I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Since the incident on Thriller Bark, the relationship between Sieg and Stussy has undergone a dramatic change.

Now, even if Sieg faces Stussy alone, he no longer feels the same apprehension and fear as before.

He remained completely calm and even managed to make some witty remarks.

What exactly did I say last night?

"We won't get the answer from Stussy now, let's ask someone else."

Sig thought for a moment, got out of bed, and walked out of the room.

He was at a hotel near Shaki's Bar. When he stepped outside, the bald man was already waiting for him.

"Boss Sig, what are your orders?"

The bald man's gaze seemed exceptionally intense at that moment, as if something had suddenly ignited his passion.

“I said last night… never mind.”

Seeing the bald man's burning gaze, Sieg abandoned his idea of ​​asking him questions.

"How's things going with Gilman?" Sieg asked.

“I just contacted him via Den Den Mushi, and he will arrive in the Sabaody Archipelago in a few days,” the bald man replied.

Sig had previously departed from the Isle of All Things, but changed his route to Alabasta-Mus Island-Devil's Triangle, which was actually a longer detour.

Gilman could travel much faster by following the routes controlled by the Isle of Everything and going with the ocean currents.

“Very well, then we’ll just wait quietly in the Sabaody Archipelago and not cause any trouble.”

"Sig gave the order."

Island 13, where he was located, was a lawless zone in the Sabaody Archipelago, and it would be unwise to act rashly.

After saying that, Sieg walked back into Shakky's bar.

If you want to know what he said last night, just ask the person involved.

At this moment, Shakky's bar was still empty, with only Rayleigh sitting leisurely at the bar, and even Shakky didn't seem to be there.

"Rayleigh, about last night..."

“I understand,” Rayleigh smiled.

"This world doesn't need any heroes, and I won't tell anyone about your deeds."

Sig paused for a moment,

He said the same thing last night?

Rayleigh's words completely shut down his question.

"Never mind, I'll ask Crocus later."

Sieg was about to stand up and leave again, but when he saw that no one was around, an idea suddenly came to his mind.

This might be a good opportunity!

He sat down again in the seat next to Ridley, pretending to be nonchalant.

“Rayleigh, actually... I have a friend who seems very strong on the surface, but in reality he is quite weak.”

Rayleigh put down his glass and turned to look at Sieg.

Sieg continued, forcing himself to speak:

My friend wants to know, how can I become stronger?

Rayleigh stared at Sieg for a long while before speaking:

"Your friend is strong enough; you shouldn't be asking me this question."

His gaze fell on Sieg's bandaged left arm, and he decided to be blunt:

“Sig, I know you have a heavy burden on your shoulders, and time is running out. You need even greater strength.”

"But in order to resist the corruption of the Black Flame Dragon, are you really prepared to pursue power beyond this dimension?"

Sig: ......

"Dimension?" Sig managed to utter the word, completely dumbfounded.

Did they pick up the wrong script?

“Yes,” Rayleigh nodded with a sigh.

"You're never too old to learn. I only realized last night how vast this world truly is."

What did Sieg say in Chapter 303?

Inside Xiaqi's bar.

Sig stood there dumbfounded, never expecting to hear such words from Rayleigh.

"Is this the reason for the dramatic improvement in the compatibility of the second card?"

"But what exactly did I say last night?"

Sig was utterly terrified.

At this moment, Rayleigh suddenly became interested and started talking non-stop.

“Sieg, actually, we guys who have been to Laugh Tale are not completely ignorant about the Infinite Land.”

"The world is far more vast than what ordinary people see."

"Above the sky, there exists an infinite earth."

"On this boundless land, there even exist cosmic pirates and extraterrestrial beings..."

"And yet you tell us that beyond the stars, there are other dimensions..."

Rayleigh's eyes gleamed. The old man was completely intrigued by what Sig had said the night before. He was full of energy, as if he had returned to his youth, and a strong desire to explore was evident in his eyes.

Hearing this, Sieg understood why even a powerful and knowledgeable person like Rayleigh would believe his drunken ramblings.

Rayleigh knows a lot, but not enough.

The existence of the infinite earth was merely a distant backdrop to him; he only knew that it existed, but he didn't know any specific details about it.

As for the so-called other dimensions, they are just another layer of background for Rayleigh.

Since Rayleigh believed in the existence of the Infinite Earth, the so-called transcendence of dimensions was not unacceptable to him.

As Sieg pondered this, a single sentence from Rayleigh left him deeply moved.

"If, and I mean if, Roger hadn't died and had heard this, what do you think his reaction would have been?"

Rayleigh was once again lost in his memories.

Sig was speechless.

The topic suddenly seemed to turn sentimental.

While Sieg was still thinking about how to comfort Rayleigh, he saw Rayleigh's lips curl into a wide smile.

This old man actually has a lot of charisma. Although he is a pirate, he always maintains his composure even when he is laughing.

But at that moment, his mouth was stretched almost to his ears, and he was laughing so hard that tears were about to come out.

Rayleigh laughed loudly, "If it were Roger, he would definitely say... 'Wow, this world is so vast, and there are so many unknown adventures...'"

His voice did not contain the sadness or regret that Sieg had expected.

"What kind of person was Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King?"

Sieg suddenly felt a sense of longing and reverie.

He's been pretending to be Roger's old friend for so long, but honestly he doesn't know much about the man.

Will this lie ever come true?

Sieg chuckled to himself.

Even in this world, the dead cannot be brought back to life... except for Brook.

At that moment, the bar door opened and Crocus stepped in.

Sieg's eyes lit up immediately; another party involved had appeared.

"Crocas, last night—"

Sieg was interrupted by Crocus before he could finish speaking.

"No need to say anything more, I've already agreed to let you stay on your ship."

“I also want to see how far you can go now, whether you can go further than Roger did back then,” Crocus said with a smile.

"Hehe... With you saying that, I'm relieved." Sig quickly replied with a smile.

But I was completely bewildered, and my doubts grew deeper and deeper.

"Did I unintentionally drag Crocus onto this ship last night?"

Sieg wanted to ask for details, but he knew it wasn't the right time.

An unsolved mystery lingered in his mind.

"What exactly did I say last night?"

...........

On the same day.

At the port of Island 5 in the lawless zone of the Sabaody Archipelago, a sailboat flying the BIG MOM pirate flag docked at the shore.

"We've finally arrived."

Tiramisu looked somewhat tired.

Not only him, but everyone else on the ship looked exhausted, and they all felt a sense of relief at surviving a disaster.

Although Tiramisu rescued Moria in the Devil's Triangle, she subsequently became completely lost in that area and was unable to leave.

Finally, they spotted the whale Laboon swimming, and only then did they manage to follow Sieg's ship and the whale Laboon out of that nightmarish sea.