Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Yes, sir!" Pocato smiled slightly and immediately bowed in reply.

Meanwhile, Reina, who was heading towards the windmill village, had other ideas.

"Hmm...should we go and see Nami and the others while we're at it? It's a rare opportunity to come to the East Blue!" Reina looked thoughtful as he gazed at the calm sea before him.

As for the little ghost Perona... she was bored and went back to her room to sleep.

Looking at the map in my hand, I realized that if I went to Cocoyasi Village where Nami was, I would have to take a detour, which would inevitably delay my journey to Windmill Village.

"Ah~ I'd better go take a look! I'm already here, it would be a waste not to go and see... Anyway, I'm not in a hurry!" In the end, Reina decided to go to Cocoyasi Village first. As for Luffy, he's not going anywhere, so it doesn't matter when he goes.

Little did he know that the Red-Haired Pirates had already begun their return journey, and if he hadn't taken the detour, he might have encountered Shanks.

Chapter 240 Cocoyasi Village

"Hey~ Reina, have we arrived? Is this your destination?" Perona asked curiously, looking at the village of Cocoyasi ahead.

“No, this isn’t my destination; I’m just passing through!” Reina shook his head and said.

Perona, who knew nothing about navigation, did not doubt Reina's words, and thought that Reina felt that the voyage had been too long and wanted to go ashore to rest.

However, before they could get close to the island, a shell was fired from the island.

"Boom!" It exploded not far from the hard shell, startling Perona.

"What's going on? Who dared to attack us?" Perona asked in disbelief.

Keep in mind that they are now flying the Whitebeard Pirates' flag, so they can travel freely not only in the East Blue, but also in the first half of the Grand Line.

Why would anyone dare to attack them even when they reached the East China Sea?

"Listen up, pirates! I am the sheriff of Cocoyasi Village. Leave immediately, or I will sink you next time!" On the shore, a man dressed as a sheriff with a funny windmill on his head shouted at Reina and his companion through a megaphone.

Perona stared blankly at the sheriff across from her, then turned to Reina beside her and asked, "Is he stupid?"

"Pfft... Don't be ridiculous! It's obvious they don't recognize our pirate flag!" Reina chuckled and shook his head.

"So what do we do now? Should we level this island?" Perona asked, pursing her lips.

"Why? They just want to protect what they care about!" Reina shook his head and said.

"Then what should we do? Should we leave?" Perona didn't understand, but since Reina had said that, a fight was definitely not going to break out!

“Why leave? Let’s go straight there! If he’s in the way, we can just take him down!” Reina said with a slight smile.

Perona pursed her lips. Who was it that just said the other party only wanted to protect something? Now they're saying they'll defeat the other party without hesitation.

Seeing Perona's expression, Reina naturally knew what she was thinking.

“He has his responsibilities and people he wants to protect, and I have my goals. There’s no conflict between us! As for who will ultimately achieve their goals, let strength decide!” Reina explained softly.

"Tch~" Perona wasn't impressed, and instead whispered, "Who in the East Sea is your match?"

While the two were talking, Hardshell did not stop and continued to move towards the island, so Sheriff A-Jian decisively fired the cannon again.

However, the hard shell was not an ordinary "ship," but a living creature, so it avoided the cannonballs on its own without Reina's instructions.

"Damn it, it's so agile!" Ah Jian roared angrily as he fired the cannon.

"Mr. Jian, what should we do? The enemy is getting closer and closer!" a villager asked anxiously.

"Don't be afraid, everyone! Prepare your weapons for battle! Their ship isn't big, and we don't see many people. As long as we unite, they will definitely retreat!" Sheriff A-Jian shouted to the villagers around him while adjusting the cannons.

The villagers looked at each other. Although there were quite a few of them now, they were still somewhat afraid because the people on the other side were vicious pirates.

But just then, a commotion broke out at the back of the crowd, and a woman with a cigarette in her mouth slowly walked over.

"Belmel, what brings you here? Why aren't you at home taking care of Nami and Nojiko?" A-Jian asked softly after seeing the woman walking up behind him.

“I used to be a Marine, I’ve been on the battlefield, I’m much stronger than you guys!” Bellemere said, glancing at the approaching pirate ship.

"Don't underestimate us!" Sheriff A-Jian said with a smile, adjusting his hat.

Soon, as the hard shell approached the shore, A-Jian and Bellemere realized that the other party was not traveling on an ordinary pirate ship.

"Wow... they're actually live sea monsters? Who are they?" A-Jian was immediately stunned when he saw the hard shell.

"Don't make any rash moves. The other side hasn't retaliated since just now, so it's hard to say what the situation is now!" Bellemere spat out the cigarette butt from his mouth and said seriously.

Putting everything else aside, having such a sea monster as a pirate ship means that the person's origins must be extraordinary!

"Hey~ what do you want? Why are you attacking us for no reason?" After reaching the shore, Perona, who was holding a burgundy parasol, jumped down and questioned loudly.

When the villagers of Cocoyasi Village saw a young man and a little girl disembarking from the pirate ship, they couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

"Um...you guys aren't pirates?" A-Jian asked somewhat embarrassedly.

Reina doesn't look like a pirate at all; he looks more like a merchant or a nobleman. Perona, despite her heavy makeup, is just a little girl, more like a spoiled brat.

He looked completely different from those fierce and menacing pirates.

When Reina heard A-Jian's question, he turned around and looked at the Whitebeard Pirates' flag hanging there, and said, "We're pirates! Look... we're still flying our pirate flag!"

Reina's words made the villagers even more embarrassed.

Since you're pirates, isn't it normal for us to attack you? Why are you acting like you're questioning us?

