Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

After returning from Wano Country, Reina recounted his encounter with Oden to Whitebeard, thus truly putting an end to the matter there.

Just as they were preparing to continue their voyage, a passing newsbird dropped a newspaper and left.

A crew member picked up the newspaper, glanced at it casually, and then his expression suddenly changed drastically. He grabbed the newspaper and ran towards the white-bearded man, shouting, "Father...something terrible has happened!"

"What's wrong?" Marco asked curiously as Whitebeard took the newspaper to read.

"The... Pirate King... Roger has been arrested!" The crew member who first picked up the newspaper swallowed hard and said.

"What?" Upon hearing this news, the group exchanged bewildered glances, seemingly unable to believe it.

"Inform Reina of this news, tell him that his plan can begin!" The white-bearded man finished reading the newspaper, tossed it aside, and said softly.

Upon hearing this, Marco nodded to Hansen, who immediately took out his Den Den Mushi and began contacting Sky Island.

After returning from Wano Country, Reina went back to Skypiea to continue his secluded training. However, when news of Roger's capture arrived, he had no choice but to come down from Skypiea again before he could even begin.

"Brother, do you want to come with me?" Reina asked softly after finishing reading the newspaper.

"I won't go, otherwise the Navy will think we're going to rescue Roger!" Whitebeard shook his head and said.

“Then I’ll go by myself this time! Marco, Vista, Sachi, I’ll leave things here to you! Remember what I said, go and take over Shiki’s territory a week before Roger’s execution!” Reina said with a smile.

"Are you sure Shiki the Golden Lion would do that? That's insane! No normal person would do that!" Marco was still incredulous.

Because Reina had previously told them that Skeeter would cause a huge disturbance at Marineford because of Roger's arrest.

“Hehe…we can make preparations first. Once you’ve confirmed this, we’ll act immediately. I think many people will covet the legacy left by Shiki. Rather than letting others benefit from it, we might as well give it to us! At least we’ll have some goodwill left behind!” Reina said with a strange laugh.

"Alright, I'll handle things here. As for you, going to the East Blue to see Roger off is fine, but if you want to go to Impel Down, I won't allow it!" Whitebeard said, frowning.

Whitebeard didn't quite approve of Reina using Roger's execution as an opportunity to expose the Whitebeard Pirates, but Reina's excuse of seeing Roger off left him with no room to argue, so he had no choice but to let Reina go.

"Don't worry, brother... now is not the time for revenge! If I really wanted revenge, I would have a better chance of success if I attacked Impel Down while the Navy was executing Roger in the East Blue." A glint flashed in Reina's eyes. He had never forgotten Olvia's death.

For the past year, he has stayed on the sky island and trained diligently in order to master the power within him as soon as possible, and now he has begun to see results.

After awakening his Mangekyou Sharingan, he spent more than a year getting used to it. Although he could use it normally, he still hadn't fully mastered it.

Now that Hyorinmaru has reached Bankai, he has spent another year training. This time, he not only trained his control over Hyorinmaru, but also strengthened his application of Sharingan eye techniques. In terms of strength, he has made great progress compared to before.

However, as he developed his own power, Reina felt that he hadn't done enough and could go even further.

Whitebeard told him that this feeling was because he had come to understand his own power.

As long as you follow this feeling and continue cultivating until you feel the limit, that's when you reach the bottleneck. Only after breaking through the bottleneck will your strength improve even further.

Chapter 142 Reina's Journey

"Is this the Sabaody Archipelago? I remember... Rayleigh was living in seclusion here, wasn't he?" After parting ways with Whitebeard, Reyner piloted his small boat, pulled by Ryu Ryu, from the New World to the East Blue.

However, this time he did not travel through the Calm Belt, but instead chose to go from Fishman Island to Sabaody Archipelago, and then pass through Reverse Mountain to the East Blue.

He had just arrived from Fishman Island and was strolling around the Sabaody Archipelago when he remembered that Rayleigh seemed to be living in seclusion here in the original story.

He discovered that the Sabaody Archipelago of today was almost identical to the Sabaody Archipelago of the future, where human traffickers gathered. However, the auction was not Doflamingo's territory at this time, because he did not see Doflamingo's smiley face symbol there.

After making inquiries, he heard a familiar name: Gavial Freitas, a name Reina had heard many times but always forgot.

