Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

But when Hansen met him, he neither cried nor seemed anxious, which made Newgate a little curious.

“I don’t know either. He said he was with his sister and asked me to help deliver the message!” Hansen shook his head and said.

"A younger sister?" Marco, Jozu, and the others looked at each other. When did Reina have a younger sister?

"Gurgle... At least this kid still has a conscience!" After reading the letter, Newgate understood the reason and laughed loudly.

"Dad, what exactly happened to Reina?" Marco asked, puzzled.

Newgate handed the letter to Marco and said, "Take this kid to rest, Marco, give the order to prepare for departure!"

Marco quickly read the letter and understood the whole story. On the way to the cabin to rest with Hansen, he asked, "When did you set off? How did things get like this?"

"Well... I've been on my way for a long time, and the journey has been... well, it's hard to describe!" Hansen replied with a wry smile.

The Berries that Reina gave him were enough for him to live comfortably until he found Whitebeard. Moreover, when he set off, Reina specifically chose a merchant ship whose destination was closest to the Radle Sea. If nothing unexpected happened, Hansen could find the Whitebeard Pirates very easily.

Everything went smoothly at first, but after disembarking from the merchant ship, Hansen started to have bad luck, or rather, he started to court disaster!

While inquiring about the whereabouts of the Whitebeard Pirates along the way, they were spotted by the Navy. After finally shaking off the Navy, they encountered thieves and had all their Berries stolen before they had gone far.

Left with no other choice, Hansen returned to his old ways and became a vagrant, following the route taken by the Whitebeard Pirates.

If the Whitebeard Pirates hadn't been waiting for Reina there, he might not have been able to find them.

Chapter 56 Convergence

"Hey~ Hansen...come on, let's have a drink!"

In just a few days, the oblivious Hansen had become familiar with the people on Whitebeard's pirate ship. If Newgate were to invite him to join the crew at this time, he would definitely accept.

However, Newgate was unaware of his relationship with Reina, so he didn't speak up. Marco and the others did the same, planning to ask Reina after they met him. If possible, they hoped that the returning Reina would invite Hansen aboard the ship.

During this time, he and Vista often sparred, and their strength had long been recognized by everyone. After all, a swordsman is not a weakling that can be found everywhere.

He now knows that Reina is the great pirate with a bounty of 80 million, Akame Reina, who is also the vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates.

In the letter he gave to Newgate, Rayner not only explained his ordeal, but also told Newgate that there was a gourd in his room containing a lot of liquor, which he considered a special gift to Newgate during his absence.

Little did Reina know that Newgate had not only finished all the liquor on the ship, but he had also finished the liquor in his gourd.

"It's right ahead! That's where I met Reina, my hometown! I thought he was a bad guy and wanted to teach him a lesson, but he beat me up instead!" Hansen pointed to the island in the distance and laughed as he spoke to Vista.

However, before they could get close, alarms sounded from the island, and soon three warships arrived.

"Whitebeard... how did that guy suddenly get here!" Vice Admiral Adruto Mead stood at the front of the warship with a grim expression, looking at the Whitebeard Pirates' ship not far away, and said.

"This... Vice Admiral, what do we do now?" The naval soldier beside him asked, his voice trembling slightly.

After all, the Whitebeard Pirates had a formidable reputation, and they were genuinely somewhat intimidated.

"I have contacted the surrounding branches and sent a message to headquarters. Everyone, please hold on and wait for the reinforcements to arrive!" Lieutenant General Adruto Mead said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

On the other side, on the Whitebeard Pirates' ship, Marco naturally spotted the Navy's warship early on and immediately notified Newgate.

"Dad, it's the Navy! What do we do? Should we defeat them?" Marco asked nonchalantly, looking at the warships ahead.

Clearly, he didn't take the three warships seriously.

"What's that brat Reina up to?" Newgate asked, somewhat displeased, as he approached the bow of the ship.

He didn't come here to attack the navy.

"Why...why is this happening? Why did the Navy come out? Dad, don't get me wrong! They're definitely not coming for us!" Hansen, who was initially very happy to be back in his hometown, was immediately dumbfounded and ran to Newgate's side, saying.

