Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"I'm sorry... I've done my best!" But Iceberg shook his head and said, "Let it rest in peace."

"What?" Luffy looked at the iceberg with an incredulous expression.

Then Iceberg tells Luffy and the others that the Going Merry, which was originally pushed into the sea by CP9, was washed ashore in the backstreets of Water 7. Iceberg, who happened to be passing by, sensed the Going Merry's call and repaired it, which led to the scene where the Going Merry went out to sea to rescue Luffy and the others.

“I saw a miracle…a miracle of a ship that has surpassed all limits…Although I have been a shipwright for so many years, I have never seen such an amazing pirate ship! It…has lived up to its mission!” Iceberg closed his eyes and said softly.

"I understand!" After listening to the explanation, Luffy gradually calmed down.

"So, is everyone... ready?" Luffy asked softly as he approached his crew.

"Yes!" Although they were reluctant to part with her, they had all seen how well Merry was doing.

After everyone boarded the small boat sent by Water 7, Luffy picked up a torch and went to the Going Merry.

"Merry, it's dark at the bottom of the sea, you'll be lonely, so... let us send you on your way!" Luffy set the Going Merry ablaze and said softly, "Luckily Usopp isn't here, otherwise... he wouldn't be able to handle this situation!"

When the Going Merry was burning, the ship's spirit reappeared and spoke with the crew, which brought tears to the eyes of the Straw Hat crew. Usopp, in particular, cried so much that his tears flowed like a river.

After saying goodbye to Merry, Luffy and his crew boarded the large ship brought by Iceberg and the others and headed back towards Water 7.

"Robin, Mr. Reiner hasn't returned yet. Is there a problem?" Seeing Robin still gazing at the distant sea, Nami walked up to Robin and asked softly.

Robin shook his head and didn't say anything.

Although she had a lot of confidence in Reina, she was still worried.

"How about we borrow a boat from Mr. Iceberg and go back to take another look?" Sanji appeared out of nowhere and said softly.

"Hmph! What good will it do you go? I'll go instead!" Zoro, who was leaning against the side of the ship, also spoke up.

"You're going? You don't even know the way. If we get lost, we'll have to come find you!" Sanji immediately replied, annoyed.

"You lecherous cook, you want to fight?" Zoro retorted, his anger immediately provoked by Sanji.

"You think I'm afraid of you, you lost green moss head!" Sanji retorted defiantly.

"Alright, are you here to argue or to come up with a solution?" In the end, Nami couldn't stand it anymore and ended the standoff between the two.

"No need, thank you for your kindness, but... we've all managed to escape, so let's not go back!" Robin shook his head and said.

But when they returned to Water Seven, they discovered that Reyna was already waiting for them there.

"Father..." Upon finding Reina at the port, Robin immediately ran over happily and exclaimed, "Why did you come back first?"

"Ah~ I guess you guys went off course! I came back in a hard-shell car and didn't run into you on the way. I was wondering why I didn't see you!" Reina said with a smile.

"Yes! The Merry we're on..." Robin recounted what had happened on the way.

“I see…” Reina nodded, looking at the Straw Hat crew following behind Robin, and said, “I didn’t expect you to actually defeat Lucci… Are you ready? After today… you’ll be famous throughout the world!”

"Huh? Is that so?" Luffy said to Reiner, seemingly unconcerned, "Although you are Robin's father, Robin is now a member of my crew!"

He was afraid that Reina was there to take Robin away from him, so he was somewhat hostile towards Reina.

"Don't worry, as I said, I will respect Robin's wishes. As long as she doesn't want to leave, I won't force her! But... you should know what Robin's existence means, right? She holds the key to starting a world war, and she is someone the World Government and the Navy must seize. Are you capable of protecting her?" Reina's smile faded, and he said seriously.

"I will protect my crew with my life!" Luffy didn't make any boastful or empty promises; he simply gave Reiner a guarantee!

“Alright then! I made a small agreement with your crew before. If you defeat Lucci on your own, I will teach you something! You’ve been through a great battle today, so I won’t take up any more of your time. I’ll give you a day to rest. Come find me in the open space in the back street first thing tomorrow morning!” Reina nodded and said.

Chapter 376 Reiner's Teachings

"How did Father get back? Is there no problem with the Navy?" That night, Robin and Reina sat on the rooftop, chatting while looking at the stars.

