I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"Do you know?"

"It's not just acquaintances, they're mostly children and grandchildren of old friends..." the bald man replied casually.

"And then there's Robin, she's practically Sig's boss..."

Halfway through his sentence, the bald man realized something and stopped talking.

He and the other veterans of the bandit gang, including Monka behind him, all showed expressions of emotion.

The old bandits still vividly remember the heroic act of cutting through the sandstorm to save Robin.

Among the passersby, the one who left the deepest impression on them was Robin, who hadn't changed much.

The bald man's words made Judge ponder for a while. He glanced at the Straw Hat Pirates, who had just suffered a crushing defeat at his hands, with a slight surprise, and then casually put away the spear in his hand.

"It seems that the conflict just now was just a misunderstanding."

Judge gave a slightly embarrassed, awkward smile.

At the same time, he glanced at Sanji, whom he had just beaten up, out of the corner of his eye.

"Although this son who has gone astray is useless, he has a good eye... If we can take this opportunity to make contact with the bandit king, it will be worth it."

He and Sieg only had business dealings; strictly speaking, the business hadn't been finalized yet, and they were on their way to meet.

But if we can rely on this good-for-nothing son...

Judge's eyes flickered slightly, and he felt that Sanji had become much more pleasing to the eye.

"It's good that it was a misunderstanding," Judge smiled.

"It seems we're not enemies after all. Speaking of which, Rum and I are old acquaintances, and I was personally brought back to the Rocks Pirates by Mr. Higuma back in the day..."

Judge revealed a shrewd smile and began to befriend the bandits.

During their conversation, he turned to look at Sanji, his smiling face instantly turning stern as he reprimanded him.

"Sanji, what are you standing there for?"

"Go change into some clean clothes... Reiju, you take him there."

"Sanji, you are my son, the third prince of the Germa Kingdom. You must not be disrespectful."

These words made Sanji freeze.

The wounds on his body... the dust and tears on his clothes, were inflicted by Judge himself.

But now, Judge's attitude has suddenly changed drastically, and he's even formally calling him his son...

Sanji gave Judge a deep look but said nothing.

His father can be described as a psychological shadow from his childhood.

Judge is a powerful, cold, and unapproachable father, an authoritative figure who brooks no resistance and stands aloof above others.

But now, Sanji has seen another side of his father.

In front of the bandit king... no, I mean Sigurd's subordinates, Judge displayed a fawning behavior that surprised even Sanji.

He smirked, revealing a mocking smile, and muttered to himself:

"Be tough on the weak, but fawn on the stronger."

"Is this the king of the Germa Kingdom, who is determined to restore his kingdom? What have I been fearing all this time...?"

“Sanji…” Reiju, who was supporting her, changed her expression slightly. She turned around and saw that Judge hadn’t heard her, so her expression calmed down a bit.

"This is infuriating..."

Zoro also watched this scene with cold eyes, but made no move to draw his sword.

The opponent they encountered this time was truly causing them immense suffering.

The fact that only a few members of the mountain bandit group showed up was enough to plunge the entire pirate crew into a fierce battle.

The Germa Kingdom's legions were a powerful force that they were completely powerless to contend with.

.........

Meanwhile, Judge was still smiling and continuing his conversation with the bald man and the other bandits:

"The sea is vast, I never expected to run into you on the way to Wanwu Island."

Upon hearing Judge's words, the bald man stopped smiling and turned to look at Judge:

"It's not exactly a coincidence. We're heading to the same destination, and Boss Sig and his team are also on their way here. We'll determine the meeting point based on our schedules."

"Now that we've run into each other, it means that Boss Sig is not far off."

While they were talking.

A fierce wind howled over the island, and the thin mist was disrupted by the sudden gust of wind.

The bald man slightly raised his head, then, suppressing his excitement, looked at the bandits beside him and whispered the order:

"Tell Tom that the fog-making device can be turned off... Let Boss Sig take a good look at the newly renovated Thriller Bark."

