I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

If he fails to resolve the issue, it's hard to say what Zefa, who is intolerant of any imperfections, might do next.

He needed to come up with an excuse that would get him through.

Looking at Zephyr in front of him, a thought came to Sieg's mind.

Admiral Zephyr, known as "the one who never kills," has fought countless battles throughout his life but has never killed a single pirate.

According to the original timeline, Zephyr would have his arm severed by Whitebeard Jr. three years later, losing almost all of his students, but it's clear that it hasn't come to that yet, and his resolve not to kill him remains firm.

So, Sieg nodded slightly and said:

"This song, titled 'The Lost River,' is a sound from hell, said to summon souls wandering on the edge of the River Styx..."

“It is unbearable for the living to endure this roar from hell.”

"This song is not my work. It is said that the composer wrote it with a benevolent heart. It is a song of subduing the enemy without fighting and represents the belief in peace."

"So, in order to end this pointless battle, I decided to use this song to bring peace and save these lives."

As he spoke, Sieg also pointed to the captured pirates around him.

The pirates were still somewhat dazed, their expressions blank and unsteady as they walked, like walking corpses, with the voices from earlier still echoing in their heads.

The sailors were a little stunned, with big question marks appearing on their foreheads.

"A Song of Peace?"

"They'd probably rather die in hell than live in this kind of peace, wouldn't they?"

"No matter how you look at it, that sound just now was utterly evil, wasn't it?"

But in the end, apart from making people dizzy and causing physical discomfort, this song seems to be better than guns and weapons that can easily take lives.

At least, people are still alive.

"A song that brings peace and saves lives?"

Zefa murmured it over and over again, and recalling the song from earlier, he got goosebumps again.

Seeing that Zefa and the others still looked strange, Sieg nodded slightly, his expression somewhat desolate and forlorn.

"I know that this kind of singing can easily lead to misunderstandings, after all, the singing is full of ominous atmosphere."

"But power itself is neither good nor evil."

"I am willing to bear the infamy and misunderstanding as long as it brings peace and ends the fighting."

It must be said that KING's appearance is quite intimidating, and he looks very serious when he puts on a stern face, with a very tough style.

When such a person says something like that, it's easy to believe them.

"A song of peace?"

Zefa's eyes glazed over slightly.

Sieg's words resonated with him.

This "non-killing" general did indeed go through a phase that drew criticism.

Even within the Navy, his philosophy was considered utterly unorthodox... Zephyr even once spared certain pirates out of his own mercy.

This also includes Edward Weevil, the Whitebeard II, who had once been defeated by him.

Because of this, Zephyr has faced a lot of criticism within the Navy, but his strength and popularity have helped him suppress it.

"Sun Bear... I hope that in the future, you can also carefully control this power."

Zephyr nodded to Sieg, silently memorizing the name Sunbear, and then turned to leave.

Although he had woken up, he was still injured and had no intention of wasting time on the merchant ship.

Chapter 353 Similar Handwriting

Sig stood there, watching Zefa and the others prepare to turn and leave, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Not only Fujitora, but also the current Marine Admiral Zephyr failed to recognize his identity.

The disguise of skin function was indeed very successful.

"Uncle Sun Bear..."

Just then, seeing that Sieg had finished talking with the navy, Ain came running over.

"Aion? By the way, it's rare to run into Admiral Zephyr, so it would be best to mention the matter of getting her to join the Navy."

After thinking for a moment, Sieg told Ain everything.

Zephyr was surprisingly patient, listening to Sieg's words while occasionally glancing at Ain beside Sieg.

"Do you want this kid to join the Navy? A user of the Rewind-Rewind Fruit? I feel like I've heard of that Devil Fruit somewhere before."

Zefa gave Sieg a deep look.

He was more interested in Sig than Aion.

The naval officer beside Zephyr said, "You'll have to wait in the Sabaody Archipelago for now. Joining the Navy is no small matter; you'll need to go through an identity verification process..."

After saying this, the Navy warships separated from the fleet, preparing to escort the newly captured Origami Pirates straight to the Navy Headquarters.

After the navy left, the bald businessman, having finished dealing with his errands, came over to express his gratitude to Sieg.

