Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Do you think everyone in this country is blind? To let a master thief bury all the treasure in the prison?" Laqueo looked at Reina with disdain and said.

“Maybe…maybe it’s just a treasure? A family heirloom?” Reina realized that what he had just said was a bit idiotic, so he quickly changed his words.

Lacjo didn't even bother to talk to Reina and immediately started inspecting the outside of each cell.

"Huh... there isn't a single prisoner here... it seems the kingdom is quite safe!" After wandering around, the two found that the entire prison was empty.

"What do we do now?" Laqueo asked Reina.

"How about... we go find their king?" Reina said after thinking for a moment. "Let's just tell them our purpose and see if they've already gotten the treasure!"

“I think we should listen to me and just go straight to their treasure vault! Why go through all that trouble? Our goal is just the treasure; it doesn’t matter whose treasure it is!” Lakyo shook his head and said.

Reina's face darkened. Normally, this was indeed as Lakyo had said, but... was his situation normal? How could he not care whose treasure it was? If he couldn't get the treasure map, it meant that his treasure hunt mission couldn't be completed, and he wouldn't be able to take on any more treasure hunt missions in the future.

"Let's go, let's find their treasure vault!" Reina was also at a loss. If it really was this royal family who took the treasure, that would be fine. Searching the treasure vault might be enough to complete the mission.

If even the royal family here didn't take the treasure, then he would truly be speechless.

After the two were released from the prison, they began to search for the royal treasury separately. However, after searching the entire palace, Reina did not find anything that resembled a treasury. Moreover, he waited for a long time at the rendezvous point but did not see Lakyo arrive.

If the entire palace hadn't been so quiet, with no sounds of fighting, he would have really thought that Lakyo had been captured by them.

After waiting for a while longer without seeing Lakyo, Reina had no choice but to start searching everywhere. However, after searching for a long time, he still couldn't find him. With dawn approaching, Reina had no choice but to leave first and go back to meet up with Jingudo. He would then go and inquire about Lakyo's whereabouts after daybreak.

"What? It's gone?" Jingudo asked Reina in surprise.

“That’s right. We split up to search for the treasure vault and agreed on a meeting place, but when I got there I didn’t see him. I searched almost the entire palace but couldn’t find him!” Reina said helplessly, shrugging.

Losing your companion is your own fault, no matter what.

"So what do we do now? Should we attack the palace to rescue Lakyo?" Jingudo asked anxiously.

“Don’t rush. He’s not someone who’s so easy to catch. Besides, I haven’t heard any fighting sounds in the palace. I guess that kid has run off somewhere. Let’s go out and find out if he’s been caught before we do anything else!” Reina shook his head and said.

"Okay!" Jin Gu nodded and immediately sent the members out to gather information.

However, the scouts returned and reported that no news had come out of the palace, and the outside world was the same as yesterday, with nothing unusual.

“That’s strange… Where did that kid Lakyo go?” Reina said, frowning.

They have no other choice now, unless they really do what Jin Guduo said and choose to launch a direct attack, otherwise they can only wait.

But Reina was also worried that Laco was trapped somewhere and couldn't get out, and if they didn't find Laco soon, he might run into trouble.

"Why don't we just take action? Lakyo can't be hurt!" Jingudo said after a moment of silence.

“Wait a little longer… I’m going to the palace. Now we can only go to their king!” Reina said, standing up.

"What do you plan to do?" Jin Guduo asked, taken aback.

"What else can we do? We should just confront them directly! Let them go find Lakyo; it's much simpler than us doing it!" Reina said helplessly.

“Then be careful. If you don’t come back today, I’ll launch an attack on the palace first thing tomorrow morning!” Jingu nodded and said.

"it is good!"

After reaching an agreement with Jingudo, Reina went straight out and headed to the palace again.

Soon, he found King Nishiko II working in the study.

Although there were quite a few guards around the study, it was not a problem for Reina.

"King Xikou II?" After knocking out the guards outside the door, Reina slipped into a corner of the study and called out softly.

