Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

After walking for a while, the three arrived at a cave. Inside the cave were the symbols of the Kozuki clan of Wano Country, as well as a red road sign.

"Don't tell anyone about your guarding of this thing, otherwise... even if you hide in Zou, you probably won't have peace!" Reina stroked the roadside inscription, sighed, and said.

“Of course, if I hadn’t accidentally let it slip, only that stupid dog and I would know about this place! But the Knights of Fame, Wanda, and Carrot are trustworthy. I’ll make them forget what they just heard when we get back!” Cat Viper nodded and said.

“I’m just worried you might accidentally tell even more people later! Anyway… the fewer people who know about this, the safer you are!” Reina shook his head and said, “But if it really gets leaked and someone comes knocking on your door, it’s okay to just hand it over! There are practically no people who can decipher this stuff right now, so there’s nothing to worry about! Besides, the last piece of the road sign text is in our hands!”

"Hehe... I understand. Don't worry, First mate, we won't risk the lives of all our compatriots for such a dead creature!" Cat Viper nodded and said.

He naturally understood what Reina meant. This kind of thing was not very useful unless you collected all four pieces. Moreover, people who could read ancient scripts were almost extinct. So, just as Reina said, if a new Pirate King was to be born in the future, the right time, the right place, and the right people were all indispensable.

Of course, if the Whitebeard Pirates wanted to take this position, it would be much simpler. Reina already had four rubbings of the Road Poneglyphs, and he even got them before Roger.

Unfortunately, neither Whitebeard nor Reina seemed particularly interested in the title of Pirate King.

Otherwise, it's really hard to say what the world would become.

Actually, Ace never understood this question. They already knew how to get to the final island, so why didn't Dad and Reina go?

Even if they don't care about the title of Pirate King or the treasures on the island, aren't they even a little bit curious?

However, he kept this question to himself and never asked Whitebeard or Reina.

But now, he felt he could ask.

"First mate...why don't you and Dad go to the final island?" Ace hesitated for a long time before asking.

"Huh?" Reina was taken aback, clearly not expecting Ace to ask this question at this moment.

“Hahaha… This guy has been there before. Ask him if he wants to go again?” Reina said with a smile.

The cat viper immediately shook its head and said, "Going is useless! It's not the right person or the right time; going is the same as not going at all!"

"Now you know?" Reina asked with a smile.

"So... you and Dad both know what's on the final island?" Ace asked in surprise.

“No, we don’t know… but that doesn’t matter! What my brother wants is family, what I want is freedom, and the final island… has nothing to do with it! As for that so-called title of Pirate King! Do you think it’s important? Do you think my brother needs that?” Reina said with a smile.

Chapter 468 Angry Reina

Faced with Reina's question, Ace suddenly realized that they all knew all along.

Even in Ace's view, people like Whitebeard and Reyna have always had a very clear goal in mind, and they are constantly moving towards their goal.

That's why I wasn't that interested in the final island.

"First mate, why did you make rubbings of the text on all four road signs?" Ace asked, puzzled.

"Idiot, what if you want to go take a look someday? It won't hurt to keep it!" Reina shrugged and said with a smile, "Besides, if the next Pirate King wants to go to the final island, he has to get what he wants from me. In that case, isn't it the same as us selecting the candidates for Pirate King?"

Nekomamushi and Ace looked at Reina speechlessly, not expecting him to have such an idea.

"Alright, it's good that the stuff is still here! Let's go!" Reina patted the signpost and turned around to say.

Cat Viper's face darkened as he looked at Reina and said, "First mate... you didn't come all this way just to check if this thing is here, did you?"

“Even though you’ve been acting so strangely, this is the most important thing here, so naturally I needed to come and take a look!” Reina said, pursing his lips. “But it seems it’s not a problem with the signpost’s text. So… what exactly are you trying to hide from me?”

"This...no, no...there's nothing we don't want you to know, it's just...it's just..." The cat viper stammered for a long time without saying anything.

