I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

“Uncle Sunbear, may I ask you something…” Ain’s tone became a little cautious:

Who was the person you were talking to just now?

“I…” Higuma stammered for a while.

The incident happened so suddenly that he hadn't thought of anyone who could cover it up for him.

But this reaction, in Ain's eyes, felt like an electric shock.

"Could it be... that you were using the photo while listening to her voice on the phone...?" Ain blushed to the roots of her ears, her voice trembling.

Sun Bear:.......

What exactly happened to Ian without his knowledge? Why did she suddenly surge forward in such a strange direction?

“Aion”.

Higuma rubbed his cheeks, his expression turning serious again.

"The phone call I just made was to my daughter."

"Daughter...?" Ain's expression changed, and she dropped her strange look.

"Yes... if she were still alive, she would be about your age."

He sighed softly.

"Many years ago, when I was a warrant officer in the Navy's G-71 division, every time I returned safely from a mission, the first thing I would do was call my daughter."

But now...

Sieg's voice was low, and deep in his eyes were three parts sorrow, three parts self-mockery, and four parts reminiscence.

"I am indeed a hopeless man who only dwells on the past. Laugh if you want."

Chapter 484 Reunion with Rayleigh, the Secret of Sig's Resurrection

"I am indeed a hopeless man who only dwells on the past. Laugh if you want."

Higuma sat on the edge of the bed and muttered a self-deprecating remark.

Ian did not laugh.

She stood there, staring intently at Sieg, her previous strange emotions gradually disappearing.

Then, Higuma felt a figure rush into his arms.

He saw Ian standing in front of him, rushing into his arms, standing on tiptoe, trying to pat his head.

"Uncle Sunbear, now I'm here with you..."

Ri Xiong finally breathed a huge sigh of relief.

As time passed, Ain's emotions gradually calmed down.

Then, at an opportune moment, Higuma brought up the matter of setting off for Fishman Island again.

"Are we going on another mission so soon?" Ain's tone was slightly downcast.

"Uncle Rikuma, remember to call me when you get back safely..."

.........

at the same time.

On the armored pirate ship sailing at sea, Sig frowned, looking somewhat worried.

"Boss Sig, we can't get in touch with Ah Long right now," the bald man said from the side.

"Is that really the case?"

Sieg whispered.

He should have known that once the bandit king returned to the human world, he would continue to face crises, and the storm he had previously escaped by dying would only return with even greater ferocity.

This time, it's the navy that's preparing to take action.

Next time, it might be the Big Mom Pirates, or some other enemy.

Arlong from Fishman Island has likely met with some trouble, and Jinbe also seems to be held back by something.

The Navy's capture of Arlong may just be the beginning; their target is not Arlong at all, but Sig.

"Why...why do you have to keep chasing me? Why can't you just let me live a peaceful life?"

Sig’s breathing became rapid, and then his gaze hardened.

"Change course, head to the Sabaody Archipelago, then coat the island and enter Fishman Island."

During the previous Sword Mountain Island incident, Jinbe, the knight of the sea, could be considered a strong ally brought by Arlong. Now that Arlong is in trouble, and Jinbe is also a former subordinate of Higuma, he naturally will not ignore him.

"Can we make it?" Crocus interjected from the side, "Sieg, you should know that Rayleigh is a very good coating craftsman."

“Then let’s go find Rayleigh,” Sieg said in a low voice.

Following Sig's orders, the armored pirate ship changed course, heading towards the Sabaody Archipelago.

They traveled in silence, and about two days later, Sieg returned to island number 13 in the Sabaody Archipelago.

At Shakky's extortion bar, Sigurd and Crocus reunite with Rayleigh.

"I see. So you need a coating? That's a minor matter."

Upon seeing Crocus and Sigurd again at the bar, Rayleigh wore a joyful smile.

"But before that, don't you want to catch up with the old friends?"

