Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"The sea used to be so lively, but it's not as lively now! Garp, Newgate, Shiki, and the like are all getting old!" Rayleigh said, taking a sip of his drink.

“Don’t say that… Times are always changing, and this time I’ve seen it for myself. That straw hat kid isn’t exactly a peaceful guy… Once he goes to the New World… just you wait, he’ll definitely cause some big trouble!” Reina shook his head with a wry smile and said.

"Isn't this what the World Government wants for the seas to remain peaceful? You guys have helped them a lot in this! If it weren't for your Whitebeard Pirates, who knows what chaos the seas would be in! We retirees are very grateful to you!" Rayleigh said with a smile.

“We don’t really want to help the World Government… we can only say… we’ll do what we can! After all, we’re getting old, and nobody wants the world to be too chaotic!” Reina said with a strange laugh.

“Hahaha…Young people don’t think that way!” Rayleigh said with a laugh.

“Yes! Young people are full of energy, and the world needs people like that to break the existing rules so that the world can progress!” Reina nodded in response.

"By the way... how long do you plan to stay here? If the Navy really wants to get you, then staying here won't be safe for you!" Aunt Xia asked after extinguishing her cigarette.

"Don't worry, I'll leave tomorrow! I'm just going to the island to buy some supplies!" Reina said with a slight smile.

Although he guessed that the navy might set up an ambush ahead, he didn't know that there were also pursuers behind him.

Three days after Reyna left Water Seven, Vice Admiral Garp arrived on the island with his men.

Although he is Luffy's grandfather, Sengoku still sent him here because Reina appeared here.

However, when he arrived at Water 7, he did not find Reina. So after greeting Luffy, he planned to set off to continue chasing Reina. However, after reporting to Sengoku, he was scolded by Sengoku. So when Luffy and the others set sail, he also caught up with them.

At this point, the Straw Hat crew had gained another member, the shipwright Franky, and after Usopp sincerely apologized, the crew accepted him back.

After their new ship, the Sunny, escaped Garp's pursuit, they continued their journey. Everything seemed to be going very smoothly. Robin and Usopp returned, and they had a new ship and new companions.

However, after they salvaged a treasure belonging to the sea god, it seemed that they were being targeted by someone.

Later, they encountered Brook, who had been resurrected after death and was now just a skeleton. From him, they learned that this place was the Devil's Triangle.

"Wait... where are we? The Devil's Triangle?" Nami suddenly asked in surprise.

“That’s right! Nami, didn’t you know? Before we set off, Grandma Kokkoro told us that we were going to reach the Devil’s Triangle. Every year, fleets disappear there, and she told us to be careful!” Sanji nodded and said.

"Why didn't I know?" Nami was on the verge of collapse, asking incredulously.

"Because you were angry at the time, because Luffy had spent all the remaining Berries on a party, you were feeling down and didn't notice!" Robin nodded and said with a smile.

"Ah~~ It really is you! It's all your fault! I don't want to live anymore... Why... why is my fate so miserable?" Nami suddenly burst into tears and slumped down, seemingly extremely sad.

"Hahaha... Nami, what kind of show are you putting on? This is so funny!" Luffy, completely unaware that he had caused a huge mess, was still clapping and applauding Nami's performance.

"Bang bang bang!"

"I'm sorry... I know I was wrong!"

Sure enough, under Nami's violence, Luffy immediately apologized and admitted his mistake with a head full of bumps.

"Miss Nami, is there a problem here? Although the Devil's Triangle is somewhat unusual, there's no need to be afraid, is there?" Sanji asked, puzzled.

"What? Don't you know? The Devil's Triangle!" Nami said sadly.

"What do you know?" Everyone looked at Nami in confusion.

"Back in Alabasta, Reina told us that there are only two places with Shichibukai in the first half of the Grand Line! One is Alabasta, and the other place... is the Devil's Triangle!" Nami was almost in despair.

When Reina told her that, she vowed that she would never provoke the Seven Warlords of the Sea again, since there were only two Warlords of the Sea in the first half of the Grand Line.

Moreover, according to their route, they wouldn't have passed through the Devil's Triangle area, but they ended up here anyway.

