Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"What's the matter that you're in such a hurry?" Marco asked slowly, squinting her eyes.

"Captain Marco, look!" A crew member handed Marco a newspaper, looking as if something terrible had happened.

The Whitebeard Pirates have grown considerably in size, and even the Moby Dick has been replaced again. Its current size is almost the same as that of the Moby Dick in the original story.

In addition to the ship, the number of crew members has also increased significantly.

The combat squads have expanded from the previous three squads—Marco's First Squad, Jozu's Third Squad, and Vista's Fifth Squad—to include the Second Squad led by Kozuki Oden and the Fourth Squad of Thatch, making it five squads in total.

In addition, Hansen, the former vice-captain of the fifth squad, also formed a Sky Island protection team to protect Sky Island and Dr. Asie.

Although this squad was composed of people from the previous Sky Island, and its combat strength and number of members were far inferior to the five combat squads, at least it had a formal organization.

"This...?" Marco froze after reading the newspaper, then asked the panicked crew member, "Is the news true?"

"I don't know either! I just got the newspaper!" the other person said, scratching the back of their head.

After thinking for a moment, Marco immediately took the newspaper and went back to the cabin, heading towards Whitebeard's room.

"What's going on? Why are you making such a racket so early in the morning?" Laqué asked as he walked over, yawning.

"The first mate... the first mate has been captured by the navy!" the crew member said after a moment's hesitation.

"What?" Laqué was taken aback, seemingly not having heard clearly, or perhaps somewhat incredulous. He looked at the crew member and asked, "What did you just say?"

"The... the first mate has been captured by the navy!" a crew member said fearfully.

"Are you kidding me? With Reina's strength, how could he be easily captured by the Navy? And he's in the West Blue. Do you think those guys from the Navy branch can catch Reina?" Laco asked sharply.

"I...I don't know either! It was written in the morning newspaper!" the crew member said, sounding somewhat aggrieved.

"Where's the newspaper?"

"Captain Marco took it and gave it to his dad!"

After hearing this, Laco turned around and walked towards the cabin. The crew members who had been attracted also gathered around, seemingly wanting to find out the truth of the matter.

Just then, Whitebeard and Marco came out of the cabin. Rakuyo was about to ask a question when Whitebeard stopped him.

"Although the situation is not yet confirmed, since the location reported in the newspapers is the 23rd Marine Division, it should be correct. Jozu... immediately turn around and head towards the Calm Belt, which is closest to Marineford. We must rescue Reiner before the Marines take him to Marineford!" Whitebeard looked at the gathered crew members and said loudly.

"Whoa~~~" Everyone raised their weapons, indicating that they would fight to the end.

"What the hell is that bastard doing?" Laqué said, somewhat exasperated.

He was very close to Reina, so he was furious about Reina's arrest.

"We're going to fight the world's largest organization? Just thinking about it gets my blood pumping!" Kozuki Oden was also filled with fighting spirit.

The adventures along the way were exciting, and he had encountered many powerful enemies, but this was the first time he had participated in a purposeful battle, so he was particularly excited.

"Marco... take the first team ahead to confirm the truth of this matter and locate Reina. I will have Dr. Assie cooperate with you! Hansen, you take your men to Sky Island and await Marco's orders!"

“Yes, Father!” Marco and Hansen stepped forward at the same time and replied loudly.

“Dad, I’m going with Marco too!” Laqué stepped forward and said.

Whitebeard looked at Rakuyo, pondered for a moment, and said, "Alright!"

"Thank you, Dad!" Lakyo said gratefully.

"Men... let's go! Let's cause a ruckus! Let's bring our families back!" Whitebeard shouted, raising his naginata.

"set off!"

"Haha... Let's fight the Navy to the death!"

"Now that I've rescued the first mate, I'm going to drink all his liquor!"

The crew members echoed loudly, showing no fear whatsoever at the prospect of a decisive battle with the navy.

Meanwhile, news spread throughout the world that Reina and Cap had been defeated and captured in the final battle in the West Sea.

"Hahahaha... Indigo... Gather the crew, let's set off!" Shiki the Golden Lion Pirate Fleet Admiral, holding a recent newspaper, laughed loudly as he read it.

