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Deadly Drinking Pirate
The Two Giants and Their Duel in Little Garden
Previously on Deadly Drunken Pirate,
And just as Miss Sunday said, they reached Little Garden by following Nami's Log Pose.
"Well…" Luffy remarked once they reached the next island in the Grand Line. "I can see why this can be called a garden. Not with all the plants and flowers." Luffy said and his crew just didn't have flowers on their mind.
"Whatever Luffy. But why do they called this 'Little Garden'. What is so little about it?" This time, most of the crew actually agreed with crude swordsman.
"Well this is the Grand Line. They invented a new definition of impossible. After all, a giant can caused this a 'little garden'." Luffy said and once again, his crew was baffled. They just couldn't argue with their captain anymore.
"Well that can be true, Captain." Everyone then turned to a sorry sight. Both Frank and Carol, looking like they were in a marathon and were ran ragged and covered in sweat. "After all, we will born here in the Grand Line. We did hear that Giants do exist here."
"Whatever you two." Luffy waved off. "We need to find someone to ask or something the rather about the Log Pose. Every island in the Grand Line has different periods of time for the Log Pose to reset and point to the nearest, next island." His crew nodded and so did Frank and Carol; because for those two, it means their training with Luffy is postponed until then.
Of course, their welcome service had a lot to be desired. It was bad enough that a massive bird though they were a snack, not even caring if they all ducked out of its way. Then they got the nasty feeling that they were being followed and stared at. And one pair of eyes decided to show the Straw Hats the rest of its body,
"A…a tiger!" Nami and Usopp found themselves backing up to the opposite side railing along with Carol. Who would have thought that they would make such a close crowd of cowards? But all that was not necessary when that same tiger only followed the King's Gourd down the stream before it roared in pain, before falling with a pool of blood gushing out the side facing the sky.
"W-what just happened Luffy!?" Nami asked of her boyfriend who didn't even looked disgusted or shocked, but concerned.
"I am sure that he was just waiting Nami. He was holding in all that pain until he saw me." Luffy then put his hat on his chest, the traditional act of saying prayers to the newly deceased. "He was getting close to that age of his long life."
"You have been here? In the Grand Line before?" Usopp finally walked up to his captain about that encrypted talk.
"Usopp." Luffy said sternly. "When you get drunk, your mind is as gullible as a child and as forgettable as your great-grandfather. What better way to keep a secret?" Luffy asked and didn't give anyone the chance to answer as he approached the kitchen. "Now I am going out. I need to see what else is to Little Garden while we wait for the Log Pose."
Once Luffy exited the kitchen door, he saw Vivi in front of him. "Luffy, can I go with you?" Now this was surprising. "I need something to do during the wait too. And I am not the type to stay in one place for long."
"Vivi, you shouldn't say such things in front of Nami." Luffy said as the first order of business. "I don't want the wrong idea to be spread on my ship." Luffy then turned to Nami and nodded in assurance which caused his girlfriend to release a sigh she was holding in. "Now about that walk in the jungle, you will need an aid so we won't get separated."
"Of course Luffy, Carue will come with me." Vivi turned to face the large yellow duck on deck who suddenly had all eyes on him. This caused the poor soul to nearly faint in shock. Of course, Carue found himself carrying Vivi through the jungle anyways; thankfully, Luffy had made another meal if he was to have company.
"What a girl, she's so brave." Usopp remarked while both Nami and Carol adding their own two cents as Vivi is a princess who breached the enemy ranks in an effort to help her country.
"Come on guys. We need to get training somehow while we are not sailing." Zoro said to get the attention of every other male crew member. "Unless you could stay with the girls and tell that to Luffy as to why you were training." Sanji, Gin and Frank were the ones that got the memo and actually followed Zoro into the jungle, leaving only Usopp who was still too cowardly to leave the King's Gourd.
"What a way to show your manliness." Alvida said sarcastically. "And too bad I have to keep an eye on you three. Captain's orders." The trio just nodded and sat on the deck in a sullen manner. Somehow, even the ship didn't feel safe in this jungle called Little Garden.
