Giants

Milim completely ignored the rabbit's struggles, picked it up, and left the office!

But not long after stepping outside, Milim spotted a familiar figure.

The Bald Giant had somehow already woken up. He sat on the beach, watching a group of children playing in the distance.

"Giant Uncle, weren't you feeling unwell? Why aren't you resting properly? What are you doing sitting out here?" Milim asked, tilting her head up at him.

"Ah, it's nothing." Only then did the Bald Giant seem to snap back to himself. He slowly said, "I rested for a while after getting off the ship. I'm mostly better now."

"Then what are you sitting here for? There's nothing fun around here." Milim looked around and found nothing interesting besides the children playing on the beach.

"El already told me that everyone from Giant Village will be coming to Many Countries." The Bald Giant stared at the empty sea in the distance. "I want to be here to greet them the moment they arrive."

Milim rubbed her chin in confusion. "Didn't you just separate not long ago? You don't need to miss them that much, do you?"

"Hahaha!" The Bald Giant burst into laughter, nearly laughing himself to tears. "Little girl, you don't think I miss them, do you?"

"Isn't that it?" Milim truly couldn't think of any other reason why the Bald Giant would keep waiting here.

"Of course not. I just want to tell them that I'm the first giant to arrive in Many Countries—and that I'm Many Countries' Chief Artisan. They'll definitely be jealous to death." The giant grinned smugly.

Milim froze for a moment, then widened her eyes. "That's the reason?"

"Little girl, what do you know? Being first holds extraordinary meaning for us giants." As the Bald Giant spoke, pride filled his eyes.

"Just as all giants compete to become the world's strongest warrior, I'm going to show off that I'm the first giant to come to Many Countries and the first Chief Artisan."

"So you're going to keep waiting here?" Milim looked at the giant in utter incomprehension. Sitting here bored over something so trivial—how could that be any fun?

Milim's clever little mind whirred, and as she looked at the children in the distance, she immediately came up with an idea.

Ignoring the Bald Giant's puzzled gaze, Milim quickly ran over to the children playing by the river.

No one knew what Milim said to them, but the children all looked at the Bald Giant in surprise. Then, before the Bald Giant's disbelieving eyes—

The children came over to him one by one, stretching out their hands and trying to climb onto the giant's body. Feeling those fragile little lives on him, the Bald Giant did not dare move even an inch.

He shouted loudly at Milim, "What exactly did you tell them?!"

Milim walked over to the giant's side. "I only told them that there was a giant who was very lonely, and that he hoped they would stand on his shoulders so he wouldn't be lonely anymore."

"But they're literally standing on a giant's shoulders."

"I never agreed to this!" The giant shifted slightly, and one child slipped down. The Bald Giant hurriedly reached out and caught him.

The boy who landed butt-first in the giant's palm looked at him excitedly. "Thank you, Big Giant! I'll definitely climb onto your shoulders and won't let you feel lonely!"

The giant carefully set the boy back on the ground, and the boy immediately continued climbing up his body.

The giant looked at Milim with a complicated expression. "I didn't expect you to care about me in this way."

"This isn't concern. I just thought you looked too pitiful sitting here all alone." Milim shook a finger.

A smile appeared on the giant's face as he softly said, "Thank you, Milim."

"Then play with these children properly. Remember, you have to keep them safe." Milim waved with a smile and left.

Hearing the children's laughter behind her, along with the giant's complaints whenever another child fell off him, Milim broke into a radiant smile.

She had known the Bald Giant for many years, and she knew very well that he was someone who could not stand loneliness.

Back in Giant Village, everyone had their own work to do, and the only time they could gather was at night.

But the Bald Giant was also a blacksmith. He had to work until very late every day before he could rest, so he and his friends rarely spent much time together.

Ever since Milim had known the Bald Giant, he had complained every time that she kicked down his door.

Yet every time, he repaired it and looked forward to that lively voice appearing at his doorway again.

Now that the Bald Giant had come to Many Countries, there was no reason for him to remain lonely by himself.

After leaving the shore, the sun gradually sank westward. Milim returned home and opened her room to find it still clean and tidy.

Clearly, someone came to clean it every day.

Milim repeated her usual routine: she grabbed a bathrobe, went to soak in the hot spring, and then fell asleep.

Just as on previous days, Lingling came to the hot spring and picked Milim up like a respawning NPC.

Two days of such comfortable, peaceful days quickly passed, and Milim learned from Lingling that the giants from Giant Village were expected to arrive today.

So Milim got up especially early that morning, grabbed two meat buns and a bottle of juice, and headed for the harbor shore.

When she reached the harbor, she saw an enormous tent erected beside it.

Curiously, Milim poked her head inside and discovered the Bald Giant sleeping soundly within.

"He actually slept here for two days. Giants really are persistent." Though she was somewhat moved, Milim had no intention of waking him.

Arriving at the shore, Milim stretched out her little hand and immersed it in the sea. A powerful sensation of weakness instantly spread through her entire body.

Milim immediately pulled her hand from the seawater. She still felt weak, but she could already use a little strength.

Milim had some resistance to the Seastone particles in the ocean, so it was not much of a problem.

Even in battle, there would be no issue if Milim fell into the sea.

Her surging magic power could keep the seawater at bay. The moment seawater approached that magic power, it would probably evaporate instantly. It would be impossible for it to touch Milim unless she deliberately touched it herself.

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