Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

“What’s so simple or not simple? My name is real, I’m not lying to you, and my identity is real too, I’m just a pirate! As for Perona… she’s Gecko Moria’s subordinate, and as for who Gecko Moria is… I can’t explain it to you, but in short, she’s a pirate too!” Reina explained with a smile.

"I really didn't expect there to be a pirate like you. I thought pirates were all vicious and ruthless thieves!" Sheriff A-Jian said with a smile.

“In a way, what you said is correct! I am a pirate, and I have done my fair share of robbing and pillaging! But our captain has a rule that civilians cannot be robbed. If you want to rob, rob those pirates or nobles! Because civilians... don’t have much money! Hahaha…” Reina laughed deliberately in a funny way.

Ah Jian and Bellemere laughed together.

As the three were talking, Perona, Nojiko, and Nami each came in carrying a large basket full of oranges. As they walked, Nami was still bickering with Perona, seemingly mocking Perona for not knowing how to pick oranges properly.

Nojiko mediated the situation, since Perona was with Reina, and Reina should be given some face.

"Perona... have you done something bad again?" Upon hearing Nami say that many orange trees had been damaged due to Perona's barbaric actions, Reina's face immediately darkened, and he asked.

"It's alright, it's just a few orange trees, not worth much. I'll fix them again when I have time!" Ah Jian said with a smile.

"What? We worked so hard to grow those!" Little Nami pouted, looking a little unhappy when she heard what A-Jian said.

Perona was about to make a sarcastic remark, but after seeing Reina's gaze, she had no choice but to shut her mouth in embarrassment.

“Mr. Reina, these are the best oranges from our orange grove. If that’s not enough, I’ll pick some more for you!” Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Nojiko immediately stepped forward and placed the large basket in front of Reina.

“Nojiko is so sensible! But these oranges are enough. How many Berries are there in total? Have they been weighed?” Reina said with a smile.

“No need. Mr. Reina gave Nami and Nojiko such valuable gifts, how can we accept money again? Let’s just consider it a gift between friends!” Bellemere waved her hand and said.

"Alright, since it's a gift between friends, I can't very well refuse! But is it really okay for you, a former Marine, to be friends with a pirate like me?" Reina winked and said deliberately.

"Hahaha... It's alright, I'm no longer a Marine! And even if I were, I wouldn't actively hunt down a pirate like you!" Bellemere replied with a loud laugh.

"Really? No wonder you didn't join the navy, it really wasn't a good fit for you! Hehehe..." Reina said with a laugh.

Ah Jian, who was standing nearby, found several large bags, packed all the oranges into them, and said, "Mr. Reina, is there anything else you need? I'll help you take it to your ship! Speaking of your ship, it's really impressive! I've never seen such a big turtle before!"

"Turtle?" A-Jian's words immediately caught Nami's attention.

“That’s right, it’s called Hard Shell, a large sea monster, but a very intelligent one!” Perona said arrogantly upon seeing this.

"A hard-shelled...sea monster? Um...Mr. Reina...can we go take a look?" Little Nami immediately asked with curious eyes.

“Of course, if you like, you can go up and take a look!” Reina nodded and said.

"Yay~~ That's great!" Nami jumped up happily as soon as she got Reina's approval.

"Nami! Don't be so naughty!" Bellemere said with a stern face.

Seeing Bellemere shake her head at her and Nojiko, Nami instantly lost all enthusiasm, like a wilted eggplant.

"Hey~ no way? You don't even dare to go? If it were me, I wouldn't listen to her. Reina already agreed to let you go!" Perona, who seemed to have developed feelings for Nami after arguing, said anxiously when she heard that her friend couldn't go to see the hard shell.

Actually, she also wanted to show off in front of Nami, but if Nami and Noki are at odds right now, then who can she show off to?

Sure enough, Nami was somewhat tempted by Perona's words, but after thinking about it, she shook her head and said, "It might not work this time! Otherwise, Bellemere will definitely be really angry!"

"Bellmere, it's alright, they're just curious, and I'm not in a hurry!" Bellmere nodded only after Reina spoke, which meant that Nami and Nojiko could play on the back of the giant turtle's hard shell.

"Let's go... I'll take you first, they're too slow!" After getting Bellemere and Reina's consent, Perona immediately led Nami and Nojiko towards the coast.