"Who is it?" Upon hearing Reina's words, the guards in the study immediately looked around to see who was speaking.

Nishiguchi II, who was working, also stopped writing and looked up.

"Don't be nervous, I didn't mean to hurt you!" Reina slowly walked out and waved his hand as he spoke.

"Who are you? How did you get in?" The guards drew their weapons, pointed them at Reina, and questioned him loudly.

“I said… I meant no harm… Could you please not point your weapon at me?” Reina said, frowning.

"You all step back. May I ask who you are and what business you have with me?" Nishiguchi II, sitting at his desk, waved to the guards and said.

"I am a pirate who stumbled upon a treasure map, which led me to your country!" Reina took out the treasure map and said to King Nishiguchi II, "I wonder what the King thinks of this matter?"

Nishiguchi II was taken aback, looking at the treasure map in Reina's hand, and said, "So you are a pirate... However, I really don't know much about the treasure you mentioned... At least since I became king, I haven't heard any rumors about any treasure on this island! Are you... mistaken?"

“No, I can’t be wrong! Also, I have a companion who disappeared after arriving at the palace last night. I wonder if His Majesty the King knows his whereabouts?” Reina put away the treasure map and shook his head.

"What? Someone actually infiltrated?" Before Nishiguchi II could speak, the guards were already surprised.

"It seems that your crew is no ordinary pirate crew. Although the Laru Sea where we are located does not have much contact with the outside world, we still have some sources of intelligence. May I ask which pirate crew you belong to?" Nishiguchi Jr. asked after a moment of silence.

"My apologies, I am Reina Akame from the Whitebeard Pirates!" Reina smiled slightly and introduced himself.

"What? The White... Whitebeard Pirates?" Upon hearing the name of the Whitebeard Pirates, Nishiguchi Jr., who had remained somewhat composed, changed his expression drastically and asked in disbelief.

"It seems the king has indeed heard of us!"

"The world's number one pirate crew... the Whitebeard Pirates, I think there's no one in this world who hasn't heard of them!" Nishiguchi Jr. slowly stood up and said.

"So now, is His Majesty the King willing to tell me the whereabouts of my companion?" Reina asked softly.

Nishiguchi II shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I haven't received any news of an intrusion. Are you really sure your companion disappeared in the palace?"

“Of course!” Reina nodded and said, “I’m pretty sure my companion is in the palace!”

"Your Majesty, please be careful!" Upon seeing Nishiko II emerge from behind his desk, all the guards stood in front of him to prevent Reina from making a sudden move.

“If Your Excellency does not believe me, I will immediately order a search within the palace!” King Nishiguchi II said, looking at Reina.

“Then I’ll have to trouble the King!” Reina replied with a slight smile.

It would be best if the other party was willing to cooperate; he was unwilling to take action against these people casually.

Chapter 351 Nishiguchi II

"Your Majesty! A guard just reported that two guards in the prison have been knocked unconscious!" In the main hall of the palace, an officer glanced at Reina and then reported to the king.

“Ah~ I made that last night!” Reina said with a slight smile.

"Is anyone injured?" The king glanced at Reina and asked the officer.

"They're fine, I've already sent them to rest!" the sergeant replied, shaking his head.

"Alright, continue the search!" the king nodded and said.

But when the guards slowly returned, they all reported that they had found nothing.

"Your Majesty, this..." The head guard looked at the king with a somewhat unpleasant expression after hearing his subordinate's report.

Now that others have told you that someone has invaded the palace, but they can't find the person, it's quite embarrassing.

"Then, Your Excellency Reina... I wonder... what was the purpose of your companion's visit last night? Perhaps this will give us a clear objective!" The king pondered for a moment before asking.

“I’ve already said, our purpose in coming here is to find the treasure on the treasure map! My companions came here last night also to search for the treasure!” Reina shook his head and said.

"Hmph! This is the royal palace, and you come here to search for treasure? What a joke! Aren't all you pirates like this? You use the guise of treasure hunting to do all sorts of heinous things?" Before the king could speak, the head guard immediately spoke up.

