Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Let's go, it seems your companions are all alright!" Reina said, turning and walking towards the transport ship.

“Wait… Nico Robin, I’ve got two keys. Let’s see if we can open your handcuffs! By the way, where’s Spandam?” Franky suddenly remembered why he had come and quickly said.

Robin smiled slightly and gestured towards the corner, where Spandam was lying, his fate unknown.

“Brubrub... Brubrub..." At that moment, Franky’s Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.

"Hey, Franky, who was that guy just now? The one standing next to Robin!" Usopp's voice came through the Den Den Mushi.

"That's Robin's father, you idiot! Don't attack him anymore, or he'll get angry... and you'll be in big trouble!" Franky said helplessly. "By the way, did you get the other key? Neither of these two is right!"

"Look around, I just put it in a red cloth bag and sent it to you!" Usopp replied immediately.

"I saw it!" Franky immediately picked up the red bag from the ground, opened it, took out the key, unlocked Robin's handcuffs, and then said to the Den Den Mushi, "Come quickly, the Gate of Justice is already opening!"

"Father? Didn't Robin's family all die in Ohara? How come there's suddenly another father? And he seems pretty powerful!" Usopp was still thinking about what had just happened after hanging up the phone.

However, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, and the others arrived quickly and ran together towards the underground passage, as Franky had already told them how to get there.

On the other side, Robin, having unlocked her handcuffs, came to the transport ship with Franky, where Reina was already sitting on the ship's side waiting for them.

"Mr. Reina...you...you are really Robin's father?" Franky wasn't surprised to see the Marines lying on the ground, even though they were facing the great pirate Reina!

"What? Doesn't look like it?" Reina glanced at Franky and asked.

"No, no, no..." Franky quickly waved his hand and replied.

Despite his usual arrogant demeanor, he really wouldn't dare act like that in front of Reina.

"Alright, enough talk, get on!" Reina glanced at Spandam in Franky's hand and said softly, "I have something to discuss with him!"

Chapter 372 I Want to Be With My Partners

In the underground passage connecting the bridge to Enies Lobby, Luffy is fighting Ruby Lucci. Behind them in the passage are Nami, Kokkoro, and others. They are about to cross through here to meet up with Robin.

"Boom boom boom..."

"They're here!" Reina, sitting on the ship's side, said softly as he looked at the cannon fire coming from behind.

"What's here?" Franky asked, puzzled.

"It's a naval warship!" Robin said in a deep voice, "Father, what do we do now?"

“Your companions should be arriving soon. Let’s set sail! Once the Gate of Justice opens, the whirlpool in the middle will disappear. You guys go first, and I’ll hold off the Marines!” Reina said with a smile.

Robin hesitated for a moment, then nodded. The Navy didn't know Reina was here, so if they caught him off guard, Reina shouldn't be in danger. As long as they retreated quickly, Reina could leave at any time when he was alone.

"Boom boom boom..." More and more naval warships appeared, and they began to fire shells toward Enies Lobby.

"Vice Admiral, a large number of officials have gathered at the main gate of Enies Lobby!" a naval soldier said to Vice Admiral Momonga.

"Order ships number two, three, and four to go and pick up all the officials from Enies Lobby. Be careful of those pirates!" Vice Admiral Momonga said without hesitation.

Originally, he wasn't supposed to be on this mission, but Vice Admiral Doberman had previously gone to monitor the Whitebeard Pirates with Admiral Akainu Sakazuki, and both of them returned severely injured and are still recovering. So he took over for Vice Admiral Doberman.

On the other side, Lucci, who was in the middle of a battle, broke through the wall to prevent Luffy's crew from passing through, allowing seawater to rush in.

"Damn it! What are you doing?" Luffy roared angrily upon seeing the other party's actions.

“In that case… even if your companions manage to get here by some other means, they probably won’t be able to get through! Then I can continue fighting with you in peace, Straw Hat… you’ve made me start to get serious.” Lucci said, swinging his arm.

Since both of them were ability users, as the seawater rushed in, they could only keep going upwards until they finally broke through the ceiling and came outside.

The influx of seawater nearly drowned the Straw Hat crew members behind them, but fortunately, Granny Kokkoro, being a mermaid, rescued them all and threw them onto the arriving transport ship.

"Oh my~ really... you've changed so much since then!" Looking at Kokkoro in her mermaid form, Reina suddenly felt a bit embarrassed. You know, when Kokkoro was young, she was considered one of the most beautiful girls in Water 7.

