Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Hansen inexplicably led the smirking Olga away, while Reina continued his journey to purchase the equipment Dr. Assie needed and the materials to repair the sky island.

As for Olga's safety, he wasn't worried at all. That idiot from earlier would probably be sold out by Olga and still have to help her count the money.

As Reina had guessed correctly, Hansen, who was following Olga, became her payment machine, following behind Olga all the way, constantly paying for her bills with a pained expression.

When Olga parted ways with Reina, he didn't have any Berries on him, so Hansen naturally had to pay for his food.

In her words, "You're the one who took her away from your brother, so naturally you have to be responsible for her safety and expenses!"

Fortunately, Olga knew her limits and bought things that weren't expensive, just some snacks and small items she had never seen before. So, although Hansen was troubled, it wasn't a burden.

"Little sister... how about I take you back to your brother?" Hansen asked tentatively after buying Olga another serving of barbecue.

"No way! I finally escaped from that stingy guy, how could he go back so soon? Big brother, do you think he spent too much of your money? Don't worry, when you see Reina, he'll make it up to you. He's very rich!" Olga said, looking at Hansen with her big, watery eyes.

She used this trick on Reina before, and it was always effective. But after using it too many times, it gradually stopped working!

However, it is quite effective in dealing with Hansen, whom we are meeting for the first time!

Ignoring Olga, who had left with Hansen, Reina searched around and actually found the equipment that Dr. Assie needed, and he even saw a lot of power generation equipment.

However, he did not buy it immediately. Instead, he went to the tavern to inquire about the news and also to see if there was a suitable person to inform Whitebeard on his behalf!

Although there are generators available for purchase, the movement speed of the Sky Island is indeed too slow, making it unsuitable for traveling. By the time they reach the Radul Sea, Whitebeard may have already disappeared.

Chapter 52 Swordsman Hansen

After spending some time in the tavern without obtaining any useful information, Reina was just about to leave when Olga and the guy who called himself Sword Saint Hansen walked in.

"Oh? Weren't you going to help her uphold justice? Why are you apologizing to me?" After discovering Reina, Hansen immediately pulled the unwilling Olga over and kept apologizing to Reina, hoping that he would take Olga away.

Faced with Reina's questioning, the honest Hansen couldn't answer at all, and instead turned red in the face from holding his tongue.

"How about this, you do me a favor, and we'll call it even, okay?" Reina's heart stirred, but he pretended to be indifferent as he said this.

"Don't worry, as long as I can do it, there won't be any problems!" Hansen patted his chest loudly as he assured Reina.

“Never mind, I don’t really trust you! You don’t seem very smart!” Reina thought for a moment, then shook his head and said.

Upon hearing this, Hansen immediately became anxious and shouted, "I'm very strong, it's just... I'm just not good at dealing with children!"

Before Reina could even react, Olga immediately objected. "Children? She's over 170 years old. Compared to her, Hansen and Reina are the children."

"Hey! You! All you did was eat a little bit of your food, Reina! Give him the Berry that he just spent, let's go! This guy is obviously unreliable, you shouldn't entrust such an important matter to him!" Olga said angrily.

Hansen, who had just been so imposing, immediately looked down and looked at Reina with a pitiful expression, as if he were begging for help.

“You actually spent someone else’s money? He doesn’t look like a rich person. Don’t do this again, understand?” Reina frowned and said to Olga.

Hansen opened his mouth. Although it seemed that Reina was speaking up for him, he felt that something was wrong, and Reina didn't seem to be willing to pay.

"Um...didn't you just say you wanted my help?" Hansen asked instinctively, looking at Olga who had returned to Reina's side and Reina who was getting up to leave.

"You?" Although it was just two simple words, Olga's eyes and expression were full of deep contempt, which made Hansen furious. However, he couldn't really do anything to a little girl, and he was so frustrated that he felt like he was about to explode.

"Are you really that strong?" Reina seemed somewhat tempted, but also somewhat skeptical.

