Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Think about it, given Reina's personality, if there were any children left behind in Ohara, you wouldn't have destroyed Ohara so easily back then!" Garp shook his head and said.

“Although what you said is all true, I don’t know why, but I just feel that Nico Robin and Reina have a very close relationship!” Sengoku nodded and said.

"It's probably because of Nicole... that name! Back then, about Olvia..." Garp sighed, not continuing.

He spent his entire life in the Navy, and naturally he had his own sense of justice. People like Ohara were just scholars, not demons who wanted to awaken the Ancient Weapons!

Their methods may have been a bit crude, but Karp believed they simply wanted to understand that period of history.

Orvia was merely used by the World Government as a tool to capture Reina, which ultimately led to her death, leaving Garp with a deep sense of guilt towards her.

"Forget it, let bygones be bygones! Besides, we've got intelligence that Reina appeared in Alabasta and then left alone, seemingly without Nico Robin by his side. If Nico Robin really is Reina's child, that guy wouldn't let his family wander off like that!" Sengoku said with a smile when he saw his old friend looking a bit down.

“Indeed, he and Newgate are the same; they value family very much. Otherwise, it would be a real problem for us! Hahaha…” Karp nodded and replied with a big laugh.

"And this other matter..." Sengoku asked, placing another document on the table as he saw Garp laughing.

"Don't ask me about this kind of thing, I have no opinion on it!" Garp glanced at the World Government logo on the document and immediately turned to leave.

His sense of justice wouldn't allow him to become a sycophant of the World Government, especially the Celestial Dragons.

"Garp... wait a minute... you bastard!" Sengoku roared angrily as he watched his old buddy leave.

No matter what he said, Garp left without looking back.

After Garp left, Sengoku plopped down on a stool and slowly opened the document, which contained a proposal entitled "Opinion on the Establishment of the Seven Warlords of the Sea"!

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea... Hmph! Those guys in the World Government are just messing around!" Sengoku said with a headache after reading the document.

The documents on his desk were from the World Government, informing the Navy that they were preparing to select seven great pirates to form the Seven Warlords of the Sea, to cooperate with the Navy in dealing with the growing number of pirates.

At the same time, the World Government will terminate the bounties on them and grant them the right to legally rob, but they will still need to pay tribute to the government if their robberies are discovered.

Although the World Government's intention was to curb pirates, this method undoubtedly represents a surrender to them.

Furthermore, Sengoku was certain that no truly great pirate would agree to the World Government's proposal. Neither Whitebeard nor Reyner, a great pirate, would heed the World Government's suggestion.

Sengoku knew that this kind of thing was of little significance to pirates and would cause great harm to the Navy, but it was the World Government's decision, and his opposition was useless.

Especially after the last Sabaody Archipelago battle, the World Government's confidence in the navy's combat power has dropped significantly.

With the New World pirates constantly causing trouble, the Red-Haired Pirates, the Beasts Pirates, and the Big Mom Pirates have all gone beyond their sphere of influence.

Recently, news has surfaced about a pirate named Hawkeye Mihawk who rivals Shanks, causing the World Government to become somewhat nervous.

That's why I came up with this idea—to divide the pirates.

As for the navy's opinions... that's never been within their purview. What leader cares about the thoughts of their subordinates? They just need to do their jobs.

Even Sengoku could foresee that after he voiced his objections, the Five Elders would definitely criticize him, saying it was precisely their navy's dereliction of duty.

Chapter 227 Conqueror's Haki

"You don't know, I heard that the situation was extremely dangerous. Although His Majesty and the others killed Aragorn, his last-minute counterattack caused them to begin to turn to stone. But at that critical moment, it was that red-eyed Reyner who appeared and saved His Majesty and the others with Aragorn's head!"

"I know...I know! I've heard that Her Majesty and the other two are still haunted by a curse left by Aragorn. Anyone who sees it will be petrified!"

After Boa Hancock's coronation ceremony, rumors began to circulate in Amazon Lily that the three Boa sisters were cursed for slaying the demon Aragorn.

“Alright, the news has spread, and our plan is complete! Hancock, you are now the Queen of Amazon Lily, so you must prioritize the affairs of the state!” Gloriossa said to Boa Hancock in a serious tone.

"I understand!" Hancock nodded, indicating that she understood.

“But big sister…didn’t you say we were going to become pirates together? Whether it’s Reina and Tiger who saved us, or Rayleigh who taught us, they are all pirates! I really want to be a pirate too!” Boa Marigold pouted.

Hancock smiled slightly and said, "Don't rush. We'll set sail after I've dealt with things back home!"

"???" Gloria looked at Hancock with a question mark in her eyes. She had brought Hancock to be her queen, not to send her out to sea to become a pirate!

"Don't worry, it won't interfere with national affairs!" Hancock naturally understood Gloria's gaze, but she just chuckled and said it without offering any further explanation.