Chapter 1062 I've Finally Waited for My Daughters to Grow Up (4k)

The sound of howling wind came from above the island.

The ship, enveloped in telekinesis, hurtled through the air and hovered above the Thriller Bark.

At this moment, the thin fog that had enveloped the surrounding area began to gradually dissipate.

At this point, Sieg suddenly hesitated.

"Is it this island?" he wondered.

"Of course, we've arrived."

Moria was quite excited.

The Thriller Bark had sailed out of the Devil's Triangle area that Moria was familiar with, but it was still shrouded in mist.

But from the outline visible through the thin mist, he could already recognize it as the world's number one giant ship that he had been longing to take back from Sieg day and night.

ThrillerBark! A terrifying three-masted ship!

As the previous owner of the Thriller Bark, Moria had lived on the ship for many years and knew it much better than Sieg.

Even just by looking at the silhouette of the giant ship shrouded in mist, he could tell that this was the ship he had been dreaming of day and night...

At this time.

The mist was stirred and swirled by the sea breeze, causing the huge canvas to billow and disperse the surrounding fog.

The entire island was finally revealed to Moria.

The joy that had just appeared on his face froze instantly, turning into a blank expression similar to Sieg's.

Is this the ship?

Moriah had the same question in his mind.

Beneath their feet stood a formidable steel fortress, with a ring of high steel walls protecting its outer edge, like a towering city wall.

There were no gaps on the surface of the wall, nor any trace of bricks or tiles; the entire ring-shaped high wall was a seamless whole... Sieg knew in his heart that this feature was unique to Barrett's arms.

As a user of the Fusion Fruit, Barrett can manipulate matter to combine or decompose as if it were her own arm, creating steel giants hundreds of meters tall with a single thought.

The outer wall is surrounded by a dense ring of gun barrels, which is awe-inspiring.

As the fog gradually dissipated, Sig and Moria saw more of the island's outline.

Moriah's Gothic castle still stands, but it has clearly been reinforced and renovated. A metal protective layer has been added to the surface of the walls, making them much thicker. The original eerie atmosphere is gone, and what appears before them is more like a steel fortress that awes the soul.

At the foot of the castle fortress, there are still forests and small gardens, but what is most striking are the houses that have sprung up, making it look like a...town?

At this time, the mist had not completely dissipated.

This massive steel ship stands tall on the sea, like a lonely mountain, or a ferocious steel beast hidden in the mist, sending chills down one's spine.

"this....."

Moria frowned. The terrifying three-masted ship beneath his feet was completely different from the haunted house-themed giant ship he remembered.

But apart from that, it also gave him a strange sense of familiarity.

After thinking for a long time, Moria blurted out:

"Marineford, Naval Headquarters?"

correct!

He then understood what that feeling of familiarity was all about...

If the castle fortress is the naval headquarters towering in the center of the island, then the town next to it corresponds to the naval families' town behind Marineford...

The layout of the new Terror three-masted ship is indeed somewhat similar to that of Marineford, the headquarters of the Navy.

"What exactly did Sieg transform the Thriller Bark into over the past ten years?"

Moria broke out in a cold sweat, then suddenly realized something and his heart skipped a beat:

This ship... Sig was modified to be comparable to the Navy Headquarters!

Of course, it is not as large as the actual naval headquarters, but this island is essentially a ship that can sail on the sea!

Thinking of this, the way he looked at Sieg changed.

In his hands, the terrifying three-masted ship was merely a giant zombie-themed haunted island that suited Moria's tastes.

In Sieg's hands, it transformed into a ferocious yet majestic mobile city-state on the sea...

"What an ambitious man... Sig, have you been planning this for ten years?"

Moria's expression changed slightly.

For ten years, in order to deal with Sig, he found the corpse of the strongest person and underwent further training himself... But Sig's ten years seem to be quite extraordinary.

What he didn't know was...

Sieg was also completely bewildered at this moment.

They even thought they had come to the wrong island.