I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

He was carrying Luffy in one hand when he heard a noise behind him.

"Listen up, everyone, this is our new slogan, repeat after me..."

"That's what the bald man's voice said."

"Don't be afraid of any difficulties we encounter; face them with a smile! The best way to eliminate fear is to confront it! Keep going! You can do it!"

Upon hearing this, Sieg froze on the spot, his brain instantly shutting down.

When he came to his senses, he heard only the sound of neat slogans echoing all over the mountain.

The voices of the bandits blended together, echoing across the surrounding area.

"What's going on here? Where did you hear this slogan from?"

Sig stared at the bald man with a look of utter disbelief.

"Boss, didn't you personally give the order?" the bald man said, scratching his head.

“A few days ago, you asked me to come to your room at three in the morning to listen to your instructions….”

"That's what you said back then, boss..."

"I'm determined to be the bandit king! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ What difficulties have we encountered...?"

Sig rubbed his face and suddenly felt a wave of exhaustion.

"From now on, none of you are allowed to approach my room at night when I'm sleeping."

"Also, let's change to a more normal slogan!"

After saying this, Higuma quickly carried Luffy away to an open space where none of his men were present. He then put Luffy down and asked:

"Luffy, I'll ask you one more time, what kind of king do you want to be?"

Chapter 34 Let's become the Navy King!

"What kind of king did you want to be?"

Sieg was slightly nervous when he asked the question.

If he were to be led astray and become a bandit king, not only would he likely get beaten up by the old man who eats senbei, but "One Piece" would probably have to be renamed.

"Of course it's One Piece, One Piece is the freest."

Luffy's answer reassured him.

"But Uncle Sig, being a mountain bandit king seems interesting too. How about I become a mountain bandit king first, and then the pirate king!"

"I'm determined to become the Pirate King of the Mountains and Seas!"

Little Luffy shouted, clenching his fist.

Sieg took a deep breath and put one hand to his forehead.

The thing he least wanted to see still happened.

"Luffy, have you forgotten what I said in the tavern before?"

Sigurd's expression turned serious as he tried to correct Luffy:

"Dreams are not something to joke about."

"A true man who seeks freedom should run to the sea..."

Higuma repeated what he had said when he first met Luffy, Shanks, and the others.

After saying that, he subconsciously patted Luffy's straw hat on his head.

Both of them recalled the scene from that time, when the bandit king Higuma placed his old friend Roger's straw hat on Luffy's head.

"The internal footage is coming again, stop it!"

Sieg shook his head to dispel the images from his mind.

"But Uncle Sig, isn't your dream to become the King of the Mountain Bandits, usher in the Great Mountain Bandit Era, and reach the Holy Land of Mary Geoise?"

Luffy asked curiously.

"This is my dream, it has nothing to do with you, you can just be a pirate... No, this isn't my dream either!"

The more Sieg talked, the more overwhelmed he felt. Relying on his acting instincts, he managed to control his expression and continue to persuade Sieg in a deep voice, maintaining his powerful King demeanor.

"A man's dream cannot be easily shaken. Just because he came into contact with bandits, he says he wants to become the Pirate King of the Mountain and Sea. That's ridiculous."

"Have you forgotten your promise to Shanks?"

By adjusting the art style and bringing in Shanks, Higuma has finally corrected Luffy's course.

"I understand, I still want to be a pirate... But Uncle Higuma, you're so strong, let me become stronger under your guidance, I'm going to become the Pirate King!"

Hearing Luffy's words, Sigurd felt a little relieved, but also a little guilty.

He suddenly remembered Karp's parting words.

No matter what Luffy wants to be—the Pirate King, the Mountain Pirate King, the Mountain and Sea Pirate King, Billy King, Oma Zi-O, the Harem King, or the Old Man Next Door—in Garp's eyes, he's going astray. Garp would probably come and beat him to a pulp any minute now.

"Hey Luffy, how about you change your dream? Actually, being the King of the Marines isn't so bad."

