Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

The adjutant had no choice but to let Garp, who was acting like a rogue, do as he pleased.

So the naval warships that were supposed to drive away the pirates instead headed towards the front line, because Dragon's Revolutionary Army was in that direction, and they also needed to defend against the extraterrestrial visitors.

Therefore, neither the Navy nor the Revolutionary Army has made much progress in securing the Beasts Pirates' territory, which has led to a large number of pirates vying for control of these areas.

Although the major powers made an agreement not to have a civil war in the North Sea region, that only guaranteed that no large-scale battles would take place openly.

This approach is completely inapplicable in the current situation, especially since the Navy, the Whitebeard Pirates, and the Revolutionary Army are all vying for territory themselves.

However, for pirates, this chaos was nothing at all. In fact, they felt a sense of familiarity here, as the pirate world was inherently chaotic.

However, soon after Shanks appeared on Kaido's territory, many pirates began to panic.

The reason they dare to cause trouble here is simply because Kaido is not here, and the Beast Pirates' executives have also disappeared.

However, after Shanks arrived, they dared not act recklessly anymore. Ordinary pirates had no chance of resisting a pirate crew of Yonko level.

In just a few days, most of the vacated territory in the North Blue had already found new owners, with the major powers completely dividing up the territories of the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates.

At this point, even if Big Mom and Kaido returned, it would already be too late.

Chapter 925 Gathering

Kaido's Beasts Pirates were completely divided up by the Navy, the Revolutionary Army, and the Red-Haired Pirates. The Red-Haired Pirates occupied more than half, nearly two-thirds, of the territory. Because the Navy and the Revolutionary Army had to deal with extraterrestrial visitors, they did not gain much.

However, the Navy and the Revolutionary Army firmly control the front-line territory. If the Red-Haired Pirates want to fight the extraterrestrial visitors, they must pass through the territory of both sides. Therefore, if the Red-Haired Pirates want to get a share of the spoils from the extraterrestrial visitors, they need to negotiate with both forces.

As for the Big Mom Pirates' territory, most of it was occupied by the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, and the rest was divided up by the Navy and the great pirates who came from the New World. The Whitebeard Pirates, apart from occupying a small island on the front line, did not take the opportunity to expand.

However, after the Big Mom Pirates split up, the two sisters, Brulee and Pudding, ultimately chose to join the Whitebeard Pirates and returned to Whitebeard Pirates' territory with Reina.

A week later, after everything had settled down, the Navy and the Whitebeard Pirates convened a meeting, inviting major powers in the North Blue to discuss how to deal with the extraterrestrial visitors.

During this incident, the extraterrestrials also took the opportunity to expand their territory considerably. However, after the Navy and the Whitebeard Pirates were mobilized, they suspended their expansion and switched from offense to defense. Therefore, Reina did not know how much the extraterrestrials' strength had increased this time.

The navy was the first to arrive at the North Sea, an uninhabited island.

This is the meeting place they and the Whitebeard Pirates decided on, and the Navy, as one of the conveners, arrived first.

"Sir, the Whitebeard Pirates are here!" Not long after the Navy arrived, their intelligence officers spotted the Whitebeard Pirates' fleet. A fleet of whale ships appeared on the sea, putting considerable pressure on the Navy.

“Alright, we don’t need so many people on the island. Kuzan, you stay on the ship and keep watch. Garp and Issho will come ashore with me!” Sengoku said softly, standing on the deck.

The uninhabited island was not large; even from the deck of the warship, Sengoku could see the other side of the island at a glance, so he did not plan to bring too many people to the island.

Like Sengoku, Whitebeard only took Reina and Jozu with him, leaving the other division commanders on the ship.

"Marco, be careful. The forces that have come this time are a mixed bag. There might be some guys who want to make the situation even more chaotic!" Reina specifically instructed Marco before they landed on the island.

"Don't worry!" Marco nodded and said, "I've already had my merfolk friends deploy defenses on the nearby seabed. No matter who it is, they won't be able to launch a sneak attack on us!" Marco said with a light laugh.

"I trust you to handle things!" Reina smiled and patted Marco on the shoulder, then followed behind Whitebeard toward the island.

When Reina arrived at the center of the island, Sengoku, Garp, and Fujitora were already waiting there.

"Hey~ Sengoku, I heard you lost to Shanks when you were fighting for territory? Is that true?" Upon seeing Sengoku, Reina immediately teased him with a smile.

