I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

A Marine Admiral, the pinnacle of combat power! What kind of enemy could make Zephyr's subordinates so nervous?

Why are these officers nervous?

Sieg frowned slightly, recalling the incident with the Golden Lion.

Initially, Zephyr only needed to deal with Tesoro and Jack the Drought, which should have been a simple matter, but later he attracted the Golden Lion.

Could something have happened this time as well?

Sieg became a little uneasy.

"A wise man does not stand under a crumbling wall... So should I take this opportunity to run away now?"

"No... let's try to sound them out first."

After the soldiers dispersed, Sieg glanced at the direction of the bow deck, where Zephyr was standing alone, gazing into the distance, lost in thought.

Chapter 425 Second Item Card

On the bow deck of the training ship, Zefa stood alone, gazing into the distance, lost in thought.

Suddenly, Zephyr turned around and saw Sieg walking over.

"What is it?" Zephyr glanced at Sig, then turned his gaze back to the sea before him.

"Could it be that you're getting nervous as we approach the sea area where our training target is located, Higuma?"

Zefa asked a question.

Over the past three months, Zephyr has truly experienced Sieg's iron will and his strict self-discipline.

No instructor dislikes a diligent person, especially one who is making rapid progress.

Given Sieg's previous pursuit of heroic ideals and the details of the Golden Lion incident, Zephyr is clearly grooming Sieg as his successor.

"I'm probably not the one who's nervous," Sig said, leaning against the railing and casually glancing at the officers around him.

"General Zephyr, something must have happened?" Sig asked tentatively.

These words startled Zephyr slightly. After glancing at the officers around him, he looked at Sieg with even more approval.

Observation Haki can be described as a power that sharpens the five senses. In Zephyr's opinion, Higuma's ability to keenly perceive subtle changes in the atmosphere is indeed impressive.

"You noticed it, that's good."

Zefa hesitated for a moment, then seemed to remember something, and continued:

"That's true. After all, you have the rank of colonel, so it's not a big deal to tell you this in advance."

Zephyr's gaze sharpened slightly as he looked into Sieg's eyes and solemnly said:

"Our target this time is the pirate king Hig, who died back then!"

"According to our naval intelligence, Sig has been resurrected. He's the one who's been causing trouble in the waters around Sword Mountain Island recently!"

"In preparation for this encirclement and suppression operation, headquarters has even begun to summon the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

These words exploded in Sieg's mind like a thunderclap. Sieg's pupils instantly shrank to pinpoints, and he could hardly conceal the shock in his heart.

"Sig is alive? How can he still be alive?"

"General Zephyr, is the source of this information reliable? It's probably fake!"

"After all, Higuma died in front of Fleet Admiral Sengoku, with two Pirate Emperors present!"

Sieg was initially shocked, then expressed strong skepticism.

Zephyr patted Sieg on the shoulder and said solemnly:

"This news has already been discussed within the Navy, so there's no need to question it."

“Higuma, I know you hate evil and are determined to hunt down the remnants of the Sig Mountain bandits.”

"But if Sig himself really comes back to life, he's no ordinary pirate. You're no match for him. Don't be reckless."

He was genuinely worried that this hardworking student might suddenly charge forward like he did when facing the Golden Lion.

"I...I understand." Sig's Adam's apple bobbed as he stammered.

"I just feel that although Sieg's bounty was high, did we overestimate him?"

"Summon the Seven Warlords of the Sea? And have Admiral Zephyr personally lead the team to encircle and annihilate them... He's not Whitebeard."

Zefa gave Sieg a deep look and snorted coldly.

"Higuma, you rejoined the Navy too late and have no idea how terrifying Sig is."

"He's a troublemaker on the high seas, someone who thrives on chaos. It's just a pity I didn't have the chance to arrest him myself back then."

Zephyr frowned deeply, his displeasure evident.

Sig: .....

At that moment, a virtual panel quietly unfolded in front of Sig.

