I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Although the name of the move was not clearly heard, a serrated phoenix-shaped sword wave erupted from the sword and surged towards Sig, punching a large hole in the deck and even breaking through the ship's railing.

"Speak louder! I can't hear you at all!"

Sigurd sidestepped the slash, leaped into the air, and retreated far away, hovering above the sea. He glanced back casually at Zoro.

"Did you avoid it? I knew I wasn't mistaken..."

Zoro narrowed his eyes, and the chainsaws in his hands spun rapidly, creating a sudden gust of wind. Then, with the chainsaws in his mouth, he began to chant:

"Nine mountains and eight seas constitute one world; gathering a thousand worlds creates a smaller world; this world multiplied by three..."

This time, he learned from his previous mistake and raised his voice much louder, drowning out the buzzing of the three chainsaws.

The moment the voice was uttered, his aura suddenly surged, making Sieg's skin feel as if it were being cut by a knife, giving off a sense of danger.

With a powerful push from his feet, he shot straight towards Sig, the sea, like an arrow released from a bow.

"Nothing can be cut through by my own efforts, no matter how many mountains or seas I face!"

"Three-Sword Style: Three Thousand Lives"

Just as his body shot towards Sieg like an arrow, and he was about to utter the last word,

Sig, who was standing on the sea surface, suddenly looked down at the sea.

His body was instantly gripped by gravity and plummeted into the sea.

At the same time, jet-black flames rapidly erupted from his body, forming a jet-black cocoon of fire that enveloped him and plunged him into the sea.

Enveloped in black flames.

Sig raised his left hand, and with a flick of his wrist, the hidden blade inside his sleeve emerged on its own, but was concealed by intense black flames.

At that moment, Zoro, who had just finished chanting the last word, suddenly froze and flew forward uncontrollably, dropping the chainsaws in his hands and into the sea.

His body followed Sig and sank into the sea.

The buzzing of the chainsaw gradually stopped.

Within seconds.

The giant black cocoon emerged from beneath the sea once more, and Sieg stepped out of the black flames, his feet firmly planted in the air.

"He really is a Devil Fruit user..."

Sig looked at Zoro, who was being held by one hand.

At this moment, Zoro was already handcuffed with a pair of seastone handcuffs, his whole body was soaking wet, and he was exhausted. He was captured by Higuma.

"What a strange move..." Zoro's expression was somewhat unwilling.

"I didn't even have time to unleash my true power..."

"Use the Sharingan...?" Sig glanced at Zoro's closed eye, a surge of surprise crossing his mind.

What surprised Sigurd was not just the so-called Naming Fruit user...

Instead, he would be caught bare-handed by a blade 100% of the time.

"It seems that the octopus and crabs in the East China Sea have all been eaten by that king of the near sea who likes to eat hands."

Sieg suddenly recalled a long time ago, when he had an acting duel with Stussy one night.

In the dead of night, he tried his hand at catching a blade with his bare hands countless times, but ended up catching only half a boatload of seafood.

But in the East China Sea of ​​this world, the situation is different.

Sig had entered the sea through the black flames, but instead of catching octopuses and crabs, he used his usual method of catching a blade barehanded.

"It's a really nice place for a vacation and relaxation, only slightly less desirable than the world of dragons."

Sieg sighed inwardly.

He carried the handcuffed Zoro back onto the ship.

These seastone handcuffs come from the treasure trove of Orochi in Wano Country.

The handcuffs that Onigumo had previously put on Sig were also lying in Sig's inventory.

Zoro, who had been handcuffed, was thrown onto the ship. Sigurd flashed his hand, and bottles of liquor emerged from it.

Unscrew the bottle stopper, and a rich aroma fills the air.

"Let me make this clear first, I'm not a pirate, just an ordinary traveler who ended up on a pirate ship after a shipwreck." Sieg pointed to Jubil, who was tied to the mast, and explained in a few words before changing the subject:

"Since you're a bounty hunter, would you like to accept my offer? In addition to ten million Berries, the reward will include my treasured wine...one bottle a day."

Without waiting for Zoro's reply, Sig took out a key and unlocked the handcuffs.

After being freed from the handcuffs, the latter cautiously took half a step back before catching the bottle that Sieg threw to him.

"What do you want to hire me for?" Zoro asked, sniffing the bottle opening.

“I’m hiring you as a bodyguard to protect us as we reach Vegapunk’s location,” Sieg said.

