Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"The current limit for summoning beasts is one? Does that mean the number of summoning beasts can be increased?" Looking at the information he had just received, Reina immediately opened the shop.

Sure enough, you can now find items related to spirit communication in the shop.

"Summoning Beast Limit Scroll: Adds one summoning beast slot available for contracting. 1 points (can be used 2 times)"

"Summoning Beast Advancement Limit Scroll: Adds one more summoning beast slot. 5 points (can be used 2 times)"

"Summoning Beast Limit Scroll: Adds one more summoning beast slot. 10 points (can be used 5 times)"

In other words, if Reina buys all the scrolls in the store, he can theoretically contract ten summoned beasts!

However, he had no desire to buy anything. To be honest, he couldn't even find the first creature he could contract, let alone any others.

After casually adding the advanced skill experience scroll from his overtime pay to his advanced physical skills, Reina planned to go back to bed.

However, at that moment, he suddenly noticed a dark figure at the window, seemingly heading towards the Tree of Omniscience. After thinking for a moment, Reina decided to follow it quietly.

"It's her?" Reina quickly recognized her; she was the girl Dr. Kuroha had called Nicole during the day.

Upon seeing the other party sneakily enter the Tree of Omniscience, Reina used his Observation Haki to sense it and discovered that there were actually quite a few life forms inside.

"It seems that our arrival during the day had some impact on them, so they're planning to hold a meeting tonight to discuss it?" After thinking for a moment, Reina didn't force his way in.

Although the people inside might not be very strong, Reina didn't want to use force, so he simply waited outside.

As time passed, besides Nicole, many others secretly entered the Tree of Omniscience one after another.

As dawn approached, Reina realized they had finished their discussion, because some people had already come out.

After Nicole came out, Reina slowly followed her. When they were almost at her house, Reina coughed lightly and emerged from the darkness.

"Who?" Nicole Olvia turned around and saw Reina walking out from around the corner.

“Miss Nicole! Why aren’t you at home at this hour? Why are you out for a walk?” Reina asked with a smile.

"Um... haha~ I couldn't sleep last night, so I came out for a walk!" Nicole Olvia said somewhat awkwardly.

“I see. Such a beautiful night. I thought I was the only one who couldn’t sleep. I didn’t expect that Miss Nicole… you couldn’t sleep either!” Reina said, looking at her with a half-smile.

"Um... I have something to do, so I'll head back now. Please go ahead!" Nicole Olvia's eyes darted around, and she immediately became wary.

“Alright, I won’t beat around the bush anymore. I wonder if Miss Nicole could give me a little time? I think we can have a chat!” Reina extended an invitation to Nicole Olvia.

After thinking about it for a long time, Nicole Olvia finally accepted Reina's invitation.

She already knew Reina's identity in the basement of the Tree of Omniscience. If he made a move, she probably wouldn't even have a chance to escape. So, listening to what he had to say shouldn't be a problem.

As long as we follow the curator's advice and don't translate ancient texts for them, it shouldn't be a problem.

Reina led Nicole Olvia to the rooftop, took out two bottles of rum from his pocket, handed one to Nicole Olvia, and asked, "Want some? It's a bit chilly on the rooftop at night!"

Nicole Olvia shook her head and declined Reina's offer, but he didn't mind and opened the bottle and started drinking.

"You two must have discussed this just now, right? Are you willing to help us?" Reina asked softly while drinking.

It seemed as if he was just greeting the other person, his tone was flat and casual.

Nicole Olvia looked at Reina with some surprise, then understood; since he had shown up, he must have discovered their actions.

But she didn't know how to answer Reina.

"Don't worry, we really just want to go treasure hunting, we don't have any other intentions. To put it bluntly, with our strength, even if we force you to translate, you can't do anything about it!" Reina said with a smile.

"Really? Aren't you afraid we'll deliberately mistranslate?" Nicole Olvia didn't bother to say she didn't know ancient scripts; that would only be an insult to herself.

"Hahaha..." Reina laughed as if he had heard a joke, and then said, "It's a very simple solution. I will arrest all of your villagers, and then separate and detain everyone who entered the Tree of Omniscience tonight. I will make them translate. If anyone's translation is different from the others, I will kill one of your villagers. Do you think I can achieve my goal?"

