The Village of Giants!

Ripley was only joking.

In her opinion, how could Magnus, being so old, still train like them?

Who knew that Magnus actually jumped down from her.

"Isn't it just training?"

Magnus gritted his teeth and smiled at Ripley and Rocks.

"Since the crew members are all exercising, I, as the captain, must set an example!"

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

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

Even Magnus himself was a little surprised. When did his body get this good?

He even had a beer belly a month ago!

As a result, it seemed that apart from his aged appearance, Magnus's physical condition was no worse than that of young people.

Even Rocks, standing nearby, compared his own body and found that he actually had fewer muscles than Magnus.

How could this be tolerated?

Weight training, I want it too!

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

"Pfft hahaha, kid, see how much you can handle before you start. Carrying such a big stone, don't even be able to walk."

"Shut up!"

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

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

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

The giants' village.

"What? That scoundrel Magnus is here again!?"

An old giant, whose beard trailed to the ground like a waterfall, roared deafeningly, "This time, I'll definitely kill that brat for deceiving my great-great-granddaughter!"

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

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

"Besides, Ripley didn't run away."

"Hmph, Ripley is going to join our Giant Soldier Pirates. When Doruy and Brogy return, I'll have them take Ripley out for adventures!"

Their Giant race and Magnus's White Wolf Pirates had a history of fighting first and becoming friends. 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 Giant race is strong.

But not all giants are strong.

At least not when the two strongest warriors of the Giant race, the two captains of the Giant Soldier Pirates, Doruy and Brogy, are absent.

The only one who could be called a powerhouse in the entire Giant race was King Harald.

And although King Harald was powerful, he disliked war. He preferred peaceful relations with other countries over conquest.

Therefore, after learning that the White Wolf Pirates were not an evil pirate crew intending to invade Elbaf, he chose to reconcile with the White Wolf Pirates and received them as guests.

However, the Giant race revered strength.

They naturally respected Magnus, who could fight King Harald to a draw.

The two captains of the Giant Soldier Pirates, Doruy and Brogy, had been missing for thirty years. For the new generation of giants, both captains were legends spoken of in rumors.

But Magnus was a living, breathing 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 just leave quickly.

"What is Magnus here for this time? He just left not long ago, didn't he?" the old giant with a beard as thick as a blanket asked.

He was the one who had spoken up for Magnus earlier.

"Lord Yaruru, ten years have passed."

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

"It's only been ten years? By the way, how long have Doruy and Brogy been gone? Why haven't they returned?"

The giant with the waterfall beard snorted indignantly.

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

"If only I were a hundred years younger!"

The old giant forcefully swung his long sword, and then a "crack" sound was heard.

"My, my waist!"

"Bokakaka, Yaruru, I told you, don't overexert yourself when you're old. Ripley will complain when she gets back."

Yaruru laughed heartily.

He wasn't worried about Magnus's arrival. After all, he was a strong individual whom they recognized. Although the giants were reclusive, they weren't entirely ignorant of the outside world. If the White Wolf Pirates were truly vicious pirates, they wouldn't have received their hospitality.

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

"By the way, did Ripley go to the underworld?"

Suddenly remembering something, Yaruru asked. The giants had special Den Den Mushi that connected the living world and the underworld. The reason they knew about Magnus's arrival was the message sent by Mado.

"It seems so. Mado said Ripley will be returning with Captain Magnus and his crew."

"What!?"

Yaruru, who was being helped into the house by two giants,' eyes widened when he heard the giant's words.

"Magnus, 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 tall houses around it, a much smaller house was situated there.

An elderly lady, dressed in a black nun's habit, was smoking a cigarette and felt her eyelids twitching.

"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 quickly!"

A little giant girl was being chased by another little girl of similar stature, with many children of normal human size nearby.

"I'm going to be killed by Linlin!"

Hearing the little giant girl's voice, the old nun had to stop thinking and came outside. "Linlin, stop messing around. It's almost time for dinner!"

"Dinner?"

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 having today? Is there cake?"

"There's no cake today, but your Uncle Cassi went hunting and shared a lot of meat with us. We can have carrot stew today."

"Hooray!"

The children beside her cheered, and looking at them, 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, Carmel, you're still the same as ever. But compared to ten years ago, you've gotten even older, now you're completely an old woman, haha!"

This voice?

Although she hadn't heard it in a long time, as soon as Carmel heard it, she felt her blood pressure start to surge.

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

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

Casually tossing aside the large stone he was carrying, Magnus grinned, his face a mixture of a smile and a sneer.

"After so long, you haven't done anything to disappoint me, have you?"

"Mother!"