"Those guys from Devil's Island?" Reina recalled visiting Devil's Island once when he was still with the Rocks Pirates. Although those guys weren't very strong, they seemed to have a lot of influence. Reina had already encountered Devil's Island's subordinates several times.

Previously, he had considered having the Whitebeard Pirates recruit these people, but later he realized it was completely unnecessary.

On this vast ocean, strength is paramount. If you lack strength, you'll become prey for others, and the powerful can devour you at any time.

Even someone as powerful as Doflamingo had to defer to Kaido. Even if he became the emperor of the underworld, so what? He still needed to rely on Kaido.

The Whitebeard Pirates are far more powerful than the Beasts Pirates. If they were to open their mouths, countless forces would be eager to join them, so there's absolutely no need for them to join.

Reina wandered around the Sabaody Archipelago but didn't see Rayleigh, so he bought supplies and continued on his way.

Although there were occasional fools who came to provoke them along the way, the small boat flying the Whitebeard Pirates flag still made most pirates keep their distance.

As for the Navy, no one dared to provoke him at this time. Their target now was Roger. As long as Roger was executed in public, it would be the greatest victory for the Navy.

So now they'd love for Reina to wander around.

However, when Reyna arrived in Alabasta, he still attracted the attention of the Navy, because they only needed to take a quick look at Reyna's route to know that his destination was likely the East China Sea.

But just as the navy was preparing to take action, an even more formidable opponent arrived in Marineford.

Shiki the Golden Lion, who did not believe that Roger would be captured by the Navy, came to the Navy Headquarters alone, where he was defeated by Sengoku and Garp and imprisoned in Impel Down.

When Reina received Sengoku's message, he was filled with emotion. Although he had known this would be the outcome, he still greatly admired Shiki. Most people probably wouldn't do such a thing; only he would dare to act in this way.

However, when he thought about what he was going to do next, Reina's lips curled up slightly, revealing a happy smile.

In his previous life, he seemed to have watched anime and had this thought: if he were also a pirate in the world of One Piece, he would definitely not miss Roger's execution.

That marked the beginning of an era, and the most glorious time of Roger's life, as he used the remaining years of his life to usher in the Great Pirate Era.

“As expected of Alabasta, an ancient country with a thousand-year history! What magnificent architecture!” Reina exclaimed softly as he stood in Albana, the capital of Alabasta.

However, just as he was about to go in, he suddenly felt someone watching him from not far away. So Reina turned his head and saw a familiar figure.

“So it was you… Crocodile!? Right!” Reina chuckled and said.

"You know me? It seems my reputation has caught your attention? Red-eyed Reyna, the vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates!" The young Crocodile was full of confidence, and the way he held a cigar in his mouth was incredibly irritating.

“No, I only saw your face on the bounty poster, but the reward was too low, so I’m not sure if it was you!” Reina said with a slight smile.

Upon hearing Reyner's words, Crocodile's face indeed darkened, and he said, "What are you doing in the first half of the Grand Line, such a big shot as you? There's probably nothing here that you'd want!"

"Tsk tsk tsk... You talk like you know me so well! But since we've met, I'll give you a piece of advice!" Reina looked at the other person, thinking of Robin from Olvia's brother's family, who seemed to be going to be hanging out with Crocodile for a while in the future, so he said, "It's best to be polite to scholars!"

Crocodile was completely confused; he didn't understand what Reina meant.

"Don't understand? That's okay, just remember it!" Reina said, waving his hand as he prepared to leave.

However, Crocodile clearly had no intention of letting Reyner leave, and transformed into a wisp of sand, directly blocking Reyner's path.

"You want to fight me? I advise you not to..."

"Desert Treasure Sword!"

Crocodile's attack interrupted Reina's words.

"Since that's the case, then I'll give you a defeat that will be etched in your memory!" Reina said, and then vanished from the spot.

When it reappeared, it was already behind Crocodile and kicked him in the head.

Seeing Reina's actions, Crocodile smiled contemptuously. Ordinary physical attacks could not hit him, who was a Logia-type user, so he had no intention of dodging.

"Oh!"

Reina kicked Crocodile away, and Reina himself was stunned to see Crocodile not dodging or flinching.

"How is this possible? How could you attack me? I'm a Logia-type Devil Fruit user!" Crocodile angrily got up from the ground, not even having time to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and shouted at Reina.

"I mean... you don't even know what Haki is?" Reina's lips twitched as he asked helplessly.

