Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

“Um… Nami also has my Vivre Card!” Marco said somewhat awkwardly, “And Luffy definitely has Ace’s Vivre Card too!”

Reina's face darkened. He then realized that the Straw Hat crew and their Whitebeard Pirates had such a deep connection. What was the point of fighting then?

Chapter 570 Memories of the Warring States Period

After Reina received the latest news from Marco, he lost all interest in joking with Robin.

"Is the intelligence accurate? The Revolutionary Army really made a move?" Nari was still somewhat incredulous because the world had been changed a lot and was completely different from the original story, so he didn't think the Revolutionary Army would choose to start a war with the World Government at this time.

As for the cancellation of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Reina wasn't that concerned. He had already anticipated this, so he wasn't surprised.

It should be noted that there are quite a few people on their side among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and the Navy has long been aware of this. The reason they haven't taken action is simply because they don't want to alert the enemy.

After the kings brought it up during the World Conference, the navy readily agreed.

"What about Ace..." Marco hesitated for a moment before asking.

"This is indeed troublesome! I didn't expect Sabo to have an accident at this time, but... the Navy has actually gained two new combatants, they're really lucky!" Reina nodded and said.

"Yes, it's said that the two newly added admirals were chosen by Akainu against all odds, so their strength shouldn't be underestimated!" Marco nodded and said.

“None of that matters. Right now, the Navy is probably too busy to deal with Wano Country. Since the title of Shichibukai has been revoked, the Navy must send troops to punish those former Shichibukai, even if it's just symbolic.” Reina said, stroking his chin.

"But the Navy probably doesn't know about Kaido and Big Mom's alliance, right? Otherwise, they definitely wouldn't have abandoned Wano Country!" Marco said with a smile.

“No, they probably already know! And besides the Navy, don’t forget another behemoth—the World Government!” Reina shook his head and said.

"What do you mean? Does the World Government intend to interfere in Wano Country's affairs?" Marco asked in surprise, somewhat incredulously.

Wano Country is not a member state of the World Government, and this is an internal affair of a country, which the World Government has no right to interfere with.

“I don’t know, but I saw CP0 members in the Flower Capital!” Reina shook his head and said.

"This is getting bad!" Marco frowned and said, "If the World Government intervenes, it will be difficult for Luffy and his crew to overthrow the government of Wano Country, unless the Revolutionary Army also sides with us! But now that the Revolutionary Army has caused such a big commotion in Mary Geoise, it's impossible for them to send anyone to Wano Country!"

“It is indeed a bit tricky, but we can only take it one step at a time!” Reina nodded and said, “By the way, that guy over here named Kanjuro is Orochi’s traitor, so watch your words!”

"Huh?" Marco was taken aback and said, "There's an inside man? They seem to get along quite well!"

“That’s right, they’ve been through life and death together, so they simply don’t want to believe the other is a traitor!” Reina nodded and said.

"This is troublesome! There are so many problems! We haven't even started the fight yet, and our chances of winning are already much worse!" Marco said with a wry smile.

"There's no other way. Can you just leave Nami behind? I can't possibly watch Robin get hurt here! I have no choice but to go for it. If all else fails, I'll definitely rescue Robin in the end, no matter who she ends up with!" Reina said, pursing his lips.

"You've already made this plan? Then I'll have no choice but to take Nami with me, otherwise I won't be able to explain it to them!" Marco looked at Reina with surprise and said.

"It's not that there's absolutely no chance of winning. We'll see how they perform. Besides, Kaido and his crew have their own problems!" Reina said with a smile.

"That's all we can do now!" Marco said helplessly.

“By the way, I might have to leave for a few days, but I’ll definitely be back on the day of the Fire Festival!” Reina said to Marco.

"Hmm? Where are you going?" Marco asked curiously.

"Let's try to increase our strength a bit more! After all, our current opponents are quite strong!" Reina shook his head and said.

He planned to kill the gatekeeper of the 40th floor one more time before the final battle began, so that he could gain another 200,000 points and increase his strength.

After explaining a few things to Robin again, Reina chose to go into seclusion. As for Sabo, he would let Marco and Ace handle it, since he didn't know how to bring it up.

After all, it was he who called Ace over. Although Ace wouldn't have been able to help Sabo much if he hadn't come, Reina still felt a little embarrassed.

As for what Marco said to Ace in the end, Reina didn't know, because he had already arrived at the Tower of Trials.

He exited from the 39th floor this time, so it shouldn't be a big problem for him to break through the 40th floor this time.