The three of them sat at the bar, and Xia Qi poured drinks for them and started chatting.

"Also, I still have a lingering grudge about the Black Flame Dragon."

Rayleigh's gaze fell on Sig's left arm, which was very smooth and showed no signs of a seal.

"You're right, the Black Flame Dragon has completely broken through my seal."

At this point, Sieg smiled slightly:

"However, he broke through my seal by no means unscathed; I have already taken half of his power."

Sieg extended his palm, and above his palm, a jet-black flame gradually appeared.

"The Black Flame Dragon is currently severely weakened and may be lying dormant in some corner of this world, secretly supporting a human Jinchūriki."

"is that so..."

Rayleigh and Crocus exchanged a glance and readily accepted this arrangement.

After all, on the battlefield of Sword Mountain Island back then, there really was a huge black flame dragon that soared into the sky and disappeared into the depths of the clouds.

Seeing this, Sieg breathed a sigh of relief.

Over time, his ability to boast and talk nonsense has greatly improved. Crocus and Rayleigh are, after all, allies, and he can now handle them with ease.

"By the way, I heard that you were on Sword Mountain Island, and you seemed to have come back to life from the coffin. It was quite a commotion," Rayleigh asked again.

Upon hearing this, Crocus's expression turned serious, and he looked puzzled, echoing:

"Yes, Sig, how exactly did you get reborn? Did you really die back then?"

During that great battle, Crocus and Rayleigh witnessed Sigurd commit suicide.

Sig paused for a moment.

One lie leads to more lies to cover it up, and he's gotten used to it over time.

"Krocas, for the past three months, you've been on Sword Mountain Island, traveling with Brook, haven't you?"

"Have you ever asked Brooke where his soul went after he died, and from where it returned?"

Crocus paused, gave Sieg a deep look, and then spoke:

"I did ask that."

"However, Brooke was also vague about it."

Crocus looked directly into Sieg's eyes and began to speak, mimicking Brook's tone:

"He told me that his soul arrived at an indescribably cold place, walked along a dark path with piles of corpses on the side, and at the end of the path, he saw a long, rushing, dim yellow river."

"On both banks of that long, yellowish-brown river, a kind of bright red flower blooms in abundance, so vibrant and captivating, blooming on both banks, gazing at each other from afar..."

"Brook calls this place the Underworld, and even he himself doesn't have a clear memory of it."

"When he regained consciousness, he had already returned to the Devil's Triangle and begun searching for his body."

"By the way... Brook, he can even imbue his sword with the chilling aura of the underworld... That's probably an ability he gained from being resurrected."

"Well? Sig, do you remember him?" Crocus asked, looking directly into Sig's eyes.

Sieg's eyes lit up. He secretly gave Crocus a thumbs up; with Brook's experience as a precedent, Sieg could continue the conversation smoothly.

He began, "I seem to have a vague impression of what Brooke mentioned about the Underworld."

"Perhaps I, like Brooke, arrived at the same place, but without any memory of it."

"When I woke up, I was already in a coffin."

Rayleigh and Crocus exchanged a glance.

When the Seven Blacks carried the coffin from beyond the heavens, that scene was clearly visible on Sword Mountain Island. Crocus also witnessed that scene from afar, but he did not get involved with Sig.

But thinking about it carefully... it's too weird.

Higuma is not a user of the Yomi Yomi no Mi (Revive-Revive Fruit), yet he seems to have been resurrected. This suggests that the special thing is not Higuma, but rather the strange coffin or the seven mysterious black shadows.

"Those seven men were my former subordinates. Their names and deeds have been erased from history and do not exist in this current historical record..."

As Sieg spoke, he noticed that Crocus's expression was somewhat strange.

"That's enough." Crocus looked somewhat disappointed and waved his hand to stop Sieg from continuing.

"Sig, what you're saying is a lie, isn't it?"

Chapter 485 The Mystery of the Origin of Devil Fruits