I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"It's nothing." Garp shook his head and continued eating his senbei, not taking what had just happened seriously at all.

The Warring States period then picked up the conversation and concluded:

"Wang Xige is a very mysterious figure. He has crossed paths with many great pirates of the old era, but he has never established his own pirate crew and mostly acts alone."

"His behavior is shrouded in mystery. In the old days when great pirates were active, he lay low and disappeared many times."

"But now, many years later, his ambition has finally come to light."

The Warring States period said solemnly:

"He had contacted Roger's old subordinates many times, and now Roger Wang has finally appeared."

"He once allied with Whitebeard and Shiki to attack Impel Down, releasing many of Rocks' former subordinates..."

"Only now has he finally revealed his ambition."

The Warring States period's expression grew increasingly grave.

"The truth of Wang Luojie's matter is unknown and remains to be discussed."

"But regardless of whether it's true or not, his repeated contact with Roger's former subordinates, his alliance with Rocks' former subordinates, and his release of Rocks' former subordinates trapped in Impel Down clearly reveal his intentions!"

Zhan Guo's gaze swept across the entire room, and he said, word by word:

"He probably wants to revive the Roger Pirates, or even the Rocks Pirates, to bring back that chaotic old era!"

The naval commanders all remained silent.

This made the Warring States period sigh.

The current three admirals are Zephyr, Akainu, and Kizaru.

Kizaru is used to slacking off, and Zephyr has also started to slack off since he failed to compete for the position of Fleet Admiral and his proposal to establish the NEO Navy was shelved.

Akainu has been missing for several days.

In the entire Navy Headquarters, there weren't many people he, as the Fleet Admiral, could actually rely on.

"Garp, what do you think?"

"Me?" Garp was a little surprised. He chewed on a senbei and said casually:

"If the old era comes back, so be it. We'll deal with whatever comes our way."

Garp wasn't too worried about these old-time pirates, since he'd fought them before anyway.

"Since there are sixty emperors among pirates, we can also form a system of forty-nine warlords and thirty-six admirals, and have a good showdown with these old and immortal guys."

Warring States Period: ...

Although he knew Garp was just talking nonsense, he still understood the gist of what he meant.

The navy's current strength is becoming increasingly stretched.

After thinking for a moment, he made his decision.

“Lieutenant General Doberman.” He first turned to look at Doberman:

"Go and find retired former Lieutenant General Kewell and give him a message on my behalf."

"Iron Chrysanthemum is still there?"

Sengoku turned to look at Zefa again, his gaze somewhat complicated.

“Zeff, I can’t make a decision on your proposal. I will report to the World Government as Fleet Admiral and apply for the establishment of a new NEO Navy.”

Zefa's eyes lit up slightly, and he nodded.

The Warring States period continued:

"Global conscription must continue. This era is becoming increasingly chaotic; we need more manpower..."

"While Higuma doesn't currently possess the immense power of one of the Four Emperors of the New World, he has allied with Whitebeard and Shiki, and also maintains connections with Roger's former crew, led by Shanks..."

"This is a situation that has never been seen before in history... The infighting among great pirates is extremely severe, and they are almost always at odds with each other, but he is different."

"The strange thing is that he hid it so well that we realized it too late."

The tone of the Warring States period carries a hint of desolation:

"The current Sig, or rather King Sig, is a force capable of shaking the world order, and his bounty should be reassessed."

.........

the other side.

Navy Headquarters Captain Higuma, leading an escort fleet, has just arrived at Kenzan Island, protecting Chief Scientist Vegapunk and his team.

"Colonel Higuma, these are the World Economic Daily newspapers from the past few days. They contain important intelligence about Sig."

His subordinates were also aware of the conflict between Higuma and Sig, and as soon as they got the latest newspaper, they immediately delivered it to Higuma.

"More information on Sig? Let's see what kind of tricks the real body has up its sleeve this time..."

Higuma glanced at the newspaper a few times, and then...

"Who is Wang Xige? Who is Wang Luojie?"

"What the heck? I missed an entire season?" Higuma exclaimed in surprise.

Chapter 856 New Bounty, The Sixth Emperor

"Ace!"

A child's excited shout echoed among the mountains of the Goa Kingdom in the East Blue.

"This guy... is a real nuisance."

Ace and Sabo sat atop a large tree trunk, burying the treasure beneath the hollow trunk, while watching Luffy struggle to climb upwards.

He was also waving a stack of newspapers and a reward notice in his hand.

"Ace! The news says the Pirate King is still alive! It's Gol D. Roger!"

"What?".

Ace snatched the newspaper from Luffy's hand and flipped through it several times, his expression extremely complicated.

"No. This has already been debunked."

His tone turned cold:

"The Pirate King died before we were born."

"But---" Luffy was about to say something when Sabo covered his mouth.

"Ace, look at this... Sig's latest bounty poster! His bounty has increased again!"

Sabo snatched the bounty poster from Luffy's hand and changed the subject.

Luffy leaned in too, counting the numbers on the bounty poster. His jaw dropped, and his eyes shone like searchlights.

"A bounty of tens, hundreds, or even hundreds of billions! Uncle Sieg is amazing!"

"Idiot! How come you still can't count after all this time! It's forty billion!"

Ace then punched Luffy on the head.

When he looked at Sabo, both of them showed surprise in their eyes.

“Judging from the newspapers, Mr. Sieg was a big shot a long time ago,” Sabo said.

Ace nodded:

"I'd heard he had connections with the Pirate King, so that's how it is..."

"Four billion? That's an astronomical figure..."

"When we set sail in the future, we must make a name for ourselves, surpass these big shots, surpass... that dead Pirate King," Ace murmured.

If Gol D. Roger were still alive, it would mean that for over a decade, he would have completely ignored his biological son, Ace.

For Ace, it was better to believe that Roger was already dead.

............

"Finally back in the New World!" the pirates cheered.

On a certain ocean in the New World, the pirate ship Moby Dick, shaped like a beluga whale, is cutting through the waves.

After the Impel Down war ended, they stayed in Water Seven for a day or two, drank with Sig and the others, and then parted ways to embark on their return journey.

But when the newsbird delivered the newspaper and the bounty poster, the pirates on the ship were all shocked.

"Wang Xige?"

"How could he be Sig?" Marco and the others couldn't believe it for a moment.

Wang Xige was a contemporary of Whitebeard, and they had several interactions decades ago.

If this is true, then it means...

"Even during the Impel Down war, when he allied with me, did that guy still keep this a secret as if nothing had happened?"

The white-bearded man's deep voice rang out, tinged with slight anger.

Upon closer examination, there are indeed many clues between Sig and Wang Sig.

But for some reason, they just couldn't think of it.

For example... both Wang Xige and Xige faked their deaths and disappeared, deceiving the whole world, and then reappeared as if nothing had happened.

For example, a similar technique, the jet-black flames that were once displayed before Whitebeard and Roger...

Sieg's origins are shrouded in mystery; he is suspected to be from an old era, but no one knows his true background.

Only now has his true nature been revealed.

“Father…” Marco and the others wanted to persuade him, but Whitebeard waved his hand.

"Never mind, go get the wine."

“At least… he’s still alive,” the white-bearded man said.

"After many years of searching, he finally received the bounty he deserved. With his current reputation and status, he can't possibly fake his death or disappear again like before."