I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Sieg didn't intend to do the picking up of packages himself.

While ordering his subordinates to look up and search for the package, Sieg also made a phone call to his own ship, instructing the more than two hundred crew members remaining on the deck to look around and wait for the package to arrive.

.........

Meanwhile, on the other side of the island of Sirop Village, a pirate ship arrived.

Kuro, the captain of the Black Cat Pirates, was leaning against the railing, wiping the blood-stained cat paws on his hands on the deck.

"Damn it, I feel like I keep running into naval warships lately... This is really annoying."

Chloe pushed up her glasses with the back of her hand, feeling somewhat irritated.

The Black Cat Pirates had just repelled a wave of pursuit by the Navy, but Kuro was not in a good mood.

"That's because the captain's bounty has been increased again," the first mate, hypnotist Zango, added from the side.

"Yes, we already have 16 million. If it weren't for that Sieg who's been making headlines lately, Captain, you'd probably be the number one wanted criminal in the East China Sea!"

The pirates on the ship were very excited, happy about the increase in the bounty.

"A bunch of idiots."

Kro's eyes turned slightly colder.

The increase in bounties means that bounty hunters and the navy will pay more attention to the situation, leading to more trouble.

He sighed softly.

"I just want endless money, I don't want to work, and I don't want to be hunted down. Is there anything wrong with that?"

While they were pondering, the pirate ship had already approached the island of Syrup Village.

"Captain!" The sharp-eyed pirate lookout, peering through his binoculars towards the island, exclaimed with delight.

"There's a white mansion in this village; the owner must be rich!"

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

A moment later.

Kuro, the captain of the Black Cat Pirates, along with his subordinates, had already landed on the island and were walking through a mountain forest.

From here in the mountains, Kro could already see the little white villa in the distance.

"After I pull off this big heist, I'll fake my death, retire from crime, and escape the Navy's pursuit..."

Kro thought to himself leisurely.

But the next moment, a whooshing sound came from high in the sky.

He raised his head.

The translucent, bear-paw-shaped bubble rapidly expanded in his field of vision, then crashed down from the sky!

boom!

After the muffled thud, Kroc took a short breath and looked in front of him.

In the open space in front of him, a huge, semi-transparent bear paw bubble had appeared. One of his pirates was unable to dodge in time and was directly slammed into the ground by the bear paw bubble, bleeding profusely and unconscious.

"Who launched the sneak attack?"

The pirates behind him suddenly drew their swords and looked around, but found nothing.

The translucent bear paw bubble in front of them gradually dissipated, and a small box inside the bubble landed steadily on the ground.

"What is this?"

Pirates stepped forward, kicked the box open, and then suspiciously rummaged through it, finding two syringes and two small bottles.

"Stop! That's precious medicine!"

With a loud shout from the bald man, Sig and the others finally arrived, albeit belatedly.

"drug?"

Kro snorted coldly, raised his eyes to look at Sig and the others, his gaze icy.

"You attacked my subordinates, and now the drugs are in my hands. Shouldn't you...?"

Kro stopped mid-sentence.

He stared at Sieg, his originally cold gaze gradually becoming dull.

"Hig, the Bandit King of the East Sea?"

"Hundred Plans Kro?"

Their eyes met, and both of them were startled.

At this moment, the pirates behind Kuro also gradually recognized Higuma's appearance.

"He is Sieg!"

"The bounty is nearly 200 million, and with the additional bounty, the total bounty for the number one wanted criminal is 400 million!"

All the pirates' gazes changed, staring blankly at Sigurd's side.

The first to react was Chloe.

The coldness in his eyes had vanished; he had suppressed his previous sinister aura and was now smiling with narrowed eyes.

"What a coincidence to run into Senior Sig in a place like this."

Kuro is not one to cause trouble and has never been interested in the battles between pirates.

But faced with Siegfried's total bounty of 400 million, he decisively chose to back down.

Sig watched the man's expression change in a flash, his eyes narrowing as he smiled, and a thought stirred within him:

"Another talented actress..."

He touched his chest without making a sound, feeling his heartbeat.

Bang bang....

After recognizing Kro, Sieg's heartbeat only quickened slightly, far from the usual rate of almost bursting out of his chest, like the roar of an engine.

"Am I really getting arrogant? Facing a 1600 million Kroo, the Emperor Engine just doesn't feel right..."

Chapter 101 I sensed the presence of my kind.

Upon suddenly encountering Kro, Sieg's heart didn't race noticeably, and the Emperor Engine remained slow to activate.

"Come on, don't let your fear get the better of you, don't give up!"

Sieg tried to imagine his own weakness and his opponent's strength.

Who is Kro?

Compared to his martial prowess, his wisdom, patience, and ruthlessness left a deeper impression.

Unlike other brave and fierce pirates in the East Blue, he was willing to lie low for several years as a butler in order to seize Kaya's family fortune. Even when he was knocked down by Usopp's punch, he restrained himself from retaliating.

so....

"He's a talented actor just like me; I sensed a connection between us."

Looking at Kro's impeccable smile, as gentlemanly as ever, Sieg felt a growing sense of tension.

"That's right! Although Kro is pretending to back down now, he definitely has a scheme to harm me!"

After some imagining, the Emperor Engine was finally slightly awakened, and a faint thumping sound began to ring out.

A faint sense of pressure gradually emerged from Sieg.

Sieg felt a slight chill run down his spine, but said calmly:

"It's a coincidence."

This scene, when seen by Chloe, caused his expression to change slightly.

Who is Sieg?

He became famous in the East Blue in a short period of time and was a rising star. He dared to attack the Celestial Dragons and was still alive and well, which means that he at least escaped the pursuit of an Admiral.

This powerful figure hesitated to respond to Kro's smile, and after a long while, a faint sense of oppression suddenly emanated from him...

"He's unpredictable and a very troublesome person, even more dangerous than I imagined... I sensed the presence of someone like him."

Kro's smile became even more amiable.

However, deep down he saw Sieg as a kindred spirit who was far more dangerous than him, Kro.

"Is this Senior Sig's stuff? Don't worry, we have absolutely no intention of getting our hands on it."

Kro maintained his smile and gestured for his men to quickly put the box down.

"But Captain, our men have been released. Are we just going to swallow this insult?"

The pirate holding the box pointed angrily at his companion lying on the ground, whose fate was unknown.

"What are you talking about? This belongs to Senior Sig!"

Kuro dropped his humble smile and gave the pirate a cold look, which immediately sent a shiver down the pirate's spine.

"Yes...yes!"

The pirate's legs trembled slightly as he put the small bottle and syringe back into the box and took two steps forward.

Whether it was due to excessive nervousness or not, the pirate had only taken two steps when he tripped over a small pebble and fell forward with a thud.

The box in his hand was also knocked over.

Click.

A crisp sound of glass shattering.

The two bottles shattered, and the hormone injections inside spilled all over the floor.

"Damn it! What are you doing! You actually smashed Senior Sig's things!"

The first to react was Kro. He quickly took two steps forward, and with a sudden swift claw, he pierced through the back of his subordinate.

"captain...."