"Pfft pfft..." Indigo walked up to Skeeter without saying a word, but instead made a few strange movements.

"Why? Because...we have a big deal coming our way! Let's find the Whitebeard Pirates first. It's been years since we last met! We'll have to catch up properly this time! Hehehehe..." Shiki threw down the newspaper in his hand, walked to the ship's side with a cigar in his mouth, and said with a laugh.

Indigo caught the newspaper Shiki threw at him, and saw a huge headline on the front page: "A Marine Hero Continues His Legend, the Great Pirate Akame Reina Defeated!"

After carefully reading what was written above, Indigo suddenly understood.

Reina, vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates and a former member of the Rocks Pirates, was once a crewmate of his captain, Shiki the Golden Lion.

Reina is currently engaged in a fierce battle with Garp in the West Blue. Newspapers report that their fight razed the 23rd Marine Division to the ground. In the end, Reina was exhausted and defeated by Garp. He is now being escorted to Marineford, the Marine Headquarters.

Although he didn't know the relationship between his captain and this Reina, it was clear that Shiki the Golden Lion was now planning to get involved.

On a small island in the New World of the Grand Line.

"Linlin...look!" Longbread handed the newspaper to Charlotte Linlin, saying with a strange expression.

"Ma~mama~~ Oh? It's Reina! It's been so long! I really miss his cakes and wine! Wasn't he with that bastard Whitebeard? How did he suddenly get captured by the Navy?" Charlotte Linlin took the newspaper, a look of reminiscence on her face.

"I heard he was captured in the West Blue. It seems the Whitebeard Pirates were planning something in the West Blue! But the Navy saw through their plan, which is why Reina was arrested!" Longbread stroked his chin and said.

"Mama~~ Whitebeard probably won't stand idly by, after all, the two of them traveled together! Let's go! Let's join in the fun!" Charlotte Linlin said with a loud laugh.

Just as the pirates in the New World were making their moves, the Navy, which had been keeping a close eye on them, immediately noticed their actions.

"Notify Sengoku and do as he says! I didn't expect Shiki the Golden Lion and Charlotte Linlin to actually make a move!" Air Marshal said to Tsuru in front of him.

Ah He nodded, indicating that he understood.

On the other side, Sengoku, having received the notification from headquarters, stood on the deck and said to Zephyr behind him, "Whether we succeed this time depends on you!"

"Don't count on me! I'm just an old guy nearing retirement now!" Zephyr said, scoffing.

"Ha~ That's going too far. Sakazuki and Borsalino are quite outstanding!" Sengoku said with a laugh.

Now Sakazuki and Borsalino are both under his command, and he is very satisfied with their combat strength!

"Is that so? That's their own condition, it has little to do with me!" Zefa said with some disdain.

He has always disliked Devil Fruit users.

"I heard you've mentored another monster-level genius this time?" Sengoku, being Zephyr's contemporary, naturally knew his temperament, so he changed the subject.

“You mean Kuzan? But this time we won’t be handing him over to you. After he graduates, according to the Marshal’s instructions, we’ll send him to Garp!” Zeffa nodded and said.

"Is that so? That's a real pity! Hahaha..." Sengoku chuckled and said.

"We're about to leave the Calm Belt, right? Where will you and Capuyo meet up?" Zephyr looked around and asked softly.

"Agreed? We didn't make any agreement! But... here we are, aren't we?" Sengoku said with a smile, looking at the naval warships that were already faintly visible in the distance.

Zephyr sighed. Sengoku and Garp, having been comrades-in-arms for many years, were quite familiar with each other and could meet up smoothly without any prior arrangement.

Back when he was still on the front lines, he had excellent teamwork with Garp, Sengoku, and Tsuru, but now... he's simply no longer up to par.

Moreover, his strength has declined drastically, and he is no longer on the same level as Sengoku and Garp.

"Why did the Marshal send you here this time?" After the two warships met, Garp naturally saw Zephyr as well.

"I asked him to come and help! Garp, now is not a good time to capture Reina!" Before Zephyr could speak, Sengoku spoke up first.

