Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Chapter 521 Old Friends Meet Again

After three days of feasting and drinking at Shiki the Golden Lion's place, Reina and Fate Cantu bid farewell and left.

Although Shiki the Golden Lion was extremely unwilling, he knew that if the two joined forces, even he wouldn't be a match for them, so he couldn't stop them.

"Reina, that Akainu guy... doesn't seem to care about the agreement between you and Garp!" As Reina was leaving, Shiki tossed him a newspaper and said.

"Hmm?" Reina carefully examined the contents of the newspaper, chuckled, and said, "He wouldn't dare to lay a hand on Robin!"

"Is that so? This is a newspaper from a week ago. You can find out the answer by contacting your daughter! Hahahaha..." the Golden Lion said with a loud laugh.

Reina squinted at the Golden Lion, then suddenly smiled and left with Fate Cantu.

Half a day later, in a tavern on a small island, Meng Yi was drinking with Fate Cantu.

"Brother Reina, what did Brother Shiki mean just now?" Fate Cantu asked, looking at Reina.

“It’s nothing, he just wants me to clash with the Navy! If it weren’t for your help this time, he wouldn’t have been able to defeat the Navy so easily. The Navy’s strength has made him wary, so he hopes to use this incident to make me clash with the Navy as well, so that he can share some of the burden!” Reina shook his head and replied with a smile.

Fate Cantu rolled his eyes and said, "Of course I know about that. What I'm asking about is the agreement between you and Garp."

"Ah~ I let Admiral Akainu go last time, so I asked the Navy to let my daughter go three times in return!" Reina shrugged and replied.

"A daughter??" Fate Cantu was taken aback, asking incredulously, "Brother Reina, you have a daughter? Is she on Brother Newgate's ship too?"

"Hey kid, don't look so surprised! Is it weird that I have a daughter?" Reina chuckled and tapped Fate Cantu on the head, saying, "But Robin isn't in our Whitebeard Pirates! She has her own dreams, so I'll support her!"

That being said, Fate Cantu clearly saw the gloom in Reina's eyes.

There must be something wrong, otherwise Reina wouldn't be like this!

What he didn't know was that Reina's reaction wasn't because Robin hadn't joined the Whitebeard Pirates, but because he was reminded of the pain Robin had experienced as a child.

He, as a father, knew all this, yet did nothing. Whenever he thought about it, he felt incredibly remorseful.

“Brother Reina!” Just as Reina was lost in his memories, Fite Cantu suddenly interrupted him.

"Sorry, I was thinking about something unpleasant!" Reina glanced at the people around him who looked terrified, and immediately realized that he must have unintentionally released his aura just now.

"Brother Reina, what has come to mind that you're so concerned about?" Fate Cantu asked, frowning.

Reina shook his head and didn't say much, but at this moment he thought of something he hadn't thought of on Xuan Yue Island.

That's Impel Down!

After Magellan lost his arm, and with Garp's intercession, Reina stopped targeting him. However, since he had actually cooperated with the Navy to trick him last time, Reina was determined to get revenge.

Moreover, since Magellan had taken action this time, Garp couldn't say anything more, after all, it was Magellan who provoked him first!

Back when he was on Crescent Moon Island, when he heard that the Navy was causing trouble for Shiki, Reina felt like he had forgotten something. Now it seems that he subconsciously wanted to use this incident to cause trouble for Magellan in Impel Down.

“Fate! Are you interested in coming with me to Impel Down?” Reina asked Fate Cantu, who was beside him, as he was always ready to do something about it.

"Imperial City? Did someone from Brother Reina get captured? Could it be that Brother Shiki was right, and your daughter was captured by the Navy? Then I'll definitely go!" Fate Cantu nodded without hesitation and replied.

Reina shook his head and said, "Don't worry, her captain isn't someone to be trifled with either! You remember Shanks, right? That red-haired brat!"

"Ah~ you mean the one on Roger's ship? The one who always hangs out with that red-nosed guy? I heard he's one of the Four Emperors now!" Fate Cantu said with a smile.

“That’s right, Shanks lost an arm in the East Blue for Luffy! When he came back from the East Blue, he really shocked everyone!” Reina said with a smile.

"What?" Fate Cantu asked in shock and disbelief, "There's such a powerful figure in the East Blue? Someone who could make a Yonko lose an arm?"

"His arm wasn't taken off by someone; he left it there himself, all for that guy named Luffy! Because he said he saw his captain's shadow in that kid!" Reina said with a chuckle.