Upon seeing this, Hansen immediately said, "It's true, try it if you don't believe me! I can take on ten of you!"

“Oh? If you’re really that capable, then entrusting this matter to you is no problem. But talk is cheap, let’s find a place to test it out!” Reina nodded and said.

"Alright, follow me, I know where's a good spot!" With that, he strode out of the tavern.

Olga and Reina exchanged a smile and followed him.

It was really just a matter of delivering a message; anyone with decent strength would do. But Reina didn't really trust most people, so he and Olga were just testing Hansen together.

That guy is a bit slow, but he's honest. If he really accepts Reina's request, he'll definitely do everything he can to complete the task.

"This is it. Nobody usually comes here!" Hansen led Reina and Olga to a coastline. The terrain here was relatively flat, and because it was close to the coast, nobody usually came here.

"In that case, let me see just how strong you really are!" Reina said with a slight smile.

When Hansen gripped his longsword, Reina sensed a change in his entire demeanor, as if he had become serious.

"Watch out, I'm attacking!" Hansen warned before drawing his sword and launching his attack.

“This guy…” Reina realized Hansen’s strength as soon as they started fighting.

Not only was the opponent's swordsmanship superb, but his speed and strength were also not to be underestimated. Reina, who did not use his Sharingan and Black Emperor abilities, was actually suppressed by the opponent the whole time.

Don't underestimate Reina when he's not using his abilities. With his regular, uninterrupted physical training, his physical skills have already reached a certain level.

In addition, Black Emperor's ability to absorb energy and convert it into his own speed, strength, stamina, etc., makes Reina very powerful even with just physical skills.

“Not bad, now I’m going to get serious!” Reina said, his arms covered in armor-colored paint.

Seeing this, Hansen's expression changed from casual to serious.

"Bang bang bang..."

Sparks flew as their arms clashed against their longswords. The two fought faster and faster, and even Olga, who was only watching, was finding it difficult to keep up with their speed.

"So strong! No wonder he's mastered Haki... Well then, I'll use my full strength too!" Hansen said with a grin, slightly panting as he gripped the sword with both hands.

Reina's eyes narrowed; he could sense that the other party's aura had increased considerably.

"Flowing Light Slash!" Hansen's figure flashed by, and when he reappeared, he was already behind Reina. However, his expression did not show the joy he felt for his opponent; instead, he frowned slightly.

"Wow, that was fast! Looks like I'll be underestimated if I don't show you some real skill!" Reina slowly turned around and looked at Hansen.

Hansen sheathed his sword and stood up, looking at Reina with some confusion. He could feel that he should have hit his opponent, but the sensation returning from his weapon told him that his attack had not worked.

Reina looked at Hansen and smiled slightly. He had completely absorbed Hansen's attack. This was his Black Emperor ability, which he didn't need to use. It would be activated passively whenever he was attacked, absorbing all the damage he suffered.

After this period of training, he has become more and more proficient in using his Black Emperor ability. When he doesn't want to use it, he can suppress the ability and prevent the farce of the launch pad from happening again. However, as long as he doesn't suppress it, the Black Emperor's passive ability will still take effect.

"Sharingan...activate!" Two black tomoe began to rotate inside the eyeballs, and the entire eye turned red. The Sharingan, which had not been used for a long time, reappeared.

"A Devil Fruit user?" Hansen was taken aback, his expression becoming much more cautious.

"This isn't some Devil Fruit ability! It's the power of bloodline. If you're careless next... you'll suffer a terrible defeat!" Reina smiled slightly, then disappeared from the spot.

Before Hansen could speak, he brandished his long sword.

"boom!"

A fist covered in Armament Haki was blocked by his knife.

"Bang bang bang..."

The two figures repeatedly came into contact and separated, seemingly returning to the same state as before.

However, Hansen himself knew that this was completely different from before. Not to mention that he was now using 100% of his strength, his moves seemed to have been completely seen through by his opponent. Before he even started to move, his opponent seemed to already know what he was going to do, which put him in a very passive position.

