Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

“Although I didn’t expect our reunion to be like this, if you want to capture me… you’ll have to work hard!” Reina smiled slightly, not attacking Lia, but taking a small step back as he spoke.

"Why...why are you a pirate? Why did you become a pirate?" Lia shouted angrily through gritted teeth.

"Then why did you choose to join the navy?" Reina asked, tilting his head and smiling.

"Because the Navy can capture all the pirates! They can protect ordinary people from the threat of pirates!" Lia blurted out without the slightest hesitation.

Reina nodded, indicating he understood. Before he could say anything, Marco came up to him and said, "Let's go! There are more and more navy personnel!"

Reina nodded, and just as he was about to leave, he turned back to Lia and said, "Since you have a sense of justice, then don't forget your original intention and be a righteous navy officer! Goodbye!"

After Reina finished speaking, he and his companions began to retreat.

Meanwhile, the battle between Whitebeard and Zephyr was also quite intense. However, since this was the center of the city, Zephyr was inevitably somewhat constrained. After seeing the Whitebeard Pirates retreat, he stopped the Marines who were preparing to pursue them, and told them to take care of their injured comrades and check on any affected residents first.

"Reina... I will catch you with my own hands! And then I will tell you what justice is in my heart!" Looking at Reina walking away, Lia seemed to be making a silent vow in her heart.

After everyone returned to the pirate ship, Reina asked Whitebeard, "Brother, where did you get this weapon? It's one of the Twelve Supreme Grade Swords!"

"Gurararara... Just lucky! Let's go, let's set sail! There are many more adventures waiting for us!" Whitebeard said with a loud laugh.

"Whoa!" All the crew members raised their weapons at the same time and shouted back.

The more powerful the captain, the more excited they get, because it means their pirate crew is even stronger.

And so, Reina stayed with the Whitebeard Pirates, sailing and adventuring with everyone, searching for treasure, evading the Navy's pursuit, and sometimes clashing with other pirate crews and fighting.

His strength was increasing step by step, and his reputation was growing. As the Whitebeard Pirates became famous throughout the world, the strong members of the ship, such as Reina, Marco, Jozu, and Vista, were also gradually becoming known to everyone.

Three years later, on a deserted island in the new world.

"Captain Marco, you'd better hurry and check! Something's happened to the vice-captain!" A crew member with Whitebeard Pirates tattoos shouted to Marco, who was resting under a big tree.

"Hmm? What's that guy up to now? Seriously... can't he just be quiet for a couple of days?" Marco picked at his ear as he slowly got up and walked in the direction his companion had pointed.

"boom……"

Before Marco could even reach it, an explosion was heard from that direction. Marco was startled and quickly sped up, heading in that direction.

"Dad!? Reina!? What are you doing?" When Marco arrived, he saw Reina confronting Whitebeard.

"I said no, and that means no!" Whitebeard ignored Marco and spoke directly to Reina.

"Phew~ Big brother, this is very important to me! Please!" Reina suddenly bowed and said to the white-bearded man.

"You little brat, do you know what you're doing?" Whitebeard was a little angry at Reiner's behavior, but he didn't intend to continue attacking.

Reina looked up, smiling, and said, "Of course I know! I want to tell everyone that this is the free way our Whitebeard Pirates operate!"

"You brat... gurgle gurgle... flattery won't work! You should know that even I might not come back if I do this! Do you want me to lead the whole crew to rescue you then?" Whitebeard chuckled first, then said seriously.

“Big brother… I understand! But… do you know how angry I was when I saw that news? How could they do that? We’ve dealt with him quite a bit over the years, haven’t we? You know what kind of guy he is, big brother! So I have to avenge him!” Reina said seriously, his eyes narrowed.

At this moment, because of the fight between Whitebeard and Reyner, quite a few people had gathered around. Like Marco, they were all a bit confused and didn't understand what Reyner and Whitebeard were talking about.

After a long pause, the white-bearded man turned around and said, "Since you want to do it, then do it! Let me tell you beforehand, I won't be bringing anyone to help you! Just don't die there!"

“Of course! I’m the vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates!” Reina said with a smile when he heard Whitebeard nod in agreement. “You don’t need to help me, big brother. I’ll just deliver a gift and then disappear! But those rats are hiding now, so I need to use our crew’s resources to find them!”

Whitebeard nodded, then left.

