I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Zhan Guo slumped back down, took a sip of tea, but found the food tasteless.

"Is this the peaceful life that Sieg wanted?" he murmured.

No sooner had they received intelligence from CP than Higuma had already swiftly wiped out the Beasts Pirates.

"There are two possibilities," Crane analyzed.

"Like the already captured fishman Arlong, Stussy was also deceived by Sieg... Sieg is a hypocrite, or... he never trusted his subordinates at all."

"The second possibility..."

Crane tapped his temple with his finger:

"Sig's understanding of the word 'peaceful life' may be different from ours."

The Warring States period sighed deeply.

"Now that you mention it, I suddenly remembered a fish that slipped through the net... a long time ago, there was another person from Roger's old subordinate whom Sig had contacted, but we have always overlooked him."

He paused, stunned. "You mean...?"

Sengoku opened the drawer and took out a wanted poster with a red nose from a stack of wanted posters.

This bounty belongs to Bucky the Clown!

The Warring States period solemnly said:

"Among Roger's former subordinates who have had contact with Seagull, Crocus has returned, Shanks has repeatedly contacted Seagull, Rayleigh is traveling with Seagull this time... only Bucky the Joker has remained out of our sight!"

Sengoku finally discovered the key point and said with certainty:

“I suspect he’s either Sig’s or Roger’s mole! Bucky could be the key to uncovering Sig’s conspiracy and grand plan.”

“What you said makes sense…” Crane nodded, but quickly changed the subject:

"But our top priority right now is to take down Sig."

"Zeff and Dol have already arrived in the New World... We must contain Whitebeard and Shanks before we can take down Higuma; that's the most important part of our plan!"

The plans formulated during the Warring States period consisted of two layers: an overt plan and an under-plan plan.

The plan was intended for the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Sengoku didn't really trust the Seven Warlords of the Sea, so the plan he presented was that the Navy would take action against the Whitebeard Pirates and the Red-Haired Pirates, and that the Seven Warlords of the Sea would be recruited to assist them.

The plan... was to have the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the Navy hold back the other Four Emperors, while the main force led by Dol would then besiege Higuma.

The core of the plan is the Door-Door Fruit ability of the former Navy Admiral Dol.

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

Mary Geoise, the palace where the Celestial Dragons reside.

The female Celestial Dragon, Phoenix Palace, sipped her tea and glanced sideways at the CP0 members who had appeared before her.

"The investigation in Loguetown has yielded results so quickly? As expected of CP0, you are far superior to those useless trash in the Navy in this regard. Well done."

She casually offered a few words of praise.

Both the Navy and CP are agencies under the World Government, each with its own responsibilities and functions.

If the navy is the world's largest military organization, equivalent to the fist of the world government, then CP is the eyes and ears of the world government.

World governments also understand the importance of balance; fists don't have their own eyes and ears.

Even among the strategists in the navy, the so-called wisdom refers to the deployment of troops and the application of strategies and tactics.

Fists are only responsible for fighting pirates; intelligence gathering is something that requires professional eyes and ears.

Therefore, the CP0 team dispatched by Phoenix Palace, under her command, quickly discovered the anomaly that Sengoku and the other naval forces had failed to notice.

"There was something wrong with the people who executed him back then."

"His memory has flaws and differs slightly from the actual situation, but the executioner's background is clean; he was not an undercover agent for any force."

"According to CP0's assessment, this could be the effect of a Devil Fruit, or it could be hypnosis, or some other method of altering someone's memory."

This world has supernatural abilities like Devil Fruits, and even Memory Fruits, which are specifically designed to alter memories.

Therefore, having obtained this much intelligence is sufficient; it is not important which ability user influenced the executioner.

Phoenix Palace pondered:

"In the case of the faked death in One Piece, there are two people who are suspicious."

"First, the executioner; second, Sieg... Sieg is deeply involved with Roger's faked death, and the faked death may have been his doing."

"It's possible that the executioner contacted Roger beforehand, injected him with a drug that could induce a state of suspended animation, and then secretly helped Roger escape..."

"Sigurd... that guy who betrayed Lox... is altering memories one of his abilities?"

Phoenix Palace frowned.

