Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Huh? Nami? But wasn't she just with us?" Upon seeing Nami next to Luffy, Chopper looked behind him in shock and was stunned to find that Nami was indeed there.

"What? Imposters?" Luffy and Chopper stared in shock at the fake Robin and Nami, seemingly stunned.

"So...didn't I already tell you?" Usopp replied helplessly.

After figuring things out, Luffy stopped worrying and prepared to leave with his crew, but the imposter Robin and Nami stopped them from leaving.

"Please, don't abandon us! Take us with you!" the fake Robin cried, tears streaming down his face.

"Luffy... save me!" The imposter Nami uttered the same words Nami had said to Luffy back in Orange Town.

"Of course!" Luffy's answer was the same as before, and Chopper, standing beside him, also raised his hands angrily, indicating that he would definitely help his comrade.

But before they could make a move...

"Oh!"

The fake Nami now has a big bump on her head. The real Nami is furious. Is this a prank on her right in front of her?

"Boom!"

Following closely behind, Luffy and Chopper also fell down.

When Nami gets angry, no one can get close to her.

Usopp, Sanji, and Zoro, who were standing nearby, complained to the imposter, "Can you two just shut up for a second?"

"Ok?"

Just then, Usopp seemed to hear something and began to search around.

The others also stopped what they were doing; they seemed to have a feeling.

"It's... it's Merry who's come to pick us up!" Usopp shouted excitedly, tears streaming down his face as he lay on the edge of the top floor.

Only then did everyone realize that this was the same feeling they had when Mary came to pick them up after the events at Enies Lobby.

"Jump down!"

Usopp shouted the old slogan and then actually jumped off the top floor.

"Idiot, don't be fooled, below..." Nami was shocked. This wasn't the sea, how could Merry really be here? Besides, it was Luffy who personally sent Merry away back then.

But when he reached the edge of the top floor, he discovered that the area below had indeed turned into the sea, and waiting for them below was the Sunny's dispatch boat, the Mini Merry II!

"Jump!" Just like back then, everyone jumped from the top floor, crying and laughing.

"Gurgle, gurgle..."

But after everyone jumped in, they all sank into the sea the next second.

It turns out that the Mini Merry II couldn't carry that many people at all; it was just a procurement ship!

It couldn't bear the weight it shouldn't have had to bear!

Black lines appeared on Mini Merry 2's head. I'm really exasperated by these guys!

Finally, with Jinbe's help, everyone rode on the Mini Merry 2.

"I never expected to fight CP9 here again! And we still won!" Usopp said with emotion.

"It's okay, it's really fun anyway! Hehehe..." Luffy said with a smile.

For him, the fun adventure was more interesting than the outcome.

"But why is the Mini Merry 2 here? Shouldn't it be on the Sunny? Brook and Franky should be with the Sunny too!" Jinbe, who was protecting the Mini Merry 2 in the water, said in confusion, "And where are we now? Where are we going?"

"So... who's the navigator of this ship? Leave everything to me with confidence!" The fake Nami said with her arms crossed.

But this time, even Luffy couldn't take it anymore and shouted, "Get off our ship right now, or I'm really going to get angry!"

Without saying a word, Nami slapped each of the two imposters, beating them so badly they crouched in a corner, covering their heads and too afraid to speak.

While the Straw Hat crew was experiencing bizarre events, Reina and Robin discovered that they no longer seemed to be in the mountains, but had somehow arrived on a bustling island, and the previous night had turned into day.

"Father?" Robin moved closer to Reina and asked, "Where is this place?"

"Why do I feel a sense of familiarity here?" Reina frowned, carefully looking around. He felt a sense of familiarity, but he couldn't remember where he was at all.

But before Robin could say anything, she suddenly noticed that Reina's expression had changed drastically, and he was even trembling. She had never seen Reina in this state before.

“Father!” Robin cried out worriedly.

“The 23rd Division of the Western Sea Navy!” Reina raised his hand and pointed to the naval base in the distance, which had a large “23” written on it.

"The 23rd Division of the West Blue?" Robin frowned, puzzled. "This can't be the West Blue, so it must be an illusion, and just a mere division... You..."

"Phew~" Reina let out a long sigh, seemingly calming down. He turned to Robin and said, "Robin... no matter what happens later, unless I ask you to, you must not use your Sharingan to break the illusion here!"

Chapter 1242 Illusion

Although Robin was puzzled, she nodded in agreement to Reina's request.

She felt something was off about her ever since her father recognized that this was the West Sea naval branch.

The Sharingan is the best option to break through illusions, but now Reina is preventing her from using it, which is completely wrong.

After discovering that this was the same place he used to live in, Reina did not act immediately. Instead, he took Robin to a tavern and began to gather information there.

"Garp? Father, why is Vice Admiral Garp here? Didn't you say this was a branch of the West Blue?" Robin asked with considerable surprise when she heard that Vice Admiral Garp of the Marine Headquarters had recently brought the Marines here.

Reina smiled slightly and said, "Garp does indeed rarely travel around the four seas. Under normal circumstances, he only appears in the Grand Line and the East Blue. However, there was one incident that made him bring his troops to the West Blue!"