Then they saw it. The shadow of something far bigger and more dangerous than tigers and dinosaur birds. So big that it completely covered the deck of the King's Gourd, a ship bigger than most other ships in the entire world. When Nami, Usopp, Alvida and Carol turned to see what it was, they could only scream.
"EEK!"
"YARRGH!"
"GA-BA-BA!" That booming voice had blocked out all those screams and it could only be one thing. It was a giant, a giant had found them!
Once the shadow lifted, the Straw Hats were able to see a full body detail of this giant. He was a giant who dresses in a Viking costume, which consists of a red overall with golden button straps, fur linings, a leather strap around his right shoulder and another as a belt, yellow pants with black stripes and fur linings at the bottom, yellow shoes, and a red helmet with two horns. Finally, he had a blond beard shaped like an axe's blade, beady eyes, a wide grin, and a pig-like nose.
"Well, what is the answer?" He spoke in a booming voice. Nami, Usopp and Carol are all too scared to even squeal. Alvida spoke up,
"What was that you asked of us? All I heard was your laughter." The 'Cowardly Trio' hid behind Alvida, out of sight from the giant.
"I asked if you had anything to drink. I am in the mood for some sake right about now." The giant said. He sure was patient and polite for someone of his size. But before Alvida could respond, the giant screamed. "GRAAGH!" After scaring the trio behind Alvida even more, the giant turned back to his behind.
There, he and the Strawhats all saw it. A Tyrannosaurs Rex or T-rex was biting down on his butt! But dinosaurs were supposed to be extinct for eons! They must have survived what wiped off the rest of the race and thrived on the tropical island of Little Garden.
Whatever the case, the giant looked annoyed and reached for the giant sized axe on his belt, before chopping the dinosaur's head off! With the trio screaming once again and with Alvida flinching, they saw the giant triumph over the dinosaur. "I am Brogy! Elbaf's strongest warrior! Invincible! Ga-ba-ba!"
Alvida just didn't know to make out this giant named Brogy, while the other Strawhats just fainted from everything that happened. Meanwhile,
"What do you think Vivi?" Luffy said, looking up at something. The princess in question was just doing what her duck was doing, staring in shock and with a loose jaw.
"What do I think? What about you Luffy!? What do you think?" Vivi shouted and then turned back to the sight and resumed her open jaw expression. At the herd of Apatosaurus, the long-necked dinosaurs, eating at the top of the trees surrounding them.
"I think that this is still the Grand Line Vivi." Luffy said before using his super human strength to defy gravity and jump on top of one of the Apatosaurus. "I am going to talk to him!" Luffy shouted down to Vivi and her duck, who could only signaled silence with their fore fingers over their mouths.
"Hello." Luffy said but the Apatosaurus ignored the voice on its head for more food. "Hello?" Luffy said, slightly. "It's rude to ignore someone talking to you." Luffy then tried to knock on the head like on a wooden door, waiting for it to open. "Oh." But Luffy instead muttered that and didn't stop another Apatosaurus from eating him!
"LUFFY!" Vivi couldn't keep quiet but then lost her voice when the throat of that second Apatosaurus was slit open, while her captain was still falling through it. He then landed on the hand of his savior.
"Thanks. I was wondering why you were waiting and hiding." Luffy said, not even looking surprised. He was answered by a booming voice that sounded like some weird kind of laughter.
"Geg-yag-yag-yag-ya! That was fun! I never get the chance to do something like that with a dinosaur. You sure the daredevil for a puny human!" The giant said before laughing again. And Luffy just smiled.
"I am a daredevil because I am free to be one. I am a pirate." Luffy replied and the giant laughed again.
"A pirate? Well good for you my friend!" The giant laughed once again and shouldered a giant, worn out sword that he used to slice the Apatosaurus. "Greatest warrior of Elbaf, for I am Dorry!"
