Pirates: From Vice Captain to Lord of the Dead

"Who is it! Reiner or Ace?!!"

".That fishman, he and Ace know each other, right? Could it be..." Chopper's eyes were filled with tears, he bit his lower lip tightly and didn't dare to continue speaking.

They were not familiar with Jinbei, nor did they know what kind of person he was. They were shocked to think that he might abandon Reiner and rescue Ace.

There was a sudden silence on the boat.

Nami's empty eyes seemed to lose focus, her legs went limp and she sat down, covering her face with her hands and pursing her lips tightly.

"It's okay, Nami. Reiner will be fine." Robin squatted down and gently hugged her.

He couldn't help but think of the man who told him on Judicial Island that the Demon-Slaying Order was just a few warships, and then directly dropped a meteorite to destroy the Demon-Slaying Order.

Reiner's strength has been deeply imprinted in everyone's mind, and it is really hard to imagine that such a person would get into trouble.

"Miss Robin is right. That guy won't die so easily. At worst, we can just break into Impel Down again."

Sanji exhaled a puff of cigarette and spoke slowly, "I always feel a little uncomfortable when no one goes shopping with me."

"That's true. After all, he is the only one who would specially buy wine for me. I really don't know what the purpose of a certain chef is." Zoro said in a low voice.

Several people stared at the figure swimming towards them quickly. As the distance got closer, the scene in Usopp's sight became clearer and clearer.

Looking at the figure in the arms of the fat blue fishman, with his hands covering his mouth to hold his breath, and his golden hair fluttering, he hurriedly pulled up his goggles and turned back to yell at Nami:

"It's him! I saw Nami, it's Reiner, he brought Reiner out!!"

"Really Usopp!?"

Hearing his words, Nami's heart paused, she looked up suddenly, quickly wiped away her tears with both hands, stood up and rushed to the guardrail.

The others also breathed a sigh of relief, with a slight smile on their faces.

"That's great, woooooo!" Chopper sat down on the deck and burst into tears.

Brooke laughed and said, "I knew that Reinar-san would be fine. I was so scared that my heart was in my throat. Even though I am a skeleton without a heart, yo-ho-ho-ho~~"

After the joy, several people couldn't help but think of another thing. They fell silent again and looked back at Luffy.

Jinbei only brought one person out, Reiner was saved, which means Ace

Usopp showed worry on his face and spoke carefully: "Luffy, Ace."

“——Whew, that’s great.”

Luffy breathed a sigh of relief, slumped down on the ground, propped his hands on the ground, raised his head, grinned and said:

"It's great to have Reiner back. Ace, let's think of a solution. If he wasn't here, I don't know what I would do."

"Well said, Luffy." Franky shook Luffy's head.

"We will help you rescue Ace. At worst we can just go to Marineford and comfort Reiner later."

"Yeah." Luffy nodded heavily and grinned, "Thank you everyone, hehe."

Zoro raised the corner of his mouth, "Well, why bother saying thank you or not, you are the captain anyway, you have the final say on where to go."

Several coated ships were not far away, and the fishmen were extremely fast in the sea.

After a while, Jinbei swam to the front of the Merry with Reiner in his arms, passed through the ship's membrane, landed on the lawn deck and put him down.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Reiner was wet all over and lying on the ground on his elbows. As soon as he entered the ship's membrane, he instantly regained his strength and kept coughing up seawater.

"Reiner!!"

"Very good!!"

“You’re back!!”

Nami, Chopper and Usopp immediately rushed over and hugged him tightly with tears and snot.

"I'm back, everyone."

Reiner sighed and laughed, then struggled to pull his hand away and hugged the tearful Nami tightly.

He then kicked Usopp and Chopper away.

"Why are you two joining in the fun?"

boom!boom!

"oops!"

"Asshole, you're not the kind of person I care about you so much!" Usopp pointed at his nose and yelled with gritted teeth.

"Welcome back."

Luffy also walked forward with a smile, stretched out his hand and pulled him up, "Although we didn't rescue Ace this time, I'm glad you're okay. Don't feel guilty, Reiner."

Well, I don't feel guilty.

Reiner looked confused, "Who taught you to say that?"

"Oh, Franky asked me to comfort you." Luffy turned his head with a confused look.

Franky: ".Ahem."

"In short, the operation is only halfway through. After this incident, the Navy will definitely not split its forces between two locations. Ace will probably be taken to Marinford in advance."

