Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

“First of all, I only arrived in Alabasta today. Secondly… this is ultimately a matter for your country… isn’t it? Considering our past relationship, I’m already giving you considerable face by giving you a final guarantee, aren’t I? Besides… how can a person grow without experiencing some things? What do you say, King Cobra?” Reina replied with a slight smile.

Cobra looked at Reina, who was all smiles, and seemed to understand what Reina meant. Since leaving the palace two years ago, the growth of his daughter, Princess Vivi, had made him feel like a completely different person.

Cobra glanced at Nico Robin beside him and asked cautiously, "May I ask what your relationship with Nico Robin is...?"

“Her full name is Benedict D. Robin! Of course, you can also call her Nico Robin, since Nico is her mother’s surname!” Reina didn’t hide anything and replied directly.

"Father... is it alright to tell him now?" Robin asked, somewhat surprised, when he saw that Reina had actually revealed his identity to King Cobra.

"Don't worry... Haven't you figured out what kind of person His Majesty the King is after what happened in Alabasta? Robin... I kept you in Alabasta not only for that incident, but also to give you some experience!"

Besides dreams, there are many other things that cannot be ignored! Hatred can blind us, and so can love! Therefore, staying calm is extremely important! You must have seen a lot in Alabasta over the past few years, right?

If I were you, I wouldn't choose to cooperate with a viper like Crocodile, even if he could protect me! I'd rather befriend fools like King Cobra or Princess Vivi, even if it costs me my life!

Reina spoke earnestly to Robin.

“I understand, Father!” Robin nodded in reply.

"Of course, this is just my choice. You can do whatever you want! Right or wrong... Father will support you! Anyone who dares to harm you... will become my enemy!" Reina glanced at Karp, smiled slightly, and said.

Robin covered her mouth and chuckled after hearing this, knowing that her father was deliberately saying it for the Navy to hear.

As for Cobra, he was already dumbfounded. He finally understood why Whitebeard Pirates officers were coming to Alabasta one after another. It turned out that Nico Robin was Reina's daughter, and her coming to Alabasta must have been at Reina's request for her to come here for training.

This also explains why Reina, despite having the power to resolve everything, didn't take action, but was assured that he would ultimately protect the Kingdom of Alabasta.

If he had intervened and resolved everything beforehand, what would have been the point of Robin's training? As for his final guarantee, it was probably based on the care he had given Robin over the years!

"Alright, now that I know you're alright, I'm relieved. I still have some things to take care of. We'll talk properly after that, and then you'll have to make a decision!" Reina patted Robin's head, slightly messing up her long, straight black hair, and said with a smile.

"Yes, Father!" Robin was quite exasperated by his father's little quirk; the man always liked to mess up his hair, as if that was his way of expressing affection.

"Old man Garp, let's go! Once we find Aokiji, I'll take you to catch the pirates... How about it?" Reina waved to Garp and said with a smile.

"You're the biggest pirate!" Garp retorted, still furious.

But he also knew that Reina would never allow him to stay here, otherwise if he were to attack Robin, the latter would not even have a chance to fight back.

Chapter 303 Family Reunion

"I never imagined you were Lord Reina's daughter!" King Cobra said with some emotion as they walked through the passage leading to the underground catacombs.

“Hehe…that’s just how the world is!” Robin replied with a slight smile.

"So, can you really understand ancient writing?" King Cobra pondered for a moment before asking, "Most people probably don't even know such things exist!"

“The truth is very profound. Even if you are a member state of the World Government, you can’t possibly know the whole truth!” Robin replied as she walked. “And who knows, maybe your country’s historical records really do contain the location of Pluton!”

“I don’t know!” King Cobra shook his head and said, “Our Alabasta royal family has a responsibility to safeguard historical texts for generations! That’s all I know…”

"Guardian?" Robin chuckled, her tone full of disdain.

Outside, Reina, who was waiting in the same spot, soon encountered Aokiji who had rushed over.

"Tch~ You... you're really planning to make a move?" Seeing Aokiji arrive, Reina pouted and said unhappily.

“Reina… Mr. Garp…” When Aokiji saw that Reina was actually here, he knew that his plan could not be carried out for the time being.

"Alright, everyone's here! I'll take you guys to fight pirates... Are you in?" Seeing that Aokiji didn't make a move right away, Reina asked with a smile.

"Aren't you the biggest pirate here?" Aokiji's answer was exactly the same as Garp's answer before.

