I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

At this moment, Gilman had already transformed into his Den Den Mushi beastman form. He was very sensitive to the Den Den Mushi's psychic signals and had already noticed this fact.

As a user of the Den Den Mushi Fruit, Gilman possesses the ability to manipulate psychic waves. He can do most of the things that Den Den Mushi can do, making him essentially a multi-functional humanoid Den Den Mushi.

“Alright, let’s begin. Since the Navy has cut off the signal, then it’s our turn,” the bald man said.

Gilman nodded, his eyes widening as the images he saw transformed into thought signals that spread rapidly.

In the distance, on the Sabaody Archipelago, the large screen suddenly went black, but the video signal was restored just as people began to complain.

However, the perspective on the big screen had changed from the navy's perspective to the perspective from the wall of the Dushan, and all that could be seen was Roger's back.

"Shocking! Absolutely shocking!" Gilman switched into war correspondent mode, beginning his narration in an exaggerated tone:

"Could this man before me be the legendary man who is said to be dead long ago...?"

The perspective slowly rotates, shifting from Roger's back to his profile, revealing a familiar face, only now his signature mustache is gray.

"Without a doubt, this person is the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger!"

"But what's going on? Ten years ago, Fleet Admiral Sengoku insisted that Roger was not Roger, but just a fake news!"

"Could it be that the Fleet Admiral's words were the real deception, the real fake news?"

As the head of the Shock Department, Gilman, a veteran media professional, helped the people of Sabaody Archipelago recall events from ten years ago, skillfully guiding their emotions...

Immediately, the crowd erupted in uproar.

"Are the Navy and the World Government the liars?"

"The Pirate King didn't die at all?"

.....

On the execution platform, Ace suddenly felt a lump in his throat.

"Why did you come here too...? For my good-for-nothing son...?"

While in prison, he had already heard from Higuma about Roger's efforts to cure his terminal illness after retiring from the Pirate King title.

Ace was deeply moved by the fact that the entire Whitebeard Pirates rushed to the scene without regard for their own safety.

Roger, who had been retired for many years and had a strained relationship with the Navy, unexpectedly stepped into the Navy's trap, which stirred up a lot of emotions in him.

“Of course,” Roger said in a deep voice.

“Ace is, of course, my son, Gol D. Roger! No one can change that!”

"Gurararara... Roger, I will not admit defeat on this point. You will not take my family away from me again!"

Whitebeard gripped his naginata, his tone forceful.

Two middle-aged or elderly people stared at each other, their gazes seemingly colliding and sparking in the air.

"Enough!" At this moment, Garp's loud voice suddenly rang out.

He strode over to Sengoku's side, his face serious:

"The Navy Headquarters is the symbol of justice!"

"Roger, Whitebeard, this is not a place for you to run wild! Since you dare to show your face, be prepared to die on the battlefield!"

These righteous and stern words made Sengoku's expression soften slightly. Although Garp was usually unreliable, he was always trustworthy when it came to matters of principle.

"And—" Garp clenched his fists and roared:

"No matter whose son Ace is, he will always be my grandson!"

Warring States Period: ......

Roger: ......

Whitebeard: ......

Sig, standing next to him, almost burst out laughing: "Your family relationships are really messy..."

If he didn't have to play the sickly guy, he would really like to take a watermelon out of his inventory and eat it right now.

At this moment, a clear female voice suddenly rang out:

"Dad!"

Before Sigmund could react, Whitebeard was the first to look in the direction of the sound.

The title "Old Man" is always used to refer to Whitebeard. Although the vast majority of Whitebeard's men are sons, there are also daughters like the Ice Witch.

But when he looked at the white-bearded man, he felt a little lost.

The woman who shouted was indeed on his ship, but she was not one of the daughters that Whitebeard remembered.

The young woman had a pair of red horns on her head, a tall and slender figure, and strange white hair that gradually turned green at the ends. Behind her was a thick, hard black mace.

"Dad, I'm here to save you!"

Yamato was originally standing beside Izou, the captain of the 16th Division, but at this moment she looked up at Sig on the execution platform, and suddenly leaped up, becoming the first to step onto the Marine Headquarters plaza before the other pirates.

