I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"But our captain was very curious and docked the ship, and that's when he ran into that damn imposter, the guy impersonating Sieg!"

.......

After reading the intelligence he had just received, He was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but clench the paper intelligence tightly in his hand.

No wonder Sengoku was so certain! It turns out he had other information!

"Three months ago? Isn't that around the time of the Golden Lion Flying Island incident?"

"The fake Sig has had close contact with the Golden Lion... or was he originally from the Golden Lion's ranks?"

Lieutenant General Crane pondered for a while, and then a chill ran down his spine.

It's connected!

They're all connected!

The Golden Lion Island incident three months ago is inextricably linked to the current Sig's resurrection incident!

"So, this incident was orchestrated by the Golden Lion?" Lieutenant General Tsuru stared in disbelief.

Sengoku's reaction was strange; he nodded and then shook his head.

"Golden Lion is a man who plans carefully before he acts, and isn't Sieg the same way?"

"On the surface, the mastermind is Golden Lion. But behind this mastermind, the real culprit is probably Sig," Sengoku said with a solemn expression.

Chapter 451 Inheritance of Possession Card Abilities

"The apparent mastermind is Golden Lion, but the real culprit is Sieg?"

After listening to Zhan Guo's explanation, He frowned slightly; she was a little confused by Zhan Guo's explanation.

After that analysis...

It is certain that, based on the pirates' testimonies, Shiki the Golden Lion was secretly involved in this incident of Higuma's rebirth and return.

What remains to be determined is the specific relationship between Sig and Golden Lion.

"Sengoku, are you saying that the Golden Lion and Sig didn't work together to orchestrate this incident?"

“But according to what you just said, the Seven Black Coffins were likely from the Golden Lion’s Sky Island. So how could Sig and the Golden Lion be enemies?” Tsuru was still somewhat puzzled.

The Warring States period said:

“Characters like Golden Lion and Sig don’t seem like the type to submit to others.”

Even if there is cooperation between them, they ultimately represent two different forces, and at best it's just a so-called pirate alliance...

When the topic of pirate alliances came up, both Tsuru and Sengoku couldn't help but chuckle.

Pirates, especially legendary figures like Shiki, Whitebeard, and Roger who have already reached the pinnacle, are people who will not submit to being inferior.

They may admire each other in private, but from a standpoint of principle, they will always be enemies, always fighting and clashing with each other, destined never to truly shake hands and make peace.

Even within pirate alliances, it's common for members to scheme against each other and stab each other in the back.

"You mean, on the surface, the Golden Lion and Sieg cooperate, but in reality, they are scheming against each other?"

Cranes gradually caught up with the thinking of the Warring States period.

Meanwhile, she continued to organize her thoughts on paper, constantly writing and drawing.

Ultimately, multiple concentric circles densely covered with text appeared on the paper.

"Crane, what are you doing?" Sengoku asked curiously.

He smiled slightly. With Zhan Guo's guidance, her previously somewhat chaotic thoughts became clear after she organized them.

“Each circle here represents a layer of truth. Let’s start with the most superficial one.”

"The first layer is what our navy initially believed to be the truth. Sig made a high-profile appearance on Jianshan Island, and our navy dispatched troops to encircle and suppress him."

"The second layer: the original Sig was fake. The mastermind behind this incident was Sig. He used Crocodile as a stand-in and other things to make us mistakenly believe that the fake Sig and the fake Crocodile were both stand-ins he arranged. He was trying to hide the existence of Shiki. We almost stopped at this layer."

Crane continued with great interest:

"On the third level, the Golden Lion is the mastermind behind the scenes. He and Sig orchestrated this incident together. The Golden Lion Flying Island incident three months ago was also the prelude to this incident."

"After obtaining the pirates' confession, we arrived at this third level."

"But... this third layer is probably just a facade."

"According to your statement, Jin Shi Zi and Xi Gu are likely to be at odds... but this is just speculation."

"The first three layers are facts that we can be certain of. Since we do not have enough information to make further inferences, the third layer and beyond are just speculations with some reference value."

"Is...is that so?" Sengoku whispered.

He suddenly felt a little insecure.

"On the fourth level, Shiki and Sig are outwardly on good terms but inwardly at odds. The incident he orchestrated has drawn our navy to send out powerful members, but in reality, it's to deal with the old members of the Sig Mountain Bandits who are hiding in the shadows... and maybe even the Revolutionary Army."

