Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Bankai: Senbonzakura Kageyoshi!" After releasing Senbonzakura, something inexplicable happened: the ground turned into ripples, and Senbonzakura disappeared into them.

Teach looked at Reina, and suddenly the scene before him changed. It seemed that he and Reina had entered another space, and the Thousand Cherry Blossoms that Reina had been holding earlier slowly began to appear and surround him.

At this moment, Teach strangely discovered that although he could see and hear, his body seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move at all. Just then, countless Senbonzakura blossoms around him transformed into countless petals and rushed directly towards him.

"Pfft!!!"

"What...what's going on?"

The onlookers not far away saw that Blackbeard Teach was still in the same fighting stance when his body suddenly exploded, as if he had been slashed countless times. Blood stained the area within several meters around Teach.

At this moment, the huge black sphere, which was slowly being repaired, burst open instantly without Teach's support. A dazzling ice-blue light exploded, and an ice dragon broke out of its shell, rushing directly towards the blood-soaked Teach.

"Damn it! Let's go!" Marco shouted, and the Whitebeard Pirates scattered in all directions.

"Roar!" The ice dragon that had just hatched crashed directly into Teach's location, and immediately the ice began to spread rapidly in all directions from Teach as the origin.

Chapter 329 Battle Ends

"Hey...hey...isn't this scene a bit too exaggerated?!"

After the ice shattered, Lakyo stood on the roof of a building, looking around at the completely transformed ice kingdom, and swallowed hard.

"Quick, let's go check on Reina and Teach!" Marco leaped into the air, his arms transforming into wings, and quickly headed towards Reina's previous location.

On his way there, Marco saw many people heading in this direction, including Kizaru and Zephyr from the Navy, Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, as well as members of the Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates, both of the Four Emperors' pirate crews.

"Tsk tsk tsk... That kid's fighting power now... isn't much weaker than yours, is it?" On the other side, Golden Lion, who was chatting with Whitebeard, smacked his lips and said after feeling the aftershocks of Reina's battle.

"Gurarararar... That kid is still a long way off!" the white-bearded man said with a loud laugh.

"Dad, when did Teach become so strong? He actually forced Reina to use this move?" Joz asked, somewhat surprised.

“Don’t underestimate your opponent. Didn’t Teach already keep us on our toes this time? I’m not surprised at all that he’s hiding some of his strength… That guy… is no ordinary person! None of the D. clan members are easy to deal with!” Whitebeard shook his head, sighed, and said.

"The D clan? Newgate, it seems you know something!" Shiki asked, surprised.

“Ah~ Roger told me! You should know him, right? The Navy calls him Gol D. Roger!” Whitebeard nodded and said.

"What? Isn't his name Gol D. Roger?" Shiki asked, puzzled. But before Whitebeard could explain, he suddenly realized and said, "It seems the Navy isn't just wary of Roger! There's also that D? I remember Reina's name has a D in it, right? What's it again?"

“Benelli D. Reiner!” the white-bearded man said softly.

“That’s right, Benedict D. Reina! Also a D! No wonder that kid rarely revealed his full name back then. I thought he was just being lazy, but now it seems… he did it on purpose!” Golden Lion said with an expression of realization.

“That’s right, you know that kid’s abilities, which is why you came all this way, right?” Whitebeard said to Shiki with an air of knowing he had seen right through him.

"Hahahaha... That kid's abilities are indeed very useful in some situations. Over the years, he must have learned quite a few secrets that no one else knows!" Shiki said with a loud laugh.

"You know that kid's abilities. They're too unpredictable and quite one-sided. You only understand many things after they happen!" Whitebeard shook his head and said.

On the other side, after arriving at the center of the battlefield where Reina and Teach were fighting, Marco found that all around him were ice sculptures, all of which were pirates and marines who had not had time to escape.

"There!" Looking up, Marco immediately spotted Reina, who was resting in the air.

"How are you? Are you alright?" Marco asked as he descended from the sky.

"It's nothing, I just overused my right eye a bit! It seems I really need to use the Sharingan less in the future, after all, it's a cursed eye!" Reina shook his head and said.

"What do we do now?" Marco asked Reina, looking at the Blackbeard Pirates, who had all turned into ice sculptures.

“Let’s leave it to Big Brother! That Hansen must be a user of the Transformation Fruit. I thought he could only transform himself, but I didn’t expect that this ability could also be used on others!” Reina pointed to the two people in the ice sculpture and said softly.

