Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"First mate, you're awake?" Upon seeing Reina awake, the soldier responsible for taking care of him immediately stepped forward and asked, "What do you need? I'll prepare it right away!"

"How long have I been asleep? What's the situation outside? Has the captain's operation ended?" Reina asked repeatedly.

“You haven’t been asleep for long, about half a day. The battle just ended not long ago. Captain Sachi is currently taking over the island we captured, and Captain Ace is the commander in charge of the front-line base! We are currently at the front-line base! As for Dad, there’s no news yet, but Brûlée contacted us when the battle was almost over. Dad and the others should know about our situation!” The warrior replied after thinking for a moment.

"Where's Marco? Where did he go?" Reina asked, frowning slightly.

With him absent, Marco, the captain of the First Division, should be in charge of the overall situation. Why is Ace in charge of the front-line base?

"Captain Marco has gone to support the Sea Guard! After we defeated the extraterrestrials, they reinforced the Sea Guard. In order to prevent the frontline troops from returning to the central island, Sengoku of the Sea Guard did not order a retreat, but instead asked us for help, because the extraterrestrial troops that retreated from our side went to their side!" Upon hearing Reina's question, the soldier immediately replied.

Upon hearing this, Reina nodded and ordered, "Go and get me some food and drinks!"

"Yes, First Mate!"

Soon, a generous amount of food and drinks were served to Reina, along with Ace.

Ace was wrapped in bandages at this moment, and he seemed to be seriously injured.

"What happened? You guys were still fighting after I fell asleep?" Reina asked, frowning, upon seeing Ace's appearance.

Ace shook his head and replied helplessly, "No, these are injuries from the previous battle. They're not very serious, but the ship's doctor insisted on bandaging me up like this, so I had no choice!"

Reina smiled, ate his food, and gestured for Ace to sit down, but Ace only sat down and did not eat with Reina.

While Reina was eating, Ace gave him a general overview of the current situation.

"So, the Venerable One still managed to escape?" Reina wiped his mouth and asked.

“Yes, neither Marco nor I found him, but judging from the fact that he destroyed the teleporter at the end, he must have escaped. As for whether he went back to the central island or went somewhere else, we don’t know!” Ace nodded and replied.

"Well, it's a bit of a pity, but the Venerable One shouldn't be showing up anytime soon! Any news from the Sea Guard?" After asking, Reina continued his attack on the food. He needed a lot of food to recover from his injuries, at least to regain some of his combat strength as soon as possible.

Because both the Navy and Whitebeard's forces are still at war.

“I’ve already asked them. After Marco led his men to provide support, the situation has stabilized, but that’s all. The enemy has too many troops, and we simply can’t take over their territory!” Ace shook his head and said.

Reina rolled his eyes, patted his chest, swallowed the food in his mouth, and then gulped down a large mouthful of wine before saying to Ace, "Don't be too greedy. The battle against the extraterrestrials is a long one and it can't end so quickly. If I'm not mistaken, they probably have some tricks up their sleeves on the central island. If we want to take the central island, we'll probably have to pay a price!"

Upon hearing this, Ace sighed and said, "I really don't know how long this war will last!"

"What? Missing the days of freedom?" Reina smiled and replied.

He has slowed down his eating speed considerably, firstly because there is not much food left, and secondly because he still needs to repay and transform the food he just ate with his life.

"I do feel a bit nostalgic!" Ace nodded, saying with some sadness, "I used to crave battle and hope to become stronger, but now that I see so many of my comrades die in the North Sea, I feel... it wasn't worth it!"

"Pfft~" Reina couldn't help but laugh, put down his chopsticks, asked the waiter to clean the table, and then asked them to continue serving food.

“You think it’s not worth it for them to die here? But I think it’s more worthwhile for them to die here than to die in battles with the Navy or pirates in the New World! Here they are heroes, warriors who protect the world, but in the New World… they are just pirates! Pirates who burn, kill, and plunder! Although we haven’t done that, in the eyes of the world we are that kind of pirate!” Reina said to Ace while waiting for new food to arrive.

"But... will the World Government approve? They won't publicize what we did in the North Blue!" Ace pouted and said with dissatisfaction.

"So you did this because of the World Government?" Reina countered.

“Of course not!” Ace shook his head firmly and said, “I did it for my comrades, my family… and those poor, innocent people!”

He thought of the windmill village in the East China Sea, and also of the bandits in the back mountains. If the world were to be occupied by extraterrestrial visitors, then they would all die!

“Isn’t that it? Why do you need to let the World Government know or publicize it? Does it mean you’re not a hero without their publicity? To your family and friends, you are the great hero who protected them! The same goes for those fallen comrades. Their families won’t be sad because they are pirates, because they are heroes!” Reina replied, shrugging.