Vegapunk is located in the East Blue, in the inland area of ​​an island further back from Loguetown, where he has his own research base.

The sorcerer Jubilee's ship was already heading towards Rogue Town, with the aim of exchanging the captured panda bird for a huge bounty.

"What..." An looked surprised.

"You want to hand Baron over to Vegapunk and collect the bounty?"

Sieg replied:

"I just wanted to take this opportunity to have a private talk with Vegapunk."

Vegapunk is the chief scientist of the East Blue Mountain Bandits, so he must be of high status and difficult to approach. Now that we have the Panda Bird, this problem can be solved.

"Besides, the bounty on the bandit king is for his life, not his body."

Sieg patiently explained, "You need to understand that a price tag of five billion will attract desperate criminals like Jubilee. Now, this ocean has no place for it."

"The only chance of survival might be to approach Vegapunk, or even hand the bird over to him."

An's face paled slightly.

A bounty of five billion is indeed an astronomical sum, and since she can't even handle Jubilee, she actually has no choice. Even the control of this ship has already fallen into Sieg's hands.

“Then let’s set off with our original purpose and head to Loguetown,” Sig instructed.

But after he finished speaking, he scratched his chin and suddenly remembered something:

"Loguetown? It seems like this is the execution site of the Rocks Pirates mentioned in the newspapers?"

Chapter 954 Attack on Titan Ace

"Finally, I can see the Red Line again."

The pirate ship Oro Jackson sailed the waves and once again arrived on the Red Line.

On the deck, Roger, whose hair had turned gray, gazed at the red earth continent.

At this moment, they are at Twin Capes, the starting point of the Grand Line. The waters of Reverse Mountain flow down from the high mountain and merge into the ocean of the Grand Line.

This is an insurmountable barrier for ordinary pirates.

Reverse Mountain is a one-way street, making it difficult to enter the Grand Line, but returning to the Four Seas from the Grand Line is almost impossible.

But this was not the case for the Roger Pirates.

"Captain Roger, have you read the newspapers these past few days?"

Barrett strode over, carrying a large stack of newspapers, a mocking smile on his face:

"What a bunch of clowns."

Roger picked up the newspaper and glanced at it.

A week ago, the newspaper headline read: "The Roger Pirates Return, Remnants of the Old Era Resurrected."

Five days ago: "The Pirate King Roger reappears in the world, the twilight of an old era in the age of mountain bandits"

Three days ago: "The Pirate King is invincible on the Grand Line, continuously breaking through the Grand Line defenses of the East Blue Mountain Bandits."

Yesterday's headline: "The legendary Pirate King is about to return to his homeland, the East Blue."

"Hehe... It's still uncertain who will win or lose. If we lose, there might be another reversal."

Roger didn't care.

"Captain Roger...do we really want to get involved in this mess?" Bucky, his upper body floating in the air, looked worried.

"Why not let the Rocks Pirates handle this? Their forces and resources are far greater."

A few days ago, the Roger Pirates, who had just returned to the scene, learned that the Rocks Pirates were going to publicly execute Wufa in Loguetown in the East Blue, so they made an important decision.

Roger's crew only had one ship, but Rocks' crew, which has survived from the old era to the present day, is a behemoth that no one dares to provoke, reigning over the New World like an overlord.

"The bandit king's forces and manpower are equally formidable." Roger shook his head.

"To stand before him, we'll have to rely on the Rocks Pirates."

"I'm afraid it's not just the Rocks Pirates," Rayleigh chimed in from the side.

"The great pirates of the Grand Line all see this as an important opportunity to defeat the Mountain Pirate King."

"Since the war of the fifty-six emperors many years ago, the Mountain Bandit King has ascended the throne, and since then, the title of Mountain Bandit King has been added to the list of pirates..."

"There are plenty of great pirates who disagree with this."

Roger didn't say anything more, but his gaze fell on a young man with freckles and a cowboy hat behind him.

"Ace, we still need your strength to cross the Red Line."

“That’s right, Ace. It’s time to remind that long-calm East Blue of the fearful era when it was dominated by pirates.” Barret grinned.

Ace didn't answer immediately. He remained silent for a while, then looked up at Upside Down Mountain.

The red earth is quite steep, like a tall, dark red wall reaching to the sky, dividing the ocean in two.

On this side of the wall lies the Grand Line, a land of unusual climate and geography, teeming with pirates.

On the other side of the wall lies the warm East China Sea, the calmest sea in the world, separated from the Grand Line by the Red Earth Wall.

"I see."