Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Marco and the others didn't dare to ask any questions, because they could also tell that Reina seemed to intend to attack them, so they turned around and ran away.

"Aaaaah!!" With no emotion or fluctuation in his icy blue eyes, Reina raised his Bankai Hyōrinmaru and slashed it directly at Whitebeard.

The enormous ice dragon flew directly towards Whitebeard following Hyōrinmaru's slash. Whitebeard, who hadn't brought his naginata with him, already had two transparent energy rings around his fists. Facing Reyner's slash, he first punched the space in front of him, and then followed up with another punch.

"boom!!!"

A massive energy collision occurred in the center of the island, and the entire island, centered on the two people, was transformed, with one half turning blue, representing ice, and the other half becoming transparent.

The aftershocks of the energy collision sent Marco and the others flying as they ran toward the pirate ship. The Moby Dick, docked at the shore, seemed about to capsize, but fortunately, the crew members were all conscious and managed to stabilize the Moby Dick with their combined efforts.

"W-what happened?"

"What... happened just now?"

Fortunately, the impact of the energy shockwave was short-lived and disappeared after a while. The crew members, still shaken, looked towards the island, and what they saw made them gasp in shock.

The island, which was originally covered with greenery and trees, has now become a barren land on their side, with no trees to be seen except for sand.

The direction away from them turned into a world of ice, where everything was frozen. Due to the energy impact, many ice spikes appeared on the island's surface facing the sea, making that half of the island look like a frozen hedgehog.

Chapter 139 The Birth of the Pirate King

"Huh? How did I get here?" When Reina woke up, he found himself in his own cabin on the ship, and it seemed that the ship was sailing and rocking a bit.

Just as he was about to get up, a wave of pain washed over him, and he realized that his whole body ached and was covered in bandages.

"crunch..."

The door opened, and Olga walked in carrying a small bowl.

"Hey~ Reina, you're awake?" Olga asked in surprise when she saw Reina sitting up.

"What's going on? How did I get here? What happened?" Reina rubbed his head and asked, puzzled.

“Don’t you remember? Last night you went crazy and froze the island we stayed on. If it weren’t for your father, who knows what crazy things you might have done!” Olga handed the small bowl to Reina and said.

"Huh? I froze the island?" Reina had no recollection of it. He only remembered using the special weapon Super Evolution Scroll on Hyōrinmaru, which seemed to cause an energy outburst that he couldn't control, and then he couldn't remember what happened next.

"Hurry up and drink your medicine, then go ask your dad yourself! He doesn't know either!" Olga stuck out her tongue and said.

He only regained consciousness when the aftershocks of the battle between Reina and Whitebeard shook the pirate ship, so he really didn't know what exactly happened.

When she came out, half of the island was frozen and the other half was barren land. As for Reina himself, he was carried back by Whitebeard and had already fainted when he returned.

After taking the medicine and resting for a while to regain some strength, Reina found Whitebeard and asked him what had happened the night before.

"Kid, tell me first, what did you do last night?" the white-bearded man asked with a strange look.

"Well, Hyōrinmaru actually has several weapon forms. Last night I unlocked Hyōrinmaru's Bankai state, and then I don't know what happened!" Reina said with a bitter face.

"I see. It must be because you haven't fully mastered the power of Hyōrinmaru yet, but you were in a hurry to release the next stage, which is why this happened!" Whitebeard nodded and told Reina what had happened last night.

It was at this moment that Reina realized that some powers could not be used at will simply by possessing them.

Clearly, just as Whitebeard analyzed, his understanding and mastery of Hyōrinmaru was insufficient. Although he had been practicing swordsmanship, Hyōrinmaru was a Zanpakutō, which needed the master's approval to unleash its full power.

Now, he is starting to have difficulty controlling the many powers he possesses. During his year of training with the Mangekyou Sharingan, Reina can be said to have mastered the use of the eye technique. However, after activating Susanoo, he still failed to combine it with the Black Emperor's abilities.

Now that Hyōrinmaru's Bankai form has been added, he can't even use it.

"Does your brother have any suggestions?" Reina asked after thinking for a while.

"You need to handle this kind of thing yourself. These abilities belong to you, and you probably have your own plans on how to train them, right?" the white-bearded man replied with a slight smile.