"Dad? It seems they're calling Sig. So Sig really does have a daughter..." The white-bearded man's lips curled into a smile. He suddenly remembered the promise he made with Sig to compare their children years ago, and burst into laughter:

"Guralalalalalalalala.... Sig's daughter has already gotten there first."

"My boys, you can't fall behind!"

“That’s right, Father is right.” Marco the Phoenix soared above the deck, pale blue flames flickering between his wings. After a moment’s consideration, he smiled and called out:

"Shout it with me..."

"Mom, we're here to save you!"

Yizang and the others were taken aback at first, then they understood, and the whole boatload of people began to laugh and shout:

"Mom, we're here to save you!"

Yamato was alone, but at that moment, hundreds or even thousands of voices converged, immediately drowning out Yamato's shouts, and the rolling sound waves resounded throughout the headquarters plaza.

“Old------” Sig on the execution platform suddenly stopped laughing.

At that moment, he suddenly felt goosebumps all over his body, starting from the soles of his feet, and his whole body froze completely.

The entire headquarters plaza seemed to fall silent at that moment, so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Sig felt as if countless strange gazes were fixed upon him...

Sigurd, the public execution was a success! The one who carried it out was Marco!

"Marco is a heartless bastard..." Sieg gritted his teeth inwardly, remembering Marco who was the first to stir up trouble.

Whitebeard was speechless.

He originally intended for his sons not to let Yamato charge alone, but Marco seemed to have misunderstood...

"Hey, Whitebeard!" Roger's voice rang out from the side.

"Whitebeard, you've aged a lot. Can you still lift a sword?" he asked loudly.

"Not bad, more than enough to chop off your head," the white-bearded man replied.

"This time, we're facing an extraordinary enemy. Underestimating them will mean certain death," Roger said.

"Whitebeard, we've been rivals for many years. But this time, how about we try joining forces?"

“That suits me perfectly,” the white-bearded man readily agreed.

Unlike Shiki the Golden Lion, Whitebeard readily agreed to Roger's proposal.

These two longtime rivals formed a temporary pirate alliance after only a few words of conversation.

This stirred the hearts of the naval personnel present:

"The world's strongest Whitebeard, and the legendary Pirate King, they've actually teamed up?"

"This is a major event that has never happened even in the era of One Piece!"

"Whitebeard never defeated Roger back then. Roger was the Pirate King. He might be even more dangerous than Whitebeard... Never let your guard down!"

"The Whitebeard Pirates have joined forces with the Roger Pirates..."

The remnants of the bandit gang had been hiding for ten years. Over the past decade, their appearances had changed, and they were not taken seriously by Sengoku and others.

Even if they appeared in a giant ship at this moment, they would still be mistaken for Roger's subordinates.

Amidst the clamor of discussion, the bald man frowned and stepped forward.

"Don't get me wrong, we're not the Roger Pirates..."

"We are bandits!" the bald man shouted.

"Mountain bandits!"

"Mountain bandits!"

On this massive steel ship, thousands upon thousands of people echoed the call, their voices merging into a single, deafening roar like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing.

Sengoku's expression changed, and he glanced sideways at Sig beside him.

"You really tricked me, Sig." Sengoku's expression changed drastically, and he muttered:

"You've hidden yourself quite well. Where exactly did you quietly build this steel fortress, born for war, and even possess such a large army?"

At this point, he already had a vague feeling that things were getting out of control.

Sig: ......

At that moment, the bald man's voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"Boss Sig, we have been on high alert for ten years and are ready to cooperate with you to overthrow the Navy Headquarters. We have successfully completed our mission!"

On the giant ship Dushan, the bald man nodded to Sig from afar. He had possessed the Whisper Fruit for ten years and had mastered this ability. He could directly send his innermost thoughts into Sig's heart.

Sieg didn't know what to say for a moment.

Finally, he simply asked himself:

"What was that giant sea monster we just saw? Why did it go back into the sea?"

"Boss Sig, have you forgotten?" the bald man whispered to himself.

"It's Little K, but he's a bit shy and doesn't like people to see his face, otherwise he'll get angry and eat people up."

“...It’s alright.” Sig fell silent again.

"Gurararararararar... Roger. Let's settle this in the style of pirates."