Ace suddenly realized what was going on, stood up, bowed to Reina, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Reina! You truly are my guide!"

"Alright, Ace! Relax, it's no big deal! Go do your thing! I need to rest after I finish eating!" Reina waved his hand and shooed Ace away, because his second round of food had arrived.

Chapter 1223 Tricked Sachi

After Ace left, Reina ate two more rounds of food before taking a nice bath, which helped him recover somewhat.

When he came out of the room, he ran into Sachi, who was returning home.

"Has that island been taken over yet?" Reina greeted Sachi with a smile.

"Oh~ you woke up so quickly? I thought you were going to sleep for two or three days!" Sachi said with a grin. "This battle was quite intense and lasted for a long time. Plus, the commotion from your fight with the Destroyer Venerable was so great that the whole island has been destroyed, so there's not much to clean up!"

Because of their resounding victory, everyone's face was beaming with smiles.

Reina could feel their joy too, and said with a smile, "Maybe after the war is over, this island will become a tourist destination!"

“That’s a good idea. I’ll have Dad send you to manage this island! Hahahaha…” Sachi replied with a loud laugh.

"Has the captain and Marco sent any new messages?" Reina asked after the two had chatted and laughed for a while.

Sachi shook his head and replied, "I don't know. Let's go ask Ace. I hope nothing bad has happened to Marco!"

"It should be fine! Sengoku is not someone who is easy to deal with. Now that the extraterrestrial visitors have lost the Venerable One, it should be fine as long as they are just those titled individuals!" Reina said softly.

Sachi gave a wry smile and said nothing more.

For Reina, the only opponents now are the Destroyer and the Guardian, but for them, those extraterrestrial visitors with titles are also quite troublesome, otherwise Sengoku would not have asked them for help.

It should be noted that there are probably no fewer than twenty powerful figures gathered on that island now, and the intensity of the battle is likely to be even greater than before.

Soon, the two found Ace together. Ace was working hard in the temporary meeting hall, sweating profusely. The work here was not his forte, which was why he was like this.

"First mate, Sachi, you've come at the perfect time! Quickly, quickly... I'll leave these tasks to you. I'd rather fight the extraterrestrials than stay here!" Ace said with delight upon seeing the two enter.

Reina and Sachi exchanged a glance and couldn't help but laugh at the same time.

“It’s not that you can’t go into battle, but are you alright with your injuries?” Reina asked with a smile.

"No problem!" Ace patted his chest and said, "It's just some minor injuries!"

He was about to take off the bandages when he was stopped by Reina.

"Don't dismantle it, don't dismantle it! It's fine as it is. We don't know what's going on with the Coast Guard right now. Take some more men and go check it out. Remember, your mission isn't to actually fight, but to protect Marco and the others. They must be exhausted from all the battles they've been fighting, which is why we're sending you over to check on them!" Reina said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I understand. I'll go right now!" Seemingly afraid that Reina would change his mind, Ace immediately got up and ran out. His Second Division combatants should have been rested long ago, and it was the perfect time to go into battle.

After Ace left, Reina said to Sachi, "I'm injured now and need to rest. I'll leave this place to you!"

Before Sachi could react, Reina had already run away at top speed, leaving a somewhat dumbfounded Sachi behind.

"Captain Sachi, I have a feeling you've been tricked!" Sachi's teammate said, watching Reina run away.

Upon hearing this, Sachi smiled wryly and said, "There's nothing I can do. Who told you, Captain, that I can't outmaneuver that cunning guy, Reina? Oh well, there's not much to do anyway. You let the team members rest first, and I'll stay and finish things here!"

"Let them go and rest. I'll stay here and keep you company!" Sachi's vice-captain said, unable to bear seeing his captain working so hard.

His vice-captain was an honest man, just like himself, so Sachi couldn't bear to let him continue working there. After sending him back to rest, Sachi sat down and began to process some documents. These were all issues related to supplies at the front. Given Ace's personality, it was perfectly normal that he wouldn't be able to handle them well. But Sachi was different. He had been dealing with food supplies for many years, so he knew a bit about these things and it wasn't too difficult for him to deal with them.

He just felt somewhat helpless about being outmaneuvered by Ace and Reina.

Actually, Ace went to Reina earlier hoping that Reina would find someone else to work for him, as he was really not good at these things. However, Reina himself did not want to do them at all, so he thought of Sachi.

Moreover, in order to prevent Sachi from refusing, the two of them co-starred in this play.