Dorry is a well-built giant with a long beard. He generally dresses in a Viking attire with a helmet that goes over his eyes. He is so large that Luffy can fit in the palm of his hand. "My name is Luffy. We thought to check out your island until we can move on."
"Geg-yeg-yeg-ya! Is that so? Then you and your friends are more than welcome to come to my place for something to eat while you wait!" Dorry said and Luffy grinned, before both of them faced Vivi and Carue, who hadn't moved an inch since all this started.
In the other sections of the jungle, "Collier (Neck)!" Sanji delivered one of his devastating kicks to the neck of yet another T-rex that tried to eat him. "Humph!" Zoro was having his own fun, matching his three swords against the three horns of a Triceratops. "Ha!" And Gin had encountered a Marasuchus (1) that was fast but Gin was faster, and stronger.
Once each of the got their prey, they gave up hunting and lugged their catch until they finally found each other. "Hey you two." They all said. "I am the winner." They said in unison once again. "You lost, dammit." And soon enough, they started to argue on which prey was better.
Zoro said that his prey had the most meat. Sanji said that his prey was longer and was better. Gin stated that his prey maybe smaller but was sure that the meat was pressured in that small frame and thus, more suited to be cooked. Zoro and Sanji ignored Gin trying to get into the argument too until he realized something. "Where is Frank?"
That halted the argument. "Yeah, I thought that Frank will go with us since he needed to train and hunt as well. But I hadn't seen him since he all left the King's Gourd." Sanji said while Zoro was silent. The swordsmen maybe the second crew member after Alvida but he was sure that he knew more about Luffy than his first mate; whatever is going on, Luffy will surely have it under control.
Meanwhile, Alvida was following Brogy back to his place to discuss the island and share some food with him; especially since Sanji is still out hunting. Of course, in this jungle, the leader has to turn back to see if anyone is missing. And that when, "Kaya? Where is Carol?" Usopp and Nami both realized that Kaya missed out their encounter with Brogy but the former Miss Valentine was nowhere in sight.
"Well Carol did let me know what happened and that she had captain's orders to go somewhere on the island." Kaya said. "I wanted to learn more about the island, maybe find some rare herbs and plants for my doctor's training. But I have no idea where she is, captain's orders told Carol not to say."
Alvida didn't like that she was Luffy's first mate, the female one while Zoro is the male counterpart, but she had no idea where one of Luffy's own crew mates are. All she can do was to nod in agreement and go with what is happening now. Luffy is sure to have it under control.
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And while the crew is exploring Little Garden,
Frank hummed to himself while waiting for someone in another section of the jungle, hundreds of trees from any other Straw Hat pirate. 'I hope that this plan works. I mean, we both vowed never to even stare at any more scum of Baroque Works. But then again, the captain is barely wrong.' And while Frank was thinking to himself, another T-rex had found him.
Roaring loud just enough to get his attention, the T-rex was wondering why Frank didn't even raise an eyebrow to its presence. "Can't you see that I am busy waiting? Go and bug someone else." Frank said uncouthly and when he tried to look away with a bored expression, he heard that same roar again; he sighed irritated to see drool on his jacket from that T-Rex.
"You are one mean son of a bitch." Frank still had this sort of a temper and now the T-rex had pissed him off. "Die." Frank would have used his body when it came to his devil fruit power but he fancied more of his flintlock pistol; his only other weapon. And with the accuracy of close proximity, the T-rex lost its head; literally, that explosions had detached it completely.
"Nice." Frank twitched and moved his gun towards that voice only to relax his guard. "Frank." Carol said as her partner placed his gun away with a sullen expression. "I'm sorry I am late. It was harder to get Kaya to take my place in the group following the giant Brogy."
"Is that so?" Frank said and Carol nodded. "Well, I have been ready and waiting to this. Are you still feeling uneasy about it?" Carol slowly nodded and Frank did too. Then their thoughts caused them to make a complete recall of what Luffy told them before they were in sight's reach of Little Garden.
Flashback Begins!