“His captain… Roger?” Fate Cantu’s expression also turned serious.

No pirate can escape the wrath of Roger, the Pirate King.

“So?” Fate Cantu took a deep breath and asked.

“That kid is now my daughter’s captain! So you know why I’m so relieved, right? Besides, there’s an old acquaintance on Sabaody Archipelago!” Reina replied with a smile.

“Oh? The Sabaody Archipelago is right under the Navy’s nose! Which old friend has such audacity?” Fate Cantu asked with great interest.

“Hades! Silvers Rayleigh!” Reina said with a slight smirk.

“So it was him! Then there’s really nothing to worry about!” Fate Cantu shrugged and said, “But if it wasn’t for your daughter, then why did you go to Impel Down?”

“Because of one person… Impel Down’s deputy warden… Magellan!” A flash of murderous intent crossed Reyner’s eyes.

"Tsk tsk tsk... Did that guy offend Brother Reina?" Upon hearing that it was a revenge killing, Fate Cantu relaxed, took a sip of wine, and asked with a smile.

“He killed my wife!” Reina nodded and said softly.

Fate Cantu nearly vomited up the drink he had just taken. He looked at Reina in surprise and asked, "That Magellan guy still hasn't arrived? That shouldn't be happening!? Given your personality, this feud... it's a fight to the death, isn't it?"

“Yes! I helped Shiki escape from Impel Down back then. I originally planned to take the opportunity to kill Magellan when he came out, since it’s not easy to get out of Impel Down once you’re in! But because of Garp, I failed at the last minute and could only cut off one of his arms!” Reina nodded and said, “Later, during the Mary Geoise incident, I owed Garp a favor. He told me that Magellan had gone to the Navy to retire, so I didn’t continue my revenge!”

"So what's wrong with you now...?" Fate Cantu asked, puzzled.

"Unfortunately, the Navy sent Magellan to lure me out some time ago! Now that he's back, don't blame me for taking action against him! Even Garp can't say anything to me about this!" Reina smiled cruelly and said, "It just so happens that the Navy and Shiki have a conflict, so I plan to go to Impel Down!"

“I see. But if it’s a vendetta, I won’t go with you!” Fate Cantu raised his glass and said, “You know I’ve gone into seclusion! If it’s about saving lives, then I must do it without hesitation, just like Brother Shiki did this time! But if it’s something else… I’m sorry I can’t accompany you!”

"You kid... never mind, I won't force you. Come visit me on Xuan Yue Island when you have time! Your big brother misses you too!" Reina shook his head with a chuckle and said.

“I’d better not go. It’s easy to get into Xuan Yue Island, but I’m afraid it’ll be hard to get out! If we meet on the high seas, we can get together. If we don’t meet, then so be it!” Fate Cantu naturally understood what Reina was planning and said with a smile.

If he really goes to Xuan Yue Island, there's no way Reina will let him go.

Neither the Whitebeard Pirates nor the Flying Pirates were places he wanted to go.

"Hey kid... what have you been doing all these years? Got married and had kids?" Reina asked curiously.

Fate Cantu suddenly went into seclusion, and no one knew why; he simply disappeared without a trace.

Fate Canto shook his head, drank a glass of wine, and did not answer Reina.

"Fine, if you don't want to tell me, I won't bother asking! But don't worry, once we get to Xuan Yue Island, if you want to leave, I absolutely won't stop you! If even Shiki can do it, why can't I?" Reina patted Fate Cantu on the shoulder and said.

Fate Cantu chuckled and said, "You think Brother Skeeter would have let me leave if you hadn't come? If he were willing to let me go... I would have left long ago!"

"Hahaha... I've assured you, don't you trust me?" Reina said with a loud laugh.

"Fine, we'll see! Anyway, aren't you going to Impel Down? You're not going back now!" Fate Cantu said, pursing her lips.

"Alright, I'll be going after I finish this drink! I need to go and have a good talk with Brother Shiki!" After finishing his drink, Reina patted Fate Cantu and left.

Watching Reina leave, Fate Cantu smiled, then seemed to remember something, his face stiffened, and he gritted his teeth and said, "That bastard... he didn't pay the bill!"

So Mr. Fate Canto stayed at the tavern... because he needed to work to pay off his debts!

As for messing with his underling whom he hadn't seen for years, Reina felt no remorse whatsoever.

He knew that given Fate Cantu's personality, he wouldn't do something like oppressing ordinary people, so he would most likely choose to dine and dash.

