I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"Hmm?" Vegapunk's eyes widened slightly, then he stared intently at Higuma:

Are you lying to me?

"This doesn't seem like something I would say."

"When did you start having the illusion that you in a parallel world are the same person as yourself?" Rixiong teased.

"Perhaps Vegapunk from another world is a big-breasted, white-haired female scientist."

“You—” Vegapunk choked for a moment.

But he also had to admit that what Higuma said wasn't entirely unreasonable.

Sun Bear looked at Vegapunk with a mocking expression:

"The other Vegapunk is incredibly talented. Unfortunately, if I could get this Armament Haki glove into his hands, he could probably completely decipher its secrets in half a month and master the core technology that Judge treasures!"

“…” Vegapunk was silent for a while.

Higuma intensified his efforts: "The story of the parallel world, and the other Vegapunk, is a long story. Do you want to hear it?"

“…” Vegapunk gradually succumbed.

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

The sixth level beneath Impel Down, the Infinite Hell.

Sig's cell was near Ace's cell, not exactly adjacent, but not far off.

The sixth level, Infinite Hell, is vast, yet it holds the fewest number of prisoners.

Among them are even huge cells for holding giant prisoners, and the massive warship San Juan Wolf, which was 180 meters tall and as tall as a thirty-story building, could also be used to hold them.

So Sieg's cell was quite large; he could move freely in this large cell while shackled, but that was all.

Sig leaned against the prison fence, closing his eyes to rest.

"First mate? First mate, are you still there?" A distant shout came from afar.

"After careful consideration, I decided that since we're already in Impel Down, we should just let bygones be bygones."

"That's right, it should be wiped clean."

"It's fate that we're all imprisoned on the same floor; we're all on the same side."

"First mate? Are you listening? Actually, back when I was on the Rocks, I always admired the elusive first mate, which is why I took the initiative to fight back then, wanting to personally experience your immense power..."

Sig and Ace's cells are far from the other prisoners, so whispered conversations are inaudible, but shouting is still enough for them to barely communicate.

In the cell next door, Ace listened to the commotion around him, somewhat bewildered and unable to understand.

The prisoners of Infinite Hell are the most dangerous criminals on this sea. Once they enter Impel Down, they have no chance of leaving alive, and they fear no one.

Ace had been in prison for some time now, and he knew in his heart that these people were all unruly and fearless pirates.

But after Sieg went to prison, their attitudes suddenly reversed.

"But Mr. Sieg doesn't seem to have done anything, so why has his attitude changed?"

Ace was puzzled and looked at Sieg with a blank expression.

What he didn't know was that Sieg felt just as lost as he did.

Just a few hours ago, when he was escorted to prison, he was ridiculed by many people. But now the wind has suddenly changed, and they've started fawning over him, catching him off guard.

"Quiet down, you're disturbing my sleep."

Sig opened his eyes and tentatively shouted, his voice echoing far and wide in the empty prison, reaching the ears of the great pirates.

"This... Sig really thinks he's something special, doesn't he?"

"This is outrageous... I'm a respectable person on the open sea, how dare he speak to me like that?"

The prisoners were filled with righteous indignation, their faces turning pale and then red.

But these were just thoughts in his mind. He had just licked her, so he wouldn't immediately retort to Sieg. He could only swallow his anger and keep quiet.

The new prisoner, Rheinglong, glanced coldly at the older prisoners whose faces were grim, and sneered:

"I can't swallow this... These old guys are a bunch of spineless cowards."

The prisoners each harbored their own secrets and had their own ideas.

But outwardly, no one responded to Sig's earlier reprimand. The noisy prison actually fell silent.

"Hmm? They're being so obedient, there's definitely something fishy going on. Are they planning something in secret?"

Sig immediately became wary.

This scene, witnessed by Ace, only made his mind more confused.

"Those unruly guys actually listen to Sieg? Those guys don't even respect old man Garp, right? How come they've bowed down now?"

Ace was even more surprised.