Reiner grabbed his wet hair and smoothed it back, "Let's continue as planned. Let's go to the Amazon, which is also in the Calm Belt, to rest and wait for the war in Marinford to begin."

"Hehehe, after all, you still have to be here."

Luffy turned to face everyone and shouted playfully, "Everyone! Let's go!"

Chapter 195 Two-year training plan

That night, a bright moon rose over the sea, and silver light sprinkled on the sea, sparkling on the waves.

Wow!

The Merry broke through the water and floated up. The ship model with colorful lights shattered with a snap.

The coating has a time limit, and even with Rayleigh's superb skills, it is impossible to permanently transform the ship into a submarine.

After leaving the Impel Down City for a certain distance, everyone floated the boat.

Aboard the Merry.

Nami stood at the balcony railing at the entrance of the restaurant on the second floor. After calibrating the direction with the permanent pointer, she handed it over to Reiner's ghost to start controlling the ship.

Today she wore a white pleated skirt, a short-sleeved blue shirt, and a light yellow tie at the collar.

"After tonight, there will only be four days left until Ace's public execution."

Nami picked up the nautical chart again and looked at it, thinking for a while, "It's good that our ship has a power system. We can probably repair it in Amazon Lily for a day or two, and then rush to Marinford in time."

After roughly calculating the time, she rolled up the nautical chart and put it behind her, then took small steps towards Reiner.

Nami lowered her head, put her arms around him, and buried her face in Reiner's chest.

A refreshing fragrance blew towards her face, and Reiner subconsciously put his hands on her slender waist and hugged her. A warmth flowed from his arms to her whole body.

"Can you please not do such risky things in the future? I'm so close to you, but I can't help you at all. I don't like this feeling." Nami said in a low voice.

In the past, she could easily deal with most enemies with the power of the Thunder Fruit. It has been a month since she ate the devil fruit, and she has been working hard to develop her abilities.

But during this trip to Impel Down, whether it was Magellan, Garp, or even Kizaru who arrived later, they were all enemies she could not contend with at all.

I could only pray and wait for him to come back but I could do nothing, and I couldn't help but feel a deep sense of powerlessness in my heart.

"Next we are going to Marinford, where we will face more powerful enemies. By then I..."

"It's okay Nami."

Reiner ran his palms soothingly down her back and whispered, “You’ve done a great job. Without you, we wouldn’t have made it this far;

"Don't take everything on yourself. If you have to stand in front of everyone even in a fight, then wouldn't we seem useless?"

Reiner chuckled and lowered his head again, "Why, you want to take over the power, right, little navigator, are you planning a rebellion?"

"What did you say?"

Nami chuckled, loosening her hand and slapping him on the chest, "I mean it. We always stand behind you. We also want to be able to help you when you need it."

"Well, I know that we have been moving too fast. It's time to slow down a bit."

Reiner rubbed her head, took her hand and walked into the restaurant, "Let's get ready to eat. I have something to propose to everyone."

Nami was not the only one who had this idea, everyone else did the same. Although everyone had their own responsibilities, they all did their jobs impeccably.

But as pirates they are adventuring in this sea, they cannot avoid fighting.

There is nothing wrong with trusting your partners and handing over enemies that you cannot solve to stronger teammates, but no one is willing to be a drag.

Even Usopp, who is in the late stage of the "dying upon landing on the island syndrome", still has an ambitious heart.

crunch~~

I opened the door and walked into the restaurant, and everyone was there.

Robin was sitting on the sofa in the corner reading a book, Sanji was busy in the kitchen, and the others were sitting around the dining table. Reiner and the other man found a random seat and sat down.

Luffy and Brook had already sat down, tapping their knives and forks in both hands, making crisp clanging sounds to urge them on.

“Eat, eat, eat.”

"Come on, come on, can you be quiet for a moment, you idiot? You have no table manners at all."

Sanji walked out of the kitchen with two large plates of food, looking impatient.

Large pieces of tender meat are neatly arranged, surrounded by various vegetables, and soaked in fragrant gravy.

"Wow, it looks delicious!!"

As soon as he put the food down, Luffy couldn't wait to reach out, picked up a large piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth.

Sanji: "Ms. Robin~~, come and have dinner~~."

"Yeah, here we come." Robin smiled and stood up and gathered around.

Everyone took their seats, and soon the entire restaurant was filled with laughter. The bright light shells filled the entire cabin with light, making the sea surface under the night even more warm and cozy.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, and a few undead were collecting the dishes to wash, Reiner suddenly spoke up: "Everyone, I have something to tell you."