“So that means…” Marco was stunned and asked in disbelief.

“That’s right, the real Hansen… was probably killed by Teach long ago!” Reina nodded, speaking with a hint of sadness.

Hansen was brought into the Whitebeard Pirates by him. If it weren't for his meddling, Hansen might not have died young.

Gradually, people from other forces arrived, especially Kizaru from the Navy. Upon seeing the entire Blackbeard Pirates frozen in ice, his expression immediately changed.

"What? You still want to fight? Yellow-skinned monkey, don't really think I wouldn't dare to kill you!" Reina got up from the ground, looked at Kizaru, and said.

"Oh dear~ Don't be so scary~ All I want to know is who Roger's bloodline is!" Kizaru shrugged, looking like he didn't want to fight, and said.

"You think I'd tell you something like that? Why don't you ask Sengoku and see if he knows?" Reina rolled his eyes and said unhappily.

"Fufufufu... So, Reina... according to our previous agreement, you can tell me the information now, right?" Doflamingo chuckled and took a few steps forward, standing next to Kizaru, and asked.

"According to the previous agreement, did you rescue Ace... or did you take the head of a member of the Blackbeard Pirates?" Reina tilted his head and asked Doflamingo.

Doflamingo's forehead creased with a "well" shape. Although he didn't actually manage to do it, he did offer some help.

"Alright, alright... since you and Katakuri have both helped, I'll give you a heads-up! You two come with me! Marco, keep an eye on Kizaru and the others, don't let them cause any more trouble!" Reina pointed at the angry Doflamingo and the expressionless Katakuri, then turned to Marco and said.

Marco nodded, and together with the captains who arrived one after another, they surrounded the members of the Blackbeard Pirates, just in case.

"First of all... about the One Piece... I can tell you, it really exists!" Reina's first words caused Doflamingo and Katakuri's expressions to change.

“Secondly, in this era, there is a prerequisite for reaching the final island, Laugh Tale. If this condition is not met, you will never find Laugh Tale!” Reina continued, ignoring the expressions of the two men.

"Prerequisites? What are they?" Doflamingo asked, staring at Reina.

"You think I'd tell you? You're just being arrogant!" Reina rolled his eyes at him and continued, "Let me tell you one last thing... When the One Piece is found, that's when the world will change! The beginning of a new era... will inevitably be accompanied by bloodshed, so... Katakuri, go back and tell Linlin to prepare! I have a feeling... that time... isn't far off!"

"So...you mean...someone will reach the final island?" Katakuri, who had been expressionless the whole time, finally changed his expression and asked.

“That’s right! My ability is a bit special, so I can sense… that feeling of an impending storm! As for you… you should know the secrets about the Celestial Dragons, right?” Reina nodded to Katakuri, then turned to Doflamingo and said.

"Fufufufu... It seems you know a lot!" Doflamingo didn't seem surprised at all; he wasn't astonished that Reina knew his identity.

“I know more than you think! Alright, I’ve told you everything I need to tell you. As for how you decide to proceed, that’s none of my business!” Reina said, then turned and left.

"Fufufufu... One last question, Reina, will the information you're about to auction have that precondition?" Doflamingo called out to Reina.

“No way! The information I sell… is even more explosive than that!” Reina grinned and said.

"Fufufufufu...Fufufufufu...Very well, then...see you at the auction tomorrow!" Doflamingo laughed as he left.

After sending Doflamingo and Katakuri away, Reina began to have the ice sculptures of the Blackbeard Pirates removed, leaving their fate to be decided by Whitebeard.

As for Tesoro, who had been making a fuss about the Whitebeard Pirates breaking the rules of the Golden City, he had now fallen silent.

Reina's final battle with Teach had completely exceeded his capabilities; he even felt that if the other party wanted to, destroying this place might not be an impossible task.

And this is without Whitebeard making a move. Just how terrifying would it be if Whitebeard did make a move? Tesoro couldn't even imagine.

Only then did he understand why Doflamingo, a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and a man of considerable strength, harbored a sense of fear towards the Four Emperors' pirate crews.

He believed that in the future, when he mentioned the Four Emperors, he would probably carry a hint of fear in his voice.

"Big brother! Are we really not going to get involved? Even that Joker guy got the information, but we didn't get anything. How are we going to explain this to the Admiral when we get back?" Jack, standing in the distance, said to King with a look of resentment.

