Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

But at that moment, Charlotte Linlin seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Didn't that kid Reina say that his work had to be done on the ship, and that he wouldn't get off the ship until the work was finished?"

“Yes, Mom! That’s exactly what he said!” Perospero nodded in reply.

“Just as I thought, ma~mama~~ then let’s do as he says! Let him go back to his ship at noon!” Charlotte Linlin suddenly suppressed her anger and said calmly.

Her children were puzzled by their mother's sudden change of heart. Charlotte Owen even asked Charlotte Linlin, "Mom, that boy is clearly disrespecting the Big Mom Pirates. Why did you agree to him so easily?"

“You guys don’t know this, but I do! That’s that kid’s quirk! He won’t go anywhere until he finishes a certain amount of work each day, and he’s been like this for a long time! If anyone disturbs his work, that kid will really go after them!” Charlotte Linlin said with a smile.

"Huh?" Everyone was puzzled. Someone actually had such a strange quirk?

What they didn't know was that Reina wasn't forbidden from disembarking. He could complete his work hours on Whitebeard Pirates' territory, but this wasn't Whitebeard Pirates' territory, and there was no Whitebeard Pirates flag flying there, so he had to stay on the pirate ship.

After obtaining Charlotte Linlin's permission, Perospero returned to the coast and conveyed Charlotte Linlin's message to Reina before taking Reina to Cake City.

Throughout the journey, Perospero looked at Reina differently. What kind of person is he to have such a strange quirk?

Reina, of course, had no idea that his hard work on the Rocks ship would leave such an impression on Charlotte Linlin.

When the group arrived at Cake City, Perospero used his abilities to create a spiral staircase leading directly to the top of Cake City, which was the venue for the tea party.

"What an amazing ability! It's incredibly artistic!" Reina couldn't help but exclaim as he looked at the spiral staircase created by Perospero.

"Thank you for the compliment!" Perospero was also very happy to hear Reina's praise.

Most people who see his abilities will only marvel at his strength, and few will say that he has artistry. In fact, he is very creative. In the Big Mom Pirates, in addition to being Charlotte Linlin's eldest son, he also has a role similar to that of a shipwright.

When the two arrived at the top floor, the tea party was about to begin, and almost everyone in the room had arrived.

"Look, who's that? He's being personally accompanied by Perospero!"

"That's... Reina Akame of the Whitebeard Pirates? Why is he here?"

"Is the Whitebeard Pirates going to team up with the Big Mom Pirates? This is a major event!"

Reina's appearance surprised everyone at the tea party, with some even wondering if the Whitebeard Pirates were planning to join forces with the Big Mom Pirates, since Reina was one of the people who could completely replace the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Let me introduce you..."

"No need, where's Sister Lingling? Hasn't it started yet?"

Perospero was very pleased with the surprised looks on the faces of those around him, but just as he was about to introduce the people attending the tea party to Reina, Reina refused outright.

"It's about to start! Your spot is over here, please follow me!" Perospero smiled slightly. He understood what Reina meant; he simply looked down on these people.

Those who came to the tea party were allies of the Big Mom Pirates and had nothing to do with the Whitebeard Pirates, so Reina naturally didn't care.

So when Perospero led Reina to the head seat, he withdrew, and just then Charlotte Linlin came out of the castle singing.

"Oh~ Sister Lingling is here!" Reina stood up and greeted her.

"Mama~~ What a wonderful day! Reina, come here and sit next to me. We haven't seen each other for so many years! Chat with me a little longer today!" Charlotte Linlin seemed very kind.

Reina smiled and nodded, then sat down in the seat closest to Charlotte Linlin.

Just as Reina thought the tea party was about to begin, Charlotte Linlin waved her hand solemnly, and soon two maids slowly walked out carrying a photo frame.

"A photograph of Sister Carmel?" Reina looked thoughtfully at the photograph held by the maid, as if he were pondering something.

“Mom, Sister Carmelo is still all sunshine and rainbows today!” Perospero said with a smile.

“Hahahaha... Ma~ Mama~~ That’s right, the nun is the light of this world! The Kingdom of All Nations that I established is the nun’s wish. Her greatest wish was to establish a country where all races are equal!” Charlotte Linlin said happily.

After Sister Carmel's photo was in place, the next step was the gift-giving. The guests who came to the tea party took out gifts packed in treasure chests and presented them to Charlotte Linlin, who had been eagerly anticipating the event.

"Ah~ I have to give a gift! Really... I completely forgot!" Reina's face fell. Like Charlotte Linlin, he only liked receiving gifts and didn't like giving them.