"One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?" Everyone was taken aback, and immediately thought of Crocodile, whom they had encountered in Alabasta.

"Hehe... We actually managed to run into a Shichibukai. Should we say we're lucky or unlucky?" Zoro touched the Muramasa, the cursed sword at his waist. He had acquired a new weapon, but he hadn't found an opponent to test his skills on yet. The Shichibukai would be a decent opponent.

Unlike the excited Luffy and Zoro, the cowardly trio of Usopp, Nami, and Chopper had deathly pale faces.

They didn't want to have such exciting adventures anymore; they just wanted to sail quietly.

"Hehehe... I didn't expect you guys to know that man! But this lady is right, you'd better leave here quickly! Because my shadow was stolen by him!" the skeleton Brook said with a laugh.

"So you've already met him, haven't you? What kind of guy is he?" Zoro asked, his eyes narrowing.

They had already discovered that Brook didn't have a shadow, but before they could finish speaking, they were interrupted by Nami's scream.

“That’s a demon… a demon that can devour shadows!” Brooke shook his head and said.

He then recounted his ordeal and warned everyone to leave immediately.

Chapter 379 Reencounter with Zephyr

With a loud "bang!", the Sunny seemed to have hit something, and the whole ship rocked.

Once things returned to normal, Brooke seemed to remember something and suddenly ran out of the cabin.

"Hey... Brook, what's wrong?" Luffy and the others quickly followed them out, only to find that the Sunny had crashed into a door that looked like teeth.

"What...what's going on?" everyone exclaimed in surprise.

"This is... the back door! Go to the back of the ship and you'll see!" Brooke said with a grave expression.

"Huh?" The group followed Brook to the stern of the ship, only to find that there was a small island in front of them.

"What? When did a small island appear here?" Usopp asked in surprise.

"Did you guys find a drifting barrel?" Brook asked Luffy.

"Yeah! What's wrong?" Luffy asked, puzzled.

"It seems that's when you were targeted; it was a trap!" Brooke explained. "Anyway, break down this door immediately and get out of here!"

"Yo~ This looks really interesting!" Zoro said with a sly smile.

"Everyone, what a wonderful day! I've met humans again after so long, and I've been treated to such hospitality. And then I encountered this... terrifying ship lurking in the Devil's Triangle! What a lucky day! Everyone, if there's a chance in the future... let's get together again!" After saying this, Brook jumped into the sea and ran quickly across the water, rushing towards the small island ahead.

Despite Nami and the others' strong objections, Luffy was no longer listening and insisted on going to the island to take a look.

Left with no other choice, the group decided to go to the island.

However, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper happily boarded the ship first because of the appearance of the Going Merry, but they got separated from Luffy and the others and went to the castle on the island ahead of them.

Luffy and his crew made preparations before landing on the island.

When they encountered a negative ghost on the way, Robin frowned slightly and said, "This kind of ghost... seems somewhat familiar!"

Meanwhile, Nami, who arrived on the island earlier, was also greatly surprised when she saw the Negative Ghost, because she had seen such a thing when she was a child.

"Perona? Is that you?" Nami asked tentatively to the Negative Ghost.

"Hara hara~~~" Upon hearing Nami's question, the Negative Ghost seemed to slowly circle around Nami.

"Nami... you... you know these ghosts?" Usopp and Chopper asked curiously from behind Nami.

"It feels a bit familiar, like someone I know! Her Devil Fruit ability is to release these ghosts!" Nami nodded and said.

"Hala harala..." The negative spirits circled around Nami once, then slowly moved in one direction, seemingly trying to get Nami to follow them.

The cowardly trio, mustering their courage, followed the pessimistic ghost slowly up to the second floor.

Soon, when they arrived at what looked like a princess's room in a Gothic castle, they saw a heavily made-up little girl carrying a parasol...?

"Perona...is it really you? What are you doing here?" Nami exclaimed in surprise the moment she saw her.

"Who are you? Why do you know me?" Perona didn't recognize Nami because Nami was a child back then, and the difference between her and now is quite significant. Perona, on the other hand, hasn't changed much.

“It’s me! Nami! Don’t you remember? You went to Cocoyasi Village in the East Blue with Mr. Reina, do you remember?” Nami asked happily.