Joker is Doflamingo's codename in the underworld. He is also a partner of the Beasts Pirates, responsible for providing them with weapons and... artificial Devil Fruits.

"Don't rush, today's dishes are just appetizers. The main course will be served tomorrow!" Jin said with a light laugh.

"What does Big Brother plan to do?" Jack asked, suppressing his excitement.

"Go find the Joker first and ask him what Reina and he said. If he dares to refuse... kill him!" Jhin said, turning around.

"Huh? Kill him? Then... what about that thing?" Jack asked, startled and looking surprised.

"I told you to scare him like that! Are you really going to kill him?" Jhin said to Jack with a hint of helplessness.

This guy is fairly strong, but he's not very bright, about the same as the second brother Quinn... no, he's a bit stronger than Quinn. At least he's obedient and knows how to behave properly.

Chapter 330 Teach's Death

"Dad, Reina's back! He's successfully captured Teach and his crew!" Jozu whispered to Whitebeard, watching Reina and Teach's crew approaching from afar.

Whitebeard nodded without saying anything, but Shiki, who was next to him, looked over there with some curiosity.

"Brother, we have fulfilled our mission. Teach and his crew have all been brought back!" Reina said to Whitebeard, having his men line up the still-ice-sculpted Teach and the others.

"Hmm, what happened with Hansen?" Whitebeard glanced at Hansen, who was also frozen in ice, and asked.

"He's probably a fake. One of Teach's companions is a user of the Transformation Fruit, so I reckon it's his ability that transformed him!"

Whitebeard was silent for a moment, then said, "Let him out. I want to ask him myself!"

Reina nodded to Hyōrinmaru beside him, who walked behind the ice sculptures and gently tapped them. The ice sculptures shattered without harming the people trapped inside.

"Zehahaha...Dad, I never expected we'd meet in a place like this, it's truly indescribable!" Teach, having regained his senses, sat cross-legged on the ground, looked around, and then spoke to Whitebeard.

"You have no right to call me 'Old Man'! There's only one fate for a traitor..." Before Whitebeard could speak, Rakuyo stepped forward and said.

"Hahaha... So it's Captain Laco! I'm not a traitor! Isn't that what pirates are like?" Teach said with a loud laugh.

Teach's words immediately angered the members of the Whitebeard Pirates, who clamored for his execution. Shiki, sitting next to Whitebeard, however, looked at Teach with some appreciation.

"Hey~ Brother Shiki, what's with that expression? You've got your eye on that guy, haven't you? He betrayed Big Brother, he has to die here today!" Seeing Shiki's expression, Reina immediately whispered.

"Hehehehe... It's rare that you actually have such a sensible person on your ship. What a pity... He's completely out of your league. A guy like him couldn't possibly survive on your ship! You... are still a bit naive! What is a pirate? None of you understand it as well as he does!" Shiki the Golden Lion said with a sneer.

Reina rolled his eyes and replied, "What is a pirate? Everyone has their own understanding and perspective. Only those who share the same values ​​can become crewmates! Our Whitebeard Pirates have our own beliefs and understanding, which is why we've all come together! It doesn't matter if Brother Shiki's views are different from ours, because we're not on the same path to begin with!"

Shiki smiled and did not continue to refute.

"Teach, where is Hansen?" Whitebeard, sitting at the head of the table, looked at Teach and asked.

“Hansen… he’s sunk to the bottom of the sea!” Teach replied with a slight smirk.

"Damn it, when exactly did you attack Hansen?"

"Dad, this kind of guy should just be executed. Why bother asking him anything more!"

Teach's words provoked the crew members to start cursing again.

"I consider everyone on my ship as family, except for you... Teach! You are different. You have no right to call yourself my son anymore! Now, in the name of the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, I officially expel you from the ship!" After a moment of silence, Whitebeard said in a deep voice.

This is the first member of the Whitebeard Pirates to be officially expelled since the crew's founding.

"Thief, hahahaha..."

Teach sat there without saying a word, just laughing wildly, as if expressing some kind of emotion in his heart.

Everyone stared silently at Teach, the only eerie sound coming from him alone.

“Teach… things have come to this point, is there anything else you want to say?” Reina stepped forward and asked.

"The victor is king, the loser is villain... I have nothing to say!" Teach replied calmly, sitting there.

"very good!"