Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Although this wasn't a trap they set, they were still lucky to have stumbled upon it.

He was originally chasing the Color Pirates, but he encountered Zephyr on the way and learned that Whitebeard and Reyna had probably reunited, so the two of them came together.

As for the device on their ship that interfered with Den Den Mushi, it was something prepared for the Color Pirates. Using that device, they could interfere with the effects of the Draw-Draw Fruit, which is why they spotted the unusual fog from afar and went around it.

Upon arriving at this sea area, they discovered that Marco, unfortunately, had emerged from the thick fog. Sengoku immediately realized that the Whitebeard Pirates had fallen into an ambush set by the Color Pirates. He had originally planned to wait until the Whitebeard Pirates and the Color Pirates were both severely weakened before reaping the benefits.

Unexpectedly, the Color Pirates were defeated so quickly. They hadn't even taken down Marco yet, and the enemy had already started dispelling the water mist.

"Boom boom boom..." Just as Sengoku and Whitebeard were about to clash again, Reina and Zephyr caused another big commotion.

A massive, chilling slash cleaved the sinking warship in two. Then, two figures quickly separated. Reina, carrying Hyōrinmaru, clutched his arm and flew directly towards Whitebeard.

"Are you alright?" Whitebeard caught Reina and asked with a frown.

"Cough cough... It's alright. As expected of a Marine Admiral, there's still a gap between our strengths. Brother, let's prepare to retreat!" Reina coughed a few times, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and then said.

"Trying to leave?" Sengoku, seeing Reina injured, immediately struck out with a palm.

"Hmph!" Whitebeard put Reina down and threw a punch at Sengoku as well.

The clash of fists and palms instantly generated a shockwave of energy that blew away all the surrounding marines and pirates.

"Powerful Strike - Freeze a Thousand Miles!" Just as Sengoku and Whitebeard were clashing, Reina, who had just appeared to be seriously injured, suddenly sprang up and slashed directly at Sengoku with his sword.

Sengoku was startled and tried to retreat, but Whitebeard pressed his advantage, his naginata following closely behind, forcing Sengoku to defend himself.

At this moment, Sengoku was unable to retreat in the face of attacks from Reina and Whitebeard, so he had no choice but to push his hands out to block Reina's slash.

It's not that Reiner's slash was more threatening than Whitebeard's, but rather that Reiner's attack was launched first, so it hit Whitebeard's attack first.

If he chooses to withstand Reina's slash head-on, it might affect his ability to defend against Whitebeard's attacks, which would be counterproductive.

"Kid, so that's what you were planning?" At the crucial moment, Zephyr suddenly appeared, his arms covered in Armament Haki, and directly helped Sengoku block Whitebeard's attack.

"Tch~ They came so fast!" Seeing that his sneak attack had failed, Reina immediately sheathed his sword and returned to Whitebeard's side, then secretly gave Whitebeard a wink.

Whitebeard acted as if he hadn't seen anything and attacked Zephyr directly. Zephyr was not to be outdone and started fighting with Whitebeard. Sengoku was about to make a move, but suddenly felt a sense of crisis. So he abandoned his attempt to help Zephyr and left the spot.

"Splash splash splash splash..." Just as Sengoku jumped away, a huge sea king suddenly appeared next to the warship and sprayed a jet of water towards the spot where Sengoku had just been.

"What a pity... but it's enough, big brother! Let's go!" After Sengoku jumped out of the battle, Whitebeard launched a fierce attack, dodging Zephyr, and then jumped out of the warship with Reina.

By the time Sengoku and Zephyr reacted, Whitebeard and Reyna had already ridden away on the Sea King that had attacked him.

By the time Whitebeard and Reina returned to the pirate ship, the attacking Marines had already retreated. Without thinking about anything else, Reina's first priority was to get Jozu out of there.

The Navy did not pursue the fleeing Whitebeard Pirates, because the giant Sea King was lurking around the Navy warships and could attack them at any moment.

Although they were strong enough not to care about the Sea King, there were many rescue ships on the sea rescuing the naval soldiers who had fallen into the water. If the Sea King suddenly attacked, it would be quite troublesome. That's why Sengoku did not order a pursuit.

Liu Liu had already received Reina's orders not to approach the naval warships, so Sengoku and Zephyr had no chance to kill Liu Liu.

"Marco, take stock of the wounded and treat their injuries immediately! Joz, check the course with the navigator and Olvia, and the shipwright should check the damage to the Moby Dick!" Reina gave the orders as soon as they were away from the navy.

Whitebeard didn't say anything about Reyna's overstepping of authority. Reyna usually handled all the big and small matters on the ship for him. He also knew that Reyna didn't value the captain's position. If he wanted to be the captain, he could do just fine on his own.