"That will enough for today you two." Luffy said to Frank and Carol at the rear of the ship. They were hoping to practice their Haki in conjunction with their devil fruit powers; Frank will use his hake to coat the ship deck so that his explosions won't even leave soot stains and Carol the same with dents while she increases her body weight. "I have something to ask of both of you."
Frank and Carol were both exhausted, mentally and physically from all that training and practice so they just looked each other and shrugged. Once they followed their captain into his quarters after a towel for the sweat and some lemonade for the dried throats, Luffy gave them each a seat.
"What is that you need both us Captain?" Frank asked. "Is it our training, are we falling behind."
"On the contrary, you have been ahead of the pack. I really am proud to see you take such a huge step forward." Luffy said and his guests both blushed. "What I need to ask of you is the island that we are soon approaching, named Little Garden."
Frank and Carol looked at each other again, this time with a look of confusion and uneasiness. "Yes Captain?" Carol asked,
"During my training, I have learned a lot with my Observation Haki. I can understand animals to some extent, detect lifeforms from a distance and sense negative emotions. Such as murderous intent, like that of assassins." Luffy got to the point and his audience were a little sullen looking; that must have gave them away back at Whiskey Peak. "And I have been picking up a couple of human signatures that have such negative emotions given off, right on the island that we are sailing towards."
"It must be more of Crocodile's agents, cutting us off to kill us!" Frank suddenly said and Carol nodded, with a similar panicked expression. But that was settled down when the air in the captain's quarters had gotten thicker and harder to breathe. That always meant that the captain wants their attention.
"I figured that you were the right ones to share this since no one in the crew, not even Nami knows about this development. They are still training their Haki but I am sure they will get to my level in several more months." Luffy said. "That is why you two to seek out this pair of assassins, and see to it that we might get another crewmate."
"Another crewmate?" Frank echoed. "I thought that these were all assassins…"
"Two you were assassins and I wanted you on my ship anyways. What's your point?" Luffy asked, smug that he got them. "Besides, we are going to see to it that whatever Crocodile has planned for Alabasta, he will fail and Baroque Works will fall." Luffy said with seriousness and conviction to his word, clear as day. "But unlike the heroes in your childhood books, I think of everything. And since you left, there is no other place to go but here. And that will be the same for every agent you can tell me that is still part of this organization."
"…" Both Frank and Carol were silent. "R-right Captain." Carol answered this time. "B-but Miss Sunday saw us and she must have told the assassins on Little Garden about us…"
"Nice that you get to the good points. I already got that covered." Luffy said. "Once I get on the island, I will be able to find this pair and see to it that even if they were told to kill you, they will instead act like you are still part of Baroque Works. Trust me."
Frank and Carol said nothing. They still didn't like the plan. But they can trust Luffy, right?
Flashback Ends!
"Come, captain said that it is this way." Frank said, putting on his sunglasses. Carol nodded and opened her umbrella. They had to look like the part in order to act out. And soon enough, they found a small, single room house made of wax.
It looked like the heat and humility had caused the complexion to be somewhat melting. But Frank and Carol were not to be fooled, that house is as strong as steel. That will explain why yet another T-rex foolishly tried to bite down on, only for the beast to recoil back with pain rushing from its teeth cracking.
"Hey." Frank tried to act tough and ruthless. "Get the hell out of our way." The T-rex saw them and figured that humans were much softer and easier prey.
"Wait. I can handle this one." Carol spoke in a sadist and childish tone. And when the T-rex charged for them, Carol struck first. "Ichi-Kiro Ichiman-Kiro Ho! (One-Kilogram Ten-Thousand-Kilogram Cannon)!" (2)
Frank smirked to see his partner basically disappear in a blur only to hit the T-rex with the weight of a full set freight train. Of course, that only bruised the T-rex and made it flinch from all that pain. "You've been having too much fun with the Captain." Frank actually teased Carol who only blushed at the hidden message that Frank sent her way.