In his opinion, this was just a small prank. He never expected that Fate Cantu would actually stay and work to pay back the money. If he had known it would turn out like this... he would have drunk more of the most expensive wine before leaving.

Chapter 522 The Golden Lion's Perfect Plan

"Hehehehe... Why are you back again, kid?" When Reina appeared in front of Shiki the Golden Lion, Shiki the Golden Lion asked with a somewhat surprised smile.

Although Reina told him that Robin was in danger when he left, even he didn't believe that the Navy would actually harm Robin.

"Brother Shiki's plan... isn't finished yet, is it?!" Reina asked with a smile.

Shiki rolled his eyes and said, "What? You want to cooperate with me? What kind of mischief are you up to now?"

Although he had always wanted Reina to help him, when Reina actually came to him for cooperation, Shiki knew he had to be careful.

"Hehehe... Brother Shiki, there's no need to be so wary of me, is there?" Reina touched his nose and said with a light laugh.

“I know you better than anyone. You would never do something without a benefit. You should know what it takes to cooperate with me, but even so, you still came to me, which proves that what I need to give is definitely greater than what you give!” Shiki said with an air of “I saw right through you.”

Reina didn't argue, but smiled and said, "Then, Brother Shiki, would you like to hear it?"

"Speak! Let me see what you're up to!" Although Shiki knew that Reina wouldn't say anything nice, he still wanted to know what Reina was planning.

“I plan to attack Impel Down!” Reina said softly.

Golden Lion's eyes widened as he looked at Reina in disbelief. He had been imprisoned there before and knew what kind of place it was, so his first reaction to Reina's words was disbelief, followed by surprise.

"Is it you, or your Whitebeard Pirates?!" After a moment of silence, Shiki the Golden Lion asked.

“Me!” Reina nodded in reply.

“That won’t do!” Shiki shook his head and said, “You… won’t do!”

"That's why I came to find you!" Reina didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Even with his current strength, which was close to that of a Yonko, he wouldn't dare say that he could break through Impel Down.

As for Luffy causing chaos in Impel Down all by himself in the original work, all Reina can say is... he's the protagonist, he has the protagonist's halo.

Putting aside other things, let's just talk about the guards of Impel Down. Not many people can awaken their Devil Fruits. Whether it's Paramecia, Logia, or Zoan, those who can awaken their fruits are all strong individuals, and even in the New World, they are people with a certain status.

But in Impel Down, there are guys with awakened Zoan-type Devil Fruits working as jailers!

If they really thought Impel Down was just an ordinary prison, they would have died eight hundred times over by now.

“Even with me included, it won’t work!” Shiki shook his head and said.

“Brother Shiki, you’ve misunderstood me. I don’t intend to destroy Impel Down! I just want to kill Magellan! Brother Shiki, you can continue with your plan. Just tell me the time, and I’ll go with you then!” Reina said with a smile.

"What are you dreaming of, kid? You want me to draw the Navy's fire for you?" Shiki the Golden Lion rolled his eyes and replied.

“No, not at all. How about this: you launch your attack this afternoon, and I'll launch mine this morning. But you need to leak some information beforehand to draw the navy's attention. After I take action, you can then make your move, okay?” Reina said with a smile.

"Not good!" Golden Lion shook his head, stared at Reina for a long time, and then said with a strange laugh, "Since you're going to attack Impel Down, then I'll go with you!"

"Huh?" Reina was taken aback, looking at Shiki the Golden Lion with surprise, and asked, "With me? If the two of us are together, we'll be too conspicuous! And to be honest, we can't trust each other, and the power we can exert together isn't as great as the Navy's!"

“I know, but Impel Down… I haven’t forgotten the humiliation those guys inflicted on me! And Impel Down was definitely a better target than the one I chose!” Shiki the Golden Lion took a puff of his cigar and replied.

Reina said with some helplessness, "In that case... I have no choice but to give up this opportunity. Let Brother Shiki take over the task of attacking Impel Down!"

"No!" the golden lion chuckled, "Hehehehe... Don't you think this is an opportunity?"

"What opportunity?" Reina blinked, pretending not to understand, and asked.

However, after Golden Lion explained his plan, Reina stroked his chin and thought about it carefully before asking, "Did Brother Shiki just come up with this?"

“That’s right, so there are still many details to be perfected! How about it? Want to come with me?” Shiki asked confidently.

He believed that Reina would not reject his plan.

Sure enough, after thinking it over carefully, Reina nodded and said, "Okay! We can cooperate this time!"