I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"He's played this trick far too many times; I doubt anyone will believe his death anymore..."

A bounty of four billion is an extremely high astronomical figure.

The bounties for the Four Emperors of the New World are roughly in this range.

This is the number accumulated from the numerous crimes committed by Whitebeard, Kaido, Big Mom, and others over their decades-long pirate careers.

They were known as the Sea Emperors of the New World, and on this ocean, even the navy could not challenge them.

"Dad, the newspaper also mentioned Roger Wang's matter..." Marco hesitated for a moment before asking tentatively.

"Roger Wang... this is probably just another one of Wang Siger's little tricks."

"Roger even invited me for a drink before he died, and he personally told me that his life was nearing its end. He wouldn't be like that bastard Wang Xige, lying to me, would he?"

Whitebeard narrowed his eyes, took out a captain's hat from the ship, and looked on with nostalgia.

There are not many people from the same era as Whitebeard who are still active in this day and age.

Rocks died, and Roger died too.

Kaido was just a junior pirate apprentice back then, and Big Mom... Whitebeard didn't have much of a relationship with her.

Whitebeard and Higuma were only temporary pirate allies; although they had some relationship, that was all.

But Wang Xige is different.

"However, I actually heard that guy has adopted a daughter... gurarararararala"

Whitebeard suddenly remembered something, looked at his sons on the ship, and burst into laughter:

"He can't beat me in terms of the number of his sons."

..........

"Wang Xige? Wang Roger?"

"But the World Government has already denied this... Shanks, do you think it's true?"

On another stretch of sea in the New World, the Red-Haired Pirates were also discussing this big news.

"I see. Since he is Wang Xige, everything makes sense from his deeds."

First mate Beckman leaned against the ship's railing, a look of understanding flashing in his eyes.

"Before retiring to the Kingdom of Goa in the East Blue, Sig traveled around under the name of King Sig."

He operated stealthily behind the scenes, keeping his actions secret from the entire world...

In fact, Shanks and his crew were the first pirate crew to come into contact with Higuma.

It feels like just yesterday that we first met at the Windmill Village tavern.

"It turned out to be him."

Shanks was also slightly dazed, then chuckled softly.

"No wonder he knows some of the old stories about Roger's crew, and even some things that I don't know."

Shanks was born in the year of the God Valley Incident.

Since Shanks could remember, Roger had been sailing the seas for over a decade or two. As for the first Great Voyage and the Roger Pirates' past experiences, Shanks was not as clear as Higuma was about them.

"I see... That makes sense now."

Shanks and the others did have their doubts about Sig's identity.

When Shanks met Rayleigh in the Sabaody Archipelago, he specifically mentioned Higuma, assuming that Higuma was a member of CP.

Hearing about Sieg again now makes them all recall those resounding words he uttered back then.

.......

"Shanks..."

In the Windmill Village tavern at that time, Sieg drank and reminisced about the past:

“I’ve already taken down 56 guys like you.”

"Like the solitary red Redfield, or the devil's descendant Barrett..."

"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."

Sieg let out a burp and slurred, "Here I am, I'm drunk."

"If I hadn't intervened, things wouldn't be as simple as just the Four Emperors of the New World now."

"It's the Sixty Emperors of the Sea!"

........

"Barrett... Redfield and the others?"

Shanks' lips curled slightly as he recalled:

"If they hadn't been imprisoned in Impel Down, the world's格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall situation or structure) might indeed have changed, and it's not impossible that several more pirate emperors would have emerged."

"Sixty emperors may be an exaggeration, but Mr. Sig's words back then were not entirely untrue."

Barrett was a few years older than him. When Shanks was still an apprentice crew member, Barrett was already a demon descendant who could rival Rayleigh.

It's hard to say what would have happened if he hadn't been imprisoned in the early days of the Great Pirate Era after Roger's death.

"So, what about Shanks and Roger Wong? Do you think it's true or false?"

"If the legendary Pirate King were still alive, it would be really interesting, wouldn't it?" Lucky asked, taking a big bite of his meat stick.

"I..."

Shanks pondered for a long time, but finally shook his head.

"I can't be sure."

"If he is the Captain Roger I remember, then he is indeed dead. I saw it with my own eyes," Shanks said in a low voice.

"but...."

Shanks recalls an old incident from more than ten years ago.

After a certain party, he encountered a man who looked exactly like him and possessed superior Conqueror's Haki.

He had initially thought he was just seeing things because he was drunk and didn't take it seriously, but now he suddenly remembered it.

"The sea is vast," Shanks murmured to himself.

"I've even seen my future self. If Captain Roger were still alive, what is impossible?"

"I wonder if Mr. Rayleigh knows anything more..."

Shanks seemed to be deep in thought.

..........

10,000 meters above the ground.

"Wang Xige! Wang Xige!"

Above the Sky Islands of Vermeer, a painful roar suddenly echoed from the Golden Lion.

"Boss Shiki, calm down."

Under the watchful eyes of his subordinates, the Golden Lion clutched his head and roared in pain, his face contorted in agony.

After roaring for a while, his eyes suddenly widened, and he floated above the sky island.

Clouds rapidly gathered and took shape in his mind, with lightning bolts roaring and flashing within them; a thunderstorm was about to form.

The golden lion silently watched the thunderstorm ten thousand meters in the sky, then suddenly reached up and touched his head.

"My ship's rudder..."

The ship's rudder was gone, and even his bald head had been reborn, covered with a thick patch of golden hair, as if he were living a second spring.

His fist clenched suddenly.

"I remember now..."

Above the clouds, the golden lion's expression shifted between light and shadow, much like the sky above.

He didn't know whether he should be happy or sad.

"I'm no longer afraid of thunderstorms, but..."

Siegel's success was also his downfall.

The Cloud Fruit obtained from Raijin Island was related to Sig.

It was later swallowed up by the storms around Thor's Isle, which was also related to Sig.

And now... he, Golden Lion, ate the Angel Fruit and rose again as the "Sky Emperor," which is also related to Sigurd.

"Was all of this part of your plan...? Sig!"

The golden lion roared to the sky, its howl echoing through the heavens, surrounded by crackling lightning and continuous thunder.

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

Somewhere in the new world.

“Wang Xige...”

The woman with long pink hair looked at the newspaper and suddenly sighed:

"What a long wait."

She took out a small bottle from her chest and, sure enough, saw the Life Card, which had turned to ashes earlier, float up again, pointing in a certain direction.

"Time to set off again."

The woman mounted her celestial horse, carrying a large backpack, and embarked on her journey once again.

.........

The World Government's denial was directed at the pirate "King Roger," but it did not deny the existence of "King Higurashi," and instead continued to increase the bounty on him.

The astronomical figure of four billion dollars in bounty shocked the world.

Some call him the sixth pirate emperor of the sea, while others have begun to call him the "King of Mountain Bandits".