I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Upon hearing that it was a merchant ship, Sieg relaxed his guard and simply lay down on the deck chair to rest, ignoring the others and only hearing the faint sounds of conversation.

"Huh? Their ship is approaching?"

"What? Your destination is also the Sabaody Archipelago... What a coincidence!"

"Together? Traveling together would be even better. With you all by my side, Mr. Tezzolo, I feel incredibly safe..."

Tesoro?

Sig opened his eyes and looked around.

He saw a large ship approaching, running alongside the merchant ship that Sieg was on. The bald merchant, who owned the ship, was chatting happily with a green-haired young man on the adjacent ship.

"Could this be a younger version of Tesoro? He's a businessman now?"

This guess came to Sieg's mind, and he looked Tesoro up and down.

Twelve years later, Tesoro is known as the Golden Emperor, the King of Casinos, with connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds. He owns the world's largest entertainment complex, and his business is thriving, attracting many Celestial Dragons as well.

The Tesoro in front of me does indeed have green hair, and his appearance does seem somewhat similar.

Seemingly because Sieg's gaze was too abrupt, Tesoro, who was talking to the bald businessman, also looked over and smiled at Sieg in a friendly manner.

Sig nodded slightly in response.

However, at this moment, Sieg had no intention of getting close to this character in the story; in fact, he wanted to stay away from him.

"This is troublesome. I hope this Tesoro doesn't disturb my life."

He simply stood up from the recliner and went straight back to his cabin to rest.

As he reached the corner, a thought struck him, and he grabbed a caravan member who was passing by:

"Please tell your caravan leader... it's best not to travel with that Tesoro's merchant ship."

"Who knows, it might cause other trouble?"

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Chapter 345 Undercurrents

After Sieg finished speaking, he saw the caravan member look up at him with a bewildered expression, seemingly stunned by his words.

Sieg then realized something was wrong.

"Never mind, just pretend I didn't say any of that."

After leaving those words, Sieg walked away.

His current identity is merely that of a moderately well-known bounty hunter, who is treated as an honored guest by caravans, but that's all.

As an outsider, it was indeed inappropriate for Sieg to make such a suggestion and interfere with the actions of the merchant ship owner.

The caravan member remained rooted to the spot for a while before heading towards the deck.

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

At this moment, the bald merchant was still having a pleasant conversation with Tezzolo.

However, as Sig left, Tesoro's gaze unconsciously drifted in the direction Sig had gone.

He stroked his chin, his mind still lingering on the brief eye contact he had just exchanged with Sieg.

The man lying on the beach chair was quite handsome. He seemed to be lazily sunbathing, but he had a certain presence, like a half-awake, lazy lion, which was unforgettable.

In particular, during their brief eye contact, Tesoro could sense that the other person seemed to be sizing him up.

"He seems to recognize me?"

"Impressive presence. Is he a newly hired bodyguard? No, a bodyguard wouldn't be sunbathing on a deck chair in front of his employer..."

"Are they new caravan members? They don't seem like it."

Tesoro's interest in Sig was growing, and he asked:

"You guys found a pretty strong mercenary this time, but he's a new face," Tesoro said, pointing to Sig's retreating figure.

"Hehe... Mr. Higuma isn't exactly a mercenary, just a bounty hunter who hitched a ride temporarily. But it's true that he's quite capable. Some time ago on Char Island, he personally captured a wanted criminal with a bounty of fifty million..."

The bald businessman was rather smug and took the initiative to tell us about Sig.

He was lucky to encounter a bounty hunter of this caliber, something he could boast about a little.

"A bounty hunter who boarded the ship midway on Char Island?"

"A bounty hunter? That's someone who risks their life on the high seas for money..."

Tesoro thought to himself.

Normally, he would be willing to take the initiative to get to know Sieg.

But at this crucial juncture, he didn't want to create any more complications.

Not long ago, he obtained another piece of treasure from the Red Line and acquired an Angel Fruit.

When the treasure was discovered, infighting broke out within the treasure-hunting team, suggesting that other forces had intervened. Even the news of the treasure's discovery spread rapidly across the sea in a very short time.