"Of these two forces, one is Sig's direct subordinate, and the other also has deep ties to Sig..."

"Sigurd also arrived at the fourth level. He used a trick to reappear in the world by having the Seven Blacks carry the coffin, and used the power of the Sea Kings to clear the area and overturn the table."

Zhan Guo began to sweat. He glanced at the densely packed paper and whispered:

“There’s another circle…” His voice gradually lost its strength.

“The fifth floor…” Crane smiled:

"On the fifth level, Sig foresaw the Golden Lion's plot. From Sig's death to the Golden Lion eating the Angel Fruit and secretly plotting, to Sig's rebirth, everything was within his plan."

"But just take that with a grain of salt. How could humans possibly plan so far ahead..."

After hearing this, Sengoku also breathed a sigh of relief.

"You're absolutely right, it's exactly what I was thinking."

Sengoku gazed intently at General Tsuru, a sense of satisfaction welling up within him.

Sig is too cunning. Although Sengoku thinks he understands Sig very well, as a marshal, he has many other things to think about and deal with.

Now, through subtle and patient persuasion, he has finally guided Crane to take a big step toward understanding Sieg.

The Warring States period was genuinely gratified.

"However, although we have analyzed three layers of truth and two layers of subjective speculation, there are still many mysteries to be solved."

Warring States continued:

"For example, did Sig really come back from the dead? What is the Black Flame Dragon? Who is the Piercing Duke? And where did that enormous sea king, which can create a tsunami with just a leap, come from?"

"And that up-and-coming Black Flame Dragon Jinchuriki, Colonel Higuma... we should all start investigating these people."

At this point, Zhan Guo sighed slightly, feeling a bit of a headache.

"Hopefully, Borsalino can capture Sig this time, then all the problems will be solved."

"Otherwise... we'll be in big trouble."

...........

on the beach.

Sig opened his eyes and looked at the sky with a slightly confused expression.

He sighed softly. He first looked towards the ocean, but found the surface calm, and the previously terrifying Magikarp had vanished without a trace.

"Where have I been swept away by this giant wave? I can't even see Magikarp anymore?"

Sieg was somewhat confused.

After throwing Crocodile towards Sword Mountain Island, Sig was swallowed by the giant wave.

Even with Tomka there, the power of the waves was too great, and Sieg was unable to break free.

When he woke up, he was already on the beach.

Sig first checked his physical condition, then opened the system screen and carefully looked through it.

Upon seeing this, a look of surprise immediately appeared on Sieg's face.

He tilted his head back, placed one foot in the air, and it was as if he were stepping on invisible stairs, taking one step at a time in the air.

This is Tomka's ability: [Aerial Walking]!

Even though Tomka's usage count had been completely exhausted, Sig gained this ability during his last use.

"I vaguely remember there was such a setting."

"When using a Possession Card, there is a chance that the user will inherit a portion of the card's abilities, depending on the compatibility and affinity between the Possession Card user and the character using it."

"And this time, have I inherited Tomka's [Airwalking] ability?"

Chapter 452 New Item Card: Photo Editing Camera

The ability to inherit the Possession Card's power granted Sigur the ability to walk in the air.

Although it was a bit of a shame that he didn't get Tom's strongest transformation ability, it was still an unexpected surprise. Sig didn't expect this silly movie star system to give him anything more.

In addition, this ability reminded Sieg of something that had happened before.

When Sigurd was still Higuma, he received special training from Zephyr in the application of Observation Haki, which was training his evasion ability.

Although the training was conducted under hypnosis, Sig surprisingly displayed remarkable dodging abilities, which Zephyr mistakenly attributed to Sig's improved Observation Haki.

However, Sig vaguely sensed that it was not Observation Haki, but rather the instinctive evasion ability that had appeared during the process of Iruma Kagami's possession.

The full power of Iruma is actually [100% evasion].

From this perspective, Sigurd should have inherited a tiny bit of Iruma's abilities back then, but unlike this time, he didn't inherit the complete skills directly and reveal them through system prompts.

"Is it because I'm a little bit too kind, or because I'm often in life-or-death situations like Iruma?"

Sig chuckled to himself and continued flipping through the densely packed text prompts on the screen.

"Admiral Zephyr has been defeated."

"Mission: The Mountain Bandit King's Grand Plan has been updated. You will receive one chance to draw a random card."

"Mission Requirements: Defeat three Marine Admirals. (2/3) Defeat any one of the Four Emperors. (0/1)"