Soon after, Gloriosa understood what Hancock meant, because she learned from Gloriosa's methods, spreading rumors in the country and inciting the people to form a pirate crew in the name of Amazon Lily.

Finally, she herself stepped forward to quell the rumors, and at the same time, she grandly claimed that she had listened to the voice of the people and planned to establish the Kuja Pirates, with herself serving as the captain, and to select strong warriors from the country to set sail together.

Immediately, this became the most exciting event in Amazon Lily, with the people all getting involved, each wanting to go to sea with Hancock and experience what it's like to be a pirate.

As for Gloria's objections... Hancock completely ignored them. She has now completely taken control of Amazon Lily and become the undisputed leader of the Kuja tribe.

On the other side, Reina, who had returned directly to the New World from the Calm Belt, rushed back to Crescent Island without stopping. Recently, both the Red-Haired Pirates and the Navy have been making constant moves. Although the Whitebeard Pirates have also expanded, they have been quite quiet recently compared to before.

When Reina returned to Crescent Moon Island, it was the last day of the month. After briefly telling Whitebeard about what had happened along the way at the banquet, he casually drew the month's perfect attendance gift package before the banquet ended.

Who knew that the perfect attendance gift pack, which hadn't given him anything good in a long time, would surprise him by giving him the last fragment of Conqueror's Haki.

After automatically synthesizing the Conqueror's Haki skill scroll, Reina casually clicked to learn it. However, he forgot about the problem that he would automatically release the skill every time he learned a new one.

As a result, at least a third of the people present at the banquet square, centered around him, collapsed.

"Hmm?" Reina's unusual behavior immediately caught Whitebeard's attention.

"Kid, what kind of trouble have you gotten yourself into now?" Whitebeard asked, looking at Reina.

"Um... I think I've awakened Conqueror's Haki!" Reina said, scratching his head sheepishly.

"???" Not only Whitebeard, but everyone else who hadn't been knocked down was a little confused.

"Conqueror's Haki?" Marco asked in disbelief, "You can awaken that stuff?"

It's no wonder Marco asked that question, mainly because Conqueror's Haki is different from Armament Haki and Observation Haki. It's not something you can learn through training, but something you're born with!

Those who possess Conqueror's Haki are usually remarkable figures, and they typically awaken it quite early. Someone like Reina, who awakened Conqueror's Haki in his thirties, is practically unheard of.

Whitebeard also looked at Reina with suspicion, mainly because it was rather strange that he had awakened Conqueror's Haki at this time.

No one provoked him, and nothing happened, so he awakened Conqueror's Haki out of nowhere? When did Conqueror's Haki become so easy to awaken?

Moreover... to be honest, if Reina possessed the potential for Conqueror's Haki, given his experiences, he should have awakened it long ago.

Even when he learned that Reyner's Kaleidoscope contained a skill that was very similar to Conqueror's Haki, Whitebeard was never this surprised.

Reina himself knew that it was a bit far-fetched for him to awaken Conqueror's Haki at this time, but he couldn't tell the truth!

So he could only awkwardly say, "Um... I don't know either! He just awakened on his own!"

Upon hearing Reina's answer, everyone wore an expression that said, "I knew it would be like this." They were already used to Reina causing trouble from time to time.

Since it was just the awakening of Conqueror's Haki, it wasn't a big deal. The unconscious person was left aside, and the banquet continued.

"Big brother, I feel like this Conqueror's Haki is a bit useless!" After experiencing the Conqueror's Haki, Reina found Whitebeard and asked.

"Useless? Why do you say that? This kind of ability isn't something just anyone can possess; it's even rarer than the abilities of Devil Fruits!" Whitebeard looked at Reina and asked, puzzled.

In fact, Reina, who had just awakened Conqueror's Haki and had never trained in it, naturally did not understand the power of Conqueror's Haki. However, he already knew about the power of Conqueror's Haki from the original work and felt that it was somewhat useless, which is why he asked such a question.

"It seems like Conqueror's Haki is basically useless against weaker opponents, except for fighting those of the same level!" Reina said after thinking for a moment.

"Gurarararar... What an idiot! The real strong fight is all about Conqueror's Haki. Like when you fought me, before you learned Conqueror's Haki, your moves... couldn't even break through my defense, all because of Conqueror's Haki!" Whitebeard said with a loud laugh.

"Isn't it because of Armament Haki?" Reina asked, surprised.

"Armament Haki can indeed enhance our attack and defense, but at our level, relying solely on Armament Haki is not enough! Everyone possesses Armament Haki, although the level of training differs and the effects vary, but with Conqueror's Haki, we become even stronger! Moreover, with Conqueror's Haki, our ability to counter Devil Fruit users becomes even more effective!" Whitebeard explained after thinking for a moment.

At this moment, Reina recalled the battle between Whitebeard and Roger. Their clash seemed to have never actually touched each other; it was essentially a battle fought from a distance.

