Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

“Mr. Reina wants to buy some better oranges, and I recommended yours to him! Do you have any left?” A-Jian didn’t give a definitive answer, so he just asked if Bellemel had any left.

“Oranges? Oh! I still have quite a few. Come with me! My home is in the suburbs, not in town!” Bellemere nodded and said.

Reina smiled slightly. His purpose was the Bellemere family, which was why he brought up oranges. He hadn't bought any oranges he'd seen selling in town before.

So the group followed Bellemere and headed out of town, soon arriving at a place planted with orange trees.

“Oh, the environment here is nice! I was just wondering why Miss Bellemere didn’t live in town, but now it seems that living here is indeed much better than living in town!” Reina said with a smile as he looked at the cottage in the orange grove.

"Hahaha... That's not it! It's just that when I came back, it was no longer possible to build houses in the town, so I chose this place!" Bellemere said with a loud laugh.

"When you come back? Didn't Bellemere used to live here?" Reina asked knowingly.

“Yes! I used to be a navy officer!” Bellemere said, while secretly observing the two of them.

Most pirates would react at least slightly if they heard the Navy talking, but Reina didn't react at all. It was as if Bellemere had said that she was originally a merchant, and she didn't show any hostility.

On the contrary, the little girl who was with Reina seemed a little surprised when Bellemere said that she was a navy officer.

"You were in the navy before?" Perona asked in surprise.

“Hmm!” Bellemere simply nodded without saying anything more.

“That’s really lucky! If you were still a Marine, it would be a bit difficult, since we’re pirates after all!” Reina said with a slight smile.

“Belmel…you’re back!” Just then, two little girls suddenly ran out of the house and rushed into Bellmel’s arms.

“These are Bellemere’s two daughters! Nojiko and Nami!” Seeing Reina and Perona looking at the two children with surprise, A-Jian introduced them with a smile.

"You actually have two daughters?" Perona looked at Bellemere in surprise. She hadn't realized before that Bellemere didn't seem like someone who could have two daughters.

"What adorable little ones! I didn't know beforehand, and I didn't even prepare any gifts!" Reina patted Perona and said with a smile.

He knew that Nami and Nojiko were not Bellemere's biological daughters, but rather children she had taken in from the battlefield.

“No need for gifts, didn’t you want to buy oranges? This way, please!” Bellemere shook her head and said to Reina.

"Hehe... Little friends, what do you like? Tell me! I'll see if I can find any you like!" Reina didn't follow Bellemere's instructions to pick oranges, but instead smiled and asked Nami and Noji.

Upon hearing Reina's words, Nojiko and Nami both looked at Bellemere, as they had no idea who Reina was.

“This…really, it’s not necessary, Mr. Reina!” Bellemere hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said.

“Alright then! If you insist!” Reina shrugged and said.

"Hehehehe... It seems you still don't know what you missed! This guy is usually very stingy, and it's rare for him to offer to give you something, and you actually refused?" Perona couldn't help but say when she saw this.

"So...do you have a sea chart? A sea chart of the ocean!" Just then, Nami, with her short orange hair, looked at Reina with shining eyes and suddenly asked.

"Nami!" Nojiko immediately pulled Nami aside, signaling her to stop.

"What does it matter? Isn't he Bellemere's friend? He's just giving us a gift. Besides, I don't need any rare sea charts, something ordinary will do!" Little Nami pouted.

"Bellmere already said no!" Nojiko, hands on her hips, lectured Nami with the air of a big sister.

“Sea charts? I do have a lot of sea charts! But what use are they to you? Even if you get the sea charts, if you haven’t been to that sea area… you can’t make any comparisons!” Reina asked Nami with a smile.

"I..." Nami glanced at the somewhat angry Nojiko and the smiling Bellemere beside her, and mustered her courage to say, "I want to learn by copying the sea chart. I want to draw my own sea chart!"

"Heh heh heh heh... Just a little brat, and he dares to think he can draw a nautical chart? Do you know how hard it is to learn about navigation? It's not like you can just doodle with a pen and call it a nautical chart!" Perona couldn't stand it anymore and started to complain.

"Hmph! You're just a brat too!" Nami, hearing Perona mock her dream, immediately forgot about Nojiko and Bellemere beside her and said to Perona.

