Phantom Thief, Carina

The long, heavy sea waves roll on the sea, and the small sailboat moves along with it.

Watching those pirates and their ship being swallowed up by the terrifying flames instantly.

Carina couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

Her face was full of fright, and she was sweating a little while feeling a little speechless.

But the next moment.

Under her disbelief, the huge beast in front of her began to shrink.

It directly transformed into a human and landed steadily on the deck.

"Eh?"

Carina's eyes couldn't help but widen while looking at the young man in front of her: "You... you are a human?"

Her eyes were full of curiosity and indescribable vigilance.

She even took a few steps back subconsciously to keep her distance.

"If I'm not a human being, can I still be a ghost?"

Ren crossed his arms and chuckled.

He looked at the female thief in front of him, who was wearing a black hat, had purple hair, and was dressed beautifully.

He has recognized the other party's identity.

Phantom Thief Carina!

A woman with a flexible mind and superb stealing skills. Her beauty and intelligence are no less than Nami, the Cat Burglar.

Like Nami, she was also born in East Blue and is a brilliant female thief.

She started wandering around the sea when she was very young, specializing in stealing the belongings of pirates, nobles, and wealthy businessmen.

It is said that she had some previous interactions with Nami.

In the future, she will even boldly eye the Golden Emperor's treasure.

With her own wisdom and strategy, under the eyes of the Marine fleet and the Straw Hat Pirates, she robbed the Gran Tesoro and all its riches that were collected by Gild Tesoro.

No wonder the other party had such excellent navigation skills, so it was her.

"Are you... a devil fruit user?"

Carina is not stupid.

It didn't take long for her to figure it out.

The person in front of her must eaten some kind of special Devil Fruit.

Moreover, she always felt that the other person was vaguely familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.

"Devil Fruit is divided into Logia, Paramecia, and Zoan, although Logia is recognized as the strongest..."

Ren shrugged and said nonchalantly: "But strictly speaking, Zoan is no worse than Logia. It also has rare Ancient Zoan, as well as the Mythical Zoan that are considered rarer than Logia!"

"Ancient Zoan? Mythical Zoan?"

Hearing those unfamiliar words, Carina blinked her eyes in confusion.

She was full of surprise. She really didn't know that there was a different Zoan fruit.

"As the name suggests, the so-called Ancient Zoan are animals that existed in ancient times..."

Ren smiled and did not hesitate to explain: "The Mythical Zoan is more complicated. They are generally creatures or characters that only exist in myths or legends that are made up by people!"

When he recognized who the other party was, he had already made up his mind.

He wants to recruit this intelligent woman under his command.

After all, he was in need of an excellent navigator.

It is impossible to be alone all the time.

Dominating this sea requires not only personal strength but also a powerful force.

Before actually starting his plan, he needs to build his own team first.

"So that's it..."

Carina suddenly realized: "Then you are a Devil fruit user from Mythical Zoan, right?"

Feeling that the other person has no ill intentions.

She lowered her guard slightly and began to seriously look at the man in front of her.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Coppers Ren. I am from East Blue but was born in South Blue... I am the Devil fruit user of the Qilin fruit!"

Ren introduced himself politely with a smile on his face.

"Coppers Ren? Are you from East Blue, too?"

Carina was surprised.

When she heard that the other person was also from East Blue, she immediately felt much closer to him.

"To be precise, I grew up in East Blue for some reason, but my birthplace is in South Blue!"

Ren added simply.

"Wait, Coppers Ren...I remembered..."

Looking at Ren, she always feels inexplicably familiar.

Carina tilted her head as if something suddenly occurred to her.

She hurriedly took out a stack of Bounty from her pocket and started rummaging through them.

Finally, a piece of Bounty was taken out.

The picture in the Bounty is exactly the same as the person in front of her.

"You are the vice-captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Coppers Ren the Butcher, with a bounty of 200 million Belly?"

Carina's eyes widened, and then she looked at Ren in surprise and compared it with the Bounty in her hand again and again.

She never expected that she would meet the vice-captain of the Straw Hat Pirates here.

"The vice-captain of the Straw Hat Pirates?"

Looking at the Bounty that had become 200 million Belly, Ren couldn't help but chuckle: "That's a thing of the past!"

"Just a few days ago, I quit the Straw Hat Pirates!"

The reason why Ren was able to become the vice-captain of the Straw Hat Pirates despite boarding the ship last.

Because he once made a bet with Zoro and Sanji, the two strongest men in the Straw Hat Crew besides Luffy.

Witnessed by Luffy.

Everyone lets their fists speak, and the winner will be the vice-captain.

The result is, of course, needless to say.

Even if he doesn't use the Lunarian race's innate abilities to bully rookies like them who haven't grown up yet.

Ren, who had already awakened Observation Haki and even more powerful swordsmanship than Zoro's, easily won without any suspense and became the vice-captain.

In Alabasta, after killing Crocodile.

He received the same Bounty as Luffy, which was 100 million Belly.

And those 200 million Belly.

It should be because when they left Sky Island, the Straw Hat Pirates happened to land on the G-8 branch directly.

He made a big fuss there and killed many Marines, causing considerable losses to the Marines.

This is also one of the reasons why he had differences with other members of the Straw Hat Pirates, and the conflicts gradually increased.

A killing spree in the G-8 branch.

He wants to vent some personal grudges.

After all, these are the lackeys of the world government.

It is natural that Ren, a remnant of the Lunarian race, would not have any favorable impressions of them.

The World Government has issued a long-term bounty to their race. Anyone who discovers the whereabouts of their race can receive a huge bounty of hundreds of millions of Belly just by reporting it.

It is conceivable that once his identity is truly exposed.

It will inevitably lead to huge turmoil, countless troubles will follow, and there will be no peace.

By then, he may even face a situation where everyone is the enemy.

Even honest civilians on the roadside, bounty hunters, pirates, etc., will become the eyes of the world government.

No matter where he goes, he will be watched.

There must be countless people who are trying to capture him at all costs in order to collect the huge Bounty.

In this sea, there are all kinds of people who are greedy for money.

Otherwise, how could the Lunarian race, which claims to be able to survive in any harsh natural environment and is incredibly tenacious, be on the verge of extinction?

And the initiator of all this is the world government that firmly controls this sea!

In the past, the Lunarians were known as the race of Gods and lived in the Red Line.

It can be said that the Holy Land Mary Geoise was once the hometown of the Lunarian race.

Not only were their homes taken away.

Even the entire ethnic group is wanted everywhere; they are being hunted and persecuted wherever they go.

The race has been nearly extinct for hundreds of years, and there are only a handful of surviving tribesmen across the entire sea.

Although as a hybrid between Lunarian and mermaid, he lost his brown skin, and even his wings were plucked out by his father when he was just born.

Moreover, as long as he doesn't use Lunarian's natural abilities in front of others.

No one could identify him.

He doesn't need to worry too much.

But after all, he inherited the blood of the Lunarian race.

Even if we don't mention any righteousness, avenging our ancestors, and seeking justice.

Just for the sake of his future descendants, who may also inherit the Lunarian bloodline, he doesn't want them to be wanted and persecuted all over the world like those previous generations of Lunarians.

Sooner or later, Ren will have to settle this account with the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, who are its controllers.

From the beginning, he has been on the opposite side of the World Government.

The two parties are destined to be eternal enemies

"Eh!?"