"Achievement Quest: Mountain Bandit King Reborn, Completed".

Mission objective: Reborn as the Mountain Bandit King, announce your return to the world.

Mission Reward: One chance to draw a random item card.

Sig was surprised again when he saw this achievement.

Strictly speaking, the completion of this mission had absolutely nothing to do with him, since he had been diligently training in the Navy all this time.

As it turns out, someone actually helped him complete this achievement task.

However, it seems plausible. The "death of the mountain bandit king" was also a fake death. Now, the "rebirth of the mountain bandit king" is also a fake rebirth, which doesn't seem wrong either.

"This guy is such a good person!"

"With the navy's encirclement and suppression, they will definitely be able to kill him. Then my death will be confirmed! It's like getting a free card."

If this matter hadn't potentially caused Sieg trouble, he would have thanked the person impersonating him.

Upon returning to his cabin, Sieg's consciousness immediately sank into the sea of ​​stars.

As endless starlight converged, a silver card suddenly appeared within it.

But when the card was flipped over, Sieg frowned slightly, feeling a bit unlucky.

The card depicts a coffin.

Item Card: Rebirth Coffin

Quality: Grade A

Limitation: Once

Ability: Randomly selects a cool rebirth effect and applies a stun effect to everyone around.

Because he was a reincarnated bandit king, he gave me a coffin?

Moreover, the effect is strange; it randomly generates a rebirth effect?

However, the so-called additional deterrent effect made Sieg slightly realize something.

He recalled the time in the East China Sea when he used the Cao Cao card to intimidate Stussy, who was launching a night raid, in his dream.

"A one-time use item card, especially one with a group intimidation effect, should be very useful."

Sig nodded secretly.

But he immediately realized something was wrong.

A coffin? A cool rebirth effect? ​​A sense of awe and intimidation? It's probably hinting at something.

"The bandit king Sig is dead! Even if I die, I don't want to use that dangerous identity anymore!"

Sieg secretly made up his mind.

However, this incident of a fake bandit king being reborn always makes Sieg feel that things are puzzling.

"Is it because there are too many legends about me being a bandit king that the lie has become the truth, and a bandit king with real talent has been created out of thin air?"

Usopp's ability to make lies come true is quite mysterious.

Sieg frowned and took out a piece of parchment that he always carried with him.

This parchment was originally obtained from Tezzolo and is likely related to Another Piece, but it happens to be very similar to Siegfried's own handwriting.

Sigurd had suspected someone was plotting something, but after witnessing Shiki eat the second Devil Fruit, he was bewildered.

Even if someone tries to cause trouble, surely they won't actually create a real angel fruit, right?

Usopp's lies may come true in some strange way.

But the lie about the Angel Fruit now seems to have come from nowhere... because a lie was told, and thus the Angel Fruit came into being.

The more Sieg thought about it, the more chaotic and conflicted his thoughts became.

Chapter 426 The 19-Year-Old Empress

Kraigana Island.

This is a remote island on the Grand Line, sparsely populated by humans. It was once the ruins of a kingdom and the residence of Dracule Mihawk, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Neither the Navy nor pirates would attempt to approach this island.

On this day, however, a light warship broke through the waves, shattering the tranquility of the island.

"You mean... Sig is still alive?"

Hawkeye Mihawk adjusted his black top hat, his already sharp eyes now gleaming with an even sharper edge, making Vice Admiral Fire Mountain, who had come to inform him, feel as if his skin was being cut by a knife, and cold sweat poured down his face.

Mihawk, who had been sitting proudly on the throne in the castle's living room, suddenly sharpened his gaze and stood up abruptly.

"Can the Navy confirm the veracity of this news? I heard that he was buried by Shanks himself."

He still couldn't quite believe it.

"According to our intelligence, this is very likely true. Our navy wouldn't make baseless accusations," Huoshaoshan replied.

Hawkeye hesitated for a long time before finally speaking:

"That's true."