Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"You're out?" Whitebeard chuckled as he looked at Reina, who was covered in wounds but looked much better than last time.

Reina nodded and said with a smile, "This time the harvest was good, I'm going back to my seclusion!"

"Oh? Will it work this time?" Upon hearing Reina's words, Whitebeard opened his squinted eyes and asked.

As he aged, his health deteriorated year by year, and with Reina's Sharingan malfunctioning, the Whitebeard Pirates' strength plummeted to an all-time low.

Fortunately, the outside world was unaware of this, otherwise they probably wouldn't have been able to withstand the retaliation from the Navy alone. This is the fundamental reason why Whitebeard did not continue sailing but instead stayed on Crescent Island.

Otherwise, given Whitebeard's personality, he probably would have gone out and had a good time long ago.

"It should work!" Reina wasn't so sure. After all, using two advanced bloodline ability evolution scrolls to evolve the Sharingan into the Eternal Sharingan was just his own estimate, and he didn't know if it would actually work.

“Go ahead, and tell Frank what you need!” Whitebeard nodded and replied.

After saying goodbye to Whitebeard, Reyna went straight home.

After he cleared the thirty-first floor of the Trial Tower, he stopped fighting. It wasn't that he couldn't continue, but rather that he planned to reset the Trial Tower the next time he went in.

That way you can earn another 100,000 points.

Of course, with his current strength, he might not be able to break through the first thirty floors directly, but even if he has to do it in two sessions, it would definitely be worth it!

Taking a deep breath, Reina opened the shop and spent 200,000 to buy two advanced bloodline ability evolution scrolls, which he then used on his Sharingan.

"Drip~"

"Successfully used Advanced Bloodline Ability Evolution Scroll!"

"Bloodline Limit: Sharingan (Mangekyou) upgraded to Sharingan (Eternal Mangekyou)!"

A series of system notification sounds rang out, and then Reina felt his eyes begin to burn, and the burning sensation gradually became more and more obvious.

"Sigh~~"

Despite the pain in his eyes, Reina felt blood and tears streaming down his face—a sign that his Sharingan was about to advance to the next level.

Immediately afterwards, Reina, who appeared to be in extreme pain, suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, which had now transformed into a kaleidoscope shape.

When Reina first activated his Mangekyou Sharingan, it was blade-shaped. But now, a six-pointed star pattern is slowly forming at the bottom of the blade, and the two patterns are slowly merging together.

He didn't know how much time had passed when Reina finally felt the burning sensation in his eyes subside, and he realized that his Sharingan had completed its advancement.

"Rayner...are you alright?" At that moment, Bistan's voice came from outside.

When his Sharingan began to advance, his aura started to fluctuate violently, and the captains on the island immediately noticed it and rushed over.

Whitebeard, fearing that everyone might disturb Reina, sent someone over to tell everyone not to worry and not to bother Reina.

Reina's aura in the room began to gradually return to calm, which is why Vista spoke up to ask.

"crunch..."

The door to the house opened, and Reina slowly walked into the room.

"Your eyes..." When Reina came out, Lakyo was the first to notice the Sharingan with two streaks of blood and tears on his face.

"It worked?" After Laco's reminder, the captains also looked into Reina's eyes and realized that Reina's eyes seemed different from before.

"Yes! I did it! I can use the Sharingan freely from now on, and I don't have to worry about my eyesight deteriorating anymore!" Reina nodded and said with a smile.

With the successful advancement of his Sharingan, Reina's eyesight has gradually recovered. More importantly, his ocular power is much stronger than before, so he can now use ocular techniques that he dared not use before.

Especially the ability "Susanoo," which requires both eyes to activate their ocular powers simultaneously, was something he dared not use casually before because he didn't have much ocular power. Moreover, using it too often would cause him to go blind. But now it's different; he can now use it in battle.

With Susanoo combined with the Black Emperor's abilities, he is now confident that he can defeat a Marine Admiral.

Although he had fought against generals before, and even won, he wasn't 100% confident and could only rely on his performance on the spot. But now it's different. He's sure that no matter which of the three generals he encounters, he's confident he can give them a good beating.