"Forget it, I can't be bothered with you guys. Just remember to choose someone to come back to Xuan Yue Island with me tomorrow!" Reina said as he walked out of the cave.

When Reina came outside, he discovered that even Duke Inuarashi had arrived in the Whale Forest, which made Reina even more suspicious.

"Why did you come here too?" Reina asked after seeing Duke Inuarashi.

"It's almost evening, so I came to ask Old Cat to go to the City Hall. It's time for me to rest now!" Duke Inuarashi replied with a smile.

He must have already come up with an excuse, so Reina didn't say much. Instead, he was carefully thinking about what they were hiding from him, or what they were afraid he would discover.

The next day, Nekomamushi and Inuarashi each sent three Mink warriors to accompany Reina to Crescent Island to assist the professor's research.

"Don't take those pills unless absolutely necessary. Once the doctor has developed the third-generation pills, I'll send some over to you, understand?" Before leaving, Reina once again reminded Nekomamushi and Inuarashi not to take those pills casually.

Although he had taken back the first-generation pill from Inuarashi's hand, he still gave him a second-generation pill, meaning that he and Nekomamushi each had a second-generation pill.

"Don't worry, we won't do anything reckless. First mate, please be careful on the journey!" Duke Inuarashi said with a smile.

"Alright, I'm off!" Reina said, waving to them before leaping off Zunesha's back.

Ace and the remaining six Mink looked at each other in bewilderment.

"How do you usually get down there?" Ace asked in a low voice.

“We have our own passage!” the mink beside Ace whispered back.

“Then let’s go through the passage!” Ace said without hesitation.

After Ace and the others had all left, Nekomamushi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Finally gone!"

"Alright, everything's fine now! By the way, where's Pedro? Where did you hide him?" Duke Inuarashi finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked.

"It's alright, I've hidden him in a tree hole in the Whale Forest, and I've prepared plenty of food for him inside! I'll call him out in a bit!" The cat viper nodded and replied.

"Really? Then what happened to Pedro that you all so don't want me to see him?"

A voice sounded behind the two of them.

"Of course it's because of... the first mate?"

The cat viper had only spoken halfway when it suddenly turned its head and saw Reina standing there with a pair of icy wings, smiling.

"Stupid dog, it's all your fault!" At this moment, the cat viper knew that everything was over. Reina had actually returned by surprise and had overheard their conversation, so he would definitely go to find Pedro.

Duke Inuarashi knew he shouldn't have asked that question, so when he saw Reyner, who had already deactivated his Bankai, he simply sighed and didn't say anything more.

Not long after, the cat viper brought Pedro to the city hall, where Reina was already waiting for them.

"Teacher!" Pedro exclaimed excitedly upon seeing Reina.

“Pedro…” Reina sighed. He finally understood why Nekomamushi and Inuarashi wouldn’t let him meet Pedro.

When he first came to Zou, he met Pedro, who was just a child. The little guy was quick to learn and hardworking, so Reina took the time to teach him a lot of fighting techniques.

From then on, Pedro treated Reina with the respect due to a disciple. Although Reina did not teach him much, it was still a bond between the two.

"What happened to your eyes?" Reina asked softly.

“Teacher… I lost because I was not as skilled as others!” Pedro said, bowing his head.

“Oh? You’ve been to sea?” Reina asked, looking at Pedro.

“Yes! I also want to become an excellent pirate like my teacher, so I set sail!” Pedro nodded and replied.

"Then why did you come back?" Reina shifted his position to make himself more comfortable and asked.

But Pedro was speechless when he heard Reina's question.

"First mate..."

Just as Nekomamushi was about to say something, he saw Reina raise his head, stare at him with his Sharingan eyes, and ask, "Did I ask you to answer?"

Reina's aura began to gather, and the fur on the bodies of all the mink in the city hall almost stood on end, a sign that they sensed danger.

