Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"BOSS? You wanted to see me?" Robin appeared from the doorway a moment later and asked softly.

“Reina’s here! I reckon he’s here for you, right?” Crocodile handed the information to Robin and said softly.

Robin calmly accepted the intelligence report, then frowned slightly after reading it and asked, "What does the BOSS mean...?"

“Go over there! He’s probably here to check on your safety. I didn’t expect the Whitebeard Pirates to be so concerned about you. Even Reina has come to Alabasta several times!” Crocodile said, squinting as he smoked a cigar.

"Hehehe..." Robin chuckled but didn't reply.

Throughout the year, Crocodile repeatedly tested his relationship with the Whitebeard Pirates, but Robin always deflected his questions. She always remembered what Reina had told her: Crocodile would never lay a hand on her unless she threatened his battle plans.

As Robin turned and left, Crocodile's expression grew even more sinister in the shadows. Apart from the cigar burning in his mouth, he was shrouded in darkness.

After leaving headquarters, Robin smiled slightly. Because of Reina's intimidation of Crocodile, and because of her outstanding abilities, Crocodile did not do anything to her. On the contrary, he treated her very well, at most sending people to monitor her when she went out.

Just thinking about the girl beside Reina in the intelligence report, Robin couldn't help but smile slightly. It seems that his father is living a pretty good life, with a little girl accompanying him wherever he goes!

At this moment, Reina, who was enjoying the rapeseed flowers, was naturally unaware that Perona's appearance had already aroused the dissatisfaction of his daughter Robin.

"So all that treasure was exchanged for such a small amount of money?" Reina patted the leather trunk full of Berries and asked Perona.

“Yes! What’s wrong? This is thirty million Berries! That’s a lot, and I only managed to negotiate it with great difficulty! If you went, you probably wouldn’t even get ten million!” Perona swallowed hard and replied with a forced toughness.

"Hehehe..." Reina laughed in anger, saying to Perona, "Please... do you think I'm a three-year-old? I already estimated the value of that batch of treasure when it was moved here. It's a treasure worth a full fifty million Berries, and that's based on the price for an emergency sale! If it's really as you say, and we're selling it seriously, fifty-five million Berries is definitely no problem!"

Perona was shocked. She had indeed sold the goods for 50 million, but after receiving the money, she did not return immediately. Instead, she went shopping and spent 20 million on eating, drinking, and shopping, leaving her with only 30 million.

“Tell me! How did you manage to spend twenty million in one afternoon and not get anything back? If other businesses had ripped us off, we would have smashed their shops!” Reina sighed and said.

Sure enough, upon hearing Reina's words, Perona immediately rattled off her afternoon itinerary, making Reina so angry that he wanted to kick this spendthrift ghost into the sea.

"So... you really did spend those twenty million!" Reina said softly, suppressing his anger after hearing this.

"How could that be? Those restaurant owners are clearly scamming me! I only had a meal, and they charged me eight million Berries! That's more expensive than robbery! Let's go! Let's set off now and smash that lousy restaurant!" Perona said excitedly, completely unaware that she had fallen for Reina's trick.

“That run-down restaurant you mentioned earlier… is that the one? It’s the most luxurious restaurant in this port city! What’s more, you generously treated everyone who was there, and they only charged you eight million Berries, so they must have given you a discount!” Reina said to Perona, pointing to the tallest building in the rapeseed field.

"Huh? How did you know?" Perona asked, surprised.

“Because even though I’m here, I’ve heard that a generous guest treated us to a meal at that restaurant today!” Reina said with a slight smile, his eyes narrowed.

"Ho ho ho ho... Is... is that so?" Perona only realized at this moment that she had inadvertently confessed to embezzling 20 million, so she smiled awkwardly and slowly backed away, trying to escape.

Chapter 236 Reencounter with Bell 230

The next afternoon, Reina, with a dejected Perona, strolled leisurely through the rapeseed fields.

Reina originally planned to stay on the ship today and come out after work hours, while letting Perona do as she pleased. However, given the little ghost's terrible behavior yesterday, her activities for today have been cancelled.

This is also one of the reasons why Perona is listless.

"Hey... how much longer are we going to stay here?" Perona asked Reina, holding up a burgundy umbrella.

The desert climate was too much for her to bear, so she disliked it very much.

"What's the rush? If I don't earn back the 20 million Berries, won't I be at a loss?" Reina glanced at her and replied irritably.