Of course, this refers to the situation where the opponent does not know his trump card. Once the opponent knows his methods, he will probably have to pay a considerable price to defeat them.

After tidying up a bit, Reina and the captains came to Whitebeard's side. They definitely needed to tell Whitebeard that Reina's strength had recovered and even improved, so that Whitebeard could make better choices when deciding on the direction for the entire Whitebeard Pirates.

"Gurararara... My little ones, let's have a feast tonight!" Whitebeard said happily after hearing Reiner's account.

"Oh~~"

The captains were overjoyed, not only because they could hold a banquet, but also because Reina's strength had been restored, which gave them even more confidence.

But just then, an intelligence officer came running over anxiously with a newspaper in hand.

"Father! Something terrible has happened!" the intelligence officer said, handing the newspaper to Whitebeard.

"Hmm?" Whitebeard took the newspaper and glanced at it, his face immediately darkening.

"Big brother... what happened?" Reina asked, frowning.

"Take a look for yourself!" Whitebeard said, handing the newspaper to Reina.

"What? The Golden Lion attacked the East China Sea? And has already sunk a small island?" The headline on the front page of the newspaper featured the Golden Lion Shiki laughing maniacally.

"What?" Everyone was extremely surprised when they heard Reina's words.

First of all, Shiki Shiki was a figure from the same era as Whitebeard, and could be described as a legendary figure active on the high seas.

His sudden move naturally attracted everyone's attention.

Secondly, the fact that the other side sank a small island right off the bat suggests that this is definitely not the Golden Lion's ultimate goal; he must have an even bigger plan.

"Is he crazy? Why would he go to the East China Sea?" Lakyo asked incredulously.

“I don’t know!” Reina shook his head and said, “The newspaper said he used his ability to lift a deserted island into the air, and then landed it directly on another small island. Everyone on that island… died!”

"This……"

Although they are all pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates still have their principles. They would never attack ordinary people. They would never do something like Shiki the Golden Lion, who wiped out everyone on an island.

"This is even more ruthless than our attack on Marineford! The Navy is going to have a headache now!" King said, shaking his head.

"That's right, the Navy must be having the biggest headache right now! After all, such a big thing happened, and it even made the newspapers!" Lakyo said with a smile.

This matter is both a big and a small one, because in essence it doesn't have much to do with the Whitebeard Pirates.

Chapter 495 Shiki the Golden Lion's Actions

Whitebeard sat in the main seat, watching the captains discussing, chuckled, and said to Reiner, "What do you think the Navy will do?"

"What else can we do? Send people over to surround and wipe them out!" Reina shrugged and said with a smile, "But if I were Brother Shiki, I definitely wouldn't just stand there waiting for them! But if it were Brother Shiki... well, who knows!"

"Gurararara... But that guy isn't one to back down from trouble, though he probably won't just sit here waiting! He definitely has other plans!" Whitebeard replied with a smile.

“That’s true! That guy isn’t someone you can easily get along with!” Reina said with a chuckle.

Upon hearing Reina's words, the surrounding captains couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Although they were different from Reina and Whitebeard and had never been on the same ship as Shiki the Golden Lion, they had heard a lot about the Flying Pirates and had dealt with them quite a bit before he was captured and sent to Impel Down.

Meanwhile, news of Shiki the Golden Lion's attack on the East Blue was also being spread around the world through newspapers.

The Grand Line, the New World, Kuraigana Island.

"Who is this Golden Lion...?" Zoro, who was learning swordsmanship from Hawkeye Mihawk, asked, holding a newspaper.

The newspaper was given to him by Mihawk, because Mihawk lived here and a newsbird would deliver a copy of the newspaper to him every day.

“A pirate!” Mihawk’s answer was simple.

"Phew~ You're planning to go take a look?" Zoro slowly got up and looked up as he spoke.

He stayed here for almost two years because an informant from the Whitebeard Pirates sent him a message that Luffy had decided that the crew would reunite in two years, so he stayed here to learn swordsmanship from Mihawk.

