Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Because of their abilities, they are known as the guardians of Fishman Island, and because of their abilities, they are also called sea monsters from the deep sea, and they almost brought Fishman Island to the brink of collapse.

Through the letters translated by Robin, they learned the whole story.

The Naga were once known as the guardians of Fishman Island because they were not only powerful themselves, but also able to grant fishmen and mermaids the same power as them. Their queen even possessed the powerful ability to control all sea beasts.

However, as time went on, Fishman Island had more and more contact with humans, which led to more and more friction. Mermaids were favored by humans because of their sweet appearance and charming singing voices, and human traffickers often used various methods to capture them.

This also made the Naga race known to humans during the battle.

However, the Naga are mermaids and are few in number, so during each battle, they stay in the rear and control the fishmen and mermaids to fight, which leads to the deaths of a large number of fishmen and mermaids.

Although they did this to protect more fishmen and mermaids, people could accept it at first. But as time went on, the number of families of the fishmen and mermaids who sacrificed their lives increased, and problems began to emerge.

Faced with the doubts and accusations of their people, the Naga were speechless, explaining that everything they had done was to protect Fishman Island.

"We have never raised a knife against our own people, so why do they look at us the same way they look at humans?" This is the sentence that left the deepest impression on Naga.

When Robin uttered this sentence that the previous Naga Queen could not understand even until her death, the Naga suddenly felt a sense of empathy.

After the Naga race was questioned by ordinary fishmen and mermaids, they became hesitant in battle, resulting in even heavier casualties in their fights with humans.

This consequence also aroused dissatisfaction among more ordinary fishmen and mermaids, and eventually everyone gathered at the Dragon Palace, demanding an explanation from the Dragon Palace.

The royal family at the time naturally understood the importance of the Naga race. Although they tried to calm the excited feelings of the ordinary fishmen and mermaids, they eventually had to make the Naga race sign an agreement that they would no longer control their fellow Naga in battle and that the Naga would fight alongside them instead of hiding in the rear.

Although most of the Naga race did not understand why this was the case, wouldn't more fishmen and mermaids die in future battles with humans?

But the Queen had already given the order, and they had no choice but to obey.

On the very night the contract was signed, a radical Naga assassinated all the fishmen and mermaids who had come to force the Naga during the night. Fishman Island was devastated that night, with blood flowing like a river and heavy casualties. This led to the Naga and the other fishmen and mermaids becoming enemies.

Eventually, the matter escalated to the point that the Naga clan had to take responsibility. Fortunately, the royal family was benevolent and instructed the Naga clan to secretly send the children away from elsewhere.

In the end, all the Naga on Fishman Island, along with the last Naga Queen, committed suicide in the island's plaza to atone for their sins.

At the same time, the royal family sealed away all information about the Naga race, leaving only the Naga Queen's body and the last text of the truth about what happened back then, recorded by the Queen herself, in a secret chamber in the Dragon Palace.

"If you can promise not to use your abilities to control other fishmen and mermaids, then I can allow you to stay on Fishman Island!" Neptune said, looking at the gloomy-faced Naga.

“There’s not much point in me staying!” Naga shook her head and said.

“Why would it be meaningless? This is your home! Don’t you want the Naga to rise again from Fishman Island? Even without controlling the fish and mermaids, you are strong enough to have a place on Fishman Island, right? We’ll destroy that document. Now no one knows your abilities. Can’t you still control the sea beasts?” Shark Star stepped forward excitedly and said to the Naga.

To be honest, Naga was indeed somewhat tempted by Shark Star's proposal, and she believed that the reason her ancestors left the letter here, besides telling her about what happened back then, was also to encourage her to return to Fishman Island.

But she couldn't get over that hurdle in her heart.

Meanwhile, Robin, who had accompanied Reina to Hard Shell Castle, asked with some curiosity, "Father, do you think the Naga will stay on Fishman Island?"

“Whether they stay or not doesn’t matter. As long as they still possess this ability, they are a ticking time bomb for Fishman Island! Even if Naga agrees not to control other fish and mermaids, will it work? It’s better now, with only Naga, but she still needs to reproduce. Can she guarantee that her offspring will share her thoughts?” Reina shook his head and said.

The Naga incident reminded Reina of the Uchiha clan, who possessed the Sharingan. They were also a clan with a tragic fate, and everything originated from their abilities.

“That makes sense, so the royal family back then probably had the ability to prevent that event, right? But they saw what would happen afterward, so they let the Naga people commit mass suicide!” Robin said softly. “Perhaps the Naga queen also knew about this, which is why she asked the royal family to send the children away and destroy all records about the Naga!”