"Flying Shadow Slash!" After being suppressed in close combat, Hansen decisively retreated a distance and then slashed at Reina from a distance.

"Flying Slash... Swordsman?" Reina, with his Sharingan, had already detected the opponent's movements and easily dodged the slash.

However, what was just launched was a slash like sword energy, a move generally defined as a characteristic of a swordsman.

In other words, those who can unleash flying slashes are all powerful individuals with the strength of a swordsman.

"I only recently mastered this ability myself, so you'd better be careful!" Hansen said with a hint of smugness when he heard Reina's surprised exclamation.

For someone his age to have reached the level of a swordsman, he is indeed exceptionally talented.

Looking at Hansen in front of him reminded Reina of that guy, Vista. Despite his mature and steady appearance, he was actually about the same age as Marco, and even a little younger than Reina.

Moreover, that guy advanced to the level of Sword Master not long after boarding the ship, under Newgate's guidance. His talent in swordsmanship is even more terrifying than Hansen's. If he had listened to Reina and started using a rapier earlier, his strength would probably be even greater now.

"Swordmaster...hehehe...I've beaten up quite a few swordmasters!" Seeing the other party's smug and arrogant look, Reina's lips curled up slightly as he spoke.

"Don't talk big! If you're not careful next... you might get hurt!" Hearing Reina's words, Hansen naturally assumed that the other party was just putting on a brave face.

Reina didn't bother arguing with him. He took a step and sprinted forward, heading straight for Hansen.

"Slash!" Seeing Reina begin his attack, Hansen dared not be careless and unleashed another slash, heading straight for Reina.

"That kind of flying slash isn't very useful to me!" Reina easily dodged it and said with a light laugh.

"Is that so? How about this? Flying Shadow - Cross Slash!" Two consecutive slashes flew towards Reina in a cross shape.

"I told you, this kind of child's play... won't work on me!" With his arm covered in Armament Haki, Reina directly knocked Hansen's flying slash away and approached Hansen with a smile.

"How...is this possible?" Hansen was shocked. This was the first time he had ever seen someone actually knock someone away with a flying slash. Before this, he had no idea that it was possible to do such a thing.

"boom!"

"You dare to get distracted during a fight?" Reina punched Hansen in the stomach.

"Ugh~" Hansen spat out a mouthful of blood, his whole body sent flying by Reina's punch.

"I didn't expect you to be so good... Well then, try this move of mine! You wouldn't normally need this move if it were just a friendly spar, so be careful!" Hansen said, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth as he slowly got up.

“Anything more powerful? Bring it on!” Reina beckoned to Hansen with his finger and said with a smile.

Hansen took a deep breath, sheathed his longsword, and whispered, "Light and Shadow - Thousand Feather Slash!"

Chapter 53 Building Sky Island

"Light and Shadow - Thousand Feather Slash!" As Hansen's voice fell, he vanished.

"Pfft!"

A slash mark suddenly appeared next to Reina.

"Using his own rapid movement, and then randomly launching slashes?" In his Sharingan, Hansen was rapidly moving around Reina, constantly launching slashes with his longsword.

"Hmm?" After absorbing a slash that hit him, Reina noticed that the opponent's speed had increased, accuracy had decreased significantly, and the force was somewhat lacking.

"Looks like you haven't fully mastered this move yet!" Reina smiled slightly, clenched his fist, and stood still while Hansen attacked.

Seeing this, Hansen's eyes narrowed, and he moved even faster.

"boom!"

After absorbing another slash, Reina felt it was enough. He disappeared from his spot and punched the weapon that had launched the slash at Hansen.

"puff!"

After the fist and the blade made contact, a tremendous force was transmitted from the weapon to his body. Hansen stared at Reina in disbelief, unable to hold back a mouthful of blood, and was then sent flying like a cannonball.

"Hey~ are you still alive?" Olga ran to Hansen's side, poked Hansen lying on the ground with her little hand, and asked.