Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Chapter 169 Fisher Tiger

After meeting Doflamingo on Devil's Island, Reina knew that the island wouldn't last much longer, so he lost interest in causing trouble there.

Since his injuries had not fully healed, he simply purchased some nautical supplies and prepared to leave.

But just as he was about to head to the port, he noticed what seemed to be a great commotion on the street.

"Quick, grab that fishman! We can't let him get away!"

"These lowly slaves dare to run away! Once I catch them, I'll torture them to death!"

As squads of guards ran past him, and he heard them cursing, Reina suddenly realized that some slaves had escaped, and they seemed to be of the merfolk race.

Seeing the guards running past him, Reina thought for a moment and then followed them.

The Whitebeard Pirates have a good relationship with Fishman Island. If they hadn't met, it wouldn't have mattered. But now that they have, it would be a bit unreasonable not to go and see them.

Soon, Reina followed the guards to the direction of the port, where a large group of Devil Island soldiers were surrounding a fishman with a reddish complexion.

"Just some murlocs... how dare they injure our men? They're asking for death! Open fire!" A squad leader among the soldiers surrounding the murlocs shouted viciously.

"Wait!" Just then, Reina, who had been following them, suddenly called out.

"Huh? Who are you?" the squad leader asked Reina in surprise.

"You'll find out who I am in a moment. I'll take this merman. You can all get lost!" Reina waved to the leader and said.

“You want it? Sure… as long as you can afford the Berry… you can choose any goods you want! But if not… heh heh!” The foreman chuckled and said to Reina.

“Berry? I’m so sorry… I don’t have that many on me!” Reina said with a smile.

He knew that since his landing had been discovered by the manager of Devil's Island, they would definitely send people to follow him. If their people didn't come out at this time, he wouldn't mind causing a scene.

Sure enough, just as the leader was about to curse, a shifty-looking guy ran out from behind Reina and whispered something to the leader.

"Since you are a distinguished guest... then consider this merman a gift from me!" After his expression changed several times, the minor leader said to Reina with some reluctance.

"Mr. Tiger, are you alright?" After the people from Devil's Island left, Reina quickly went over and asked the injured fishman.

It turned out that this person was Fisher Tiger, the fish-man explorer who had met Reina once before, and who would later become the first captain of the Sun Pirates.

"I didn't expect to run into you here. Are you here to buy slaves too?" Tiger didn't show any joy when he saw Reina. Instead, he stared blankly at Reina.

Reina shook his head and said, "Don't misunderstand, this isn't the place to talk. Come with me!"

Tiger hesitated for a moment. At this moment, he was extremely wary of humans, even to the point of hatred!

Although Reina was a member of the Whitebeard Pirates and they had indeed known each other before, Tiger still didn't quite trust Reina, especially after encountering him in this place.

“Let’s go. If I wanted to capture you, there would have been no need to save you!” Reina said softly, seemingly sensing Tiger’s concern.

When Tiger heard Reina's words and considered the other party's strength, he had no doubts. If the other party wanted to kill him, he indeed had no way to escape.

The two arrived at the port one after the other, where Turtle Shell was already waiting for Reina at the port.

“Come on up! This is my partner, his name is Hardshell. Apart from being a bit directionally challenged, this guy has no other flaws!” Reina said with a smile.

Tiger was speechless as he looked at Reina, who was using a giant turtle as a pirate ship, but he still followed Reina and climbed onto the turtle's back.

After the two left, the person who had been following them returned to Alcatraz to report to their manager.

Meanwhile, Doflamingo also learned that Reina had saved a fish-man, but he just smiled and didn't comment.

"It seems the Whitebeard Pirates are just as rumored, Doflamingo. They're not on our side. You can abandon this line of action!" Vergo, with a piece of bread stuck to his face, said calmly.

"Hehehehe...ne~ne~...I said...Vergo, could you please take the bread off your face before you speak? I've told you this so many times, but every time I see you, I can't help but say it again!" Torrebol said to Vergo, snot hanging from his nose.

After leaving Alcatraz Island, Reina secretly breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Tiger, saying, "Luckily, the Whitebeard Pirates have a big enough reputation, otherwise it would have been really difficult to save you today!"

Tiger looked at Reina with some confusion. With Reina's strength, and the two of them already not far from the port, escaping should be no problem at all, right?

As for himself, Tiger believed that once he reached the ocean, he would be able to escape.

