Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

So even though Marco didn't say anything, she knew it probably wasn't a big deal, otherwise the other party would have told her the truth.

Soon after, Marco finally brought Robin to the Moby Dick. Reina was extremely surprised to see Robin; he never expected that Marco had gone to pick her up.

On the way, Robin had already learned from the crew that Reina's emotions had been quite unstable recently, which was why Whitebeard sent Marco to pick her up, hoping that she could help Reina stabilize his emotions.

Upon seeing Robin, Whitebeard happily announced the start of the banquet.

After the banquet welcoming Robin ended, Whitebeard found Robin and told her that he hoped she could stay there for a while and spend more time with Reina.

Robin naturally wouldn't refuse, so she stayed with the Whitebeard Pirates for the rest of the time.

Four years later... it's the year 1516 of the Sea Calendar, four years before Luffy sets sail.

"Why don't you just stay here instead of going back?" Reina said with some reluctance in response to Robin's suggestion to leave.

“Didn’t Father say that fledglings eventually need to leave their parents in order to soar through the sky?” Robin said with a slight smile.

In four years, Robin has blossomed into a graceful and beautiful young woman, a true intellectual beauty.

Her love of reading greatly enhances her temperament, allowing her to remain calm no matter what difficulties she faces.

Moreover, with Reina's personal training over the past four years, her strength has increased significantly compared to four years ago, especially in the development of her Devil Fruit ability, which is now comparable to Robin in the original story when she entered the New World.

Robin, however, has never awakened Haki, which puzzles her greatly.

Logically speaking, since her father, Reina, was proficient in all three types of Haki, she should have inherited some of it. However, despite four years of training, she has not awakened it.

Aside from Reina, who had some vague guesses, the others, including Whitebeard, couldn't quite explain it.

However, Reina knew that his body didn't actually have any talent, and he had only awakened the three types of Haki with the help of the system. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, he would not have been able to awaken Haki at all. This might be the reason why Robin had never awakened Haki.

"Alright! I said I'd respect whatever choice you make! As for Crocodile... you can give him any information you want. If that doesn't work, you can tell him that Poseidon is on Fishman Island, just don't tell him about the mermaid princess!" Seeing that Robin had made up her mind, Reina didn't intend to stop her.

Although they got along very well for the past four years, Reina knew that Robin found life in the Whitebeard Pirates somewhat boring.

It's not that she couldn't get along with the other members, but as a scholar, she preferred to stay quietly in one place to read books, and also hoped to acquire more historical texts.

So although she got along well with the members, it wasn't the kind of companionship she was looking for.

After Reina told her that she would have a group of companions who recognized her and whom she also recognized in the future, she had been looking forward to it and waiting.

“Yes, Father! I’m not a child anymore, I can handle my own affairs!” Robin nodded, a slight smile playing on his lips.

“No matter where you go, no matter how old you are, I will always be your father. In my eyes, you will always be a child who needs my protection and care!” Reina patted Robin’s head and said with affection.

In fact, when facing Robin, Reina had completely forgotten how she looked in the original story. He now saw Robin as his own daughter.

Sure enough, after hearing Reina's words, Robin, who had been quite calm, blushed slightly, a rare sight. Although she was a little shy, she liked hearing her father's words, which made her feel his deep love.

Over the years, she has always felt very lucky that her father has fulfilled all her expectations of a father. Although Reina has always felt guilty towards her because of what happened in her childhood, she has long since let go of it.

After seeing Robin off, Reina returned to the Moby Dick and ran into Vista, who was also returning.

"So? Did you find them this time?" Reina asked with a smile when he saw Vista.

“No, that guy is extremely cunning. Ever since we clashed last time, he runs away whenever he sees us,” Vista said, shaking his head.

The person they are tracking now is a pirate who calls himself Whitebeard Jr. Three years ago, it was this guy who called himself Whitebeard Jr. who attacked a naval warship.

On that warship was former Admiral Zephyr, leading a group of his elite naval disciples on a mission.

As a result, Whitebeard Jr. not only killed all those powerful Marines, but also severed one of Zephyr's arms.

This incident shocked not only the entire Navy back then, but also the Whitebeard Pirates.

You should know that Whitebeard never had a woman by his side, so where did Whitebeard Jr. come from?

So from then on, in addition to the Navy, the Whitebeard Pirates also hunted down that pirate, and they were even more concerned about it than the Navy.

However, the pirate who called himself Whitebeard Jr. possessed extraordinary strength. The 15th Division Captain Fossa, who was sent out to find him for the first time, was actually defeated by him and was carried back seriously injured.