“Me? I’m not like you. I’ve seen the Grand Line, unlike you, a frog in a well who only lives on a small island!” Perona said with a hint of pride.

"What... In the end, you're just a kid like me! Hehehe..." Little Nami was a little envious, but she couldn't admit it at this moment, so she pulled down one eyelid and stuck out her tongue at Perona.

"You're not cute at all... Look at me!"

"Hahaha...Alright, Perona!"

Just as Perona felt provoked, Reina grabbed her head and stopped their argument.

"So... you actually want to learn about navigation more than nautical charts, right? Do you want to become a navigator?" Reina turned his head and asked Nami.

"Yes, yes, yes! I want to draw the entire world's sea charts, in my own way!" Nami said, her eyes shining.

"I understand! Okay... wait a minute, I'll go get you something!" After saying that, Reina lightly leaped into the air, and with a quick step, he ran directly towards the port.

"He...he..." Nojiko and Nami were shocked to see Reina running through the air as if it were flat ground.

“Naval Six Styles... Moonwalk!?” Bellemere, who was standing next to him, was also startled.

She had seen this move before; she had witnessed this incredible movement method on a high-ranking naval officer. She never expected to see it again on a pirate today!

"Hehehehe... I didn't expect you to have such good taste!" Perona said with a smile, looking at Bellemere.

"Bellmeal, why can that person run in the air?" Little Nami asked curiously from the side.

"This is a very advanced movement technique called Moonwalk, and only the strong can use it!" Bellemere patted Nami's head and explained with a smile.

"Moonwalk... Bellemere, do you know how to do it? I wonder if that person could teach me! I really want to fly too!" Nami said with a hint of anticipation.

"Heh heh heh heh... Don't be delusional. Moonwalk isn't something just anyone can master. Didn't your mother just tell you that it belongs to the strong?" Perona seemed to have a very bad relationship with Nami and immediately spoke sarcastically.

"What?! You talk like you know it all!" Little Nami pouted and said.

"Damn it...you're so unlovable! Hmph~ Fine, even though I can't use Moonwalk...I can fly! You can't!" Perona rolled her eyes and said directly.

"You can fly?" Perona's words made everyone look at her in surprise.

Because she was a child, neither A-Jian nor Bellemere paid much attention to her; they both assumed that Reina was the one leading Perona on the voyage.

But when Perona revealed that she could fly, the way the two looked at her changed.

"You? You can fly?" Little Nami replied with an expression of disbelief.

"Hmph! I knew you'd say that, you frog in a well. Today, I'll open your eyes and show you what I'm made of!"

As Perona spoke, she found a clean spot to sit down, and then a transparent Perona flew out of her body. In her ghost form, Perona seemed unaffected by gravity and could fly however she wanted.

"This...this is...what is this?" Not only Nami and Nojiko, but even Ken and Bellemere standing to the side stared wide-eyed at Perona soaring through the air.

"Horohohoro... See? I'm a Devil Fruit user! I'm a ghost who ate the Ghost-Ghost Fruit!" After seeing the scene she wanted to see, Perona slowly let the ghost form return to her body.

"Devil Fruit? Bellemere, do you know what that is?" Little Nami asked curiously, watching Perona slowly stand up from the ground.

Bellemere nodded and said, "Devil Fruits are very rare fruits. I don't know exactly what they look like, but legend has it that those who eat a Devil Fruit will gain the power of a devil!"

"Hooray hooray... That's right! This is the great treasure of the sea—the Devil Fruit!" Perona said with a smug smile.

"But those who eat Devil Fruits will also be hated by the sea, so they will become unable to swim. If they fall into the sea and no one saves them, they will drown!" Just as Perona was feeling smug, Reina suddenly descended from the sky and said with a smile.

"What? So you can't swim after all!" Upon hearing Reina's words, Nami immediately gave him a dismissive look and said.

However, Reina could still see a hint of envy in her eyes.

Chapter 242 Bellemere's Happiness

“Here… this is a gift for you! If you want to become an excellent navigator… you have to read all of these!” Reina handed several thick books to Nami.

"Ah! It's so heavy!" Nami had just taken the book from Reina's hand when her arms felt a sudden weight on them, and she said with some difficulty.

