Helding: I beat Rocks!?

Bonfire party.

The old giant Aruru took a swig of wine and asked drunkenly.

"So, kid Mongge, you want to meet King Harald?"

"That's right."

Mongge had only two objectives for coming to Elbaf this time.

One was to recruit the future Four Emperor, Charlotte Linlin, into his crew.

The other was Adam Wood.

Mongge's first objective was now halfway achieved. As long as Garumoro agreed to let him take Linlin away, making Charlotte Linlin his crewmate was only a matter of time.

Everyone knew how easy it was to trick a five-year-old Charlotte Linlin.

As for Adam Wood, Mongge wanted to obtain it through official channels, which required him to meet with the current King of Elbaf.

This wasn't difficult.

After all, Mongge had fought Harald before; they became acquainted through battle.

While they weren't exactly close friends, they could still talk to each other.

"Hmph, King Harald might not even see you."

Yoruru, sitting nearby, said coldly. He was already being generous by not speaking ill of this pirate who had abducted his great-granddaughter. Asking him to relay a message? Absolutely not.

Fortunately, besides Lipri, Mongge had no intention of recruiting more Giant Tribe members.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so agreeable right now.

Giants should join the Giant Soldier Pirates. The White Wolf Pirates and the like are just a misguided path...

"Sister Lipri, how can you join another pirate crew? As giants, we should join the Giant Soldier Pirates! Only the Giant Soldier Pirates are our true destination!"

On the other side of the feast, a Giant Tribe boy, who looked about seven or eight years old but stood over five meters tall, shouted loudly.

For him, whose lifelong goal was to revive the Giant Soldier Pirates, he couldn't understand how his sister Lipri could join another pirate crew.

"Baka baka baka, well said, Healding! We, the Giant Soldier Pirates, are the strongest pirate crew!"

Hearing the boy's words, Yoruru laughed happily.

Even though Lipri had been lured away, the children, who were the future hope of their Giant Tribe, still yearned for the Giant Soldier Pirates.

"Old man, don't stir up trouble!"

Lipri said helplessly. She now understood how Mongge felt. Healding was young when the White Wolf Pirates came last time and mostly stayed by King Harald's side, so unlike many children, he didn't have a favorable impression of the White Wolf Pirates.

Although she had always harbored the idea of joining the White Wolf Pirates, as she grew older, she wasn't sure if Mongge would return to Elbaf. Naturally, she wouldn't boast about the White Wolf Pirates' strength in front of Healding.

In fact, the current White Wolf Pirates were indeed not as strong as they used to be. The entire crew only had three members, and one was an intern.

Compared to Mongge and Lipri, who were familiar with the giants, Rocks was much more reclusive, sitting alone in a corner eating.

It wasn't that he disliked socializing.

It was just that he felt he didn't have the luxury to interact with others yet.

"Giants are indeed strong!"

Rocks cautiously observed the giants around him, raising their wine glasses and eating and drinking heartily. He seemed to feel the terrifying power contained within their massive bodies.

Let alone an entire Giant Kingdom, just the giants sitting here could easily destroy a country if they were out in the world!

"Bokakakaka, Mongge, that kid Rocks is a new crew member you recruited, right?"

Noticing Rocks, Aruru stroked his fluffy beard.

"How about we make a bet?"

"Oh?"

Hearing Aruru suggest a bet, Mongge's interest was piqued.

"What are you betting on, Aruru?"

"How about we have Healding fight him?" Aruru said with a smile. "If Rocks wins, I'll put in a good word for you when you meet the King. If Healding wins, you have to stay and help train the village children."

"Two years shouldn't be too long, right?"

Hearing Aruru's words, Mongge couldn't help but feel tempted.

Although he was certain that as long as he met Harald, Harald wouldn't refuse his proposal, making the giants willingly give him Adam Wood wouldn't be easy.

Aruru's involvement changed things.

Aruru was not only the oldest giant in all of Elbaf but also the former captain of the Giant Soldier Pirates. His prestige among the giants was second only to King Harald.

He had no reason to refuse a simple fight between Rocks and a giant child.

Seeing Mongge remain silent, Yoruru on the other side thought he was hesitating.

"Baka baka baka, what's wrong? Are the crew members of the mighty White Wolf Pirates inferior to a mere child who hasn't even come of age? If Aruru isn't enough, how about adding me?"

Both Yoruru and Aruru, as legendary pirates of the past, could see at a glance that Rocks was just a novice, not even having learned Haki yet.

In this situation, the physical advantages brought by the Giant Tribe's physique were undoubtedly immense.

Although Healding was still a child.

But he was the eldest son of His Majesty Harald, how could he possibly lose to a rookie pirate who had just set out?

"Heh."

Yoruru and Aruru didn't know that Mongge not only didn't consider refusing their proposal, but even felt like laughing.

Healding fighting Rocks?

Is it real or fake?

Don't look at Rocks only having been at sea for two months; in these two months, Rocks' growth has been visible to the naked eye. If it were the Rocks who had just set out, with the Giant Tribe's physique, Healding might have had a tiny chance of winning.

Now?

With their strengths being similar, Rocks letting Healding fight with one hand tied behind his back, Healding still wouldn't be able to win.

However, even with full confidence.

He still had to put on a show.

Mongge's face showed a look of difficulty: "Rocks is a newcomer who only joined our pirate crew two months ago. Although he has talent, Healding is Harald's child."

"Moreover, two years is too long."

He was already seventy years old. Without the system's help, if he really stayed in Elbaf for two years, he'd probably come out looking like Whitebeard, with IV bags hanging off him for no reason.

"Then what do you want?"

Yoruru said impatiently.

If it weren't for the Giant Tribe currently being in a transitional period with no one being Mongge's match, he wouldn't have wanted to let Healding challenge a rookie pirate.

"How about a different condition?"

Mongge extended a finger: "Regardless of win or lose, I will stay in Elbaf for two years. In return, during these two years, your Giant Tribe's craftsmen must build me a sturdy enough ship."

"Using Adam Wood!"