Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

As Reina turned the corner, he came face to face with two mermen. The two were taken aback, clearly not expecting to encounter mermen here.

"Yo~ Hello! My name is Reina! I'm the human pirate you were just talking about!" Reina grinned and greeted the two of them.

These days, he has personally experienced a lot of the hatred that fishmen have for humans, so now when they encounter fishmen or mermaids, they will greet them with a smile first, and they will not get angry even if the other party does not like them.

Despite Reina's friendly gesture, the red-haired merman showed no expression. Instead, the chubby-faced little merman snarled at Reina, seemingly very unfriendly.

Reina immediately recognized the two men upon seeing them. One was Fisher Tiger, the creator of the Sun Pirates and the great hero who liberated countless slaves.

The other one is Jinbe, the future Shichibukai and the second captain of the Sun Pirates.

"Don't worry, I meant no harm. I was just strolling around and noticed that this place seemed a bit different from the rest of Fishman Island, so I came over out of curiosity!" Reina waved his hand to indicate that he had no ill intentions.

“This is Fishman Street, inhabited by fishmen, and it’s the poorest place on Fishman Island!” Fisher Tiger said calmly.

"Hmm? But I saw that Fishman Island was very peaceful. Why would such a place exist?" Reina asked, puzzled.

“Fishmen and mermaids are different! And this place is not suitable for you. If you have nothing else to do, leave now!” Fisher Tiger said, glancing at Reina.

"Could you show me around? In return, I can treat you to food and drinks!" Reina said with a smile, taking off the gourd from his waist.

Fisher Tiger was taken aback, not expecting that even after he had explained things so clearly, the other party would still say such a thing.

Jinbe also looked at Fisher Tiger, as he always obeyed Fisher Tiger's orders.

“Alright! It’s more dangerous for you to wander around alone. If you’re okay, you can follow behind me!” Fisher Tiger hesitated for a moment before saying.

He wasn't interested in Reina's drinks or anything like that; he was worried that Reina might clash with his fellow villagers from Fishman Street on his own. With him around, his fellow villagers would at least give him some face.

The three walked and talked, with Reina asking most of the questions, Fisher Tiger answering occasionally, and Jinbe listening quietly.

As the three of them gradually became more familiar with each other, Jinbe started talking more.

“Actually, I think that any intelligent creature is a living being, and they have the right to choose and survive! They are no different from humans! This includes not only fish-men and mermaids, but also many other races!” Reina said with a sigh when talking about the current situation of the fish-men.

This statement surprised both Fisher Tiger and Jinbe, as they had never heard such a remark before.

"It's like two kingdoms, both human, but belonging to different camps. Today it's either me attacking your city, or tomorrow you attacking mine! The resentment grows deeper and deeper, and it might even lead to massacring the city after the conquest to vent the hatred! But doing so only makes the hatred more intense, and has no real meaning!"

The decisions are often made by nobles and royalty, but it's always the common people and soldiers who suffer! If there were no war, I believe the people of both countries would live better lives! Humans and fish-men are like kingdoms belonging to two opposing camps, only currently humans are more powerful!

Hearing that Fisher Tiger and Jinbe were listening to him, Reyner decided to speak even more clearly.

"You mean, only those in power can decide the future of the race?" Fisher Tiger asked, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

“That’s inevitable, but when those in power can’t see the road ahead, they might lead the entire race into the abyss!” Reina nodded and said, “Actually, the current rulers of humanity are rather inexplicable, but none of that matters to me. I’m just a pirate!”

“You’re right. Our compatriots used to live in even worse conditions, but after establishing diplomatic relations with the World Government, the situation has improved a lot! Although the arrest of our compatriots still happens frequently, those people have gone from being blatant to being sneaky!” Fisher Tiger said after thinking for a moment.

“Hahaha…you’re right. Just like there are good and bad people among the fish-men, the same is true for humans. In fact, there are more humans, so there are more bad people! But not everyone is bad. You need to be able to tell!” Reina said with a smile after taking a sip of his drink.

Chapter 134 One Year Later

When parting ways with Fisher Tiger and Jinbe, Reina specially gifted them a bottle of baijiu, fulfilling his previous promise.

He no longer feels the same excitement he had when he first came into this world and met future celebrities.

To put it dramatically, Reina is now a world-famous figure. His name, Akame, has long been known throughout the world, and his bounty of one billion has made him one of the most notorious pirates on the high seas.