"Gah gah gah gah... What nonsense are you talking about, kid?" Grandma Kokoro said, laughing as she pulled on her pants. "Let's see if they're alright first!"

"It's alright, they seem to have been through some kind of shock, so luckily they didn't drink much water!" After checking them over briefly, Franky breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"Huh? Stimulated? Did something stimulate them? They were fine before!" Grandma Kokoro asked, puzzled.

"It's you!" Franky was speechless.

"By the way, she's your daughter, right? Reina!" Grandma Kokoro asked curiously, looking at Robin standing there.

“Yes!” Reina nodded, proudly saying, “She’s my daughter with Olvia! Olvia is a scholar in Ohara, so Robin has inherited her mother’s talent and become a remarkable historian!”

"Huh? How do you know Robin is his daughter?" Franky asked, looking at Granny Kokoro with surprise.

"Hahaha... Of course... He told me!" Grandma Kokoro replied matter-of-factly.

"Cough cough cough..." At this moment, the rest of the Straw Hat crew slowly came to their senses, but they were still immersed in the mermaid's attack. Zoro even erased his memory of what had just happened.

"Huh? Reina? What are you doing here?" Nami asked in surprise upon seeing Reina.

"Please don't ask me the same question every time you see me, okay? Besides... now's not the time to talk about these things!" Reina said with a smile, looking at the warships appearing all around.

"What? When...we're already surrounded?" Only then did Nami realize that Enies Lobby in the distance had turned into a sea of ​​fire. Now, apart from their transport ship and the bridge pier where Luffy and Lucci were, there was no intact place left.

“This…this is the Buster Call…coldly erasing an island from the map!” Robin said softly.

“But… there are so many more on the island…” Nami said incredulously.

“You can’t see anyone on the map!” Robin shook his head and said.

"Frankie..." Everyone looked at Frankie.

Because in addition to World Government officials, the island also has the Franky family and the shipwrights of Water 7.

“Don’t worry… they’re fine… I can feel their life force!” Reina suddenly said.

"What do you mean? Reina...you mean they're not dead yet?" Franky turned around and asked Reina.

“I don’t know if it’s them, but there is definitely another group of people’s life energy on the island!” Reina nodded and said.

"No... I have to go find them!" Franky said, and was about to head towards Enies Lobby, but Sanji grabbed him.

"Are you crazy? You can't get over there now. Look at the Marines around... Since they're alright now, don't go over! They can find a way to leave after this is over!" Sanji grabbed Franky and said.

"Reina..." Franky turned around and looked at Reina, seemingly asking for his help.

“Don’t look at me! Once I make a move… the Navy will immediately call for backup, and then… it won’t be these people coming!” Reina shook his head and said.

The Straw Hat crew were all relieved to hear Reina's words.

"Damn it... what do we do now? Straw Hat Boy hasn't arrived yet. Should we keep waiting?" Franky asked, somewhat annoyed.

“I won’t make a move until the very last minute! Once I do, I must guarantee you can escape within thirty minutes!” Reina said softly, “because the navy reinforcements will arrive from there in about thirty minutes!”

“Phew! It’s alright, we’ll just wait for Luffy here. He’ll definitely defeat that guy and come back! Then my father will step in and clear a path for us, and we can leave safely!” Robin stepped forward and said directly.

"Father...Father?" Sanji, Nami, and the others were all shocked by Robin's words and asked incredulously, "Reina is your father?"

Reina and Robin nodded in agreement, but they were still somewhat surprised.

"Wait... if you said Robin is your daughter... then why would she..." Nami asked, somewhat surprised.

They already knew about Robin's past life, but if Reina were her father... we might have ended up in such a miserable situation?

Reina smiled wryly and recounted Robin's story: "So Robin only met Marco after arriving in Alabasta, and that's when Marco brought her to see me! Before that... I had no idea she existed!"

"I see... But why did Robin stay in Alabasta after she found you?" Nami seemed to have transformed into a little detective, continuing to ask.

“Because… she has her own life. Now that I know she exists, I naturally won’t let her continue to wander aimlessly. But the Whitebeard Pirates aren’t suitable for her. She should have her own life, and I… just need to protect her!” Reina said with a smile.

"That's right. After we encountered Aokiji, I spoke with my father and told him to be careful of the Marines, because they seemed to want to use me as bait to plot against the Whitebeard Pirates!"

