I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Where is the golden lion?

Sig opened his eyes in the sea and looked around anxiously.

Seemingly influenced by his previous experience of catching a blade barehanded, Sieg quickly realized that the Golden Lion was not far away in the seawater beside him.

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

"Am I going to die from my own own moves?"

Shiki, the golden lion in the sea, had this thought in his mind.

His entire body was submerged in seawater, his limbs were weak, seawater was choking him, his consciousness was gradually fading, and his vision was gradually darkening.

Even the most capable person can't swim.

This is a rule that no one can escape, known as the curse of the sea demon.

The Golden Lion no longer had the energy to think about how he had suddenly lost control and fallen into the sea.

Memories of my past life flashed through my mind like a revolving lantern.

"Roger..."

In the final moments before his consciousness was about to be swallowed up, the golden lion opened and closed his mouth slightly, uttering a name indistinctly.

Both of his major setbacks in life were related to Roger.

The first time was more than ten years ago at the Battle of Eidolon, where he was defeated by Roger due to a sudden storm.

The second time was 12 years ago. He heard that Roger had been captured by the Navy and would be executed in the East Blue. Enraged, he stormed into the Navy Headquarters alone and fought against Admirals Sengoku and Garp. In the end, he was defeated and captured and imprisoned in Impel Down.

This third time... came too suddenly; he didn't even have time to think about it.

My eyelids grew heavy, my vision dimmed, and my consciousness began to fade.

And at this time.

A cold, stern face with claw marks around its eyes suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

By the time the Golden Lion came to his senses, he had already been dragged ashore by Sieg, and his consciousness gradually returned.

"This island is plummeting rapidly." Sieg's deep voice spoke quickly:

"Golden Lion, use your power to stop it from falling."

The golden lion raised an eyebrow, but said nothing.

At this moment, Mangrove Island is only about a hundred meters away from the Sabaody Archipelago below.

He reached out and lifted his hand slightly upwards.

Suddenly, the whole world seemed to stand still.

The falling island was suspended in the air again, and the roaring sea was once again swept into the sky by an invisible force.

The surrounding sky islands, as well as Shiki's pirate ship, all stopped falling and hovered in the air once again.

Although Shiki the Golden Lion fell into the sea, he did not completely lose consciousness. However, due to the influence of the seawater, the power of the Float-Float Fruit could not be used temporarily.

Now that he was on shore, his only thought was to stop the falling islands from their descent.

The crisis has been temporarily averted.

However, the Sabaody Archipelago below was already devastated, with the survivors wailing and the revolutionary army trying to guide them away.

Meanwhile, the naval personnel on those dozens of warships were on high alert, watching the island overhead.

"Let's go up and see what's going on..."

Vice Admiral Momonga stomped his feet and was the first to leap upwards, stepping on the floating resin bubbles in the air, occasionally using Moonwalk to run towards the red mangrove island above.

........

The shore of Mangrove Island.

Shiki the Golden Lion took a breath; even he was still a little shaken by what he had just experienced.

Seawater is a nightmare for all ability users.

Even the most powerful individuals will be stripped of their strength and rendered powerless, which is worse than death for them.

At this moment, the golden lion was soaked to the bone. His once fluffy and majestic golden hair, which resembled a lion's mane, was now wet with seawater, clinging to the back of his head in large patches. The cold seawater flowed down his golden kimono and onto the ground.

He was completely devoid of his former imposing presence and looked utterly disheveled.

Chapter 384 The ship's wheel above your head is really beautiful

As soon as the Golden Lion regained consciousness, he brought the island back under control as it plummeted out of control.

He was completely soaked, losing all his previous imposing and domineering aura, looking like an ordinary old man who had fallen into the water, with a hint of fatigue on his face.

This eased Sig's tension somewhat.

The Golden Lion could send islands soaring into the sky with a flick of its wrist, and then smash the ocean down with another; its terrifying power was truly astonishing.

"navy?"

The Golden Lion glanced at Sig, his face expressionless.

He himself couldn't quite understand the situation.

He was rescued by a navy officer and brought ashore.