“That should be correct, but this method only treats the symptoms, not the root cause, and cannot solve the problem of the Naga race at all!” Reina shook his head and said.

Robin remained silent; this was indeed a difficult situation to resolve.

"Lord Reina...you've arrived!" The voice of the guard from Hardshell Castle startled Robin from his thoughts.

"Hmm, is Shirahoshi still inside?" Reina asked with a smile.

"Yes!" the guard nodded in reply.

“Alright, open the door! Let her come out and have some fun. I’ll stay with her!” Reina nodded and said.

Without a word, the guard immediately opened the gates of the hard-shell fortress. With Reina by White Star's side, safety was not a problem.

"Huh?" The door of the hard-shell castle was fully opened, and Shirahoshi, who was lying in the shell room, immediately sat up and looked at the door in surprise.

"Lord Reina...it's you?" Upon seeing Reina, Shirahoshi immediately smiled.

Reina often takes her out to play when he comes to Fishman Island. With Reina by her side, even Neptune feels very at ease.

With his Sharingan, Reina could never harm Shirahoshi, no matter what kind of sneak attack he launched.

"Let's go! Where do you want to go today? I'll go with you!" Reina waved to Shirahoshi and said with a smile.

"Wow~ Robin, you came too?" Shirahoshi was even happier to see Robin behind Reina.

So, led by Reina, the three of them left the Dragon Palace and wandered around the Fishman Island.

Neptune smiled helplessly upon receiving the news. However, he was actually quite gratified that Reina was helping to take Shirahoshi out. It was just that this complete disregard for his existence was giving him a headache.

The Naga issue hasn't been fully resolved yet, and Neptune can't leave either.

Seeing Shark Star and Naga's appearance, Neptune suddenly had an idea and said directly to Naga and Shark Star, "Why don't you two get married?"

"Huh?" Shark Star and Naga were both stunned.

“As the queen of the Naga race, if you marry other mermaids, you will have the opportunity to give birth to Naga with pure bloodlines, right?” Neptune asked, looking at the Naga.

“That’s right. Except for ordinary Naga, it’s impossible for them to have a pure-blooded Naga child if they marry other fishmen!” The Naga nodded and said.

“Then let’s do it this way! After you marry Shark Star, have only one pure Naga to keep your race going. Then let her marry into the royal family and have only one pure-blooded Naga! What do you think?” Neptune said after thinking for a moment.

“This…” Naga hesitated for a moment, then said, “Does Your Majesty mean to use the prestige of the royal family to help our Naga race continue?”

“That’s right, and ensuring that only one person in each generation possesses the Naga’s abilities should maximize control over the situation!” Neptune nodded and said.

"But……"

“Your other children can marry as they please, allowing your Naga bloodline to fully integrate with Fishman Island. Although they may lose their Naga abilities, they can still live happily, can’t they?” Neptune interrupted the Naga before she could finish expressing her concerns.

Faced with Neptune's suggestion, Naga remained silent for a moment, then blushed slightly and said, "But... but why does it have to be him? Doesn't your royal family have any other eligible princes?"

As soon as Naga said those words, Shark Star immediately tensed up and looked at his father with some unease.

“Well… there are indeed more. I have three sons in total. Shark Star is the eldest prince, and I have two younger brothers, namely Huang Star and Fanche Star!” Neptune glanced at his sons and replied with a hint of a smile.

“Father, Huangxing and Fanchexing are still young. I think I should take responsibility for this!” Shark Star gritted his teeth and stepped forward to say directly.

"Oh? But... Naga doesn't seem to agree!" Neptune said, feigning reluctance.

Shark Star took a deep breath, looked at Naga, and said, "First of all, we faced this together, so in the future... I hope we can face it together too! Although my two younger brothers are also very outstanding, I believe I am the most suitable for you!"

Naga was taken aback by Shark Star's audacity and stood there dumbfounded for a moment.

"So, Naga, do you agree?" Neptune asked with a smile.

"I...I...I don't know...I need to think about it!" Naga said somewhat flusteredly.

"Hahaha... No rush... No rush... Take your time to think it over!" Neptune knew from Naga's appearance that this daughter-in-law was not going to escape, so he laughed and said.

Chapter 447 Sabo and Ace

As Reina and Robin were saying goodbye and preparing to leave, they received an invitation from Shark Star and Naga, who would be holding their wedding a month later and officially announcing the Naga clan's return to Fishman Island.

Of course, even Reina had to applaud Neptune's suggestion.

