I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Sig let out a long breath.

The Admiral is the highest-ranking officer in the Navy, representing the pinnacle of combat power for the side of justice.

While naval ranks also consider seniority and reputation, the most crucial factor is still capability.

Therefore, Fujitora was able to be promoted to General of the Headquarters immediately upon joining the company, because he was strong enough to be stronger than Momousagi and Chaton, who were perennial candidates. In addition, due to the special circumstances at the time, conditions such as seniority were disregarded.

Sig didn't want to lose either.

Forcibly dispelling the shadow clone? Sig had considered that as well.

The shadow clone, Higuma, or rather, another version of himself, had been preparing for this moment for ten years.

If the positions of both sides were reversed, Sieg would make the same choice.

"It's a word."

"It's a word."

This is about respecting yourself, regardless of winning or losing.

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

After hanging up the phone, Higuma sat alone on the bow of the warship in the setting sun.

It's been ten years.

"Ten years have passed, and this day is finally almost here, but I still haven't mastered Armament Haki..."

"However, it's no longer necessary now."

He stood up, clenched his fists tightly, and his knuckles cracked.

"He will soon be able to become a Marine Admiral without needing Armament Haki."

It has neither Armament Haki nor Devil Fruit abilities.

The only thing he could hone was his own body.

Because he couldn't master Armament Haki for a long time, Higuma eventually gave up.

A domineering aura is a power hidden within everyone in this world, but most people haven't been able to discover it... Of course, in the New World, it's basically a city with a name.

Unable to master Armament Haki for a long time, he could only devote all his time and energy to training his physical fitness, Six Styles, and Life Return.

Like the legendary Sword God of Shili Slope, he trained day after day, year after year, taking a path less traveled by.

Unlock the potential within your body.

The Emperor Engine is the heart of KING and the first ability he acquired after arriving in this world.

It is also the most fundamental force.

Sieg used it to stimulate his imagination and maintain his image as an unfathomable and powerful figure.

Sun Bear uses it to unlock its potential, constantly pushing itself to the limit in day-to-day training.

From the very beginning, the key to becoming a strong person was in his hands; all he lacked was time.

Coincidentally, Sun Bear had eight more years than Sieg.

He took a deep breath.

Air currents are rising horizontally.

The Emperor Engine pulsated faster within his body, and with a clicking sound, his muscles expanded rapidly like an inflating balloon. His already imposing physique swelled to the standard of a general, standing over three meters tall, with shoulders like mountains and a broad chest.

Take a deep breath.

Visible hot steam was expelled from the nasal cavity.

The Emperor Engine silently accelerated, and the blood-red sunset fell on his shoulders, making his muscles look like cast iron, and also pushing the cloak of justice high.

It resembles a colossal mechanical statue made of steel and iron, imposing and unlike any ordinary human.

"Admiral Higuma's aura is becoming more and more terrifying... Is he training?" The marines looked at his tall figure with awe.

Only Ain looked at Higuma's broad back with a strangely complicated gaze.

“Uncle Sun Bear has grown up too…” she murmured.

At that moment, the warship beneath their feet tilted, and the seawater on the side of the warship arched high, revealing a huge crocodile-shaped sea king emerging from the sea.

This sea king was quite large; its head alone was bigger than the sun bear's warship. When it opened its mouth wide, seawater rushed in, causing the warship to tilt.

At that moment, the sun bear suddenly turned around, staring at the large sea king with a calm expression.

He stretched out his palm, pointing it at the sea king's head, and curled his fingers into a gun shape.

“Biu~” he murmured.

A tiny crescent-shaped ripple shot out from his fingertip, flashing through the air like lightning and landing directly on the head of the large sea king.

boom!

Like a massive hammer blow, a huge bloody hole was torn open in the head of this enormous sea monster, and its massive body was also thrown to the side by the enormous force, slamming hard onto the sea surface.

Boom!

Waves surged and blood gushed forth.

The enormous sea king had lost its life force, its massive, mountain-like corpse floating on the sea surface, while the warship gradually sailed away.

The sun bear exhaled.

As its towering three-meter-tall frame shrank, it returned to a height of about 1.9 meters, and the boiling blood and qi within its body gradually calmed down.

"Armament Haki? It's just a fancy new concept."

"Even without Armament Haki, one can still become a righteous Marine Admiral."

The sun bear breathed deeply, feeling the powerful pounding of its heart, and murmured to itself:

"I haven't reached the ultimate level yet. The highest realm of returning life, as General Zephyr described, is the perfect control of the body by the spirit and will... I haven't achieved that yet..."

It took ten years.

Higuma is now an admiral in the navy.

The bandit king has returned to the world.

Chapter 1052 Bald Head

On the island of all things, within the white mansion.

After hanging up his conversation with Sun Bear, Sieg seemed lost in thought.

From now on, there is still a month until the scheduled fight with Higuma, and he needs to prepare for it.

He took out the second bottle of telekinetic potion, tilted his head back, and drank it.

A week has passed since I first drank the psychokinetic potion, and it's time to start on the second bottle.

This experience was almost exactly the same as before: a knife-like pain shot through my brain, and blood gushed from every pore of my body, making me almost a blood-soaked figure, which was quite horrifying.

Half an hour later, Sieg reopened his eyes and cleaned up the blood splattered around him.

"Has Moria given in yet?"

Stepping out of the room and up the stairs to the hall, Sieg asked Chloe, who was standing next to him.

Although Kuro is now a businessman who loves money, he was a ruthless pirate in his younger days, so Sig gave Kuro the task of dealing with Moria.

"His will is stronger than we thought, but with his heart in our hands, willpower alone is useless... It's about time now."

"Walpo softened his stance very quickly. We are now preparing to build the Glutton Factory to counter his abilities, and it will be online soon."

"By the way, Ah Long's amusement park is also in the planning stages."

Kro replied.

Siegfried now has three hearts: Ro, Wahlbo, and Moria.

“Alright, take me to see Moria.”

Descending the steps, we arrived at the basement of this white mansion, which had been temporarily converted into a prison with sea-stone bars, where Moria was being held.

Hearing the noise, Moria opened his eyes listlessly, glanced at Sieg, but said nothing.

After another crushing defeat, with his hand empty, he had lost all will to fight against Sieg.

Sig didn't say anything, but simply took out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket and dialed the number.

Before long, the Den Den Mushi in his hand showed a barely suppressed excitement:

"Boss Sig?"

That's the bald man's voice.

“It’s me,” Sieg replied.

"Perona and the others, I mean Moria's former subordinates, are they still on Thriller Bark?"

“Of course,” the bald man replied.

"Then, let Perona and the others come over and answer the phone."

"Okay." The bald man didn't waste any more words.

The Den Den Mushi in my hand was silent for a moment, then replaced by a girl's distinctive laughter:

"Horo horo horo... Is that Sig?"

Moria, in the prison cell, suddenly looked up and stared blankly at the Den Den Mushi in Sig's hand.

"Really." Perona's voice came through the Den Den Mushi:

"After ten years, you actually thought of me first? Looks like you're not as unlovable as you seem."

Sig ignored Perona's words and continued speaking to himself:

Actually, there is another person who wants to meet you.

As he spoke, he tossed the Den Den Mushi into his hand, which was caught by Moria in the cage.

Moria was still somewhat incredulous.