I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Sieg's mood immediately improved. He picked up the silver box and strode forward.

"Sieg, where are you going now?" the blue and white cat on his shoulder asked.

This question caused Sieg to suddenly stop in his tracks.

Yes...where is he going?

Having suddenly gained the power of a giant, coupled with two years of telekinetic training in a parallel world, Sigurd essentially secretly upgraded his skills and Noble Phantasm, breaking free from his previous predicament and escaping to safety.

He is not the same person he used to be.

Whether he makes a name for himself or retires from the world to live the peaceful life he has always wanted, it is not a very difficult goal. Higuma has been out of the World Government's sight for ten years. For him, who has the ability to change his appearance, it is not impossible for him to retire like Roger.

He suddenly felt a little languid, like a high school senior who had just gone through the college entrance examination, the tension that had been building up for the past two years suddenly released.

"Should I just retire? Being a couch potato wouldn't be so bad."

Sieg thought absentmindedly, but his feet moved unconsciously as he walked step by step toward the mountains.

Whether he chooses to live in seclusion or not... ten years have passed and things have changed. Since Sig has come all the way to the Kingdom of Goa, there are still a few people he wants to see.

Chapter 1000: The Mountain Bandit King's Pilgrimage to the Holy Land (3K)

Sig carried a large, silver-white box on one hand, while the blue and white cat on his other shoulder yawned.

He paid little attention to Sabo's warning.

He knew all too well those enormous beasts in the mountains; they were just training monsters from Luffy and his brothers' childhood, long since obsolete.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Roger and his wife should still be living in seclusion here."

"Sabo has already been seen. I don't know if Luffy has set sail yet... If not, he should still be staying with the bandit Dadan's family."

Sig muttered to himself, looking relaxed.

Although Higuma wrote a ten-year-long notebook, it was in diary form and could not possibly explain everything that happened over the past ten years. Most of the content consisted of Higuma's personal observations and experiences in the Navy.

The two, a man and a cat, gradually left the area of ​​the windmill village, walked onto the mountain path, and went further and further away.

And far behind Sig.

But pairs of eyes were watching them from behind the trees.

Sabo adjusted his top hat, and a strange light flickered in his eyes beneath it:

“I had a feeling something was off about this man. He was handsome and spoke with great eloquence... He was no ordinary pilgrim. Even if I told him that there were huge man-eating beasts lurking in the mountains, wouldn’t that scare him away?”

The so-called giant beasts certainly exist.

However, it's not entirely true that all pilgrims who went into the mountains were eaten by wild animals.

“Mr. Sabo.” A subordinate wearing a cloak approached quietly, his face grave.

"The direction this man is heading is exactly where our base is in the mountains..."

"It seems he came prepared; he's more than just a fan of the bandit king. He shouldn't be underestimated," Sabo said in a low voice.

"He seems difficult to deal with."

At this point, a hint of regret crossed his eyes;

"Why did we have to run into such a big fish at this time? If it had been any later, our revolutionary army wouldn't have needed to hide anymore."

"As for now..."

Sabo thought for a moment and then said:

"Notify Commander Betty, a big fish is coming."

Bello Betty, one of the five commanders of the Revolutionary Army, commander of the Eastern Army.

Among the revolutionary army cadres, the commanders of the East, West, North, and South armies each commanded revolutionary forces in four sea areas.

In addition, the Grand Line Commander is Ivankov, the Okama King, whom Sigmund is well-known to.

Sabo suddenly seemed a little dazed. Out of the corner of his eye, he stopped looking at Sig and instead looked in another direction.

That was the capital city of the Kingdom of Goa.

The towering white city walls separated the royal city from the outside world, dividing it into two vastly different worlds, one inside and one outside.

Inside the city, the streets are spotless and the nobles are impeccably polite; it is known as the most beautiful country in the East Sea.

Outside the city are small towns where thugs gather, garbage mountains where scavengers congregate, and mountains teeming with bandits.

He was born in the royal city, but after the great fire ten years ago, he saw the true colors of the nobles.