Not only did it preserve the bloodline of the Naga race, it also controlled the possibility of them going berserk.

Each generation of Naga marries into royalty, and only one person can inherit the Naga's talents, thus perfectly resolving all issues.

But after Shark Star and Naga left, Robin said to Reina, "Father, I always felt that what they did... was wrong!"

"Why? I feel fine!" Reina asked in surprise.

“Human nature! You’ve all overlooked this! Does every generation of Naga fall in love with the royal family of the merfolk? You know that the merfolk are people who revere love. Since the Naga are also a type of merfolk, would they really agree to something that’s predetermined before they’re even born?” Robin said softly.

“You’re right… but there are quite a few members of the royal family, so they still have options! However, this is indeed a possibility that something unexpected might happen! Since we can’t attend their wedding, let’s tell them this information as a gift! Let them worry about it and solve it themselves! Hahaha…” Reina said with a loud laugh.

Robin smiled slightly, nodded, and followed Reina toward the Dragon Palace.

After everything was resolved, Reina took Robin and headed towards Crescent Moon Island.

Nami, along with Haredas and the others from Weather Island, arrived at Crescent Moon Island to attend Marco and Nojiko's wedding. When the Moby Dick set sail, Haredas and the others were still discussing something with Dr. Asie. According to news from Crescent Moon Island, they had not yet left.

That's why Reina took Robin back to Crescent Moon Island, intending to see Nami.

"So, you'll be leaving with Nami next?" Reina asked Robin on the way, asking about their plans.

“Yes! Two years from now, Nami and I will go directly to the Sabaody Archipelago to meet up with Luffy!” Robin nodded and said.

"Alright! You can decide for yourself! But if I had known it would be like this, I would have just left you in the Sabaody Archipelago! Anyway, Luffy is training with Rayleigh, so you could have gone over and trained with him. Why make you run around like this?" Reina said, shrugging.

"Hehe... I'd better not go and bother Luffy!" Robin said with a smile. "He may have awakened Conqueror's Haki before, but he doesn't know how to use it yet!"

"Don't worry, Rayleigh is far superior to me when it comes to Haki. He's more than capable of teaching Luffy! But as for advancing your Haki... well, that's too early for you! Once you arrive in the New World... you'll officially be in contact with our Four Emperors pirate crew! Are you confident?" Reina said with a smile.

“Of course… Although Father and Dad are very powerful! But I think the one who can become the Pirate King… is definitely Luffy!” Robin replied firmly.

"Hahaha... Want to become the Pirate King... It's not that simple... You know why! He'll be facing one of the Four Emperors!" Reina said with a loud laugh.

“It’s alright, I believe in my friends, they can do it!” Robin replied with a smile.

She knew her father had rubbings of the inscriptions on four road signs, but she wouldn't ask for them; she believed Luffy wouldn't want them either!

As for the location of the four road signs, she knew them all. In addition to the one in the hands of the Mink Tribe, Kaido in Wano Country had one, and Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors, also had one.

The last piece was originally on Fishman Island, but it was taken by her father, Reina, and is now stored on Crescent Moon Island.

In other words, aside from the Mink Tribe's part, Luffy must defeat the Big Mom Pirates, Kaido's Beasts Pirates, and Reyna's Whitebeard Pirates before he can obtain the Road Poneglyphs from them and ultimately become the one and only Pirate King.

No one in the world dares to confidently say that they can do something this difficult.

Even Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, wouldn't dare say he could do it.

However, if Luffy really does achieve that, then Reina would be willing to call him the Pirate King.

As for now... Luffy, who can't even defeat the Seven Warlords of the Sea, isn't qualified to challenge them.

However, while the two were still on their way to Crescent Moon Island, they received a message from Marco saying that Nami had already left with Haredas and the others from Sky Island. This immediately made Reina and Robin, who were preparing to go there, lose all desire to return.

The two then turned around and headed towards the Moby Dick.

It just so happens that the father and daughter haven't seen each other for a while, so Reina can take this opportunity to spend more time with Robin.

However, when Reina arrived at the Moby Dick, he happened to meet Sabo, who had come looking for him based on the information he had provided.

"Wow, you're here pretty fast!" Reina said with a smile.

"Please tell me about what happened before I lost my memory, Mr. Reina!" Sabo's attitude was very good. Perhaps the dragon had told him before setting off that Reina was a man who responded to kindness but not force. As long as you were nice to him, he wouldn't make things too difficult for you.

“Go on board! Everything you want to know is on the ship!” Reina smiled slightly and pointed to the Moby Dick.