"Here are some introductory books on navigation, and some of my navigational insights over the years! The last one... if you don't intend to enter the Grand Line, don't read it! If you want to enter the Grand Line, you'd better finish reading this book first!" Reina said, pointing to the last book, his old logbook which he used to record his navigational practice.

"Ah! Thank you so much!" Nami exclaimed with delight as she touched the navigation book she had just received.

"Thank you, Mr. Reina!" Bellemere, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but thank Nami as well, seeing how much she liked her.

"And what about you? What do you want?" Reina turned his head to look at Nojiko beside him and asked.

Nojiko hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Thank you, but Nami has already received such a valuable gift, so I don't need it!"

"What an obedient and sensible child!" Reina exclaimed, patting Nojiko's head and smiling as he said, "Then as a reward, this is for you!"

Seeing Reina place a box next to Nojiko, Nami asked curiously, "Nojiko, hurry up and open it, see what's inside?"

"Nami!" Nojiko patted Nami, realizing it would be impolite to open it in front of Reina at this moment.

"It's alright, I just didn't know what to give you. I hope you like it!" Reina said with a slight smile.

Hearing Reina say that, Nojiko himself became curious, so he squatted down and opened the box.

Wow~~~

The box was opened, revealing a shimmering golden light inside; it was a box full of gold.

“This…this is far too valuable! Noki, return it to Mr. Reina immediately!” Bellemere exclaimed upon seeing the box of gold.

Nojiko was also taken aback; she hadn't expected it to be a chest of gold. After hearing Bellemere's words, Nojiko didn't hesitate and said to Reina, "Mr. Reina, this is indeed a bit too valuable. You should take it back!"

"Hahaha... It's alright, money is just an external thing. But you should be careful not to let anyone see it, otherwise someone might have their eye on it!" Reina waved his hand with a smile and said, "I won't take back what I give away! Keep it! You'll need it someday!"

Hearing what Reina said, Nojiko looked at Bellemere somewhat at a loss. Although she was sensible, she was still just a child after all.

Seeing that Reina and Perona both seemed indifferent, Bellemere hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying, "In that case, Nojiko... you should thank Mr. Reina!"

"Wow! Nojiko, you've struck it rich! I wish I had gotten Gold Saints too!" Nami exclaimed enviously.

At this time, she was not the money-grubbing Nami who would become later. The reason she loved money so much in the future was because she wanted to save up money to buy back Cocoyasi Village from Arlong.

Later, it gradually became a habit, so even after Luffy liberated Cocoyasi Village, she still loved money.

"Really? Then let's switch!" Nojiko knew what Nami was thinking, so she said jokingly.

"That won't do!" Nami said, pouting as she hid the navigation book Reina had given her in her arms.

“You gave Nami and Nojiko gifts, so we don’t have anything to give in return. Nojiko, why don’t you take Nami to pick some oranges, and choose the best ones to give to Mr. Reina?” Bellemere said with a smile.

"Okay!" Noki nodded, and just as she was about to carry the box home, she found that she couldn't lift it at all.

"Let me help you! Mr. Reina is right. It's best to hide such a big box of gold, otherwise it will be hard to explain if someone finds it!" Ah Jian walked over, picked up the small box, and said with a smile.

"Hehehehe...aren't you the biggest outsider here? And you still say you don't want others to find out?" Perona seemed to dislike the people on Cocoyasi Island, so she couldn't stand anyone.

"Hmph! Mr. Ken is no outsider!" Little Nami glanced at Ken and said to Perona.

Ah Jian was overjoyed to hear Nami's words, and his steps became lighter.

When the two sisters went to pick oranges, Perona couldn't stay still and went to play too. Reina was worried and specifically told her not to damage other people's orange trees.

“It’s alright, Miss Perona may be a bit mischievous, but she’s still very kind!” Bellemere seemed to have the ability to see through things to their essence.

“She’s been spoiled rotten by her family since she was little. If I hadn’t brought her out this time, who knows what she would have become!” Reina shook his head and said.

"Her family? Mr. Reina, you and Miss Perona are both from prominent families, aren't you?" Bellemere hesitated for a moment before asking.