Even so, he really couldn't refuse to send it now, otherwise he would not only be slapping the Big Mom Pirates in the face, but also losing face for the Whitebeard Pirates.

But he wasn't prepared, so he had no choice but to take a bottle of liquor from his inventory and carry it with him.

"Hey... Perospero~ come here for a second!" After preparing the liquor, Reina waved and called out to Perospero, who was acting as a kind of master of ceremonies.

"What's wrong?" Perospero came to Reina's side and asked.

“I didn’t prepare any other gifts either, please wrap this up for me!” Reina said with a smile as he handed the bottle of liquor to Perospero.

"Wait... could this be... the priceless gold of liquor on the black market... baijiu?" Perospero had just received the baijiu from Reina when a guest immediately stepped forward and asked excitedly.

Upon hearing this person's words, the other guests and the executives of the Big Mom Pirates all looked over in surprise.

“There’s nothing surprising about that, is there? I send Sister Lingling a bottle every year, don’t I?” Reina said with a light laugh.

“Gulp…” Upon hearing Reina’s confirmation, Perospero couldn’t help but swallow. Although Reina sent Charlotte Linlin and Shiki the Golden Lion a bottle each year, that was still not enough for Charlotte Linlin to drink alone.

Among their siblings, only Katakuri received a small cup because of his merits. Even Charlotte Linlin usually cherishes this kind of liquor!

"Hahahaha... Ma~mama~ Reina, I'm not trying to be mean, but you're such a stingy little brother! One small bottle a year is not enough at all!" Charlotte Lingling immediately put down her treasure chest and snatched the bottle from Perospero's hand, holding it tightly in her arms.

“Sister Lingling, you know how small the production of this kind of liquor is! My older brother is also a liquor lover, and he drinks almost all of my annual production. I usually drink rum myself! Apart from you and Brother Shiki, I have never given any to outsiders!” Reina shrugged and said, feigning helplessness.

"Well, if I hadn't known your production was so low, I would have gone to your door long ago! Edward is really lucky!" Charlotte Linlin exclaimed.

After some small talk, the tea party finally began. Thanks to Charlotte Linlin's ability, the food and tea on the table didn't require any effort from you; they would just go into your mouth on their own. For Reina, this was a rather unusual experience, although it wasn't a pleasant one.

Chapter 157 Conflict

"Sister Lingling, I heard you have a red historical text?" After the tea party started, Reina finally asked the question that was the main purpose of his trip.

"Kid, you're trying to steal my treasure?" Charlotte Linlin's previously cheerful expression immediately darkened as she asked in a low voice.

“You should know that my wife is a historian! Her favorite thing to do is study history. Although she has passed away, I will still try my best to make copies of all the historical texts and burn them for her! Sister Lingling, name your price!” Reina said directly.

"Hahaha... Kid, I knew it! There must have been something wrong with you running off to the West Sea for no reason. So, you were captured by the Navy because of that woman? What kind of person is she that you're so infatuated with? I have quite a few daughters too. Take a look... see if you like any of them. If you do, besides that red one, I have two more! You can make copies of them!" Charlotte Linlin's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said with a loud laugh.

"Sister Lingling, please don't joke around. I'm very serious about this. I already have a wife!" Reina also stopped smiling and shook his head.

“Since you’re unwilling, then forget it. Those stones are very precious!” Charlotte Linlin said immediately when she heard that Reina was unwilling.

“Sister Lingling, that’s just a stone that records history, not a real treasure! I already know what’s on it…” Reina said helplessly.

“No, that’s my baby!” Charlotte Linlin said firmly.

“Then how about I exchange information about her with you?” Reina asked, pointing to Carmelo’s photograph.

"The nun?" Charlotte Linlin was taken aback, then looked at Reiner with surprise and asked, "Do you know where the nun is? Tell me, and I'll give you all three stones!"

Reina shook his head and said, "I don't know her whereabouts, but I know her past, although you probably don't want to know, and I also know someone who knows her whereabouts!"

Charlotte Linlin stared intently at Reiner and asked, "Tell me what you know, and I'll still consider you my brother!"

Her implication was very simple: if Reina didn't speak, Charlotte Linlin would likely take action.

Because of their conversation, the atmosphere at the tea party suddenly became tense, and the cadres even seemed to be subtly surrounding Reina.

“Sister Lingling…threatening me won’t work, you should know that!” Reina said, sitting on the stool with a slightly relaxed expression.

"Hahahaha... Good, as expected of Whitebeard's men. Perospero, go and make rubbings of the inscriptions on the three stones!" Charlotte Linlin suddenly burst into laughter, then ordered her eldest son beside her.