After he left, Marco and the others went up to ask Reina what had happened.

"It's nothing, just take a look! And then do me a favor, find these damn rats!" Reina picked up the newspaper from the ground and handed it to Marco and the others, saying.

"Admiral Zephyr's family was killed by a group of pirates?" Marco was shocked when he saw the headline in the newspaper.

As one of the Navy's three major combat forces, they were quite familiar with Zephyr, especially since that guy seemed to have his eye on their pirate crew. Whenever they showed up, Zephyr would arrive at top speed.

If it weren't for the Sky Island, their surveillance marvel, they really don't know what kind of situation Zefa would have put them in.

"Reina, what do you want to do?" Although he had seen the news in the newspaper, Marco still didn't understand what it had to do with Reina.

"I want to find those rats, kill them, and send them to Navy Headquarters!" Reina smiled slightly, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

"Send it to where? Naval Headquarters? Are you crazy?" Marco and the others had the same puzzled expression as Whitebeard earlier.

"Back then... I attended his wedding, and he let me go once. Although he has fought against our pirate crew countless times over the years, when have you ever seen him kill one of our comrades?" Reina put away his smile, looked at his companions around him, and asked in a deep voice.

Everyone fell silent. Zephyr still had a title: "He Who Doesn't Kill Generals."

This title was basically earned by them. They had been hunting the Whitebeard Pirates for many years, but not a single pirate in the Whitebeard Pirates died at their hands. Instead, the number of members in the crew increased, which led many people to secretly laugh at Zephyr. They had encountered and heard about this countless times.

"If it were other pirates who killed his family, that would be one thing, but do you know who these rats are? They are pirates he released because they claimed they had orphans and widows at home who needed care, so they had no choice but to become pirates."

"That idiot actually believed it and let them go! Heh...isn't that ridiculous?" Reina pointed to the newspaper, a sinister smile on his face, at the pirates now wanted by the Navy, and said.

At this point, Reina recalled the major event that would happen in the future, known as the Marineford War.

The Whitebeard Pirates attempted to rescue their second division commander, Ace, but both Whitebeard and Ace were killed in battle. Marco was forced to lead the remaining crew in a humiliating retreat from Marineford.

Everyone witnessed the power of the Navy, the domineering presence of Shanks, and the cunning of Blackbeard during that war.

But no one saw the resentment and regret in Marco's eyes.

What kind of emotion is that? Their beloved father died in battle, their dear family fell at Marineford, the Marine Headquarters, and yet they have to accept Shanks' mediation.

When Reina watched the anime, he felt Marco's resentment. If he were alone, he wouldn't have chosen to retreat even if he died in battle!

Because his faith remained in Marineford, and the man who stood tall even in death was everything to him.

But he had countless family members behind him, and he dared not, nor could he, risk their lives in a battle he was destined to lose.

Given the circumstances, if he continued fighting, his opponent would no longer be the Navy, but a combined force of the Navy, the Blackbeard Pirates, and the Red-Haired Pirates.

So he chose to retreat and then launched an attack on the culprit, Blackbeard Teach. Unfortunately, he failed and the entire Whitebeard Pirates were defeated in that battle. The captains went missing, and the Whitebeard Pirates officially became a thing of the past.

Whenever he thinks of Marco's eyes back then, Reina vows that such a situation will never be allowed to happen again, which is why he has always kept the pure gold!

When Whitebeard's body begins to age, he will not hesitate to have Dr. Asie cut a piece of pure gold to make a ring for Whitebeard.

"So... you want to avenge Zephyr?" After a moment of silence, Vista asked.

"No, not revenge, but repaying a debt of gratitude! And while we're at it... let's give the navy a hard time, so they won't bother us all the time!" Reina snapped out of his reverie and said with a smile, "If things go smoothly, there might even be some unexpected gains!"

“I’ll go with you then!” Vista said softly.

"Forget about you! I'll go with him. After all, I have the ability to fly, so it'll be easier to escape with him. If too many people go, it'll be harder to manage!" Marco said, tilting his glasses.

"No, none of you should go. I can go by myself! If I want to leave, they won't be able to stop me! If you come with me, I'll have to take care of you!" Reina shook his head, looking disgusted, and said, "You just need to help me find out where those rats are!"