"I just went through a major battle, and I can't use any of my strength right now. I can't fight anyone at all!" Reina saw Tiger's doubt and said with a wry smile.

Tiger was stunned; he never expected Reina to say such a thing.

"Given your condition, shouldn't you be telling me?" After a moment of silence, Tiger spoke up.

“It’s okay to tell you! Aren’t we friends?” Reina grinned and replied.

Whether Tiger was moved by Reina's words or infected by his smile, after being tormented by humans for three years, he suddenly began to think that not all humans were bad.

"Phew~ Sorry, because they've been torturing me ever since they captured me, I don't trust humans!" Tiger said, taking a deep breath as if recalling his previous attitude.

"Ah~ It's okay. Actually, I originally wanted to destroy Devil's Island, but my brother said that this kind of thing is only a temporary solution and has no real meaning. So even though I knew that it was the human traffickers' headquarters, I chose to turn a blind eye! It's only natural that you hate me!" Reina waved his hand and said somewhat embarrassedly.

“No, Newgate is right. Even if one Alcatraz is destroyed, a second and a third will appear. As long as the nature of this world is not changed, this kind of thing cannot be prevented!” Tiger said somewhat sadly.

“But if you don’t do it, and I don’t do it, then who will? Anyway, I think that as long as I encounter it, I will do it! What I do may be just a drop in the ocean for the whole world, but when countless people do it together, it becomes a force that can change the world!” Reina clenched his fist and said.

Tiger was taken aback, somewhat shocked by Reiner's words. He bowed and said, "You're right! I was too pessimistic before. From today onwards, I will learn from you and strive to be the best version of myself!"

His attitude towards Reina changed drastically with just one sentence, and even his tone became full of respect.

Reina waved his hand and said, "You don't need to be like that. I'm not some big shot. Like today, even though I knew there were many innocent people on Devil's Island, I still chose to turn a blind eye. If I hadn't met you, I probably would have left without doing anything!"

Tiger chuckled, then said self-deprecatingly, "And what about me? I was only thinking about escaping myself; I had no ability to save my fellow countrymen who were also imprisoned!"

"That's why I said I can't be a savior! I can only save myself! But when everyone can do that, no one will need to be saved by anyone else! Of course, this is an ideal situation, and it's impossible for it to exist in the world!" Reina said with a wry smile.

"Phew~ You're right! By the way, where are you going now?" Tiger nodded in agreement.

"Of course, I'm going back to the Whitebeard Pirates! I went to Wano Country before and had a conflict with the Beasts Pirates! That damned Kaido actually killed Oden, and I couldn't help but fight Kaido. I ended up losing to him, and I only escaped thanks to Lady Toki, though I was seriously injured. So now I have to send the information back!" Reina briefly recounted what happened in Wano Country.

"I never imagined the Beasts Pirates could be so despicable, even stealing Wano Country!" Tiger exclaimed after hearing the news.

He also greatly admired Reina, who fought a pirate crew all by himself for the sake of his comrades. In his opinion, Reina's defeat was still honorable.

“When my eldest brother recognized Oden as his brother, he became my second brother! His affairs are my affairs, and I will certainly not stand idly by! It’s a pity… I only went to Wano Country to purchase goods and invite Wano Country’s craftsmen this time. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have suffered such a humiliating defeat if I had brought people with me!” Reina sighed and said.

"Since you're going back to the Whitebeard Pirates, could you give me a ride for a while? I'd like to see Newgate too!" Tiger seemed to have made up his mind and asked Reina.

“Of course, you’re welcome to visit, but our headquarters is still under construction, so I’m afraid we won’t have much to offer you!” Reina said with a smile.

"It's alright. If there's anything I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask!" Tiger said with a slight smile.

His conversation with Reina seemed to have healed him somewhat, which had filled him with darkness. So he decided to visit the Whitebeard Pirates, where everyone was human, and perhaps that would ease his prejudice against humans.

The two headed towards the Whitebeard Pirates' headquarters.

Tiger also witnessed Reina's dedication. The constant work every day puzzled Tiger at first. With Reina's strength and status, there was no need for him to do so much!

But when Reyner told him that he had maintained this habit for almost nineteen years, Tiger had no other thoughts but admiration.

It was only then that Reina realized that he had been in this world for almost nineteen years without even realizing it. He was filled with emotion. He had grown from an ordinary person who was nothing to a famous pirate who was renowned throughout the land. He had paid a lot and gained a lot along the way.