From the moment he witnessed the Revolutionary Army leader blast open a sea of ​​fire to save the victims, and the bandit king who had been living in seclusion for many years angrily strike down a Celestial Dragon... Sabo was moved and resolved to join the Revolutionary Army.

Up to this point.

The three brothers from back then have each embarked on their own paths.

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

The mountains of the Kingdom of Goa, Mount Colbo.

Inside the wooden house of Dadan's family.

Dadan was chopping wood in front of the wooden house.

Although she was a woman, she was large-shouldered and strong, and was the leader of the Dadan family of bandits. Her bounty was 780 million Berries back then.

Of course, he is still inferior to the bandit king Sig, who had an 800 million bounty back then.

"Leader Dadan... there's news about Ace again!"

A bandit came running over, waving a newspaper that had just been delivered.

"Ace's news? Leave it there for now, I'll read it after I finish my work."

Dadan continued chopping wood nonchalantly, a cigarette dangling from his lips, without looking back.

But a moment later, out of the corner of her eye, she saw the bandits gather around, scrambling to grab the newspaper.

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!"

"This is absolutely amazing!"

"This is big news! Is Ace making the front page again?"

"Chief Dadan, are you really not going to take a look? This is terrible!"

The bandits cried out in surprise from time to time.

"So easily startled, just like those little brats."

Dadan cursed under her breath, put down the axe in her hand, and strode over.

"Boss Dadan, weren't you going to chop wood first? Why aren't you chopping it?" The bandits burst into laughter.

"Enough with the nonsense, go chop wood!"

Dadan strode over and snatched the newspaper from him.

Upon seeing this, she was so shocked that the cigarette she was holding fell out of her mouth.

This time, Ace took up the front page of the newspaper.

The most eye-catching thing was a photo of Ace published in the news.

In the photo, Ace is wearing the cowboy hat, arms outstretched, his bare upper body turned away from the camera, with wisps of flame swirling around his shoulders and arms, finally burning at his fingertips.

The most eye-catching part of the entire photo is the striking symbol on Ace's back.

Bone cross, white beard, skull.

"This photo is good, remember to cut it out later...wait!"

"Isn't this the pirate flag of the Whitebeard Pirates, a big name in the Grand Line?"

Dadan was completely stunned.

Continue reading the news content:

"Shocking! Portgas D. Ace, the pirate supernova from three years ago, led the entire Spade Pirates to join the Whitebeard Pirates..."

"I heard he's an incredibly important figure; anyone who joins a pirate crew has to call the pirate captain 'Dad'."

"This is terrible..."

Dadan was taken aback, and her gaze couldn't help but shift to the other side, to another wooden cabin in the woods, about a hundred meters away.

"Chief Dadan..." a bandit asked from the side.

"Should we, as is customary, also send this newspaper to Old Wang's house next door for him to see?"

"After all, Ace is their child."

Ten years ago, a group of neighbors suddenly arrived at Dadan's house, claiming to be Ace's biological parents, and they lived next door to Dadan's family, who were bandits.

Ace got along well with the gentle mother next door, but his relationship with his father was never good.

But Dadan and the others had a good impression of the man surnamed Wang.

Compared to Garp, who simply and crudely handed the child over to him to raise... at least the Rogers next door had formally paid a visit to express their gratitude, and often brought some game as gifts.

In return, whenever the Dadan family received a new newspaper about Ace, they would also buy a second copy and bring one to Roger's family next door.

"But the content of the news in this newspaper..."

Dadan looked at the wooden house in front of her, somewhat hesitant.

And at this time.

The door of the wooden house was flung open with a bang.

A gray-haired man darted out from inside and ran off in a flash.

"Really, at such an old age, they still act like children."

Rouge also came out from inside the door, looked at Roger the Great leaving, and sighed while holding her forehead.

"Sorry, Rouge, I'm going to see a friend. You should probably want to see him too." Roger turned back and grinned as he ran.

"Rou... what's going on? This is the first time I've ever seen the men in your family so agitated?"