"I know, but... that's how things were at the time, so I just went with the flow!" Garp nodded, unusually serious for once.

"Besides the Whitebeard Pirates making some moves, Shiki has also taken action, and Kaido of the Beasts, Big Mom, and others seem to want to take advantage of the situation! They're convinced that Whitebeard will clash with us!" Sengoku sighed and said.

"Isn't this the obvious thing to do? If they dare to come, we'll just take them all out!" Garp said with an air of dominance.

"The problem is that apart from the Whitebeard Pirates, I'm afraid the others won't come! Instead, they might take the opportunity to eliminate our forces in the New World, which would be a loss for us!" Sengoku said seriously.

"What are you going to do?"

"Where is Reina? I plan to talk to him!" Sengoku said calmly.

"What do you want to do?" Garp was taken aback and looked at his old comrade-in-arms.

"Don't worry, if I wanted to execute Reina early, I wouldn't have brought Zephyr along!" Sengoku knew what Garp was thinking and said with a smile.

“You want to persuade him to surrender? That’s impossible! He won’t surrender!” Garp shook his head and said.

"How will you know if you don't try?" Sengoku smiled slightly and replied.

"Alright, come with me!" After thinking for a moment, Garp led Sengoku and Zephyr to the room where Reina was being held.

"Open the door!" Garp ordered the naval soldiers on duty.

"Creak..." The wooden door opened, revealing Reina bound by iron chains. Although he had regained consciousness, he was clearly not in good condition.

"Oh~ what's going on here? The Navy's three strongest forces have all gathered here? I don't think I, Reina, have that much influence, do I?" Upon seeing the newcomer, Reina looked up and said with a smile.

Chapter 122 The Warring States' Plans

“You can probably guess that the three of us didn’t come for you!” Sengoku said to Reina after finding a chair and sitting down.

"Of course, you're trying to prevent my older brother from causing trouble, right? But even so... isn't it a bit much to send all three of you at once?" Reina said with a smile.

He knew, of course, that he alone could not have caused such a commotion in the navy.

"I won't waste words with you. My purpose in coming here is very simple! In recent years, there have been more and more pirates in the New World, and the Navy's influence in the New World has been squeezed smaller and smaller by you pirates. So we don't intend to fight Whitebeard to the death right now!" Sengoku said calmly.

"So you want to let me leave? That's great! Don't worry, when I get back I'll definitely have my older brother thank the Navy properly, and I'll never bother with you again!" Reina said with a slight smirk.

“Letting you go is impossible! But if you leave the Whitebeard Pirates and join the Navy at this time... then you can still avoid a war! You probably don’t want us to really fight the Whitebeard Pirates, right? In that case, the Navy will certainly suffer, but the Whitebeard Pirates will definitely not come out on top!” Zephyr smiled and said.

“I see… So Lord Zephyr is here as a lobbyist?” Reina’s expression changed, and after a pause, he smiled again and said.

“I just don’t want to see you die for nothing. Besides, whether it’s our Navy or the people in your Whitebeard Pirates, they are people we care about. If countless people die or are injured because of such a ridiculous reason… it’s just too absurd!” Zephyr said after a moment of silence.

"Then why bother making me join the Navy? Wouldn't it be the same to just let me leave?" Reina chuckled and said.

“You know that’s impossible! If you hadn’t been caught by us, that would have been fine! But now that you’ve been arrested, we can’t just release you like this!” Zhan Guo said in a deep voice.

"So... I had no choice since you came today! Isn't that right?" Reina instantly understood everything and said directly.

"That's right, either you join the Navy now... or... I'll kill you right here!" Sengoku said calmly, "Even if Whitebeard is furious, he won't start a war for a dead man. At most, he'll retaliate against the Navy later!"

"Since that's the case, what's there to say? Let's do it!" Reina smiled contemptuously. If the other party really wanted to kill him, why would they have sent Sengoku and Zephyr together?

They simply wanted to use Reiner's betrayal to strike at the Whitebeard Pirates. If they could confirm this, the Navy's reputation would surely rise to another level.

Zefa looked at Sengoku. Before coming here, he had anticipated this situation and had mentioned it to Sengoku, but Sengoku did not take it seriously.