Upon hearing Reina mention twenty million, Perona dared not say anything more. After all, she had been caught red-handed and had no reason to defend herself.

“Let’s go, I’m hungry, let’s grab something to eat here!” Reina finally stopped in front of a restaurant and said to Perona behind him.

Perona, who had been listless, immediately perked up upon seeing the restaurant. The reason was simple: this was the restaurant where she had treated everyone to dinner the day before.

In her opinion, it was definitely because Reina was dissatisfied with the other party, so he brought her here today to pick a fight with him!

And this is something she always welcomes!

Upon seeing Perona, the doorman immediately stepped forward to greet the big boss, as news of a meal costing eight million Berries was enough to spread throughout the city in a single day.

As soon as the two entered, a waiter came over and first led Perona to the largest table, then respectfully inquired, "Miss Perona! I didn't expect you to be here again today! Did you find the food at our restaurant delicious? What would you like to eat today?"

Reina watched Perona with great interest. The little girl blushed a little under Reina's gaze, after all, she had spent Reina's money yesterday and had really shown off!

At this point, she no longer felt that she deserved the money.

"Ahem... well... I'll just serve something casually, you can decide what he wants to eat!" Perona coughed awkwardly, then pretended to be assertive as she spoke.

"Sir, what would you like to eat?" The waiter smiled slightly at Reina and asked.

"What are your signature dishes? Give me one of each!" Reina said after thinking for a moment.

Upon hearing Reina's words, Perona's mouth gaped open in surprise, and her eyes lit up with anticipation, while the waiter wore an expression of knowing certainty.

Because that was the only thing Perona said when she ordered food yesterday.

"Hey... when are you planning to make your move? Or should we wait until we finish eating? I ate here yesterday. It's a bit pricey, but the food is pretty good!" Having made up her mind that Reina was here to cause trouble, Perona asked excitedly.

"Huh? Get your hands on me? Get your hands on what? I just felt it was a bit unfair that you ate yesterday but I didn't, so I came!" Reina said to Perona with a look that said, "I don't know what you're talking about."

"What?" Perona was slightly shocked upon hearing Reina's words, looking at Reina with a puzzled expression.

Based on what she'd learned about Reina these past few days, he shouldn't be such a generous person!

However, Reina did not explain, but simply smiled and waited for the food to be served.

Before long, a continuous stream of dishes were served. Many of the other diners knew that the wealthy person who had been so generous yesterday had appeared again, so they all gathered around. However, the restaurant waiters kept them away so as not to upset Perona.

However, the curious people did not leave. Instead, they found a place nearby to sit down and watched Reina and Peros dine from a distance.

"Not bad! The decor and food here are worth the price!" Reina only tasted each dish briefly, and after finishing, he smiled and nodded, saying.

Perona rolled her eyes, too lazy to pay attention to Reina. Since she knew Reina wasn't there to cause trouble, she lost interest and just kept eating her favorite dishes.

After a short while, the two finished their meal, and Reina called the waiter to settle the bill.

“A total of 800,000 Berries!” the waiter said with a smile.

Many people around were also looking over, their faces full of anticipation. Yesterday was the day to settle the bill, and Perona thought it was too little, so she treated everyone present to a meal.

“Eight hundred thousand! But I don’t have that much money! What should I do?” Reina said with a chuckle as he sat there lazily.

Perona, who had been listless, immediately lit up with excitement after hearing Reina's words, looking at Reina with an expression that said, "I knew it!"

The waiters and the onlookers stared wide-eyed, seemingly unable to believe what they were hearing.

"Um... sir... it's only eight hundred thousand!" the waiter said tentatively after a moment of hesitation.

“Eight hundred thousand! That’s a lot. Why don’t you give it to me? My money was all spent by some spendthrift yesterday!” Reina glanced at Perona and said to the waiter.

Upon hearing Reina's words, the waiter's expression immediately darkened. This guy was here to cause trouble!

"Sir, this lady's spending yesterday was entirely voluntary! Our restaurant is a legitimate establishment and we don't force customers to spend money, but if you're thinking of dining and dashing here... you'll have to pay the price!" The waiter's expression changed before he spoke in a threatening tone.

"Oh? So you can dine and dash? I wonder what kind of price you have to pay?" Reina asked with a slight smile.

Seeing that there was no benefit to be gained, the onlookers were originally preparing to leave, but after hearing the conversation between the two, it seemed like a fight was about to break out!