"Haki?" Crocodile had naturally heard of the name, but being obsessed with Logia-type Devil Fruit abilities, he had never studied Haki in detail, so he was somewhat confused at this moment.

“There’s absolutely no point in you fighting me right now!” Reina shook his head and prepared to leave.

"Damn it, what do you take me for? Corruption Reincarnation!" Crocodile was provoked by Reina's contemptuous look, and he slammed his hands on the ground and shouted.

Crocodile is the center of a circle, and he can quickly absorb the moisture from everything around him. This is one of the abilities of his Sand-Sand Fruit, which allows him to absorb water.

"Stubborn fool!" Reina leaped into the air, then took a step, using the air as a springboard to charge straight at Crocodile.

"Hmph! Even if you possess Haki, as long as you can't attack me, isn't that enough?" Crocodile waved his hand, and a wall of sand appeared, blocking Reina's path.

"What a naive fellow!" Reina smiled slightly, drew his Hyōrinmaru sword, and cleaved the sand wall in two with a single strike.

However, Crocodile seemed to have been prepared. As he dodged Reyna's slash, a crescent-shaped blade made of sand flew directly towards Reyna.

The crescent-shaped sand blade struck Reina directly. Crocodile was overjoyed and was about to taunt him when he saw Reina appear completely unaffected, arriving in front of him without slowing down at all.

"Oh!"

"Wow……"

Reina punched Crocodile in the stomach, causing Crocodile to spit out a mouthful of blood.

"How is this possible?" Crocodile stared at Reyner in shock. He couldn't understand it; his attack had clearly hit Reyner just now!

“It seems you really know nothing about the world!” Reina said to Crocodile from his superior position.

Crocodile, kneeling on the ground, had lost his previous composure and confidence. He was now filled with confusion and shock, as if everything he knew had been overturned by Reyner.

"Then feel the pain! Failure is also a form of growth!" Reina spun around and delivered a whip kick, sending Crocodile flying. Then he clapped his hands and walked towards Albana.

To be honest, Crocodile is quite strong, especially with his Logia-type Devil Fruit ability.

However, he relies too much on his Devil Fruit powers, and when he encounters a strong opponent who can use Haki, he becomes extremely vulnerable.

Furthermore, lacking Observation Haki, he was unable to sense the opponent's attacks and therefore could not use his Devil Fruit ability to avoid them in advance. This is why he suffered such a crushing defeat in his battle against Reina.

"Is this the strength of the new world's powerful beings?" Crocodile, lying in the sand with his face covered in blood, looked at the azure sky and muttered to himself.

Today's defeat gave him an urge to see the new world; he wanted to see just how big the gap was between himself and this world.

After wandering around the city for a while, Reina arrived near the royal tombs of the Alabasta royal family, the location of the ancient weapon Hades, which is recorded inside.

"Who goes there? This is the imperial mausoleum, please do not approach!" Before Reina could even get close, soldiers immediately came over and warned him.

Reina hesitated for a moment, but still didn't go in. It wasn't because he wasn't curious about where Hades was, but because... he didn't recognize the ancient writing at all!

If he goes in now, he won't be able to decipher the text except for making a copy, so it's better to let Robin see it for himself later!

After leaving Alabasta, Reina arrived at the entrance to the Grand Line, where he met Crocus, who had returned, and Laboon, the whale, who was extremely agitated after learning of the Rumbar Pirates' annihilation.

"This guy... he really is a fiery character!" Reina said, shaking his head as he looked at Laboon the whale, who had fallen into a deep sleep after being injected with a sedative by Crocus.

“Animals recognize this feeling more than most humans do!” Crocus said softly as he tidied up the island that Laboon had messed up. “As the vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, why are you here?”

“My destination is the East China Sea!” Reina replied softly.

Upon hearing Reina's words, Crocus turned around abruptly, staring intently at Reina for a long while before saying, "Your target is the captain? You want to know Laugh Tale's location? Did Whitebeard send you?"

Reina shook his head and said, "My brother doesn't care about that kind of thing at all, and neither do I! I'm going there... merely to represent the Whitebeard Pirates and see off the great heroes of the sea! Aren't you going to see off your captain?"

“Roger said it himself, the Roger Pirates have disbanded! Everything he’s doing now is of his own free will, so there’s no need for us to be sad!” Crocus said, bowing his head.

When he looked up, Reina still saw tears in the corners of Crocus's eyes.