There have been happy times, sad times, and also times of confusion and regret.

During the boring voyage, Tiger became the only listener, and he and Reina confided in each other, and the two got along quite well.

Chapter 170 Return

"We've arrived! Our base camp is just ahead, but it's probably still under construction, so it's a bit rudimentary!" Finally, after a period of sailing, Reina and Tiger arrived at the island that Whitebeard Newgate had chosen as their base camp.

"Wow~ Reina, you're finally back! If you hadn't come back, Dad would have sent people to look for you!" As soon as they landed on the island, a crew member ran towards Reina and shouted loudly.

"Where's the elder brother? We have a guest, let me introduce him!" Reina smiled slightly, without saying much else.

"Dad's resting right now! Another pirate crew came to join us yesterday, so he got completely drunk last night and probably hasn't gotten up yet!" a crew member said with a loud laugh.

Reina didn't take it seriously and led Tiger directly towards the center of the island.

Along the way, you can already see many traces of human excavation, and many houses have been erected on the originally uninhabited island.

These houses were all designed by Reina, who designed them according to the environment of the modern city and island he had traveled through, combining the city and the forest, creating a blend of high-tech feel and rustic charm reminiscent of a traditional village with flowing water and bridges.

Both Whitebeard and Dr. Assie were quite satisfied with Reiner's design.

When Reina arrived at the center of the island, the main buildings were almost completed.

"Yo~ You're finally back? I thought you were having too much fun in Wano Country and didn't want to come back!" Marco, with his eyes drooping, was sitting on the ground playing a pirate version of Monopoly with several other captains. Judging from the state of the table, Marco was almost bankrupt.

"Hahaha... Reina, you're back! Come and see, all four seas are mine now, Marco is about to be finished!" Laquero, who was sitting opposite Marco, turned around and laughed loudly when he heard Marco's voice.

"You guys play first, I need to talk to my older brother about something. Where is he?" Reina smiled and nodded, then asked.

“Dad is still resting inside!” Marco pointed to the building under construction next to him. According to the design drawings, that was the dormitory area.

"Okay, see you later! I'm heading over now!" Reina nodded and led Tiger towards the dormitory area.

"Hmm? What's wrong with Reina? Didn't he go to Wano Country to find a craftsman? Why did he bring back a fishman?" Sitting next to Lackey was Vista, the "Flower Sword." He seemed to have noticed something and asked directly.

“Let’s go take a look!” Marco said, tossing aside the real estate and banknotes in his hand.

"Damn it, you're about to go bankrupt! Are you giving up now?" Laqué was about to bankrupt the other three companies, so naturally he was unwilling to give up.

"Alright, alright...you win, how about it? Let's go, let's hurry over there!" Marco rolled his eyes and stood up.

"What do you mean I won? I won! I'm supposed to get half of your liquor share this month! That was agreed upon beforehand!" Lakyo muttered.

Marco, Vista, and the other captain participating in the game, Curiel, exchanged glances and walked towards the dormitory area, saying in unison, "The game hasn't ended normally yet, we still have a chance to turn things around! So let's skip the liquor and stuff!"

"What? You bunch of bastards! Get back here!" Laco, who was tidying up the props, immediately objected and shouted.

However, Marco and the other two ran faster than anyone else, as if they hadn't heard Laquero's voice at all.

Meanwhile, Reina had already brought Tiger to Whitebeard's door.

"Dong dong dong..."

"Hmm...come in!"

After Reina knocked on the door, a slightly weak voice came from inside.

"Brother... you should drink in moderation! Otherwise, it will be very difficult to deal with if alcohol damages your health!" Reina pushed open the door, walked in, and said with a smile.

"Gulalalalala... That won't do. What's the point of life without fine wine?" The white-bearded man sat on the edge of the bed and said with a loud laugh.

However, his gaze had already passed over Reina and landed on the fishman Tiger behind him.

“This is Fisher Tiger, the explorer from Fishman Island! I ran into him on my way back when I passed by Devil’s Island!” Reina brought over a stool for Tiger to sit down and then introduced him to Whitebeard.

"Oh? Well, what a coincidence that you're passing by? Coming back from Wano Country and passing by Devil's Island? Does Devil's Island still exist?" Whitebeard asked with a slight smile.

Reina had asked him about the location of Alcatraz before, but he didn't tell Reina because he knew what Reina wanted to do there.