I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

A burly man named Miller, whose clothes were somewhat tattered, carried a deer in. When he saw that the wooden door had been kicked down, his heart tightened.

He strode in, his eyes widening in surprise.

"Where's my money? A whopping 600 million Berries I left there! How did it all just disappear?"

"There are thieves on this deserted island?"

Miller, the burly man, clenched his fist, and flames quickly ignited on it, soon engulfing the entire wooden house.

Strangely, the wooden cabin showed no signs of being lit, as if the flames had no heat.

"Forget it. Bailey is of no use on this deserted island anyway."

"My Phantom Fruit ability, which can only bluff people, is useless."

The burly man walked out of the door with lifeless eyes, slumped down on the beach, and looked dejected.

He was very unlucky.

Long ago, the fake angel incident occurred in the Sabaody Archipelago. He used the power of the Illusion Fruit to deceive Admiral Sengoku and successfully sailed away from the Sabaody Archipelago in a small boat.

Before he even reached the second island, he was caught in a storm. After the shipwreck, he was stranded alone on this deserted island and has survived ever since.

The island was uninhabited, but food was plentiful, so he could continue to survive. However, after the shipwreck, he no longer had the suicidal idea of ​​building a raft to go out to sea.

Just as he was feeling dejected, the burly man's eyes lit up again.

In the distance, where the sea meets the sky, a ship appeared and was heading towards the island!

However, as the ship drew closer, the burly man's heart sank when he saw the markings on the ship.

A skull and crossbones flag... This is a pirate ship!

Pirate ships might not be so kind as to take in any stranded survivors; they might just turn them into slaves...

"No... Only one ship has passed by in such a long time. Even if it's a pirate, I absolutely cannot miss it!"

"Looks like I'll have to go back to my old ways; that should be enough to fool these pirates."

The burly man sighed, straightened his back without making a sound, and immediately exuded an air of arrogance.

"So much time has passed, I wonder if my title as the King of the Seas is still enough to keep these pirates in check."

........

Naval Headquarters.

After the Golden Lion Flying Island incident, Sengoku, Zephyr, and the others finished handling the aftermath and quickly returned to the Marshal's office at headquarters to report on their work.

The Navy's original target, Jack the Drought of the Beasts Pirates, failed to capture due to Shiki's sudden intervention.

Some of Jack's pirates were arrested, but the most crucial one, Drought Jack, is missing. He may have fallen into the sea because the island before Golden Lion went out of control.

Another wanted criminal, the businessman Tesoro, had already been arrested by the navy, but escaped during the chaos caused by the Golden Lion.

As for the Golden Lion...

"In the end, it was actually Shiki the Golden Lion who suddenly appeared, stole the Angel-Angel Fruit, and even used it to eat a second Devil Fruit power?"

Marshal Kong was already in a panic when he heard the news.

"Sengoku, do you think if we act now and have our fleet blockade the entire Sabaody Archipelago, we can cover up this news?" Sora rubbed his temples, feeling exhausted.

"You mean the Golden Lion? That's impossible. First of all, the Sabaody Archipelago has a special status, with many people and eyes watching, making it difficult to completely blockade... The Golden Lion is no low-profile pirate."

“Now that he has made a comeback, he will definitely not stop here, and may even cause even bigger trouble…” Sengoku said.

"No... I was talking about... the Angel Fruit."

Kong's tone was slightly bitter.

Upon hearing this, Sengoku and Zephyr could only remain silent.

The return of Shiki the Golden Lion, who has become a dual Devil Fruit user, means that a formidable new powerhouse has emerged on the high seas.

But this incident is far more complex than just the legendary return of a pirate.

Golden Lion openly ate a second Devil Fruit in front of so many people, completely violating the ironclad rule of many years... This performance was enough to shock the world!

His actions have become the best proof of the authenticity of the Angel Fruit!

Golden Lion is poised to become a new benchmark. The stronger he becomes and the greater his influence, the more attractive the Angel Fruit will be to other pirates!

The World Government's top brass has always looked down on the Angel-Angel Fruit. They have a lot of information and know that there has never been a user with two Devil Fruit abilities in history.

However, this ironclad rule was broken in public by the Golden Lion.

"Has Higuma died, but he planted such a shocking time bomb? The Angel Fruit he left behind... might create a pirate emperor... or worse." Sengoku's face was bitter.

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Chapter 412 The End of the Marshal's Competition

"The Angel Fruit left behind by Higuma might create a pirate emperor?"

