I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Miller was terrified, but he could only tell the whole story and even demonstrated the power of the Phantom Fruit.

"The Phantom Fruit? Although it doesn't have any power, it's excellent for bluffing people."

Moria pondered for a moment, and an idea came to him.

"Fake, if you're going to impersonate Sieg, at least do it convincingly."

"Hehehe, be more arrogant. Tomorrow, I'll make your name known to the world and tell everyone that the pirate king of the seas, Sig, is not dead. He has returned... Understand?"

Moria chuckled and looked down at Miller.

Miller could only nod repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice.

All his pretense was useless in the face of the real thing.

"You reacted quickly; I'll keep an eye on you."

"Don't worry, once the navy arrives to capture you, as long as you can escape, I won't make things difficult for you anymore."

Moria chuckled, his bloated body transforming back into a shadow mage before gradually disappearing into the shadows.

"A fake Phantom Fruit user? How interesting."

"If Sieg is really still alive, he wouldn't just ignore this, would he?"

Moria chuckled strangely.

He had always coveted Sieg's body... his body after death, of course.

Even if Sieg doesn't come, the mere fact that Sieg might still be alive is enough to muddy the waters and put him in trouble.

Moriah was delighted with this.

After a series of major events, he came to understand the danger that Sig was seen as by the World Government.

If the news that "Sieg is still alive" is revealed, it will definitely cause a major upheaval, and the Navy will likely come to hunt him down.

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

The day after Moriah's visit to the fake Sig.

The training warship, which has already left the Naval Headquarters, is sailing on the waves, heading towards Kensan Island.

Early that morning, Zephyr received a phone call from the Navy Headquarters.

“Zeffa, things have changed. Your internship training mission has been canceled. Sword Mountain Island is too dangerous for those new recruits who have just come out of training camp.”

The person on the phone was Sengoku, who had already assumed the position of marshal.

"What happened?" Zephyr frowned.

Although he is quite old, he is still a general with formidable strength.

What kind of danger could force this general to cancel his original training mission?

Sengoku hesitated for a moment, sensing the dissatisfaction in Zefa's words, and finally said:

"Your target is the pirate crew entrenched on Sword Mountain Island. Their captain is none other than Higuma from back then!"

"Sig is very likely not dead. The fact that he suddenly announced this news to the outside world must mean he has some ulterior motive!"

"Sig is still alive?"

Zefa was taken aback.

He immediately recalled the man on the sky island of the Golden Lion who looked exactly like Sig and called himself the Black Flame Dragon.

After the incident, he mentioned it to Sengoku and others.

Now that Sig's whereabouts have been discovered on Sword Mountain Island, Zefa is more convinced.

"Wait...you want me to turn back? To avoid Sig? I'm almost at the waters around Sword Mountain Island. On the battlefield, opportunities are fleeting, Sengoku, you can't be unaware of that, can you?"

Zefa frowned.

Upon hearing this, Sengoku on the other end of the phone was also a little annoyed:

“You’ve brought a training ship! Not your previous crew, Zephyr. Think it through. Don’t risk the students’ lives. Sieg is not a simple man.”

Chapter 424 Summoning the Seven Warlords of the Sea to Encircle and Suppress Higuma

On the phone, Zephyr and Sengoku started arguing.

"Of course I'll take responsibility for my trainees. Besides, they're not greenhorns, and with me here, do you really think I can't protect them?"

Zefa's voice also began to sound a bit aggressive.

"Zeffa, you took a group of students with you during the last incident involving the Golden Lion's flying island..."

Before Sengoku could finish speaking, Zefa interrupted him:

"That happened three months ago, my injury has long since healed!"

Being defeated by his former enemies, Whitebeard and Shiki, and subsequently losing the battle for the position of Fleet Admiral, was a blow to Zephyr.

Sengoku paused for a moment, noticing that Zephyr's tone was off.

With the rise of the Golden Lion, the seas have once again become turbulent, conflicts have intensified, and the navy's strength is stretched thin.

With Sieg's sudden appearance and the other two admirals having their own important duties, the Navy really didn't have anyone suitable to deal with Sieg.

And Zephyr is right, after all, he is one of the Navy's top combat forces.

“Zeffa, don’t be reckless. You want to train your students and don’t want to miss the opportunity, which is not wrong.”

"I will next issue a summons for the Seven Warlords of the Sea and have the branch near Sword Mountain Island dispatch warships to provide support..."

