Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Roger took a deep breath, picked up the historical text rubbing in his hand, and said, "When we first arrived at Water Star Island, we found that it was not the last island. After many twists and turns, we discovered that the location of that island was recorded on four red stones, and the script used on them was exactly like this!"

"But this script is a historical text that the World Government has long forbidden from deciphering. We originally thought it was just an ordinary historical relic, but it has unexpectedly become an indispensable map for us!"

Roger looked at Reiner as he spoke, and seeing that Reiner did not react, he continued, "In other words, the World Government actually does not want us to go there, but the more they do so, the more it proves that the rumor is true, that the One Piece... truly exists! If... if I can find it, then we will be the world's number one pirate crew... and I will be... the Pirate King!"

"Huh?" Whitebeard and Oden were both surprised by Roger's words, but Reina was not too surprised because he already knew.

Seeing that Reina showed no surprise, Roger asked curiously, "Newgate said you knew about this too?"

“That’s right, and I also know where the four red road signs are!” Reina nodded and said, “The question is, why should I tell you?”

Roger was taken aback. He hadn't expected that Reina would know the whereabouts of the four road signs. This was truly exciting news for him. As for Reina's last sentence, he subconsciously ignored it.

Rayleigh, who was standing to the side, had not expected that Reina would know the information they were looking for, so the way he looked at Reina was somewhat different.

"So, you can also decipher these words?" Roger asked, looking at Reina.

Reina shook his head and said, "I can't decipher these characters. As far as I know, only the Kozuki clan of Wano Country knows them, because these characters... were originally carved by them!"

"What?" Reina's words surprised everyone again, including Oden, who was also unaware of such a thing.

"You mean... these things were made by my ancestors?" Oden asked in surprise.

“That’s right, and to be honest, regarding the final island… it’s too early to go now!” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

Roger said this after arriving at the final island. As for why, Reina didn't know. He must have seen something on the final island, but that didn't stop him from showing off in a place full of big shots.

At the same time, when Lady Toki sent Momonosuke to the future, she chose twenty years later because she learned something from Oden.

Later, after Oden returned to Wano Country, he told Tenshiki that her purpose in coming here was probably for that person in the future.

Tenshitsuki did not deny it, but at that time she was already Oden's wife and the mother of two children, so she chose to be with Oden. As for what she was carrying, she had already found the answer with Oden.

This is why she didn't go to the future with Momonosuke and the others, but chose to stay and die with Oden.

After Reiner finished speaking, not only Roger and Rayleigh looked at him in confusion, but even Whitebeard and Oden, who were standing to the side, looked at him in surprise.

"Why is it so early?" Roger asked, puzzled.

“Because… you’ll see when you get there!” Reina said with a mysterious smile.

The more he says, the more mistakes he makes, so Reina won't reveal too much uncertain information. The persona he's building for himself, the one that allows him to occasionally foresee the future, will come in handy later, so he can't afford to ruin it here.

"Hoo~" Roger took a deep breath, stood up and said, "You're right, I have to go on this trip no matter what! So... Newgate! Please, lend me Oden for a year! This is the biggest request of my life! With it, I can find the final island!"

After saying that, he knelt down.

His action startled not only Reina, but also Rayleigh, who was standing next to him.

"Please! Oden, come with us! It only takes a year!" Roger pleaded with Kozuki Oden.

"Don't bow your head like that, it looks terrible!" Oden quickly went over to help Roger up, saying somewhat flusteredly.

He never expected that a powerful figure like Roger would do such a thing.

"This is incredible! The captain has knelt down before Whitebeard!"

"Hey, don't do that, Captain Roger! That's the enemy!"

The crew members nearby noticed what was happening and shouted loudly at Roger.

At the same time, Roger's words angered Whitebeard, who always regarded his crew as his family and would never agree to Roger's request.

"Are you kidding me, Roger?! Do you want to take my family away?" Just as Reina was about to step forward to say something to the angry whitebeard, Oden spoke first.

"Bai Xiaoji... I want to go too. Can I go with them?" Oden didn't know why he suddenly said that. When he said it, Whitebeard and Reyna looked at him in disbelief.

Oden felt a little embarrassed and said softly, "It's not that I want to leave everyone, but I feel... this is my mission to set sail! Why did my ancestors leave such a coded message? Why did I meet Roger here? I feel my blood calling to me!"

Whitebeard looked reluctant and said, "How can you go with the enemy? We're sworn brothers!"

"Just for one year! Please, Bai Xiaoji!" Oden also pleaded on Roger's behalf.