Reina's words sent a chill down Nicole Olvia's spine. She couldn't fathom what kind of vicious person could come up with such a plan and speak of it so casually. Human life seemed utterly worthless to him, even less valuable than the wine in his hand.

Looking at the silent Nico Olvia, Reina smiled slightly and said, "Don't be nervous, I won't do that. Even if you decide not to help us with the translation in the end, we won't do it! I'm telling you this just so you won't underestimate pirates!"

Nicole Olvia looked at Reina, the man before her like a mist, unfathomable.

She couldn't be sure whether what the other person said was just casual talk or a test. If the other person really had such intentions, then even if they agreed to help with the translation, the other person wouldn't believe them, right?

After all, if something goes wrong, they will be the ones who have to pay the price.

"Alright, look how scared you are! First of all, I didn't know any of you went to the Tree of Omniscience today. I came here to chat with you by chance! I thought we met briefly during the day, so I came to chat with you!" Seeing that the other party was just silent and didn't say anything, Reina touched his nose and said somewhat awkwardly.

His joke seemed to have gone too far and scared the other person.

However, what he said wasn't something unbelievable. Many pirates in this world have done similar things, which is why Nicole Olvia believed that what Reina said was true.

However, when she saw Reina's embarrassed expression, she suddenly felt an urge to laugh for some reason.

"Pfft..." In the end, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Phew~ It's good that you laughed. Let's pretend that what happened just now didn't happen! Sorry to bother you!" Seeing that the other party laughed, which really had the effect of making everything bloom, Reina shrugged and stood up to say.

“Give it to me!” Nicole Olvia said with a light laugh, covering her mouth.

"What?" Reina asked, somewhat surprised.

“Map! Take it out, I’ll translate it for you!” Nicole Olvia said, feigning nonchalance.

"Um...didn't your curator say you weren't allowed to translate for me?" Reina asked in surprise.

"I believe in you!" These simple words gave Reina an urge to hug the other person.

Suppressing his inner turmoil, Reina nodded and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go back and get the map! I was just out for a walk, I didn't expect to run into you!"

Nicole Olvia was taken aback, then smiled and nodded, saying, "I didn't expect we really did run into each other by chance!"

This time, she truly believed him. If this was part of his plan, then he would have carried the treasure map with him so that after threatening her, he could make her translate it directly.

Chapter 90 Setting Sail

“Alright, this is the translation of the map. It should be accurate. You should interpret these words according to the context of the time! There might be different interpretations, but the general meaning should be correct!” Nicole Olvia handed the translated paper to Reina and said.

“I think the best thing to do is to bring one of your scholars along; that way, we might have a better chance of success!” Reina said, stroking his chin.

“You really dare to dream! We’re scholars, not pirates!” Nicole Olvia shook her head and said.

"It's not like we're asking you to become pirates, just to accompany us on a sea voyage! By the way, could you ask around for me tomorrow? See if anyone's interested in this legendary treasure. Maybe there'll be some historical discoveries!" Reina asked with a smile.

Nicole Olvia smiled, which was considered an agreement to Reina's request.

The next morning, Reina instructed Laco and the others not to clash with the local residents before returning to the pirate ship, as he needed to finish his work for the day first.

In the afternoon, the curator, Kuroha, brought Nicole Olvia to Reina.

"Hmm? The curator and Miss Nicole have come together, there must be something important going on?" Reina asked with a smile.

“That’s right. Now that you know our secret, I hope you can keep it a secret for us!” Kurohya glanced at Nicole with a hint of helplessness, then said to Reina.

"Don't worry, I haven't even told my companions about this! Besides, we're already planning to set sail tomorrow, and nothing will change in Ohara after we leave!" Reina nodded and said seriously.

"Thank you! Also, I plan to have Nicole Olvia go with you so she can see the world. I hope you can protect her safety!" Kuroha said, bowing to Reina.

"Oh? Miss Nico is with us? That's wonderful! Don't worry, Doctor, as long as the Whitebeard Pirates aren't wiped out, Miss Nico will be fine!" Reina patted his chest and assured him.

