Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Ugh... I want to sleep a little longer, my head hurts so much! Don't wake me up!" Lia pouted, looking like a girl who didn't want to get out of bed, which made Reina chuckle.

Looking at the food and red wine he had brought earlier, they were indeed all gone.

"This guy... could this be his first time drinking?" Reina thought with a headache.

However, judging from the other person's age, they seem to be a little younger than me. If they were raised with strict discipline at home, they might indeed not have drunk alcohol regularly.

Furthermore, Reina guessed that the other person's family was probably not well-off, so food was more important than drinks; she probably wasn't the type to waste money on alcohol.

After wrapping Liya up again in a towel, Reina got up and walked straight out the door.

Upon seeing Reina arrive, the crew members who had been gossiping at the door scattered in all directions. Reina knew that once he returned to the ship, these guys would have plenty to talk about.

After booking a room for Liya at the hot spring resort, Reina had a female staff member take her there, and then he paid off all the bills before leaving the resort.

"Huh???" A short while later, Liya woke up from her room and found herself not in the hot spring, but somewhere else. She immediately screamed in terror.

"What's going on? What's going on? What's wrong with the guest?" The boss hurriedly knocked on the room door and asked the person inside.

Before leaving, Reina instructed that Leah be taken good care of, and the boss, out of respect for Berry, naturally had to do so.

"I see, thank you, boss... I'm sorry for the trouble!" After learning the whole story from the boss, Liya apologized with a blush.

"Lady Liya, you flatter me. But that gentleman was really kind to you, leaving you quite a few Berries as a thank you for your food!" the shopkeeper said with a fawning expression.

"I'm not exactly an adult... Um... Boss, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now!" Having already changed her clothes, Liya waved her hand apologetically and rushed out of the hot spring resort as if she were running away.

Chapter 71 Reencounter with Zephyr

"Hey... Reina, I heard you were sleeping with a little girl in the hot spring? Is it true?" Sure enough, when Reina returned to the ship, the crew already knew about it.

He didn't respond to those guys because he knew that the more you care, the happier they are; if you just ignore them, they'll quickly lose interest.

Sure enough, by the next morning, no one had mentioned the matter again.

"Marco, where's Big Brother? Weren't we supposed to leave today?" Early in the morning, after giving instructions to prepare for the voyage, Reina discovered that Newgate wasn't on the ship at all.

“I don’t know! I don’t think I saw Dad last night either!” Marco shook his head and said.

"Ah...really...you guys wait for me on the ship, I'll go look for him!" Reina said, jumping off the ship and using his Observation Haki to search for Whitebeard.

However, his Observation Haki coverage area was too small, so he had to search while moving forward.

Fortunately, he was quite familiar with Whitebeard's life energy, and he would definitely be able to detect it if he encountered it.

After wandering around the city for half a day, he didn't find Whitebeard, but instead ran into the last person Reina wanted to see.

“General Zephyr… I never expected to run into you here!” Reina said with a dark face.

"Hahaha... Reina, according to what you said... right, we'll meet again anywhere in life. This time... let's see where you can run!" Zephyr waved his hand, and his navy immediately surrounded Reina.

"This is a real headache! General Zephyr, this is the city center. Is it really okay to start a fight here?" Reina looked around at the residents who seemed a little flustered by what was happening here.

"Kaladan, contact the branch office and evacuate the surrounding residents immediately. Reina... leave him to me!" Zefa took off his sunglasses and looked at Reina with a smile.

"Then there's no other way! Freeze a thousand miles!" Reina drew Muramasa from his waist and slashed at Zefa.

"Bang!" Zephyr, whose hands were already covered in Armament Haki, shattered Reina's slash with a single punch.

"So, you were the one who destroyed the branch's warship, weren't you? Well, kid, you've got a new ability now!" Zephyr said seriously, sensing the icy energy in his strikes.

