Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Because a bloodline ability that has evolved once requires two evolution scrolls to evolve successfully once more.

Awakening the Sharingan wasn't enough; Reina began to gather his power. The battle he had just fought hadn't been in vain. Although he had released a lot of power, he had also stored up a lot, all in preparation for dealing with any powerful opponents who might appear.

"Power Slash - Freezes a Thousand Miles!"

A slash imbued with icy energy hurtled towards the Warring States. Wherever the slash passed, a huge crack was cleaved in the ground, and the entire crack was covered with ice, as if it had been frozen solid.

Sengoku, now in the form of a Buddha, narrowed his eyes, pushed out with both palms, and a shockwave emanated from his hands, colliding with Reina's slash.

"Boom boom boom..."

The shockwave collided with the slash, creating a violent explosion. Many of the surrounding soldiers were blown away by the shockwave, while only officers and sergeants remained standing.

As the dust settled, Sengoku, radiating golden light, remained standing in place, seemingly unharmed. Reina, on the other hand, was also in the same stance as when he unleashed his attack, appearing equally unscathed.

"shave!"

Reina, wielding Hyōrinmaru, vanished from his spot and reappeared behind Sengoku.

"Hmm?" Sengoku in his Buddha form reacted quickly. As soon as Reina appeared, he swung his palm back and collided with Reina's Hyōrinmaru again. However, he just realized that his palm did not seem to hit anything.

“Hey…” Reina’s lips curled up slightly. His Sharingan had evolved again, and Black Emperor’s abilities had naturally evolved once as well.

Both the total amount of energy absorbed and the speed of energy digestion have increased significantly.

After absorbing the palm strike from Sengoku, Reina tapped his feet repeatedly in the air, stopping abruptly in mid-air.

"Moonwalk?" The surrounding Marines immediately recognized that Reina was using Moonwalk, one of the Six Powers of the Navy, and the way he moved so quickly just now was also very similar to Shave.

"I knew you had the ability to absorb damage. Let me see just how much you can absorb!" Looking at Reina in the air, Sengoku placed one hand in front and the other behind, seemingly preparing an even more powerful shockwave.

Before Sengoku made his move, Reina had already seen through his Sharingan, which is why he stayed in this direction. Marineford was right behind him, and if Sengoku dared to go all out, then as long as he dodged, the shockwave from Sengoku would hit Marine Headquarters directly.

"Let me test just how strong the Buddha Sengoku, who has always been praised by my elder brother, really is!" Reina gripped Hyōrinmaru with both hands, ready to fight to the death, but he slowly descended from the sky.

"Great Buddha - Shockwave!" A massive, transparent energy shockwave erupted from Sengoku's hand, directly impacting Reina.

"We've been discovered!" Reina shook his head with a wry smile. Since there was no way to retreat, he had no choice but to fight!

He originally intended to use Sengoku's shockwave to destroy Marineford, but Sengoku seemed to have discovered Reina's plan, so his shockwave was not aimed at Reina, but instead descended from the sky, thus not attacking Marineford while cutting off Reina's escape routes.

As the shockwave drew closer, Reina gripped his knife with both hands and thrust it at his opponent.

Just as his blade tip made contact with the shockwave, Black Emperor unleashed his full power, instantly absorbing all the energy he could to the limit. The opponent's shockwave visibly shrank considerably, even exceeding half its original size.

"Break!" Hyōrinmaru's blade shifted from a thrust to a horizontal slash, and Reina instantly released the energy he had absorbed.

Although the time was too short for him to unleash a powerful attack, the sheer amount of energy released was enough to shatter Sengoku's shockwave.

"Hmph!" Sengoku waved his hand, directly shattering Reina's slash in mid-air.

"Hoo~ hoo~~ As expected of one of the Navy's three major combat forces, truly impressive!" Reina took a few deep breaths to adjust his state.

Although he is very capable, each task consumes a lot of his energy, so he must finish what he needs to do before his energy is depleted.

Chapter 75 Zephyr's Justice

"Sengoku, stop!" Just as Sengoku was about to attack again, Zephyr arrived and stopped Sengoku's attack. Then he looked at Reina and asked, "Did you come to Marine Headquarters to see me make a fool of myself?"

Seeing Zefa finally appear, Reina secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If Zefa hadn't shown up, he was planning to run away.

"Watching you make a fool of yourself? Am I out of my mind? Coming to Marine Headquarters just to watch you make a fool of yourself?" Reina glanced at Zeff, then slowly walked to the box he had brought earlier, threw it at Zeff, and said, "I told you, I'm here to deliver a gift!"

