I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"This is a real technical skill; it has to be sensational and believable to be considered a world-shaking lie."

Sig tapped the armrest of his chair, lost in thought, his gaze falling on the information on the other character cards.

Then, Sieg shuddered.

The information about the S-class character card KING has changed again!

Character Card: KING

...

Ability: True Emperor Engine – The sound of a powerful heartbeat, known as the Emperor Engine. It strongly triggers others' imaginations.

At the same time, the heart acts as a pump to accelerate blood flow, greatly improving physical strength and speed. The higher the power of the Emperor Engine, the greater the increase.

Emperor Engine Vibration Field --- (omitted)

..........

The Emperor Engine has actually become the "True Emperor Engine"!

Furthermore, the additional line of description states that the higher the power of the Emperor Engine, the greater the increase...

What the hell is this? The more cowardly I am, the stronger I become?

As Sieg sat in his chair and looked at the description, he gradually lost his dreams.

Why is my path to becoming a powerful being so arduous, and why is the art style so strange...?

Sig strongly suspects that the KING card, like the KING in the original work, also has a hidden skill of "attracting strong people." In such a vast ocean, how did he happen to encounter Hawkeye?

Thinking of Hawkeye... Sieg rubbed his temples wearily and sighed inwardly.

Even in the weakest East China Sea, Sieg has already encountered so many exciting things.

I really don't know what will happen after I enter the Grand Line, the strongest sea...

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

The sea area where the East China Sea meets the calm zone.

The giant sea turtles, as large as islands, have vanished. Only countless warship wrecks, tattered planks and canvases, and a few heavily damaged naval vessels remain adrift on the sea.

Onigumo gazed sadly at the wreckage on the sea.

His appearance was also somewhat miserable; his justice coat was almost torn to shreds, and he had many wounds that kept bleeding.

The giant sea turtle did not fight to the death. After venting its anger and being injured by Onigumo and the others, it once again dived into the sea and disappeared.

However, of the original dozen or twenty naval warships, only five or six remain.

Onigumo fell into deep thought for a moment.

What exactly is their fleet here for? An expedition to the Calm Belt to attack Sea Kings?

"Rear Admiral Onigumo, our fleet has suffered heavy losses, especially our colleagues from those branches. Several naval branches have had their warships completely annihilated..."

Several sergeants jogged up to Onigumo and reported.

"Rear Admiral Onigumo, shouldn't we report the outcome of this naval battle to headquarters?"

"Major Admiral, our fleet..."

Hearing these words, Onigumo was in a complete mess.

Furthermore, the feint attack order from headquarters turned into a major naval battle, resulting in heavy losses.

The key point is that these losses were not directly related to Sig, but rather because he had inexplicably fought a sea king.

How should this be reported?

As Onigumo frowned in thought, the naval officer next to him spoke up.

"Admiral Onigumo, this isn't our fault! Sig was actually able to subdue a colossal sea king!"

"All of this is a conspiracy by the bandit king, Sig. He did it on purpose!"

"He could have killed a Sea King with a single sword strike just like Hawkeye, but he chose to use Conqueror's Haki to subdue it, causing the Sea King to charge into our encirclement..."

Onigumo's lips twitched slightly.

"Aren't these just your speculations?"

“It is indeed speculation.” The sergeant winked at Onigumo.

"But our speculation is very close to reality! It was all a conspiracy by Sieg! That's why our army suffered such a crushing defeat. It wasn't because we were greedy for merit and recklessly advanced, turning a feint into a full-scale attack, which resulted in a disastrous defeat..."

"The crucial point is that, in addition to the crushing defeat, we also lost track of Sieg..."

The implication was so obvious that Onigumo understood his intention.

"Outrageous! How dare you twist our path of justice and suggest that I fabricate military intelligence!"

The upright Onigumo wanted to shout at him.

But when he thought about the losses suffered by the branch and how terrible the impact would be, Onigumo suddenly felt...