Not only that... Sig is also proficient in another ability.

The ability to change one's expression without any flaws.

From King Sieg to Sieg, Sieg's new identity was impeccable. Even people like Garp, who had dealt with him in the old days, couldn't see through Sieg's true nature.

Perhaps... in the bygone era, the role he played wasn't limited to just Wang Xige.

That's why he disappears and reappears repeatedly... He didn't die; he just changed his face and is living another life.

"The person on the execution platform might not actually be Roger..."

Phoenix Palace suddenly became interested in Sieg.

These thoughts are merely speculative guesses, lacking rigorous inference or a solid chain of evidence.

But that's enough. The Celestial Dragons don't need solid evidence to get things done.

“Phoenix Palace…” At this moment, CP0 reminded him from the side:

"We have the latest intelligence regarding Sig."

"explain."

"The fourth treasure map of Another Piece has appeared, and it was personally handed over by Sig to Teach of the Whitebeard Pirates," CP0 said.

The treasure of Another Piece is related to the family treasury of Phoenix Palace, so CP0 will report this information directly to Phoenix Palace and other Celestial Dragons.

“A treasure map… Putting aside the final treasure, this is the last of the four treasures, and it could very well be the family treasure…” Phoenix Palace fell into deep thought.

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

Wano Country, Oni Island.

After Kaido escaped, the morale of the Beasts Pirates collapsed, and most of the pirates died in the chaotic battle.

A portion of the Beasts Pirates, led by the songstress Black Maria, surrendered and were temporarily imprisoned in a jail inside Onigashima.

But in any case... the Beasts Pirates are gone.

In Wano Country, a small number of remnants of the Beasts Pirates and a few of Orochi's subordinates remain, but they are no longer a threat.

"This can be considered fulfilling Tianyue's promise... She helped me a lot back then, so this is just returning the favor..."

Sieg turned around, glanced at Tengetsu behind him, and smiled slightly:

Do you remember what I said before?

"Since you've decided to stay in Wano Country, I'll give you a place where you can retire peacefully."

At this moment, they were in the small building where Kaido and his men were drinking and having fun.

Tenzuki Toki knelt in the seat, while the girl Yamato rested her head on her knees, seemingly exhausted from crying, and was now fast asleep.

Sig smiled calmly.

This battle was far from risky; even the Emperor Engine was only briefly activated when Whitebeard and the others confronted Kaido before they appeared.

“Now, the troublesome fellow is finally gone.” Sig smiled slightly.

Kaido, who was in the way, has been driven away... Orochi is dead too!

In short, it's really great to latch onto someone powerful!

I want more!

Tian Yueshi blushed slightly, lowered her head, and whispered:

"Keep your voice down, don't wake the child. He finally fell asleep."

Chapter 930 Uchiha Raizo and the Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique

Inside the small building.

Sig and Amatsuki lowered their voices and whispered to each other.

"Kaido has been defeated by you, and Wano Country should be stable soon. So, where exactly are you going next?"

Tian Yue Shi lowered his voice and asked softly.

Sieg pondered for a moment.

Sig's territory is on the terrifying three-masted ship in the Paradise section, isolated from the world and very safe.

But Wano Country is actually quite in line with the lair that Higuma expected.

Wano Country is located in a remote area, surrounded by cliffs. Without permission from within the country, the only way to enter and exit is through a waterfall, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack due to its natural defenses.

As the saying goes, "an army can be attacked when it is halfway across the river." If, when climbing halfway down the waterfall, a person with the ability to fly attacks the ship entering Wano Country, it is very likely that the original story will be repeated, causing a shipwreck.

This makes it extremely difficult for naval warships to enter the island.

Therefore... in Sig's view, Wano Country is also one of the possible locations for him to live in seclusion in the future.

The future is promising! The future is promising!

The reason why Sig didn't want to come to Wano Country before was simply because he didn't like the hairstyle.

But now that he has defeated Kaido and personally slain Orochi, who can care about his hair bun?

Therefore, Higuma is quite satisfied with the current state of Wano Country.

"Wano Country is actually quite nice, but for now, I'll head back to Thriller Bark in the Paradise Segment of the Grand Line first."