it vividly.

But Sieg suddenly interjected:

"During that oden feast, the panda man sat quietly in the corner, and you have no recollection of him?"

This abrupt remark abruptly interrupted Crocus's recollection, causing him to change color completely.

It seems... there really is such a person?

Kurokas's eyes widened, and he gripped the newspaper tightly in his hand, his mind churning with turmoil.

Sieg felt slightly more certain, having gotten the answer he wanted from Crocus's reaction.

He's preparing to... intensify his efforts!

"The oden feast wasn't the only time Pandaman infiltrated Roger's pirate crew..."

Sig smiled slightly and recounted several instances when the Pandaman had appeared in Roger's crew.

In his past life, Sig loved to search for Pandaren Easter eggs in comic book series, and who knew that it would actually come in handy now.

Gradually, the look of astonishment on Crocus's face deepened.

Sweat began to appear on his forehead.

His memories from over ten years ago were somewhat hazy... but in his mind, there seemed to be such a strange panda-man?

When did he infiltrate Roger's pirate crew?

There was no such crew member on the ship, but his appearance went unnoticed by anyone!

If Sieg hadn't pointed it out, Crocus would probably have remained in the dark his entire life.

There was something else that made Crocus feel a little uneasy, not just because of the Pandaren, but also because of Sieg.

If the Pandaman was secretly observing the Roger Pirates...

And what about Sig, the guy standing in front of me?

Is Sigmund secretly observing the Panda Man of Roger's Pirates?

He knows a frightening amount of things...

Higuma knows the mystery of the Rumbar Pirates' demise during the Rocks era.

Higuma knew everything that happened on Roger's pirate crew.

Even Roger and Rayleigh were unaware of the Pandaren, yet Sigurd knew?

"Cough cough."

Sieg cleared his throat, his smile growing even more enigmatic:

"I mentioned the Pandaren to you just to say that the ocean is very vast."

"There are indeed people who can deceive Roger."

"And my grand plan is also related to this mysterious and terrifying panda people. That's all I can say for now."

Sieg said that.

No... I think you're much more mysterious and terrifying than the Pandaren...

Kurokas remained silent and did not raise any further questions.

"Alright, now you can believe me, right? The news I told you about Brooke is true, isn't it?"

Sig remained calm.

To explain how he knew Brooke was trapped in the Devil's Triangle, he dropped an even more shocking bombshell.

He also probed about the Pandaren, and then wove a third version of the lie...

Damn it... one lie requires countless lies to cover it up.

I shouldn't have taken that sip of wine at the tavern in Windmill Village...

When I met Shanks, it was version 1.0 of the lie.

When I met Garp, it was version 2.0.

Now, Crocus has a more complete version 3.0.

Will there be more detailed versions 4.0 and 5.0 in the future?

Sieg only knew that he was gradually digging a bottomless pit for himself... and was doomed.

Crocus could only nod slowly.

"I believe it."

What else could he say?

Compared to the Panda Man and Roger Pirates, Brook's news seemed rather insignificant.

"So, Crocus, what are you planning to do next?"

Sieg asked a question.

He had a bold idea.

Try recruiting this Pirate King's crew!

Chapter 148 The "True Fragrance Card" is activated!

Outside the cabin, while Sieg was talking to Crocus.

The entire bandit group had almost all reached the shore and were resting, chatting and laughing.

At the edge of the crowd, Johnny and Joseph trembled like huskies that had wandered into a pack of wolves.

"Joseph, we really entered the Grand Line, and we even boarded that Sigmar's ship..."

"Johnny, there's no mistake, this is Twin Capes, the entrance to the Grand Line. We can't go back!"

The two bounty hunters trembled with fear.

Although they had received some simple advice from the bald man, they still couldn't help but feel flustered when they saw Twin Capes with their own eyes.

Johnny and Joseph witnessed the duel between Sieg and Hawkeye when they were escaping.

At that moment, they were so weak in the knees and dizzy that if they hadn't been far enough away, they would have been terrified by Sieg's Emperor engine.

That's why they were knocked unconscious by Monca's backstab again and easily carried back to the ship.

After that duel, in their eyes, Sieg was practically a demon king...

Shivering, they couldn't help but move further and further away from the crowd, eventually retreating to the shore.

At that moment, a large shadow fell, and a huge, curious head, as big as a mountain, approached them.

"so big!"

..............

Inside the wooden house.

The attempt to recruit Crocus was not a spur-of-the-moment decision by Sieg.

A semi-transparent floating panel unfolded in front of Sig, who examined the densely packed achievement tasks.