I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Shortly after Sieg entered the institute's monitored area, Vegapunk noticed his presence.

However, instead of sounding the alarm, he deliberately created an opening by adjusting the guards' patrol routes through various means.

Sieg's original intention was to infiltrate the research institute and take away some of the data or researchers...

But under Vegapunk's gradual guidance, they eventually entered Rum's laboratory and saw the newspapers that Vegapunk had deliberately left there, as well as the famous sword liquor made from the Brew Fruit.

In this way, Vegapunk could secretly meet with King Higash without the knowledge of everyone in the base, and ask him face-to-face whether Higash was indeed a user of the Time-Time Fruit.

For Vegapunk, who was already preparing to join the World Government, this was very important. He wanted to avoid the World Government discovering later that he had secretly met with the vice-captain of the Rocks Pirates, which would become a stain on his reputation.

But due to the oversight just now, a mistake was made.

"There's no other way but to use the ability one more time."

Vegapunk rubbed his temples in frustration, but a sharp pain shot through them.

After all, he had been shot three times in this spot. Each individual wound was not serious, but the cumulative effect was still quite painful.

"This time, we must be more careful and absolutely cannot let ourselves be shot again."

"I was lucky to be shot three times, but I might not be so lucky the fourth time. If I fail once, I'm finished."

Vegapunk did not rush to use his abilities, but instead pondered them again.

"The power of the Time Reversal Fruit is my greatest advantage."

"I can use this ability to repeatedly test Wang Xige, to find out the details of his abilities... and then try my best to negotiate a cooperation."

Vegapunk is now almost certain that Sigurd is a user of the Time-Time Fruit, but there is no concrete evidence yet.

Secondly, the development of Devil Fruit abilities depends entirely on the user's imagination.

Vegapunk could deduce that Higuma was a user of the Time-Time Fruit by understanding the opposing relationships between Devil Fruits, but he couldn't guess what kind of techniques Higuma had developed, or whether the Time-Time Fruit's function was as he imagined...

"Let's continue, I have plenty of time. Don't rush."

Vegapunk's figure slowly blurred once again, and finally disappeared completely from the spot.

......

The fourth time time reversed.

When he came to his senses, Vegapunk found himself back in the control center.

I glanced down at my watch; it was 9:53.

This time, Vegapunk immediately continued to use Den Den Mushi and various methods to create a loophole in the otherwise tight security system.

Seven minutes later, Sig had been led into the Rum Labs, and Vegapunk had also entered.

"We've finally met."

“I have been waiting for you to appear, Wang Xige.”

Vegapunk spoke.

At this point, Vegapunk glanced down at his watch.

The time is 10 o'clock, just right.

Vegapunk was relieved and continued:

"You must have heard of my name."

“I am Vegapunk, the owner of this institute and the chief scientist leading the Project Design for Life.”

As he spoke, Vegapunk slowly raised his hands to indicate that he posed no threat.

"Vegapunk? So young?"

Sieg's suspicions immediately arose, and his wariness did not subside.

Vegapunk is said to be a figure who surpasses human intelligence by 500 years, and all the world's advanced technologies will eventually be attributed to him.

Caesar's artificial Devil Fruits, Judge's android warriors... these are all things Vegapunk has already done.

This person, only in his early twenties, discovered the blueprint for life and was considered the most dangerous person by the World Government, which even dispatched several elite generals, including Sengoku.

Sig's gaze swept over Vegapunk's young face, finally settling on Vegapunk's brow.

Vegapunk's wound between his eyebrows had stopped bleeding, but it was clearly impossible for it to heal so quickly, especially after being shot three times in the same spot.

"This wound..."

Sieg frowned.

He could roughly distinguish between a gunshot wound and a regular wound.

However, the scar on Vegapunk's forehead was clearly not fatal.

"This man who calls himself Vegapunk was recently shot with a non-lethal bullet?"

"The person who fired the shot looked like a sharpshooter; he hit the person right between the eyebrows."

"This sounds somewhat familiar?"

Sieg thought to himself.

Meanwhile, Vegapunk pointed to the surrounding newspapers and began his speech:

“Wang Xige, Rum the Wine Immortal now works in my research institute, and he has told me about what you did 18 years ago in Loguetown.”

"Eighteen years ago, you suddenly appeared in Luoge Town, East China Sea..."

"Twelve years ago, you suddenly appeared in the newly established Rocks Pirates..."

"Two suspected deaths, two returns, and your face, according to Rum, hasn't changed a single thing in 18 years..."

"Wang Xige, you're the user of the Time-Time Fruit, aren't you?"

After asking that question, Vegapunk continued, his hands still raised, a harmless, gentle smile on his face:

"You don't need to rush to deny it."

"Because, in fact, I am the same kind of person as you."

"According to my research, Devil Fruits are in opposition to each other. I am a user of the Time-Reverse Fruit, which allows me to travel back in time continuously. This complements your Time-Time Fruit perfectly, right?"

These words completely stunned Sieg.

He stared intently at Vegapunk before him, his heart churning with turmoil.

Is the fruit that reverses time real?

If what Vegapunk said is true, then doesn't that mean... the person Toki Amatsuki has been searching for all along is Vegapunk?

Sig's silence allowed Vegapunk to deduce many things.

He said with a smile:

I mean you no harm.

"Wang Xige, I'm here to discuss terms..."

This time... his strategy was perfectly correct, and it prevented Sieg from drawing his gun and shooting him.

First, he raised his hands in surrender, indicating that he meant no harm.

Then, be open and honest, revealing your secrets to show your sincerity.

perfect!

The only imperfection is...

Why is Wang Xige staring at my forehead?

Vegapunk touched his brow and suddenly felt a chill.

At that moment, a thought flashed through Vegapunk's mind!

Chapter 724 Time Stop

Sig stared intently at Vegapunk's forehead, sending a chill down Vegapunk's spine.

"I overlooked it again. Did he notice the gunshot wound between my eyebrows? Did he see something was wrong?"

"Or perhaps, as a user of the Time-Time Fruit, he sensed something unusual?"

Vegapunk was filled with a jumble of thoughts, feeling increasingly agitated.

However, Seeg did not show any unusual behavior afterward. It seemed that Seeg realized it was impolite to keep staring at Vegapunk's forehead, so he looked away.

This put Vegapunk at ease, so he continued his story as he had planned.

It is difficult for two strangers with secrets and opposing sides to trust and cooperate with each other.

According to Vegapunk, being open and honest, and revealing certain details, is an effective way to build basic trust.

He thought for a moment and decided to reveal more information:

“Wang Xige, you and I are similar people.”

"What I can tell you is that I do not belong to this era, and I suppose you are in a similar situation."

Vegapunk said seriously:

"I come from 500 years in the future. I have come to the present era by using the power of the Time Reversal Fruit to travel through time ...

"Believe it or not, your captain, Rocks D. Xebec, was a pirate forgotten by time. He failed in the end, and almost the entire world has forgotten his name."

Vegapunk's words immediately struck a chord with Sieg, and he began to believe them to some extent.

If the great scientist Vegapunk really is a user of the Time Reversal Fruit, and comes from 500 years in the future, then many things make sense.

The so-called technology that one person could surpass 500 years of the era actually came from 500 years in the future, but was simply replicated by Vegapunk himself.

Although he was shocked, Sieg's stoic acting skills were already superb, and his expression showed no abnormality. He remained calm and composed.

Vegapunk continued:

"And so are you, Wang Xige."

"In the history I know, not only did Rocks not exist, but you did not exist either!"

Vegapunk looked intently at Sigurd and said, word by word: