Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

He didn't think he was a match for Zephyr right now, especially with Newgate not here.

"Oh? Little guy? You're really a pirate? Then tell me, who's your captain? What kind of pirate crew are you? How many people are there?" Zephyr's first mate clearly didn't believe Reina's words. He thought Reina was just a teenager, which was why he said that.

Zephyr smiled and looked at Reina. He shared the same opinion as his adjutant, but he was thinking more deeply. This kid actually had the idea of ​​becoming a pirate. If possible, it would be best to persuade him to give up this plan.

"Wait... that guy... he's a real pirate! I think I've seen his bounty poster!" Before Reina could reply, someone in the Navy suddenly pointed at him and shouted.

Chapter 30 Reina VS Zephyr

"What the hell..." When he heard that someone on the opposite warship recognized him, Reina really didn't know what to say.

The joy he felt upon seeing the bounty had vanished completely. If he hadn't been put on the bounty, this whole affair would have ended there.

"Huh? Is he a real pirate? Or a bounty hunter?" Sure enough, upon hearing his subordinate's words, Zephyr and his adjutant immediately changed their expressions and looked at Reina.

Reina knew he couldn't hide it any longer, and said with a smile, "Lord Zephyr, we meet again!"

"You've seen me before?" Zephyr squinted, his gaze towards Reina changing completely.

“Indeed, I met you before with the captain! But you probably didn’t notice someone as insignificant as me back then!” Reina nodded and said.

"Who is he?" Zephyr's adjutant asked the navy officer behind him in a low voice upon seeing this.

He was clearly asking the naval soldier who had just recognized Reyna.

“Sir, this person should be Akame Reina, the latest wanted criminal. His initial bounty is as high as 30 million! However, he is different from the wanted poster. His eyes are red in the wanted poster, so I am not sure!” A naval soldier hesitated for a moment before saying.

Upon hearing this, Reina nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. Damn it! If you're not sure, don't shout it out so loudly! It made him think he had really been recognized.

Now it doesn't matter whether they recognize me or not, because I've already admitted it!

It's important to understand that 30 million is no small sum in this era. Unlike the Great Pirate Era, bounties now reflect genuine strength.

“Red-Eyed Reina?” Zephyr still couldn’t recall when he had met Reina, because Reina hadn’t mentioned who his captain was, so Zephyr couldn’t be sure either. But that didn’t matter. As long as the other party was a pirate and a bounty hunter, then capturing him would definitely be the right thing to do.

"Hehe..." Reina had a "MMP" in his mouth but didn't know whether he should say it or not.

“Since you’re a pirate… then you’re unlucky to have met me. If you surrender, I’ll go easy on you!” Zephyr nodded and waved his hand, ordering the Marines to surround Reina.

"Hiss~ Huff! Sharingan... Activate!" Reina took a deep breath and activated his Sharingan. He knew that there was no use saying anything now, he could only fight, and the more intense the battle, the better, so that he could attract Newgate's attention. Only if Newgate came to his aid would he have a chance to survive.

Although Zephyr claimed to have never killed a single pirate, Reina didn't dare to gamble on it.

After activating his Sharingan, Reina's eyes turned red. The Marines immediately realized they hadn't made a mistake; it was indeed Akame Reina!

"Lord Zephyr, although I am not as strong as you, I have no choice but to shamelessly ask you for a lesson!" With one step, Reina went straight from his ship to Zephyr. Even if they were to fight, they couldn't fight on his own ship. What if they got hurt?

"Hehehe... Good timing, you can step back!" Zephyr waved his hand, dismissing the naval soldiers. The enemy's eyes suddenly turned red. He didn't know what was going on, and sending the soldiers up rashly might just be sending them to their deaths.

"boom!"

Zefa and Reina exchanged a punch in mid-air, but it didn't feel like a solid hit; it was as if he hadn't attacked his opponent at all.

After absorbing Zephyr's punch, Reina almost couldn't resist releasing his energy to retaliate. He was certain that this punch was definitely a probing one, but it had already reached the limit of what he could absorb.

Taking advantage of the opponent's unease from the previous collision, Reina delivered a whip kick to Zefa in mid-air.

Although the punch just now seemed to have missed its target, causing Zephyr to be momentarily stunned, he easily blocked Reina's kick.

"Phew~ As expected of Black Arm Zephyr!" After landing, Reina moved his ankle. Although he hadn't released the absorbed energy, it was still a full-force kick. The fact that the opponent blocked it without even activating Armament Haki was indeed quite terrifying.

