I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

The First Hero

In the scene, KING stands on the ground, looking up at the sky where countless meteorites are falling, creating an apocalyptic scene.

"Although it's not Saitama's Stand ability, this 'First Hero' looks incredibly powerful!"

Sig excitedly opened the light screen.

Character Card: KING

Quality: S-grade

Compatibility: 100%

Source: One-Punch Man

Ability: True Emperor Engine – The sound of a powerful heartbeat, known as the Emperor Engine. It strongly triggers others' imaginations.

At the same time, the heart acts as a pump to accelerate blood flow, greatly improving physical strength and speed. The higher the power of the Emperor Engine, the greater the increase.

Emperor Engine Vibration Field --- When the Emperor Engine is activated, the Vibration Field can increase the morale and combat power of friendly forces.

The original hero, KING, traveled to the past and personally shot down all the meteorites that fell to Earth, thus allowing humanity to be born! He has gained a limited ability to travel through time, only able to go to the past, and can only change the world to a limited extent.

Chapter 594 The World's Largest Ship and the World's Number One Shipwright

King, the strongest hero on earth, has left behind countless legends in the world.

He was the original hero, who traveled back to the primitive era before the birth of humankind, shot down a meteor shower that was about to destroy the Earth, and protected the planet. Countless years later, humankind was born.

He once flew to the moon and used it as a punching bag, leaving countless craters on its surface.

He once physically traversed the vacuum of space and threw a super bomb powerful enough to destroy the entire solar system into a black hole, successfully protecting the solar system!

King is the strongest and first hero on Earth, and traces of his existence can be found in myths and legends all over the world! He walks through the history of human civilization, saving the world countless times with his own strength!

He was the original hero, the strongest savior!

This is KING!

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The above content is based on a certain brainless fan's imagination of KING in the original One-Punch Man manga.

Sig did not expect that after surpassing the original S-level card KING card and reaching 100% compatibility, he would actually gain such a powerful ability.

However, on the other hand, Sig still desires the ability of [Stand User: Saitama] even more.

Why did I have to travel back in time? Why do I have to save the world? Wasn't the world doing just fine all along?

Nobody's destroying the world, right? And there aren't any aliens or anything like that?

Furthermore, judging from the description of the ability "The Original Hero," the ability to travel to the past is limited.

After considering the world's perspective, Sieg decided to live in the present and simply enjoy a peaceful life.

Putting this ability aside for the time being, Sieg plans to focus his energy on another very important matter.

That means trying every possible way to win over the fishman Tom... no, I mean frantically increasing Tom's favorability to get his Hades blueprints.

However, Tom is a man of strong character, and most likely, like in the original story, he would rather die than hand over the blueprints. Therefore, Sieg came up with a roundabout way to achieve his goal.

First, get Tom on board, then furiously increase his affection level...

...........

A moment later, in a corner of the abandoned ship island, Sieg secretly found Franky and Iceberg.

"The blueprints for Hades?"

Upon hearing Sieg mention the design blueprints for Hades, both Shan and Franky reacted differently. After witnessing the pressure from CP9 following the Buster Call incident, they also gained an understanding of the Hades design blueprints.

“Yes, the blueprints for Pluto are of paramount importance. Now that things have come to this, you don't need to deny it to me—the blueprints for Pluto are on Tom’s person.” Sieg explained.

"Barrett wants this thing, but the World Government and CP9 want it even more! They believe Tom has it, and no matter how much Tom denies it, it won't change anything!"

"Moreover, this matter is far from over! Don't forget, your master Tom has already been sentenced to death by the World Government!"

Iceberg and Franky were both taken aback.

From CP9 to the Buster Call to the Water Gods... so much has happened in the last day or two that they almost forgot about it!

Sieg continued, "As long as Tom remains in Water Seven, the World Government's probing will only continue. They might even send CP9 spies to Water Seven next..."

Franky, his anger blazing, patted his chest and declared, "I absolutely will not let Mr. Tom be taken away by the World Government like this!"

"Calm down, Franky. Think about it carefully. Even if the Navy's Buster Call fleet came again, could you stop them?"

