I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"I...I don't know."

Sieg paused for a moment, then sighed inwardly.

He must have hit a nerve, hitting right where it hurt BABY-5's heart.

Baby-5 was abandoned by her own mother when she was a child, which led to her developing a morbid personality. She was then spoiled and raised by the Don Quixote family.

Does mentioning BABY-5's real name remind her of her childhood memories...?

Sieg whispered:

"Then, shall I give you a nice name?"

BABY-5's face immediately broke into a big smile, and she nodded vigorously.

"BABY-5, you're twelve years old this year, right? A beautiful age, like a blooming flower. How about your name... Cuihua?"

The girl's face immediately fell, and her smile vanished instantly.

"...How about another one? The name BABY-5 has the number 5 in it, so how about you be called Fifth Sister? Or Fifth Treasure?"

BABY-5 stared at Sig, her eyes revealing a look of utter disgust for the first time, causing Sig to gradually break out in a sweat.

"Then think of a name you like. How would you like me to call you?"

Sig had a bit of a headache.

This question seemed to stump BABY-5 as well. She pondered for a long time, and her face flushed again.

"Or just call me...BABY?"

She read it softly.

Sig fell silent again.

If he really calls it that, his reputation, which has just begun to improve, will probably be tarnished again immediately.

"I suddenly think the name BABY-5 is pretty good... I'll just use it for now until I come up with a better name."

Sig ignored BABY-5's advice and continued walking forward.

"Also, you don't need to follow me all the time. You are no longer a tool of the Don Quixote family. You can live freely according to your own wishes."

As Sieg was saying this, he heard the footsteps behind him suddenly stop.

He turned around and saw BABY-5 standing there, looking up at him with a somewhat helpless expression and tears glistening in her eyes, looking just like an abandoned kitten.

"Didn't Mr. Sig want me to become your sword and firearm?"

Sieg's eye twitched, and in the end, he could only swallow his words back.

Well, there's plenty of time. We can correct BABY-5's troublesome personality slowly in the future.

......

Meanwhile, at the port of Wanwu Island, watching the pirate ship gradually disappear into the distance, Gilman suddenly felt a sense of unease and anxiety.

His dream is to become the King of the Mountain Bandits of the East Sea.

But now, Sieg has given him a stage even bigger than Donghai.

When Sieg was around, Gilman was able to convince himself to believe in his ambitions.

But now, that feeling of anxiety is resurfacing again.

"Anyone can say nice things, but I'm just a small-time bandit from the East China Sea with a bounty of five million..."

Gilman sighed inwardly, took out the ten-thousand-word strategy from his pocket, and read it carefully. His feelings became increasingly complicated.

"Klow's strategy looks impressive, but can I really execute it well?"

Gilman's sense of pressure had unknowingly increased even further.

The expectations of others are also a heavy burden.

Sieg's trust and Kro's advice seemed to have placed a heavy burden on Gilman, making it hard for him to breathe.

Further away, some people were watching the departing ironclad ships with expressions of joy.

"Sig really left?"

"Finally, this moment has arrived. Now, while he's at sea, we can finally publish the new issue of the newspaper, as Lord Doflamingo wishes..."

"It's all our newspaper's fault for being so reckless back then; now we've gotten ourselves involved in the conflict between Higuma and Doflamingo. This is the only way now..."

On this day, a once-popular tabloid suddenly published a sensational news story and quietly increased its print run, thus expanding its reach considerably.

"Apology Statement: Due to pressure from the pirate king Sig, our newspaper was forced to issue an apology statement a week ago and dismissed one of our reporters..."

"However, in the spirit of journalistic ethics, we have decided to risk everything to disclose this fact: the story of Sieg confessing his feelings to a 12-year-old girl is not fabricated by our newspaper..."

Following this apology statement, the newspaper republished the original news article verbatim.

This time, with Doflamingo's help and a week of preparation, the newspaper once again spread to the islands large and small along the Grand Line at an extremely fast pace.

"The news has taken a turn?"

"I knew it! Sig was definitely no good!"

"An apology, an apology statement, is that even acceptable...?"

"Sig doesn't want his reputation as a lolicon to get out and affect his ability to continue hunting lolis, right? That's outrageous!"

Amidst the increasingly heated discussions, Sig's reputation as a lolicon grew louder and louder.

..........

A few days later.

The sea was surging and rolling, and the ironclad pirate ship was riding the waves, moving swiftly across the boundless ocean.

"What's going on here?"

Sieg's voice, filled with shock and anger, suddenly rang out.

He sat up straight on the beach chair on the deck, his eyes widening slightly as he looked at the latest newspaper in his hand.

"Do these media professionals still have any professional ethics?"

Sieg turned and glanced at Stusi beside him:

"Stusi, didn't you say you had already taken care of this newspaper? How could such a strange thing happen?"

Stussy paused for a moment, then said:

"It seems that Doflamingo is backing this newspaper."

“Since it involves him, the seriousness of this matter is already very high. We at Happy Street will no longer interfere or get involved in your conflict.”

Anyone would be wary of a man like Doflamingo, especially figures from the underworld like Stussy.

"This is really making things worse."

Sig's face also darkened.

Now that things have come to this, any similar clarification statement he issues will likely have very limited effect.

"It seems it's time to create a big news story to overshadow the current public opinion."

"I need to think carefully about the topic for the fourth issue of the Baidu Tieba Gazette."

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After much deliberation, Sieg made a decision.

Use fake news to combat fake news.

In this way, not only can the momentum of public opinion be suppressed, but the public can also realize that Doflamingo is spreading fake news, and it can also serve as a warning to Doflamingo.

Kill three birds with one stone!

Baidu Tieba Gazette, back!

As Sig predicted, the future Baidu Tieba newsletter should have the following four main sections.

A column revealing world secrets, a gossip column exposing the unknown side of the powerful, and a column of inflammatory commentary that sparks heated discussions...

The last item is the fake news section that Sieg just confirmed.

So, Sieg made a phone call directly to the Shock Department and began discussing the matter with people from the news agency...

......

Day two.

The fourth issue of the Baidu Tieba newsletter quickly spread to all parts of the world thanks to the channels of news king Morgans.

A sea area in the New World.

As usual, Blackbeard Teach stood at the bow of the ship early in the morning, looking like he had lost his soul, waiting for the news bird to arrive, almost as if he had been turned into a waiting stone.

However, Blackbeard's actions were not too abrupt. Since the last report on Marco and Whitebeard, many members of the Whitebeard Pirates had been paying close attention to the newspaper, and many were waiting for it.

"Why isn't the Baidu Tieba newsletter here yet?"

Blackbeard's spirits were increasingly low.

More than a week has passed since the last newspaper's treasure map auction.

Blackbeard's eagerly awaited tabloid report from the online forum still hasn't arrived.

"Keep waiting! I've survived all these years on Whitebeard's ship, I absolutely can't let all this be ruined by a tabloid on the forum."

As Blackbeard gritted his teeth inwardly, a newsbird finally flew down from the sky and landed next to Marco and the others beside him.

"Hey, this Baidu Tieba newsletter has finally released its fourth issue!"

One of the pirates exclaimed in surprise.

"This fourth issue actually has two news articles?"

"What a steal! More for the same price, double the joy!"

Many people were pleasantly surprised and immediately forgot about the fact that the Baidu Tieba newsletter had stopped updating for half a month.

When they saw the headline on the front page, their jaws dropped in astonishment.