Sig patted Luffy's straw hat and said.

"?????? Uncle Sieg, you just said that a man's dreams should not be easily shaken?"

"You are still young and your understanding of dreams is too shallow. You may easily go astray, so think carefully and become the Navy King instead."

“…”

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

Sieg wasn't arrogant enough to think he could be someone's life mentor and change their life with just a few words.

Luffy's claim that he wants to become the Pirate King of the Sea is probably just something he's doing for fun.

Come to think of it, even Luffy's grandfather Garp couldn't get Luffy to become the Marine King, so how could Higuma easily let Luffy become some kind of bandit king or Marine King?

"Is Garp trying to pin the blame for Luffy and Ace being pirates on me?"

Sieg felt a wave of frustration.

"I shouldn't have drunk that drink in the first place. If I had even a single cephalosporin pill, I wouldn't have said that I was there to secretly take care of Ace. That way, Garp wouldn't have forced Luffy into my hands..."

"Although I didn't drink any alcohol that day."

Frustrated, Sieg casually opened the system panel.

During this period, in order to figure out the pattern of the increase in compatibility, he had spent a lot of time observing the data on the panel.

After glancing at the compatibility data, Sieg was suddenly taken aback.

The original 61% compatibility increased slightly to 62%.

"I didn't do anything today, did I? If I had to say I did..."

Sigurd narrowed his eyes, glanced at Luffy, and had a guess.

"Luffy, I heard you don't get along very well with Ace from Dadan's family?"

Sig leaned closer and asked in a low voice.

These words immediately opened Luffy's floodgates, causing him to pour out his grievances:

"Ace spat in my face the first time we met, it was disgusting! And when I asked him to apologize, he ignored me..."

Higuma nodded, patted Luffy's straw hat, and continued in a deep voice:

"Do you remember what happened at the tavern in Windmill Village?"

"I personally smashed Shanks' head in with a bottle, my subordinate..."

Sig glanced at the conspicuous bald man among the bandits in the distance:

He also poured wine all over Shanks.

"You think Shanks and his crew are cowards and afraid to fight me?"

Seeing Luffy remain silent, Sigurd's lips curled slightly as he reached out and touched the faint scar below Luffy's eye with his finger.

"I heard from Shanks that you cut yourself with a knife, trying to prove your bravery and convince Shanks to take you on board?"

Sieg chuckled softly, then his expression turned serious again.

"Those who are brave and aggressive are just ordinary small-time pirates."

"A man like Shanks possesses the magnanimity and spirit of a great pirate."

"I'd throw wine at him, smash a bottle over his head, and punch and kick him? Shanks wouldn't get angry over something so trivial."

"But do you think he would have remained indifferent if I had drawn my sword and injured Shanks's comrade back then?"

Behind Sieg's smile, there was a hint of guilt in his heart; only he knew the danger he had faced back then.

"The...magnanimity of a great pirate..."

Little Luffy muttered the word, seemingly understanding it but not quite.

Sieg didn't continue speaking, but stood up, dusted himself off, and left.

However, he suddenly realized that his band of bandits had reappeared beside him, looking at him with starry eyes.

"I see. No wonder Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, didn't fight our boss in the tavern."

"This is the perfect understanding between the great pirate Shanks and the mountain bandit king Higuma!"

"I can't believe it's only now that I'm starting to understand the deeper meaning behind Boss Sig's words..."

Sig ignored his disobedient subordinates, opened the virtual panel with a thought, and then a slight smile appeared on his lips.

After that little performance, the compatibility score rose from 62% to 62.2%, perfectly matching his guess.

Chapter 35 "The Mountain Bandit King"

According to the rules discovered by Sieg, the role-playing method, or performance method, is to put on an excellent performance in front of a good audience.

To deliver a good performance, Siegfried needs to grasp the character's persona, practice mastering the character's abilities to create a better performance, and find a good audience. By doing these three things well, Siegfried can improve the fit between the character card and the performance.