Ace and the six Mink who were heading down the passage suddenly stopped, looked at each other, and then turned around and ran back the way they had come down.

"What's going on? You Zou have such a powerful person?" Ace asked as he ran.

"No, it's not a full moon yet. No one, including His Majesty the Duke and the Cat Viper leader, has such a powerful aura!" a Mink said anxiously.

“Tell me… Pedro! Why did you come back again?” Inside the city hall, Reina unconsciously activated his Sharingan, looked at Pedro, and asked.

“Because… I’m a loser! I didn’t want to die… so I came back!” Pedro said after a moment of silence.

"Very well! Since the other party gave you the feeling of being on the verge of death, and made you run back like a coward... then..."

"No, Pedro is not a coward!"

Just as Reina raised his hand, the little rabbit Carrot suddenly rushed out, stood in front of Pedro, and said to Reina.

Reina took a deep breath, then covered his eyes with one hand, deactivating his Sharingan.

He felt that recently, due to excessive use of his Sharingan, not only his vision had begun to decline, but it had even started to affect his emotions.

"Teacher... are you alright?" Pedro noticed Reina's unusual behavior, stepped forward, and asked.

“It’s nothing…” Reina shook his head, rubbed his head, and said, “Tell me, what happened to your eyes? Who did it?”

“This… is just an ordinary pirate. Although he took my eyes, I also took his life!” Pedro paused for a moment, then said.

This was arranged by the Cat Viper boss, just in case, and unexpectedly it actually came in handy.

"Oh? Really? When did you take down Big Mom? I've never heard of that." As soon as Reina said this, the others' expressions changed.

"You...you know?" Pedro was startled and asked in disbelief.

"Aren't you going to tell the truth?" Reina rubbed his temples and frowned as he spoke.

“Yes! After I set sail, I formed my own pirate crew. Later, I found out that the Big Mom Pirates also had a Road Poneglyph, so I wanted to steal it! But... I failed. All the members were killed, except for me... Big Mom sensed your mark in my fighting style, so... so she let me go!” Pedro hesitated for a moment, but still said it.

"Oh? She didn't make things difficult for you? Then what's wrong with your eyes?" Reina asked, looking at Pedro.

"My eyes were blinded by the enemy during the breakout battle!" Pedro said, head bowed.

"Hmph! Charlotte Linlin isn't someone who's easy to talk to. Even if she saw the traces of me in your moves, she wouldn't let you leave so easily! Still not telling the truth!? You know my abilities, and you still want to lie to me?" Reina said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Pedro immediately knelt down and said, "Teacher... since you already know, why ask again? I just don't want you to clash with the Big Mom Pirates!"

"Hmph! The Big Mom Pirates? Knowing they were my people, they took your eyes and then drained your life force, didn't they? Hmph! Judging from your appearance, at least several decades have been drained from you. Tell me the details!" Reina only remembered that Pedro had his life force drained by Big Mom, but he couldn't remember exactly how many years it had been drained.

“Fifty…fifty years!” This time Pedro dared not lie again and answered directly.

“Very good! Fifty years… How many fifty years does one have in a lifetime?” Reina said coldly, no longer saying anything. He could already sense that Ace and the others were rapidly approaching.

"First mate, what happened?" Ace ran over and asked in surprise, "I just felt a powerful force!"

“It’s me, it’s alright! Let’s go, let’s go back!” Reina shook his head and took Ace directly back to Xuan Yue Island, without even glancing at Pedro kneeling on the ground.

Chapter 469 Reina's Sharingan

Watching Reina leave, Ace and the others were completely bewildered. He didn't recognize the Mink Tribe member kneeling on the ground, while Nekomamushi and Duke Inuarashi stood aside with grim expressions, saying nothing.

"Aren't you leaving yet? What are you doing here? Do you want people to talk behind my back later? Say that I, Reina, can't even protect my own people?" Reina turned around and said when he saw Ace still standing there in a daze.