"They're still just kids!" Ah Jian couldn't help but say as he saw the three of them happily running towards the coastline.

“Yes, they are very cute children. Bellemere is so lucky to have two such adorable children!” Reina nodded and said with a smile.

"I picked them up from the battlefield, but to me, they are my real daughters!" Bellemere, with a cigarette dangling from her lips, looked at Nami and Nojiko in the distance and said with a happy expression.

Chapter 243 Arrival at Windmill Village

"Is this your room? It's nothing special!" Perona pulled Nami and Nojiko on a tour of her room.

This is a room she renovated herself, turning it into a Gothic-style princess room. However, due to space and material limitations, it can't compare to her princess room on the terrifying triangular sailboat.

Perona initially wanted to refute Nami's words, but seeing the envy in Nami's eyes, she wisely remained silent.

"Huh~ What's this room for?" Nami gently pushed open the door to a room on the second floor and asked curiously.

"Wait...don't open it!" Perona turned pale with fright when she saw Nami open Robin's room door. She quickly ran over and closed it, then looked around. After not seeing Reina, she said to Nami, "Don't get me killed! If you want to die, go somewhere else, don't drag me down with you!"

"Wh...what's wrong?" Nami asked, puzzled, when she saw that Perona's face had turned pale and it seemed that she wasn't being teased.

“This is Reina’s daughter’s room. No one is allowed to go in. When I first arrived, I tried to take a look, and Reina almost killed me!” Perona said with lingering fear.

"Reina's daughter's room? He has a daughter?" Nami asked, surprised.

“That’s right. Don’t be fooled by how easygoing that guy seems normally. He becomes a completely different person when it comes to his daughter. You’d better not try it!” Perona nodded and said.

Nami was taken aback. Just a moment ago, when she opened the door, she seemed to have seen a photo on the bedside table. It was a picture of Reina and a girl, but judging from the girl's age, she seemed to be much older than herself!

"What about Reina's daughter? Why isn't she on the ship?" Nojigo asked curiously.

"Don't ask me! I don't know anything, and I won't tell you, otherwise... that guy will really kill us!" Perona shook her head and quickly left the second floor with Nami and Nojiko.

A while later, Reina and his two companions arrived at the shore.

"Thank you all. Well then, we'll meet again someday!" Reina picked up the orange, easily jumped onto the hard shell's back, and waved to Bellemere and the others.

"Goodbye!" Nami and Nojiko waved goodbye to their new friend Perona after saying goodbye to Reina.

After the two left Cocoyasi Village, Reina smiled and asked Perona, "Weren't you always somewhat hostile towards Nami and Nojiko? How come you're friends with them all of a sudden?"

“I…when did I become friends with them? They’re not cute at all! Yes! That’s it!” Perona said, clearly not entirely true.

Seeing Perona running away as if she were fleeing, Reina shook his head with a wry smile.

On the other side, after watching Reina and Perona leave, Bellemere took Nami and Nojiko back home, while Gen followed uninvited behind Bellemere.

"They don't seem to be ordinary pirates!" Ken said softly to Bellemere after Nami and Nojiko went out to play.

"Phew~ If only they were just ordinary pirates!" Bellemere exhaled a puff of smoke and replied softly.

"Hmm? What are you worried about? Mr. Reina seems to really like Nami and Nojiko!" Ken asked in surprise.

“That’s the problem. Do you know their purpose? If they have any designs on Nami and Nojiko… we simply cannot resist!” Bellemere shook her head and said, “The Moonwalk that Reina used before is one of the Six Powers of the Navy, which is only used by high-ranking Navy officers!”

"Naval Six Styles? Could they be related to the Navy? Or perhaps they were once in the Navy like you?" A-Jian guessed.

“Very likely, otherwise it would be hard to explain why he would use the Navy Six Styles!” Bellemere nodded and said.

She had no idea that the so-called Six Styles of the Navy were already commonplace in the New World, and it wasn't difficult to learn them if one was willing to.

While the two of them were talking about Reina at home, Nami and Nojiko outside were also discussing the day's events.

"I never expected there to be a pirate like Mr. Reina. It seems that not all pirates are bad people!" Little Nami said with a smile as she flipped through the introductory navigation book that Reina had given her.