He knew that this was Nico Robin's future mother, and if she died on this journey, it would be a huge joke, so he absolutely would not let that happen!

Next, Dr. Kuroha asked Reiner to bring out what Nicole Olvia had translated. He carefully checked it and, finding no errors, returned it to Reiner.

After Dr. Kuroha and Nicole Olvia left, Reina sent word that they would set sail the next morning.

As a result, Laco and the others used this as an excuse to hold a banquet in the central square of Ohara with Reina. Although they only stayed there for two days, they still managed to overturn the villagers' impression of pirates.

The banquet that day was extremely lively, with many residents of O'Hara participating, which made Reina feel quite distressed.

Finally, fearing there wouldn't be enough food, Reina went out to sea and brought back a sea king to eat, much to the delight of the residents of Ohara, who rarely got to eat such a high-class delicacy.

In the end, almost all the residents of Ohara came to participate in the banquet.

"Is this how your usual banquets are?" Nicole Olvia asked with a smile as she approached Reina, who was sitting in the corner, holding a wine glass.

“It’s not usually this grand! Miss Nicole doesn’t drink, does she?” Reina said, his lips twitching.

If this continues every time, even the Whitebeard Pirates will be eaten out of house and home.

“Hehe… I naturally wouldn’t drink with strangers, but it’s different with my companions! I’ll leave the rest of the adventure to you! And… you can call me Olvia!” Nico Olvia held out her glass to Reina.

“That’s a real honor, Olvia!” Reina clinked glasses with her, then smiled at each other and downed their glasses of red wine in one gulp.

The next morning, Reina directed the crew to prepare for departure, and many residents actually came to the port to see them off.

However, in Reina's view, they were just saddened by the departure of their big spender, and didn't really care about them that much.

However, Joz and Hansen disagreed with Reiner's statement, insisting that it was a testament to their friendship, and their impression of O'Hara became quite positive.

"Oh no...oh no...no...oh no!"

Just then, an O'Hara resident ran toward the port, shouting loudly.

"What's wrong?" Reina jumped off the boat and asked with a frown.

"Quick, you guys hurry! It's the navy! The navy is coming!" The panting villagers, disregarding everything else, pushed Reina while anxiously saying this.

"The Navy? They still dare to come?" Laco said in surprise.

At this moment, the lookout quickly climbed the mast and looked in the direction the villagers were pointing.

"First mate! It's a warship from Naval Headquarters!" The lookout put down his monoculars and shouted to Reina with a grim expression.

His words made the crew members serious. A warship from the Navy Headquarters meant that the other side knew it was them, so it was very likely that they had ill intentions!

Reina pondered for a moment, then shouted to Joz, "Joz, get everyone ready to set sail immediately! Lakyo, take your men and gather all the residents of Ohara in the square right now, then tie them all up!"

Upon hearing this, Lacjo immediately understood why Reina had done this. He nodded and led his men towards the square.

The surrounding residents and Olvia looked at Reina with confusion, wondering why they weren't running away and why they were being held hostage. Did they want to use them as hostages to prevent the navy from taking action?

“If we leave now, the Navy might do something to you. They won’t think we’re just here to buy supplies! So making you the victims is the safest way, since I don’t even know who the Navy is!” Reina explained when he saw everyone’s confusion.

The residents suddenly realized what was happening and ran towards the square, saying they would help persuade the other residents to come out and explain the situation to everyone.

Just as the naval warships were already in sight, the work here was finally completed. With a command from Reina, the pirate ship set sail and the pirate flag was raised.

"Sir, it really is the Whitebeard Pirates, but why do they only have one small boat?" an officer reported to Zephyr.

“This isn’t the entire Whitebeard Pirates crew. If they were all here, we wouldn’t have enough manpower! Send someone to land on Ohara and see what Reina is up to!” Zephyr said with a slight smile.

"Yes!"

Soon, the navy arrived at Ohara Port. After dropping off some naval soldiers, Zephyr planned to go straight for Reina. However, just as they were leaving, a resident who looked very disheveled suddenly rushed out of the port.