Enraged, Reina prepared to set sail to find the man himself. However, because Robin was there, Whitebeard did not send him, but instead ordered the three captains to pursue the man together.

Unfortunately, for three whole years, they still couldn't catch him. Apart from knowing that his mother was a short, wrinkled old woman named Miss Bakkin, wearing a leopard-print coat, thick red lipstick, sunglasses, and a cane, they had no other information.

Knowing the original story, Reina naturally knew of Miss Bakkin's existence. Although there was also a woman named Miss Bakkin on the Rocks Pirates back then, Reina did not believe that they were the same person.

Because back then, Miss Bakkin was a beautiful girl with a charming figure and long blonde hair, completely different from that short and ugly old woman.

Moreover, he has been by Whitebeard's side all these years, so it's impossible that Whitebeard had a child without his knowledge.

As for his time with the Rocks Pirates... well, Reina couldn't guarantee that back then!

When he boarded the ship, the destruction of the Rocks Pirates was not far off, so he knew nothing about what had happened before that.

Chapter 268 Miss Bakin

"Still haven't caught him?" Reina frowned slightly upon hearing Vista's reply. "People outside are starting to suspect that he really is Big Brother's illegitimate son. You guys should at least put in some effort, shouldn't you?"

"That guy is very strong!" Captain Curiel of the 10th Division replied calmly.

"Is it really that powerful?" Reina was taken aback. Curiel was not like Lakyo; he was quite calm and wouldn't usually make excuses.

“Yes, I caught him once when I was with Jingudo last time. I was no match for him!” Curiel nodded and confirmed.

“Let’s go find Big Brother. This time… let me test his mettle!” Upon hearing this, Reina boarded the Moby Dick.

Soon, when the group arrived in front of Whitebeard, Vista first recounted what had happened on their trip. The pirate who called himself Whitebeard Jr. seemed to know that the Whitebeard Pirates were going to capture him, so now he would run away whenever he saw the Whitebeard Pirates' flag, which caused Vista and his crew to return empty-handed this time.

“That guy is quite cunning. He runs away when he sees a lot of us, and attacks when there are few of us! But judging from our recent encounters, his actions are all being directed by his mother, the one who calls herself Miss Bakkin!” Vista concluded.

"Brother, why don't you let me go? It's not good for him to keep ruining our reputation!" Reina leaned against the ship's railing and shouted to Whitebeard.

“Reina, don’t be careless! Don’t let his unassuming appearance fool you. After Admiral Kizaru fought him, everyone said that the young Whitebeard Jr.’s strength is no less than that of his father in his youth!” Vista interjected.

"Not inferior to my older brother in his youth? What is Kizaru anyway? How could he know what level of strength my older brother possessed in his youth? That's utter nonsense!" Reina curled his lip and replied, "Now I'm really curious to see just how strong that guy is!"

"Where's Robin? Has she already left?" Whitebeard didn't agree to Reina's request, but instead asked about Robin.

"Yes, Marco sent her back. It was tough on her to stay here for four years!" Reina said with a smile.

Whitebeard curled his lip; what he disliked most was Reina's face—getting the benefits and still saying nice things.

“I think we could send Reina!” Hansen suddenly said at this moment.

Since being injured by Blackbeard, he has rarely participated in the management of the pirate crew due to the decline in his strength. He only pays special attention when there is occasional news about Blackbeard.

“The other side has been operating under the banner of Daddy’s son. If the captains were to go out, regardless of the outcome, it wouldn’t really make much of a difference. But Reina is different. He joined the crew when Daddy was forming the pirate crew! So only when he shows up can we give the outside world accurate information!” Seeing everyone looking at him, Hansen was not intimidated and smiled as he shared his thoughts.

“Indeed, Dad, Hansen is right!” Vista nodded in agreement.

"Alright then! Let Reina go! You must have been cooped up on the ship for the past few years, right?" Whitebeard said to Reina with a slight upturn of his lips.

"Hahaha... Big brother understands me best! Hyōrinmaru, let's go!" With Whitebeard's approval, Reina immediately stood up and said.

He didn't need to make any preparations for his voyage; the supplies were all prepared at Hard Shell. When Robin was there, Reina often took Robin on private trips to play around.

Hyōrinmaru, who had been standing next to Reina, also silently followed behind him.

A cloud of white mist rose, and the hard shell appeared directly next to the Moby Dick. After Reina and Hyōrinmaru jumped aboard, he waved to everyone and shouted, "I'll be back soon, and I'll bring that guy back with me! Big brother... that girl who claims to be your woman, I'll teach her a lesson for you!"

"That damn brat... that's the biggest reason I don't want him to go!" Whitebeard said with a wry smile when he heard Reyner's shout.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"The sea has been too calm lately; it's time to stir things up!"