As a result, even more people gathered around to watch!

"Heh heh heh heh... Foolish fellow! Do you know who my master is? How dare you speak to him like that? You're courting death!" Perona, who was watching the drama unfold, immediately added fuel to the fire when she saw the waiter's annoyed expression.

"Hmph! You can't even afford a mere 800,000? What kind of 'big shot' are you?" Sure enough, the waiter immediately mocked Perona after hearing her words.

"Bang!" Perona glanced at Reina, and seeing that he was still looking lazy, she immediately slammed her hand on the table and shouted, "How dare you! You dare to look down on my master!"

"What? You want to make a move? Humph! Guards!" Upon seeing this, the waiter took a few steps back and shouted loudly.

Following the waiter's voice, a large group of burly men carrying weapons walked in.

Seeing this, Perona knew that things had gone well. Now even if Reina didn't want to do it, he had no choice. So she felt relieved, sat down, picked up her chopsticks, and planned to eat while watching the show.

"Wait! This gentleman's bill is on my end!"

But just as the thugs were about to make their move, a voice suddenly came in.

Hearing the sound, everyone turned to look at the doorway and saw a man wearing an Arabic-style headscarf, with dark purple four-pointed star makeup around his eyes, dressed in a white robe, and with a sword hanging at his waist, leading a group of soldiers into the room.

"Lord Bell...?" The waiter's expression changed upon seeing the newcomer, and he stepped forward to greet him.

But Bell didn't even glance at the waiter, and went straight to Reina, saying with a light laugh, "Lord Reina, it's been a long time!"

"Hahaha... It's Lord Bell! It's been a long time!" Reina was surprised to see Bell, so he greeted him with a smile.

His real intention wasn't to cause trouble, but rather to get the Baroque Works to come forward, since he already knew yesterday that this restaurant was one of the Baroque Works' strongholds.

“I’m no adult! But since Lord Reina has come to Alabasta, I can do my best to be a good host!” Bell said, bowing.

Reina had a very good impression of Bell, whether it was the loyal and calm Falcon Bell in the original work or the living Bell in front of him.

"Hahaha... When did Falcon Bell become so humble? Let's go, I'll give you face today, I'm too lazy to bother with them!" Reina stood up and said with a loud laugh.

Bell smiled slightly, gestured for him to leave, and turned to leave the restaurant with Reina.

Perona, who was following Reina, looked at Bell with great curiosity. In all the days she had been with Reina, she had never seen him treat anyone like this before.

"Hey, who are you? Are you friends with Reina?" Perona wasn't the type to keep things to herself, so she naturally asked Bell out of curiosity.

Bell shook his head and said with a smile, "I am Bell, the adjutant of the Alabasta Kingdom's guard!"

"The vice-captain of the Alabasta Kingdom's guard? So you belong to the Alabasta royal family? Do you know who he is? He's Reina! He's a pirate!" Perona said, somewhat surprised.

As a powerful desert nation, Alabasta is a member of the World Government. It is not a good thing that Bell, as an officer of the kingdom, has dealings with Reina!

“This…” Bell was a little embarrassed, because on the surface, Perona was right, but Alabasta, as a major country, naturally had its own way of survival. They would not easily offend a great pirate like Reina, who was enough to represent the Whitebeard Pirates.

However, although these are things that everyone tacitly agrees on, no one would be foolish enough to say them out loud.

"Boom!"

Upon hearing Perona's question, Reina gently tapped her head and then said to Bell, "The little girl is still young and has been spoiled by her family since she was little, so don't mind her!"

Bell quickly shook his head to indicate that it was alright.

"You bastard Reina, don't you dare hit my head!" Perona was hit by Reina, and the pain almost brought tears to her eyes.

Chapter 237 Reunion with Robin

"Lord Reina, may I ask what your purpose is in coming to Alabasta this time?" Bell asked cautiously in a tavern.

“Although we’ve only met twice, I have a very good impression of you. Treat me as a friend! I’m just passing through this time, but there’s someone in Alabasta who is quite important to our Whitebeard Pirates. You probably know who I’m talking about, right?” Reina said with a slight smile.

Bell nodded and said, "I know, the vice president of Baroque Works, and S. Crocodile's most trusted subordinate! Nico Robin!"

Upon hearing Bell's words, Perona, who was looking slightly bored, suddenly paused. She knew that Reina's daughter's name was Robin. Could it be this Nico Robin?