“That’s right, I’m different from you. I started from a lower point, and my physique is completely incomparable to yours. So my abilities have increased too quickly during this period, and my body can’t keep up! I plan to go to the Sky Island starting tomorrow and focus on honing my skills!” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

"No problem. There's not much going on on the ship right now, and Marco and the others can help me a lot. You don't need to worry about anything. Just focus on your training!" Whitebeard nodded and said.

So the next morning, Reina went straight to Skypiea and began to train wholeheartedly. Since the Whitebeard Pirates' flag was also hanging on Skypiea, he could do his job just as well.

Besides his cultivation time, he also participated in the construction and life on the Sky Island, which allowed him to complete his work while also improving the facilities on the Sky Island.

While Roger was searching for the Road Poneglyphs, Reina began his training on Skypiea. Meanwhile, in the first half of the Grand Line, Barrett, who had left Roger's pirate ship, encountered a powerful Logia-type Devil Fruit user.

The two fought to a draw, which made Barrett realize how many strong people there were in the world. He also began to focus on training his Haki, otherwise he would not be able to effectively damage Logia-type Devil Fruit users.

The one who fought to a draw with Barrett was Crocodile Crocodile, the Sand-Sand Fruit user and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

It was at this time that Kurozumi Orochi, who secretly controlled Wano Country, began to cooperate with Kaido, who had come to Wano Country, and turned the entire country into chaos.

When Roger and his crew arrived in Wano Country, Oden noticed the great changes that had taken place there, but he did not intend to return at that time.

The ailing Tenshigetsu disembarked with his two children and stayed in Wano Country, with Nekomamushi and Inuarashi serving as his guards.

At this moment, Oden and Tenshiki couldn't help but recall Reina's words. Wano Country had indeed undergone tremendous changes because of his departure, but he had no choice but to turn a blind eye to it.

"A hydra and a giant dragon? Oden, stay in Kuri and don't wander off. No matter what happens in Wano Country, don't do anything rash. Wait for me to come back!" Oden said solemnly to Tenshi Tsuki.

"Don't worry! I know what to do!" Tian Shiyue knew Roger and the others' purpose and naturally didn't want Oden to be held back because of her.

After staying in Wano Country for only a few hours, Oden left Wano Country again with Roger and went to Uzo to obtain the last piece of the Road Poneglyph.

Having collected all four road signs, Roger deciphered the location of the final island, completing the unprecedented feat of circumnavigating the world.

He is also known as the "Pirate King".

Therefore, both the Navy and pirates are searching for the Roger Pirates.

However, they didn't know that after finding all the answers, the Roger Pirates disbanded.

Roger, who was seriously ill, disembarked early, and no one knew where he went.

"Oh? The Pirate King? Roger... Is this what you want?" Shiki the Golden Lion, with a piece of a ship's wheel sticking out of his head, said with a newspaper in hand, his expression uncertain.

Roger was someone he acknowledged. He believed that if Roger were willing to join forces with him and they also recruited Reiner from the Whitebeard Pirates, they could definitely dominate the world.

But Roger rejected him, and Reina's situation was also difficult to resolve. However, since Roger had rejected him, he could only try to get his hands on Reina.

Meanwhile, Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King whom the whole world was searching for, was drinking with Whitebeard on a small island.

"I'm going to die!" Roger said while drinking.

"Ah~ I know, that kid Reina saw it!" Whitebeard said, raising his gourd and taking a sip of liquor.

"Really? That's quite a troublesome ability! But... um... want to know how to get to the final island?" Roger hiccuped and asked with a smile.

“I’m not interested in that!” Whitebeard shook his head and said.

“That’s right. That little guy on your ship must know, right? He told Shanks the locations of the four road signs, and I haven’t even thanked him yet!” Roger said with a chuckle. “Do you know what those guys in the government call me now? Gol D. Roger! No, I’m called Gol D. Roger!”

"What exactly does 'D' stand for? Reina seems to be very wary of this word too!" Whitebeard asked, taken aback.

"Oh? So the kid knows this too?" Roger asked with a smile, taken aback.

“No!” Whitebeard shook his head and said, “Because… his name also has a ‘D’ in it!”

"Hmm?" Roger looked at Whitebeard, put down his wine glass, and asked, "What's his full name?"

“Benelli D. Reiner!” the white-bearded man replied softly.