"Gurarararar... Idiot... I'm the great pirate Whitebeard! It's normal for the Navy to be mobilized when we arrive!" Newgate was amused by Hansen. This guy had no idea that he was on the Whitebeard Pirates' ship.

"Then...then wouldn't I be inviting pirates to attack my hometown, you bastard?" Hansen slumped to the ground, muttering to himself.

“Hey…you haven’t forgotten why we came here, have you?” Marco couldn’t stand it anymore and stood aside to say.

“Yes, yes, yes… Reina! It was that guy! He lied to me! That bastard…” Hansen said through gritted teeth.

This was all Reina's scheme to lure the Whitebeard Pirates to his hometown so they could attack him.

The crew members standing nearby were dumbfounded. You could say this guy is usually a bit slow... but he's not this stupid!

"Idiot! We're here to find Reina, not to attack your hometown. What's the rush?" Marco sighed, shaking his head as he put a hand to his forehead.

"Huh? Right! We're not attacking the island! Wait a minute~ why did the navy come out?" Hansen was so caught up in his own thoughts that he couldn't get out for the time being.

Marco had completely given up and didn't want to talk to him at all.

Just then, a small black dot appeared on the distant sea and ran straight toward the Whitebeard Pirates!

"Big brother... hahaha... we've finally waited for you!" Reina, riding on Chabes, laughed as he ran toward the Moby Dick.

"Hey~ Dad, it's Reina!" Marco pointed at Reina, who was approaching and called out to Newgate.

"Gurararara... You brat, look like you're doing pretty well! Turn around... go that way!" Newgate's lips curled up slightly as he shouted to Joz, who was acting as the helmsman.

Joz immediately changed course and headed towards Reina.

The Marines, who were on high alert, were all puzzled when they saw the Whitebeard Pirates suddenly turn and leave. Did they have some special purpose in suddenly showing up and then leaving?

"Hahaha... Big brother, I've missed you so much!" After jumping directly from Chabes onto the Moby Dick, Reina first gave Marco and the others a hug, and then gave Newgate a warm hug as well!

"Gurrah...you brat, are you alright?" Newgate patted Reina on the shoulder and said with a big laugh.

"It's nothing, I just haven't seen you in a while, big brother, and I miss you a bit!" Reina plopped down on the deck, pulled out two bottles of baijiu from behind him, tossed them to Newgate, and said, "Big brother misses this stuff more than me, doesn't he?"

He had just seen the gourd of liquor at Newgate's waist and knew that the other man must have already finished the liquor.

Newgate took the liquor that Reina tossed to him, opened the bottle, but didn't drink it. Instead, he took out his gourd, poured the liquor in, and said, "This is good stuff. You're a sly one! I didn't see you take it out for me to use before!"

"Aren't they still in Big Brother's hands now?" Reina said, tossing a few bottles of liquor towards Marco and the others, adding, "Hey~ Marco, can you drink now?"

"Hiss~~ Ha! This wine is really refreshing!"

Marco snorted, caught the bottle Reina tossed to him, took a sip, and said with satisfaction.

"Thank you so much, you really helped me a lot this time!" Reina patted Hansen on the shoulder and said.

"I have fulfilled my mission!" Hansen had figured it out by now. No matter which branch the Whitebeard Pirates went to, the local Navy would probably be on high alert!

However, he hadn't yet officially become a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, so he was having some trouble adjusting.

"How are things? How are things going with Marco and the others? Vista, have you sparred with them? How was your time on the ship?" Reina asked with a smile.

"Yes! Everyone here is a very nice person, it's great here!" Hansen nodded, replying with a slightly shy expression.

"That's good. I was worried you wouldn't be used to it later."

"Huh? Later?"

"What? Didn't you get on the ship?" Reina asked in surprise.

However, after seeing the expressions on Marco's and the others' faces, he immediately understood and asked Whitebeard with a smile, "Big brother, this guy is quite strong and has a good character. How about letting him stay on the ship and become your son?"

