Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Hahaha……"

Upon hearing Nojiko's words, the captains and captains around him burst into laughter.

“The sea is vast, and if you’d like… after the grand banquet, I can take you around to see it all!” Marco said with a smile.

He had a good impression of Nochiko, thinking she was a gentle yet strong girl.

“What’s so fun about following him? A bunch of stinky men who can’t take care of anyone. Little sister, come with me… I’ll take you to buy the prettiest clothes!” The witch Whitebeard grabbed Nojiko and said with a big laugh.

"Buy? Big Sister Whiteybe, have you forgotten your title? You're known as the witch... When have you ever bought clothes? Aren't they all stolen?"

“Bullshit! I bought all my clothes. Even though Bailey stole them, it’s not the same thing!” Whitey Bay retorted immediately.

"Pfft, hahaha... Did you hear that? This is her true colors!"

"Hahaha……"

Upon hearing this, the captains and captains around him burst into laughter, and even Whitey Bay himself couldn't help but laugh.

"Hehehe... Your adventures must have been very interesting! So being a pirate is such a fun thing?" Nojiko said with a laugh.

Looking at Nojiko's smile, Marco suddenly felt a jolt in his heart for some reason. He already knew how badly Nojiko had been hurt by the pirates from what had just happened, but now she could be chatting and laughing with his group of pirates so freely. He really admired Nojiko. At least he felt that if he had experienced such a thing, he would definitely hate all pirates.

Chapter 416 The Banquet is in Progress

"Brother Ace, where are you dragging me to?" Jinbe, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, was being pulled toward a certain place by Ace without saying a word, leaving the powerful fishman somewhat helpless.

Soon, Ace, who had brought Jinbe with him, arrived in front of Nojiko and pointed at Jinbe, saying, "He is the current captain of the Fishman Pirates. You can call him Jinbe!"

"Ace!" As expected, upon seeing the fish-men, Nojiko's fear and disgust for them immediately surged. Although she didn't show it, Marco could tell.

"Brother Ace, I wonder what brings you here?" Jinbe sensed that things were not simple, so he asked seriously.

"Jinbe, let me ask you, do you know a fishman named Arlong?" Ace asked solemnly. "He claims to be a member of the Fishman Pirates. As the captain of the Fishman Pirates, you should know him, right?"

"Ah, Dragon?" Jinbe was taken aback, then nodded and said, "I do know him, but he left the pirate crew many years ago! What's wrong?"

When Jinbe said he really knew Arlong, everyone was stunned and looked at Nojiko.

"Alright, Ace! It's all over now, there's no need to call Jinbe over, besides, this has nothing to do with him!" Seeing the somewhat tense atmosphere on the field, Marco immediately stepped in to smooth things over.

To everyone's surprise, Ace shook his head and recounted Arlong's misdeeds in the East Blue to Jinbe's face.

"I see! No wonder Brother Ace was so angry!" Jinbe sighed and said, "It was because of our disagreement about how to treat humans that the Fishman Pirates split up after Tiger's death!"

Jinbe recounted what had happened to everyone, then bowed to Nojiko and said, "Regardless, it was my fellow countrymen who caused you harm, so I apologize to you and your villagers. Although I know this apology won't do much good, I will do my best to make amends if you can suggest a way to make amends!"

Everyone just stared at Nojiko without saying a word, not even Ace, who had brought Jinbe.

Nojiko looked at Jinbe, who was sincerely apologizing, stood up, smiled, and helped him up, saying, "This matter has nothing to do with you. You just know him. As you said, humans do more harm to fish-men. Does that mean all of us humans have to bear the consequences? Whether it's fish-men or humans, there are good people and bad people. Besides, Arlong has already been captured by the Navy, so there's no need for this anymore!"

Hearing Nojiko's words, Marco nodded in agreement, his opinion of Nojiko rising even higher.

After explaining everything, Jinbe didn't leave, but sat down with Ace.

"When I came here... I visited Fishman Island!" Seeing that Jinbe still seemed a little embarrassed, Nojiko smiled slightly and took the initiative to speak to Jinbe.

