Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

But for someone like Empress Hancock, with such a large and powerful family, things can be difficult. Her Amazonian kingdom, Lily, is right there, and she simply can't leave.

While repelling the navy, Amazon Lily's warriors also suffered heavy losses.

"No, this can't go on, Granny. I'll leave the country to you for now. I'll take the Kuja Pirates and leave! The Navy's target is me, not Amazon Lily! As long as I leave, they won't bother with this place!" Inside the palace, Hancock said to Granny beside her.

"Calm down, Hancock. The message we sent to the Whitebeard Pirates for help should have arrived by now. Hold on a little longer, reinforcements might be here soon! If you leave now, how will you fight the Navy without Amazon Lily's support?" Although Granny was also anxious, she was relatively calmer.

“That’s right, eldest sister! Mr. Reiner won’t just watch us get wiped out by the Navy!” Boa Marigold, the youngest of the three sisters, said firmly.

She was closest to Reina; she was the youngest when Reina rescued them, so she relied on him the most.

"Little sister, you should know about what's happening in Wano Country, right? Mr. Reina is helping Luffy and his crew in Wano Country. Although the news says they defeated Kaido, Wano Country is facing many difficulties right now, and we can't rely on others!" Hancock sighed and said.

If this matter didn't involve Luffy, she definitely wouldn't be so rational. But once Luffy is involved, even if she gets captured herself, she hopes Reina will stay in Wano Country to help Luffy.

"Snake... Snake Princess..." But just after the meeting, an Amazon Lily warrior suddenly rushed over and shouted in the hall.

"What's wrong? Has the Navy started attacking again?" Hancock asked, frowning.

"No...no! The navy that was surrounding us...has been defeated!" the soldier said with a look of surprise.

"Defeated? Who defeated the Navy?" Hancock asked in surprise.

"It's the Whitebeard Pirates! We see them! They're flying the Whitebeard Pirates' flag!" the warrior shouted excitedly.

"It seems Whitebeard has made his move. Snake Princess, let's go take a look!" Granny Zha breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and said.

If the Whitebeard Pirates were to make a move, and combine their forces with Amazon Lily's, even the Marine Headquarters would have to temporarily retreat.

Hancock nodded and walked outside first.

If it really is Whitebeard himself, then she should naturally go to greet him personally.

However, when Hancock arrived at Amazon Lily's gate, she discovered that it wasn't the Whitebeard Pirates' Moby Dick that had arrived.

"Excuse me, are you Empress Hancock? I am Thatch, the fourth division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates. I have come to rescue you with ten pirate crews as ordered by my father!" Thatch, the fourth division commander, shouted loudly at Hancock from the bow of a pirate ship.

Unlike the original story, because of Reina, the captain who should have died at Teach's hands did not perish and is still active on the sea.

"So it's Captain Thatch. How's your health lately, old man?" Hancock ordered her subordinates to open the door, intending to welcome the Whitebeard Pirates in.

However, Sachi waved his hand and said, "We won't go in. Although the navy has been temporarily repelled, they might come back! Besides, before we came here, Dad specifically instructed that men are forbidden from entering the Women's Kingdom, and we must not violate this rule! So we plan to stay on the nearby island for a while! We will leave after the navy has completely withdrawn!"

Sachi's words startled Hancock; she hadn't expected him to say something like that.

Grandma was also quite moved. The fact that the other party, as reinforcements, could still consider these things showed that the Whitebeard Pirates truly lived up to their reputation.

"In that case... thank you very much!" Hancock was originally a proud person, but at this moment she couldn't help but admire the Whitebeard Pirates.

Hancock's thanks surprised Satchel, because Hancock's arrogant personality was well-known, and as the Empress, she certainly had the right to express it.

So Sachi was a little uncomfortable when the other party suddenly thanked him.

After Thatch and the others left, Granny Zha turned to Hancock and said, "Snake Princess, the Whitebeard Pirates came to our rescue but stayed on the nearby island. We can't forget their kindness! Have someone send some food and drinks over later! Otherwise, people will say we don't know the rules!"

“Of course I know about this, Sandasonia. You take Marigold and personally deliver some food and drinks over there later!” Hancock glanced at her grandmother and said, feigning impatience.

Chapter 618 Return to Xuan Yue Island

When Reina and the others followed the Life Paper to a certain sea area in the New World, they discovered that the location indicated by the Life Paper was actually below.

"Huh~ It seems something happened to Dad and the others at the bottom of the sea?" Marco frowned and said.

Although Xuan Yue Island can indeed activate its underwater mode, it is usually still on the surface of the water unless something happens.

"Hard shell, activate dive mode, let's go down and take a look!" Reina also sensed that something was wrong.

As the hard shell descended, guided by the life paper, they quickly found Xuan Yue Island on the seabed.