Without Whitebeard's permission, neither Oden nor Roger would force themselves to do such a thing, otherwise they would have no way of explaining it to Whitebeard.

In the end, Whitebeard agreed to let Oden go on the adventure with Roger and his crew, not because of Roger's request, but because Oden himself wanted to go.

"Do you really not need me to tell you the location of the four red road signs?" Reina asked with a smile, looking at the happy Roger.

“No need! Although my time is very tight, if the exploration loses its meaning, then there is no point in me doing this!” Roger decisively refused Reina.

Reina smacked his lips, feeling a bit bored. At first, he had wanted to trade this secret for Shanks' straw hat, but now it seemed that Shanks didn't even care.

"Hey, redhead!" Reina called out to Shanks, who was about to board the ship.

"What is it?" Shanks seemed somewhat displeased that Reina called him "Red-haired Kid."

"Come here, I need to talk to you about something!" Reina called Shanks to a secluded spot and whispered, "Remember this: of the four red map inscriptions your captain is looking for, one is in the hands of Charlotte Linlin of the Big Mom Pirates, one is on the seabed of Fishman Island, the third is in the hands of the Kozuki clan of Wano Country, and the last one is in the hands of Uzo of the Mink Tribe!"

I reckon Inuarashi and Nekomamushi will sneak onto your ship later. Don't chase them away, or you won't get the last piece of the Road Peg text!

Shanks was taken aback; he didn't understand why Reiner would tell him such important news.

“Your captain is a blockhead. Although I believe he can find the four road signs, his time is running out! Just in case, I’m telling you the whereabouts of the four road signs. If you can find them normally, don’t tell him!” Reina said in a deep voice.

"Thanks!" Shanks said after a moment of silence.

"I was originally going to trade this news for your straw hat, but seeing how much you cherish it, I'll pass!" Reina said with a grin.

Shanks held the straw hat in his hand, clearly conflicted. He had received such a great favor, and he felt uneasy if he didn't return it. However, it was a precious straw hat given to him by the captain, and he didn't want to give it to Reina.

“Don’t look so troubled. You can repay this favor to me later. You can keep the straw hat for yourself! But let me make this clear beforehand! You treasure this straw hat so much, and since you won’t give it to me, you can’t give it to anyone else. If you give it to someone else one day… I’ll bring back their head and the straw hat together to you!” Reina said to Shanks with a wicked grin.

"Don't worry, I won't give the straw hat to anyone else!" Shanks said firmly.

Little did he know that one day in the future, after giving the straw hat to Luffy, he would remember Reiner's words on his way back, which would make him want the straw hat back, since Luffy would have no chance of winning against Reiner at that time.

"Lord Oden, I will stay here and wait for you to return. I love this ship!" Izo did not go with Oden to Roger's ship, but chose to stay with the Whitebeard Pirates.

As for Nekomamushi and Inuarashi, although they wanted to go, they were stopped.

“No problem, you’re pirates now, so you can do whatever you want!” Oden didn’t object to Izo’s decision; on the contrary, he was very happy.

"Dad, aren't you going to see him off?" Marco and the others saw Oden off to Roger's pirate ship, but Whitebeard was still clearly angry, so he didn't go.

"Father, Roger and the others left all their treasure and food as a thank you gift!" Laco said excitedly, looking at the mountain of treasure.

"Bastards, you sons of bitches, get the food back to me right now! If the Oden family goes hungry, I'll never forgive you!" Whitebeard roared as soon as he heard that his crew had accepted Roger's food.

"Hehehe... What a hypocrite! He clearly doesn't want Oden to leave, but he's putting on this act!" Reina said sarcastically.

However, he did not notice that a huge figure had appeared behind him.

"No! Big brother! I was wrong! Please let me go!" Soon, Reina's voice pleading for mercy could be heard from the island.

Chapter 137 Roger's Adventure

While everyone was seeing Oden off, Reyner stayed with Whitebeard, and the two drank and chatted together.

"Brother, let's stay here for a few more days! It feels like it's been a long time since we've done this!" Reina said with a smile, taking a sip of baijiu.

"Oh? What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Whitebeard turned his head to look at Reina and asked seriously.

Reina shook his head and said, "No, it's just that it's peaceful here, which is very refreshing!"

"Gurarararar... If you like, stay here for a couple more days!" the white-bearded man said with a loud laugh.

“Actually… if Big Brother wants to become the Pirate King, with my help, he should be able to do it even faster than Roger!” Reina suddenly said, looking at the laughing Whitebeard.