Tesoro had gone through a lot of twists and turns before finally arriving here with that Angel Fruit.

With our arrival at Sabaody Archipelago imminent, we cannot afford any further complications.

As Tezolo pondered, he saw a crew member emerge from the cabin and approach the bald businessman.

"Boss, Mr. Higuma asked me to pass on a message to you," he said.

"Mr. Higuma said it was best not to travel with Tesoro's merchant ships, as it might cause trouble."

The bald merchant's expression changed slightly. He glanced cautiously at Tesoro and, seeing that the other party seemed not to have heard him and showed no unusual behavior, he felt a little relieved.

"I see..."

The bald businessman glanced at the messenger with slight displeasure, thinking to himself:

"You have no tact at all. Saying such rude things in front of guests is inappropriate if they hear it."

He waved his hand, signaling the other person to leave, but the other person ignored him and remained standing blankly in front of the bald businessman.

'Boss, he said one more thing.'

"Anything else to say? Why don't you just say it all at once?" the bald businessman frowned.

He said... never mind, just pretend he never said anything before.

"..." The bald businessman stared blankly at the sailor, feeling as if he had a fishbone stuck in his throat, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"Alright, you can go now."

He waved his hand helplessly.

At this moment, Tesoro, who was standing to the side, frowned and spoke calmly:

“I think Mr. Higuma’s words make a lot of sense. Our two caravans are too conspicuous when they are together, and we might be more vulnerable to pirates.”

The bald merchant was getting anxious. Tesoro was a powerful figure to him, far stronger than their small caravan. He felt safer sailing with Tesoro.

"The sea is vast, and if we move forward together, it will be easier to resolve any trouble we encounter. There's strength in numbers..."

Tesoro remained silent for a long time.

He wasn't considering whether the two fleets should join forces.

He was thinking about the two sentences that Sieg had just asked someone to bring, which immediately made him wary.

"He recognized me after all..."

Tesoro's heart sank. He didn't believe in coincidences, and this was not good news.

Moreover... at this crucial juncture, the fact that he specifically mentioned Tesoro would get into trouble inevitably reminded him of that Angel Fruit.

The Angel Fruit is extremely valuable. If it could truly grant someone a second Devil Fruit ability, even the Four Emperors or Admirals might be tempted.

And for bounty hunters who are out there chasing after money? That's an irresistible temptation.

This is far more valuable than a regular Devil Fruit.

Thinking of this, Tesoro's eyes gradually turned cold.

"A bounty hunter who was on his way to make money and boarded the ship midway? So this was the place he was waiting for me... No wonder this guy was able to suddenly recruit a bounty hunter with considerable skill."

"I just don't know which faction this so-called bounty hunter belongs to..."

"And something's strange, why did he say... as if he never said those things? What was he trying to imply?"

Tesoro pondered for a long time, his expression gradually becoming serious.

The fact that the crew member said those two sentences to his face made him wonder.

"Is he trying to say that he's got me figured out, and that no matter how much I resist, it's all in vain? It seems... I haven't completely shaken off my pursuers after all?"

Tesoro chuckled coldly, already having a plan.

Instead of having the two fleets split up, he smiled at the bald merchant and said:

"So, you guys are from Char Island? I've heard that their specialty fruit, the white mountain fruit, is absolutely delicious..."

The bald businessman nodded and, smiling, instructed his subordinates to send several barrels of transported fruit to Tezzolo.

After chatting for a while, Tezzolo said he was a little tired and took the buckets of fruit back to his captain's cabin.

Chapter 346 Zephyr in a Coma

As night fell, the waves of the sea continued to rise and fall under the darkness, and the sound of the waves never ceased.

A large naval warship is sailing forward on the waves.

"We're almost at Sabaody Archipelago... I hope we still have enough time."

"That monster Whitebeard... truly is the strongest man in the world..."

On deck, Vice Admiral Momonga, recalling the naval battle in the New World, still felt lingering fear. He sighed and walked back to a ward deep inside the ship's cabin.