After setting sail, he heard many stories about the mountain bandit king, especially after joining the Whitebeard Pirates.

But only now did he truly understand the intimidating power of the title "Mountain Bandit King".

At this time.

Footsteps echoed once again at the entrance to the deepest, most remote, and infinitely hellish place.

Sig, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them, and the prisoners all turned their gaze toward the entrance.

"What's going on? Why is the sixth floor suddenly so lively?"

"Could it be that besides Sieg, there's a second person in jail?"

"Could it be that old geezer Garp again?"

Amid the murmurs, a figure shrouded in a white robe emerged.

The person was completely covered by a white robe, and because of the dim light, her face could not be seen, but her graceful and slender figure was vaguely visible, clearly indicating that she was a woman with a good figure.

Following the man in white robes was Magellan, the warden of Impel Down, along with a group of other Impel Down officials and two CP0 officers in white robes.

"Oh, someone else is here."

Inside a cell, a gaunt prisoner squinted, his gaze falling on the woman in the white robe at the head of the cell, and said mockingly:

"A delicate-skinned woman like you isn't here. Get out of my way—"

Before he could finish speaking...

Suddenly, a CP0 member wearing a white mask with a crying face behind him raised his hand, using it as a gun to launch a finger gun.

A tiny crescent-shaped shockwave shot out from the fingertip, precisely piercing through the prison fence and sinking into the forehead of the emaciated prisoner.

A soft "poof" sound.

The emaciated prisoner had a bloody hole in his forehead, his eyes were wide open, his pupils were slightly dilated, and he was no longer breathing.

"Magellan, is this how you run Impel Down?" A voice whispered a rebuke from behind the white mask.

Magellan's expression changed slightly.

“This is indeed my dereliction of duty.” Magellan waved his hand and ordered the jailers behind him to prepare to clean up the corpses of the dead prisoners.

"It seems a very important person has arrived."

The white-haired giant stared indifferently at the corpse in the next cell, shaking his head silently.

“The prisoners on Level 6 of Impel Down are not ordinary people; they cannot be executed arbitrarily.”

"And this CP0 member actually did this in front of Magellan, and Magellan didn't even object... We can't afford to mess with him."

"This person is definitely not a new prisoner; she's here to visit someone in prison."

"She's going deeper into the prison, either to visit Fire Fist Ace or that newbie who just got in..."

He silently retreated to the depths of his cell, no longer looking out.

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

Magellan arrived at Sig's cell once again, his face grim and his mood not good.

He had also heard the commotion and abrupt change in attitude of the prisoners in the Infinite Hell.

This is an anomaly.

Although the reason is still unclear, it seems to be related to Sieg, who has just been imprisoned.

"Sig, you better behave yourself," Magellan warned.

"Vice Admiral Garp is currently stationed at Impel Down, so don't even think about trying to escape."

"Escape? Why would I escape? Commissioner Magellan, I have already reformed."

Sig leaned against the fence and replied earnestly:

"Entering Impel Down is like coming home. Everyone inside is talented and speaks so nicely. Why would I want to escape?"

This wasn't just something Sieg made up on the spot.

With Karp stationed here, he no longer has much of a desire to forcefully escape from prison.

He suddenly realized... being in prison wasn't so bad after all.

If we're out in the open, we also have to worry about being ambushed and captured by the navy, and whether the bald guy is up to something again...

Entering Impel Down would be so much better; there would be no worries at all. This is the safe house that Sig has been dreaming of for so long.

Although he had only been in prison for a few hours, Sieg suddenly felt a strange sense of relief.

Does this count as achieving life goals ahead of schedule and living a peaceful life?

"In short, don't try anything funny!" Magellan warned again.

Then he turned around and bowed slightly to the white-robed man beside him:

“Phinex Palace, this is Sig’s cell. I will wait outside. If anything unusual happens, you can call for help immediately.”

Phoenix Palace?

Sieg was taken aback.

This name clearly indicates that this person is a Celestial Dragon, and that he also has an impression of this name.