"Just a few lieutenant generals... what can they do to me?" Reina said dismissively.

Robin smiled slightly and did not expose Reina's lie, because she had already seen the tear in Reina's clothes, which was obviously caused by today's battle.

To save Reina's face, Robin decisively pretended not to see it.

"Thank you, Father!" After the laughter subsided, Robin suddenly stopped smiling and said seriously to Reina.

"Why are you suddenly saying thank you?" Reina turned his head to look at Robin and asked.

Robin pursed his lips, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "I know my decision this time is impulsive. When I spoke with Dad before, he told me to come back, saying that you were coming to pick me up! But after you learned of my decision, you never said anything about picking me up... you just supported my choice!"

“Fool… As your father, supporting your choice… isn’t that what I should do?” Reina smiled slightly, tapped Robin on the head, and said.

"Yes! Then please convey my decision to Father when you return. I hope he won't be too angry!" Robin said with a smile.

"Don't worry, your brother won't really be angry with you!" Reina smiled and replied, "You've really decided to sail with the Straw Hat Boy?"

“Yes! They are my partners!” Robin nodded and said seriously.

“Alright! You decide for yourself. Remember to contact me if anything happens! I can come over anytime! Oh, and here you go!” Reina said, taking out a contract scroll from his dimensional space and tossing it to Robin, saying, “Use your blood to imprint it, and then I’ll teach you the summoning hand seals!”

This is a summoning scroll that Reina specially exchanged for Robin. The summoning object is Little Fatty the Turtle, a large amphibious turtle. However, Little Fatty does not have the ability to dive, and the space it can sit on is not large. It can only be considered a single-person mount, which is completely different from Reina's hard shell.

"This is... Little Fatty?" Robin asked excitedly upon seeing Little Fatty's name after opening the scroll.

"Hmm! Give it a try! I'm not sure if you can use it, but you have my bloodline, so maybe it will work!" Reina said with a smile.

"it is good!"

Robin immediately put his fingerprint on the paper under Reiner's guidance, and then followed Reiner to learn the hand seals needed for psychic communication.

"Alright, it's very simple, give it a try!" Reina said with a smile after seeing that Robin had completely mastered it.

"Summoning Jutsu!" Robin bit her finger and began to quickly form hand seals. Finally, she slammed her palm into the ground, but the scene she had envisioned did not appear. The chubby boy did not appear as Robin had summoned.

"Hmm? What exactly went wrong? Tell me, did you feel like your stamina was being drained when you were forming the hand seals?" Reina asked, frowning.

When Robin used the Summoning Jutsu before, she clearly felt her energy being drained, just like Reina, but why couldn't she summon anything?

“Yes! But when my hand touches the ground, that feeling disappears... It’s like... my strength just slips away for nothing!” Robin nodded, wiping the sweat from his forehead, and said.

She used the summoning jutsu multiple times in succession. Although each use did not consume a lot of stamina, Robin herself was not a master of hand-to-hand combat, so stamina was not her strong suit.

"That's strange!" Reina scratched his head, plopped down on the ground, and began to think carefully.

"If it doesn't work, then forget it! This ability might be unique to you, Father, and others can't use it!" Although Robin said this, Reina could still feel her disappointment.

"Don't rush, you're the closest person to me. If you can't do it, then no one can!" Reina said softly. "Rest for a bit, regain your strength. Do you need something to eat?"

"No need, I'll just sit for a while!" Robin pursed her lips and shook her head.

"Oh right... take out the summoning scroll and let me see!" Suddenly, Reina thought of something, which was using the summoning scroll to assist in summoning. He vaguely remembered that there was such a method in the original Naruto, but because it had been so long, he didn't remember it very clearly.

"Ok!"

Following Reina's instructions, Robin unrolled the scroll and laid it flat on the ground.

"Spirit Spell!"

"Oh!"

This time, Robin slammed his palm onto the scroll, and then a puff of white smoke rose up. The big turtle, Little Fatty, appeared in front of Robin and Reina with a look of astonishment.

"Little Fatty! It really is you!" Upon seeing Little Fatty, Robin was as happy as a child and exclaimed joyfully.

"Turtle?" Hearing Robin's voice, Fatty was quite surprised. Ever since Robin joined the Straw Hat crew after Alabasta, Fatty had never seen Robin again. He never expected to see Robin here today.

