I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Windmill Village belongs to the Kingdom of Goa in the East Blue, but it is located in a very remote area and is basically isolated from the kingdom's cities.

The village where Sig lived was also located in the mountains outside the quarantine zone.

However, Sig didn't think that much about it; his initial intention was simply to avoid Garp.

Staying for even one more day increases the risk.

He had no desire for another exciting "reunion" with Garp.

“Karp can’t stay in a remote and impoverished place like Windmill Village for long. As long as he keeps a low profile and hides in the mountains for a while, he’ll be fine.”

As for going to sea to avoid Garp?

Now that Sieg is a wanted criminal, he'll probably be exposed even faster if he goes to sea.

With a sudden thought, Sig re-equipped himself with the character card KING.

But at that moment, he suddenly had a strange feeling.

"Remove the card."

"Equipment cards".

"Disarm...equipment..."

After trying several times, Sieg pressed his hand to his chest, feeling his heartbeat, and a look of joy gradually rose in his eyes.

As he repeatedly equipped and deactivated cards, he could feel a slight sense of unease.

There was a faint feeling of weakness the moment the card was released. But after equipping the card, the faint feeling of weakness disappeared completely.

The source of this weakness is the location of the heart!

"Is this a hidden effect of the Emperor Engine?"

"Could it be that Mr. KING, who claims to be an ordinary person, actually possesses an incredibly strong heart?"

Sieg was completely stunned.

Upon closer reflection, how could a human heartbeat be so exaggerated, with the sound clearly audible within a radius of tens of meters?

Even top athletes cannot maintain a high heart rate for extended periods.

For ordinary people, a heart attack is a 100% certainty, and they die at the speed of light.

If KING, with his strong heart, were to seriously train his muscles and become stronger, could he actually unleash the Infernal Inferno Wave Cannon with his bare hands in the future?

As this thought crossed his mind, Sieg's heart began to race again.

However, this time it wasn't because of nervousness or fear, but because of excitement.

He saw the possibility of becoming stronger.

I glanced at the system panel.

After one night, the compatibility of the character card KING increased from 31% to 37%.

"Spending more time with the Red-Haired Pirates might actually increase our compatibility much faster..."

"If we were to be a bit more ruthless when facing Garp, our compatibility might increase even faster..."

Once the compatibility reaches 100%, Sieg will possess a fully powered Emperor Engine... and a powerful heart.

"How about I start exercising today?"

As Sieg felt his heart pounding strongly, his mind wandered:

"Starting today, I'll do 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10-kilometer run every day..."

"Maybe I can become a strongman in the world of One Piece, master all three types of Haki, and smash Whitebeard and Kaido's heads with bottles every few days, ushering in the era of the Great Mountain Bandits..."

A strong impulse suddenly arose in Sieg's heart.

Yes.

In the world of One Piece, anything is possible; even a skinny boy like Coby can be trained to become a Marine Rear Admiral...

"However, we have to walk quite a long way today, and it will take some time to get to the mountain village, so there won't be much time to exercise."

Sieg pondered for a moment and made a slight adjustment to his training plan:

"Let's start tomorrow. 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10-kilometer run every day..."

As Sieg was making plans in his mind, the bald bandit leading the way suddenly stopped, almost causing Sieg to bump into him.

"What's wrong, are you lost?"

Sig glared at him.

"No... Boss, I think I just saw a figure move around... I must have seen it wrong."

The bald bandit touched his shiny forehead, somewhat confused.

"A figure? Could it be... a bandit?"

This remark immediately caused a burst of laughter from the bandits.

"Bandits ambushing other bandits? That's ridiculous."

"Our boss is the most wanted criminal in this area..."

"Idiot, our boss's power is far more than just 800 million..."

The bandits started arguing noisily, and none of them were afraid.

After all, the team has a role model like Sieg.

However, the "Sea-Stabilizing Needle" itself was nervously looking around.

"Hey, it's impossible for someone to have targeted us so quickly, right?"

Sig was getting a little nervous; his heart was already starting to race slightly.

Chapter 10 Hegemony! I'm going to be the Mountain Bandit King!

In the distance, a figure wearing a hooded robe stood quietly behind a tree.

Even in the remote mountains, the man was still wearing a hood, his entire body almost completely covered, with only half of his face showing.

"Sig? A bandit with an 800 million bounty?"

The man frowned, secretly observing Sig and the others walking along the mountain path in the distance.

No matter how he observed them, these bandits, including Sig, did not seem to be any strongmen.

A mountain breeze blew, lifting a corner of the man's hood and revealing half of his face.

On the left side of his face was a dark red square tattoo, which, combined with the man's cold and stern features, made him look particularly fierce.

The world's most dangerous criminal. Monkey D. Dragon, leader of the Revolutionary Army and son of naval hero Garp.

Behind a series of impressive titles lies another identity.

He is Luffy's father.

After learning about Sig's performance yesterday, the dragon, who was originally active in the Goa Kingdom area of ​​the East Blue, came here alone.

However, his secret observations left him somewhat disappointed.

"Was it him and Shanks who were encouraging Luffy to become a pirate?"

"It seems that our intelligence network is not strong enough, and we should filter out some false information."

As Long murmured, his expression subtly shifted.

The situation has changed.

In the distance, dozens of bandits with headscarves emerged from both sides of the mountain path on which Sig and his group were walking, forming a semi-encirclement and blocking Sig and his group in the middle of the mountain path.

...........

"As expected of the man with eight million, the number one wanted criminal in the Goa Kingdom, he actually discovered our whereabouts."

Along the mountain road, dozens of bandits subtly surrounded Sig and his companions.

The leader was a tall and burly man.

"The most wanted criminal?"

Sig was a little surprised that an eight million bounty was the highest in the Goa Kingdom.

No wonder the original Sieg was so arrogant.

Of course, there are other bandits in the Goa Kingdom with bounties of six or seven million, so the difference in bounties is not significant.

For example, this group of bandits in front of us.

"Isn't that Gilman, the bandit from the mountain opposite us? We were actually robbed by bandits?"

The bald bandit had sharp eyes and was the first to recognize the other party.

"Boss, what do we do? They outnumber us."

Some of the bandits whispered in hushed tones.

There were about twenty people on Sig's side, while the other side had about thirty.

Gilman grinned maliciously, looking down at Sig and the others in front of him.

“Sig, you are clearly outnumbered, you have no chance of winning.”

"If I defeat you, I can become the largest bandit force in this area and officially begin my... conquest!"

"Domination?"

On Sig's side, everyone was stunned.

We're all just bandits, doing nothing more than robbing and plundering....

But surprisingly, they heard the unfamiliar term "hegemony" from the bandits in front of them.

"Excellent, my conquest!"

The burly bandit Gilman raised his knife, pointing it at Sig in the crowd, and said contemptuously:

“Sig, I’m not like you guys.”