"So... you're not planning to kill me here, are you?" Reina chuckled and asked.

Garp and Aokiji exchanged a glance. After considering the consequences of killing Reina, they realized with dismay that now was not the best time to eliminate him.

"Hey...you two...you actually thought that?" Reina knew from their expressions that they really did think that.

Just then, a flame and a cloud of sand rushed toward them one after the other.

"Mr. Reina!" Ace exclaimed joyfully upon seeing Reina.

"Yo~ Ace... How was the trip? Are you satisfied?" Reina greeted him with a smile.

Upon hearing Reiner's words, Ace immediately thought of Luffy and turned to Crocodile, saying, "He killed my brother. Since Mr. Reiner is here, then... please allow me to seek revenge!"

"Your brother? Luffy? Killed? Who killed him?" Reina asked in surprise.

Garp was also taken aback, and looked at Crocodile with hostility. After all, Luffy was his grandson, his own flesh and blood!

“That’s him!” Ace replied, pointing at Crocodile.

Reina secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As the chosen one, Luffy could never die at Crocodile's hands.

"Crocodile..."

Just as Reina was about to say it was impossible, a voice that everyone was quite familiar with rang out; it was none other than Straw Hat Luffy.

"Hey... Luffy!" Ace naturally heard Luffy's voice and turned his head to look. Sure enough, he saw his younger brother, Straw Hat Luffy, but he looked rather miserable at the moment.

"Huh? Ace? What are you doing here?" Luffy asked in surprise when he heard Ace's voice.

"Luffy...shouldn't you say something to this old man?" Garp, standing to the side, also said with a face full of anger, "And Ace, you too!"

Aokiji, on the other hand, was holding his forehead, looking completely unable to bear watching.

"Grandpa...Grandpa...What are you doing here?" Luffy exclaimed as expected after seeing Garp.

"How did I get here? Or rather, how did you get here? I didn't train you to be a pirate!" Garp roared angrily.

Listening to the conversation between Vice Admiral Garp and Straw Hat Luffy, Crocodile was completely dumbfounded. So it turns out that everyone except him was in cahoots?

Crocodile suddenly finds himself seemingly caught up in a massive conspiracy.

First of all, his subordinate Nico Robin has a close relationship with the Whitebeard Pirates, especially with the vice-captain Benedict D. Reyna, with whom she seems to have a particularly close relationship.

Then there's Portgas D. Ace, the captain of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates, who is actually the older brother of the rookie pirate Straw Hat Luffy. What's even more speechless is that Garp, the legendary vice admiral of the Navy, a hero of the Navy, and the one with the world's strongest guard, is actually their grandfather.

The person with the least connection to them was Garp's former subordinate, the current Marine Admiral Aokiji!

So it seems that everyone present, except for Crocodile, is in cahoots! After all that fighting, they were all collectively throwing the fight at him!

"Alright, old man Garp, if you want to claim kinship, go somewhere else. Claiming kinship in the Alabasta royal family's cemetery, how disgusting!" Reina mocked Garp with a disgusting expression.

"Damn it... It's all your fault, you pirates, for leading my grandson astray! Reina... You're not getting away with this today!" For some reason, Garp charged at Reina and started fighting as soon as Reina spoke.

"You old bastard, it was clearly that red-haired guy who guided your grandson... why did you dump this on me? Come on then, do you think I'm afraid of you?" Reina was no pushover either, and immediately started fighting with Garp.

Ace and Luffy were somewhat embarrassed. They both knew that Garp was deliberately taking his anger out on Reina, so they didn't say anything.

"Crocodile, I've finally found you!" Upon seeing Crocodile, Luffy finally remembered his important business and, without saying a word, went straight to Crocodile and started fighting.

Seeing this, Crocodile deliberately fought and retreated with Luffy. The situation here was too strange, and if things went wrong, he might die here!

So he simply took advantage of the fight between Straw Hat Boy and him to retreat towards the underground tomb while fighting.

Seeing this, Aokiji also planned to follow, but Reina, who was fighting Garp, deliberately let the battle circle encircle Aokiji as well, turning his battle from a fight between him and Garp into a fight between him and two.

Seeing this, Ace had no choice but to intervene, and the three-person melee turned into a four-person melee. Apart from Crocodile and Luffy heading towards the basement of the cemetery, the other four fought on the ground.

On the other side, Princess Vivi, who was searching for snipers everywhere, finally remembered the clock tower. It had enough space and a wide field of vision, making it an excellent sniping point.