"If this is all you've got... then you might not be able to leave today!" Zefa smiled slightly and disappeared from the spot.

"So fast!" Reina's Sharingan saw the opponent's movements, but his body couldn't keep up at all, and he didn't even have time to make a defensive move.

"boom!"

Reina was sent flying by Zephyr's punch, crashing directly into the warship's hull.

"Cough cough... That's really impressive! Looks like I'll be dying here if I don't show my true skills today!" Reina wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, walked out of the damaged cabin with a smile, and said.

He had suppressed his body's instincts and hadn't released his energy to counter Zephyr's attack, so he couldn't absorb the impact energy and was sent flying by Zephyr's punch.

However, his body was already full of energy, and he could give Zefa a good beating as soon as he found an opportunity!

"Oh? It seems you have other skills?" Zephyr smiled slightly and did not continue to pursue.

"Whoo~"

"Oh!"

Reina took a deep breath, took off his weighted suit, and threw it aside.

"Huh? Interesting!" Upon hearing the sound of something hitting the deck, Zephyr knew that it was definitely not an ordinary piece of clothing.

"Phew~ Much easier! Well then, Lord Zefa... let's continue!" Reina easily bounced a few times at a distance, then suddenly ducked and launched a surprise attack on Zefa.

"Not bad, but that's not enough!" Zephyr said with a smile as he saw Reina rushing over.

"What? Try it and you'll see!" After getting close to Zephyr, Reina's Sharingan started to spin. He stared at Zephyr's every move, as if time had slowed down. He could see every twitch of Zephyr's muscles.

"Left leg forward, right arm swinging, and the muscles in the left hand also moving. Is he about to change his move at any moment?" Based on the twitching of Zefa's muscles, Reina guessed the opponent's move. So, instead of throwing a punch, he changed his move and took a step forward to kick the opponent in the abdomen.

However, the moment he changed his move, he saw that Zephyr also changed his move. The arm that was supposed to be swinging was pulled back, and the left foot that was stepping out changed its move, becoming a kick just like his.

"Bang!" With no time to change his move, Reina unleashed all his energy and clashed directly with Zephyr.

Feeling the force in his leg, Zefa was actually knocked back several steps. He looked at Reina with some surprise, as the other party clearly did not have such great strength before.

Moreover, the opponent's sudden change of tactics was also very strange, as if they had seen through his moves before suddenly changing their tactics.

However, because of insufficient speed, it was discovered in advance and a change of tactics was made to deal with it.

"It seems I underestimated you!" If the other party was hiding their strength before, then even he would have to take them seriously.

On the contrary, after defeating Zephyr, Reina stood there with a bitter expression. This time he really did his best, but it did nothing except make his opponent more cautious.

"Phew~ It seems I'm really doomed this time. I can only pray that Zeff won't kill me! I'll just have to stay in Impel Down from now on!" Reina sighed, mentally condemning himself.

As expected, Zephyr was no match for Reina when he got serious. Even with Black Emperor's abilities and Armament Haki, Zephyr's full-force attack was something Reina couldn't absorb. Even if he absorbed a portion and then released it instantly to offset another portion, Reina was still punched off the warship and fell into the harbor, crashing into the harbor wall.

"Cough cough cough..." After spitting out several mouthfuls of blood, Reina struggled to stand up. Zefa was already in front of him, giving him no chance to escape.

"So what happened just now wasn't your strength, but your ability! That's quite strange! A Devil Fruit user?" Zephyr approached Reina, picked him up, and asked softly.

"Phew~ It's not a Devil Fruit ability, it's an ability from my bloodline! But it seems I can only go so far... cough cough..." Reina said with a soft laugh.

"Someone, get him some sea stone handcuffs! He might be an ability user, better be careful!" Zephyr tossed Reina aside and waited for the naval soldiers to handcuff him.

At this point, Reina no longer had the stamina to maintain his Sharingan, so his eyes had reverted to their normal black state.

“Sir, he’s guarding the pirate ship here. It seems he has companions on the island. Should we search for them?” Zephyr’s adjutant stepped forward and asked.

"No need. As long as his companions find out he's been captured, they'll definitely come to rescue him. Then we can catch him like a turtle in a jar! Let's go buy supplies now! Buy a lot, we might have some guests coming back to headquarters with us!" Zefa said with a smile as he looked at Reina being taken away.

Whitebeard and Marco, who were purchasing supplies in the small island town, had no idea that Reina had been captured by the Navy.

"Dad! Did we buy too much alcohol? If Reina finds out, he'll definitely scold us!" Marco asked with a hint of worry, looking at the nearly empty Berry bottle.

Whitebeard didn't even negotiate the price before buying ten barrels of fine wine, which cost him most of his Berries. He doesn't even know if the remaining Berries will be enough to buy everything on the list.

"Gurrah... Don't worry! Silly son, it's just a Berry, watch your old man!" Newgate hadn't originally intended for Marco to call him "old man."

But every time Reina spoke to Marco, he would say things like, "Go find your old man!" or "If I don't do it, am I supposed to wait for your old man to do it?"

Over time, not only did Marco get used to calling Newgate "Dad," but Newgate himself also got used to Marco calling him that, and even referred to himself that way.

For some inexplicable reason, it seems like he really likes the word "dad".

"Huh?" Marco looked at Newgate in confusion, not knowing what Newgate planned to do.

"Gurararara... We'll just have to go down to the Marine branch on the island and grab some Berries!" Whitebeard said with a loud laugh.

Marco's face darkened. As expected, his father wasn't so reliable. What kind of pirates rob the Marines? Isn't it usually the Marines who capture pirates?

Before Marco could speak, a loud bang suddenly came from the port, as if something had exploded, or as if something had fallen from the sky and crashed into the port.

Both of them looked towards the port at the same time, but Whitebeard's expression darkened and he became very serious, while Marco looked puzzled.

“Dad, did you hear that just now? It sounded like it was coming from the port!” Marco said, pointing to the port.

"Let's go, something's happened!" Newgate grabbed Marco and sprinted toward the port. He had just sensed a powerful life force through his Observation Haki, and he also sensed that Reina's aura was rapidly weakening. Someone powerful had definitely attacked Reina.

Chapter 31 Successful Escape

"Who is it?" Zefa, who was preparing to return to the warship, suddenly sensed a powerful force rapidly approaching.

"It must be one of Reina's companions who discovered the situation here! According to the information, Akame Reina, a former trainee crew member of the Rocks Pirates, left after stealing a warship with Whitebeard Edward Newgate after the God Valley battle, so the person who came is very likely Whitebeard Edward Newgate!" Zephyr's adjutant had already found out all the information about Reina.

“Edward Newgate?” Zeff was taken aback, then became serious and said, “That’s no ordinary opponent! You take Reiner back to headquarters first and imprison him in Impel Down. I’ll handle Whitebeard!”

"This..." The adjutant hesitated, after all, abandoning their superior and leaving first was not a good idea.

"Don't hesitate, just do as I say!"

"Yes, sir!" After bowing, the adjutant returned directly to the warship and ordered his subordinates to prepare for departure.

"Dad, it's the Navy!" Marco, who was being carried to the port by Newgate, immediately spotted the Navy warships docked not far from their pirate ship.

“Who do we have here… It’s you… Zeffa!” Newgate put Marco aside and said to Zeffa, who was standing there waiting for him.

“I never expected to run into you here, Whitebeard... Surrender!” Zephyr said earnestly.

"Gurararar...Where are my people?" Whitebeard seemed to have heard a funny joke. After laughing, his whole demeanor darkened, and he asked.

“You mean Akame Reina? He’s good, but you should know that he’s no match for me right now!” Zephyr replied with a smile.

"Let him go, and I can pretend this never happened... Otherwise..." Whitebeard didn't say it explicitly, but Zephyr knew what he meant.

"If you want to save people, just defeat me!" Zephyr had barely finished speaking when he charged straight at Whitebeard. His arms were already covered in Armament Haki, and his speed and strength were far superior to what he had shown when he fought Reina.

"Since you're looking for death... I'll grant your wish!" He slashed directly at Zefa with his naginata.

"Oh!"

The clash of their fists and naginata generated tremendous energy, even blowing Marco, who was watching from the sidelines, overturned him.

Reina, now imprisoned on a warship and wearing seastone handcuffs, sensed the energy outside and knew that Whitebeard had come to rescue him.

At this moment, he tried his best to look very weak in order to regain his strength. Once he regained some strength, it would be easy for him to escape.

The biggest difference between him and other Devil Fruit users is that he is not afraid of Seastone at all. Once a Devil Fruit user is handcuffed with Seastone, he basically loses the ability to resist, so the Navy does not keep a very strict watch on him.

They didn't know that putting on the sea stone handcuffs didn't have much of an impact on Reina's fighting ability; it only made his hands less mobile.