I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

He glanced at the crowd around him, his expression gradually becoming indifferent.

Sieg turned his head and pointed to Neptune, who was lying on the ground receiving treatment from Crocus in the distance.

“King Neptune of Fishman Island, your husband, has a completely different view from yours.”

Sieg was clearly referring to the fact that Neptune treated him like some kind of monster as soon as he appeared and attacked him directly.

"That's because he's foolish; he didn't see your kindness," Queen Otohime retorted mercilessly to her husband.

“Mr. Sig, you have just arrived at Fishman Island and rescued my daughter Shirahoshi, and even had the ship’s doctor provide emergency medical care for Neptune... This is undoubtedly a good deed.”

"Oh?"

Sig stared expressionlessly at Queen Otohime, while wisps of dark flames gradually rose from his body.

"It seems you possess very strong Observation Haki, but there is no omnipotent power in this world. Can you guarantee that the power you trust won't make a mistake?"

Queen Otohime's Observation Haki is indeed extremely strong, even capable of reading minds, but it is certainly not omnipotent.

Otherwise, how could she not have discovered that the accompanying Dragon Palace soldier, Hody Jones, harbored ill intentions?

A strange smile tugged at the corner of Sieg's mouth.

With a smile on his lips, he took a step toward Queen Otohime.

"Maybe this is all part of my conspiracy? This is just part of my... grand plan."

Sig's smile grew wider and wider, becoming increasingly exaggerated, almost reaching his ears. Coupled with the black flames surrounding him, it gave the surrounding soldiers a chilling feeling that made their hair stand on end.

"Queen Otohime, you should know..." Sig's big smile suddenly disappeared, and he returned to an expressionless face.

"I'm willing to do anything for my ambition, for my goals. Maybe I'll even become the Sea King... No one can stop me... Not even the Sea Kings."

This abrupt action caused Queen Otohime to instinctively step back.

"Sig!"

"Not a single step forward!"

The soldiers gripped their halberds tightly, shouting angrily, but their hands trembled as they held them.

Sig's fearsome reputation was too great, coupled with the power he had displayed when he severed a sea king's forepaw with a single sword strike, which indeed instilled fear in their hearts.

"Your...ambition?"

Queen Otohime frowned.

She vaguely heard a voice, almost imperceptible, repeating the same sentence endlessly in the depths of Sieg's heart.

"I want to live a peaceful life."

"I want to live a peaceful life."

"I want to live a peaceful life..."

Queen Otohime looked surprised, then inappropriately chuckled softly.

This reaction made Sieg's face stiffen, realizing something, and he almost couldn't keep up his fierce expression.

He immediately turned around and continued in a cold and indifferent tone:

"Queen Otohime, you are quite interesting."

"Higuma, you're lucky. I'll spare your life for Queen Otohime's sake."

After saying that, Sieg tilted his head back, stepped on the air, and ran through the air in a ninja running style.

The navy personnel watched Sig's departing figure from afar until it disappeared from sight, before silently remarking to themselves:

"He is a dangerous person who is unpredictable and willful."

"The pirate king of the sea is more dangerous than I imagined!"

.........

On the other side, Sig, who was running alone towards Fishman Street, was also feeling somewhat annoyed.

That's a foul! That's a huge foul!

For Sigurd, a professional actor who can quickly switch between many different roles, Queen Otohime, who can read minds, is simply an unfair character.

"I really don't want to have anything to do with her anymore; if this continues, I'll start to doubt my acting skills..."

While speeding through the air, Sieg rubbed his cheeks, quickly regaining his indifferent and aloof expression.

"I'm going to pursue Hody Jones," Sieg thought to himself.

"And we can't rely on others; we must capture this guy ourselves to achieve my plan."

"I want to live a peaceful life... No one can stop me!"

Sigurd's eyes regained their calm indifference, and he had already unleashed his Observation Haki.

Usopp's Observation Haki card grants him a wide range of sensory abilities, making him particularly adept at sniping and tracking.

With a clear view from the air, Sieg quickly spotted Hody Jones... He was rushing towards Fishman Street.

"found it."

Sieg quickly stepped into the air and landed directly on the street, blocking Hody Jones's path.

"You are Sig..."

Hody Jones's face turned ashen when he saw Sieg arrive.

At this time, he was still a soldier in the Ryugu Kingdom. Although he was outstanding among the soldiers, he was not the gang leader and captain of the New Fishman Pirates who would become the next big gangster.