The appearance of the Red-Haired Pirates was somewhat unexpected for them, and it happened at just the right time, catching the Navy off guard.

"Hmph, you have the nerve to talk about us? You don't seem to have acquired much territory either, do you?" Garp retorted before Sengoku could speak.

He had just been scolded by Sengoku. If he hadn't gone to see Dragon in the middle of the journey, the Red-Haired Pirates wouldn't have been able to take away so much territory.

Reina brought this up as soon as they met. Wasn't that like trying to sow discord between Sengoku and Sengoku?

“We have enough territory. We don’t have the manpower to guard any more, so the current territory is just right!” Reina shrugged and replied.

Garp curled his lip; he didn't believe it at all. If they really had enough territory, why would they come here to negotiate the division of territory with them?

Moreover, the more territory they have, the more fresh blood they can absorb; otherwise, even their navy wouldn't have unlimited manpower.

But before he could even open his mouth to mock Reina, another person came over.

"Hey~ isn't this Shanks? It's been a long time!" Reina greeted him happily upon seeing the newcomer.

“Mr. Reina! It has indeed been a long time!” Shanks replied with a smile.

Following behind him were his first mate, Ben Beckman, and Mihawk, the world's greatest swordsman and one of the former Seven Warlords of the Sea.

After exchanging greetings with Whitebeard and Sengoku, Shanks and his companions casually found a place to sit down.

"Sengoku, how many people did you invite this time? Those unknown guys shouldn't come, right?" Reina said after Shanks sat down.

However, before Sengoku could answer, Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army and Garp's son, also came over with his men.

“Besides us, there shouldn’t be anyone else here!” Dragon said with a light laugh.

Although he didn't know who the Navy had invited, only those who could get here were truly involved.

"So, can we begin?" Reina shrugged and replied.

"Please wait a moment, I think there are still some people who haven't arrived!" Shanks suddenly spoke up at this moment.

Everyone looked at Shanks, as if asking, is there anyone in the North Blue who can compare to them? Or has he already found the missing Kaido of the Beasts?

"It's Cao Mao's group! They're approaching here!" Shanks didn't speak, but Fujitora looked up in a certain direction and said.

“It’s Luffy! That makes sense. His Straw Hat Grand Fleet has taken over quite a bit of territory. I just don’t know if that was his intention!” Reina nodded, acknowledging Shanks’ words.

While waiting for Luffy and the others, everyone was very quiet and no one spoke. However, soon Luffy arrived with Nami and Robin.

"How interesting! Garp, you three generations of your family represent three different forces, that's really... impressive!" Reina couldn't help but say when he saw Luffy.

Garp was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter and said, "I hadn't even noticed until you told me, but... Luffy doesn't represent all pirates!"

“You’re overthinking it, you old codger!” Reina rolled his eyes and replied.

"Alright, now that everyone's here, let's get down to business!" Sengoku said, standing up as Luffy arrived.

"Huh? That..."

"Luffy!"

Luffy seemed about to say something, but Nami and Robin stopped him at the same time.

"Let's hear your thoughts first, and then we'll discuss them further if you have any ideas!" Nami whispered.

"Alright!" Luffy nodded and found a place to sit down.

Luffy didn't care about this negotiation and didn't even plan to come. However, he eventually came after being persuaded by his crewmates.

Chapter 926 Allocation

"Sengoku... this isn't your Navy's territory!" Before Sengoku could finish speaking, Reina glanced at Luffy, who seemed about to say something but was stopped by Nami and Robin, and said, "So, this meeting will be hosted by our Whitebeard Pirates. Does anyone have any objections?"

"You brat, what do you want to do?" Upon hearing this, Garp stood up and looked at Reina, squinting his eyes as he asked.

“It’s not that the Navy can’t take charge, but… why should our Whitebeard Pirates listen to you?” Reina asked, tilting his head.

The others remained silent, seemingly waiting for Reina and Kap to make their move.

"State your conditions!" Sengoku sighed and said directly to Reina.

"Great! As expected of the Buddha Sengoku!" Reina grinned and said, "I want all the fish-men slaves in Mary Geoise!"

Reina didn't really care who chaired the meeting, and he believed Whitebeard didn't care either. But among everyone present, the only ones who probably cared about the position were Sengoku and Dragon.

That's why Reina spoke up at this moment specifically to remind Sengoku.

Sengoku squinted at Reina, while Garp paused for a moment before sitting down.

