Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

At the same time, Binz and Ain also met Zephyr, Whitebeard's mentor, behind him.

"Teacher!" Binz and Ein burst into tears.

"Hehe...Why are you crying? I'm not dead yet!" Zefa said with a chuckle.

"Teacher, what exactly happened? The report said you had already..." Ai Yin asked while wiping away her tears.

“Let’s go, what are we talking about here? We’re having a banquet tonight, everyone’s going to drink until we drop! Binz, Ein! You two can arrange where your teacher is staying, is that alright?” At this moment, Reina stepped forward and said with a smile.

"Yes, First Mate!" the two immediately assured him, patting their chests.

Zefa smiled and nodded, then left with his two apprentices.

As for the members of the Whitebeard Pirates, they naturally went home. After being away for so long, returning to Crescent Moon Island felt like coming home.

Especially for members like Marco, who already have families, the first thing they would naturally do after disembarking is to return home.

As for Reina, he didn't go straight back. Instead, he walked along, instructing Frank to register all the spoils before storing them in the warehouse, and then told him about the banquet that evening.

Starting in the evening, members of the Whitebeard Pirates began to leave their homes one after another and head to the banquet plaza.

When Marco arrived with his wife Nojiko, Reyna was already there drinking with Whitebeard and Zeff.

"Dad!" Marco plopped down next to Reina and said to the white-bearded man sitting in the main seat, "Have you read the newspaper?"

Whitebeard nodded but did not speak.

Because of Reina, Newsbirds generally don't go to the Moby Dick.

That's right. Because he ate the News Bird, ordinary News Birds will instinctively leave when they see the Whitebeard Pirates' flag. You could say they're afraid, or you could say they're being boycotted.

Reina didn't care, nor did the Whitebeard Pirates. It was just that some people felt it was a pity... because they had never tasted the Newsbird before and didn't know what it tasted like, especially Lacko.

"Hey... the Navy actually claims they repelled our sneak attack! If we hadn't left on our own, Marineford would probably have been sunk by us!" Captain Fossa of the 15th Division appeared out of nowhere and said with a disdainful look.

"Let's know when to stop! If we really sink Marineford, we'll be severely damaged too! In terms of strength, the Navy is indeed the strongest in the world, there's nothing wrong with that!" Reina shook his head and said.

“That’s right, we don’t need that kind of prestige! Besides, any normal person can understand that we went to the Navy Headquarters and came back unscathed!” The captains slowly sat down as well.

As for Zefa, he didn't say anything, he just drank there.

Binz and Ein behind him remained silent. They had learned everything from Zephyr and was aware of his decision, so they were both somewhat lost and unsure of what to do.

"What's wrong? You seem a little uneasy after seeing your teacher?" Reina appeared behind the two of them at some point and whispered.

"First mate..."

"Lord Reina..."

Binz and Ein were startled and quickly prepared to get up, but Reina stopped them.

"Is it because the old man doesn't want to stay?" Reina waved his hand, indicating that the two didn't need to be polite, before asking with a smile.

Binz and Ain gave a wry smile and said, "Since you already know, why ask again?"

"So you're just going to let him go like this?" Reina asked with a light laugh.

"Of course I don't want to, but... the teacher won't let us come!" Binz said with some regret.

Reina's face darkened. So you guys are planning to go with Zefa too, instead of trying to keep him here?

However, Ain, who was standing to the side, knew about Reina's plan and said softly, "We also tried to persuade the teacher to let him stay... but as you know, he didn't agree! He wouldn't even let us leave with him!"

"Do you know why he won't let you leave with him?" Reina asked after thinking for a moment.

"I don't know!" they both shook their heads in unison.

"Because he also knows in his heart that for you who have defected from the Navy, staying here is the best and safest option!" Reina said with a smile.

“But…” Binz opened his mouth and said, “But we’d rather stay with our teacher!”

“That’s right, so what you need to do now is to try your best to keep your teacher here. If he’s worried about affecting his reputation, then we can keep it a secret! Anyway, didn’t the Navy say before that he had died in battle? So what’s wrong with him staying here under an assumed name? You can also take care of him by his side!” Reina nodded and said enticingly.