After speaking, Iceberg looked at Sig, waiting for his response.

“You’re very clever. I do have a way to save Tom, which is better than staying in Water Seven and waiting to die.”

"Here's the thing, I have another big project here... I hope you two can help me persuade Tom later."

After listening to Sieg's account, Iceberg and Franky both wore faint, bitter smiles.

“We can try, but Mr. Tom is stubborn, and we may not be able to persuade him.”

After the three finished their conversation, they immediately arrived at Tom's house on the abandoned ship island.

"Here's the thing, Tom. I'm very satisfied with Tom's Workshop's Ironclad Pirate Ship modification plan, especially the swamp gas jet cannon. If it weren't for your modifications to the ship, we would probably have died in the giant waves by now."

Sieg first expressed his gratitude politely.

Tom simply smiled and nodded.

"I should be thanking Mr. Sig, you're the one who saved Water Seven..."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries and thanks, Siegfried got straight to the point:

"Tom, I am very satisfied with your shipbuilding technology. I also have another big project in hand."

“Have you never heard of the world’s largest ship?” Sieg asked.

Tom paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he blurted out:

"You mean that island ship that was converted from an island in the Western Sea, the world's largest sailing ship, the terror three-masted ship?"

"Yes, actually, the Thriller Bark is also in my hands."

"The ship is very large, but its flaws are also obvious. The excessive size of the hull makes it difficult for the Thriller Bark to move quickly... Therefore, I hope that Tom's Studio will take on the renovation work of the Thriller Bark."

"Oh?" Tom immediately became interested.

As the world's number one shipbuilder, he was also very interested in this world's largest ship.

Just as Tom was about to press for more information, Franky let out an excited howl from the side:

"Wow! That's incredible! The world's largest ship! Mr. Tom, let's take on this modification project! I can't wait to get started!"

This sudden reaction left Tom stunned for quite a while.

Iceberg, standing nearby, put a hand to his forehead and nudged Franky with his elbow:

"Idiot! You're so exaggerated!"

Upon hearing this, Franky immediately glared angrily at the iceberg:

"Don't call me an idiot, call me a pervert!"

"Is this the point? You're a pervert!" Iceberg was speechless.

Franky, who had just been so aggressive, immediately calmed down: "You have pretty good taste..."

Tom watched silently as his two disciples fooled around, then glanced at Sieg, as if he understood something.

“Mr. Sieg, if I may ask, is that dreadship you mentioned, the Dreadship, not currently in Water Seven?”

“Yes, I need you to leave Water Seven temporarily, Tom, to modify my sailboat. However, the project may take a long time,” Sieg said frankly.

Chapter 595 Sig and the Fifty-Six Emperors

It's better for Tom to leave Water Seven and become a fugitive to avoid punishment than to be sentenced to death.

The terror ship is an enormous island vessel, and Tom wants to take on this huge project, which will take years.

After listening, Tom remained silent for a long time, and then decisively shook his head:

"I regret to decline."

Tom refused outright.

“Mr. Sieg, I appreciate your kindness, but I will not leave Water Seven!”

Tom looked directly at Sieg, his tone firm and resolute:

"The crime the World Government has accused me of is building a ship for the Pirate King Roger."

"A man should stand tall and proud in the face of the ship he builds!"

"I feel extremely honored to be able to do my part for a man like Roger!"

"So I won't run away! I won't leave! Because I don't believe that building ships for Roger is a sin!"

His words were firm and resounding.

Heavy footsteps could be heard in the distance.

Barrett's eyes lit up as she walked towards Tom step by step.

"Tom, so that's what you were thinking..."

Barrett said softly, her tone filled with emotion.

Sig was also a little sentimental: "That's true. Barrett was, after all, a member of Roger's pirate crew. Was he also moved by Tom's words?"

In the world of One Piece, there is no shortage of fools like Tom.

However, now is not the time for sentimentality.

Sieg's expression gradually turned serious; he was preparing to use his trump card.

"Tom, give me some face, could you lend me...?"

He was only halfway through his sentence.