“There’s a lot more you don’t know!” Reina vanished from his spot in a flash, and when he reappeared, he was already behind Zefa.

"Hey... when did you get faster? Aren't you wearing your weird clothes today?" Zefa chuckled, dodging away without making contact with Reina.

Having dealt with the Whitebeard Pirates so many times, they were already very familiar with Reiner's abilities.

"Quickly, over here! Everyone, evacuate the surrounding residents immediately! This time we're facing a vicious and ruthless pirate!" Just as Reina was focused on fighting Zephyr, he suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Is it her?" Reina turned his head and saw that Lia, whom he had seen yesterday, was dressed in the uniform of a naval officer and was directing the soldiers of the naval division to evacuate the surrounding residents.

Her dashing and spirited demeanor was completely different from the timid and confused girl she was yesterday.

"Hey... you're looking around while fighting me, kid... aren't you getting a little too arrogant?" Suddenly, Zephyr appeared beside Reina.

"Damn it!" Reina tried to dodge, but it was too late. He was punched in the cheek by Zefa and flew through the air.

"boom……"

Reina crashed into the surrounding buildings and fell inside.

"Alright, brat, I know you're not someone who's easily defeated. Come out!" Zefa didn't give chase, but stood still and shouted in the direction Reina had flown off.

By this time, the surrounding navy had already surrounded the area, with only a few naval soldiers from a few branches still quickly evacuating the crowd.

"Really... you're so restless! I even gave you a big gift when you got married! And you didn't hold back at all!" Reina slowly walked out of the ruined building.

His clothes had changed; he now wore a pure black, form-fitting combat suit, with the Muramasa demon sword strapped to his back. There were no signs of an attack on his face.

Reina only used the impact of Zefa's punch to get away from Zefa; otherwise, if the opponent had continued to attack, it would have been really bad.

The black combat suit he was wearing was something he had specially redeemed from the store. He usually wore a weighted suit over it, and he would put the weighted suit into his inventory during battle to make fighting easier.

He redeemed this from the shop after he fought in his shorts last time, since nobody wants to fight in shorts.

"Hahaha... Kid, not bad! Your abilities have increased again, you can actually absorb the power of one of my attacks!?" Zephyr looked at Reina's changes and laughed loudly with narrowed eyes.

He could sense that his attack had not injured his opponent. Back when he first met Reina, the opponent couldn't even withstand a single punch from him.

"It's you!?" As Reina slowly walked out, Lia, who was surrounding him, recognized him.

However, Reina ignored Lia. This was not the time to reminisce with her. If he wasn't careful, he might be killed by Zefa today.

"Sharingan...activate!" Reina activated his Sharingan and attacked Zephyr.

He has to go all out to deal with an enemy of Zephyr's caliber!

“Red eyes…? It’s Reina with the red eyes, who has a bounty of 100 million Berries!” Lia looked at Reina, who was fighting Zephyr, with a grim expression.

Reina's bounty was raised to 100 million Berries after his last battle with Garp's lieutenant, Bocato.

"He was such a gentle person yesterday... why... why is he a pirate?" Lia bit her lip, staring at Reina, and muttered softly.

Last night, after returning to the naval branch from the hot spring resort, Lia was still reminiscing about the evening's events. She could feel the tenderness in Reina's heart and was thinking of going back to the hot spring resort today to try her luck and see if she could run into Reina. She never expected that the two of them would meet in this way.

"Oh!"

"Power-Up Elbow Strike!"

After blocking Zefa's attack with one hand and absorbing the impact again, Reina released most of the energy he had absorbed into a single, focused attack.

It wasn't that he didn't want to release all of it, but releasing it all would take time, and he wasn't very proficient at it yet. So releasing most of the energy was the best option.

"boom!"

Zephyr's fist, covered in Armament Haki, collided with Reina's elbow. The scattered energy blew away the surrounding dust, creating an airflow resembling an explosion.