Then Carol finished the job by jumped high in the air, once again decreasing her body weight. "Ichiman Kiro Puresu (Ten-Thousand Kilogram Press)!" Carol came onto the helpless dinosaur like a meteor, just like what she tried on Luffy at Whisky Peak. Only this time, the T-rex didn't stop her; it couldn't stop Carol from caving its head in.
Not feeling very hungry enough to even snack on the now dead T-rex, the pair continued their path which seemed to go on forever. But it ended when Frank got close enough to grasp the wax door handle that thankfully dry, even with the humility. Once Frank opened it, he finally saw the pair of assassins that were sent to kill them. 'Mr. Three and Miss Goldenweek.' They both thought to each other.
"Oh hello Mr. Five." Mr. Three said as his guest finally entered his wax house. Mr. Three was an average-sized man with a rather frail-looking build. Like other male Baroque Works, Mr. 3 has his number hidden somewhere on his costume. For Mr. 3 he both has 3's visible on his vest design, upper part of his glasses, and one big 3 achieved through his top knot. That was what gave him away. He also wears glasses and has neatly combed hair. He was also seen wearing a Log Pose on his left wrist.
"Hello Mr. Three, Miss Goldenweek." Mr. Five said in an attempt to hide his disgust; as the mere sight of these two spelled bad trouble and stank of it. Meanwhile, Miss Goldenweek is a small child, with relatively large eyes and circles of blush on her cheeks. She is fairly short in stature and wears her dark red hair tied in braided pigtails. Her attire consists of a wide-brimmed pink hat with a green band, a dark blue T-shirt with the word "GOLDEN" written on it in orange, a sky blue cloud-patterned button-down shirt, a maroon-colored overalls skirt with the top folded down, blue striped stockings, and big red shoes with white cuffs and white soles.
"We appreciate you coming but as we take the fault for our failure, we have the responsibility to complete our mission; to see to it that no one learns of our Boss's identity and lives." Frank continued, perfectly hiding his unsettled disposition behind the seriousness and stubbornness of an assassin, talking to someone stepping into his business.
"Rest assure, we won't underestimate them and we will be able to kill the Straw Hat crew this time." Carol showed to be at the same skill as Frank, her image of being Miss Valentine once again was very convincing.
"This time?" Mr. Three finally spoke up. "That is not why we're here." Frank and Carol braced for the big one; to prove that Luffy has spared their lives or not. "I am here because you both are weak." Frank and Carol fought the urge to growl that Mr. Three was rubbing them the wrong way and was keeping them in suspense. "We were sent by Miss Sunday to see to it that they are killed. The worse you will get is coal in your next paycheck and probably a demotion, while me and Miss Golden Week will take the palace of another idiot such as Mr. Two."
There was a good chance that Mr. Three was lying so Frank and Carol acted indifferent and used Luffy's training to try and delve into Mr. Three mind, just to hear his thoughts. That training was hard, rough and difficult; but they both were able to sense Luffy's invisible attacks at least. That was because they could hear an emotionless voice faintly describing when the next hit will move, to either the right or the life.
And they heard this while Mr. Three continued to smugly talk them down. 'Once I am done here with these rundown pirates and show these two idiots what for, I will not only get promotion but ask Miss Sunday to kill that idiot Mr. Two.' There was no thought to kill Frank or Carol; not even a trace of killer intent towards them. The only emotions to be felt were annoyance and arrogance, no aggression.
It looks like Luffy did do what he promised, that helped Frank and Carol calm down a bit. "And as I was saying, we stuck luck coming here to Little Garden. It turns out that there are these peculiar two residents are giants and not just any giants. Have a look." Mr. Three then took out a very old piece of paper from his bag, sitting on a wax chair.
Frank grasped it gently, lifting the paper from the wax table and both he and Carol saw that this was a wanted poster. It was over a hundred years old. And the pair of acting, former assassins saw the faces of the ones wanted in this poster, each with the same bounty. It read,
Dorry 'the Blue Ogre' and Brogy 'the Red Ogre'
The Giant Warrior Pirates
Both Wanted Dead or Alive
Bounty: 100,000,000 Berries for either. 200,000,000 for Both.
