I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"Me too."

The others had different thoughts and their eyes flickered, but they all echoed each other's opinions.

"An explanation? What a joke."

At this moment, Sieg on the stage let out another cold laugh, his contemptuous gaze sweeping over everyone as he spoke, word by word:

"Why should I, Sieg, need to explain my actions to you?"

After speaking, Sieg glanced at the auctioneer beside him.

"It's time to begin."

After saying this, Sieg ignored the increasingly dark faces of the audience and walked step by step towards the backstage.

Until Sieg's figure disappeared, no one in the room spoke again.

However, many people's faces darkened considerably.

These words completely revealed Sieg's arrogant attitude.

But upon closer examination, what is Sieg's motive? Is there even a need to consider that?

He had already done something similar on Wanwu Island.

Moreover, he was selling treasure maps right in front of the victim, the Celestial Dragon Charles Saint.

His appearance in the Sabaody Archipelago was unexpected, but also perfectly logical, fitting the image of a notorious criminal who thrives on chaos and violence.

No one in the room spoke again.

But an unusual expression unconsciously appeared on Teach's face. Both of them shone, and their fists clenched unconsciously.

Teach stared blankly in the direction where Sieg's figure disappeared, remaining silent, her mind churning with thoughts as she pondered Sieg's words.

One sentence silenced all the unruly pirates.

"One day, I will be able to take his place!"

"I need to remember what you just said; I'll have to say it again sooner or later."

Teach murmured to herself, deeply imprinting Sig's image in her mind.

Sieg's words ignited a long-buried desire within him.

His breathing quickened slightly, as if he were seeing himself many years later.

"Now, let's officially begin the auction for the Angel Fruit!"

The auctioneer finally announced at this point.

Then, a woman carrying a box walked up from backstage.

Inside the box, a fruit lay quietly.

This fruit is similar in shape to an apple, but it is strangely silvery-white and its surface is covered with strange wing-shaped patterns, making it look quite extraordinary.

"This is the Angel Fruit?"

Everyone stared in disbelief.

The fake news published on the Baidu Tieba tabloids at the time only contained textual descriptions of the Angel Fruit, without any pictures or photos.

Therefore, no one knows what the Angel Fruit actually looks like.

But Sigurd had just demonstrated his multiple Devil Fruit abilities to them, personally giving them a demonstration that increased his credibility.

But this is not enough.

The authenticity of the Angel Fruit can only be determined after it has been eaten.

Nevertheless, the Angel Fruit, personally guaranteed by Sieg, was enough to excite and thrill the entire audience.

"Angel Fruit, starting price 100 million, bidding begins now!"

The auctioneer's words set the stage for the auction.

Two hundred million!

"Four hundred million..."

"Four hundred and fifty million!"

Although this auction only featured one item, the bidding process was exceptionally intense.

Within minutes, this Angel Fruit, whose authenticity was still unknown, was auctioned off for a high price of 600 million.

And this is merely a fruit whose authenticity has not yet been confirmed.

Of course, the end of the auction is just the beginning.

When the deal was struck and the Angel Fruit was handed to the pirate, almost everyone in the room had their eyes gleaming, each with their own thoughts.

The real excitement is just beginning.

Only Teach glanced up at Sieg, who was leaving in front of everyone with a huge sum of 600 million dollars, his gaze thoughtful.

He wanted both Sigurd and the Angel Fruit; Teach was weighing the pros and cons...

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

Outside the auction house.

The fake Sig quickly left with the package containing a staggering 600 million Berries.

He only breathed a sigh of relief when the auction house behind him had completely disappeared from sight.

"This time we really made a fortune, and we won't have to do such dangerous things again."

He smiled and weighed the heavy money bag on his back.

Fake Sig is of course not the same as Sig.

In fact, he is a user of the Phantom Fruit.

The power of this Devil Fruit is to create all sorts of illusions.

Upon seeing a picture of a fire dragon, one can create an illusion of the fire dragon, which breathes flames.

Upon seeing a bounty poster for a notorious pirate, one can create an illusion of that pirate and use their abilities.

However, an illusion is ultimately just an illusion; it can only exist for a short time and has no real power whatsoever.

The phantom flames produced only have a small amount of heat, far inferior to the real thing.

When he imitated Sigurd's ability to transform gluten, he also created a gigantic Sigurd phantom that enveloped himself.

In reality, he was merely hiding in the illusion, standing still and quietly watching the show.

"Those big pirates with bounties of hundreds of millions are all idiots... They can't see through me at all."

For many years, the fake Sigurd has used the power of the Illusion Fruit to impersonate many famous and powerful figures on the high seas.

He was quite adept at this kind of fraudulent activity; he was very experienced.

boom!

Then came a loud roar and shouts.

Fake Sig glanced back and quickened his pace considerably.

Chapter 256 The Generals Are Deployed

Marineford, Naval Headquarters.

In Marshal Kong's empty office.

Admiral Sengoku the Buddha was leisurely eating a senbei (rice cracker) in his hand.

"Angel-Angel Fruits have appeared in the Sabaody Archipelago? This is incredible..."

Marshal Kong glanced at the report on the table, but his expression remained largely unchanged.

Similar to Whitebeard's attitude, Sengoku and Ku both fundamentally did not believe in the existence of Angel-Angel Fruits.

There has never been a user with two Devil Fruit abilities in this world, nor has there ever been an Angel Fruit.

Moreover, the Navy Headquarters had long known that the tabloids publishing fake news about the Angel-Angel Fruit were actually led by Higuma himself.

It's not just the Warring States period and the Void.

The Navy and most people in the World Government do not believe in the existence of Angel Fruits.

The more people know about the truth of this world, the less likely they are to easily believe in things like the Roasted Gluten Fruit or the Angel Fruit.

"Anyway, this is definitely Sieg's doing again..."

"Is he trying to create hype, using the influence of online forums and tabloids to pretend he's some kind of Devil Fruit user?"

The Warring States period is somewhat amusing.

As for the Angel Fruit that appeared on the Sabaody Archipelago?

The navy, of course, didn't take it seriously.

In the Sabaody Archipelago, especially in the island's black market, all sorts of true and false information circulate frequently.

If the navy believed everything and took every piece of false information seriously, even dozens more admirals wouldn't be enough.

"By the way, Marshal Kong, didn't headquarters send a lieutenant general?"

"Shouldn't we have some news by now?"

Sengoku looked somewhat nonchalant as he continued eating his senbei.

Kong was known as a wise general during the Warring States period, and Kong often sought his advice.

When he has free time, he likes to bring a few bags of rice crackers and chat in the empty office; this is a daily routine for him.

But then, a naval officer rushed in looking nervous.

"Flying Marshal Kong, General Sengoku, and Lieutenant General Skaven have reported that Sig has appeared at the Angel Fruit auction!"

"what?"

Both Sengoku and Sora looked up at the same time, their eyes suddenly becoming sharp.