I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Sig's pupils suddenly contracted as he saw Barrett flash by and appear behind Tom, her fist, as big as a casserole dish, slamming down on the back of Tom's head.

Just once.

Tom saw stars and immediately lost consciousness, collapsing into a coma.

But before he could fall to the ground, Barrett had already grabbed Tom and lifted him up.

"All that fancy talk and nonsense!"

Barrett scoffed:

"You too! Sig, I misjudged you."

"What if you encounter a powerful enemy, and Pluto is destroyed or damaged? Are you going to go back and ask Tom to build another one?"

"Sig, how could a man like you place his ambitions on someone else?"

Sig: .....

Barrett's words sounded vaguely familiar, and he hadn't mentioned Hades just now, had he?

Sieg waved his hand:

"Now's the time! Let's set sail, leave Water Seven, and return to Thriller Bark!"

Sieg had already made up his mind.

With the help of the world's best shipbuilder, he will now focus on developing technology on the Thriller Bark to build a full-strength Pluton fleet before setting sail!

In that case, I suppose I can finally live a peaceful life!

Although it was somewhat different from what Sieg had expected, Tom had already gotten his hands on it, and the Hades blueprints were probably only a matter of time.

Sieg suddenly felt that he had never been so close to his goal before—until he reached the beach.

"Sig".

"It's time to settle old scores."

Redfield, standing alone on the shore, calmly watched him, holding a long umbrella.

Meanwhile, on the other side, World Destroyer Wald, leading the Ward Pirates, had blocked Higuma's path.

Beside them stood a group of Impel Down escapees, who surrounded Sig with menacing eyes.

These prisoners were among the most dangerous criminals in the world for decades or even centuries, legends who once rivaled Roger in the old days.

After not seeing them for several days, Sieg discovered that these escaped prisoners were completely different from the ones he had seen in Impel Down.

These people were clearly up to no good, and they exuded an imposing aura. Just the gaze of these dozens of people was enough to create an immense, mountain-like pressure.

In fact, among those imprisoned in Impel Down for many years, only Barrett, this monster, has maintained her training habit and her sharp edge.

Other legendary pirates, to varying degrees, suffer from mental fatigue and lack of training, and their strength is not as good as it was at their peak.

But now, after a period of time since their escape, they seem like a rusted sword that has finally revealed its full sharpness.

"Sig".

"Sig, it's been a few days."

"Hehe, I didn't have a chance to formally thank you at that banquet."

These notorious pirates smirked, their smiles devoid of any warmth, hardly resembling a friendly greeting.

Just as Sieg was getting a light sweat and sensed something was wrong.

Before him stood a towering, imposing figure, blocking the sharp, sword-like gazes.

"Interesting. Sig, don't even think about taking it from me!"

Barrett grinned, her smile both chilling and excited, and stretched her limbs, making cracking sounds.

Just as Sieg breathed a slight sigh of relief, another voice rang out.

"Wait, Barrett."

A man with black wings spread from his back and wearing a tengu mask spoke:

"You have no idea who your real enemy is."

After saying that, Black Wing Tengu threw a newspaper at Barrett, who caught it steadily.

Barrett glanced at the document briefly, his expression gradually darkening. He turned to look at Sieg, his eyes turning icy cold, the chill in them almost undisguised.

"Sig, what's going on?"

“Our battle isn’t over yet, so you can’t say I’ve lost! When did I become your defeated opponent?” Barrett retorted confidently.

The reactions of Barrett and the others left Sieg completely bewildered.

"I don't know what you're talking about... Barrett, newspapers aren't necessarily true."

"is it?"

Wald chuckled softly, stepped forward, and coldly looked down at Sieg:

"So, Sig, have you ever heard of the term 'Fifty-Six Emperors'?"

Sieg was shocked. Even someone as expressionless and skilled as him could hardly contain his astonishment.

The term "Fifty-Six Emperors" is actually quite distant for Sig, dating back to the time he first drank with the Golden Lion on the Sky Island.

"Is it the Golden Lion? The Golden Lion mentioned this to you?" Sig asked tentatively.

