I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Where is my secluded paradise? Where is my pastoral idyll? Where is my ancient castle?

To be fair, the area around the castle does retain a certain amount of woodland, gardens, and other vegetation...

But who would want to live in seclusion in such a place?

Standing in the air and looking down, Sieg could feel the immense pressure of the giant ship in front of him.

The largest supercarrier in my previous life was only about 300 meters long and 70 or 80 meters wide... But what I see before me is an island, hundreds or even thousands of times the size of an aircraft carrier.

A steel fortress hundreds or even thousands of times larger than an aircraft carrier can truly be called a mobile city-state at sea.

"Such a large ship... how could it have sailed the seas with only three sails?"

Sig suddenly realized something, turned to look at Moria, and gave him a reminder.

"Moria, don't get any ideas. This has nothing to do with me."

He suddenly had a headache and steered the ship beneath his feet to fall.

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

A strong wind howled.

The ship was enveloped by an invisible telekinetic force and rapidly descended from the sky.

Now, even those who hadn't mastered Observation Haki heard the commotion above and looked up.

The black dot in the sky rapidly grew larger... It was clearly a small, hovering ship.

At the bow of the ship, a tall man stood with a perpetually ambiguous smile on his face, looking down.

"It really is him..."

"It's Uncle Sig..."

"The bandit king is back."

"Is he the bandit king?"

"Boss Sig!"

A commotion broke out around them as everyone looked up at the man who had descended from the sky, his face coming into view.

"It really is him... exactly the same as back then."

Judge felt a chill run down his spine. The person he was supposed to be discussing business with had finally arrived. His expression remained serious, but he suddenly felt a little nervous.

Sieg stood on the bow of the ship, looking around.

Among those present were the Straw Hat Pirates, who had clearly been through a fierce battle, the Vinsmoke Family forces, and of course, Higuma's former subordinates.

Sig's gaze swept over them one by one.

Luffy, Robin, and the others stared blankly at that face.

Sig’s face was not the one they remembered, but they had already seen his second face in the newspaper, so they recognized him immediately.

Finally, there were the former members of the bandit gang.

Before the bandits, the familiar bald man strode forward.

Sieg took a deep breath and questioned directly:

"Baldy, tell me, what's going on with this ship?"

"The Thriller Bark?" The bald man grinned heartily.

"Don't worry, Boss Sig, the transformation plan back then was a great success."

"As you can see, this largest sailboat in the world has been modified by Tom, the world's number one shipwright, in collaboration with Barrett and others."

"Now, it is a warship worthy of the identity of the Mountain Bandit King and us mountain bandits."

At this point, the bald man clapped his hands.

A girl who looked like an elementary school student was sitting on Crocdale's shoulder. When she saw Sieg looking over, she remained expressionless. She just reached into her pocket, took out a cigar, hesitated for a moment, and then put it back.

Fat Panda Rum's eyes lit up, he gulped down a mouthful of wine, and nodded at him.

Viben smiled and tried to run over, but Monka, who was in front of him, secretly shook his head and stopped her.

Behind the bald man, thousands upon thousands of bandits emerged from the distant town streets, their heads thronging and their eyes gleaming with curiosity.

"He is the bandit king..."

More than 100 ships disappear every year in the Devil's Triangle. Some are lost forever, while others board terrifying three-masted ships and never return.

These bandits, who had been on the island for the past decade, were already accustomed to hearing tales of their bandit king's glorious achievements and astonishing exploits from the bald man and his ilk...

But this day was the first time they had ever met the legendary man.

Mountain bandit king.

These three words are as heavy as mountains.

Not only is he a legend that spread throughout the sea, but he is also a guide and a spiritual beacon for these "mountain bandits".

In their eyes, this man was like a towering mountain.

After ten years, I finally got to see it.

As thousands of burning gazes fell upon him, Sieg suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, a sense of bewilderment washing over him.

"Do I have that many men under my command?"

The Sig Mountain bandits back then numbered only about two hundred people.

There were so many people in front of him that Sieg couldn't count them all at once, but it was clear that there were far more than two hundred people.

at this time.

The fog has almost completely dissipated.

The sunlight slanted down, shining on the group of bandits in front of them, their dozens or even hundreds of shiny bald heads gleaming.

Not only bandits, but the number of bald men has also increased?

Directly in front of the crowd, the bald man, bathed in the rising sun, had a shiny bald head that seemed to be glowing.

"The transformation of the Terror Three-Masted Ship is now complete."

"The bandit group consists of 10081 people who have been preparing for war for ten years and are waiting to be dispatched."

"Whether it's the Marine Headquarters or the Holy Land ahead, we are ready."

The bald man, facing the rising sun, seemed to be shimmering with light, and his eyes almost welled up with tears.

"Boss Sig, I have not failed you!"

The shout echoed across the open plains and the surrounding woods, its sound carrying far and wide.

Before this massive band of mountain bandits, all was silent.

Even the Germa Legion, which brought thousands of clone soldiers, paled in comparison to this massive war fortress and the mere tens of thousands of bandits.

"This...this is the real War House."

Judge looked up at the massive castle fortress, his heart filled with astonishment.

The Germa Kingdom is a mobile kingdom on the sea, with a large army that operates as mercenaries and is known as the War House.

But compared to the bandit king's giant ship, it seems nothing at all.

Moreover, what the bald man had just said had deeply shocked them.

Naval Headquarters? Holy Land?

A thought flashed through Moria's mind... He finally understood why Sieg had completely remodeled his Thriller Bark to resemble a naval headquarters fortress...

Because his imagined enemy is the Navy, or even the Holy Land!

"As expected of the Mountain Bandit King!"

This thought crossed many people's minds, causing their expressions to change, but no one said it aloud.

It was only then that Sieg came to his senses from the shock.

He stared at the massive army before him, rubbing his forehead with one hand, feeling utterly overwhelmed.

He glared at the bald man, and the urge to buff him rose in his heart again.

But with so many people watching, whether to give a buff or reprimand them directly... the atmosphere has already been built up to this point.

In the end, Sig simply glanced at the bandits and spoke with difficulty:

"Go down first."

He managed a forced smile only after the massive army of tens of thousands of people returned to the town.

With this ship, forget about living in seclusion.

The navy would go crazy if this ship, along with the huge number of bandits on board, were ever exposed to the world.

After ten years, building such a huge ship while talking about retiring? Sieg himself almost thought he had some grand conspiracy.

"It's alright...it's alright, at worst we can just send this ship back to the Devil's Triangle."

"As long as this ship remains undiscovered, I should be able to become invincible by taking drugs and surviving for another two years."

Sieg comforted himself in this way:

"Fortunately, I still have Wano Country as a possible place to live in seclusion... Even without this ship, I still have Plan B!"

He then composed himself and looked solemnly at Judge and the Straw Hat Pirates.

"What a coincidence, they're all here."

"Judge, let's discuss business matters at the castle later."

Judge smiled and nodded in agreement.

Then, Sig turned to look at the Straw Hat Pirates and smiled slightly.

"Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, not counting the time in the East Blue, this time it's been ten years since we last met."

He looked at Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, and the others who had grown up.

Finally, their gaze fell upon Robin.