Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"That's enough. I think they'll understand!" The doctor nodded and smiled, saying, "You've probably been very busy lately, so go ahead and do your thing. I'll pass on the message to them!"

"Thank you very much, Doctor. I have been quite busy lately! I just got back and my brother dumped everything on me!" Reina said with a hint of helplessness.

"Hahaha... Who told you to be the Whitebeard Pirates' chief steward? The capable should do more!" the professor said with a laugh.

After chatting for a while longer, Reina took his leave.

However, he had barely returned home and hadn't even settled in when Señor came knocking on his door.

"You little brat...you weren't waiting for me to come back at the door, were you? I haven't even had a sip of water yet!" Reina said with a hint of helplessness.

"Um...sorry...I just..." Señor scratched the back of his head somewhat embarrassedly.

"Where's Luciana? Is she outside? Bring her in! I'll tell you how to give her a massage!" Seeing Señor's expression, Reina knew what he was thinking, so he had no choice but to let him bring Luciana over.

After so many years, Señor finally saw hope that Lucien could recover, and naturally he was very nervous.

Before long, the three of them arrived at Reina's bedroom.

"Put Lucian on the bed first, and I'll tell you how to do it, then you do it!" Reina didn't do it himself; instead, he gave instructions, letting Señor do it himself.

“Her body has forgotten how to move because she hasn’t exercised for a long time! But she takes good care of herself, and you’ve been giving her massages as I told you, so she should recover quickly!” Reina explained as he instructed Señor.

"Phew~ I didn't expect there to be such a reason behind this. If it weren't for Mr. Reina, I really don't know what would have happened to Lucien!" Even Señor was sweating profusely after learning Reina's massage techniques.

"Alright, you've finished learning. Remember to give Lucien a warm wash when you get back!" Reina waved his hand and said directly to Señor.

Señor bowed to Reina before leaving with Lucien.

In the following days, Reina began to work with Frank to prepare for the grand banquet, but whether he was overthinking it or not, he always felt that something was different about this banquet.

The captains, in particular, kept exchanging glances, as if preparing something.

Reina wasn't afraid of them rebelling, because if all these captains rebelled, the Whitebeard Pirates would suffer heavy losses even without fighting them.

So Reina guessed that these guys might be planning some kind of surprise for Whitebeard at the big banquet.

However, after observing them carefully several times, Reina found that they were quite alert, and most of the time they did not communicate with words, but used gestures and eye contact. So even Reina was a little confused about what they were planning to do.

Even after he had his captains inquire privately, those guys found out what he had discovered, and they became more blatant, constantly harassing Reina and trying every means to prevent him from investigating.

"What exactly are you guys trying to do?" Reina asked, looking at Reinhard Makugay, who had come to ask him for a drink.

"Hahaha... Anyway, it's not a bad thing, so wouldn't it be better to just pretend you don't know?" Makugay said with a laugh, raising his glass.

“How can that be? What if you cause trouble? Our grand banquet is watched by the whole world. You should know how many uninvited reporters there are every year!” Reina said with a wry smile.

"Don't worry, as long as you don't stop us, we'll make sure everything goes perfectly! So isn't this just to stall you and give the others enough time to practice?" Makugay said with a smile.

"Then you have to tell me what you're planning to do, right? Otherwise, what if something unexpected happens?" Reina shook his head and said.

Makugay hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's nothing. We've prepared a gift for Dad!"

"A gift? What gift? It's not something bloody, is it?" Reina asked tentatively.

“Hey, hey… that’s not what we agreed on! We’ve already told you our purpose, what else do you want to know?” Makugay immediately said with dissatisfaction.

"Okay, okay... I won't ask anymore, but don't do anything weird, or you know what will happen!" Reina said somewhat distrustfully.

"Don't worry! Just wait for the surprise!" Makugay replied with a big laugh.

After this conversation, Reina stopped paying attention to those guys' little tricks, but he also noticed that quite a few people seemed to be involved this time, even some of the captains.

This piqued Reina's curiosity. What kind of thing could possibly warrant such a grand commotion?

Besides these, Reina also often took Bellemere and the other two to wander around. They were somewhat restrained when they first arrived at Crescent Moon Island, but although they haven't fully integrated yet, they can now wander around the island on their own.