"First mate...you're finally back!" He was greeted by Frank, the chief steward of Xuan Yue Island.

"What happened? Where's my older brother?" Reina asked, frowning.

"This..." Frank hesitated for a moment, then said, "The thing is, because the World Government revoked the title of Shichibukai and even sent troops to attack! So Empress Boa Hancock and Fish-Man Island sent out SOS messages! Daddy thought they had given us a lot of help in the past, so he went to their aid!"

"When did they set off? Who went?" Reina nodded and asked.

If it's just about providing rescue, it shouldn't be a big problem. Given the size of the Whitebeard Pirates, rescuing only two places shouldn't be an issue.

"Dad took Jozu, Vista, and the others to Fishman Island, while Thatch took four or five captains and six pirate crews to Amazon Lily!" Frank replied directly.

"Who else is on the island now?" Reina was relieved to hear this. With such powerful strength, rescue shouldn't be a problem.

"The captains have all gone out, only the Doctor, his daughter, and Perona are still on the island! So just in case, I had the Doctor dive the Moon Island to the bottom of the sea!" Frank said with a smile.

“Yes! You did the right thing, but now we can inform the Doctor to let Crescent Moon Island return to the sea, otherwise it will be inconvenient for Big Brother and Sachi to come back!” Reina nodded, leading Marco and Ace into the island as he spoke.

“Okay, I’ll inform the Doctor right away! But both Dad and Sachi have shipwrights on board, so they can coat the pirate ship whenever they want!” Frank explained with a smile.

"Yes! I trust you to handle things!" Reina nodded with a light laugh and said.

Since Reina brought Frank back from Alabasta, his competence and loyalty have long been recognized by everyone. Although his strength is not at the captain level, his status is already at the level of a Whitebeard Pirates captain.

However, Frank didn't think he was really a captain. He was very humble in his interactions with people. But he also had a bad point: he valued the honor of the Whitebeard Pirates too much. He would never allow anyone to look down on the Whitebeard Pirates, and he would never let anyone who dared to slander the Whitebeard Pirates get away with it.

Reina once told him that a little bit of slander and belittling was no big deal, but he just wouldn't listen, valuing the honor of the Whitebeard Pirates more than his own life.

However, perhaps precisely because of this, not only the captains under Whitebeard's command, but even the captains themselves, give Frank a lot of face. Generally, as long as it's something he's involved in, and it's not a matter of principle, everyone will give him face.

Soon after arriving on the island, Marco and Ace left to go back first. Marco, in particular, missed his family terribly after not seeing them for so long. Fortunately, he met Nami on this trip, so he could have a good talk with his wife.

Reina didn't have much to do. He had originally planned to discuss with Whitebeard about the future of their Whitebeard Pirates, but now that Whitebeard wasn't on the island, Reina decided to take a break.

Upon receiving Frank's notification, the doctor quickly raised Crescent Moon Island from the seabed to the surface, much to the delight of the island's inhabitants.

Originally, Xuan Yue Island was just a gathering place for pirates and the headquarters of the Whitebeard Pirates. However, after years of development, it can be said to be more like a country, and the island's residents all have intricate connections with the Whitebeard Pirates.

Some were family members of the crew, like Nojiko, while others were orphans that Whitebeard had picked up from various places.

When the Whitebeard Pirates were first formed, the crew members were basically all people that Whitebeard had picked up, including Marco.

After the arrival of Crescent Moon Island, the orphans that Whitebeard took in were no longer pirates, but residents of Crescent Moon Island. They lived and worked there, building the island and giving themselves a more stable life.

That's why Xuan Yue Island has reached its current size. If someone were to infiltrate, they would be surprised to find that they would be exposed very quickly.

Because almost everyone on the island knows each other, and some may even be related by blood, the Whitebeard Pirates love to hold banquets, even though there are quite a few people on the island. Their huge banquet plaza has been expanded more than three times.

Originally, according to Reina's design, the Whitebeard Pirates members would hold banquets in the main building's banquet hall. This banquet plaza would only be opened when there was a major celebration or when there were many participants, such as when all the pirate crews under his command gathered every day.

However, Whitebeard didn't like the banquet hall and felt somewhat uncomfortable there. He preferred the banquet plaza, where the island's residents could also participate. If you wanted, you could come and eat and drink for free when the Whitebeard Pirates held a banquet without bringing anything.

Of course, the residents usually bring some of their own things, some are drinks, some are food. In short, every time the Whitebeard Pirates hold a banquet, many residents of the island participate. Over time, the residents of the island have become very familiar with each other.

If outsiders sneak onto the island, they will be discovered by the residents very quickly and reported.

Reina is quite confident about this.

"Marco, do you think Nami and the others have really reached this level? Can they be compared to the Whitebeard Pirates?" Nojiko asked Marco curiously during dinner.