Sig’s words made the prisoners’ gazes grow even colder.

Redfield said calmly:

“Sieg, I advise you not to try to lie, not to try to fool us, and not to force me... to break my promise.”

This made Sieg's heart sink.

Redfield's ability to read minds is a perfect counter to his suave and skillful acting.

Although he had previously made a deal with Redfield, agreeing that the other party could not read minds, the binding force was very weak and depended only on Redfield personally.

If we can't find a way to deceive them with words, what else can we do? Hit the fifty-six emperors in front of us with our heads?

Chapter 596 I, Sig, will become a legend.

The number of fifty-six emperors was just a figure of speech; the great pirates in front of Sig were actually numbering around forty or fifty.

Aside from Shiki the Golden Lion, there are a few other great pirates, such as the giant battleship San Juan Wolf, the Evil King, and the Crescent Moon Hunter. Several of them joined Shiki the Golden Lion's Flying Pirates and did not appear here.

Nevertheless, this alliance of dozens of people is already a top-tier force with few rivals in the world.

The so-called Fifty-Six Emperors does not mean there are fifty-six of them, nor does it mean that all of them are as strong as the current Four Emperors of the Sea.

These dozens of powerful pirates varied greatly in strength, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.

Even the most ordinary of them were notorious pirates with bounties of hundreds of millions back in the old days.

The strongest among them are Lyonfield, who once defeated Kong in a one-on-one fight; Barrett, the devil descendant who was able to rival Rayleigh at the age of 15; and Wald, the destroyer of the world.

Their past defeat by the navy does not mean they are weak, especially now that they have rallied.

Just as Shiki said after the Impel Down war, they would be enemies when they met again. Sig didn't expect that day to come so soon.

If this group of legends from the old era were to truly unite, even the world's strongest crew, the Whitebeard Pirates, would pale in comparison in terms of sheer numbers. Perhaps only the World Government and the Navy could stand against them.

"These great pirates are undoubtedly a disorganized bunch, and they should all be fighting amongst themselves, so why did they suddenly unite against me?"

Sieg was still completely confused.

Among the fifty-six Emperors, there are individuals like Redfield who can read minds, as well as powerful figures like Barret who have honed their physical skills and Haki to the extreme, and other users with mysterious and unknown abilities...

With such a lineup, no one can stand against them single-handedly; brute force is absolutely out of the question.

But Redfield's presence meant that Sieg could no longer fool anyone with lies.

unless....

"Unless I travel back in time, reload my save file, and draw the lottery again, and get the Stand user Saitama's ability, then summoning Saitama will definitely be fine!"

The idea crossed Sieg's mind, but he always felt it was unreliable.

The ability "[The First Hero]" appears to be a powerful ability, where KING looks directly at a shower of falling meteors. However, its effect is actually time travel.

And the ability "Stand User: Saitama" might just be another case of false advertising.

Sieg was in a state of utter confusion.

"calm!"

"This may seem like a dead end, but it's not actually at its worst yet. There's a lack of unity among the fifty-six emperors, otherwise they wouldn't bother arguing with me; they would have already smashed my head in..."

"Since they didn't, it means there's still room for maneuver."

Countless thoughts flashed through Sieg's mind, but in the end, he simply nodded and said:

"I don't know what you're talking about, let's just lay it all out."

"What does the term 'Fifty-Six Emperors' have to do with me, Sig?"

Redfield glanced at Sieg without expression and frowned.

"Sig, do you still remember Shanks from the Windmill Village tavern?" Redfield asked in a deep voice, throwing a newspaper at Sig.

Sieg's hand trembled slightly. He stared intently at the newspaper in his hand, his heart pounding.

........

"The Four Emperors? I've already taken down 56 guys of your caliber!"

"Like Lone Red ...

"There are also many extremely vicious pirates whose names have been erased by the World Government because of this, all of whom I have killed."

.........

Sig's eyes glazed over slightly.

He remembered things from a long, long time ago, at the very beginning of his transmigration.

He first met Shanks in Windmill Village, and after drinking, he started bragging...