"Sorry, the child was ignorant!" Reina naturally knew why they attacked him, so he first apologized to the villagers with a slight apology, and then turned to Perona and said, "Idiot, we are pirates, isn't it normal for them to attack us?"

"But so what if they're pirates? We didn't attack them!" Perona replied with a displeased snort.

The conversation between the two made the villagers even more convinced that they were not pirates.

"I wonder what brings you to Cocosia Village?" Seeing that there was no danger, A-Jian told the villagers to go back before asking Reina and the other two.

"Well, we're running low on supplies, so when we saw this small island, we came to see if we could get some more!" Reina replied with a smile.

“I see… Don’t worry, there are shops in town where you can buy enough naval supplies. I can take you there!” Ah Jian nodded and replied after hearing this.

"Thank you so much!" Reina replied politely.

"You're not from the East China Sea, are you?" At this moment, Bellemere, who was smoking a cigarette, suddenly asked Reina.

Upon hearing Bellemere's question, A-Jian looked at Reina and the other person in surprise.

"Why do you say that?" Reina didn't answer directly, but instead asked Bellemere.

“Judging from your appearance, you don’t seem to be from the East Blue! You must be real pirates!” Bellemere said seriously.

“That’s right, we came from the Grand Line! And I’ve never denied that we’re pirates!” Reina replied with a smile.

"Are you really pirates?" A-Jian looked at Reina in surprise and asked.

He thought Reina and his companion had hung the pirate flag on the ship to scare others, but he never expected that they really were pirates.

"What? Don't we look alike?" Reina asked with a chuckle.

He's known as the pirate with the most pirate spirit, and now people are saying he doesn't seem like a pirate at all. This is the first time I've ever felt this way!

“It doesn’t seem like it! There aren’t many pirates in the East China Sea, but judging from some rumors and news, shouldn’t pirates all be vicious and ruthless?” A-Jian said with a smile.

“Ah~ I see! Usually, those who make it into the newspapers are the most vicious and ruthless, otherwise the Navy wouldn’t bother to capture them! But the ocean is vast, and besides pirates, there are many others who go to sea for adventure!” Reina nodded and replied.

“But…some pirates are also very cunning. They'll pretend to be harmless to gain people's trust before robbing them!” Bellemere stared at Reina and said.

She had been a Marine, and one who had even fought in wars, and had seen all sorts of pirates, so she was quite certain that the two people in front of her were not simple.

If you treat the other person like Ah Jian did, thinking they're a good person, you might end up suffering a great loss.

“That’s right! Pirates don’t engage in production, so they don’t generate any profit. Therefore, they often resort to any means to obtain money!” Reina nodded in agreement.

"And what about you? Which category do you belong to?" Bellemere was already tense, ready for battle at any moment.

"Hahaha... Don't worry about me! If I wanted to rob you... whether you resist or not doesn't matter to me!" Reina said with a laugh when he saw that Bellemere and A-Jian were nervous.

Seeing this, Perona couldn't help but laugh and said, "Hehehehe... If he wanted to kill you all... you'd all be dead before you even knew what was happening!"

Bellemere and A-Jian exchanged a glance, then asked, "May I ask your name...?"

“Reina! Benedict D. Reina!” Reina said with a hint of pride.

He's been in the world of One Piece for so long, so he's got a bit of a reputation, to say the least.

But when Reina introduced himself, Perona saw confusion in Bellemere and A-Jen's eyes. So the little ghost, disregarding Reina's anger, immediately lay down on the ground, clutching his stomach and laughing loudly.

"Hehehehehe... Laugh... I'm dying of laughter! They don't even know you! Hahaha..."

“They don’t know me…Are you happy?” Reina asked Perona with a dark expression.

"Um... I'm sorry, we're from a small town, so..." Bellemere quickly said, afraid that she and A-Jian might not recognize each other and cause the other party to become angry.

However, Reina waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'm not a big shot, it's normal that you don't recognize me!"

In fact, when the other party didn't even recognize the Whitebeard Pirates' flag, he guessed that the other party might not recognize him and was prepared.

"Hehehehe... By the way... which great pirates do you know?" After laughing, Perona got up from the ground and asked curiously.

"The most famous pirate is, of course, the Pirate King Gol D. Roger! The rest are some of the more famous pirates from our East Blue!" A-Jian said after thinking for a moment.

"You guys don't just know about the Pirate King, do you?" Perona asked in surprise.

"Of course there are more, including famous pirates like Whitebeard!" A-Jian said with a smile.

"Oh? You actually know about the Whitebeard Pirates?" Perona asked, suppressing a laugh.

"Alright! Let's leave this topic at that. Mr. Jian, I'd like to trouble you to take me to buy some nautical supplies, and it would be best if you could also buy some oranges!" Reina patted Perona's head and said to Jian.

"Okay, please follow me, I'll take you there!" Ah Jian said with a smile.

However, just as they were walking towards the town, Bellemere glanced back thoughtfully at the pirate flag hanging there, and then her expression slowly turned ugly.

Chapter 241 Little Nami

"Mr. Jian, thank you so much!" After purchasing the nautical supplies, Reina smiled and thanked Sheriff Jian, who had accompanied them throughout the trip.

"Oh, not at all, I wasn't much of a help!" Ah Jian waved his hand with a smile and said.

He didn't really help much; he just accompanied Reina to buy some necessities, and in the end, it actually had a hint of surveillance on him.

"By the way, which store here sells the best oranges? I'd like to buy some. You know, if you're at sea for a long time and don't have oranges, you're very likely to get sepsis!" Reina asked after thinking for a moment.

“Speaking of oranges…” Ah Jian glanced at the absent-minded Bellemere and said, “Bellemere’s oranges are arguably the best in town! Bellemere…”

"What?" Bellemere only came to her senses when she heard Ah Jian call her name, and asked.