"What is it?" Robin asked curiously.

"To capture the great pirate, Akame Reina!" Reina chuckled and replied.

Reina felt a little strange talking about himself like that, but his fight with Garp in the West Sea made him realize for the first time what world-class power meant.

Now he really wants to try again to see if he can defeat Garp from that time. He's afraid that this illusion won't be able to perfectly replicate Garp's strength back then.

"Huh?" Robin was taken aback when he heard Reina's words.

Because Reina's answer surprised her too much.

However, Reina didn't explain further. Instead, he looked at the sky and said, "It should be about time now. I hope this illusion won't disappoint me, otherwise... the consequences will be severe!"

Robin didn't know what was wrong with Reina, but she could sense that Reina was different from usual, very different, as if he was expecting something and afraid of something at the same time.

"Father, where are we going now?" Robin asked curiously, following behind Reina.

“Naval Division!” Reina replied softly, “Don’t ask any questions, just follow me!”

Robin breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and stopped talking, instead following closely behind Reina.

She had a feeling that something was going to happen today, and perhaps it was something very important to Reina.

She never asked about her father's past, and Reina never spoke of it either.

As a great pirate, everything about Reina was already well-known to the world, and Robin was an expert in intelligence work, so she had already inquired about it.

However, she was unaware that Reina had once fought a great battle with Garp in the West Sea, and this fact was not even known to outsiders.

Soon, the father and daughter arrived at the gate of the naval branch. The guards standing there saw them approaching and immediately stepped forward, saying, "This is the naval branch. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to approach! What brings you here?"

Reina nodded and replied, "Excuse me, is Vice Admiral Garp, who came from Marine Headquarters, here?"

The naval soldier's expression changed, and he asked, "Why are you asking about this?"

Reina smiled and replied, "Just go and inform him that his old friend heard he was here and came to see him!"

"Mr. Love, please state your name!" The soldier looked Reina carefully and asked politely.

But Reina shook his head and said, "Go! Knowing too much isn't good for you. Just tell him that the person he's waiting for has arrived!"

The soldier hesitated for a moment, then nodded and turned to leave.

"Father?" Robin was even more puzzled and asked curiously, "What business do you have with Vice Admiral Garp?"

Reina smiled and said, "You'll know when he gets here!"

Not long after, Garp arrived at the gate accompanied by Marine soldiers. However, he looked at Reina and Robin with a puzzled expression. After a moment, he tentatively asked, "Reina?"

"Hahahaha... You old rascal, you have good eyesight! Even in this state, you can still recognize me!"

The current Reina is quite different from the one back then. He has matured a lot. Because of the pure gold, he has always looked like he was seventeen or eighteen years old, but now he looks like he is close to thirty.

This is also a benefit, or rather a side effect, of pure gold to him. Even though he hasn't used pure gold in recent years, his physical growth is still slower than that of a normal person.

At this time, Garp did not yet have a full head of white hair, and his aura was not as restrained as it would become later. He was someone who was not to be trifled with at first glance.

Robin carefully examined this powerful figure who was renowned throughout the sea.

By the time she came of age, only the legend of Garp remained on the high seas. At that time, there was nothing that would warrant the personal intervention of this naval hero. So, although she had seen Garp many times, she never had the chance to actually see him take action. The only time she saw him jokingly attack the Straw Hat crew was in Water 7.

"What happened to you?" Garp asked curiously.

Because at this moment, Reina seemed to have returned to his original appearance, becoming a middle-aged man approaching thirty.

It's important to know that Reina was once a member of the Rocks Pirates. Although we don't know his exact age, he definitely doesn't look like the seventeen or eighteen-year-old he usually appears to be.

"Don't ask me about this. You should know why I'm here, right?" Reina asked with a smile.

Garp looked at Reina with some suspicion. He had just taken over Olvia from the World Government and hadn't even settled in yet when Reina came knocking on his door. This made him wonder if he had been tricked by the World Government.

"Hahahaha... Why would a great pirate like you come to the West Blue? I have no idea!" Garp habitually used laughter to cover up the truth.

He wasn't sure if Reina really knew the man was in his hands, so he didn't want to show it now.

Reina rolled his eyes and replied, "You're not good at lying, so don't try that on me! If we fight here, you might not be able to protect your Marine branch, or even the residents of this island! So release them, and we'll go somewhere else to fight. I promise I won't run away. If you can capture me, I'll go back to Impel Down with you, how about it?"

Reina knew very well that Garp hadn't really intended to threaten Reina with Olvia back then; the World Government had simply sent her over, and he was just helping to keep an eye on her.

Moreover, their battle back then did indeed destroy almost the entire island.

Therefore, even in the illusion this time, Reina does not intend to involve so many people again.

As expected, after Reina made the suggestion, Garp stopped smiling, looked at Reina seriously, and said, "It's impossible for me to release her. Since you've come to me, you should know that it wasn't me who captured her, but the World Government. I have no right to do that!"

Reina smiled, nodded, and said, "Very good!"

After saying that, he turned to Robin and said, "Let's go, let's go save your mother!"

"Mother?" Robin was stunned, standing there blankly, seemingly unable to believe Reina's words.