"Then may I see the treasure map in your hand?" the king asked Reina, ignoring the chief guard.

“Yes!” Reina nodded, took out the treasure map, and handed it to the king.

"Damn it!" Seeing that Reina didn't even bother to talk to him, the captain of the guard was furious.

"The location indicated by the treasure map is indeed this small island, and it is indeed the royal palace, but... I really don't know where the treasure could be in the royal palace!" After carefully examining the treasure map, the king said to Reina, "Have you considered the authenticity of the treasure map?"

He was more familiar with the island, so he immediately recognized that the treasure map indicated it was indeed located there.

“I can tell you with absolute certainty that the treasure map is real, and as for the location of the treasure… you’ve seen it yourself! It’s right here!” Reina chuckled and replied.

"Then do you know what treasure the treasure map refers to? I can open the royal treasury; you can go in and see if you find what you're looking for!" the king said after a moment of contemplation.

"Your Majesty..." Now, not only the chief of guards, but also the ministers who rushed over upon hearing the news spoke up in opposition.

"Then let's go take a look!" Seeing that the king had spoken, Reina decided to go and see if there were any treasures on the treasure map. If there were, as long as he could get the most valuable item in the treasure, then this treasure hunt would be over, and all that was left was to find Lakyo.

"Wait, Your Majesty... The royal palace and treasury are important national sites. How can we allow a pirate to spy on them at will?" Just then, a burly man walked in and said in a deep voice.

The king was taken aback and asked, "Eighth brother, what brings you here? Let me introduce you. This is Lord Akame Reyna, a member of the Whitebeard Pirates!"

"The Whitebeard Pirates? I wonder if it's true. The king is too trusting! I heard he has companions who went missing in the palace? If they really are from the Whitebeard Pirates, how could they disappear in our palace?" The burly man, whom the king called Eighth Brother, glanced at Reina and said disdainfully.

“Who is this…?” Reina asked, looking at the king.

"This is my eighth brother, Xikou Hua! He is also the strongest man in our kingdom and the commander-in-chief of our kingdom's entire army!" the king said with a smile.

"I see. So what are your plans?" Reina nodded and asked.

“Defeat me… if you want to go to the treasure vault, you won’t make it through me!” Nishiguchi Hua said casually, looking at Reina.

“Sigh…” Reina sighed and said, “I really didn’t want to take action. If I had known this would happen, I would have acted from the beginning and saved myself the trouble! So, Commander-in-Chief, shall we begin?”

"Hmph! Arrogant! Watch me smash you flat with one punch!" Upon hearing Reina's words, Xikou Hua immediately flew into a rage and threw a punch.

In fact, Reina also knew that this strongest warrior of the Western Kingdom was likely in cahoots with the king, just to test his mettle.

Reina easily dodged Xikou Hua's attack. It wasn't that he didn't want to fight back, but he wanted to see what this so-called strongest warrior in the Xikou Kingdom was capable of.

However, after a dozen or so moves, Reina was somewhat disappointed. His opponent was neither a Devil Fruit user nor had he awakened Haki. Although he might have some innate superhuman strength, he was no different from an ordinary person in front of him.

"Is that all you've got?" Reina asked softly, looking at the slightly out-of-breath Nishiguchi.

"Hmph, you coward who only knows how to run away, yet you dare to spout such nonsense?" Xikou Hua roared and attacked Reina again.

This time, Reina didn't dodge; he just stood there.

"boom!"

Xikou Hua's fist landed on Reina's chest, but Reina showed no signs of injury, not even a twitch of his clothes.

"Your Mightiness……"

"boom!"

Seeing this, the king knew things were going badly. He had barely opened his mouth and uttered two words when Reina kicked Xikouhua away.

"Hmm? Does the King have something to say?"

"Please spare him..." Seeing Xikou Hua fly away, the king didn't need to say anything more.

"Don't worry, I didn't take his life. But is he really the strongest warrior in your kingdom? Is that all the strength he has?" Reina asked with some curiosity.