Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Reina nodded, walked up to the fake Hansen, woke him up, and asked, "When did you start impersonating Hansen?"

The other man glanced at Blackbeard, but Teach gave no instructions, so he just kept his head down and remained silent.

Reina then approached the Transformation Fruit user, Kadreik, and said, "Will you deactivate your ability yourself, or will I kill you and disable the fruit's power?"

"Hehehe..." Kadlec just chuckled and ignored Reina.

“When Hansen and I encountered you near Alabasta, I remember killing you both. But now you’re standing in front of me unharmed! So the one who let you two go back then… must have been him, not Hansen, right?” Reina said softly, pointing to the fake Hansen beside him.

Kadlec paused for a moment, but did not reply.

Reina chuckled and continued, "So, back then, you had already made your move against Hansen! But during the Xuan Yue Island incident, I was absolutely certain that the Hansen at that time was him!"

In other words… you took advantage of the period after the Xuan Yue Island incident, when Hansen was depressed due to his weakened state, to kill him on Xuan Yue Island! And you completed your plan to have this imposter take his place! Right?”

After Reina finished speaking, everyone was stunned, especially the members of the Whitebeard Pirates, who all looked at Reina in surprise.

“Reina, what do you mean by that?” Marco was the first to step forward, frowning as he asked.

“They killed Hansen on Crescent Island! Because Hansen never left Crescent Island after he was injured, they could only make a move there! So that means... someone colluded with Teach... to kill Hansen!” Reina naturally knew why Marco asked this question, so he directly stated his guess.

“Rayner, without evidence… it’s best to…”

“Now…” Reina raised his hand, interrupting Vista who had stepped forward, and said loudly, “Teach is here now, and everything will come to a close. Who helped Teach do this? Step forward, and we’ll follow the rules! But if you don’t step forward now… then… once I find out, you’ll be a traitor, a mole! Think it over!”

“Rayner… your only target is me. Once I’m dead, that person will no longer be a threat to you. Why do you have to kill them all?” Teach, who was sitting cross-legged there, suddenly spoke up.

“You’re right, Teach… As long as you’re dead, I believe that guy definitely won’t do anything to harm us anymore! But… in the Whitebeard Pirates, what crime is it to kill a comrade? If we let him go, where will Hansen’s soul rest?” Reina walked towards Teach and asked.

"Then you should try... and see if you can find him!" Teach chuckled and said.

"So... is anyone going to come forward and admit to this?" Reina turned around and looked at the crew members around him. The crew members looked at each other and whispered among themselves, wondering who had done it.

After waiting for a while, no one stepped forward.

"Alright, since that's the case... let's talk about this later!" Seeing that no one came out, Reina chuckled and turned back to his seat.

"Hey, you're not the kind of person who gives up so easily, why did you stop?" Shiki asked, looking at Reina who was walking over with some surprise.

Reina shook his head and did not answer.

"Father, should we execute them now?" Marco asked Whitebeard, looking at the Blackbeard Pirates who seemed to have given up.

"Big brother..." Seeing the white beard's hesitant look, Reina stepped forward and called out.

"Sigh..." Whitebeard sighed and said, "Execute them all!"

"Oh dear~~ This won't do! Whitebeard..." Just then, Kizaru suddenly walked over with a group of marines and the Golden Emperor Tesoro.

"Yellow-skinned monkey? Who gave you the guts to come here?" Reina glanced at the other person and asked.

Kizaru smiled but didn't speak. He simply looked at Blackbeard Teach, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, and said, "The World Government has approved your application. You are now one of the new Shichibukai!"

"Pfft, hahahaha..." Reina was stunned. He thought Kizaru had come over to say something, but it turned out that he had only announced that Teach had become a new member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

"Well, I'm really sorry, your new Shichibukai... is going to die, and you'll have to find a new one!" Reina said with a laugh.

"Hey... Navy, you don't think you can scare us with just the title of one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, do you?" Captain Blenheim of the Ninth Division said with a look of disdain.

"No, no, no... I'm just fulfilling my promise to him... I didn't mean to stop you from killing him!" Kizaru waved his hand, pointed at Teach, and said with a smile.

"An agreement?" Reina looked at Kizaru in surprise. When did they make any agreement?