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Meanwhile,
"I told you that dinosaur meat is delicious!" Brogy laughed while he ravaged a leg of it, from the T-rex he easily slain when he made the impression on the standby Straw Hats. He had taken them to his home, near a skeleton that of a large Sea King or something. And by his feet were the very pirates, trying their best not to sweat on their food.
Nami and Usopp were still a little freighted to be so causal around a giant that just cut off a dinosaur's head right in front of them. Kaya was wondering why Brogy used primitive means to fully cook the meat; she read all the infections that happens when eating meat raw. And Alvida was used to high-class food, like on the Baratie or made by either Sanji or Luffy; she just couldn't understand what was so appealing about something so simple like meat-on-stick or even bone.
"A-are you s-still s-sure that t-this g-giant i-isn't g-going to e-eat u-us…?" Usopp tried to whisper to Nami but was proven difficult with the food in his mouth and his stuttering speech. And Nami was just disgusted by the poor eating manners and ignored Usopp.
"Seriously Usopp, you're are not acting like the sniper that shot down Arlong and defeated one of his trained subordinates, both with the help of your sniping and your rifle." Alvida said with a deadpan tone, not impressed by Usopp's behavior any more than Nami was; or even Kaya. "Your girlfriend was acting hoping you will be braver than this. Believing in fairy tales at a time like this." Alvida added and then muttered that last sentence under his breath.
Usopp gasped and tried to lift his chin to cover up that cowardly demeanor while trying to eating his meat-on-bone while he was at it. Then he heard Kaya giggling, sounding like a goddess's voice to his ears. "Be thankful that you're a funny guy Usopp." The Straw Hat sniper then felt like someone was scratching a blackboard right next to his ears. "I am going to be a doctor and see blood, death and rotting bodies. I will need a man that can make me laugh through it all but at least you plenty of blood in Orange Town without shaking, that means you still have a chance. Don't mess it up."
Usopp didn't know where this version of the sweet and welcoming Kaya came from. All he could do is see her eat and himself going back to his food. He even ignored Brogy laughing after that soap opera. "You humans are so interesting and funny, being tense and fun-loving at the same time. I am cracking up! Gaba-ba-ba-ba!"
Nami finally had enough of being ignore since she hadn't made as much as a peep since they arrived. And she is the navigator, so there is this essential question for every local encountered on a Grand Line island. "So Mr. Brogy…" The giant lowered his gaze but didn't say a word while eating his food. "How long does the Log Pose resets on this island?"
Brogy smirked before, "One full year." That made everyone eating to spit out their food and suddenly feeling fainting. They had to wait, an entire year!? "If you want more of this dinosaur meat then I can just eat it all. Gaba-ba-ba-ba!" Brogy said, ignorant of the looks of dread and disbelief on the Straw Hats.
On the other side of the island,
"Gegya-gya-gya-gya!" Dorry was laughing ever so heartily along with Luffy who was also enjoying a good meal with the giant. Vivi and Carue just stood by, watching the pirate and the giant talk and interact as casual as if they were old friends.
"You sure do know how to cook! This dinosaur meat is the best!" Luffy practically was eating out of a chair that was a giant-sized meat-on-bone. Dorry nodded,
"Why thanks human! I got to say that your own lunch is delicious, it is just too small for a giant like me!" Dorry laughed along with Luffy again. "I am just sorry to say that if you are planning to leave, then you will have to stay for a while. Most humans that come here just die from being eaten, the climate or the heat."
Dorry had already told Luffy and company of what Brogy had told his own guests. Vivi was the one to take the news the hardest; she was in a hurry to tell her people back home of who was tearing them apart and if she waited a year, it won't help them at all since Crocodile will already have taken over Alabasta.
"I am sure that we will figure something out. Besides, why are you here on Little Garden? Didn't you say that you were from Elbaf?" Luffy brought up and Dorry looked brighten up. "You spoke highly of that land. Is it your homeland?"
