Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Upon hearing Karp's words, Reina was stunned, somewhat incredulous.

"Mr. Garp!" Aokiji was also quite surprised. He had risked injury to keep Reina here. Was he really going to let him leave so easily?

“Kuzan…look around!” Garp said softly.

Aokiji was stunned. He then realized that the surrounding sea was littered with the corpses of naval soldiers, and many naval soldiers frozen in ice were floating on the surface. Although several lifeboats were constantly trying to rescue them, it was far from enough.

"When did you become so impatient for quick success? Even if we kill him here today, so what? Then we'll have to fight the Whitebeard Pirates again? Sakazuki's injuries haven't healed yet! And to kill this guy, even if the two of us join forces, we won't be able to do it without paying a price! When Whitebeard attacks, who will hold him off?"

Garp's words made Aokiji feel uneasy, but they reflected on the current state of the world, which he could not allow to disrupt.

He even understood that the Whitebeard Pirates deserved much credit for the current peace in the world, but the other side was pirates, and his mission was to uphold justice and eliminate pirates.

"Hmph! Old man Garp, no need for all this pretense. Our Whitebeard Pirates have different goals from your Navy and World Government! You seek stability because you want to enjoy wealth and luxury! Our goal... is simply to ensure everyone's survival! If one day, everyone is starving, then even if it means starting a world war, we won't hesitate for a second!"

Reina snorted and said.

“We’ll talk about that then! For now… at least we have the same goal! Reina, go back and tell Newgate to avoid trouble… otherwise, if you really anger the World Government, your mere pirate crew won’t be able to withstand it!” Garp said, waving his hand.

“Mr. Garp!” Aokiji hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, “Although I understand what you mean, this opportunity cannot be missed. As one of the core members of the Whitebeard Pirates, if we take him down, the Whitebeard Pirates will lose half of their fighting strength! Whether the Whitebeard Pirates will even intervene then is another matter! So… I agree with Fleet Admiral Sengoku’s battle plan!”

"Hehe...you overestimate me. I don't even have half the fighting strength of the Whitebeard Pirates!" Reina said with a smirk. "And don't act like you've got me cornered! Aokiji, kid...when I was roaming the seas, you were probably nowhere to be found!"

"Reina! Haven't we fought enough today? Are you really going to fight to the death?" Karp knew Reina's trump card, so he rarely pushed Reina into a corner.

"It's not about what I'm doing now, it's about you ambushing me!" Reina sneered, his Sharingan emitting a faint red glow.

"Kuzan, listen to me..." Garp looked at Aokiji and said in a deep voice.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Garp! Without a reasonable explanation, even you… cannot convince me!” Aokiji shook his head and said, “I do not wish to command you as an admiral!”

"Sigh..." Garp sighed and said, "To take down this guy... the two of us aren't enough... we need at least one more admiral-level fighter!"

"What?" Aokiji was stunned. He hadn't expected Garp to say such a thing. He said with some disbelief, "That's impossible. His stamina is already quite depleted. He can't lie to me about this! Even without you, I'm not entirely without a chance of winning if I continue fighting him!"

“You’re really confident, Navy…” Reina smiled slightly and replied.

He was indeed very physically exhausted, but if it came to a fight to the death, he was confident he could take down Aokiji.

“I’m confident I can defeat him! But to kill him… we’ll need at least three people!” Garp nodded and said.

"Why?" Aokiji asked, puzzled.

“Because I saw it back in Impel Down…” Garp recounted how Reina summoned the Nine-Tails in Impel Down, saying, “So if he summons that monster again, then at least two people will be needed to hold it off! And… I’m not sure if we kill him, that monster will remain in our world!”

"Pfft, hahaha... I see... So that's why you've always been so wary of me, it's because of that!" Reina suddenly burst into laughter and said, "Those aren't monsters, they're called Tailed Beasts, and they really exist in this world!"

"Negative emotions such as hatred, sadness, fear, and dread exist in every corner of this world. Once these emotions accumulate, they attract the Tailed Beasts, because the Tailed Beasts feed on this negative energy. They possess endless energy because as long as negative emotions exist in this world, they will not be destroyed. Even if they are killed, they will be reborn!"

Upon hearing Reina's explanation, Garp and Aokiji were stunned, even thinking that Reina was talking nonsense, otherwise why had they never heard of it before?

"Aren't you surprised? Why have you never heard anything about the Tailed Beasts...?" Reina smiled mysteriously and said, "That's because there's a group of people specifically responsible for suppressing those Tailed Beasts... and those people all have one thing in common: they possess the Sharingan. Because the Sharingan... can control them! Hahaha..."

"You mean... your clan has been guarding these monsters... tailed beasts, for generations, somewhere in the world?" Garp asked with some curiosity.

“I guess you could say that!” Reina nodded and said.

"Then why did you show yourself? Or is it that your entire clan is planning to emerge into the world?" Aokiji felt as if he had uncovered a great secret and asked cautiously.

Reina shook his head, saying sadly, "No, I didn't come out on my own. I don't know why I suddenly ended up here, and I can't find my way back!"

"Didn't you summon that tailed beast last time? Why didn't you go back with it?" Garp asked, puzzled.

Reina shook his head, pointed to his Sharingan, and said, "You know what? These eyes are called eyes from hell, possessing demonic abilities. Even in our land, not everyone can awaken them! Awakening the Sharingan means you have to suppress the Tailed Beasts! And those Tailed Beasts that have been suppressed are already quite dissatisfied with us. They all have their own consciousness and want to gain freedom, so they won't help me!"

After hearing Reina's explanation, Garp's expression also became serious. He knew how terrifying those tailed beasts were. If what Reina said was true, if those tailed beasts appeared, not many would be needed; just a few would be enough to destroy the entire world.

Then he recalled how he felt at the time; he did indeed feel strong negative emotions from that giant fox!

Moreover, Reina at that time seemed to have been influenced by the fox, becoming bloodthirsty and only knowing how to kill.

"So you dared to summon it back then?" Garp said, still feeling lingering fear.

Reina rolled his eyes and said, "You're asking me? You know better than I do what happened back then, don't you?"

Upon hearing Reina's words, Garp remained silent. He felt that his actions over the years had been correct; he shouldn't push Reina too hard. If Reina summoned the tailed beasts and Garp couldn't control them... that would be truly disastrous.

"But all of this is just your side of the story!" Aokiji said after a moment of silence.

"Should I summon it for you to see?" Reina asked, annoyed.

"Damn it, what do you think you're doing? I absolutely won't allow you to summon that thing for such a reason!" Upon hearing Reina's words, Garp immediately assumed an attack stance and roared.

“Do you think I’m stupid? Last time was an accident. Under normal circumstances… even if I die, I won’t choose to summon a tailed beast! So you don’t need to worry about that!” Reina shook his head and said.

Hearing Reina's promise, Karp finally felt relieved.

"Although what you said sounds very convincing... it's really hard to believe! If it's really as you say, then... where exactly are you? Why has no one ever mentioned it, and why is there no record of it!? According to you, you are considered heroes of this world, suppressing those tailed beasts for generations!" Aokiji was still somewhat incredulous.

“I didn’t ask you to believe me, you can just ignore what I said!” Reina rolled his eyes and said directly.

“Kuzan, I believe Reina. His eyes don’t lie. That huge monster was indeed summoned by him!” Garp shook his head and said.

"The highest level of lying is when nine out of ten sentences are true. As long as you lie at the most crucial point, that's enough!" Aokiji stared at Reina and said softly.

As for Reina, his skin had long been thickened by his time with the Whitebeard Pirates, making him completely unable to break through Aokiji's defenses.

"What an idiot... According to you... where would I lie?" Reina chuckled and asked disdainfully, "First of all, you can confirm the Tailed Beasts and the Sharingan, so I certainly can't lie. Therefore, the matter of suppressing the Tailed Beasts must be true. The only thing I could lie about is my origins!"

"So you think I was sent by some mysterious organization, and that we, the Tailed Beasts who have guarded this world for generations, are getting impatient and want to come out and see what this wonderful world is like, right?"

Garp and Aokiji exchanged a glance. They reviewed Reina's words and found that, as Reina had said, this was indeed the most likely possibility.

“Look at you two idiots! Old man Garp… when did you first meet me? It’s been at least thirty years, right? What kind of spy am I to stay here for thirty years without going back? What kind of organization would wait thirty years? If I don’t go back, won’t they send someone else out?” Reina found it extremely amusing to see the two of them being fooled by him.

Garp and Aokiji exchanged glances. That's right! Reina has been in this world for many years. If his clan really wanted to emerge, why didn't they bring his people out with them?

It's no wonder they were led astray by Reina. Firstly, what Reina said was somewhat unexpected, and secondly, it was beyond their comprehension. That's why they temporarily lost their ability to judge. Reina believed that if given time, once they sorted things out, they wouldn't be led astray like this.

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to waste time chatting with you guys! Are you still going to fight or not? If not, I'm leaving!" Reina said, a slight smile playing on his lips as he looked at the two deep in thought.

"Get out of here, or I'll change my mind and eliminate this threat to the world!" Garp said, his eyes wide.

"Mr. Karp, what do we do now?" After Reina left, Aokiji asked with a somewhat grim expression.

"This isn't my forte. Just relay what Reina said today verbatim! Let Sengoku figure out how to do it!" After thinking for a moment, Garp decided to shift the blame to Sengoku.

Chapter 383 The New Steward of Xuan Yue Island

"Those two guys... they didn't actually believe it, did they? This is a bit troublesome! What if they report it to the authorities? How will we cover up this lie later? This is a headache. I got too carried away with my words!" After getting away from Garp and Aokiji, Reina felt a little regretful. It was all because he had been too happy with his lie and couldn't control his mouth.