Moreover, the man standing in front of him was not a high-ranking officer like Zephyr, but a marine who didn't even have a Justice Cloak.

"He's got guts, but it's a shame he's a navy officer." Golden Lion nodded slightly.

In his view, it was no ordinary person who could be so decisive as to rescue him, a great pirate, from the island when it was about to sink.

However, in the end, a navy is a navy.

The Golden Lion was extremely proud, just like a haughty old lion. He only had a handful of people in the world, such as Roger and Whitebeard, who could catch his eye.

And the navy?

Golden Lion didn't take the Navy seriously at all. He once dared to storm into the Navy Headquarters by himself and fight an admiral and the Navy hero Garp alone.

The current situation caused the Golden Lion to fall silent for a moment, remaining silent.

He was finding it hard to accept the fact that he had been rescued by a navy officer, and he was also thinking about... why he had suddenly lost control before.

The two stood on the shore, neither of them speaking.

However, Sieg's heart was certainly not as calm as the Golden Lion thought.

in contrast.

If the sound of the Emperor's engine hadn't been muted, Sieg's heart would probably have exploded.

What kind of person is Shiki the Golden Lion? He is an extremely dangerous legendary pirate from the old era who once stood shoulder to shoulder with Roger at the very top of the era.

At this moment, Sieg had no help at all, which meant he was facing the Golden Lion alone at close range.

Sieg's heart pounded, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

He was pondering how to deal with Shiki the Golden Lion in front of him.

Shiki the Golden Lion is not someone who can be dealt with by words; he is a true pirate who acts without restraint.

Ten years later, the Straw Hat crew reminded Shiki to avoid a storm at sea, but then Shiki, lusting after Nami, suddenly kidnapped her.

Sieg appears to have rescued the Golden Lion from the sea, but he has no idea what the Golden Lion is plotting...

This scene also caught the attention of those around who had survived the ordeal.

"What happened? The Golden Lion just fell into the sea, so his powers stopped working?"

"Golden Lion is a Devil Fruit user; he couldn't possibly have made it ashore on his own. Someone must have rescued him..."

"That navy officer was standing right next to the Golden Lion, could it be that they...?"

Some people had already started talking, their gazes somewhat strange, falling on Sieg.

"I saw it!" a voice rang out from the crowd. A navy man pointed at Sieg and said indignantly.

"He's Sun Bear, who just joined the training camp... It was Sun Bear who just rescued Shiki!"

“That’s right… I saw it too. Just now, in that critical moment, he didn’t save his comrades, but instead went to save our enemy!”

The sailors gradually started to make a fuss.

It would have been better if I hadn't pointed it out earlier.

Now someone has exposed the matter, which has caused a great commotion among those around them.

Just then, a figure rushed up from below the sky island using Moonwalk. It was none other than the reinforcements who had just arrived: Lieutenant General Momonga from the headquarters.

"Sun Bear...you saved Golden Lion?"

The flying squirrel had obviously overheard the marines' discussion. He jumped onto Red Tree Island, drew his longsword, and stared warily at Shiki and Sig.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"Hehehehehehe..."

At this moment, Golden Lion suddenly burst into a long laugh. His sharp gaze swept over the still-discussing marines, instantly silencing them.

"After all these years, the navy is still so boring."

With a long laugh, the golden lion floated up again. He gently patted the seawater off his body, and countless crystal-clear water droplets detached from his body and swirled around him. His wet hair returned to its previous dry and fluffy appearance, like a lion's mane.

He looked down at Sieg from mid-air with a mocking smile on his face.

"Marine, would you like to become my subordinate?"

"Associating with these useless people will only bury your potential."

These words sent a chill down Sieg's spine, and his thoughts became even more chaotic.

The Golden Lion deliberately said these things... he's practically pushing him into a fire pit...

Given the momentum of the discussions among the navy personnel, even if Sieg firmly refuses here, he will most likely be suspected of having connections with Shiki.

Moreover... Sig is right under the Golden Lion's nose right now. If he angers the Golden Lion, how will he fight him?

While Sig remained silent, Golden Lion looked up and gazed at the distant floating pirate flagship. A sound shell floated down from that ship and landed in his hand.