I Am the White Wolf!

Magnus admitted that he had completely forgotten about this.

When he first came to the land of the giants ten years ago, he had spun all sorts of wild tales and won over a whole crowd of young Giant race fans.

One of them was the wild-looking giant girl standing before him.

Ripley.

Back then, Ripley had clamored to board his ship. Not only had she given the foreign pirates a massive headache, but she had also infuriated Elbaf's local pirates.

In their eyes, even if a Giant race child wanted to become a pirate someday, they should join a Giant race pirate crew—the Giant Soldier Pirates.

What sense did it make to join an outsider's pirate crew?

To avoid coming to blows with the Giant Soldier Pirates, Magnus had promised Ripley that he would take her aboard once she grew up.

Naturally, that had been a lie.

After all, Magnus had already been sixty at the time. Who knew how many more years he could sail the seas, or whether he would ever return to Elbaf in his lifetime?

So, after feeding a child that line, Magnus had immediately forgotten all about it.

He only remembered now.

"Hey, well, look at it this way—didn't I come back?"

The giant girl's fists whipped through the air with terrifying force. Magnus could only keep dodging, and everything in the tavern was smashed to pieces.

"Ten years shouldn't count as much for the Giant race, right? If you still want to join my pirate crew, it's not too late."

"Who wants to join your pirate crew now?"

Ripley slammed a fist into the ground, punching a huge crater into the tavern floor.

Glaring at Magnus, Ripley gritted her teeth. "Aren't you practically falling apart from old age now? How are you supposed to take me on adventures like this?"

Ripley was no longer a child. She understood the difference between humans and giants very well. A seventy-year-old giant was still young, but for a human, seventy was already old.

In a few more years, Magnus would probably be like the two old captains in her village—throwing out his back with the slightest movement and spending months bedridden after a minor injury.

How could Magnus take her on adventures then?

And how could she possibly let Magnus risk his life to take her on adventures?

"All right, all right. Stop throwing a tantrum."

Magnus waved a hand with a headache as he listened to Ripley.

"Can't you see Mado is about to cry?"

The tavern, which had originally been spotless and orderly, had been turned into a complete mess by Ripley. Even the wooden floorboards had several huge holes smashed into them.

Just cleaning it up would probably take who knew how long.

"Then let me punch you once."

"Hey, hey, look how old I am. If I take one of your punches head-on, something really will happen!"

Magnus had never dared casually take a giant's punch even when he was young. Now that he was seventy, one punch would genuinely kill him!

"Hmph. I was joking."

Your expression certainly didn't look like you were joking.

Seeing that Ripley had no intention of continuing to press the matter, Magnus finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Honestly, if Ripley truly wanted to join his current pirate crew, Magnus would naturally welcome her with both hands and feet.

After all, she was a giant!

Once she grew up, she would at least have the combat power of a Navy Vice Admiral.

Far stronger than Rocks's current Navy Major-level strength.

But then again.

Magnus had deceived Ripley once ten years ago, so he could hardly shamelessly invite her again.

After all, the pirate crew Ripley had wanted to join was the White Wolf Pirates of the past.

And now, the entire White Wolf Pirates consisted of only him and Rocks.

He would let nature take its course.

Ripley's earlier actions had been like playful squabbling between friends.

After making a fuss, she realized that he was still the person she knew.

She immediately relaxed.

"Hmph, I really don't understand. At your age, why do you still want to sail? Wouldn't it be better to settle somewhere and retire properly?"

Having also learned about the White Wolf Pirates' current situation from Magnus, Ripley tied up her headscarf and put on gloves. As she helped Mado clean the tavern, she complained in dissatisfaction.

"Haha, of course it's because I refuse to admit I'm old!"

Sitting at the only bar counter in the tavern that had not been caught up in the fight, Magnus directed Rocks to help clean up the shattered tables and chairs as he laughed.

Nearby, Rocks rolled his eyes at Magnus's words.

Honestly, he also could not understand why Magnus was still making such a fuss at his age. He had clearly planned to retire at first, only to suddenly change his mind and make Rocks one of his crew.

Still, if Magnus had retired, Rocks would not have been able to learn so many fighting techniques from him, would he?

"Hey, Rocks, and you over there."

"Why do I have to help you clean up? You two are the ones who turned the tavern into this!"

Rocks shouted indignantly.

"Because I'm the captain. Isn't it only natural for a crew member to obey the captain's orders?"

"Tch."

Rocks curled his lip in annoyance and obediently started moving things.

If he could beat Magnus, he would definitely show him what a real pirate captain was!

"Is this the new crew member you took in?"

"What do you think? He's got a lot of potential, doesn't he?"

Magnus laughed heartily. He had already heard from Mado that Sister Carmelo was still around. Since Sister Carmelo was still here, Charlotte Linlin had to be somewhere on this island as well.

If possible, he wanted to recruit Charlotte Linlin under his command, just like Rocks.

Though Charlotte Linlin was still young at this time, as someone with the greatest physical talent in the pirate world, Magnus could only say—

Carmel, you can't handle this child!

Let me do it!

As long as he took in Charlotte Linlin and raised her alongside Rocks, the White Wolf Pirates would have two future Four Emperors.

With the world so vast, where could they not go?

"Him?"

Hearing Magnus praise him, Ripley glanced at Rocks.

"Tell me honestly, are you really planning to set sail again, or are you planning to train a successor?"

Avoiding Rocks, Ripley asked in a low voice.

"Is there a difference?"

"Of course there is!"

Ripley thought, The crew I wanted to join was White Wolf Magnus's White Wolf Pirates. As for Rocks, who was that?

The closest distance to an idol was growth.

Ripley was certain that she was now qualified to join the White Wolf Pirates.

But what about White Wolf Magnus?

"Heh."

Magnus looked at Rocks from afar and smiled.

"Even if that day really comes, I'd only have that brat go out and establish his own crew. As for the captain of the White Wolf Pirates, there only needs to be one."

"That would be me—"

"White Wolf Magnus!"

Magnus made no attempt to hide his current ambition.

He might have grown old, but he was not dead yet!

His current achievements might not compare to Rocks's future accomplishments.

But that was the future of another world.

Not his!

And who said that he, a man from another world, could not use this world's chosen ones as his stepping stones?

At that moment, Ripley was somewhat dazed.

It was as if she saw the high-spirited White Wolf Pirates once more.

Though the White Wolf Pirates only had two members now.

Still.

Magnus was the White Wolf!

"Let me join!"

Ripley suddenly bent down, a brilliant smile blooming across her face.

"Old man, your pirate crew is short on people right now, isn't it?"

"Count me in!"