“Your speculation makes a lot of sense. Sieg is much more powerful than we anticipated!”

"He possesses exceptional swordsmanship and Conqueror's Haki, and can even subdue colossal Sea Kings to fight for him..."

Chapter 119 Loguetown

Naval Headquarters Intelligence Office.

The sergeants in the intelligence room had just hung up the phone with Onigumo and were looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Has Sigurd possessed extremely strong swordsmanship and Conqueror's Haki, and may even have subdued a colossal Sea King that inhabits the Calm Belt?"

"Are sea kings really capable of communication? Or is it just the power of some kind of Devil Fruit?"

After this naval battle, information about Sieg became even more elusive.

On this vast ocean, there are many kinds of Devil Fruits. When the Navy encounters someone with strange and unusual techniques, they usually categorize the person as a Devil Fruit user.

But even now, they still haven't been able to guess what kind of Devil Fruit user Sigmund possesses.

Besides them, there was another person who was of great concern to them during this naval battle.

"Buggy the Clown? The East Blue pirate who just had a bounty of over ten million?"

"It's said that Siegfried has made contact with Bucky...and they plan to cross the Doldrums together?"

"Perhaps, Bucky is not as simple as we think, and it is worth investigating further."

"Furthermore, both Bucky the Joker and Sigurd have escaped, but their whereabouts remain unknown..."

"Could it be that they have really entered the Calm Belt?"

This idea made the sergeants in the intelligence room somewhat hesitant.

They knew how dangerous the Calm Belt was and didn't believe anyone could cross it.

But Hawkeye Mihawk, who suddenly entered the battlefield, taught them a lesson.

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

Loguetown, known as the town of beginnings and ends.

As we all know, two people who changed the world emerged from here.

Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King, started the Great Pirate Era with a single sentence.

Higu, the bandit king, retreated behind the scenes of the era and became its guardian.

The two, one in the light and one in the dark, changed this era.

In honor of them, the town was renamed Roger Town.

Today, Siegfried, the great man who changed the times, has once again come to the town where he was born.

Port of Rogge.

Sig's pirate ship quietly docked at the shore, stopping in a corner of the harbor.

Their ship did not fly a pirate flag, nor did it have any unique decorations. It was not much different from other ships and did not attract much attention.

Stepping onto land, Sieg looked up at the town sign for "Rogue Town," a thought stirring within him.

This place was much more prosperous than he had imagined.

There are dozens, even hundreds, of ships moored in the harbor alone.

Sig could even see pirate ships with skull and crossbones flags flying openly in remote corners.

In comparison, Higuma's crew was only slightly larger in number, and far less flamboyant than other pirates...

Sieg turned to look at the large group of men behind him.

The Sig Mountain Bandits now number over two hundred, making them quite conspicuous when they move together.

But having arrived at this famous town, and with the imminent departure from the East China Sea, it was impossible to leave the entire group on the ship like they had done in Xiluobu Village last time.

After some discussion, their plan was to act in batches.

Let the clever bald man lead the team to purchase various supplies and make final preparations for entering the Grand Line.

The large number of bandits moved in batches and gradually dispersed at the port.

This isn't really that remarkable, as the town is the gateway to the Grand Line and Roger's hometown, and it receives a lot of visits from pirates.

It wasn't unusual for Sieg's team of over two hundred people to operate in batches.

A moment later, only a few of his men, including Stussy and Kloe, remained behind Sieg.

Compared to other pirates, Higuma was already quite low-key and didn't attract much attention in Loguetown.

Kro and Stussy were arguably the two people Sieg was least confident about on the entire ship.

Both of them are excellent actors. In the special place of Loguetown, I always feel that something will happen if I don't keep an eye on them.

“Stusi…” Sig leaned close to Stusi’s ear and whispered.

He saw Stussy's earlobes turn red quickly, and a faint blush seemed to appear on her pretty face, as if she was shy.

Excellent acting skills indeed; she's a dangerous woman!