A few days later, Reina set off in a small boat flying the Whitebeard Pirates' flag, carrying some food and water. He already knew the whereabouts of the pirates, and now all he had to do was find them.

Chapter 73 Naval Headquarters

"Bang!" The tavern door was flung open, and a travel-worn young man walked in. He went straight to the bar, plopped down, pulled a wanted poster from his pocket, and asked the owner, "Have you seen this person?"

The tavern owner glanced at the bounty poster, then looked at the boy and said, "No!"

"Alright! Give me a glass of the best rum, and the rest is yours! Now, have you seen this person?" The boy took out a stack of Berry from his pocket, slammed it on the bar, and asked with a grin.

The tavern owner put Berry away, then gave the boy a large glass of rum before picking up the bounty poster and examining it closely.

"The people you're looking for are indeed here, right behind the town. But I advise you not to go and provoke them. They're not people to be trifled with!" The tavern owner whispered as he quietly approached the boy, handing him the bounty poster back.

"Thanks!" The boy gulped down his rum, thanked the shopkeeper, and got up to leave.

After exchanging glances, the group of people at a table in the corner of the tavern slowly got up, intending to leave with the boy.

The tavern owner sighed. Judging from the way the boy took out Berry earlier, he knew that the boy was not short of money, so it was inevitable that he would be targeted by those thugs.

"Hey kid, stop right there! Hand over your valuables!" Sure enough, in an empty alley, the boy was cornered by the group of thugs.

"Robbery?" The boy slowly raised his head, revealing his face. He was Reina, who had left the pirate crew alone.

Compared to three years ago, he has grown a lot taller, but he is still only about the height of a normal human twenty years old, and he looks like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy.

"If you want to rob me... you'd have to bring at least a few warships!" Reina said, shaking his head as he looked at the thugs who were all lying on the ground.

This was just a minor incident; his true purpose was to apprehend the pirates who had ambushed and killed the Zephyr family.

It's not easy for the Navy to find them, but for Reina, a pirate, it's much easier.

Sure enough, a detached villa came into view on an open space behind the town. After sensing it briefly with his Observation Haki, Reina smiled and walked straight in.

"Oh!"

Reina kicked open the villa's door, and the pirates who were drinking and making noise inside stopped and looked at Reina.

"Where did this brat come from..."

"boom!"

A pirate had just walked up to Reina and hadn't even finished speaking when Reina kicked him away, leaving him lying on the ground, his life hanging in the balance.

“Jack the Fox Wolf?” Reina looked at the man sitting in the main seat and asked softly.

"You dare to barge in knowing my name? Looks like you're here for me?" Jacks reclined in the main seat, looking at Reina with a smile, seemingly not caring much about him.

“Boss, your bounty is now a whopping 100 million! You’re bound to attract the attention of some ungrateful bounty hunters. But these people don’t even know if they have the ability. A bounty of 100 million isn’t so easy to get!” A pirate next to Jacks immediately stepped forward with a slightly obsequious tone.

"That's right, we'll take care of this brat. Boss can just sit back and watch the show!" The pirates stood up and shouted at Reina.

Reina ignored the pirates surrounding him and instead took out a bounty poster from his pocket. It was clearly a picture of Jack the Fox Wolf with a bounty of 100 million Berries.

"You're the fox-wolf Jacks who attacked and killed Admiral Zephyr's family? I haven't got the wrong person, have I?" Reina tossed the bounty poster in his hand lightly, and it floated directly in front of Jacks.

"That's right, it's me! Are you in the Navy?" Jacks' expression changed as he asked.

If the other party is not a bounty hunter but a Marine, it would be quite troublesome, because a Marine cannot come alone; there will inevitably be a large Marine force following behind. Moreover, if the Marines have information about his movements and Zephyr comes in person, he will not even have the confidence to escape.

The admirals are no joke; at least on the surface, they represent the pinnacle of power on the seas.

So if Reyner were a Marine, Jax would have to run away.

“No, I’m a pirate!” Reina shook his head and said.

"Pirates? Hahaha... Kid, pirates aren't some child's play..."

"He said he's a pirate? That's hilarious!"

The surrounding pirates burst into laughter.

"Hahaha... Kid, let me show you... what a real pirate is! Take him down!" As soon as Jack heard that Reina was a pirate, he immediately felt relieved and waved his hand, ordering the vicious pirates around him to kill Reina.

"Bang bang bang..."