The Giant's Village!

Lipri was just joking.

In her opinion, Mongge was already so old, how could he still train like them?

Who knew, Mongge actually jumped down from her.

"Isn't it just training?"

Mongge gritted his teeth and smiled at Lipri and Rocks.

"Since the crew members are all training, as the captain, I have to set an example!"

Thus, Lipri and Rocks saw Mongge take off his clothes, his upper body bare, and lift a boulder several times larger than anyone else.

Mongge's lean body was covered in scars, his muscles didn't look bulky, but they were surprisingly firm, like a sculpture when tensed.

Even Mongge himself was a little surprised, when did his body get so good?

He even had a beer belly a month ago!

As it turned out, Mongge, apart from looking a bit old on the outside, was in no worse condition than a young man.

Even Rocks, standing beside him, compared his own body and found that he didn't have as much muscle as Mongge.

How could this be tolerated?

Weight training, I want it too!

Seeing Rocks also pick up a stone from the side, Mongge couldn't help but laugh.

"Pfft hahaha, kid, see how much you can handle before you lift it. Carrying such a big rock, you might not even be able to walk."

"Nonsense!"

Seeing Rocks' face turn red as he wanted to jog with the stone, Mongge didn't stop him.

If you don't listen to the elders, you'll suffer.

The three of them, carrying their respective weights, moved slowly but steadily towards the giants' village amidst a flurry of playful scuffles.

The giants' village.

"What? That bastard Mongge is here again!?"

An old giant, whose beard dragged on the ground like a waterfall, roared deafeningly: "This time, I will definitely kill that brat, how dare he deceive my great-great-granddaughter!"

"Bokakaka, forget it, you're no match for that guy now. We'll have to let Dorry and Brogy handle it, after all, we're old."

Standing beside the old giant, another equally aged giant chuckled.

"Besides, Lipri didn't run away."

"Hmph, Lipri is going to join our Giant Soldier Pirates. When Dorry and Brogy return, I'll have them take Lipri out on an adventure!"

They, the giants, and Mongge's White Wolf Pirates, had a relationship born from fighting. Ten years ago, when the White Wolf Pirates first landed on Elbaf, they fought with giants from several villages.

In the end, it was King Harald who stepped in to stop the dispute.

The giants were strong.

But not all giants were strong.

At least not when the two strongest warriors of the giants, the two captains of the Giant Soldier Pirates, Dorry and Brogy, were absent.

The only one in the entire giant tribe who could be called a strong warrior was King Harald.

And although King Harald was powerful, he did not like war. Rather than fighting, he preferred peaceful relations with other countries.

Therefore, upon learning that the White Wolf Pirates were not evil pirates invading Elbaf, he chose to reconcile with the White Wolf Pirates and received them as guests.

However, the giants revered strength.

For Mongge, who could fight King Harald to a draw, they naturally showed great respect.

The two captains of the Giant Soldier Pirates, Dorry and Brogy, had been missing for thirty years. To the new generation of giants, the two captains were legends living in rumors.

But Mongge was a living Great Pirate.

As a result, the White Wolf Pirates were quite popular among the children.

This made many giants who had previously been part of the Giant Soldier Pirates furious.

They wished the White Wolf Pirates would leave quickly.

"What is Mongge here for this time? He only left not long ago, right?" asked the old giant with a beard as thick as a blanket.

It was he who had spoken up for Mongge earlier.

"Lord Aruru, ten years have passed."

A giant beside him explained, "For the little people outside, ten years is a long time. Moreover, Captain Mongge is not young anymore. Perhaps he intends to retire in our Elbaf. He's an acquaintance of Sister Carmelo, isn't he?"

"Hasn't it only been ten years? By the way, how long have Dorry and Brogy been gone? Why aren't they back yet?"

The giant with the waterfall-like beard snorted indignantly.

Their king disliked fighting, and with Dorry and Brogy gone, there was no one in Elbaf who could defeat Mongge.

"If only I were a hundred years younger!"

The old giant swung his longsword with all his might, and then a "crack" was heard.

"My, my back!"

"Crack crack, Yoruru, I told you, don't be so handsy when you're old. Lipri will complain again when she gets back."

Aruru chuckled.

He wasn't actually worried about Mongge's arrival; after all, he was a recognized powerhouse. Although the Giant Tribe was isolated, they weren't completely ignorant of the outside world. If the White Wolf Pirates were truly vicious pirates, they wouldn't have been received by them.

"Everyone, prepare well to welcome our old friend!"

"Oh right, Lipri went to the Underworld, didn't she?"

Suddenly remembering something, Aruru asked. The Giant Tribe had special Den Den Mushi that connected the Sunny Realm and the Underworld. The reason they knew about Mongge's arrival was that Mado had sent the message.

"I think so. Mado said Lipri would be returning with Captain Mongge and them."

"What!?"

Yoruru, who was being helped into a house by two giants, widened his eyes in an instant upon hearing the giant's words.

"Mongge, I'm going to kill that guy!"

In the giants' village, there was another commotion.

And at the edge of the village.

Compared to the surrounding tall houses, a much smaller house was situated there.

An elderly woman in a black nun's habit, smoking a lady's cigarette, felt her eyelids twitching incessantly.

"Damn it, I have a bad feeling!"

The old nun paced back and forth in the room. Before she could figure it out, she heard a child's scream from outside the house.

"Mother, save me!"

A little girl of the Giant Tribe was being chased by another little girl of the same towering size, with many children of normal human size nearby.

"Lingling is going to kill me!"

Hearing the little giant girl's voice, the old nun had no choice but to stop thinking and came outside. "Lingling, stop messing around, it's almost time to eat!"

"Time to eat?"

Hearing the old nun's words, the slightly chubby little girl in the pink dress behind her's eyes lit up, and she quickly ran towards the old nun.

"What are we eating today? Is there cake?"

"No cake today, but your Uncle Cassi hunted and gave us a lot of meat. We can have carrot stew today."

"Hooray!"

The children nearby let out cheers, and looking at these children, the old nun's face showed a kind expression.

However, just as the old nun was about to prepare dinner for the children.

A voice suddenly rang out from not far away.

"Pfft haha, Garumoro, you're still the same as ever. But compared to ten years ago, you've gotten older again, now you're completely an old woman, haha!"

This voice?

Although she hadn't heard it in a long time, as soon as Garumoro heard this voice, she felt her blood pressure start to soar.

"Mongge? Why haven't the Marines arrested you, you scoundrel, and thrown you in the great prison?"

"Haha, the Marines can't catch me!"

Casually throwing down the large rock he was carrying, Mongge grinned, his face a mixture of a smile and a sneer.

"It's been so long, you haven't done anything to disappoint me, have you?"

"Mother!"