Because Crescent Moon Island had returned to the sea, Nojiko hung all the clothes out to dry before making dinner, which resulted in them eating dinner rather late.

"Well, you read the newspapers before, right? The Straw Hat crew has already been called the Fifth Emperor of the Sea! And with their defeat of Kaido and Big Mom's alliance, their popularity will definitely be even more terrifying!" Marco explained with a smile while eating.

Chapter 619 Olga's Longing

Marco was explaining things to his wife at home. Over the years, since Nojiko came to Crescent Moon Island, she has seen a lot and is no longer the naive girl she was when she first arrived in the New World.

Therefore, it is natural to know that the greater one's reputation, the more people will come to challenge them or resort to underhanded tactics behind their backs.

Even the Whitebeard Pirates have many members returning to challenge them every year, not to mention the Straw Hat Pirates who have only recently risen to fame.

"Don't worry too much, they'll be fine," Marco reassured his wife, noticing her concern.

Noki rolled her eyes and said, "Do you think I'm still the same person who knew nothing back then? It was precisely because I knew nothing back then that I was fooled by you after coming to Xuan Yue Island!"

"Lie?" Marco put down his knife and fork, and said seriously, "I have never lied to you!"

"Hmph!" Nojiko glanced at Marco with a charming air.

She was quite satisfied with her husband. Putting aside his abilities, he was extremely famous in the New World or even the world, and he treated her very well. Just as Marco said, he had never deceived her.

She also knew that Marco had secretly made a nameplate in the likeness of Reina, and she had thought for a long time about how to refuse it, assuming that it was for her.

The longer she lived on Crescent Moon Island, the more she understood what the Whitebeard Pirates meant to Marco.

His willingness to make such a nameplate actually far exceeded his bottom line.

However, he still hasn't received the nameplate. With this encounter with Nami, she knows that her husband gave the nameplate to his sister Nami, which makes her even more moved.

Out of selfishness, she didn't say anything, and besides, her younger sister Nami did need her husband's help more than she did.

"Um... Nojiko, do you think we should... have a baby?" Marco, who had put down his knife and fork, felt a flutter in his heart when he saw his wife's appearance, and said softly with some embarrassment.

“I am your wife, this is what I should do! But you just returned from the sea, are your injuries alright?” Nojiko hesitated for a moment before asking.

"Hahaha... My injuries are all healed now!" Upon hearing this, Marco stood up, picked up Nojiko, and carried her straight to the room.

While Marco was working hard for the next generation, Reina was drinking with Ace, accompanied by Frank and the Doctor.

Or perhaps Reina had Frank pull the Doctor out for drinks, and Ace joined them.

“Doctor, I’m not trying to be mean, but even though Olga has a friend now, you can’t stay in the lab all the time!” Reina said to the Doctor while drinking. “Have you forgotten the lesson you learned back then?”

Dr. Assie gave a wry smile and said, "Perona and Olga are having a lot of fun together now. They even went out to sea together before. Now... Olga doesn't need me anymore!"

Reina could detect a hint of melancholy and jealousy in Dr. Assie's words.

After pausing for a moment, he chuckled and said, "Doctor, you're better off than me, aren't you? My daughter has been wandering far from home all this time. It's so hard for me to even see her!"

Frank, standing nearby, added, "When Miss Olga and Miss Perona went out, Father actually secretly sent people to follow them, so there won't be any safety issues. After all, she has the Whitebeard Pirates as her backing!"

"I'm not worried about safety. When those two went out, they almost emptied my lab!" Dr. Assie said with a laugh. "Besides, the two kids aren't stupid. If they really encounter danger, they'll definitely reveal their identities. Most people would give the Whitebeard Pirates some face. As long as they don't get caught by the Navy, there won't be any problems!"

"Hmph, even if it's the Navy, if they capture our people, do you think they'd dare harm them? Wouldn't they have to notify Marine Headquarters to take them in and then send them to Impel Down? With the strength of our Whitebeard Pirates, we can rescue them before Marine Headquarters even arrives! Even if the Marine Headquarters comes, our Whitebeard Pirates aren't afraid of them!" Frank said with an arrogant expression.

Fang Yi was somewhat troubled. Frank was far too confident. Even he wouldn't dare to say such a thing. The navy was the most powerful force on the high seas.

Fortunately, Frank had stayed on Xuan Yue Island for a long time and hadn't gone out, otherwise something bad would have happened sooner or later.

"Where are Olga and Perona now? Frank, have someone bring them over! I've been quite busy lately and haven't been paying attention to them!" Reina asked with a light laugh.

"Hahaha... Miss Olga and the others have been much quieter since they came back after going out! I'll have someone call them over right away!" Frank said with a laugh.

Not long after, Olga and Perona came over. They both looked much more composed, at least not as impulsive as before.