Ain and Binz exchanged a glance. They understood what Reina meant; he simply wanted all three of them to stay. But even so, Reina was right; this was indeed their best place to be!

"You brat, don't try to seduce my disciple! My mind is made up, so don't say anything more!" Just then, Zefa, who was drinking, looked over and said with a loud laugh.

Clearly, he overheard Reina's conversation with his two apprentices.

Chapter 490 Disappearance

"Tch~" Hearing Zephyr's words, Reina pouted in dissatisfaction, then said to Binz and Ain, "Anyway, I've already made things clear to you. I won't interfere with your choices, lest the old man think I'm up to something! Think about it carefully, isn't this the best choice for him? Since we're going to live in anonymity anyway, why not stay here?"

Binz and Ein exchanged a glance and saw the light in each other's eyes.

They agreed with Rainer's statement, but they just didn't know how to convince their teacher.

However, they also knew that now was not the time to talk about this, and judging from Reina's appearance, he seemed to really want the teacher to stay. So, they decided to talk to Reina tomorrow and maybe they could find a way to keep the teacher.

The banquet continued, and the members were exceptionally open after the great battle. Many even came over to ask Reina to perform music, as he hadn't performed in a long time.

While everyone was in high spirits, Reiner didn't want to spoil the fun. He took out his violin and started playing "Binkers' Wine".

Little did they know that while they were celebrating, the Navy Headquarters was having a real headache, especially after learning of Zephyr's disappearance; Sengoku was in a real bind.

He was the one who advocated for saving Zephyr in the first place. Now that the Navy has announced Zephyr's death, if the outside world finds out that Zephyr is still alive, then he will naturally have to bear the responsibility.

"How is it? What did they say over there?" Seeing Sengoku come in sighing, Lieutenant General Azuru asked with a wry smile.

"What else can they do? They can't possibly kill me, the Fleet Admiral! But... did the Whitebeard Pirates get wind of this and deliberately come to take Zephyr away?" Sengoku shook his head, plopped back down in his seat, and said.

"It's hard to say now, their attack this time is too strange!" Lieutenant General Ah He shook his head and replied.

"Where's that bastard Garp?" Sengoku looked around but didn't see Garp. Feeling uneasy, he asked.

Lieutenant General Ah He's expression stiffened for a moment before he slowly said, "He said you gave him leave, so he went back to the East China Sea!"

"That bastard..." Sengoku said through gritted teeth.

But soon he looked at Lieutenant General A-He with a complicated expression. At this time, he would not let Garp go on vacation. Lieutenant General A-He must know this, but Garp still left. So there is only one possibility: Lieutenant General A-He gave his approval.

"Ah Tsuru, don't spoil that guy too much!" After figuring it out, Sengoku said to Lieutenant General Ah Tsuru with some resentment.

"Hehe... Anyway, that guy is here and can't help with anything except causing trouble! It's better to let him go away!" Lieutenant General Ah He said with a light laugh, "By the way, before he left, he seemed to have taken something from your cabinet!"

"What?" Upon hearing A-He's words, Sengoku immediately lowered his head and realized that the cabinet he usually kept locked had been opened at some point, and that it was now completely empty.

"That damn bastard..." After confirming that there was indeed nothing left in the cabinet, Sengoku couldn't help but let out a wail.

Meanwhile, Garp, who was leisurely strolling on the dog-headed warship, took out a bag of rice cakes and a bag of tea from behind him and exclaimed, "This is life!"

"Sir...you took all of the Marshal's belongings...isn't that a bit inappropriate?" the adjutant asked with some concern.

“You don’t understand!” Karp shook his head and said with a smile, “If he didn’t want to, why would he open the cabinet? He would only do it if he wanted to!”

"The problem lies with the cabinet! How could a perfectly good cabinet open by itself?" The adjutant swallowed back the words he was about to say. He had only recently been transferred to be Garp's adjutant, so he didn't dare to speak to Garp so casually.

As for Pocato, Garp's former adjutant, he retired because he was quite old and had accumulated enough merit.

"Hmm! The air from home is so refreshing! Indeed... this is a peaceful ocean!" Garp stood on the deck, looking at the sea ahead, and said with a smile.