"Hahaha... I see, so he knows something! No wonder he said it was too early to go to the final island! What a pity! So he must know who that person is, right? That guy who will surpass us in the future!" Roger laughed, then stopped and asked seriously.

“I don’t know, he didn’t tell me! Should I call him over? You can ask him yourself!” The white-bearded man shook his head and said.

"Never mind, no need. I just came to catch up with an old friend! I suppose he knows that, which is why he didn't come to see me!" Roger said with a slight smile.

Whitebeard remained silent. In fact, the white wine he and Roger were drinking was given to him by Reina after he learned that Roger had become the Pirate King, who said it was a drink prepared for the two of them.

That day, the two talked for a long time and drank all the liquor before falling asleep, slightly drunk.

"Why don't you see him?!" Whitebeard asked Reina beside him, watching the departing boat.

“I’ll see him off then. Right now… it doesn’t matter whether I see him or not!” Reina said with a smile.

At this moment, Reina was much calmer than before. Hyōrinmaru was still hanging at his waist, but he could not feel any icy aura. This was proof that he had completely subdued Hyōrinmaru.

"Is that so? So he's going to turn himself in?" the white-bearded man sighed and asked.

"No, he has more important things to do! It's a pity... that person in the future isn't his son! Hahaha..." Reina said with a loud laugh, as if he were a child who had successfully pulled off a prank.

Whitebeard glanced at Reyner, somewhat puzzled as to why Reyner was doing all this.

“By the way, big brother! Do you remember what I told you about? The great changes in Wano Country!” Reina suddenly asked.

"What's wrong? Is Oden in danger?" Whitebeard asked, his smile fading.

“No, not now, but if we don’t intervene, he could very well die in a few years!” Reina said after a moment’s hesitation.

"So what are you hesitating about?" Whitebeard sensed Reyner's hesitation and asked.

“Because… in the future! Wano Country will become the focus! There, many people will emerge to carry on his legacy, so I’m not sure if we really need to change him! As you know, I warned Oden back then, but his life trajectory didn’t change at all, which means that so far, everything has been his own choice!” Reina sighed and said.

"Then why are you saying such things now? Can't you sever your family ties?" The white-bearded man asked with a smirk.

“There are some reasons for that! But more importantly, now is the best time to change his future. Once we miss it, even if we rush over, it will be difficult to make any changes!” Reina nodded and said.

"Gurararara... Since you already have the answer in your heart, why ask me?" the white-bearded man said with a loud laugh.

"Isn't it because I was afraid I wasn't strong enough, so I dragged my older brother along?" Reina said with a slight smile.

"Then...give the order to set sail! To Wano Country!" Whitebeard raised his arm and gave the order for their next journey.

Chapter 140 Persuading them to return

"Wano Country at this time should be around the time Oden just returned, right??" Standing on the deck, Reina silently recalled the original plot in his mind.

Meanwhile, Oden, who had just returned to Wano Country, learned that Wano Country had been stolen by Kurozumi Orochi, and that pirates from the outer seas were also involved in the matter.

Oden, who was originally able to suppress his anger, immediately picked up his weapon and headed straight for Hanato after learning that Tenshiki had also been injured by the pirates who came to cause trouble, wanting to kill Kurozumi Orochi to avenge himself.

But just as he was about to make his move, a user of the Barrier-Barrier Fruit blocked Oden's attack.

“A barrier is one that no one can approach! Oden, your strength is meaningless!” said the biwa-playing monk Kurozumi Seramaru softly.

He is the current Barrier-Barrier Fruit user, possessing the same ability as Bartolomeo, Luffy's future subordinate.

"Hehehehe... That's right. Since you were a pirate, you should know about the extraordinary power of Devil Fruits!" The old woman, Kurozumi Musashi, said with a strange laugh.

"So he's a Devil Fruit user!" Oden was naturally familiar with Devil Fruit users. With his strength, the Barrier-Barrier Fruit couldn't possibly protect Kurozumi Orochi indefinitely.

However, Orochi didn't think so. He hid in the barrier created by the Barrier-Barrier Fruit, believing himself to be very safe. So he told the old woman, Kurozumi Higurashi, about what they had done over the years, which made Oden so angry that he wanted to kill Orochi on the spot.

Most importantly, Orochi's purpose in doing this was not to steal Wano Country; he was simply seeking revenge. His goal was to kill everyone in Wano Country.