"Oh? You've actually been to Fishman Island?" Jinbe was taken aback, but looking at Nojiko's smile, he knew that the other party really didn't mind anymore.

"Yeah! I even went to the Dragon Palace! It's a pity I didn't see the Mermaid Princess!" Noki said with a shrug.

"Hahaha... We've all heard the legend of the mermaid princess, but Jinbe... have you ever seen her? None of us have!" Rakuyo said with a laugh.

Jinbe gave a wry smile and said, "Princess Shirahoshi is a bit timid, so she usually lives inside the Hard-Shell Tower and rarely comes out!"

"Is she really that beautiful?" Nojiko asked curiously.

Although she went to Fishman Island with Reina, she did not meet Princess Shirahoshi.

"Well, how should I put it? Everyone is different, so I can't really say for sure, but in my own opinion, it's very good!" Jinbe said somewhat shyly.

"Oh~~~"

Upon hearing Jinbe's words, everyone started to cheer, and the topic shifted towards the relationship between men and women.

"Alright, there are still guests here! Don't be so presumptuous!" Marco couldn't help but speak up to help when he saw Nojiko blushing a little.

"Oh~~~?"

Seeing Marco helping Nojiko like this, the bad guys around them started to jeer again.

"Come, come... sit here, I'll move away!" Laco, who was sitting next to Nojiko, immediately got up and pulled Marco over.

"I told you not to do this, it will scare her!" Marco said helplessly.

"Hahaha... Nojiko, you don't mind, do you? Our Captain Marco is strong and caring, you can consider it!" Whitebeard raised an eyebrow and said to Nojiko with a smile.

“Captain Marco is indeed good, but Sister Whiteybe… why didn’t you take a liking to Captain Marco?” Noki asked with a laugh.

After the initial awkwardness, Nokiko has become more outgoing now. She knows that they all consider her one of their own, which is why they make such jokes.

Sure enough, the atmosphere heated up again upon hearing Nojiko's retort. He was able to take a joke, and was generous yet gentle. Everyone was quite satisfied with Nojiko.

"Hahaha... I've dedicated my life to the pirate flag, and I'm afraid no one would want a villain like me!" Whiteybe said with a loud laugh.

"I think my sister is amazing! She's just as good as those men!" Nojiko said with a hint of envy. "She can go wherever she wants and protect the people she cares about! It's a pity I don't have the talent to become a strong person!"

"Didn't you already call me 'older sister'? From now on, if you have any problems, talk to your older sister! Let's see who dares to bully you again!" Whitebey said, glancing at Jinbe as she spoke.

"Big Sister Whiteybe, don't look at me! I didn't bully her!" Jinbe said, somewhat amused and exasperated.

"Hmph! That Ah Long, if my sister ever runs into him again, I'll avenge you!" Whiteybe was clearly still holding a grudge about what happened with Nojiko.

"Sister...you don't need to do this. It's all in the past. If you do this, it will put Brother Jinbe in a difficult position!" Nojiko quickly advised.

"Alright, let's have a good time today, so let's not say anything negative about Shaoxing~ Come on, let's drink!" Lakyo, being a master at reading people, immediately changed the subject when he saw the atmosphere getting a bit tense again, and said loudly.

"Come on, let's drink!" Marco quickly raised his glass in agreement.

And so a new round of drinking contests began.

Meanwhile, Olga and her new friend Perona were happily strolling through the banquet square, the two little ones hopping and skipping around looking for delicious treats.

"I never expected the banquet to be so interesting, ho ho ho ho..." Perona followed behind Olga, enjoying a smooth journey and eating whatever she wanted.

"It's Captain Sachi! He must have some good food!" Olga, who was walking ahead, spotted Sachi busy at work and immediately said to Perona behind her.

"Oh? Why is there delicious food when you find him?" Perona asked curiously.

"Hehe... Sachi is our head chef, do you think we'll have any good food if we find him?" Olga said with a sly laugh.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Perona's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this, and she and Olga ran towards Sachi.

When the two arrived at Sachi's place, Sachi spotted them immediately.