Once everything on the ship had returned to normal, Reina tried to communicate with the Sky Island. Sure enough, once they were far away from the Navy, the Den Den Mushi regained its communication capabilities.

Reina was relieved to learn that Sky Island had been watching them from the sky.

"First mate, we've spotted a small island to your left at the ten o'clock position!" came the voice of the Sky Island Surveillance Officer through the Den Den Mushi.

“Very good. Continue to monitor, especially the situation of the surrounding navy. If you find that the Den Den Mushi is not working, try to make some noise so that we will know that the navy is approaching!” Reina said after thinking for a moment.

He decided that after this treasure hunt, he would definitely upgrade and modify the Den Den Mushi, so that it wouldn't be controlled by the Navy so easily.

Currently, the Navy is the most skilled at breeding Den Den Mushi, but the underground black market also has some unknown methods to prevent these situations from happening, so as long as Reina is willing to spend the money, it shouldn't be a problem.

"News has come from Sky Island: a small island has been discovered at the ten o'clock position to the left. Check the treasure map to see if it's the right location!" Reina relayed the information to Olvia.

The navigator and Olvia checked the course while comparing it with the nautical chart and the treasure map.

“It should be in that direction, let’s go take a look!” Olvia nodded and said.

Without Reina's instruction, Joz immediately changed course and headed towards the ten o'clock position.

“Brother, we should be at our destination by now, but after the battle, everyone has sustained injuries of varying degrees. Why don’t we rest on that island for a while?” Reina asked Whitebeard as he approached him.

"We're not far from where we just encountered the Navy, are we?" Whitebeard asked, frowning.

“Hmm! It is indeed a bit troublesome. How about we send the Sky Island down? Everyone can go to the Sky Island to rest, and let the uninjured people go to search for the treasure?” Reina nodded and said.

"Let's get to the island first and then see how things go. If it's really not working out, we'll go to the Sky Island!" Whitebeard nodded and said.

Chapter 98 The Missing Island

"Dad! Reina! This island is a little different from what the treasure map shows!" After landing on the island, Olvia and a few crew members surveyed the surrounding area before finding Whitebeard and Reina and saying this.

"Different? What do you mean? Did we come to the wrong place?" Reina handed the freshly baked food to Whitebeard and asked Olvia.

“No, according to the map, this should be the place! But… judging from the location indicated by the treasure map… we seem to be only on the outer edge of the island. There should be another area, and the island looks different from what's on the treasure map!” Olvia said, pointing to the treasure map.

"Is it because the island has been around for so long that its topography has changed?"

“Impossible, I’ve calculated it. Even if time has passed, the island wouldn’t look like this!” Olvia shook her head and said.

“This…” Reina looked at the white-bearded man eating and drinking beside him and was speechless for a moment.

"Gurararara... Don't rush! Since the location is right, the thing is there, it won't run away. Now... let's eat our fill first!" Whitebeard laughed as he saw Reina and Olvia looking at him.

Reina paused for a moment, then smiled and handed the food in his hand to Olvia.

"Ptooey, ptooey... Ugh~ Reina, this is still raw!" Olvia took a bite and immediately roared angrily at Reina.

Reina stared blankly at Olvia, somewhat bewildered, and said, "I baked it for you, so it's definitely raw!"

"Haha... First mate! You're awesome!"

"Haha... It's live! It really is live!"

The surrounding crew members burst into laughter upon seeing this.

"Hehehehe... Our first mate is single by choice, what's it to you?" The Ice Witch Whiteybe said with a loud laugh, holding a wine glass.

"Ah~ I really..." Olvia wanted to throw the food in her hand at Reina's head, but considering that everyone had fought with the Navy today, she let him go.

Reina's face darkened. Olvia was Robin's mother, and he had no intention of becoming Robin's father. Moreover, if Robin was unable to appear in this world because of him, wouldn't that be terrible?

What started as a simple barbecue dinner on the coast turned into a banquet. However, considering the great battle that had taken place that day, Reina didn't want to spoil everyone's fun. He simply contacted the Sky Island and asked them to descend as well, so that the Moby Dick could be taken up with them.

After all, Olvia just said that something was wrong here, and the navy might be nearby, so it's best to be prepared just in case.

Furthermore, it's best not to have too many people on this treasure hunt. In case the navy catches up, Reina can summon the Float, and if there aren't too many people, they can ride the Float away.

After the banquet ended, everyone was ruthlessly driven away by Reina to rest on the sky island. Apart from Whitebeard, Olvia, and Reina, only Marco and the others remained on the shore.

"Reina, he's not injured, why can't he go?! Dad, aren't you going to do anything about him?!" Olga refused to go to the Sky Island; she wanted to go on the adventure too.