"You got it human!" Dorry shouted with pride for his home country. "It is found here in the Grand Line but only we Giants are allowed to know. All I can tell you is that in Elbaf, we giants live by a strict code of honor that is blessed to us by our gods." Dorry started to explain so Luffy managed to cease his laugher and silently eat at his meal. "And if two giants come to a disagreement, judgement to be held out. Those two giants will have to fight to the death to determine which side is the most truthful as it will triumph over the other side."
"So the greater the convincing on that side of the argument is like being greater in skill and strength according to your honor code?" Luffy asked and Dorry smirked.
"Exactly human! And yet it is not that simple for me and Brogy here on Little Garden." Luffy and Vivi had been told that Dorry actually lives on this island with another giant on the opposite side of the island; that finally explained why there were monstrously large skeletons that painfully stuck out from the jungle that covered most of Little Garden. "We still haven't received our judgement, our answer. And it has been that way for a century. That is how long we have been fighting!"
"An entire century? You giants are capable of that?" Luffy asked, he had heard of tales that humans and non-humans fighting for a few days to a few months but nowhere near something of this magnitude.
"Not for every hour of those days human but to you, that is one entire lifespan. But to us giants, it is nothing. Our lifespan is three times that of you humans." Dorry verified. "And we will fight for another hundred years until there is a clear victor."
"But one hundred years of fighting to death should be boring by now." Luffy pointed out. "And from I have seen, you actually are the best of friends. Surely honor must not ask of you to spend your days of nothing but fighting?" Dorry said nothing and neither did anyone at the base of the mountain sized skeleton.
But that silence was interrupted by a volcanic eruption in the distance. When Luffy and Vivi saw it, they noticed that it was just a gust of steam instead of magma flowing out from the mouth of the volcano. But they also noticed that Dorry got up and got prepared for a battle. "Well my friends, it is time for another match-up."
On Brogy's side of the island, the giant and company also saw that volcano erupting. It interrupted their meal and all of a sudden, no one felt hungry anymore. And Brogy even threw his meat-on-bone into his fire. "Well, it is time my friends." Brogy said once he too got up and narrowed his eyes for some reason.
"When we realized that it was becoming a routine, we made that volcano our marker." Dorry said as he suited up his sword and shield. "When it erupts, we will begin." Vivi, of course, didn't want anything of this 'useless violence'.
"What about this makes sense!?" Vivi shouted. "All you are going to do is keep fighting, for the rest of your lives! Surely there is another solution to just fighting for another hundred years!" But Dorry just laughed and when Vivi was about to keep ranting, she felt it. The cold steel at her throat.
"Sorry Vivi." Luffy growled at her, with his rapier in hand. "But you got it all wrong. This isn't about hatred or grudges. Warriors that don't fight or live for honor are beings that don't deserve pity or sympathy. But this guys do because they are fighting for something that is worth it." Luffy then sheathed his blade and turned away from Vivi's scowl while not saying another word.
"You're right human." Dorry, of course, had heard everything from Luffy, unlike Vivi. "This is about honor." As Brogy charged with his battle axe and shield ready for the killing blow. "BECAUSE WE HAVE FORGOTTEN…" Dorry shouted, with his own charge for the kill. "THE REASON WHY WE'RE FIGHTING!"
And just like that, Dorry and Brogy clashed. And their stances created a stand hill and a shockwave that shook the trees and the island itself. Its tragic, both giants have to fight to the death over something they forgot and they are equally matched; in both strength and skill, but more importantly, in their sense of honor.
End of Chapter 13.
*What do you think?*
1. I know that a Marasuchus or a Mara Crocodile never appeared in the manga but I searched for a list of dinosaurs for Gin to challenge. Think of it as a cousin to the small predators that are fast and move in packs that you see in the dinosaur movies.
2. I did have Luffy suggest this in the previous chapter. The one that Carol will decrease her weight in one section of her body and increase her weight on another one to better use her devil fruit power. This move grants her the speed of weighting one kilogram and then striking with the weight of ten thousand kilograms.