“I know!” Whitebeard looked at the calm sea in the distance and said, “I’ve known for a long time that you possess that ability! Although you’ve never said it, I know you’ve made a lot of preparations for it, but you’ve never brought it up! I’ve been waiting for you to tell me!”

"Hehehe... Actually, it's just making some preparations. Although I know my brother isn't interested in that stuff, it'll prevent us from being caught off guard if he decides to do it!" Reina scratched his head and said with a smile.

"So... your purpose in going to Fishman Island was to make a copy of that red historical record?"

“That’s right, and if my brother doesn’t ask, I’m planning to find an excuse to go see Sister Lingling in a while! As old friends, we haven’t seen each other in a long time, have we?” Reina said with a slightly mischievous tone.

"Gurararara... It seems Lingling has a signpost inscribed on it?" the white-bearded man said with a loud laugh.

“That’s right. Back in Wano Country, I secretly went to their capital and made a copy of the Road Poneglyphs belonging to the Kozuki Clan. I also got the Vivre Card leading to Uzo from Inuarashi and Nekomamushi! When we go to Linlin’s place to steal the Road Poneglyphs, we can go to Uzo on the way and collect all four Road Poneglyphs!” Reina nodded and said seriously.

"So, the Road Poneglyphs exist in Wano Country, Fishman Island, Uzo, and Linlin's place?" Whitebeard asked thoughtfully.

“That’s right, don’t worry, brother. I’ve already told Shanks, the apprentice on Roger’s ship, about the location! It’s that red-haired guy. Roger seems to value him a lot, so there won’t be any problems!” Reina naturally knew what Whitebeard meant, so he spoke up in advance.

"You're always so thorough! Without you on board, I don't know how chaotic this ship would be!" Whitebeard said to Reiner.

“Brother, you underestimate yourself. Even without me, you will still be the world-renowned Whitebeard! And the Whitebeard Pirates will represent an era!” Reina said firmly.

"Gurararara... I don't need to represent an era. This era belongs to Roger. He had the magnanimity and ambition to become the Pirate King!" Whitebeard shook his head and said.

“He certainly can, but he won’t live much longer!” Reina shook his head and said with some regret.

"What do you mean?" Whitebeard was taken aback. He thought Reina had seen something and asked in surprise.

“I could tell before that he was already poisoned, and his lifespan… he probably only has two years left! Most likely only one year. That’s why he only borrowed Oden for one year! Because if he hadn’t finished by then… he would never have been able to finish.” Reina said softly.

"I see, that's a real pity!" Whitebeard nodded in reply.

He trusted Reiner completely and had no doubts.

While Reina and Whitebeard were chatting, Roger had already set sail again with Oden.

They soon discovered Nekomamushi and Inuarashi had secretly boarded the ship. Although Oden was very surprised, the two were already there, and he couldn't very well kick them off the ship, so he had no choice but to take them with him.

Aside from Rayleigh and Roger, the crew members on the ship were not particularly friendly to Oden, who had previously been the second division commander of the enemy Whitebeard Pirates.

However, given Oden's personality, none of these were problems. In a short time, he built good relationships with everyone by using oden, and after only a few days at sea, he was as familiar with everyone as family.

Shanks, having learned the inscriptions on the four road signs from Reyna, was quite conflicted, unsure whether he should tell the captain.

Rayleigh noticed his troubled expression and decided to take some time to talk to Shanks.

"So you now know the location of the four road signs?" Rayleigh stroked his chin, asking thoughtfully.

“That’s right, so I don’t know whether to tell the captain. Reina said he was going to tell the captain, but the captain doesn’t seem to want to know from him, so I’m hesitant!” Shanks nodded and said.

After revealing the secret, the pressure on his heart was greatly reduced, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Hehehe… Since Reina told you this as a precaution, you might as well pretend you know nothing. If the captain really can’t be found, we can assist him from the sidelines. Wouldn’t that be better?” Rayleigh understood Reina’s meaning, and inwardly admired the perfection of his actions before speaking to Shanks.

"Yes, I understand! Thank you, First Mate!" Shanks felt much relieved after Rayleigh's words of comfort and knew what to do next.

Oden, who was with Roger, was so shocked when he learned from the ship's doctor Crocus that Roger only had a year to live that he was speechless.

"So, we're going to take advantage of the massive upwelling current here to reach the Sky Island in the sky?" Oden asked Roger after they arrived at Jaya, the first half of the Grand Line.