The team captains around them all burst into laughter.

After leaving the Moby Dick, Reiner headed directly towards the area where Whitebeard Jr. had been spotted, based on the intelligence he had received. Reiner's appearance quickly made it known to the outside world that the vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, Reiner, had been dispatched to capture the person impersonating Whitebeard's son.

Meanwhile, in a tavern on a small island, a short, wrinkled old woman wearing a leopard-print coat and adorned with gold frowned as she listened to the conversation of the other patrons.

"Mom, is that Reina they're talking about the first mate under Father? Is he powerful?" Beside her stood a burly, obese man with a white beard that curved upwards like a crescent moon, but much thinner.

“That’s right, it’s that kid! I never thought that the intern from back then would grow up to this level! No wonder Newgate, Skeeter, and Linlin all invited him to join the ship when they disbanded. It turns out they saw the talent in this kid back then!” Miss Bakkin said in a deep voice.

"Huh? Mom, you know him too? Is he very powerful?" Edward Webru, who called himself Whitebeard II, asked his mother with some surprise.

“He is indeed a bit tricky! He is much more difficult to deal with than those captains!” Miss Bakkin nodded and replied.

"Should we go fight him? If those captains come one by one, they can't beat me! They'll just bully the few with their numbers! Mom, let's go find Father too! With Father's help, we can definitely beat them!" Weevil said innocently.

Miss Bakin rolled her eyes, too lazy to bother with this idiot.

She found the child on a small island. She never expected that he would grow up to be so strong. He just wasn't very bright. But that's probably why he listened to her so much!

Meanwhile, not far from the island, a newsbird flew overhead and spotted a small boat on the sea below. It immediately flew over, but once it got a clear look at the boat, it immediately decided to stop and run away.

"Hey...you're not planning to run away, are you?" Reina asked softly as he saw the news bird flying towards him and looking like it was about to escape.

Upon hearing this, the newsbird had no choice but to fly to Reina's boat, drop off a newspaper, and prepare to leave.

"You don't even want the Berry anymore?" Reina chuckled and called out to the news bird, a 50-Berry note between his fingers.

The newsbird hesitated for a moment, but ultimately didn't dare to go over and collect Reina's Berry. It simply spread its wings and flew away.

"Tch~ Coward! It's just a few Newsbirds, is it really necessary to make such a fuss? But speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've had a Newsbird!" Reina pouted and said with dissatisfaction.

Ever since he ate a few newsbirds out of curiosity years ago, he has never received any newspapers again, and the newsbirds would always go around him whenever they saw him.

Newsbirds flying in on their own initiative like today are extremely rare.

Sure enough, the news bird that had just taken off flew even faster after hearing Reina's words, making Reina laugh out loud.

After the newsbirds had flown far away, Reina opened the newspaper in his hand and began to read it leisurely.

"Huh?" After casually flipping through the newspaper, Reina was surprised to find information about the Revolutionary Army. In recent years, the Revolutionary Army has been appearing more and more frequently. They openly oppose the World Government, which has attracted considerable attention.

However, no one knows who the leader is or what he does; it is very mysterious.

"Hehe... No wonder they're the Monkey family, three generations of them, none of them are easy to mess with! It seems the closer we get to the start of the plot, the more these restless guys will appear!" Reina casually tossed the newspaper he had finished reading aside, slowly got up, looked at the small island not far away, and muttered to himself.

Soon after Hardshell landed, Reina took Hyōrinmaru and went directly to the island. There had been information that Whitebeard Jr. was on this island, so Reina had come here specifically.

"What great luck! We found our target so quickly!" Reina was just about to ask if anyone had seen Whitebeard Jr. when he saw his target coming out of the tavern, making a scene. It seemed they had dined and dashed, but the tavern owner couldn't do anything about it.

"Hmph~ I'm doing you a favor by coming here to eat, don't be ungrateful! Weevil, if he keeps nagging, I'll tear his tavern down!" Miss Bakkin said arrogantly.

"Okay, Mom!" Whitebeard Jr.'s massive size and the naginata he was carrying, which resembled Whitebeard's, made him very easy to recognize. So, once the tavern owner knew who he was, he didn't dare to say anything more.

"Hey... isn't it normal to pay for food? What you're doing... isn't right!" Reina smiled and walked towards the two of them.

"Who dares to question Mother's words? I'll crush you!" Upon hearing Reina's words, Weevil immediately shouted loudly in their direction.

“Wait… Weevil!” Miss Bakkin reached out and put her arm around Whitebeard Jr., her eyes full of smiles as she looked at Reiner, and said, “It’s been so many years, Reiner!”