Kong paused for a moment, then took out a newspaper and placed it on the table.

"Warring States, your views coincide with Morgans'."

News headlines in newspapers-----

The Fifth Pirate Emperor to Reign Over the Seas from the Sky: Shiki the Golden Lion!

Zhan Guo glanced at it briefly, and his brows immediately furrowed.

This report essentially reveals the Golden Lion's battle record, including many things that the Navy simply cannot cover up.

For example... General Zephyr of the headquarters was once defeated by Golden Lion and lost consciousness.

Later, even with the arrival of the two generals from headquarters, they failed to snatch the Angel Fruit from Shiki's hands. Instead, Shiki ate the second Devil Fruit in front of everyone and calmly left at the end of the battle.

"If we say that the Four Emperors of the New World are pirate emperors of the sea."

"So, as a dual user of the Float-Float Fruit and the Cloud-Cloud Fruit, Shiki the Golden Lion is the Pirate Emperor of the Sky..."

"Morgans, that guy, he really dares to write."

After putting down the newspaper, Zhan Guo couldn't help but slam his fist on the table.

Although he knew the matter couldn't be covered up, Morgans' reporting in this way was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire and making things even more uncontrollable.

Zell shook his head and offered a different opinion: "No... Morgans may be number one in the press, but that's all."

"Even the so-called 'King of News' cannot create a new pirate emperor simply by generating hype."

"If Shiki the Golden Lion were to expand his power now, he would indeed have the potential to become an emperor."

As he spoke, Zefa picked up the newspaper and read it. He didn't look at the headline, but instead focused his attention on a corner of the newspaper.

In a corner of the page, there was a brief mention of the bizarre ritual performed by the navy, which appeared to be a sacrifice to an evil god...

"Air Marshal. There may be something more important than the Golden Lion."

"This might be related to Sig... no, to the Black Flame Dragon."

Zefa hesitated for a moment before speaking.

After listening carefully to Zefa's explanation, Kong's expression gradually changed.

On the surface, the Golden Lion incident seems to indicate that the Golden Lion is poised to become the fifth Pirate Emperor... but at a deeper level, it is related to the Angel-Angel Fruit left behind by Higuma.

Neither Sora nor Sengoku anticipated that this matter involved much more behind the scenes.

"A mysterious figure who looks exactly like Sig, calling himself Black Flame Dragon?"

"Is Sig still alive... or...?"

They all turned pale with shock.

Regardless of who the mysterious figure is, this indicates that the complexity of this event has increased to another level.

Sengoku considered for a moment, then said, "Higuma might be the key. He was taken to the Sky Island alone by Shiki, and also had a private encounter with the mysterious figure who calls himself the Black Flame Dragon..."

"Moreover, the strange song he uttered was actually able to harm the Golden Lion..."

Zephyr frowned slightly.

"Sengoku, we've already verified Higuma's background, and there's no problem with him. Are you still bothered by the incident where we mistook him for Sig?"

"Higuma is just a little bad at singing."

Sengoku felt his face burning whenever the topic of Zephyr and Sengoku's visit to Sig came up.

He coughed lightly:

“Zeff, let’s stick to the facts. There are indeed suspicious aspects to Higuma’s actions in this matter…”

“Warring States, there are only the three of us here, and we are all old acquaintances. Why do you need to hide it?” Zephyr said coldly.

"What, Higuma hasn't even truly become your student yet, and you're already protecting him?" Sengoku's tone gradually hardened.

Seeing that the two generals of the headquarters were gradually becoming confrontational, Kong, who was listening quietly from the side, sighed inwardly.

On the surface, it was a dispute between the two sides about the Japanese bear, but in reality, it was a struggle over the concept of justice and the position of marshal.

These two only talked and didn't actually start a duel, which is already considered restraint.

The timing of the Golden Lion's disturbance is extremely bad.

In this incident, Zephyr was unconscious due to his previous injuries and was unable to stop Shiki, which led to the situation becoming increasingly serious, forcing the Navy to urgently dispatch Sengoku and other elite officers who had other important duties to provide assistance... This is an unavoidable point.

Instead of gaining an advantage from this incident, Zefa gradually fell into a trough.

"Stop arguing. This matter is of extraordinary importance. I will personally go to the Holy Land, Mary Geoise."

Finally, Kong used this sentence to bring the argument between the two sides to an end.

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

Half a day later, in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

In a magnificent hall, five elderly people sat quietly on a sofa, while Navy Admiral Kong stood in front of them and recounted what had happened.