Compared to when he first arrived, Zoro's aura is now even stronger, like an incomparably sharp longsword.

“I’ve been bored lately, so of course I have to check out something this interesting!” Mihawk said with a light laugh.

"Then I'll go with you. The two-year agreement isn't far off!" Zoro said after thinking for a moment.

Mihawk's lips curled slightly, he simply nodded, and said nothing.

He was somewhat looking forward to Zoro's future performance.

On the other side, the Straw Hat crew, upon seeing the news, also had the same plan as Zoro and set off for the Sabaody Archipelago.

Meanwhile, Robin, who was learning intelligence work from Shakky in the Sabaody Archipelago, set off for a small island near Kuja, the place where Luffy and Rayleigh were training.

She had to tell Luffy this news, because the Straw Hat crew came from the East Blue!

Not long after, Robin found Rayleigh and Luffy and told them what had happened.

"What? Golden Lion? Who is he?" Sure enough, Luffy was very surprised to hear that such a big thing had happened in his hometown of East Blue. At the same time, he was also very puzzled as to why this guy called Golden Lion would attack East Blue.

"Shiki the Golden Lion was a great pirate of the same era as Whitebeard and Pirate King Roger. He even almost wiped out the Roger Pirates. Later, after Pirate King Roger surrendered, Shiki the Golden Lion attacked Marineford, the Marine Headquarters, alone. He was defeated by the combined forces of Admiral Sengoku and Marine Hero Garp and imprisoned in Impel Down! Later, with the help of my father, he successfully escaped from Impel Down and is the only pirate in history to escape from Impel Down!"

Robin gave a brief explanation of Shiki the Golden Lion.

"Huh? You almost defeated the Pirate King? Uncle Rayleigh, is that Golden Lion that strong?" Luffy looked at Rayleigh beside him in surprise and asked.

"Hahaha... That's right! Luffy, don't underestimate Shiki the Golden Lion! His flying fleet almost ruled the seas back then! He's a formidable opponent! However, he's been quite low-key since he came out of Impel Down, so I can't be sure if his strength has declined compared to before!" Rayleigh nodded and said.

"Luffy, what are you planning to do?" Robin asked, looking at Luffy.

"Phew~ I'm planning to go back and take a look!" Luffy looked up and said directly.

But Rayleigh frowned and said, "Going back at this time is not a good idea!"

"Why?" Luffy asked in surprise.

"Because the Navy can't just sit idly by. We're pirates, and going there now would only bring us conflict with the Navy, which would be of no benefit! Besides... normally, pirates don't turn back unless something special happens. We're already at Sabaody Archipelago, and if we head to the East Blue... it would be like turning back!" Robin explained before Rayleigh could even speak.

“There’s one more thing. Even if you rush back now, it will be too late. Shiki the Golden Lion is not a simple guy. With his methods and abilities, he definitely has more tricks up his sleeve. Even if you two manage to get there in time, it won’t do you any good!” Rayleigh shook his head and added.

Luffy was stunned. That's right. Since they didn't use the Calm Belt, they would have to retrace their steps to get back to the East Blue. By the time they returned, it would probably be too late.

“If… you really want to go back, we can go through the Calm Belt!” But at this moment, Robin spoke up.

"Huh? Robin, do you have a way?" Luffy asked in surprise.

"Okay!" Robin nodded, and then, under the watchful eyes of Luffy and Rayleigh, she used the Summoning Jutsu to summon her personal mount, Little Fatty.

"This is... Reina's summoning technique?" Rayleigh had seen Reina's summoning technique before, so he asked in surprise when he saw Robin.

“Yes! Little Fatty is a summoning beast that my father left me! I haven’t used it much since I’m on the ship! Little Fatty is a sea beast, and although it’s still dangerous to cross the Calm Belt, it’s much better than us sailing the ship ourselves!” Robin nodded and said.

"That's so cool... that's really cool! Robin, you actually know such amazing moves, that's so cool!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly, his eyes sparkling.

“Although with its help, you might indeed reach the East Blue... but the two of you alone cannot contend with the Golden Lion’s Flying Pirates!” Rayleigh shook his head and said.