Nojiko just smiled and didn't say anything; she was somewhat bothered by what Reina had told her earlier.

For some reason, she kept thinking about what Reina had said to her when he gave her the gold: "You'll need it someday."

She didn't understand why she was like this, nor did she understand the meaning of those words. Where was she going to use all that gold?

"Nojiko! Nojiko?"

"Huh? What's wrong, Nami!"

Just as Nojiko was lost in thought, Nami's shout interrupted her.

"Bellmere called us back for dinner! What are you thinking about? I called you several times just now and you acted like you didn't hear me! Are you okay?" Nami asked with some concern.

Although the two occasionally quarrel, their relationship is still very good.

"It's alright, let's go! Didn't Bellemere call us for dinner?" Nojiko shook his head, stood up, dusted himself off, and said.

Nami tilted her head and watched Nojiko walk towards her home. Her intuition told her that something must have happened, but Nojiko just hadn't told her.

Meanwhile, Reina and Perona, having left Cocoyasi Island, headed straight for Windmill Village. However, just as they were about to arrive at Windmill Village, Reina discovered a warship docked in the harbor.

"What's wrong? Why are you hiding?" Perona asked in surprise as she watched Reina make Hard Shell change course so abruptly.

"Idiot, didn't you see... there's a warship over there?" Reina said, somewhat exasperated.

"A warship? Just sink it, what's the big deal?" Perona said nonchalantly.

“Sink it? Very well, you go ahead, I'll collect your corpse here!” Reina chuckled and said.

"Huh? What's so special about that warship?" Perona was taken aback; this was the first time she had ever seen Reina so wary of something.

"See that dog head? That's Garp's symbol! That bastard's gone back to the East Blue!" Reina said through gritted teeth.

“Garp…Garp?” Perona swallowed hard and asked, “This is the warship of that legendary naval hero, Garp?”

Thanks to Reina's indoctrination, Perona is now somewhat afraid of Garp.

“Go over there in your ghost form and see if Garp is on the ship!” Reina pointed at the dog-headed warship and said to Perona, “And gather some intelligence on them while you’re at it.”

"I'm not going!" Perona shook her head vigorously, refusing outright.

Even a powerful figure like Reina is extremely wary of her; wouldn't she be courting death if she went there?

"What are you afraid of? It's just sending your ghost, not your real body. Once you've gathered the information, you can avoid Garp! Otherwise, if you really run into that bastard head-on, I won't be able to take care of you!" Reina said, half explaining and half threatening.

Ultimately, under Reina's threat, Perona had no choice but to release several small ghosts as listening devices, which flew towards the naval warship.

A moment later, Perona opened her eyes and said, "There are only a few naval laborers left on the ship. Judging from their conversation, it seems like this is Garp's hometown!"

“Of course, otherwise why would that bastard Garp be here? Since Garp isn’t on the ship… let’s go, let’s land somewhere else!” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

"No... since Garp is here, why do we need to land? Wouldn't it be better to go after he leaves?" Perona said excitedly.

“Hmm…why don’t you stay on the ship? If anything happens, you can have Hard Shell take you away!” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

Facing a powerful opponent like Garp, Reina was indeed at a disadvantage with Perona by his side.

But Perona shook her head, saying that leaving her alone here was not as good as going ashore with Reina; she didn't like being alone.

Finally, the two sneaked onto the island from the other side.

"Hey...won't it be a problem if we just act like this, all aboveboard?" Perona asked with some concern as they walked down the streets of Windmill Village.

"Don't worry, you're not a wanted criminal, the Navy won't recognize you!" Reina said with a smile.

"Who the hell is worried about me? I'm worried about you, okay? What if the Navy recognizes you? That would be terrible!" Perona yelled at Reina, utterly exasperated.

"Huh? Me? Don't worry! I've already disguised myself, haven't I?" Reina said confidently.

"Damn it... changing clothes and wearing an extra hat counts as a disguise?" Perona was speechless.

It wasn't that Reina was careless, but the world is just that amazing. After changing his clothes, he fooled quite a few people, and gradually his definition of disguise began to change.

However, it's unclear whether Reina's "disguise" truly fooled the Navy, or whether the Navy simply didn't expect Reina to appear here. On the way, they encountered several Navy personnel who failed to recognize Reina, which somewhat shattered Perona's worldview.