While Reina was fighting in the Tower of Trials, at Marineford, the retired Sengoku was telling the young marines about a legendary pirate crew from the past.

"The Rocks Pirates? Why have we never even heard of that name before?" A naval admiral looked at Sengoku with some confusion and asked.

“It’s normal that you don’t know! The Rocks Pirates were the most powerful pirate crew in the world back then, led by Captain Rocks, and their crew included a young Edward Newgate, Big Mom Charlotte Linlin, and Kaido of the Beasts!” Sengoku nodded and said.

"Huh? These... these three were actually comrades on the same ship?" The young generals all showed expressions of disbelief.

"That's right. Among the officers of the Rocks Pirates back then were the current Four Emperors Whitebeard and Big Mom, as well as the great pirates Shiki, Silver Axe, John, and Wang Zhi. There were also two trainees on board... one of the current Four Emperors, Kaido of the Beasts, and the other who was no less powerful than the Four Emperors... Akame Reyna!" Sengoku nodded and said.

All the young sailors couldn't help but swallow hard.

What an incredible lineup! With these guys, they could probably take on Marineford without any problems, right?

"But, sir, why didn't this group of people leave any trace in history?" the young navy officer asked, puzzled.

"First of all, even among the crew members on the Rocks Pirates, the relationships were extremely strained. It wasn't uncommon for them to kill each other, so no one could record their stories. Furthermore, their captain, Rocks, was ambitious and wanted to become the King of the World, constantly opposing the World Government. As a result, the World Government erased many incidents! But at that time, everyone in the world knew how terrifying the Rocks Pirates were!" Sengoku said with a sigh, lost in his memories.

Chapter 571 Bounty

As Sengoku recounted the story, all the young naval commanders gaped in astonishment.

"Lord Sengoku, so... such a powerful pirate crew... how was it destroyed? Did our navy do it?" a young navy officer couldn't help but ask.

"That happened thirty-eight years ago. In God Valley, the Rocks Pirates, known as the strongest pirate crew, were wiped out. And the person who destroyed them was none other than Garp, who was then a vice admiral in the Navy! This made his name known all over the world, and it was at that time that he was called a hero of the Navy!" Sengoku nodded and replied with a smile.

"So it was Lieutenant General Garp..." The young officers all looked as if they had just realized something, and said, "I never thought that's when Lieutenant General Garp's reputation as a hero began!"

“That’s right! But he himself doesn’t seem very willing to talk about it!” Sengoku nodded and said.

"Huh? Why is that? Isn't this something to be proud of?" the young sailors asked, puzzled.

"Because Garp didn't do this on his own. Although it wasn't mentioned in the reports at the time, according to Garp, he teamed up with the Roger Pirates to destroy the Rocks Pirates!" Sengoku shook his head and said, "Roger was Garp's biggest rival, but he had to cooperate with him, which made Garp quite unhappy, so he didn't like to bring it up!"

"Huh? The Navy and the pirates have teamed up?" The young Navy soldiers all looked surprised.

“That’s right! As for the other reason… it’s that this battle was actually to protect the Celestial Dragons and their slaves!” Sengoku sighed and said.

"There's actually something to do with the Celestial Dragons in this?"

"But isn't it only right for the Navy to protect the Celestial Dragons? Why doesn't Vice Admiral Garp like it?"

The generals asked, puzzled.

"That bastard Garp has never taken it for granted. In fact, he has always refused to become an admiral because he doesn't want to be a direct subordinate of the Celestial Dragons!" Sengoku said with some frustration, "And the fact that he hasn't been eliminated despite his undisguised attitude is precisely because of his achievements and popularity!"

"This is outrageous! Vice Admiral Garp, the legendary hero of the Navy! Roger, the Pirate King! Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Kaido of the Beasts! A battle where all these figures are gathered together, why haven't we even heard of the name God Valley yet?" Many young Navy personnel felt it was all a fantasy.

“Because the island of God Valley… is no longer recorded on any map!” Sengoku said in a deep voice.

Those present were all naval officers, so they naturally knew what that sentence meant: that the island no longer existed, just like Ohara back then.

Warring States' words silenced everyone present, and the atmosphere became somewhat heavy.

"Hehehe... We've gotten a bit off-topic, but... Brannew, how much are Kaido and Big Mom's bounties now?" Sengoku turned to Major Brannew beside him and asked.

Brannew, a lieutenant commander in the Navy Headquarters, is known as the "King of Meetings" and is responsible for drafting arrest warrants. He is also the Navy's officially designated secretary.