"What do you want to do? All the fish-men slaves? That's beyond my capabilities!" Sengoku said softly.

Sengoku knew perfectly well that the Whitebeard Pirates didn't care about the position of host, but after Reyna spoke, he knew that the Whitebeard Pirates must have something they needed the Navy to do, and they were just using this opportunity to ask him for help.

“You should know that the Fish-Men and our Whitebeard Pirates are now allies. How can we stand by and watch our allies become slaves? So I want the Fish-Men of Mary Geoise. If you don't give them to me, I'll go and bring them back myself!” Reina didn't bother with any more pleasantries with Sengoku and said directly:

"If anything goes wrong, don't blame me for not warning you beforehand! After all, we've had a very pleasant working relationship in Beihai!"

"I will communicate with the World Government as soon as possible. Don't take any action yet. Wait for my news, okay?" Sengoku sighed and said.

Reina nodded, sat down, and said, "Okay! I'll give you three days!"

After seeing Reina sit down, Sengoku stopped looking at him and said, "The defeat of Big Mom and Kaido has caused turmoil in the North Blue. Although there is no evidence that they have been defeated or killed, their pirate crews have collapsed, so the Four Emperors' pirate crews... are no longer worthy of the name!"

Everyone looked at Sengoku, waiting for him to continue.

"So from now on... there will be no more Four Emperors pirate crews on the high seas!" Sengoku said in a deep voice.

"Oh? So how do you plan to arrange things between us and the Red-Haired Pirates?" Reina chuckled and said, "My brother and I don't really care about the so-called Four Emperors title, but... isn't this a matter between us pirates? It's a bit inappropriate for a Marine like you to comment on this."

"Then who do you think can replace Big Mom and Kaido?" Sengoku looked at Reina and said, "Do you think I want the Four Emperors to disappear? With such a huge pirate community in the world, losing the control of the Four Emperors is definitely not good news for us!"

"Then why don't you choose two more Yonko pirate crews? Isn't that what you've been doing all along?" Shanks said.

Sengoku shook his head and said, "The Four Emperors' pirate crews are not proven by a single battle or by their strength; they require the recognition of all of you pirates!"

“Isn’t there one right here?” Reina pointed at Luffy and said with a light laugh, “He already has the title of the Fifth Emperor, and with the arrival of the final island, inheriting a spot as one of the Four Emperors shouldn’t be a problem, right? Besides, both Big Mom and Kaido have been defeated by him before!”

Aside from Luffy himself, no one objected to Reina's words; even Sengoku remained silent.

"Huh? The Four Emperors? Me? But our pirate crew only has ten people! Can we be considered a Four Emperors pirate crew?" Luffy pointed at himself and asked, puzzled.

"Idiot!" Reina said in a deep voice, "Do you think that your Straw Hat crew only represents yourselves now? Whether it's Alabasta, Wano Country, or the Straw Hat Grand Fleet behind you, they are all your allies and can be considered members of your Straw Hat Pirates!"

“If that’s the case, they can indeed be called one of the Four Emperors!” Dragon said softly.

Although Shanks did not express his opinion, it was clear that he was on Luffy's side. In addition, this was originally Reina's suggestion, so among the major forces present, except for the Navy, they basically recognized Luffy's status as one of the Four Emperors.

"So what do you plan to do with the other spot?" After a long pause, Zhan Guo finally asked.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, Cao Mao and his crew were now indeed capable of supporting a Yonko pirate crew.

"Hehe... What's the big deal? Just wait and see!" Reina chuckled and said, "With so many pirates in the world, there are bound to be some who stand out. Whoever wins will inherit the remaining spots!"

"You mean... leave it empty?" Sengoku asked, frowning.

"What? Do you think the three of us can't live up to the title of the Four Emperors?" Reina asked, narrowing his eyes.

"This was originally your pirates' problem. Since you've made your decision, then let's leave it at that! Now let's discuss the division of power in the North Blue!" Sengoku didn't waste too much time on the title of the Four Emperors, as that was a minor matter. What was more important was the division of power in the North Blue.

Reina stopped talking about this topic. The Whitebeard Pirates had conquered all the territory themselves, and apart from a small island on the front lines, they hadn't occupied any other territories this time.

"Shanks, Luffy, as one of the Four Emperors, you also have a responsibility to defend against extraterrestrial visitors, right?" Sengoku said, looking at Shanks and Luffy.