“Yes, Mom!” Perospero wiped the sweat from her forehead, nodded, and said.

Soon, when Perospero reappeared, Reina knew that the real action was about to begin.

"Now...tell me what you know!" Sure enough, after Charlotte Linlin received the printed fabric, she threw it directly to Reina and said coldly to him.

"Does Sister Lingling want me to say this here?" Reina asked with a slight smile.

"Come with me!" Charlotte Linlin said, getting up and walking into the castle.

Reina also got up and followed him inside.

After the two left the tea party, the guests looked at each other in surprise, not expecting such a turn of events to occur at the tea party.

Once inside the castle, Reyna tells Charlotte Linlin what he knows about Carmelo being a human trafficker.

"Damn it, shut up! Anyone who slanders the nun, I'll kill them!" To Reina's surprise, Charlotte Linlin, upon learning the truth, was not saddened but instead flew into a rage and refused to believe Reina's words.

"Napoleon, Prometheus, Zeus!"

As Charlotte Linlin shouted, her bicorn hat transformed into a large sword, followed by a small sun-like fireball and a thundercloud.

"Heavenly Fire - Burst!" With her left hand gripping the little sun Prometheus, Charlotte Linlin threw a punch directly at Reina.

“Sister Lingling, even if you don’t believe what I’m saying, you can ask your head chef. Lord Longbread is the only one who knows where the nun is! If you think back carefully to the scene when you met Lord Longbread, you’ll find that he was around when the nun disappeared!” Reina said loudly while dodging.

"I don't believe it... I don't believe it... Die, all of you!" Charlotte Linlin began her frenzied attack, leaving the castle in ruins.

"What happened? Reina, what did you do to Mom?" Katakuri and the others, who rushed over after hearing the commotion, immediately questioned Reina sternly upon seeing the crazed Charlotte Linlin.

“This really isn’t my fault. It’s Sister Linlin who can’t accept the fact that Sister Carmel worked for the World Government. I really didn’t lie to her! If she doesn’t believe me, she can ask the World Government or the Navy. Sister Carmel worked for the World Government back then! Lord Longbread knows that too.” Reina said while dodging Charlotte Linlin’s attacks.

He was explaining this to Katakuri and the others, and also to Charlotte Linlin.

Katakuri and the others exchanged glances. Charlotte Linlin was clearly enraged and couldn't hear Reina's words at all. The only way to calm her down was to knock Reina down first.

So the group quickly came to a decision: no matter what, they would take down Reina first, and deal with the rest after Charlotte Linlin regained consciousness.

"Candy Waves!"

"Bird rice cake!"

"Demon Slash!"

"A high-heat fist!"

Perospero, Katakuri, Daifuku, and other executives launched a direct attack on Reina.

"You bunch of bastards! Mangekyou Sharingan... Activate!" Reina, who was already trying his best to dodge, was suddenly surrounded by the other Big Mom Pirates officers and immediately found himself in a dangerous situation, so he activated his Mangekyou Sharingan.

"Seated atop the Frosty Sky! Hyōrinmaru!" The moment Hyōrinmaru appeared, Reina activated his Shikai state to defend against Charlotte Linlin's attack.

"Don't let him escape, kill him!" Charlotte Mondor, dressed in a black and white striped outfit with a bone pattern, pointed at Reyner and shouted.

"You bunch of bastards, don't let me escape, or else... I'll make sure you live in a nightmare!" Reina swung the Hyōrinmaru in his hand, and the ice dragon directly froze Katakuri's mochi, then quickly retreated.

He had barely left his spot when multiple attacks immediately struck, blasting a large hole in the place where he had just been standing.

"Hoo~ Looks like I have to go all out! Susanoo, activate!" A layer of purple energy appeared on Reina's body, greatly enhancing his speed and strength.

"High-Heat Slash!" Owen, who hated Reina the most, took advantage of Reina activating Susanoo and rushed over. His greatsword turned fiery red, which he transformed into this form using his own ability.

"Get the hell out of here!" Reina punched Owen's greatsword, absorbing his energy and sending him flying.

This is the result of his two years of training. He has finally combined the Black Emperor's abilities with Susanoo, allowing him to use the Black Emperor's abilities while activating Susanoo. This not only greatly improves his defense but also significantly increases his attack power.

"Owen! That bastard, that demon, chop him down!" As Owen's twin brother, Daifu was naturally very anxious when he saw Owen being knocked away by Reina. He immediately controlled the demon created by his ability to attack Reina.