Of course, it's not unreasonable for them to fear that Sachi would refuse, because Sachi had also experienced the previous great battle, and after the battle ended, he stayed there to deal with trivial matters. He had finally finished dealing with them, and he should have come back to rest at this time.

So after tricking Sachi, the two of them ran away immediately, knowing that it would be difficult to face Sachi.

When Reina came out of the temporary front-line camp, Ace was waiting for him outside.

"First mate, is this a bad idea?" Ace asked with some concern.

"Then you go in and bring Sachi out yourself?" Reina glanced at Ace and replied.

Ace immediately shook his head like a fan; he really wouldn't do something like that!

"Don't worry!" Reina yawned and said, "It's not like he's fighting, there won't be any danger, just a little tiring. And he doesn't have to do it for very long, he'll rest when he gets tired!"

Upon hearing this, Ace was relieved and overjoyed.

"After you go to the Coast Guard, remember to first ascertain the situation of Marco and the others. All the intelligence we have now is transmitted from the Coast Guard, so after you get there, leave some people at the liaison office. Contact us immediately if anything happens, and I will send someone over!" Reina instructed Ace.

Ace nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Also, if you find things are hopeless, retreat immediately. Nothing is more important than life, you know? What's the use of revenge if we die? If you can avoid dying, then don't die!" Reina patted Ace on the shoulder and said.

"Don't worry, First Mate, I know what to do!" Ace assured him.

"You know nothing! You're all a bunch of idiots who don't value life!" Reina waved his hand, indicating that Ace could get lost.

Seeing this, Ace grinned and led his subordinates toward the location of the teleporter.

End of Chapter 1224

After seeing Ace off, Reina returned to his room to rest. He hadn't lied to Sachi; he genuinely wanted to recover from his injuries as soon as possible because he wanted to test whether he could still use the Sharingan.

Not long after Reina went back to rest, Sachi, who was working at the temporary residence, received a message from the liaison officer saying that he had made contact with Bry.

"Okay, don't hang up yet, I'll be right there!" Sachi put down his work and rushed to the liaison room, sending someone to notify Reina on the way.

When Sachi arrived at the communications room, Reina also came over, yawning.

"First mate, Captain Sachi!" The liaison officer immediately made way for the two upon seeing them.

"Is this the first mate?" Brulee, on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, asked excitedly upon hearing the liaison officer and Reina greet each other.

"Ah~ it's Brulee! Is everything alright with the captain?" Reina replied with a smile.

“Yes! Dad and Captain Jozu just stayed on the ship and didn’t participate in the battle. When I left, the battle on the central island should still be ongoing, with constant explosions. Dad said the longer it drags on, the lower the chance of success!” Brulee nodded and said.

"I remember you had a teleporter with you, right? Do you need us to send reinforcements?" Reina asked, frowning.

"This... we probably shouldn't need to for now, right? Dad didn't tell them about the teleporter and my existence!" After thinking for a moment, Brulee finally revealed what she knew.

“Oh, I see! Alright then! We’re all set here, so you can stay with the captain. If there’s anything urgent, you can relay it to us. Anyway, the operation over there has already begun, so there’s no need to worry about being discovered by the enemy. If all else fails, just open the mirror space and have them retreat through it!” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

“Okay, I understand!” After saying that, Brulee hesitated for a moment and asked, “First mate, were you seriously injured after fighting the Destroyer? Father was a little doubtful, saying that your strength shouldn’t be enough to defeat the Destroyer head-on!”

"Hahaha..." Reina laughed loudly after hearing this and said, "Big brother's guess is right. If I can't use the Sharingan, my strength is about the same as that of the Destroyer. However, that guy was a little careless at the beginning of the battle. My ability was newly upgraded, and he didn't understand it yet. So Ace and I worked together to cripple one of his arms, which was one of the reasons for his defeat. In addition, he didn't understand my ability, which led to his final defeat!"

After listening, Brulee nodded to indicate that she understood. Although she didn't quite understand, she was sure that if she told Whitebeard, he would understand.

After ending the call with Brûlée, Reina yawned and said to Sachi with a disgruntled look, "You're not getting revenge on me, are you? I just went to sleep! I'm injured, I need to rest!"

Sachi gave a wry smile and replied, "I don't know what it is either! What if it's something important? That would be terrible!"

"You can let me know if something really happens! Anyway, if it's not something I absolutely have to do, don't bother calling me!" Reina rolled his eyes and replied.

"Fine, fine! You're all the bosses. I'll call you next time I need something, right?" Sachi said speechlessly.

"Absolutely!" Reina said, then waved and left. He just wanted to rest now and wait until he recovered before trying to awaken his Sharingan. If he could awaken his Sharingan, and with only the Master remaining, Reina wouldn't mind taking care of him as well.