As the island's little devil, Olga was already quite famous.

"The food is over there, go get it yourself, I'm really busy right now!" Before Olga could even speak, Sachi pointed to the area where the prepared food was stored and said.

“Those are all ordinary stuff, that’s not what I want!” Olga shook her head, saying in a tone that said, “You know what I mean.”

Sachi said somewhat helplessly, "That's all I have for now. The top-quality ingredients aren't here with me!"

"Huh? Not here? It's always been here in previous years!" Olga said with a disbelieving expression.

“We’ve gotten a lot of good stuff this year, so Reina’s planning to do it himself. Go find him! He might be with Dad!” Sachi shrugged, betraying Reina.

Sure enough, Olga was excited after hearing Sachi's words. The fact that even Reina was tempted to take action meant that the ingredients this time were extraordinary!

"Come on, let's go find Reina!" Olga grabbed Perona's hand and prepared to leave, but this time Perona didn't follow her.

"What's wrong?" Olga asked, puzzled, when she saw Perona standing there.

"Why don't we eat here? Otherwise, Reina will definitely teach us a lesson!" Perona shook her head and said.

"Don't worry, if it were just Reina by himself, I wouldn't go looking for him, but since he's with Dad, it's fine. Dad won't let him beat me up! Hehehe..." Olga said with a shrewd smile.

"I won't hit you, but what if I get hit?" Perona still didn't want to go over.

"Don't worry, we're all in this together now. I've got your back!" Olga, acting like a big sister, led the still somewhat skeptical Perona and ran straight towards where Whitebeard was.

They could smell a peculiar odor even before they got close.

What is this smell?

Olga and Perona looked at each other, then exclaimed at the same time, "Top-grade ingredients?"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Dad has a huge appetite. If he eats us all up, there won't be any left!" Olga impatiently grabbed Perona and rushed towards Whitebeard's direction.

"Dad! What are you eating? You stupid father? What are you doing here?" When Olga and Perona arrived, they found that in addition to Whitebeard and Reina, Dr. Assie, Binz, Ein, and two other people she didn't recognize were also there.

"Why am I not here?" Dr. Assie was somewhat puzzled by Olga's question. He was always with Whitebeard at the annual banquet.

"No... um... right, Reina, where's the good stuff?" Olga remembered that his father would chat with Whitebeard every year, but he quickly remembered the purpose of his visit and asked Reina directly.

"Are you a dog? Your nose is so sensitive! Come on, have a taste!" Seeing the eager Olga and the somewhat reserved Perona, Reina didn't refuse their request, but instead shared the food on his plate with them.

Seeing the two people stuffing food into their mouths, Whitebeard and the others stopped in a strange way and just stared at them.

"Why are you all staring at us?" Olga quickly realized something was wrong and asked Reina directly.

"Ugh~~~"

Before Reina could answer, Olga heard Perona vomiting next to her.

"Perona... what's wrong?" Olga asked, looking at her new companion with a puzzled expression.

"You bastard... Reina! What did you feed me? How could you give me something so disgusting?" Perona wiped her mouth, pointed at Reina angrily, and asked.

"Disgusting? It's not disgusting! Wait... could it be... Reina, did you do this on purpose? Did you give Perona disgusting food?" Olga looked at Reina with a hostile expression and questioned him.

They were in the right, so Olga wasn't afraid of Reina at all.

"Don't talk nonsense. You two ate the same food. You saw me get it from your plates!" Reina shrugged, looking somewhat innocent.

Chapter 417 The Great Hero Whitebeard

"This..." Olga was dumbfounded when she heard Reina's explanation. She had indeed watched Reina prepare the food for them, so there shouldn't have been any tricks.

“If you don’t believe me, you can try Perona’s plate yourself!” Reina said to Olga, pointing to Perona’s plate.

Olga looked at Reiner with some skepticism, then at Whitebeard and Dr. Assie, only to see that everyone was just smiling at them without saying a word.

Driven by curiosity, Olga picked up Perona's plate, smelled it first, and then ate a little bit.