"Brother Tai, what do you think of this human? I feel like he's really strange!" Jinbe whispered as he watched Reina's departing figure.

“It’s strange, but he’s a good person!” Fisher Tiger said with a slight smile.

"Yeah! He treated us to lots of delicious food today!" Jinbe grinned, revealing sharp teeth. With his round head, he wasn't scary at all; in fact, he was kind of cute.

"Hahaha... Don't let humans fool you with food in the future!" Fisher Tiger patted Jinbe's head and laughed.

Upon returning to port, the tall Fossa informed Reina that Whitebeard had decided to set sail first thing the next morning.

"So fast? Those guys haven't even had a chance to play around here yet, have they?" Reina said with a laugh.

“Yes, but Dad said we can’t stay here too long. We need to go up. The Sky Island will be worried if they lose contact with us!” Fosa nodded and replied.

The next morning, Grand Knight Neptune specially led a squad of Sea King soldiers to escort them for a distance. When they returned to the surface, even Reina felt as if he had been reborn.

After re-establishing contact with the Sky Island, they continued their adventure.

Meanwhile, a major event was unfolding within Roger's pirate crew.

Eighteen-year-old Douglas Barrett learns of Roger's impending death and is filled with anxiety that he will not be able to fulfill his vow, which leads to various forms of confusion.

Especially the atmosphere on the ship gradually instilled in him the awareness that he had to protect his companions, and his fighting became less decisive.

This made him feel weaker and he began to doubt Roger's strength. After failing to challenge Captain Roger for the last time, Douglas Bullet left the pirate crew and started traveling the world as a rookie.

Barrett's departure greatly weakened the Roger Pirates' fighting strength, but Roger didn't care. He needed to find the Whitebeard Pirates, but because of their possession of Skypiea, the Whitebeard Pirates had become elusive. Even the Navy couldn't keep track of their movements at all times, let alone Roger.

One year later, on a small island in a sea in the New World.

"Have you heard? The Golden Lion Fleet is now enormous. Last time, they sank three of the Navy's warships. The Navy's power in the New World is not what it used to be!"

"You're only finding out now? I heard the Golden Lion Fleet already possesses the strength of the world's strongest pirate crew! It's even stronger than the Whitebeard Pirates and the Roger Pirates!"

In a corner of the tavern, Reina and his companions drank while listening to the conversations of other patrons not far away.

"Tsk tsk tsk... The Golden Lion Pirates are really powerful now! They've outshone us all!" Rakuyo said with a shake of his head and a wry smile as he drank his wine.

“If you’re unhappy, you can take your squad and cause them trouble!” Reina said, pursing his lips.

Now the Whitebeard Pirates have more members, and Lakuyo has become one of the squad leaders.

"Oh~~ Lakyo, wanna do it? I support you!" A short, chubby companion with grayish skin, thick lips, and two pockets near his chin said with a grin.

"Bramunk, are you going to lend me your sixth squad members?" Lakyo glanced at him and said with a smile.

Bramank is the captain of the newly formed sixth squad, Lakyo is the captain of the seventh squad, and the captain of the eighth squad is Namur, whom they brought from Fishman Island. Namur is a shark fishman, but he is also relatively short.

That year, the Whitebeard Pirates added three combat squads, significantly increasing their strength.

“Reina, your father and Shiki the Golden Lion are acquaintances, right? He even came here when you were arrested last time!” Vista, who hadn’t spoken until now, suddenly asked.

“Yeah, we used to be on the same ship! He’s a great older brother!” Reina nodded and said with a smile.

"I heard he's been in contact with the Roger Pirates lately, and he might even come looking for us later!" Marco chuckled and said.

Reina was taken aback. Golden Lion and Roger were in contact? Could it be that... that thing was about to happen?

In his memory, the Roger Pirates and the Golden Lion Pirates had a battle, and the Golden Lion lost the war due to the weather.

However, he has been in this world for several years now, and some things are not as clear as they were back then. So he can no longer remember exactly when that battle broke out, but he does remember that it happened.

However, none of this concerns him. All he wants now is to quietly check in every day, accumulate 100,000 points, and then exchange them for a special weapon super evolution scroll so that Hyōrinmaru can achieve Bankai.

At that time, he will be able to fight even against Sengoku and Garp.

