Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece. I only own my OC, Aurora.

Well, this chapter marks the end of Little Garden. So I think you all know what's coming up next... stay tuned!

Btw, if the conversation between Aurora and Brogy seems familiar, it's because I borrowed the one that took place between Luffy and Dorry. The manga didn't really show what type of conversation took place at Brogy's home, it just skipped to Luffy and Vivi with Dorry. So, I improvised.


Chapter 26

Thud! Thud!

"…..!"

"…...!?"

"I'm asking you if you have any rum."

"W-We have a little…!"

Aurora had never seen a being such as this before. It was a man, per say, but he was… giant. The angel couldn't even begin to fathom how tall he was.

The giant was dressed like a Viking. He donned a red overall with golden button straps, fur linings, a leather strap around his right shoulder and another as a belt. His pants were yellow with black stripes and fur linings at the bottom, his shoes the same color and atop his head was a red helmet with two horns. The giant's blond beard was shaped like an axe's blade, paired with his beady eyes, wide grin and pig-like nose.

Aurora was terrified, much as Nami and Usopp were, but she could sense the giant meant them no harm. A quick scan of his aura told her the giant was good-natured. The angel attempted to relax, but it was hard. He was quite the imposing figure, given his size.

"Oh, so you do have some?" the giant leaned down right in front of the Going Merry. "NUAHHHHH!" he suddenly cried out.

"GYAAAAAAAAAA!" the trio lurched back.

A glance backward showed a dinosaur had bitten the crouching giant on his backside.

"…!"

"Dinosaur…?"

The giant turned, swiftly lopping off the dinosaur's head with his axe.

"GYA-!"

"AHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Aurora choked back her scream, taking deep breaths. 'Easy, girl! You scanned his aura. He's not a bad person. He's merely… a warrior. Yes! That's all it is! He's just being himself! You have nothing to worry about. He isn't out to harm you or the others.'

"I am Elbaf's strongest warrior, Brogy! Gabababababa!" he turned back to the three pirates, prize in hand. "Good, I got some meat! Let me welcome you as my guests!"

Usopp and Nami suddenly collapsed to the deck.

'P-Play dead…' Usopp thought.

'Just play dead…' Nami went along with the charade.

Aurora cleared her throat, nervously stepping forward. "You said your name is Brogy, right? Well… my name is Aurora. It's nice to meet you." The angel held out her hand to shake.

The giant continued to grin, holding out his own in return. He could easily crush Aurora in his grip, but was surprisingly gentle, his handshake light but firm. The angel relaxed a fraction.

"It's been a long time since I've had guests! Why don't you come join me for a meal?"

"It's nice of you to offer, but we're waiting for our crewmates to come back." Aurora gently declined.

"Nonsense! Why should they get to have all the fun?"

"Well… I am a bit hungry."

"Psst! Aurora! What are you doing!?" Usopp hissed.

"Stop talking!" Nami cracked an eye open, glaring.

The angel frowned. "He's been nothing but kind since he got here. I'm not going to offend him by being rude like you two are." She walked over to the two, yanking them up with surprising strength. "We are guests here on this island, which is his home. If he wants to welcome us by offering us a meal, then we are going."

"But-!"

"We… are… going!" the angel growled, eyes flashing yellow with power. She turned back to the giant. "Lead the way."


Brogy the Giant's home…

"Gababababababa! There! It's all cooked so eat up!"

"W… We're not hungry." Nami murmured.

"Psst. There're skeletons all around us…" Usopp whispered to the navigator.

"I know…" she replied.

"No need to decline out of modesty! Eat as much as you want! Dinosaur meat's especially delicious, you know!"

"It's fine, we're not up for much of a meal." The navigator and sniper rang.

Aurora huffed in annoyance before turning to the giant. "I'd love to have some dinosaur meat. Perhaps you could cut it just a bit smaller?"

The giant chomped away at his piece of meat, swinging his axe in his other hand. It cut through the meat like butter. Still eating, he handed a smaller portion to the angel across from him.

She smiled. "Thank you."

"What is wrong with you!?" her two crewmates hissed, watching as the angel daintily ate.

"Give him a chance." She growled through the bite she had just taken.

"Umm, Mr. Brogy…" Nami began. "May I ask you one question?"

"Hm? What is it, girl?"

"How long does it t-take for the log pose to finish recording on this island…?"

The giant chewed and swallowed, turning his grinning face towards the trio. "One full year."

Usopp and Nami fell over, both horrified at this revelation. Aurora choked on her meat, pounding on her chest to unlodge it. That was not the answer she'd been expecting.

"So take it easy while you're here! Gabababababa!"

Aurora let out a nervous laugh. "So… Brogy, what brings you to Little Garden? Do you live here by yourself? Do you not have a village to live in?"

"I'm from Elbaf, a village for warriors."

The angel perked up. "Oh, right! I remember you mentioning that name earlier. Is it on Grand Line?"

The giant nodded. "Yes… but my village has a certain law."

"Does it have anything to do with why you're here?"

"If a quarrel breaks out in my village and you can't settle it on your own, then we beseech our God Elbaf for his judgment. Elbaf is just and bestows divine protection on those in the right. He'll ensure the survival of the righteous."

Aurora pursed her lips. "Let me guess. You were involved in a quarrel."

Brogy grinned. "That's right, girlie. This island serves as the battleground between me and another giant."

"There's two of them!?" came the horrified cry, but Aurora ignored it, focusing on the giant's story.

"The one who's in the right shall triumph and survive." Brogy threw his head back with a laugh. "But it's been 100 years! We just can't seem to settle our duel! Gababababa!"

"100 years!?"

"It's nothing to be surprised about. Our life spans are 3 times yours."

"Okay… but even so, why would you want to keep fighting after 100 years!? What's the reason!?" Aurora suddenly froze, a thought coming unbidden to her mind. "You're trying to kill each other!"

There was a loud boom! as a nearby volcano exploded.

Brogy got up. "Looks like it's time…"

"Time? Time for what?" Aurora followed after the giant.

"The eruption of that middle volcano is the signal for battle."

"You can't actually hate each other so much as to continue this fight! What was the cause of your qua-" Aurora was suddenly yanked back, Nami and Usopp clamping their hands over her mouth.

"Aurora, stop!"

"Are you trying to get us killed!?"

A large shadowy figure emerged through the tree line, just as tall as Brogy. He was well built and had a long beard. Much like his counterpart, he was dressed like a Viking with his helmet going over his eyes. He spoke. "Yes. It's about pride now."

Brogy charged. "OHHHHH!"

"And we forgot the reason… AGES AGO!"

They clashed.

"Don't you long for our home, Dorry?"

"That's exactly why I'll crush you today and leave for Elbaf at once, Brogy! NUEIII!"

Dorry charged, sword spearing through Brogy's shield. But the giant was no longer behind it. He had jumped into the air, axe ready to strike.

"SERYAAA!"

"Agh!" Nami covered her eyes.

Brogy's axe met Dorry's helmet with a clang. The impact knocked the other giant back.

"H-H-He took it right on the helmet!" Usopp quaked. "If he received that blow just a few centimeters off, it'd have meant instant death!"

The two giants continued to fight on.

"W-What a fight… all of their attacks are aiming for each other's most vital points to kill with one blow!"

"And they've been fighting like this for over 100 years…!?" Nami couldn't believe it. "But it's good for us… this is our chance to escape!"

"Escape!?" Aurora swung around. "But we can't just leave him! He's our friend now!"

"You mean your friend! We didn't want anything to do with him!" Nami retaliated. "Let's go, Usopp!"

"Wow…"

"Usopp?" the two girls were confused. The sniper didn't seem afraid anymore.

"Even without a reason, they fight like this…"

"God, what a nuisance they are…" Nami scoffed.

"You fool! This is what a man's fight is!"

"…what?"

"Let's say that there's a metaphorical flag raised in their hearts…" Usopp began. "And those flags are more important than their very lives! They don't want their flags to be broken no matter what…! And so, to protect that flag, they continue this fight for over 100 years! Can't you see!?"

Aurora saw where Usopp was going. "It's a battle of pride between two warriors."

"Well, I'm not interested in any of that stuff so I'm going to take off!"

"I'm going to stay here a bit longer and watch!" the sniper declared. "This is it! This is what I meant by a brave warrior of the seas! I want to become a proud warrior just like them!"

Aurora smiled.

Nami paused, mulling things over. She walked back to where the duo stood, plopping down on the log once more. "Hmph. So you want to be a giant, huh…"

"Did you even listen to anything I just said!?" Usopp raved. "If there's an entire village full of warriors like them, I'd sure like to visit it one day!"

The two giants continued to clash, neither willing to concede. If they fell, they got right back up again. The battle seemed never-ending.

"73,466 fights…"

"And 73,466… draws."

The two giants fell to the ground with a loud thud!

"Gababababa! Hey, Dorry! I got some rum from guests!"

"Excellent! I haven't had rum for so long! Pour me some, will ya!? Gegyagyagya!"


"A brave warrior of the seas? What's that?"

"It's someone like you! I want to become just like you two one day!" Usopp claimed.

"A giant?" Brogy seemed confused.

"No, that's not what I mean!" Usopp shook his head. "I want to live proud and honorably, just like the warriors of Elbaf!"

"Gabababa! I see!" Brogy laughed. "We giants have much longer lifespans than you humans, and as such, we wish nothing more than an honorable death. After all, one's fortunes or life is all bound to come to an end one day. To a warrior of Elbaf, to die without tarnishing one's pride is what we mean by an honorable death. Our pride alone never comes to an end. It's an eternal treasure that's passed on through the lands of Elbaf."

"So your pride is your treasure!" Usopp realized.

The volcano erupted again, signaling that it was time for the two giants to fight once more.

"Gababababa! The fight will begin soon. This is a good day."

"You're going to fight again so soon?" Aurora was concerned for the giant.

"What about your injury?" Usopp asked.

"Don't be silly. We both got hurt last time. Both of us risk our lives on this fight. We don't use any lame excuses to postpone this fight."

"Go and get him Mr. Brogy." Usopp cheered.

"Sure. I will crush him down this time. Gababababa!"

Nami sighed. "Why do they have to continue this stupid fight?"

"Don't say that this fight is stupid!" Usopp took offense.

"Anyway, let's go back to our ship." Nami looked at the log pose. "It'll take a year to lock onto the frequency. We'd better wait for everyone and try to find the way out."

"Wait a minute." Usopp halted the navigator. "I can't fight a dinosaur! So there is no way we can get out of this forest."

"But didn't you say that you're a great warrior of the sea or something like that?"

"I meant that my heart has become the great warrior! I wish to be a warrior who is proud of himself."

"I don't think we have any other choice but to find Luffy." Aurora suggested.

"One day, even if I have to lose everything or I have to face death alone on a isolated island, I will die with pride and my last words will be "I am Usopp, the great warrior of the seven seas!"" He paused. "That's what I hope."

Nami dragged the sniper along. "Okay, okay, I understand. Then please become a great warrior soon, okay?"

He sweatdropped. "Sure."

Aurora shook her head, trailing after the two.


"EEEEEEK! DINOSAUR!"

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

The trio swiftly made their way through the jungle, running away from the very creature named earlier. Usopp, being the coward he was, managed to outrun both the navigator and angel.

"HEY! You're running too fast!" Nami shrieked. She came to a stop, panting. "I can't believe this."

Aurora skidded to a halt, doubling back for her friend. "Okay, so… Usopp's gone. But he can't be too far ahead. We'll catch up with him and find the others. For now, it's probably best if we stick together though."

"Yeah, you're right." Something caught Nami's attention. "Luffy! I am so lucky! What are you doing here?"

Aurora made to follow, but something held her back. She cocked her head, taking in the figure of her captain. Her eyes narrowed. 'Something's not right…'

Nami approached the rubber-man. "Luffy…?" A strange substance appeared behind the navigator, wrapping around her body. "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!"

"AAH!" Aurora shrieked, the same substance now after her. Her wings came out, the angel taking to the air. The strange substance still followed her and managed to latch around her leg. Eyes wide, Aurora flapped her wings harder, attempting to break free. But the substance, which appeared to be wax, held fast. Closing her eyes, the angel concentrated on the power that flowed through her body. A second later, her eyes snapped open, a wave of power unleashed. The wax broke away and Aurora attempted to escape. But more wax shot up at the angel, pinning her arms and wings to her body. She struggled, but it was no use.

Aurora was caught.


Aurora grunted as she was tossed to the ground, Nami and Zoro landing right next to her. All three had their hands and feet bound in wax, Aurora having additional wax wrapped around her wings so that she couldn't fly off. The trio struggled to sit up.

"Wha… what is that?" Nami took in the structure before her. It appeared to be a giant cake made out of wax.

Out of the corner of her eye, Aurora caught sight of familiar blue hair. "Vivi? Aren't you supposed to be with Luffy?"

"That's right, but…"

"Talking about that boy." Mr. 5 scoffed. "I've already killed him."

"You did?" Zoro smirked, not believing a word the man said. "Ha!"

"Welcome to my service set!" Mr. 3, the man who'd captured them, greeted.

"There is something turning over our heads." Nami observed, glancing upward at the structure.

"I feel like I'm a candle on a cake." Zoro commented, following Nami's gaze.

"Well, considering we can't move our legs, I share that sentiment." Aurora agreed with the swordsman, unable to budge an inch. The four had been placed on the wax cake, their legs soon encased by the substance.

"Of course they're not gonna let us move. They're the enemy." He retorted.

Vivi held out a hand. "What is raining down?"

"How's the taste of my candle service? Hahaha!" Mr. 3 laughed. "The candle mist that falls from above will change you into wax figures! You'll become perfect "human models" that not even I could achieve with my skills! Your wax figures will have literally captured your spirit! Now die, in the name of art!"

"No way! Why do I have to die for your work?" Nami turned to the giant pinned down next to them. "Mr. Brogy! Do something! Otherwise, you'll become a candle too!"

"Man, talk about a huge person." Zoro finally noticed the giant.

"No matter what you say, it's not gonna work! He was so happy that he cried over that victory! I don't know if he really cried because he's sensitive or if he cried for his friend. He killed his best friend of 100 years with his own hands! He didn't even realize that his friend was injured when they fought! Hahaha! Anyway, you can't change anything now!"

"Injured?" Aurora glanced over at the fallen giant. "But he seemed fine after his and Brogy's first fight. What happened afterwards?"

"I knew since we started to fight that Dorry was keeping some secret from me." Brogy spoke up.

"You knew? Hahaha!" Mr. 3 chortled. "You must be lying! If you knew, why did you fight him? I saw you hit him with no mercy at all!"

"If you knew the real meaning behind their fight, then you'd understand, you arrogant bastard!" Aurora bit out, her crewmates staring at her in surprise. They'd never heard such language come out of the angel's mouth before.

"How can you understand what my tears were for?" Brogy picked up. "A person like you wouldn't understand! He fought with pride in his heart. How could I disgrace him? YOU WANT ME TO DESTROY THE PRIDE OF A WARRIOR WHO WAS PREPARED TO RISK HIS LIFE!?"

Mr. 3 froze, alarmed by the sudden liveliness the giant exuded.

Brogy began to break free of his shackles. "I completely understand. Because of that, I had to fight him with these hands. Because it's the best thing and the most righteous thing that I can do for my best friend, Dorry!"

"AH!"

There was an explosion, the blast striking Brogy right in the face.

"MR. BROGY!"

"BROGY!" Aurora was horrified, her head whipping around to where Mr. 5 stood.

The man's hand was aimed at the giant. "This should stop his babbling!"

"How dare you!" the angel was seething, the feathers of her wings bristling in response.

"Hahaha! Stupid." Miss Valentine chortled.

"I have underestimated the power of that crazy giant. I never thought he could destroy my candle jacket." Mr. 3 mused. "I must perfectly bind him! CANDLE SWORD!" the man formed a wax sword, thrusting it into Brogy's hand. "Let's see if you can do anything now!"

"MR. BROGY!" Nami cried, the others as horrified as she.

"STOP IT!" Aurora shrieked. "STOP HURTING HIM!"

"If you move, you will destroy your arms and your legs. Hahaha!" Mr. 3 cackled, piercing said appendages with more wax swords. "Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"

"ARRGH!"

"That's a very low thing to do!" Vivi was outraged.

"I will increase the speed of my candle service." Mr. 3 ignored the princess. "Soon, you will become my wax figures."

Nami coughed. "I can't breath!"

Vivi did the same, clutching her throat. "If this candle mist goes into our lungs, we'll completely become candles!"

"Hahaha, that's right! If possible, I want you to suffer! Because the piece of art that I want should represent suffering and fear. Just become my candle with fear in your hearts!"

"A piece of art? That's really disgusting!" Nami choked out.

"Hahaha! Say whatever you want!"

"Zoro, do something!" Nami was desperate.

"Can't you cut through this wax?" Aurora asked the green-haired man.

"Already tried that. It's too hard."

"Hahahahaha! Look at your faces!" Mr. 3 pointed. "That's a very good emotion. Sadness and suffering. Sadness and torture! This will be my best piece of art!"

"I can't move my arms!"

"My wings won't move either!"

"Our bodies are becoming harder."

"Hey!" Zoro called out to Brogy. "Can you still move? Even if you lose your arms and legs, it's better than dying and not doing anything."

The giant grinned. "I will try to move."

The swordsman drew his sword. "I'll cut both my legs off. Don't you want to come and take care of those people with me?"

"Cut your legs off!? Are you kidding? This is no time for stupid jokes!" Nami ranted.

Aurora took in the swordsman's expression. "I don't think he's joking, Nami."

"What are you talking about?" Vivi inquired. "It's pointless! Even if you do get down from here that way, they'll catch you again!"

"There's no way to know that unless we try!" Zoro had decided. "We'll die if we stay here anyway. So let's put up some ugly struggling. There's no reason to die heroically for these pieces of scum! Right?"

"Gababababababababa!" Brogy suddenly laughed. "You're a brave young man. I was about to give up." The giant grinned. "Okay. I'll do it!"

"What?"

"Are you kidding?" Nami couldn't believe it. "If you lose both of your legs, how can you fight them?"

"Who knows?" Zoro shrugged. "But… I plan to win."

"What's wrong with them?"

"Have they gone nuts?"

"Wai… Wait a minute! I'll fight with you, too!" Vivi declared.

"Vivi!"

"Okay."

Aurora took in her friends determined expressions, she and Nami the only ones still opposed. The angel sighed, a small smile forming. "Count me in!"

"Aurora!"

"LET'S DO IT!" Brogy cried.

"I'll kill you!" Mr. 3 shouted. "See if you can do anything about that!"

"This is crazy!" Nami cringed, unable to watch as Zoro pierced his legs.

"YAAAAHHHH!"

Suddenly, from out of the brush, Luffy, Usopp and Carue appeared. The three charged, running so fast that they were practically flying through the air.

"WE'VE COME TO CRUSH ALL OF YOU!"

The trio blasted right past the Baroque Works agents. A second later, they marched back through the brush, coming face to face with the enemy.

"Let's take care of them, Usopp and duck!"

"Aha!"

"Quack!"

"Luffy! Usopp!" Nami cried.

"Carue!" Vivi was glad to see her companion alive.

"Mr. Brogy! I will take revenge for you!" Usopp declared.

The giant was touched. "Usopp…"

"Just crush those guys to the ground and kick them out of here!" Nami ordered.

"Yes." Luffy cracked his knuckles. "I'll take care of all of them because they've destroyed the pride of these giant's battle."

"So you're the man with the highest bounty in East Blue?" Mr. 3 was unimpressed. "My, how Navy Headquarters' standards have fallen!"

"Whoa! What a weird head!" Luffy became fixated on the man's hair.

"Shut up!"

"It's the number 3 and it's on fire!"

"Shut up!"

"Luffy!" Nami attempted to get her captain to focus. "Destroy this pole before we become wax figures!"

"Eh? You're in trouble?"

"No. Not really." Zoro was unconcerned.

"B-But, Zoro! Your leg!" Aurora pointed out, watching the blood pool on the wax.

"Yeah. I went about halfway through, I'd say."

"How is that not trouble!?" Nami squawked.

"Anyway. Can you destroy that pole, Luffy? I leave the rest to you."

The straw-hat wearing boy grinned. "Sure."

"I won't allow you to do that."

Luffy shifted into a fighting stance. "I don't know what that is, but I will destroy it."

"Sure! Today, I'm not the same person I used to be." Usopp went along, perched atop Carue.

"Quack!"

"Hurry up before we become candles!"

"Zoro, what are you doing?" Aurora asked, eyeing the swordsman as he struck a pose.

"In case we become candles, I wanna have a nice pose."

"This is not the time for playing!" Nami berated. "Anyway, can you do something about your leg? It's painful to look at."

"Then don't look."

Aurora reached an arm out, attempting to make contact with the swordsman. "I'd heal you, but I'm too far away."

"It's fine."

"By the way, your idea about cutting your legs and escaping is so stupid." Nami continued.

"I cut my legs so I can fight them, not escape from them."

"That's even crazier!" Nami argued.

"Shut up!"

"Could you two please not argue? Now isn't really the time for that." Aurora tried to be the voice of reason.

Vivi watched the spectacle. 'Even though we are not completely out of trouble, it seems that they don't worry about anything anymore.'

"They are insulting us." Mr. 3 growled. "That's very annoying. Because that kid does not look like a person who can fight."

Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine stepped forward. "Mr. 3, let us finish him off."

"Finish him off? Don't be silly. He showed up here alive and well because your attacks don't work. At the very least, he's at a level that's too much for you to handle."

The duo took offense to that.

"Why don't you take care of the others? I think I'll add Straw Hat Luffy to my wax figure collection…"

"You guys are too damn annoying!" Usopp barked. "You've gone a bit too far! Give yourselves up!"

"Small fry." Wax dripped from Mr. 3's hand.

"Let's do it" Usopp signaled. Carue quacked in response, the duck moving in reverse instead of going forward. Usopp held up his slingshot, hiding behind the foliage. "Luffy! I'll help you from behind!"

"What did you say?"

"Hey kid!" Brogy called over to Zoro. "Are you going to quit trying?"

"Yeah, because there's someone else who's going to try for us."

Mr. 3 flung wax at Luffy. "Gotcha! Candle Lock!"

"Aaah!"

"He was caught!" Vivi cried.

"What's this?" Luffy collapsed, wax encasing his feet. "It's heavy, like a mallet!"

"What is that?" Usopp couldn't believe his eyes.

"Hmm… it fits really well."

"You really suck. Next time it'll be your arms." Mr. 3 promised. "Candle Lock!"

Luffy bounced out of the way. He stretched his arm over to the handle of the sword embedded in Brogy's hand.

"What's he doing?"

Luffy wrapped his arm around the sword handle. "I'm sorry, Mr. Giant." He rapidly began to spin in mid-air. "Gomu Gomu…"

"Augh!" Brogy cried out, the action digging the sword further into his hand.

"What the hell are you doing!?"

"Luffy!"

"Augh!" Brogy continued to cry out.

"HAMMER!" Luffy swung in the direction of the wax pole, flinging his encased feet directly into it. The wax structure broke in half.

"What the…!?" Mr. 3 couldn't believe it.

"He destroyed the pole!" Nami was ecstatic.

Yes, Luffy had destroyed the pole, but the top portion was still intact. It began to fall.

"EEEEEEK!"

The top landed with a thud! right behind the foursome stuck to the wax cake. They were all frozen in shock.

"I'm still alive." Nami breathed.

"Thank goodness." Aurora sagged.

"Nothing changed at all."

"That was close."

"That's dangerous. Why didn't you run away?" Luffy questioned.

"WE CAN'T MOVE! ISN'T IT OBVIOUS!?" Nami and Vivi chewed the boy out.

"Why didn't you tell me about that?" Luffy was confused. "You just told me to destroy that pole."

Vivi turned to Zoro. "Is it really a good idea to put our lives in his hands, Mr. Bushido!?"

"We have no choice. Besides, I can't move my arms anymore."

"Wait a minute." Nami realized. "My body is getting harder. I can't move!"

Aurora glanced back, attempting to move her wings. "I can't move either! What's going on!?"

"Hahahaha!" Mr. 3 cackled. "With the candles closer, your hardening has sped up! Now you can become wax figures even quicker!"

Luffy's eyes popped out of his head. "What!? You'll become wax figures? Why didn't you tell me?"

"JUST DESTROY THE CANDLES!"

"Okay."

"I won't allow you to get involved!" Mr. 3 attacked. "Candle Harpoon!"

"Explosive star!" Usopp took aim, firing at the man. Mr. 5 jumped in front of Mr. 3. He caught the bullet in his mouth, swallowing it. It exploded inside his stomach.

Mr. 5 licked his lips. "Tastes bad. You must use low quality gunpowder."

"He ate… my star." Usopp couldn't believe it.

"This is bad." Zoro commented. "This thing is really quick. I'm lucky I have a nice pose."

"Moron!"

"Would you please forget about the pose already?" Aurora was exasperated, her power roiling and churning inside her.

"Luffy, please hurry!" Vivi cried out.

Luffy flung his arms back. "Okay! I have to destroy that pumpkin, right? Gomu Gomu…"

"That's not going to work." Mr. 3 went to intercept. "Candle Wall!"

"BAZOOKA!"

Luffy's hands slammed against an object… it just wasn't the one he was aiming for. A wall of wax had been erected, blocking the rubber-man's attack.

"You! Would you stop getting involved!?"

"I'm the one who's supposed to say that. You'd better not get involved with my art process." He attacked. "Candle Lock!"

"Again?" Luffy flinched back. "Ah! That's right." The rubber-man maneuvered in mid-air, letting the wax encase his right arm. "Hahahahaha! I got a hammer now. Gomu Gomu…"

"Damn it! Candle Wall!"

"HAMMER!"

Luffy's encased fist met the wall. Mr. 3 thought it was enough to stop him… but it wasn't. The wax broke away from Luffy's hand, but his fist drove on. A crack appeared in the wax, Luffy's attack managing to break through. He'd managed to land a hit.

"Mr. 3!"

"This is crazy!"

"Great job!" Nami cheered. "Hurry up and destroy this thing, Luffy!"

"No."

"Stop fooling around! Hurry up!"

"No."

"What?" Nami didn't understand.

"Hey, Luffy!" Zoro called. "This isn't play time!"

"Please, Mr. Luffy." Vivi pleaded.

"What should I do? I don't feel like I want to help you."

"What are you talking about?"

Aurora frowned. "Something's not right. It's like he's in a trance." The angel's holy powers raged inside her. "What is this?"

"Color trap." A voice chimed.

The berry-haired girl looked past Luffy, taking note of the young girl standing just behind him. She had a paintbrush and palette in hand. The angel glanced between her and Luffy, knowing she had something to do with her captain's odd behavior.

"We don't have time, Luffy! Hurry up and destroy this stupid pumpkin!"

"I know."

"If you know, then do it!"

"I know." Luffy repeated. "But I don't want to do it."

"What are you talking about?" Nami tried to reason with the boy. "We're almost wax figures! It means that we're going to die! Don't you get it?"

"I understand, but I don't want to do it."

"The problem is not about whether you want to do it or not!"

Vivi finally noticed the girl behind Luffy. "Miss Goldenweek. It must be you!"

"What did you do to him!?" Aurora demanded.

"Color trap." Miss Goldenweek ate a cracker. "Black is the color of betrayal. If any person is painted with this color, he won't care about his friends' words."

"What does that mean? What happened?" Nami still didn't understand.

"She's a portrait painter." Vivi explained. "She can create real colors of emotion. Her refined sense of color can manipulate people's minds through the use of her paints."

"Affect a person's mind? This is bad." Zoro grimaced. "Because hypnotism or something like that will completely affect a simple-minded person like him!"

"We need to get him away from that sign!" Aurora deduced.

"Luffy! Step away from that sign!" Nami went along with the angel.

Vivi shook her head. "That's not gonna work! Luffy! Please don't step out of that sign. I beg you!"

"Why did you say that, Vivi?"

Aurora caught on. "Right. We don't want your help at all!"

"I won't listen to you." Luffy stepped off of the sign.

"So, that's why." Zoro realized what the two girls had done.

Luffy shook his head. "Eh? What happened to me? I'll help you now!" The boy began to laugh. "Hahaha! But first, let me laugh. Hahahahaha!"

"What's wrong now!?"

"Hahahaha!"

Miss Goldenweek pulled her brush away, having painted a sign on Luffy's back. "Color trap. Yellow is the color of fun. He can't move now."

"She put a color on his shirt! Luffy! Take off your shirt!" Nami shouted, Aurora beginning to struggle next to her. She had to try and escape. Luffy needed help.

"This is bad. We don't have much time left." Zoro bit out.

"Quack! Quack!"

"Aaahh!"

Usopp and Carue suddenly ran by, trampling over Luffy.

"Ouch! Hahahahaha!"

"Carue!" Vivi called to the duck, concerned for his safety.

"Damn it." Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine chased after the two. "They are really fast."

"Look!" Nami got the other's attention. "Usopp and Carue hit Luffy and made the sign fade away."

"Ouch!" Luffy groaned. "I was caught in a trap again." The rubber-man got up. "Hey you! That's enough!"

"Yellow is the color of fun. You must have had a good time, right?"

"Shut up! Are you crazy or something?" Luffy turned his back to Miss Goldenweek. "Anyway, I have to destroy that pumpkin! Gomu Gomu…"

"Color trap." Miss Goldenweek painted once more. "Red is the color of a target!"

"Bazooka!" Luffy's hands slammed into the ground.

"WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO HIT!?"

"I can't let you destroy that thing. Mr. 3 will be mad at me. You'll want to hit that sign just like a bull that always wants to hit a red target."

"Just get out of my face! Gomu Gomu… BAZOOKA!" The same thing happened again.

"Is that fun?"

"This is bad. He can't beat her. His power means nothing to her."

Aurora ceased her struggling, knowing it was no use. More wax coated her by the second. She couldn't move at all, except for her eyes and mouth. Her powers flickered to life inside her once more. An idea came to her. 'Maybe if I concentrate…' she closed her eyes. 'This is going to take a minute…'

"I will mix this color for you. Yellow, the color of fun, mixed with blue, the color of sadness." Miss Goldenweek swiped her brush. "Color trap. Green is the color of peace."

"This tea is really delicious." Luffy complimented, he and Miss Goldenweek now seated on a blanket. They were having a nice picnic.

"ARE YOU CRAZY!?"

"What'll be the result of this?"

"Result?" Zoro glanced at the navigator. "I told you to pose nicely. I feel sorry for you."

"This isn't funny." Vivi scolded.

As the picnic went on, the wax began to coat the four more and more. Eyes still closed, Aurora could feel the substance consume her. It coated her outsides, slowly making it's way to her insides. She couldn't move and breathing was becoming hard. 'Just hang on a little bit longer…'


"Let's fight! Candle Champion!"

"Aaah!" Usopp cried out, backpedaling into a fallen Carue.

"What's that?"

"That was used to kill the 42 million beli pirate." Mr. 5 knew what it was.

"Mr. 3's best piece of art!" Miss Valentine chimed.

"Miss Goldenweek! Can you paint my Candle Champion? I want a cool color! I will crush that Straw Hat kid to pieces!"

"When I'm done, can I take a rest?"

"Sure! Why not!?" Mr. 3 didn't care. "You don't have to help me because there is no one who can compete with me! My body is covered with a candle which is stronger than steel! I don't have any weak spots!"

"Cool!" Luffy was fascinated.

"This is not the time to admire them!" Usopp squawked. "Prepare to fight!"

"Okay! Gomu Gomu… BULLET PUNCH!"

"Done." Miss Goldenweek finished painting in the nick of time.

"Good." Mr. 3 deflected Luffy's attack. He went after the boy. "Champ fight! Punch!"

"Gomu Gomu… STAMP!"

"Hahaha!" Mr. 3 chuckled, having blocked the attack.

"That's right!" Usopp's voice suddenly rang out. "Why didn't I realize it sooner? The candle becomes a mist because it's melting." The sniper turned to his captain. "Luffy! You can use fire to melt the candle! Even though it's hard, a candle is still a candle! Those guys just became wax figures. We still have a chance to save their lives!"

"Quack!"

Luffy whipped around. "Is that true!?"

"That's right." Miss Goldenweek answered.

Mr. 3 berated his partner. "Why did you tell them!?" He turned back to the pirates. "Even though your know, you don't have time to do anything now. You lose! In the next 30 seconds, their hearts will completely stop! Right now, they are suffering and their conscious will fade away little by little. They are tasting the feeling of death."

"You don't have to wait 30 seconds. I'll use this fire star to help them now!" Usopp took aim.

Mr. 5 acted. "Explosive breath bullet!"

Light erupted from the wax structure, blinding everyone below. The wax cracked and crumbled around one of the figures. They leapt into the air, landing in front of the sniper. The bullet hit, an explosion occurring.

Usopp was stunned. "A-Aurora!"

The angel collapsed, not having been able to get a shield up in time. Not that she would've been able to. All her power had been used trying to escape her wax prison.

"Aurora!" Luffy cried, taking in the bloodied body of his friend. "Damn you!" He prepared to attack Mr. 5.

"Stop being stupid!" Mr. 3 stopped him.

Mr. 5 scoffed. "Hmph.

Usopp discreetly talked to Carue. "Get it? Take this rope."

Miss Valentine made her way over. "What are you planning to do? Can you tell me?"

"Quack!" Carue took off, rope trailing behind him.

The sniper moved in front of his fallen friend. "I leave the rest to you, Carue!"

"No matter what you do, it's not going to work." Mr. 5 held his pistol out.

"I wonder how much weight you can handle?" Miss Valentine shoved Usopp down, sitting atop him. "10 kilograms. 100 kilograms. 200 kilograms." She kept increasing her weight.

"UGH!"

"QUACK!"

"Just run!" Usopp gritted his teeth in pain. Aurora twitched just behind him.

"Stupid bird." Mr. 5 aimed his gun at the running duck.

"You'd better give up because those people have become my artworks!"

Luffy continued to fight. "I won't let you play with their lives!" He grabbed Mr. 3 by his hair. "Because you don't have the skill to do that!"

"Wha…!?"

"Using fire to melt, right?" Luffy began to run, Mr. 3 in tow. "I'll use your fire to melt it!"

"Luffy!" Usopp cried out. "That's not enough fire! Just burn Carue's rope!"

"Carue's rope."

"It's a special kind of rope that's covered in oil!" Usopp explained.

"I get it!" Luffy dragged Mr. 3 down. "Everyone! It's time to wake up!"

"Let go of me! Wait!"

Usopp grinned, despite the weight on his chest. "It might get a little bit hot, but there's no better way."

"NO!"

"QUACK!"

The rope was lit.

"AAAAAAGH!" A large fire broke out, the wax melting rapidly. Mr. 3 choked. "Hot! Hot! You! How could you!?"

"It's really hot! Are they going to be okay?" Luffy wondered.

The cause of all this began to run away. "You've completely destroyed my candle service!"

"Aah!" Luffy made chase. "Are you going to run away?"

"Quack! Quack!" Carue had to dodge the oncoming wax.

Mr. 5 grit his teeth. "How dare they try to insult us?"

Miss Valentine slapped Usopp. "This is all because of you! Your time is up!"

"Ugh!"

"I'll crush your head into the ground." The woman leapt into the air. "10,000 kilograms drop!" Two figures moved in the flames, catching Miss Valentine's attention. "Huh?"

Nami and Vivi emerged, striking the woman down.

"It's really hot. You couldn't find a better way to do it?" Nami complained.

"Stop complaining. You should thank me for saving your life."

"That's right. Thanks." Nami told the sniper, clad in only her bra and skirt.

Vivi coughed. "This is unbelievable that we're still alive."

"All the candles are melting." Mr. 5 pointed his gun at the group. "You are some troublemakers. I can't lose anymore."

"Take this! Explosive star!"

"Idiot!" Mr. 5 ate the bullet once more. "I've already shown you that gunpowder can't do anything to me!"

"Did you eat that?" Usopp was smug.

Mr. 5 choked.

"Sorry I lied to you. That bullet isn't gunpowder. It's a special kind of hot sauce that I made!"

"Agh!" Fire came out of Mr. 5's mouth. "Hot! Hot! Hot!"

Usopp laughed. "Hahahahaha! I knew how hot it was because I've tried that once!"

"Good… thinking… Usopp…" a voice wheezed.

"Aurora!" the sniper whirled around, helping the angel to sit up. "Are you alright?"

The bloodied angel gave a shaky grin. "I'll be fine. I just need time… for my powers to recharge… and then I can heal myself."

"You're sure?"

She nodded.

"You stupid pirates!" the Baroque Works agent gasped. "I'll explode myself with you!"

"Ah! Ah!"

The man had latched onto Usopp. "You'll be blown into tiny pieces!"

"Killing…" a figure emerged from the flames. "Evil… FIRESWORD!"

"Zoro!"

The swordsman sheathed his weapons. "Fire swords aren't that bad."

A large hand slammed down next to the group, startling them.

Zoro glanced up at the giant. "So? To be alive is the happiest thing in the world, right?"

"Gabababa… you're right." Brogy looked upon his fallen friend.

"Mr. Brogy…"


"OHHHHHHHHH! OHHHHHHHHHH! OHHHHHHHHH!" Brogy sobbed, tears rushing from his eyes like waterfalls. The pirates covered their ears.

"Even his crying is ear-splittingly energetic…!" Nami cringed.

"It's like looking at a waterfall!"

"Hey, look!" Luffy crowed. "You can see a rainbow behind him!"

"Quack!"

"My ears…" Vivi moaned.

Usopp sobbed with the giant. "I understand completely, Mr. Brogy!"

Aurora sat with her ears covered, unable to speak. Brogy had lost his best friend; a friend he'd had for over 100 years. Nothing anyone said would be able to make him feel better.

"UOHHHHHH! OHHHHHHH!"

Dorry's body shifted, the giant himself suddenly sitting up. Everyone's eyes popped out of their heads.

Dorry held a hand to his bleeding shoulder. "Seems I've passed out for a bit…"

"Dorry… you're…!?"

"Mr. Dorry!" Vivi cried.

"Mister!" Luffy was next.

"It's most likely… because of our weapons…"

"The weapons…!?" Usopp sniffled, rubbing the tears from his eyes. "Ah! That's right!"

"Even Elbaf's weapons couldn't withstand all the stress of a duel between giants that's been going on for a hundred years…"

"Unbelievable…" Usopp breathed. "It's a miracle."

"Gabababababa!" Brogy laughed happily, hugging his friend.

"Don't hug me so much Brogy, you're hurting my wounds…"

"Thank god you've survived, my dearest friend! Gababababa!"

Tears began to fall from the other giant's eyes. "Gegyagyagya…"

"A miracle?" Zoro smirked. "It's only expected… if anything, it's a miracle those weapons still look like weapons even after 100 years of constant usage. Not to mention the wielders themselves still wanting to fight after so long…"

"What a splendid day this is!" Brogy cheered. "Let us thank the God of Elbaf!"

"Ha. Are you that happy about landing a blow on me and making me pass out?"

"You know that's not the reason, you big ol' fool!" Brogy punched Dorry in the arm.

"Ow! Stop touching my wounds! Gegyagyagya!"

"Gababababa!"

Aurora and Nami shared a look, the two girls shaking their heads in amusement.

"You intend to start something!?"

"I intend to crush you flat, alright!"

"WHY'RE YOU STARTING A FIGHT ALREADY!?" Nami was livid.

Aurora spread her wings, managing to fly up between the two giants. They blinked in surprise. "Perhaps, just this one time, we can postpone the fight until later? When you're both healed more properly?"

The giants shared a look, something passing through their eyes. Aurora wasn't quite sure what it was. Recognition, perhaps? But of what exactly…?

Brogy turned to Aurora's hovering form. "Alright, little angel. Just this one time."

She was shocked. "How…?"

The giant merely grinned.


"Gababababa! You little ones really helped us out back there. If there's anything we can do to thank you…"

"Gegyagyagyagya! I had completely forgotten about the bounties placed on our heads!"

"Well… I guess that's to be expected. I mean, you've been on this island for 100 years, focused only on your fight. It's no wonder the bounties slipped your mind." Aurora commented, finishing wrapping bandages around the giants' wounds. Her powers weren't completely back, so she couldn't heal them properly. The least she could do was clean the wounds and bandage them. After all, they brought this mess upon them.

"Even so… it's originally my fault that those agents came to this island…" Vivi took the blame as usual. "Oww!"

Nami pinched the girl's cheek. "Don't say that!"

"Why the long face, Vivi?" Usopp asked, munching on some food.

"Wanna eat some senbei?" Luffy offered.

Nami sweatdropped. "Where the heck did you get those from?" She turned back to the princess. "See, nobody here blames you for anything."

"Alright! Time for a senbei party!"

"Yeah, let's get this party started! Take it all off, Nami!"

Squirt!

"Ahahaha! Your eyeballs are on fire, Usopp!"

"Idiots…"

"One more time, one more time!"

"We're in serious trouble if we have to wait a full year for the log to record." Zoro spoke up.

"Exactly! This is no laughing matter." Nami agreed.

Luff stood on a nearby rock. "Can't you misters do something about that?"

"Don't speak nonsense." Dorry waved him off. "We can't do a thing about the logs."

"HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, NAMI, AURORA AND VIVI!" Sanji chimed, having suddenly appeared.. "And the rest! Thank god you're all safe!"

"Hey, Sanji!" Luffy waved.

"He shows up now!?" Usopp was ticked.

The cook came to an abrupt halt before Dorry. "The hell is that!? Are you Mr. 3!?"

"Sanji, he's not-"

Nami cut Aurora off. "Huh? How do you know about Mr. 3?"

The cook's eyes bulged out of his head. "Oh my! Electrifying as always, Nami!"

Aurora came up next to the blonde, holding a hand out. "Sanji, may I have your jacket?"

"Of course, Aurora~!"

The angel graciously took the offered clothing, making her way to the navigator. She handed the jacket off to the orange-haired girl. "Here. You really shouldn't be wandering around half-naked. You'll get sick that way. Not to mention, you might end up giving Sanji a heart attack."

Nami smirked. "You have to admit, that'd be kinda funny."

"… maybe just a little."


"So then… just a moment ago… you were talking with Mr. 0?" Vivi couldn't believe her ears.

"Yeah, I guess…" Sanji shrugged. "It seems he mistook me for Mr. 3."

"And now he thinks we're all dead!?"

"Yeah. Or at least, that's what I told him."

"Just when we finally throw off our pursuers, we can't even step a foot off of this island!" Usopp ranted.

"What? Do we still have unfinished business here or something?" Sanji pulled an object out of his pocket. "I mean, I managed to get this from them and all…" The cook turned back to his crewmates, taking in their expressions. Jaws were dropped and eyes were popping out of heads. "Huh? Wha?"

"An eternal pose to Alabasta!"

"Haha!"

"We can set sail!"

Vivi lunged at Sanji, ensnaring him in a hug. "Thank you so much, Sanji! I was so worried over what to do!"

Sanji swooned. "Y-You're… welcome… deheh~! I didn't think it'd make you this happy…"

"Alright, guys!" Luffy crowed. "It's time for a senbei party!"

"Luffy! This ain't gonna be much of a party if we've only got 3 crackers left!" Usopp pointed out.

"This isn't the time for that." Nami halted the celebration. "It's time to set sail, Captain! We can't just loiter around here forever!"

Sanji turned to Zoro. "Ah, that's right. You haven't forgotten about our hunting contest, have you?"

"Hm? Oh, I'm sure I've won that. I caught a rhino 'bout thiiiiiiis big."

"A rhino!? Can you even eat that thing?"

Luffy turned to Dorry and Brogy. "Alright then, Mr. Round, Mr. Giant! We'll be taking off now!"

"I see…" Brogy mused. "Busy lil' buggers, aren'cha?"

"It's a shame but we won't ask you to stay longer." Dorry added. "I hope your country's safe, girl."

"Thank you."

The crew began to make their way into the jungle, headed back to the ship.

"See ya then! Don't die anymore!" Luffy called back.

"It was nice meeting you two!" Aurora waved.

"Master! I'll go to Elbaf for sure one day!" Usopp promised.

The group was out of sight, leaving the two giants on their own once again.

"Our friends are setting sail…"

"Well, can't leave them to fend for themselves." Dorry heaved himself up. "That monster lives in the seas to the west."

"Dorry, how're your wounds?"

"Hmph, it's nothing serious."

Brogy picked up his weapon. "I guess this is it for my axe and your sword, isn't it…"

"Having trouble letting go?"

"Course I do. This is the axe I've fought with for over a hundred years. But even so… if it's for their sake, I have no regrets!"

"Then it's decided." Dorry nodded his head before glancing over at his companion. "By the way, that girl you made friends with earlier? Is she really what I think she is?

"Yeah…" Brogy breathed. "Who'd of thunk? 100 years on this island and we manage to run into a second angel. What are the odds?"

"Think those friends of hers know what she really is?"

"Gababababa!" Brogy laughed. "Hardly! They'd be treatin' her a lot differently if they did!"

Dorry snorted. "True. Well, it's not our place to say anything. She must be hiding that information for a reason. The truth will come out in due time."

"Gababababa!"


"Look! My lizard is clearly bigger."

"Are your eyes just for show or something? The bigger animal is my rhino."

Luffy leaned over the edge. "Who cares? They both look pretty tasty to me."

"YOU STAY OUT OF THIS!"

Aurora sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose. "How long are they going to bicker about this?"

Nami appeared next to the girl, clothed in a new shirt. "We can't even carry that much meat. Just pack up as much as we need and let's go already. It's time to set sail!"

"As you wish, Nami~!"

"Hey, Usopp." Zoro got the sniper's attention. "Mine's clearly bigger, right?"

"Huh? I couldn't care less."

Vivi tried to offer her help. "Is a tie no good?"

"There's no tie in a contest!"


"If we sail straight from here, we should be able to exit on the western side of the island." Nami instructed, the Going Merry finally having set sail.

"Do you think we should've packed some more of that meat?"

"Don't be stupid. We don't even have enough space to preserve any more than this."

"Are you trying to sink our ship?"

Movement caught Luffy's attention. "Ah! It's the giants!"

Usopp appeared next to the boy. "They've come to see us off!"

The two giants stood on either side of the channel, backs facing the ship.

"The most important reason why all the little ones who come to this island…" Brogy began.

"Do not reach the next island lies straight ahead." Dorry finished.

"What?"

Dorry continued to speak. "You all risked your lives so that our pride can remain untarnished."

"Thus, in turn, no matter the foe…"

"We must not let your flag of pride be tarnished either!"

"Trust in us and sail straight ahead! No matter what happens, sail only straight ahead!" Brogy commanded.

"Got it!" Luffy agreed. "Sail straight ahead!"

"Let us meet again," Dorry began.

"One day in the future." Brogy finished.

"Look! Up ahead!" Nami cried. The crew all scurried to the front of the ship, wanting to see what the navigator was pointing at. A large being began to take shape before the Going Merry.

"So you've come, Island Devourer."

"In the name of Elbaf, we vow to clear a path!"

"What is that thing!?"

"Is it a sea king!?"

"Grab the helm or we're going to be swallowed alive!" Nami barked at Usopp.

"What in the world… is that a giant… goldfish!?"

"A giant goldfish?" Aurora couldn't believe her eyes. "What on earth…?"

"I feel like I've heard of that before…" Usopp muttered.

"Usopp!" Nami gained the sniper's attention. "Hurry!"

"I… I won't! We'll be going straight ahead! R-Right, Luffy?"

"Yup." Luffy nodded. "You bet."

"Don't be ridiculous! This is completely different than getting swallowed by Laboon!"

"Yeah, yeah, just pipe down already. Here, I'll even give you the last senbei."

"I don't need any senbei! If we don't turn this ship around this instant, we'll-"

"Nami." Zoro cut off the navigator's ranting. "Give it up already."

"Mmnghh!" Nami bit down on the senbei.

Aurora placed a hand on her shoulder. "We have to trust Brogy and Dorry. I'm sure they know what they're doing."

"Are you serious!?" Vivi couldn't believe it either. "We're really going to sail straight into that monster!?"

"Oh no! It's too late to do anything now!"

"Well, well, well. Haven't you grown quite a bit, Island Devourer…?" Dorry mused.

Brogy grinned. "The most surprising thing isn't the size of this goldfish… but rather the size of feces it craps out, after swallowing islands whole! Yes, certainly… feces enormous enough to be called the "Vacant Islands.""

"Gegyagyagyagya…" Dorry chuckled. "I still remember the time we landed on it, mistaking it for dry land!"

"GYAAAAAA!" the goldfish swallowed the Going Merry whole.

"Aye, those fond days of adventure… the memories come flooding back when I look at them…!"

Dorry flexed his muscles. "Only the "Great Serpent Soaked In Blood" can withstand our attacks!"

"Behold the mightiest spear of we giants of Elbaf!"

"Straight ahead! Straight ahead!" Usopp screeched.

"What're you screaming for! We've already been swallowed alive!"

"Straight ahead! Straight ahead!"

"NGHH!" Dorry and Brogy struck. "HAKOKU!"

A hole was blasted in the middle of the giant goldfish. The Going Merry came out unharmed, flying through the air.

"WOOHOO! We're flying!" Luffy cheered. "Don't turn back now! Fly straight ahead!"

"They cut… the ocean itself…" Usopp sniffed. "So this is… the power of Elbaf's warriors…!"

"NOW GO!" the two giants cried, their weapons breaking into pieces.

"GEGYAGYAGYAGYAGYA!"

"GABABABABABA!"

Long ago, there was a group of rowdy warriors, called the Warrior Giant Pirates. The two overwhelmingly strong captains of this pirate crew were "Brogy the Red Ogre" and "Dorry the Blue Ogre." Mere humans could only helplessly watch by as these giants wreaked havoc across the world. In the end, what stopped these rampaging giants… was a single little human girl.

"Did you see our captains' catch today!?"

"You bet! I don't think I'll ever be able to forget a catch that big!"

"Each of our captains just took down those enormously huge sea kings!"

"Even if we are Giants of Elbaf, the only ones that can take care of monsters that big…

"Are our captains! Isn't that right, my brothers!?"

"Gababababa!" Brogy laughed. "I gotta say, in all my years, I've never seen sea kings that big!"

"You said it!" Dorry agreed. "They were our finiest catch!"

A little girl came up to the two giants. "So which one was bigger?"

"Which…"

"One…?"

The two giants eventually came to stand before their catches.

"Brogy, look! Mine clearly seems to be the bigger one!"

"Hogwash! My catch is exactly 3cm bigger!"

"What did you say!?"

"What!"

"Please stop arguing, captains!"

If one looked closely enough, they would see that the skeletons of the sea kings remained, having become one with the island of Little Garden.

"By the way, Brogy. There's something I can't quite seem to recall."

"You know, the same goes for me too…"

An eruption came from the middle volcano.

"Well, whatever! Let's settle things once and for all today!"

"Yes! We can think things out after that!"

Such things, were events of a long, long time ago.