"Gurarararar... Such a clumsy fellow, I really wouldn't feel at ease if he went to sea alone. How about it? Become my son!?" The white-bearded man laughed and stretched out his hand to Hansen, saying.

This was considered a formal invitation for him to join the crew, and from then on, he would be a member of the Whitebeard Pirates.

“Yes, Father!” Hansen replied excitedly.

Although he had been calling Whitebeard "father" for a long time, now they were truly family.

The crew members shouted with joy, and Marco even clamored to have a banquet, but Reina stopped him and asked him to introduce the other members.

Although he recognized some of them, such as Laco, one of the future captains, this was their first meeting, so Reina couldn't show that he knew them, otherwise it would be too strange.

"Alright, we can catch up later. Tell me about that sky island. The letter was so vague!" Newgate took a sip of his liquor as he watched Marco pull Reina along to introduce the crew members boarding the ship. Only then did he ask.

"Head this way, you'll see it soon! I'll explain in more detail once we get to the island!" Reina pointed ahead and said.

Soon, after getting far away from the small island, they discovered that there was another small island in front of them. It wasn't even a small island, because it was very small, about the size of four or five football fields.

After sailing the Moby Dick into the bay that Reina had previously prepared, Reina used a Den Den Mushi to send Dr. Assie into the air.

After a slight tremor, the sky island began to slowly rise into the air.

"Wow~~ It really flew!"

"Wow! This island can actually fly? That's so cool!"

The crew had just disembarked from the Moby Dick when the Sky Island began to take off, much to their astonishment.

"So that's how it is! No wonder the island's inhabitants didn't know where you and Olga lived. You lived in the sky!" Hansen exclaimed in surprise as he saw the sky island take off.

“Alright, this is my savior Olga. Olga, these are my family members. Why don’t you show them around first? Big brother, come with me!” Reina waved to Olga, who ran over from the control room, and said with a smile.

Marco knew that Reina had something to say to his father, so he led the group away with Olga and wandered around the sky island.

Olga was a natural entertainer, and she was overjoyed to see so many people. Marco and the others knew about her relationship with Reina, and since she was just a young girl, they deliberately tried to please her, and they quickly got along very well.

"So, this sky island is very likely a legacy left behind by the moon people?" Whitebeard pondered for a moment after hearing Reina's explanation and asked.

“Very likely, because we were launched to the Sky Island from the ruins of the Moon People! This is Dr. Asie, Olga’s father, the benefactor I met after I was swallowed by the giant lanternfish!” As he spoke, the two arrived at the door of the control room, and Reina introduced Asie, who was standing at the door waiting.

"Thanks, that brat just loves to cause trouble!" Whitebeard greeted Dr. Asie.

Dr. Assie quickly waved his hand and said, "Not at all, it's always been Reina who has taken care of Olga and me!"

Whitebeard smiled noncommittally. He had spent the most time with Reyna and naturally knew that Reyna was a thoughtful and meticulous person.

"Big brother... wait, don't go in yet, Doctor, is that covered up?" Reina grabbed the white-bearded man who was about to enter the control room and asked Assie.

"Don't worry, it's already covered up!" Dr. Assie nodded with a smile.

Whitebeard looked at Reina with a puzzled expression, not understanding what kind of trouble he had caused this time.

“That’s what I’m going to introduce to my brother later. It’s a treasure that Dr. Asie refined more than 170 years ago. But for us now, it’s not worth the trouble, so it’s best not to be exposed to its light right now!” Reina said with a smile.

"More than 170 years ago?" Whitebeard was taken aback, then began to carefully examine the man that Reina called Doctor.

Chapter 57 A Small Goal

Marineford, the naval headquarters.

Zephyr frowned slightly as he looked at the documents in his hand, and muttered, "It seems Whitebeard went there for him! It's a pity they didn't take him down before they reunited!"

"Huh? Who is it? Someone with such influence that Whitebeard had to make a special trip over there? Crunch... crunch..." Garp asked, sitting to the side and eating senbei.