"How are you feeling? Those guys shouldn't be too hard to get along with, right?" Reina asked with a smile as they walked along the shopping street with Nojiko.

"Yes, everyone is very nice!" Noki nodded and replied with a smile.

"That's good. If you like it, stay here a little longer. There's a big banquet in a few days, so I'll be quite busy these next few days. After the banquet, I'll show you around properly!"

"Isn't this... too much trouble?" Nojiko hesitated for a moment before asking.

"Hahaha... No trouble at all! I'll have Marco come with us, and we'll go find Nami, how about that?" Reina said with a smile.

"Really? That's great!" Nojiko replied with delight.

Actually, their purpose in setting sail was to see if they could meet Nami.

After arriving at Crescent Moon Island, they were too embarrassed to ask Reina to bring it up since he was so busy. Now that Reina had brought it up himself, Nojiko was naturally very happy.

She knew that Ken and Bellemere must also miss Nami.

Nojiko was such an understanding woman that she was especially happy to hear what Reina said.

She simply didn't know what Reina was planning.

That evening, the final preparations for the grand banquet were almost complete, and all of Whitebeard's pirate crews were in place. The commercial street was bustling with activity, but how many spies from other forces were among them remained unknown.

However, neither Reina nor Whitebeard paid any attention to them. These mere spies couldn't obtain any of their core intelligence, so they simply ignored them.

"Wow~~ Is that the Giant race? They're so... huge!" After dinner, Nojiko, Bellemere, and Ken went for a walk together and happened to run into Little Oars chatting with Ace.

"So this is the Giant race? They're bigger than a small mountain!" A-Jian exclaimed in amazement.

“Little Oars is an Ancient Titan, larger than ordinary Titans!” Ace said with a smile, sitting on Oars’s hands. “Who are you? I’ve never seen you before.”

"Ah! We're not pirates! Mr. Reina invited us here!" Bellemere quickly explained.

They've been through this several times before, so they already know how to explain it.

"Eh? Is this a guest invited by the first mate?" Little Oz grinned immediately upon hearing this.

He admired and was grateful to Reina, so when he heard that Reina had invited them, he immediately stretched out his other hand, indicating that they could come up.

The three weren't afraid at all. They climbed onto Little Oz's palm and said with a smile, "Everyone seems to respect Mr. Reina a lot!"

"Yes! The first mate is our head butler. Anyone can ask him for help if they need anything, so everyone respects him!" Ace took a sip of his drink, nodded, and said.

The outgoing Bellemere and A-Jian quickly became friends with Little Oz and Ace.

Chapter 414 Pirate Flag

On the morning of the grand banquet, Reina arrived early at the square in front of the main building, where all the day's events would be held.

As time went by, more and more people gathered in the square. Once everyone had arrived, Whitebeard and Reina emerged, accompanied by their captains.

"Ladies and gentlemen... it's time for the annual grand banquet again. Without further ado... Sachi!" Reina stepped forward first and announced loudly.

“This time of year is the busiest time for us. By the way, could you bring more food with your gifts? Especially little Oars… you eat several sea kings by yourself…” Sachi shook his head as he stepped forward, teasingly saying.

"Hahaha... Little Oars... Give us another show this time, one sea king in one bite!"

"Oh, Dad...you're the one who taught Captain Sachi to say that, aren't you? We only come home for dinner once a year, and you're complaining that we eat too much? Isn't that a bit mean? Haha..."

Sachi's words immediately ignited the entire arena, with the pirates below laughing and jeering loudly.

"Gurararara...you brats, you haven't brought your gifts yet! Reina's been complaining for ages! Gurararara..." Upon hearing this, Whitebeard, sitting in the middle, immediately burst into laughter.

"Oh, First Mate, don't worry, the things we prepared will be here soon!"

"This year's gift is very special!"

At this point, everyone naturally stopped hiding it. In fact, Whitebeard and Reyna already knew what they were planning to do, but they didn't know the specifics.

Sachi, who came down from the platform, ignored them and waved his hand, taking all the chefs away to the banquet square behind to prepare. The ingredients were already prepared there, and their job today was simply to keep cooking.

"Hmph! A bunch of bastards... If you can't come up with something that satisfies me today, I'll throw you all into the sea to feed the fish!" At this moment, Reina finally couldn't help but laugh and curse.