Not long after, Reina saw a report in the newspaper about the "Battle of Edd War," which stated that the Roger Pirates and the Golden Lion's fleet had engaged in a fierce battle. The outcome of the battle was unclear, but when the Golden Lion's fleet returned, most of the fleet had disappeared.

This gave people a deeper understanding of the strength of the Roger Pirates. Only Reina knew that Roger almost lost that battle because an unexpected storm sank most of Shiki's fleet to the bottom of the sea, which led to Roger's victory.

Moreover, the thought of the Golden Lion with a ship's wheel on its head made Reina want to burst out laughing, and he decided that if he ever met the Golden Lion again, he would definitely ask him how he did it.

The events involving Roger and Shiki the Golden Lion did not affect Whitebeard's pirate crew, but they recently received another piece of great news: Tenshi-tsuki was born again.

Because Reina had predicted that it would be a daughter, the crew members prepared gifts for the little girl.

Reina even specially redeemed a little girl's outfit from the shop, which made Oden extremely happy.

"Waaaaah~~Waaaah~~~"

"It's born! It's born! Is it a girl?!"

"Don't push, I haven't seen it yet!"

Outside Oden's room, a large crowd of crew members eager to see the child gathered. When Oden carried Hiyori out, all the crew members were excited.

Olga and Dr. Asie presented them with a pair of bracelets they had made together. They were made of a very standard special metal, but unlike pure gold, they had no special function; they were just very beautiful to look at.

Dr. Assie was forcibly taken down from the sky island by Reina. Staying in the laboratory kept Assie in good mental condition, but his body was not able to keep up. So Reina made a special effort to force Dr. Assie to come out of the laboratory and live on the Moby Dick for a period of time.

"Hey~ Oden, have you chosen a name for the baby yet?"

“Of course, Hiyori! That’s the child’s name!” Oden said happily, holding up Hiyori.

Although this should have been a happy time, there was a hint of gloom in Tian Shiyue's smile. Having spent so much time with Reina, everything Reina had predicted had come true. Therefore, the things about Oden and Wano Country must also be true, which made her somewhat worried.

With the addition of a child, the ship became even more lively, and a banquet was held once again on the huge deck of the Moby Dick that evening.

Oden, who was quite drunk, started performing a dance from Wano Country in front of everyone, making everyone laugh. Only Izo covered his face and pulled Oden away, not wanting his lord to do such an embarrassing thing.

As their voyage continued, one day they discovered a small island. However, as they approached the island, they noticed that the fish around them were all scrambling to escape, as if there were some terrifying monster on the island.

"Is this a harbinger of a cataclysmic change in the world?"

The crew members were all curious as to why this had happened so suddenly.

"Bai Xiaoji, the source is that small island!" Yutian pointed to the island not far away and said solemnly.

“Yes! That’s right!” Whitebeard nodded and replied.

"Looks like there's something amazing up there!" Reina smiled slightly and said.

"Marco, fly over and take a look first!"

"No, that would only reduce the fun!" Marco, who was already half-transformed, refused.

The closer they got to the island, the stronger the oppressive aura emanating from it became. The infants Momonosuke and Hiyori began to cry loudly. Oden quickly took one of the children from his wife and began to comfort the two little ones.

When they landed on the island, they were surprised to find that the animals were also rioting and scattering in all directions.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the island, Roger tossed aside the naval admiral he was holding and said, "Let Garp or Sengoku come over! Just you guys... it's a bit boring!"

"Captain, the Whitebeard Pirates' ship has been spotted on the other side of the island and is approaching!" Buggy, holding binoculars, turned to Roger with a slightly flustered expression and said.

"We've just finished a battle, Roger!" Rayleigh said with some concern.

The Whitebeard Pirates are no easy opponents, and they are nothing compared to the Marines they just defeated.

"Whitebeard...it's been a long time!" Roger said with a slight smile.

"Hehehe...Red-eyed Reina!" Upon hearing the name of the Whitebeard Pirates, Shanks immediately thought of Reina, who had defeated him back then.

“All the birds on the island have flown away! It seems they’ve landed!” Rayleigh said softly, holding his knife in one hand.

"Let's fight first. We can only fight each other if we're alive!" Roger smiled slightly and said, "My life isn't long. This... might be the last time I see Whitebeard!"

As Roger finished speaking, the entire Roger Pirates had gathered together, waiting for the Whitebeard Pirates to arrive.