"Forget it, we'll deal with the future later! Damn Aokiji... his strength is still increasing! It seems the training plan to return to life needs to be put on the agenda!" Reina felt the injuries in his body. When he finally got serious with Aokiji, not only was Aokiji injured, but he also suffered considerable injuries.

Moreover, in order to appear unharmed, he didn't reveal his injuries like Aokiji did, suppressing them throughout, which had even more serious consequences.

Aokiji knew this, which is why he didn't intend to let this good opportunity slip by, but in the end he was tricked by Reina into changing his target.

If it hadn't been Garp this time, but Kizaru or Akainu instead, Reina would have had to pay a price to escape.

However, after today's events, Reina began to consider whether to exchange for a Nine-Tailed Summoning Scroll. Although it was a bit expensive, it seemed to have an unexpected deterrent effect!

If we throw it into Marineford or Mary Geoise, maybe there will be some unexpected surprises.

Meanwhile, just as Reina had guessed, Aokiji and Garp reported the situation directly to Sengoku.

"I understand... Anyway, let's explain in detail after you guys get back!" Sengoku said after a moment of contemplation on the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

"Okay!" Aokiji knew that this kind of thing couldn't be explained in a short time, and could only be discussed face-to-face when they got back.

"Kuzan, you can go back now. I won't be going back to headquarters for the time being!" Garp said to Aokiji after Aokiji hung up the phone.

"Huh? Why?" Aokiji asked in surprise.

"Eh? I just didn't want to go back and listen to that Sengoku guy's nagging!" Garp said, pulling out a bag of senbei from somewhere and eating it as he spoke.

“Mr. Garp…this won’t do!” Aokiji said, his face darkening.

"Huh? Is it really not going to work?" Garp asked, seemingly quite reluctant.

"Of course, with such a serious incident, you definitely need to go back and report to Marshal Sengoku!" Aokiji said somewhat helplessly, "Besides, with so many wounded, we only have three warships left. If you don't go, we'll only have two ships left, which might not even be enough to accommodate all the wounded!"

"Alright then!" Garp looked around and saw that there were indeed many wounded people, so he had no choice but to agree.

Just as the navy finished rescuing all the wounded and began to return to port, news of Reyner being ambushed by the navy also spread. However, this time the newspapers did not say that Reyner was beaten and forced to flee in all directions, but rather that after a fierce battle, both sides retreated.

After separating from the Navy, Reyner also made contact with Crescent Moon Island and learned that the Moby Dick had gone to the Laru Sea after its battle with the Navy. Apparently, the doctor there had made some research results, so Whitebeard went to see them.

Upon hearing this, Reina also planned to head to the Laru Sea, but the liaison from Xuan Yue Island advised him to return to Xuan Yue Island first, as there seemed to be something going on.

Therefore, Reina did not change course and headed directly towards Xuan Yue Island.

When he arrived at Xuan Yue Island, he discovered that there were still quite a few pirate ships docked there.

"First mate...you're back!" This time, Whitebeard and the captains had all left, and even Skypiea had been moved to the Laru Sea under Olga's control. So, only non-combat personnel remained on Crescent Moon Island.

"Is something happening on the island?" Reina asked curiously, looking at the pirate ships around him.

"You'll see when you get there!" the member who greeted Reina said with a wry smile.

With a puzzled look on his face, Reina arrived at the main building, where he saw the Ice Witch Whiteybe, the Deckard brothers, Squardo, and other captains under the Whitebeard Pirates gathered.

And among them, the one who seems to be giving a speech is none other than Frank himself, the captain of the Frank Pirates whom Reina brought back from the first half of the Grand Line!

"What are you all doing here?" Reina asked in surprise.

"Oh, it's Reina! I heard you got into a fight with the Navy when you came back? You weren't hurt, were you?" Whiteybe, the Ice Witch, asked with a smile.

She was a crew member who joined the ship very early on, but Whitebeard did not allow women to be combatants, so Whitey Bay simply became the captain herself.

She is quite capable in both strength and methods, and is now a well-known pirate captain in the New World.

Reina shook his head and said, "No, but it seems the Navy is planning to target us. You all need to be careful out there!"

“We’re not related, but we don’t know how things are going with Dad. We came here specifically after receiving the news!” Squardo said with a hint of worry.

"Huh? Didn't you say you'd already made contact with Dad?" Reina asked, frowning.

"We only found out after we arrived at Xuan Yue Island. It just so happened that we hadn't seen each other for a long time, so we stayed and got together!" Frank said with a smile.

Reina nodded and asked Frank, "How are you? Are you settling into the new world?"

Frank shook his head with a wry smile and said, "It's a bit difficult, mainly because my strength is too poor... But with everyone's help, it's barely manageable. Our strength has been increasing rapidly recently!"

“Don’t go to those dangerous places, or it’s fine to stay on Crescent Island for now!” Reina nodded and said with a smile, “If you still find the New World too difficult… I can send you back to the first half of the Grand Line!”

"First mate... please spare me! If we go back like this, wouldn't we be disgracing the Whitebeard Pirates? I'd rather die in the New World!" Frank shook his head and refused.