"Brothers, since the first mate and the old man have both said so, let's bring out what we've prepared!" Frank, who was standing below, suddenly stepped forward and shouted.

"Frank? You're involved in this too?" Reina was taken aback. He was somewhat surprised to see Frank come out, but then he understood. As the manager of Xuan Yue Island, if he hadn't been involved, these people's plan wouldn't have been so easy.

Meanwhile, Señor, pushing Lucien, looked on with a hint of envy at the noisy crowd.

Although the Don Quixote family is called a family, they definitely don't have that kind of atmosphere.

So seeing the Whitebeard Pirates so lively, Señor actually felt a little disappointed.

Sitting not far from Señor were Bellemere and her family of three. It was the first time they had ever seen so many pirates, and they seemed to be different from the pirates they had imagined.

"As expected of the world's number one pirate crew, the Whitebeard Pirates' power is truly not to be underestimated!" A-Jian said with a smile, looking at the aura emanating from the many pirates.

"Hey buddy? First time attending the Whitebeard Pirates' grand banquet, huh?" A middle-aged man standing next to A-Shen asked with a smile.

Ah Jian turned to look at the other person and, seeing the camera around their neck, paused for a moment before asking, "Are you... a reporter? Is it alright for you to be here so openly?"

"Hahaha... This is Xuan Yue Island! It's the Whitebeard Pirates' territory! What could be a problem?" the reporter asked with a smile.

A-Jian's face darkened, and he said, "You should be considered part of the World Government, right? Appearing so openly in a pirate territory, aren't you afraid they'll kill you?"

"You're talking about ordinary pirates. The Whitebeard Pirates aren't the kind of bloodthirsty pirate crew. As long as we don't cause trouble here, they won't do anything to us!" the reporter said with a laugh.

Upon hearing this, Ah Jian exchanged a glance with Belleme beside him, and then they both smiled.

Although they knew that Reina and the Whitebeard Pirates were all good people, they were still somewhat surprised that a pirate crew could gain the approval of the World Government.

"It's not just their style that matters! More importantly, it's their strength! Look at the captains standing there! They are all big shots who are renowned in their respective regions. They would be more than qualified to be captains themselves!" A middle-aged man standing behind Ah Jian said calmly.

"Oh? This guy seems to know a lot about this?" A-Jian asked with a smile.

“Of course, I live on one of the surrounding islands, and I attend the annual banquet!” the middle-aged man said with a smile.

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, A-Jian was a little puzzled. In his opinion, the income of a pirate crew should be the protection fee collected from the surrounding islands. Why did this middle-aged man seem to like the Whitebeard Pirates so much?

"Isn't it strange that I come every year?" The middle-aged man saw Ah Jian's expression and immediately guessed what he was thinking. He smiled and said, "It's because after the Whitebeard Pirates established Xuan Yue Island here, the benefits they brought us were immense! Moreover, they never ask us for protection money, so we can only present our goodwill to the old man as gifts during the annual banquet!"

"Huh? No protection money?" Not only A-Jian was surprised, but even Bellemere and Nojiko looked at the middle-aged man in astonishment.

"Isn't it strange? What kind of pirate crew doesn't collect protection money? That's how it is with my dad! He says they're pirates, they can take whatever they need themselves, what kind of business is it to collect protection money from us commoners!?" The middle-aged man said with a loud laugh.

"As expected of Whitebeard!" Bellemere sighed and said with emotion.

"What's wrong?" Ah Jian, who was standing next to her, seemed to notice that Bellemere was not in a good mood and asked in surprise.

“Although I’m no longer in the Navy, seeing how well the pirate industry is doing… I still feel a little… never mind, let’s not talk about this!” Bellemere shook her head and said with a wry smile.

But just as Ah Jian was about to say something more, he suddenly noticed that a lot of pirates had entered the square, and each of them was carrying a box that looked very heavy.

"Wow~ it seems this year's gift is quite substantial!" Reina said with a smile.

"Gurararara... If this is all you have, it would be a disservice to your hard work!" The white-bearded man said with a smile.

He had long noticed the abnormality of his subordinates, but unlike Reina, he did not say anything and pretended not to know.