"You can scout ahead on your own before reinforcements arrive, but it's best not to attack prematurely to avoid alerting them."

Sengoku made a slight concession, and Zefu agreed to it.

He didn't want to be seen as an old man, but he also wouldn't underestimate Sieg or risk the lives of his students.

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea...?"

Zephyr had absolutely no liking for the Seven Warlords of the Sea, these legitimate great pirates.

However, it must be admitted that these people are indeed quite strong, especially Hawkeye Mihawk, whom we just met recently.

"Has Higuma just appeared, and they're already preparing to summon the Seven Warlords of the Sea to deal with him?"

"It seems that after the rise of the Golden Lion, the World Government has finally realized how dangerous Sig is."

Zefa's Heart Path.

After the two finished their discussion, Zephyr was about to hang up when Sengoku spoke up again, this time with a serious expression:

"Wait, there's one more thing... If Sieg really does return, you'd better assign a subordinate to record Sieg's words and actions."

This request left Zefa speechless for a moment.

"Is this really necessary? Even the Golden Lion wasn't this serious back then," Zephyr retorted.

“Zeffa, you haven’t met Sieg. If he’s really alive, this is no ordinary matter.”

The Warring States period solemnly stated:

"Sieg is incredibly audacious and meticulous. He is indeed a formidable enemy of our navy!"

"His very existence is a huge destabilizing factor. Wasn't the Golden Lion's resurgence due to the Angel Fruit left behind by Sigurd?"

After the Golden Lion incident, the existence of the Angel Fruit and dual Devil Fruit users was confirmed, and a large number of pirates entered the Red Line in pursuit of power and the Angel Fruit.

This even caused a turmoil on the Red Line, with pirates going crazy and the World Government recently finding itself stretched thin.

It's worth noting that the Angel Fruit left behind by Higuma made Shiki a big name in the Sabaody Archipelago near Marine Headquarters, giving him the air of a potential emperor.

Who wouldn't want to become a dual-power user and the new Pirate Emperor?

The key to all of this is the pirate king, Higuma!

His existence, and the existence of another piece, has become a key factor that can affect the balance of this ocean!

Zefa listened to Sengoku ramble on on the phone for a long time, hesitant to speak, before finally saying:

"Warring States, have you considered that this might just be a false alarm?"

"After all, Higuma died right under your nose, Shanks' nose, and Big Mom's nose. Can the dead really be brought back to life?"

The Warring States period, however, categorically rejected this possibility:

"According to information obtained by the Navy, Sigurd not only announced his return but also publicly demonstrated his dual Devil Fruit abilities."

"Such behavior is utterly arrogant. Who else but Sieg himself could do this?"

When arrogance is mentioned, Sengoku can't help but recall the scene in the Sabaody Archipelago where Higuma danced to "Invincible" with his own background music amidst the siege of the Four Emperors and Sengoku and others, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.

Zephyr paused for a moment, then asked, "What if someone else is impersonating me? I heard that last time in the Sabaody Archipelago..."

“The last person to impersonate Sig died at my hands. Is there another fool on the high seas who would publicly admit to being Sig? Does he want to die?” Sengoku’s tone was somewhat urgent.

"Alright, hopefully this big-scale operation won't go wrong." Zefa hung up the phone.

Meanwhile, Sengoku, looking slightly weary, rubbed his temples and issued the order to summon the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

However, he also knew that the Seven Warlords of the Sea each had their own territory throughout the Grand Line, with Doflamingo even residing in the New World. Given the suddenness of the event, it was unlikely that all of them could be notified...

........

On Zefa's training ship.

All the crew members, including Sig, were assembled and, on Zephyr's orders, surrendered their personal Den Den Mushi.

There's nothing particularly special about this.

During military operations, the navy wouldn't allow all its sailors to freely use Den Den Mushi (snail communication devices). If intelligence were leaked or wiretapped, it would be a serious matter.

Generally speaking, only commanders at all levels of the military have military Den Den Mushi (snail phones) for communication, and these training camp cadets like Sig obviously do not qualify.

However, Sieg glanced around. His Observation Haki gave him excellent sensory abilities, and he noticed the tense and solemn expressions on the officers' faces.

Something must have happened... Is there danger?

Sig immediately became alert.

Although this ship is just a training ship and cannot be compared with a regular warship, Zefa is on board!