"Hahaha... Kid, you've improved quickly! Here we go again!" Zefa laughed loudly, and then threw another punch.

"Gathering Power - One Slash!" This time, it was Muramasa in Reina's hand that made contact with Zephyr's fist.

He released all the remaining energy he had absorbed at once, but Zephyr lived up to his name. Even when facing the demon sword Muramasa, his fist didn't even break the skin.

"Kid... haven't you noticed the flaw in your ability?!" While the two were locked in combat, Zephyr suddenly laughed and said, "Every time you attack, your energy-absorbing ability becomes unusable! So... every time you attack is the best opportunity to defeat you!"

Reina's expression changed, and he was about to make a move, but Zefa beat him to it, kneeing him in the stomach.

"Oh!"

"Hey~"

"Boom~~~"

Reina, who was knocked away by Zephyr, crashed directly into a building and destroyed it.

"Hahaha... How about it, kid?" Zephyr looked at the blood on the ground and asked with a loud laugh.

"As expected of a Marine Admiral, his strength is indeed different from that of ordinary fodder!" Reina emerged from the ruins of the building once again, this time with blood still at the corner of his mouth.

"That's enough... Red-Eyed Reina!" Zephyr charged at Reina once more.

"Gurararara... Zephyr! What kind of skill is it to bully my brother?" Suddenly, Whitebeard's voice rang out, and then his figure appeared in front of Reina.

"Hey...do you have to be so disheveled?!" Marco, whose arms had turned into wings, stood on the roof and asked Reina with a hint of worry.

Around them, Bitta, Joz, Hansen, Sachs, Lakyo, and others all made their appearances.

"Tsk~ Big brother, you guys showed up too early! If you had been any later, I would have blown those guys to smithereens!" Reina said happily, as if he hadn't even used his full power yet.

After all, he was very happy to have his teammates come to his aid.

"Is that so? Then let's wait until next time! This time, let me try out my new weapon!" Whitebeard said, brandishing his naginata.

It was only then that Reina realized that the naginata in Whitebeard's hand was different from the previous one, and instead looked very much like the naginata "Murakumogiri," one of the twelve Supreme Grade Swords in the future.

"Oh? Big brother, you've acquired a new weapon?" Reina asked in surprise.

"The sword is named Murakumogiri, and it is one of the twelve Supreme Grade Swords!" Whitebeard seemed to be saying this to Reina, but he was also saying it to Zephyr.

Sure enough, after Whitebeard finished speaking, the surrounding Marines all changed color. Those were the Twelve Supreme Grade Swords! They were among the top-tier swords in the entire world!

Upon hearing the name Murakumogiri, Reina's eyes lit up, knowing that this was the weapon that had accompanied Whitebeard throughout his life.

"Come on, Zephyr...!" Whitebeard was more excited than usual after receiving his new weapon.

"Whitebeard... As you wish, today... you will all go to Impel Down together!" Zephyr squinted, his aura completely different from before.

"Everyone, don't let a single member of the Whitebeard Pirates escape!" Karadan waved his hand, and the Marine soldiers began to attack.

Although he wasn't the highest-ranking officer besides Zephyr, as Zephyr's right-hand man, his words still carried considerable weight.

"Whoa~~ Let those marines see the power of pirates!" Marco spread his wings and flew into the sky, then quickly descended, landing directly in the midst of the marines' formation, disrupting their perfect formation.

"Reina..." Lia looked at Reina, who was fighting with the branch general in the crowd, gritted her teeth and rushed over.

Normally, that level of combat is not something officers like them can get involved in, but she had something she wanted to ask Reina, so she rushed over directly.

Chapter 72 Three Years Later

"Oh!"

After kicking a naval soldier away, Reina stopped in front of Lia with a punch.

Liya gritted her teeth as she looked at the man in front of her with strange red pupils. His eyes were so eerie and captivating, completely different from the gentle and gentlemanly man she had been yesterday.