Now, facing a notorious figure like Sieg, he truly felt a sense of dread.

"There's no way out. He clearly isn't here to chat with me; he's here for me."

Hordy Jones was also aroused by the danger. Without trying to negotiate, he decisively took out a large handful of pills from his pocket and stuffed them directly into his mouth.

Chapter 497 Hody Jones, with the strength of a quasi-general

Hody Jones was very decisive. As soon as he saw Sieg appear, he did not hesitate at all and stuffed a handful of drugs into his mouth.

"A face-to-face buff, is that even possible...?"

Sieg sneered inwardly, and was about to interrupt Hody Jones when he saw Hody Jones pause in his drug-taking motion, and his body began to swell.

His once slightly bloated body now had sharp, defined muscles and bulging veins on his skin, making him appear much larger.

"The drug worked so quickly?"

Hody Jones took the drug decisively, and its effects were frighteningly fast. Before Sieg could make a move, his body had already swelled up, and the drug's effects were already taking hold.

However, Hody Jones was still not satisfied. With Sig's notorious reputation, even if he, an elite soldier of the Dragon Palace, was on drugs, he was not very confident. So he continued to take out the drug from his pocket.

boom!

In this critical moment, Sieg raised his hand and fired a shot. The bullet, accompanied by a blazing vortex, pierced through Hody Jones' pocket, breaking it open and spilling the deadly drug inside onto the ground.

The inhabitants of Fishman Island are fishmen and mermaids, and the island is a place that cannot live without water. There are also large areas of shallow water near the street where Hody Jones lives.

Most of these dangerous drugs fell into the water and began to dissolve at a visible rate.

"Medicine! Medicine! My medicine!"

Hody Jones growled, his gaze falling on the few remaining deadly pills on the ground. He immediately disregarded his image, lay down, grabbed the pills, and stuffed them into his mouth.

"Hmph... lying down and sticking out your butt in front of me, that's practically an invitation for me to use the Flying Thunder God Slash... Too bad I didn't bring my Sword of Justice and Mercy with me."

For a seasoned assassin, the urge to stab someone in the back arises spontaneously whenever the opponent has their back turned.

Sieg was similar, except that his backstab was placed slightly off-center.

Sig snorted, but he suppressed his impulse and did not immediately use the Flying Thunder God Slash.

He usually had his men carry the chainsaw and spiked club because they were inconvenient to carry. But now, chasing Hody Jones alone, he hadn't brought them with him.

Then, Sieg rummaged in his pocket and pulled out a hypnosis ring.

While Hody Jones was applying his buff, Sieg also prepared to take the opportunity to try out a new buff.

While Hody Jones picked up the pills from the ground and took them, he remained vigilant and kept an eye on Sieg's movements. However, when he saw Sieg pull out the hypnotic ring, he was shocked.

"This is... a hypnosis ring? What is Sig doing? Is he trying to hypnotize me? Who uses hypnosis in battle?"

Hypnosis was clearly not a technique used in intense combat, but Hody Jones still became wary and deliberately looked away from the hypnotic ring in Sieg's hand.

But the next moment, he heard Sieg whisper:

"Hody Jones is actually hiding his true strength; he's only at the level of a near-Admiral. But I must defeat him... 3, 2, 1, Bingo!"

Hody Jones's eye twitched slightly.

What on earth is this hypnosis content? And what's this "quasi-general level strength" nonsense?

"I understand... Sig must be saying this on purpose, trying to get me to complain about what quasi-general strength is... Once I fall into his trap, my attention will likely be drawn to the hypnotic ring in his hand!"

Hody Jones lowered his head and tried to swallow the pills on the ground, but inwardly he was filled with rage.

His plan was to assassinate Queen Otohime amidst the chaos; if the plan succeeded, he wouldn't need these deadly drugs at all.

He brought the dangerous drug only as a precaution, not because he was afraid of anything, but he ended up running into Sieg.

"Damn it... I don't seem to have enough medicine..."

Hody Jones was extremely anxious.

But then he heard a strange sound, and as soon as the sound rang out, an indescribable feeling of unease rose in his heart.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

This was the dense and loud sound of imperial engines, suddenly rising like war drums.

"Hody Jones".

Sieg stood indifferently on the street, looking down at Hody Jones, who was crawling on the ground picking up medicine.

"I never expected you to possess the strength of a near-general. You've truly been hiding your true abilities!"

Sig's heartbeat grew faster and louder as he was overwhelmed by a surge of fear once again!

"You're so strong!"