"Ah~ it's you? Little Nami? Why have you grown so much?" Perona asked, looking at Nami with displeasure.

"Hahaha... What's going on? Oh, this is your house! You scared me to death!" After seeing familiar faces, Nami finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"How did you end up on the Grand Line? Weren't you growing oranges in that West Asia Village?" Perona, unlike Nami, wasn't as friendly and instead asked calmly and directly.

She and Nami didn't get along back then; the two little ones were always arguing.

However, she was still somewhat pleased to see old acquaintances, but she wasn't very good at expressing it.

Just as Luffy and his crew began their adventure in Thriller Bark, Reina had already entered the New World and was heading towards Crescent Moon Island.

He had already contacted Xuan Yue Island when he received the news. Currently, the Moby Dick has not returned to Xuan Yue Island and cannot be contacted, so some people on the island are in a state of panic.

This is the real reason he rushed to Xuan Yue Island; he had to go back to stabilize the people's hearts.

As for Whitebeard, to be honest, Reina wasn't too worried. Since the Moby Dick escaped, it meant there weren't many casualties. Otherwise, if any important figures had died, given Whitebeard's personality, he would probably have already fought the Navy to the death.

Not long after Reina left Sabaody Archipelago, Garp, who had been following him, also arrived at Sabaody Archipelago. However, due to his dislike of Sabaody Archipelago, Garp immediately set off for the New World after replenishing his supplies, without lingering for long.

"This is troublesome... How did we run into him again?" Reina said with a headache as he looked at the special naval warship that had appeared in front of him.

The group that appeared before him was none other than the pirate guerrilla team led by Zephyr.

“Reina… I didn’t expect to run into you here… You’ve done something really big lately!” Zephyr, standing at the bow of the ship, looked at Reina with a smile and said.

"Stop talking nonsense, old man Zefa. If you're going to fight, then hurry up. If not, get out of the way. I'm in a hurry!" Reina said coldly, looking at Zefa blocking his way.

"Since we've run into each other, it would be a shame not to fight!" As soon as Zefa finished speaking, the cannons on the warship fired shells directly at Reina.

"Boom boom boom..." Although the two sides were not far apart, Reina was not on an ordinary ship, so all the naval shells were dodged by the hard shell.

"Damn old man, you're trying to stall for time? Is your navy lying in ambush nearby?" Reina asked warily at Zephyr's swift and decisive attack.

"Hahaha... I knew I couldn't hide it from you, but... even if you knew, so what? You can't escape this fight!" Zefa said with a loud laugh.

"Looks like your navy knew I was coming!" Reina said with a light laugh.

Zefa smiled but did not answer.

Since the other party wasn't driven here by Garp, it proves that he doesn't know of Garp's existence. So, Garp might be able to be used as a surprise force to ambush Reina.

The two sides were closing in, essentially within Reina and Zephyr's attack range. Ordinary artillery fire wouldn't be very effective against someone like Reina, which is why Zephyr chose to get closer.

The same applies to Reina; the space on his hard shell is limited, not enough to mount powerful weapons, so he can only choose melee combat in every battle.

"Old man Zefa, be careful! Don't die here!" Seeing that the distance was sufficient, Reina drew his Senbonzakura sword and slashed at the enemy's warship.

"Don't embarrass yourself with such childish moves!" A huge slash flew over, but Zefa didn't dodge at all. Instead, he punched it, directly shattering Reina's slash.

"I didn't intend to kill you like this, I just came here!" While Zefa was blocking the slash, Reina had already boarded the warship.

It's always better to fight on the enemy's warship than on its hard hull.

"Hahahaha... Kid, I've been hunting you ever since you set sail. Now... let me put an end to that for you!" Zephyr laughed as he looked at Reina, who had walked right into his trap.

“Old man Zefa, something’s not right with you! With your abilities… you should know you can’t do anything to me!” After hearing Zefa’s words, Reina didn’t rush to attack, but asked rather cautiously.

“Of course! Although I hate to admit it, I’m too old to be a match for you young people anymore! But… don’t underestimate a veteran of the Navy!” As soon as Zephyr finished speaking, the crusher on his right arm struck Reina.