At the time, Reina didn't think much of it, assuming it was because their Armament Haki was strong enough. Now it seems that it was because both of their attacks were infused with Conqueror's Haki, which caused this situation.

Furthermore, when Whitebeard mentioned the ability to counter Devil Fruit users, Reina thought of Trafalgar Law, one of the future Supernovas. He is a Paramecia-type user of the Op-Op Fruit, whose ability allows him to create a global or hemispherical space where he can freely cut, swap, or piece together anything, and even swap two minds.

According to this logic, anyone who falls within Luo's attack range can have their heart swapped out.

However, in reality, Law did not do that when he fought Doflamingo.

Was it because he didn't want to? Probably not! Reina probably thought it was because of Doflamingo's powerful Conqueror's Haki that Law was unable to use this technique to harm him, which also fits Whitebeard's explanation to Reina.

Those who possess Conqueror's Haki have a strong ability to counter Devil Fruit powers. For example, during the Marineford War, Whitebeard was frozen by Aokiji, but he easily broke free thanks to his own strength.

In contrast, Luffy and his crew, who didn't yet know Haki, and Saul, the former Marine Vice Admiral and a giant, were all frozen by Aokiji and lost their ability to fight back.

To verify his hypothesis, Reina decided to challenge the ship's ability users to fight over the next few days. Sparring would also serve as training and could be used to offset work time.

He could also ask Whitebeard for advice on how to cultivate Conqueror's Haki. Although he knew that Conqueror's Haki was not something that could be increased through training, mastering and using it still required constant practice. With a strong person like Whitebeard to teach him, Reina would definitely avoid many detours.

The next morning, Reina found Whitebeard and asked him how to master Conqueror's Haki. After Whitebeard gave him some tips and techniques, Reina went to spar with Marco and the others.

According to Whitebeard, Conqueror's Haki cannot be trained, but it can grow stronger with use. This is why he was able to defeat more than a third of the Whitebeard Pirates members the night before when he awakened it.

Reina's strength is already very powerful. Even though his Conqueror's Haki has only just awakened, its power is still extraordinary.

He believed that his Conqueror's Haki, which he had developed through training, would greatly enhance his fighting ability.

In the following period, Reina received guidance from Whitebeard, practicing his Conqueror's Haki while sparring with crew members who possessed Devil Fruit abilities, which gave him a clearer understanding of Conqueror's Haki.

In general, Conqueror's Haki has a certain deterrent effect when facing Zoan-type Devil Fruit users, including Mythical Zoan types like Marco, although his Conqueror's Haki is not enough to intimidate Marco.

However, when Conqueror's Haki was incorporated into his moves during the battle, the damage he inflicted on Marco increased significantly, making him much stronger than if he had only used Armament Haki.

When facing Paramecia-type users, Conqueror's Haki gave Reina an unexpected surprise. For Paramecia-type users like Jozu, whose abilities affect themselves, Conqueror's Haki's influence wasn't too great. However, for abilities like the Op-Op Fruit, which affect others, Conqueror's Haki's influence was no less than, and perhaps even greater than, Armament Haki.

As for the effect of Conqueror's Haki on Logia-type Devil Fruit users, Reina is not yet clear, because there are currently no Logia-type Devil Fruit users in the Whitebeard Pirates. However, Reina believes that the effect of Conqueror's Haki should not be too bad, after all, it is one of the most powerful abilities in the original work.

Chapter 228 Reina's Support

"Dad... do you think... I still have a chance to awaken Conqueror's Haki? Even Reina was able to awaken it, I think I can too!" Marco asked Whitebeard, who was drinking on the Moby Dick.

"Gurarararar... You idiot... What nonsense are you talking about? Conqueror's Haki is something you're born with, not something you can have by wanting it or by trying!" Whitebeard replied with a loud laugh.

Seeing Marco's somewhat depressed expression, Whitebeard naturally knew what was going on. Reina, who had awakened Conqueror's Haki, had noticeably increased his strength by a significant margin.

Although Reina was quite strong before, he was still somewhat inferior to himself, Roger, Shiki, Garp, Sengoku, and others.

It's not that there's no gap now, but rather that the gap has narrowed considerably. They're basically on the same level now. Although he may still be the weakest one, he's younger and has room for improvement.

Once Reina becomes more proficient in using Conqueror's Haki, his strength will likely increase further. As for how much he will increase, that will depend on him.

"Hey Marco, come quick, let's try again!" At that moment, Reina, who had just finished beating Jozu, happened to see Marco and shouted loudly at him.

"I don't want to!" Marco said, somewhat exasperated.

"Hahahaha..." Seeing Marco's expression, Reina finally couldn't help but laugh.

He no longer needs to spar with the crew, but opportunities to show off his new abilities are rare, so Reina naturally seizes every chance.

They are not on Crescent Moon Island now, but have set sail with Whitebeard, because in Whitebeard's view, pirates should stay on the high seas, and living on a small island every day is not a good thing.