"It's alright, Olga, I'll protect you! Reina, let Olga come along!" Olvia pleaded on Olga's behalf.

"You? If you weren't the only one who knows ancient scripts, you should be staying on the floating island right now! You clearly know there's something wrong with this island, so why did you bring Olga with you?" Reina rolled his eyes and refused outright.

Olvia blushed. Her strength was no match for the Whitebeard Pirates, so she realized that what she had just said was somewhat presumptuous.

“Let her come along! Olga, come with your sister! Your sister will protect you!” Whitebey had been getting along well with Olvia and Olga recently, so she stepped forward and said this.

“Alright, Whiteybe, their safety is in your hands! We’ll rest on the shore tonight and set off again early tomorrow morning!” With Whiteybe speaking up, Reina couldn’t say anything more, so he had no choice but to agree.

After setting up some traps around the camp, Reina received his wages for the day. After taking a quick look and finding nothing particularly special, Reina went into his tent to rest.

The next morning, Reina started exercising, and the chef Sachi got up with him to prepare breakfast for everyone.

"Tsk tsk tsk... Reina is really a monster, training like this day after day, year after year!" Olga said with some emotion when she saw Reina training after waking up.

"That's why he keeps getting stronger!" Before anyone knew it, Whitebey and Olvia were standing next to Olga. Whitebey looked at Reina, who was training not far away, and said with a hint of admiration.

"His talent isn't actually that strong. Apart from those strange abilities, his physical attributes are actually very ordinary, even inferior to those of a typical pirate! When I first met him, he was a guy who couldn't do anything except clean up!" Whitebeard said, sitting on a large rock and drinking.

"Dad!"

The group noticed the white-bearded man and immediately came over to greet him.

"Dad, how did he become so powerful? Did he just train on his own?" Olvia asked curiously.

“No!” Whitebeard shook his head and said, “He probably had his own extraordinary encounters! I don’t know when he acquired that strange ability, but at the beginning, that ability was very weak; he can’t even withstand a punch from Marco now! But as you can see, he’s the most diligent and disciplined guy I’ve ever met! Back then…”

Whitebeard shook his head as if recalling something unpleasant, and continued, "Back then, even that man said that Reina was the most law-abiding pirate of all!"

At some point, apart from Reina, all the crew members who participated in the treasure hunt had gathered around Whitebeard. They rarely heard Whitebeard and Reina talk about the past. Even Marco, who was the first to board the ship, did not know about Whitebeard and Reina's past.

However, based on some clues from the past, he could deduce that Reina and his father must have been on the same ship before, and it was very likely the ship of the legendary man who had already perished.

"That man? Dad, who is he? Is he some kind of powerful guy?" Olvia asked curiously.

Only she would dare to ask such a question, since she wasn't a member of the Whitebeard Pirates and didn't know that Whitebeard seemed to dislike talking about the past.

As expected, Whitebeard smiled but did not answer.

"Hey~ what are you all doing here? Listening to Dad tell stories? Sachi, is breakfast ready? I'm starving!" Reina, who had finished his morning exercise, slowly walked over and asked with a smile.

He had only said it casually, because he saw that everyone was standing around Whitebeard except for Whitebeard sitting on the rock, as if they were listening to what Whitebeard was saying. He never expected that Whitebeard was talking about him.

“It’s all ready! Breakfast is your favorite nutritious breakfast!” Sachi said with a smile, taking out a large bone stick and handing it to Reina.

"Oh, thank you so much! Having a meat meal after my morning workout is the happiest thing ever!" Reina said happily, holding the big bone stick.

Looking at the somewhat dazed Reina, Olvia suddenly became stunned. Scenes from when she first met Reina flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern. She realized that she had started paying attention to Reina without even realizing it.

However, Reina, focused on his food, didn't notice that only Whitebeard looked at Olvia with a smile, seemingly very satisfied.

After breakfast, the group began searching the entire island. With their current strength, a mere island was nothing to them.

However, after they had explored the entire island, they only found a dilapidated temple.

“According to these murals… this place is indeed as described on the treasure map, but why has the island’s topography changed so much? A whole area is missing?” Olvia held the treasure map, utterly baffled.

Reina looked at the treasure map in Olvia's hand, and then at the right side of the island. There used to be an area there, but now it seemed to have disappeared completely.

Compared to the changes in the surrounding landscape of the island, the loss of such a large area is indeed puzzling.

"Could it have flown into the sky?" Reina muttered to himself.

He wasn't just saying it randomly; he was thinking of Gaya Island, where the original Golden City was swept up into the sky by ocean currents and ended up landing on the sky island.

"You think this is a floating island? Flying into the sky..." Olvia rolled her eyes and said.