"Later, when I met CP9 in Water Seven, I also spoke with my father. He told me that my father was on his way here, which is why I came to Enies Lobby with them... because he seemed to know the cause of my mother's death!" Robin nodded, pointing to Spandam, who was lying unconscious on the deck, and said.

"Wait... who is Daddy?" Sanji asked, somewhat confused, after hearing Robin's words.

“That’s my older brother, Edward Newgate the Whitebeard! From the moment Robin and I became acquainted, she was considered an unofficial member of our Whitebeard Pirates. My older brother Whitebeard also recognized her as his goddaughter!” Reina said with a smile.

Upon hearing Reina's explanation, everyone involuntarily swallowed hard. That was Whitebeard! In this world, there was probably no pirate who didn't know the name Whitebeard, right? The man known as the strongest man in the world, the man who stood at the very top of all pirates.

"So, even if we don't chase after you... you'll be fine?" Nami said, tears welling up in her eyes.

It's not that they regret doing it, but rather that everything was planned out in advance, and now they're being made to look like fools.

"That's why I told you not to come!" Robin said, a mix of helplessness and gratitude in her voice. "But I didn't expect you all to still come... Thank you everyone!"

"Phew~" Sanji, leaning against the ship's railing, exhaled a smoke ring and said, "But... if we hadn't come, would Miss Robin really have planned to part ways with us here?"

Robin hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's right. After what happened with Aokiji, I knew that having me by your side would bring you a lot of problems that you simply couldn't handle! So I do plan to wait until my father arrives and then go back to the Whitebeard Pirates with him!"

"This way it's not only better for me, but also better for you, and it won't give the Navy any leverage to blackmail the Whitebeard Pirates and my father!"

After hearing Robin's words, Nami and the others fell silent. If it were for any other reason, they would naturally object, but now that Robin was planning to leave with her father, they seemed to have no reason or excuse to refuse or persuade her to stay.

"Robin..." Chopper, who was lying on the ground unable to move, was already crying sadly.

“So… Father!” Robin took a deep breath, looked at Reina, and said, “Please allow me to act recklessly one more time! If I am ever captured by the Navy, please do not compromise for my sake… because I intend to continue sailing with my companions and experience my own adventures… Now I understand what you said back then… I want to be with my companions!”

Chapter 373 I beg my father to help me.

After Robin finished speaking, everyone was stunned. Nami, Sanji, and the others could hardly believe their ears and looked at Robin with surprise and delight.

Only Reina shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Child... I said I wouldn't object to any of your suggestions! Now that you've made your decision, all I can do is support you... However... your companions aren't strong enough to protect you right now!"

No sooner had Reina finished speaking than Sanji and Zoro stepped forward, seemingly wanting to prove that they were capable of protecting Robin.

"Do you know who that guy who fought your captain is?" Reina asked with a slight smile.

"A pigeon breeder? Isn't he an intelligence agent for CP9, the World Government's intelligence organization?" Sanji asked, frowning.

“Rob Lucci, hailed as a top genius the World Government has seen once in a century, is also known as the most ruthless killing machine!” Reina smiled slightly and said, “Do you know what other organizations the World Government has besides the Navy?”

Everyone looked at Reina and shook their heads.

"The Navy is the World Government's violent agency for maintaining peace! CP0-CP9 are the World Government's eyes and ears, responsible for intelligence! Finally, Impel Down, the underwater prison, is the World Government's prison institution. On the surface, the World Government is composed of these three! The Navy's strongest fighter is the Admiral, Impel Down's strongest fighter is the Warden, and the strongest person in the intelligence department on the surface... is him! Rob Lucci!"

Reina pointed to Lucci, who was fighting Luffy on the bridge pier, and said softly.

"What? So... he's on the same level of strength as a Marine Admiral?" Having witnessed Aokiji's power, they already had a very direct understanding of the Marine Admirals, so Reina's explanation made it very clear to them what kind of person Luffy was going to face this time.

"In terms of strength... Lucci is probably still no match for an admiral. After all, the Navy is a combat organization, while they are just an intelligence organization! And..." Reina didn't finish his sentence because Lucci appeared too early. The original work hadn't introduced the concept of Haki at this point, so Lucci naturally didn't have Haki.

Without an imposing presence... to be honest, you really can't survive in the New World!

Therefore, it can only be said that Lucci's potential is at the admiral level, which can be seen from his later becoming the commander of CP0. CP0 has already separated from the intelligence organization and is the Celestial Dragons' close bodyguard, with considerable power and strength.

"And what?" Nami asked curiously.