Zefa caught the box steadily and opened it with a slight look of doubt.

He wasn't worried about Reiner tampering with the box, because there was absolutely no need for it; this was the Navy Headquarters!

“This is…” Zefa was completely stunned after opening the box. After a moment, he didn’t say anything, but instead closed the box.

"I received your gift!" Zephyr said expressionlessly.

"Hahahaha... As expected of General Zefa! Aren't you going to show everyone the gift?" Reina knew what Zefa was thinking just by looking at his expression.

If the contents are revealed at this time, it will inevitably shake the morale of the navy. Not for any other reason than that there are still many people within the navy who feel that it is unfair to him!

If his greatest enemy were ultimately returned by a pirate, the Navy's reputation would be utterly humiliated, so he chose to cover it up.

Sengoku, who had already put away his Devil Fruit powers, was standing next to Zephyr, so he saw what was in the box and knew that it absolutely could not be taken out now.

"Zefa, you go first, I'll handle things here!" Sengoku said softly to Zefa.

Zephyr glanced at Reina with a complicated expression, then nodded to Sengoku.

The most important thing now is to get rid of the contents of the box as soon as possible, otherwise, there might be a really big problem.

Seeing Zephyr preparing to leave, Reina's lips curled up slightly. Things were unfolding exactly as he had planned!

“The matter is settled, everyone… I’ll take my leave now!” Reina said with a smile as he leaped backward onto the defensive wall of the bay.

"Where do you think this is? Just some mere pirates... coming and going as they please?" A burly Marine Vice Admiral stepped forward, his face grim, and said.

Reina didn't recognize the other person, but judging from his age, he seemed to be older than Sengoku and Zephyr, so he should be a veteran vice admiral.

"Oh? You won't let me leave? General Zephyr, I came here with good intentions to deliver a gift! You really won't let me leave?" Reina looked at Zephyr and Sengoku with a half-smile.

Both of them knew what was in the box, and if Reina were to reveal it now, it would inevitably affect the Navy's reputation, but they couldn't bring themselves to let Reina leave.

Putting everything else aside, the fact that a pirate could just stroll around Marineford and then leave as if nothing had happened would inevitably affect the Navy's reputation, leaving the two of them in a dilemma.

Although Zephyr really wanted to leave, he had already been singled out by Reina, so he couldn't just leave without a second thought.

"Admiral Zephyr, we absolutely cannot let him leave like this, otherwise the Navy's reputation will be ruined!" another rear admiral stepped forward and said.

He saw the expressions on Zephyr's and Sengoku's faces, and although he was puzzled, he knew there must be a reason.

“Reina! I will make this decision with you personally!” Zephyr was silent for a moment, then handed the box to Sengoku and said in a deep voice.

"Really? Hahaha... Are you really sure you don't want me to leave like this?" Reina burst into laughter upon hearing Zefa's words.

"call out!"

Zefa disappeared from the spot, answering Reina's question with his actions.

"Oh!"

The two exchanged a punch, but when Zefa realized that his attack had missed, he immediately withdrew his strength and then delivered a whip kick to Reina's head.

Reina stretched out his arm to block Zephyr's attack, but Zephyr didn't give Reina much time. His attacks were fluid and continuous, striking Reina without interruption.

Reina absorbed the energy from Zephyr's attacks while launching counterattacks, but he remained on the defensive, appearing to be constantly pressured by Zephyr.

"What's going on now?" Garp and Tsuru appeared behind Sengoku without him noticing, asking them why they were hesitating.

Sengoku sighed, then whispered, "Don't ask. We have to take him down quickly before he opens his mouth, otherwise things will be terrible once he reveals what's in the box!"

Garp and Tsuru were both taken aback. They had no idea what was in the box that would make Sengoku say such a thing.

"What exactly is his purpose? Is he using this incident to provoke the Navy? Or is it really just a simple gift?" Tsuru asked calmly.

Sengoku shook his head and said, "I don't understand either. If he just wanted to provoke the Navy, there was no need for him to do this! But if he was simply delivering a gift, wouldn't it be much simpler to have it delivered than for him to come in person? So for the moment, I'm not sure what his purpose is!"

"No matter what, just take him down! Although Zephyr's mental and physical condition has deteriorated a lot because of that incident, he should have no problem dealing with Reina!" Karp said, looking at the two fighting in the arena.