"Hahaha..." Teach, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly burst into laughter and said to Kizaru, "You guys really have a good plan! Don't you even care about the World Government's reputation?"

“Now… it’s time for you to fulfill your promise, Marshall D. Teach!” Kizaru said with a light laugh, completely unconcerned.

"Then... I'll tell you the answer!"

"Kill him!"

Suddenly, Reina, who was standing there, seemed to have thought of something and pointed at Teach, shouting loudly.

"Pfft!"

Although Besta, who was closest to Teach, didn't understand why, upon hearing Reina's anxious voice, he directly thrust his sword at Teach. The rapier instantly pierced Teach's heart, and blood flowed from Teach's mouth.

"Damn it!" Kizaru's expression changed, and his body emitted a yellow light.

"Trying to make a move?" Reina seemed to have anticipated this, so he had already come to Kizaru's side, ready to stop him at any moment.

"Hahahaha... The answer you want to know... is Fire Fist Ace! He is the son of the Pirate King... Gol D. Roger!" Teach, who had been stabbed in the heart, suddenly laughed loudly and revealed the information that Kizaru wanted to know.

"Bastard..." Upon hearing Teach's voice, Reina turned around and slashed Teach's neck with his sword.

Chapter 331 Ace's Identity

"Brother Katakuri, did you hear that? Fire Fist Ace, the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates... is a descendant of the Pirate King Roger!" Brûlée emerged from the mirror and addressed Katakuri, who was sitting at the head of the table in the room.

This house is filled with the executives of the Big Mom Pirates, all of whom are Charlotte Linlin's children.

"Wow... This is really big news! I never imagined that Fire Fist Ace was Roger's son!" Perospero said with a hint of surprise.

"No wonder the Whitebeard Pirates had information about the One Piece, they have Roger's bloodline! That's really..." Charlotte Pudding said in surprise.

Katakuri, who had been keeping his eyes closed, slowly opened them and said to Brulee in the mirror, "Let's go see if they have any more news!"

Meanwhile, major powers such as Doflamingo and the Beast Pirates also overheard this news through their own means.

Kizaru, who was still at the scene, looked directly at the weakened Ace after hearing Teach's words.

"Oh my... this is really... huge news! I never expected you guys to have such a big shot hidden away! The Whitebeard Pirates..." Kizaru shifted his gaze from Ace and stared directly at Whitebeard, who was sitting there, and said.

Kizaru would never believe that Ace was with Whitebeard unless Whitebeard had some ulterior motive.

"This is troublesome!" Marco muttered to himself upon seeing the situation.

His words were not without reason. Shiki the Golden Lion, who clearly did not want to fight Whitebeard, looked at Ace with considerable surprise after hearing Ace's identity. Not to mention the countless pirates and reporters watching or eavesdropping not far away!

Once Ace's identity is exposed, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble for the Whitebeard Pirates.

So just by looking at the expressions of the people on the scene, Marco knew that things were definitely serious.

"Tch~ I really didn't expect... it was exposed so quickly. It seems that the Whitebeard Pirates are not safe enough! There's no point in me continuing to hide in your pirate crew... Father... From today onwards, no, from this moment on, I declare that I am leaving the Whitebeard Pirates!" Ace, who was already quite weak, suddenly stood up and said loudly.

"Ace!"

"Captain Ace!"

Ace's words startled the members and captains of the Whitebeard Pirates. They had been through so much today, and now was Ace going to leave them too?

"Fufufufu... That's some guts, but really foolish!" In the sky not far away, Doflamingo, who was monitoring the area in real time using the String-String Fruit, saw through Ace's plan in an instant and said with a light laugh.

"Idiot... what nonsense are you spouting? Do you think this will keep us out of it? Moron... do you even know who we are? Do you even know which ship we're on? We're the Whitebeard Pirates! The world's number one pirate crew... don't you even have this much faith in your own crew?" Reina glanced at Ace over there, scolding him with exasperation.

"But...but, First Mate, I..."

"Gurararara...Ace..."

Before Ace could finish speaking, Whitebeard interrupted him, a slight smirk playing on his lips. "Disembarking from my ship is simple! You just need to answer one question... Am I a decent old man?"

"Of course!" Overwhelmed with emotion, Ace knelt down in the direction of Whitebeard and shouted, "It is my blessing to be your son!"