They have moved from the doldrums into the East China Sea.

Carter, standing to the side, looked at Garp with a hint of excitement. He had heard a legend that the East Blue was the weakest sea because Garp frequently returned there. Whenever pirates appeared, they would be captured by this naval hero, which was why no great pirates had emerged in the East Blue.

Meanwhile, in the skies above the New World, the latter half of the Grand Line, a moving island is slowly heading towards the East Blue.

"Kala-kala... Captain, why do we have to start from the East China Sea? Isn't that the weakest sea?" Indigo looked at his captain with a surprised expression and asked.

"The weakest sea...? Hahahaha... Who told you that? In this world, only that guy from the East Sea... is worthy to be my opponent!" the Golden Lion replied with a hint of madness.

Indigo tilted his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized and said, "Okay, Captain! Then shall we go straight to... Rogue Town?"

“Of course! Hehehehe…” the golden lion replied with a loud laugh.

The New World of the Grand Line, Crescent Moon Island.

Marco, along with his wife Nocigo and their family, is ready to set sail.

This was a promise he made to his wife: after they got married, he would take time each year to accompany her back to Donghai.

"Hard shell...please!" Because there weren't many of them, Marco specifically borrowed the hard shell from Reina so that they could directly cross the Calm Belt to the East China Sea, saving a lot of time.

Reina had originally planned to go with them, but now he wanted to continue training and earn points through the Tower of Trials, so he didn't go with Marco and the others.

As for Zephyr, after being persuaded by Reina, Binz, Ein and others, he finally agreed to live on Crescent Moon Island.

However, he wasn't without conditions; he wouldn't allow Reyna to use his name to attack the Navy.

Reina had no problem with that; he had never intended to do so.

So, under Zephyr's guidance, Reina began to suppress his abilities and train according to the methods provided by Zephyr.

Whether it was because his physical talent had truly improved or because Zephyr's training methods were more grounded in reality, Reina's physical abilities had indeed begun to become stronger, and he had also become more proficient in the Six Styles of the Navy.

The previously stagnant life restoration program has begun to slowly increase under Zephyr's guidance.

"You want to convert the energy in your body into physical strength?" Zefa was genuinely surprised after hearing about Reina's use of Life Return.

Even within the navy, no one has such audacity.

"Fool, what is the essence of life return? It's using other people's life energy to replenish your own! Was the energy you absorbed in battle life energy? It was destructive energy! You didn't die, God must be blind!" Zepha's words were extremely sarcastic, but Reina suddenly realized.

"I understand! So that's how it is!" Reina ignored Zefa's sarcasm; all he wanted now was to become stronger!

According to his conjecture, once he breaks through the 30th floor, he will get 100,000 points, which will be enough for his Sharingan to evolve into the Eternal Sharingan.

However, he did not plan to challenge it now. Ten thousand points each time was not a small amount. He planned to wait until the physical training could no longer be of any use before going in to challenge it.

Furthermore, Zeff's guidance on Life Resurrection is very helpful. Once he becomes more proficient with Life Resurrection, his survivability will also increase significantly.

If he can no longer use combat energy to convert into physical strength, he will have to find a substitute energy source.

However, life energy is nothing else. According to Zefa, this is something that not only Reina has thought about, but others have also tried, but none of them have succeeded. Therefore, Reina does not need to spend too much time on this.

However, Reina did not tell Zephyr that he could convert the energy absorbed by the Black Emperor into physical strength.

Although this energy is not life energy, it is also different from the energy of this world. Reina couldn't explain it clearly, so he simply didn't say anything.

Days passed by like this, until half a month later, when Reina felt that his body had temporarily reached a bottleneck, and after all the Six Styles of the Navy had improved to a new level, he decided to try the Tower of Trials again.

However, if he goes to the Tower of Trials, he will disappear for a while, and when he comes back, he will definitely be covered in injuries. How to explain this to everyone is a problem.

After thinking it over carefully, Reina gritted his teeth and went straight to Whitebeard's room.

"Huh? You mean... you'll disappear for a while to go on a trial?" Whitebeard was completely dumbfounded after hearing Reiner's words. Even he, who had been adventuring at sea for so many years, had never heard of such a thing.