"Don't underestimate him, that guy is much stronger than before!" Sengoku had fought with Reina before, so he knew that Reina could no longer be underestimated.

As Sengoku said, although Zephyr seemed to be suppressing Reina, he was unable to inflict any effective damage on Reina.

So Sengoku and Garp exchanged a glance, and then attacked simultaneously, heading straight for Reina.

"Kid, you'd better stay in Impel Down!" Garp shouted as he made his move, as a reminder to Reina.

However, his Sharingan had already seen it when the two started fighting, so he deliberately clashed with Zephyr and then used the force of the opponent's punch to quickly retreat.

Unfortunately, neither Garp nor Sengoku are ordinary characters, so they adjusted their attack angle immediately.

"Bang!!"

Reina blocked Garp and Sengoku with his left and right hands respectively, but even though he released all the energy he had accumulated in his body to resist the two of them, he was still instantly knocked away.

"Cough cough... As expected of the Navy's three major combat forces, they are indeed extraordinary!" Reina wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and got up from the ground, saying.

With just one strike, Reina was injured by the two men, which emboldened the surrounding navy.

“Boy… I don’t know your purpose, but… as a Marine, my only purpose is to capture you!” Garp walked step by step toward Reina with a serious expression.

"Cough cough..." Reina was about to speak, but it seemed to aggravate his injuries, and he spat out another mouthful of blood. Then he smiled and said, "Is that so? Admiral Zephyr... Is this how your navy repays me for bringing you the head of your enemy?"

As soon as Reina spoke, Sengoku and Zephyr's expressions changed immediately.

The surrounding navy personnel were also puzzled, and for a moment they did not understand what Reina meant.

Meanwhile, the navy personnel who had made the connection all looked at the box that Yuzuru was holding.

"Oh no... If nothing unexpected happens... the box probably contains the pirates who attacked and killed the teacher's family!" Sakazuki, who was secretly watching the battle from behind the wall, also changed his expression and said.

"Huh? The head of that pirate gang? That's great! We were just worried about not being able to catch those pirates. Now this Akame has delivered them to us and even offered himself up as well. Isn't that perfect?" One student, obviously not thinking too much, said happily.

"Idiot... A Marine Admiral's family member was killed by pirates, do you think that's something to be proud of? Headquarters has been trying to suppress this matter, but those guys from the news agency exposed it! Now someone has delivered it to our doorstep, and it's pirates, isn't that a slap in the face for the Marines?" Sakazuki said with a grim expression.

"Is...is that so?" the student who had spoken earlier replied hesitantly.

"Pirates are really scary! Vice Admiral Sengoku and my teacher must have discovered their plans before, so they intended to let them leave! But for a pirate to escape from Marine Headquarters so easily is a challenge to the Navy's authority. If we let them leave so easily, the Navy will never be able to survive on the high seas again!" Borsalino said with a sigh.

"Oh~~~"

The surrounding students were full of admiration. They had never thought of such a thing, yet the two of them saw through it at a glance.

Clearly, even Sakazuki and Borsalino, who were still trainees, could see through this, so the naval officers could naturally see through it as well, which is why their gazes toward Reina became complicated.

"No matter what you bring, as a pirate, once you enter Marineford, don't even think about getting out!" Just as everyone was shocked, Garp suddenly stood up and said loudly.

"Lieutenant General Garp..."

"That's right, Mr. Garp is right. Our duty as the Navy... is to capture pirates! And those who attacked and killed Admiral Zephyr's family... weren't they you pirates? How dare you show up at Marineford with ulterior motives! Reina, surrender!"

Reina hadn't expected things to go wrong. With just one sentence from Garp, the situation was instantly reversed. Looking at the glint in the eyes of the surrounding Marines, Reina knew that he had miscalculated this time.

He originally thought that after this matter was exposed, it would anger the Navy. In addition, Zephyr was definitely dissatisfied. He thought that if he provoked him with words, he might be able to make Zephyr defect from the Navy like Aokiji in the future.

Even if we don't expect Zephyr to join the Whitebeard Pirates, without his guidance, the Navy will have far fewer elite members in the future!

"Is this the end?" Reina looked at the silent Zephyr, the righteous Garp, and the still-frightened Sengoku, and shook his head with a wry smile.

"As expected of a naval hero, Mr. Garp's prestige in the Navy is truly unmatched!" Reina said meaningfully, "But Mr. Zephyr, facing such a Navy... can you really be as wholehearted as before?"

Reina's words once again brought Zephyr to the forefront.