Chapter 304 Partners

"Weiwei, are you sure? We don't have any more time!" Nami asked seriously.

"Never mind, I'll fire a signal flare first and get them to gather here!" Usopp, who was standing nearby, immediately released a signal flare.

Just then, the clock door on the clock tower was opened, revealing the cannon barrel inside.

"Oh no, they're about to make their move! We don't have time to go up!" Weiwei said anxiously upon seeing this.

"Huh? Weiwei... what are you doing here? Have you found the sniper's location?" Just then, Sanji and Zoro, who had seen the signal flare, asked from above the clock tower.

"Hey? What are you two doing there? The sniper is up there!" Everyone exclaimed in surprise.

It was only then that Sanji and Zoro noticed the cannon above their heads.

"It's too late!" Looking at the two Baroque Works members who were already preparing to light the fire, he felt a little resigned.

"Don't give up, Vivi, let's try!" Nami suggested an idea: using Sanji and Zoro's positions, they could send Princess Vivi up layer by layer.

Princess Weiwei lived up to expectations and successfully cut the fuse at the critical moment.

Meanwhile, Crocodile, pretending to fight Luffy, took the opportunity to enter the basement and met Nico Robin and King Cobra in front of the Poneglyphs.

However, after Robin deciphered the text and learned that it merely recorded the history of Alabasta, Crocodile began to go somewhat mad.

"Nicole Robin! Don't think that just because the Whitebeard Pirates are protecting you, I won't dare to kill you! You said back then... that as long as I find the Poneglyphs, you'll give me clues about Pluton..." Crocodile stared at Robin and said viciously.

King Cobra, standing to the side, was somewhat surprised... If he wasn't mistaken, the historical text should have recorded the whereabouts of Hades.

"Well, never mind! From Mr. Cobra's expression, I already know that Hades must be in this country! Although there are some surprises outside... after today, this country will be mine, and even the Navy can't attack me at will! Then... I can search for him slowly!" Crocodile said softly, looking at King Cobra beside him.

"Boom boom boom..." Suddenly, the entire basement began to shake violently, and many parts even began to collapse.

"Hmm? It shouldn't be time to fire the cannons yet, right? Your Majesty... did you do something?" Crocodile asked, looking at King Cobra.

"The buildings here are specially constructed. If even a single small pillar collapses, the entire basement will crumble... I'm betting the name of the twelfth King of Nefertari... I won't easily hand over the Land of Sand to you!" King Cobra said with a light laugh.

"Hey...hey...you really are a model king! You actually thought of taking me down with you? But have you forgotten? I am the user of the Sand-Sand Fruit. As long as I turn this place into sand, I can easily leave! So...you will sacrifice yourself in vain!" Crocodile said with a loud laugh.

"Crocodile..." At this moment, Luffy, who had just been shaken off, also caught up.

"Straw Hat Boy... For the sake of your brother and your grandfather, you'd better get out of here right now!" Crocodile's eyes narrowed as he roared at Luffy.

"That won't do... You haven't handed over what you stole yet!!" Luffy said seriously.

"Things? What things? Money? Fame? Trust? Life? Or... rainwater? You can tell me... I'll give it back to you!" Having learned Luffy's identity, Crocodile no longer intended to entangle with Luffy.

If Luffy is killed here, those troublesome guys outside won't let him go. Although he's confident, anyone who's not a fool would know what to do when facing so many strong opponents.

"The nation!" Luffy replied softly.

"The country? This country has nothing to do with you, right? Why? Why go to such lengths?" Crocodile asked, his voice filled with anger and helplessness, utterly bewildered.

"You members of the D clan... what are you fighting for?" Robin, who was standing to the side, also looked at Luffy. In fact, she was also a little confused as to why the Straw Hat crew had to oppose Crocodile. So she was also looking forward to Luffy's answer.

"Because that idiot Vivi hasn't given up yet! For the country she loves, for the people she loves, she has never given up! So as long as she doesn't give up... we will definitely fight to the end, because... we are comrades! Gum-Gum... pistol!" Luffy's words were very firm, and this was also his inner thought.

"For such a trivial reason... Straw Hat Boy... Since you're looking for death... I'll grant your wish!" Crocodile was stung by Luffy's reply.

He had always looked down on the idea of ​​having partners, but now that he knew there were actually people who valued it so much, he felt a strange tremor in his heart, even as he remained disdainful.