I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

This defeated naval fleet then withdrew.

Sieg rejected his subordinates' suggestion to pursue, and ordered the fleet to return to Beehive Island as quickly as possible.

In any case, he just wanted to get rid of the identity of Lox as soon as possible.

However, there are opponents.

Shiki the Golden Lion, who had just caught up with the fleet, quickly blocked Sigurd's path.

"Captain Rocks, we shouldn't be returning to Beehive Island now!"

"Shiki? You don't mean you also want to pursue the remaining naval fleet led by Vice Admiral Zephyr?"

"Sig asked."

Shiki the Golden Lion shook his head.

"Whether those weaklings live or die is irrelevant... Captain Rocks, I have something else to say."

"Do you know what I discovered above the World Tree in Elbaf?"

The golden lion narrowed his eyes, gestured to the several wounds on his body, and said:

"That's a floating island."

"An island atop the World Tree, in its canopy!"

"Captain Rocks, compared to the giant kingdom of Elbaf, I believe the sky islands on this world tree are more worthy of our conquest and plunder!"

Sky Island?

Sig was also taken aback.

Speaking of which, when the Rocks Pirates landed on Raijin Island 12 years ago, Shiki also took off to escape the battle in the same way, and ended up discovering the sky island Birka above Raijin Island.

Sieg also felt curious, but he quickly suppressed it.

From Shiki's disheveled appearance, Sig could roughly guess that the Sky Island above the World Tree was also dangerous, and there were probably powerful beings capable of stopping Shiki. It seemed that Shiki alone could not take it down.

This means... trouble.

"Sky islands? That sounds interesting."

"but."

Siegfried abruptly, refusing outright:

"Shiki, compared to Skypiea, our Rocks Pirates have something even more important to do!"

"Compared to the Valley of Gods where the Celestial Dragons live, what are those Sky Islands above the Giant Kingdom?"

With only seven days left until the next year, Sieg is already getting impatient.

In the last seven days of "Lox's" life.

Sig plans to return to Beehive Island to make all the necessary preparations for his final push into God Valley, so that his character, Rocks, can have his final curtain call on the stage of God Valley.

Neither the Golden Lion, the giants of Elbaf, nor the World Government could stop him from dying.

Chapter 765 Final Preparations: The Captain's Orders

It is the fifth day before the end of the next year in the Haiyuan calendar.

The pirates who remained on Beehive Island, including Whitebeard, stood at the port waiting for the return of Rocks' fleet.

As the sun began to rise, Whitebeard, leaning on his naginata, spotted the approaching Rocks fleet in the distance.

However, there was little smile on Whitebeard's face. He turned around and glanced behind him.

At this time, Beehive Island had clearly experienced a major battle, with many buildings showing signs of damage from artillery fire.

However, the Navy clearly had no intention of engaging in a decisive battle with the Rocks Pirates. Before his fleet returned to Beehive Island, the Navy's encirclement had already crumbled on its own.

Upon seeing the return of the Rocks fleet, Whitebeard's initially good mood immediately soured.

He was just about to take his leave when a voice came from behind him.

"Wait... Whitebeard, I need to talk to you. Right here."

Whitebeard stopped in his tracks and turned around.

At this time, Lockes' ships had already docked and were moored in the harbor.

Rocks stood at the bow, looking down at him with a calm gaze.

Ever since King Higash was killed by Rocks, Whitebeard has been quite disrespectful, always obeying orders but never giving Rocks a chance to be alone.

"Whitebeard, you've met Roger, haven't you?"

While Rocks was leading his fleet to Elbaf, Whitebeard clashed with the invading Roger Pirates, but the battle ended in a draw.

“Indeed.” Whitebeard glanced at Rocks but didn’t say another word.

"Then, Whitebeard, I need your men to do one last thing for me, Rocks."

"Deliver this to Roger on my behalf and pass on my message."

He clapped his hands, and one of his subordinates stepped forward and presented a nautical chart to Whitebeard.

Whitebeard glanced at the map and was immediately moved when he saw the location marked on the nautical chart. He looked at Rocks with surprise.

"This is a nautical chart for the Valley of the Gods."

Lox said:

"Our Rocks Pirates will march on God Valley in five days."

"This will be a war that will change the times."

"From then on, there was no more Lox, the king of the sea."

Lockes' gaze was deep and his tone was calm, yet a deep expectation flickered in the depths of his eyes:

"In this battle, it will either be me, Rocks, who survives and replaces the Celestial Dragons as the new King of the World."

"Either I, Rocks, die in battle and am completely erased from existence by the World Government as a loser."

"Tell Roger this: if he wants to stop me, Rocks, this is his last chance."

Whitebeard's expression changed, and he looked at Rocks in front of him with a somewhat dazed look in his eyes.

Whitebeard's consciousness gradually drifted away, and he suddenly recalled Rocks, full of vigor, when King Higer died on the ancient island 12 years ago.

.......

That night.

Sig was in the room, staring blankly at the walls covered with bottles of ashes.

There are only five days left until the final battle.

In the final few days after returning to Beehive Island, in addition to informing Roger, Higuma also prepared to gather all the members of the Rocks Pirates to begin the final battle at God Valley.

"Golden Lion, Kaido, and Big Mom—these guys are injured, but their physiques are monstrous. They'll recover in a few days, and heading to God Valley won't be a problem..."

'And Judge... as the future king of Germa 66, he wasn't a pirate known to the world, so he shouldn't have participated in that battle. We need to find a reason to get rid of him...'

After much deliberation, Sig ended up arranging for almost all the familiar faces in the pirate crew to be included.

Once the matter of God Valley is settled... he will be able to free up his hands to continue the legend of King Sig and complete the unfinished lie.

At this point in time, Roger was between the First and Second Ages of Exploration.

The dividing line between the two voyages was when Roger fell ill, searched the world for renowned doctors, and finally found Crocus at Twin Capes, the starting point of the Grand Line, which saved his life.

Sig, in the present, also told Crocus some lies, and all of this will be reversed in the future...

dong dong dong...

Just as he was pondering this, there was a knock on the door.

"Is it another late-night snack?"

Sieg steadied himself:

"Come in."

The door opened, and a person Sieg didn't expect walked in.

Xia Qi.

"Captain Rocks..."

Xia Qi's gaze was deep and complex, and she seemed to have something to say but hesitated.

Sieg's heart stirred slightly.

He remembered Shakky's future fate in the original storyline.

Shakky likely gave up being a pirate around the time of the God Valley incident and went to the Sabaody Archipelago to open a bar called "Shakky's Rake Bar".

So he spoke first:

"The Rocks Pirates are a large and powerful organization, they don't need you."

"You don't have to participate in the battle at God Valley. You can also leave the pirate crew if you want."

Xia Qi was startled and looked up blankly at Xige.

Seeing her expression, Sieg knew he had guessed correctly.

Shakky is probably here to say goodbye and leave the pirate crew.

He then continued:

"Besides the matter of God Valley... Shakky, there's something else I need your... help with."

"Help? Wasn't that the captain's order?"

Shaki was taken aback; she was somewhat surprised that such words would come from the usually assertive Lockes.

"That's right, this is not an order."

"Perhaps in a few more days, there will be no more captains of the Rocks Pirates... and the captain's orders will naturally become meaningless."

Sieg's tone was slightly listless. He stood up and looked out the huge floor-to-ceiling window at the night view of Beehive Island.