"Mr. Higuma, thank you so much for saving me this time."

"Speaking of which, it's all because we didn't listen to Mr. Higuma and separated from Tesoro's merchant ships that we suffered such a huge loss..."

The bald businessman looked deeply regretful.

"Listen to me? Did that guy still pass on my message in the end?"

Sieg didn't think much of it, but turned his head to look at another merchant ship leaving the fleet, which was Tezzolo's ship.

After Admiral Zephyr arrived, the navy conducted a brief inspection of Tesoro's merchant ship, but found no contraband and could only let it leave.

After the pirate attack, the bald merchant and Tesoro were practically at odds, so they had no intention of continuing to travel together, and their fleets parted ways.

"That Tesoro guy... if I weren't so powerful, I would have really been tricked by him."

Sieg felt a chill in his heart.

This pirate attack had absolutely nothing to do with him; he was simply caught in the crossfire.

"Uncle Sun Bear...."

As Sieg pondered, Ain shook Sieg's arm, holding a piece of parchment covered in writing in her hand, as if she had something to say, her little face showing a hint of urgency.

She had wanted to talk to Sieg about the parchment earlier, but seeing Sieg talking to the navy and the bald merchant, she wisely waited on the side.

"What's wrong? I've already spoken to Zephyr about you joining the Navy."

"It won't be long before your life gets back on track."

Sieg smiled and took the parchment from Ain's hand, glancing at it a few times.

Upon seeing this, his brows furrowed instantly, as if he had been struck by lightning.

This parchment is covered with writing, containing information about the Angel Fruit.

From the functions of the Angel Fruit to the rules of rebirth, everything is listed in detail...

"Where did you find this parchment?"

Sieg's expression turned serious, and he immediately pressed for an answer.

"Right here on the ground... I saw it next to this box..."

Ain picked up the small box from the ground; inside was half a broken fake fruit.

"This box..."

Sieg's brows furrowed even deeper as he gazed into the distance at Tesoro's merchant ship, his hand unconsciously tightening its grip on the parchment.

"Tesoro tried to forge a Devil Fruit to deceive the Origami Pirates, but he failed."

"This parchment seems to have fallen out of the box. Does this mean that Tesoro is not trying to forge a Devil Fruit, but rather... an Angel Fruit?"

Sig frowned.

Usopp's card ability to make lies come true has always been unreliable, and the way the lies are realized is questionable.

He himself didn't know whether the lie about the Angel Fruit had come true... or in what way.

Sieg opened his hand and unfolded the crumpled parchment he had been clutching. He examined it carefully for a few moments, his brow furrowing even deeper.

The parchment is slightly yellowed, with minor tears at the edges and the writing on it has faded slightly, giving it a strong sense of age.

But strangely, the handwriting on it... is very similar to Sieg's own handwriting.

At first glance, Sieg almost thought he had written it himself.

"Last time someone imitated my face, and now someone is imitating my handwriting?"

Sieg was even more confused, recalling the previous incident involving the fake Sieg.

Similarity in handwriting is a point of suspicion, but not impossible to achieve.

When Sieg wrote the online newsletter, he also submitted a large number of manuscripts to Morgan's World Economic News. It is not impossible that Sieg's handwriting was circulated and imitated by someone with ulterior motives.

Antique treasure maps and parchment are made to look old, creating a so-called sense of age. This is not impossible to fake. When Sieg was on the Island of Everything, there was a treasure map shop owner who had this skill.

To be fair, Sieg has released three different types of Anotherpiece treasure maps, all of which are fakes that have been artificially aged. So far, no one has been able to spot them.

The situation became increasingly confusing, and Sieg even considered catching up with Tesoro and getting to the bottom of it.

But... I think I'll pass.

If this was fabricated by someone else, then the organization that managed to cover this up must be very powerful.

"Whatever happens, as long as it doesn't disturb my retirement life, whatever other people's schemes are none of my business."

Sieg yawned, lay back down on the sun lounger, and lazily began reading the newspaper.

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

On Zefa's warship.

"Speaking of which, it seems that headquarters has decided to start a new round of conscription?"