"Well, it just so happens that the bounties for the Seven Warlords of the Sea also need to be revised. But for now, let's take a look at the protagonist of this incident, one of the Four Emperors, captain of the Big Mom Pirates, the builder of Whole Cake Island, Charlotte Linlin! Her bounty is 4.388 billion Berries!"

"And the bounty of Kaido of the Beasts, who was once an apprentice in the Rocks Pirates, one of the Four Emperors, the usurper of Wano Country, and the governor of the Beasts Pirates, is 4,611,100,000 Berries!"

Lieutenant Commander Brannew's words caused an uproar among the naval officers present. A bounty of several billion was simply too outrageous.

"Also, the Whitebeard Pirates were involved in this matter, so let's announce their bounty as well!" Sengoku nodded to Major Brannew and said.

“Yes!” Brannew nodded, picked out a few more from the stack of bounties, and said, “Formerly one of the high-ranking officers of the Rocks Pirates, now the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, one of the Four Emperors, the great pirate Edward Newgate, bounty 5,046,000,000 Berries!”

"Like Kaido, he was once an apprentice of the Rocks Pirates and is now the vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, yet he possesses strength close to that of a Yonko. Akame Reyna, bounty 2,013,000,000 Berries!"

"Whitebeard Pirates, First Division Commander, Phoenix Marco, 1.374 billion Berries!"

"Portgas D. Ace, the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, is also the son of the former Pirate King Gol D. Roger, with a bounty of 750 million Berries!"

"Besides Captain Whitebeard, this is the current situation of the Whitebeard Pirates members appearing in Wano Country," Major Brannew said, putting down the bounty poster in his hand.

The young generals below felt a sense of suffocation just from hearing about the high bounty.

"Bang!"

Just then, the conference room door opened, and Akainu Sakazuki, wearing a justice cloak, walked in. He is now the Fleet Admiral of the Marines.

"Forget about Wano Country, we don't have any manpower left in the district right now! Sengoku-san!" Sakazuki was quite dissatisfied with Sengoku, who had already retired but was still influencing the young Marines.

"Hehe... I didn't mean to interfere with you! It's just an old soldier giving a lesson to a young navy man! There are human relationships among pirates too. You can't see the future if you don't understand history! Speaking of which, there was a Wano Country pirate that Whitebeard and Roger valued highly, right? Back then, that kid Reina even caused a huge ruckus in Wano Country!" Sengoku said with a chuckle.

"You mean Kozuki Oden?" Sakazuki asked softly, a cigar dangling from his lips.

“I don’t think this matter has anything to do with him, does it? All the important figures are paying so much attention to Wano Country, it can’t be a coincidence in my opinion! Sakazuki…” Sengoku said as he left the meeting room.

Watching Sengoku leave, Sakazuki fell into deep thought.

Only after becoming a marshal did he realize how troublesome this job was.

Meanwhile, the day before the fire festival in Wano Country arrived.

"Father, we're planning to go to the Sunny with Luffy first. What are your plans? Are you coming with us?" Robin asked Reina, who was resting in his room.

After emerging from the Tower of Trials, Reina has been recuperating from his injuries. He doesn't want to face Big Mom or Kaido while injured.

Chapter 572 Fire Festival Day

In response to Robin's question, Reina thought for a moment and then said, "You can let Marco and Ace go with you! As for me... I'll go with Kin'emon and the others!"

"Huh? Why is Father following Kin'emon and the others?" Robin asked, puzzled.

“Because there’s some good stuff I want to see!” Reina said with a grin.

Robin nodded thoughtfully and said, "Alright then, let's head over to the Sunny first. See you tomorrow!"

After Robin left, Reina also got up and left. He didn't want to leave with Kin'emon, otherwise, they might miss a classic show!

The next day, the Wano Country Fire Festival, Kin'emon and the others went to the agreed port as promised, only to find that there was no one there at all!

The rain was pouring down, but it couldn't compare to the chill in everyone's hearts.

"There isn't even a single ship left! What on earth happened here?!" Raizo said in disbelief, looking at the dilapidated port before him.

“We have indeed suppressed the quarry, and Boss Hyogoro and the others should be free by now!” Kiku couldn’t understand what had happened.

“But now this place is deserted. Of the four thousand soldiers stationed at the quarry, not a single one has come!” the kappa said in a deep voice.

Ashura Doji looked around, then sighed softly and said, "There are signs of an attack here..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant.