One Piece: Divine Bird Phoenix

Deep in the New World, east of Wano Country, in this vast sea that has never been visited by humans, there is a pure land far away from the hustle and bustle of human beings.

From a distance, this is an island, but it seems a bit inappropriate to call it an island. This island is really too big. Even if you stand in a very far place and look along the rolling white waves, you can't take in its edge.

Not to mention the shocking grand wonders on the island.

The ancient and green giant trees that are lush and green and straight into the sky have been standing on the vibrant land for many years. The old trunks that require five or six adults to hold hands to embrace still have new buds.

Between the chaotically growing and intertwined branches and leaves, beams of thumb-thick sunlight shine through the gaps between the green leaves, becoming the only source of light in this dark "Sea of ​​Giant Trees".

Roar——!

Between the branches of the sturdy trees, the orange-and-white-striped tiger put down its prey and roared at the uninvited guest who had broken into its territory.

"It's spectacular, right? The first time I came here was as a trainee in Roger's Pirates. So many years have passed without me noticing." Looking at the scenery of nature's magic, Shanks said with nostalgia.

"Let's go, don't keep our old friend waiting for too long!"

The mottled light and shadows hit the Red Hair Pirates and Ann, and the hazy light seemed to cover them with a thin veil.

The group walked towards the end of the Giant Forest, and Ann suddenly said, "Shanks, this is the legendary Elbaf, right?"

Based on the direction of the Red Force and the strange scenery on this island, it was not difficult for her to guess that this should be the pirate world, the kingdom of giants in the depths of the holy land of Marijoa, which is second only to the mystery of the giant kingdom.

Shanks nodded and said, "You're right. There's nothing you can do. After all, ordinary people can't raise dragons."

"In addition to dragons, Shanks, there may be other purposes for bringing me here."

Recalling the other party's performance in Divanstin, An felt more and more that something was wrong. Beckman, who has wisdom that is not inferior to that of the Warring States, would not fail to understand the consequences of doing so.

If the result was already expected, but he still acted in that way, the only reasonable explanation is that the other party has a deeper purpose.

Hahaha!

With an awkward smile on his face as if his plan had been exposed, a certain red-haired bastard scratched his head and immediately betrayed his partner and said, "This is not my decision, it was all Beckman's idea!"

"I convex!"

Beckman, who had just lit a cigarette, had not had time to take a few puffs when he heard his captain's rude voice.

But he had long been accustomed to it, or the entire Red Hair Pirates was like this, and they would throw the blame on him when something happened.

It really fits the saying 'the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam is crooked', what kind of captain you have, what kind of crew you have.

An glanced at Beckman who was walking in front, and then said unhappily: "Since we are here, don't hide it anymore. Just tell us what your purpose is."

Hahahahaha!

Shanks laughed dryly again, and said with a somewhat unnatural look: "This is a long story."

"Then don't talk about it!"

After a moment of silence, Shanks slowly said: "This is related to the dead Captain Roger."

"The thing is, more than 20 years ago, Captain Roger agreed to the challenge of the then Giant King in order to let the Giants help hatch the dragon eggs, but he ran away on the eve of the competition and was publicly executed by the navy a few months later."

"The captain's public execution made the arrogant Giant King feel a great humiliation, and since then he refused to let others approach the dragon eggs."

"So, I thought that you are the captain's daughter, and maybe there is a glimmer of hope."

Just after he finished speaking, a loud voice came from a distance.

"Shanks, kid, didn't I tell you that Roger's pirates won't set foot in Elbaf again? The giants always keep their promises!"

Unconsciously, the group had walked out of the 'Giant Forest' and arrived in front of a village.

In the center of the village was a tall stone statue. Through the rough carving style of the giant craftsmen, it could be barely seen that this was a strong giant male holding a giant hammer, wearing pants made of beast fur and black beast boots on the lower body, with a muscular chest exposed on the upper body, and a cloak behind him.

The sight slowly moved down. Unfortunately, in front of the rows of houses built by thick trees in the giant village, there was a middle-aged giant with a face vaguely similar to the sculpture blocking the door.

"Hahaha, Your Majesty Odin, I didn't come alone this time. I brought Captain Roger's daughter to fulfill the promise."

"Ann's strength is even stronger than Captain Roger."

Shanks responded quickly like a machine gun, fearing that the other party would force him out like last time.

"Roger's daughter."

The middle-aged giant called Your Majesty Odin pondered for a moment and was about to refuse.

The short-haired giant youth who had been standing beside Odin interrupted: "Father, they are guests from afar, you should at least let them rest."

The speaker was the prince of the giants, Loki.

"Hmph!"

Odin was obviously dissatisfied, but it was difficult to refuse his son's request. He could only snort coldly and turned to walk deep into the village.

Looking at his father who left angrily, Loki said helplessly: "Everyone come up, the palace has set up a banquet."

Climbing on Loki's shoulders, everyone headed towards the magnificent city in the distance.

On the way, Loki suddenly said, "Don't worry too much. Father just hates Roger for breaking the agreement. He doesn't really hate you. Besides, my name is Loki, and I'm the prince of the giants."

Looking up at the black-haired, rough-faced, crowned man beside him in surprise, An felt a huge contrast in his heart.

"It's just a small matter. I don't care. On the contrary, you interest me more. It seems that you are different from other giants who only know how to worship force."

Hahahaha!

After hearing An's praise, Loki suddenly laughed triumphantly, and his thunderous laughter was full of pride.

"It's my honor to be praised by Monkey D. An. You are my idol."

This time it was An's turn to be surprised. .

Loki continued, "As you can see, I know more than other giants, and the more I understand, the better. In addition, I have a good relationship with Shanks, so I know everything about you."

"In terms of worshipping power, I am no different from other giants. You are the strongest person in my impression!"

"Although it is difficult to ask for mercy from my opponent, I still hope that you can show mercy in the competition later. After all, my father is 260 years old."

An looked surprised and said, "260 years old, it's really an exaggerated number."

Loki explained, "Compared with humans, we giants can generally live to 300 years old. 260 years old is also considered a high-risk group among giants."

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