"From now on, you'll be Robin's summoned beast. If I find out you don't listen to Robin... Hmph!" Reina's voice rang out from the side, and the murderous aura emanating from him immediately made the little fat man tremble.

"Father!" Robin quickly stepped forward to comfort Little Fatty. Now that the two had formed a contract, she could sense some of Little Fatty's emotions.

Hearing Robin's scolding, Reina touched his nose and smiled sheepishly. He just wanted to help Robin tame the little fat guy. As a summoning beast, it can play a big role in many situations, but if it betrays you at a crucial moment, it will be quite troublesome.

"For some reason, it seems that you need the help of a summoning scroll to summon spirits. Maybe you and the summoned beasts are not in sync enough, or maybe you are not familiar with the summoning technique. In any case, you need to carry the summoning scroll with you at all times. You can try to summon spirits without the scroll in the future!" Seeing that Robin had successfully summoned the little fat man, Reina was relieved.

"Okay! I understand, Father!" Robin patted the little fat boy's head and replied with a smile.

"Now I'll teach you the hand seals to dispel the summoning spell. This is even simpler. After dispelling the summoning spell, Little Fatty will return to the place he was in before you summoned him!" Reina then taught Robin the hand seals to dispel the summoning spell. This was very simple, and Robin mastered it after only one lesson.

"Alright, it's late, go and get some rest! Take your friends to the back street first thing tomorrow morning, don't be late! If you're late... I'll be leaving, and they'll be the ones who suffer!" Reina said with a smile.

Reina had to give a heads-up beforehand: after today's hard-fought battle, especially for Luffy, it was questionable whether he would even be able to get out of bed tomorrow.

“Okay, I understand. Father, you should get some rest too!” Robin nodded and replied.

The next morning, Robin led the entire Straw Hat crew, except for Usopp, to the beach in the back alley. Even Luffy was woken up and came along.

Although he really didn't want to get up, according to Robin, they might miss a great opportunity if they didn't go, so under Nami's insistence, everyone arrived at the beach in the back alley on time.

"Yo~ Good morning! But you guys look pretty listless!" Seeing Luffy and his crew looking tired, Reina said with a smile, "And where's that long-nosed guy from your group? Didn't he come along?"

When Reina mentioned Usopp, the expressions on the others stiffened considerably. Reina immediately knew that they hadn't made up with Usopp yet!

“Father!” Robin called out with a smile.

"Alright, enough chit-chat. I'm short on time, let's get started!" Reina smiled slightly and then activated his Conqueror's Haki.

"what happened?"

Overwhelmed by Reina's Haki, Nami and Chopper froze on the spot, while Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji also assumed defensive stances with grim expressions. As for Robin... Reina's Haki didn't even reach her.

"What...what's going on? I...I can't move my body!" Chopper said in terror.

"Is that all?" Reina smiled slightly and said, "I've only just begun! Watch out, I'm about to unleash my power!"

As Reina's aura intensified, Nami and Chopper collapsed one after another, and Zoro and Sanji also found their bodies slowly stiffening. Only Luffy was still stubbornly resisting Reina's Haki.

"Nami, Chopper!" Luffy shouted through gritted teeth as he watched his companions fall.

Robin, who was standing nearby, moved the two away to prevent any injury.

"Not bad, now... let me see your strength! Attack with your strongest moves!" Reina smiled and withdrew his domineering aura. The three of them immediately relaxed and staggered forward a few steps.

"Huff~ Huff~" Large drops of sweat dripped from the foreheads of the three of them.

After hearing Reina's words, the three exchanged glances, and then Zoro and Sanji attacked Reina simultaneously.

"Three-Sword Style: Hunting!"

"Level 1 minced meat!"

Facing the oncoming Sanji and Zoro, Reina smiled slightly and, without even using his weapon, deliberately blocked Zoro's slash with his arm and Sanji's kick with one foot.

"How is this possible?" Zoro looked on in disbelief as his attack was blocked by the opponent's arm.

"Bang! Bang!"

Before the two could react, he used his free right hand as a knife and struck Zoro and Sanji on the neck, causing them to fall to the ground!

"Zoro, Sanji!" Luffy, who was just about to attack, stopped immediately when he saw his comrade being defeated so quickly and shouted loudly.