"Gurararara... Then let's keep going! In my name, Whitebeard... Go ahead and do whatever you want! Gurararara..." Whitebeard said with a loud laugh.

"Hahaha... That's right, Ace! We are the Whitebeard Pirates! Anyone who dares to touch you is going against us. Let them think twice before they do anything!"

"That's right, my brother, don't be nervous, no one can take our family away from us!"

The captains all smiled and said to Ace.

"Everyone..." Estun was so moved that tears streamed down his face, but the more he felt this way, the more he felt he had let everyone down for their care and trust.

"That's right, Captain Ace! Have you forgotten? When we got this tattoo, when we became the sons of the Pirate King, it was destined that we would bear this honor! So what if you're the son of the Pirate King? On this ship, you're only the captain of the second division!"

At this moment, Frank, who had come along because he hadn't been to sea, revealed the tattoo on his back and spoke to Ace.

Ace looked at the pirate captain with surprise. Back in Alabasta, he had become quite familiar with the other man's entire pirate crew. He never expected that the other man would stand up at this moment and say such a thing.

"Frank, that's excellent!" Laco gave him a thumbs up and said with a smile.

Previously, he didn't think much of the other party because he wasn't very strong, but now he has a newfound respect for him.

The other captains echoed this sentiment, agreeing that Frank was right.

"What an idiot. In this world, besides our Whitebeard Pirates... where else do you want to go? Do you still want to get off the ship?" Reina asked with a slight smile.

"I'm sorry, I acted impulsively just now! I'm just Dad's son, and I only acknowledge Dad! And my mission... is to make Dad the king!" Ace slowly stood up and said.

"Hahaha...that's right! Navy...how about it? Want to make a move now?"

As Ace spoke firmly, everyone looked at Kizaru. If he dared to make a move, they would definitely teach him a lesson.

At this point, Kizaru was in a real awkward position. He really didn't want to clash with the Whitebeard Pirates here, otherwise, wouldn't he have brought more people? Tesoro's subordinates and the marines he brought probably wouldn't even be enough to fill the Whitebeard Pirates' teeth.

“I doubt he has the guts…” Reina glanced at Kizaru before slowly walking back to Whitebeard’s side. Although Teach had been beheaded, the rest of the Blackbeard Pirates were still there, and how to deal with them was still a problem.

"Big brother, what should we do with these people?" Reina asked as he approached Whitebeard.

“Hehehehehe... Newgate... If you don’t mind, how about I take care of these people?” Shiki the Golden Lion suddenly spoke up.

"Brother Shiki?" Reina was taken aback and asked curiously, "What do you need them for?"

"It's nothing. Rather than killing him like this, I'd rather give him some use!" Shiki said calmly.

“The rest of the people are fine, but these two guys were involved in the murder of Hansen and must be eliminated!” Reina said, pointing to Gamenio, the user of the Copy-Copy Fruit, and Kadreik, the user of the Shape-Change Fruit.

"Then let's do it this way, Shiki... If I see them again... don't blame me for not giving you face!" Whitebeard seemed unwilling to dwell on the matter and said directly.

"Hehehehe... Then I won't be polite!" Shiki the Golden Lion stood up abruptly and appeared next to Gamenio and Kadlec. His "Sakura Ten" and "Wood Dry" swords severed the necks of the two men.

As for the rest, Reina had them tied up and handed over to Shiki. Reina didn't care what Shiki did with them.

“Reina! If you’re free lately… how about coming over to help me out?” After settling things here, Shiki suddenly asked.

"Please wait a moment regarding Brother Shiki's matter; I have some things to take care of here!" Reina shook his head and said to Shiki.

Then he walked over to Kizaru and Tesoro, and asked the Golden Emperor Tesoro, "I wonder if our agreement still stands?"

"What agreement?" Tesoro asked instinctively, startled.

"Hey...you're not trying to play dumb with me, are you? Of course it's the auction tomorrow! If you don't want to, then we'll leave! But I won't pay for anything we spend here!"

"Furthermore, I've already entrusted the Dark-Dark Fruit to you, but due to your negligence, we lost a Logia-type Devil Fruit. Therefore, regardless of whether the auction continues, this compensation is indispensable!"

Reina's shrewd businessman's demeanor immediately stunned Tezzolo.